Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

The group of people sat in the teahouse, drinking tea, eating exquisite refreshments, and watching the filming of costume dramas in the distance, which was very interesting.

Huang Xizhao casually introduced some models of filming TV series around the world. For example, in the United States, TV series are broadcast in seasons. Each season is a paragraph, which is filmed and broadcast at the same time, and adjusted at any time according to the audience's response.

For example, if you find that a certain character in the play is very popular, you will add a role for him, and if not, you will get a box lunch early.

If the ratings are good and there is money to be made, then continue filming the next season, otherwise it will be cut off. This also leads to the fact that the quality of American dramas is often very high, but they often fail.

The pattern of Japanese dramas is similar to that of American dramas, but they are different. Japanese dramas are also broadcast one episode a week, and they can be adjusted at any time while filming.

But a Japanese drama is a complete story, and there will often be no next season.

Therefore, Japanese dramas are generally very short, with only about eleven episodes each, but the content is very compact and there is almost no plot.

If the filming is very long, then it was filmed by Ritseongtai. Dahe dramas of Ritezangtai usually last for fifty episodes, and sometimes more than a hundred episodes.

Because the Japanese rape channel has no advertisements and does not rely on ratings. It asks Japanese citizens to collect money forcibly, and you have to pay it if you don't want to, whether you like it or not!
Of course, the Japanese drama did not go bankrupt because of droughts and floods. In fact, the Dahe drama they produced is the golden signature of Japanese dramas.

Compulsory charging means you won’t lose money, so you can craft it carefully, and it will naturally be easy to produce high-quality products.

Hong Kong dramas are different. Hong Kong dramas are also shot and broadcast at the same time, but they pay attention to efficiency. One episode will be broadcast in one day, which is extremely fast.

Therefore, Hong Kong dramas have a producer responsibility system and are shot in groups. A drama is often coordinated by one producer, divided into several teams, and shot by several directors day and night.

This requires extremely high levels of supervision. Producers often have to take a break after filming a drama, otherwise they will not be able to recover.

Hong Kong dramas generally do not exceed 20 episodes. If the story is too long, such as Jin Yong's novel, then it will be divided into a first, second and third part, similar to the operation method of American dramas.

Finally, there are Taiwanese dramas. Taiwan also produces TV dramas, but the quality is extremely poor. Because Taiwan's three major TV stations receive financial subsidies for filming dramas, they are not afraid of low ratings.

Taiwan’s TV stations also have the same attitude as Japan’s NHK, you can watch it or not.

But the difference is that NHK takes people's money, and it still has to give back to the people. Whose money does it work for?

And Taiwan's three channels all receive financial subsidies. It doesn't matter whether the people like it or not!

Wang Feng nodded repeatedly and asked, "So what model do Mr. Yang and Mr. Huang think our CCTV should follow?"

Huang Xizhao glanced at Yang Ye, and Yang Ye said: "If I were to make a suggestion, it would be best to follow the Dahe drama model of Japan's NHK.

Taiga dramas are generally long-form historical TV dramas with the Japanese Warring States Period as the story background, famous historical figures as the protagonists, and relatively rigorous filming.

China has a long and splendid history, including the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Qin-Han Conflict, the Sui and Tang Dynasties... there are countless splendid historical figures. Their stories are inexhaustible and could not be finished in a hundred years!

Your station is a national television station, so it naturally has to pay attention to the image of the country. I think it is the most suitable to shoot such a rigorous and meaningful TV series, and your station also has enough resources to do this best! "

When the people in the inspection team heard this, they all thought it made sense.

The martial arts drama filmed by ATV that they are currently watching is flying around. Although it looks very exciting, these old leaders are actually not cold.

Instead, it was Yang Ye's words that touched their hearts.

In the 1980s, Hong Kong and Taiwan also produced historical dramas. For example, ATV produced Feng Baobao's version of "Wu Zetian" and China Central Television produced Pan Yingzi's version of "The Empress." Both were sensational and achieved high ratings.

However, Hong Kong and Taiwan's historical dramas are mainly dramas and are not rigorous. As soon as CCTV Liu Xiaoqing's version of "Wu Zetian" came out in the 1990s, these two dramas were compared.

Historical dramas were once a very important type of drama on RTHK TV. They brought historical figures to life on TV, and packaged them with thrilling plots, gorgeous costumes, and new interpretations of well-known historical figures, which refreshed mainland audiences.

However, when the historical dramas of CCTV in the 1990s were released, they were more rigorous than those of Hong Kong and Taiwan in terms of historical details and scenes. After being broadcast in Hong Kong and Taiwan, it caused a sensational effect, and the TV stations in Hong Kong and Taiwan stopped doing the same thing!

After accompanying the CCTV delegation to visit Songcheng, Yang Ye left Huang Xizhao to continue accompanying him and then left. He had promised to be a guest at Akina Nakamori's concert and had to rush to the rehearsal.

Before leaving, I invited the delegation to watch the concert two days later.

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Two days later, the CCTV inspection team, accompanied by Huang Xizhao, walked into the Hung Hom Stadium and sat down in the reserved VIP area.

