Chapter 304 Internal Meeting
The atmosphere in Jiashi's conference room was a bit serious.
Sitting in the front row were He Zuozhi, Lu Dongjie, Sun Yubiao, Xu Shengqi, Lin Nianxuan and other senior officials.
Sitting in the back row were Xiao Sheng, Li Peiquan, Zhu Qicai, Li Huimin, Feng Cuifan and other directors.
At a glance, there is a clear distinction between Jing and Wei.
Today is an important meeting convened for the preparations for Jiashi's two major dramas.
At the beginning of the meeting, Program Department Manager Sun Yubiao briefly introduced the status of each Jiashi program.
The only voice in the venue that was quiet was Sun Yubiao. Others were either writing or drawing with their heads down, or frowning and smoking silently.
Obviously, everyone's faces were not very good, as if they were listening to a criticism meeting.
Because what Sun Yubiao said is related to what they are here.
Then the entire conference room began to fill with smoke, causing Sun Yubiao to frown slightly.
This bunch of old smokers didn't care at all about the presence of women and just smoked and puffed away.
But she couldn't protest loudly because her boss He Zuozhi was also taking the lead in smoking.
She endured the smell of nicotine and continued to report on various programs.
Jiayi TV strives to make breakthroughs and has added other types of programs, including:
The travel program "Take You Around the World" hosted by Mi Xue.
The game show "Hu Zhangzhao Club" hosted by Hu Zhangzhao.
The children's program "World's Fairy Tales" hosted by two sisters, Jiaming and Jiaxin.
Although these programs have at least enriched a lot of subject matter and types, they have also increased the ratings a bit.
But the core of the TV station, and the one that best reflects its competitiveness, is of course the TV series broadcast during prime time.
Now is the period when Jiashi is at a low point, with only two self-produced dramas currently on the air.
One is "Yi Bo Yuntian", a traditional martial arts novel.
One is "Su Xin Lan" adapted from the Taiwanese drama.
After the two dramas were released, the response was mediocre.
It's as smooth as water, with no ripples at all.
If there were no new dramas to take over, these two dramas would have been cut in half.
There is no choice but to show your own film series during prime time.
If it were to broadcast a collection of outsourced dubbed films, it would appear to be inferior among the three TV stations.
The most important thing is that it will give advertisers a feeling of defeat, which will affect their overall evaluation of Jiashi.
Once an advertiser thinks that Jiashi is not good, it is worth debating whether they will continue to choose to advertise on the Jiashi platform.
Therefore, no matter how bad the ratings of a TV series are, they still have to swallow it with blood and tears in their mouths.
If the TV series has poor ratings, who has it to do with it?
Of course, those are the directors and directors here, and they have an unshirkable responsibility for this.
Faced with such a serious situation, they were also upset.
But it's useless to be anxious. They are not gods, and they are not smart.
It is better to calm down and discuss together, and everyone can add fuel to the fire.
Sun Yubiao has finished reporting on his work, and now comes the main event of the day.
The second content is that producer Lin Nianxuan reports on the work on behalf of the entire editing and directing team.
They need to clean up their mood and regroup.
What Jiashi needs most right now is to come up with a well-received and well-received film.
Quickly boost ratings and lower your opponents at the same time.
Although the quality of the martial arts dramas currently produced by Jiashi remains high, the audience is tired of watching them.
There are heroes coming and going all day long, fighting and killing, and eating too much dragon meat has no taste.
But when it comes to fashion dramas, the plot is mediocre and the audience doesn’t buy it.
After much thought, they decided to transition to new themes.
Taking advantage of this raging "red tide" in the entertainment industry, they also set their sights on "Dream of Red Mansions".
As the first literary masterpiece in China, it has vast content and describes the rise and fall of a family.
The warmth and coldness of human relationships, the ups and downs of officialdom, as well as the personal relationships between children and men, and the love and desire between men and women are all vividly described.
This masterpiece is well-known to Chinese people.
In the past, when "Dream of Red Mansions" was adapted for the big and small screens, it was usually based on records of Huangmei opera songs or a few plot fragments familiar to the audience.
This time, Jiashi's production went against the norm and put the entire "Dream of Red Mansions" plot on the screen, showing the whole story.
This drama is expected to be shot for a total of 100 episodes, and will be the first full-length TV drama produced by Jiashi since its launch.
Filming the full version of "Dream of Red Mansions" was a hugely expensive adventure. The huge cast, sets, and costumes were so dazzling that even TVB and Li TV didn't dare to take the risk.
But the directors and directors of Jiashi dare to be the first.
They were forced to have no way out and had no choice but to take a path that no one else had gone before.
However, just three words "Dream of Red Mansions" have guaranteed a part of the ratings base.
Jiashi will spare no expense this time to film it.
As the producer of this drama, Lin Nianxuan reported on the preparation progress.
The completion status of the script, actors' auditions, budget expenditures, shooting locations, etc. must be reported clearly one by one.
Everyone calmed down and listened carefully, nodding from time to time.
Lin Nianxuan is a veteran producer and has always done things in an orderly manner.
Such a magnificent long-form costume drama was jointly created by concentrating Jiashi's most advantageous resources.
After Lin Nianxuan finished his report, he also sighed secretly when he saw that everyone's expressions were normal.
He Zuozhi smiled and nodded, "Well, Producer Lin has done a good job and I have full confidence in you."
Sun Yubiao relaxed his brows and said with a smile, "This is a production of our Taiwan University, and we must go all out."
Now that the boss expressed his approval, everyone was really relieved.
Lu Dongjie couldn't help but feel a little strange when he saw everyone focusing on him.
He Zuozhi chuckled, "Director Lu, everyone is waiting for your good news."
Although Lu Dongjie is nominally the producer of the "Witness Protection Team", Sun Yubiao is actually responsible for most things.
Compared to the lively "Dream of Red Mansions", the "Witness Protection Team" has been preparing nervously and low-key.
The leading actors of this drama, Li Zhenhui, Er Dongsheng, Zhong Chuhong and Ge Jianqing, were all appointed by him.
The directors and directors present here have a somewhat complicated mood, because Lu Dongjie handled the entire drama from the script, script breakdown, starring roles, and location shooting, and he also served as the producer.
In other words, no matter which director is working on this drama, he is just a director.
But there was nothing anyone could do. He, the director and assistant general manager, had the power of life and death in his hands.
Lu Dongjie opened his notebook and spoke briefly one by one.
Everything seems plain and orderly.
He didn't mention any difficulties, nor complained about any hardships.
But it is this plain and unpretentious style of doing things that makes all the directors secretly admire me.
One thing that surprised everyone was that the unsuccessful Miss Hong Kong, Liang Lichan, was actually invited by Lu Dongjie to guest star in this drama.
You must know that this policewoman is very proud. TVB and Li TV tried their best to win over her, but they both rejected her.
But Lu Dongjie has the ability to make her submit. This is what makes him extraordinary.
Today’s agenda is to decide on these two major dramas.
A costume drama, a fashion drama.
Jiashi's ratings in the second half of the year will depend entirely on these two dramas.
If they want to make a comeback, each of them has no choice but to work hard.
Otherwise, if you don’t change your thinking, you will have to change people.
This is a result that no one wants, but it can only be the case.
Chapter completed!