Chapter 770: Good reputation

The sitcom "2 Broke Girls" has a total of twenty-four episodes in the first season.

This changes the volume of "Friends" and "My Own Swordsman" which have at most a dozen episodes per season.

And the reason for making such modifications and adjustments is because "2 Broke Girls" does not have a star cast, and everyone thinks that no matter how good the quality of this drama is, it needs time to ferment.

Therefore, a total of twenty-four episodes, one episode a day, nearly a month's time.

In fact, when "2 Broke Girls" was broadcast to episode 10, this episode suddenly exploded.

This episode is about the eve of the New Year. The blender of the character played by Deng Xiaoyuan (Max in the original drama) was accidentally broken by the character played by Cen Nan, so the two needed to buy a new blender. However, when they arrived at the mall, they found that there was no blender they could afford.

However, at this time, they found that a store was hiring two part-time waiters for New Year's Eve—they needed to dress up as elves and entertain guests coming for New Year's Eve in such attire.

They were hired.

However, on New Year's Eve, they were busy, and after getting off work at the restaurant, they rushed to do the part-time job that started at nine in the evening.

So, Deng Xiaoyuan gave Cen Nan an exciting drink. As a result, because Cen Nan drank a whole bottle of such a drink, she couldn't control her emotions at all, and finally, messed up the night.

This is the most typical bridge in a sitcom, mess up everything, and then discover the truth, goodness, and beauty.

This episode is also like this.

This episode was not conceived by the screenwriters, but an idea proposed by Lu Yanhe when he was discussing the script with them.

This is actually the plot of the original version.

Lu Yanhe remembered the plot of this episode, so he told them.

At the beginning of this episode, Deng Xiaoyuan's character talked about New Year's Eve, saying: "New Year's Eve is an activity that people with money and leisure can participate in. They revel wantonly on this night, exchange gifts, and we poor people can only numbly watch them revel, and then after they go home exhausted, go to clean up the leftovers they left behind, so that our dining table won't be empty."

Deng Xiaoyuan's character is this style. Looks full of depression, and also says words full of depression, but, although this is the case, she will definitely not give up her life, and is a person who works very hard to live her life.

At the end of the episode, Cen Nan's character gave Deng Xiaoyuan's character a New Year's gift, which was a mixing spoon—this is the gift she can afford now. The thing that moved Lu Yanhe most in this episode is actually here. This episode is completely Cen Nan constantly messing up various things, but Deng Xiaoyuan never blamed her for any sentence. After receiving the gift of the mixing spoon, Deng Xiaoyuan's first reaction was that she didn't prepare a gift for Cen Nan.

In response to this, Cen Nan's response was: "You have already given me everything I have now."

Hmm, at the end of this episode, on New Year's Eve, two young girls at the bottom of society also felt friendship on this night and gained happiness and joy.

It is just such a vulgar bridge.

However, after this episode was broadcast, it finally allowed the drama "2 Broke Girls" to break 1 in ratings, and also allowed this drama to usher in a truly large-scale circle-breaking discussion.

Many people took this episode out separately to comment and analyze, and in one night, it supported the monthly activity of I don't know how many marketing accounts.

This drama truly relied on characters and content to gain everyone's attention.

Only when a drama achieves this point can it truly break the circle from the plot level.

Although not in the country, Lu Yanhe also specifically found time to watch this episode.

"2 Broke Girls" is not filmed exquisitely, but it is precisely "not exquisite" very correctly.

The main scenes of "2 Broke Girls" are the apartment rented by Deng Xiaoyuan and the restaurant where they work.

The whole environment embodies a feeling of "crowded".

The apartment rented by Deng Xiaoyuan is more than 60 square meters. At that time, for filming, it was filmed in a set built in the studio, which is convenient for the camera to take shots from various angles.

The horse in the original drama was not put into this drama, but replaced with a dog.

Mainly because in the domestic environment, it is not very realistic to raise a horse in your own yard.

