During the filming, a large group of entertainment reporters surrounded Su Chen and wanted to interview him.
Following Su Chen's instructions, Zhong Lei refused to accept any interviews and kept all reporters outside.
However, at this time, what made brothers Zhong Lei and Zhong Jun a little unhappy was.
Some news that was unfavorable to "Wulin Waijia" and Su Chen gradually emerged on the Internet.
"Low-budget bad drama!"
"Su Chen's reverse self-promotion!"
"The cast of "Wulin Wai Zhuan" is entirely filled with "three-no" actors!"
"The costumes in "Wulin Wai Zhuan" are completely insincere!"
“This is a shameless publicity stunt!”
And so on. Labels like these are constantly being attached to "Wulin Waijiao" and Su Chen.
At this point, brothers Zhong Lei and Zhong Jun found it difficult to refute.
This is a sitcom, it's not meant to be luxurious, nor does it need to be luxurious.
As for the actors, the cost is there and we simply cannot afford to hire big-name actors.
And the situation doesn't allow it.
This is Su Chen's first drama, and he invested in, wrote, directed, acted in, and edited the drama himself.
This was almost a drama that Su Chen decided on his own. After the project was launched and the contract was signed, nothing could be changed.
Fortunately, the abilities demonstrated by Su Chen gave Zhong Lei and Zhong Jun new hope.
As long as this drama can achieve some success, Xingyi will definitely increase its investment in Suchen's film and television dramas in the future.
This kid really wants to help Xingyi, and he really has the ability to do so.
Perhaps, the troubled film and television department will be able to soar like the music department because of Su Chen's joining.
Su Chen's shooting progress made brothers Zhong Lei and Zhong Jun greatly impressed.
At the beginning, I completed one episode a day, and it was done easily.
Later on, we could even shoot one and a half episodes a day.
This is very rare in the industry.
Xingyi made its fortune in the film and television industry. They knew very well that if they could shoot a 40-level TV series 4 months, it was considered fast.
But according to Su Chen's current pace, it is estimated that 20 episodes of "Wulin Waijia" can be filmed in two weeks.
This is also true.
After the second week, Su Chen had completed filming the first 20 episodes.
Here we are.
Su Chen slowed down the filming progress.
Because he wants to edit the first 20 episodes and then release them.
That's one of the great things about doing a sitcom.
Generally, when shooting TV series, they are filmed scene by scene, but sitcoms are filmed episode by episode.
This makes it possible to shoot and broadcast at the same time.
During the weekend, despite his busy schedule, Su Chen still participated in the latest episode of "I Am a Singer-Songwriter".
Liu Sijian actually jumped out on his own initiative and challenged Su Chen.
Su Chen didn't care about it. To him, it didn't make much difference who he faced.
Moreover, Su Chen has already prepared a dozen alternative songs for this show.
Liu Sijian’s consideration was that he was the weakest among the remaining contestants, and no matter who he faced, the probability of being eliminated was the highest.
It would be better to take advantage of Su Chen's popularity. Even if he loses, it will be a glorious defeat.
The song Liu Sijian sang was called "9030", and as always, he stuck to his Ou Mei style.
Su Chen easily defeated Liu Sijian with the song "Love is Simple" and won the first place in this episode.
Everyone once again witnessed Su Chen's musical talent.
People from all walks of life commented on this match:
"Liu Sijian may have met the ancestor of Ou Mei Faner!"
"Singing Ou Mei Feng's songs in front of Brother Chen is simply showing off one's skills in front of an expert!"
"Brother Chen is almost omnipotent in music!"
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Of course, some people may be unhappy when seeing this situation.
However, Su Chen at this moment had no time to pay attention to all this.
He is working hard on the final editing of the first 20 episodes of "Wulin Waijia".
Su Chen certainly hopes that his first TV series can be released as soon as possible.
"Boss Zhong, we can start preparing for the release of the film now."
When Zhong Lei looked at the finished product of the first 20 episodes of "Wulin Waijia" handed in by Su Chen, he was greatly surprised.
He knew that Su Chen was efficient, but he couldn't imagine that he could be so fast.
"Xiao Chen, what is your price for this drama?"
In this case, while submitting the film for review, we can indeed start negotiating the release .
Su Chen: "5 million per episode on satellite TV!"
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When Zhong Lei heard this, he was immediately stunned.
What do you mean by this?
According to what you said, the satellite TV station sells it for 500 per episode, and the online video platform sells it for 5 million per episode?
Don’t you even look at how much your investment cost is?
Xiaochen, how drunk are you?
According to gossip obtained by Zhong Lei, the estimated copyright price of the ancient costume political conspiracy blockbuster "The Princess Weiyoung" produced by the arch-rival Chengtian Jiahe and starring Zhong Hanliang and Angelababy is only this number.
Zhong Lei: "Of course the company also wants to make more money."
"But with such a high price, no satellite TV station will pay attention to us."
This child is still too naive.
Su Chen is very confident about this.
In another time and space, "Wulin Waijia" has been rewatched countless times by netizens. It is a highly acclaimed masterpiece. If it were not for practical factors, Su Chen would still think that the price was too low.
Su Chen: "We can sign a bet agreement with the satellite TV station."
Zhong Lei: "Oh? What's your plan?"
This is possible, but Zhong Lei is still not optimistic about it.
There are no big-name actors, no big-name directors, and the script is not an IP with a large fan base.
According to his experience, few satellite TV stations would watch such a TV series.
Su Chen: "The ratings are over 2%, 3 million per episode."
"The ratings broke 3%, 5 million per episode."
"Online copyright, over 1 billion online views in 20 episodes, 5 million per episode!"
"After the broadcast of 'Wulin Wai Zhuan', if the sales are lower than the above figures, I won't pay a cent!"
Hearing Su Chen's words, Zhong Lei's jaw almost dropped to the ground.
At this moment, there was only one sentence in his mind.
Cruel! Brother Chen, you are too cruel!
But, on the surface, Su Chen is the major investor of this drama, and the right to speak is in Su Chen's hands.
No matter what, he must listen to Su Chen's opinion.
Zhong Lei shook his head: "Difficult!"
“This is hard!”
Su Chen: "The publicity and promotion of "Wulin Wai Zhuan" will be handed over to President Zhong."
After saying that, Su Chen left and went back to do his own thing.
Zhong Lei looked at Su Chen's departing back and was speechless.
However, although he was not optimistic about the prospects of this matter, he still called his brother Zhong Jun as soon as possible.
Discussed it with him.
Zhong Lei: "Based on the quality of this drama, many TV stations will definitely be vying for it. However, Xiaochen wants such a high price, which makes it a bit difficult to deal with."