Chapter 55: Operation Sau: Anti-Kill Wireless
Li Lecheng's "Eight Immortals Restaurant", the behind-the-scenes team, actors, equipment and some scenes all rely on Shaw Brothers resources, Fang Yihua can indeed easily let this drama die.
Even if Li Lecheng replaces himself, it is useless to resign.
Director Gui was very devastated when he learned the bad news:
"You're going to play three scumbags in a row, two of them big perverts! How can this reverse the image and make the audience like you? Besides, if you look at your looks, what does your appearance have to do with good people? Fang Yihua really doesn't understand movies at all! Who said that reverse angles are not good?!
She's just deliberately giving you a problem! Let my drama be yellow! I'm at the end of my rope! I can't even afford a plane ticket back to L.A.! My kid is still over there! They're going to have no dad! ”
Li Lecheng's head also rose: "The sky hasn't fallen yet!" As long as I work on a drama project and can make her feel OK, we can still start shooting as scheduled. It doesn't matter if my image can be saved, the most important thing is to get Aunt Six!
What does it matter to her whether my image is good or not? What she really wants, not this! She's banging me! I think I'm disobedient and don't go to her! Let me pay her a tribute! The tribute is not good, she wants to kill me! ”
He's in his sixties! Even if he was quite wooden when he was young, if he couldn't see this thing at his age, he would have eaten so much rice for nothing!
Gui Zhihong was angry: "It's useless to make it out!" TVK can be used?! She has no power and position in TVK! If she can figure out how to get involved in TVK now, will she still make it difficult for you? ”
Li Lecheng spread out on the sofa like a dead fish: "Okay, okay, okay, I'll have a way......"
His hand slipped from his stomach, and he accidentally swept the paper manuscript on a coffee table, and a large piece of music fell to the ground.
"Huh? This is the manuscript of "Snow Blossom" that was given to Akina earlier. ”
A big hit drama suddenly appeared in his head, and the three women in their family cried to death when they watched it back then.
As the saying goes, the remote control is in the hands of a woman.
After all, it is a product beyond this era, and maybe, it should, be of some use.
……
Two days later, he met Fang Yihua again.
Fang Yihua squinted at him: Come and ask her for mercy and surrender so soon, tsk!
Li Lecheng was very calm: "Aunt Six, will TVK buy out dramas?" ”
"Huh?" She looked stunned, suddenly straightened her back, seemed to grasp something, but she didn't seem to be puzzled, so she answered Li Lecheng first: "Of course it will, and there are quite a few, but in recent years, it has mainly been the purchase of island dramas." I heard from your sixth uncle that he just bought the island country drama "Ashin's Story", which will be broadcast on Jade Channel from the end of September. ”
"Ashin's Story" is a morning skit that exploded in the island country in 83-84, with 15-minute episodes and 297 episodes.
In fact, TVK occasionally bought Taiwanese dramas in the 70s, but in the 80s, the entertainment industry of the island country took off with the economy, and Hong Kong Island was also flourishing, basically buying island dramas. Just like popular covers of Japanese songs in the music world, buying island dramas is also a common thing for TV stations nowadays, and throughout the 80s, TVK Jade Channel broadcast 24 island dramas with more than 1,500 episodes.
"Since it can be purchased, everything is easy to say." Li Lecheng naturally knew that TVK would buy out episodes.
"I know that Aunt Six wants to get acquainted with the environment of TVK as soon as possible, but Uncle Six seems to want you to stay longer at Shaw Brothers, and now the Shaw Brothers are rumored to be in a few days, Aunt Six will officially announce Shaw Brothers...... Ay! I know, Aunt Six, you don't want to, you hope that the Shaw Brothers can get better, but what's the point of guarding an empty shell of the Shaw Brothers? Then we might as well change our thinking, why, can't Shaw Brothers fight back? ”
"Anti? Anti-killing? ”
This word is like a bolt from the blue!
Fang Yihua's heart was full of thunder and lightning!
Li Lecheng got closer: "TVK filming is now also filming on the set of Shaw Brothers, the same set, why does Shaw Brothers lose money when making movies, and make money when filming TV series wirelessly?" It's obviously made with the same resources! So ......"
Fang Yihua: "So? ”
Li Lecheng smiled: "Shaw Brothers shoots a lot of TV series, and then let Wireless buy it!"
