This star just wants to make more money

Chapter 136: Oh No, I’m Getting High
Here we go, the first episode has been filmed!
The last shot lingers on the scene where the male protagonist returns home and discovers the affair.

Actors usually only get their own script lines and know the plot of one character, but they are not sure about the entire plot of the whole show.

Many actors who only played supporting roles felt an impulse in their hearts after watching this scene.

Even though the visuals were so bad, even though the plot was so awkward, even though the actors' acting skills were barely adequate, they still showed great interest in what was to follow.

Xu Feng looked at the reactions of the actors around him and nodded with satisfaction, knowing in his heart that the order was almost half done.

"It's a bit low-brow, and the quality is even worse than those short plays in my previous life, but it shouldn't be a big problem to complete the client's commission."

When watching a big production, the audience tends to focus on the actors' acting skills, various special effects, scene settings, etc...

The taste is very picky.

Because whether it is the so-called extremely high cost of publicity and promotion, or the participation of big-name stars, all kinds of gimmicks will infinitely increase the audience's expectations.

Whenever there is anything in a movie or TV series that does not live up to the publicity, criticism will follow.

As for what Xu Feng and these outsiders were tinkering with, everyone knew that the production was not good, so their expectations were very low.

Many low-level mistakes and the actors’ ridiculously awkward acting will be ignored or even tolerated.

The skit plays its cards right out there - this is fast food, junk food, but it tastes good and has no nutritional value, so anyone willing to take the bait will be tempted.

As long as the storyline is good, that's enough.

Compared to focusing on grand scenes, short plays only require one thing - a story.

In other words, it is a story with a huge amount of information and plenty of exciting moments.

In traditional TV dramas and movies, in order to lay the foundation for a plot, there are all kinds of twists and turns, and clues. In a TV drama of one and a half hours, the hero and heroine often cannot successfully hold hands after more than ten episodes, and are still struggling to reach all kinds of extremes.

In this short play, ten minutes... ten minutes the male and female protagonists have gone through the whole story of getting to know each other, falling in love, getting married, having children and even getting divorced.

Many bloggers who rely on "explaining a TV series in ten minutes" can only stare blankly at such short dramas.

The most extreme "dry goods" and the extremely fast-paced advancement speed are simply not something that ordinary people can resist.

The actors quickly dispersed and began to prepare for the next work with mixed feelings.

A minute later, all the actors returned roughly to their previous positions.

Xu Feng looked at the chaotic scene in front of him, resisted the urge to sigh, and said, "Go on, I'll count down to three."

"Three, two, one!"

In the extremely simple set, amateur actors took on the roles in the script and began to continue with the next script.

As soon as he entered the door, he caught his girlfriend having an affair with someone else, and his face was filled with awkward shock.

Although he is an amateur actor, he still portrayed the shock very well.

If you think about it, it is not difficult to show such a shocked expression when you think that a singer who was showing off his talent on the variety show "Singer" not long ago suddenly turned around and brought a group of people to shoot such a strange scene.

And, facts aside, the script does seem kind of interesting.

He scratched the wall with his fingers, pretending to be in agony, but in fact he was just trying to hide his embarrassment.

And in the bathroom, the voices of a man and a woman continued to be heard.

"I'm off work when I get off work. Why would I be afraid of a loser like him?"

"You are so mean...By the way, is there any news about my permanent job?"

"Don't worry, my father is the vice president of Jiangzhou Hospital. It's a matter of a word, and it's safe."

"That's great! Oh..."

"Recently, a big shot came to our hospital. If we can cure his disease, my dad will be the dean in no time, hehe!"

At this time, the male protagonist, who had already immersed himself in the role, had lost his mind after listening outside and kicked open the door which was already half-closed.

The bathroom door was kicked open and a scream was heard from inside.

However, after seeing clearly who was coming, the panic on the man's face immediately turned into arrogance, and a hint of disdain appeared on his face.

"Oh, it turns out it's you."

"..."

When seeing this, the entire crew unconsciously ignored many issues worth complaining about and focused on this very earthy and awkward plot.

This kind of thing, in traditional film and television dramas, would only appear at least in the mid-term climax!

Xu Feng only took a few minutes to film it? !
Many people can't wait to see what happens next.

The male protagonist pointed at the couple angrily and said, "I didn't expect you to be such a person. I remembered your birthday and brought you a gift!"

"Bah!" The vicious female supporting role is usually a TV drama fan, and now she starts to let herself go, "You wimp, I was blind to fall for you in the first place! And the gift is just a broken bracelet that costs five dollars on the street!"

As she spoke, she followed the script and waved her hand, knocking the male protagonist's "heirloom" to the ground.

Another group of people were quick to pick up the plastic bracelets and then randomly placed some of the pieces on the ground.

The mistake is very obvious, but obviously, no one cares about it now.

"You!" The male protagonist became even more angry, "Do you know what you broke?"

"It's just a broken bracelet." The adulterer sneered, "After we finish the surgery on the head of the Liu family, the richest family in Jiangzhou City, we will compensate you with a hundred!"

