Chapter 214: The Autumn Season Begins
The next day, the news of Michiko's sudden retirement made headlines in the entertainment section, and Tetsuhei Nagano also issued an official notice in the name of Michiko's agency, affirming her retirement - the reason is very great, Michiko wants to focus on her studies, and hopes that the audience who likes and supports her is waiting for her to return with a better attitude.
Of course, whether or not to come back to this problem will be talked about in the future! For now, let's deal with the past first, anyway, after this period of heat, there won't be many people arguing.
There was a voice of regret from the outside world, and the reporter was more like crazy, asking around about the situation, trying to help readers figure out why Michiko didn't go on the road and had to return to ordinary life, and soon Nanbu Ryoko publicly appeared to support her daughter's choice - she was very relieved that her daughter was not blinded by fame and fortune, and raised her hands and feet to agree with her thoughts and actions.
She herself really wants to be surrounded by flashing lights, and now she can be regarded as helping her realize her dream, and she frequently began to appear in newspapers, in front of the camera, and even went to participate in parenting shows, talking about "one hundred and one ways to cultivate excellent daughters", and her performance was quite good, and she couldn't see the collapse of her daughter's retirement.
Or should I say, women are born to act, right?
Rin Chihara didn't care about these things, and let Tetsuhei Nagano and Ryoko Nanbu deal with reporters, and continue to pay attention to the production of the next season of the TV series - his power in the production bureau is even greater, and the nine programs under his command account for almost half of the TV drama production department, there is no problem with saying that he is a veritable deputy director, that is, he is still on the front line and charging forward.
It is said that the production bureau system of this TV series production is originally very complete, and the expansion of programs under Rin Chihara has not increased his burden much, at most he has let the dramas of the previous season such as "Xiang Bang" and "Cold and Warm World" be a little more laissez-faire, and the whole team is still operating well, and the screenwriting and filming are all going smoothly.
And as the broadcast time approaches, the schedules are also assigned.
The eight o'clock file on Friday night is the golden time file for Chihara Rin to build, "Hanzawa Naoki", "Unnatural Death", and "Homeless Child" are all broadcast during this period, this season naturally cannot be ignored, or put on a strong program, in case the previous efforts are wasted - "Rustic and Amazing! School Reading Girl Etsuko Kono" starring Yuko Izumi was placed by him in this time period, and continued to maintain a good reputation during this period.
At eight o'clock on Friday night, Qianyuan produced it, it must be a high-quality product!
After eight o'clock, it is still following "Human Observation", and the leading actors of various dramas are taking turns to participate in this variety show, building momentum for the new season of broadcasting. Hitomi Konoe is very active, and the plan has been used continuously, and the series of "Chance Encounter with Prince Charming", "Princess Favor", "Strong Wall Knock", and "Help Deal with Forced Marriage Mother" made out in a daze are very well received.
After the main drama was determined, the rest of the TV series were also arranged in turn.
At eight o'clock on Tuesday night, the last season was "Cold and Warm World", but the performance of this drama in the last season was slightly worse, and the housewives group seemed to be very sticky in watching the drama, and in the case of already chasing the drama, the loyalty is quite high, and it is easy not to abandon the drama, but Chihara Rin thinks that this is not a bad thing, after all, think about it the other way, after the housewives group accepts "The Cold and Warm World", the probability of being snatched away by others is also low.
Therefore, even though this show was the worst performance in the previous season, he still did not give up, but increased investment, provided more budget and manpower, and conducted two episodes in a row this season - one episode at eight o'clock, and asked the operation department to sell non-stick pans and toiletries for a while in the middle, and another episode at nine o'clock.
Then it was Wednesday night, with the second season of "Xiang Bang" at eight o'clock, followed by the suspense drama "My Dangerous Wife" - the story of intrigue between the husband and wife, the old justice was ready to kill his wife, and his wife was kidnapped!
On Thursday night, "Obstetric Doctor Hongniao" was the lead, followed by "Jumping the Search Line", the story of an office worker who turned grassroots police to solve various strange cases.
was still given up on Saturday night, and on Sunday, it was "Suits Lawyer" to drain the youth funny and inspirational TV series "Extreme Fresh Master", a young funny and inspirational TV series in which the eldest lady of Extreme Dao was a teacher, with the famous actor Asami Arikawa as the main servant, and her image changed greatly, from a city girl to an old-fashioned female teacher with glasses - Asami Arikawa came to the door by herself, and Chaoyue TV pressed her salary, although the two sides did not tear their faces and make trouble in front of the public, but it was still a little unpleasant.
