It only takes about two hours to fly directly from Tokyo to Seoul. Chihara Rinto set off in the afternoon of the next day and arrived in South Korea in the evening. In addition to his secretary and translator, the team he led also included his girlfriend and three disciples.
——Michiko and Konoe Hitomi are entangled endlessly, insisting on fulfilling their responsibilities as disciples and serving their master when he travels far away.
Chihara Rinto thought with his butt and knew that they were talking nonsense, but he was usually very talkative at home and could not be aggressive at all. In addition, they made his head hurt when they made noises. Later, when he thought about it, it was not good for his disciples to broaden their horizons.
He reluctantly agreed, and even considered taking Michiko and Hitomi with him. If he didn't call the third disciple, Shengzi, it might make her feel vaguely excluded, so in the end he just took her with him.
This should also be good for her. As the saying goes, it is better to travel thousands of miles to read thousands of books. See more distant places and learn more about different lives and characters. For her, a disciple who aspires to be a screenwriter, this is also true.
Very good accumulation.
As soon as they left the customs at Gimpo International Airport, they were warmly welcomed by SBS. First, they held a reception banquet, which was attended by all SBS senior executives. Then they found out that he had brought his family members with him, and they immediately changed their accommodation to Weiwei with great discernment.
Sting Chosun Hotel - a five-star hotel located in the bustling area of Seoul, but it is quiet in the bustle. Next door is the Joseon Palace, which is very convenient for leisure, entertainment and sightseeing.
After the banquet was over, it was already quite late, but Hitomi Konoe and Michiko were still very excited. They first wandered around the large luxury suite for a while, and then ran to the viewing balcony of the large suite to watch the night view of Seoul.
Ning Zi also looked out of the window with great interest, joking with the Holy Son from time to time - this was a corner where they could see the Joseon Palace, and could also faintly see the black shadow of Gwanak Mountain. Both of them liked cultural monuments.
and natural landscape.
They were happy, and Chihara Rinto was also happy. He doesn't have high requirements for the quality of life. When the people around him are happy, he will be satisfied with life - only his career fully belongs to him.
Ningzi and the four of them just came here to have fun and had nothing serious to do, but Chihara Rinto did. After getting up the next day, he took his men directly to SBS as agreed.
Do business first, and then spend time with your girlfriend if you have time. Anyway, he came to Seoul with his girlfriend, so he should be considered a good boyfriend, right?
SBS was reorganized and rebuilt twice, and its offices are quite scattered. The administrative headquarters is in Buklan-dong, and the board of directors is also here, while the TV headquarters responsible for overall broadcasting is in Mok-dong-dong is the administrative division of Korea, which is quite large.
In Japanese towns or Chinese streets and communities.
Musical programs are held in Deungchon-dong, such as the singing stage and so on. The TV drama bureau, variety show bureau, educational program bureau, children's program bureau, etc. are all located in the SBS production center in Ilsan, a satellite city in Seoul——
The new construction should be considered because the area is too large and the cost of construction here is lower compared to the urban area.
The person in charge of connecting with Chihara Rinto is an executive director of the TV headquarters. I met him at the reception banquet last night. His name is Park Xianming. He is in his forties and has a traditional Korean appearance, with a big face and thin eyes.
His attitude was quite attentive.
After the two parties greeted each other at the gate, Qianyuan Rinto was ready to go in, but Park Xianming turned aside and introduced him: "Director Qianyuan, this is Ms. Kim Xiumei, the consultant supervisor of our company."
Qianhara Rinto was slightly surprised. The greeting just now was translated by the translator he brought. This woman was standing next to Park Xianming. He thought it was the translator from SBS, but he did not expect that it was a supervisor - a rank in a large Korean company.
, usually arranged in the order of executive director, standing director, advisory supervisor, minister, acting minister, deputy director, and room director. This woman sat in the position of consultant supervisor of the company before she was thirty years old. She must have an extraordinary background.
