Chapter 410 Variety Show Guests
Money can solve 90% of worries and problems, so after Jiang Heng said that he was not short of money, iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video signed a lightning-fast contract with South Korea's SBS to introduce their variety show "Running Man".

To be honest, the top executives of SBS were extremely happy when they saw the contract signed and the copyright fees coming in.

Because SBS is heavily in debt at the moment, according to history, it was by selling the copyright of "Running Man" that it was able to pay off its debts.

All they paid, apart from the so-called copyright, was to send two directors and editors to China to assist in the filming.

At iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video, Li Xiaoping and the head of the variety show department began to draft the guest list for "Running Man".

The first choice is naturally someone within the company.

However, at the moment, domestic variety shows are not yet popular, and most stars and artists still look down on the positioning of "variety show stars".

The contracted artists of iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video all want to make a name for themselves in the film and television industry, but no one is willing to be a regular member. There is no problem with being a guest for a few episodes.

Seeing this, Li Xiaoping hurried to report to Jiang Heng.

In fact, under normal circumstances, Li Xiaoping, as the vice president of iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Pictures, makes many decisions on her own.

For many big-budget TV dramas, what is ultimately reported to Jiang Heng are only very broad things like investment, ratings, response, and profits, without much detail.

However, this variety show, which was renamed "Running Man", is not the case, because Jiang Heng insisted on introducing the only female permanent member, and even gave it to Yang Tianbao.

If a male artist in the company does not want to become a permanent member, they must ask Jiang Heng.

"That's normal. The artists in our company are all determined to make their mark on the big screen. They feel that acting on TV is a waste of their talents, let alone participating in variety shows and making the audience laugh!"

There is another reason that has not been mentioned, which is that participating in too many variety shows will hurt an actor's foundation, which is commonly known as "losing the role."

The most typical example is Sun Honglei, who was once ranked first among the "Four Evil Men" in the mainland entertainment industry. His acting skills have been recognized by the industry and the audience, and he has a large number of representative works and classic roles.

As for major awards such as the Golden Eagle, Feitian, and Magnolia, they were easily won.

Because he had participated in "My Father and Mother", Zhang Yimou once commented on Sun Honglei, saying that he "has no trace of acting, as if the role is him."

But after he participated in four seasons of "Go Fighting", the audience felt that his acting was exaggerated and out of place when they watched his TV series and movies and saw the smile on his face.

Feng Xiaogang also expressed his regret for Sun Honglei, feeling that he had lost his acting skills.

Another person who was deeply hurt by the variety show was Huang Lei. He once played Xu Zhimo in "April in the World" and became the male god in the hearts of countless literary girls. Later, he became "Teacher Huang".

But after participating in a lot of variety shows, he was questioned by the audience when he acted in film and television dramas.

The advantage of variety shows is that the pay is high and the money is earned quickly and easily, but the disadvantage is that it will hurt the foundation of the actors.

But not all actors are obsessed with making quick money. Wang Baoqi was able to withdraw in time and return to his acting career.

Therefore, Jiang Heng's first reaction to the fact that the company's contracted artists were unwilling to serve as regular guests was relief.

However, the program still needs to be recorded and guests still need to be found.

Jiang Heng read out a few names without hesitation and asked Li Xiaoping to contact them.

The latter was a little confused. Deng Chao and Wang Baoqi would have been fine, as they were quite famous at the moment.

Li Chen has been in the industry for more than ten years. Wang Zulan is from Hong Kong and is also a fellow countryman of Director Jiang.

That Chen He and Zheng Kai were just minor actors. She still had some impression of the former, who played Zeng Xiaoxian in "Love Apartment".

As for the latter, Li Xiaoping had no impression at all.

Although she didn't know how Jiang Heng decided on these candidates, Li Xiaoping knew with her years of work experience that she didn't need to question them and just did what Director Jiang said. "Okay, I'll send someone to contact their agency right away. It shouldn't be a problem. It's just that their fame...!"

"Don't worry, the first issue will definitely be a hit!"

Li Xiaoping stared at Jiang Heng blankly, and a certain possibility came to her mind. Her eyes widened and her expression became more and more surprised.

"You mean?"

"Well, Jing Tian and I will attend the first episode of the show!"

"If that's the case, the ratings for the first episode will definitely go through the roof!"

Li Xiaoping walked back and forth a few steps in surprise, and then said, "But boss, your and Jing Tian's pay is too expensive, the production team can't afford it, can you give me a discount?"

Jiang Heng laughed, "You, not only don't want to give the boss a raise, but you actually want to cut my labor fee!"

Li Xiaoping said: "It's because the budget is tight!"

This kind of thing is common in the industry.

It can be said that the budgets for most film and television dramas are tight.

Because no matter how much money you give, the crew will find a way to spend it all.

If the budget is not strictly controlled, you will often spend a lot of money but end up with a bunch of shit. This kind of thing happens too often.

Jiang Heng said: "Go talk to Jing Tian, ​​she shouldn't have any objections!"

Li Xiaoping said: "I'll go find her right away!"

After saying that, he went out in a hurry. On the way, he was still thinking that Jiang Heng and Jing Tian's participation in the first recording of the program was not only a guarantee of a "good start" for the program, but he could also use this to "bargain" with those people on their pay!

For many actors, Director Jiang Heng is a rare big shot. If they are chosen by him, they can star in his special effects blockbuster.

Even if I play a minor role again, or participate in a movie produced by iQiyi, Youku, Tencent Video, or Bonanza, it is still a rare opportunity!
Therefore, when Li Xiaoping was communicating with the agents of those regular guests, she first mentioned that Jiang Heng would participate in the recording of the first episode of the program.

Then we discussed the pay, and no one hesitated. They said they were willing to sign the contract without even bargaining.

Therefore, the program "Running Man" is being prepared very quickly and efficiently!

Jiang Heng continued to revise the script, thinking about the relationship between Wukong and Zixia.

On this day, Lu Feng, CEO of Tiequan Technology Company, came over and first reported on the super high performance of "Zhu Xian" and "League of Legends".

Then he said hesitantly that he wanted to develop 3A games.

The reason for such lack of confidence is that 3A game development takes a long time, often three to five years, and requires funding and patience.

Secondly, the audience base is small. Game players in the Chinese mainland market can be said to have directly entered the online game stage from scratch, skipping the stand-alone game stage, resulting in many users having no consumption habits for stand-alone games.

Another thing is that the development of 3A games is extremely expensive, which is difficult for ordinary game companies to afford.

Of course, considering Iron Fist Technology's profit level, that cost is nothing.

Another thing is that 3A games are more demanding and have very high hardware requirements.

Of course, this is also a good thing, and it can be said to be a push for technological progress. For example, NVIDIA started out by developing graphics cards for stand-alone games.

(End of this chapter)