Black & White Comes to an End; Director Cai Sheds Tears, Monday June 29, 2009 Taiwan

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The finale for PTS drama "Black and White" was broadcasted on Saturday. Director Cai Yue Xun brought the main leads to an outdoor event at Kaohsiung for a celebration event. When Director Cai went on stage to express his gratitude, he mentioned how filming this drama made him have no time to accompany his family, causing him to shed tears.

Zhao Shu Hai's son Mark Zhao shot to stardom through this drama. Paul Chun jokingly introduced his children to Director Cai and even handed his phone to him and said, "If you have a chance, please look after them." Jimmy Hung also said, "I also have a father (Sammo Hung) and we can cooperate in the future."

During the event, they also played a guessing game on who's acting was the best. The answer was actually Mark Zhou and the reasion is because he is an "insightful hero" (Mark's character in the drama is named Hero.") To get the fans excited, Director Cai also announced that the "Black and White" movie will contain the original actors and actresses. Filming will start at the end of the year and Zai Zai, Mark Zhao, Janine Chang, and Ivy Chen are all on the list. The ending to "Black and White" was left with a lot of foreshadowing for the movie. PTS also decided to re-broadcast the drama starting July 1 from Mondays to Fridays

Director Cai Yue Xun: Shooting Out of the Taiwanese Market, Monday June 29, 2009 Taiwan

Source: Liberty Times
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In 2008, movie "Cape No. 7" embodied the dreams of many Taiwanese and even caused the cape in southern Taiwan to be flooded with tourists. In 2009, drama "Black and White" attracted millions of Taiwanese audience to sit in front of their television and wait for the broadcast of the drama. The ratings even broke PTS' decade old record.

"Is this a Taiwanese drama?" How are they willing to spend so much money?" "Is this Kaohsiung? Is Kaohsiung really that beautiful?" These similar praises were heard from the start of the drama. "Black and White" caused an increase in tourist to Kaosiung, including the suite of Lei Mu Sha's intense bed scene, the Tuntext Sky Tower, and the Taipei Neihu Technology Park. All of these became hot discussion topics online.

Willing to use money to make a dream

Q: PTS used to film literary dramas, but this time they invested on an action drama "Black and White" that set a new record for PTS. How do you view this change?

A: When PTS contacted me, they stressed that they wanted to attract young people. Now that we have record-breaking ratings and flooded message boards, this is definitely a good thing. Each country's national TV station has a great influence and Taiwan needs to catch up.

What I am concerned about is when you search for "Black and White" on the Yahoo portal, there were only about 6 million results back in April. Today, there are over 33 million search results, which means that everyone is discussing about "Black and White". This business model that is able to stimulate the enthusiam of the audience will be able to strengthen Taiwan's filming industry.


Q: But in the beginning, no one dared to invest in "Black and White". Why?

A: Because when everyone heard that I was going to film a police and villan drama, they said, "You're crazy. How can Taiwan film such a drama?" When they heard that I was going to film chasing scenes on the ocean and blow up McDonald's, they all criticized me as a madman.

When filming movies before, they always blamed it on external restrictions. Now movie creators are tied up in their mind and not daring to make a dream so that they have a conservative movie. Taiwanese dramas has always been confined with little love stories between a guy and a girl. No one was daring enough to film about police and robbers because it is too costly and didn't dare think of the slump in technology.


Q: Taiwanese drama production costs, on average, NTD 15,000 a minute. "Black and White" reached close to NTD 700,000 a minute. How did you dare film it?

A: I dared because there are celebrities and oversea markets. Filming "Meteor Garden" costs only NTD 670,000 each episode. When F4 became famous, they got to expand to overseas market. "The Hospital" cost NTD 2.8 million per episode. Because "Black and White" is a police drama, there are plenty of shooting and explosion scenes. For example, each pistol bullet costs $1.50 USD and a rifle bullet is $3.00 USD. If you're not willing to spend the money, then don't film it. If you want a large scene, you must spend the money. Because of this, it allowed everyone to see a different type of domestic drama.


Q: What motivated you to pay the high costs?