Xu Feng looked at this scene and nodded with great satisfaction - it must be said that although these actors were amateurs and obviously overacted when acting, the visual effect was still quite good.

I'll add some glowing effects to the bracelet later...

When the confrontation between the two sides reached its most intense point and was about to start a fight, Xu Feng simply patted Qiao Xuan on the shoulder.

Signaling that she could get ready to go.

What’s wrong with this girl? She’s an actress, but she’s so obsessed with it?

It turns out that amateurs can never compare with professionals.

Qiao Xuan, who was obsessed with watching the short drama, finally reacted. She started and immediately picked up a whole box of training coupons at hand. Two burly men in suits and sunglasses followed her and pushed open the door of the hotel room.

Interrupting the confrontation between three people in the room.

Qiao Xuan's voice was full of energy: "The master of the family is critically ill, please ask the medical immortal to help!"

Xu Feng was very satisfied with the scene and nodded, "Okay! That's it. The second episode is finished. Let's take a minute break and prepare for the third episode!"

In addition to being short and fast, there is another very important factor in a short play, which is that it has to be interrupted.

The ending must end at a point that leaves the audience scratching their heads.

The audience can't help but continue watching the next episode, one episode after another, and finally have to pay to finish watching it.

Make some money, complete your employer's goal, and close the order!
Xu Feng was thinking about his own problem, but he didn't notice that the other members of the crew, including the two clients, had different expressions on their faces after watching the filming of the second episode.

To say that after seeing Xu Feng leading such a group of unreliable actors, rushing out a script in a day or two, and shooting in an extremely rudimentary set, most people had actually already given up any hope.

In everyone's common sense, how can this thing make money?
But now it seems, just from the camera footage, that this "sketches" are more attractive than they thought.

At least it can catch people's attention more than the beginning of many traditional TV series and movies.

How can this magic be achieved that makes everyone subconsciously ignore rationality, logic, all the shortcomings of the show and only focus on its advantages?
Xu Feng is really a good guy!
Maybe, this so-called "short drama" can really become a new business model in the entertainment industry!
A few hours later, when it was time to get off work, the crew had actually completed filming all ten episodes as planned.

Many of the scenes that would have been cut and re-shot by traditional crews were just casually muddled through.

"Okay, that's all for today. Thank you all for your hard work." Xu Feng waved his hand. "Today's salary will be transferred to everyone's account within an hour. If you have any other questions, we can talk about it tomorrow."

Unlike when they came, when they left, there was an indescribable light in the eyes of the duo who were trying to save their jobs.

It seems like there's really a hope of saving their jobs!
"Um, Teacher Xu Feng!"

As they walked towards the hotel lobby together, the two couldn't help but talk to each other.

"What's wrong?" Xu Feng was very concerned about the customer's feedback, "Are you dissatisfied with the quality of service?"

"No, no!" The two of them shook their heads quickly, "We are just curious, on what platform do you plan to release these, uh, skits?" The word "short drama" is easy to understand, but before Xu Feng, it seems that no one has formally proposed this concept.

An incredible thought spread in their minds - could it be that they had accidentally opened up a new track in the entertainment industry?

Just two people who wanted to keep their jobs witnessed and participated in the development of a new project?
But what they are more curious about is how these short dramas will be put on various platforms and how they will be promoted and marketed.

Will it be like traditional TV dramas, put on major video websites, and charged for through membership-based on-demand viewing and advertising?

Xu Feng said naturally: "Put it on various short video platforms."

"You are purchasing an all-inclusive service. When the time comes, our company's employees will coordinate with you to register the corresponding account and help you with the placement."

Short video... platform? !

Wow, a route I never imagined!

Ever since various videos have shown signs of moving from horizontal to vertical screens, even film and television dramas are now moving in this direction, right?

Did Xu Feng create a new track or release a new demon?
"Teacher Xu Feng, your idea is really amazing." The two of them were really convinced. "After it's on the shelves, we will definitely put your name in the most conspicuous position!"

Put my name in the most prominent place...

Xu Feng paused for a moment.

He imagined a scene in which, after this tacky and awkward plot, the two big characters "Xu Feng" were placed in the most conspicuous position and scrolled back and forth.

No!

It really ruins his reputation!

He is a sought-after gold medal composer, and his looks are so good that he can easily stun all the young idols even among the popular idols.

Putting my own name on it doesn't really suit my temperament.

Xu Feng patted the male customer on the shoulder and said earnestly: "There's no need to add my name. When you get into trouble in the future... and become famous, just don't mention my name."

The relationship between them is just a simple business one, and it would be best if there weren't too many other involvements after this deal is done.

Xu Feng will also release an album, participate in other variety shows, and even see if he can find an opportunity to hold a concert or something.

The filming of the short drama is just to help him accumulate some basic acting skills so that he can expand his business more conveniently in the future.

With a budget of just three or four hundred thousand, Xu Feng can find ways to squeeze out a money-making play for you. With such strength, is there any need to question it?

