KBS TV's historical dramas have always been more popular with the audience than MBC TV, from "The Immortal Yi Sunsin" to "Jang Hee Concubine" and "Taejo Wang Jian" in terms of popularity and ratings, which are among the top TV dramas in the same schedule.

The change in the territory of historical dramas also began with a "Dae Jang Geum" in 2003, which was produced by MBC TV in 2003, starring Lee Young-ae, Ji Jin-hee, Lin Hu, Hong Lina, Liang Meijing, etc., written by Kim Young-hyun and directed by Lee Byung-hoon, is an inspirational costume historical drama with a total of 54 episodes. The plot tells the story of how a generation of strange women Xu Changjin became the first female imperial doctor in the history of the Joseon Dynasty through her own efforts, and was given the title of "Dae Changjin" by Zhongzong.

From September 15, 2003 to March 23, 2004, "Dae Jang Geum" maintained an average rating of about 50%, and won the 2004 Korean ratings championship with an average rating of 47.8%.

As a state-owned TV station, KBS TV can be ruthless in historical dramas, and the revenue ratings are not bad, but in the face of the 50% national ratings of "Dae Jang Geum" and all aspects of income, KBS TV is also red-eyed.

Historical dramas are different from the love stories of modern urban themes such as water and wood dramas and weekend dramas, historical dramas pay more attention to the script than ordinary urban love idol dramas, without a good script, no matter how high the director's level is, there is not much room to play, which is why KBS TV is so popular with MBC TV.

At the beginning, screenwriter Kim Young-hyun only wrote the script of "Dae Jang Geum" based on the story of a female imperial doctor recorded in historical materials of only a few hundred words, which was the first historical drama script she wrote. In order to complete this feature-length series, she began to collect various materials nearly two years in advance. She said that the script can't be written casually, and the best can be written if you want to write it, so she always spends a lot of time researching before she starts writing. When the script of "Dae Jang Geum" was written, KBS TV and MBC TV were the two most powerful suitors of this script, and in the end, KBS was defeated by MBC TV, so when the ratings of "Dae Jang Geum" came out, KBS TV was red-eyed.

In addition to the historical drama scripts created by screenwriters, more and more TV stations and film and television production companies are targeting published novels, ranging from costume love to orthodox historical dramas, which are also good themes for adaptation.

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"Hello writer Hong Jung-seok, please be seated!" Kwon Jung-ho sat on the booth in the café and immediately stood up when he saw someone coming, "I'm Kwon Jung-ho from KBS TV's copyright affairs department, please take care of me when we meet for the first time!" ”

The middle-aged man who pushed the door and walked into the café was slightly bald on the top of his head, and his beard was scruffy on a slightly chubby face, which was very similar to the appearance of a down-and-out literary and artistic worker, and his identity was also very consistent with his appearance.

"Hello!" Hong Zhongxi saw that the young man in front of him did not have the slightest contempt, and nodded slightly and said.

As a lattice writer, he is not pedantic, and in addition to publishing a few novels that have sold mediocre, this is the first time he has received a call from a television station, and the young man in front of him, who claims to be in charge of the copyright affairs of KBS TV, can be said to be in control of his next fate.

"Hong Jung-seok, please take a seat, do you want to drink anything?" Kwon Zhenghao greeted him when he saw him sit down.

"No, don't bother." Hong Zhongxi hurriedly waved his hand a little uncomfortable, as a half-dead house writer, he really didn't have many opportunities to go out and talk to strangers, so he seemed a little rusty in communication.

After hearing Hong Zhongxi's words, Quan Zhenghao still called the waiter to ask for a cup of coffee and put it in front of him, and then put his hands together on the table, and said the purpose of this time, "Hong Zhongxi, the purpose of my visit this time is for the copyright of the TV series adaptation of the novel in your hand." ”

"Really?" Although he had already guessed in his heart before he came, when he was admitted by Kwon Jung-ho himself, Hong Zhong-seok was still very excited, his fingers kept rubbing the corners of his clothes, and he stared at Kwon Jung-ho with wide eyes, "However, which novel are you talking about?" ”

Quan Zhenghao was stunned for a moment, obviously he didn't know which of his novels was selected, which made him feel a little puzzled, "I'm sorry, didn't the employees of our Taiwan department tell you when they contacted you?" ”

Hong Zhongxi was also stunned when he heard Quan Zhenghao, and carefully recalled that when he first answered the phone, the young female voice on the phone just told him a contact information, and talked about copyright issues, which of his novels was copyrighted, and he really hadn't heard her talk about it.

