Chapter 152. "The Condor Heroes" is preparing for filming
From the current point of view, in the entire "Hong Kong Got Talent" program competition, Jin Abel and Lin Shaojie are one of the most promising people to advance to the top three in the entire talent show. A certain degree of irrational confrontation has begun to emerge among their adherents. For these, Chen Xuanting asked the public relations department to pay close attention, but he has not taken any measures. Because he believes that a moderately irrational surname will help increase the ratings of variety shows and the attention of the masses.
In addition to these two people, the one with the highest call to advance to the top three is the guy who took the lead in leading the entire variety show into the high ~ tide period - Gu Tianle. Although at the beginning, some people will be disgusted by his deliberate fancy clothes.
But as time went on, after more than 20 appearances and more than 10 interviews, the audience began to feel more and more fond of this handsome big boy.
It was found that this young man, who could show a high degree of self-control in his own emotions when necessary, was the only one who, so far, did not have stage fright on any occasion, and who loved to show his talents to the fullest, and that the newborn calf's fearlessness of tigers, or rather the fearlessness of the ignorant, made many opponents fearful.
In the words of one contestant: "I have seen a lot of shameless people, but I have never seen such a shameless one!" How can you not be afraid?! ”
In this way, with a kind of "super shameless" courage and the perseverance of "thunder kills people without paying for their lives", he passed all the way, and finally reached the top eight, and advanced from the top eight to the top three, becoming the best among many Hong Kong talents.
When the time came to November 18, the Hong Kong Got Talent Show reached the last moment, and the atmosphere in the entire Hong Kong competition area had almost reached the point of boiling.
Telephone voting, canvassing on the streets, and shouting for their idols in newspapers and magazines have grown to the point where it almost seems that Mars has hit the Earth.
Fortunately, in this variety show itself, there is a very complex competition system, and there are a lot of things to talk about, so those who don't like to join in the fun are finally not guilty. Because they can always hear something they like from a variety of topics. There are many topics such as music, dance, politics, football, and even what special services are available in nightclubs, and how to distinguish between real and fake banknotes.
Since entering the finals, Chen Xuanting has moved the competition venue of the talent show from the temporarily rented streets, Hong Kong Coliseum, and TVB's studio hall to TVB's TV City, and took back all the on-site interview rights, making TVB the only media to conduct on-site interviews, while other media have to honestly broadcast it the next day.
That is, since Louis Koo's competition, TVB, which has high ratings, has soared more and more, almost once every three days, and now, the number of viewers of TVB variety channels is as high as more than 4 million, accounting for 70% of the total number of people in Hong Kong according to the calculation of Hong Kong's population of more than 6 million! And this number is enough to be described as "horror", you must know that even TVB's ace variety show "Happy Tonight", its highest number of viewers in history is only more than 3 million, and this "Hong Kong Got Talent" is one million higher than it. A new history has already been made!
With such a strong rating, Hong Kong TVB deservedly became the champion of Hong Kong's TV ratings, and by the way, the advertising value of the entire radio station began to rise. Li Zhaotai, a wireless executive who has always supported Chen Xuanting's ascension, smiled happily and brighter than the whole Hong Kong citizens every day when he sat in front of the TV.
As of the early morning of November 19, the telephone votes for "Hong Kong's Got Talent" alone have reached 8 million, and according to the sharing agreement, TVB's profit per ticket is HK$5 cents, which means that the net profit of this show has reached 4 million just by voting! Coupled with the previous advertising expenses, the total output profit has exceeded more than 10 million!
In the face of this situation, Fang Yihua and others, who have never been very optimistic about this show, have an unbelievable feeling, and the sixth uncle Run Run Shaw behind her only said one sentence: "What a hero out of a teenager!" ”
And during this period, a very significant event occurred.
That is, the new grassroots star Louis Koo was tired on the street in order to raise money for Jin Abo's wife.
At that time, Louis Koo performed several shows when he was raising funds on the street, and then took photos with everyone and interacted with the audience. Probably due to his lack of breakfast and overwork, he immediately fainted on stage.
It seems to be a very shocking thing to faint from hunger without breakfast, but it has become a very sensational event in the whole of Hong Kong.
A letter written by Louis Koo's supporters from the New Territories Division "The Most Tearful Fainting in 1991" quickly spread throughout Hong Kong and even Asia. Countless times I rewatched TV over and over again, and I couldn't stop crying, as if Louis Koo was not fainting from hunger, but wanted to stay away from the world.
The camera focused on Louis Koo, and the interview began.
"Why are you raising money?"
"To help Jin Abel's wife?"
"He's your opponent, why should you help him?"
"Because I'm just like him, I'm a man! Responsible man! ”
"Are you doing this to get praise?"
