Perfect Superstar

Chapter 230 Preheating

"Candy Brothers Films?"

When Lu Chen returned home that night, he called Chen Fei'er and told him what happened today.

"Blue Life and Death" was first rejected by Zhu Minghe of Baolong Films, and then people from Gande Brothers Films took the initiative to come to the door.

Chen Fei'er knew the other party's name as soon as she heard it: "The company opened by Zhang Gan and Zhang De, I met them at a reception before, I heard that the two brothers are very loyal and have a good reputation in the circle, if the conditions can be negotiated , it doesn’t matter if you leave it to Gan De to do it.”

Lu Chen immediately breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good, I'll call your manager to come and talk with you."

The TV series "Blue Life and Death" does not involve many special effects shots, so the production cost is not high, but Chen Fei'er's salary is a problem.

The remuneration of TV drama actors has always been a big topic. If it is written as a thesis, it will at least be thick.

In the 1980s and 1990s, actors’ salaries were very low, ranging from tens to hundreds for an episode, and thousands of them were big names.

Nowadays, with the rapid development of the entertainment industry, the cake in the film and television drama market is getting bigger and bigger, and the salary of actors is of course rising. The stars and idols with appeal are often paid hundreds of thousands of dollars per episode, and it is not easy to hire.

For example, big-name film and television stars Gao Ge and Su Yumeng, their quotations to the outside world have exceeded one million, and the actual contract price is also an astonishing figure. It is normal for a long drama to have a total salary of several million or even tens of millions.

Calculating the total cost of a TV series, it is not surprising that the actors' remuneration exceeds the cost of filming, post-production, and publicity, and everyone is used to it.

Especially for weekend dramas, actors' remuneration is even more important, often occupying most of the budget.

Of course, it is also possible to invite newcomers, and the salary can be reduced to a very low level, but how can the ratings be guaranteed? Who is willing to buy it?

Therefore, for the filming of "Blue Life and Death", Lu Chen can only need a newcomer's price, which is converted into investment shares, and the proportion is basically irrelevant. Chen Fei'er is different.

Her rank is too high. But since I have never filmed a TV series, the calculation of the salary is very complicated.

It's definitely not good if it's too low. Although Chen Fei'er is not short of money, if the discount is too heavy, he will only be laughed at. I can't afford to lose that person.

If it is too high, the partner must have an opinion.

Therefore, consultation and negotiation must be carried out to come up with a reasonable distribution plan.

Of course, the joint investment of Lu Chen and Chen Fei'er is completely enough, but filming a TV series is not something that can be done simply by finding a film and television production company, and it involves a lot of things.

For example, the approval of script content. Approval of shooting licenses, as well as production and post-processing, if only the film and television companies are allowed to "process materials", those with strength will basically not do it, and those without strength will mess around.

Therefore, it is necessary to distribute the shares, so that everyone's interests are equally shared, so as to ensure the smooth completion of the project in the end.

Otherwise, even if a film and television company takes over Lu Chen's business, even if a contract is signed, playing tricks during the filming process will increase the cost budget. The end result is not worth the candle.

Most of the current film and television dramas have introduced investment from multiple parties, sharing risks and sharing profits, and have already established a very mature process system.

As a newcomer who has just entered the film and television industry, Lu Chen has no intention of challenging this set of rules.

Don't talk about him, even Chen Fei'er can't act on his own, unless he starts a film and television company.

In this way, partners are very important.

Chen Feier said: "I had a good impression of Powerlong Pictures, since they don't know how to cherish...huh!"

My sister was obviously a little upset.

She asked a friend to match Lu Chen and Baolong Pictures, but she didn't expect that the latter would refuse to cooperate.

Lu Chen smiled and said: "They also have concerns. After all, the subject matter is different from the mainstream. If I hadn't pulled you out, I guess the moral side might not be willing, but your name is resounding enough, Fei'er!"

"What name is loud enough..."

Chen Fei'er spat and said angrily, "I'm not a heroine. Hurry up and write out the next script!"

So far, Lu Chen has only written the scripts for the first 4 episodes, and according to the plan, there are 16 more episodes to come.

Chen Fei'er had script manuscripts there, and she couldn't get enough of them.

In fact, Lu Chen's speed is already very fast. He goes to the Borui Club to practice martial arts every morning, and also goes to Jingyin to attend classes and study. I still have to find time to write the script, and the daily schedule is full.

For this reason, Lu Xi helped Lu Chen reject a lot of announcements and made a lot of less money.

That is to say, he opened his own studio and was independent. Otherwise, if he signed with an entertainment brokerage company, he would have been crushed to death by all kinds of money-making jobs.

Lu Chen scratched his head: "I try to speed up."

Chen Fei'er smiled and said: "I'm just talking, don't take it seriously, don't tire yourself too much, especially don't work too late at night, it doesn't matter if you are late."

