Chapter 619: Beautiful Countryside
At CCTV, in the director's office, Chen Xiaoqing was completely stunned when he suddenly received a call from Lu Yiming.
When he heard that Lu Yiming invited him to join the filming of a travel reality show, he was even more confused.
Television programs these days are basically dominated by TV dramas. Although there are old and influential programs such as "Variety Show" and "Zhengda Variety Show", as well as up-and-coming programs such as "Happy Camp", due to the limitations of the times, these programs have not yet been able to burst out with their due brilliance.
This was still an era dominated by TV dramas. The films shot by Chen Xiaoqing were all political tasks, not commercial needs.
Chen Xiaoqing was very curious about Lu Yiming's program requirements, because in his opinion, this was not commercial at all and did not fit the tone of Lu Yiming, a capitalist.
"Mr. Lu, excuse me for asking one more question. Why did you suddenly think of filming a variety show like this? As we all know, most people watch TV nowadays, and the ratings of variety shows are not high."
After all, he works for CCTV, so Chen Xiaoqing is very clear about many statistics. For example, although the documentaries he shot won many awards, they were all loss-making businesses and he made no money at all.
Lu Yiming said, "That's because the popularity of television is not high enough now, and the entertainment methods are relatively simple. Often, one of several families around will have a good family that can afford a TV, which means that watching TV is a 'family-friendly' activity that needs to cater to the tastes of many people. TV series with sticky audiences and plots will naturally have high ratings. But I have read the TV sales reports in the past one or two years. After the price war among several major TV manufacturers, the number of TV sets in use has achieved explosive growth. If variety shows are well done, the ratings will not be much worse than those of TV series."
The popular variety shows such as "Where Are We Going, Dad?" and "Running Man" in later generations are the best examples. However, at that time in Xia Country, the economy had not yet developed to that level, and the entertainment industry was still in the exploratory stage.
But Chen Xiaoqing didn't know this. He just looked at it from his own experience and didn't have optimistic expectations for the show Lu Yiming was making. After all, even if Lu Yiming said it was exaggerated, it was just Lu Yiming's speculation. With the same investment, making a TV series was obviously a more profitable option.
But Chen Xiaoqing would not say these words. No matter what Lu Yiming thought, whether filming such things could bring profits was none of his business. Anyway, he would get the money first after signing the contract, and the losses would not fall on him. It would be better to earn some extra money from Lu Yiming first than to get a fixed salary at the TV station and be strangled occasionally.
What's more, it's a wonderful thing to be able to spend the boss's money to quietly hone your skills.
Therefore, he asked politely, "I wonder how much money Mr. Lu plans to invest in this program?"
Lu Yiming thought about it and said, "Let's invest 10 million first, and then continue to invest if it's not enough."
Chen Xiaoqing was stunned, thinking that he didn't hear clearly: "Boss Lu, did you say 10 million?"
For the tasks he took on, the funding for a project was only tens of thousands of yuan if it was sufficient, and some of the most insane ones were even only a few thousand yuan!
Lu Yiming asked for 10 million right away. It can only be said that the richest man is worthy of being the richest man.
Even Li Yunlong had never fought such a prosperous battle.
However, Lu Yiming was used to seeing a variety show invest tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars, so he didn't think there was anything wrong with investing 10 million to create a high-quality program. This was still a conservative estimate he made after weighing the prices of this era and the current status of the film and television industry.
"Yes, 10 million. This is my first time investing in this kind of thing. Let's try it out with 10 million. Let's shoot one or two episodes to see the results. If the money is not enough, we can add more."
"If it's not enough, add more..."
Chen Xiaoqing didn't know what to say, and immediately said: "Ten million is not a small amount, it is definitely more than enough to shoot a variety show."
As a practitioner in the film and television industry with conscience and aspirations, he now feels a dull pain in his conscience.
Lu Yiming looked down at the program plan he had just written and muttered, "Are prices so low now? Can all this be done with 10 million?"
