Chapter 745: Out of Place
Faced with Lin Weimin's sincere price, Haiyan couldn't refuse.
There’s no way, Teacher Lin gave too much!
Lin Weimin recruited three generals for Wencheng Film and Television. The company's structure was set up. He also transferred a financial officer and an editor from the company. The rest was up to Haiyan.
Haiyan resigned immediately after returning, and then quickly got into the role, running around for the affairs of Wencheng Film and Television.
The office address of Wencheng Film and Television is on the first floor of the Guowen Society’s staff building along the street. Next to it, there is a sign that is almost identical to it, but with slightly different text.
"Mandarin Films Limited".
Tong Zhonggui had been cleaning for a long time and was sweating profusely. Sister Xu, who was in charge of finance, said, "Tong'er, take a break. This is not a job that can be finished in a short time."
Tong Zhonggui stopped what he was doing when he heard this, and Sister Xu handed him a glass of water.
The new company had just been renovated, and all kinds of building materials and furniture in the house were mixed with an unpleasant smell.
Sister Xu stood at the door and looked at the next door for a while, then said, "The progress next door is still faster. There are people coming and going in the past half day."
"They have a strong team and they all used to work in this business, so they can start projects right away, so of course it's lively," said Tong Zhonggui.
"Xiao Tong, don't be modest. You're not bad either. Raise the Red Lantern was adapted from your novel Wives and Concubines." Sister Xu complimented.
"Don't look down on me. That's all thanks to Mr. Lin's guidance, and the director's help."
"You're being modest, aren't you? If the editor-in-chief didn't think highly of you, he wouldn't have transferred you here."
When it comes to this topic, Tong Zhonggui feels helpless.
He was doing well at "Contemporary". A few days ago, Lin Weimin suddenly talked to him and said that he wanted to transfer him to a newly established film and television company. Tong Zhonggui expressed on the spot that he did not want to leave. Teacher Lin fully understood his idea and personally handled the transfer procedures for him.
Tong Zhonggui was doing well as an editor, but suddenly he had to change his career, which was difficult for him to accept for a while.
He was transferred here with Ms. Xu from the finance department. Ms. Xu told him that his salary increased by nearly 400 yuan per month after being transferred to the film and television company, and he also received bonuses and dividends.
Tong Zhonggui fell silent on the spot. He was working on scripts at a film and television company, which was also literary creation!
Tong Zhonggui was transferred to Wenhua Film and Television Company and served as the literary director, which was the same position as Wei Ren held at Wencheng, so his salary and benefits were also equal.
And after a few days, he found that it seemed that there was no need to work in the new company. He could come when there was work to do and leave when there was nothing to do. His time was extremely free.
With this discovery, Tong Zhonggui finally realized the advantages of his current job.
I no longer have any resentment in my heart. It turns out that Teacher Lin cares about me the most.
While the two were talking, Haiyan from the next room walked in and asked, "Director Tong, are you busy?"
Hai Yan's "Plainclothes Policeman" was published in "Contemporary" that year. He has known Tong Zhonggui for many years, but their relationship is not close.
Tong Zhonggui felt uncomfortable when he heard the title "Director Tong". "Just call me Zhonggui."
Hai Yan readily agreed, "Zhong Gui, Sister Xu, we are having a dinner party tonight, let's join in the fun."
Tong Zhonggui instinctively wanted to refuse. He was shy and reserved by nature, and he hated this kind of occasion the most. However, Sister Xu readily agreed, "Okay, we are all family, so it's a good opportunity to get to know each other."
"Okay, then it's settled. We'll have shabu-shabu at Donglaishun tonight."
After Haiyan left, Tong Zhonggui felt a little worried. He was a little afraid of crowded occasions.
"Look at you, this isn't like going to the execution ground. After all, our two companies are both enterprises of the company. Isn't this just like having a meal with colleagues from the editorial office next door?"
After hearing what Sister Xu said, Tong Zhonggui thought about it and felt a lot more relaxed.
It was early evening, just after four o'clock, and before it got dark, the people next door had already gotten off work.
Hai Yanlai called Tong Zhonggui and Sister Xu, and they went to Donglaishun.
The staff housing building of Guowen Society was close to the East Fourth Ring Road, and the dining place was in Wangfujing. But it was not yet five o'clock when we arrived at Donglaishun.
After entering the door and ordering the dishes, Haiyan, as the host, enthusiastically introduced everyone to each other. These days, we saw each other every day and most of the people knew each other.
Five people came from Wencheng Film and Television today, including Haiyan, Ren Hao, and Wei Ren, plus editor Wei Dong who is under the charge of Wei Ren, and financial officer Xiao He.
Compared with them, Wenhua Film and Television seems to be alone and weak, with only Tong Zhonggui and Sister Xu.
Haiyan has been engaged in the work of welcoming and seeing off guests for many years. He has no problem livening up the atmosphere and can bring people closer together with just a few words.
Wencheng Film and Television was established at the same time as Wenhua Film and Television, but because they were established earlier, they have been preparing projects recently.
The new project is adapted from Haiyan's recently completed novel, "A Romantic Affair". The main storyline is police and gangster + romance. This work can be regarded as the pioneering work of Haiyan's style.
The director is still Ren Hao, the screenwriter is Wei Ren, and Haiyan just puts the screenwriter's name on it. This is his work, so he will definitely get a share of the profits.
