Rebirth of the courtyard, the start is 80s

After convincing Akina Nakamori to play the leading role, the next step was to find a producer.

Cao Zhiqiang didn’t know much about the production methods of Japanese TV dramas, and Akina Nakamori also had limited knowledge about the production of TV dramas, so in the end, Cao Zhiqiang still took the script to find Nobuo Tomioka of Warner Pioneer.

Although Nobuo Tomioka is mainly responsible for the production and distribution of Cao Zhiqiang's songs, not the production of the main TV series, but he can help Cao Zhiqiang film MTV and has a good relationship with the TV station. I believe he must have experience in this area.

As for the president of Warner Pioneer, don't worry, you can't ask him for everything.

Japan is a country with serious seniority, and the same is true for Warner Pioneer.

At present, Nobuo Tomioka is in charge of all affairs of Cao Zhiqiang in Warner Pioneer Company. If Cao Zhiqiang wants to cooperate with Warner Pioneer, it is best not to bypass him and talk directly to President Yamamoto.

Cao Zhiqiang made this mistake before, but fortunately he is Chinese and his grades are good enough, so he was forgiven, but it does not mean that Cao Zhiqiang can always do this.

For example, Cao Zhiqiang planned to release the Chinese movie "Love in Guting" in Japan. He obviously talked to President Yamamoto before, but when it was actually operated, he handed it over to Nobuo Tomioka.

The reason is that Nobuo Tomioka is the main person in charge of Cao Zhiqiang, and "Love in Guting" is a project that Cao Zhiqiang hopes to cooperate with Warner Pioneer, so even if President Yamamoto is the first to know about this situation, he must follow the rules. Let this project be handed over to Nobuo Tomioka. If he can't do it well, then a higher-level person will come forward.

After Cao Zhiqiang knew the rules of Warner Pioneer, he would go to Nobuo Tomioka instead of President Yamamoto directly when it comes to cooperation business.

When Cao Zhiqiang found Nobuo Tomioka, he found that the number of his office had changed. He was no longer the head of the propaganda department, but the deputy head of the music production department.

The deputy head is the deputy head, above the section head, which means that Nobuo Tomioka has been promoted.

As for him no longer being the propaganda department, but becoming the music production department, this is also normal at this time.

Pioneer Warner has not been established in Japan for a long time. Although many internal systems are still mainly Japanese-style, they also borrow some experience from the United States, which is relatively free.

The biggest feature of this company at present is the special person in charge system.

Originally, Nobuo Tomioka was indeed a certain deputy director of the Propaganda Department, and he came forward because he wanted to help Cao Zhiqiang with publicity.

After all, when Cao Zhiqiang approached Warner Pioneer for cooperation, the music master tape had already been produced, and Warner Pioneer was not needed to help produce the song.

What Warner needs to do is to sign a cooperation agreement with Cao Zhiqiang and his Sada office at the time to help promote the single "Jun がいるだけで".

So at that time, the publicity department mainly needed to come forward, and Nobuo Tomioka, who was the section chief at the time, was just right.

However, in the process of cooperation, Warner Japan is preparing to carry out in-depth cooperation with Cao Zhiqiang. At this time, Nobuo Tomioka, who has had cooperation experience with Cao Zhiqiang and gets along fairly well, has become the best candidate for the special person in charge of Cao Zhiqiang’s singer project. .

In this way, Nobuo Tomioka was transferred from the Propaganda Department to the Music Production Department, but he was still the head of the section at that time, so he was considered mediocre.

But because Cao Zhiqiang's songs are all the current big hits, and Warner Pioneer has also gained fame and fortune through this, so Nobuo Tomioka has naturally risen with the tide, and got promoted and raised his salary.

Nobuo Tomioka's qualifications are already sufficient, what is lacking is the grades, and now with such grades, it is perfect to be promoted to the deputy chief.

Sure enough, after the meeting, Cao Zhiqiang immediately congratulated Nobuo Tomioka, and Nobuo Tomioka also expressed his gratitude with a smile.

After some courtesies, Cao Zhiqiang explained his purpose.

Hearing that Cao Zhiqiang released a new song, Nobuo Tomioka's eyes lit up immediately.

Just kidding, first of all, he has already admired Cao Zhiqiang's five bodies, and knows that this is a proper genius singer-songwriter.

Before Cao Zhiqiang wrote and sang songs by himself, all of them achieved unimaginable good results without exception, which is definitely a favorite.

Now that Cao Zhiqiang has a new song and plans to produce and release it here, it will definitely not be bad.

In fact, even if the quality of Cao Zhiqiang's new songs is not as good as the previous ones, with his current fame, his current results will not be too bad.

Therefore, as long as the name "Mornaka Qingquan" comes out, at least 50 records will be sold, and there is no need to worry about losing money.

