Peninsula: The Great Producer

December

The filming of K Broadcasting Station's self-produced TV series "Secret Garden" at the beginning of the year has triggered the first round of strong attention in the new year.

Not only those who became fans of Ki Yo-gu through variety shows and TV dramas are paying attention, but producers, film and television directors, screenwriters, and senior executives of investment and distribution companies and broadcasting stations in the same industry are also paying close attention to Ki Yo-gu's new works.

On January 1, the long-awaited TV series "Secret Garden" premiered at 13:9 pm in the prime time at the K Broadcasting Station's Mizuki Theater.

After the first episode was broadcast, AGB's national ratings soared to 17.8%, and AGB's Seoul ratings soared to 18.2%.

However, after the second episode was aired on the 14th, the comments on the Internet were polarized.

Many people who are looking forward to Qi Yaojiu's new drama have seen information about the TV series on the Internet before, saying that the drama is a fantasy TV series and there will be unusual and special interactions between the male and female protagonists.

As a result, the interaction after the first two episodes were still the old-fashioned way of previous H dramas. The male protagonist helped the male supporting star to solve the trouble, mistook the female protagonist for someone else and took her away, and then a love triangle was formed.

The ratings for the second episode also dropped compared to the first episode.

Data cannot represent the quality of a film or television work, but it can directly reflect the audience's dissatisfaction with the plot.

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MAX Productions.

In his personal office, Qi Yaojiu is currently arranging the filming schedule for three programs: "New Journey to the West", "Three Meals a Day", and "Bounce Earth Game Hall".

Jingle Bell.

The phone rings.

After taking a look at the caller ID, Qi Yaojiu grabbed the phone on the desk and stood up in front of the window.

"cough cough"

After clearing his throat, Qi Yaojiu took the initiative to greet me after answering the call: "Director-nim, why did you think of calling me?"

"Are you disturbing PD Qi?"

"No, I don't have any filming schedule today. I'm in the office."

The call was from Director Kim Hye-joo of the K Broadcasting Station's TV Drama Production Center.

When Kim Hye-joo heard Ki Yo-gu say that he was in the office, she didn't know how to respond.

The purpose of her calling today was actually to discuss the progress of the TV series "Secret Garden" with Qi Yaojiu.

As the director of the broadcasting station, Kim Hye-joo only cares about data results.

If it were the directors and screenwriters working at the broadcasting station, Kim Hye-joo would definitely be sitting in the conference room releasing invisible pressure to force the directors and screenwriters to immediately revise the script process to increase the ratings.

But the person she was facing was Ki Yo-gu, the same Ki Yo-gu who had helped her win the top spot in ratings at the broadcasting station and in the entire TV drama market last year. It was really difficult for Kim Hye-joo to directly talk about revising the script.

She was so subtle and evasive that even Ki Yo-gu couldn't stand it anymore and said to Director Kim Hye-joo, "Director-nim, although this is a mini-series, it's not something that's only shot for two or three episodes. The foreshadowing in the beginning is to explain the background of the entire storyline and the relationships between the characters."

"Episode 5. After episode 5, if the ratings aren't satisfactory, Director-nim, don't call me. I'll discuss revising the script directly with Writer Kim Eun-sook-nim. Wait, okay?"

Kim Hye-joo quickly explained, "Please don't misunderstand me, PD Qi. I'm not calling to urge PD Qi to change the script because of the ratings. I'm just concerned about the overall progress of the drama."

Even Kim Hye-joo herself didn't believe this, let alone Ki Yo-gu.

After the call ended, Director Jin Huizhu regretted making the call.

After the two episodes of the second week were aired, the online reviews were still polarized, but what Director Kim Hye-joo was more concerned about was the news from TVN Broadcasting Station that the self-produced drama "The Moon Embracing the Sun" is expected to officially start broadcasting on Monday, January 1th.

