The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 542 Ratings Report

After Xu Guanwu sent Zhao Zhenqiang away, he ordered Stanley Market Research Company to count the ratings of "Shanghai Bund" yesterday.A moment later, a complete report appeared on his desk.

When I opened it, I saw that TVB's "Shanghai Bund" was the best in the ratings rankings at the same time yesterday, with a rating of more than 40 points, which means that more than 200 million people watched yesterday's premiere.

In comparison, Jiayi's "Kung Fu Boy Hong Xiguan" only had a rating of just over 40 points, but only over [-] people watched it.The ratings of Li's "Big Man" are only just over [-] points, but only more than [-] people watched it.In comparison, the ratings of "Shanghai Bund" really overwhelmed them.

In terms of ratings, "Shanghai Bund" is the dominant one, and media commentators also gave favorable comments to this TV series about Shanghai's struggle for hegemony in the early Republic of China.And Xu Wenqiang, played by Zhou Runfa, is both beautiful and unhappy at the same time. He is a typical ideal young man after being hit by cruel reality...

In fact, similar to "Shanghai Bund", the theme of the old gangs fighting for hegemony was first created by director Zhang Cheh's filming "Ma Yongzhen", and the leading actor is Chen Guantai, an artist under Xu's company.It was by acting in "Ma Yongzhen" that he became popular in Southeast Asia.

It is a pity that Chen Guantai's successor is weak. After starring in "Ma Yongzhen" and other movies, he quickly reduced from the leading actor to the supporting actor.Later, when the great director Chang Cheh brought people to develop in Taiwan, he didn’t follow because he couldn’t understand the situation. He stayed at Shaw Brothers and became a poor lonely bird. Later, he felt that he really had no development, so he had no choice but to change jobs. To Xu's.And under the promotion of director Gui Zhihong, he starred in the movie "Cheng Ji Tea House" and its sequel "Big Brother Cheng" with the theme of gangsters, which once again became famous in Southeast Asia.

At present, I mainly work as a star, playing the leading role in low-cost kung fu movies shot by some small and medium-sized film companies.Because of his reputation as a popular star in Southeast Asia, he can receive [-] Hong Kong dollars for a film.Although the film salary is not as good as that of Cheng Long, Hong Jingbao and others, but because there are more movies, there is no small profit in terms of money. Among the many stars of the Xu family, he was the first to drive a supercar to film on the set. Known as "Flying Car", he is also very famous among Hong Kong actors who like drag racing.

Jiayi's "Kung Fu Boy Hong Xiguan" was starred by Xiaosheng Wu Weiguo, who was born in a wireless artist training class before it was launched. It tells the story of Hong Xiguan, one of the ten tigers in Guangzhou during the Qing Dynasty, leading righteous men to resist the tyranny of the Qing court.

The Ten Tigers of Guangzhou are well-known heroes in the south. Most of their stories are well-founded and their credibility is questionable. It gradually developed into a relatively famous series of southern folk tales.

Over the years, the Ten Tigers of Guangzhou have been adapted into countless movies. Huang Feihong alone has more than 200 movies, and movies like Lu Ah Cai, Fang Shiyu, Hong Xiguan and others also appear frequently, enriching the screen content of Hong Kong people.

This "Kung Fu Boy Hong Xiguan" is a similar kung fu martial arts work. Originally, the ratings should not be bad, but because of the sniping of the TV series "Shanghai Bund", the ratings are not satisfactory. It can be regarded as time is not with me.

Xiaosheng Wu Weiguo was originally a Xiaosheng who came out of TVB's artist training class. He was also Zhou Runfa's classmate.But it is a pity that he switched to Jiayi TV a few years ago.Although Jiayi was still strongly praised after going there, Jiayi's influence is far worse than that of TVB.

For people who want to add value to themselves, in fact, the importance of the platform is often more important than the strength of the individual.It's like a can of Coke in a supermarket that only costs [-] yuan and [-] cans, but it costs [-] yuan to put it in a KTV private room. If you go to a five-star hotel, the price will be even higher...

When Wu Weiguo was in the development of TVB, he was the most popular pillar at that time, even more popular than Zheng Shaoqiu, Liu Songren, Zhou Runfa, etc. at that time.But it is a pity that he switched to Jiayi. Although he is still highly praised, his reputation is far inferior to that of Qiuguan and Brother Ren, and he is gradually surpassed by his younger brother Zhou Runfa and other rising stars. It is really a pity and a pity. sigh.

In fact, Wu Weiguo is a very rare and good actor who is suitable for the past and the present. If he stays in TVB, he will have a better development.But when people choose the path they want to take, they often cannot predict the consequences, which is why they cause so many regrets.

Li's TV station's "Big Man" is actually an old drama three years ago, because now Li's TV station has lost a cast of the main creators, so there is no time to start shooting the new drama, so the TV station has to broadcast the old drama to make up for it. "Big Man" did cause a sensation when it was broadcast that year, but when the old dramas from a few years ago are released now, except for some people who have nostalgic plots, in fact, more people still like the new and dislike the old.Therefore, the ratings of this TV series are quite miserable, only 10,000+ ratings, which is less than a fraction of that of TVB.

The new owner of the legendary TV station is also very dissatisfied with the low ratings of this TV station, and is also quite annoyed at the little cash left on the account.Apart from the TV station building and nearly a thousand employees, Li's basically has nothing left.It's almost like they spent a lot of money to buy an empty shelf, and they left nearly a thousand mouths waiting to be fed.

