Chapter 105 TBS TV Department Meeting (Commemorative Grid)
Every Friday is an internal meeting of the TBS TV Planning Department. The week's summary and various TV drama issues will be discussed in this meeting.
The new minister Eiichi Iwata is sitting at the head of the long table in the conference room. Underneath are the employees of the TBS TV Planning Department. Eiichi Iwata has just been in office for a few days. Normally the meeting is chaired by the original minister, but he just sits there.
Secondary to listening and expressing opinions, I am also used to the process of meetings.
Now I feel a little uncomfortable sitting in the front seat as soon as I get up.
But he still showed the momentum of the new minister and glanced at the people below with majestic eyes. He and the original minister Tsuboi Akihiko belong to two factions. Now that the one has lost power, he can better display himself here.
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A thick pile of information was spread out in front of each member. Eiichi Iwata stacked the information neatly and said loudly: "What do you think about our script for the ten o'clock slot on Fire Sunday in the next quarter?"
Everyone also knows that the last script was scrapped due to some "problems". Fortunately, the casting work has not really ended yet, and there is room for relaxation, otherwise it would have offended a lot of people.
"Our department has a lot of scripts in stock. Why don't we ask Xia Bensang, who is in charge of management, to recommend a few for us to discuss." Now sitting in the second seat, another deputy minister Kitayama Qi said, he is considered a neutral in the department.
, I usually have a simple working relationship with Eiichi Iwata.
Iwata Sakae nodded. There must be no mistakes in the script this time. Just after he took office as minister, he had already promised his leader, Toshiaki Kawai, the executive director of TBS TV station, that he would promote another TV series with excellent ratings.
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In fact, the script of "Never Let Me Go" was written by Eiichi Iwata who was not optimistic about its ratings, which was part of the reason why it was canceled and removed from the shelves. He planned to wait for his position to be stabilized and then start filming in other schedules.
But if the TV series I promote does not have good ratings, I am afraid some people will criticize it.
"Does anyone else have any opinions?" Eiichi Iwata asked, looking at the others.
"Well... Director Iwata." A member raised his hand, and it was Ishii Hiroyuki, who is specifically responsible for the casting evaluation. "Then what should we do with the actors who were invited by the notice for the previous script?"
Iwata Eiichi thought for a while, and he definitely had to tell the other party's office about this kind of thing. Some minor supporting roles were fine, but big-name actors certainly couldn't be treated lightly.
"First make it clear with the actors' agencies. If the roles in the new script are suitable, they will continue to star in them. If they are really not suitable, they will be replaced with new ones." Eiichi Iwata said that this is also a last resort, but the TV station has always been tough, saying
It doesn't matter much to be honest.
"I understand, Director Iwata." Hiroyuki Ishii nodded, and then continued to read several documents on the table.
"Director Iwata, I have some suggestions about the new script."
A member sitting in the middle spoke, and everyone looked at him.
Eiichi Iwata waved his hand to indicate that he could speak.
"Recently we have found the screenwriter Nogi Akiko-san, she is working on adapting a new script for the manga." The speaker was Tanaka who was discussing with Nishino Kazuki and Nogi Akiko in the cafe a few days ago.
Section Chief Tatsuo said, "I heard Nogi Akiko-san talk about the outline of the script and the development of the story, and I think it is a good work. It is very different from the highly rated TV series "Please Talk to the Good-for-Nothing Me".
"Love" belongs to the same genre of light comedy."
"If possible, would you like to consider this script?" Tanaka Tatsuo recommended this script, which Kazuki Nishino highly praised, as he said.
"If I remember correctly, this script should have only been adapted for a little over a month. How is the progress? Is there enough time?" There are less than two months until the next schedule, and one month must be set aside for filming. Although
It is said that it only takes three episodes to be filmed and broadcast at the same time, but it also shows that this drama has to complete the casting and other work of staffing, props and costumes in more than a month, which is really stressful.
Tanaka Tatsuo also heard the progress mentioned by Akiko Nogi yesterday, but he was not going to say it explicitly here: "It is better to let Akiko Nogi finish writing the script as soon as possible, and then evaluate it with the script selected by Section Chief Natsumoto and others.
Let’s make another decision.”
The plan proposed by Tanaka Tatsuo is also feasible, so Iwata Eiao nodded: "That's it, Natsumoto, you must choose the script before the end of this month, and Nogi Akiko, Tanaka, you must also contact her at 11
I finished adapting the script months ago, so it won’t take that long to adapt it to the comic.”
Iwata Shishiran sat down in his seat and said: "At that time, several members who specialize in evaluating scripts and I will do a detailed analysis to select the most suitable one. This must be done as soon as possible!"
"Do you have any new opinions about the next Hot Ten drama?" Looking at the looks of the others, he knew that he had nothing else to say for the time being, "Then let's discuss the next topic..."
After the meeting, Tatsuo Tanaka personally visited the apartment where Akiko Nogi lived. After entering, Tanaka told her the decision of today's meeting.
"So you asked me to finish writing this script within this week?" Akiko Nogi was a little surprised. Although she heard internal news a few days ago, she didn't expect such a thing to happen.
"Please Nogi-san, the minister specifically asked me to be responsible for connecting with you." Tanaka Tatsuo knew that if the book he recommended was really liked by Minister Iwata and the ratings were good, he would also get credit, but
If this matter is not done well, it will be discussed elsewhere.
"But Chief Tanaka, didn't I say the other day that we are only at half the progress? It's too difficult in one week, and I can't catch up even if I stay up all night to write." Akiko Nogi complained. She is also a famous screenwriter, and she writes scripts all night long.
It's something she only did when she was young.
"I'm sorry Nogi-san, this is our problem here, but can't you really think of a solution?" Tanaka Tatsuo said.
After all, TBS TV station made an agreement with her at the beginning to submit the script in December, and now it is really difficult for her to have to mention it for a month.
Seeing his sincere attitude, Akiko Nogi felt a little embarrassed: "Then I'll do my best."
Then, she seemed to remember something, clapped her hands and said, "By the way, Nishino and Shusang, who we met that day, have a good understanding of this book. If we communicate more with him and let him provide me with some ideas, maybe we can speed up the progress."
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"But... Nishino-san is an actor after all, so it's not a matter of time, right?" Tanaka Tatsuo said, "But he is really interested in this script. He even said that day that he could be considered for filming."
"We left each other business cards that day, maybe it will work." Akiko Nogi thought.
"Then I will contact Nishino-san right away." Tanaka Tatsuo said, "I will notify you as soon as there is news."
"Okay, sorry to trouble you, I will try my best." After all, it is her second collaboration with tbs after two years, so she will take it seriously.