Can TVB's goal of catching up with mainland dramas this year be achieved with foreign aid and gold owners supporting TVB?

Du Zhike, deputy general manager of TVB, and several artists accepted exclusive interviews with reporters. Overall, this year's TVB style is "not bad for money" and "not bad for people", and Du Zhike also said that TVB hopes to catch up with mainland dramas in terms of quality.

This year, Hong Kong's television kingdom-Hong Kong TVB (TVB) celebrated its 50th anniversary. After half a century of ups and downs, TVB has entered a low tide in recent years. In the hearts of many mainland audiences, TVB is no longer as brilliant as it used to be. The young talents who were once carefully cultivated left their nests and went north, and Hong Kong operas gradually became invisible. The situation was once worrying. However, at the important festival of the 50th anniversary, TVB still made a gesture of revitalizing Hong Kong's television industry and at the same time saving its face as a "television kingdom".

At this year's Hong Kong International Film and Television Exhibition, TVB not only highlighted 10 key recommended dramas, but also presented 6 Taiwan Celebration dramas. In other words, there are as many as 16 major dramas on TVB this year. In these series, in addition to the now-popular young talents, there are also many returning artists and many "old faces" in the entertainment industry who have never filmed a TV series on TVB. With the opportunity of birthdays, viewers can "count the stars" on the screen.

Du Zhike, deputy general manager of TVB, and several artists accepted exclusive interviews with reporters. Overall, this year's TVB style is "not bad for money" and "not bad for people", and Du Zhike also said that TVB hopes to catch up with mainland dramas in terms of quality.

Holding hands with various big financial stars,

this year's Hong Kong drama "Not Bad for Money"

celebrates its 50th anniversary. Although the degree of poignancy cannot be compared with mainland TV drama investment, TVB has at least acted as if it is not bad for money this year. It has invested and filmed a number of large-scale long-term dramas in an effort to restore the decline of Hong Kong drama in recent years. Although many artists were invited to return to the nest, the foreign aid only commented on the salary, which means that TVB spends at least most of its production expenses on the series. Du Zhike said: "We hope to open more large-scale dramas, and the capital investment will definitely be more." It is reported that Ouyang Zhenhua starred in the 50-episode drama "Kua Shidai" with an investment of more than HK$50 million. This is also the 50-episode drama produced by TVB after 2008's "Jeweled".

In order to meet the funding needs for large-scale productions, TVB also joined hands with mainland video websites to jointly develop TV dramas. Du Zhike revealed that this year TVB has cooperation with Tencent and iQiyi. In addition to the key recommended drama series "Apostles 2", which is in cooperation with Tencent, the TV series "Deep Palace Strategy" produced by Mei Xiaoqing and Liu Jiahao Hui Chao was also launched in cooperation with Tencent's Penguin Pictures. With more investment,"Deep Palace Plan" has more exquisite requirements in terms of clothing styles. Yesterday, a group of main creators appeared in costumes. This time, TVB filming of court dramas was finally no longer the embarrassment of "just a few sets of clothes coming and going."

In addition, TVB has also attracted investment from sponsors in story creation. For example, the new film of "Soft Heart Storm 3" is not about abalone or mooncakes, but focuses on a tea restaurant. Xia Yu's role in the play started out by making milk tea. The play was sponsored by a famous tea restaurant in Hong Kong. Liu Weihao assured the audience that sponsors would not affect the context of the story.

The number of foreign aid has surged,

and there are many unexpected familiar faces

. It can be seen from this year's lineup of six 50th anniversary tribute dramas. TVB has made a lot of hard work in inviting artists. Many artists have not appeared on TVB for a long time, such as Zhang Weijian, the star of "The Handsome", who filmed a TVB series 21 years after "Journey to the West" in 1996; Luo Lin in "The Deep Palace Plan" returned to TVB to film after 20 years; Tang Wenlong in "The Storm of the Heart 3" also returned to his family after 12 years.

Not only are there returning artists, but many artists also dedicated their "first time" at TVB. For example, Tan Junyan (Dillon's son) who starred in "Destiny" and Liu Xinyou and Zhou Xiuna in "The Deep Palace Plan". In addition, several Taiwanese celebration tribute dramas have also promoted a "big party" among former ATV artists. For example, Chen Wei, Luo Lin, Zhang Wenci and Xie Xuexin in "The Deep Palace Plan" are all ATV celebrities familiar to the audience; Chen Zhanpeng, Zhang Wenci, Yuan Wenjie, Cai Guowei, etc. in "Destiny" have also worked for ATV.

Du Zhike said: "There are many big dramas this year, so the demand for artists has also increased. We hope to find as many people who came from TVB as possible. No matter what stage or era they are, we hope that they can come back and have fun." TVB has been established in Taiwan for half a century and is a well-known star maker in Hong Kong. Du Zhike said: "TVB has a history of 50 years. There are countless actors who have participated in and left here. We welcome actors who want Hong Kong's television industry to be good."

Hu Dingxin, who is about to launch major dramas such as "Alliance" and "Deep Palace Plan" this year, revealed that returning artists will not put pressure on her because she grew up watching TVB dramas. If she has the opportunity, she hopes to be able to cooperate with her predecessors more, and the artists she is most looking forward to returning to the nest are Tony Leung and Chow Yun-fat. Du Zhike said: "I want to, but everyone understands how busy actors at this level are and how big the projects they are involved in. It's not impossible, but the effort we have to spend is huge."

Film-based creative techniques

present a better visual experience.

This year, so many artists have been attracted to TVB to shoot dramas. Du Zhike admitted that it is not without difficulty. He said: "We certainly cannot compare with the mainland in terms of remuneration. But we have noticed that many artists were born in Hong Kong, and they also really want to make some dramas that Hong Kong people like. If we are not wrong in this direction, then focusing on improving the quality of the series can attract artists to come back." He revealed that this year, TVB will strive to move closer to movies and film-like production in its series production."" Apostles 2 "is not the first attempt at film-making." Crossing the Line "has begun to have this awareness. We will add a little more elements to each drama one after another and slowly master new language skills. I hope that this year's audience will feel that the pictures are more exquisite when watching TVB's dramas."

Among the six Taiwan celebration dramas,"Destiny" starring Chen Zhanpeng and Tan Junyan is very special. The play is set during the Jiaqing period of the Qing Dynasty. It uses real-time shooting methods to detail the mental journey of how He Shen fought Jiaqing on the 28th day before He Shen's death, using each episode as a day. This is also the first time TVB has tried real-time shooting after "Race Against Time", and this is the first time it has tried a costume drama. Chen Zhanpeng said: "This play is a story every day and it is filmed very tightly."

"The Deep Palace Plan" produced by gold medal producers Mei Xiaoqing and Liu Jiahao back to the nest is not an ordinary harem machiavellian drama. According to the male lead Ma Junwei, in order to make the picture look more beautiful, the play was shot alone, so the shooting cycle was as long as half a year."Shooting alone is actually easier for the actor. Generally speaking two lines of dialogue, you have to change camera positions. It will take longer to shoot, but the final effect is very beautiful."

Editor: yvette