Chapter 1975 1977 [Grandpa Over Flowers]
Because of TVB's habit of viewing, the people of Xiangjiang have been more inclined to TVB TV stations for decades. Therefore, after the TVB's program was launched, it quickly grabbed back the ratings.
Although ATV has tried their best, but their ability is limited, so they still can't beat TVB in ratings.
This is actually not surprising. In the past, every time ATV changed owners, it would take a while. Then TVB will fight tit-for-tat, pushing back ATV's ratings.
It's like Facebook, always after other small companies have made achievements, they start to copy the products of those companies crazily. Because it has higher financial resources, wider channels and more talent reserves, it can often succeed and run those small companies to nowhere.
Xiang Nan naturally couldn't watch TVB as domineering, so he quickly came up with new program ideas.
One is "Grandpas Over Flowers", which tells the story of a young man taking a group of old men to travel; the other is "Invincible Youth", which tells the story of a group of young girls who go to the countryside to farm and become self-sufficient.
"Grandpas Over Flowers" was first broadcast by South Korea's TVN in 2013. It was very popular after it was launched, and "Sisters Over Flowers" was launched later.
The biggest highlight of this variety show is the differences and integration between the elderly and the younger generation. This is a traveling process, a tempering process, and a healing process.
"Invincible Youth" is a reality show launched by KBS in 2009. The main focus is the embarrassment of those glamorous actresses on the stage when they go to the countryside to do farm work.
Because these two programs are reality shows, compared with the variety shows in the studio, the production cost will soar exponentially.
When recording "Where Are We Going, Dad", forty or fifty cameras were used, and the whole team had as many as two to three hundred people. Coupled with post-production costs and celebrity commissions, which accounted for the most, the production cost of the first phase was as high as tens of millions of RMB.
Therefore, TVB may not be able to afford such a costly variety show. But for Xiang Nan, this little investment is just a sprinkle of water.
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After ATV got Xiang Nan's plan, it was also taken aback by his whimsical ideas.
On the one hand, the two programs are indeed very creative. But on the other hand, the investment in these two programs is really huge.
Traveling a program group abroad requires a team of at least 30 people, even if it is extremely streamlined. Thirty people travel overseas, and the airfare alone is a lot of money. In addition to accommodation, food and transportation expenses... recording a program will cost at least tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars, which is really too extravagant.
Taking the program group to the countryside to do farm work is a huge investment. Seven or eight young and beautiful female artists, each with two cameramen, plus director, make-up, lighting, props... It can be said that the cost of recording a program is hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars.
In comparison, if it is a variety show filmed in a studio, it will cost tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong dollars. Therefore, I have to say that Xiang Nan is really generous.
Subsequently, the filming of the two variety shows "Grandpas Over Flowers" and "Invincible Youth" started.
The lineup of "Grandpas Over Flowers" is very strong. The four grandpas are Dong Piao, Wu Yaohan, Zeng Jiang and Xie Xian. The four are all in their 60s. They are well-known and popular with the audience. There is a big difference, and I believe there will be a lot of sparks.
The guy who is the porter is Chen Qitai, he is the niche that ATV is now promoting. Born in Canada, graduated from the Economics Department of Carleton University, speaks English well, and has a brain.
Moreover, he has also worked as a host and master of ceremonies. Now he is a porter, and it is natural for him to accompany the four grandpas out to play.
The first stop for "Grandpas Over Flowers" to travel is the UK, and then they will go to France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and other places to visit different customs and customs in various parts of Europe.
On the one hand, you can travel at public expense, and on the other hand, you can also go on TV. It is really a good thing to have the best of both worlds.
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The lineup of "Invincible Youth" is also very strong, all of which are ATV's current favorites, such as Gillian Chung, Fiona Sit, Wu Dingxin, Chen Ziyao, Tang Shiyong and so on.
When they heard that they were going to the countryside to do farm work, they couldn't help but look bitter. They didn't expect that they were greedy for beauty, so they joined the TV station. But I didn't expect that in the end, I would have to go to the countryside to do farm work, so I couldn't figure it out for a while.
"Producer, do you really want to go to the countryside to do farm work? Can you not go?" They were very unhappy.
"Oh, you don't know your blessings. You should know that this show was planned by Mr. Ning himself. He has debuted for so many years, have you ever seen him fail?
The actress goes to the countryside to do farm work. Such a good idea, I want to watch this show. If you can perform in it, don’t you worry about being famous? When the time comes, once you become famous, you will have everything.
Why are you still wronged? Could it be that you are not willing to play the role of a village girl in a drama series? Not all are the same. "The producer scolded.
Hearing what she said, those girls immediately woke up. Not only did they stop protesting, but they all smiled and said, "Thank you, producer~"
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Xiang Nan returns to Hollywood in November.
At this time, Universal Pictures is releasing "Death Comes".
This is a horror movie, which tells the story of a group of people who escaped the air crash by chance, and in the following time, they encountered unexpected accidents and died unexpectedly.
Different from other horror films in Europe and the United States that portray blood and violence, "Death Comes" has almost no violent and **** scenes. The victims inside basically all died of various coincidences.
But these coincidences are also possible in the real world, so when the audience watches it, they have a particularly sense of substitution.
Therefore, this movie has gained a very good reputation and box office, with a North American box office of 58 million US dollars and a global box office of 110 million US dollars.
Compared to the investment of 23 million US dollars, this result can be said to be quite good. Therefore, "Reaper 2" will be arranged immediately.
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Also released in the same month is the magical action film "Iron Fist".
This movie, starring Matt Damon, tells the story of the birth of the superhero Iron Fist. In this movie, his main antagonist is the saber-toothed tiger, also known as the saber-toothed tiger in the X-Men.
The purpose of introducing the saber-toothed tiger is also to draw the X-Men out. In this case, the Defenders and the X-Men will be released one after another. In this way, it is convenient for the audience to get acquainted with the characters. And laying the foreshadowing in advance can also improve the audience's viewing pleasure.
The highlight of this movie is mainly the kung fu fighting ability. In order to play beautifully, Matt Damon received three months of martial arts training before making this movie. Although he didn't practice very well, he at least had a good posture, so he still looked good. of.
In the end, "Iron Fist" was also very successful, with a box office of 150 million US dollars in North America and nearly 300 million US dollars in the global box office. Compared with the investment of 60 million US dollars, it is already very good.
(end of this chapter)