Chapter 138: High-Quality Production
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
This type of actor had good acting skills, but sometimes, the audience would not be able to pick up on it if they did not look at the actor’s other performances. It was fine for famous actors, but people like Feng Bin were at a disadvantage. It was not easy to gain popularity.
Jiang Huai had been in the industry for so long and could tell that the two of them were indeed capable. Their only disadvantage was that they were not famous. However, it didn’t matter. He was going to make them so. As for money, he didn’t lack it at all!
Jiang Huai deliberately looked at Tan Ming. “An’an, what do you think of this female lead part? Does it interest you?”
Tan Ming recalled the female lead’s scenes. “I’m quite interested. She’s the first person to enter the cycle of death. Even if she can escape the location of the explosion, she can’t escape the police’s investigation of her, the only survivor. It’s almost impossible for her to stay out of it. Saving herself means that she can’t stay out of it.”
“There are changes in the scenes, and there are fixed ones. They keep repeating. In fact, every time she does a cycle, she makes a different attempt. Like a b.u.t.terfly flapping its wings, more variables follow. This means that this character has always been changing. She makes infinite changes in a limited scene. I think this character is very interesting and challenging!”
Jiang Huai nodded. “Then do you want to act as the female lead? If you do, I’ll invest money immediately.”
To Jiang Huai and Tan Ming, this was just a simple question and answer, but to An Xin and Feng Bin, it was like a thunderclap.
Invest money! The two of them looked at each other with excitement and nervousness. All their hopes were in her hands.
An Xin had never seen Tan Ming act before, but as long as they could film this drama, he would accompany Tan Ming all day long to slowly get it right. It would eventually produce results. If it really didn’t work, he believed that Feng Bin alone could carry the entire drama.
Tan Ming felt a little creeped out by An Xin and Feng Bin’s stares and revealed a dry smile.
An Xin realized this and quickly patted Feng Bin. “Don’t be too emotional. You’re scaring others.”
“Oh, oh!” Feng Bin quickly restrained his excitement.
Tan Ming looked at the two pairs of nervous and hopeful eyes and chuckled. “I quite want the role.”
Jiang Huai smiled and looked at An Xin. “An’an is the only artist in my company at the moment. Since she said that she wants to film, I’ll invest in her. How many episodes do you plan to film? How much investment do you need?”
An Xin immediately replied, “30 episodes. The investment amount is 30 million yuan.”
An Xin was afraid that saying too much would scare people away, so he gave a conservative number.
When Tan Ming heard this, she frowned. “1 think your plot is quite fast. The script isn’t thick either. Can you film 30 episodes?”
An Xin touched her nose awkwardly.
Seeing this, Jiang Huai somewhat understood An Xin’s thoughts. “How do you plan to film these 30 episodes? How many episodes did you plan to film?”
When An Xin heard this, she sighed softly. “My original plan was to only have 20 episodes. 1 want to make short and powerful television dramas just like how they used to be! Nowadays, there are 30 to 40 episodes in the dramas in the domestic market. There are very few shows with less than 30 episodes.”
“But most of them are based on the number of episodes in the water. Their emotions are dragging on. Even if they come back from a meal, they don’t have to worry about missing the plot. However, the investors only look at the returns they can see. If there are few episodes, the price they sell them for is also low. Therefore, many investors don’t want to invest when they hear about 20 episodes.”
“In addition, I insist that Feng Bin act as the male lead. They’re worried that without popular celebrities, this drama won’t be easy to sell. Even if they sell it, they might not be able to get back their capital. I’ve already compressed the budget again and again. It’s impossible for any television drama to be completed for 30 million yuan now, but the investors are still unwilling.”
This was Tan Ming’s first time being exposed to such things, so she was quite excited to hear it.
Jiang Huai watched as Tan Ming nodded like a chick pecking at rice. He resisted the urge to pat Tan Ming’s head in front of outsiders. He looked at An Xin and said, “You don’t have to worry about the money. This drama will film 20 episodes according to your original plan. I’ll triple the investment amount, but I have two requests.”
“Tell me!” The two of them said excitedly in unison.
Jiang Huai smiled slightly. “Firstly, An’an has to be the female lead. Secondly, the roles for this drama have to be chosen according to the actors who fit the script most. You can’t use actors who are popular but have no acting skills. In short, don’t have any scruples and don’t cater to the market to make batches of lousy dramas.. I want a top-notch drama that is filmed well and acted well!”