Because this program is essentially a TV shopping program disguised as a variety show. On TV Tokyo. Even during prime time, these programs are basically the ones that are broadcast. The advantage is that there is no pressure on ratings. There is no need to compare ratings with other TV stations. The downside is that being the director of the production department at Tokyo TV does not carry as much weight as the director of the sales department at Tokyo TV, after all, they can actually generate revenue for the station. However, when Hideki Kawamura arrived at the office today, he found that someone had already arrived at his office early. "Master? Master?" It is not a good thing to see your boss in your office at work. Fortunately, the director had a smile on his face.
"Yingshu, how many years have you been in the company?" "Well... this year has been exactly ten years." Kawamura Hideki answered cautiously. He felt a little unsure about being asked about years of service right away. "Yes, it's been ten years. I still remember when you came..." That's how old leaders are, they easily get lost in memories. "At that time, I was thinking that with talents like you, Tepco would definitely be able to dethrone Asahi and become one of the top five. But in the end, not only did we not dethrone Asahi, we were almost dethroned." Hideki Kawamura could only smile. "Now, it's time to make a decision again. I'm not sure, so I came to ask for your opinion." "Master, you say." When it comes to business, Hideki Kawamura becomes obviously much more serious. "Dentsu's Hiraki Ichinosuke has extended an olive branch to us, asking us to separate ourselves from Oyama Nawato. If we agree, he will invest in us and also provide us with a few variety show projects..." "This...cannot be agreed to, Master." Hideki Kawamura reacted quickly. He first made a conclusion and then immediately made amends. "I know that something happened at Dentsu. Pingqing Yinan has a good son, but the problem is that we are a TV station, not a movie company. Although Xiongshan Mingdu failed this time, his resources in the TV circle..." During this period, anyone with a position in the entertainment industry saw that Pingqing Yinan used his son's "Battle Royale" movie to sell well and defeated Xiongshan Mingdu's attack in one fell swoop. Its status in Dentsu also rose. However, Yuyama Nadu's position in the television circle remains, and Kawamura Hideki does not think that the other party can counterattack in the television sector. "What's more, even if Ping Qingyinan wants to invest now, we don't have a suitable project..." The director was not surprised by Kawamura Hideki's answer. He actually thought the same at the beginning.
but... "Take a look at these plans first." The director took out several plans from the drawer. Hideki Kawamura took it and looked through it carefully. "Battle Royale", "Human Observation", "No Laughing", "I'm the Big Brother", "The Brave One Against the Devil" The first three are variety shows, and the last two are TV drama scripts. Each one has excellent creativity, and you can see the ratings skyrocket just by watching them. "Ping Qing Yinan meant that if we are willing, these projects can be put on our TV station, and his son will direct one of the TV series and one variety show." "this..." Hideki Kawamura fell into deep thought. What is the most important thing for a TV station? it's actually really easy. It's the content. This is universal in both China and Japan. Although China Mango TV has a bad reputation, it has been able to develop all the way and even keep up with the pace in the Internet era and build its own paid video website. It all depends on the content. The same is true for Japan's five major TV stations. Except for NHK, which is semi-state-owned, the other TV stations have all produced national-level TV dramas. During the golden age of Japanese dramas in the 90s, each TV station would spend countless amounts of money every year on TV dramas alone. Tokyo TV once wanted to make it into the top five by focusing on content. But he did start much later. The five major circles have taken shape. Although there is constant internal competition and it seems like they are not united, they are very united towards the outside world. Under such circumstances, Tokyo TV was suppressed by the Big Five as soon as it emerged. There is no way to survive at all. Moreover, as the boss of Dentsu in charge of TV dramas, Yushin Nato himself raised the price because of TV Asahi, so naturally he would protect the situation that has already been formed. I don’t want to, and I’m not willing to, support a new TV station. Therefore, for a long time, TV Tokyo has entered a vicious circle. If you want more resources, you need good content. If you want good content, you have to make dramas, but the problem is that due to the suppression from others, Tepco can neither get good scripts nor find good directors, let alone sign famous actors.