Huang Xizhao was dismissed by the Australian consortium at the beginning. When going through the handover procedures, there were naturally many things that he would not take the initiative to mention.The Australian consortium has never taken over a TV station before, so it is natural that they cannot consider some things comprehensively.Therefore, after the handover was completed, when Huang Xizhao was fired, suddenly many problems broke out inside the TV station, such as the remaining employee contract issues.

After counting, it turned out that in order to prevent Jiayi TV station from poaching people, Li's TV station had signed contracts with employees for a long time, ranging from five to six years to ten years.Moreover, the conditions for the termination of the contract are also very harsh, no matter which party terminates the contract, it will pay a high price.

In fact, many of these actors have not been able to perform for a long time, their fame, acting skills, and appearance have already begun to degenerate, but their salaries are still high, which will naturally cause a great burden on Li's side.

In addition to contract issues, like Jiayi TV Station, there were many debt issues before. Originally, there was no need to worry about some accounts. According to the practice of past cooperation, accounts were settled every six months, but Huang Xizhao let the air out before leaving, saying that he should not hurry up. If you come to Jiayi to pay the bill, I'm afraid the new boss will not accept it.So a group of customers who had business dealings with Jiayi TV Station went to Jiayi TV Station to ask for money, and the Macau consortium suffered a lawsuit.

All kinds of unsatisfactory things that happened after taking over Li's made the originally ambitious Australian consortium want to retreat in the face of reality.After all, Li's TV was not as good as they imagined.Although there are only three TV stations in Hong Kong, it is a pity that the TVB TV station is the only one. They eat meat and drink soup by themselves, so that Li De and Jia Yi can't even chew their bones.

After the Australian consortium fantasized to take over, the ratings soared, and the scene where the advertising fee could not be earned, now think about it, it is just a dream.Now not only is it not making money, but it also needs to spend at least two or three million yuan a month.This gap is really aggravating.

Xu Guanwu heard that the Australian consortium vaguely seemed to have the idea of ​​selling, but it was a pity that no one was willing to take over at present.After all, the ratings of Li's TV station have always been sluggish, and everyone can see it, and the asking price of the Australian consortium is still so high, not everyone can afford the price.

Xu Guanwu plans to buy Li's TV station, so that he can have four TV licenses, and when the time comes to open four channels in a row, Jiayi can't fight back.It's just that the Hong Kong British government will not allow Xu Guanwu to acquire Li's TV station and monopolize Hong Kong's TV broadcasting field for the sake of curbing monopoly.So Xu Guanwu, who most wanted to buy a TV station, was excluded from the very beginning.

Xu Guanwu knew that Li's TV station was later taken over by Mr. Qiu Degen. Mr. Qiu Degen was the chairman of the Far East Bank in Hong Kong. He came to Hong Kong with a few dollars at the earliest time. He could be called poor and white.Later, it started by opening open-air cinemas in the New Territories, followed by opening banks in the New Territories, and later formed the Bank of the Far East.

Far East Bank also suffered a run in the 60s, but Qiu Degen sold all the properties under his name to fill the hole in Far East Bank, and finally survived the run.As a result, the Far East Bank has survived, become famous and become a trustworthy bank.For banks, nothing is more important than customer trust.

As a result, Qiu Degen became a well-known banker in Hong Kong, but he has a soft spot for the entertainment industry, so he originally planned to enter the film industry in the 60s.But it is a pity that an airplane accident caused the tragic death of the owner of MP & GI, which also created a situation in which the Shaw Brothers dominated in the early 70s.What people didn't notice was that there was actually another person on the plane who was Qiu Degen's wife. At that time, she was going to Taiwan to participate in the film festival with the executives of MP & GI, and by the way, she was studying the matter of joint investment in film production.But I didn't expect to encounter such a disaster.

The tragic death of his wife made Qiu Degen reluctant to touch movies for a long time. It was not until recently that he finally figured it out and wanted to fulfill his wife's last wish.However, the Hong Kong film industry is now in more trouble than it was ten years ago. Back then, it was just a two-power struggle for hegemony, and other film companies could survive through the cracks.But now in Hong Kong, the Three Kingdoms are vying for hegemony. Xu, Shaw, and Golden Harvest are competing.

So Qiu Degen planned to outflank and start with TV stations that were easier to obtain.After all, compared with investing in movies, the income of TV stations is undoubtedly more secure.Investing millions to shoot a movie may end up losing even the cost.But if you invest millions in filming TV series, you can make a fortune just by selling the copyright of the TV series, and if you earn a little advertising expenses, even if you lose money, you won't lose too much.And if the ratings of the TV station increase, then it is more likely to make a lot of money in the future.

Qiu Degen's calculation was very shrewd, but he didn't act immediately.Because the price offered by the Australian consortium is still some distance away from his expectations, so he wants to wait until the Australian consortium really can't afford to lose money. It will undoubtedly be much cheaper to buy at that time.In fact, the most important thing about Li's TV station is the two TV licenses. With the TV license and capital investment, they can immediately find all the people to start a TV station.

The Australian Consortium, the owner of Li's TV station, has been making small moves recently. Although it has just taken over, it already wants to sell.In fact, after all, they don't really want to set up a TV station in Hong Kong, but they just want to take the opportunity to speculate, buy and sell.It's just that Chinese capital has learned to be smart now, so no one wants to take over this mess.

(End of this chapter)