The newly recruited batch of little girls who have just come out of school really can't do it, their heads are estimated to be on their chests, Quan Zhenghao complained silently in his heart, he can only trouble again, and then came back to his senses and asked Hong Zhongxi: "Hong Zhongxi, may I ask if the copyright of the novel "Huang Zhenyi" in your hand is still in your hands?" ”

"Which one? What the! ......" When Hong Zhongxi heard Kwon Jung-ho's words, he was obviously stunned, and then his brows were locked together, and his face was also full of expression.

Hong Zhongxi never answered this question, and Kwon Zhenghao thought that he didn't hear clearly, so he had to ask again, "I'm sorry, Hong Zhongxi, is the copyright of "Huang Zhenyi" still in your hands?" ”

Hong Zhongxi raised his head again and showed a bitter face, "I'm sorry, I already sold the copyright of this novel the year before last." ”

"Sold?" Hearing this answer, Quan Zhenghao felt a special surprise, firstly, the sales of this novel are not high, and secondly, the readers' popularity of this book is not high, there are not many similar novels in the publishing industry, Quan Zhenghao himself will definitely have something this time, but no one expected that it would be such a result in the end, and listening to his words, it was sold the year before last, which made him even more incomprehensible.

Maybe it was the surprise on Kwon Zhenghao's face that made Hong Zhongxi feel a little embarrassed, after all, let Jiabai run away like this, so he opened his mouth to explain, "The year before last, because I just took out a loan and bought a house with my own savings, I was a little tight on hand, and then someone came to the door and wanted the copyright of "Huang Zhenyi" in my hand, and after thinking about it, I decided to sell it to relieve the pressure at hand." ”

"Actually, in addition to "Huang Zhenyi", I have published a few novels, and the sales are also quite good, do you want to read them?" Hong Zhongxi's face showed a hint of sneer, trying to save the gold lord in front of him in this way.

"So, can you tell me which company or individual bought the copyright of the novel?" Quan Zhenghao thought about it for a while and stopped dwelling on this matter, what he wanted was the copyright of this novel, if he could get the identity of the company or an individual from his mouth, the next thing he needed to do was to find this person.

Hearing that Kwon Jung-ho deliberately diverted the topic, Hong Zhongxi knew in his heart that people were not interested in the novel he had at hand, and his attitude was not as enthusiastic as before, so he took a sip of coffee on the table and said: "The person who bought the copyright is still quite famous...... Boom! As he spoke, he took another sip of coffee.

'Pretty famous? Quan Zhenghao was a little curious, could it be a celebrity in the circle?

Hong Zhongxi drank the coffee in the cup in a few sips before saying: "The director named Jung Hyuk-jae, who has often appeared in newspapers and TV recently, was bought by him for the copyright of "Hwang Jin-yi". ”

Kwon Jung-ho heard this familiar name, but he remembered a rumor in the circle, it is said that the copyright of the original comic of "Palace" directed by Jung Hyuk-jae of MBC TV was also bought by him, although the connection between these two things does not seem to have much connection, but there are still a lot of rumors about JHJ in the circle, from novels to comics, it is said that JHJ has received a lot, like the comic of the first movie "Lao Qian" directed by Jung Hyuk-jae himself, JHJEntertainment is firmly in his hand, according to rumors, there is a sequel, this is a hen that lays golden eggs in his hand, and the impact behind this incident is far beyond expectations, could it be said that JHJEntertainment under the leadership of Jung Hyuk Jae will be the next copyright giant?

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"President, is this the company's focus on the next TV series?" Park Kwang-hyun put the script of the first episode called "Hwang Jin-yi" on the table, and was a little surprised in his heart, after all, from the previous scripts directed or written by Jung Hyuk-jae, they all belong to modern urban dramas, and it is the first time that a historical theme like "Hwang Jin-yi" in his hand is in his hand.

