The star is legit but sick.

Chapter 476 What is luxury!

The number of 50 million is definitely not too much, at least for the first part of "Armor Warrior", it is definitely not too much.

On Earth, this drama was filmed in 2008. At that time, the investment in this drama had reached million.

At that time, the house price in Chaoyang District of Beijing was just over 10,000 per square meter. Now the house price in Chaoyang District is almost 100,000 per square meter.

If all the 20 million at that time were used to buy a house in the capital, after a few years it would be resold and several small goals would have been achieved.

It is conceivable that in that era, the drama "Armor Warrior" was definitely considered a big investment.

Now, investing 50 million is just the most basic thing.

As for if there is not enough money later, Xu Ye will continue to invest money to make this drama a success.

Compared with the many problems encountered during the filming of "Armor Warrior" on Earth, it is not a problem for Xu Ye now.

First of all, in terms of special effects technology, today's special effects technology is much better than it was then.

Secondly, the advancement of photography technology and the film and television drama industry has made it possible to capture many shots that were previously unavailable.

When Wang Zhibo took him to the work station outside, Xu Ye keenly sensed something was wrong.

Adults may not expect that the sales of "Armor Warrior" peripheral toys alone are hundreds of millions. This is only the sales within three years after the release of "Armor Warrior", and only the genuine ones are counted, not pirated ones.

Wang Zhibo is not a grudging person. Since Xu Ye said that money is not an issue, he will definitely spend money ruthlessly.

But these will have to wait until "Armor Warrior" is filmed before being produced.

Who is Xu Ye? One look at Wang Zhibo's expression and he knew that this man must not be holding anything good in his heart.

Xu Ye will not be stingy in investing in special effects.

The production time of this drama must be much longer than those of the TV series he filmed.

He wanted to give Xu Ye a warning.

If you spend 50 million to shoot a tokusatsu drama, what if you lose money?
You won’t have to sell the company in the end, right?
Wang Zhibo quickly said: "Mr. Xu, I think 50 million is a bit too much. There is no such precedent in the country."

In this world, copyright management is also stricter.

Wang Zhibo immediately said: "Okay, Mr. Xu."

Is it a problem that the cost is high but not profitable?

He wants to make all these special effects props and make them very precise, even to the extent that they can still withstand ultra-clear lenses.

The way all the employees looked at him was unusual.

Wang Zhibo left the conference room in a hurry.

Xu Ye asked back: "Don't you want to use the best technology to take pictures of these armors?"

What he wants to do is not just to film "Armor Warriors" on Earth, but to film it better.

After all, he does this to others too!
Not long after Wang Zhibo went out, Xu Ye heard cheers coming from the workstation outside.

You can’t spend it like this even if you have money.

It will probably take two or three months for Wang Zhibo to produce all the props that the crew will use, and it will not be until next year if the crew starts filming.

Wang Zhibo fell silent after hearing this.

Xu Ye continued: "Money is not an issue, filming the show is more important. I will send you the design drawings later, so you can start preparations with your people."

Xu Ye immediately had a bad feeling in his heart.

After the show becomes popular, just by selling toys, it will be enough to make back the production costs, and it will be a sure-profit business.

As a fan of tokusatsu dramas, how could he not want to?

"Then I'll go out and make arrangements first." Wang Zhibo said.

"Let's go later." Xu Ye said.

As for whether he will lose money in the end, Xu Ye is not worried at all.

After the chat, Xu Ye was ready to leave.

At this time, Wang Zhibo suddenly thought of something and said with a smile: "Mr. Xu, when will you leave?"

Because the most profitable aspect of tokusatsu dramas has never been the TV series itself, but the peripheral toys.

For no other reason, Xu Ye simply wanted to experience the feeling of the emperor's armor being combined, and it was worth every penny.

The cheers were followed by silence.

If we can get the Emperor Man movie script later, we can definitely make the movie.

Not long after, Wang Zhibo came back.

Xu Ye didn't have any worries about this.

This is the cheers of a group of people.

But it sounds different to Wang Zhibo.

The two communicated about the production of these special effects props, and Xu Ye also told Wang Zhibo about the computer special effects he needed.

The premise is that the show must be popular among children.

At this moment, Wang Zhibo smiled and said: "Mr. Xu, before you leave, everyone has something to say to you."

As soon as Wang Zhibo finished speaking, all the employees stood up and walked behind Wang Zhibo.

Xu Ye had already anticipated what was going to happen.

Sure enough, at this time, the administrative girl placed a Bluetooth speaker on the table, and then the singing started.

"I'll give you a little heart and a flower~"

Along with the singing, Wang Zhibo took the lead in dancing, and other employees followed Wang Zhibo's movements.

