Chapter Eighty-Five: It's Time to Go to the Dinner Table
Shiga Bu as the director of the TV station production bureau, in fact, the performance pressure is very great, after all, the most fundamental purpose of commercial TV stations is to make money, and if you want to make money, you have to have ratings, and if you have ratings, you have to have good programs.
Therefore, he has been committed to improving the hard power of the production bureau, and if he has nothing to do, he will look around to see if there is anything cheap to pick up, Corporal Lixian, with sincerity, he has indeed picked up some talents who have fallen out with the five major in the past two years, including the small team of Rin Chihara-this can't be helped, normal people can work in the world's top 500, how can they not consider ordinary large enterprises, and Kanto United is the life of picking up leaks.
After he picked up the small team of Chihara Rinto, he didn't care about it anymore, after all, he was also very busy at work, and it was impossible to follow his ass every day to ask for warmth, but he just expressed his sincerity in terms of budget, and was ready to take a look at the big production that this small team was preparing to do when the summer season was about to begin, but one didn't pay attention, and the program of this small team exercise working group actually started!
The fifth episode of "Human Observation" has a time-sharing average rating of 16.7%, which may not be uncommon in the Big Five, but they are rare, and they currently have a total of 71 programs on the whole channel, which can reach this level...... Of the four, only one has an average rating of more than 20%.
Shiga Ayumi immediately called someone to the office for a small meeting, and watched "Human Observation" together, and then analyzed it carefully, and generally believed that if this show persists, as long as there are no major problems and slowly accumulate word of mouth, after a few seasons, the average time-of-use ratings are very likely to reach more than 25%, and the prospects are gratifying.
A program that may reach 25%, this is enough to try to squeeze the top ten of the hit list, although the grasp is very small (the final season), but it is still a big joy, and suddenly Shiga Ayumu couldn't sit still, and hurried to the crew of "Human Observation", and immediately went to play the role of "Big Ear Liu" again - Zhennai Liang General, hurry up and ask for warmth!
A program that exercises the team can be done, this has definitely proved its strength, if he is really a big-eared Liu, he will dare to give "Jade Guanyin" to Chihara Rin to stuff the quilt, and change to a program with a rating of 35%, this can be 100% in the top ten, absolutely no problem!
He hurried all the way, and ran to the program team of "Human Observation" alone, making it the same as a surprise inspection, and in a shocked greeting, he simply asked and went to Chihara Rinto's office, and just adjusted his facial expression and was about to knock on the door, but found that the door was hidden, and there was a sound of talking coming from inside......
"The plot here doesn't need to be advanced, although the conflict will be stronger in advance, but the narrative of the TV series mainly depends on the structure, and if it is advanced, the structure will be destroyed, and the gains outweigh the losses. ”
"Chihara-sensei, what do you mean by this structure?"
"Well, the general production program is a three-part system, haven't you noticed? This is not easy to explain, let me give you an example......" Chihara Rin is still changing the script with Shiraki Katsuma, and by the way, he also gives lessons to the "registered disciple", that is, to talk about some of the experiences summed up in Japanese dramas in later generations, which can be regarded as a reward for this disciple to seriously help polish the literary script.
He recalled, took a pen and drew on the waste paper, and said with a smile: "Let's take the reasoning drama as an example, a season of twelve episodes, usually divided into three parts, episodes 1 to 4 count as one, basically solve a case in each episode, through these cases to erect characters, clarify the background, and lay ambush lines, and then 5 to 8 episodes are counted as one, where there are often continuous cases, memory killing, etc., the last 9 to 12 episodes are counted as one, here is mainly to promote the main plot, generally involving human nature, Conflict of ideas, create climaxes, and soar the ratings until a season of story comes to a successful conclusion. ”
"I see, our new script seems to be the same structure. ”
"Yes, this is a mature experience that has been repeatedly tested by the market, even if the story is poor, using this structure to make it, at least it can ensure that it will not be boring to the point of not being cloudless, or simply deviating from the main line, even if it is not good-looking, at least it can achieve a compact plot and complete story, which should be regarded as a minimum respect for the audience. ”
After Chihara Rin finished speaking, he was a little confused, and asked Shiraki Katsuruma again, "Didn't the teacher talk about it at school?"
"No, it's the first time I've heard of it!"
Rin Chihara nodded silently, it turns out that this has not been summarized by a special person, or is it that the Internet is not popular in this era, and the communication between people is not smooth, so this kind of production experience popularized in later generations has not been fully spread?
Before he could figure out this question, he suddenly heard a burst of applause, and quickly turned his head to look, and found that it was the top boss in the production bureau who came in, and Shiga Ayumi applauded with a look of appreciation: "It's worthy of Chihara-sensei, it's so good to say - respect for the audience at least, this sentence is really good! As a TV producer, we should have this mentality!"
Rin Chihara was stunned, quickly got up, and asked politely: "Director Shiga praised it falsely, just chatting casually, that ...... Why did you get here, is there something wrong?"