In many domestic dramas, many protagonists have the persona of working people, but the houses they rent are comparable to houses that white-collar workers with a monthly salary of 20,000 to 30,000 can afford.

Like Deng Xiaoyuan and the others, a waiter in a restaurant, in a first-tier city, the monthly salary is basically between 6,000 and 8,000. If the boss is generous, he can give more, and if he is stingy, it is even less.

With such an income level, the rent can at most rent a house of about 2,000 a month.

The setting given to Deng Xiaoyuan's house in the script is 3,000 yuan a month, but before, Deng Xiaoyuan rented with others. Because the girl who rented together left, a room happened to be empty, so Deng Xiaoyuan could take in Cen Nan, and then the two rented together here, with a rent of 1,500 a month.

Even if it is a sitcom, Lu Yanhe also requires many details to be in place.

Because once the details (especially the details that everyone pays more attention to) are not credible, everyone cannot substitute themselves. And once they cannot substitute themselves, they cannot produce a sense of companionship.

A sitcom is the same as many slow variety shows in one aspect, that is, the sense of companionship brought to the audience, which is very important.

Why many sitcoms, many audiences brush them once, then brush them twice or three times, and even after ten or twenty years, they will take them out to watch again, is because this has already become a memory in their lives, and even a norm.

Deng Xiaoyuan and Cen Nan, in just half a month, jumped from actors that everyone was not very familiar with to two faces that were frantically swiping the screen.

Too many people started discussing the drama "2 Broke Girls".

At Linghe, Chen Yin also convened the main creators of "Co-renting Men and Women" to hold a meeting because of the popularity of "2 Broke Girls".

"The results of the third season of 'Co-renting Men and Women' this year are quite good, and it finally started to make a profit." Chen Yin said, "The ratings are also quite good, and it can get an average rating of 0.3% in the late-night slot, which shows that we already have a group of fixed audiences."

Shi Bei, the director of "Co-renting Men and Women", said: "The audience's evaluation is also very high."

"Hmm." Chen Yin nodded and said: "Thank you all for your persistence and dedication over the past three years, allowing this story to be slowly familiar to more people. We are about to prepare for the fourth season, and the script is also in creation now. There is a script creative meeting next week, right?"

"Yes." Shi Bei said, "We invited six writer teachers from 'Jump Up' to discuss what story directions our new season of 'Co-renting Men and Women' can have, including some good ideas."

A sitcom is actually a bottle, and anything can be put into it.

However, it must be put in naturally.

Just like episode 10 of "2 Broke Girls", if you say this episode is not put in, does it affect the whole drama?

It doesn't affect it either.

It is completely like an extra story.

However, a sitcom is often composed of such small stories one after another, under the main framework, little by little filling up.

It does not require the plot to be very coherent, nor does it require that kind of complete structure of beginning, development, climax, and ending.

Chen Yin said: "I convened everyone here today to chat with you about '2 Broke Girls'."

A sitcom of the same company, also an unknown director, a group of new screenwriters, plus a group of unknown actors, once launched, it became more and more popular.

This of course also made the main creators of "Co-renting Men and Women" feel a lot of pressure.

They themselves carry the name of the only drama in Linghe that has not achieved commercial success.

Chen Yin said: "Of course, '2 Broke Girls' can achieve success so quickly, thanks to our use of top-notch promotional resources, giving this drama a lot of promotion. We didn't arrange such resources for 'Co-renting Men and Women'."

Shi Bei and the others didn't know what to say.

"This is because the company's positioning for these two dramas was different from the beginning, but I can clearly say that because of the results achieved in the third season, we will arrange richer promotional resources for the fourth season of 'Co-renting Men and Women'. We unanimously believe that 'Co-renting Men and Women' has the potential to further expand its influence on the existing audience base."

Shi Bei's eyes lit up instantly.

