Chapter 21 Strategic Partners
"** Tycoon" was originally a classic TV series filmed by TVB in 1986, which was not only the Hong Kong ratings champion that year, but also became one of the top ten highest-rated TV dramas in the world in the history of TVB.
However, at the end of 84, Chen Ping'an was first taken out, and now it is in front of Fang Yihua. He didn't sleep for the past two days, just to create this script.
Fang Yihua didn't continue to look down. Evaluating the quality of a TV drama script, she is self-aware, knows that she is not a professional, and she does not have that ability, so the script only stays on the first page, that is, the page of the cast list.
In Chen Ping'an's script, there are slight changes with the actors of the original play.
Of course, the hero and heroine must not have changed, and they are still played by Wan Ziliang and Zheng Yuling. But in the play, the role of Lin Yueming, Wan Ziliang's fiancΓ©e who was supposed to be played by Liu Jialing, was changed to Weng Meiling, and Liu Jialing played Fang Xuening, who was played with her feelings and finally committed suicide by jumping off the building. As for Zhou Haimei, who originally played the role of Fang Xuening...... She hasn't made her debut yet, right?
Fang Yihua's eyes fell on this list of actors. Wan Ziliang, Zheng Yuling, Weng Meiling, Wu Qihua, Liu Jialing, Li Yingqin, Wang Shuqi, Guan Haishan, Shi Jian...... Familiar names came into view, and familiar figures flashed through her mind, and for some reason a trace of fear arose in her heart, a very vague fear.
"Are these actors suitable? Wan Ziliang is now an artist of ATV, how about Zhou Runfa playing the leading role? β
In 84, Zhou Yanfa only starred in the TVB TV series "Smiling Proud Jianghu", but he took over three movies, and also joined Zhang Guozhong and Li Xiaolin's shadow dancer company, showing that the carriage and horses entered the big screen. Let Zhou Runfa star in "** Tycoon", will people agree? Besides, Chen Ping'an still wants to pull Zhou Runfa under his banner, and it is impossible for Zhou Runfa to star in TV series again!
As for Wan Ziliang, as the new first brother after Zhou Yanfa left Wireless, how could Wireless not contact in advance?
"Fa Ge must be good to act, but the question is, will he act? As for Wan Ziliang, hehe, I think he can become the new first brother of wireless, poach him from ATV, why not hurt the enemy and strengthen himself? The actors I chose are very suitable, Aunt Fang, I can assure you that this drama will definitely become the annual ratings champion, and the ATV will lose its armor! β
With Chen Ping'an's words, the fear in Fang Yihua's heart became clear. What she cares about is not the annual ratings champion: "I just want to ask, did Ah Xiang choose these actors for you?" β
"What actor?" Wang Jing's question made Fang Yihua more sure of the fear in his heart: "So, these actors are all selected by yourself?" β
Chen Ping'an nodded, and Fang Yihua chuckled in her heart: "I remember that you only came back from the United States at the beginning of last month, how can you be so familiar with wireless artists?" β
This was the source of her fear! Who would study themselves so thoroughly, only opponents! Could it be that he is from ATV? She quickly dismissed the idea. Last month, Chen Ping'an was also a popular figure, and newspapers and magazines of all sizes reported on him and his new play, and the scandal of having a sister-brother relationship with Lin Qingxia came out, obviously to promote the new play. And he also encouraged himself to poach Wan Ziliang from ATV, how could it be an ATV person?
Could it be that he knows about our secret contact with Wan Ziliang?
"Hehe, Aunt Fang won't be frightened by me, right?" Chen Ping'an took out his cigarette, saw that Fang Yihua didn't mind, and lit it himself, "That's right, I have indeed done a lot of homework on wireless, not only wireless, but also ATV." I just want to choose a partner, the strongest partner. β
Film and television linkage is not new in the United States. In the United States in the fifties, with the rise of television, it had a great impact on the film industry, and the film giant 20th Century Fox was one of the victims. In the mid-'80s, when the media giant News Corp bought it out, it immediately created the Fox television network, which shows the benefits of television networks for film companies.
Chen Ping'an wants to make his own film company bigger, so he must establish a strategic partnership with a certain TV station in Hong Kong, and TVB is his first choice now!
This explanation relieved Fang Yihua a lot, and nodded in praise: "It is worthy of coming back from the United States, and his knowledge is wider than that of ordinary people, but don't you think this cooperation is disproportionate?" β
TVB is a veteran TV station in Hong Kong, and its comprehensive ratings surpass that of ATV, while Chen Ping'an's film company has just been established and has not even released the first play. Judging from the current strength comparison between the two sides, such cooperation wireless is very disadvantaged.
"So, I gave this gift." Chen Ping'an once again pointed to the script of "** Tycoon".
"Is this script really as powerful as you boasted?"
"Whether it's bragging or not, just find a professional to identify it."
Professionals in scripts, TVB really don't have too much. Fang Yihua made a phone call, and then asked Wang Jing to go to TVB to pick up his old beans, Wang Tianlin and Qiu Jiaxiong. Both of them are famous producers of wireless, and more importantly, they have a good relationship with Fang Yihua.
The two came to the office, Fang Yihua said a few polite words to them, and handed over the script of "** Tycoon" and asked them to check it.