"Is this an original screenplay, or is it an adaptation of a novel?"

Jung Hyuk-jae shook his head, "It's not an original script, it's a script based on a novel." ”

"Huang Zhenyi?" Park Kwang-hyun looked at the name of the script again, this name is also familiar, his historical grades were not bad when he was in school, Hwang Jin-yi is a female poet in the period of Lee Dynasty Jungjong in South Korea, a famous prostitute in Kaesong, one of the three uniques in Songdu, alias Zhenniang, a native of Kaesong, Gyeonggi-do, "Mingyue" is Hwang Jin-yi's stage name.

"After reading the script, I suddenly wanted to read this novel!" Park Kwang-hyun said with a smile.

Jung Hyuk-jae nodded after hearing his words, "The quality of the novel is still good, but the sales are not high. ”

After listening to Jung Hyuk-jae's words, Park Kwang-hyun couldn't help but look up at his boss in front of him, although he was younger than himself, but he was really inferior to him in terms of vision, from "Lao Qian" to "Palace...... Maybe that's why people can be bosses, and their own identity can only be directors, right?

Park Kwang-hyun smiled slightly in his heart, and he didn't dwell on his identity and then thought so.

"How about it, are you interested in trying your hand at being a TV director?" Jung Hyuk-jae said with a smile 'temptation'.

For the TV series "Hwang Jin-yi", Jung Hyuk-jae does not have much interest in directing, firstly, this is not a subject he likes, and secondly, the company must focus more on the company's development direction now, especially in terms of film and distribution.

He has created the script of "Huang Zhenyi" to the third episode, and the follow-up will be created according to the audience's feedback, after all, there are still certain differences between the novel and the TV series script, and you still need to be careful when adapting.

Park Kwang-hyun thought about the movie script he had not yet written, and after a little thought, he agreed, originally he wanted to take a break after "The Troubles of Beauty", but now it seems that he can't rest, MBC TV hopes that this TV series can be broadcast in October, and there is not much time left for him.

"I'll give it a try."

Park Kwang-hyun doesn't want to be full of words, after all, from "Welcome to Dongmo Village" to "The Troubles of Beauty", he is also experienced, but there is still a big difference between TV series and movies in terms of specific shooting, and he only had the shooting experience of advertising single MV before shooting movies, and this is also his first attempt to direct a TV series, which can be regarded as a challenge to himself.

Park Kwang-hyun agreed, the crew of "Hwang Jin-yi" can be formed in the near future, and MBC TV station is also urging it, after "Dae Jang Geum", MBC has not been able to come up with a historical drama with high ratings and a lively topic like "Dae Jang Geum", after all, opportunities like this are all available but not sought.

MBC TV is eager to consolidate its position in historical dramas, not to suppress KBS TV, at least not to be as passive as now, the weekend drama that has just ended, the historical drama produced by MBC TV is not overwhelmed by KBS TV's historical drama, but is brutally abused, just like college students fighting with kindergarten, which makes MBC TV feel a little unbearable.

"What about the MBC TV station?"

Jung Hyuk-jae said directly: "You don't have to worry if you contact them, I will communicate with them on the TV station, you prepare the crew first, and then you can start the interview for the main roles." Jung Hyuk-jae opened his mouth to arrange the next step.

Park Kwang-hyun nodded after hearing this, his eyes fell on the script on the table, and talked about the main characters, Park Kwang-hyun picked up the script again and looked at the main characters in the early stage, from the heroine to the first love to several important supporting roles, and he knew it in his heart.

"I don't ask much about the male and female protagonists, the right to choose the actors is handed over to you, but choose the actors under our company as much as possible." Jung Hyuk Jae said at the end that this is to open the back door for the company's artists.

After all, there is no need to have a relationship in vain, as the only few actors in JHJ's agency, he will definitely not be able to support himself by relying on commercial performances, roadshows and endorsements, and he still has to rely on his works to continuously improve himself, in this regard, Lee Jun-gi and Yoon Eun-hye need to calm down, especially Lee Jun-gi may be because the initial starting point is too high, and recently he listened to the meaning of his agent's words, and he was a little confused.

"Okay, I got it!" With that, Park Kwang-hyun got up and pushed the door and walked out......

(To be continued.) )