Wencheng Film and Television had just been established and the new project was immediately launched, which seemed a bit hasty. The main reason was that "Police True Colors" had already signed a drama purchase contract with CCTV, and recovering the cost was a foregone conclusion. The remaining question was just how much profit could be made.
So in this situation, Wencheng Film and Television certainly wants to build on its success and launch new works as soon as possible.
"A Romantic Affair" is the first work after the establishment of Wencheng Film and Television, but it is not the first collaboration between Hai Yan, Wei Ren and Ren Hao. There is already a tacit understanding between them, and they can cooperate more easily.
After chatting for a while about the TV series that was being planned, Haiyan was afraid that Tong Zhonggui and the other boy would be left out, so he took the initiative to bring up a topic for Tong Zhonggui.
"Zhong Gui, how are your preparations going? I don't see any movement from you guys."
Tong Zhonggui said, "There are only two of us in the company now. We are not as strong as you guys. We should set up the framework first, right? The details will depend on Mr. Lin's arrangements."
Wei Ren asked, "I heard Teacher Lin say that day that his plan seemed to be to invest first."
"Investment? That's right. Our Wencheng and Wenhua are both film and television companies. If we start with TV dramas, it would be suspected of duplicate investment and waste of resources." Haiyan's brain reacted the fastest. He thought for a while and said.
invest?
Tong Zhonggui was a little confused. He really didn't know this. The main reason was that Teacher Lin seemed to be very busy recently and had never talked to him about work.
Seeing that Tong Zhonggui didn't understand the situation either, Haiyan was afraid that he would be embarrassed, so he took the initiative to change the subject.
"Hey, have you all read Romance of the Three Kingdoms?"
As soon as they heard his words, the men at the table's eyes lit up and they talked non-stop.
On October 23, CCTV officially aired the epic TV series Romance of the Three Kingdoms, which took five years to prepare and cost 170 million yuan. Romance of the Three Kingdoms is one of the four great classics and has a broad readership in China. Its characters and allusions are particularly popular. Once the TV series was aired, it caused a strong sensation.
At present, the TV series "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has been aired for nearly half, and many book fans and viewers have watched every episode, and the people present are no exception.
Everyone was excitedly discussing the content of the TV series, and Haiyan mentioned that "Police True Colors" would be broadcast on CCTV-1 during prime time after "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
"It will be aired after Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and I don't know if Better Call Saul can hold up." Hai Yan's tone was a little worried.
Wei Ren said: "We polished the TV series bit by bit, so don't be so discouraged. Even if it can't compare to the ratings of Romance of the Three Kingdoms, it shouldn't be too bad, after all, the quality is there."
"I certainly don't expect to match the ratings of Romance of the Three Kingdoms. I'll be satisfied if I can get 15%."
Ren Hao has worked at CCTV for many years. He smiled and said, "Your requirements are not low!"
Before the reform and opening up, there were few TV stations in China, and TV sets were not yet popular in most households. In addition, TV stations did not accept advertising business, so there was no concept of audience ratings statistics at that time.
It was not until the reform and opening up that television stations began to be established across the country. Even counties had their own television stations. The types and number of television programs began to explode. Advertisers had more channels to place ads, but there was a lack of a dimensional standard for how to place ads. China's ratings statistics mechanism came into being.
At this time, there was no Nielsen, no Sofres, and no distinction between national networks and city networks. CCTV's method of calculating ratings was still the primitive diary card method.
In a city, 1,000 to 2,000 sample households are randomly selected based on the population size. One sample household represents a certain proportion of TV users in the city, and then the sample household fills out diary cards every day to collect information on what programs they watched that day.
Because this statistical method relies on people to actively fill in information, the error is relatively large.
In later generations, people often discussed some TV dramas broadcast in the 1980s, whose ratings were often over 90%. This was due to statistical errors.
Of course, most of those magical ratings are true. As for the rapid decline in TV drama ratings after the 1990s, the main reason is the continuous rise of local TV stations, and the differentiation of ratings has become inevitable.
In addition, as people's entertainment methods continue to expand, watching TV at night is no longer the only option. It is naturally impossible to have the grand occasion of every household staying at home to watch TV at night like in the late 1970s to the mid-1980s.
Therefore, the ratings of CCTV have been declining in the past two years, and the ratings of TV dramas generally fluctuate around 10%. This rating is considered to be the basic level of CCTV and is already a very good rating. Only popular TV dramas like "Desire" and "The Story of the Editorial Department" can create amazing ratings.
"Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has been broadcast on CCTV-1 for some time. According to CCTV's statistics, the ratings are around 22% to 23%.
This number certainly does not seem as shocking as 90%, but it is still the unshakable king nationwide.
After all, in this era, only CCTV-1 can cover most parts of the country, and the coverage of other satellite TV stations is far from comparable to CCTV-1.
"The main thing is that the quality of our TV series is not bad. I'm afraid you'll scold me if I set a goal that is too low!" Hai Yan said with a smile.
Ren Hao laughed out loud, "You can't set it too low, you have to be ambitious. 15% is not enough, I think 20% is about right!"
Wei Ren also chimed in: "If you want to set a goal, then set a big one. I think 30% is good."
A few people drank some wine and started talking. Tong Zhonggui on the side looked at these unruly people.
Feeling out of place with them.
(End of this chapter)
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