In the office, Yang Bei and Zhang Chong were sitting across from each other.
He enthusiastically brought Zhang Chong a cup of coffee and said: "From today on, Director Zhang is also one of Beimang's own. Although Beimang is small, there are few rules. He always says anything directly.
Now that the company wants to expand into TV dramas, does Director Zhang have any suggestions?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chong did not speak immediately, nor did he choose to refuse. He was keenly aware that this was an opportunity to show off himself.
Yang Bei is a big star and the absolute top executive of Beimang Company.
Beimang Company is small, yes, but at the same time, when a small company decides to develop a new sector, it will often receive the company's full support.
After all, small companies are different from large companies. Small companies do not have the strong background and foundation that large companies have to buffer against failure. Once a small company fails, it may be unable to recover, so every time they try, they must hunt like a lion.
Same, go all out.
After thinking about it for a while, Zhang Chong put forward his own idea.
"I think the direction of small production that Teacher Yang originally set is actually very suitable. The company has just started, so there is no need to engage in large-scale production right away. One is that it is difficult to find money, and the other is that the producer is not convincing enough.
In the end, it will inevitably have little effect.”
Yang Bei nodded when he heard this. These were all concerns he had from the beginning, but he had not told Zhang Chong yet.
Now that Zhang Chong can bring it up by himself, it shows that he understands Beimang's situation clearly enough, and it also shows that he has enough self-thinking ability.
As for more, I don't know, I have to listen to what he continues to say.
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Zhang Chong didn't stop here. He took a sip of coffee, his eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but glance at the cup in his hand. Surprisingly, it tasted pretty good.
After putting down the coffee, Zhang Chong thought for a while and spoke again: "I have been in this industry for so many years, and I know very well that the film and television industry is just a meat grinder with a glamorous appearance. They welcome newcomers and bring them with them.
Hot money enters the market, but on the other hand, they always want to clean up the old people and kick them out."
As he spoke, he emphasized his tone and said firmly: "So, for our first attack, we must make a name for ourselves. We must harvest enough meat to make people look at us, and at the same time, we must show hard enough bones to make others uncomfortable.
Dare to come and bite us."
What I said is so straight to the point!
Yang Bei's evaluation of Zhang Chong has been raised to another level. As the saying goes, having an elder in a family is like having a treasure.
Now Beimang has welcomed Zhang Chong, a director who, although not very old, has enough experience in the industry, can be regarded as a treasure.
Yang Bei is a person who always does what he does well. Now that he has determined that Zhang Chong has enough ability, he stopped trying and asked directly: "What does Director Zhang think our first step should be?"
"Idol dramas, costume idol dramas, don't think they are cliché. This is the most effective way."
Zhang Chong's answer was decisive, without any hesitation.
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Yang Bei has recently taken a serious look at the TV drama atmosphere in this world. It can be said that the two worlds he experienced before and after have roughly the same path in terms of the development of entertainment culture.
As for the ancient costume...idol drama that Zhang Chong mentioned, he also knew about it and was even familiar with it.
At this time, on the Internet, on TV, various platforms and film and television companies are filming costume dramas, or simply call them costume idol dramas.
It sounds strange, but it is true. Many costume dramas nowadays are actually the core of idol dramas, covered with a layer of costume. From the actors to the special effects and even the lines and dialogues, they almost only highlight one important point.
, that is "beautiful type".
The specific approach is this: first select a group of "actors" with good looks, and then use makeup and post-processing to make their appearance reach its peak on the screen. Once the TV series is launched, materials will be poured out all over the place.
Arrange the navy to promote the show and boost the popularity of several leading actors.
Even the actors don't need to have any real acting skills. They only need to be responsible for the concave shape, pretending to be cold, and establishing the character... Just copy everything from the idol team.
In this way, one costume drama can gain several popular idol artists, or popular idols.
If you make more movies, you will be able to gain more. This is much faster than selecting people from film and television schools and then slowly cultivating them for supporting roles, supporting roles, villains, and protagonists, one step at a time.
The same routine has been played out in the original world.
Although the situation in this world is a little more complicated, with strong official involvement in the entertainment industry, regular comprehensive data rankings, and reviews of artists' morals, the soil for costume idol dramas is still very fertile, with all kinds of twisted monsters.
Flowers are growing like crazy on it.
It was precisely because of this fertile soil that Yang Bei readily accepted Zhang Chong's proposal, and the script he finally produced was called "The Legend of Sword and Fairy".
In the original world, this was the originator of costume idol dramas.
The images of Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling'er have made a whole generation unable to forget them.
