Chapter 196: Mountain Monster
The next step is naturally the bargaining phase.
So the two of them went to a small restaurant nearby and started talking while eating.
Tian Youliang originally bought the adaptation rights for the novel with the intention of writing and directing the film himself, and even though the lead actor has been replaced, he has no intention of stepping down.
Xu Kun agreed immediately. Although Tian Youliang had never been a TV drama director, he had been a drama director for more than ten years. Coupled with his excellent screenwriting skills, his directing ability should be trustworthy.
At worst, we can hire an experienced assistant director just to be prepared.
In addition, Tian Youliang hopes that the investment in this drama will be at least 1500 million, and the specific funds used for filming cannot be less than 1200 million.
For a modern fashion drama with only 22 episodes, 1500 million is not a small sum - that is, considering that there are many parts in the drama that show off wealth and pretentiousness, otherwise 1000 million would be enough.
Xu Kun readily agreed to this. He was able to raise 2000 million in investment for Tianjian in the beginning. Now that he is famous and has more connections, 1500 million is not a big deal for him.
Finally, it was an issue of casting rights. The male lead would definitely be Xu Kun, but Tian Youliang asked to keep the right to choose the female lead for himself.
Although he is not the original author of the novel, he put a lot of effort into adapting it into a script, so he hopes to choose a heroine that suits his taste.
Xu Kun chose to argue with reason for this request. Since he was the one who solicited investment, he would definitely have to work part-time as a producer again. As a producer, he had no say in the selection of the heroine, which was really unacceptable.
In the end, both parties compromised. Both of them had the right to recommend and veto, and only when they reached a consensus could they lock in the candidate for the heroine.
In addition to these three points, there are also issues such as crew composition, shooting schedule, etc. The two of them also roughly discussed the framework.
At 9:30 in the evening, Xu Kun said goodbye to Tian Youliang and rode his bike back to the Central Academy of Drama campus with a copy of the script.
From a distance, Xu Kun saw a man guarding his A6. He thought it was Wen Zhang and thought that this guy was really thoughtful. He was originally thinking about how to return the bicycle, but now it saves him a lot of trouble.
It was only when I got closer that I realized something was wrong. This man was obviously a head taller than Wen Zhang.
Looking more closely, it was clearly Zhu Yawen.
"Why you again? Aren't you from Beijing Film Academy?"
Xu Kun got off his bicycle speechlessly. He had been blocked by Zhu Yawen several times recently, but he didn't expect that he could even follow him to the Central Academy of Drama.
"Brother Kun!"
Zhu Yawen's spine bent downwards, and he said bitterly, "I really know I was wrong, can you please give me another chance?!"
Last year's episode of "Lu Yu You Yue" had more or less negative impacts on the four guests on and off the stage, but the negative impact on the other three was mainly outside the circle, while Zhu Yawen's backlash was within the circle.
Now his image of an ungrateful and ungrateful person has been deeply rooted in the circle - in fact, there are quite a few actors who are ungrateful and ungrateful, but who made him stab the producer who brought in investment?
Even his junior high school classmate who took the initiative to pursue him was ordered by her family not to have too much contact with him.
After more than half a year of struggle, Zhu Yawen has now completely faced the reality. His only way out is to gain Xu Kun's forgiveness and appear with him again.
Only in this way can we have a chance to wash away the reputation of being ungrateful.
Seeing Xu Kun's impatient look, he gritted his teeth, took out a "confession" from his pocket, and handed it to Xu Kun with both hands.
With the help of the lighting function of his mobile phone, Xu Kun took a rough look and found that in this confession, he downplayed the relationship between him and Jiang Yiyan. He mainly regretted that he should not have been blinded by unrequited love and made up nonsense on the TV show.
Looking back now, everything Jiang Yiyan said was true. It was his hypocritical rebuttals that were ridiculous. He even made up stories to accuse Jiang Yiyan of not returning home all night, which was a clownish act.
After reading it, Xu Kun shook his head at Zhu Yawen and asked, "Is there any substantial benefit for me from this? I don't plan to open an agency."
Zhu Yawen had obviously prepared a plan in mind, and immediately said, "This can at least clear up the rumors about you and Jiang Yiyan..."
"Why should I clarify that?"
