The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 397
Because the economy of Hong Kong itself is stronger than that of Bay Bay, Singapore, Malaysia and other places, and the entertainment industry is Hong Kong's strength, whether it is movies, TV dramas, comics, songs, novels, etc., it is second to none in East Asia.Therefore, the TV series produced by Hong Kong TV can get very high ratings in these three places.

For example, the previous TV series "Chu Liuxiang" produced by TVB not only achieved very high ratings in Hong Kong, but also attracted thousands of people when it was shown in Wanwan. The TV station was unable to resist, and finally the authorities had to legislate to restrict the broadcasting of Hong Kong TV dramas.

This shows how lethal Hong Kong TV dramas are, and such high quality can naturally make them sell at a relatively high price.Like the previous "Chu Liuxiang", one episode costs NT$20, and thirty episodes costs NT$600 million.It can almost cover the cost of TV.If the income from Singapore, Malaysia and other places is added, the cost of food delivery copyright alone is enough to recover the cost, and it can also make a lot of money.

Therefore, even a TV station like Li's TV station with low ratings and advertising revenue is still willing to spend more money to make TV series. The reason is that this TV series is not free and can make a lot of money for the TV station.

But now that Jiayi TV is so integrated, and they have formed an alliance with their major clients of takeaway TV rights, they will naturally show TV dramas produced by Jiayi TV in the future. TV station to buy TV rights? !Sir Shao's combination of moves not only found a way out for himself, but also cut off the way out for others. He was really cunning and ruthless to the extreme.

Mr. Li Xiaohe, the current head of TVB, has been dealing with Shao Yifu all his life. He is both a friend and a competitor. It is said that he has thoroughly studied Sir Shao, but he still hasn't figured out the "joint vertical" move.After he heard the news, he couldn't help sighing that Sir Shao's reputation is full of people, and there really are two brushes.

Mr. Li Xiaohe also apologized to Xu Guanwu, saying that it was his own negligence that made Sir Shao's alliance successful.With these three allies, the shortcomings of Jiayi TV Station are basically made up for.Although there are still four hours of prime time to broadcast educational programs, although the ratings may not be comparable to TVB and Li's, the reduction in operating costs and the increase in advertising revenue can still allow Jiayi TV to continue operating.

And as long as Jiayi TV Station can continue to operate, there are infinite possibilities. First, Li's TV station has cut off a way of making money, and whether it can increase investment in TV dramas in the future is a difficult problem.

In the previous life, Asia TV after Li's TV, because the ratings of the self-made TV series were not high, it was difficult to maintain this kind of high-investment TV series production with low advertising revenue, and finally disbanded its artist department brazenly, and Only rely on purchased TV series to support the scene.And if TV dramas are really developed to that extent, they are actually not far from bankruptcy.

And Jiayi TV's TV series cost less, so it is bound to spend more money to produce TV series. At that time, the high-quality TV series will definitely take away the audience of TVB and Li TV. Naturally, Li will be even more miserable. Miserable, and wireless must also face a huge impact.

For Mr. Li Xiaohe's worries, Xu Guanwu also understands clearly.He first advised Mr. Li not to blame himself,

"With Boss Shao's means, it's easy for him to keep us from hearing about this matter. Mr. Li, you don't have to blame yourself too much." Xu Guanwu persuaded, "Boss Shao relies on the equalization of TV drama production costs, which can reduce the The cost of TV dramas, and more funds can be invested in the TV drama department. But this does not mean that the ratings of their TV dramas will be better than ours."

"That's what I said, but if Shao Yifu moves Shaw's employees to Jiayi TV Station and uses the method of making movies to shoot TV, I'm afraid our TV series will be severely impacted." Mr. Li Xiaohe said worriedly.

Although Shaw Brothers has been continuously suppressed by Golden Harvest and Xu Corporation in recent years, there are still three thousand nails in the so-called bad ship. The number of artists and employees under his banner is still the first in Hong Kong film companies.Regardless of director, actor, photography, screenwriter, props, makeup, etc., after decades of accumulation, it can be said to have an extremely thick bench.

If these people are transferred to Jiayi TV Station, borrowing these previously smashing film actors, borrowing film screenwriters to write scripts, and then directing TV dramas with the same method of directing movies, the quality of TV dramas will be greatly improved.

We must know that movies are the condensed essence of TV dramas. Screenwriters who can write good movie scripts can easily write dozens of episodes of TV drama scripts, because this is nothing more than water injection for them. What can be said clearly, like ramen noodles, has become the length of a [-]-episode TV series.

And if you use the same method of directing a movie to direct a TV series, then no matter in terms of screen, action, and rhythm control, it will naturally be better than before.Only the best TV drama directors are qualified to make movies, but generally directors who can't get along in the movie circle will go back to make TV dramas.

At that time, Xu Ke was filming TV series on Jiayi TV. Because he used the technique of directing a movie to shoot the martial arts TV series "Golden Sword Lover", the result was widely acclaimed, and thus attracted the appreciation of Hong Kong's famous Bole Wu Siyuan, thus promoting him Entered the film circle, and filmed the epic masterpiece "Butterfly Change" of Hong Kong martial arts film.