Most of the people sitting in the VIP area were figures from the Hong Kong entertainment industry. From time to time, familiar people came over to say hello to Huang Xizhao.

Seeing that more than 10,000 seats were packed at the venue, a member of the inspection team curiously asked how much ticket prices would be charged for so many people coming to the concert?

Huang Xizhao replied: "About three million Hong Kong dollars!"

The man was shocked and asked: "Is this Japanese singer very popular in Hong Kong?"

Huang Xizhao explained: "She is not an ordinary Japanese singer. She debuted in Hong Kong. She was discovered by Mr. Yang Ye in Japan four years ago and brought to Hong Kong to train herself!"

The man suddenly realized: "That's it!"

Huang Xizhao smiled and said: "There is another story here. It is said that Mr. Yang once went to Japan for a business trip. It was already late at night when the plane arrived in Tokyo. He was hungry and found a ramen restaurant near the airport to eat noodles.

However, he heard a faint singing coming from the back kitchen. He was attracted by the singing and followed the sound. It turned out that the daughter of the owner of the ramen restaurant was washing dishes and singing at the same time.

Mr. Yang felt that she was a talent, so he persuaded the noodle shop owner to bring her back to Hong Kong and train her personally.

A few years later, she became an instant hit and became the most famous singer in Japan and even Asia! "

The inspection team was very interested after hearing this story. Wang Feng said with a smile: "So, our Mr. Yang is still a contemporary Bole!"

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Backstage at the concert, Akina Nakamori was checking the outfit and making final preparations before going on stage.

Leslie Cheung stood nearby and flirted with him. Seeing that he was a handsome guy, Akina Nakamori chatted with him politely.

As for Yang Ye, he was surrounded by Girls' Generation, chatting non-stop.

I saw Leslie Cheung flirting with his sister, but I had no choice but to pretend not to see it!

After all, there are nine girls here and only one girl over there. Yang Ye still knows how to count.

"Brother Ye, after the performance is over, shall we go have a midnight snack?" Wang Zuxian said while eating potato chips.

Yang Ye opened his mouth, and Wang Zuxian obediently fed him a piece.

Yang Ye ate with a "bang" sound and asked, "Okay, what should I eat?"

"Is it good to eat crabs?"

"No, I remember you ate hairy crabs last year and got allergy all over your body, and you even got injections!"

"What does this have to do with it? Of course you have to enjoy eating crabs. I've prepared anti-allergic medicine this time!"

Wang Zuxian blushed a little when talking about this, because last year Yang Ye gave their Girls' Generation a basket of authentic Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs flown from Shanghai to Hong Kong. Each one was as big as a palm and it was so delicious. She ate six of them crazily, and as a result, she became allergic and had difficulty breathing. Fortunately, Yang Ye was more alert, thinking that something might happen if she ate too much of this stuff, so he came over to check on her in time, and happened to see her having an accident, so he sent her to the hospital.

Yang Ye raised his forehead and said, "You are such a foodie!"

Xiao Qiang likes to argue with Wang Zuxian the most, saying: "That's right, she ate six of them by herself, and she only ate one when it hurt me."

Wang Zuxian curled his lips and said: "Tch, you, Miss Xiao, need a set of tools to cut and poke a crab after you eat it. With that time, I would have finished eating it long ago."

Xiao Qiang originally wanted to say that country bumpkin chews it with her mouth! Suddenly, she thought that she and Wang Zuxian were both from Taipei. Wang Zuxian was a country bumpkin, and so was she. She was speechless for a moment.

Yang Ye quickly smoothed things over: "Okay, stop arguing. After the performance is over, we will sail to Lamma Island to eat seafood. Everyone will go together!"

"yeah!"

……

Akina Nakamori took the elevator to the stage and sang classic songs amidst the cheers of fans.

After changing costumes in the middle of the show, guests such as Leslie Cheung, Girls' Generation, and Yang Ye took turns to appear. In addition to singing a solo song and supporting Akina Nakamori, they also performed duets with Akina Nakamori.

Leslie Cheung and Akina Nakamori sang "The Other Side of Goodbye" by Momoe Yamaguchi. Interestingly, Leslie Cheung sang "The Other Side of Goodbye" in Japanese, while Akina Nakamori sang "The Wind Keeps Blowing" in Cantonese.

Girls' Generation sang "Blue Bird" with Mina Nakamori, and ten beautiful girls performed a girl group dance on the stage, which made the audience excited.

Yang Ye took the stage last, naturally singing the repertoire "Sea of ​​Flowers". Suddenly, petals all over the sky fell from the sky above the stadium, and tens of thousands of spectators held up light sticks and slowly swayed along with the singing...

Three major singers, one group, presented a visual and auditory feast to more than 10,000 spectators in the Coliseum, making the fans crazy and giving them warm applause one after another.

Finally, Akina Nakamori successfully ended the concert with "Pearl of the Orient".

Everyone returned to the stage together, bowed to the audience and thanked the audience, then took the concert staff and went out to sea on Yang Ye's super yacht.

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When the CCTV inspection team returned to the hotel, Wang Feng asked: "What do you think of this concert?"

