Chapter 206: Digging Chu Yuan (I)

Although Zhao Yazhi is only the host in name, because this show was full of various deficiencies during the creation of the show, not only the program producer was responsible for correcting it, but even the two hosts had to participate in making suggestions. Come up with ideas for this show and find a way to boost the ratings.

After all, this "Big Heart" was broadcast on Saturday, and it was the class that watched the winning general's "Happy Tonight", if the ratings are too poor, it will be difficult for the entire program team to explain to the station.

Zhao Yazhi originally promised Xu Guanwu, saying that she would only work one day a week and would never disturb the life of the husband and wife. But in fact, because of the creation of the program, in order to enrich the content of the program, and out of a completely different entertainment method from "Happy Tonight", the members of the program team have to hold regular meetings every day, which is not easy at all than when filming.

"Regarding the content of the program, just leave it to the producer and director. You only take the host's money, why do you have to get involved in so many things? Xu Guanwu frowned and said to his wife Zhao Yazhi.

got up early for breakfast, only drank a bowl of preserved egg and lean porridge, and ate a few mouthfuls of fritters, Zhao Yazhi hurriedly put on her bag and walked out, so that Xu Guanwu couldn't help but say sourly.

"I made an appointment with everyone for a meeting, and now the first episode of the show is not doing well, the entire program team has been criticized, and even I was scolded for being a vase. Of course, I'm in a bad mood too, so I'm going to have to find a way to correct it. Zhao Yazhi saw that her husband was angry, so she hurriedly put down her backpack and walked closer, and said with her arm around Xu Guanwu.

Xu Guanwu was so coquettish by his wife, and his anger suddenly turned invisible, and he couldn't help but smile, "Let someone as smart as your husband come here to ask for advice." A group of people get together and think about it for so many days. I can't think of an eyebrow. I really can't find the temple gate with a pig's head. ”

"Awu. You're going to help us? That's great! Zhao Yazhi heard her husband say this, and hurriedly hugged and kissed happily.

"Isn't it just the idea, I have a lot of it here, and I see what makes it difficult for you." Xu Guanwu pursed his lips disdainfully, and casually told Zhao Yazhi about the program format of "Lucky 52" and "Happy Dictionary".

These two puzzle quiz shows have very high ratings in the mainland. The host Li Yong also relied on this show to be elected as the most valuable variety show host.

The reason why Xu Guanwu didn't talk about shows like "Where Did Dad Go" and "Super Girl" is that one is a reality show variety show. In fact, reality shows can only really become popular when the TV program develops to a very high level and the audience's appreciation level is also raised to a certain level, and it also depends on the wide application of the Internet jishu to make the audience participate in the production of the program.

In addition, talent shows such as "Super Girl", even in a small place like Hong Kong, require a huge program team to complete the early distribution. And the selection process also requires the participation of the audience throughout the process. With the current communication standard, it can't support the whole show at all.

What's more, "Super Girl" is a parody of the British "Super Idol". The creative copyright of that show is worth tens of millions of dollars, and Xu Guanwu will buy his own TV station in the future. I won't give such a valuable idea to the wireless station in vain.

"Lucky 52" and "Happy Dictionary" are a little behind compared with those reality shows, but compared with platter-style variety shows like "Happy Tonight", there is obvious progress.

The obvious difference is that "Lucky 52" and "Happy Dictionary" are the interaction between the host and the audience, rather than like "Happy Tonight", where all the guests of the performance are artists from TVB, and there is zero or very little interaction with the audience throughout the performance.

Interact with the audience and let the audience participate in the program, which is a form of program that only appears in the middle of the development of variety shows. In this kind of variety show, the audience is no longer just sitting in the audience to watch, but can participate in it, become the protagonist of the variety show, and enjoy the pleasure of being watched.

Zhao Yazhi listened to her husband talk about the content of these two shows, and her eyes lit up, "Ah Wu, these two shows sound very good, I think the producer will like it very much." ”

"That's, and I don't see who came up with it." Xu Guanwu said proudly, "But try to let him choose the show "Happy Dictionary" as much as possible." ”

“weishenme?” Zhao Yazhi asked suspiciously.

"Happy Dictionary" can highlight the female host. Since you insist on doing this variety show, you naturally want to be the most important person. Otherwise, what's the fun of standing next to someone and being a piece of wood? Xu Guanwu said.

"It's just a job, what does it matter if it's prominent or not? You just have too much fame and fortune. Zhao Yazhi waved her hand and walked away with her bag.

Kindness was treated as a donkey's liver and lungs, Xu Guanwu shook his head depressedly, and dealt with the bowl of preserved egg and lean porridge in front of him.

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After Gui Zhihong's breach of contract case was filed with the court, it was quickly accepted by the court.

The lawyer representing Superstar Manager Company asked the court to sentence Gui Zhihong to compensate for the losses caused to the company by directing films for other companies without permission.

Gui Zhihong argued that he was not the director of "Murder in Hong Kong", the real director was a friend of his, and he only went in and out of the crew to visit friends, and he did not receive a penny from Golden Harvest during the whole process.

Both sides produce their own evidence, and you come and go in court, and the dispute is inextricable.

Xu Guanwu didn't pay much attention to this matter, he was busy digging the corner of the Shaw Brothers Company, thinking about digging up the director Chu Yuan.

Since the superstar manager company innovated the cooperation mechanism and cooperated with major film companies, the company's business has been very busy, and the queue for many cooperation projects has been lined up until next year.

On the one hand, there are too many people I want to work with, and on the other hand, there are not enough people in the company, especially the film directors, there are only a few people. There are not enough people to make your own company's films, so how can you lend them to others?

