Chapter 619 "Great Rivers and Mountains"

Author: Linjiangxian

Chapter 619 "Great Rivers and Mountains"

When Chen Xiaoqing suddenly received a call from Lu Yiming in CCTV and the director's office, she was completely confused.

He was even more confused when he heard that Lu Yiming invited him to join the filming of a travel reality show.

TV programs these days are basically dominated by TV series. Although there are established and powerful programs with great influence such as "Variety Show" and "Zhengda Variety Show", as well as aggressive rising stars such as "Happy Camp", due to

Due to the limitations of the times, these programs have not yet been able to shine as brightly as they should.

This was still an era dominated by TV dramas. The films Chen Xiaoqing shot were all political missions, not commercial needs.

Chen Xiaoqing was very curious about Lu Yiming's program needs, because in his opinion, this was not commercial at all and did not fit the tone of Lu Yiming, a capitalist.

"Mr. Lu, please forgive me for asking. Why did you suddenly think of doing a variety show like this? As we all know, most people now watch TV or TV series, and the ratings of variety shows are not high."

After all, he works at CCTV, so Chen Xiaoqing is very clear about a lot of data. For example, the documentaries he shot, although they won awards, were all losses, and they made no money at all.

Lu Yiming said: "That's because the penetration rate of TV is not high enough now, and the entertainment methods are relatively single. Often there are several families around who have good conditions to buy a TV, which determines that watching TV is a 'family fun' thing

, need to take care of the tastes of many people, and some viewers are attracted to it

TV dramas with sexual plots will naturally have high ratings. But I looked at the TV sales reports in the past year or two. After the price war between several major TV manufacturers, the number of TV series has achieved explosive growth. Variety shows

If the program is well done, the ratings will not be much worse than those of TV series."

Later popular variety shows such as "Where Are We Going, Dad" and "Running Brother" are the best examples. However, at this time, the Xia Kingdom's economy had not yet developed to that extent, and the entertainment industry was still groping.

stage.

But Chen Xiaoqing didn't know this. He just based on his own experience, and he had not optimistic expectations for the program produced by Lu Yiming. After all, even if Lu Yiming made wild claims, it was still Lu Yiming's speculation, and with the same investment, doing

TV series are obviously the more profitable option.

But Chen Xiaoqing won't say these words. No matter what Lu Yiming thinks, it's none of his business whether filming this kind of thing can bring profit. Anyway, he gets the money first after signing the contract, and the loss will not be lost to him. In the TV station

Earning a dead salary and being stuck occasionally, why not earn some extra money from Lu Yiming first?

What's more, being able to spend your boss's money to quietly polish your skills is a beautiful thing.

Therefore, he asked politely: "I wonder how much money Mr. Lu plans to invest in this program?"

Lu Yiming thought for a while and said, "Let's invest 10 million first. If it's not enough, we can continue to add more."

Chen Xiaoqing was dumbfounded, thinking he didn't hear clearly: "Mr. Lu, did you say 10 million?"

Among the tasks he took on, a project with sufficient funds only cost tens of thousands of yuan, and some of the crazy projects even only had a few thousand yuan!

Lu Yiming's words were 10 million. It can only be said that the richest man deserves to be the richest man.

Li Yunlong has never fought such a wealthy battle.

However, Lu Yiming is used to seeing tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars invested in a variety show, so he doesn't think there is anything wrong with investing 10 million to create a high-quality show. This is because he has measured the price and price of this era.

A conservative estimate based on the current status of the film and television industry.

"Well, yes, ten million. This is my first time investing in this film. Let's test the water with ten million first. Shoot one or two issues to see the effect. If you don't have enough money, you can add more."

"If it's not enough, add more..."

Chen Xiaoqing didn't know what to say, so she immediately said: "Ten million is a lot, and it's definitely more than enough to film a variety show."

As a conscientious and pursuing practitioner in the film and television industry, he now only feels that his conscience is aching.

Lu Yiming lowered his head and looked at the program plan he had just written, and muttered: "Are prices so low now? Can ten million be enough to do this?"

He didn't quite believe it anyway.

"Director Chen, otherwise, do you have a fax machine over there? Let me send you my program plan first."

Chen Xiaoqing was also very curious. She started talking about what a variety show with an investment of 10 million would be like. She immediately said with some excitement: "Okay, you can send it over first. I will give you a reply as soon as I finish watching it."

After a while, Chen Xiaoqing received the program plan from Lu Yiming.

At first glance, he suddenly felt a little numb.

Lu Yiming's program planning is undoubtedly based on the strengths of many experts. The requirements in all aspects are very specific, especially the latest shooting equipment, which must be imported, so the price will not be cheap at all.

"No wonder it was 10 million when I asked for it. If we really follow this plan, we might actually spend so much money."

After a while, Chen Xiaoqing finished reading the plan and called Lu Yiming back: "Mr. Lu, I read the plan. Do you really want to shoot according to the plan?"

Lu Yiming said: "This is the minimum requirement. It can only be better than this, not worse than this."

Chen Xiaoqing couldn't help but take a deep breath: "If we really shoot like this, it will indeed cost a lot of money."

