Chapter 260: A phoenix ready to fly
5000 words, ask for subscriptions, ask for collections, ask for red envelopes, and ask for support.
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When returning to Hong Kong, Shao Yifu took the initiative to ask to take Wei Xiong's car, and at first the topic of the two of them revolved around the construction of the film and television city, and it can be seen from the words that through what he saw and heard this morning, Shao Yifu is more confident in the future development of the film and television city than before.
Chatting and chatting, Shao Yifu seemed to lead the topic to a recent conflict between the two sides: "Phoenix Satellite TV has developed well recently, especially the "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb", I heard that it occupies a large proportion of the prime-time ratings on Saturday night. ”
"Hehe, the ratings of "Sister Over Flowers" are much higher. Wei Xiong smiled faintly, and was not surprised that Shao Yifu suddenly mentioned "Do Not Disturb".
In other words, since the launch of "Run, Brother", not only the ratings of the show itself have exploded, but it even reached a terrifying 68 points at the peak, sweeping all the programs in that time period, and other programs of Phoenix Satellite TV have also benefited, all of which have improved to varying degrees.
This is nothing, after all, many people expected it, but Phoenix Satellite TV, which made Shao Yifu a little uncomfortable, followed the running man, another large-scale entertainment program "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb". Originally, this show was scheduled to be broadcast on Saturday, and Shao Yifu was a little worried.
But with the super high ratings of 57 points in the first episode of "Sister Over Flowers", this worry has been put down a lot, after all, whether it is the quality of the program itself or the information fed back by the market, it proves that "Sister Over Flowers" is a program that is widely welcomed by the market.
It's a pity that this optimism disappeared after the broadcast of "Do Not Disturb", and the first issue of "Do Not Disturb" only achieved 14 ratings under the strong pressure of "Sister Over Flowers", which is far from the 53-point ratings of "Sister Over Flowers" broadcast at the same time on the same day.
By the second week, the second episode of "Do Not Disturb" was broadcast, and the ratings of the two immediately changed significantly, and the ratings of "Do Not Disturb" rose from 14 to 28 points. Correspondingly, the ratings of "Sister Over Flowers" dropped sharply from 53 points to 44 points.
followed by the third episode, and the ratings of "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb" continued to rise, reaching 30 points. The ratings of "Sister Over Flowers" have risen slightly.
At this stage, discerning people can also see that it may be a little difficult for the ratings of "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb" to surpass "Sister Over Flowers", but it has become inevitable to divert some of the ratings. In this regard, many people couldn't help but secretly sigh at Wei Xiong's powerful move.
"It's a lot higher, but the first season of "Sister Over Flowers" is only three months, and "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb" is long-term, and when "Sister Over Flowers" ends in two months, I'm afraid that "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb" will dominate Saturday's ratings, and Phoenix Satellite TV can also use this to improve again. ”
Wei Xiong raised his eyebrows slightly, Shao Yifu said this, obviously he was really jealous of Phoenix Satellite TV, as for what Shao Yifu thought specifically, he didn't know, and he didn't bother to guess, he just needed to let Phoenix Satellite TV develop according to the current trajectory......
It was already past four o'clock when he returned to the company, and Wei Xiong only made a short stop to go to Macau, and he and He Chaoqiong hadn't seen each other for a while. Last night on the phone made an appointment to have dinner together, although it was a bit late now, he didn't want to release his woman's pigeon.
When he came to the TV station, it was already off work, so he made a call to He Chaoqiong, and then he came to the studio of "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb".
Speaking of the No. 1 studio of Phoenix Satellite TV today, there are still twists and turns in the middle, so the original studio of Phoenix Satellite TV is very small, and the largest one is only more than 100 square meters, which obviously cannot meet the minimum requirements for Wei Xiong's heart to record "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb".
After discussion, Phoenix Satellite TV bought a six-story building next to the TV station and carried out a large-scale renovation of the interior.
