428. Identify investments
Seeing Xia Bing suddenly come in with a laptop, Ye Sumang thought something bad happened again?
As a result, when Ye Sumang looked at the news on the screen, he couldn't help but feel happy.
What are these and what?
"Mr. Ye, are you angry and laughing? Do you want me to go to the Propaganda Department to fight back?" Xia Bing blinked and asked.
"Don't embarrass you." Ye Sumang gave Xia Bing a blank look. Obviously, this was definitely the little girl who deliberately found out that she was "disgusting" her. However, the news was indeed interesting. Ye Sumang felt strange when he saw it.
Because this news was actually the boss of a certain agency who criticized his company for selecting movies!
"As a filmmaker, I want to solemnly protest against a large film company in the circle! In a movie that is about to start filming recently, this company once again left the position of the protagonist to its own artists, and their movies have always only chosen their own artists as the protagonists. This is simply a big obstacle to the progress of Chinese films! This is the hindrance of all colleagues in the Latin American film industry!
I want to protest. I hope a certain film company will not go back to the old path of the HK80s, open up its mind and not just focus on nepotism. There are many excellent actors in the Chinese film and television industry that are worth looking forward to, such as..."
Ye Sumang was so happy that he couldn't stand it anymore when he saw it. Who do you think these are all?
Although this news is not named in the entire article, almost anyone with a discerning eye knows that it is for his new film "Painted Skin".
After all, I'm afraid there is only one of myself who recently announced the interview quota. In addition, what is said in this news is indeed what I mean.
Yes, Ye Sumang also admitted that he was nepotism and liked to use his artists, but on the premise that his artists could take the lead and could bear the burden of roles. How could their performances in every movie be disappointed?
The boss of this unknown agency company obviously has the mentality of "sorry to be sour when you can't eat grapes". Ye Sumang even thinks that the other party has a little bit of the concept of "robber theory". Why is he using his own artist to pull the hindrance of the development of Chinese films? If that's the case, the agency companies under film companies across the country can be dissolved and quit.
"In the future, don't come here to show me such stupid things. If you do this again next time, I will definitely send you to the logistics department to see the warehouse." Ye Sumang clicked the web page before he finished reading it, and then 'threatened' to Xia Bing.
This kind of thing was obviously taken by Xia Bing on purpose. If it had passed through the Propaganda Department, it would have been directly solved by those staff members, and it would have been impossible for him to know.
Unfortunately, Ye Sumang's "intimidation" was in vain. Xia Bing was not afraid of him at all. How could he not know the temper of his boss after being with Ye Sumang for so long? It would prove that there would be no problem if he told you like this. If Ye Sumang didn't say anything, he would be really angry.
Thinking of this, Xia Bingbala made a frown and grimaced at Ye Sumang, looking cute.
However, this statement was not as cute as Ye Sumang, but it made Wang Yuan and Wei Zheng opposite Ye Sumang very confused. The two young men born in the 1980s were blushing and occasionally glanced at Xia Bing's cute face.
"Okay, let's go quickly. Don't delay us from talking about things." Ye Sumang waved Xia Bing away with laughter and cry. Before leaving, Xia Bing greeted Wang Yuan and Wei Zheng very dignifiedly.
"Cough. Where did we just talk about it?" Ye Sumang coughed clearly.
"Ah, Director Ye, what do we think just now?" Wang Yuan replied with a blushing face. He also knew that he had lost his composure. He quickly picked up the tea cup in front of him and adjusted it with the reason of drinking tea.
"If you have any ideas, just say it. As long as it is reasonable, I will agree." Ye Sumang was always tolerant of what he admired.
With Ye Sumang's words as a foundation, Wang Yuan and Wei Zheng looked at each other and felt a little more confident.
"Director Ye. What we mean is that I want to film this TV series by ourselves, and I am the director, and Wang Yuan is the chief screenwriter and producer..." Wei Zheng replied seriously.
This sentence seemed to be within Ye Sumang's expectations. After Wei Zheng finished speaking, there was no surprise on Ye Sumang's face. After all, he was the same as he was before. He was undoubtedly full of temptation for a person who was interested in the profession of director.
After thinking about it, Ye Sumang said: "This is not impossible, but after reading your information just now, you obviously don't have much experience in directors. Let's do this. If you answer a few questions from me, I will finally decide whether to use you."
"Of course." Wei Zheng sat upright, with nervousness and expectation on his face, as serious as if he was facing his own entrance exam.