Lu Yiming said cheerfully: "It's okay. Ten million is a starting point. If the results are good, I will continue to invest. I have always been results-oriented. As long as the finished product satisfies me, money is not an issue."

Chen Xiaoqing couldn't help but compliment him: "Mr. Lu has a lot of money, and he has the confidence to speak."

Lu Yiming said with a look of disgust: "Nowadays, domestic variety shows are not willing to spend money. Whether it is urban scenery or outdoor shooting, the pictures presented give people a sense of cheapness. This is not good. I don't want to

Allow yourself to make something so rotten."

Chen Xiaoqing gave Lu Yiming a vaccination and said: "Mr. Lu, I am a member of this circle. Let me tell you this. It's not that everyone is doing a bad job and is unwilling to invest money. It's not that they don't know that they will be complained about if they are so bad.

.They are just weighing the relationship between ratings and costs. Your program costs so much, if the ratings are not ideal, you will lose a lot of money. In comparison, I feel that you have betrayed the bourgeoisie."

Lu Yiming laughed and said: "I'm not a bourgeois. Besides, it's because I have a high budget. If I want to make money back, I have to find a more professional team. Isn't that why I found you, Director Chen, through various channels? I

Trust your skills."

Chen Xiaoqing was also a little touched by Lu Yiming's recognition. Although he is now somewhat famous, it is only in the industry, let alone a big star. It is not easy to be recognized by a rich man like Lu Yiming.

Lu Yiming continued: "Actually, the ratings of this program are secondary. The main purpose is to promote the great rivers and mountains of the motherland and perfectly integrate the natural scenery and cultural heritage and display it in front of the audience."

By the way, I would like to advertise Home Inn.

Of course, he didn't say the last sentence.

Chen Xiaoqing also had his own views on the beauty of nature and humanity. After hearing what Lu Yiming said, he immediately felt that he resonated with Lu Yiming. Even sparks of inspiration began to jump in his mind.

"Okay, I'll take this task."

Finally, the cooperation was negotiated. Lu Yiming was very happy and said, "It's a pleasure to cooperate."

After confirming the cooperation, Chen Xiaoqing asked with some anticipation: "Mr. Lu, what do you think is a better location for the first episode of the show?"

Lu Yiming thought for a while and said: "Now everyone is running to big cities, but most of the people who have money to travel are tired of the life in the steel jungle, so we have to do the opposite. Do you think we

How about using 'Peach Blossom Spring' as the core selling point?"

Speaking of jungle life, Chen Xiaoqing couldn't help but turn her head and look at the tall buildings gradually rising outside the window. She vaguely felt her buttocks were a little sore. She immediately stood up and moved her body, agreeing: "This is a good idea: in the city

After living here for a long time, I really want to look outside and trace the traces of that paradise."

Lu Yiming said: "The Peach Blossom Spring is good. I suggest that the filming location of the first episode should be set there. The name of our program should be called "Super Tour Group". That's it. I'll go to Beijing in a few days.

, we held a meeting to form a team and started working.”

After hanging up the phone, Lu Yiming looked at the lyrics he had just written and couldn't help scratching his head: "How to compose this song? I can sing, but I don't know the staff."

This is the theme song he wrote for "Super Tour Group", the song is called "Great Rivers and Mountains".

In fact, this is a song by a singer named Xu Shangao that he liked very much before.

As someone who often writes lyrics in a notebook when studying, it is not difficult to write down the lyrics of a song and know how to sing it. The key is that if you don’t know the staff, you can’t write the music, which is still not easy.

"I have to find someone to help me write it out."

There is no need to find any celebrities for this. Anyway, the melody and singing method are all in his mind. Lu Yiming only needs someone to record what he sings and then teach him to sing it.

He originally wanted to find a music teacher at school to help him, but unfortunately, Furi University did not have a music department.

Lu Yiming had no choice but to log in to the Tianyin community to see if there were any professional composers.

Nowadays, Qianqianjingting and Tianyin MP3 have informed the domestic online music market, not only killing their peers, but even those selling pirated CDs - you can listen to countless songs by buying a Tianyin MP3.

Who spends money to buy CDs? You can’t take them with you. Even a pirated CD that costs five yuan a piece feels like a century behind the times in front of Tianyin MP3.

Today, the number of domestic registered users of Tianyin Community has exceeded 10 million, and daily active users have reached one million levels. Hundreds of thousands of topics are discussed every day. The number of musicians who have passed identity verification has also exceeded 10,000, including

There are many well-known singers, songwriters and composers.

Lu Yiming logged in to his account and started browsing the forum.

Soon, a hot post caught Lu Yiming's attention.

The poster’s name is “jay.”

The IP address shows that it is from Taiwan Province.

He is a twenty-year-old young man.

He has just released his first album "JAY" and is posting on the forum to share his music world with the Internet.

Lu Yiming knew at the first glance that the person he was looking for had appeared.

He opened the hot post and browsed the content for a while. It said that in 1997, with the encouragement of his mother, he signed up to participate in the entertainment program "Super Rookie King" of Starlight TV, and invited people to sing his own song on the program.

The song "Dreams Have Wings".
To be continued...