Chapter 294: "Joy of Life 2" Starts Filming, Coal Bosses Gather

In mid-March, the crew of "Celebrating Yu Nian 2" and "Celebrating Yu Nian 3" officially started filming in Hengdian.

At this time, it was only more than a month since the broadcast of "Celebrating Yu Nian", and the popularity was still there, and even the replay ratings were at the top of the list.

Therefore, the launch conference of "Celebrating Yu Nian" welcomed countless reporters and media, and the scale was even greater than when the first season was filmed.

As mentioned earlier, because the crew's shooting cycle was too long, except for a small number of the crew's main creators, most of the actors joined the crew in batches or even intermittently.

At present, the main creators in the crew are mainly actors in the early plot of "Celebrating Yu Nian 2", namely Wei Yang, Wu Gang, Tian Yu, Rouba, Zhang Yishan, Chen Baoguo, Huang Xuan and others.

Although the lineup is slightly inferior, the influence of the previous work is here, and the media and the outside world are still very concerned.

In addition, as a launch conference, the crew will also announce some new roles/actors, and some actors will also be present in person. Those who did not come will also announce the final makeup photos on Weibo later.

However, it is not these actors who are really important, but some big guys behind the scenes.

Hunan TV, which has already reached a trilogy cooperation, sent a deputy director, and the opening press conference was led by the station's ace host Mr. He.

In addition to the representative conference in Hunan Province, people from the propaganda department of Beijing also came.

On the one hand, it is to show their faces. "Celebrating More Than Years" has outstanding results, and they are also proud of it. At the same time, it is also to explain the relevant regulations.

Because the relevant departments are about to impose restrictions on some themes, this time is also to explain why "Celebrating More Than Years" can pass the test.

Briefly describe some slogans and nonsense, and translate it again, that is, "Celebrating More Than Years" plays the edge ball well, bypasses the rigid regulations, and has good results and great influence, and is listed as a key cultural project for support.

In other words, the project of "Celebrating More Than Years" has certain special features, and someone is covering it. Other companies should not follow suit, otherwise they will not complain if they are not broadcast.

This statement also indicates that as long as there is no special situation in the next two parts of "Celebrating More Than Years", there will be no risk.

To get these, Wei Yang and Hunan TV have made a lot of efforts behind the scenes.

Of course, the most important thing is that the drama is popular enough, and it does not involve some sensitive issues. If it is handled forcefully, it is easy to cause public opinion.

Now that the Internet is developed, Weibo alone has caused a lot of major events. Relevant units must keep pace with the times and handle problems more humanely.

It involves low sensitivity, no obvious loopholes, great project-related influence, wide public opinion, positive political achievements, and strong public relations...

With these factors, most people really don't have to make things difficult for "Celebrating Yu Nian".

In addition to official people, the person in charge of Hengdian also came to support it in person. A "Celebrating Yu Nian" and "Eastern Palace" have given them a lot of advertising.

Hengdian is also willing to cooperate with Blue Whale to a certain extent, not only to greatly reduce the venue fee, but more importantly, to give priority use rights and other related rights.

In fact, the venue fee in Hengdian is not expensive, but every bit of saving is a bit, but the second point is very critical.

Because there are too many crews coming to Hengdian to shoot, many venues have to queue up, or some scenes have to be kept for a long time, etc. If some privileges can be obtained, it will be of great benefit to the crew.

Magic City is very close to Hengdian, and Wei Yang does not plan to build another film and television city by himself.

Even if there are investment considerations in this regard, the high-tech film and television entrepreneurial park planned to be built in Dao City, Shandong Province is the future development direction of the film and television industry.

Many special effects blockbusters such as "The Wandering Earth" and "The Legend of the Gods" in later generations, as well as some TV series and variety shows, were shot in the studio in Dao City.

Of course, the shooting and production costs of such studios will rise sharply, and most crews may not be able to afford it.

Wei Yang does not invest in real-life film and television cities, not because real-life film and television cities are going to be cold.

Due to cost and various reasons, real-life film and television cities like Hengdian will still be the mainstream for at least a considerable period of time in the future.

It's just that their subsequent development ceiling is low, and Hengdian has already become a big trend, so investment participation is impossible, and starting a new business is not possible, so from an investment perspective, the high-tech film and television base in Dao City is more cost-effective.

Although I have some ideas in my mind, Hengdian's position is irreplaceable at the moment.

In the future, Blue Whale will have many projects to cooperate with it, and it is inevitable to build a good relationship, and Hengdian has the same idea.

Although Hengdian is powerful, there are more than one film and television city in China. Being able to cooperate with a top company in the industry like Blue Whale for a long time will help to consolidate Hengdian's leading position.

The two sides hit it off immediately. This time, many Hengdian leaders came to support and stand on the platform, which also showed their attitude.

In addition, there are many partners of Wei Yang, about eight or nine people. They don't look well-known, but each of them has a lot of wealth, at least more than ten billion.

"Celebrating Yu Nian" made too much money, no matter whether they participated or not, they were all shocked. This time, several people came to watch the fun.

Looking at the three words "Celebrating Yu Nian" at the press conference, it was as if I saw three gold mountains.

Wei Yang's elder brother Zheng Dong also came today. He was a little thinner than before. He just boasted to Lao Xia for a while, and then sat down in the VIP seat.

A coal boss friend nearby glanced at Xia Cong and said, "I heard that you left that to Brother Wei?"

