Looking at the film and television dramas or movies on the market now, there are tens of millions of investments at every turn, which can be described as "generous".
But what you need to pay attention to is that not all film and television works made with more money are necessarily good, and examples of "failure" abound.
For example, "Asura", which cost 750 million yuan to shoot, although it cost a lot of money, the effect is mediocre, and there are even a lot of spicy five-cent special effects.
As the saying goes, there is no harm if there is no comparison, and we look at the handwriting of some "poor crews", although the overall funds are pitiful, but they make the audience applaud.
For example, the ceiling of the anti-Japanese drama "Bright Sword" that cost 9 million yuan to film, and the suspense drama "Mao Liar" that cost 60,000 yuan to shoot have all won praise from the majority of netizens.
Not much to say, let's take a look at the ranking of the five poorest but most outstanding film and television dramas in history.
"No. 5 "Love Apartment"
Speaking of the series of film and television dramas "Love Apartment", I believe everyone is familiar with it, it is not only the childhood memories of the post-90s to post-00s, but also the audience from the post-70s to the post-80s.
The show is an urban hilarious sitcom, which became an instant hit as soon as it was released in 2009, because it subverted the audience's perception of previous urban dramas.
Although it has been 15 years since the first part of "Love Apartment" was released, every time I watch it, I will be attracted by the laughter in the play, and there will be a sudden sense of relaxation.
However, what everyone doesn't know is that in fact, "Love Apartment" is a notoriously "poor crew", in order to save money, the director is looking for some novice actors, and the filming location is just a small apartment.
But under such conditions of serious lack of funds, the crew still brought us a good drama with a conscience, and its popularity has been increasing for a long time.
"Fourth place" in the name of the people"
If you want to evaluate the best anti-corruption drama in recent years, it is undoubtedly "In the Name of the People", not only are all the actors acting online, but the storyline is also very confusing.
Especially the scene where Zhao Dehan, played by Hou Yong in the play, talks to Hou Liangping while eating fried noodles, the acting skills are impeccable, and it has even become a classic famous scene in the whole play.
I believe that when you see so many old drama bones emerging in "In the Name of the People", you will definitely think that the show is a "big deal", but in fact it is diametrically opposed.
For example, Lu Yi, the leading actor who plays Hou Liangping in the play, his total salary in the whole drama is not as high as the salary of an episode of other film and television works, and the salary of several other acting veterans in the play is the same.
It's just that what everyone doesn't know is that the reason why "In the Name of the People" is so "poor" is inextricably linked to the theme of the play.
Because this drama is an anti-corruption drama and the subject matter is relatively sensitive, the investor did not shoot "In the Name of the People" for a long time, and was afraid that the drama would not be broadcast and cause losses, so he withdrew his capital halfway and left a mess for the crew.
Although the funds were replenished in the end, it was only decent and still in a very tight state, so the director and crew did not hesitate to go into battle in person in order to make "In the Name of the People" shoot normally.
But even so, the overall funding is still insufficient, and the crew who saw this situation directly did not do two, and also moved "hands and feet" in terms of props.
The various luxurious luxury ornaments in the play are basically no more than 100 yuan, and some actors do not hesitate to pay out of their own pockets to buy decorations in order to make the characters more realistic.
In 2017, "In the Name of the People" was finally filmed and released, and it became a blockbuster as soon as it was broadcast, setting a new record for the highest ratings on provincial satellite TV in the past ten years.
"Third place" Wulin Gaiden "
Of course, when it comes to the poorest but best-performing film and television dramas, there are naturally a lot of costume martial arts comedies like "Wulin Gaiden", which uses comedic expressions to show interesting stories in martial arts style.
But what everyone doesn't know is that this drama is really not ordinary poor, whether it is the filming location, salary, props or martial arts scenes, it is as much as it can be saved.
In order to save money, the crew did not invite any group performances, except for a few leading actors in "Wulin Gaiden", the group performances were all crew members.
And the crew's uniforms are even more poor and sour, and the costumes worn by the group actors are all changed by the leading actors, although there are multiple headcatchers in the play, but in fact, there is only one set of headcatchers.
Not only that, although "Wulin Gaiden" is a martial arts film, there is no martial arts fight scene at all, because the crew can't afford to hire a martial arts instructor at all, and it is all a few actions imagined by the actors temporarily.
What should be said or not is that the display effect of "Wulin Gaiden" is the same as that of "Love Apartment", they are all performed in a specific environment, and they really want nothing and nothing, it all depends on one mouth.
"Second place" "Mao Liar"
Speaking of the poorest crew in the history of film and television dramas, it is undoubtedly "Mao Liar", you dare to imagine the plot of the first season with 20 episodes, and the overall fund is only 60,000 yuan.
What is the concept of 60,000 yuan in the entertainment industry, I am afraid that there are not as many 18-tier actors as having a high salary for a single episode, and it is more appropriate to describe it with the phrase "the poor can't open the pot".
In this drama, there is no so-called costumes, and there is no so-called exclusive shooting location, everything you see is true and real, and the costumes worn by several leading actors are everyday plainclothes, and the filming location is on the bustling street.
But under such extremely difficult conditions, the crew of "Mao Liar" made a blockbuster, an online drama that the audience never gets tired of watching.
In the online drama market, which has now fallen into the "thunder drama disaster area", "Mao Liar" can be said to be a clear stream among them, although it is poor, it is not perfunctory to the audience.
"No. 1 "Bright Sword""
Nineteen years have passed, but the anti-Japanese drama that is located in the "pinnacle of anti-Japanese dramas" is still "Bright Sword" released in 2005, and both men and women of all ages praise this drama.
As for the "poverty" of "Bright Sword", I believe everyone knows more or less about it, an anti-Japanese drama that premieres for more than 40 minutes per episode and lasts for 24 episodes, the overall fund is only 9 million.
Compared with "Mao Liar", 9 million may be an astronomical amount, but everyone needs to note that "Bright Sword" is an anti-Japanese drama, and it is very different from idol dramas and urban dramas in terms of capital consumption.
In order to be able to present this anti-Japanese drama on the screen, the crew can save money, the clothes are always the same, and the filming location is a deserted small village.
Even in order to save some money to hire actors, almost all the crew members went into battle, and the director, assistant director, screenwriter, artist, bus driver, etc. all participated in cameos.
All in all, the success of a film and television work is not directly related to the amount of funds, but rather whether it is "attentive".