He didn't quite believe it anyway.
"Director Chen, how about this? Do you have a fax machine? I'll send you my program plan first."
Chen Xiaoqing was also very curious, and the first thing he asked was what a variety show with a 10 million yuan investment would look like. He immediately said excitedly, "Okay, send it to me first, and I'll give you a reply as soon as I finish reading it."
After a while, Chen Xiaoqing received the program plan sent by Lu Yiming.
As soon as he saw it, he suddenly felt his scalp tingling.
There is no doubt that Lu Yiming's program plan draws on the strengths of many parties. The requirements in all aspects are very specific, especially the latest shooting equipment, which have to be imported, and the price cannot be cheap at all.
"No wonder they asked for 10 million right away. If we really follow this plan, it might really cost that much."
After a while, Chen Xiaoqing finished reading the plan and called Lu Yiming back: "Mr. Lu, I've read the plan. Do we really want to shoot according to it?"
Lu Yiming said: "This is the minimum requirement. It can only be better than this, not worse than this."
Chen Xiaoqing couldn't help but take a deep breath: "If we really shoot it this way, it will cost a lot of money."
Lu Yiming said cheerfully, "It's okay. Ten million is just a starting point. If the effect is good, I will continue to invest. I have always been result-oriented. As long as the finished product satisfies me, money is not a problem."
Chen Xiaoqing couldn't help but compliment him: "Boss Lu has a lot of money, so he speaks with confidence."
Lu Yiming said with disdain, "Nowadays, domestic variety shows are reluctant to spend money. Whether it is the city setting or the outdoor shooting, the pictures presented give people a cheap feeling. This is not acceptable. I will not allow myself to make such lousy things."
Chen Xiaoqing gave Lu Yiming a shot of defense and said, "Mr. Lu, I am from this circle, let me tell you this, it's not that people are unwilling to invest money because they are doing a bad job, nor are they unaware that such a bad show will be criticized. They are just weighing the relationship between ratings and costs. Your program costs so much, if the ratings are not ideal, you will lose a lot of money. In comparison, I think you have betrayed the bourgeoisie."
Lu Yiming laughed and said, "I am not a bourgeois. Besides, because I have a high budget, I need to find a more professional team if I want to make a profit. That is why I found you, Director Chen, through various channels. I believe in your skills."
Chen Xiaoqing was also somewhat touched by Lu Yiming's recognition. Although he was now somewhat famous, he was only famous in the industry, not to mention famous. It was not easy to get the recognition of a wealthy man like Lu Yiming.
Lu Yiming went on to say: "In fact, for this program, the ratings are secondary. The main purpose is to promote the beautiful mountains and rivers of our motherland and perfectly integrate the natural scenery and cultural heritage to present it to the audience."
By the way, advertise for Home Inn.
Of course he didn't say the latter sentence.
Chen Xiaoqing also had his own thoughts on the beauty of nature and humanity. After hearing what Lu Yiming said, he immediately felt that he and Lu Yiming had resonated with each other. Even in his mind, sparks of inspiration began to jump.
"Okay, I'll take this mission."
Finally, the cooperation was concluded. Lu Yiming was very happy and said, "It's a pleasure to work with you."
After confirming
Lu Yiming thought for a moment and said, "Nowadays, everyone is running to big cities, but most people who have money to travel are tired of the life in the steel jungle, so we should do the opposite. What do you think of using "Peach Blossom Spring" as the core selling point?"
Speaking of jungle life, Chen Xiaoqing couldn't help but turn his head to look at the high-rise buildings outside the window. He vaguely felt his buttocks a little sore, so he stood up and stretched his body. He agreed, "This is a good idea: After living in the city for a long time, I really want to go out and look for the traces of the paradise."
Lu Yiming said, "Taohuayuan is a good place. I suggest that we film the first episode there. We can call our show "Super Travel Group". That's it. I'll go to Beijing in a few days, and we'll have a meeting to form a team and start working."