But compared to Wang Zhibo's skilled movements, the others' movements were very unfamiliar, and they could only be said to be following along.

Wang Zhibo dances this dance with his daughter every day, and he has learned it long ago.

At this time, the man following Xu Ye was dumbfounded.

He was introduced to Xu Ye by Wang Xu and was an investment consultant specializing in acquisitions.

This acquisition order is worth 60 million. Even among the businesses he handles, the transaction amount is relatively large and rare.

But the scene in front of me was even more fucking rare.

Who are these people?

Watching the group of people dancing to the song, the investment consultant's toes were already clenching the soles of his leather shoes.

All in all it was very uncomfortable.

For other acquisition projects, the scene is so high-end.

Here we dance to "Hear Me Say Thank You".

But what he didn't expect was that in this extremely embarrassing situation, so embarrassing that he didn't even dare to move, Xu Ye started to move.

Xu Ye's movements were very simple. He also started dancing, and he danced face to face with Wang Zhibo.

In an instant, the investment consultant became even more embarrassed.

Because now he is the only one in the entire office who is not dancing.

"Listen to me and say thank you, because of you~"

“Warmth the four seasons~”

When the words "thank you" rang out, Xu Ye and Wang Zhibo bowed to each other.

As long as I'm not embarrassed, it's others who are embarrassed.

Xu Ye's expression was as usual, and Wang Zhibo leading a group of people to dance in front of him was simply trying to do what they did best.

It's impossible to embarrass me!

The words "thank you" rang out again, and Xu Ye and Wang Zhibo bowed to each other again.

The people on Wang Zhibo's side were obviously on board too.

In the current situation, whoever stops will be embarrassed, and the result is that no one dares to stop.

The investment consultant on the side couldn't stand it any longer. If the floor under his feet hadn't been too hard, he felt like he was about to rent out a three-bedroom apartment.

Finally, the investment consultant shouted in his heart: "What a sin!"

After finishing speaking, he also jumped up following Xu Ye's movements.

Once a person starts to go crazy, the feeling of embarrassment disappears without a trace in an instant.

Even though he is now wearing a suit and leather shoes, he looks like an urban white-collar worker.

This scene didn't end until the song "Hear Me Say Thank You" came to an end.

After the dance, Xu Ye applauded and said: "Everyone danced very well. Let's keep up the good work."

After saying that, Xu Ye went out like a normal person.

The investment consultant on the side didn't come to his senses for a while, but he was dragged away by Xu Ye.

After Xu Ye left, Wang Zhibo and others felt ashamed.

I didn’t feel it when I was dancing with Xu Ye just now, but now I think about it, what did I do just now?
Wang Zhibo's original idea was very simple. Xu Ye's album had just released the last song "Hear Me Say Thank You" a few days ago, so they simply performed this dance to express their gratitude.

There are quite a few people doing this dance online recently.

But he didn't expect that it would be so embarrassing in the end.

From the moment Xu Ye also started dancing, the atmosphere was different.

Thinking of this, Wang Zhibo said in a deep voice: "Nothing that happened here today is allowed to be spread to outsiders!"

Everyone immediately said: "It will definitely not be spread to outsiders!"

Just kidding, who dares to spread this dark history and lose face?
After Xu Ye and the investment consultant got into the car, the consultant asked: "Mr. Xu, have you decided on the name of the new company?"

Xu Ye said: "Just call it a big company."

The investment adviser was stunned when he heard this.

He thought about it carefully and then reacted.

Isn't this just like a big studio?

Who named you that?

In the end, the investment consultant suppressed his idea of ​​making suggestions and went through the company's procedures accordingly.

Naturally, Xu Ye's big move couldn't be hidden from people in the entertainment industry.

Linghai Special Effects Company originally provided services for film and television dramas and had a lot to do with the entertainment industry. Especially since Xu Ye also visited the company for an inspection, this matter was basically confirmed.

At first, many reporters in the entertainment industry were confused after receiving this news from others.

Xu Ye acquired a special effects company?
This thing sounds a bit bizarre.

Why would he buy a special effects company when he had nothing to do?

These entertainment reporters also quickly inquired through their respective connections, and in the end, everyone confirmed the authenticity of this matter.

It's not fake news, it's true!
However, even at this time, Yu Ji was not in a hurry to send a message.

Xu Ye is too insidious, what if he deceives everyone again.

All procedures for Linghai Special Effects Company were completed quickly, and relevant information about the company can be found on some Chinese platforms.

Entertainment reporters soon discovered that the name of Linghai Special Effects Company had changed, and the information about the actual controller had also changed.

The new actual controller became This is a big studio, and the company name became That's Big Film and Television Technology.

Until this moment, the entertainment reporters finally felt relieved.

The business information has been changed, so you can’t still lie to people, right?

