Chapter 1392: Subtle Influence

Daenerys Entertainment East Coast headquarters on 66th Street on the Upper West Side.

Chen Qing arrived more than ten minutes early and waited in the lounge. Girl A appeared and reminded her to enter the door. She whispered a few words to the two attendants, and then entered Simon's office with a thick stack of documents.

It was four o'clock in the afternoon on Sunday, September 13th.

Today's last working time is reserved for Chen Qing to discuss various affairs in Asia in detail.

&nbWhen the girl entered the door, Simon was typing something on the computer screen, but only motioned for Chen Qing to sit down opposite the desk.

Chen Qing knew that the person her boss met just now was the person in charge of the TV script writing department. She heard that when girl A was seeing off the guests, she was a little curious about what her boss was writing, but she didn't ask much.

Simon is writing the script.

To be precise, it's just an outline.

It's still about the paid cable TV DHO that has just been finalized.

HBO used to be at its peak in the 1990s. It was undoubtedly the period when the two popular American dramas "The Sopranos" and "Sex and the City" were launched consecutively. Therefore, it can be seen that phenomenal TV programs can promote the development of a TV station. , This kind of thing, as a latecomer, Simon is more able to understand.

Many cable stations in the United States, often because of one or two American dramas, suddenly became popular. Later, the more typical ones were "The Walking Dead" and "Breaking Bad" on amc. The two American dramas also pushed a basic cable station to popularity. to the top. In the age of streaming media, the same is true, a "House of Cards", a Netflix.

Since the paid cable channel project is to be launched, in addition to the main movie content, popular restricted-rated American dramas are indispensable.

Simon's first thought was "The Sopranos".

Simon is also very clear about the context of this drama. "The Sopranos" is a project created by well-known Hollywood TV drama producer David Chase. No, it finally fell into the hands of hbo, and unexpectedly became a big hit.

This time David Chase's career trajectory inevitably changed, but not too much.

In the past few years, David Chase has been following up another popular American drama, Northland, which was produced in 1990, and, coincidentally, the project was produced by the former TV department of Universal and sold to nbc, Daenerys Silk Entertainment took over Universal, and the project lasted for several years. In order to avoid being constrained, NBC such as "Friends" was unwilling to give up and could only continue to cooperate. The less popular "Northern Wind and Cloud" was canceled in the fifth season. Lose.

Then, under the quiet push of Simon, David Chase has maintained a cooperation with Daenerys TV in recent years.

Unfortunately, the two projects launched were not successful.

Simon noticed the name at the beginning, and his goal was "The Sopranos". Unfortunately, "The Northland" in 1990, as before, was not dropped by the butterfly, but "The Sopranos" was not. Recently, for the sake of dho, Simon intends to spread the word to collect more restricted scripts, such as gangsters and drug dealers.

Simon spoke in person, and the TV circle naturally participated enthusiastically. David Chase was no exception, and also submitted an idea.

Similar to the small town theme of "Northern Wind and Cloud".

Anyway, it has nothing to do with the underworld.

It can only be said that time has changed too many things.

Simon didn't know if David Chase still had an idea similar to making a "Dark Family" in his mind, but he didn't have the energy to prove anything, it was time-consuming and labor-intensive, and he might as well do it himself.

There are a lot of people's memories gathered in my mind, and "The Sopranos" was so popular in the past, it couldn't be easier to write a rough outline and let the screenwriting department find a special person to complete it. Of course, the English name this time must not be called "the sopranos". Even Simon doesn't really want to follow the steps and add some private goods according to his personal interests. The old Sopranos was definitely different, if not radically different.

Simon intends to highlight only a few.

There must be dancers who often flash, this is the highlight; there must be violent murders, this is to stimulate the adrenal glands; just put someone in a sack and go back and become a good husband and father. There must be such a contrast, I fight, I sell drugs, I assassinate , but I'm a good man! What's more, if you don't put family first in American dramas or if you are short on parents, what do you want to do, this is a sharp weapon for long time!

