Japanese investors

Chapter 315 Background
Ishihara Hideki knew very well that it was not that Miyamoto Kentaro and Mitsui Takuma were stupid and rich, but that they fully trusted themselves.However, he understands clearly that friendship is friendship and business is business.

As for small things, I don't need to inform them at all.When it comes to major matters, he still has to communicate with them.

Ishihara Hideki objectively analyzed: "The reason why Aunt Yui chose our Xiaohe Film and Television Company is, in my personal opinion, just two important points.

First, capital advantage.Although on the surface we are a small film and television company that has just been established, we have advantages in terms of capital that many large film and television companies cannot match.

Each episode requires an advance payment of 7000 million yen, which will directly prohibit most film and television companies.Aunt Yui completely believes that we have such financial strength.

Even if not, it is still possible to lend funds between companies.From the perspective of the outside world, behind us are the Karuizawa Group, Mitsui Group, and Miyamoto Construction, which are important in the financial world.

Second, the advantage of connections.Among the many titles my dad holds, he is also the King of Japanese Entertainment.Half of the entire Japanese entertainment industry is directly or indirectly owned by Karuizawa Entertainment.

Once our Xiaohe Film and Television Company takes over the Japanese drama that will be the main feature of Fuji TV in the coming year, we will not encounter any problems in the deployment of various personnel.

Even if there is no schedule for a certain Japanese star, as long as he or she is used, the other party will find ways to squeeze out the schedule for us.In short, getting priority is not a big problem.

Since the three of us have established Xiaohe Film and Television Company, we don't want to rely on the existing resources of each company to achieve success.

Otherwise, all this would be meaningless.It's really better for us to just go back to our own companies and focus on our work. "

He paused for a moment when he said this. Seeing that the two of them listened to it and were not as imprudent as before, he continued: "The disadvantages of our Xiaohe Film and Television Company are not that they are absent, but that they are very obvious.

First of all, so far, we have only invested in movies, not TV series.There are still quite a few differences in expression techniques between movies and TV series.

Movies need to be shot in one take.Even if it is necessary to retake shots afterwards, the situation will usually not be cut in half.Unless there is a big problem with funding, it will be impossible to continue filming.

TV dramas are different.If the ratings are not ideal, it is entirely possible that the show will be cut in half.This was originally scheduled to be a full ten-episode season, but due to poor ratings, it ended with just a few episodes. "

Kentaro Miyamoto added: “There is also the possibility that the TV series cannot be completed as expected due to certain uncontrollable factors.

For example, Miura Haruma's suicide resulted in the Japanese drama "The Beginning of Money and Love" starring him not being able to be completed as expected, and ultimately had to be locked in four episodes forever.

In fact, Haruma Miura no longer appears in the fourth episode, and it is more about giving viewers who like this Japanese drama a satisfying ending. "

Ishihara Hideki said eloquently: "That's true. Before this, our Xiaohe Film and Television Company had never taken over such a large investment shooting project.

In terms of relevant professional experience, it is definitely insufficient.By then, even if there are many problems, it will be inevitable.Of course, Aunt Yui's pressure mainly comes from the fact that we messed up things.

Say a thousand, say ten thousand, if the ratings of the TV series cannot increase after it is broadcast, everything will be in vain, and it will be useless to say anything.On the other hand, if we can become famous instantly... the difficulty level is a bit high.As long as it can meet Fuji TV's minimum ratings requirements, it will pass.

Our Xiaohe Film and Television Company can also build a certain reputation in the industry through this.Especially in the future, I believe that Fuji TV will have more film and television drama shoots come to our Xiaohe Film and Television Company for in-depth cooperation. "

Mitsui Takuma looked serious and said: "Since we have provided 70% of the funds for the entire drama, do we also have to account for [-]% of the entire investment profit and loss?"

Ishihara Hideki replied decisively: "This is a matter of course. I will not sacrifice some interests to please Fuji TV."

Kentaro Miyamoto smiled and said: "The main reason is that Fuji TV is afraid of us, so it won't make rude demands. Every year, the amount of advertising placed by the Oizawa Group, Mitsui Group, and Miyamoto Construction is huge.

As the saying goes, if you don’t look at the monk’s face, you have to look at the Buddha’s face.Although we don’t want to rely on our own resources, we still borrow our own light in both tangible and intangible ways.

If Fuji TV loses the advertising revenue of the three of us, their life will become very difficult.By then, further significant cuts in TV drama production funding will become a reality.

As far as I know, TV Asahi’s production budget for each TV series is only between 2 million and 3 million yen.

Nippon Television's production budget for each TV series is around 2 million yen, while TV Tokyo's production budget for TV series is even less, ranging from 800 million yen to 1 million yen.

This is still a big drama, a serious drama.The budget for late-night dramas is even smaller, with each production costing only 300 million to 500 million yen.

It is not surprising that TV Tokyo's popular late-night drama "The Lonely Gourmet" only had a production budget of 200 million yen per episode, and only paid Matsushige a salary of about 30 yen.

However, late-night dramas have been trimmed from beginning to end, and each episode is generally only 10 to 45 minutes long, while standard Japanese dramas are also trimmed from beginning to end, with each episode lasting about [-] minutes, which is twice as long as the former.

As for the big drama, each episode will be one hour long.The first episode at the beginning and the last episode at the end can last for about an hour and a half, which is like the length of a movie. "

Mitsui Takuma shrugged his shoulders and said: "There is no way around this, we can't avoid it. I remember a Chinese director named Chen Sicheng came to Tokyo, Japan, to shoot "Detective Chinatown 3" and he bluntly said that the pay for Japanese actors is low . Therefore, he uses a large number of Japanese actors because it is cheap."

Mitsui Hideki hit the nail on the head: "If our Xiaohe Film and Television Company is really a small film and television company without any background and resources, Fuji TV will definitely not take it seriously.

What's more, it is still a small film and television company that has just been established. Not to mention that it is not well-known in the industry, Fuji TV has never even heard of it. "

Kentaro Miyamoto nodded in agreement and said, "That's the truth."

(End of this chapter)