Countercurrent 1978 starts with the production team

In 1980, after the British Hong Kong government lifted restrictions on television stations, television stations on Hong Kong Island officially entered a glorious period of creation.

In this year, TV stations launched many epoch-making excellent works, TVB's "Shanghai Beach" and Li's TV's "The Love of the Earth" are outstanding representatives.

It is precisely because of the previous oppression that in the following years, the entire Hong Kong film and television circle launched a large number of TV dramas with feelings of family and country, anti-imperialism and anti-oppression, such as "Chen Zhen", "Fearless", "Love in Thousands of Rivers and Mountains" and so on. .

Hong Kong Island culture is neither pure mainland culture nor pure Western culture, nor is it a simple superposition of the two. Due to historical reasons, Chinese and Western cultures have fiercely collided here. It is the grafting and growth of multiple historical experiences. Come out with a unique multiculturalism.

In addition to the unique spiritual outlook of Hong Kong Islanders under the Lion Rock, the feelings of family and country are also an important label of this period, which can be seen from the film and television works of those years.

In the first episode of "Big Time", the actors shouted loudly: "Hong Kong Island belongs to the Chinese, you white-skinned pigs!"

Scenes like this are not uncommon.

As a free TV station, Li's TV mainly relies on advertising to make money. The higher the ratings, the higher the advertising and sponsorship fees paid by the brand.

Having ratings means having income. With income, you can recruit talents, and you can also invest in program creation, create better programs, attract more ratings, and bring more income. Enter a virtuous cycle.

The ratings are getting higher and higher, and the rising tide also means that the influence of the TV station is growing. After all, the ratings are the lifeblood of a TV station.

TVB and Li's TV station are competing for hegemony. What they are competing for is ratings. Whoever can beat the other in the field of TV dramas will have the upper hand and then dominate the market.

Beginning in the 80s, television stations, as an important carrier of media, gradually began to decline until the advent of the Internet era.

Being able to control a TV station now is definitely a great weapon for Chu Jianghe. The role it can play when necessary cannot be measured by money.

Nalan Qing kept Chu Jianghe's opinions in mind one by one and said to Chu Jianghe: "Boss, I will seriously consider and implement your opinions."

Nalan Qing has already done her homework. The young boss is right. If you want to seize the ratings, TV series is a good entry point.

When TVB's "Shanghai" was released at the beginning of this year, it was so popular that the crowds packed the streets as if it was yesterday.

Chu Jianghe nodded with satisfaction and added: "The issue of talent must also be taken seriously. In order to increase TV talent, Lai's Yingsheng held the first training class for Lai's Yingsheng artistes in 1966, which became a milestone in the history of Hong Kong television. The first TV artist training class, but the financial situation of the TV station has been poor in recent years, and it has not paid enough attention to this aspect. You should also pay attention to this after taking office. After all, talent is everything."

Li's Yingsheng Artist Training Class, which will be the ATV Artist Training Class in the future, was held the earliest, but it was far inferior to TVB's Artist Training Class.

Although there are many outstanding talents such as Wang Mingquan, Man Tsz-leung, Ho Ka-jin, Liming, Nick Cheung, etc., there is still a big gap between them and TVB in terms of quantity and quality.

Knowing that the young boss really had ideas and what he said was very reasonable, Nalan Qing humbly asked for advice.

"Boss, do you have any good suggestions on this?"

Chu Jianghe smiled and waved his hand: "In the past, Li's TV station was too small and petty. Since it is going to be run, it should be run on a larger scale. As long as it meets the conditions, we should try our best to recruit them and invite the best teachers to teach. The students' families Most of them are difficult and usually have other jobs. In order for them to concentrate on their studies, we can also provide some cash subsidies every month to relieve them of worries, which can also attract more people to apply for the exam."

Nalan Qing listened carefully, but at the end, she still hesitated: "Boss, hiring so many people will be a burden to the TV station. After all, Li's TV station has been in a state of loss."

After hearing Nalan Qing's words, Chu Jianghe couldn't help shaking his head and laughing. After all, she was still a lawyer, and her perspective on problems was still based on her previous identity, and she had not fully adapted to her identity change.

"Since you are the chairman of the board of directors of a TV station, you should take a long-term view and don't care about the immediate gains and losses. Save people and lose land, and everyone will save. Save land and lose people, and both people and land will be lost. The most important thing in film and television creation We are still human, and even if you have money, you may not be able to produce good content.”

Looking at Nalan Qing's thoughtful expression, Chu Jianghe continued: "You also need to be able to settle accounts. If we recruit two hundred people in one training class, and each person is given a monthly subsidy of HK$500, it is only HK$10. It’s only 120 million Hong Kong dollars a year, and only 1200 million Hong Kong dollars in ten years. As long as one of these two hundred people is successful, the revenue brought to the TV station in a year will definitely be far more than 120 million Hong Kong dollars. This is just one person. If someone appears With ten or eight talents, we can make a lot of money."

After listening to Chu Jianghe's words, Nalan Qing suddenly became enlightened and blushed slightly. She still looked at the problem with her previous inherent thinking. She didn't expect that this young boss would need to remind her of such a trivial matter.

After Nalan Qing was ashamed, she truly admired Chu Jianghe.

The young boss's success today is not just due to good luck.

Nalan Qing said sincerely: "Boss, I understand."

The two then talked about other things, mainly about the British side. Nalan Qing reported to Chu Jianghe one by one, focusing on one thing.

"Pete told me that Jia Ning sent someone to find him and gave him a sum of money to shut him up. I will let him keep it according to your arrangement and stop worrying about Jia Ning's affairs for the time being."

"Yeah." Chu Jianghe hummed and said, "It's not time to use him yet, so let him rest first."

After talking about things, Chu Jianghe saw that it was getting late, and he was ready to go back.

Before leaving, he also told Nalan Qing something: "When a new chairman takes office, there must be a new atmosphere. The first thing you do when you take office is to announce an order. All TV stations in Li's TV station will have a 10% salary increase. A small gift, I hope you can open up the situation soon."

This young boss not only helped him get on the horse, but also gave him a ride. If he couldn't achieve results, how could he be worthy of his kindness?

Nalan Qing was filled with emotion: "Boss..."

Seeing that Nalan Qing was so moved that she almost cried, Chu Jianghe waved his hands repeatedly: "Don't be like this, it's true to do things well. I won't be the only one watching by then."

Nalan Qing calmed down and returned to her usual shrewd and capable appearance. She nodded solemnly: "Boss, don't worry, I won't let you down."

Chu Jianghe smiled and then left the hotel accompanied by Nalan Qing.