Huayu after the system left

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After several days of brainstorming.

A brand new script for "Zhu Xian" has emerged.

At first glance, it seems that the version submitted for review has simply expanded the plot considerably, increasing the number of episodes from forty to nearly sixty, which is a very common phenomenon of padding in the TV drama industry in recent years.

However, if you connect all the added plot points together, you'll find that there's actually an added subplot to criticize certain groups.

There's absolutely no need to worry about funding.

These predecessors attracted a lot of investments without any strings attached, not even profit requirements. They just wanted to vent their anger after being disgusted for so many years.

that is it.

It can only be said that there are still many people in China who do not live for profit.

What else can Zhou Yang do?

Just accept it.

In any case, adding these contents will not affect the main theme of the debate between immortals and demons that I have hidden.

The only impact was that the original author, Xiao Ding, started to play dead, refusing to leave his name on the screenplay.

At the beginning.

Zhou Yang didn't think the investments his predecessors had brought in could be that significant; at most, they would just be filler for padding the plot. So he started thinking about where else he could save money.

But as dozens of payments arrived in succession, he finally realized something was wrong, because the total investment in "Zhu Xian" had actually surpassed that of "Manhuang Xing".

The newly completed headquarters of Yangzhou Holdings in Shanghai.

Brother Wang handed over a folder and said, "The final investment for the two projects is expected to reach 13 billion. It's time to start preparing a professional financial team."

Zhou Yang curled his lip, "I knew that bringing in new investment would cause a lot of trouble."

"It's your fault for suddenly posting that kind of content, attracting all these people here."

"There's no news of anything happening since we didn't walk around."

"Don't worry, the investment comes from companies that have no connection with the industry. It won't be noticed that anything is amiss. At most, some people might wonder why so many people who have nothing to do with the entertainment industry would invest in 'Zhu Xian'."

"That's fine then. I'll have people focus on the story content."

"So much confidence? You know, even big-name directors wouldn't dare to take such a huge investment lightly."

"Pshaw, I don't care about money, so naturally I won't worry about these external factors."

Brother Wang nodded in satisfaction. "That makes sense. In that case, let's formally discuss the division of labor. First, let's talk about your requirements for the finance department."

Zhou Yang pondered for a moment before slowly saying, "Don't make the process too complicated. I don't want to suddenly have an inspiration one day, only to have it ruined by procedural issues."

"Don't worry about that, I guarantee it absolutely won't happen. Is there anything else?"

"Have those film actors arranged by the investors submit their schedules as soon as possible. I need to start making a shooting plan. In addition, I need them to come to Tianying Film Studio as soon as possible. Besides shooting the costume fitting video, I also need to collect some physical data."

"Okay, I'll arrange it as soon as possible. Are there any other requirements?"

"Hurry up and set up a dedicated account; I need to start working the day after tomorrow."

"So fast?"

Brother Wang was somewhat surprised.

Zhou Yang smiled slightly, "Naturally, I want to tell the entertainment industry something as soon as possible: the logic of special effects production has changed. It will no longer be done in post-production, but will take precedence over the actors' performances."

"Indeed, this is a significant change in logic."

"Would you call this a kind of 'dimensional reduction attack' on productivity?"

"I guess so."

The two exchanged a glance.

Then they burst into laughter, because they all knew that what they were about to do would usher in a new era.

.........

That night.

A WeChat group chat called "Zhu Xian Early Preparation Team" was created.

The group owner is naturally Zhou Yang.

But the people inside were a motley crew.

Two representatives from Tianying, Tianjian, and Tianfeng, a dozen or so people who are currently scouting locations all over the country, and a few newly hired assistant directors.

In addition, there is the action choreography team leader, Tang Shiyi, the choreographer, and Mai Zhenhong, the composer.

After the group chat was created.

Zhou Yang then posted a message.

We'll have a meeting at Tianying Company the day after tomorrow to officially begin preliminary preparations for the project.

A string of "Received" messages immediately followed.

The assistant directors and action choreographers were somewhat bewildered, as this process was quite different from their previous work experience.

Especially those three special effects companies, they somehow got involved in the pre-production team.

It's one thing for Tianjian and Tianfeng to be used during filming, but why is Tianying, a post-production company, getting involved? And the meeting point is at Tianying Company.

Two days later.

These people's doubts were then answered.

Because both the location scouting and the action design were all centered around the Tianying special effects.

The filming crew didn't say anything, after all, they didn't have much say in the matter.

However, the leader of the action choreography team was somewhat unhappy, feeling that this was a questioning of his team's capabilities.

In response, Zhou Yang simply smiled and explained, "We can't use new technologies with old mindsets. You are indeed very professional, but you should at least understand what level actors can achieve with the support of new technologies."

For example, do you know what kind of effect the Sky Shadow effect can achieve in spell casting animations?

What I hope to see is that, after pooling everyone's wisdom, new technologies can be applied 100% or even 200% of the time.

Rather, it's outdated, ingrained thinking that prevents these new technologies from reaching their full potential.

The leader seemed to be deep in thought.

After a while, he slowly nodded.

Next, Mai Zhenhong expressed a different opinion: "Mr. Zhou, I'm just a musician, it seems unnecessary for me to get involved."

Zhou Yang immediately retorted, "Why not? When you were composing music for 'Chinese Paladin,' didn't you only get a burst of inspiration after seeing the finished product? Now that you're directly involved in the pre-production stage, it will definitely be much more efficient for you to brainstorm based on the original work."

"Fine, you're the boss, so you're right."

"Who told you to be so slow?"

"Please, go ask around in the industry and see just how difficult it is to produce this kind of instrumental music, okay? And your requirements are so demanding."

"I don't care. Mr. Cai said that you only took two months to finish the background music for 'Chinese Paladin' back then, but now it's been almost half a year and you've only managed to produce two half-finished songs."

Upon hearing this, Mai Zhenhong's lips twitched slightly.

Forget it.

He tolerated it because the commission was so generous, and the living conditions in Shanghai were better than in Hong Kong anyway.

Finally, there were the assistant directors.

Their ingrained mindset is the most severe and the hardest to persuade. They firmly believe that they have no need to communicate with others, and their words imply that everything should give way to their camera.

How to describe it?

It's the bad habit fostered by the director-centric system over the years that makes people think they're superior just because they're directors, even though they don't have much ability themselves.

In this regard.

Without saying a word, Zhou Yang told them to get lost. Anyway, as of now, it was just an intention and no real labor contract had been signed.

Only one named Li Mugo remained.

This person majored in computer science and then went into the film and television industry to become a director after graduation. Therefore, he could best understand Zhou Yang's arrangements. After the meeting, he pulled Tianjian, Tianying, and Tianfeng aside to chat.

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