TVB is located in Tseung Kwan O TV City, and Tseung Kwan O also has many Hong Kong stars.

But the Xiangjiang stars who can live here are all big stars, at least they can make money in the mainland.

And the actors with familiar faces in ordinary TVB dramas, and even the male protagonists of several films, are still renting a house, dozens of kilometers away.

The biggest difference between Hong Kong and the mainland is the source of artists, not all because they have star dreams, but because they are really poor in life and can't open the pot, so they come to be actors and sign with brokerage companies.

From the 70s to the present, there are still many actors in TVB dramas, because their parents can't pay off their gambling debts, or their younger brothers and sisters have too many people to live and have no money, or their elders have suffered in the stock market, and they are forced to come out to be artists.

Only a small number of those who came to be actors with the dream of stardom are a small number of them, and those who have lived a privileged life since childhood, and the princess of a rich young master are even more of a few.

It seems that most Xiangjiang people have been instilled with the concept of business from birth, girls are the queen of the fashion circle, and boys dream of being the richest man.

100% of artists will engage in side hustles, and once the side hustle is successful, they will immediately lose their identity as actors.

Therefore, female stars will dream of marrying into a wealthy family, and male stars will dream of opening a company to invest and make a lot of money after becoming popular, or to be on the list of rich daughters and change their lives.

This is completely different from the mainland, many rich second generations in the mainland would rather be stars than take over the family business, and the players in various drafts are the children of rich people, and they have no money unless they have opportunities or talents higher than ordinary people, otherwise they can only be shady.

Perhaps this is also why many actors in Xiangjiang have good acting skills, at least not embarrassed, especially in TVB dramas, young actors can also take the lead, but many young actors in the mainland have embarrassing attributes as soon as they appear.

Maybe it's because of the different experiences since childhood, and the reasons for being an actor are different.

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Get out of the circle of fans and the media, and really enter Xiangjiang to experience this small society, you will find a lot of awkwardness.

Xiangjiang people have always regarded themselves very highly, very proud, they even think that many of their local stars are the ninth rate of plays, not to mention the stars from the mainland, to this day many people still think that the mainland is a turtle, do not believe that the prosperity of Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou has far exceeded the Xiangjiang more than a dozen grades.

In the eyes of the older generation of Xiangjiang people, only those stars who stood up and sang a song to save countless Xiangjiang people and filmed a movie to save Xiangjiang's economy when they were young and when Xiangjiang society was in a downturn, can be seen, and the artists who appear on TV now are just actors or singers.

As soon as he entered the mainland of TVB TV headquarters, Li Zhifan saw many familiar faces in Hong Kong dramas.

Unlike the stars seen in various film and television cities in the mainland, they are here at the moment, like ordinary employees, either standing in the corner of the wall smoking, or talking on the phone in a quiet place, or sitting on a bench with a hot dog and coffee in their hands and eating as if no one was around.

In Hong Kong dramas, they used to be superheroes with strong martial arts, or urban elites with outstanding abilities, and they were also the epitome of society in the short life of their parents, but these are all the coats of actors, in reality, they are just a group of TV migrant workers.

Many male protagonists and heroines, whether they are Sister Hong Kong or Emperor Shi, are actually mixed up like that.

The contract is harsh, the monthly income is fixed at 350,000 Hong Kong dollars, but the working hours are extremely unfixed, coupled with the pursuit of outside fans and the media, there is no private life at all.

But after these people became famous, they went north to the mainland to film, and they completely changed, even if the former TVB masters Hua Dan and Xiaosheng played a small supporting role in the mainland crew, it was a very high standard and even comparable to the treatment of the protagonist.

Not to mention those who can play the leading role, they are all characters who are already in the mainland.

There was an actress who won three consecutive TVB TV shows before, and she would rather play the third female and fourth female or a small villain or a cameo sitcom in the mainland, rather than come back to play the heroine, just because of the treatment.

A TVB student once said that he would rather take two commercials a month in the mainland and shoot comfortably, even if there is no filming, he is not willing to go back to TVB to take over the drama, and even does not hesitate to fall out with his old boss and go to court, but because of this incident, he became popular in the mainland, and now he has become a frequent guest in the red anti-Japanese war dramas in the mainland.

