Chapter 184: The Arms Race
(Change first, then change, there is no such line after the change)
The bustling casting work is gradually settled, but the buzz in the circle has not stopped - casting in five series is quite rare, even if there are no big productions among them.
There are no secrets in this circle, all TV stations leak like a sieve, as soon as the news spreads, the four major commercial stations immediately became vigilant, judging that the Kanto United was inflated, and they didn't know what their surnames were after filming two good dramas, and it seemed that they were going to launch a summer offensive to challenge their status again.
Of course they can't allow it, whoever is willing to share the meat in their mouths with others must teach the Kanto United to be a man, and similar things in the past are not difficult, and it is easy to press the Kanto United to lose his temper, but this time the situation is obviously different, and the person who picks the head this time is Rin Chihara, which cannot be ignored.
Sakurajima TV reacted the fastest, immediately announcing additional investment to shoot two new dramas and two new variety shows to replace the four programs that had a weak performance this season;
Tokyo Broadcasting TEB followed suit, saying that it would restart the previous national hit drama, shoot the fifth season, and invest two high-budget productions at one time to consolidate its achievements in the advantageous period;
Mt. Fuji TV was also not polite, almost at the same time announced that it would increase investment, a new variety show and a big production, and increase the budget for the programs that performed well this season, in case someone sneaked up on the success and robbed the audience;
Chaoyue TV has a belly MMP, the newspaper they went up to is not doing well during this time, and the TV station is also short of funds, I really don't want to go to war, but now everyone is sharpening their knives, so they don't grind themselves, so what if they turn around and the Kanto United are not killed, but they are killed?
This must be prevented, Kanto United is a competitor, and the rest of the TV stations are not a good thing, although everyone has a tacit understanding, but if there is a chance to kill their peers, no one will hesitate at all - they have no choice, and they have also opened four new dramas, but there is no big production, just to keep their current position.
NHK didn't react at all, the time period is now when the TV show circle is rising, it is used to being the boss, and it has not yet been shaken the consciousness of its hegemony, and it does not care about the group of TV stations below preparing to start a war, and still moves slowly at its own pace.
All of a sudden, the atmosphere in the entertainment industry became tense, and the Kwantung United took the lead, as if an arms race had begun, with tanks built in the east, battleships launched in the west, militias in the south began to mobilize, and trenches and fortifications were worked hard in the north.
Naturally, these news also fed back to the ears of Rin Chihara, but he was not moved in the slightest.
Under normal circumstances, Sakurajima and Tokyo Broadcasting TEB are not dead people, and if someone wants to grab their territory, they will naturally take action. Moreover, this is the golden age of TV programs, and it is also the most competitive time, and only by participating in this competition can it not be in vain.
He likes competition, he likes the feeling of moving towards victory, and the instinctive reaction of the Big Four will only make him more motivated.
After the casting work is over, the continuous general production meeting is held, and the opening ceremony of one TV series after another is held, and one by one the Jemahime in the clouds is thrown into the brazier, and Rin Chihara unswervingly pushes forward the progress of the work.
"Cold and Warm World" was the first to be filmed, and this family drama is relatively simple in terms of preparation, especially the first season is basically an indoor plot, as long as the scene is set up in the studio.
In fact, it is "Xiang Bang", which produces an average of more than 30 reasoning films a year, and Kanto United Nature has also filmed it before, many scenes and props are ready-made, and they can be used from the production bureau's reserves, and the staff is relatively more experienced, and the preparation is also very fast.
And then there are "Suits Lawyer" and "Obstetric Doctor Hongniao", which caused some minor problems and delayed a little time, but Chihara Rin has a spectrum in his heart, and his decision is very fast, and his prestige is also high, and no one can object to the decision made, and the difficulties were quickly eliminated, and these two dramas also officially entered the filming at the end of May, striving to have at least three episodes of reserve for each drama at the beginning of the summer season in July, in case any emergencies affect the broadcast.
In the end, it was the turn of "Homeless Child", which is the main drama he used to continue to build word-of-mouth prime time, naturally he is more attentive and more prepared - he personally stares at this drama, and the other four dramas take time to go over every day to watch, accept feedback, check the finished filming, and if there is anything wrong, immediately correct or rework.
Even if it is cannon fodder, his name is on it, although it is estimated that he will be beaten to ashes in the first season, but the quality still has to be maintained.
So he began a busy life, patrolling the studios in the morning and noon, staring at "Homeless Child" in the afternoon, checking the shooting results of the day in the evening and night, and at the same time urging the screenwriting team and director team to keep up with the progress and write the scripts and scripts behind.
It's really tiring, physically tired, and mentally tired, Rumi Nishijima can't stand it anymore, and can't help but ask before getting off work at night: "Chihara-san, do you want to have a drink?"
She can't even look at it as a prisoner, this is too miserable, how about you rest for a night? Anyway, it's a little ahead of the planned schedule, and there is still time to rest.