Sure enough, when he saw the two songs "YAH YAH YAH" and "Say Yes", and heard Cao Zhiqiang humming the melodies respectively on the spot, Nobuo Tomioka was convinced that these were the two most popular songs.

But when Nobuo Tomioka rubbed his hands excitedly, and was about to discuss with Cao Zhiqiang how to make the single record of these two songs and MTV, Cao Zhiqiang waved his hand suddenly.

"Tomioka class, no, deputy chief, I have my own opinions on these two songs, I don't know if you want to."

As soon as Cao Zhiqiang said that, Nobuo Tomioka immediately said respectfully: "Where, please tell me."

Only then did Cao Zhiqiang smile and said: "Deputy Chief Tomioka, the two songs before seem to have done pretty well, and I'm pretty well-known now, right?"

"It's more than that." Nobuo Tomioka said with a smile, "You are a rising star in the music scene now, as long as you like to listen to music, how many people don't know your name, Aoizumi Morinaka?"

Cao Zhiqiang said with a smile: "Before, I didn't have much fame and didn't have enough money, so I could only sell songs first to accumulate fame and money.

But now I am not too short of fame or profit, so this time, I want to change the game. "

"Another way to play?" Nobuo Tomioka was stunned, "How do you want to play?"

Cao Zhiqiang said: "It's like this. I think it's almost meaningless to simply release a song, or just release a related MTV. Therefore, I want to invest in a TV series by myself, and then use these two songs as the theme song of the TV series." .

In other words, I want to release a TV series first, and then release an original soundtrack after the TV series becomes popular. "

Nobuo Tomioka nodded, and then said with a smile: "It's really a big project to make a TV series first, and then release an original soundtrack. However, since you are willing to say that, you must have a detailed idea, right? For example, there should be a script, right?" ?”

Cao Zhiqiang presented the script with a smile: "Here is the script."

Nobuo Tomioka took it over with a smile, and looked at the cover: ""101 Proposals"? It's interesting. If I'm not wrong, this is the script you wrote yourself, right?"

Cao Zhiqiang nodded with a smile: "Yes, this is the first time I wrote it. There may be some immature parts. Please bear with me. But I have all the stories. If you don't know anything, you can discuss it with me."

Nobuo Tomioka said: "Where, others don't know, but I know, Cao Sang, you are equally proficient in writing, and your "Norwegian Wood" is very popular now, even my daughter likes it very much." Woolen cloth.

It's a pity, you don't want me to tell you that you are Kudo Yusaku, otherwise, this is another explosive news. "

Cao Zhiqiang chuckled, "Wow, I'm overwhelmed."

Nobuo Fukuoka said: "No, I mean it sincerely. It's not a compliment at all, because you can afford it. Okay, let's not talk about this for now. Well, I'm very busy now. I can go back and read the script slowly, but Before that, can you tell me about the story? I'm mentally prepared."

Cao Zhiqiang was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Of course."

Next, Cao Zhiqiang told the general story of "101 Marriage Proposals", and also talked about the personal settings of the main characters, as well as the collision between these personal settings, or the theme of mutual redemption.

After telling all the stories, Cao Zhiqiang made a summary: "To put it simply, at first glance, this story is a story of a short and poor older man who catches up with a rich and beautiful boy, similar to the male version of Cinderella. But in fact, the core is a story of mutual healing.

Although the short and poor male protagonist has a humble status and poor family conditions, he is full of light in his heart.

Although Bai Fumei's heroine has a noble status and a good family background, her heart is full of haze.

Both sides have something that the other doesn't have, and it happens to be able to complement each other and heal each other.

I think such a story should be interesting, right? "

After listening to this, Tomioka's confidant touched his chin and nodded: "That is to say, at first glance, this is a story about a toad chasing a white swan, or a story about a male version of Cinderella, but in fact, deep down, it's a story about each other. Support and heal each other, is that what you mean?"

"Yes." Cao Zhiqiang nodded.

"Not bad." Nobuo Tomioka touched the script booklet in his hand, "Although I haven't read the specific content, I just listened to the general idea, and I became interested. The story is very good, so there should be no problem.

How many episodes do you plan to shoot for this TV series? "

"It can't be too long." Cao Zhiqiang said, "Twelve episodes are enough."

"Twelve episodes, it's okay." Nobuo Tomioka nodded, "However, do you plan to use these two songs as the theme song of this TV? Will it be too much? Generally speaking, in a TV series , one theme song is enough.”

Cao Zhiqiang said: "That's right. Originally, I wanted to use the song "Say Yes" as the theme song, which also fit the plot, and then released "YAH YAH YAH" as a single, not related to this TV series. relation.

But Akina told me that since we are going to make a TV series, and the script is so good, why not include the song "YAH YAH YAH" in it.

Akina also said that the song "YAH YAH YAH" has a strong rhythm, both in terms of style and lyrics, it is very in line with the hero's character of forging ahead.

