Artists under the Rebirth of the Coal Boss

Chapter 25 The entertainment industry is even darker than the coal in our mining area

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Teng Huatao took the three-gun tumbler from Cao Dun, lit it, took a deep sip, and calmed himself down before saying, "Huayi Brothers said they must have Sun Honglei play Song Siming."

Screenwriter Qiqi immediately became anxious: "That's worse than Liu Yunlong! Song Siming is a senior bureaucrat, not a gangster. Sun Honglei's overt sense of oppression is obviously inappropriate."

Teng Huatao, holding a cigarette, said, "The Hidden Cam is so popular..."

"Huayi Brothers' marketing investment department believes that Sun Honglei's participation will directly increase the drama's traffic and ratings, ensuring a return on investment."

Qiqi still said indignantly: "We have held many character seminars for Song Siming's role."

"Except for the first time they arranged for someone from Huayi Brothers to participate, none of them have participated since then..."

"Song Siming, as an official secretary who appears low-key but harbors scheming intentions, requires an actor with both a loyal exterior and a hidden sense of oppression."

"Damn it, which leader can keep his melons ripe? How dare he use Sun Honglei as his secretary?!"

Even Qiqi, a senior and top screenwriter in the Shanghai circle who considers himself a literary man, started swearing.

It can be seen that he is really anxious this time.

Teng Huatao put out his cigarette and said, "My attitude remains the same as it was during the character workshop. Zhang Jiayi is more suitable for this role."

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At the end of last year, "The Disguiser" premiered on Tianjin TV, and its ratings once reached 7%, setting a new high for local TV stations.

At the beginning of this year, "The Disguiser" was broadcast simultaneously on Didu TV, Shanghai TV, Hanzhong TV and Liaodong TV.

The ratings on the first day were 8.01%, and it topped the ratings for 10 consecutive days. The last episode soared to 14%, setting a new record for the ratings of the Capital Satellite TV.

The drama has won many awards including the Feitian Award and the Magnolia Award, becoming a benchmark that is difficult to surpass for spy war dramas.

He became a national-level actor by playing roles such as "Yu Zecheng", and his popularity and commercial value reached their peak.

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After the financial crisis in 2008, the film and television industry began to show a "traffic priority" tendency, and investors tended to choose famous actors to reduce market risks.

As an actor with both strength and popularity, Sun Honglei meets the capital's demand for a "safe choice"...

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Xu Xiaoou had just picked up his Motorola Z8 slider when he saw that director and producer Teng Huatao had decided to confront Huayi Brothers. He couldn't help but remind him:
"Director Teng, Huayi Brothers is the largest investor in this drama. When they called me just now, they said they would withdraw their investment if the issue with the male lead wasn't resolved."

As soon as Xu Xiaoou said this, the entire conference room exploded.

Zhu Jinghong and Cao Dun both looked at Teng Huatao. If Huayi Brothers withdrew their investment, it would be a major project risk explosion...

As the persons in charge of the "Home Sweet Home" crew of Jindun Shengye Film and Television and Liaodong TV Station, they must go back to report and re-examine the feasibility of this project.

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Sailing on the sea depends on the helmsman.

Now that the helmsman has jumped off the boat, the other crew members are of course terrified.

Moreover, there are too many censorship issues in the subject matter of this TV series.

Even though Didu Jindun Shengye Film and Television has accumulated connections in the General Administration of Review, it is still very difficult to promote it.

Now that they have lost Huayi Brothers’ upward management resources, the situation has become even worse.

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Seeing the chaos in the army, Teng Huatao quickly said, "Old Xu, don't exaggerate. We won't be withdrawing our capital, we'll just be reducing our investment."

Xu Xiaoou asked, "Reduce investment? How much? That means we have to cut some episodes..."

Teng Huatao glanced at everyone in the conference room and spat out a number: "300 million."

