Yue Guan did not prevaricate Bi Zhifei.
He is indeed talking to Zhang Jizhong about the film and television project "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
There are many types of copyright, and film and television adaptation is just one of them, and it is not necessarily the most profitable among them.
However, Yue Guanming's identity is an actor after all.
For other copyrights, just leave it to professionals to negotiate. For film and television copyrights, Yue Guan will personally follow up.
Zhang Jizhong is a great director appointed by the higher authorities.
There have been remakes of Taizu's martial arts films Zhang Ji Zhong before, and they were all criticized, but the ratings were not low.
In the past two years, as martial arts dramas have become increasingly declining, Zhang Ji-zhong's reputation in the eyes of the audience is getting higher and higher day by day.
It's really a good foil to my peers.
Now that the authorities want to support the martial arts genre and want to adapt film and television dramas, the first choice for director is Zhang Jizhong.
Yue Guan had no objection to this either.
As long as Li Yapeng is not cast as the starring role in Zhang Ji Zhong's martial arts drama, you can basically trust him.
It is impossible for Zhang Jizhong to go to Li Yapeng now.
Because Li Yapeng has quit the industry to work in real estate.
"Yue Guan, what are your thoughts on adapting "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" into a film and television series?"
Zhang Jizhong respected Yue Guan's opinion very much.
He even carries a notebook with him. If Yue Guan's opinions are important, he will write them down in the notebook first so as not to forget them later.
When presenting the award, Zhang Jizhong said he was a fan of Yue Guan's books, which was not a lie.
Martial arts novels are fairy tales for adults. Today’s young people don’t particularly like reading martial arts anymore, but middle-aged people like them very much.
Zhang Jizhong is the type who likes her very much, probably to the same extent as Ma Yun.
Yue Guan thought for a while and said seriously: "The first version must be adapted according to the original work to attract the original people to the greatest extent."
"I think so too. Your novel is very well written, with a very rich visual sense, and it is easy to adapt into a script. Unlike Gu Long's novel, there is no way it can be adapted to the screen without major changes to the plot." Zhang Jizhong complained.
Yue Guan smiled.
As both martial arts masters, it is generally recognized that Gu Long's status is inferior to that of Jin Yong. Apart from the fact that there is some gap in hard power, Gu Long's martial arts is even further behind in terms of film and television.
Gu Long's martial arts novels are too ethereal and difficult to adapt into films and TV shows. Jin Yong is different in this regard. Just follow the plot and film it. As long as it can be filmed, the original author party will basically pay for it.
Gu Long Martial Arts couldn't be filmed according to the original work. The plot is too scattered, the fights are too fast, the environment is too dangerous, and the masters are at full level... This kind of plot is very exciting to watch in the novel, but once it is made into a TV movie, it will be very boring.
If the fight is over in one second, how can the audience enjoy it
"Director Zhang, have you ever thought about shooting one more version?" Yue Guan asked proactively.
Zhang Jizhong didn't understand what Yue Guan said: "Make one more version? What do you mean?"
"Make a version based on the original work, and if nothing else, it should be shown on CCTV. Then use the same lineup to make an additional version that does not follow the original plot, and it will be broadcast online on Five-Star Video."
Zhang Jizhong is well-informed, but this is the first time he has seen Yue Guan operate like this. For a while, he simply couldn't understand what Yue Guan meant.
"What's the point of doing this?"
"It makes money." Yue Guan said very calmly: "Make it according to the original work and show it on the TV station to satisfy the original work party. Then make a version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" to make up for the regrets of the original work, attract these audiences to pay to watch, and earn five stars The video is split equally between the investors.”
Zhang Jizhong calmed down, but his brain was still running: "To make up for the regrets of the original work? What are the regrets of the original work? Wait..."
Zhang Jizhong looked at Yue Guan and said in surprise: "You didn't mean to ask Yang Guo to accept all the female characters, did you?"
When "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" was serialized, it was extremely popular and created many classic characters, especially female characters.
And these female characters more or less have ambiguous relationships with Yang Guo.
Many readers said that they made a lifelong mistake when they saw Yang Guo. Yang Guo was a scumbag who only flirted but never married.
There are even many readers who are members of the Guo Xiang Party and the Gongsun Lue Party.
Zhang Jizhong himself had regrets in this regard when he read the original work of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
There were so many excellent female characters, but Yang Guo gave up on them all in the end, which is really a pity.
But it's just a pity.
He had no intention of doing anything.
But Yue Guan obviously planned to do something.
"Director Zhang, if there was a version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" in which Yang Guo included all the female characters, would you pay to watch it? Tell the truth."
Zhang Jizhong hesitated for a moment and said the truth: "Yes."
“How many men do you think would be interested in this version of The Condor Heroes?”
Zhang Jizhong thought for a while: "There are many. There are only two types of men, the lustful ones and the extremely lustful ones."
There are no TV dramas about harems because they do not promote such values.
Do you really think male viewers don’t want to watch this kind of TV series
Not to mention male viewers, female viewers will all watch it.
Otherwise, why would the palace drama become so popular
A group of concubines surrounding the emperor, isn't it just a harem drama about approving a skin
Zhang Jizhong is an excellent commercial director, and he quickly realized the "money scene" of shooting like this.
"How much money did Season 2 of "Edge of the City" make from audience subscriptions?" Zhang Jizhong asked.
Yue Guan stretched out three fingers: "So far, more than 30 million."
Zhang Jizhong was completely moved.
"A niche genre like "Edge of the City" can generate 30 million in revenue. If "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is produced, it wouldn't be too much to double the revenue, right?"
Yue Guan chuckled: "Director Zhang, it depends on the cast and the quality of the finished product of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". As long as it is above the average, doubling it five times or even ten times is the same as playing. After all, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" has never been It is much better than "Edge of the City" in terms of fame and subject matter. Also, when you were filming the TV series version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", you didn't plan to hire too many big-name stars."
"It's not that I'm not prepared to invite them, it's that I can't invite them. Many big-name stars don't want to film TV series." Zhang Jizhong said with emotion.
"Forget about male stars, for female stars, they have the support of five-star videos. In terms of salary, the budget can be doubled and the salary can also be doubled. Director Zhang, think about a TV series that captures all the popular stars in the entertainment industry. What would it be like? The effect? I think the higher-ups definitely hope that the lineup of the TV series version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" will be as strong as possible."
Zhang Jizhong couldn't sit still.
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that what Yue Guan said made sense.
This time he was designated as the chief director of the "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" film and television project. Although it was an honor, he was also under a lot of pressure.
If "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is released, it will be difficult for him to get along in the industry in the future.
Yue Guan's proposal minimized his risk.