After hanging up the phone, Lu Yiming looked at the lyrics he had just written and couldn't help scratching his head: "How do I compose this song? I can sing it, but I don't know the musical notation."
This is the theme song he wrote for "Super Travel Group", the title of the song is "Beautiful Countryside".
In fact, this is a song by a singer named Xu Shangao whom he liked very much before.
As someone who often copied lyrics in a notebook when I was in school, it is not difficult to memorize the lyrics of a song, and I know how to sing it. The key is that I don’t know the musical notation, so I can’t write the music, which is still not easy.
"I need to find someone to write it for me."
There is no need to find any celebrities. The melody and singing method are all in his mind anyway. Lu Yiming only needs someone to record what he sings and then teach him to sing it.
He originally wanted to find a music teacher at school to help him, but unfortunately, there was no music department at Fu Ri University.
Lu Yiming had no choice but to log into the Tianyin Community to see if there were any professional composers.
Nowadays, Qianqian Jingting and Tianyin MP3 have taken over the domestic online music market, not only killing their peers, but even those who sell pirated CDs - who would still spend money to buy CDs when you can listen to countless songs with a Tianyin MP3? You can't carry that thing with you, and even a pirated CD that costs five yuan feels like it's a century behind the Tianyin MP3.
Today, the number of registered users in Tianyin Community in China has exceeded 10 million, and the number of daily active users has reached one million, with hundreds of thousands of topics discussed every day. The number of musicians with verified identities has also exceeded 10,000, including many well-known singers and lyricists.
Lu Yiming logged into his account and started browsing the forum.
Soon, a hot post caught Lu Yiming's attention.
The poster's name is "jay."
The IP address shows that it is Taiwan Province.
He is a young man of twenty years old.
He has just released his first album "JAY" and is posting on the forum to share his musical world with netizens.
Lu Yiming knew at a glance that the person he was looking for had appeared.
He opened the hot post and glanced at the content. It said that in 1997, with the encouragement of his mother, he signed up for the Star TV entertainment program "Super Newcomer King" and invited someone to sing his own song "Dreams Have Wings" on the program.
When the host Xian Ge saw the music score of this song, he invited him to work as a music assistant at Alfa Music.
In 1998, he composed the song "Tears Know". The company gave this song to King Liu, but it was rejected. Later, he composed the songs "Nunchucks" and "Ninja" for A-mei, but they were also rejected.
Seeing this, Lu Yiming couldn't help but be amazed.
"This King Liu and A-mei are really a perfect match, especially A-mei, it's amazing that she retired these two classic songs."
After complaining, Lu Yiming replied directly: "Jay, welcome to the Tianyin community."
At this time, many people were surfing and browsing posts on the forum, and Lu Yiming's reply was immediately noticed.
"Wow, Mr. Lu is here!"
"Mr. Lu is awesome."
"Mr. Lu, look at me."
"11111111111111."
The number of replies to the post increased rapidly.
Jay had just finished his meal and logged into the forum.
Not long ago, he bought a Tianyin MP3 and immediately fell in love with this great thing. It is small in size and can be carried around, and it can download unlimited music on it. For a musician like him, it is simply a magic tool.
In the Tianyin community, he can find many like-minded music lovers, so he often goes to the forum to share his understanding of music. Although the mainland websites are relatively slow on the Taiwan network.
Jay was startled by the continuous system notification sounds just after logging into his account. He looked at the avatar in the upper right corner of the page and found a red circle with three dots in it, which meant that there were more than ninety-nine replies.
"I replied to a hundred messages in the time it took me to eat?"
After carefully reading the reply, Jay realized that it was Lu Yiming, the founder of Tianyin Community, who replied to his post.
Having been in the forum for a long time, he certainly knew that Lu Yiming was the youngest richest man in the mainland, the founder of Tianyin Community, the inventor of Tianyin MP3, and the product manager of Qianqian Jingting...
