Chapter 302: Boss Wei's First Appearance on "Three People's Journey"

Beijing, a studio

The place is not big, probably only a few dozen square meters, with a small room similar to a screen in the middle, and then facing the filming team.

There is a stool and three chairs in the small room, all of which are occupied at this time.

One of them has a thin face and wears glasses. On the left is an old man with gray hair and squinting eyes, and on the right is a young and handsome guy.

This is the recording site of Phoenix TV's "Qiang Qiang San Xing". The three people just introduced are the host Dou Wentao, the guests Ma Weidu and Wei Yang.

"Qiang Qiang San Xing" is an interview program. The program mode is that three or four guests sit at a small table and discuss some hot news or topics or opinions on something to a certain extent.

Interestingly, the program is just a discussion and expression of opinions. It often does not debate right or wrong, nor does it pursue answers. It has a bit of the meaning of "chatting about the world and talking about the rivers and lakes".

This program was previously affiliated with Phoenix TV, and its current influence is more on the Internet.

This program has a certain threshold, mainly because the audience group is a young group with a certain level of cultural knowledge.

To put it bluntly, they are young netizens, college students, white-collar workers, petty bourgeoisie, literary youth, angry youth, guides, etc., and these people are often the main force in the film market.

So it is very common for the organizer to come to this program to promote the movie.

It’s just that the program has a higher "style", and many viewers are also more disgusted with this kind of "advertising". It can't be promoted too obviously, which is a bit of a meaning that can only be understood but not expressed.

As a businessman + talent, Wei Yang is actually a high-quality guest that "锵锵三行" likes very much.

However, Boss Wei used to promote TV series more, and TV series are more popular among the masses, and Wei Yang was mainly focusing on TV platforms at that time, so he was not very interested in this program. Liwan" that the two sides reached a cooperation.

Wei Yang's promotion schedule was tight. He had just come for more than an hour, put on some makeup, and exchanged a few words with Dou and Ma before preparing to record directly.

This is relatively rare in variety shows, but "Qiang Qiang Threesome" is originally a chat-style interview variety show.

This program doesn't even have a specific outline or script. It only gives a rough framework and a few topics, and it's up to the guests to express themselves and talk about whatever comes to mind.

Wei Yang is well-informed, but it's rare to see such a "casual" well-known variety show. Many interviews are even "more professional" than this program.

But privately speaking, Wei Yang still appreciates and likes this casual and relaxed recording atmosphere.

The most important thing for a good interview is to give the guests a relaxed and down-to-earth chat atmosphere, so that they can chat more comfortably and get into their hearts accordingly.

After taking their positions and saying a few words, the director asked about the situation and announced the start of the filming after getting accurate feedback.

The recording of "Qiang Qiang Threesome" officially began.

Compared with general programs, Dou Wentao's opening remarks were very perfunctory. He summarized it in one sentence and then started to introduce the guests.

"In fact, there should be no need to introduce. Teacher Ma is an old friend, and I'm afraid there are not many people who don't know Wei Yang."

Dou Wentao skipped these useless links and greeted Wei Yang directly on the show. It seemed like a casual chat, but in fact he had already entered the show.

"This is Wei Yang's first time on our show. I'll ask you a common question. Have you watched it before?"

"Yes."

Wei Yang nodded: "It wasn't convenient before, but later when the Internet became convenient, I would watch it if I had time."

"It's an honor, an honor. Our show has another celebrity audience. Let's gossip about what variety shows or programs you usually like to watch."

"I don't have any specific choices. I watch whatever is available. I watch domestic and foreign programs, interview games, blind dates, job hunting, treasure hunts, and "Lecture Room". I saw that Teacher Ma was very kind today."

Ma Weidu smiled. This guy often has a sullen face. Whether he smiles or not, he always gives people a gloomy feeling.

"Then we are acquaintances."

Dou Wentao said cheerfully: "I am surprised that you watch so many programs. In my impression, you should be very busy."

"Busy, but also relaxed."

Wei Yang smiled and explained: "Except for the early stage of entrepreneurship, I have actually been looking for ways to relax and ease myself, and try not to let myself be completely immersed in work."

He then added: "As a creator, the most taboo is to work in isolation, so sometimes watching movies, entertainment, and news is both a way to relax and a way to recharge, and maybe inspiration comes from them."

