"Hello, Director Qi, I haven't seen you for a long time. Are you free tomorrow? I'm in Chaoyang City and want to have a meal with you."
On this day, Qi Ji looked at the message sent by Qingteng and was silent for a moment.
Are you trying to show favor to yourself?
Qi Ji told his wife about this matter.
Mu Yunxiu was giving Qi Youning a bath: "Let's go and meet him. After all, Qingteng is a well-known screenwriter in the industry, and you guys worked very well together on "Yue Fei"!"
Qi Ji said: "You are right. Someone told me that Chang Chenggong was basically the one who took the lead in "Dark War" from the project establishment to the filming at Banana Entertainment."
"This time, I guess you convinced Ivy!"
"I'll go see you first."
Qi Ji made an appointment with Qing Teng at a hot pot restaurant west of Chaoyang City.
The other person had a shaved head and an earring on his left ear, looking like a spirited young man.
"Teacher Qi Ji, I haven't seen you for a long time!" Qing Teng held Qi Ji's hand, and the two of them walked into the box.
When we entered the house, there was no one else.
Qi Ji was slightly surprised: "I thought there was someone else coming."
Qing Teng said: "If you invite a big star to dinner, I wouldn't dare to bring some strangers over without your permission!"
Two people sit opposite each other.
Qing Teng said: "I ordered some of the special dishes here. See if there is anything else you want to add."
The two of them ate slowly for half an hour.
Qingteng chatted with Qi Ji about interesting things in the industry.
When Qi Ji heard something interesting, he also laughed.
He didn't mention anything serious, and Qi Ji didn't talk about it either.
Just eat in silence.
Anyway, the taste of this hotpot restaurant is pretty good.
I'll take my wife to try it next time.
"Your "In the Name of the People" is so well written. How did you write such a perfect script in such a short period of time?" At this moment, Qingteng finally began to mention this period of time.
Controversy is coming.
Qi Ji said: "I just have such a story in my mind!"
Qingteng said: "Hey, if I don't accumulate this, I will definitely not be able to write it by that time!"
Qi Ji raised his glass and touched it with him.
Qingteng continued: "My... our "Dark War", have you watched it?"
Qi Ji said: "I don't have much time. If I have time, I must take a look at your masterpieces."
Qing Teng gave Qi Ji a look that you know, and said with a smile: "We were abandoned by the superiors at that time. To be honest, I was really a little angry in my heart. After all, it was me in that small courtyard.
It’s been more than half a month, it’s something I’ve been holding in for a long time!”
Then he changed his tone and said: "But after watching "In the Name of the People", the resentment in my heart suddenly disappeared. I really admire you!"
As he spoke, he raised his wine glass and touched another one with Qi Ji.
"The filming of "Dark War" at Banana Entertainment was also a product of my anger at the time. Don't laugh at me!"
Qi Ji looked carefree: "What's the point of making fun of you? Come and eat the fat cow!"
After a few more words.
Qingteng spoke slowly at this moment: "Actually, this time, I came to you with a purpose."
Qi Ji raised his eyebrows. After talking for so long, this little guy finally got to the point.
"Say." Qi Ji put down his chopsticks and looked at him seriously.
"Mr. Wu wants to make a movie about Li Bai." Qing Teng finally revealed the purpose of his trip.
Qi Ji smiled and said, "Were you the screenwriter he found?"
Qing Teng hummed and said: "I know that you are very tight on the copyright of the entire Five Thousand Years series, but you have also seen the "Yue Fei" we worked together before, and the audience's reaction was very good.
Yes, so this time, I think we can continue to cooperate!"
Five Thousand Years is indeed a big IP.
Since its birth in China, many entertainment companies have been eyeing this piece of fat.
I have talked to Qi Ji about the number of investors in the adaptation, ranging from 100 to 80 investors.
But almost all invitations were rejected by Qi Ji.
