My Entertainment Circle

When the waitress from Japan heard what Zhang Ping'an said about these top-notch kaiseki dishes, she didn't know much about them. She had only heard of some of them, because she was not from Kyoto at all. She is just a student who came to study abroad. She wears a kimono and works as a service here. She is just working part-time to earn some pocket money. However, Zhang Pingan told her some kaiseki dishes in fluent Japanese. She rolled her eyes in her heart, but she had a very gentle smile on her face. This is a typical Japanese woman, who is different from what she looks like!

Zhang Pingan and his party were quickly taken into the private room, which was a six-seater Japanese tatami-style dining room. When the waiter opened the private room, Mr. Wang's son, Xiao Dong, was sitting on the floor. He was also an artist who collaborated with Sika on this shoot. There is also the eldest sister in the entertainment industry, Mr. Wang, and there is another one Zhang Ping'an doesn't recognize. Maybe he is her secretary or assistant?

When they saw Zhang Pingan, except Mr. Wang, they all stood up. Mr. Wang, who was sitting on the chair, smiled and said: "Mr. Zhang, I'm sorry, I won't get up, otherwise it would be quite troublesome to get up."

Because it was a tatami, and Mr. Wang was over half a hundred years old, Zhang Pingan immediately nodded and responded with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay, Mr. Wang doesn't have to get up."

Mr. Wang smiled and nodded, then stretched out his hand to greet Zhang Pingan: "Sit down, everyone."

Zhang Ping'an and the others sat face to face with Mr. Wang and the others after they sat down. Mr. Wang said to the waiter: "It's time to serve." The waiter nodded and left the private room. After going out, she closed the private room door. Sika, at this time, took off his sunglasses, and Zhang Pingan also took off his hat and placed it beside him to show respect.

And Sika watched Zhang Ping'an take off his hat. She smiled and reached out to help him comb his hair that had been shaped after being pressed by the hat for a long time. She portrayed her tenderness in these small details, which made Mr. Wang next to her smile. She smiled and said: "Young people's love is so wonderful."

She didn't think about persuading her son to fall in love as soon as possible. After all, her son was born in 1993. There's no need to rush the time, and with her connections, she won't have to worry about her son's emotional problems in the future, okay?

At this time, the female secretary sitting in the far corner of Mr. Wang's side picked up the teapot and started pouring tea for Zhang Pingan and others. When she handed tea to Zhang Pingan and Xika, Zhang Pingan and Xika both said "thank you" politely. The most basic respect is needed between people. Zhang Ping'an is not the kind of unreasonable person, so he should thank others when they pour him tea.

When Mr. Wang saw that Zhang Pingan was doing a good job in etiquette, she nodded with satisfaction. At least Zhang Pingan didn't feel impetuous.

She hasn't inquired about Zhang Pingan's family background yet, so she currently just summarizes Zhang Pingan as a capable person. Of course, she has no doubt that there is someone behind Zhang Pingan, otherwise Zhang Pingan would not be able to make a live broadcast platform so big, and also make a name for himself in the overseas entertainment industry.

After seeing Zhang Ping'an taking a sip of tea, Mr. Wang said: "Xiao Zhang, is it okay if I call you this?"

Zhang Ping'an said gently: "It doesn't matter, just do it according to your convenience." He was not particularly particular about titles, nor did he insist on others calling him Mr. Zhang, or President, etc. ' to gain satisfaction.

Mr. Wang smiled and said, "Xiao Zhang, do you have a good relationship with the principal?"

"There is some cooperation between us. He has a stake in my live broadcast platform. Didn't China have reports about this?" Zhang Pingan only responded vaguely. As for his relationship with the principal, it is just Just some interests intertwined. To say it is good, there is nothing particularly good, it is just mutual benefit.

The reason why Mr. Wang wanted to ask about Zhang Ping'an's relationship with the principal was because the principal's family was the biggest investor in the Chinese entertainment industry. The main problem is that the principal's family controls more than 50% of China's movie screens. This is the real key!

Not long ago, a movie shot by a well-known director was released.

It seemed to be called "Pan Jinlian". The principal made a few sarcastic remarks, but who knew that the director would not respond with a few words on his scarf.

Who would have known that the conflict between the two parties would escalate. As for what problems there were, Zhang Ping'an didn't know and didn't ask. But after the conflict escalated, the principal suppressed the director on the issue of movie scheduling in the theater. In the end, the director began to complain to the principal's father on his scarf, saying that adults were begging to be let go. The number of films scheduled for the last film was still not high. Anyway, Zhang Pingan knew that the last film would suffer miserably.