"Previously, we synthesized feedback from platforms and business, etc., 'Co-renting Men and Women' has always been somewhat acclaimed but not popular. On one hand, our drama has no big stars to help out, which is a congenital deficiency. On the other hand, because this drama unfolds around a couple, it is easy to make people think of love, and it is that kind of ambiguous, intimate love, which has greatly limited its audience group.

"In fact, the plot of our first three seasons is indeed relatively limited to the interaction between men and women and the problem of co-renting. At most, it added a little interaction with family and neighbors. The platform suggested that this drama can make a little expansion in characters and space.

"For example, in the fourth season, increase the scenes of a certain neighbor character, so that the content and theme of this drama can be greatly expanded. This is also why I want to invite everyone to discuss '2 Broke Girls'. At that time, we all thought that this drama was just telling the story of two waiters, so when we were writing the script, we focused very heavily on creating the plot around these two girls, but Lu Yanhe proposed at the time that although the name of this drama is '2 Broke Girls'.

"However, it doesn't just have two main characters, a sexy, masculine chef, a nagging but kind-hearted boss, a cashier, and a noisy, very big-hearted neighbor of the two girls. Every character has an independent background and personality. They don't have their own story lines, but every episode definitely has their highlight plots to show these characters."

After Chen Yin finished speaking, Shi Bei nodded.

"Chen Zong, you mean, we can add a few resident characters in the fourth season to expand the theme?"

"Yes." Chen Yin nodded, "This can also logically allow the theme of this drama, besides love, to increase other proportions. The basic plate of a sitcom is that everyone likes to watch it and feels it is funny after watching it, but in terms of promotion, the most critical thing is whether it has points that conform to communication studies. You look at '2 Broke Girls', some articles write about their personalities, some articles write about a certain point of other characters, not only does every character have points to write, every episode also has different themes, such as the courage to start over, such as the openness of appearing depressed but actually not giving up, such as friendship like chicken soup—"

Shi Bei nodded.

"I understand."

"Actually, 'Co-renting Men and Women' has already done very well. From the first season, we didn't lose money, to the second season, slightly profitable, and then to the third season, finally achieving the normal profit of a TV series. The creation cost of each season of 'Co-renting Men and Women' is actually increasing, and the final result can also show positive growth. This is completely the result you made." Chen Yin said, "Since the third season can achieve such a big breakthrough, perhaps the fourth season, the fifth season, the results will be better."

Shi Bei immediately said: "Chen Zong, will we keep making the drama 'Co-renting Men and Women'?"

Chen Yin said: "This doesn't depend on me, but on you. I can only guarantee to everyone that you have the best creation conditions. Although I convened everyone to hold a meeting today, my promise is always here. As long as it doesn't involve principled issues such as censorship, creation, we don't interfere, only make suggestions. Funds, filmed for three seasons, you all know, stable, no skylights, won't let you have worries, and bonuses... at the end of this year, all staff of the third season of 'Co-renting Men and Women' can get 5% of the remuneration of this drama as a bonus."

A group of people's eyes widened.

Originally thought they were here to listen to lectures—

A group of main creators of the third season of "Co-renting Men and Women", came to hold a seminar on "2 Broke Girls", isn't this here to accept questioning: why is it also an "unknown" creation team, how can "2 Broke Girls" be so popular?

As a result, not only were they not here to listen to lectures, but they also heard good news about giving them bonuses?

Chen Yin: "This is what I asked Lu Zong yesterday, and Lu Zong agreed on the spot, so I told everyone this good news for the first time today. But to issue this money, the company needs to supplement some relevant procedures internally, so it will be issued together at the end of the year. After you go back, you can also tell the people under your respective hands."

Everyone cheered.

"Thank you Chen Zong!"

"Chen Zong is awesome!"

"Chen Zong is generous!"

"We will definitely work hard!"

Chen Yin laughed.