"Praise? I didn't think about it. I am a very traditional Chinese, and the foundation of helping others is what my parents taught me since I was a child! ”
…… When the interview process was broadcast simultaneously on Hong Kong TVB, Louis Koo realized that he had such a charm. In addition to being ecstatic, he hung up the phone to his boss and boss Chen Xuanting proudly all day long, asking him to prepare for a salary increase for himself and so on.
And he didn't know that after this incident, Chen Xuanting would pre-print all kinds of peripheral products, such as T-shirts, keychains, star cards, dolls and other things, crazy all over Hong Kong, and made a lot of money.
Originally, these things were not released for sale until after the general resolution of Hong Kong, but now that this has happened, Chen Xuanting of course immediately issued an advertisement on the radio station to sell them.
As a result, the sellers in Hong Kong ordered frantically, and before the finals, TVB alone earned more than 3.6 million, and Chen Xuanting's eyes narrowed into a slit, and he couldn't wait to send someone to beat Gu Tianle to the hospital, so that he could make more money.
And this incident also gave Chen Xuanting a huge inspiration, since Louis Koo is so popular, wouldn't the other players be the same?
So he sent someone to sort out the goods lists of Jin Abo, Lin Shaojie and many other contestants, and prepared to sell them to their fans before the finals.
In addition to this huge income, Chen Xuanting also has another income, that is, live tickets for "Hong Kong's Got Talent"!
Nowadays, tickets for this show are hard to find, from the very beginning of giving tickets when you see people, to now even acquaintances can't get tickets, it's a world of difference. The price of tickets has also changed from a single HK$100 per ticket to the current HK$100 for "ordinary seats", HK$300 for "guest seats" and HK$500 for "VIP seats".
In this way, nearly 10,000 tickets have been sold in the entire audition competition, to the top eight selection, and now the finals, with an average ticket price of about 120 Hong Kong dollars, which is another 10 million Hong Kong dollars.
In addition, in terms of broadcasting rights, wireless and other parts of Asia, such as Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and other places, have reached tens of millions of dollars through agreements.
On the whole, "Hong Kong's Got Talent", which has been criticized as "spending money indiscriminately" from the beginning of preparation, actually helped TVB earn about 40 or 50 million under Chen Xuanting's step-by-step planning! Excluding the required expenses, net 30 million! This is incredible for a variety show that has just started.
This once again proves a truth, that is, Chen Xuanting is definitely a master of "turning stones into gold"!
Even Fang Yihua and others have to admit that he is an out-and-out "fortune boy", and every program he plans makes a lot of money.
Li Zhaotai, who has been strongly supporting Chen Xuanting in a certain future, is even more overjoyed. From the beginning, he was scolded by people for pretending to be public and private, and he only spent a lot of money to open bad programs; Up to now, he has a discerning eye, appoints people on the basis of merit, and dares to pioneer and innovate to engage in new tricks and ...... entertainment.
Li Zhaotai was praised from ear to ear, and at the same time, he saw the snowflakes of banknotes falling from the sky, which made him dizzy. Everything seemed a little too drastic, making Li Zhaotai wonder if it was real
The finals have finally begun in a long wait. Jin Abel performed an otherworldly "Daguan Knife" in the Armageddon, the Daguan Knife weighed forty or fifty pounds, but in his hand it was fluttering, and it was danced like a wheel, which attracted bursts of applause.
As for Lin Shaojie, not to be outdone, he played a Beethoven classic piece "Destiny" on the piano. When the piano sounded, everyone was fascinated and immersed in the beautiful music.
finally waited for Louis Koo to play.
His appearance was very acrobatic, not out of the stage, but hanging Weiya flying down from behind the audience!
This time, his outfit was not as thunderous as last time, but a mid-range tracksuit. It's just that this tracksuit is dotted with some unknown lines, and I don't know what to do.
Then I saw Gu Tianle moving his steps and singing: "The drums are rumbling, the applause is thunderous, and the heat is hot, piercing the sky, just because you and I have long been connected, never tired, morale is like a rainbow, my soul is laughing, blood is burning, just because there is a desire between you and me to show off an infinite amount of ......"
When singing "Show Off", the lights on the stage dimmed, and I saw that the clothes on Gu Tianle's body turned brighter, like a luminous body with countless lamps installed.
Louis Koo danced on the stage, the brilliance seemed to be a flame of passion, and it was like a dazzling electric current.
"Move to cheer for new power, move to cheer for new records, and move to have a brilliant future......"
This unprecedented visual effect, coupled with Louis Koo's dancing skills that are many times stronger than the last "Breaking Finger Dance", as well as the melodic and cheerful song, the whole scene is like a unique concert.
When it was finally time to announce the results, Li was obviously very reserved, and he finally chose Jin Abo, saying that he admired his spirit of being a veteran and ambitious. As for Li Jiaxin, she should have voted for Louis Koo, but in the end he gave it to Lin Shaojie, because she admired his courage to pursue his dreams.
