If you want to film, you should first establish a TV drama department.

As a result, a film and television drama production company independent of the entertainment channel was established.

Well, it sounds very simple, but in fact, the process of establishment is really simple, just an empty shell, just apply for the corresponding contract procedures, the key is that such a unit has no ability to film.

What is the level of TV drama production in Huaxia...... If you do it seriously, the level is very high, but most film and television companies are like that, but if you look at the number alone, the production of TV dramas in Huaxia is very crazy.

But the reality is very cruel, most TV dramas are shoddy, many works don't even have a shooting permit when they start filming, and some works can't even be broadcast on TV stations because of their poor quality after they are filmed......

It can be said that the TV circle in China is, to a certain extent, a circle of TV dramas made by the whole people, under the strength of TV dramas, variety shows, documentaries, music programs, news programs and children's programs are very weak, although it is not nothing, but the results are not outstanding, and it will not be until at least ten years later that variety shows rise, in order to break the monopoly of TV dramas to a certain extent.

The TV series on the comprehensive entertainment channel is a little different from this situation.

In the variety entertainment channel, the status of variety shows is absolute, and there is no other project that can replace it, so when Fan Cheng said that we also need to do TV dramas, almost no one took this proposal seriously, everyone thinks that the so-called TV series is nothing more than a face project done by Fan Cheng and the variety entertainment channel in order to complete the last link of the TV station, in everyone's eyes, the TV series should be an indispensable part of the TV station, so even if the station does not pay attention to this, at least there must be this department and production capacity.

So the TV drama production center was established like a child's play.

The TV drama production company named "Dongbao" by Fan Cheng is said to mean "Oriental Treasure", but in the eyes of everyone on the entertainment channel, they all feel that this "Dongbao" must have other meanings, just like "Yoshimoto Theater Company", everyone doesn't know what Yoshimoto is.

The first thing Toho did after it was established was to start preparing for the filming of the TV series.

Buying equipment, applying for shooting, contacting TV stations, looking for shooting locations, looking like they are ready to start filming at any time, as the comprehensive entertainment channel plan continues to unfold, major TV stations have also got their plans to start filming TV series.

In this regard, the major TV stations have only one thought: Are you guys funny?

That's right, Fan Cheng is very good at making variety shows, but can TV dramas be compared to variety shows? These are two completely different systems.

As for Fan Cheng, he has indeed shown his talent in all aspects before, whether it is variety shows or music, but it is just variety shows and music, right?

TV dramas and variety music are completely different!

Variety shows rely on a sense of humor and live program scripts, while TV dramas require storytelling and artistry, the two are completely different, as for music, we admit that you write songs well, but no matter how well you write songs, the effect in variety shows mainly depends on singers, and TV series, directors and scripts play a very huge role, no one believes that you can do a TV series well with a completely inexperienced department.

There are studios and even a small photography city in Yangji, but these places have not shown any special interest when they receive business contacts from the variety entertainment channel, which is incomparable with the influence of the variety entertainment channel in variety shows now, if the variety entertainment channel wants to sell its own variety shows, as long as Cheng Gaoge or Fan Zheng is sent to the location of the target TV station, the other party will definitely attach great importance to it, and directly send the director or even the deputy director of the variety show department to talk to the variety entertainment channel.

As for the price of the program, there are three main points, whether it is Fan Cheng's script, whether it is Fan Cheng's host, whether it is Fan Cheng's director, if the three conditions of a program are met, then its broadcast cost is sky-high in the eyes of other variety shows, even if only one or two conditions are met, the price is also very high, and their variety shows have now become the benchmark for Chinese variety shows.

After the TV drama company was put into operation, several staff members began to contact major artist companies with several outline scripts written by Fan Cheng.

But...... The effect is poor.

Fan Cheng suddenly discovered that his fame so far turned out to be a side effect in finding someone to film.