A: I often ask myself this. The answer is probably a type of instinct in which I want to challenge myself in things I've never done or things that I can't do. You only need to watch European, American, Japanese, and Korean movies and dramas to realize that many people can produce good films. Taiwanese films must be able to expand upon the Taiwanese market into Asia in order to increase in investments.


Creating an efficient marketing system

Q: "Black and White" was able to film Kaohsiung's beauty and progress. How did you do it?

A: If it wasn't for the support of Kaohsiung city and the enthusiuam of the people, "Black and White" could not be filmed. At first, I planned to just use a transit train in southern Kaohsiung to film a train-jacking scene. But after I arrived at Kaohsiung, I realized it is surrounded by tropical oceans, leaving me with different images compared to when I saw it as a kid. I also gained the support of the director of a news agency. He took the intiative to conduct meetings of the Kaohsiung City Official Board.


Q: Many cities in Taiwan want to be exposed through TV to create an effective marketing system. How do you do it effectively?

A: The Kaohsiung city government assigned two officials to help us with the filming. They know where to find the best scenes from capes to helicopter landings to transit trains.

Not only were the officials nice, the people were also very enthusiastic. The Kaohsiung Technology Park generously helped us find a place for our Southern District Office. I originally planned to film 40% of the scenes in Kaohsiung, but now it resulted in 90%. I am aware of the Kaohsiung government's determination to support the filming industry. Everytime "Black and White" goes overseas for promotions, we must promote Kaohsiung and invite fans to come visit Kaohsiung.


Q: There are bound to be failures in life. What are you proud of the most?

A: Quality is the most important element. For example, the production team wanted to find a house that is only 120 square meter since it seems big enough in the traditional concept. But I did not accept that. How could a bunch of wealthy men live in a mere 120 square meter house? After a handful of arguements and disagreements, we finally decided to use a luxury golf course as the center of attention. We also found a swimming pool and three luxury guest houses to create a sense of wealthiness.


Q: "Black and White" has shot to stardom Mark Zhao, Ivy Chen, Sonia Sui, and other newcomers. What do you think of that?

A: When we stand in Taiwan, we must create our own characteristics. I continue to film because we can continue to create stars. We got F4 hot in the Asian market. There must be stars in order for foreigners to notice Taiwanese dramas. The main focus is the stars. If the drama is good, the market will continue to expand.


Q: You successfully "created" Zai Zai, how did you do it?

A: Innovation is the key. My approach is to first find the absolute suitable candidate. For example, I found that Vic Zhou Zai Zai has the "ruffian" aura in him. I didn't deliberately tailor a script for him.

All of the investment in the drama are ultimately gained by the actors. Once there is a good movie, the audience will be moved and will start liking the role and then advance to accepting the star's performance. Although a television is only a small frame, everything is concerned and given attention to. The more sophisticated and refined it is, the more enthusiastic the audience will be. If the scene has over hundreds of flaws, the audience will see through it in an instant.

Creating Taiwanese characteristics in order to move the audience

Q: How do you sum up the work experience of "Black and White"?

A: Many people are curious how the scenes are filmed so beautifully. In fact, this is all because of Kaohsiung's rich sea views and new buildings. I originally had the idea of a 70-episode script, but the movie has to continue the story of the first part. In the future, I will have to leave all of the scenes for filming for future movies. That is my only thanks and reward for Kaohsiung.

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Source: UDN
Translated by: karened @ http://asianfanatics.net

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PTS aired the last episode of "Black And White" the night before yesterday. With a viewership rating of 4.03%, it beat the Golden Melody Awards ceremony broadcasted at the same time, achieving top viewership in the country. Its producer revealed that she wants to raise NT$1 billion in funds to shoot a film version and, laughing bitterly, said, "I don't have anymore house to sell!" Fortunately, the drama's high quality and Zai Zai's popularity as seenfrom the fan meetings he held in Japan these two days attracted Japanese investors. The film version is estimated to start filming at the end of the year.