Although, in the original world, this TV series had a popular game as the prototype for adaptation, and it had some popularity from the beginning, in this world, this gap is not irreversible.
After all, Yang Bei planned to play the role of Li Xiaoyao himself.
You must know that the protagonist of the original "Sword and Sword" world can only be regarded as a newcomer, but now Yang Bei is a big star, and his popularity will not be lower than that of other games.
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Gao Mang became busy again. Although this time she was looking for actors rather than employees, it was still a human resources job, which made her wonder several times whether she should set up a separate human resources department.
As for Yang Bei and Zhang Chong?
Of the two of them, one was immersed in the "creation" of the detailed script, and the other, after reading the synopsis of "Sword of Immortal" given by Yang Bei, immediately looked like a middle-aged man with blood boiling, and shouted aggressively to summon
The old team fights again to become famous.
Then, I stayed at home for several days, calling old acquaintances who had separated, trying to reunite the team.
His actions were naturally approved by Yang Bei's Gao Mang. The reason why Zhang Chong, an "old" director with rich experience, was chosen in the first place was not just so that he could assemble a team of experienced, well-educated and efficient directors.
Team?
Of course, employees from Beimang must also join this team, on the one hand to learn experience, and on the other hand, for better management.
As for the actors, apart from the fact that the male lead is Yang Bei, and Lin Xin and Sun Qi will also make guest appearances, the other positions still need to be selected.
On the one hand, Beimang directly announces the auditions to the outside world in the name of the company, and on the other hand, it sends invitations to actors in the industry who can take on the roles.
Currently, there are very few applications for auditions.
Voices on the Internet are a bit dissatisfied that Beimang is too small. It's okay to only make music, and everyone can be convinced. But the sudden announcement that they will be filming movies will inevitably give people an unrealistic feeling.
Many people felt that they were taking too big a step and could easily get themselves into trouble. Some people directly and boldly predicted that Beimang's film and television expansion would inevitably fail.
Some fans even came to Beimang's official blog to leave messages to persuade or even scold him. They all felt that Beimang was taking advantage of a musical talent like Yang Bei and would not develop well in this section, which obviously has a bright future, and they were half-hearted.
Going to film a TV series is simply asking for death.
These voices were all expected. Beimang dealt with them calmly. He also solemnly responded to the bad-mouthing with his determination to win.
As for inside the company, everyone's working atmosphere has not been affected by external voices, but has improved a lot.
The most important reason for this is because Yang Bei's script has already taken shape. In addition to the content of the script for copyright application, most of the script has been accessible to internal employees after signing a confidentiality agreement.
Especially Gao Mang, she even saw some characteristics suitable for development into a game from the script given by Yang Bei.
Will Beimang be divided into a department dedicated to game development in the future?
Gao Mang guessed as if joking, but what she didn't know was that this possibility was not low at all.
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After reading the script, the positioning of the actors became more accurate. Gao Mang quickly compared the image and character in the script and sent out invitations one by one to the actors he knew in his address book.
Spark Entertainment is an old second-rate entertainment company. Its status and strength in the industry are no worse than Zhengguang, where Yang Bei worked before.
At this time, in an office in the Spark Entertainment Building, Li Liang, a second-tier actor who is currently in high demand, also received an invitation in his mailbox.
The assistant who saw the email hurriedly ran over, glanced at the other people nearby vigilantly, and whispered into Li Liang's ear: "Brother Li Liang, Beimang Entertainment sent a script, saying that it stars Yang Bei.
You can try to be the second male lead, do you want to take it?"
Li Liang, who was closing his eyes to rest, was confused at first when he heard this.
"Beimang? Yang Bei? Is that the new company and the new front-line singer?"
"Well, that's them." The assistant nodded.
"He is a singer who has just arrived at the front line. If he doesn't sing well, why is he eager to become an actor?"
Li Liang frowned and said dissatisfied: "You took the leading role as soon as you came up and asked me to play the second male lead to support him. What does this Beimang Company do? Have you always been so brave?"
"If you don't answer, you don't need to pay any attention to it."
The assistant was still a little worried and asked again: "Then I'll just respond that I don't have a schedule, so I'll decline it politely!"
Li Liang drooped his eyelids when he heard this, and said angrily: "Don't pay attention to it. I used to think that Gao Mang had some value with Zhengguang Entertainment behind him. Now that there is no mountain behind him, it doesn't matter. I just pretend that I haven't seen it dealt with."
When the assistant was shouted at by him, he could only sneer and nod in agreement without making any further movements.