When major companies heard that a variety show director wanted to shoot a TV series, they waved their hands again and again, and some companies even sent guests out to drive people away, as if TV dramas were an art that they could never desecrate, and Fan Cheng wanted to make a TV series, which was like desecrating the art of TV dramas.

Some people in the TV drama circle themselves scoff at the term art when they talk about TV dramas, most of the filming of TV dramas is only about making money, they are willing to shoot anything in order to make money, and they are willing to drill any kind of hole in order to make a lot of money.

After taking the script around in a circle, Fan Cheng suddenly found that he couldn't even pull a crew.

No company is willing to shoot its artists to shoot Fan Cheng's TV series, and most companies don't even want to read the script outline.

Now Fan Cheng was worried.

The current situation is completely different from doing variety shows and making music.

He started from scratch in variety shows, but fortunately, he met the Yoshimoto Troupe, and the group of members in the troupe who were a little stupid, but very serious, and could fiddle with anything became the initial team of his variety show.

The difference with TV series is that before he came, Huaxia's variety shows were almost blank, and wherever he went, he could only cultivate variety artists from scratch, so there was no starting problem, and the Chinese audience's understanding of variety shows and the level of variety shows were also cultivated from scratch.

As for the music, you can directly release the songs, the songs that have been recorded in the music library, people can directly see the quality of the songs, and the artists are also responsible for themselves.

TV series are different, TV drama scripts must be kept secret before starting filming, so what is shown to outsiders is just an outline, otherwise once it is known in advance, even if you don't copy it directly, just shoot something of the same type, and the filming party of the original script can't stand it.

I can't find anyone to film, what can I do?

Fan Cheng and the comprehensive entertainment channel are embarrassed now.

Fan Cheng, who was still sitting firmly in Diaoyutai, couldn't help it, and he personally took the script to the major companies.

But what about the effect......

That is, Universal, which has always been happy to cooperate, expressed its willingness to introduce its artists to cooperate, but Universal...... One is that most of Universal's subordinates are singers, and the second is that Universal didn't say anything to death, introducing rather than dispatching, Universal's meaning is very simple, I introduced people to you, whether people are willing to agree to shoot or not is not something we can manage.

In that way, it's as if Fan Cheng begged for it here, and Universal had to give him this face before agreeing.

Embarrassing......

In order to shoot a TV series, the comprehensive entertainment channel has actually prepared a lot of investment here, in terms of money, although it is not as good as the top production team in China, at least it can be regarded as a mid-to-high-end investment, and it is too embarrassing to find no one to film while waving money.

Many domestic media have gradually noticed the embarrassment of the comprehensive entertainment channel.

As a result, the news that the comprehensive entertainment channel wanted to invest in TV dramas but was coldly boycotted by other domestic companies was gradually reported.

Now that it has been reported, those bigwigs in the TV industry are no longer silent.

For example, Qin Wei, the top film and television company boss in China, said: "Some people who are not in the TV drama circle are very welcome to come to filming, but even if you have made some achievements in your own field, that achievement will not play any role in the TV circle except that it can make you have some money, we are not welcome this kind of unprepared crossover, anyway, you are still young, why don't you try to learn more and study more and devote yourself to filming for two years before you try it?"

Words like this are actually polite and kind, but there are actually more and more exaggerated contempt in private, Fan Cheng understands that these voices seem to be directed at him, but in fact, they are still caused by prejudice against variety shows, if people didn't underestimate the producers of variety shows from the beginning, at least they wouldn't speak unceremoniously like this.

The most critical problem now is that there is no one to act.

The difference between filming and singing is that you only need to find a singer to sing a good song, even if it is a show like "Creation is King", you can only find several singers to sing the same song at most, and a singer usually only participates in one show, and it is very easy to stagger the schedule.

But if you are filming, you normally have to make an appointment with the agency half a year or even a year in advance, and a TV series should have at least ten or so important roles, and it will take at least one quarter or even half a year to shoot a drama.