There are many popular American dramas in my memory, but the later they become more and more trivial.

Because it saves trouble.

Also politically correct.

Cursing and yelling at each other, one season passed.

Of course Simon couldn't let it go.

In addition, HBO used to be a double hit, "The Sopranos" was aimed at a wide audience, and "Sex and the City" attracted female audiences.

Simon isn't planning on making just one, either.

&nbAs a women's TV station under Daenerys Entertainment, it has been quite successful. Simon doesn't need to let dho divert US users and come up with a similar "Sex and the City". Between The Division and House of Cards, Simon chose the latter.

I didn't choose "Breaking Bad" because it's too similar to "The Sopranos". They are both men who do bad things and take care of their families at the same time. Following the trend is better than that in Hong Kong. It is not too obvious to shoot a bunch of pictures in a row, but a little distinction can still be seen.

Therefore, Simon intends to put "Breaking Bad" after "The Sopranos".

If the new "The Sopranos" is not too successful this time, it should be released earlier. If it is very successful, wait until the end of "The Sopranos".

How about "House of Cards".

The reason why the previous "House of Cards" was so popular was because of its social background. And, obviously, House of Cards is based on the Clintons.

It's different now.

Bill Clinton is still in the White House. Next, Hillary will continue the political life of the Clinton family. In the end, the couple will create a political giant.

In short, the relationship between the two parties is good, and it is definitely inappropriate to make fun of the Clintons now.

Refer to the idea of ​​​​house of cards, it must be no problem.

The big deal is to use the famous Kennedy couple as the prototype. The current Kennedy family must have nothing to do with Simon, so there is no need to worry about it.

Then there's the current context.

The continuous prosperity of the zipper door not only makes the American people feel bored, but on the other hand, they can’t stop it. After all, normal people like to hear this kind of gossip. Otherwise, the media would not rush to it because of the Republican Party’s agitation Western media is all about making money.

This shows that Clinton gossip news is very profitable.

It is much more attractive than the current war in Africa, which has become a mess.

Simon knew that the whole matter would end around the beginning of next year with the impeachment case over. Then, next fall, dho will launch a political drama, stepping on the reality a little bit, which can largely inherit the current popularity.

Because he didn't plan to use the Clintons as the prototype, Simon didn't want to do it himself, just put his mind down.

So just nail The Sopranos yourself.

Simon also intends to hand over this project to David Chase as the producer. After all, each creator has his own deeply rooted style. Already unrecognizable, but certainly 'God' like.

In the office.

&nbThe girl came in and left after delivering the coffee. Simon stopped what he was doing and looked to the other side: "How are you doing?"

Chen Qing doesn't act coquettishly at work, she got up and handed a prepared document to her boss, and said with a smile, "Very good, where's the boss?"

Simon just nodded.

After a simple small greeting, we will enter the topic.

Mainly a few topics.

Funding programs for overseas study and study tours in Asia.

The progress of reorganization and penetration of various industries in South Korea.

Some key investment projects in China.

The first one is mainly to cultivate wen in Asia. China, Japan, South Korea and other countries have targeted funding for international students and well-known scholars. The destination is not just the United States. To be precise, it should be the Five Eyes countries of the United States, Britain, Australia, and New Zealand. After all, it is too conspicuous to squeeze all of them in the United States.

After briefly discussing the list of key points in this project, Chen Qing raised some objections of her own: "Boss, for these people, I find that we seem to have too few measures in terms of tendency or ideology. I think Should it be strengthened?"

Simon leaned on the leather chair and flipped through a list in his hand, shaking his head slightly: "This is your Chinese way of thinking, but, as it turns out, have those practices worked well?"

Chen Qing thought for a while.

It seems... not so good.

For example, she herself was a relatively complete failure.