The drama version of "Black And White" spent NT$10 million and although it was a hit, there has not been much returns yet. Its producer said that because they spent too much, they were really struggling. Previously, Director Zai Yue Xun had painfully agreed to remove a few scenes but just before the final episode was to be aired, the perfectionist felt that it was not satisfactory. He got Janine Chang to return to film some scenes. The scene showing her shooting back (at her attackers) in the final episode was actually only filmed last week.

Zai Zai, who had to act ruffian,make faces and sacrifice his suave looks to play the part of a vagrant, received much praise. As he had to rush to Japan for his fan meeting, he was unable to attend the production team's finale party at Kaohsiung. Over in Japan, Zai Zai remains a money-magnet. Thinking for his fans, he was willing to sponsor the cost of renting the venue and hence the ticket price was lowered from NT$3,500 to NT$2,000. With the two fan meeting sessions attended by 12,000 fans, the total takings was NT$24 million.

For the remaining half of the year, Zai Zai is placing his focus on the silver screen and may participate in two films. When asked during the fan meeting whether he prefers to sell cars or curry rice if he wasn't an artiste, Zai Zai, who loves cars, picked curry rice on purpose, causing his fans to laugh in amusement.

Zai Zai and men have the spark of the Information Times

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Zai Zai and men have the spark of the
Information Times