From a social point of view, Xiangjiang is a typical representative of capitalism, TVB and various entertainment companies are harsh and oppressive to their artists, which is completely in line with the capitalist set, an artist from obscurity to popularity, every minute and every second will be rationally used, and even before they decide to terminate the contract, they will be responsible for the task of bringing the old and the new, and play a role in cultivating the next batch of exploited objects.

Li Zhifan naturally doesn't like capitalism like TVB, after all, he is a generation that grew up under socialism with Chinese characteristics and accepted the core values of socialism, and capitalists like TVB are two completely different values.

But it's not annoying, after all, he is not a Hong Kong star, TVB has purchased the Cantonese broadcast copyright of "Langya Bang", which is considered a customer, at best, he can only gloat from the perspective of a bystander.

Li Zhifan's arrival this time is not just as a mainland star, but more as a businessman in the mainland entertainment industry to contact the behemoth TVB.

After a short rest in the hotel after lunch, Li Zhifan was taken to the TVB Variety Studio building.

He was greeted by Yuan Yuping, production director of TVB's variety show department.

It is said that TVB is a woman's world, from the actual person in charge to the supervisors at all levels, most of them are women, and men only occupy a name, and most of them have their main businesses in the fields of finance, real estate, and electronic technology.

Yuan Yuping has deep experience in TVB, in her early years as a variety show screenwriter in TVB, she once jumped to ATV, and then moved to the mainland TV circle, and worked in Mango Channel, Shenzhen Satellite TV and other TV stations for six or seven years, and then returned to TVB's nest and took up the position of variety show supervisor.

"Mr. Li!"

Yuan Yuping does not have the qualifications to pose for the old score, perhaps because she has been in the mainland for six or seven years, and her attitude towards Li Zhifan is very gentle, and it can even be said that she is very enthusiastic, "Welcome, welcome, I am very happy to invite you over, and I am willing to do interviews for several programs I am responsible for, this is really my biggest luck this year." ”

"Hello Ms. Yuan, I have admired your name for a long time, and I finally got my wish to see you!"

Li Zhifan said with a smile, "Mr. Wu Yibo, the deputy director of Mango TV in the mainland, once mentioned you to me, saying that the producer of the Xiangjiang variety show he admires the most is Ms. Yuan!"

"Oh, Mr. Wu Yibo?"

Yuan Yuping was stunned for a moment, and then smiled bitterly, "When I went to Mango Station to develop, he was my top boss, and I also thanked him for taking care of me, but I didn't expect him to be the deputy director now, if I see him again, please help convey my condolences, I hope he is safe and happy, and everything is fine!"

"Okay! I will definitely convey it!" Li Zhifan smiled.

The first program recorded was called "Asian Filmmaker", which has been on the air since the 90s, and daring to call such a name is enough to show the glory of the Xiangjiang entertainment industry, which is known as the existence of Asian Hollywood.

But now the overall decline of the Xiangjiang entertainment industry, and this show is not too well-known except for Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.

But there are countless big stars who have been guests on this show, not only from Hong Kong and Taiwan, but also many first-line and super-first-line actors and directors from the mainland.

Some people say that "Asian Filmmaker" may not be the strongest program, but it is a must-attend program for all filmmakers, and mainland filmmakers will inevitably participate in this program in order to harvest the Hong Kong Film Market.

"Li Sheng, this is the host and director of our show, Sister Meng!"

Yuan Yuping took Li Zhifan into the production room and introduced the host to him.

But in fact, this Sister Meng doesn't need to be introduced, Li Zhifan knows that her stage name is Menglan, she is a golden supporting actress in Xiangjiang, and she is good at acting in ghost movies, relying on her excellent performance in ghost movies, she has won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress many times and Best Actress once, so she is also known as the ghost queen of Xiangjiang.

is over sixty years old now, but Menglan is still active in the film industry, but she has been mixed in their respective online movies in the mainland, and she has not acted in a mainland cinema movie for more than ten years.

may be because of the limited image, she has fixed her image as the queen of ghost movies, and now that she is old, she focuses on the image of "ghost mother-in-law", while mainland horror films are restricted by release, and bad movies are like clouds, Menglan naturally can't receive any good films that can recreate influence.

"Hello Sister Meng!"

Li Zhifan said with a smile, "When I was a child, I liked to watch your comedies, but then you went to act in horror movies, I had a sense of fear for you, and when I finally saw it today, I remembered how I felt when I was a child, haha!"

"Looks like I've made you a shadow!"