Moreover, she appeared here, probably on behalf of SBS Headquarters, to observe the situation or supervise the work, but Qianhara Rinto didn't take it to heart. The deal between the two parties has been reached, and he will naturally abide by the spirit of the contract. He has no intention of being lazy and does his best.
Helping SBS increase ratings, is it the same as Supervisor?
He just looked at Jin Xiumei and saw that she had good facial features and a graceful figure. She was quite beautiful. He was a little suspicious that she had undergone plastic surgery, but he smiled gently and said: "Hello, Miss Jin, I would like to thank you for taking care of her during this time."
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Jin Xiumei bowed lightly without waiting for others to translate, and replied in quite fluent Japanese: "In any case, it's our fault for your trouble."
Park Hyun-myung smiled and explained: "Director Qianyuan and Supervisor Kim are graduates of Ewha Womans University. They also served as exchange students at Kyoto University. They are fluent in Japanese. This agency specifically nominated her to come here."
Qianhara Rinto smiled and nodded, without making any comments about it. He walked directly in under the guidance of Park Xianmei. As soon as he stepped into the door of the SBS Production Center, his aura changed instantly, and he smiled gently.
His mind slowly subsided, his back straightened, his expression serious, his eyebrows slightly pressed down, and his eyes sharpened, like a carnivorous beast stepping into the jungle. Just standing next to him felt a bit chilling.
Jin Xiumei, who originally had a reserved smile on her face, was also stunned for a moment, and her steps stopped for a moment.
Before, Qianhara Rinto was personable, young and gentle. She thought he was a scholar-type person. She was still wondering how such a person might be a good writer and screenwriter, but how he became the director of the production bureau. Now she understands a little bit - this
The aura of this guy is so strong, giving people a strange feeling that he is born to have the final say. No wonder he has become so famous in Japan in just four years.
Sure enough, a person cannot be judged by his appearance, and there is no falsehood under a great reputation...
Park Xianming was also startled for a moment, a little unable to adapt. After walking a few steps, he felt that Qianhara Rinto was a different person, but he immediately reacted and began to introduce the itinerary to Qianhara Rinto: "Chief Qianhara, we are going to invite you here first.
Give a speech to all the staff of the production center, and then there will be a welcome dinner at our production center at noon. After the meal, you can take a short break, and we will..."
Chihara Rinto observed the environment, waved his hand and said softly: "Representative Park, there is no need for these red tapes. I am not a guest. If you don't mind, please give me all the ratings reports and personnel of SBS after the reorganization.
, equipment, budget, etc. composition report, I want to take a look at these first."
He himself has also investigated, but the Internet is not yet developed yet, and the information collected is fragmentary and not systematic at all. Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle. Before starting a war with KBS and MBC, it is necessary to carefully understand the current situation of SBS.
Park Xianming was a little hesitant. This was a process that had already been arranged. It would not be appropriate to make a sudden change. However, he wanted to directly reject Qianhara Rinto's opinion, but he felt inexplicably unable to speak out. He hesitated for seven or eight seconds before reluctantly saying: "This
...I’ll have people prepare right away, but at least let’s meet and get to know the PDs from each bureau, right?”
Qianhara Rinto thought about it and felt that it made sense. However, he did not insist on his own idea and said with a smile: "Then let's meet with the PDs first and let's talk about it."
PD is the highest position in the Korean program team. Generally, it can also be called director, but it is actually a mixture of producer + director. This should be the backbone of the SBS production center, and the production bureau generally believes that production talents are the most reliable.
Just like the elite power, it is necessary to look familiar.
He agreed, and Park Xianming felt a sense of relief inexplicably, and said repeatedly: "I will arrange it right away, I will arrange it right away."
Qianhara Rinto nodded slightly to show that he understood, and then looked around calmly, taking a quick look at the flowers. SBS should have sufficient funds. This production center is very impressive. In terms of hardware conditions, it is several blocks better than the Kanto United——
Japanese TV stations are more dilapidated than the others, and they are basically ranked according to their long history.
