223 'Entertainment' and Cao Xuan's Variety Ambitions
"The Golden Family" crew, lobby interior
"Every unit has taken a break, let's start shooting."
Liu Guoquan shouted and all the actors got ready. With an order, everyone began to enter the plot.
Today's scene is about the marriage of the male and female protagonists. Cao Xuan is wearing a black suit and white shirt, with a red flower hanging on the left side of his chest. Dong Xuan is wearing a white lace wedding dress and a white lace gauze scarf on her head.
It looks a bit rustic now, but during the Republic of China, it was very fashionable.
The dialogue between the two people in this scene is mainly that Mr. Jin speaks and the young couple listens to the lesson, but in order to match the situation, the emotions still need to be acted out.
When Leng Qingqiu gets married, his face should be filled with happiness, shyness, and a little longing for a better life in the future.
Jin Yanxi must be very happy to have married a beautiful woman, and she is most concerned about Leng Qingqiu at this time, and her face has a lot of seriousness and friendship. However, the nature of a playboy is such that when faced with the old man's teachings, he still pays lip service to it, but with a bit of emotion.
A little perfunctory and patience.
Kou Zhenhai performed his role normally, and Cao Xuan has now mastered the role with ease.
Dong Xuan's scene is the best, as long as you imagine the emotions of the girl's wedding.
The filming lasted for more than two hours intermittently. At least the wedding hall scene was almost finished, and there were still a few characters scattered around to make up for the shots.
Cao Xuan and Dong Xuan have almost finished filming their scenes during the day today. They have their wedding night in the evening, but they can take a short break of an hour or two.
But today the media came to visit the studio of Enlight Media's "Entertainment Live".
At present, TV entertainment information programs are basically headed by the two programs "Entertainment Live" and Hunan Province's "Entertainment Unlimited".
Well-known TV entertainment information programs such as Southeast TV's "Entertainment World", Shanghai TV's "Entertainment Star World", and Zhejiang TV's "Entertainment Dream Factory" have either just started or have not yet been established.
The Sixth Princess's "Chinese Film Report" does have some influence now, but at present it is mainly focused on movies and is dispensable to other aspects.
Cao Xuan didn't have much friendship with Hunan Province and Taiwan. His connections were basically in the north, plus Modutai, and he had several contacts with several provinces and Taiwan in Su, Hui, and Zhejiang.
Further south, there are at least two TV stations that we have worked with briefly, so we are not familiar with them.
So when he looked for relevant TV media, except for a few familiar TV stations, he focused on Enlight Media.
In 1999, the policy of separation of production and broadcasting was implemented. Private companies such as Enlight, Paige Taihe, Joy, and Tanglong began to produce their own programs and cooperate with TV stations, and they rose rapidly.
These companies are dominated by the above-mentioned four companies, and they are collectively called the Four Young Masters of Private Television in the industry.
But strictly speaking, these four young masters are a bit forced to make up the numbers. The influence of Tang Long's programs has always been weak, and Paige Tai and the top program "Universal Pictures" have been declining since 2000.
The only ones that can really compete with TV stations’ self-produced programs are Guangguang and Huanxi.
The former has the most popular entertainment information program "Entertainment Live" and the most popular music program "Music Chart".
The latter has the ace variety show "Happy Story" which is comparable to "Happy Camp".
The two companies produce variety shows and cooperate with hundreds of cable and wireless TV stations across the country. The programs are broadcast on the TV stations for free, and then ask the TV stations for a certain amount of advertising time, and then they promote their own advertising and sponsor their own programs, making a lot of money.
It is rumored that between 2000 and 2004, the two companies' annual revenue from program advertising alone exceeded 100 million, and in 2003 and 2004 it was even 300 to 500 million.
To be honest, if Fanxing didn't have so many TV channels and advertising contacts, he would have wanted to get involved. It would be so lucrative.
Not only does it make money, but it also has several long-term popular variety shows, which is also a good publicity channel for Fanxing itself and a stable exposure point for artists.
But how to create a program is a problem.
There is a lot of knowledge and know-how in variety shows. Otherwise, for the same show, some directors will make it a national phenomenon, while others will make it look like a bitch.
Therefore, this is not just a random plan, saying that a reality show will become popular immediately. It requires careful planning and professional and excellent behind-the-scenes and hosting talents.
Moreover, the production and distribution of programs is also a problem. The variety show market has not taken off this year. TV stations do not buy the programs but only broadcast them, and then take a cut of the advertising fees.
To put it bluntly, the TV station controls the broadcasting rights, censorship rights, and advertising rights. It is the owner of the private company. If it says it will block you, it will block you.
