Chapter 40: Heaven and Earth Take on a New Look
"Brother, is it time for us to come?"
The dinner ended in an unexpected way, and Infinite Challenge ushered in a whole new situation.
Walking on the road, looking at the starlight in the sky, the excited Park Jung-hyuk couldn't wait to ask Kim Tae-ho for advice.
In front of him, Kim Tae-ho walked exceptionally steadily with his hands behind his back.
From behind, the chubby body is about the same as a penguin.
Hearing his words, Kim Tae-ho didn't even reply to his head, but the words he said were very annoying. "It's my time, and as for you kid, I'm not sure if I want you or not."
"Yaxi, Kim Tae-ho, are you crossing the river and demolishing the bridge?" Park Jung-hyuk jumped up and down and shouted viciously.
It seems that watching Park Jung-hyuk get angry in a hurry is the supreme pleasure, and Kim Tae-ho likes it.
After teasing, he said lightly: "Okay, stinky boy, stop yelling." It's so late, beware of suing you for disturbing the people. Come with me and take you to meet someone. β
In a very ordinary beef soup restaurant, Park Jung-hyuk met the person Kim Tae-ho said.
"Well, this isn't a talented brother. I thought it was who, Brother Taehao made it mysterious. Park Jung-hyuk sat down and recognized the person at a glance.
Ji Youngjae, whose identity is the same as Kim Tae-ho and Park Jung-hyuk, is also the PD of the MBC Arts and Energy Bureau.
He joined the company in 03 and is considered a junior of Kim Tae-ho.
Because they all work in the same department, I usually see each other a few times.
And Park Jung-hyuk is so familiar with him because this person, like Kim Tae-ho, is also one of the indispensable and important figures in the history of "Infinite Challenge".
Ji Young is the second PD in the program group after Kim Tae-ho directed "Infinite Challenge".
At that time, if the video was recorded separately, the person in charge of him would be Park Myung-so.
It can be said that many of the classic scenes of the demon Mingxiu were designed by this person.
Later, Jiying left "Infinite Challenge" for a while and went to "Music Center" to be a responsible PD.
Later, he was also dispatched to China by MBC to serve as the PD responsible for the CCTV version of "The Great Challenge".
In the first issue, the man who spoke Chinese to Sha Yi on the plane was him.
After ending "The Great Challenge", Ji Youngjae returned to "Infinite Challenge" and once again served as Kim Tae-ho's deputy.
In the wedding song special, in order to deceive Liu Zaishi and others into getting on a fake helicopter, the person sitting in the back seat of the van was also him.
For this No. 2 person in the history of "Infinite Challenge", how can Park Jung-hyuk not know?
After the three of them sat down, they drank the hot beef soup, relieved their drunkenness a little, and began to talk about business.
Kim Tae-ho introduced: "I have already agreed with Yingcai that he will come over to help me in the new program group and serve as the No. 2 PD." β
As soon as he heard that this was the case, Park Jung-hyuk hurriedly stretched out his hand, shook it with Ji Yingcai, and said with a smile: "It's great that Brother Yingcai can come, otherwise the two of us will not be able to finish so much work if we are tired." β
Seeing that his tone was sincere, Ji Ying was a lot more relieved.
Everyone knows that Park Jung-hyuk is Kim Tae-ho's younger brother, and after Kim Tae-ho becomes the new PD of "Infinite Challenge", Park Jung-hyuk will definitely be by his side.
Originally, in the new program group, there were only two left, Kim Tae-ho and Park Jung-hyuk.
Originally, it was a position under one person, but this suddenly inserted a person, or on his own head, and someone else would definitely turn his face.
Ji Yingcai didn't know that the reason why Park Jung-hyuk was so friendly was due to two factors.
First of all, Park Jung-hyuk knows his grade, and even FD hasn't done it yet.
If it weren't for the change in the program group this time, Kim Tae-ho would be his big brother again, and he wouldn't even be able to get the smallest AD.
As for the second PD, that cannot fall on his head in any way.
If this is the case, it will not be able to convince the public at all.
In the workplace, competence is important, but qualifications are also indispensable.
Secondly, Ji Youngjae was an important member of "Infinite Challenge" in his previous life, and Park Jung-hyuk naturally became much more affectionate with this cognition, so he didn't have the idea of fighting.
It can be said that Kim Tae-ho, Ji Young-jae and Park Jung-hyuk, these three are the core trio of the future "Infinite Challenge".
If the three of them can unite sincerely, then they will be safe.
The show can also be carried out smoothly without messy disputes.
Of course, a program group is very large, and it is impossible for the three of them to do one.
The reason why Kim Tae-ho called the two of them together was to collectively discuss the composition of the new program group.
"PD still needs one or two, otherwise it will be difficult to coordinate the scene." Ji Ying spoke his mind first.