As the producer in charge of daily production management, Xu Xiaoou is well aware of the production costs of "Dwelling Narrowness":
"300 million?! Our current cost per episode is 30, and now we have to cut 10 episodes?" ...

When Zhu Jinghong and Cao Dun heard this number, they knew the play was over.

"Dwelling Narrowness" is a TV series set in urban life.

The scenes are mostly low-cost modern interiors and urban exteriors.

The cost of special effects, costumes and props is also very low, and there is nothing special about it.

There are no big-name actors who are popular in their own right.

The main essence of the entire drama lies in the high-density and high-quality script lines.

In this situation, with a 300 million hole, one third of the 35-episode plot was cut, and the core lines and drama would definitely be torn apart.

It's impossible to shoot at all.

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The atmosphere in the conference room was very depressing. Teng Huatao quickly smoked half a pack of cigarettes. Amidst the clouds of smoke, he caught a glimpse of inspiration.

Cough! Cough!!

Teng Huatao coughed twice and said suddenly, "Actually, I think we should give young people some opportunities."

No one has reacted yet.

Teng Huatao added to Cao Dun, "Old Cao, what does the boss of Tiger Shadow Starlight, whom you just mentioned, do?"

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On Monday afternoon, Shen Mojun, chairman of the Jinyuan Huwei Coal Company, was leading a team to inspect the progress of the mechanization renovation at the newly acquired Tunlan Mine.

Ding Ye, director of the business department of Jinyuan Huwei Coal Industry and general manager of Huying Xinghui, hurried to the MG100 coal mining machine in the mining area and told Shen Mojun about the situation.

Ding Ye complained, "We just invested in that Pleasant Goat Movie, and right after that, the crew of Narrow Dwelling called and asked for 300 million."

"Fuck! The entertainment industry is even more corrupt than the coal in our mining area!"

"The fourth-string male supporting actor gets 1500 yuan per episode, and there are only 23 episodes in total."

"According to the 10% commission rate in Lin Xingzhuo's agency contract, we at Huying Xinghui only received a total of 3450 yuan for 'Dwelling Narrowness'. And damn, they actually wanted us to invest 300 million yuan first."

Boom boom boom… Boom…

The newly imported coal mining machine is covered with dark grey protective paint. The main structure is 12 meters long and over 3 meters high. Hydraulic supports as thick as bowls are arranged on both sides of the fuselage, making a roaring sound and revealing the unique industrial power of heavy machinery.

After listening to Ding Ye's introduction, Shen Mojun glanced at the introduction sheet of the main creative team. Standing in front of the roaring coal mining machine, he asked Li Yao, the director of the mining area production center, who was wearing sunglasses next to him:
"Yiaozi, how is our current funding situation? Do we have any spare funds for the mechanization of the mine?"

Yaozi adjusted his sunglasses and said, "Next week, the mine's power supply system will be upgraded and connected to a KBSGZY-630KW transformer to meet the power needs of the mine's mechanized high-power equipment..."

"There's still 30% of the balance due for this power transformation project..."

Shen Mojun said: "No, this is a subordinate mining area of ​​Jinyuan Huwei Coal Industry. It is the most critical time for mechanization transformation. We can't afford to offend Dianhuhu."

"The subsequent mechanized coal transformation of Guoyuan Coal Mine, Lingzugou Coal Mine, Baijiagou Coal Mine, and Xuehai Coal Mine will also require increasing the capacity of the power grid and working with the provincial power company."

Shen Mojun looked at Ding Ye and said, "The mechanization transformation of the mining area cannot be stagnant. It can only be adjusted in the entertainment sector."

"I invested in this TV series, but the Silver Empire project was cancelled."

Ding Ye tried his best to persuade her, "No, sister-in-law, that's Guo Fucheng! One of the Four Heavenly Kings!"

Shen Mojun said lightly: "I believe in our Fifth Heavenly King more."

Ding Ye: "..."

(End of this chapter)