Wei Yang's words are not nonsense. The more you rely on inspiration and creativity to make a living, the more you should pay attention to things outside, and you should understand all kinds of things, otherwise you will be "outdated" and "lack of common sense."

So others watching variety shows and movies and watching short videos are "not doing their job properly", and screenwriters and online writers are actually half-work and half-play.

Although Wei Yang is a plagiarist, many plots and some plots must be original and optimized, which cannot be separated from external information.

Wei Yang has developed a habit of several decades in his previous life. When he encounters a story, an event, or even a character with a distinct personality, his first reaction is whether it can be adapted into a film or TV series, or whether it can be used as a plot.

Dou Wentao and Ma Weidu are actually cultural people. They have both worked as directors, screenwriters, or written books. They understand Wei Yang's statement to some extent.

After chatting about this topic for a few sentences, Dou Wentao finally turned the topic to "Famous and Famous" through his creation.

"Where did you get the inspiration for this movie?"

A movie I watched in my previous life.

But this statement certainly cannot be said. Wei Yang has already thought of the reason and talked about it.

"The source of this movie is the Blizzard Hill model, a fixed scene, multiple people suspecting each other, and finally finding the murderer."

"Later, when we were discussing the script, the screenwriter and director had a heated argument, which gave me inspiration."

"I was thinking whether this scene could be combined with Blizzard Hill, a story about a crew and a murder."

"We didn't want this story to be too dark, so we thought about whether we could combine comedy with it, and even overturned the setting of finding the murderer in most suspense themes, but made the murderer public and then inferred the truth of the case."

"In this way, the script slowly took shape..."

According to the publicity plan, when "Qiang Qiang Threesome" was broadcast, the movie had been released for two days, so it was harmless to have a few spoilers.

Dou Wentao was very considerate. The three of them discussed "Famous" for four or five minutes before finally shifting the topic to other topics.

"As far as I know, your Blue Whale Company mainly produces TV series. Why do you choose to make movies now?"

"To make money."

Wei Yang's straightforwardness made even the old man Dou Wentao a little confused, because most people still have certain feelings for movies, especially those in the entertainment industry.

Ma Weidu was curious: "Don't TV series make money?"

"Yes, but not as much as movies."

Wei Yang did not hide his pursuit of money and career: "Entering the film market, on the one hand, is to open up new business for our company. Walking on two legs is more stable and brisk than walking on one leg. On the other hand, the profit of movies is indeed higher than that of TV series, and it will be higher and higher in the future."

Looking at the two somewhat confused outsiders, Wei Yang gave an example.

"The current TV drama market is mostly a buyer's market, and prices are mostly calculated based on your costs, so the profits of many projects are not as high as imagined."

"In the film market, there are dark horses that make a small profit with a big investment, such as last year's "Love Is Not Blind", the box office share is more than ten times the cost. If other income is included, the rate of return will be a very scary number."

Dou Wentao questioned: "Not all movies are "Love Is Not Blind"."

"Yes, there are very few such dark horses, and many movies cannot even be released or lose money when they are released. In terms of risk, movies are several times more than TV dramas."

Wei Yang nodded and acknowledged the drawbacks of the film market, but he still believed that it is impossible to do business without taking risks.

"The domestic film market is a blue ocean. Ten years ago, Director Zhang's "Hero" broke through history with a box office of 200 million+. Even now, it may not be able to make it into the top ten of the year."

"The market is constantly progressing, and it is making great strides. 300 million, 500 million, 600 million, Chinese-language films are constantly and rapidly refreshing the box office history."

"I predict that in the next few years, the domestic box office will have a blowout trend. It is not far-fetched for Chinese-language films to reach 1 billion+. Maybe it will be next year or the year after, or even by the end of the year."

"Such a huge market has greatly increased revenue and profits, and it has also offset risks to the maximum extent. In other words, it is worth taking risks."

In terms of the film and television market, although Wei Yang is not a super boss, he is also a complete expert. At least Dou Wentao has no confidence to argue with him.

He had no intention of debating with Wei Yang, and just joked: "Why not summer vacation."

Wei Yang smiled and shook his head: "I'm afraid of being slapped in the face for bragging in front of the camera."

Dou Wentao seemed to appreciate Wei Yang's frank attitude towards money, and felt that Wei Yang's analysis of the film market just now was very courageous.