First, Qi Ji is afraid that if he gives any character in this IP to the other party, the other party will make drastic adaptations, thus affecting the entire atmosphere of Five Thousand Years.
Unless you keep watching in person.
Secondly, I really don’t have any extra time to work on the detailed adaptation of the Five Thousand Years IP, so I always have ideas in my mind, but I have always been limited by my ideas.
Didn't realize it.
But this time, Qi Ji was a little moved by what Qing Teng said.
So Qi Ji continued to ask: "Since you came to see me, you must have some ideas about adaptation, right?"
Qingteng nodded and said: "My current idea is... to strengthen the setting that you mentioned in the Great Tang Dynasty that Li Bai is a good swordsman and can be regarded as a swordsman. His character must be unrestrained and unrestrained.
Yes, I think it’s completely okay to set the story in this direction.”
Qi Ji lightly knocked on the table.
If he were to adapt Li Bai's story himself, there is a high probability that it would be in the same direction as Qingteng said.
suddenly.
Qi Ji thought of the game company where he was working intensively.
I thought of "Glory of the King" which was still in its infancy.
So he said: "In fact, I have thought about the idea you mentioned. The majestic Chang'an City has remained standing for hundreds of years. But the gateway to Chang'an, the tightly guarded Zhuque Gate, has a sword mark engraved on it. That is
A drunken young man wrote a poem with a long sword, "I want to go up to the sky and embrace the bright moon." This sword mark caused a sensation in the whole city of Chang'an. When the police chief Di Renjie wanted to arrest him for damaging Chang'an, the talented empress refused. The empress refused.
He even ordered that the poem marks on the Suzaku Gate, which were full of sword meaning, be preserved. Within a few days, the name of this young man who entered Chang'an with one sword and one sword as the "Sword Immortal" spread throughout Chang'an. And he was Li Bai."
Qi Ji said this.
Qing Teng's eyes, which were already a little drunken and hazy, suddenly became bright!
Immediately, his face became bitter: "Director Qi, screenwriter Qi, you... you are completely robbing me of my job!"
Qi Ji smiled and said: "I'll leave it to you to perfect this book. I'll make the outline. But the production of "Li Bai" must be done by me. Banana Entertainment can invest."
What Qi Ji and Qing Teng said was that the "Li Bai" project was confirmed.
Qi Ji wrote the outline of the core characters of the Tang Dynasty version of "Honor of Kings" and then gave it to Qingteng to develop.
At this time, In the Name of the People is being broadcast, and the popularity is unprecedentedly high.
The entire internal staff of Shunli Entertainment, especially some employees at the middle and lower levels, have an admiration for Qi Ji that has reached a certain level.
"A genius like Teacher Qi Ji is actually our boss. It's really amazing!"
“My mother asks me every day when I can get Teacher Qi Ji’s signed photo!”
"Hahaha! I heard that I work at Shunli Entertainment, and everyone around me is so jealous of me!"
"Is this considered Teacher Qi Ji's private work this time? "The People's Righteousness" is so popular, he must have made a lot of money, but it must have gone to his personal account, right?"
"I guess so!"
The 40th episode of "In the Name of the People" has been aired.
The final result was an average ratings of 2.38%.
This number makes everyone related to this drama excited from top to bottom.
The editing work of "Nezha" is basically in place.
Qi Ji watched and sent the samples to the General Administration.
A week later, I got the dragon mark.
So Shunli Entertainment immediately edited a 30-second version of the pilot promotional video and posted it online.
[The long-awaited chapter of Teacher Qi Ji’s mythical universe is about to begin! 】
In the trailer, there is a little doll, wearing a bellyband, stepping on a hot wheel, holding a Qiankun circle, wearing a Huntian silk ribbon, shouting "My fate is up to me, not God".
It seems, a bit middle-class?
Fans are more likely to pay for it.
The comments are all complimentary.