And Fat Boy Wang Jing also went to Bay Bay and the mainland to film many TV series when Hong Kong movies were in a quagmire, and the ratings were all very good, especially the "Love in Central at Night" he helped ATV film, It is even more rare to get a double-digit ratings, allowing ATV to face its old rival TVB, and let it breathe a sigh of relief.

In addition, in terms of actors, Shaw Brothers has accumulated many highly recognizable actors over the past few decades. These actors may not be so popular anymore, but they are very recognizable, which is commonly known as "familiar faces". .Ten or twenty years ago, they might have been famous and popular niches, Hua Dan. Although they have already passed away in the film industry after so many years, their names are still in the hearts of Hong Kong citizens.

And those fans who watched their movies before are all married now. Although they will not go to the theater to enjoy movies, but when they appear in front of the TV again, they will continue to watch happily.Maybe when watching it, I will have a happy or bitter aftertaste of the situation back then.

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With these advantages, the quality of TV dramas of Jiayi TV Station under Shaw Brothers' management will definitely be much higher in the future, and it will definitely impact TVB and Lidi's TV ratings by then.This is not only clear to Li Xiaohe, Xu Guanwu, but also manager Huang Xizhao of Li's TV station, and Li's Sanxiong.

But now that the rice has been cooked, it is completely useless to complain. It is better to face up to this reality and come up with a solution.

Xu Guanwu is not worried about ratings. To be honest, he has at least a hundred popular TV series in his mind, such as "Intolerance", "I'm Kind", "Court No. [-]", "Smart Hands", "Appraisal Record", "Sister Tuoqiu" and so on, any one of them can beat Jiayi TV station.

In addition to these popular TV series, such as "Super Girl", "Super Boy", "My Type My Show", "If You Are the One", "Where's Dad?", "The Voice of China", "I Am a Singer" etc. He also knows a lot about variety shows, and these can be transformed into a guarantee of super high ratings.

Furthermore, he bought TVB mainly to improve his industrial chain of the media empire, and he didn't point to how much money this TV station could make, so even if he invested all the money he earned in the TV station, shooting high-cost TV series, Whether it is to increase the salary of the staff, or to poach the corner of Jiayi TV Station, he has no objection at all.So I am not afraid of the high-cost TV dramas of Jiayi TV.

No matter how high the cost of Jiayi TV Station is, after all, it is to make money. When it comes to Xu Guanwu who takes money for money, it is naturally hard to compare.Furthermore, when it comes to directors, actors, and screenwriters, Xu Shi is not inferior to Shaw Brothers in the slightest, and in some respects he has far surpassed him.

For example, in terms of special effects, Xu's special effects personnel are all returning from Industrial Light and Magic. They have participated in the production of "Star Wars" special effects. The special effects technology is second to none in East Asia, which is naturally better than Shaw's local method Steel is much stronger.If you really want to shoot TV series, it is far inferior to wireless in terms of special effects.

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"Mr. Li, you don't need to panic. In terms of talents, our Xu family is also full of talents. Besides, there is a steady supply of newcomers from Xinghui Art School." Xu Guanwu waved his hand and said to Mr. Li Xiaohe with a smile, "Besides, Our superstar manager company is also full of stars. If Mr. Li Xiaohe needs any stars, just tell them, as long as they have a schedule, they will definitely obey your orders. If anyone dares to be disobedient, Mr. Li, you also have me Call me, tell me, and I will clean them up."

Mr. Li Xiaohe received the full support of Xu Guanwu, and a stone fell to the ground.To be honest, although he is now the chairman of TVB, he actually doesn't have many shares in his hands, and most of them are in the hands of Xu Guanwu.It is already a great favor for him to allow himself to continue to serve as the chairman of TVB.

When Shao Yifu announced the alliance between Jiayi TV, Wanwan CTS, Malaysia's National TV, and Singapore's MediaCorp, Mr. Li Xiaohe felt a pain in his heart.

This matter was indeed his negligence. After Shao Yifu joined Jiayi TV Station for more than a year, he has not made much action, which made Mr. Li Xiaohe relax his vigilance.Before this incident, he hadn't received any news at all, and naturally he didn't take any measures, allowing Shao Yifu to reverse the situation quietly.

As soon as this incident happened, Li Xiaohe thought that Xu Guanwu would take this opportunity to remove him from the chairman's position. After all, this incident was due to his dereliction of duty.Moreover, the chairman has been under his buttocks for too long. Whether it is Zhong Jinghui, the assistant to the chairman, or Liang Shuyi, the successor of the chairman, he has been waiting for too long.

But I didn't expect that after the incident, Xu Guanwu continued to support him, and not only expressed his position verbally, but also gave him considerable autonomy financially, which is quite rare.Mr. Li Xiaohe couldn't help but be moved too. Originally, he was slightly dissatisfied with Xu Guanwu because of his sneaky acquisition of TVB's shares, but now he is all smiles and grudges.

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Mr. Li Xiaohe has the full support of Xu Guanwu, so he is not so afraid of Jiayi TV Station, on the contrary, he still has the idea of ​​eager to try and fight.But for Huang Xizhao, the manager of Li's TV station, this matter is like putting him on the stove.

(End of this chapter)