Wang Tianlin is older and looks at it first. He roughly read the script and handed it to Qiu Jiaxiong, then looked at Wang Jing and Chen Ping'an in the office, and asked Fang Yihua: "Manager Fang, who wrote this book?" β
Fang Yihua pointed at Chen Ping'an: "This young man." β
"Oh", Wang Tianlin shook his head and said: "The plot is okay, the details are too rough, and some places are unreasonable, and he is a newcomer, so the words are not bad, I think 30,000 yuan is about the same." β
Chen Ping'an almost didn't laugh out loud: "Uncle Tianlin, my script is not for sale, it is for gift." Manager Fang invited the two of you to come over, just to make sure what this book is like, because I just said that this drama will become the annual ratings champion. β
"Uh......" A touch of embarrassment flashed on Wang Tianlin's face. He was quite satisfied with the script of "** Tycoon", the reason why he said that just now was just to bargain, but he didn't expect to be broken by Chen Ping'an.
Wang Jing walked over and said in a low voice: "Old Dou, Mr. Chen is very shrewd, you can't fool him." This script was created by him for two days and two nights, and he gave it to Aunt Fang today. β
Qiu Jiaxiong, who knew the cause and effect, put the script together and said directly: "Manager Fang, I'll supervise this drama!" β
"Do you think this show can become the annual ratings champion?"
"I don't dare to say 100 percent, but you can try, this show is very good."
Wang Tianlin regretted this in his heart. He was the first to read the script, and after reading it, he was also very satisfied, and he had the intention to supervise this good book by himself, but out of habit, he still suppressed a few words, because he thought that Chen Ping'an was here to sell the script. How do you know that people are sending it at all, not only does the suppression not have any effect, but it is also robbed by Qiu Jiaxiong as the producer, he is not good at fighting, the grievances in his heart can be imagined, and he can only sprinkle the anger in his heart on his son Wang Jing.
"You know him well?" Wang Tianlin asked in a low voice.
Wang Jing nodded.
"You know his script?"
Wang Jing nodded again.
"Then you didn't tell me earlier, you dead boy!" Looking at Qiu Jiaxiong's unyielding appearance, Wang Tianlin regretted how much he regretted it.
"I'll talk about this script later." Seeing Qiu Jiaxiong's reluctant gaze, Fang Yihua, who had just taken the script from this person, could only comfort him first, "When filming starts next year, you will definitely be asked to supervise the production." Now I have something to talk to the young man. β
Seeing this, Qiu Jiaxiong and Wang Tianlin got up to say goodbye, and the former did not forget to emphasize before leaving: "Manager Fang, we are willing to say that I will supervise this drama next year." β
After the two left, Chen Ping'an asked, "Aunt Fang, you can see my sincerity." β
"Not enough." Fang Yihua locked the script in a drawer first, "Ten years, one per year." β
I'll go, it's really a sky-high price, it's too dark! Chen Ping'an didn't want to write a script for wireless, so he sat on the ground and paid back the money: "Five years, a total of three copies." β
"No, ten years, one per year. Hou Shengzi, you must know that except for Shaw Brothers, no one in the entire Hong Kong film industry can help you, unless you plan to go back to Golden Harvest. "Fang Yihua is determined to eat Chen Ping'an.
The script of "** Tycoon" attracted Qiu Jiaxiong and Wang Tianlin to compete for producer, which made her understand the weight of the script. Although she is now in charge of Shaw Brothers Pictures, just like Chen Ping'an said, Shao Yifu has already shifted his focus to wireless, how can she, the person next to her, not know? And wireless is not Shaw Brothers, the founder of wireless is the Li family, she has a strong desire for power, if she wants to quickly gain a foothold in wireless and then take power, compete with those wireless high-level veterans or get their support, you must make achievements, satisfactory results!
The script that Chen Ping'an brought today made her see an opportunity. What's more, she learned from Wang Jing that the reason why Jiahe was moved and lent money to Chen Ping'an for filming was that a large part of Cheng DΓΉ valued Chen Ping'an's script.
This should be a very good screenwriter, it must be squeezed dry!
Chen Ping'an didn't know her thoughts, otherwise he wouldn't have released the cruel words "Jiahe will regret it soon". But ten scripts in ten years...... Brother doesn't want to see the wireless family dominate!
"Aunt Fang, writing a script is not about buying cabbage, it's not about writing it. And if I want to write, it must be a high-quality product, and I will definitely not fool my partners with substandard goods. Ten years and ten copies, I really don't have that ability. β
After some bargaining, the two sides finally finalized that Chen Ping'an would exchange a script with a chance to hit the annual ratings champion for five consecutive years in exchange for cooperation with Shaw Brothers and TVB, and "Police Story" is the first step in the cooperation between the two parties, and it is also related to the possibility of follow-up cooperation between the two parties.
Wang Jing sent Wang Tianlin and Qiu Jiaxiong back to TVB, and hurriedly drove back, and when he came to the door of Fang Yihua's office, he saw that several people were still waiting outside the door, and Shang Geyundun was accosting Fang Yihua's female secretary.
It's half past twelve, could it be that Mr. Chen persuaded Aunt Fang? Two minutes later, something that made Wang Jing even more dumbfounded happened, Fang Yihua actually sent Chen Ping'an out of the office in person.
"Andy is really young and promising, do you have a girlfriend, there is a chance for Aunt Fang to introduce one to you. Ah Xiang, you came back just in time, entertain An Zai at noon, don't slack off. Andy, you ask Ah Xiang to take you directly to the screening room in the afternoon, don't be late......"