TVN is a cable broadcasting station that was established not long ago and has a small audience base. In addition, the problem of its payment mechanism does not pose a challenge to wireless broadcasting stations.

However, the directors of the TVB Drama Production Center all knew that although TVN's self-produced drama this year was a modified novel of the same name, Qi Yaojiu was behind it.

A producer who has been in the industry for less than two years, his name is already so famous that it can make the directors of broadcasting stations worry.

The facts also confirmed the concerns of the directors. On January 1th at 25:9 pm, TVN broadcast the first episode of the original costume drama "The Sun Embracing the Moon" starring Han Ga-in and Kim Soo-hyun, which was adapted from the novel of the same name.

That night, the topic became a hot topic on the internet.

Although the plot has just begun, there are too many newcomers in this drama.

The acting skills of new actors such as Im Si-wan, who just debuted as a member of the boy idol group ZE:A ten days ago, actor Ryu Jun-yeol, and actress Kim So-hyun are all topics of discussion.

There is also the male lead Kim Soo-hyun who co-stars with Han Ga-in in this drama. This is a new actor who appears in the public eye for the first time.

Many netizens dug up Kim Soo Hyun's guest appearance in the sitcom "Kimchi Cheese Smile" in 07, and among the topics discussed, there were more comments attacking Kim Soo Hyun's appearance than any other.

The key point is that Kim Soo-hyun has only had one guest appearance experience. This time he directly plays the male lead and his partner is Han Ga-in. That is Han Ga-in, the goddess actress in the minds of countless people.

Everyone is doubting the casting ability of the TVN broadcasting station production team. They used so many newcomers and let Kim Soo Hyun play the male lead. Don’t they take the TV series and the audience seriously at all?

The drama was also promoted as TVN Broadcasting Station's most important self-produced adaptation this year, and more and more people were pessimistic about it and more people were watching the fun.

Entering December.

As the plots deepened, the TV series "Secret Garden" and "Moon Embracing the Sun" both experienced a reversal in their reputations.

First up was "Secret Garden", which aired its fifth episode. At the very end, the hero and heroine's souls finally swapped, and just when the audience was extremely curious about what would happen next, the fifth episode ended.

In an instant, the top ten hot searches were all about "Secret Garden".

Qi Yaojiu did it on purpose.

He will interrupt the plot.

What happens after the souls are swapped? A man's body and a woman's soul, a woman's body and a man's soul. Isn't this what college students often talk about in their dormitories? If I became a woman, the first thing I would do is to make my brothers happy.

Soon after, news circulated on the Internet that the broadcasting rights of "Secret Garden" had been sold to many countries and regions including mainland China.

Late night, Sinchon, MAX Production Company.

Qi Yaojiu, who was still editing the sixth episode, sat in front of the computer with his eyes closed and shook his head.

The tune of the OST echoed in the large office.

Originally, Ki Yo-gu thought of letting Lee Ji-eun try to sing one of the OST songs of "That Woman", but in the end he invited Baek Ji-young to sing this song, and the male version of "That Man" was sung by Hyun Bin.

For H-dramas, in addition to the exciting plot, a good OST is also very important. In the fifth episode of Secret Garden, when the souls were exchanged, the OST of "That Woman" was performed, and in the sixth episode, the OST of "That Man" was performed.

Jingle Bell.

The ringing of the cell phone interrupted Qi Yaojiu's interest.

I thought it was Director Kim Hye-joo calling, but when I saw the caller ID it was actually Lee Ji-eun calling.

“Oh, Jieun.”

"Oppa, what happens after the soul swap?"

"what?"

"Tell me about the rest of the story. Is it the same as in the script? What will it be like when it's performed? I'm very curious now. Very curious."

Qi Yaojiu didn't expect Li Zhien to be so curious.

"Are you really curious?"

"Actually, Mom and Dad are curious. I know the script, but I can't explain it clearly. So...how about I ask Mom to call Oppa and have him tell me?" (End of this chapter)