Chihara Rin understood what she meant, but how could he have any interest in drinking and relaxing, rubbed his neck, and considered whether to have another "energy potion", but he had already used up seven of them, and there were fewer and fewer, he was really a little reluctant, and said casually: "I'm not going, you go to relax and relax by yourself, you have really worked hard during this time." ”
Rumi Nishijima shook her head, her hard work was not as hard as half of that of Rin Chihara, so she couldn't hold it anymore, I really couldn't understand how he persevered, this was too inhuman.
She didn't want to persuade anymore, she felt that persuasion was useless, so she turned around and was about to go home. Chihara Rin can hide in the bathroom and take a shower, she can't, she has to go home, but after taking two steps, she suddenly remembered something, and said: "Bai Mujun sent a letter this afternoon, you were not there at the time, I put it on your desk, have you read it?"
Chihara Rin raised his head suddenly, and the letter that Shiraki Guima specially brought over would naturally only be Hakuma Ningzi. He hurriedly rummaged through the desk, folders, videotapes, and CDs fell under the desk with a clatter, and Rumi Nishijima frowned, and had to go back to help him tidy up again - really convinced, this attitude towards work is indeed respectable, but there is always a mess around him, no one to follow his ass to help him tidy up, and he can turn the office into a garbage heap in less than three days.
Chihara Rin didn't care what she thought, and after a while, she found Hakuma Ningzi's letter, and casually ordered: "If you have a private message in the future, give it to me as soon as possible, don't put it aside." ”
He is now very familiar with Nishijima Rumi, and he almost forgot that he was still a prisoner, and he really used someone else as an assistant to summon him, and Nishijima Rumi actually nodded: "I understand, next time I will clip it into the emergency document." ”
Rin Chihara was already carefully opening the envelope with a paper cutter, so he casually said hello, and then took out the letter and read it carefully, not even distracted.
Rumi Nishijima was a little strange, I don't know which way the fairy itself is so big, it can make the freak of Chihara Rin put down the work at hand, but this is obviously a private matter of the boss, she is inconvenient to ask, and she turned around and got off work directly - damn it, it's half past ten in the evening, it's really getting off work later every day, and if it goes on like this, I have to consider bringing a sleeping bag to put on the TV station.
She hurried all the way to the elevator and found that she was still lucky, the lights were on in the headquarters of each crew, and through the window, you could see that many people were in a meeting, and some people were holding back the plot, all of them were very busy - unlike HBO in the United States, there is as little overtime as possible, otherwise the producer can jump off the building first, and the overtime pay can bring down the crew, but this is completely the opposite, the overtime pay is very low, and no one mentions the law at all, as if overtime is a matter of course.
She slowed down, looked around, and didn't find anyone lazy or full of resentment, and learned another trick with a different feeling—is it the reason for taking the lead?
After returning from studying abroad, I will work for a long time in the Kanto United in the future, so I must adapt to the environment, and maybe when I master a program by myself in the future, I should also learn from Rin Chihara.
Perhaps, tomorrow I should really bring a sleeping bag to the TV station!
She thought about the problem and left, while Rin Chihara finished reading Hakuma Ninko's letter - their pen pal didn't break up, in fact, he didn't have a private life at all, isn't this still corresponding, cultivating a relationship with his future wife!
That's not bad, work is so busy, life must be sacrificed, how can there be so many best of both worlds in the world.
There's something to get, there's something to give, and that's fair.
He directly spread out the paper and began to reply to Baima Ningzi.
As soon as he was discharged from the hospital, she went back to Hokkaido to continue her trip, and returned to Tokyo for less than a month, saved up a little money, and now she has gone to Kyushu again, and is currently watching the volcano in Kagoshima......
It's a life full of colours!
In the letter, she told Chihara Rin about the daily smoke of the volcano, and very poetically said that every afternoon seemed to be snowing, and also introduced Chihara Rin to the local beauty and special food, and even mentioned that she went out to sea with the boat once - she likes to eat pancakes, and she feels that the sake lees pancakes here are particularly delicious, and she also feels very interesting about catching big fish.
The letter was also written in fits and starts, with a long length and plenty of ink illustrations, so that Rin Chihara would not be able to imagine what she saw, and Rin Chihara would already get along with her, so he would use her as a trash can.
He began to complain that he had taken on a drudgery, that he had reminded him three times that he was still making the same mistakes, and that he wanted to kick him out of a rage......
He also wrote a long, long letter, and when he finished writing, he carefully checked the handbook and sealed it, and then picked up the letter from Baima Ningzi, and began to think about it in his heart.
Born in Kansai.,Currently living in Kanto.,I've been to the Kanchu region.,Shikoku has been there.,Hokkaido has also been there.,Now I'm going to South Kyushu Island.,That's except for North Kyushu Island.,It seems that this book is about to turn over!
It seems that I can settle down soon, and then my crazy overtime should be over, is my happiness in life just around the corner?