The reason why Guangguang and the other four young masters have to either be cool or transform into the main business in the future is mainly because the TV station is rich and produces its own programs, so the situation of private companies will be difficult.
But compared to profits, these are small problems.
As long as the program is good and the initiative is taken, the platform will choose a low profile in a fiercely competitive environment.
Later, Cao Xuan planned to let Fanxing try variety shows. Compared with the fiercely competitive film and television industry, this is barely half a blue ocean field. If done well, the profit will not be lower than that of film and television.
Reality shows may come early, but amateur talent shows, grassroots talent shows and competitive variety shows should take off, as well as distinctive programs such as "I Love Memorizing Lyrics", "If You Are the One", and "Boys and Girls Go Forward".
As long as it becomes popular, the investment is low and the returns are high, it is also a good way to keep the popularity of the artists if they are no longer available and become hosts or regular guests.
Cao Xuan felt more and more that he was doing a good job, and he wanted to talk to Lao Wang of Guangguang immediately, and ask for his experience in variety show production and distribution, and also to recruit some talents.
But now, the main thing is to accept interviews with "Entertainment Live" in a down-to-earth manner.
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Xiaohua Liu Yan, the future host of Guangguang, has just entered the industry and is still working hard on a small channel in Guangdong Province. Cao Xuan's daughter-in-law Xie Nan has not even made her debut yet.
The host of "Entertainment Live" is Li Xia, the most famous female entertainment host nowadays, and Li Xiang of Hunan Province's "Happy Camp" is only 50-50 equal to her.
But Li Xia didn't come this time. The person in charge of the interview was another host, Soni, who is also somewhat famous.
To be honest, this group of entertainment hosts change too quickly. There are only a handful of them who have been popular for more than ten years. There are only a few evergreens like He Dan who have been popular for more than 20 years.
Cao Xuan didn't bother to remember people, he mainly accepted interviews, and even used this to connect with Guang Guang.
Fanxing needs the exposure of the program promotion of Guangguang, and Guangguang also wants to get exclusive TV coverage of Cao Xuan, the popular king.
Moreover, Guangguang Lao Wang is actively organizing awards for the Music Chart. He invited Cao Xuan for the first one, but Cao Xuan didn't go, so Lao Wang plans to build a good relationship and invite him to support the second one.
Speaking of this music chart, it can be regarded as a relatively influential award besides the Mainland TV-MTV Music Festival and the Oriental Chart.
When Naying publicly "attacked" Daolang, she was the chairman of the jury for this award.
However, there is a rumor that Queen Na said that Daolang's songs are only listened to by farmers, which is 80% likely to be a rumor, but she did say that Daolang's songs do not have a musical aesthetic point of view.
Later, the Music Chart Award was also discontinued. The reason was that there was a new policy and private enterprises were not allowed to award awards. In addition, the "Music Chart" program was suspended, and Guangguang lost its morale.
The Music Chart has been suspended, and the CCTV Music Festival is half-lived. It is held sometimes and sometimes not. The entire mainland music awards are basically supported by the Eastern Music Chart, but it is difficult to cope with the overall situation and is declining day by day.
Cao Xuan and Guang Guang both had their uses for each other, so they naturally hit it off and reached a cooperation in the promotion of "Golden Fen Family".
"Entertainment Live" will make a series of special reports on "Golden Pink Family", and "Golden Pink Family" will contribute certain exclusive behind-the-scenes videos and interviews with the leading actors.
Not only "Entertainment Live", but also other TV media, Cao Xuan also provided exclusive materials. Each one is different. For this purpose, the crew specially prepared a behind-the-scenes photographer.
The male and female protagonists Cao Xuan, Dong Xuan, and Hu Jing were called over, and the three of them were interviewed by Soni.
[Soni: Tell me what you think of the character you play]
This is basically a must-answer in every interview. Everyone summarizes the relevant remarks and just copy them. It’s nothing more than character development.
[Soni: I see today is a wedding scene. Is this your first time filming a wedding scene? How do you feel about it? 】
Cao Xuan: "It's okay. I just think about acting and don't have any ideas."
Dong Xuan: "Me too."
Hu Jing: "I must be jealous (laughs), after all, the boyfriend in the movie is married to someone else."
This remark is a pun, and it is also deliberately a little ambiguous to create daydreams for the media and the audience. In the past few days, Hu Jing and Cao Xuan have stepped up their studies and have become proficient in using this kind of speaking technique that contains words but leaves no trace.
[Soni: I read the original work before coming here. Jin Yanxi, played by Cao Xuan, should be a very attractive man and liked by many girls. Do you have any thoughts on such a character?]
