On July 25, the modern urban romantic comedy "You Who Came From the Stars", co-produced by Chenfei Media, Beijing Satellite TV, Zhedong Satellite TV, etc., held its opening ceremony at the Shangri-La Hotel in Beijing.
It was said to be a launch ceremony, but it was actually a meeting between the main creators and the media. Since "You Who Came from the Star" was extremely popular on the Internet, this meeting attracted hundreds of media from all over the country. Reporters packed the conference hall on the top floor of the Shangri-La Hotel to the brim.
Under the joint witness of these media reporters, Lu Xi, the general manager of Chen Fei Media, announced that "You Who Came from the Star" was officially launched, and together with several important figures, they lifted the red cloth covering the camera with their own hands.
In addition to Lu Xi, Lu Chen, Chen Fei'er and others from Chenfei Media, there were also executives from two David TV stations, director Fang Hui, and more than a dozen actors who attended the opening ceremony.
After the simple but grand ceremony ended, Lu Chen, who is the core character of this TV series, was immediately surrounded by reporters from all walks of life, and interview microphones with logos almost overwhelmed him.
Lu Chen, who "disappeared" in the media some time ago, answered their questions patiently with a smile on his face.
"Mr. Lu Chen, how long is the filming of "You Who Came from the Stars" expected?"
The first question comes from a reporter from Entertainment Weekly.
Lu Chen replied without hesitation: "It is estimated that the filming will be completed in two to three months. This TV series is different from the two I have filmed before. It involves a lot of special effects production, so the investment is very high and the filming cycle is very high. It will also be longer."
The other party asked: "Then domestic audiences won't be able to see it until October?"
"Do not… "
Lu Chen shook his head with a smile and said, "If the filming goes well, the audience will watch the first episode of "You Who Came from the Star" around August 15th at the earliest, and we will use the method of filming and broadcasting to the whole country." TV viewers launch this new show!"
"You Who Came From The Stars" is a weekly drama!
This is undoubtedly a big bright spot, especially for the vast TV audience, it is definitely good news.
Because they don't need to wait until all the filming of "My Love from the Star" is completed, they can get a sneak peek!
Weekly dramas were first popular in European and American countries. The concept of "weekly dramas" is not only a definition of the broadcast cycle, but a series of processes from shooting, production, promotion to broadcast cycle are completely different from daily dramas.
It is easy for people to simply understand weekly dramas as TV dramas that are "broadcast on a weekly basis", but it is not the case. "Broadcasting while filming" is the key feature of "weekly dramas".
Influenced by European and American TV dramas, domestic TV dramas have also launched "weekly dramas", but many "weekly dramas" launched in the mainland only learned "weekly broadcasts" in the "broadcast cycle", which is actually a trick Selling dog meat also started broadcasting after the filming was over, but the broadcast cycle was deliberately prolonged.
Shooting a real weekly drama requires more energy and effort for the producer. During the broadcast period, they must always pay attention to market trends and audience opinions. The plot arrangement must cater to the needs of the audience. To avoid the phenomenon of "watering".
In fact, the viewing habits of domestic audiences are changing now. Weekly dramas have grown from scratch, and more and more people dare to eat crabs. This will undoubtedly be the trend of Chinese dramas in the future.
But for now, filming a weekly drama requires not only strength, but more importantly, confidence and courage.
Reporters might be skeptical if others say that they are making a weekly drama, but they absolutely believe what Lu Chen said, because Lu Chen's first TV series "Blue Life and Death" is a weekly drama.
At that time, he was ridiculed by many insiders because of this, and he was considered ignorant of the heights of heaven and earth.
As a result, his face was swollen!
On the contrary, for the second "Full House", Lu Chen adopted the traditional shooting mode instead, and broadcast it after filming.
Now "My Love from the Star" is back in the weekly drama, this news will undoubtedly cheer up the spirits of his fans!
A reporter holding the microphone of "Daily Express" asked: "Mr. Lu Chen, can you tell me how much you were paid for starring in "Star You"?"
This question made all the reporters present prick up their ears.
As the most popular new artist in the domestic entertainment circle, Lu Chen's net worth has always been one of the topics that people in the circle love to talk about.
Worth represents a celebrity, but Lu Chen's situation is different from most people. The songs he sings are written by himself, the TV series and movies he makes are also edited by himself, and even the investment is invested by himself.
The only thing he can come up with to clearly mark the price is to sell the copyright of the original song and the advertising endorsement fee. The former is 1 million a song, and the latter starts at 5 million.
As for commercial performances, Lu Chen basically doesn't run announcements and commercial performances now, and he hasn't even held a personal concert yet.
The salary is even more confusing. Although two TV series and one movie are very popular, his salary has not been announced to the public. Although many media have speculated, only Lu Chen knows whether it is reliable or not.
This point, I believe many people are interested.
Regarding this rather sensitive question, Lu Chen thought for a while before answering: "I can tell you this frankly, Miss Chen Feier and I are paid 1 million per episode for starring in "Star You"."
One million episodes!
The total number of episodes of "You Who Came from the Stars" is 35 episodes. This has been announced on the official V for a long time, and everyone knows it.
Although the number of episodes of the remuneration is not equal to the total number of episodes, there is another calculation method, but according to the usual ratio, the remuneration Lu Chen and Chen Feier will get through "Star You" will be between 25 million and 30 million. Between ten thousand!
The combined remuneration of the two is almost half of the investment budget of this TV series!
It sounds amazing, but no one thinks it is too high, because in terms of the current fame of Lu Chen and Chen Fei'er, and the ratings of the first two TV series, such a salary is not high at all.
You know, the actor with the highest salary in China now has an asking price of hundreds of millions for a TV series. Although there is a lot of moisture, it will undoubtedly exceed the two.
But in terms of ratings, who dares to compare with "You Who Came from the Star" that has not yet been filmed
This TV series must be popular, it is nothing more than a question of how popular it is.
And Lu Chen also said: "Miss Chen Feier and I's remuneration, 50% will be converted into the investment to ensure the quality of the production!"
It is also a very popular method in the TV drama industry for actors to invest in shares with their salary, but it is not very popular with producers, but the producers of "You Who Came from the Star" obviously will not object.