Former TVB gold medal screenwriter and editor Luo Peiqing has launched masterpieces such as the "Demon Suppression" series, the "Golden Night Mansion" series, and "Big Handsome Guy", which is widely regarded as the core of the next generation of TV City, but at the beginning of 2022, she was recruited by her old boss Du Zhike (former deputy general manager of TVB), who served as the chief original content director of ViuTV's sister platform Viu Original (Huang Viu), to obtain several times the salary, have a high degree of creative freedom, and serve as a creative deputy director and other lucrative conditions to officially join. It caused a sensation in Hong Kong.
Because the ViuTV series was still at its peak at that time, Luo Peiqing's defection was highly praised, and public opinion at that time generally believed that she would make greater achievements in the new company and new position, and launch works of far higher quality than those in the TVB period. Surprisingly, that expectation quickly came to naught.
The key to this matter lies with Du Zhike. Although he nominally dominates the content creation of Viu Original (Huang Viu), in fact, his authority is far less than that of the TVB period, and he has very few people and resources at his disposal, and it is difficult to launch a low-cost 10-episode short drama after one year of employment; As his subordinate general, Luo Peiqing, of course, is useless as a hero.
In April 2023, the depressed Du Zhike resigned decisively, and joined Cable and HOYTV as CEO and executive director, and his career burst into a second spring. And what about Luo Peiqing? I have just joined the company for a year, and I still have a lot of contract time, so naturally I can't change jobs with it.
Originally, the backer was not strong, but now that the backer is directly gone, Luo Peiqing's life is even more sad. During the TVB period, she had constant projects and many opportunities, but her creation may be limited to a certain extent; In Huang Viu, he may be more creative free, but there are not as many opportunities as before.
I checked, and in the two and a half years from the beginning of 2022 to the present, Luo Peiqing only has one low-budget unit drama called "Food Buddies", which has a total of 15 episodes and will start airing on ViuTV on September 18, 2023, but it has not caused any discussion.
To put it bluntly, Luo Peiqing has been marginalized, and in the case that Huang Viu still adheres to the business policy of "making is better than buying", and ViuTV has its own complex behind-the-scenes network, there may not be new works until the contract expires.
In this job-hopping operation, TVB is undoubtedly the loser and has lost its valuable behind-the-scenes core; Luo Peiqing personally missed a few years of precious creative time because of his wrong choice; In contrast, the Viu family, although it failed to make the most of her talent, was the biggest winner by poaching and causing losses to competitors.
How will Luo Peiqing's future career path? Maybe she will return to TVB, or she may switch to the TV station where Du Zhike works, Cable, HOYTV, or join the film industry, these are all good places to go, and the possibility is not small, and the most unlikely thing is to stay in the Viu department, I don't think she will fall twice in the same pit. Do you think I'm right? Welcome to leave a message to discuss.