Shiga walked into the room and said with a hearty smile: "It's not a big deal, it's just to see how your working environment is, and you're still used to it!"
Chihara Rin understands a little, this is to see the progress of the work, this is normal, people have invested money, they must come over to see where the money is spent, and whether the money has been spent, this is normal, but the director is a little strange to come in person, but it doesn't matter.
He hurriedly said to Shiraki Katsuma: "Shiraki-kun, go and call Miss Murakami back, just say that Director Shiga is here." ”
He is reminding Murakami Iori to prepare for the data reporting work, he has been autistic for more than a month, and the program "Human Observation" is all managed by Murakami Iori, and he is at most holding meetings with the auxiliary team every day to do the final review of the program, as for how the show is really going...... He didn't know that this superior leader had come to conduct a surprise inspection, and if he asked some detailed questions, he couldn't answer them at all, and it would be very embarrassing to get it right.
Shiraki Katsura answered and hurriedly ran outside the house, Shiga Ayuki hurriedly stopped him and said with a smile: "No need, no need, I'm just coming over to take a look, don't affect Miss Murakami's normal work." ”
Shiraki Katsura was a little hesitant for a moment, but Chihara Rin gave him a look and asked him to call anyway - can the leader's kind words be taken seriously? Whoever takes it seriously is a fool!
He insisted on sending away Shiraki Katsuna, asked Shiga Ayuki to sit down, and asked someone to bring tea, and Shiga Ayuki sat there, his eyes fell on the "Absolutely" banner, stared at it for a while, and then looked around, and found that the office was a mess, with waste paper balls everywhere, and the corner of the sleeping bag was still exposed under the desk, and he couldn't help but sigh: "I've been busy lately, and I didn't come to take a look, I didn't expect Mr. Chihara to be so simple here." It's my fault, if I need to add something, please don't be polite. ”
Rin Chihara also sat down and said with a smile: "It's already good, I have everything I should have." This is also to tell the truth, anyway, it is better than the treatment provided by Tokyo Broadcasting TEB, at least he can have a big office here, and he is still more concerned about Shiga's intentions, and quickly asked: "Director Shiga took time out of his busy schedule to come over, do you have any requirements for the program? If so, please just say it." ”
It is inevitable that the investor will have some requirements, such as changing the model, inserting some soft advertisements and the like, which is normal, he can accept it, and Shiga Ayumi hurriedly said: "Don't misunderstand Mr. Chihara, the bureau is very satisfied with the program, this time I came to congratulate Mr. Chihara and Miss Murakami, you have made a good show for the bureau!"
Rin Chihara was confused, he has been in self-isolation recently, and he hasn't paid much attention to the affairs of "Human Observation", at most, he has daily meetings with the auxiliary creative team to make a decision on the final draft of the program editing, and ...... Didn't the morning meeting say that the ratings were just over 16%?
What's there to congratulate on this?
He couldn't understand it for a while, the 16% rating was long gone in his eyes, and there was no place for an ordinary variety show in his eyes, and his goal was to have a reputation for national TV dramas that could have a good reputation, social repercussions, and bring great fame and great benefits - if he didn't pursue these, he was simply struck by lightning into the golden decade of TV program production.
He suddenly suspected that Ayumi Shiga was talking back, leader, there is generally this urine - could it be that he took an excessive budget of nine million yen a week, and it turned out that it was five weeks after the start of the season, and he only got an ordinary figure like 16%, and Ayumi Shiga was a little dissatisfied, right?
He pondered for a while, felt that he had to get his attitude right first, put on a self-reproachful face, and sighed: "The current ratings are a little low, and the increase in ratings has slowed down this week, but as a new variety show, the current ratings increase is fast enough, and it is difficult to make qualitative changes in the short term. ”
Anyway, when dealing with superiors, it is definitely right to admit your mistakes first and then express your determination, and Shiga Ayumi is also a little confused-why do you want to blame yourself? You've been here for a month, haven't you seen what the hell is like in our station? Your new show has been in season for five weeks, and it is currently ranked fifth in the whole station!
You're going to blame yourself for doing this, should I fire most of the production bureau?
He couldn't figure out what kind of magical brain circuit Chihara Rin was for a while, he just came to contact the feelings, and he didn't mean anything else, so he hurriedly said: "The bureau is still satisfied with the current results of the show, and the expectations for the future are also very high!"
Chihara Rin can't figure out what the situation is, it's not like it's a backword, isn't it here to express dissatisfaction? And at this time, Murakami Iori finally arrived, and immediately sat down to report the current work hours and expectations for the future, and made it quite formal-after all, it was the superior of the superior, and she still had to have this attitude!
Shiga Ayumi was really speechless, but in this situation, he only listened carefully, and finally listened to a small half, and he really couldn't help it.
He quickly interrupted Iori Murakami's report and said with a smile: "It's also noon, I know there is a good restaurant, let's go over and talk while eating." ”
No, you have to go to the dinner table, otherwise this relationship can't be connected!