Mr. Wang was worried that Zhang Pingan's relationship with the principal was so close that her plans would not be implemented. After all, the principal's family is not short of money or market resources. Even if she joins the cooperation in the end, it is impossible to get a big cut!

However, Zhang Pingan spoke vaguely at this time, which indirectly meant that his relationship with the principal was not as close as imagined.

Mr. Wang said with a smile: "I heard that you are studying in Tokyo? So I specially ordered kaiseki cuisine today."

Zhang Pingan responded with a smile: "Thank you, Mr. Wang, for your hospitality. But compared to Japanese kaiseki cuisine, I prefer the cuisine created by my ancestors. I have always felt that Chinese food is the greatest cuisine in the world! Although I still How about not eating the food here, but Kaiseki cuisine without the garden view cannot be called Kaiseki cuisine. Maybe it is more appropriate to call it traditional Japanese cuisine, after all, "Kaiseki" is a kind of food? The artistic conception, obviously that kind of artistic conception is missing here!”

Just as Zhang Ping'an finished speaking, today's food began to be slowly delivered. However, this time the person serving the food was not the young lady who led them in, but a middle-aged Japanese woman, wearing a typical kimono and Japanese kneeling service.

While Zhang Pingan and Mr. Wang were chatting, Sika listened to their conversation like a curious baby, and the agent sitting next to him also quietly translated some of the conversation for Sika.

He didn't care about the artistic conception, but while they were dining, Mr. Wang continued to say: "Xiao Zhang, what do you think of China's current entertainment market? You also know that various TV stations are now acquiring entertainment copyrights in South Korea. ”

Zhang Ping'an began: "Variety shows have gone outdoors. South Korea and Japan started playing them ten years ago. And we only started to purchase their copyrights in the past two years to learn, but entertainment does not have much technical content, it is mainly about programs The creativity of producers and the on-the-spot performance of program writers, but we do not have the professional profession of variety show writers, or there are not enough good program producers, or we are reluctant to spend money to hire excellent producers. I think these are different from Chinese TV stations. Is it directly related? After all, there is no special position for variety show writers in the TV station, and isn’t there a saying in China that says, ‘If you don’t do your job, you can’t do it’?”

Positions in television stations include program directors, program editors, hosts, speakers, etc. There are all occupations related to the television industry, but the positions of variety show producers and variety show writers are missing. Before the introduction of Korean variety shows, there were really few variety shows produced by China TV. They were either blind dates or traditional game promotion programs like 'Basic Camp'. In the past two years, they have become quite popular. talk show.

However, these Chinese variety shows are already very outdated overseas. It can be said that no one in the younger generation watches Chinese variety shows in the market, except for those who are star-chasing to watch their favorite artists go to the "base camp" for promotion.

So China's variety shows began a journey of change, purchasing copyrights and learning overseas models. However, China's learning is only at the stage of learning and 'imitation'. As long as there are no dedicated variety show producers and writers, these positions will not improve much no matter how much they learn.

The producer provides the main idea of ​​the program, and the variety show writers follow the filming on-site. According to the progress of the program, they will have interesting ideas from time to time, and they can make adjustments to the program immediately. Program writers overseas write big-character posters on site to remind the program recording staff anytime and anywhere. All recording personnel will film according to the on-site instructions of the program writer.

After listening to Zhang Pingan's words, Mr. Wang smiled and said: "Actually, the positions you mentioned have nothing to do with them. Because they can be added at any time if needed, but excellent program producers are harder to find. "

Zhang Ping'an just responded with a smile: "The money is low, of course it is difficult to find. One of the top Korean program producers I worked with is the one who produced "Grandpas Over Flowers" (because I bought the copyright, China also has Production). His salary last year was 3.5 billion won, which is almost 20 million Chinese dollars. But which Chinese TV station is willing to offer a program producer an annual salary of 20 million?"

Mr. Wang said with a smile: "Most of China's program directors are paid a dead salary, and at most the TV station pays some bonuses. But this dead salary restricts the development of our entertainment industry."

Zhang Pingan also recognized what Mr. Wang said. TV station hosts and program directors all receive fixed salaries. So they are unwilling to innovate, because if innovation fails, they have to take responsibility. If they take responsibility, they will hinder the development of the entertainment industry!

Everyone in the TV station receives a dead salary based on their level. Even if you put in a lot of effort to create a program and the program is good, you still receive that salary. If the program is bad, you still have to take responsibility, so naturally no one will be willing to create the program.

What the TV station is not thinking about is how to create it themselves...because the overseas programs are very effective, so I can just buy the copyright and copy them.

Zhang Pingan knows that as long as the TV station does not have "salary incentives" for program creators, it will never be possible to develop!