It may be that Asami Kawa wants to "retaliate" against Asahagi TV, or it may be that she has seen the recent development of Kanto United TV and wants to come over to try if there is a possibility of long-term cooperation, anyway, she surrendered her identity and took the initiative to come. However, she wants very high conditions, not only to enter the creative component as the main servant, but also insist on getting a high salary, 3 million yen for a single episode, which is three times that of Yuko Izumi and five times that of Michiko, which is almost the highest salary level for current actresses.
Gao is a bit high, there is a tacit understanding between the major TV stations, and the actors' salaries are very low when filming TV series, after all, TV dramas are basically full investment by TV stations, and the cost is too high, everyone dies together, so the idea in this regard is very unified, no one thinks about making trouble, and 3 million yen per episode is a weekly salary, which is actually quite okay - of course, it also depends on who you compare with, and the income of ordinary people is 200,000 yen a month, of course, it is good, but compared with the salary of Chinese actors, the actor has to spurt out a mouthful of old blood five meters away.
At that time, Iori Murakami reported the conditions, and Rin Chihara didn't really want to use such an expensive actor, and it wasn't that the butcher had to eat hairy pigs without Asami Kawa, and it didn't seem that there was no need to greatly increase the budget for a tool man, which was not very cost-effective.
He directly asked Murakami Iori to refuse, even if Asami Kawa is very popular, stronger than the new star Yuko Izumi, it's a pity to refuse, but there is no way to do it if the cost performance is not good, after all, the current budget pressure is also very high, and the money can't be spent randomly, and Asami Kawa's agent understands what Rin Chihara is worried about, and immediately sent news in private, if it can be confirmed that Asami Kawa will star, this season's 3 million yen per episode can't be changed, and the next season can be discounted, 1 million yen per episode, but try to keep it as secret as possible.
As soon as the news arrived, Iori Murakami and Rin Chihara instantly understood what trick Asami Arikawa was doing, she didn't fancy the small amount of money, but wanted to create a gimmick to coax advertising costs. At present, Asami Kawa's reasonable salary should be around 2 million yen, according to the default market, the advertiser's offer to her will probably be between 15 million yen and 20 million yen for an advertisement, and she is not satisfied with this price, and it will stabilize to more than 20 million yen, or even raise to 30 million yen.
It should be that Asatsuki TV refuses to cooperate with her (Asatsuki TV's current economic situation is not very good, and the budget is tight), so she simply ran away, and it seems that she is a very money-loving actress, but there is nothing wrong with this, she is not stealing and robbing - Chihara Rin people checked it, and Asami Arikawa's annual income last year seemed to be around 200 million yen, and this year should be about the same (she hasn't filed taxes this year, and her income can't be calculated), and she probably wants to challenge 300 million yen next year.
It's easy to say what she thinks, Chihara Rin and Murakami Iori discussed it again, and felt that on the whole, the cost performance was okay, and Asami Kawa immediately changed from a high-priced tool man to a high-quality tool man - and Chihara Rin people have the bottom in their hearts, they are not afraid of pounce, and they can be sure of "Extreme Fresh Master" will continue to shoot in the future, and the producer of Chaoyue TV should not dare to make this kind of decision, after all, if the first season pounces on grandma's house, this drama will no longer be used in the future, and the first season will look very stupid to give a super high salary, and the producer will not be able to carry a bigger pot.
It is easy to do it if it is a high-quality tool, and the two sides immediately reached a consensus.
This season, Rin Chihara will increase her salary, and she will appear cheaply in the future, and at the same time, she must also be highly cooperative, so that the crew can borrow her fame to increase the ratings, while Asami Arikawa will use the rising salary and the "super recognition" of the ghost screenwriter as a reason to find a way to take out more money from the pockets of advertisers.
It's barely a win-win situation, and there is a lot of popularity with Kawa Mami, within five years of her debut, she has saved a large number of fans with her sweet and pure acting style, judging from the publicity effect alone, "Extreme Freshman" is the best before the start of the season, and the response is the most enthusiastic, and the audience has the highest expectations for her to try an extraordinary role, which makes Rin Chihara feel that the money is not spent in vain.
At this point, four old dramas, four new dramas, and a variety show posed by the challenge "Prime Time Ratings Season Champion" army has finally been formed, and all of them are in preparation for the attack, just waiting for the season to start on October 4 and fight to the death with the four major commercial TV stations, and Sakurajima, Tokyo Broadcasting TEB and Mt. Fuji are ready to meet the arrival of the challenger- Asatsuki TV has also worked hard to prepare, but it has been a little behind in the promotion of the opening season, and rumors have begun to circulate, indicating that Kanto United TV may be able to replace it.
