Chapter 706 "Journey to the West" Series Released!
Last night was the New Year's Eve banquet.
It was the most lively night in the Yang family's Repulse Bay Mid-Levels Villa.
At the banquet, Yang Ming accompanied the guests to drink a lot of red wine. When he finished the banquet, he went back to the master bedroom upstairs to sleep.
When he opened his eyes and woke up, the sunlight shining in from the window was a little dazzling.
Looking up, he found that it was Guan Jiahui who was looking at him.
"What time is it?"
"Young Master Yang, it's 10:35 am on the first day of the new year."
So late?
Yang Ming got up and washed up.
Came down from upstairs.
The guests had left, and now the Repulse Bay Mid-Levels Villa has long returned to peace.
Ah Zhu is still in the villa, while Zhong Chuhong is on vacation to Chongqing Mansion to see her family. She originally gave Guan Jiahui a year-end leave, so Guan Jiahui stayed.
Breakfast time has passed.
It's not lunch time yet.
Yang Ming is drinking morning tea in the garden.
Not long after, two maids brought morning tea.
Ah Zhu brought today's newspaper.
This year's Hong Kong Spring Festival Gala is more lively than in previous years. In addition to the fierce competition between Asia Television and TVB, before the end of Asia Television's Spring Festival Gala, Huang Xizhao specially invited Yang Jie, a domestic female director who filmed "Journey to the West", and the main actors to meet the audience on stage.
This TV series has a total of 25 episodes. The director is Yang Jie from China, and the main actors are also from China. The most important thing is that this TV series was filmed by Asia Television with a lot of money.
From the beginning of the filming, the funding was 1 million Hong Kong dollars, and it was increased to 8 million Hong Kong dollars at the end to complete the 25 episodes of the TV series "Journey to the West".
In this era, 8 million Hong Kong dollars to shoot a TV series is equivalent to spending more than one million US dollars to shoot. Whether in Hong Kong, in China, or even in the world, it is a huge expense.
Most importantly, this TV series, in addition to Yang Ming's attention at the beginning, Asia Television and General Manager Huang Xizhao also attached great importance to it, and female director Yang Jie also attached great importance to it.
Compared with the past, Yang Ming was able to provide enough funds for filming, but unlike the past, when Yang Shi asked Yang Jie to film, the funds were seriously insufficient. Yang Jie was forced to stop and keep raising funds before filming, so that it took 6 years for her to film the first part of Journey to the West.
This time, Asia Television provided enough funds and made many good suggestions, but the filming was all done by Yang Jie and domestic actors. Asia Television did not send anyone to make comments, but sent two deputy directors and some filming technicians to learn from Yang Jie.
Before this, many Hong Kong directors and actors looked down on the current domestic directors and actors, thinking that the domestic current films and TV series in this regard are far behind those in Hong Kong.
It may be 20 to 30 years behind.
They don't seem to have anything on the surface, but they will look at it with a tinted eye in their hearts.
The boss Sir Yang and the general manager of Asia Television attached so much importance to it, and they could only learn from them, only to find that it was not the case. In fact, in terms of all aspects, the domestic TV series are even more refined than the TV series in Hong Kong, and will not be as rough as the TV series in Hong Kong.
Whether it is the selection of actors, props, or the selected scenic spots for filming, they are basically very strict.
Although Yang Jie was not very famous before, she was very careful after accepting this task. She often studied the original work of Journey to the West repeatedly. In addition, she would also inject her own ideas into it.
It took two years to shoot the first part of Journey to the West, that is, the first half, with sufficient funds.
If Asia Television and Huang Xizhao were not too anxious, Yang Jie might have to wait until the second half was completed before it was released together.
This time, Asia Television held the third Hong Kong Spring Festival Gala. Before the end of the Spring Festival Gala, Yang Jie and the actors of the main roles, including Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie, Tang Monk, Sha Monk, White Dragon Horse, Guanyin, Tathagata Buddha, etc., were specially invited to the stage to talk about the process and experience of this filming.
Among them, Yang Jie and Huang Xizhao announced that it would be officially broadcast for the first time on the first day of the Lunar New Year, that is, on the prime time of Monday night, on the Hong Kong Asia Television Hong Kong Channel.
Yang Ming didn't really watch the Asia Television Spring Festival Gala last night.
Now, Yang Ming was enjoying his morning tea, while Ah Zhu and Guan Jiahui sat beside him, chattering.
"Master, I heard that the Journey to the West, which cost 8 million Hong Kong dollars to shoot, is very good and will be broadcast tonight." Ah Zhu said on the side.
This Journey to the West.
If it is filmed like the 1982 version in Yang Ming's previous life, it will indeed be very good for many people around the world, regardless of gender or age.
It is said that it has been played over 3,000 times.
What a concept.
Many TV series may not be played again after being played once, but the 1982 version of Journey to the West has been played over and over again 3,000 times.
Whether it is domestic TV stations or the copyrights of the series purchased by Dongyang, Nanyang, etc., it is conceivable how popular it is.
Although Asia Television spent a lot of money this time, Yang Ming still thinks it is worth it.
The copyright of this TV series can support Asia Television for a long time.
"Then you should watch it carefully."
Yang Ming learned from the newspapers about last night's Spring Festival Gala.
The domestic Yangshi TV also held a show, probably because they saw that Hong Kong was doing so well. In addition, there are also TV stations in Singapore, Taiwan, or TV stations in cities with a large number of Chinese people.
However, judging from the ratings of the two major TV stations in Hong Kong, Asia Television still has the upper hand, with a rating of nearly 65%, while TVB only has about 35%.
In fact, Run Run Shaw and TVB's management, and even TVB's actors, have worked very hard, but they are still far behind Asia Television.
Now that "Journey to the West" is about to be released, Yang Ming believes that after tonight, in terms of the ratings of Hong Kong TV series, TVB may not be able to catch up.
When Yang Ming finished his morning tea.
Return to the study upstairs.
Today is the first day of the Chinese New Year.
The atmosphere of the Spring Festival in Hong Kong is still quite strong.
. . .
At 18:00 in the evening.
Yang Ming knew that Yang Jirong and his wife, Azhu, Guan Jiahui and others would watch "Journey to the West" broadcasted at 19:00 in the prime time of Asia Television's Hong Kong Channel tonight, so he accompanied them to have dinner early.
After dinner, it was not yet 19:00 in the evening.
At this time, in many families with TV stations in Hong Kong, men, women, old and young, they all gathered in front of the TV station in advance.
Some people think that this "Journey to the West" is not good at all, but it is just an exaggerated publicity by Asia Television.
Maybe many people don't believe that Asia Television spent 8 million Hong Kong dollars to shoot this TV series.
19:00 in the evening.
If Yang Ming sat here, the familiar melody of "Journey to the West" "Dengdengdengdeng, swoosh!" The music sounded, which instantly made people excited, and they would definitely feel very familiar and shocked.
Yang Jirong and his wife, Azhu, Guan Jiahui, Lin Dezhong, and even other servants in the house were instantly attracted.
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