My Entertainment Circle

When the waitress from Japan heard what Zhang Pingan 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 provides services here. She is just working part-time to earn some pocket money. But 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. Hasn't there been reports in China 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 Pingan'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 Pingan didn't know and didn't ask. But after the conflict escalated, the principal hard-pressed the director over the theater's film schedule. In the end, the director began to complain to the principal's father on his scarf, saying that adults were begging for mercy. 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 our ancestors. I always think that Chinese cuisine is the greatest cuisine in the world! Although I haven't tried the cuisine here, Kaiseki cuisine without the courtyard landscape cannot be called Kaiseki cuisine. Perhaps it is more appropriate to call it traditional Japanese cuisine? After all, 'Kaiseki' is a kind of artistic conception, and it is obvious that such artistic conception is missing here!"

Just as Zhang Pingan's voice fell, today's cuisine began to be slowly delivered. However, this time the dish was not served by the young lady who led them in, but a middle-aged Japanese woman, wearing a typical kimono and kneeling service in Japan.

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

They didn't care whether it was artistic conception or not, but when they were having dinner, Mr. Wang continued to say: "Xiao Zhang, what do you think of the current entertainment market in China? You know, now all TV stations are acquiring entertainment copyrights from South Korea." Zhang Pingan began to say: "Variety shows have gone outdoors. South Korea and Japan started playing as early as ten years ago. We have only started to buy their copyrights and learn in the past two years, but entertainment is not very technical. It mainly depends on the creativity of program producers and the on-the-spot performance of program writers. But we don't have a special profession of variety show writer in our country, and there are not enough excellent program producers. Or it is reluctant to spend money to hire excellent producers. I think these are directly related to China's TV stations, right? After all, there is no special position of variety show writer in the internal recruitment of TV stations. And there is a saying in China that "one should not meddle in other's affairs if he is not in his position", right?" There are positions in TV stations, program directors, program editors, hosts, sound... and so on. There are all kinds of professions related to the TV industry, but there are only positions such as variety show producers and variety show writers missing. Before the introduction of Korean variety shows, there were very few variety shows produced by Chinese TV stations. They were either blind dates or traditional game promotional programs like "Base Camp". In the past two years, talk shows have been popular for a while.

However, these variety shows of China are already outdated overseas. It can be said that no one in the younger generation watches Chinese variety shows in the market, except for those who chase stars to see their favorite artists go to "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 in the stage of learning and "imitation". As long as there are no special variety show producers and writers, these positions will not improve much no matter how they learn.

The producer provides the main idea of ​​the program, and the variety show writers follow the shooting on the spot. According to the progress of the program, they will occasionally come up with something interesting, and they can immediately make adjustments to the program. The program writers overseas write big-character posters on the spot to remind the program recording staff at any time and anywhere. And all the recording staff will shoot according to the on-site instructions of the program writers.

Mr. Wang listened to Zhang Pingan's words, smiled and said: "Actually, there is no relationship between the positions you mentioned. Because you can add them at any time if you need them, but it is difficult to find excellent program producers."

Zhang Pingan just smiled and responded: "It is difficult to find one if the money is too little. A top Korean program producer I worked with is the producer of "Grandpas Over Flowers" (because China bought the copyright, it also produced it). His salary last year was 3.5 billion won, which is almost 20 million Chinese yuan. But which TV station in China is willing to offer a program producer an annual salary of 20 million?"

Mr. Wang smiled and said: "Most of the program directors in China have a fixed salary, and at most the TV station will give some bonuses. But this fixed salary restricts the development of our entertainment industry."

Zhang Pingan also agreed with what Mr. Wang said. Whether it is the host of the TV station or the program director, they all have a fixed salary. So they are unwilling to innovate, because if the innovation fails, they will be held responsible, and a "responsibility" will hinder the development of the entertainment industry!

People in the TV station receive a fixed salary based on their level. Even if you put a lot of effort into creating a program, and the program is good, you still get the same salary. If the program is bad, you still have to take responsibility, so naturally no one is willing to create programs.

The TV station doesn’t think about how to create programs by themselves.. Because the overseas programs are good, I just buy the copyright and copy them.

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