At this time, it is impossible for Rin Chihara to do more, in addition to maintaining daily work, he has also entered a waiting period, to see the broadcast of the first episode before making a decision, and at this time, Michiko, who has not been seen for a few days, sneaked over after school in the afternoon.
When Rin Chihara saw her, he smiled and asked, "The reporter stopped harassing you?"
Michiko smiled sweetly, "It's better, Master." ”
"That's good. Rin Chihara responded casually, lowered his head and busied him, and said with a smile: "Let's play!"
She was in good spirits, wearing a middle school sailor suit, combing a bag and bun head, hanging the schoolbag at the door, and said with a smile: "I'm not here to play, Master, my mother bought me a computer, I will play for a while at night, I don't need to play here with you!"
"Oh?" Chihara Rin looked up in surprise, thought for a moment and thought that Nanbu Ryoko might be out of compensation, and said with a smile: "Yes, it seems that you guys have been getting along well these days." ”
"She's busy giving interviews and appearing on shows right now!" Michiko replied briskly, "Does Master remember that she is training newcomers? Now she can't do anything about me, I see that her energy is being transferred to newcomers, you have to be careful." ”
"What am I careful of?"
"My mother used to be afraid of you because of my business, so she didn't dare to come to you, but now she feels that it's okay, and she will definitely invite you to dinner under the banner of thanking Master, and want to help the newcomer ask for a role. Michiko was obviously closer to Chihara Rinto, and she didn't have the idea of taking care of her mother at all, so she said seriously: "Master, be careful, don't promise her anything." ”
"You don't have to embarrass you, you don't have to worry about anything else. "Rin Chihara doesn't care about Ryoko Nanbu, the newcomers under her audition audition normally, everything goes through the process, if it is suitable, use it, and don't think about going through the back door if it is not suitable.
He didn't take this matter to heart at all, he looked at Michiko, found that she was rolling up her sleeves, and asked strangely, "Why are you here so early not to play? Isn't there a club activity in the country?
"There are no interesting clubs, I don't want to participate in it for the time being, and I'll talk about it in high school. "Michiko is already busy there, packing up all kinds of utensils and throwing out garbage, like a hard-working little bee.
There are a lot of materials and information in Chihara Rinto's office that can't be passed on, competitors or reporters will be interested, ordinary people are usually not allowed to come in casually, and cleaning has to rely on trustworthy people, but trustworthy people are very busy, so it's a mess every day here, she said while cleaning: "Anyway, now it's early after school, I'll come over directly, I can't let Master forget me!" Then she turned her head and winked cutely, "It's better to work after school, I'll be Master's personal assistant!"
"Yes, I'll send you pocket money. "Chihara Rin doesn't matter, Mei Chiko is not an outsider, I'm willing to be here and it's okay, anyway, it's not in the way, as for part-time work, that's a joke, Mei Chiko is not allowed to work at this age, but it doesn't matter if you get some pocket money from him, he is not short of money, and it doesn't even count a dime a dozen to give some pocket money to the eldest disciple - not to mention the investment, as his works become more and more, his annual income is also increasing rapidly, and it should also break through the 200 million yen mark.
This is not high for a producer and a famous screenwriter, and there is still a lot of room for improvement, such as Tetsuya Komuro, the godfather of music in his original world, with a maximum annual income of 9.6 billion yen, most of which also comes from royalties - the copyright protection of this book is super strict, and even if an artist hums his song on the show, he has to pay him, and he once ruled the music industry.
Of course, this kind of high income is very rare, and this one is the only one, but well-known big producers also have a lot of income, such as Takeshi Kitano's highest annual income of 2.5 billion yen, which shows that as long as the creator's creative ability is maintained long enough, the accumulated income is not to be underestimated.
Michiko is very happy to get the agreement, she really wants to stay with Chihara Rinren, which makes her feel very secure, but she doesn't want to let the relationship between the two sides slowly drift apart because there is no intersection on weekdays, and immediately work harder to get busy, her little face is happy, and Chihara Rin went with her, just like she was young and fun-she didn't have any friends, and she was busy taking various training classes during the period of making friends!
The two of them changed their mode of getting along, Mei Qianzi came to him every afternoon after school to report, did some work, occasionally helped him run errands, did his homework if he didn't, and sometimes stayed to accompany Chihara Rin to talk and laugh and eat lunch, and then go home after eating the lunch, and as they got along like this, the autumn file of 97 began.