Chapter 51: The Past and Present of the Hit Drama
In December 1980, when Hong Kong entered the first Christmas of the 80s, Poon bought eight pages in the South China Morning Post, a long-established English newspaper in Hong Kong, with the first five pages to congratulate Hong Kong citizens on Merry Christmas, and the last three pages to advertise his brand-name products.
As soon as the advertising slogan "I only care about what I once owned, I don't care about how long it lasts" came out, it immediately attracted the attention of many professionals in Hong Kong, and Dickson became famous in one fell swoop.
In this round of advertising, the advertising images of Zhou Yunfa and Zhao Yazhi did not appear in it, and Dickson only made a preview of the advertising film in the last version of the advertisement.
The next day, "Shanghai Tang" was officially launched.
Wireless has invested a lot in the promotion of this TV series, which has the meaning of making it an annual drama, and this TV series has lived up to expectations, winning 35 points of ratings on the first day of broadcasting.
For this novel folk . Kuniguro. Helping the drama, Hong Kong citizens have invested great enthusiasm, Zhou Yunfa played Xu Wenqiang's white scarf in the play, and Zhao Yazhi played Feng Chengcheng's twisted braids in the play, which have become hot topics in the market.
The theme song of the TV series "Running Waves, Waves" quickly spread in the streets and alleys of Hong Kong.
Seeing the ratings of "Shanghai Tang" soar from 35 points at the beginning to an unprecedented 60 points, the whole of Hong Kong began to be fascinated by this TV series.
A TV series actually triggered the point that nearly 10,000 people watched it in empty alleys, which made Huang Zhan, who was already looking good at the prospects of this TV series, not only amazed.
"You say that young people like this TV series, forget it, after all, the handsome guys and beautiful girls of Fa Ge and Miss Zhao are indeed enough to attract attention, but many middle-aged people and even elderly people are also watching it, even Yanni doesn't do anything else when she goes home at night, she stays in front of the TV every day, I really don't understand, why does this TV series have so much magic?"
Lin Xi stood in front of the bookcase in Huang Zhan's office, visiting his collection of books, and Huang Zhan stood behind him and kept talking.
Lin Yanni walked in with two cups of brewed coffee, and when she heard Huang Zhan talking about herself, she glared at him and said, "You are still embarrassed to say me, who follows me every day, and how many times do you still hold your urine until the show is over and refuse to go to the bathroom?" ”
Huang Zhan immediately flattered and smiled: "I'm not here to have more time with you!" ”
Lin Yanni's face flushed, and before she could speak, Lin Xi couldn't help coughing twice.
"I said you two, show your affection and look at the location, okay? I'm still standing here, are you trying to bring bad minors like this? ”
"You still need me to bring it bad?" Huang Zhan snorted coldly, and expressed his disdain for Lin Xi's deliberate pretending to be tender.
Lin Yanni was not as cheeky as Huang Zhan, so she put down her coffee and hurried away under the pretext that she had something.
Lin Xi turned around, picked up a cup of coffee and asked, "Where did we talk about just now?" ”
Huang Zhan picked up the remaining cup of coffee, took a sip and smacked his lips and said, "Speaking of "Shanghai Tang", there are always some reasons why you were so optimistic about this TV series before, right? Don't sue me, you're all messy. ”
"Didn't I explain it to you?"
Lin Xi seemed to have something else in his heart, obviously not interested in talking about this topic, but Huang Zhan did not give up.
"That doesn't explain that this TV series will become like this, I thought that two million was a lot before, but now I think it's completely cheaper Pan Disheng's kid!"
"Don't look at me like this, in fact, I didn't expect this TV series to become like this." Lin Xi pouted helplessly, in another time and space, although "Shanghai Tang" was very popular, it was not as popular as it is now, and the ratings exceeded 60 points, and it seems that only "Huanzhu Gege" more than ten years later has done it in my memory.
Huang Zhan continued to ask, "Then there must be a reason, right?" ”
Lin Xi shrugged his shoulders and replied casually: "Maybe the content of Hong Kong's TV dramas was too poor before!" ”
Because there is no ancient dragon in this time and space, the martial arts movies and TV series in the 70s are far inferior to the previous life in terms of quantity and quality, and the screen TV series of this era still follow the orthodox and tall hero routine, and in "Shanghai Tang", Xu Wenqiang portrayed by Zhou Yunfa is completely a black and white money-making machine, but he has a good conscience; He maneuvered between Feng Jingyao and Yamaguchi Xiangzi, and inserted a knife in the ribs of Jingwumen; He kills for personal gain and grudges, but sometimes with a patriotic instinct.
Such a character, permeated with black and white elements in his heart, cannot be simply distinguished by good and bad people, which just caters to the development trend of the entire Hong Kong society in the early 80s - the increasing affluence of citizens and the middle class, and the rise of popular culture, so the character of Hui Wenqiang will be accepted by everyone, and it is so popular.
Huang Zhan listened carefully to Lin Xi's analysis, and unconsciously the coffee in his hand was already a little cold.
"It is said that the times create heroes, and the real times also create all kinds of classics, take the TV series "Shanghai Tang" as an example, a few years earlier or a few years later, it is estimated that it will not be as popular as it is now, at most it is a good TV series."
Lin Xi drank all the coffee in the cup in one gulp and raised his head to look at Huang Zhan.
Of course, the quality of this TV series itself is beyond doubt, Fa Ge and Sister Zhi are the best interpreters of their respective roles, and if you change someone else, you may not have such a good effect. Another is the theme song of this TV series, although the TV series is popular, the theme song can generally be popular, but these two also have a wind to help the fire, and the fire borrows the relationship between the wind and the might, and a good song can make the TV series more classic, which is also an important reason. ”
"You're not humble at all." Huang Zhan laughed and teased, but from the bottom of his heart, he very much agreed with Lin Xi's statement.
At the same time, Huang Zhan felt that it was a pity that the production of Hong Kong TV dramas was completely monopolized by a few TV stations, otherwise the film and television company established by Lin Xi could have started to practice by producing TV dramas.
Because he knew that it was impossible, Huang Zhan just mentioned it as a joke, but he didn't expect Lin Xi to shake his head seriously.
"It's not possible now, doesn't mean it won't work in the future?"
As soon as Huang Zhan heard this, he became interested.
"What, you really want to make a TV series?"
"Can't you?"
Huang Zhan thought that Lin Xi was deliberately raising the bar by himself, so he decided to frustrate this kid's spirit.
"You can shoot it, but where do you get it to broadcast? Nowadays, all TV dramas in Hong Kong are self-taken and self-broadcast by TV stations, unless you have your own TV station, otherwise I advise you to dispel this idea as soon as possible. ”
Lin Xi was about to refute, when the phone on Huang Zhan's desk suddenly rang.
The two of them looked at each other quickly.
You don't have to guess to know that this call must be from Pan Disheng!
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