Tokyo Literary Godfather

"White Giant Tower" and "Blue Life and Death" have not yet finished broadcasting, but they already have the tough posture to be selected into the Hall of Fame.

In particular, "White Tower", both in terms of ratings and word-of-mouth, is so good that it explodes, and it is a drama that is deeply loved and respected by the audience.

The ratings of "Blue Life and Death" further increased, and the growth rate was faster than that of "White Tower", so the gap in ratings further increased, from leading by 0.3 percentage points at the beginning to leading by a full 2 ​​percentage points later.

Of course, this does not mean that "The White Tower" is good. In fact, except for "Blue Life and Death", "The White Tower" is still in the leading position compared to other TV series.

Moreover, "The White Tower" has a better reputation and social impact. As a drama with a mixed theme of "medical care, workplace, and politics", it has a profound concept and rich plot, and it was suddenly raised to a very high status. , I even feel that it has surpassed "Naoki Hansawa" in terms of artistry, and has become another masterpiece of starring Miyata Takara.

Compared with "The White Tower", "Blue Life and Death", as a trend drama, inevitably lags behind in terms of subject matter. And the plot is not as deep and pioneering as "The White Tower". But as an extremely popular and well-produced drama, word-of-mouth is also good.

So the current situation is like this. Throughout the winter season, the top two dramas in terms of ratings from highest to lowest are "Blue Life and Death" and "White Tower"; while the top two dramas in terms of word-of-mouth ranking from highest to lowest are "White Tower" ”, “Blue Love of Life and Death”.

Only "The White Tower" can beat "The Big Blue" in word-of-mouth; only "The White Tower" can beat "The White Tower" in terms of ratings.

So unknowingly, Kei Fujiwara completed the achievement of topping the list in this winter file.

But this time, there was no exclamation in the industry, and it was taken for granted.

Even as long as Kei Fujiwara's TV series has a certain number of slots, the goals of many large-scale investment projects will naturally take a back seat: "We strive to achieve the number one rating in the next quarter... What, there is a Fujiwara drama to be broadcast next quarter?" Ahem, then second is better... What, two? Ahem, then third..."

So now, all the major TV stations are striving for the next cooperation opportunity with Shuibo Productions, and many have even offered unprecedentedly generous conditions, hoping to win the next TV series produced by Shuibo Productions.

In addition to the five major TV stations, there are also many unfamiliar partners. Because the reputation of Fujiwara drama has spread far and wide, it has even spread overseas. Some foreign production companies have also sent invitations for cooperation, hoping that Kei Fujiwara can customize scripts for them.

"A production company in Taiwan?" Fujiwara Kei looked up at the assistant and asked.

"Yes, it's an email from a producer at Taiwan's China Television Corporation, hoping to cooperate with us."

"What is the method of cooperation?"

"The email did not go into details, it just said that it hoped to have an interview. However, I checked and found that this company had previously made cooperation invitations to other production companies in Japan. The final agreement reached between the two parties was that the Japanese company would provide scripts and Some experienced production staff will assist them in filming, and in addition to paying script copyright fees and external remuneration, Taiwan will also give a certain percentage of the share. But there is no need for Japanese production companies to inject any funds."

"Technical investment." Kei Fujiwara said, "I won't talk about it personally. I will forward the email to Minister Mizuhara and ask her to ask about this matter... Tell her that we can talk about it. I am interested."

"Okay." The assistant took out his notebook and wrote it down. Then he browsed the notebook and remembered something and said, "President Fujiwara, Director Ishii of Fanxingtai Production Bureau invites you tonight. Do you have time for dinner?”

Kei Fujiwara pinched Yamane with a headache, and here he comes again. It’s the third time this week he’s invited... Is this really urgent?

Fanxing TV is the partner and broadcast platform of "Blue Life and Death Love". After the success of this drama, Fanxing TV wants to continue its cooperation with Shuibo Production.

However, during the broadcast of the TV series, Fanxing TV's performance was not satisfactory. It was okay at the beginning, but because the ratings performance of "Blue Life and Death" was not too impressive, the various departments of the production bureau were obviously a little neglected when it came to work on the production of Shuibo.

He even vaguely expressed this idea: It seems that the Fujiwara drama is nothing great, and it is not much different from what we filmed ourselves. It is a waste of emotions...

There was even an embarrassing incident where an employee at the production bureau headquarters was teasing Kei Fujiwara, but Kei Fujiwara happened to hear it.

Fujiwara Kei didn't care at that time, and Ishii Yumitsu didn't deal with the two employees.

Later, Shuibo Productions asked Fanxing Channel to change its promotional strategy and change the main target group of the promotion to housewives. It seemed that the other party was not so cooperative. In the end, it was Kei Fujiwara who came forward in person and showed a strong performance, so that Fanxing Channel cooperated with the work.

As a result, once the promotion strategy was changed and the video tape was released in advance, it didn't take long for the ratings to soar.

This immediate change really embarrassed Fanxingtai Production Bureau. This shows that there is no problem with the quality of the series itself. It is because the platform side has been doing something wrong all along. Kei Fujiwara keenly discovered the problem and asked them to change it, but they still refused to cooperate.

Shameful, really shameful.

Therefore, after the ratings became the first in the season, Yumitsu Ishii of Fanxing Channel Production Bureau was also a little panicked. If Kei Fujiwara was disgusted by this incident and lost the opportunity to cooperate with Mizuha Productions, then what would happen to them? It is definitely a huge loss, and as the director, I will also be the leader of the station director and shareholders.

He was the manager during the years when "Fujiwara drama" and "Gukiku drama" were combined into one. The TV series they produced were beaten by Fukuyama Tsukiku at the time, and he didn't even dare to show his head. He was extremely aggrieved. He didn't want to go back to those days again.

So during this period of time, the intention to have a closer relationship with Fujiwara Guira was very obvious.

Even a week ago, when Kei Fujiwara went to Fanxing TV Station to discuss matters related to the TV series, two people suddenly came out of the office and knelt down directly to Kei Fujiwara, claiming that he had made rude remarks before and hoped that Kei Fujiwara could forgive him.

Fujiwara Kei didn't recognize the faces of the two, but judging from the voices and words of the other party, these two people should be the two people who he heard teasing him in the cafe a few months ago.

One of them even apologized while weeping bitterly, two lines of snot came out, covering his face, how disgusting it was. It seems to come from the heart... but it is unlikely to be out of guilt for teasing Kei Fujiwara. It should be Ishii Yumitsu who threatened them: If Mr. Fujiwara does not forgive you this time, you will go to the branch in Hokkaido. Let's work at the station, and I will never return to the Tokyo headquarters from now on. This is punishment for your two fellows talking.

Before Kei Fujiwara could express his stance, Ishii Yumitsu scolded the two men and drove them out of the office. Then he held Kei Fujiwara's hand tightly and said, "Mr. Fujiwara, after this cooperation, I finally realized that the broadcasting industry The weight of the first person. Some stupid, ignorant boys in the production bureau don't know Taishan, and I hope you will forgive me.

By the way, those people in the publicity department almost caused the drama "Blue Life and Death" to fall into dust because of their rigid and careless work. Thanks to you for discovering the problem in time, turning the tide and helping the building to collapse. . Thank you very much. I have already punished those incompetent people in the Propaganda Department with demotion and confiscated bonuses. I hope they can remember this lesson! "

Kei Fujiwara: "..."

You're an old boy, it's easy to shirk responsibility...