"Looking at the special effects, they also continue Qi Ji's style! Just for the thirty seconds of this trailer, every frame is a special effect? Are you going to use up all the special effects in the entire movie here?"
"Hahaha! Do you think Qi Ji is the kind of liar who spends all the special effects money on the trailer?"
"The protagonist this time is a doll? No way? Will this... look good?"
"I can't help but have my destiny! What a great second grader! I'm looking forward to the whole movie!"
"Why does this style feel like a hot-blooded teenage comic? Is Qi Ji going to make a transformation?"
"Qi Ji doesn't have any specific style, right?"
"Why not? "Saw" and "Green Snake" are actually quite cult classics!"
This preview only lasts thirty seconds.
But in just a few hours, its views exceeded one million.
This shows that Qi Ji's fans have high expectations for Qi Ji's movie.
While Qi Ji was busy promoting "Nezha", a major event finally came to light in the entertainment industry.
[National Singer Contest] is finally set!
Just this summer!
There are thirteen states in the world, and the top four from each state participate in the national competition!
That is to say, there will be 52 top singers in the country participating in the final National Singing King Competition!
This is the most eye-catching event in the country this year!
After the Ministry of Culture officially announced this matter, its official Weibo posts continued on Weibo, posting the names, photos and resumes of the 52 shortlisted singers one by one.
Sorted according to the number of strokes in the name, a total of 52 Weibo posts were posted.
Under every singer's Weibo, there are comments from the singer's fans.
At this point in time, the fans of the singers have already started a war!
Everyone is competing and want to know which singer has the most active followers on his official Weibo account!
The real competition hasn't even started yet, and everyone is already gearing up.
Singers, I haven't started the battle yet, but the fans have started to do it first!
So in an instant, this huge event, which was already watched by countless eyes, pushed the popularity even further!
…
"What a pity. If I hadn't given birth to your daughter, I would have been able to participate in this competition!"
At home, Mu Yunxiu hugged Qi Youning and said with great resentment.
Qi Ji smiled and said: "I must carry your ambition and strive to win the championship!"
Mu Yunxiu said: "To be honest, if I hadn't heard about the inventory in your computer, I would definitely not believe it. After all, there are too many masters in the national competition! But!"
Mu Yunxiu moved close to Qi Ji, kissed Qi Ji's side of the face, and said sweetly: "But, my husband, why are you so awesome!"
Qi Ji held her soft eyes and said with a smile: "You beautiful woman, what dirty words are you talking about!"
“Is awesome considered a curse word?”
"Forget it, why don't you count it?"
"I don't think so! I even think the person who invented this word is simply a genius!"
Qi Ji thought for a while and then said: "I have so many stocks, so I feel like beating them up like this is a bit bullying!"
Mu Yunxiu said: "Why are you bullying people? Didn't you write these songs?"
Qi Ji said: "I'll send it to Weibo."
"What new tricks are you trying to do!"
Qi Ji edited a Weibo post and even added a topic.
[The national competition is about to start. I decided to play a big one with everyone. Everyone brought up the topic #祁记WRITESONG for me#. When the competition officially starts, I will start from Weibo with the highest number of likes. Among them, choose one and write a song for it!】
This Weibo was like a bomb, directly detonating Qi Ji’s fans!
"?????"
"Ah????Are you telling the truth? You want to write a song for us?"
"It means that as long as my Weibo is liked by everyone, then you will compose songs based on my Weibo! Then, will you enter the national competition? Wocao!!"
"Oh my god!! Wocao!! Qi Ji Niubi!!"
"This... this is a national competition! You are not playing house with children! Be careful!"
"This is a battle of honor! You sang "Blue and White Porcelain" and "Under the Sea" in the national competition. Isn't this kind of song that has withstood the test of time not good? You still want to take risks and sing new songs? You are really lucky!"
Fans, some are happy and some are sad.
Qi Ji's operation was indeed a bit bold.
But more passers-by became interested after seeing the topic #祁记WRITESONGfor Me#.