May 30, Zhou Yu Min (Zai Zai), Zhao and Cai-ting and directors for the forthcoming岳勋came to Guangzhou in China Entertainment TV broadcast idol drama "ruffian hero" propaganda, the two handsome young man playing in the drama of a Man, a swelling of the liver playing there is a substantial comic effect, and one black one white, to provide viewers with a variety of options. Most of the two alleged actions in the play himself into the camera are, kind to the meat, so the performance of their satisfaction, can boast of holding more仔仔100. It is interesting to note仔仔Center has always been a sex scandal, but the film idol and actress did not play out the sex scandal, but rather and Zhao Ting and drama of the Wall Street Journal Interactive has become the focus of the absolute抢镜. The author's thematic information马婷Times
"Ruffian hero" broadcast in Taiwan, it has a lot of the audience pointed out that almost all men play, the circumstances seem to involve "BL (Boy's Love)" plot, actress stole the limelight completely, and even friends trouble, if the ratings break 4, let-ting Zhao and仔仔to kiss, we can imagine, they did a good feeling. According to yesterday's opinion, the two handsome young man is indeed a lot of interaction there is a substantial agreement.
Speaking at a press conference yesterday, is a well-deserved仔仔big, so the media focus will be on him, see Zhao Ting仔仔disadvantaged, have been out of the topic, let the media pay more attention to the newcomers, and then praising Zhao Ting: "He is a new beginning still have some doubts, but he played the first show I am sure he did not, he is very smart, very well adapted to the surrounding environment and each other's emotions, the talent is very good actor. "When asked "This time with the actor or actress have a spark," the generous仔仔also said: "and the actor, because the production of films, we live in a house, I just started playing in electrical room, over time, we began to tell jokes from the ability to speak the truth. I said that joke, I would like to express, and Zhao Ting and understand quickly. I am the most memorable scene is a hero to save, we play into the tears, this feeling among men play I am deeply moved. "
Zhao is also with another ting that the two Wall Street Journal drama are out of step, often speaking on a Zai Zai, he has to know under 10, "A lot of people feel too cold仔仔joke, but I do not find anything." At this time ,仔仔坏笑immediately said: "It is because you do come from Canada?" Zai said that the joke, several people at the scene did not understand a matter of fact, only Zhao Ting also very happy to make a shiver in the next, in response to cold仔仔joke.
According to staff revealed that the eccentric仔仔compared most of the time are willing to question and Zhao-ting together, they are all Otaku, as PC games like, and sometimes close to each other to help organize clothes. At yesterday's meeting at the meeting, they both show each other up the feelings of the shoulders, screaming fans and lead the audience booing: "Free."
Ambiguous drama 1
仔仔play one scene is played in the day, Chen thanked the woman acquitted on the charges for their own forensic want to kiss her, but the results went up吴英雄(Zhao Ting also decorated) of the mouth (left), although the brakes in time, they are " deep feeling, "the sea a few seconds.
Ambiguous drama 2
Chan together in the days and stopped by bandits吴英雄control of the subway, Chen looked at in days away from吴英雄, emotionally shouted: "There are many ways, you should never die to me卧轨Oh!"
Zai Zai Zhao Ting and quotations does not make sense
Q: the first act there is a lot of praise, how to feel?
Zhao Ting: I am not a rookie, I am long overdue debut, in "Autumn in My Heart," which, good, I Song.
Q: Before you have always been melancholy and handsome Prince Charming and the image ... ...
Zai Zai: before? Ah now I am also a Prince Charming.
Zhao Ting: cold jokes仔仔not cold to me, because I could not quite cold.
Zai Zai: Yes, because you are from Canada here?
Q: a peak viewing breakthrough, RUAN Huixue nude beach by the days it?
Zhao Ting: Okay, let Nguyen breakthrough by 4 days and a good nude beach.
Q: Is there a hero complex?
Zai Zai: there will be, you let me my street hawkers, but to me like a gun. Men will be a powerful machine to get it.
Riffraff, the hero character largest privately different
More and more autistic仔仔
仔仔screen where the play with the riffraff to conceal his cynical mind, but he frankly admitted that his character is very depressed: "want to cry I would die to support, I think in his own speech, when well, but I praise others uncomfortable, I will. "has been called eccentric, he also admitted that after its run more autistic:" probably because the focus of attention, the focus must be brought to bear I do not like things, and now just want to low-key and quietly do my own. shoot, I was infected by a group of young people will be lively, but after finishing the play then I do not want to phone, but do not want to work and live in a state of autistic, just want to watch TV every day at home ,吃泡面, playing video is very happy. "
Zhao Ting drama Wall Street Journal also have blood
South Korea is regarded as star-ting Zhao temperament, in the opera is a super-justice police, he and the role of the original Wall Street Journal "吴英雄" is also very similar: "A few days ago in the subway, I saw an old lady up there, sitting position did not only against the seats next to a young person, I am very angry and threw the book went into a young man and say, 'Would you please let you position', that person immediately to allow a bit scared. I and can easily be brothers吴英雄love, love moved to tears, I could not even see the Great Falls will be shocked to cry. "blood, he also said that if the" ruffian hero "Golden Bell Award finalists can not, then" we Well on the collective suicide. "
Everywhere the "big earners blue"三角恋
仔仔 filming "ruffian hero" breaking up with the big S, but the "Big Love Aberdeen" shadow everywhere. From the end of March he and the director and other cast members on a public "Kangxi to the" new folk operas promote, it has been frequently pressed me蔡康永and small S large S-related issues, to now play a lot of details will make people think The existence of large S.
In the "Emperor Kangxi to the" medium and small S was very interested in the play of the opening has been pressed me仔仔, because this is the Qi Lin Zai Zai and床戏, Yi Lin pointed out that there are friends in this film when the spirit likeness床戏large S, small S This is also said that even the big S on the Lin-chi said that the two looked like, so yesterday, when Zai Zai was asked this question immediately skillfully deflected the question: "as a point of view, but I only pay attention to not look good I am lying face of the meat will not be too baggy, not thinking of something else. "Zhao pointed out that there are friends and like-ting and蓝正龙,耍宝仔仔of expression is his surprise, shouted:" Who said that? not, ah, He is a Song. "does not make sense very.

"Ruffian hero" card playing brother Zhou Yu Min and the men said the sparks that fly

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"Ruffian hero" card playing brother Zhou Yu Min and the men said the sparks that fly

2009-5-31 9:43:26 Source: Information Times, a member comments



May 30, Zhou Yu Min (Zai Zai), Zhao and Cai-ting and directors for the forthcoming岳勋came to Guangzhou in China Entertainment TV broadcast idol drama "ruffian hero" propaganda, the two handsome young man playing in the drama of a Man, a swelling of the liver playing there is a substantial comic effect, and one black one white, to provide viewers with a variety of options. Most of the two alleged actions in the play himself into the camera are, kind to the meat, so the performance of their satisfaction, can boast of holding more仔仔100. It is interesting to note仔仔Center has always been a sex scandal, but the film idol and actress did not play out the sex scandal, but rather and Zhao Ting and drama of the Wall Street Journal Interactive has become the focus of the absolute抢镜.