"Don't thank me, you have Lu Zong's contact information, go thank Lu Zong." Chen Yin said, "I am a person who has always insisted that working seriously should be rewarded, and paying talent should have corresponding gains. I have worked in many companies before, only at Linghe, I met Lu Zong, and he also holds the same concept as me. Please believe that although 'Co-renting Men and Women' is a low-cost crew, low cost does not mean low income for everyone. Although there was no big promotion and marketing for the first three seasons, that was also because different dramas have different positioning, but in the end, it can also accumulate and send out at the right time."

Applause was thunderous.

Chen Yin: "Okay, back to the topic, our theme today is the seminar on '2 Broke Girls'. Everyone thinks where this drama is good, why it is welcomed, what advantages it has that are worth learning from 'Co-renting Men and Women', everyone has any good ideas for the fourth season, can share them. I only have one requirement, in this meeting room today, everyone is talking about things, don't feel unhappy because others raised some problems and shortcomings that your department is responsible for, and don't be a good person because you are afraid of offending others. We are all a group of people who started from scratch. We want to make 'Co-renting Men and Women' not inferior to any sitcom. We must hold this belief to do the following content, raise problems, raise opinions, it is for the better, can everyone do it?"

"Yes!" Someone responded immediately.

Chen Yin also said with a smile: "Okay, then I will throw a brick to attract jade, Shi Bei, you are the director, you have to bear the brunt, I will first raise a little opinion to you, so that others dare to speak."

Shi Bei nodded and said: "Chen Zong, you say, I will make a statement, as long as it is an opinion that can make this drama better, I will treat the whole crew to coffee for a day, okay?"

"Director is generous, I'm coming!"

The scene laughed into a group, and while the atmosphere was relaxed and happy, it finally entered the topic.

Back then, when Chen Ziyan introduced Chen Yin to Lu Yanhe, she described him as a person who, although not good at pioneering and forging ahead, is very good at internal management.

In the few years of cooperation, Lu Yanhe felt this point personally.

The most critical thing is that Chen Yin is not the kind of person who "does not work actively".

For the overall planning and division of labor of various departments of Linghe, for the arrangement of each crew, and the progress control of each project, he has a set, and often proposes optimization plans.

If you say Chen Yin has no selfishness, that is of course impossible.

Just in Linghe headquarters, Chen Yin has three relatives at home staying. However, before Chen Yin recruits them in, he will definitely mention it to Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan first and say hello. Similarly, after coming in, that nephew who graduated from university, worthy of cultivation, Chen Yin will arrange for him to rotate in various departments to learn. There are two others with relatively low comprehensive quality, Chen Yin directly arranged for them very basic work, one to be his own administrative assistant (the kind that is not external), and one arranged into the driver class.

Lu Yanhe appreciates this point of Chen Yin very much.

Relationship households, don't pack them into strength factions, go through the back door, then don't go to key positions.

Over the past few years, Linghe has had a large group of veteran employees walking into management positions in various departments.

Before everyone walks into a management position, Chen Yin will have a report about this person submitted to Lu Yanhe and Chen Ziyan.

Just looking at this report, Lu Yanhe can understand how much effort Chen Yin has put into the company's internal management.

This report is more detailed and specific than the information on the personal resume.

From this report, it can also be seen that Chen Yin basically will conduct several work tests on each person to see what kind of personality characteristics, management characteristics, and areas of expertise and non-expertise each of them presents in work.

If you don't pay effort seriously, you definitely can't make such content.

That's why people feel at ease.

This day, Schmidt Lawley came to the "Godless" crew.

Many film company bosses will not come to the filming site, but Schmidt Lawley is an exception.

He belongs to the kind of boss who likes to come to the filming site very much.

Schmidt Lawley greets everyone enthusiastically and says a few words to encourage the other party, making the other party show a look of being flattered—

Lu Yanhe is already very used to this set. Of course, Schmidt Lawley is willing to do this set for so many staff members of the "Godless" crew, Lu Yanhe feels he is still quite awesome.

Schmidt Lawley told him that Long Yan didn't know what was going on. Originally, it was said well that the overseas distribution rights of "Burning Fire 2" would be sold to Green Valley, but at the last moment, Long Yan went back on its word again.