Who says film companies can't make TV series? Those who make TV series may not be able to make movies! But those who make movies are definitely capable of making TV series! ”
"Boom ——!!!"
Fang Yihua's concept of managing the enterprise is old-fashioned, she never thought that it could be like this!
It's like a huge wall has collapsed!
In an instant, a bright avenue was placed in front of her!
"But, but! I ......" She stammered, and her mind was a mess! I didn't know how to organize the language for a while.
Li Lecheng knew that she had a lot of questions, and took the lead in speaking: "Go to the Shaw Brothers, Aunt Six, you don't have any of your own people." In Shaw Brothers, Aunt Six also came just a few years ago, and as soon as she came, she cleaned up the mess and sent away many more people than she introduced.
The employees who remain now are basically incapable of leaving, they basically rely on huddles to make a living, and ask for a job in TVK, Wan Ziliang is such a good actor, and the ratings of the dramas starring in wireless in the past two years are higher than those of Zhou Yanfa, but he is from Shaw Brothers, and he can't be the first brother of wireless!
Aunt Six, you asked me before if I felt that TVK was a loss to me...... I don't know, but I know, Aunt Six, you are the most protective of yourself, if Aunt Six asks Shaw Brothers to do a TV series, then in Shaw Brothers, everyone's hearts will be towards you! ”
Fang Yihua immediately understood: "But only TVK can play dramas, in this way, once Shaw Brothers has made achievements in dramas, it will inevitably compete with the people of the wireless headquarters, how to compare the ability to make TV series and make movies?" And then...... Your sixth uncle will definitely come forward to calm down, so the only way is for me to bring everyone to settle in the wireless ...... Combined. ”
Li Lecheng was speechless, as for Chiguoguo to say it?
He naturally knew that Fang Yihua wanted to intervene in the Shaw Brothers, but because he had no angle, if the sixth uncle wanted to be a good person, he needed someone to be the villain for him, even if he entered wireless in the future, Fang Yihua's position in the first years was the same as when she was in the Shaw Brothers, that is, to be a tool for the wicked.
But if Fang Yihua is powerful, then she will have autonomy.
"No, your sixth uncle won't agree." Fang Yihua shook his head and sighed: "Why did he buy Shaw Brothers?" Shaw Brothers is also his, his left hand is down to his right, he would rather spend a high price to buy foreign dramas than give Shaw Brothers dramas much money......"
Li Lecheng smiled: "So, we need to use the name of co-production to film backdoor and secretly cross Chen Cang." Actually, I don't understand, are foreign monks really good at chanting? Why do you buy so many island dramas? Just because the audience likes it? ”
"Fit?" Fang Yihua was stunned.
"Export to domestic sales! Aside from TVK, Shaw Brothers cooperated with overseas TV stations. Under the pretense of co-production, the introduction of investment, don't pay the bill for TVK first. In fact, the drama is still a story set on Hong Kong Island, and then let overseas TV stations, such as those in island countries, broadcast it first, and then introduce it after the fire? Li Lecheng nodded: "Many overseas TV stations are separated from production and broadcasting. Only Hong Kong Island, production and broadcasting are integrated, and we break this habit. After the TV series is made, if it can be popular overseas, we can raise the price code locally, and the one with the highest price will get it, and the TVA can bid and sell it to the TVA. ”
"Why would overseas TV stations cooperate with us?"
"How many places are there Chinese? These places are our markets. Including Japan, South Korea and non-Chinese-speaking areas in Southeast Asia, it is also the scope of our cultural radiation. And Shaw Brothers is the largest private film brand, which is recognized by all Chinese people, and they also have local Chinese dramas and TV stations, but resources, talents, and funds are limited, and what they make is not a climate.
…… This is an opportunity, so that everyone can get the right to broadcast TV dramas as long as they pay a small amount of money, and earn several times the advertising fee, which is more expensive than making low-level dramas themselves, and cheaper than buying TVK dramas, isn't it great? Even individuals can invest and mature, in fact, it is the same as the routine of distributing movies and selling flowers. You are just Shaw Brothers and wireless, and you are also playing the separation of production and broadcasting! ”
Wireless lost its competitiveness in later generations, on the one hand, Hong Kong Island is too small, and the local market has also declined, on the other hand, they mainly rely on self-made dramas, self-made dramas mean "picking", and there will be no talent if they are picked.
Fang Yihua was in place, and Li Lecheng's words had too much impact on her......
It's true, the idea is strange!