Cao Xuan:???
I always feel that the host’s question has an inexplicable connotation for him.
However, Cao Xuan thought for a while and answered seriously: "The character of Jin Yanxi is somewhat different from my personality. I am more powerful and independent than him, not so melancholy and romantic.
His family background and social status are also not in line with my own experience. I grew up in a rural area and have never played such a top-level powerful kid before, so I will try to understand and understand this role more.
As for the fact that many girls like this, I feel that I am not very popular. In the drama, others are chasing Jin Yanxi, but in reality I am chasing others. There is a big difference between us."
[Soni: Can you tell me who you have chased in real life? 】
Cao Xuan didn't accept this trick and laughed: "It's hard to look back on the past, there's nothing to talk about."
As for which past event it is, there are some theories. It was a past event to coax the little girl with maltose in elementary school. Now, it is also a past event to trick the two girls into using two different things. Anyway, Cao Xuan is not lying.
Soni asked Hu Jing and Dong Xuan a few more questions, and then asked a more pointed question.
[Our drama stars all young actors, and it is a romance drama. Is it considered an idol drama? If the audience thinks it is, are you willing to accept the definition of idol]
Dong Xuan is a newcomer, she doesn't speak forcefully, and she doesn't quite understand what's going on here. She rarely answers these tough questions.
Hu Jing's words are more straightforward: "If people like it, I don't mind who is an idol or not, but from the bottom of my heart, I think of myself as an actor."
To put it mildly, it actually denies the status of idols. Although there is no such thing as a popular star these days, any ambitious artist is not willing to be fixed as an idol, which is a non-complimentary and similar position to a vase.
It's fine if the company binds her to a character design. For an artist like Boss Hu who has no shortage of resources and has a certain pursuit of an acting career, calling her an idol is equivalent to swearing.
Cao Xuan put it more clearly: "Currently, idols are actually a publicity strategy for entertainment companies and film studios. The boundaries are very vague and cannot be simply summarized. All young actors or romance actors are classified as idols.
There is no need to demonize idols. This is a stage or branch that the entertainment industry must go through in its development. There are still many idol artists in Hollywood, Japan and South Korea.
I personally understand that idols are a profession and a development model for new artists in the entertainment industry that is different from the older generation. It mainly depends on the artist's personal positioning and public impression.
In fact, Hu Jing and I have similar views. It doesn’t matter to me whether you are an idol or not, and we cannot influence the public’s opinions.
But in comparison, I hope that everyone will not pay too much attention to me, but go to my works.
Cao Xuan is just an ordinary person, nothing extraordinary. Everyone listens to songs and watch dramas, watches the film, television and music works we present, and invests emotions and praise in the works. I think this is the most ideal relationship between artists and movie fans.
state."
Everyone was thoughtful after what he said, but in fact, this situation is difficult to realize.
The audience and artists need to be absolutely rational, the company does not do marketing, everyone should exercise restraint, and be a gentleman and a close friend.
Maybe some people can do it, but if it becomes the norm in the entertainment industry, the possibility is slim. As Cao Xuan said, it is just an ideal.
Next, the host asked about interesting things about the crew and asked about their daily group activities.
Cao Xuan thought about it for a while. Everyone was busy filming, and there were no group activities. The only thing that counted was that the national football team played in the World Cup preliminaries a few days ago, and many boys from the crew gathered together to watch a few games.
Speaking of which, the strength of the national football team in 2001 was pretty good. In the first stage of the World Cup preliminaries, against Cambodia, Indonesia and the Maldives, they easily won six kills at home and away and advanced to the top 10.
Who would have thought that 20 years later, I would be almost overturned even in Vietnam...
Soni also asked Cao Xuan whether he thought the national football team had hope of reaching the 2002 World Cup in Japan and South Korea, and Cao Xuan responded in the affirmative.
It's okay not to be sure. In the current war, if you undermine the morale of the army, why don't you seek scolding?
Let alone now, in twenty years any celebrity will say that he will lose if he plays against the United Arab Emirates. Even if there is a 90% chance of being accurate, he will still be scolded.
Everyone is not in the same circle. To gain a sense of presence, just follow the instructions and that's it.
At the end of the interview, just as the college entrance examination was approaching, Soni asked them to share interesting stories or messages about the college entrance examination to cheer up the candidates.
Speaking of this is the eternal pain in Cao Xuan's heart. Not being admitted to college is his lifelong regret. He pondered for two seconds and only gave a pragmatic and reliable reminder.
"Be sure to bring your stationery and admission ticket."