So he wanted to discuss business with Wei Yang further, and he even asked Wei Yang how to manage his finances and make money from the perspective of an investor.

"I have said before in a program that for individual investors, buying a house is a relatively value-preserving and stable investment project within ten years."

"Besides buying a house."

Buying a house to preserve value, in this day and age, no reminder is needed. Anyone who knows a little about economics knows that house prices cannot fall sharply in a short period of time.

However, many people are still confused about how much profit there is in buying a house, and not many people rely on this to make money.

Although Wei Yang occasionally promotes buying a house, he basically only mentions value preservation and financial management, and does not say much about other things, so as not to be labeled as guiding house speculation.

Because everyone knows that buying a house preserves value, Wei Yang's answer is not "very sincere", so Dou Wentao wants to dig up some explosive news.

Wei Yang hesitated for a moment, but still revealed a wave of secrets. It's a bit too much to say that it's a secret. Investment institutions with a long-term vision and even entrepreneurs know it.

"In my personal opinion, in the next ten years, the development of mobile Internet will become one of the mainstream markets of business."

"Mobile Internet?"

Dou Wentao still has some understanding of this concept, and couldn't help asking: "Would you mind telling me a few areas you are more optimistic about?"

"In the big direction, e-commerce and live broadcasting have excellent prospects. In the small direction, I think e-sports also has some potential,"

The ones Wei Yang mentioned are relatively new and popular industries, and can even be said to be open secrets in the investment industry.

Those who are capable of intervening have already known about it and have even started to plan their actions. Those who are not capable of intervening will not benefit from knowing about it.

As for e-sports, it is still in the early stages of development, but Wei Yang is not interested in this industry and has no intention of getting involved, so it doesn't matter whether he says it or not.

If there are really investors who listen to him and have a certain interest in e-sports, and make large-scale investments at this moment, it will be a merit for him.

Boss Wei knows what he is talking about. Most of the areas he said are areas that he has no intention of participating in or it doesn't matter whether he says it or not.

He is holding back in his heart the projects that he really likes and wants to participate in the investment, and he cannot disclose the projects that have been intercepted by others.

After listening to several projects mentioned by Wei Yang, Dou Wentao gave up directly. Although he didn't know much about this aspect, he also knew that it was not something he could afford.

Ma Weidu was even more uninterested from beginning to end. He was an old-fashioned person, and he came from the antique industry. He knew too well how outsiders were played to death.

He would not touch emerging industries like this, and would only make money that he knew how to make.

So the two of them were not interested in continuing this topic and quickly shifted the topic to the relationship.

One of the characteristics of "锵锵三级" is "vigorous". These people talked about the scale of gender topics very openly, and even talked about "surnames" without any concealment.

This is hard to see in mainland variety shows, so variety shows like "Qiang Qiang Three People" and "Kangxi Is Coming" are very popular online, which is also related to their large scale to some extent.

"Are you bothered by some of the so-called [playboy] reputations about you on the Internet?"

"Sometimes."

Wei Yang told the truth: "But most of the time I can still think it through. You are a public figure, or even an artist, so it is difficult for your private life to avoid the public's opinion, and it is inevitable to be labeled as an entertainment."

"Are you afraid of your private life being discussed?"

"I understand the thoughts of outsiders, but I don't like it. I believe no one likes their private life to be exposed to the public, but there is no way. When you become a star artist and benefit from it, these are the prices you pay for it."

"Let's talk about a sensitive question. Have you ever been attracted to someone, such as having the idea of ​​getting married for life?"

"Yes."

"Who?"

Wei Yang smiled and shook his head: "I won't tell you."

Wei Yang doesn't care about some euphemistic emotional issues, and is willing to talk about them occasionally, but he is not willing to talk about those so-called "dirty" issues.

It's not that he can't accept these large scales, but he doesn't want people to make random associations.

Dou Wentao is very smart. He realized Wei Yang's resistance and quickly shifted to other aspects.

Putting aside this little awkwardness, the three of them had a good chat.

After recording the show, Wei Yang exchanged contact information with the two people, which might be useful in the future.

For example, Ma Weidu is an expert in the antique world, and has a strong network of contacts. If I find something later, I can ask him to identify it.

As for Dou Wentao, Wei Yang admires his personality, but the two have some different ideas, so I'm afraid they can only be ordinary friends.