Wang Pei-hua — Ace Producer
It may have opened with low ratings, but TTV's television series “The Fierce Wife” has now become so popular that it has helped coin a phrase. Dealing with the fallout from a husband's infidelity, the show introduced the term “little third party” into Taiwan's modern lexicon.
Developing the show's plot from a friend's anecdote, ace television producer Wang Pei-hua successfully turned a cliched theme into a hot topic. Wang is now on the verge of selling the rights to the show and its original screenplay to 16 countries.
How did she help create such a sensation? “The most important task,” says Wang, “is certainly to locate funding.” Wang explains that a television show may be commissioned, bought, or co-produced by the network. A producer presents a proposal, then goes through a process of discussion and adjustment. With the network's support and funding, the producer recruits the appropriate director, screenwriter and actors. A seasoned TV veteran, Wang has developed a rapport with networks, allowing her to experiment with shows that don't always follow a fixed pattern.
For “The Fierce Wife,” Wang talked with a Taiwanese screenwriter working in China and distilled the ideas she gleaned into proposals to network executives. With their intuition and a grasp of current events, Wang's team decided to focus on the theme of a woman taking control of her life after discovering her husband's affair.
全台「犀利」瘋 王珮華的收視冠軍路
台視電視劇《犀利人妻》的收視率一開始或許不高，但現在受歡迎到帶動流行語彙。這齣戲探討一名丈夫出軌所衍生的餘波，讓「小三」一詞成為台灣新語。
將友人的故事發展為該劇的情節，王牌電視劇製作人王珮華將老梗主題成功炒熱成熱門話題。王珮華也將賣出16 國版權與原著劇本。
她是如何協助締造這樣的轟動？「最重要的任務，」王珮華表示：「當然是找到資金。」王珮華解釋一齣電視劇可能透過委製、購買或與電視台合製等方式進行。製作人要提案，然後經歷一連串的討論與修正。有了電視台的支持與經費，製作人會召集合適的導演、編劇和演員。身為一個經驗豐富的資深電視人，王珮華和各大電視台培養出密切的關係，這讓她可試驗製作不必總是依循既定模式的戲劇。
為了製作《犀利人妻》，王珮華和一位在中國工作的台灣編劇討論，並將她搜集的點子擷錄成提案給電視台高層。憑著他們的直覺以及對時事的掌握，王珮華的團隊決定把主題放在一個發現丈夫不倫戀後重新為自己人生作主的女子身上。
資料來源：biz 互動英語電子報
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