章節 119: Focus of Work

Levi's thoughts have not been shared with others, but in his heart, he still remembers a few similar incidents.

Anyway, Levi is not the first one to engage in a test field like this: in his memory, there is a quite unique TV series called "Community," which is such a TV series in the test field mode. As a sitcom, the ratings of this TV series have not been high, and the evaluation is not very good. However, the creativity of this TV series emerges endlessly. The screenwriter lets his imagination run wild and has always been praised by people. In his memory, when this TV series was having fun, they even dared to use clay puppet animation for an entire episode or use video game mode for an episode. Even the screenwriter himself admitted that this TV series was just to let his thoughts be reckless.

This kind of TV series often has very unimaginable evaluations in the comments because they are not restrained and don't care about the ratings. Such TV series often have their own characteristics.

He will also be doing pretty much the same thing. The key differentiation between him and them is that he abstains from utilizing tactics such as clay puppet animation. Nonetheless, if he elects to conduct himself recklessly, he may very well end up being no different.

For his idea, in fact, several people in the company are very supportive.

"Your idea is too crazy. The first season is going to blow up New York. This is already quite a big deal, but the sub-lines you arranged are basically to form a big net, and you can simply create a virtual superpower society... this idea is really crazy, but I like it very much."

When he returned to the company and mentioned his idea to Bob, Bob was full of praise for it. There are actually quite a few stories about people with superpowers, but most of them are conflicts between people with superpowers.

Professor X has spent almost his whole life in love with Magneto... no, fighting; the rest of the time is also playing games with superpowers.

In such stories, there are no ordinary people, and they rarely involve mutants' human emotions and psychological changes caused by self-evolution.

But Levi has opened up the opportunity for regular people to take part in it and has even made superpowers accessible to the general public. The concept and purpose of the excavation are pretty good.

Although American TV dramas are not his primary focus, he utilizes his own special effects company to ensure a steady income while filming the series. This not only provides benefits but also expands his network and allows him to work with other companies and actors. His ultimate goal is to accomplish three things at once: make money, gain fame, and broaden his connections.

No, it should kill four birds with one stone.

What did Levi think of again: when it comes to science fiction films and TV shows, they have a slight advantage over other types of media. While successful works are often adapted as novels, science fiction works have the added potential of being adapted into comics.

Levi recalls that in the future, some TV series may opt to end their on-screen adaptations due to poor ratings and instead continue the story in comic form.

The TV series "Heroes" is definitely a popular work that can be adapted from comics. Perhaps, this work can also help me build a bridge with the comics world.

Levi thought about it in his mind.

He understands the untapped potential for struggling superhero movies in the future. Building a positive relationship with the comics industry would be a beneficial move.

"So, this TV series is your next plan? This TV series seems to be difficult to guarantee ratings, right? I think if you just come up with such a program, then, whether it's CBS or others, it's hard to say that they will be satisfied, right?"

Although Bob still felt quite novel about Levi's ideas, he soon realized that Leslie's side would be hard to express satisfaction by doing this. While the appeal of the TV show is undeniable, it may fall short of meeting CBS's requirements. What CBS requires are those TV shows that are more suitable for slightly older people. The TV series Heroes is not for the elderly to watch anyway.

"I know; I have thought about this issue. We can conduct experiments on TV dramas, so the problem of making money is to make reality shows." In this regard, Levi expressed his opinion, "TV programs are easier to produce. Especially reality shows, as long as the participants are selected, the rules are made, and the whole process is taken care of — this kind of thing is simpler than TV dramas and makes more money, why not do it?"

Anyway, the role of TV dramas is to make money. Levi's idea was to just make a few TV shows.

In fact, Levi still has a lot of good ideas in his hands. Any TV series such as "Prison Break," "24," and "Breaking Bad" is enough to shock people.

However, what Levi is more regretful about is that these TV series are all works of pay stations, which require relatively high investment. Public stations will not consider spending 25 million US dollars to shoot an episode of TV series, and pay stations in the 1990s were not significant in scale.

In the future, the demand for TV dramas will be considerable. However, due to the reluctance to make large-scale investments, many classic TV dramas are now considered useless waste products.

In this regard, Levi has no choice: many things have their own time, and technological development, economic development, and major historical events will significantly affect the entertainment industry.

It is currently impossible to shoot films and TV shows with advanced technology or highly developed series that are a product of Internet media in the present time.

At this time, the immigration of Hispanics has not attracted much attention, and people do not care about anti-terrorism. Last year, the TV series "Oz" received positive feedback for its portrayal of prison life.

Levi vividly remembers the movie "Kingdom of Heaven," considered a great film. However, it was released after the tragic events of 9/11 and was met with significant hostility. The audience did not pay attention to the movie, irrespective of whether the movie was good or bad, because this movie glorifies Muslims.

Levi wants to avoid making a mistake by not choosing a topic like Breaking Bad that deals with Latinos since there aren't many Latinos in Los Angeles at the moment.

"We shoot a TV program and can make CBS happy with it. Do you remember that Swedish TV show Robinson that we bought? Last year I had the rights to the American version bought. Now we want to make money, just shoot it."

Robinson - this show that was released in Sweden last summer actually has another name, Survivor. This program was conceived by the British in 1994, but unfortunately, no company was willing to take over. It was not until 1996 that Sweden accepted the copyright, and it was not until the autumn of 1997 that the TV show was produced.

But its copyright was bought by Levi as early as the first half of 1997. Now, with the financial resources of Enigma Company, it is not difficult to find a crew to shoot.

"Nick, I really don't know how you guessed that this TV show would become popular... it's incredible that our company could have another great project with this TV show!"

Bob was also quite surprised by the copyright that Levi took out. He was even more surprised to find out that Levi's proposal was more comprehensive and impressive than the one presented by Sweden. It appeared that Levi had made the game even more captivating.

Bob knew that Levi had been emphasizing the importance of being ahead of the times, but he did not expect that Levi could really do so well.

"With this TV show, what else do we have to be afraid of? Nick, I don't think there is a problem with other aspects, but there is one thing I hope you can pay attention to it: The production of reality shows may generate profits, but it lacks technical substance. Despite attracting a live audience, such programs tend to be forgettable after viewing."

When Bob looked at Levi's plan, he just put forward one last opinion. In his opinion, Levi must have put a lot of effort into thinking about these things so thoughtfully. It is really not worth the effort to make this kind of thing.

Bob thought as a film director, Levi should consider how to make more top-notch movies. What he is producing now is not a movie but a reality show that is lower than a TV series. It took a lot of thought to make such a thing, and Bob was worried whether Levi was still in the mood to shoot a movie.

After all, this thing comes in quickly and is much simpler, and it is impossible for anyone who likes money to get rid of its temptation.

"I'm doing this just to continue working with CBS. Don't worry, I'm not in the mood to spend too much time on TV shows."

Of course, Levi is not so free to regard making TV programs as his primary business. The TV programs are good, and it is easy to make money. But how could Levi care about money? The stocks he bought previously can be exchanged for a lot of money with a bit of manipulation. Now is the time when the Internet bubble is in full swing. If you want money, investing in this field is much faster than making money in TV dramas. Many filmmakers don't know how to do business and dare not engage in finance, but Levi has no such worries. He doesn't care about money.

"I'm sure I won't pay much attention to this aspect, so I suggest letting Michael do the specific work. As for me... the post-production of the movie is basically over. My current focus is on promoting and increasing publicity for my work."

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