As Sun Wukong goes out to sea to seek immortality, the first episode of "Journey to the West" finally ends. The length of this episode is an astonishing one hour and twenty-three minutes, which is equivalent to two episodes of other TV series, so the TV series will be broadcast at the rate of one episode per day in the future.
As the first episode ends.
The entire network has finally erupted in a Journey to the West fever that has swept across the five continents of Qin, Qi, Chu, Yan and Han. Eight of the top ten hot searches are directly related to Journey to the West!
Among the many topics, the two hottest ones are the TV theme song "Cloud Palace Swift Sound" and everyone's curiosity about the production cost of this TV series!
In the first topic.
Countless musicians expressed their opinions on the tribe and evaluated "Cloud Palace Swift Sound" from different angles.
Among these musicians there are even some well-known musicians!
"There is no doubt that 'Cloud Palace Swift Sound' has pioneered the combination of electronic music, folk music and orchestra in TV dramas. Its rich musical creation, beautiful melodies, and perfect fit between the plot and the music are almost unmatched in TV drama music in the past."
—Yin Dong
"I was probably one of the lucky ones who heard this song first. Zheng Jing was very shocked at the time, but today, considering the plot of Journey to the West, it seems more appropriate to describe it as shocking."
—Zheng Jing
"There may be some people who haven't watched Journey to the West tonight. As a TV drama fan, I think this is a TV feast that Blue Star audiences cannot miss. As for the theme song "Cloud Palace Swift Sound", I think this is probably a classic that many musicians who are good at electronic music should carefully dissect and learn from."
—Ye Qiu
Even Yang Zhongming expressed his opinion on the blog:
"I'm not surprised that Xianyu knows so much about electronic music. What surprised me is that electronic music can be combined so perfectly with the mythological story of Journey to the West. I'm afraid I'm not capable of such a wild and unconstrained idea if it were me."
Some people think that this is Yang Zhongming's humble words.
But so many composers have praised "Cloud Palace Swift Sound", which has indeed given everyone a deeper understanding of the level of this song.
During this process, many musicians also gave various analyses of "Yun Gong Xun Yin".
In the analysis of this group of people, each instrument inserted in "The Swift Sound of the Cloud Palace" seems to have a unique emotional expression.
Those musical notes are actually artistic texts depicting Journey to the West.
Compared to the first topic.
The second topic seems to have an even wider impact!
Countless people asked in the Xingmang official microblog:
How much does the Journey to the West TV series cost
When people praise a TV series for being well made, they often use the description "having the quality of a movie."
But this description does not seem enough to describe "Journey to the West".
This TV series can be described as "surpassing the texture of movies"!
Even compared with the movie, the first episode of "Journey to the West" is definitely not bad!
At this time.
Xingmang suddenly released an interview with the title:
Exclusive interview with Zhou Ruiming, producer of the TV series Journey to the West: The production cost of Journey to the West is the highest investment record of all TV series produced by Bluestar so far!
Oh shit!
Highest record!
Even though everyone already had a foreknowledge in their hearts, they were still shocked at this moment, and everyone clicked on the interview immediately.
During the interview.
The host laughed and said:
"The first episode of Journey to the West was aired tonight, and its popularity has reached a terrifying peak. Perhaps this year's TV drama king has been born ahead of time. Here we invite the producer of Star Journey to the West, Zhou Ruiming, to be interviewed. First of all, I want to ask a question that everyone is curious about, which is how much did this TV series cost?"
"The first season of Journey to the West has a total of ten episodes, with an investment of 700 million yuan, which means the average cost per episode is 70 million yuan."
Zhou Ruiming started seriously.
The host took a deep breath and said, "This should be the highest record for Blue Star TV series production, right?"
Zhou Ruiming said proudly: "Yes, for example, the Monkey King's Havoc in Heaven that will be broadcast later can be shown in cinemas without any problem."
The host asked: "With such a high investment in Xingmang, are you confident that you can recover the cost?"
Old Zhou laughed out loud: "You're telling me you can get back the money you spent on this TV series that cost 700 million?"
host:"… "
Lao Zhou paused and said, "This drama will lose money, it will lose a lot of money. If it weren't for Xianyu's strong request, we estimated that the cost of filming would be about 100 million."
The host had a weird expression on his face: "Didn't anyone stop Teacher Xianyu?"
Old Zhou seemed to recall something, and suddenly became excited, spitting and dancing:
"Why didn't you stop it? I did! For half a month, more than a dozen senior executives of Xingmang took turns begging him not to do such a big thing. In the end, the chairman of the company came out in person, but he still couldn't convince Xianyu. Instead, Xianyu insisted on adding another 100 million yuan in investment."
The host was stunned.
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Looking at Zhou Ruiming's expression, the host could almost imagine the despair that the Starman executives were feeling at the time.
"Teacher Xianyu has a lot of say in Xingmang." The host tried to keep his voice calm.
Old Zhou said in a complicated tone: "He is the prince of Xingmang."
