Chapter 197: Common Sense
"You're going to make a TV series?!"
On the other side of the phone, Li Xiuman blurted out subconsciously.
But he quickly reacted, his speech was a little rude, and he hurriedly changed his words: "President Shen, are you planning to make a TV series?"
"It's not a production. Listening to Li Xiuman's surprised tone on the phone, Shen Zhengyuan's mood suddenly improved a little, but he said modestly: "Director Li Xiuman, you also know that the TV station is currently concentrating on variety shows, and it is difficult to spare energy and resources to shoot a TV series." I found you to help pull the line, and I just have a good TV drama script in my hand, and I can't bear to waste it in my own hands, so I plan to talk to SBS, and if the conditions are right, I will accept SBS TV to help shoot the TV series. ”
On the phone, Shen Zhengyuan's tone seemed very sincere, but Li Xiuman didn't believe the content of his words at all.
It was clear that he had another purpose.
It's just that since Shen Zhengyuan has already called him, the president's face will always be sold, so after thinking for a while, Li Xiuman immediately responded on the phone: "Since President Shen, you said so, then I will help you contact the senior management of the SBS TV drama department, of course, I am only responsible for matchmaking, and the success of the specific negotiation still depends on President Shen and you personally negotiate with SBS." ”
The network resources came forward to help, but Li Xiuman did not say enough.
"That's enough. ”
Shen Zhengyuan also knows that with the network resources in the TV drama industry, being able to do this step is actually very face-saving.
Therefore, he didn't ask for anything too much, and immediately thanked Li Xiuman on the phone.
"For specific results, I will call President Shen again afterwards. ”
"Then trouble you, Director Li. ”
"Haha, President Shen, you are too polite, it was just a phone call. ”
In the office, Li Xiuman hung up the phone with a smile.
Then he gradually restrained the smile on his face and showed a thoughtful look.
"Are you planning to break into the TV drama market?"
To be honest, Li Xiuman himself is not very optimistic about Shen Zhengyuan's attempt at TV dramas.
After all, from the perspective of those who have come before, he can be regarded as experienced in the filming of TV series. Although there is still a big difference between a brokerage company and a TV station, the impact on the TV drama market over the years has also made Li Xiuman know how difficult it is to enter this market.
Although Al Jazeera has a good reputation among the audience recently, and has gradually begun to form a mass base belonging to the TV station, choosing to invest in the TV drama market at this time is still a little too radical in Li Xiuman's opinion, and it is only after stabilizing its own song industry market that it specializes in the TV drama market.
Nowadays, although the variety shows launched by Al Jazeera are popular, it will take some time to settle before they are really stable. At this time, it is still a little too risky for a TV station that is not too well-funded to open up a new battlefield.
"So, are you going to use SBS to test the wind vane?" After all, Li Xiuman is a veteran who has been immersed in the mall all year round, even if he has taken a back seat, but his sensitivity has not faded too much because of this, and he quickly deduced a lot of possibilities from the previous phone call, and the connection also guessed Shen Zhengyuan's thoughts.
"If this script cooperation is fruitful, it will pave the way for the TV station's future TV drama shooting, and have enough confidence and courage to shoot a new drama, even if it fails, in fact, SBS TV is suffering losses, although this will undoubtedly hurt the relationship with SBS, but the TV station is originally in competition with each other, even if the relationship is bad, how bad can it be. ”
Although, guess Shen Zhengyuan's general idea.
However, Li Xiuman is still not very optimistic about his plan.
After all, SBS is not a fool either, and if there are not enough benefits, how can it be said that the person who moved the TV station took such a big risk to shoot the TV set.
"In other words, I am very confident in the script. ”
Thinking of this, a different color flashed in Li Xiuman's eyes.
This year, it has continued to impact the TV drama market, but it has suffered setbacks one after another, and although the inaccuracy of the vision of the senior decision-makers of the brokerage company is inescapable, it is an important obstacle to breaking into the market. South Korea produces more than 100 TV dramas and writes more than 1,000 scripts a year, but there are only a few dramas that can become a hot topic.
How to choose the really popular script from hundreds of TV drama scripts is actually not only a test of the agency's eyesight, but also luck.
However, it is clear that there is no clear luck in this regard, and to make matters worse, the eyesight is not very good.
"If it's really a good script, isn't it?"
Thinking of this, Li Xiuman was a little nervous, but immediately shook his head: "No, the possibility is too small, with Al Jazeera's current resources and connections, the possibility of being able to access a good script is almost minimal." ”
According to common sense, there is nothing wrong with what Li Xiuman said.
As he thought, although Al Jazeera is on the rise, most of its popularity comes from the accumulation of variety shows, and the popularity of TV dramas is almost zero. In such a situation, how can there be a good writer and screenwriter who casts his own script into the TV station.
Even if you are a new writer, you know that instead of setting your sights on these cable TV stations that have no experience in filming TV dramas, it is better to try your luck on a wireless station. After all, for the vast majority of writers, scripts are the hard work of their own hard work, and who doesn't want their hard work to meet a good TV station.
Put it in the hands of a TV station that doesn't even have experience in shooting TV dramas, what if it messes up?
However, Shen Zhengyuan is not the part of common sense that Li Xiuman thinks.
The reality is that no writer submits a script to the TV station, but he has a script himself, and more than one good script is in his hands.
Even, the script he came up with to negotiate with SBS was not the best one in his mind.
Shaking his head and cutting off his thoughts, Li Xiuman was silent for a while.
Then I picked up my phone, found a number of SBS TV executives, and dialed it.
"Hey, Director Li Xiuman?"
"Haha, I haven't seen you for a long time, Minister Jin, how are you doing lately?"