This not only alleviated the already tight office environment of the TV station, but also built two large studios and two medium-sized studios.
"If You Are the One, Do Not Disturb" was recorded in one of the large studios, that is, Studio No. 1, which is also the largest studio in terms of area.
As soon as he walked into the studio, Wei Xiong saw He Chaoqiong in a corner, and just approached, before he could speak, He Chaoqiong spoke first: "I can't get through to your phone at noon, if it weren't for your secretary saying that you went to Shenzhen to inspect a project, I would have thought you were kidnapped." ”
"I forgot to tell you last night. Wei Xiong's expression was slightly embarrassed. Of course, what he was embarrassed about was not that he couldn't get through with He Chaoqiong.
It's that he is almost sure that He Chaoqiong has seen Lin Xueli looking for Wang Guxian from the newspaper, otherwise he was obviously fine on the phone last night, how could he show him a look as soon as he came. Fortunately, He Chaoqiong finally knew that there were people around, and he still cared about his face, so he didn't say anything more.
At this time, the latest episode of "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb" is being recorded in the studio, and it has just begun. Wei Xiong saw He Chaoqiong paying attention to the stage, so he also looked over.
Just at this time, the director gave the order to start the film, and then a brisk DJ and the enthusiastic cheers of dozens of audiences at the scene sounded in the studio, accompanied by a deep male voice: "Welcome to Phoenix Satellite TV's "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb", welcome to the host Zheng Danrui. ”
As the male voice fell, a door in the center of the innermost part of the stage slowly rose up, revealing a tall and thin man wearing glasses, the man walked out of the door with a smile on his face, stood still in the middle of the stage, and said to the camera: "Welcome to watch the large-scale life service program "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb" titled by xxx, welcome to the audience, hello everyone, I am the host Zheng Danrui. ”
"Before inviting 24 beautiful guests, I would like to welcome two commentators: Mr. Huang Zhan and Ms. Li Bihua, welcome. ”
Switching to camera No. 2, a man and a woman appeared in the recorded footage, the man is nearly middle-aged, wearing black-rimmed glasses, it is Huang Zhan, who is known as one of the 'four talents of Hong Kong', he has many identities, including songwriter, writer, host, and even film director.
The woman looks like she is only in her twenties, this woman is now a cutting-edge female writer in Hong Kong, formerly known as Li Bai, a very individual name, representative works include "Green Snake", "Farewell My Concubine", "Rouge Buckle", etc., at present, Wei's has purchased the film adaptation rights of "Farewell My Concubine" and "Rouge Buckle".
The applause had just sounded, and Huang Zhan, who had always been taboo in his words, spoke: "I think your words are a bit too much, there are 24 beauties who were said in advance, but I have been sitting here for a long time and haven't seen any of them, so it won't be that you deceived me and didn't admit it." ”
Li Bihua immediately said: "Listening to your tone, it seems that you are specially coming to see the beauty, just like this is really the case, you should also behave subtly, there are a lot of viewers in front of the TV, you should pay attention to your image, don't look at me like this, am I not right?"
Zheng Danrui hurriedly stopped the topic of the two and said: "I'm afraid not only our Mr. Huang Zhan can't wait, but also the audience and many viewers and friends in front of the TV, well, now we have 24 single beauties invited to appear tonight." ”
Accompanied by DJ music, the door in the middle of the innermost part of the stage slowly opened again, and young women in exquisite makeup and fashionable clothes lined up in two teams to fish out of it, passing through the long catwalk in the middle of the studio, and then one team to the left and one team to the right.
The 24 beauties stood behind the 24 small podiums set up on either side of the studio, and there were 12 on one side, and the names of the corresponding beauties were written in front of each podium.
"There are so many beauties, I'm a little dazzled, according to the convention, let's make a short self-introduction, starting from the 1st. ”
The recording screen switched to camera 3, "Hello everyone, my name is Lin Junrong, 24 years old this year, graduated from the Department of Medicine of Hong Kong Chinese University, and now works in a hospital in Hong Kong. ”
"Hello everyone, my name is ......"