So, this group of entertainment reporters immediately posted the news.

Ever since Xu Ye's new album was released, there hasn't been any big news in the entertainment industry recently, but now we finally have some big news.

Sure enough, after this news was released, it immediately entered the top ten hot searches. Xu Ye is so popular now that he can be said to be a national star.

When many people look at the hot search list, they will click on the topic of Xu Ye’s acquisition of a special effects company.

Anyway, just curious.

The patients at Huohua Hospital are just looking for fun.

After a group of patients clicked in and saw the content in the news, they immediately began to make fun of it.

"That's a big company, you really know how to name it!"

"What? Dean, you spent 60 million to acquire a special effects company. How did you get the money?!"

"Don't you only get to eat potato chips during the holidays? You are so rich!"

"Did you get that money from a good source?!"

"You managed to save so much money just by eating potato chips and instant noodles!"

When other celebrities make money, the audience scolds them.

Xu Ye makes money, and a group of netizens are joking. Xu Ye deserves to make so much money.

With all the work he produced, it would be strange if he didn't make so much money.

These days, some popular celebrities want nothing, and they can still get sky-high salary, and they can easily buy a luxury house worth tens of millions.

Xu Ye's spending power is far behind those of these celebrities.

The patients at Huohua Hospital also dug out previous comments made by Lin Shuo's fans.

At that time, Lin Shuo's fans said that Xu Ye was a Phoenix man and that he was with Xiao Xu just for money.

This time, Xu Ye showed up and slapped him in the face.

A person who can spend 60 million in cash to acquire a special effects company, you say he pursues Xiao Xu for money, you say he is a Phoenix Man.

What's underneath this phoenix is ​​not a sycamore tree, but a money tree.

Lin Shuo's fans temporarily shut up.

The difference is too obvious.

Lin Shuo himself also invests in business, but he only invests in hot pot restaurants, milk tea shops and snack bars, taking the route of harvesting fans.

The final fate of such stores is basically to close down, and very few do well. The reason is very simple. There are too many things about celebrities, and it is impossible to keep an eye on the company's operations.

Furthermore, some celebrities don’t know how to do business.

But soon, this group of fans found a new angle.

"Xu Ye's acquisition of the special effects company is rich. There's nothing praiseworthy about it. It's not just to make money. It just happens that he can use his connections in the industry to receive orders."

Yes, there is indeed nothing to praise about celebrity acquisition companies. This is a normal business behavior.

Xu Ye originally didn't plan to publicize this.

Just bought a company with a mere 60 million.

But now that this matter has been exposed by marketing accounts and the popularity is so high, it’s time to ride on the popularity.

That afternoon, This is a Big Studio and Dream Building Studio posted a Weibo post together.

"This is a big studio that will join forces with Dream Studio and That's a big special effects studio to enter the domestic special effects drama industry. The new drama is already in preparation and is expected to be released next year!"

Afterwards, That's a big company also registered a Weibo account, retweeted the post and said: "That's a big studio will be responsible for all the special effects technology of this show."

That's what a big company calls it to the outside world, that is, it's a big special effects studio.

When the news came out, everyone was really confused.

Many people have asked, "What is a tokusatsu drama?"

Tokusatsu dramas are actually a niche subject, whether abroad or domestically. It is not surprising to have such doubts.

Netizens also popularized science for those who didn't understand, and everyone suddenly understood.

"It turns out that Xu Ye purchased the special effects company to shoot special photography dramas?"

"Isn't the cost too high? It's completely unnecessary."

"What is luxury? This is luxury! I bought a company for this show!"

"I always feel like the dean has been deceived. There are no good domestic tokusatsu dramas, so the money will definitely be wasted!"

Tokusatsu drama is an unfamiliar word to too many people.

There are also a lot of negative voices popping up on the Internet.

These were all within Xu Ye's expectations.

The heat is coming.

At the very least, most people now know that Xu Ye is going to make a special filming drama, which will be good for the promotion of "Armor Warrior" later.

Xu Ye didn't care about these things anymore.

As for the main work of "Armor Warrior", he has handed it over to Gao Leyong and a director he selected from Sound and Light Entertainment.

If you want to find a professional tokusatsu drama director in China, you can’t find one. There are none.

This director used to make short films. When Xu Ye was filming "Wulin Gaiden", this director was in the team and there was no problem with his quality.

As for the rest, it's up to him to learn by doing.

As an animation director, Gao Leyong can provide some animation creation ideas and integrate them into the shooting of tokusatsu dramas.

After all, the main audience of "Armor Warrior" is actually children, not adults.

In terms of lens language, it is still somewhat different from movies and TV dramas for adults.

After making arrangements for "Armor Warrior", Xu Ye also received a message from Zhou Dachen.

