Life in the Light and Shadow of Chinese Entertainment

Because of the sponsorship agreement with Cat Factory, Wu Yang and Liu Yifei's travel plans were disrupted.

The two returned to the capital the next day and went to Wu Yang's studio first.

Liu Yifei left with the script, as she needed to familiarize herself with it before the end of the month and also write character biographies; time was very tight.

Once she got into work mode, Liu Yifei was very professional and went straight back to the manor to announce her seclusion.

She also asked Wu Yang to go back to her villa and sleep alone for the next few days, and not to go to the manor to disturb her.

Wu Yang then issued a call to action to the behind-the-scenes team and asked Li Chunxia to draft several contracts.

Among them is a script revenue-sharing contract signed with Bao Jingjing, a tradition of Wu Yang Studio.

In other words, screenwriters receive a stable monthly salary but no bonuses, yet they are entitled to 10% of the script's profits.

In other words, if no script is provided, there is no income other than the monthly salary.

As long as you provide the script and film it, you can get 10% of the profits. If you lose money, you will get no profit.

This is both a spur and an encouragement!

Furthermore, the contract includes a note for screenwriters: they must provide one script within one year.

Whether or not to film is up to the studio, but whether or not to write a contract is related to next year's contract.

If you really encounter a screenwriter who's just coasting along, you can simply fire them!

It's just a loss of a monthly salary, but once you're laid off, especially in Wu Yang's studio...

It will be difficult to find a job in the future, since Wu Yang's place is not just a studio.

Because of Wu Yang and Liu Yifei, the studio is frequently featured in newspapers and news.

Despite the small number of people in the studio, each individual is as well-known as a third-tier celebrity.

Even without the appeal and commercial value of a third-tier celebrity, it brings many hidden benefits.

At the very least, being able to sit at the head table when returning home for the Lunar New Year will attract the attention of some local authorities.

Since you've benefited from the studio's success, you have to accept the downsides that come with it.

Therefore, as contracted screenwriters, Tian Yusheng and Bao Jingjing racked their brains every day to come up with plot ideas and write scripts.

Wu Yang pointed out a few minor flaws in Bao Jingjing's script, which was based on her love story and artistically adapted. Bao Jingjing revised it three times, and now the script is very mature.

Under Wu Yang's guidance, Tian Yusheng joined a tour group to Siam and stayed there for three months.

I learned many secrets about Siam, including the buying and selling of Qi Guan (a type of official), which were all incorporated into the script after being artistically adapted.

The main storyline of "Lost in Thailand" has been written, and the characters and side plots are now being improved.

Once released, it is believed that it will bring joy to the audience while also making travel enthusiasts more vigilant.

It can be considered a form of safety education, at least it can prevent criminals from having too many opportunities to take advantage of the situation.

Following this trip to Siam, Tian Yusheng took initiative and applied to Wu Yang to travel to Japan and South Korea.

There are many Chinese people in these two countries, and there are plenty of laughs and heartbreaks, which can be used to prepare for the sequel to "Lost in Thailand".

Wu Yang appreciated the employees who proactively sought out work and directly approved a funding of 200 million yuan.

So when I returned to the capital this time, I didn't see Tian Yusheng. According to his daily reports, he is currently in Korea gathering material and has already written the outline of "Lost in Korea".

If Tian Yusheng's line of thinking continues to develop, every country will be in a state of "awkwardness"!

After all, Chinese people can be found in almost every country around the world.

As long as you accurately identify the characteristics of cultural differences, add some humor, and most importantly, ensure the stability of the trio.

Even if it's just one film a year, it'll still be enough to film Wang Baoqiang and the other two until they retire!

There are nearly 200 countries in the world today, and nearly 50 of them are in Asia.

After the idea popped into his head, Wu Yang immediately realized that the studio was short-staffed.

Nowadays, at most, they can assemble a behind-the-scenes team. Although they can hire temporarily, they will not be able to do so because they are not familiar with each other.

Even temporary workers causing a decline in quality is something Wu Yang cannot allow to happen.

Wu Yang doesn't care about other film and television companies. He never speaks ill of bad films, nor does he fawn over them.

All productions from our own studio don't have to be masterpieces, but there can't be any obviously money-grabbing flops either.

This is the principle that Wu Yang adheres to, and it is also the bottom line for a director!

So after the behind-the-scenes team assembled, Wu Yang immediately announced that, in addition to completing the pre-production preparations by the end of the month,

They were also given an extra task: to recruit people into the studio, and the upcoming film "Love is Not Blind" was their trial period.

Only those who meet Wu Yang's requirements can sign a contract with the studio; otherwise, it will be considered an internship.

Each member of the behind-the-scenes team has 5 referral slots, and Wu Yang also called Tian Zhuangzhuang and offered 50 internship slots for recent graduates.

Based on daily performance and professional skills, the best of the best were selected, with an 80% elimination rate, leaving only 20 people. Then, the veterans, including Pei Le, were dispersed to form three new behind-the-scenes teams.

The decision to have three behind-the-scenes teams was made after careful consideration by Wu Yang.

One of the films focuses on Wu Yang and primarily films Wu Yang's own script.

A script featuring Pei Le as the main character, focusing solely on filming Bao Jingjing and Tian Yusheng.

The last set is mobile, mainly used for filming external scripts, like those of Chen Sicheng.

When signing the contract, Chen Sicheng wanted to hire Wu Yang's behind-the-scenes team to film the TV series.

Unfortunately, Pei Le and the others didn't like TV dramas and weren't familiar with the filming process.

In addition, post-production was not yet completed, which is why I did not agree.

It is said that Huayi Brothers accounted for the majority of the TV drama actors recruited by Chen Sicheng, mainly because Huayi provided the behind-the-scenes team.

Although Wu Yang understood Chen Sicheng's difficulties and actions after Chen Sicheng came over to explain, he was still very unhappy!

It's worth noting that Wu Yang fully funded the investment in this TV series, but now his enemy has taken advantage of him.

It's like using Wu Yang's money to support Huayi's behind-the-scenes team and actors.

Even though Huayi Brothers only pays half the market price for both the behind-the-scenes team and the actors.

If Wu Yang had a complete behind-the-scenes team, this frustrating situation wouldn't have occurred.

Even if actors are recruited at market price, Wu Yang's idea will still be realized!

Therefore, Wu Yang set the target for this expansion of behind-the-scenes staff to 20 people. To be more precise, these should be the heads of various departments within the production team.

After all, the number of crew members can range from dozens to hundreds or even thousands.

What's needed are these department heads to cooperate with the director in daily management and filming.

Moreover, Wu Yang's studio is only 70 square meters in size, and it currently has 10 workstations plus a reception desk.

It's already a bit crowded. If we sign another 20 people, even if we remove the workstations, we might not be able to fit them all.

Therefore, Wu Yang gave Li Chunxia another task: to upgrade the studio into a film and television production management company.

As for the name, it's "Aifei," a homophone of "Fei," which can be considered another subtle official announcement.

After all, the two are already engaged, and once they get married, it will be impossible to keep it a secret, so it's better to make it public sooner rather than later!

He instructed Li Chunxia to find a suitable office or factory space between the villa and the manor.