Chapter 432 Who would watch a girl group audition for those over 30 years old?

"The Lanshan West Road Police Station is located between the southern part of Landao City and the Lanshan District, with a business center on one side and a tourist center on the other. This may not be the most prosperous area of ​​Landao, but it is definitely the area with the largest flow of people and the most complicated jurisdiction. It brings together many shopping malls, bars, homestays, hotels, universities, and coastal scenic spots. There are a lot of police incidents every day..."

In the conference room, Meng Bai introduced the specific situation and program theme of the "Guarding Lanshan West" plan to Zhou Cheng and others. The

initial inspiration for this project came from the idea that came from chatting with Li when filming "Hunting Crime Atlas" in Landao.

For a long time, criminal investigation works, whether it is film and television dramas or legal documentaries, are mainly based on various major cases and bizarre cases, in order to attract the attention of the audience.

However, in fact, for most ordinary audiences, the most likely contact is not these major criminal investigation cases. On the contrary, small cases such as drunk fights, neighbors disturbing the public, petty theft, and children who can't find their homes are the most likely to be encountered.

Similarly, the police station is the most common place for ordinary people to contact with the public security system.

So Meng Bai thought at that time whether he could shoot a drama with the police station as the background, mainly about various small cases and small disputes. It happened that there were similar themes in the inspiration fragments in his mind.

However, this kind of drama is not enough to rely on a creative inspiration alone. A large amount of grassroots real materials must be used as the basis, which is time-consuming, so he has never been in a hurry to start.

It happened that Evergrande said that it wanted some variety reality shows with novel forms, and Meng Bai thought of this plan again.

If you think about it carefully, if this topic is to be made into a reality show, it is really a two-birds-at-one idea. If the program team wants to produce a program, it will inevitably record a large number of real cases, and these cases can just be used as the basic materials for script creation.

"... We have already connected with the publicity, cultural tourism and public security departments of Landao, and they are very interested in this project." Meng Bai said.

As a tourist city, Landao has been in a continuous state of public opinion in terms of cultural tourism in recent years. From the "sky-high price of prawns" at 38 yuan each, to the seaside food stalls overcharging customers, to the temporary price increase of hotels for canceling reservations during holidays, the city's image has fallen again and again.

There are even many netizens who half-sarcastically and half-jokingly leave messages online saying that Blue Island is worthy of being the main filming location of "Green Vine City", and the plot can be directly taken from the original place.

When Meng Bai returned to Blue Island to participate in some government activities before, the city leaders also joked with him.

It just so happens that the nature of this program "Guarding Blue Shanxi" is to observe grassroots governance. Therefore, as soon as Arc Light mentioned it to Blue Island, the other party immediately agreed, and also hoped that through this program, more foreign tourists could understand a more real and multifaceted city image.

After all, for most ordinary people, what they are afraid of is not that there are bad people in this society, but that no one cares after there are bad people.

"Since it is Arc Light's project, I think there is no problem, just start preparing directly." Zhou Cheng said decisively.

Because it is going to enter the film and television field, Evergrande has been learning about the relevant information of the film and television industry for some time. The more they learned, the more they understood ArcLight's position in the industry, and they felt that this acquisition was really worth it.

So now Zhou Cheng has a bit of blind trust in ArcLight. Since Mr. Meng thinks this project is good, there must be no problem, and the platform can just follow it with its eyes closed.

"Does Mr. Meng have a favorite production team?" Zhou Cheng patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, as long as the other party has time, the platform will definitely poach people for you."

"It doesn't have to be such a big deal." Meng Bai chuckled and said, "I personally prefer Director Yan Min. In fact, I have already contacted him a few days ago, and he is also very interested in this project."

"Director Yan Min?"

Zhou Cheng felt that the name was a little familiar, and recalled the information he had read recently: "Oh, is it the director of "Go Fighting"? I watched a few episodes of that show in the past two years, and it is indeed interesting."