Faced with the rulings of these two judges, Huang Zhan seemed a little unhappy, and immediately voted directly for Louis Koo. He said that he saw the brilliance of his talent from Louis Koo. I saw a variety of spirits, including courage. The most important thing is that Gu Tianle gave him the shock of the before and after comparison, if the last time Gu Tianle danced like a cave man on the top of the mountain, then this time he is very much like the Four Heavenly Kings!
Now the situation is very delicate, the three of them have their own opinions, and they all have their favorite players, but there can only be one talent champion, who should be chosen?!
None of the three of them gave in, and in the end, the decision had to be chosen by the audience. Through media voting and audience voting, the final result was released - Louis Koo won by a narrow margin of more than a dozen votes above the other two and became the champion of Hong Kong's first talent show!
When receiving this award, the humorous Louis Koo said, "I was under a lot of pressure before the competition, I haven't slept well for many days, and now, I can finally get a good night's sleep!" ”
When he saw Gu Tianle's triumphant appearance on stage, Chen Xuanting was desperately counting the money with his hands, and muttered to himself in his mouth, "He, I will settle myself next time." ”
The Hong Kong Got Talent Competition, which lasted for more than half a month, finally ended with Louis Koo's victory, but this was not the final result of the show, Louis Koo, who became the champion, took the initiative to donate the prize money he received to help those in need like Jin Abo's wife. Such a righteous act won everyone's praise.
Behind the praise, someone hit the wall with a pillow, in fact, I don't want to donate, it's all Thunder Boss forced me!
In addition, due to Louis Koo's "blockbuster" this time, the ratings of the costume drama "Golden Branch Desire" in which he participated in the performance actually soared. According to the survey, many people in the audience just want to see Gu Tianle in the play.
There are many people who are popular. Louis Koo's right or wrong is that his girlfriend who abandoned him two years ago came back, and he insisted on rubbing to his side and asking to get back together. Gu Tianle refused on the spot, and said a very gentlemanly sentence: It's hard to recover from the water - since you abandoned me, don't come back, add, even if the girls in the world die, it is impossible for me and you to be together again!
With his super popularity, Louis Koo's fans asked TVB to open a play for Louis Koo alone. The wireless editorial department receives all kinds of letters every day, many of which are suggesting that Louis Koo appear in the type of TV series, and some say don't let him play the eunuch again, play the emperor, or play the prince; Others said that it was appropriate for him to play a policeman after all, and he was upright; Some said that if he played a big star, let him play the fourth brother Xie Xian in the sixties, and the dance and singing drama would be suitable for him.
Seeing that he was so prosperous, Gu Tianle was a little carried away, ran to Chen Xuanting's office, and said with an unstoppable attitude: "Boss, hurry up and start a show for me, it's not that I can't wait, it's that my fans can't wait!" ”
Looking at his appearance, Chen Xuanting couldn't cry or laugh, and after letting him sit down, he asked, "Le Zai, let me ask you, do you want to be a short-lived meteor or a shining star?" ”
Gu Tianle scratched his head: "Of course it's a star!" ”
"Okay, then listen to my arrangement, and you will do whatever I ask you to do."
"Oh-"
…… The next time, Louis Koo said to the media that he was "a shallow learner", insisted on continuing to study in wireless, and didn't even mind continuing to play tricks and so on. That kind of high-spirited demeanor attracted a burst of praise from everyone, look, people are popular but there is no arrogance.
And TVB also released the news, saying that it is recently adapting a martial arts drama "The Condor Heroes" by Jin Yong, hoping to start filming next year, and invite Louis Koo to be the starring role in this drama - Yang Guo!
This can surprise all the media, you must know that every time Wireless adapts Jin Yong's martial arts drama, it is almost a big deal at all costs. And among all the works of Master Jin Yong, "The Condor Heroes" is the easiest to become popular, and Andy Lau, one of the "Four Heavenly Kings", became popular on the screen by playing the role of "Yang Guo".
Now that this drama is being re-filmed, it has undoubtedly given everyone a signal that wireless is going to start making every effort to create this Louis Koo, and their goal is to shape him into the next Andy Lau!
Speaking of wireless, the one who has been the most proud recently is Li Zhaotai. Everyone said that he spoiled Chen Xuanting too much, and everything depended on him, but now look at it, it makes sense for people to spoil him, Chen Xuanting turned over his hands so much, and helped Wireless make a net profit of more than 30 million in just one month!
What is the concept? It's faster than a money printing machine.
With a lucky general like Chen Xuanting, Li Zhaotai is even more popular at the top level of wireless, and even Fang Yihua, who is not right with him, has to nod when he sees him. And the wireless board of directors values him even more, and listens to his decisions in detail in several large meetings. This can't help but make Li Zhaotai's camp more imposing and win the support of many people. In this situation, it seems that the Ritchie family will be able to regain their power in wireless.
(To be continued)