Therefore, compared with participating in variety shows, TV actors will inevitably be much more cautious when taking on the show, singers participating in variety shows, even if they miss, it is nothing more than a show, and the actor may waste half a year of his time, and shoot a work that is not short in broadcast time, and the bad reviews may last longer.

This is absolutely unacceptable to the actors.

Fan Cheng originally came up with several drama scripts and wanted to find someone to film, but the result was that after looking for a long time, he only found two or three kittens who could play supporting roles, all of them were "actors" who were in a similar situation to everyone in Yoshimoto's troupe two years ago, and there was no need to make an appointment half a year in advance, he could call him in the morning and come to Yangji by train in the afternoon, because he usually didn't have any work at all.

Such actors are enough, but the main actors, that is, the positions of several leading actors, have never been able to find a suitable one.

is a little bigger, even if there are second-level actors who are usually not qualified to be the leading role, none of them agreed to play, let alone first-class actors.

As for those who are not old and have potential, most of them are controlled by the brokerage company, and they are even more cautious in taking over the play, and it is impossible to come to take risks with Fan Cheng.

Fan Cheng was not in a hurry, it didn't matter if he couldn't find anyone, just look for it slowly, but the voice of the outside world attacking and underestimating him was too big, and what was more worrying was the thoughts of everyone in the company, including Cheng Gaoge, who had always believed in Fan Cheng and was willing to follow him to do all kinds of work, but they also began to worry about Fan Cheng's situation of making a TV series.

They also don't think that Fan Cheng can make a good film.

If he doesn't even believe in himself, Fan Cheng needs to think about it seriously.

But the key is that now Fan Cheng has no way to deny the other party, because he can't even find anyone filming.

So in the final analysis, it is necessary to find the right person to film.

Since you can't find a suitable actor to film outside, you can only find your own people to shoot inside.

But...... Look at this group of people in their hands, can they make a series that satisfies Fan Cheng?

Fan Cheng took out a few scripts that had been prepared.

A fictional "Tokyo Love Story", "Long Vacation", "Love White Paper" called Tokyo Metropolis, ...... The so-called idol dramas do not exist in this world.

Looking at the TV series in this world, first of all, the most influential are all kinds of ancient films, historical dramas, martial arts dramas, and even mythological dramas, as for modern films, although there were romance films such as "Lushan Love" many years ago, but this kind of film cannot be regarded as an idol drama strictly speaking.

The so-called idol drama is mainly based on shaping the image of the characters, the charm of the characters is the most important thing described in the drama, and the plot is also established to show the image of the actors, of course, there are fashionable costumes, modern scenes, etc., all for these services, and even the so-called costume idol dramas, in these aspects, are specially designed to conform to the trend of modern aesthetics.

Fan Cheng is worried that he can't find a suitable main actor to shoot idol dramas.

Most idol dramas need at least four or five young, handsome, and beautiful actors and actresses to play the main roles, this kind of role, if you go to the major film and television brokerage companies to find it, you can find a lot of them, these companies have never lacked handsome guys and beauties, but if you don't find these companies, it will be troublesome, like Yoshimoto's troupe, which can be called young, and at the same time good-looking, I'm afraid that Fan Cheng and Yao Jing are just two people, as for others, they are either not satisfied with being young or not satisfied with being good-looking.

It is very suitable to let these people participate in the show and be harlequins, but it is impossible to be actors and act in idol dramas.

The beauty Fan Cheng is actually not impossible to find, Fan Xiaoqian, Wen Jia and Wen Zhen are all beauties, but it is impossible for them to be actors, Wen Jia is impossible, Wen Zhen and Fan Xiaoqian are at least impossible now, so they can only think of other ways.

After holding back in the room for a week, Fan Cheng took out a brand new TV drama script.

"Follow this new script!" he told the company.

In this new script, the two main actors are men in their early forties and women in their thirties, and Fan Cheng decided to use such a lineup to make a romance movie!