"Yes, it's him." Meng Bai nodded, "Director Yan Min's style has always been known for 'allowing guests to play freely' and 'humanistic care', which just fits the program tone of "Guarding Blue Mountain West." "In

documentary observation reality shows, even the events are sudden, and they are truly free to play throughout the process. The cases aimed at grassroots police stations and ordinary citizens are also full of humanistic care, which can be said to be a perfect fit.

In addition, the leadership of Dragon TV changed this year. "Go Fighting" was required to be restructured due to the decline in ratings. Yan Min took his team away from Dragon TV to set up his own business, and there was no longer any platform restriction. In addition, he was also very interested in this project, so it was relatively easy to negotiate.

"Okay, we will contact the cooperation in the name of the platform." Zhou Cheng agreed without hesitation.

After the first plan was decided, Chen Zhixi continued to operate the screen and switch to the next project. These program ideas were all inspired by their discussions during this period and contact with several leading variety show teams in the domestic entertainment industry.

However, because there was no blessing from "Arc Light Production", Zhou Cheng's attitude was much more cautious, saying that he would wait for the platform project department to discuss it before deciding whether to do it.

After introducing the projects one by one, only the last plan was left on the screen.

"Strictly speaking, this project has not yet been fully planned. It's just one that Mr. Meng and I talked about a few days ago." Chen Zhixi said.

When Zhou Cheng heard that Meng Bai was involved, he immediately became interested again: "It doesn't matter, Mr. Chen, we can talk freely in this internal discussion. Whether it succeeds or not is just an idea."

"Okay."

Chen Zhixi responded, and then switched the content on the screen: "Mr. Meng and I were talking a few days ago. As a new platform, Heng Video's primary task is to attract traffic. It just so happens that there is a type of program that is perfect for this requirement."

"What type?" Zhou Cheng asked curiously.

"Talent show."

"Talent show..." Zhou Cheng thought for a while, "Is it those singing and dancing idols?"

"Well, similar but not quite the same in specific details." Chen Zhixi said.

Meng Bai on the side took up the topic and continued: "The traditional Japanese and Korean idol talent shows are now basically occupied by Tencent Video and Qiyi TV. Whether it is the "Creation Camp" series or the "Youth With You" series, they have basically divided more than 80% of the audience market."

“At this time, if we continue to follow the trend and do the same type of talent shows, not to mention the audience, it will be difficult to find contestants. So Youku, which was a step late, started with other types and went for niche tracks such as rap and street dance.”

“The inspiration for this plan by Mr. Chen and I came from Youku’s new track selection and some netizens’ comments.” Meng Bai said, “Wasn’t there a very popular topic some time ago called the dilemma of mesozoic actresses? Many netizens left a message saying that they wanted to watch a drama with middle-aged actors as the protagonists. Someone also cut a similar trailer, which was once a hot topic.”

“At the time, Mr. Chen and I thought, since there is a demand in the film and television drama market, could the talent show track also have a program with mesozoic female artists as the core? Then, we came up with this plan..."

Meng Bai gestured to the screen, and Chen Zhixi cooperated to switch the screen. A blue poster was displayed, with the scheduled name of the program in the middle - Sisters Riding the Wind and Waves.

"Our idea is to gather a group of female artists over the age of 30, including actors, singers or other professions, and perform and eliminate them in the same way as idol talent shows. The winning group of 'sisters' can debut as a group and get more opportunities for stage and resources." Meng Bai said.

"A talent show for a female group with all members over the age of 30?" Zhou Cheng frowned.

It does sound quite topical, but I don't know how it will actually work.

But what Meng Bai and Chen Zhixi said also makes sense. Conventional boy and girl groups already have mature IPs. If they continue to follow the same format, it will be difficult to attract the audience's attention.

Seeing Zhou Cheng's hesitation, Meng Bai said again: "How about this, Mr. Zhou, let's not rush to prepare for this plan. We can do a preliminary audience survey to see how many viewers are interested in this type, and then decide whether to do it based on the actual statistical data."

"Well, we should investigate the market situation first." Zhou Cheng's brows relaxed and nodded: "Okay, then wait and see the specific data. If the audience is really large, then we will do it."