As I watched all the way, the more I watched, the more I felt that SBS was quite rich, and I immediately gave up 90% of my heart.
As long as there is no big problem with funds, he is not afraid of anything else.
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The public lecture originally held in the auditorium was cancelled, and the dinner party was also cancelled. The PDs were a little confused and thought that Chihara Rinto was not coming. Unexpectedly, they saw him soon - Chihara Rinto planned to visit the production by the way.
The center simply looked at it game by game.
The organizational structures of Korean and Japanese TV stations are actually similar, but the names have been changed. The TV drama department of Kanto United corresponds to the TV drama bureau of the SBS production center, and other departments are similar. TV dramas generally require large investments, take a long time, and have high creative requirements.
Often regarded as the signature of a TV station, his first stop is the TV Drama Bureau.
However, as soon as he sat down in the first guest seat in the conference room, he felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere.
This was not the case before. Last night, the senior executives of SBS headquarters were very enthusiastic, and the senior cadres of TV headquarters were also very kind. But when it came to these front-line PDs, they could not feel any sense of welcome, and their eyes were full of joy.
Upon inspection, some people even expressed a touch of hostility.
Chihara Rinto also understands this. SBS's head office has brought him in to express his distrust of the production center. In other words, SBS's senior management feels that their PDs are too incompetent and the programs produced are not good-looking and cannot be produced.
To win the love of the audience, changes must be made - anyone who is considered incompetent will probably not be happy. It is normal for these PDs to have such a reaction.
Sure enough, before the director of the TV Drama Bureau finished asking Chihara Rinto to guide his work, some people began to express their dissatisfaction. First they said a few sarcastic words, and then showed a rebellious manner and began to argue with the director.
He stood up, frowned, and spoke in a very high pitched voice, which made people unhappy just to look at him.
As a close neighbor of China and a once powerful cultural exporting country in Asia, Chihara Rinto still has some understanding of South Korea’s national characteristics.
The land of ancient Korea was small, and it could be said that it was a barren land. The natural environment was quite harsh, which allowed the people here to slowly develop a tough and stubborn nature from generation to generation. For example, the national flower of South Korea is the "infinity flower", whose scientific name is hibiscus. Thank you for opening it.
Open, endless, the language of flowers is stubbornness and perseverance.
But also due to geographical reasons, transportation and information in this land were extremely underdeveloped in ancient times, which allowed stubbornness and perseverance to slowly develop into arrogance - a nature like a frog in a well, accepting its own death.
In a sense, people here are generally a little ignorant.
By the time modern Korea has become a peninsula country, its territory has become even narrower and narrower. Any disturbance can spread throughout the country in an instant, and there is also great pressure from war - South Korea can hardly talk about strategic depth, and can only eat
Two major defeats would mean total destruction.
Therefore, even in ordinary affairs, the Korean people have a strong sense of crisis, uneasiness and anxiety, which is reflected in their behavior, which is impatience - they are very hasty in everything they do, very short-sighted, and they very much hope to accomplish everything in one battle. For this reason
Don't hesitate to play tricks, cheat and be a scoundrel.
Just like the brain circuits of SBS senior executives, the development of TV stations requires a long accumulation period. Even Kanto United has a history of more than 20 years from its predecessor, but SBS senior executives are just eager to achieve results. They are only three years old.
Four years were not going well, so we spent a lot of money to get him here - in fact, SBS could develop without him. Five or six years later, through MBC internal strife and general strikes, SBS gained a large number of experienced talents and talents.
The audience has basically stabilized.
This is typical impatience, not wanting to accumulate in a down-to-earth manner, but just looking for opportunism.
Of course, this impatience is not all a shortcoming. For example, South Korea was also devastated by the financial crisis, but it moved quickly and recovered quickly. Later generations used opportunism to take advantage of it internationally, especially in sports events.
