Chapter 25 'Song of Fire' and 'Harvest' hit the streets
Unknowingly, the time has come to October.
"Underground Traffic Station" is still being filmed non-stop at the Changqing Film and Television Base.
But within Dongshan Taiwan, the situation of Fang Weimin and the production center became increasingly difficult.
Yesterday, the production center's self-produced drama "Fire Song" aired its finale on Dongshan TV during the daytime slot, and the results were dismal.
The average ratings of the entire drama were less than 0.3%, and it was ranked 11th when it was the highest-ranking drama in the country at the same time. It was not even comparable to several satellite TV reruns.
The self-made new drama "Harvest", which was just aired four days ago, has slightly better results than "Fire Song", but if it does not gain momentum in the later period, it is estimated that the final average ratings of the entire drama will barely reach a passing level.
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At a time when the production center is besieged on all sides, the results of the two self-produced dramas that have been highly anticipated are astonishing to watch.
The production center has almost lost its face...
As the first person in charge of the center, Fang Weimin was called to the office by Mo Dashan, pointed at his nose and cursed.
Deputy Director Don’t be angry!
What did Fang Weimin tell himself before, about "carefully selecting scripts and strictly checking the project approval".
In the end, these two things got stuck?
The ratings are not as good as the center's previous self-produced dramas that performed well.
With this problem in mind, how can we save the central government's decline? We can just break up and disband it.
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Looking at the furious Mo Dashan, Fang Weimin lowered his head and said nothing, allowing Mo Dashan to vent his scolding.
He was not afraid of his boss's anger, but felt guilty about Mo Dashan.
The biggest contributor to the fact that the production center is still able to survive is Mo Dashan. As the director of the center, Fang Weimin clearly knows how much effort and price Mo Dashan has put in behind the scenes to support the center.
Because of Mo Dashan's stubborn attitude towards central issues, many people in Taiwan are dissatisfied with him. Not only has Mo Dashan's reputation accumulated over the years in Taiwan been damaged, some people also say that he is pursuing his own selfish interests and ignoring the overall development of Dongshan TV Station.
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There are many people talking about it, and now there are similar rumors about this matter among the higher-ups in the province, which has caused a lot of impact on Mo Dashan.
Let’s not talk about whether Mo Dashan’s move was right or wrong.
But as far as the production center is concerned, Mo Dashan is definitely going through fire and water.
And after making so many sacrifices, they did not ask the center to give them anything in return. They just wanted to keep the brand of the production center.
But they... failed to live up to Mo Dashan's expectations.
Fang Weimin felt very guilty. Not to mention being pointed at and scolded by Mo Dashan, even if Mo Dashan slapped him a few times, he would just endure it without any complaints.
"well……"
After all, they had been friends for many years. Mo Dashan felt angry again. Seeing Fang Weimin's shameful appearance, he couldn't continue to get angry. He sighed, and Mo Dashan felt a little unmotivated.
"I won't say more. I will still do what I promised before, but from now on, I won't interfere too much in the center's affairs. For the sake of the people, I hope you don't blame me."
Is Mo Tai going to let go of the center?
Fang Weimin's face changed slightly, his lips trembled for a moment, and finally he showed a wry smile: "You have done enough for the center, but we failed to live up to your expectations and let you down."
After that, Fang Weimin bowed deeply to Mo Dashan as a solemn thank you for Mo Dashan's help to the center in recent years.
Mo Dashan looked at the old subordinate who was bending down and bowing with a complicated expression. He was silent for a long time, and then he waved his hand for the people.
"I still have something to do, so you can go back first."
Fang Weimin nodded, silently turned around and left Mo Dashan's office. The moment he closed the door, he vaguely heard a sigh inside.
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Without returning to the tenth floor of the building, Fang Weimin took the elevator directly to the underground parking lot, found his car, started to leave the TV station, and headed to Quancheng High-speed Railway Station
Mo Dashan can give up the production center, but as the director of the center, he cannot just sit back and wait for death.
"Fire Song" and "Harvest" are over, and there are also "Kind Grass" and "Underground Traffic Station".
These two are finished, as well as "Living Alone" and "Purple Faced King Kong"...
Before Taili officially ordered the dismantling of the production center, as long as there was a glimmer of hope, he would do his best for it.