However, just as he was browsing the post, there was another ding-dong sound from the background, this time it was a private message.
Jay opened the private message and found that it was sent by Lu Yiming.
"Hello, Jay, I'm Lu Yiming. I recently wrote a song called "Beautiful Rivers and Mountains" for a variety show I'm about to create, "Super Travel Group". The lyrics are already written, and the melody is also out, but I don't know how to read the musical notation. Can you help me compose the music?"
Mr. Lu, the richest man, actively seeks cooperation?
When Jay saw this private message, he was immediately excited.
His life experience can be considered to be quite bumpy. He wrote several songs but was rejected. During the most difficult times, he could only make a living by washing dishes in a restaurant. He had just released his first new album and was making his mark in the music industry, but was still far from becoming a huge star.
Now that the richest man has come to him seeking cooperation, he certainly has no reason to refuse.
He immediately responded to the private message, saying: "I feel very honored to be able to work with Mr. Lu, the richest man."
After receiving Jay's reply, Lu Yiming did not delay and immediately sent a QQ number, saying; "This is my QQ number, add my QQ and we can communicate. If it is inconvenient for you to use QQ, you can also send me an email directly. My email address is this number followed by @foxmail."
QQ is now available for download worldwide, but Lu Yiming is not sure whether it can be used in Taiwan.
But after a while, a coughing sound was heard from the lower right corner of the computer desktop, and a small white speaker prompted that a friend had been added.
“It seems that QQ is working hard on its promotion.”
Lu Yiming smiled and added Jay's QQ. He first sent Jay the program planning document of "Super Travel Group", and then pasted the lyrics of "Beautiful Rivers and Mountains" in the dialog box.
"Recently, sub-health status
My legs become weak after sitting for a long time
My neck will get sore if I look at the computer for a long time.
The digital age seems to have accelerated the pace of life
It also makes people slow down.
Busy Busy Busy
What are you busy with?
The earth will still revolve and rotate regardless of who is around it.
Sigh, sigh, sigh
Life is short in a blink of an eye
The destination is unknown, so take a good look at the scenery along the way
You can look forward to
Jiayuan arrives on the way
Keep a romantic attitude
Living is not bad
Beautiful Country and Rivers
No need to worship foreign things
Good places can't be seen in a lifetime
Mount Emei, Mount Lu, Mount Huang, Mount Song
Take advantage of the weekend to take your parents out for a walk
BJ Xi'an Luoyang Kaifeng Anyang Nanjing Hangzhou
Take a look at the ancient capital
Good mood
Go out for a walk
Blue sea and blue sky
Beautiful mountains and rivers
Go out for a walk
Don't stay at home and be a lazy bum
Good mood
Go out for a walk
Blue sea and blue sky
Beautiful mountains and rivers
Go out for a walk
Don't stay at home and be a lazy bum
Busy, busy, busy, busy…
What are you busy with?
Sigh, sigh, sigh
Life is short in a blink of an eye
The destination is unknown, so take a good look at the scenery along the way..."
"Jay, look, these are the lyrics of this song."
Then he dragged and transferred an audio file.
"Open it and have a listen. This is my a cappella version. I have noted the instrumental accompaniment used in the lyrics. I believe that you are capable of producing the effect I want."
After a while, Jay made an OK gesture and said, "Let me take a look first, please wait."
"OK."
Ten minutes later, Jay sent a message saying, "No problem."
Lu Yiming had already written the lyrics and even sang them. Jay was just completing them, which was not difficult for him at all.
Most importantly, the line in the lyrics, "Our country is so beautiful, there is no need to worship foreign things," touched him deeply.
Although he is young and was born in a relatively special environment in Taiwan Province, he is very patriotic. He has not only written many patriotic songs, but also often speaks for the country on the international stage.
"Give me an hour."