At first glance, these words may sound a bit dissatisfaction with Xianyu, but if you listen carefully, the host can clearly hear a bit of pride and complacency
This was the first time that the outside world knew about Xianyu’s status in Xingmang.
"So, Xing Mang knew that it couldn't recoup its costs, but still filmed it? Was it just because of Mr. Xianyu's insistence?"
“That’s true, but it’s more than that.”
Lao Zhou said: "Because Xianyu said that the subsequent development of Journey to the West may not only be a TV series, but in the future people should also see animations and even movies of Journey to the West. This is a grand layout. Maybe one day in the future, we can recover the cost of this TV series. Anyway, this is how Xianyu explained it - we dare not say it, and we dare not ask it."
“It’s so exciting!”
The host was somewhat yearning, and then asked: "What interesting feelings did you have during the filming process?"
Lao Zhou's eyes were empty for a moment: "I feel desperate. Every time I open my eyes, I smell the smell of burning money."
host:"… "
Lao Zhou's mouth twitched: "Just a joke, although it is true, it is an interesting feeling. Does Xianyu insist on choosing a newcomer to play Sun Wukong count?"
The host nodded: "This decision is very risky and crazy."
Old Zhou Shen feels the same way: "It's really crazy, so Xianyu chose a newcomer to play the male lead in a TV series with an investment of 700 million yuan, which also attracted opposition from the company. But from today's results, it seems that we were wrong. The charm of Sun Wukong does not lie in whether the actor is a star, because Sun Wukong can easily make a star."
"… "
The interview lasted half an hour.
Lao Zhou told many behind-the-scenes stories of "Journey to the West".
After the interview.
Crazy discussions across continents!
"Seven hundred million, my goodness!"
"Is it okay to smell the smell of burning money every day when you open your eyes?"
"An average of 70 million per episode!"
“They dare to shoot a TV series that is destined to lose money!”
"As expected of you!"
"The cost of evaluating one episode is 70 million. If it was in the early days, 70 million would be enough for Xianyu to make several movies!"
"Xianyu is the Xingmang Crown Prince?"
"Fish dad is awesome!"
"Hahahaha, this supervisor is so interesting. It seems like he is often tormented by Fish Dad."
"I dare not say it, I dare not ask - please, you are a senior member of Xingmang, why are you so humble in front of Yu Dad?"
"What senior management? Didn't they say that the chairman politely discussed the investment with Xianyu, and in the end, Xianyu added another 100 million. It's incredible."
"You call this the prince?"
"This is clearly the Emperor of Xingmang!"
"Father Yu is everyone's favorite in the company. This supervisor complains about Father Yu, but his eyes actually show that he cares a lot!"
"You think he is complaining about Xianyu, but in fact, he is praising her in disguise. He is very good at using language."
"You can guess the company's attitude by looking at how much Zheng Jing and Yang Zhongming dote on Xianyu."
"… "
Netizens are discussing it crazily.
When the creative team of Hong Huang saw this interview, they almost couldn't catch their breath.
A total investment of 700 million
There are ten episodes in total, and you spent 70 million per episode
You are doing charity!
Is it that so
This is an act of violating industry rules!
It has seriously corrupted the market atmosphere!
Hong Huang is about to be killed...
In fact, the investment in Honghuang is not low, close to 200 million.
But Honghuang was filmed for a full fifty episodes!
There is definitely some padding involved. Paid TV dramas are the norm in the industry and the audiences have long been accustomed to it.
If there was no Journey to the West, everyone would still feel that it was worth watching Primordial Chaos.
but…
It was broadcasted at the same time as Journey to the West, so the comparison is obvious.
After watching Journey to the West, and then watching Primordial Chaos, I always feel that their props have a plastic feel, and the 50-cent special effects are very cheap.
But this was Honghuang’s own choice!
If Honghuang avoided Journey to the West and didn't try so hard to compete with it, perhaps they would have also gained something good.
In fact.
The shock brought by this interview is not only to the Honghuang team and netizens, but also to the entire film and television industry!
Investing 700 million in a TV series is really crazy!
Even movies don’t dare to go so big!
If on Earth.
The investment level of Journey to the West is slightly higher than that of the later seasons of Game of Thrones.
In fact.
Lin Yuan filmed "Journey to the West" because he was aiming for a drama of that level.
But will "Journey to the West" really lose money
Old Zhou is not stupid.
He said this purely to win the audience's favor.
As long as the drama is popular enough, there will not be much loss, because if the drama maintains its popularity, a series of interest chains will definitely be derived in the future.
For example, games, movies, animations, peripherals, etc.
At that time, the company was not happy with Xianyu's big move, simply because they had no confidence that the show would become a hit.
Attention, it’s a blast!
If it doesn't reach the level of explosive fire and is just ordinary fire, it will definitely not work.
The standard for becoming a hit is that everyone is following the drama!
"Game of Thrones" from next door Earth recovered its costs and made a lot of money because of its popularity.
It’s just that Journey to the West’s money-making cycle will be longer.
But at the same time, Journey to the West will definitely make more money than Game of Thrones on Earth.
Lin Yuan is full of confidence in this regard!