And the payback period is extremely short!
"Ah? Ah! Ok, ok!"

The female colleague also said with emotion: "Teacher Xu Feng's ideas are really extraordinary. He actually thought of opening up a different market. The audience of this kind of short drama should be those who have a certain amount of leisure time and are less exposed to online novels."

After watching the last 10 episodes, many of them came to their senses - this narrative style is a bit like the online novels of the ancient times.

However, many middle-aged and elderly people lack the opportunity and patience to read this kind of novel.

Xu Feng's shooting mode looks rough and outrageous, but for middle-aged and elderly people who have never been exposed to these products, their taste and satisfaction threshold have not been cultivated, so there is a market for it!

The two colleagues felt that they had guessed Xu Feng's idea.

I was also completely relieved about this order.

Even if their leaky company cannot be revived because of this successful project, it will be relatively easy for the two of them to get jobs in other companies with such a successful experience in hand.

If this order is successful, they can make back the money they have invested in this project.

No matter what, as long as I can keep my job, that’s enough!

Xu Feng glanced at the two of them, smiled, and said nothing more.

Middle-aged and elderly people?
Wrong, among the audience of short dramas, more than 65% are young people under the age of 29.

A lot of traditional judgments and analyses of short plays have failed.

Because this is a product that has heavily concentrated all commercial factors and whose sole goal is to satisfy consumer demand.

However, Xu Feng was too lazy to tell the two clients about these things.

These real data are not within the scope of the service, and Xu Feng has only seen these data in his previous life, and he only has a vague understanding of the real reasons that caused this phenomenon.

"Who knows?"

The elevator descended to the first floor and the two customers left satisfied.

From a distance, Cheng Luan, dressed beautifully and exquisitely, could be seen leaning on the passenger seat of a sports car.

You didn’t wear this set of clothes when you were in the company, did you? Why did you change into a new set of clothes specifically to come out and pick me up?

Xu Feng complained and was about to move forward when he suddenly heard Qiao Xuan's voice from behind.

"Um, Teacher Xu Feng!"

In fact, she wanted to shout "Director Xu", but when she thought about the scene that was almost like a web joke, she couldn't say these two words.

Then follow the old rules and call me teacher...

Xu Feng glanced at Cheng Luan, then turned and asked, "What's the matter? If you have any important questions, ask them tomorrow."

"No, no." Qiao Xuan waved her hand slightly. "It seems that you only gave us the scripts for the last five episodes. Can you give us a little more? This way, we can be more familiar with the lines later."

In fact, it was Qiao Xuan herself who was a little obsessed with it.

After watching these 10 episodes, she wanted to fast forward to tomorrow and continue watching the next 10 episodes.

Various twists and turns, various emotional stories, slaps in the face after being frustrated... and various blind villains pretending to be cool in front of the hero, making people can't wait to see the hero trample them to the ground.

Judging from the excited expressions of the other actors, they seemed to be enjoying their performances as well.

This is especially true for the actors who played the couple - their parts will all be finished after today, and they can take the money and leave. Later on, they can only wait for this short drama to be released, and there is no way to watch it in advance from the crew.

The frustrated expressions on their faces when they left...

Xu Feng shook his head: "The rest of the script is not ready yet, don't be so anxious."

"what?"

Not ready yet?
It's really just a makeshift team, right?
Xu Feng said: "Yes... You should not look at short dramas in the same way as traditional movies and TV series. What we will shoot next is adjusted in real time based on reviews and data. We will shoot whatever the audience wants to see, and we will arrange a car accident for a character that the audience hates. These are not fixed."

What the hell? Is this even possible?

The script is adjusted at any time according to the audience's needs?
Teacher Xu Feng, you really want to use commercialization to make a huge impact on the entertainment industry, right?

This kind of "pay to get things done" mentality can actually be extended to short plays!
No matter what mess is going on in the middle, just be a "thug" who provides paid services for "demand".

While feeling confused, Qiao Xuan adjusted her opinion of Xu Feng in her mind.

Perhaps... not only the film and television industry will be impacted by Xu Feng's actions.

In the near future, the mainland entertainment industry, which has been dormant for a long time, will probably see some big movements!

On the one hand, he can write a classic for the queen on the stage, and on the other hand, he can use pitifully small funds to squeeze out a film or TV series with extremely high profits.

He even showed off his acting skills in the TV series "Liver and Gallbladder"...

Perhaps, this is the beginning of a new era of entertainment.

At this moment, Xu Feng just wanted to get off work quickly. Seeing that no one else was moving, he quietly quickened his pace, came to the side of the sports car, and unlocked the door with the car key.

"How long have you been waiting?"

It just so happens that I am in the car talking to Sister Xiaoniao about the arrangements for the release of the short drama.

Cheng Luan opened the car door, sat in the passenger seat naturally, and said with a smile: "It's okay, I didn't have to wait long."

"Everything went well today? I see everyone is in a good mood."

ps: I’m really fed up with this mobile phone input method. I can’t even remember the protagonist’s name. I’m sick of it.

(End of this chapter)