Some students here mentioned "Prison". In fact, it ended its first season on July 30.
From the beginning, the domestic viewership of "The Prison" was not very good, and it can be said that it was much worse than "Huan Zhu Ge Ge".
Because after the first episode was aired, the number of viewers dropped all the way. Many viewers felt that watching it was too boring and the pace was too slow.
However, in foreign countries, including countries such as Europe, the United States, Japan and South Korea, the viewership of "Prison" is constantly rising.
By the time we reached the final episode of the first season, the total number of simultaneous online viewers of these foreign versions directly reached an average of 340 million people, which is shocking!
The number of viewers of the final episode of "Prison" in China has only risen to 80 million, but abroad it has soared to 260 million!
At the 23rd episode, the number of overseas viewers was only 160 million, and after 7 episodes, the number of viewers surged to another 100 million.
Countless foreign fans applauded crazily for "Yue Yu".
Many TV stations abroad also called and asked how they could buy the rebroadcast rights.
For this reason, Shanhai.com generously spent 300 million yuan to completely buy the copyright for the first season of "Yue Yu".
Then they took the copyright and sold it to more than 30 foreign developed countries, and then sold half of it and gave half to more than 30 developing countries.
Shanhai.com's income from this reached 100 million U.S. dollars. Although taxes and other factors were excluded, compared with the buyout cost of 300 million yuan, they still made more than 200 million yuan.
Not to mention that they still retain the copyright in China. As long as everyone wants to watch "Yue Yu", they can only watch it on Shanhai.com.
The full Chinese version can only be viewed by Shanhai.com VIP annual users.
No matter from any aspect, this operation of Shanhai.com is a success.
Of course, the more successful one is Fengxiang Film and Television.
After "Huan Zhu Princess", Fengxiang Film and Television produced another very sophisticated and very profitable TV series.
Fengxiang Film and Television’s total revenue is as high as 600 million yuan.
Because Shanhai.com provided the actual scenes of the built prison for free, the total cost of the 30 episodes of "Yue Yu" was only 60 million, which means that Shen Huan earned 540 million before tax from this TV series! !
The production cost is so low, and there must be some respect for Teacher Chu Liuxiang in it.
The more than twenty actors who came from Beijing dialect are cheap and have excellent skills. Their acting skills are very good, which greatly drives the plot, making even a small supporting role outstanding in the whole drama.
Even the actors Li Yingzhi, Yan Yu and Zhou Lexiang who played the three leading roles received very low salaries.
They all desire a breakthrough in acting and fame, rather than just making money.
Now the first season of "Prison" has become popular all over the world. More than 1 billion TV fans around the world have gotten to know the three of them, and their commercial value has greatly increased.
For example, Zhou Lexiang accepted an advertisement for an international lipstick in August, and the price reached 8 figures, setting a historical record for her.
Li Yingzhi and Yan Yu also have their own circumstances, and they are full of praise for the benefits "Yue Yu" has brought to them.
After getting money, what an actor desires is glory.
Li Yingzhi and Yan Yu originally hoped to become a new generation of movie kings, so good movies and roles that can improve their acting skills are what they are most willing to pursue.
Especially Lee Young-chi.
He almost wrote a thank you letter to Chi Bin.
If Chi Bin hadn't given up the role because he didn't want to shave his head, it wouldn't have been his turn to play the role.
Because Chi Bin missed this role, many people were lamenting that if he were to play the role, his career would really be furthered, and Lee Young-chi would never take advantage.
But there are not so many ifs.
Even in early August, Chi Bin's agent called Xin Changkong and asked if there were any suitable roles for the second season, but Xin Changkong rejected him flatly.
You have offended our boss and you still want to play a role. Can it be that simple
Let alone "Yue Yu", none of Mr. Chu Liuxiang's future works should be as relevant as Chi Bin's.
The current three male and female protagonists have all signed three-season contracts and will definitely cooperate in the next two seasons. This is to reassure fans, including foreign fans.
Although the second season of "Prison" has not yet started filming, it has been confirmed that Chu Liuxiang will still write the script, Xin Changkong will produce and direct, all the main actors and main supporting roles will remain unchanged, and new people will be added.
Therefore, Shanhai.com has been actively communicating with Shen Huan, hoping to buy out all the copyrights for the second season at a sky-high price of 800 million.
According to the popularity of the first season, Shanhai.com will not suffer losses at the price of the second season, and Fengxiang Film and Television will definitely make a lot of money, but Shen Huan does not agree for the time being.
What I am considering now is the second part of "Huan Zhu Ge Ge". We will talk about it after this one is finished.
In addition, Shen Huan also watched the first season of "Yue Yu" and found that there was still a gap between the "Yue Yu" in his memory.
It’s not that Xin Changkong’s photography is not good.
It's just that the cold style shown in the TV series is a little more deliberate, not as natural as the first season of the original work.
This is also because Xin Changkong has a background in comedy films and is not very good at dark and serious themes.
Especially the details, the kind of eyes, the kind of movements, can directors who make comedy and action movies perform the same way
Shen Huan himself feels that if a second season is to be filmed, then more progress must be made and it needs to be done better, otherwise he would rather wait.
Young people have never been able to make many compromises just for money.
Especially with the Haoye system, how could Shen Huan be afraid that he would have no way out in the future
Therefore, Xin Changkong himself suggested to Shen Huan that he could sign another director with a suitable style to make the "Prison" series.
For example, director Li Zhuo, who is good at making dark action films in China, is somewhat in tune with "Prison".
Li Zhuo doesn't have many works. In the 12 years since his debut, he has only made 7 works, all of which are movies, averaging about one every two years.
Moreover, the box office of his movies is not high, and he occasionally loses money, but he has a lot of die-hard fans, and he has a group of loyal audiences in Japan and South Korea.
As a result, the foreign copyrights of Li Zhuo's films have been sold well, which has allowed him to remain in the second-tier director echelon.
However, Xin Changkong was not sure whether Li Zhuo would condescend to film a TV series.
After all, there are not many works like this. Directors who strive for perfection have always been very picky and very thoughtful.
However, Shen Huan thought simpler than Xin Changkong.
Okay, can't you just talk to Li Zhuo when you have the chance
If you keep guessing and imagining here, you will never get a result.