Meng Lan spoke Cantonese, relaxed and comfortable, "Welcome Director Li can come to record this episode, if this recording can regain your childhood fears and make you have the idea of making a horror movie, welcome to me!"

“OK！”

Li Zhifan couldn't cry or laugh, making such a joke about him, and promoting himself, only the older generation of artists dared to do this.

"Okay, okay! If you have an idea, I'll learn from you as soon as possible!"

"Let's get started!" Meng Lan said, "You go and put on makeup first, this outfit is good, so be it!"

Li Zhifan was puzzled: "Uh, don't you need to do anything about the script?"

"I'm okay to listen to your Cantonese, so I don't need it, right?"

"This ......"

Li Zhifan didn't understand very much, what does a good Cantonese have to do with Taiwan?

"Our talk show is about authenticity, if you prepare the interview content in advance, what is the difference between it and endorsement?"

Meng Lan said, "I have interviewed thousands of artists, and I never use scripts, but don't worry, we also have post-editing, if you don't understand something, I will let the director translate it to you in Chinese." ”

"Uh! Not really!"

Li Zhifan smiled and waved his hand, "Well, okay!"

He finally understood, in Menglan's opinion, there is only one situation for the script, that is, the language is not understood with the interview guests, otherwise there is no such thing as saying about the script.

Speaking of styling and dressing, except for the routine process of painting light makeup, there is nothing to change clothes and hairstyles.

Except for the recording studio and lounge, there is no other spare room for the entire program team.

The area of the lounge is about the same as the toilet in Li Zhifan's house, and there is no place to prepare clothes for guests or hosts.

Taking advantage of the fact that only Li Zhifan and Liu Zexin were in the lounge, he couldn't help but ask: "Is TVB so poor? ”

Li Zhifan doesn't have to change his clothes, but he is used to recording programs on mainland TV stations, and there is a fixed process, because there are clothing sponsors, so guests will be asked to wear sponsors' clothes.

And generally only the celebrities themselves will propose to wear this set without changing their clothes, because the celebrities themselves also have clothing endorsements, and they must maintain the attitude of spokespersons on the show.

This is the first time I saw the program team say that there is no need to change clothes, and I found that there is really nothing in the lounge.

"Didn't you know TVB's buckle before?"

Liu Zexin said comfortably, "Four years ago, when TVB celebrated its 50th anniversary, because of insufficient travel expenses, it actually canceled the participation of several veteran actors. There are also TVB's TV dramas in recent years, the only thing that can be discussed is the plot, there are only a few actors turning over and over, the costumes are one set from beginning to end, and the scenes come and go. ”

"So picky?"

Li Zhifan was surprised, "Such a big platform, it won't go bankrupt, right?"

"That's not good!"

Liu Zexin smiled, "Forget it, what's the matter with you?"

"No, our "Langya Bang" is broadcast on Jade Channel, and I have participated in the recording of several of their programs, so I won't end up in the soup, right?"

"The money is settled, what are you worried about! Don't worry, the boss is very rich, but every time it is distributed to the station, there is not much. In the past, there were actors who sued TVB for salary arrears, but since the change of big boss, this salary is paid on time, although it is not much for the actors, it is much better than before. ”

"That's not right......"

Li Zhifan recalled Yuan Yuping just now, dressed in jewelry, dressed as a big brand, and the handbag was a limited edition, no matter how he looked at it, he didn't look like a poor person.

Is all the money going to the salaries of these female supervisors?

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In the recording studio.

When Li Zhifan entered, in addition to Menglan, there were several guests, all of whom were also familiar people.

They sat opposite Roland, in order: Zeng Yuanjiang, Liu Chang, Sun Meining, and Ruan Lanlan.

These four are all frequent guests in TVB dramas, and they are also common in various Xiangjiang movies, and they are also the hosts or producers of TVB's variety show department, and they are all their own family members anyway.

Li Zhifan didn't expect them to be there, so he stepped forward to shake hands and say hello one by one.

Zeng Yuanjiang held his big belly, laughed and hugged Li Zhifan: "Director Li is so wow!

Liu Chang was the oldest among them, and his smile was not so exaggerated, and he simply said: "Welcome!"

Sun Meining and Ruan Lanlan are both female guests, which is even more subtle, and they are both young female hosts, and they still want to marry into a wealthy family, so their behavior has always been very restrained.