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Just when Wei Xiong watched the recording of "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb", Shao Yifu was having dinner with Fang Yihua, but Shao Yifu's appetite didn't seem to be very good.
"What's wrong with you, is it that tonight's dish is not appetizing?" Seeing that Shao Yifu put down his chopsticks without eating a few bites, Fang Yihua asked with concern.
Shao Yifu shook his head: "How is the matter of the takeover show of "Sister Over Flowers"?"
Hearing this, Fang Yihua's face suddenly became a little ugly: "I came up with a plan today, but I directly rejected it." ”
"Hmph, they can't use their brains to think of something new. ”
Shao Yifu's face is also not good-looking, although now "Sister Over Flowers" is stable and "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb", but this is obviously temporary.
If it wants to maintain this situation, TVB has only two options, one is to buy programs from Tianheng Film and Television, and the other is to produce good programs by itself.
Since "Do Not Disturb" is a long-term program, it is obviously unrealistic for TVB to spend a huge amount of money to buy programs from Tianheng Film and Television to compete with it.
So Shao Yifu prefers TVB to produce a program by itself.
In this way, it can not only greatly save production costs, but also not let the group of screenwriters raised by the TV station get so much salary for nothing every month.
It's a pity that the reality is very weak.
It has been half a month since he put forward his idea, and he has not been able to come up with a qualified plan, let alone put it into formal operation.
In fact, his request is very simple, just two words - novelty.
Whether it is the original "Twelve Legends" or the current "Do Not Disturb", Wei Xiong plays creativity, just like the report commented on "Do Not Disturb":
Starting from a theme that seems to have nothing to do with entertainment, with ingenious rules and operating methods, this theme bursts out with strong entertainment colors.
But these two words are also the most difficult to do.
"In the next few days, I will step up my efforts to come up with a feasible plan. ”
Sighing secretly, Fang Yihua could only open her mouth to guarantee, because she knew very well that TVB was in a very dangerous situation now. And this danger comes from Phoenix TV.
Originally only a small TV station in Macau, with the successive broadcasts of "Run, Brother" and "Do Not Disturb", as well as the completion of various reforms, the overall ratings have increased significantly, and with the passage of time, the ratings have also become higher and higher.
If TVB doesn't want to find a way to curb this trend, the consequences will be unimaginable.
Can it really be contained?
Needless to say, "Run, Brother", the ratings are as exaggerated as they are, almost to the point of 10,000 empty alleys.
And "Super Girl", which is currently in the audition stage, has been determined to take over the file of "Run, Brother", with Wei Xiong's golden signboard.
I think this show will not be much worse no matter how bad it is.
If the successor program of "Sister Over Flowers" is defeated by "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb" at that time, the rate of audience loss will inevitably increase again.
The atmosphere was a little depressing, and after a while, Fang Yihua saw Shao Yifu's brows tightened, hesitated for a while, and then seemed to have made up his mind.
"I have an idea or maybe it's okay. ”
Shao Yifu's eyes lit up and looked at Fang Yihua: "What do you think, let's hear it." ”
"Judging from the current situation, the entertainment program of marriage and blind date will gradually become popular. We could have done a show like this. ”
"Just a little change in the name and rules of the show. ”
"I believe that with the image and reputation that wireless has established over the years, the ratings should not be much worse than "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb", and it may even surpass it. ”
"You mean a pirated version of Do Not Disturb?"
Shaw Yifu's brows furrowed deeply again, during the Shaw Brothers period, there were many movies he invested in and filmed, and he didn't feel anything at that time.
But things are different today.
Blind date programs such as "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb" can be said to be Wei Xiong's originality.
If he does a similar show, he will not just follow the trend, but naked piracy, plus Wei Xiong is now in the limelight.
If he really did this, it is estimated that all the media would say that TVB plagiarized.
