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Chapter 90: The first episode is completed

Arima Guixiang had some insomnia that night, and her mental state was not good when she rushed to the studio the next morning. In order to cover up her fatigue, the makeup artist had to apply more foundation on her face.

"Didn't you sleep well yesterday?" Kei Fujiwara came to the dressing room. He originally wanted to temporarily modify some lines and communicate with the actors while they were putting on makeup. Seeing the tired look on Arima Keika's face, he asked casually.

road.

"It's... not bad!" Arima Keixiang's whole body tensed up and she quickly replied.

"Pay attention to rest. If you are tired, tell Director Shibasaki to shoot your scene first."

Arima Katsura is the main protagonist in the drama and the guarantee of ratings, so her performance must be given priority in everything.

Arima Keixiang lowered her head: "I understand."

After all the footage for the first episode was shot, it was sent to the post-production department. After editing, the finished film returned to the hands of the creative team.

The average length of Japanese dramas is about forty minutes, with the exception of the first episode, which is more than an hour long. This is considered a standard format for Japanese dramas. The first episode generally has a larger amount of information and is more carefully crafted. It may take the screenwriter just to change the script.

More than a dozen times to ensure that the audience is attracted at first glance and improve the retention rate of subsequent episodes.

If Kei Fujiwara hadn't come up with the final version of the script, he probably wouldn't have been able to escape the fate of being revised several times. In that case, there would be no hope of catching up with the spring schedule.

The creative team sat around and watched the finished film quietly. After one episode was played, Kei Fujiwara looked at the crowd and said, "Everyone, what do you think?"

Mizuhara Yui nodded: "Very good, Fujiwara-kun, Shibasaki-kun, you did a good job."

Kei Fujiwara and Hideaki Shibasaki just smiled politely and didn't take the producer's encouragement too seriously.

Whether a work is good or not ultimately depends on the ratings, and the audience is the most effective judge.

"Then I will send the finished film to the Censorship and Supervision Department." Yui Mizuhara stood up and said.

"Okay." Kei Fujiwara nodded, "In terms of advertising..."

"The station agreed to give us 30 seconds after Sunday's prime time to promote." Mizuhara Yui said, "There will also be resources such as tram posters and platform advertisements, although they are not as good as the top programs during weekend prime time.

No, but it’s already pretty good, isn’t it?”

Indeed, for Mizuhara Yui, the publicity resources this time are already the best in her program production career, and she has never fought such a rich battle.

"Very good, "Anthropology" also arranged for the actors to film a program to promote the show."

"Okay." Mizuhara Yui nodded.

How much results can be achieved through this period of hard work? It is finally time to accept the results.

Fushan Terrace.

Production Bureau.

Kenji Takada lit up a cigar and started smoking. The old man beside him smiled and said, "How about it, Takada-san, is this the flavor you like? Authentic Brazilian product."

"Very authentic taste." Kenji Takada smiled.

A slender old man stood aside with a smile on his face and thought to himself: I knew he didn't understand, because he bought it casually at a cigar shop in Osaka.

"How is the filming progress of "Tsukihime"?"

"The first episode has been sent for review, and I now have one and a half episodes in hand," said Takada Kenji.

"Are you confident?"

Kenji Takada smiled and nodded: "Of course."

"Very well, Takada-kun, you are the trump card of the production bureau. Show those guys in the production company what the real face of the TV station is!"

This old man is Yamaguchi Tsutoyo, the director of the Fukuyama Television Production Bureau. Most TV programs in Japan adopt the form of separation of production and broadcasting, which means that the broadcast platform and the producer do not belong to the same organization.

Although Mizunami Production, owned by Kei Fujiwara and Yui Mizuhara, is controlled by Fukuyamadai, it essentially belongs to two companies.

The production bureau is equivalent to the production company within Fukuyama Station, and often monopolizes a TV station's

Ace programs. In terms of resources and strength, they are generally stronger than ordinary independent production companies outside.

His status in Taiwan is equivalent to that of the Prince of the Eastern Palace.

But recently, Prince's status seems to be in jeopardy. The reason is that since the middle of last year and now since the start of the spring season, the production bureau has not seemed to have any particularly outstanding results. Fukuyama Channel's ratings in the past six months

Three of the top five programs were filmed by production companies. There are only two programs in this department. One of them is because it has the advantage of time slot.

This inconspicuous performance also made station director Yoshida Kashi quite dissatisfied, and director Yamaguchi Tsutoyo was also under a lot of pressure.

The upcoming "Tsukihime" is the latest work of the production company. Since Takada Kenji's previous performance was quite impressive, Yamaguchi Tsutoyo also put a lot of expectations on him this time. Not only did he give him a Friday night eight

During the period, publicity resources are also fully devoted.

It's more than a star and a half better than the "Long Vacation" next door.

Good programs are always the core of a TV station, so in front of producers like Takada Kenji, even if you are the director, you must try your best to show the humble attitude of a corporal.

Kenji Takada is obviously very useful. If we were to select the three most valued producers in Fukuyamadai, he would definitely be one of them, and he is also the youngest one.

Therefore, Takada Kenji is full of confidence in his future. He believes that as long as "Tsukihime" ranks first in ratings among all the programs on the station, his status on Fukuyama Channel will be improved again.

"Director Yamaguchi, besides "Tsukihime", what other spring programs will be broadcast in the near future?" Kenji Takada suddenly asked at this time.

Although programs broadcast by the same TV station do not compete for viewers, they do compete for publicity and distribution resources. He wanted to know who the recent competitors are on the station.

"In the spring season, there are quite a lot of new programs." Yamaguchi Tsutoyo recalled the program names, and then mentioned the names of the programs as if they were familiar, "By the way, Miss Mizuhara's "Long Vacation" is also going to be broadcast, and the premiere date is

It's three days after your show."

Kenji Takada laughed out loud: "Perhaps, after this drama is broadcast, Miss Mizuhara will understand the essential difference between producing TV series and producing variety shows... Maybe variety shows are more suitable for me - then she will definitely feel

I would think so."

"Hahaha, TV dramas are the main battlefield in the ratings war. Ms. Mizuhara has done a great job as a female streamer. TV dramas are men's domain after all." Yamaguchi Jiro also smiled. In fact, compared to Takada Kenji, Yamaguchi Jiro is a

Traditional Japanese men have an even greater disdain for women, and indeed they did not take Mizuhara Yui's show to heart.

"But I heard that the screenwriter who collaborated with Miss Mizuhara is very valued by the director."

"I know him." Kenji Takada's expression showed no less disdain. "After writing a best-selling book, he thought he could succeed in the broadcast industry. It's not like I haven't seen writers who turned into screenwriters and directors. There are a few real writers.

Made achievements?"

Kenji Takada smiled and said, "Someone has to teach that kid how to walk across a line like a mountain. Maybe I'm the one to teach him."

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