He has won many honors and made the whole people proud for a while.
What is happening now is also a reflection of Korean characteristics. The unruly man is speaking faster and faster. Although he is arguing, it really looks like a quarrel, and his expression is getting more and more unruly, making him look more and more like a quarrel.
Very rude.
In China, even if you are dissatisfied, you will basically not do this in front of the guests. In Japan, when facing a strong person, you will at least be respectful on the surface, and even kneel down to flatter you, and then secretly seek to defeat your superiors, but in Korea, once
When something happens, I get excited and immediately protest. The rejection is very obvious.
This matter can only be said that every country has its own characteristics. These PDs probably also know that protesting is useless, but they just have to be aggressive, express themselves, and show a strong spirit, otherwise they will not be happy - in fact, it has not developed into a collective
Shaving your head to express your will, cutting off your little finger to show resistance, and setting yourself on fire to demonstrate are already saving face for the customers.
Chihara Rinto listened silently for a while, but he couldn't understand it more and more. He is also learning Korean by himself, but currently he only has the level of asking where the toilet is, which is not as good as Ningzi and Michiko. At least Ningzi has received it.
With a family-style elite education, she can speak four languages. Michiko also received training in Chinese, Korean, English and other languages when she was a child. She is not very good at writing, but can make do with daily conversations.
He whispered directly to the translator beside him: "What are they talking about?"
Kanto United's translator was a little hesitant. These stupid PDs didn't know Qianhara Rinto's cannibalistic nature. As an employee of Kanto United, he knew everything about it. What's more, under the strict level difference, he didn't dare to
She said some rude language to the big boss, even if she was paraphrasing it, Jin Xiumei, who was sitting next to Chihara Rinto, answered the conversation and said tactfully: "That is Chief Song Youxian, he is questioning you on behalf of part of the PD.
"
Qianhara Rinto became interested, turned around and asked with a smile: "What do you doubt about me?"
Jin Xiumei showed good demeanor, her expression was very calm, or maybe she was used to this kind of quarrel-like debate in daily life, and she replied in a low voice: "It's mainly from two aspects. On the one hand, I have some doubts about your age and qualifications. In our country
, to become a 'creative screenwriter' you need to have been in the industry for at least ten years, and to be a 'structural screenwriter' you need to have been in the industry for five years to be qualified, but you..."
Chihara Rinto nodded. It turns out that at my age and qualifications in Korea, I am only qualified to work as a chore on the crew, not to mention guiding others, not even the leader.
He can understand that front-line workers often care about these things and pay more attention to status than status. What's more, he is still an outsider, not the direct superior of these PDs, and not a senior executive of SBS.
He then asked with a smile: "What about the other side?"
Jin Xiumei observed his expression carefully and saw that he had no intention of losing his temper. She was a little surprised, but her face remained calm and she smiled: "On the other hand, I am questioning your status as a foreigner. Director Song Youxian thinks that you
He has no understanding of Korean culture and customs, nor does he understand the preferences of Korean audiences. Although he also recognizes your ratings achievements in Japan, under this situation, he feels that your guidance is meaningless and cannot be of much help.
, it may even be harmful.”
Chihara Rinto nodded silently again, feeling that this point was somewhat reasonable, and took another look at the "debate" scene.
Jin Xiumei, who was sent by the agency, sat next to him. She obviously had no intention of interfering and was probably just an observer;
Park Xianming, who was sent by the TV headquarters, was there to smooth things over. He occasionally scolded Song Youxian and other PDs to be more honest. The director of the TV drama bureau was a little angry, but he probably didn't think that Song Youxian and other PDs were wrong. He probably just felt that in the agency and the other PDs, he was a bit angry.
The senior cadres of TV headquarters cannot manage their subordinates well, which is a bit embarrassing.
It's interesting, this temporary job seems not as easy as imagined!