Huang Yihe said: "Some time ago we went to Yugoslavia, Italy and other countries for inspection, and we also participated in Pavarotti's solo concert in Rome.

In terms of artistic standards, Yang Ye, Nakamori Akina and others are certainly not as good as old artists like Pavarotti.

However, the concert's performance, lighting, stage, costumes, and accompanying dancers all have their own unique features.

Especially throughout the concert, the audience and singers were able to continuously interact, and the atmosphere was very lively, which is really unheard of! "

Someone said: "Even so, it's just too gaudy."

Wang Feng said: "The audience attending this concert is mainly young people. It is understandable that young people like these more gorgeous things."

Someone said: "I heard that Director Huang said that this concert can sell more than 3 million Hong Kong dollars in tickets, and there will be six consecutive concerts. Doesn't that mean it can sell 20 million Hong Kong dollars in benefits?"

Someone lamented: “It is equivalent to the annual GDP of some towns and villages.”

Huang Yihe said thoughtfully: "Director, after watching this concert today, I have an idea."

Wang Feng said: "You tell me."

Huang Yihe said: "In previous years, we held the Spring Festival Gala in the studio. Can we go one step further this year and hold it in the gymnasium?"

Huang Yihe's idea made everyone in the inspection team's eyes light up. Everyone felt that this was a good idea!
Someone said: "This is a good idea. Our Workers' Stadium is bigger than the Hung Hom Stadium in Hong Kong. If we invite all the artists to perform at the Workers' Stadium, we will definitely be able to host a Spring Festival Gala that satisfies the party and the people!"

Someone said: "Yes, our CCTV studio is too small and cannot be used at all. The Workers' Stadium can accommodate 15,000 spectators. Only such a grand scene can show the magnificence of our country!"

Wang Feng pondered for a moment and said to Huang Yihe, "Keep talking!"

Huang Yihe said: “When we held the Spring Festival Gala last year, I wondered if we could invite compatriots from Hong Kong and Taiwan to the Spring Festival Gala to celebrate the Spring Festival with people across the country.

It's a pity that our place is too small and lacks grandeur. The treat cannot be too shabby!
Tonight's concert at the Hung Hom Stadium inspired me a lot. We can also move the stage to the stadium!

After the stage is bigger, our programs can also be made more grand, for example, we can have larger dances. For another example, we invite the chimes out and play a chime music..."

Huang Yihe talked eloquently, telling all the thoughts in his mind in a dazzling way.

In fact, the 1984 Spring Festival Gala had already been attended by some people from Hong Kong and Taiwan. They were Taiwanese Huang Ayuan, Hong Kongers Zhang Mingmin and Xi Xiulan.

(In the original time and space, Chen Sisi stopped acting very early and moved to Shanghai. She participated in the 1984 Spring Festival Gala, but in this time and space, she was doing well in Hong Kong and did not go!)

But these are all small roles. Huang Yihe wants to invite really well-known celebrities from Hong Kong and Taiwan to participate in the Spring Festival Gala.

Huang Yihe is very courageous. In order to successfully host the Spring Festival Gala, he often bangs the table with the leaders. He dares to let singers sing popular songs on the stage. Li Guyi's "Nostalgia" was lifted because of this.

In fact, he really did it. In 1985, real Hong Kong celebrities Luo Wen and Wang Mingquan appeared on the Spring Festival Gala stage.

The stage is very grand, with pavilions, bridges and flowing water, and is as big as two basketball courts.

But this is the capital city in winter. At night, the temperature is more than ten degrees below zero. It is really life-threatening for actors to perform on stage in costumes.

Wang Mingquan sang in a skirt and shivered on the stage.

The skit performed by Chen Peisi wanted to express the feeling of sweating profusely when cold water was poured on the body. It was more than ten degrees below zero. After the incident, he was sent directly to the hospital and almost lost his life.

Because the light at the scene was too dark, the Monkey King who performed on stage bumped his head against a pillar and it was broadcast, which really embarrassed the Monkey King.

CCTV didn't even have walkie-talkies at the time.

There were tens of thousands of spectators at the scene. It was so late at night and some of them were freezing to death. These people looked at the stage in the middle with bewildered expressions.

The result is that nothing can be seen.

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After hearing Huang Yihe's idea, a group of people were all very excited and thought this matter was very promising.

Sure enough, I still have to go abroad for inspection. Walk around, take a look, increase my knowledge, and inspiration will come now, right?
Fortunately, as the station director, Wang Feng was quite cautious. He thought for a moment and said, "It is indeed a good idea, very creative and thoughtful.

But since we are here to study, we might as well communicate more. Mr. Yang is very supportive of our work and he has great energy overseas.

For example, I heard that this concert was organized by his performing arts company. How about we share this idea with Mr. Yang and ask him for his valuable opinions? What do you think? "

Huang Yihe nodded and said: "Director Wang, what you said makes sense! After all, we have no experience in hosting such a large-scale party, so we should humbly ask others for advice.

Moreover, I also hope to invite celebrities from ATV to participate in next year's Spring Festival Gala. Of course, this matter must be discussed with Mr. Yang. "(End of chapter)