Xu Kun interrupted him with disdain. In his opinion, since the man and the woman are not married yet, what's the big deal about having a scandal?
However, the scandal of Shuang Feiyan still left some scars. After a slight hesitation, Xu Kun pointed to the bicycle next to him and said, "Go and return the bicycle for me first. The owner is Qiao Shan from the 04 class."
"Okay~"
Zhu Yawen agreed excitedly, pushed the cart a few steps, then suddenly stopped and looked back hesitantly.
Xu Kun knew that he was worried that he would take the opportunity to leave, so he glared at him and said unhappily, "What are you looking at? I just drank, can I still drive on the road?"
Zhu Yawen was relieved and hurriedly pushed the bike towards the boys' dormitory building.
Students from Beijing Film Academy and Central Academy of Drama actually interact quite frequently, so he is not unfamiliar with the situation at the Central Academy of Drama.
Xu Kun started the car first, then opened the back door and got in, rereading the script with the help of the reading light above his head.
About seven or eight minutes later, Zhu Yawen ran back out of breath, leaned on the car window and said, "Brother Kun, the car is back!"
"Then drive me back."
Xu Kun lowered the car window a crack and said, "Anyway, you already know where the apartment I rented is."
Zhu Yawen gave an awkward laugh and quickly sat in the driver's seat.
On the way, Xu Kun didn't talk to him and focused all his attention on the script.
When reading it for the first time, Xu Kun paid attention to the general outline of the story and whether the character of Meng Hao was outstanding and suitable for him.
When I watched it for the second time, I found that although the most outstanding character in the play was the overbearing president Meng Hao, the center of the show actually revolved around the heroine Lin Yuxin.
To put it bluntly, this is a Cinderella story.
The heroine's first boyfriend, Hao Liang, is a talented, sunny and cheerful senior in the Chinese department. He is the object of admiration of countless female classmates. However, in order to be with the heroine, he resolutely gave up the well-paid job that came to him and chose to continue his postgraduate studies in his alma mater.
Although Hao Liang turned evil later on, he was in extreme regret. He had hallucinations because of reminiscing about the good old days with the heroine, which eventually led to his death in a car accident.
The second suitor of the heroine, the male protagonist Meng Hao, is set to be a sea turtle who graduated from Stanford University. After returning to China, he started from scratch. Within a few years, relying on his decisiveness and keen business acumen, he became the chairman of a real estate company and also became a diamond bachelor that countless women are madly pursuing.
But he disdains all women except for the heroine, and is willing to give everything for her, even at the risk of breaking the law.
The heroine's third suitor is the famous elite lawyer Mu Bai. Because of an interview at a magazine, they became friends and he has taken good care of her ever since. He can be regarded as the heroine's confidant in adversity.
Mu Bai not only has the demeanor of an elite, but he can also gently tolerate everything about the heroine. Even though he lost to Meng Hao in the end, he still maintained sufficient demeanor.
Three men, three outstanding men, three outstanding men with different identities and backgrounds, all fell at the feet of the heroine and were addicted to her.
Seeing this, Xu Kun finally understood.
No wonder it was spawned into a proper noun, and no wonder it later gained a bad reputation, it turns out that the "domineering boss" thing was a melodrama made specifically to satisfy women's fantasies!
If the tragedy is to let women put themselves in the shoes of the characters and feel sympathy for their own kind, then the drama about domineering bosses is to let women put themselves in the shoes of the characters and feel the fantasy that does not belong to them at all.
The better the personalities of the male characters are, the more attractive this fantasy bubble becomes - tempting women.
Of course, if the leading actor’s role is well-filmed, some men will also aspire to identify themselves with the domineering Meng Hao.
But the main target of this drama is definitely the female audience group.
Considering that female audiences have gradually become the main consumers of TV dramas at this stage, it is normal for such dramas to become extremely popular for a time.
As for why the reputation was so bad later, Xu Kun could guess a little. First, if there were too many dramas about seducing women, it would definitely cause a backlash from male audiences.
Secondly, the threshold for this thing is low. You can take pictures by making a few cool vases, so it is inevitable that there will be a large number of shoddy copies.
But that's all in the future. What Xu has to do now is to become the pioneer and the first person in the "domineering CEO drama" and reap the huge dividends of this "blue ocean"!
(End of this chapter)