As the car roared, Fang Weimin made a Bluetooth call to Zuo Le.
He told Zuo Le that "The Kind Little Grass" will be finished within a week, and he will go to the film and television base where the crew is located to lay down, both to hold down the scene and to urge the "Kind Little Grass" crew to speed up post-production.
After he finishes his work on "The Kind Little Grass", around mid-October at the most, he will officially join the cast of "Underground Traffic Station" to film his own scenes.
The leader personally called and explained what Zuo Le could think. Anyway, it was previously decided that Fang Weimin would join the team in early October. Now he can simply adjust it later.
However, Zuo Le also made an agreement with Fang Weimin that Fang Weimin must join the team in mid-October, otherwise the boss will let him go, and "Underground Traffic Station" will not be able to catch up with the Spring Festival schedule. Fang Weimin should not blame Zuo Le for not keeping his word.
Fang Weimin naturally didn't care about Zuo Le's "threat". After confirming the approximate time of joining the group with Zuo Le, he hung up the phone and continued driving to the high-speed rail station.
But here at the Changqing Film and Television Base, Zuo Le looked at the hung up cell phone thoughtfully, then reached out and poked Fatty Chen who was chewing a popsicle next to him.
"Brother Chen, why does Lao Fang's tone sound wrong to me? I've been busy filming these days and haven't paid much attention to the stage. Is there anything wrong with the center?"
"Hiss...probably not."
Fatty Chen was a little unsure. During this period, like Zuo Le, he spent most of his time on the set and was really not very clear about the news on stage.
"Wait a moment and I'll call and ask."
A fire in the backyard is not a trivial matter. He didn't care to continue chewing popsicles. Fatty Chen took out his mobile phone and stood up. He went to the side to call someone for enquiry. About half an hour later, Fatty Chen came back with a gloomy look on his face.
"Ma Dan, something really happened."
The popularity that Fatty Chen had accumulated in Dongshantai was not built for nothing. He understood the cause and effect within a few phone calls.
"...I heard that Lao Mo was so anxious that he called our director for training several times. The director's attitude also changed a bit. Last week, he added a lot of funds to Wang Xia's budget to prepare for the purchase of new dramas to deal with Dongshan.
Satellite TV's New Year's Day and Spring Festival programs.
Nowadays, rumors are flying in Taiwan about canceling self-produced dramas and dismantling our center, and the grandsons in the purchasing department are almost smiling with their teeth crooked."
Fatty Chen's face was indignant, but his eyes could not hide his concern for the future of the center.
When one is prosperous, both are prosperous; when one is lost, both are harmed.
He and Zuo Le are both backbones of the Center, and their future and destiny are tied to the ship of the Center. If the ship of the Center capsizes, they will not be able to bear it even if they drown.
"This is troublesome." Zuo Le muttered to himself.
With the current situation in the center, he was really worried that it would affect "Underground Traffic Station" and even directly affect the filming and broadcasting of the TV series.
That would hit his Achilles heel!
To put it bluntly, in Yu Zuole's heart right now, whether the center is abolished is not as important as whether "Underground Traffic Station" can be broadcast smoothly.
As long as "Underground Traffic Station" can be successfully broadcast on stars, regardless of whether the performance is good or bad, Zuo Le will have a work that he can produce.
With this qualification, the center will be abolished, Zuo Le will leave Dongshantai, and he will not starve to death even if he goes out to make a living.
Therefore, Zuo Le now feels no worse than Fang Weimin in not wanting anything to happen to the center, but he has no choice but to be ignored by others and not be able to do much in this matter.
The only thing we can do is to continue to keep up with the crew's progress and avoid "accidents" as much as possible.
"Brother Chen, please contact me tomorrow to see if there is a professional editing room here at the base. I'm going to make a preliminary edit of the finished film that I shot earlier."
"That's... okay, I'll contact you for you, and it will be in place within two days at most."
Fatty Chen probably saw what Zuo Le was thinking, and after hesitating for a while, he agreed to the matter. However, he was also afraid that Zuo Le would be tired, so he also said that he would help Zuo Le find two assistants to help Zuo Le.
Zuo Le felt hot in his heart and patted Fatty Chen's thick arm, saying nothing.