Lu Chen felt his heart was warm.

It's just that Chen Fei'er can afford to wait, but some people can't wait.

The next morning, Gande Brothers Pictures sent staff to Lu Chen's studio to discuss cooperation.

In addition to Lu Yi, who Lu Chen already knew, Gande Films also sent a vice president and a director, which fully demonstrated the importance they attach to this TV series.

However, Lu Chen basically doesn't care about this kind of business negotiation, and leaves it to his sister to handle it all.

Now the studio is running well, Lu Xi has accumulated more and more experience, I don't know how much trouble he has saved.

Chen Fei'er also sent a manager, and the representatives of the three parties sat down and started a formal negotiation.

In the entertainment industry, where rumors always spread very quickly, there were some rumors.

The rumors were confirmed because Lu Chen posted a blog post on the Inspur blog on November 10th, the eve of the so-called "Singles' Day".

In this blog post, Lu Chen revealed a big news to everyone, that is, a TV series he created and starred in will start filming in the near future.

One stone stirs up a thousand waves!

Since crowdfunding to help leukemia patients, Lu Chen has been very quiet. Apart from daily life blog updates, he basically didn't make any news, which made his fans a little depressed.

Even if it's a scandal! There is always something to talk about.

Now Lu Chen finally provided a topic.

Fans responded enthusiastically, and the number of hits and comments on the blog continued to climb.

Relying on the two things of "heroes save the beauty" and "helping fans with righteousness", Lu Chen's fans on the Inspur blog have already exceeded 10 million. As a rookie singer who has just debuted, his move to develop into the film and television industry has really impressed him. People looked at it with admiration, which naturally aroused heated discussions.

"Wow, Lu Chen is going to make a TV series, it's amazing!"

"I've already said that our family, Lu Chen, can rely on his face to make a living, and now the opportunity has finally come!"

"Support, support, hurry up and shoot!"

"A weak question, who is the heroine? Has anyone chosen?"

"Compared to the heroine, I care more about the script written by Lu Chen himself. Can you spoil it a little?"

"I have dried fish that doesn't taste good. This is a tragedy of dog abuse!"

"Haha, tomorrow is Singles' Day, I wish everyone a happy holiday in advance!"

"Ask who the heroine is..."

On the evening of November 11th, Lu Chen updated his blog again, answering some questions that fans were most concerned about.

First of all, the TV series he created is urban emotional theme, youth idol category.

Secondly, the name of this TV series is "Blue Life and Death Love". Starting tomorrow, I will continue to update part of the story content in the form of novels on the blog, and will release genuine books after the filming ends.

In the end, the heroine of "Blue Life and Death" was confirmed to be Chen Fei'er.

If it was said that Lu Chen's news about filming a TV series aroused heated discussions, then this spoiler blog post undoubtedly caused a great sensation both inside and outside the circle!

The reason is very simple. Chen Feier, the queen of music, will appear in a TV series for the first time, playing the leading role.

There is no doubt about the authenticity of the news, because Lu Chen @陈菲儿 at the end of the blog post, and the latter replied with four words after only ten minutes: I look forward to it!

Plus a smiley face symbol.

Of course, Lu Chen did not post these two blog posts on a whim, but a planned publicity warm-up.

After three parties' hard work and negotiation, the agreement to shoot "Blue Life and Death" was basically reached. The script outline has been sent to relevant departments for review in advance. Once approved, the shooting can start immediately.

Due to Chen Fei'er's joining, Gande Brothers Pictures attached great importance to this project, not only made a lot of concessions on the agreement, but also gathered elite troops to form a filming crew, and many staff members went to Jinling first.

90% of the filming locations and scenes of "Blue Life and Death" were completed in Jinling and Jinling Film and Television City.

Of course, Gande Brothers Films is not without requirements. One of them is to hope that Lu Chen and Chen Fei'er will use their respective channels to promote in advance, attracting powerful TV stations and video sites to compete for the right to premiere.

This is not a crooked way, but a conventional method of film and television marketing.

Many film and television dramas have been sold the premiere rights before filming started, recovering all costs.

It's just that many single dogs have been abused terribly because of this.

"Damn it, is this a public show of affection? My goddess, my heart is broken!"

"Hahaha, I guessed that the heroine was Chen Fei'er, and I guessed it right!"

"Chen Fei'er? I really never expected it."

"It seems that the previous scandal between the two may be true. What do you think?"

"I'm really speechless to you. Lu Chen and Chen Fei'er have a very good relationship. They are siblings. Don't you know?"

"When Chen Fei'er is the heroine, is it a sibling relationship?"

"Sibling love +1!"

The public opinion was raging, and "Blue Life and Death Love" soon became a hot search word on the Inspur blog!

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