"Ruffian hero" broadcast in Taiwan, it has a lot of the audience pointed out that almost all men play, the circumstances seem to involve "BL (Boy's Love)" plot, actress stole the limelight completely, and even friends trouble, if the ratings break 4, let-ting Zhao and仔仔to kiss, we can imagine, they did a good feeling. According to yesterday's opinion, the two handsome young man is indeed a lot of interaction there is a substantial agreement.

Speaking at a press conference yesterday, is a well-deserved仔仔big, so the media focus will be on him, see Zhao Ting仔仔disadvantaged, have been out of the topic, let the media pay more attention to the newcomers, and then praising Zhao Ting: "He is a new beginning still have some doubts, but he played the first show I am sure he did not, he is very smart, very well adapted to the surrounding environment and each other's emotions, the talent is very good actor. "When asked "This time with the actor or actress have a spark," the generous仔仔also said: "and the actor, because the production of films, we live in a house, I just started playing in electrical room, over time, we began to tell jokes from the ability to speak the truth. I said that joke, I would like to express, and Zhao Ting and understand quickly. I am the most memorable scene is a hero to save, we play into the tears, this feeling among men play I am deeply moved. "

Zhao is also with another ting that the two Wall Street Journal drama are out of step, often speaking on a Zai Zai, he has to know under 10, "A lot of people feel too cold仔仔joke, but I do not find anything." At this time ,仔仔坏笑immediately said: "It is because you do come from Canada?" Zai said that the joke, several people at the scene did not understand a matter of fact, only Zhao Ting also very happy to make a shiver in the next, in response to cold仔仔joke.

According to staff revealed that the eccentric仔仔compared most of the time are willing to question and Zhao-ting together, they are all Otaku, as PC games like, and sometimes close to each other to help organize clothes. At yesterday's meeting at the meeting, they both show each other up the feelings of the shoulders, screaming fans and lead the audience booing: "Free."

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Interpol 090,530 schools across China Entertainment and exciting celebration of the fifth anniversary - to connect with a live (20:40 over) posting mood Post By :2009-5-30 15:35:48

Following yesterday's riffraff to a familiar book can not be fitted with air of Guangzhou Baiyun Airport

Interpol 530 schools across China Entertainment and exciting celebration of the fifth anniversary of the countdown has entered the final stage of
Connection with brilliant play PART 2
It is good that parents have to feed myself at a newspaper



Time: at 7:00 p.m. on May 30

Location: Guangzhou, Guangdong Broadcasting Center, 3rd floor, International Conference on厛
Characters: the heroic ruffian president Cai Mark I.
Causes: a name of "ruffian hero" of the TV

After: 7 weeks TTV release rave reviews, in the eighth week of a show to entertain TV campaign visit
Results: One can imagine此贴details
Expected to send good

吼吼mysterious informer Union honored to take part in this afternoon's press conference

14:30 Oh
We photograph解解馋

Let me first explain this to the next scene解馋not filtered through the pixel which is the main culprit
In addition, we met with the mysterious informant handsome president Invincible
Factors can not resist the force majeure so tremor. . . . The United States is completely obscure
We can see who is what to wear like a Khan

Fans sitting on the floor
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19:40
Start
Moderator active atmosphere of the whole drive
We齐呼: Week Aberdeen Aberdeen happy birthday week (twice)
Happy Birthday China Entertainment

19:48
Ruffian dressed in black suit and black trousers
Decorative black scarf
Shuai turned people

PS: After picture recognition and again with the other Tsai riffraff fans recognized the clothing should be blue ink
Snapshots 19:58 Ha, ha, ha