The post-production of "Never Expected" has been completed.

On Earth, when "Wan Wan Wan Fang" was launched, the supervision of online dramas was not that strict. "Wan Wan Wan Fang" adopted the method of self-examination and self-broadcasting by the video platform.

But in this world, the supervision of online dramas has been formalized. If online dramas want to be officially launched on the video platform, they also need to obtain relevant documents.

Xu Ye can take advantage of the situation, but there is no need. He is a legal citizen.

"Then send it to trial."

Cao Na, the team leader of the review department, looked confused after receiving the documents submitted by Zhou Dachen.

The size of this file is wrong.

For ordinary TV dramas, even if an episode is only twenty minutes long, the samples submitted are the clearest version and the size is more than one G.

But the video file of each episode of "Unexpectedly" is very small, not like the size of a movie of dozens of minutes.

"Could it be that the wrong document was sent?" Cao Na wondered in her heart.

But among these files, some were large and some were small, and it didn't look like they had been sent the wrong files.

After all, you can't just send the wrong file randomly.

After reading the text version of the information submitted, Cao Na was already confused.

She felt that she understood the story, but she also felt that she didn't quite understand it.

"This doesn't seem like a TV series?"

The people in the audit department are also human beings, and they also pay attention to the trends in the entertainment industry, and they also check Weibo to see the hot searches. Cao Na has seen the promotional content of the drama "Unexpectedly" before.

She remembered it was a comedy, and she thought it was a comedy like "Wulin Gaiden", but it seemed different from what she thought.

"Let's take a look first."

Cao Na opened the first episode.

When the first episode started playing, a line of words appeared first.

"This program is sponsored by a big studio. Are you happy today?"

After seeing this sentence, Cao Na smiled knowingly.

Then there is the title of the first episode, and there is a large paragraph of text under the title.

When Cao Na was about to watch, the screen went black, and then Wang Dachui's face appeared on the screen.

Wang Dachui, played by Xu Ye, had a paralyzed expression on his face and his eyes were looking ahead blankly.

The dubbing also sounded.

"My name is Wang Dachui, and I am an actor..."

Cao Na hurriedly pressed the pause button. For a moment, she didn't know whether to go back and read the words under the title, or to continue reading what story was going to be told later.

The type of this show is very weird.

"Xu Ye's face is so funny! This paralyzed expression was forced on him. It was not easy."

Other celebrities want to perform complex expressions, but only have a paralyzed face.

Xu Ye is different. He can't have a paralyzed face, so he can only act like a paralyzed face.

In the end, Cao Na decided to go back to the front and read what was written under the title.

After returning, she could clearly see the words on it.

"Is it as hot as a dog? It's a hot dog. Woah woah woah?
The lunches provided by the crew are extremely unpalatable, but if you don’t eat them, you will definitely die.
I have to work hard on my acting today because it’s fifty bucks a day haha,

I am a man who wants to become an Asian movie star. I can definitely do it.
Because I live at No. 431, West 5th Building, Asia Community. "

Cao Na could still understand the first four sentences, but she didn't quite understand the last sentence.

"What the hell is this!"

Then, Cao Na continued to look down.

As a result, she couldn't stop after seeing it.

The whole drama didn't last long, and by the time she finished watching the whole drama, Cao Na had one sentence echoing in her mind.

"My name is Wang Dachui. I never expected it."

She finally understood why the show was called Wan Wan Unexpected.

The plot of this drama really focuses on an unexpected character, which is a perfect match for a psycho like Xu Ye.

Cao Na even suspected that Xu Ye's illness had infected the entire crew.

She never stopped laughing while watching this show.

Sometimes I find her embarrassed and funny.

The most important thing is that she really didn't expect that Xu Nanjia was the heroine as promised?

But looking at the scenes in the drama, the heroine is clearly the cross-dressing boss!

The women's clothing boss also left a deep impression on Cao Na.

It seems that she has never seen this type of comedy in domestic dramas before.

They are all comedies, and they are very different from "Wulin Gaiden".

"The scale of some places in this drama is a bit big, but after all, it is just an online drama, so it doesn't matter, and it can also be seen that it has a satirical significance to some phenomena in society in the entertainment industry." Cao Na said in her heart
Xu Ye revised some of the excessive lines in this drama.

After all, the two worlds are not exactly the same. The works cannot be copied directly, and attention must be paid to the details.

In the end, Cao Na gave the opinion that the review passed.

If she had any other objection, it was that she wished the show could be longer.

The drama "Never Expected" is really too short, with some episodes only being five or six minutes long.

How can you satisfy the audience in this little time?

It's over before I feel happy.

When the news came that "Unexpectedly" had passed the review, Xu Ye also started arranging follow-up publicity work.

(End of this chapter)