Chapter 152: Finding Someone to Take the Blame
The media person who published the article is very famous in the industry, and it caused quite a stir once it was published.
When Qiu Lihua read this article, he felt a chill run down his spine. Now that things had come to this point, it was no longer just a matter of the TV series "Fan Lihua" but had become a crisis for the entire TV station. As the general manager, he had to bear all the responsibility.
If "Fan Lihua" was a production project, his responsibility would be at most a management error. However, he fully supported this project and invested in it on his own initiative, so the responsibility for this matter lies entirely with him.
Qiu Lihua couldn't imagine how great an impact the consequences of this incident would have on him.
Furious, he yelled at Wang Shasha, "Are you sick? Even a pig couldn't make such a big-budget drama like this. How did you mess up such a great resource? How can I explain this to the board of directors?"
Wang Shuangshuang had been panicking for a long time. She was so confident in the drama, but the ratings after it was broadcast were so low that she despaired.
In previous dramas, Wang Shuangshuang wasn't the boss; she just followed the script and was guided by someone, and the ratings were good. But now, with "Fan Lihua," she's the one in charge, directing the crew throughout the entire production. Everyone listens to her, and while filming was a blast, she never expected the final result to be so terrible.
But how could Wang Shasha dare to admit that it was her mistake? She quickly said, "Can you blame me? I was also filming according to the script. What does it have to do with me as an actor if the script is so bad? If you want to blame someone, blame the writing department. They deliberately gave me a bad script."
Qiu Lihua thought what he heard made sense. He had watched a few episodes of "Fan Lihua". The terrible script and the plot that destroyed people's worldview were simply not the usual standard of the screenwriter department.
So, Qiu Lihua scolded the script department manager at the morning meeting, accusing them of writing bad scripts, causing huge losses to the company, and asked the script department to bear this responsibility.
How could the script manager be willing to be a scapegoat, taking the blame for Qiu Lihua and Wang Shasha? "What does our script department have to do with this? Didn't we shoot the show? Didn't you read the script before?"
Seeing the script manager dare to talk back, Qiu Lihua angrily scolded him, "You guys came up with such an outrageous plot like Fan Lihua murdering her father and brother, and you still dare to say it's nothing? No one with even a little bit of common sense could write such a plot. And then there's all this love-making going on all the time. This is a martial arts drama, not a romance! How do you do your script department?"
The script manager was furious. He ran back to the script department, carrying a bunch of things and rushed back to Qiu Lihua. In front of all his colleagues, he opened the book and pointed at the content in the book and said.
"Boss Qiu, Qiu Lihua, please read this carefully. The original novel says this: 'Father Fan stumbled and collided with the tip of the sword held by the young lady (Fan Lihua), striking him squarely in the throat. With a thud, he fell to the ground, dead.'
And Fan Lihua's two brothers, open your eyes and see clearly. 'The three siblings fought in the inner court. After 30 rounds, Fan Long was caught off guard and killed by Fan Lihua. Fan Hu was also killed with a single sword strike.' When we wrote the script, we even helped to change it a bit, changing it to an accidental killing of the two brothers. This is already a embellishment. In the original novel, it was Fan Lihua who killed the two brothers.
The original novel is even more outrageous. Fan Lihua's father and brother die today, and tomorrow she goes to marry Xue Dingshan. When we wrote the script, we also beautified this part, changing it to have them entangled for a long time before the wedding. And Xue Dingshan divorces Fan Lihua three times and asks her out three times. You haven't seen it, but have you never heard of opera?"
Qiu Lihua flipped through the book, his vision darkening. "Can't you just revise it a little bit to suit the tastes of today's audiences? If you just copy it, what's the point of your writing department?"
"Of course we want to make better changes, but you keep pushing us day and night, as if you're about to be reincarnated. Do you think the script is that easy to write? A good script is not rushed out, it is polished. We screenwriters are also human beings, not machines. We can't work automatically with just a command." The manager of the screenwriting department also threw a thick stack of original scripts on Qiu Lihua's desk.
"Look carefully, this is the original script. It wasn't originally so ridiculous, but Wang Shasha kept changing the plot, deleting all the fighting scenes and filling in the emotional scenes to supplement the series. The addition of the romance with Yang Fan and the Prince of Xiliang was also Wang Shasha's idea. The awful special effects in the later stages have nothing to do with our writing department. Don't blame us for everything. We're not as ridiculous as you."
Qiu Lihua failed to find any fault with the screenwriting department, and was instead scolded in public. He was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
The others saw it and realized that Qiu Lihua was looking for a scapegoat. The production department was the department specifically responsible for producing TV dramas, so they were the first to be hit.
Charlie and Linda exchanged a quick glance, then smiled and said with a good-natured look, "This is Sasha's first time taking on a big drama, so it's normal that it didn't go well. President Qiu doesn't have to be so angry. Our production department has produced so many dramas, and we can't guarantee that every one of them will be a good show."
Let me clarify the matter in a few words. This is your drama, Mr. Qiu, and Wang Shasha's drama, and has nothing to do with our production department.
Linda intervened at the right time and said, "Mr. Qiu lost money on this investment, but he also gained experience. He just needs to be more careful when investing in Wang Shasha next time."
As if he didn't notice Qiu Lihua's dark face, he said to everyone, "Although the drama "Fan Lihua" was Mr. Qiu's mistake alone, we are in the same company and are all colleagues. We should share the difficulties. Let's think of a way to help Mr. Qiu make a decision on how to overcome this difficulty.
Baozhu TV has lost to us several times in a row and will not miss such a good opportunity to step on our Baogang TV. If we can't handle this crisis, the board of directors will not only hold President Qiu responsible, but we will also be implicated."
When the others heard that they would be implicated, they began to look at Qiu Lihua with unfriendly eyes.
It's unreasonable that they should suffer for the trouble they caused.
After discussion, everyone decided to stop broadcasting "Fan Lihua" to minimize the impact.
But the question is, after "Fan Lihua" is discontinued, which drama will take over?
The rival drama "Martial Spirit" is coming on strong and is at its peak. With the support of public opinion, it has the momentum to kill gods and ghosts. They have no confidence in putting any other drama on the competition.
Charlie said first: "The fastest wait for the drama I'm working on is a month, so I can't help you now."
Linda didn't want to be a scapegoat and take the blame for Qiu Lihua, so she said, "My current dramas are almost done and I can't make it in time. Why don't I look through the dramas I've kept in the back of my mind and see if there's anything that's good enough?"
Isn't that nonsense? What good drama would be put in the back of the box? Isn't it just because it's too bad and can't be shown that it's put in the back of the box?
Shi Nai: Housewife. Here, this can be understood as someone who controls the TV remote.
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