Philharmonic fun to make everyone's riffraff hand
Running over a small branch with JMS said, "by the" ha ha
We replied that cute little "take a back bar"

~~~~~ Small smile
PS: Philharmonic-fun is so cute you are a
Re-PS: small啥时候you go this route the

20:00
Bella holding shoot past
小艾two people with the riffraff of our interest in ultra-hand
Philharmonic fun back: who bring back
That night to continue with film cameras

20:05
Riffraff flowers to the office to send the Japanese fans of Oh
White roses from fans for ZZ



Red roses from fans for ZZ
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20:09
Aberdeen fans sitting in the following off齐呼脱脱
Riffraff said I is not bad off
Aberdeen fans continue to shout from脱脱
Riffraff said
Here you these girls are not playgrounds, oh ah
That you want reserved
Do not call my name the same as a duck to go! ! ! !
Fen Philharmonic stood out the laughter
Ruffian brother is in the end ah you do not reserved or not reserved JMS ah! ! ! !

20:09
Aberdeen fans sitting in the following off齐呼脱脱
Riffraff said I is not bad off
Aberdeen fans continue to shout from脱脱
Riffraff said
Here you these girls are not playgrounds, oh ah
That you want reserved
Do not call my name the same as a duck to go! ! ! !
Fen Philharmonic stood out the laughter
Ruffian brother is in the end ah you do not reserved or not reserved JMS ah! ! ! !

20:20
Riffraff from the scene in front of JMS invincible Shuai map
Ha, ha, ha for all to quench their thirst
If you are over Shuai



20:30
And then call the draw, like God of War
Just now, lucky to be able to get into a crowd of spectators
Oh, very hard and heroic ruffian drew a sketch of the paintings were given to them
The people are really lucky they are prepared to send out things

20:33
Union boy吼吼fans we have been able to get you lucky
Haha you really do not doubt boy fans
Riffraff myself to be dumbfounded

Black and White: A Revival of Taiwanese Dramas

Saturday May 23, 2009 Taiwan

Source: Sina
Translated by: xbunnylicious @ http://asianfanatics.net
Posted by Suyin(sytwo)@V.I.C. And AF

Taiwanese idol dramas have always been notoriously known for handsome boys and pretty girls, fictional romance, and luxurious things that are far from reality. Being pressured by Korean and Japanese dramas, Taiwan's low-cost production has been incapable of continually capturing the audiences' hearts. In such an embarassing situation, if there is a director and actor of a drama that are daring enough to break this trend and establish a new standard for Taiwanese dramas, that courage is enough to name that drama as unusual. Even before the broadcasting of "Black and White" directed by Cai Yue Xun and starring Vic Zhou (Zai Zai), the audience has already been anticipating this.


Before broadcasting, Director Cai and Zai Zai said that they hope "Black and White" will set a new standard in Taiwanese TV dramas. At that time, many people laughed at their whimsical wishes. However, ever since the drama started airing, the ratings continued to soar each week.

Abandoning the usual idol drama romance, "Black and White" courageously incorporates a rare drama topic; two young police officers that are trying to bring justice to the city. Zai Zai's role is a playful officer who fears death, loves to flirt with girls, and has a hidden secret. The other police officer, played by newbie Mark Zhao, is the exact opposite of Pi Zi. He has a bad temper and hates evil like an enemy. Speaking of casting, no one other than Director Cai is capable of casting Zai Zai as Pizi. It is surprising that Zai Zai is able to get rid of his "pretty boy" image for a police image.

"Black and White" is definitely a drama filled with sincerity. Filming of one episode cost roughly $4,000,000NTD. $48,000,000NTD has already been spent on the first ten episodes, comparing to other dramas that have spent $7,800,000NTD. You can say that this drama isn't hesitant about costs and is intended to do it's best. The magnificent scenes, life-like explosions, and the high-speed camera angles makes this drama full of Hollywood drama momentum. The drama is filled with an exciting plot, even having the two actors advancing on a high speed train. Netizens have said that, "Each episode is like watching a movie." Faced with increasingly conservative investors that wants to reduce production costs and a lack of imagination for creative scenes, "Black and White" is able to give hope to the Chinese drama practitioners. It will even allow audiences that have given up on Taiwanese dramas to say "Taiwanese idol dramas can be very good!"

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