Kim Tae-ho thought for a while and said, "I have already promised the director that there will only be four PDs." Except for the three of us, there is only one more person to keep. β
Park Jung-hyuk saw this with his own eyes, but he also had ideas for coping with it. "I feel that when necessary, I can have a writer come in a cameo role as a PD. At present, the most important thing is the improvement of the program. As long as the show gets better, even if we don't say it, the Arts and Energy Bureau will send us a PD. β
"Well, that's right." Kim Tae-ho and Ji Young-jae were all impressed, and they didn't expect him to look at the problem so thoroughly.
The new program group is just starting out, and there is nothing at all.
As long as the program is done well, any problems will be solved later.
"Junghyuk, you often come into contact with FDs, who do you think is more suitable?" Kim Tae-ho asked.
Now that Park Jung-hyuk has been confirmed as the third PD, the candidate for the last PD must not be more qualified than him.
Therefore, the suitable candidate is still decided from the FD of the original program group.
In line with the attitude of being responsible for the show, Park Jung-hyuk finally circled the candidates after careful consideration. "Xia Chengzhi can, he is delicate, and he does a good job in scene scheduling. And there are not many words, few things, and more obedience to commands. β
The several advantages he summarized are indeed the qualities that FD needs.
Kim Tae-ho and Ji Young-jae were also very recognized, so they decided to let him contact Xia Chengzhi and let him continue to stay in the program group.
PD is these four people, but the writer side also needs to be considered.
Kim Tae-ho was the first to speak his mind. "I decided to keep the writer Kong Zhixian, she has a lot of brains and ideas, and it is worth excavating."
In this regard, Ji Young-jae and Park Jung-hyuk have no opinion.
In particular, Park Jung-hyuk remembers that Kong Ji-hyun has always been the main writer of "Infinite Challenge".
Later, she left, and was replaced by Zhou Qiben.
It is these two very good writers before and after that made the early days of "Infinite Challenge" wonderful, producing one amazing special after another.
"Kim Tae-hee can also stay, just rush her name, and you can't give up." Park Jung-hyuk said half-seriously, half-funny.
Speaking of this writer, Kim Tae-ho and Ji Young-jae both shook their heads and smiled bitterly.
&nbBC is thunderous, and almost everyone in the Arts Bureau knows that there is such a writer.
No way, who called the name itself so meaningful.
In a program group, if the responsible PD is the leader of the production, then the main writer is the leader of creativity.
Games such as games, melodramas, dialogues, and organizing the context, these are all the work of writers.
As long as the main writer confirms it, it doesn't matter if the other writers are a little less competent.
So even though Kim Tae-hee didn't show much ability, Kim Tae-ho and Ji Young-jae agreed to her stay.
In addition, two writers, Lee Min Jung and Myung Min-ah, were also confirmed to stay.
At this point, the writers of the foursome have also been confirmed.
Kim Tae-ho has tried his best to ensure that he does not lay off people from the original crew, but uses the original people.
Because he has a lot of confidence, the best ideas are in his head.
As long as there is his soul, it doesn't matter who else changes.
"Junghyuk, tomorrow you can contact the representatives of the photography company and ask them to get ready first. It may not be long before we hire more VJs. Kim Tae-ho began to set the task.
Park Jung-hyuk wrote it down, then remembered something, and said: "Brother, you have to pay more attention to it, Japan's Sony Corporation has recently launched a new lightweight HD camera. If we're going to do a big outdoor reality show, maybe we can think about it. Do you think I should mention it to the representatives of the photography companies? β
Ji Yingcai took over the job, "I'll go to Japan tomorrow to investigate, if the price of the new camera is not so outrageous, we will discuss it with the company and the photography company." It's too early to say anything. β
The reason why "Infinite Challenge" can become a precedent for Korean variety shows is because it caught up with the good times.
Nowadays, the mainstream cameras are the kind of big guys who carry them on their shoulders.
Not only does it have to be carried by a VJ, but it is also followed by a large number of people such as recording engineers and lighting engineers.
Just imagine such a lineup, so clumsy, there must be a lot of things that can't be done.
It was with the introduction of portable high-definition cameras in "Infinite Challenge" that the scope of the program was greatly expanded.
Later, in 2009, the launch of digital DV took "Infinite Challenge" one step further.
The pursuit battle mode of running with money also started at that time.
Now that the new technology has just been launched, Ji Yingcai's conservative idea is not wrong.
It is necessary to confirm that the new technology will help the production of zuΓ² before convincing MBC and the photography company to adopt it.
The construction of the program team has been determined, and the next thing is the lineup of the MC.
At this point, Park Jung-hyuk finally did not agree with Kim Tae-ho, but had a big disagreement.
In addition to the two of them, Ji Yingcai also has certain ideas.
There was a fierce confrontation between the three of them, and they did not give in to each other.
It was also at this time that Park Jung-hyuk found out what Cheng DΓΉ Kim Tae-ho was stubborn about.
And trying to reverse this idea is even harder than turning the cow back.