Lu Yanhe knows the situation.

Long Yan held several meetings internally and decided to wait until "Mist 2" was released before talking about the overseas distribution rights of "Burning Fire 2"—for this matter, Long Yan specifically went to confirm the release time of "Mist 2" with Chen Ziyan.

It was finally a bit of foresight for once.

Lu Yanhe smiled and asked: "Schmidt, when do you plan to release 'Dragon Gate Inn'?"

Schmidt Lawley said: "We are struggling with a problem."

"Ah?" Lu Yanhe was stunned.

Schmidt Lawley said: "Another work you wrote, 'Raise the Red Lantern', the North American distribution rights are also in our hands. We are preparing to release this movie in November and operate this year's awards season for this movie. However, we think that 'Dragon Gate Inn' also has hope of impacting the awards season. We haven't considered clearly whether this movie should be released next year."

Lu Yanhe was stunned.

"Raise the Red Lantern"?

If he didn't say it, Lu Yanhe would have forgotten this movie.

Since it won an award at the Xitu'er Film Festival, this movie has not been scheduled for release in China, Lu Yanhe didn't know what the specific reason was, so naturally, he knew even less about its situation abroad.

Mainly because he also handed this movie to director Wang Zhong to film at the time, and the copyright of the movie was not in Linghe's hands.

Lu Yanhe asked: "Do you think 'Raise the Red Lantern' has hope of impacting this year's Oscars?"

"If you Chinese use it to sign up for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film this year, it should have a great hope of entering the nomination list."

Lu Yanhe nodded.

"However, it hasn't been released in China yet."

Will a movie that hasn't been released in China be reported?

Lu Yanhe thought for a moment and said: "I have to communicate with the country."

Knowing that Schmidt Lawley intends to operate the movie "Raise the Red Lantern" during this year's awards season, Lu Yanhe felt that it is best not to miss this opportunity.

The success precedent of "Tropical Rain" last year is placed here.

Lu Yanhe made a phone call to Wang Zhong for the first time.

He first talked about Green Valley's meaning, and then asked why "Raise the Red Lantern" hasn't been released for so long after participating in the Xitu'er Film Festival last year, it has been dragged for almost a year and a half.

Wang Zhong said: "Last year, it was because the Film Bureau had some opinions on the ending of the movie. After several rounds of communication, it missed the original schedule, and after tossing and turning, it was pushed to this year."

Lu Yanhe: "Can it be released normally now? What opinions can there be on the ending?"

Lu Yanhe thought to himself, he had never heard of any censorship problems with the movie "Raise the Red Lantern".

It's not those few movies by the national teacher later, "One Second" and "Under the Light".

Wang Zhong said: "It was said that the protagonist was also alienated in the end, not positive. However, after several rounds of communication, they also agreed with our creative concept and did not ask for deletion or modification. It's just that the schedule is not easy to set. This movie is actually an art film. Originally wanted to be released in the first half of the year, but you also know that after the Spring Festival slot and before the summer slot, the market is too bad, making us not dare to set the schedule."

Lu Yanhe: "Okay, as long as it can be released now, I feel that since Green Valley intends to impact the awards for 'Raise the Red Lantern', then don't miss this opportunity. If it can be selected to compete for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film this year, it can occupy a lot of convenience and also has a great hope of getting a nomination."

Wang Zhong said okay, and said: "I will communicate with the distributor and the Film Bureau."

"Good."

Lu Yanhe never expected that Schmidt Lawley thought "Dragon Gate Inn" had hope of impacting the North American awards season.

Because this movie had not gained anything in overseas awards before.

Even, because of the style and theme of the movie, Lu Yanhe had always thought that this movie might only be popular in the fan circle abroad, and it is difficult to be popular to the "mass" level.

Lu Yanhe was also very curious, how did Green Valley feel that it could have a good performance in the North American awards season.

Is it just because of its good reputation at the Hexi Film Festival?

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