At the postgraduate stage, he studied directing, systematically studied theoretical knowledge, and completed his graduation work quite well. After entering the entertainment industry, I also seized every opportunity to shoot on location. But even so, he has too little practical experience. Even in the small company he and Han Yifan opened, he has often been addicted to handcrafting, but the quality of making online dramas and movies is completely different. A good director is better said to be a good director plus a good team. For example, Sun Wujiu mainly used Yu Fenfei's team when filming "Spring Scene".
He and Han Yifan's small film and television company have been struggling for three years. Because I don’t have money, I can’t afford a post-production team with dazzling special effects. Because I don’t have money, I can’t afford big-name artists.
In fact, there is no shortage of talented and beautiful artists in this world. What is really lacking is opportunities. Moreover, people are impetuous, and those who are a little bit beautiful, instead of honing their basic skills day after day, only think about how to become famous, become popular faster, make money as soon as possible, become a star, and enjoy being followed by thousands of people. Even if you are admitted to a film and television school and go out to take jobs before finishing college, of course the things you shoot will have no quality.
This program organized by Boyan and Han Yifan is to cultivate talents for future teams. On the one hand, there is a lot of money given to the production team and screenwriters. They have set a rule that only one-third of the total budget can be given to the film remuneration. The production team and screenwriters also account for one-third, and the rest is for distribution, promotion and other fee. Moreover, the status of the screenwriter is guaranteed, and the script cannot be modified at will or made special. Of course, given the screenwriters such great power, they will also have to take responsibility if they perform poorly in two consecutive films.
As for artists, they definitely don't look for those who are already famous, or have a small reputation, or are signed by big companies, and their ambitions are as high as the sky. He signs young and pink newcomers who are extremely cost-effective. After arriving, they were all thrown into a training camp without any explanation, and intensively trained on acting skills, ranging from one month to half a year. After practicing, I can go straight to acting. The company has ready-made web dramas, so there is no shortage of opportunities to practice.
Of course, with this training model, once an actor becomes famous after performing in a play, and other big companies are interested in him and want to break the contract and leave, they will not stop him and will only pay enough liquidated damages.
How about saying that Bo Yan is a black-hearted coal? He signed these artists at cabbage prices and sent them to training camps. Of course, it also cost money. The tuition fees came from the remuneration from the previous movies. Although it does not exploit artists, the commission is very small. But once you break the contract and change jobs, the price of liquidated damages will be sky-high.
But not to mention, the artists he personally selected and cultivated were hired by other big companies at high prices. In the past three years, five or six people have been poached. The liquidated damages of these five or six people are enough to support a lot of their expenses. He invested money in team building and artist training.
After this back and forth, the team is built, the screenwriters have a certain reserve, and there are always some artists who have not been picked up by other companies. Of course, the current team is still the team of the online drama. He is using the money from previous operations to work hard to upgrade the team.
But not only does the team need to upgrade, he himself needs it too. Now, it's time for him to upgrade himself.
Xia Siyu also asked: "Does it mean there is no money for a friendly guest appearance?"
Boyan nodded: "Yes, after I run out of money, will my wife support me?"
(End of chapter)