There is another point that he is also Wei Xiong's elder no matter how he says, and he really can't wipe off this face if he pirates a junior's work like this.
The words have already been spoken, and Fang Yihua naturally will not take it back easily.
"It's not piracy, at most it can only be regarded as imitation, although the blind date show is Wei Xiong's originality, but it can't be because he did it first, others are not allowed to do it, as long as we don't copy it, Hong Kong law can't say that we infringe, and your personal relationship with him is so ......."
"Alright, don't say it. ”
Shao Yifu directly interrupted Fang Yihua's words.
"This matter should not be discussed again, instead of copying other people's words, it is better to spend more thought on yourself, the same person, Wei Xiong has one more head than others?"
Seeing that Shao Yifu had signs of anger, Fang Yihua dared to say anything more.
"I'll do it again tomorrow. ”
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"Whew, I can't do it anymore, let me rest. ”
He Chaoqiong got off Wei Xiong and lay directly on the bed, panting violently, his body was still twitching, and his body and face were covered with beads of sweat.
Wei Xiong sighed a little depressedly.
It's a lot of trouble at times, especially in recent months, when a woman has been unable to meet her needs.
"Ding. He lit the cigar and put the lighter back on, and a smoke ring came out of his mouth, but he was thinking about things.
After a long while, He Chaoqiong finally relieved herself.
Looking at the hideous beast that was still high-spirited, I felt very aggrieved.
Because of the separation between the two places, she and Wei Xiong basically meet once or twice a week at most, and after meeting, they naturally have a lot of affection.
But even with such a low frequency, she still begged for mercy every time.
Once she gritted her teeth and persevered to the end, but the result was that she lay down for a whole day the next day, not because of poor spirits or anything, but because of the damage to her lower body.
Not to mention going to work, it hurts to even walk.
She didn't dare to imagine what it would be like if she and Wei Xiong lived together in the future.
As a woman, she can't satisfy her man, which makes her unconfident in many things, such as Wei Xiong's stepping on a few boats.
Originally, when she first confirmed her relationship with Wei Xiong, she was very resolute and could never accept that her future partner had other women.
However, over time.
Although I still think this way in my heart, I have no confidence when I say it.
This made her feel panicked all the time. Of course, she can choose to leave, so that she will not feel uncomfortable because she wants to hold on but can't.
But the problem is that she is reluctant.
If she was first with Wei Xiong, she could still make rational choices and judgments, but now, she knows that she has completely fallen.
Because of what? She didn't know.
All she knew was that she was obsessed with the feeling of being conquered and possessed by Wei Xiong.
Except for Wei Xiong, other men are completely worthless in her eyes, and even a few men who used to think they were very good, she is too lazy to take a look at them now.
For example, that Chen Baiqiang.
and Xu Jinheng, who is a world friend of the He family.
"What's wrong, I was fine just now, why am I suddenly unhappy?"
He Chaoqiong leaned into Wei Xiong's arms, letting Wei Xiong's hand knead in front of her chest, and after hesitating, she suddenly asked a question that surprised Wei Xiong.
"Are all your women as useless as me?"
"Uh, this ......"
He Chaoqiong glanced up and saw that Wei Xiong's face was a little embarrassed, not only sneered: "What, am I surprised to ask this question?"
"It's a bit weird, I should say. ”
Wei Xiong smiled faintly, because of his different identity background, his attitude towards He Chaoqiong was also slightly different from that of other women, such as being cautious.
"Hmph, what's weird, I'm just curious, you won't worry about me being jealous. ”
Since He Chaoqiong said so, Wei Xiong didn't mind telling the truth: "Hehe, you have persisted for a long time, are you still satisfied with this answer?"
Hearing this, for some reason, He Chaoqiong suddenly felt a slight joy in her heart, but she wouldn't show it.
"It should be that you are proud in your heart, right, there is another question, why did your mother only go to Wang Guxian and not to me, doesn't she like me?"
"You don't want to think about your background, can it be the same?"