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The atmosphere in the high-tech production company was a bit depressing. The staff of the "Japanese Illustrated Book" program team looked at each other one by one, and then I looked at you.

Recently, someone seems to have heard some rumors at the Fukuyama Television Production Bureau. The ratings of "Japanese Illustrated Book" are so bad that it is about to be cut in half. Not only the director will be assigned to shoot TV commercials, but also many staff members in the team have temporary contracts. Yes, the contract will be terminated directly.

There is a somewhat unsettling atmosphere in the air.

Producer Shuzo Kobayashi came back from the producer meeting, followed by an assistant carrying a box of tangerines.

Xiaolin Xiuzao looked very gentle, put a box of tangerines on the table, and gave two to everyone.

The tangerines were very sweet, and after one bite, a mouthful of honey water filled his mouth. Ryuichi Kaneki breathed a sigh of relief and whispered to Kei Fujiwara: "The result is probably not bad."

Kobayashi looked at the people in the conference room and suddenly smiled: "The highest time-sharing ratings for this episode are 2.3%, and the average time-sharing ratings are 1.2%. Thank you for your hard work."

Everyone present breathed a sigh of relief, but there was no cheer.

This achievement is indeed not worthy of cheering. You must remember that this is the 1990s, when the Internet has not yet become popular, and mobile phones have not yet become popular. Watching TV is almost the most common pastime for people. This ratings is indeed not worthy of praise.

But at the very least, the distance from the death line given by the TV station to be cut in half is like loosening two buckles of the hanging rope around the neck, giving people a feeling of breathing fresh air.

But Kei Fujiwara's face was expressionless. In fact, in his mind, the program "Japanese Illustrated Book" was over, and it was almost difficult to do anything else. Now is the era when the television industry is in full swing. Although the late-night time slot is not as good as the prime time slot, it is It will also gradually attract attention. Instead of lingering with such poor results, it is better to end its life as soon as possible and develop new programs.

But it's not his turn to say this yet.

"By the way, Fujiwara-kun." Shuzo Kobayashi suddenly looked at Kei Fujiwara, "The response to your short film was very good. Some viewers even called the TV station today, hoping to make more short films like this."

Kei Fujiwara stood up: "This is what I should do."

"Do you still have the banknote in your hand?" Xiaolin Xiuzao suddenly asked.

Kei Fujiwara nodded, "There are still four episodes left."

Kobayashi Shuzao thought for a while and said, "Has the editing of the next episode of the program been completed?"

The producer's assistant shook his head: "The post-production team is still there..."

"Shorten the duration of the feature film and leave more time for Fujiwara."

When the staff heard this, they all showed some surprised expressions. At first, they played some short films about ravings, comics, and cross talk to make up for the lack of length of the feature film. But now they have to give in to the short film with formal content?

"You will continue to be in charge of the short film, and you will continue to write the script. If you need more people, let me know, and I can give you more budget." Kobayashi Shuzo suddenly became very talkative.

Fujiwara Kei nodded, "I understand."

After saying that, Kobayashi Shuzao started to hold a planning meeting for the next program content. After the meeting, Jin Mu Ryuichi found Kobayashi Shuzao.

"Mr. Kobayashi, is it appropriate to replace the formal content with a funny short film?"

Ryuichi Kaneki asked cautiously. It was not that he had any opinions about Kei Fujiwara. Kei Fujiwara was quite humble and low-key in the company. There was no conflict between the two. It was just that the program suddenly changed and he felt a little uneasy.

Kobayashi Shuzo took out a piece of information and handed it to Kaneki Ryuuichi.

"This is the ratings report, you can take a look."

As soon as Jin Mulong took the information, he lowered his head and looked at it. There were icons drawn on the report, and the time-sharing ratings were clear at a glance.

At the beginning, the ratings were as bad as ever, hovering between 0.7 and 0.8, and even showing a slight downward trend. However, when the first short film started to air, the ratings suddenly maintained and even improved.

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When the short film ended, the ratings began to fluctuate back and forth, but after the second short film started, they increased again.

The fluctuations on the icon are too obvious, just like a patient's electrocardiogram. You can clearly tell when epinephrine was administered to him.

"Today's young people are really amazing." Kobayashi Shuzo said with emotion, "Since his program can increase the ratings, then we should give him more room to display. Now Fukuyama TV is very ambitious and wants to compete with the other four major

In the ratings war, nighttime programs may also be dragged into the battlefield. If their performance is too bad, they may be abandoned at any time..."

Kobayashi Shuzo sat down and pinched his nose. Yamane said, "Ratings. Ratings are everything now. I can give him a Thai massage if he can improve the ratings. We have to work hard on the next program. If the ratings

If we are still in such a slump, even if Taili is not cut off by half, I will be embarrassed to continue doing it..."

Jin Mulong swallowed his saliva and lowered his head: "I understand, I will try my best."

In the next few days, Kei Fujiwara continued to shoot several such comedy short films.

From "When your best friend needs sex reassignment surgery" to "When a monk and a priest are good friends", the actor used is still Miyata Takaharu, and Yamashita Hiroshi seems to have received the role and went to be a supporting role in the TV series.

Fujiwara Kei also generously let go and went to the stage to find other strangers to participate in the film.

When he came to the production center again, Kei Fujiwara met Keika Arima head-on.

Fujiwara Kei raised his hand, and just as he was about to say hello to her, Arima Keixiang grabbed his sleeve, stared at him and said, "I've been looking for you for the past two days, and I want to ask you something."

Kei Fujiwara looked at her holding his hand tightly and tilted his head: "What's the matter?"

"Did you make the comedy short film inserted in the variety show "Japanese Illustrated Book"?"

Fujiwara Kei nodded: "I did it."

"What about the script, was it also written by you?"

Kei Fujiwara admitted: "Yes, have you watched it too? Thank you for your support..."

"What about "White Night Journey"?" Arima Keixiang looked at him, "Are you Sima Keita?"

As soon as these words came out, Fujiwara Kei was startled. The reason why he published the novel under a pen name was so that the fact that he wrote the novel would not be known. He did not expect to be skinned on the spot, so he shrugged helplessly.

"Yes, I wrote it...a little side job."

Arima Keixiang looked at him in surprise and said: "You are working on TV and writing novels at the same time. You are really versatile and energetic."

Fujiwara Kei said with a smile: "I did TV because my major in school was the imaging and video department, and I wrote novels because... I joined the literature club when I was in school..."

Arima Guixiang frowned, as if she had heard this before.

"I didn't expect you to really have creative talent." Arima Keixiang was once again impressed by Fujiwara Kei, "Well, I underestimated you. Maybe you are right not to be an actor..."

But before she finished speaking, she quickly objected: "No, no, although the short film you made is very funny, the ratings of "Japanese Illustrated Book" are still very dismal. Although you have written a novel, you may not be able to win awards or have good sales.

, all this is still unknown, but if you want to be an actor..."

Arima Keixiang looked at Fujiwara Kei, her eyes flashed: "I will be involved in the next drama soon. If you are interested in becoming an actor, I will recommend you to the producer to participate. What do you think?

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