Seeing his appearance, Ye Sumang couldn't help but smile and told him not to be nervous. Wei Zheng then breathed a sigh of relief, but his shoulders were still tilted, which obviously showed the uneasiness of the owner of this body.
"Let's just make a simpler one. Since you are going to film this TV series, what do you think about this script?" Ye Sumang asked with a smile. This question is almost a waste of money. After all, Wei Zheng is also one of the screenwriters, so how could he not understand the script?
The reason why Ye Sumang asked this was that he wanted Wei Zheng to relax.
Sure enough, when he heard Ye Sumang's question, a confident look flashed in Wei Zheng's eyes and he opened his mouth and answered, which was extremely smooth. Five minutes later, if Ye Sumang hadn't waved his hand to stop him, Wei Zheng would have been able to continue talking endlessly.
"I really have a lot of opinions on the script, so what about the actors?" Ye Sumang smiled slightly, and then he entered the real problem.
Hearing Ye Sumang's question, Wei Zheng did not answer as quickly as before, but thought carefully. Although he had thought about this more than once, he still couldn't figure out which plan to choose.
There are only two considerations when choosing an actor.
One is to choose a well-known actor. Their high popularity is often synonymous with ratings, but the cost is that it costs a lot. The cost of hiring an actor may even exceed several times or even dozens of times more than an unknown actor with the same acting skills.
Another option is naturally to choose an actor who has no fame but has acting skills.
The advantage of this is that it costs less. After all, it is not very famous. It only needs to be based on the lowest price in the industry. However, there are problems. Because it is not famous, the attractiveness will naturally be much higher. If the film cannot attract audiences at the beginning, the ratings in the later stage will also become very hidden dangers.
After weighing the pros and cons, Wei Zheng gritted his teeth and replied: "I want to enable all newcomers."
"Oh? Why?" Ye Sumang asked curiously: "If it was our Tianxia Film and Television Group's investment, it would be absolutely fine to ask for a budget of one or two stars. Do you still have to decide to invite all newcomers?"
"That's right." Wei Zheng nodded without hesitation this time, completely ignored Wang Yuan who was beside him and secretly stabbed his arm.
"Then let's talk about the reason in detail." Ye Sumang didn't say anything more this time, but asked directly.
Taking a deep breath, Wei Zheng expressed his thoughts.
"Director Ye, if I say that saving money is too hypocritical, I know you won't miss the money you hire a celebrity. Indeed, asking a celebrity can have a good publicity effect for TV series, but I am first a rookie director, and this is my first TV series. What I have to guarantee is that the crew can do it under my command. If you hire a big star, it will undoubtedly be a time bomb. To be embarrassed, I really don't know if the stars get into trouble, can I suppress it."
Listening to Wei Zheng's statement, Ye Sumang nodded in agreement. It seemed that this kid was indeed quite smart. Sometimes, the unity of the crew is indeed more important than anything else, and this is even more so for a new director. Obviously, this young man named Wei Zheng is very heartful and does not like to be a puppet. For this reason, he would even give up the opportunity to appoint a star.
When Wei Zheng saw Ye Sumang nodding, he felt that the other party agreed with his approach, and he became more confident in what he said. Ye Sumang instantly understood a few places he hadn't figured out.
"Director, if you use newcomers, it may not necessarily have bad effects. We can even use this article as a promotional point. Furthermore, we can also do some articles in this newcomer, such as asking a singer who is quite famous in the singing industry to play, so that he is still a newcomer in the entertainment industry, but he himself has a certain reputation..."
Wei Zheng became more and more excited as he spoke. A new road seemed to unfold in front of him. Ye Sumang, who was sitting opposite him, couldn't help but smile and added in his heart that this kid was not only very ambitious, but also very clever.
"I said it's pretty good. I see that there are many love lines in the script. If you want to shoot, will you choose the focus..."
In this way, the two of them asked and answered each other. An hour passed without realizing it. The tea was changed to two pots. It was not until the bell rang at twelve o'clock that Ye Sumang looked at his watch and put down the script in his hand.
"I am very satisfied with your answer overall. So go back and take out a more specific shooting outline for me first. We will discuss it in three days." Ye Sumang stood up and said with a smile.
Wei Zheng and Wang Yuan naturally nodded repeatedly, with a sense of surprise suppressed in their eyes.
Because they understood that Ye Sumang had undoubtedly decided to invest in what he said!
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The sky was gray, but it was blue in the hearts of the two of them. When they thought of Ye Sumang’s promise three days later, they couldn’t help but smiled excitedly on the corners of their mouths. (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!