In mid-June, the film crew from Baodao came to the capital.＞Website

According to their shooting plan, there is only one month in the mainland, mainly shooting outdoor scenes.

We will return to Baodao in late July. The basically confirmed itinerary is to go to Hangzhou to take pictures of West Lake, then go to Jinling to take pictures of Leifeng Pagoda, then go to Zhenjiang to take pictures of Jinshan Temple, and finally take pictures of various ancient buildings in Gusu.

The reason they went to Jinling to take pictures of Leifeng Pagoda was because the Leifeng Pagoda in Hangzhou collapsed and had not been rebuilt.

There is a Medicine Buddha Pagoda in Jiming Temple in Jinling, which can be replaced, but the audience can't see it anyway.

The "New Legend of White Snake" was reported to Taiwan Television's senior executives in February, and the Taiwan Television decided to launch a project after discussion.

The director and crew members were confirmed in April, and the script was written in May to find actors.

At the same time, people were sent to the mainland to find suitable outdoor locations, and submitted to the Mainland State Administration of Film, Television and Radio for approval in June. After the approval was obtained, the producer brought the crew members to the mainland to film.

They wrote the script according to the outline provided by Lin Zixuan.

Lin Zixuan gave these people a lot of advice, such as not writing Fahai so badly, which involves Buddhist issues. If it is too targeted at Buddhism or is insulting to Buddhism, it is not easy to pass the exam during review.

There is also the love triangle between Xu Xian, Bai Snake and Xiaoqing in the play.

In Baodao's romance dramas, there are always such vulgar plots, but in the mainland, this is still a relatively sensitive topic.

Moreover, the gods in this drama must be just, and only some fairies are evil, so they must be clear about good and evil.

This is easy to understand. The leaders above are all good, and those who do evil are all the people below. Even Fahai has to give him a chance and cannot be beaten to death with one stick. After all, people have a backstage.

Only by fully understanding these inner spirits can we pass the review smoothly.

For this reason, the film and television production company in Baodao gave Lin Zixuan a reward of 50,000 yuan, one was the outline remuneration, and the fees for these suggestions. According to their ideas, this was a cost of unblocking the relationship.

Lin Zixuan finally looked through the script and submitted it for them. He took a formal way and it was nothing to do.

In fact, the mainland’s review of co-productions is no longer so strict. After all, the cultural environments of Hong Kong, Taiwan and the mainland are different. As long as there are no political problems, other details can be missed.

However, if it is broadcast in the mainland, it still needs to be reviewed again.

50,000 yuan is considered a big amount for Lin Zixuan, but for this drama that has invested more than 10,000 yuan, it is only a small part. Take the actor's pay as an example.

The film pay of Zhao Yazhi, the starring actor of this drama, is HK$40,000 per episode, and the total salary for filming this drama is over HK$150,000.

Ye Tong, who plays Xu Xian, pays 30,000 Hong Kong dollars per episode, and the pay of all actors alone accounts for one-quarter of the total investment.

This is hard to imagine in the mainland film and television industry. The pay for mainland TV drama actors accounts for one-twentieth of the total investment is considered high.

It can be seen from this that the commercial value of mainland celebrities has not yet been released.

Lin Zixuan looked at the shooting plan submitted by Baodao. In order to save money, they tried to shorten the shooting time in the mainland.

In addition to the actor's pay, Baodao's film and television company also spent hundreds of thousands to purchase a special effects machine from the United States, specifically for post-production special effects processing, which is extremely rare in the mainland.

Lin Zixuan could only sigh that these people were willing to spend money. If he had a special effects machine, he could also make mythological dramas.

But for now he can only make sitcoms.

This is the first project he and Feng Xiaogang decided to shoot when the new company was established after discussing it. Situation comedy investment is low and the return is high, and the risk is very small. They are more good at it.

Of course, it cannot be a satirical subject like "Haima Dance Hall", but it should be more positive and positive.

The first project is to make money and accumulate funds. You cannot talk about too much artistic pursuit. Only when you have money can you talk about pursuit, otherwise everyone will have to go hungry.

Lin Zixuan gave Chen Changle from Huacheng's city to film a sitcom, and he planned so himself.

Small film and television companies like this can only rely on sitcoms to make their first pot of gold, and then move towards the film step by step.

With the 50,000 yuan provided by the people of Baodao, the money from Zhang Yimou, and the 60,000 Hong Kong dollars in "Sunny Days", Lin Zixuan has a net worth of more than 100,000 yuan.

But he can't get some money for the time being, so he only has 60,000 to 70,000 yuan in deposits.

In the new company, Lin Zixuan can take out 50,000, Ge You can take out 40,000, and Feng Xiaogang gets 100,000, which is the start-up capital. After making money, it will be divided according to this.

This is the prototype of a joint-stock company.

At present, their company is still talking and needs to negotiate the first project first.

Lin Zixuan proposed several directions, one was to imitate "I Love My Family" and moved the plot to the Northeast, filming "A Family in Northeast China", which was also a funny story about a family.

The second is filming the affairs of the army, and all kinds of trivial things in a kitchen squad.

The third one also talks about family life, but the focus is on children, telling the story of how parents and children get along, how to educate children, and the story of children's birth.

He felt that as long as these three sitcoms were filmed, there should be no problem making money.

As the head of the Art Center, Lin Zixuan wrote a story summary and provided creativity. The specific content is naturally completed by the screenwriter. This is also a way to play to his strengths and avoid his weaknesses. He lacks enough life experience, and brainstorming is the best way.

The creative team’s daily job is to chat and save books, and Lin Zixuan is responsible for the final review.

The two of them need to choose one book from them, and the remaining two books are left for the Art Center, which is Lin Zixuan's intention.

"The Northeast is not good, it's too regional, and it's not easy to sell into TV series." Feng Xiaogang analyzed, "Besides, it's okay to get some jokes from the capital. For such a life-like notebook, you can only write a screenwriter in Northeast China."

"What about this book about family education?" Lin Zixuan asked.

"The children's play is too difficult to shoot. If we want to take effect quickly, we can't shoot the children's play. The children cried for a long time and were delayed." Feng Xiaogang shook his head, "The themes in this army are good. There are characters in it all over the country. There are no geographical restrictions, so it will definitely be sold well. And we can find the propaganda department in the army to attract investment."

"Is it easy for the troops to invest?" Lin Zixuan said in confusion.

"There are also TV production units in the army, but they are filmed with military themes, such as the Kongzheng TV Art Center. It turned out to be a drama troupe, which specializes in dramas, and later filmed many TV series." Feng Xiaogang explained, "Let's take the notebook to find them to cooperate with, try it first. If it really doesn't work, then find those big bosses to invest." (To be continued.)8
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