"I left it to you for nothing. Wei won it over himself. He's pretty big now, with a net worth of at least tens of millions. If Blue Whale goes public one day, maybe he'll get into our business."

There are many beneficiaries of Wei Yang's rise, and Old Xia is definitely one of the happiest.

Following the boss's guidance, the dividends alone are not a small amount every year. If the market value of Blue Whale is calculated, the shares in his hands can directly make him financially free.

Others may not understand, but Director Zheng, who saw Xia Cong being led by his own eyes, knows how lucky he is.

Before this, Xia Cong was just a well-connected film and television executive, with an actual annual salary of less than seven figures.

Now, not to mention the income, his status has also been greatly improved. As the second-in-command of Blue Whale, people in the entertainment industry look up to him wherever he goes, and even treat him as a guest of honor. Even outside the circle, many people have to give him some face.

Of course, Xia Cong is not eating for nothing. He has worked diligently behind Wei Yang and paid a lot. In just a few years, more than half of his hair has become bald.

Seeing Director Zheng's sighing tone, the coal boss couldn't help but joked: "What's the matter, do you regret it? If you had stayed, maybe Blue Whale would be shared equally between you and Brother Wei."

"If you create more than 90% of the profits for a company, would you only be willing to take half or even less shares?"

Director Zheng glanced at the coal boss. Even a fool could see how much Wei Yang contributed to the rise of Blue Whale.

Even if he stayed, he would give Wei Yang a part of the shares to win people's hearts. The cooperation would last at most one or two years. When Wei Yang became bigger and accumulated enough resources, he would definitely choose to work alone.

This kind of talent who can support a project of several hundred million yuan by himself, he will not be willing to do it even if you give him the big head, and you can't keep him even if you force him to stay.

The coal boss is evil, but other capital is not easy to deal with. With Wei Yang's ability to make money, there are bosses who will stand up for Wei Yang.

"This is good, it doesn't hurt feelings. Even if Xiao Wei gets benefits, he still doesn't forget me, his elder brother."

Director Zheng is very open-minded. The coal boss next to him gave him a thumbs up. This is really a great mind. If an ordinary person is like Lao Zheng, he may not be able to turn this corner.

As he was talking, the press conference over there came to an end. Wei Yang sent the leader away and came over to say hello.

"Sorry, brothers, I am really too busy. Please forgive me."

"We are family members and don't care about this."

"That's right. The busier you, brother Wei, are, the more we earn, and the happier we are."

"What's there to be pretentious about later? Business is important,"

"..."

Wei Yang smiled: "Haha, I won't say anything. Let's prepare some wine in the evening and get together."

Most of these people are coal bosses, and local tycoons who are more like coal bosses. To put it bluntly, they are some nouveau riche.

They have a lot of spare money and don't have too many good investment projects. They are more willing to go to the entertainment industry. Wei Yang has a good reputation and a high rate of return, so they are all willing to cooperate with Wei Yang.

This group of coal bosses and nouveau riche and the other side of Magic City Capital are the two major financial backers of Wei Yang.

Although both parties are important partners of Wei Yang, they are not in the same circle, so they rarely interact with each other, and Wei Yang will not force the two sides together.

In the previous New Year gathering, there were more gatherings with Magic City Capital. The situation of the coal bosses and nouveau riche was special. At that time, not many people gathered together, so they made an appointment for this launch conference.

There are actually more than a dozen coal bosses and nouveau riche who deal with Wei Yang. Almost half of them came this time. Two of them looked unfamiliar. It is estimated that someone wanted to bring in newcomers.

Wei Yang exchanged greetings with the financial backers for a while, and then went to do other things. In the evening, he held a banquet at a hotel in the city.

Considering the style of this group of people, Wei Yang called Lao Xia and the producer, thought about it, and asked Rouba to be his female companion.

He has dealt with these people more than once or twice. If he doesn't bring a female companion, he might encounter some strange things.

Sure enough, when we arrived at the dinner place in the evening, each of these coal bosses and nouveau riche had girls with them, and some even had two or three.

One of them was a newcomer who didn't come during the day and just arrived at night. I heard that he was in the jade business. He brought a pair of twins from Xinjiang Province and wanted to introduce them to Wei Yang. When he saw Rouba next to Wei Yang, regret was almost written on his face.

Wei Yang: "..."

He actually regretted bringing a female companion...

Rouba: "..."

No wonder the boss could resist me and Naza, it turned out to be so exciting in private.

Of course, there are fewer bosses like this who directly introduce beauties. After all, everyone knows Wei Yang's nickname, and the beauties they have may not be as powerful as those in the entertainment industry, and they also have the aura of stars.

For example, the twins, apart from the feature of being sisters, their appearance and figure are still inferior to Rouba.

The female companions of this group of people are mostly Xiao Mi and "good friends" who want to meet Wei Yang.

Wei Yang knew two of them, both of whom were artists in the industry. One of them was a relatively well-known second-tier artist. He came to see if he could get in touch with Wei Yang by relying on his "good brother" relationship.

Wei Yang was used to this kind of situation.

Most of these people invested in the entertainment industry for making money, and picking up girls was their main purpose, so sometimes they hoped that Wei Yang would arrange a role for them.

Wei Yang had enough confidence because of his high return on investment, so he would not be dominated by them, but he could not completely avoid them. Fortunately, he had many resources and connections, and could coordinate with other crews...