Chen Qing didn't feel ashamed about this. Anyway, besides her own boss, she was also her own man. If you marry a chicken, you will marry a dog.

Seeing Chen Qing shaking her head slightly, Simon smiled and said: "In the most prosperous period in ancient China, the whole world admired China and learned from China. Oriental silk, Eastern porcelain, and Eastern tea are all noble and luxurious in the West. Even, did you know that the goal of the great European voyage was to find the country of gold far in the east, but unfortunately only the Americas were found in the early stage, and the Indians were unlucky.”

Chen Qing blinked her eyes, not quite understanding for a while.

While continuing to read the documents in his hand slowly, Simon continued: "Now, it's completely reversed. Easterners think that the West is the best, where the lighthouse is, the bliss on earth, and the promised land. Therefore, in order to defect to the West, they will not hesitate Everything. Have you considered, all of this, why?"

Chen Qing thought for a while, then simply shook her head coquettishly: "Boss, what's the answer?"

"Economy," Simon said lightly: "Economic strength can determine too many things. But now, when peace becomes the mainstream, it is difficult to submit to the will of the people on a piece of land through simple and crude large-scale wars. Then, money becomes the most important thing. Sharp weapons. The reason why ancient Europeans yearned for the East was because of wealth and prosperity. Similarly, why the Easterners now yearn for the West is also because of wealth and prosperity.”

Chen Qing tilted her head and remembered one thing: "Boss, last time, you said at breakfast that the economy can't decide everything. In ancient China, several dynasties with the largest GDP in the world were wiped out by a small number of nomads?"

"These are two different things," Simon said without saying much, and continued: "The problem now, one fact is that economic prosperity does mean the right to speak, the strength of ideology, and the commanding heights of natural control of public opinion." .Because we are rich people, of course rich people are right, rich people don’t need much to influence the thinking of poor people

Strong indoctrination, just let them see how rich and rich we are, and they will doubt everything they once believed in. Otherwise, why are others so rich and I am so poor? "

Chen Qing understood this time: "What does the boss mean, subtle influence?"

Simon nodded: "Actually, people are creatures of position, and they are also creatures that can easily change their positions. Just like, you can do an experiment and put a guy who hates Wall Street into Cersei Capital with an annual salary of one million. Dollar, then he will stop hating Wall Street in no time, and not only that, but if someone else says something bad about Wall Street, he will take the initiative to defend it, because his position has changed, it’s that simple.”

Chen Qing said with a smile: "Boss, there is no need to do experiments, I have experience."

"So, for this matter, we now have a great natural advantage. As long as these people are introduced into our environment, there is no need to reverse them. Most of them will take the initiative to change their positions in a subtle way. Then, after some screening, some people are completely absorbed into the Westeros system, then their position will be completely reversed. Finally, as their personal interests are closely related to the Westeros system, even if they suddenly want to It is no longer possible to change positions.”

Chen Qing nodded seriously: "Boss, I understand."

Simon still flipped through the roster information in his hand, but stopped: "Tell me about South Korea."

Chen Qing first picked out two documents brought over and handed them to her own boss. Seeing that Simon hadn't picked them up, she took the initiative to say: "Boss, according to the measures we are currently taking, if we don't change our strategy, I think our layout in South Korea will Some projects that were originally in a dominant position may decline in the future, or even fail completely.”

Without raising his head, Simon smiled and said, "You still don't understand?"

"Um?"

"I didn't intend to make all the projects in South Korea succeed, and it would be better if some failed. South Korea is just an egg basket for us. According to the usual practice, one basket must not put too many eggs, right? ?”

Chen Qing was a little relieved, nodded and said: "The boss said earlier, I don't need to talk nonsense."

"Thought you understood."

"I'm a woman, I'm always petty, and I don't have as much vision as my boss."

"Well, it's very comfortable, let me say one more thing."

"The boss is mighty."

"It's perfunctory."

"hehe."