So I plan to wait for the TV series to be filmed, and the song "YAH YAH YAH" with a strong rhythm will be the opening song, and the relatively soothing song "Say Yes" will be the ending song and theme song.

At the same time, since the heroine is a female pianist, I also plan to fill in some pure music piano pieces as interludes.

Of course, these piano pieces are all written and played by myself, so I guarantee that there is no problem in terms of copyright.

In this way, when the TV series is broadcast, we can release the original soundtrack at the same time, so that the record and the TV series can complement each other.

I believe that in this way, the profits will be higher and the reputation will be greater than simply releasing records.

After all, records can only be listened to, and even if there are multiple MTVs, the stories that can be expressed are limited.

But if you add a TV series with a clear plot, then people who watch TV will like to listen to the songs in it, and people who listen to songs will also like to watch TV. At that time, not only will there be an extra income from copyright and broadcasting, but also an extra Revenue from videotapes.

I'm even writing a novel related to the TV series, and it will be finished soon.

At that time, the novel can also be launched, and it will fully bloom and bear fruit everywhere! "

"Very good, very thoughtful." Nobuo Tomioka nodded, "But Cao Sang, I am mainly responsible for the production and distribution of records, not the production of TV dramas. You came to talk to me about this because you want to..."

Cao Zhiqiang said: "That's right, even though I had this idea and wrote the script, I have no relevant experience in how to shoot TV and how to broadcast it.

So, I hope you can help me find a TV drama production unit and help me make this TV drama.

Don't worry, there is no problem with funding. If no one is willing to invest, I can privately invest in this TV series. "

Nobuo Tomioka smiled: "So that's the case."

After thinking for a while, Nobuo Tomioka said: "Cao Sang, we at Warner Bros. do have a film and television department, but that department, whether it's personnel or equipment, currently doesn't have the ability to shoot movies and TV shows, we can only shoot MTV. Such a small production.

Moreover, TV dramas are actually monopolized by various TV stations because they have to be broadcast on TV.

In other words, if you want to make a TV series, although you can privately invest in private filming, you must first negotiate with a certain TV station.

In other words, before you make a TV series, you must first find a TV station, negotiate with the TV station, and then the TV series production center of that TV station will produce it.

Of course, you are both the owner of the script and the investor, which means that you have the dual identities of screenwriter and producer, so you have more power.

For example, you can choose the director of the TV station, you can also choose the actors, and even how to shoot, you can have the final say.

But as I said before, you must first negotiate with the TV station and sign an exclusive broadcast agreement for these rights before proceeding to the next step of production.

If you haven’t negotiated exclusive rights with the TV station in advance, you can shoot the TV series first, which is theoretically possible, but in reality, generally no TV station will accept your finished TV series.

Because it's a broken rule. "

Cao Zhiqiang thought for a while and said: "I understand, that is to say, when making a TV series, you can make it independently, but before making a TV series independently, you must first negotiate with a TV station for the exclusive broadcasting rights, and then you can shoot it. Is this what you mean? ?”

"That's it." Tomioka Nobuo sighed, "So, in name, TV drama producers are free, but how can they be truly free in practice.

There are only a few well-known TV stations in Japan, and everyone is both a competitive relationship and a cooperative relationship.

They jointly launched the unspoken rule of first signing the exclusive broadcasting rights and then producing the program, which is to monopolize the producer.

Of course, they have a nice name called hand in hand.

And judging from the actual effect, this mode of signing the exclusive broadcast rights agreement first, and then filming TV, for the producer, it also solves the worries of the producer, and there are many benefits.

So, if you really want to make a TV series, you have to go to a TV station first, let them read your script, and agree to shoot a TV series with you before you can do it.

You want to shoot completely alone, which is possible in theory, but impossible in reality. "

Cao Zhiqiang sighed: "Okay, if that's the case, then I'll do as the Romans do. But Deputy Chief Tomioka, which TV station do you think is better?"

Nobuo Tomioka thought for a while and said, "For an urban romantic drama like yours, I think it's better to find Fuji TV. This TV station has cooperated with us many times before. The MTV of your two songs before is all on This TV broadcasted that the relationship between the two parties is not bad.

With the previous foundation of cooperation, it shouldn't be a big problem to go to this TV station to discuss the shooting of the series. "

"Okay, let's go to Fuji." Cao Zhiqiang said with a smile, "But I'm not familiar with Fuji TV, can you take me to meet the relevant personnel of the TV station?"

"Of course it's no problem." Nobuo Tomioka smiled, then got up and said, "I have time now, why don't we go now?"

"Of course that's the best." Cao Zhiqiang also stood up with a smile, "I'll trouble Deputy Chief Tomioka!"

"Where is it?" Nobuo Tomioka smiled, "The better your grades are, the better my performance will be. We are a prosperous relationship, and I should help you, hahaha!" (End of this chapter)