No TV station can develop under such great pressure. It is also impossible for any TV station to produce good content under such circumstances. Neither can TV Tokyo. Chapter 89 Sony's Request "Director, we have to accept this project..." One could seem to see a gleam in Kawamura Hideki's eyes. ~~~ As time flies by. The second weekend of the release of Battle Royale is here. Compared to the first weekend, this weekend has become a special event for the Battle Royale. "Saint Seiya" was completely unable to compete, and Hirata Kazunan regained the absolute right to speak in Dentsu's film business. The release date of a movie invested by Dentsu was directly postponed. So far, the second week of the release of "Battle Royale" has reached a terrifying 80%. Coupled with a week of public opinion fermentation and the strong publicity from all AKB members, the media was arguing about the birth of the most beautiful amateur actor of 2010. With the help of the Internet, friends, and word of mouth, the box office of "Battle Royale" finally exploded. For two consecutive days, the daily revenue exceeded 20 billion yen, and over the weekend it was close to billion yen. As a result, by the end of the second weekend, the entire Battle Royale had reached 4 billion yen. The total cost of the entire battle royale was less than 100 million yen. Don't forget, "Battle Royale" has only been released for a week. Based on the performance of this week, it is not impossible for it to hit the box office of 10 billion yen after it is released. That’s 10 billion yen!!! If money is the courage of a hero. The box office is the director's courage. Ping Qingshan walked into the door of Sony Pictures. Everyone who came towards him was very respectful to Ping Qingshan. Not to mention Ping Qingshan, even those who participated in the Battle Royale crew are the same. At Sony, those who were thrown into Ping Qingshan's crew by no one in the beginning have turned over at this moment, as if they have become the superior people overnight. ~~~ Took the directors elevator to the seventeenth floor. In the spacious office, a huge desk took up nearly half of the office. Sony Music CEO Naoki Kitagawa sat behind a tall boss chair. When he heard someone knocking on the door, he put down the documents in his hand and said in a deep voice, "Come in!" Ping Qingshan pushed the door open, said a simple hello, and sat directly on the chair.
"Uncle Beichuan, do you want to talk to me about something?" Kitagawa Naoki didn't care about the young man's behavior. Ping Qingshan was the son of his friend, and the two families often visited each other. Although Ping Qingshan is always polite to everyone outside, he is now more casual with her, which just shows that they are already very familiar with each other. "A few days ago, when Kenji came home, he mentioned you. Did you two go to Ginza together?" Kitagawa Naoki, contrary to his usual behavior, started nagging about some trivial matters. Ping Qingshan nodded. A few days ago, Kitagawa Kenji insisted on celebrating his box office success and took a group of rich second-generations to the high-end Honglangman in Ginza for some entertainment. It was said that Kitagawa Kenji paid for it, but in fact, Hirakiyosugi knew it very well. So many "good friends" were waiting to meet him, and they talked about nothing but romantic matters. It's not Kitagawa Kenji's turn to pay the bill. This guy is just borrowing flowers to offer to Buddha, and he might even keep some for himself. "Sugami-kun, you are 22 years old this year, right?" Kitagawa Naoki continued. "I'm exactly twenty-two this year." "Yes, in the blink of an eye, Kenji is already thirty years old, and it seems that it is time for him to get married and start a career." Kitagawa Naoki said this with a look of emotion, the small mustache on his lips swaying slightly with the movements of its owner. Ping Qingshan was quite patient, and the two of them chatted slowly about some trivial matters. After chatting for a while, Kitagawa Naoki sighed inwardly when he saw that the young man did not show any impatience at all, but seemed to be getting more and more excited as he talked. This young man in his twenties is as good at cultivating his Qi as an old man in his sixties like me. No wonder he can accomplish such great things. "This time, Shan-kun knows that we have an idol group at Sony..." Seeing that the topic was getting more and more off-topic and Hirakiyosugi had already started talking about the history of Kyoto, Kitagawa Naoki had to take the initiative to bring the topic back to the main topic. "Of course I know. I heard your debut went smoothly?" As the official rival of AKB, Nogizaka46 relies on Sony's resources. Not only is the quality of the girls generally higher, but the texture is also more elegant. People like Shiraishi Mai and Hashimoto Nanasue have done well after graduation. "It's not too smooth." Kitagawa Naoki sighed, but his dry palms slowly exerted force to hold the pen tightly in his hand. "I heard that you created a variety show for AKB?" "Yes." Ping Qingshan nodded, and roughly understood why the director of Sony Music found him. As the head of Sony Music, whether the Nogizaka46 project can succeed and to what extent it can succeed will have a direct impact on him.
Given his status, it was not difficult for him to find out about the cooperation between Tokyo TV and AKB. He even knew some details of the plan. Like many people. After knowing that this was planned by Hira Kiyosugi and was linked with "Battle Royale", many people were optimistic about this project. In addition, even if the project is not successful, with the current crazy traffic of "Battle Royale", if it can be attracted to a new group like Nogizaka, it will undoubtedly be a timely help.