——Zhou

Cheng's actions were very fast. As soon as the discussion was over, he sent a project invitation to Director Yan Min.

After several detailed discussions, the other party officially took over the new project "Protecting Blue Mountain West". Then, as the chief director of the program, he formed a program team of more than 40 people, and went to Blue Island to record the program in a 24-hour full-time shooting mode.

The city leaders and relevant departments of Blue Island are very supportive of this project. Without affecting normal work, they have integrated the city's police resources to cooperate with the program team. As the main filming location, Lanshan West Road Police Station, under the command of Director Li, also opened up police realities other than confidential information to the program team.

According to the plan, the first season of the entire program will have a total of ten episodes. However, because it is based on real cases, no one knows how much material is needed to accumulate enough content for one season.

In addition, Meng Bai also specifically asked that he hope to collect more material. Therefore, the program team installed more than 40 fixed monitoring cameras throughout the police station, and then cooperated with PTZ, drones and law enforcement recorders to strive to fully present each case to the greatest extent.

As for Arclight, with the completion of "The Silent Truth", the "Zijin Chen Trilogy" in cooperation with Qiyi TV also came to an end. After the repair, the crew team turned to prepare for the new "Retrospective Series".

The influence and status of "Arclight Drama" are well known in the circle, not to mention that three episodes were taken out in one go this time.

Even before Arclight officially announced the project requirements, the company's mailbox was crowded with audition resumes.

This is just for the small actors and newcomers who don't have big companies to rely on. For actors with connections, the competition is equally fierce. Several crews are still in the preparation stage, but the staff have been calling one after another, all looking for connections to ask for favors.

At the same time, the audience and fan groups outside the circle are also very interested in these news. Fans of each family hope that their brothers and sisters can get a "high-quality pie".

Every day, the major gossip marketing accounts will make up a message like "XXXX will star in the new drama of Arclight" to attract fans' attention and gain traffic.

I thought Arclight would need some time to consider, but I didn't expect that within a few days, a drama would announce the starring lineup first.

[The urban suspense web drama "Twinkle Twinkle Star", starring: Meng Ziyi, Qu Chuxiao. ]

As soon as the list came out, there was an uproar in the major fan groups.

There is nothing wrong with Qu Chuxiao, the male lead. His contract with his original company Xitian Culture expired this year, and the new company signed a contract with Guo Fan's Shuidi Agency, which is also an artist under Arclight.

After all, it is the male lead of a 5 billion box office, so it is normal to give him a male lead.

But the choice of Meng Ziyi for the female lead has caused many people to murmur.

After the "popularization" of the fans of "The Untamed" and the fans of the two male leads some time ago, many people now know that this girl is a relative of Meng Bai, the boss of Huguang, and is known as the "Princess Huguang" in the world.

I thought that she was at the cusp of the label of "resource coffee" during this period, and she might be hidden for a while. I didn't expect Huguang to be so tough, not caring about the online discussions at all, and directly supporting her.

When the black fans saw this news, they were naturally furious and wanted to gather people and horses to rush again. However, most of their manpower is now pulled by the fan circle disputes of the three fans, and they have no extra energy to open a new battlefield.

In desperation, the black fans can only grit their teeth and keep this in mind to see if there will be a chance to retaliate in the future.

Contrary to the mood of the black fans, Meng Ziyi's fans are very excited at this time.

As fans, who doesn’t want their own artists to have good resources and development? Now that they have discovered that there is such a powerful backer as Arclight, it is just like winning the jackpot.

But the fans’ surprises are not over yet. Meng Ziyi’s official Weibo announced that along with “Twinkle Twinkle Star”, there is also another ancient idol drama called “Eastern Palace”, in which she also plays the female lead.

Two new dramas were released in one go, and this can be said to be completely proud. The anger that was forced into a corner by the fans of the two popular stars some time ago was finally vented out.

In this regard, Meng Ziyi’s fans unanimously decided that "Sister Meng's" uncle is our uncle.

From now on, we will follow our uncle's lead.

(End of this chapter)