As a businessman, Xu Guanwu naturally can't put money away and not make money, except for the blind road of rejecting the project, there is only one way to expand the scale of the company as soon as possible.

And the Shaw Brothers, who have accumulated the most talents, have undoubtedly become one of the targets of Xu Guanwu's poaching.

The first person to enter Xu Guanwu's field of vision was director Chu Yuan. Let's be honest. Xu Guanwu planned to dig him up last year.

But alas. Because of the "Seventy-Two Tenants" directed by Chu Yuan in 73, the box office hit 5.3 million, setting the highest box office record of Shaw Brothers in the 70s, and even the kung fu superstar Bruce Lee was compared to him.

So Chu Yuan suddenly became the treasure of the Shaw Brothers, although the two films made after that were not very popular, they were still tightly held in Shao Yifu's arms, and no one else was allowed to poach them.

But Chu Yuan's subsequent performance was unsatisfactory, with the aiqing film "Dancing Clothes", the life comedy "Hong Kong 73", the popular series adaptation film "Zhumen's Resentment" and "New Laughing Marriage" failed at the box office one after another. The box office miracle of "Seventy-Two Tenants" was never repeated.

Many people think that Chu Yuan has exhausted his talents, and thinks that "Seventy-two Tenants" is just a flash in the pan.

Shao Yifu tried his best to disagree with the public, and arranged for Chu Yuan to direct the new film "The Dream of Xiaolou", but the box office was even worse, which disappointed Shao Yifu, and he didn't give Chu Yuan a play for half a year.

Although the Shaw Brothers are the same as the Xu brothers, all the staff are salaried, and although Chu Yuan has no filming, he has a contract and a fixed salary every month. So life is naturally not a problem.

But the key is to be at home, and your talents cannot be brought into play. And there is no filming and only a salary, although it is not a problem to support himself, but the wife and children also have to spend money, and Chu Yuan's finances are a little stretched.

In order to save Boss Shao's confidence in himself, Chu Yuan stayed at home every day to write scripts. After making so many types of movies, he found that there are only two kinds of movies that will never go out of style, one is comedy, from Chaplin, the Keaton brothers to Liang Xingbo, Xinma Shizeng to the Xu brothers, comedies will always have audiences; The other is action movies, because action is an international language, and anyone can understand it.

So Chu Yuan began to stay at home every day to change the script, starting with Jin Yong's "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "The Book of Swords and Enmity", and then took it to Shao Yifu every few days after changing it. But every time I took it in a hurry, I brought it back disappointed. It's not that the investment is too big, or the story is too ordinary, which makes Chu Yuan almost lose confidence.

In fact, Shao Yifu also has a hard time, if in normal times, the company's performance is good, hundreds of thousands will come out. But the current situation is the rapid rise of the Xu brothers, and the ghost horse comedy and humorous kung fu have broken box office records one after another, making a lot of money.

However, because Shaw Brothers films pursue a large-scale studio system and rank seniority, young directors can never compete with old directors. The old directors are relatively conservative in their thinking, and the films they make are still in the style of the 60s, which cannot meet the movie-watching needs of the modern young generation at all. The box office is a mess, and the performance has declined sharply.

Besides, director Chu Yuan directed five movies in succession, but the box office did not exceed 500,000 Hong Kong dollars, and he didn't even earn back the cost, which made the company suffer very heavy losses. So even if Shao Yifu admires his directing talent, he has to give up now that the situation is forcing him.

is like a big director like Hu Jinquan, because the box office is not a hit, Golden Harvest Company loses money, and he will still be sent to Taiwan. The Hong Kong film industry is such a reality, directors who can make money speak with confidence, and directors who can't make money don't even have the power to speak.

Chu Yuan met Shao Yifu more than a dozen times in succession, and each time he returned disappointed, and the last few times, he couldn't even enter the door. Looking at the disdainful eyes of the secretary sitting at the door, Chu Yuan's heart was like ashes, knowing that he had no remaining value, and it was estimated that he would be swept out of the house soon.

Although Shaw Brothers has signed contracts with actors and directors, stipulating that the company will give you a few plays every year and how much commission each play will have, if you find that your performance is not good enough, the contract will be unilaterally torn up at any time. These directors and actors can only stare dryly, and there is no way to do it.

Chu Yuan returned home discouraged, and saw his wife sitting at the door of the house washing clothes, and he couldn't help but have a sharp nose that went straight to pantothenic.

Chu Yuan's wife Nan Hong was a big star in Cantonese films before, and she was a smash hit, but now she has to take care of housework like a housewife, which makes Chu Yuan feel very sad to watch. If he was still a big director and had filming in his hands, someone would have rushed to do these jobs a long time ago, so why don't you need your wife to do it herself.

Of course, this is not to say that Chu Yuan likes to just work for others, but those people are too attentive to stop them at all.

"Coming back?! What did Boss Shao say? Nan Hong glanced at Chu Yuan, stood up, rubbed her soapy hand on her apron, and went into the house to pour her husband a cup of hot tea.

Chu Yuan threw the script on the table, sighed, and didn't dare to look at his wife with his head down.

"Didn't pass again?! This time it's weishenme again? Nan Hong frowned and asked.

Chu Yuan shook his head.

"Is that passing?" Nan Hong asked suspiciously.

"No, I didn't even see Boss Shao's face, and I was blocked by the secretary at the door." Chu Yuan said in a depressed manner, and now that he remembered the secretary's disdainful eyes, he still felt sick.

"How so? Why don't you go to a Shanghai restaurant and wait for him? Boss Shao often eats there on Sundays. Nanhong suggested. (To be continued......)

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