Han Zhou arrived at Shen Xixiong's office. Shen Xixiong poured Han Zhou a cup of tea, and then said: "I have two things to do with you, one is a business matter and the other is a private matter."
Han Zhou was confused: "Huh? I'll take care of business first."
Shen Xixiong: "Are you interested in being the chief director of this year's Spring Festival Gala?"
Han Zhou leaned back tactically: "Forget it... right?"
Shen Xixiong: "You are a young person, and you know what young people like to watch."
"We are now trapped in a vicious circle. The more we try to please young people, the worse things we produce will become."
In fact, there is nothing we can do about it.
Ordinary viewers know that Chen Yin has cerebral palsy with many black spots. Does the Spring Festival Gala preparation team know that?
Chen Yin’s dirty material is mainly circulated on short video websites and various comment areas.
But the people in the Spring Festival Gala preparation team are all in their forties, and they don’t watch these things at all.
They have no idea how bad Chen Yin is.
Even if you know it, you have only heard it.
However, if you observe them from their own working environment, you will see another side.
That is, every time Chen Yin participates in a TV show, fans can crowd the door of the TV station.
Every time he is at the scene, there will be a large number of his fans who are in extremely high spirits, much higher than the average audience.
Looking at it this way, even if this person has some dark spots on the Internet, it is not unacceptable? After all, he is very popular?
And their only interaction with the Internet is Weibo.
Weibo is a place where everyone knows everything.
On short video platforms, major Penguin groups, stars like Chen Yin are just players who are beaten.
A large number of passers-by believe that some second-tier singers from ten years ago would be more interesting to attend the Spring Festival Gala than Chen Yin.
However, the Spring Festival Gala preparation team knew nothing about it.
They live in an environment where they can hear the names of Chen Yin and others every day, but for those second-tier singers from ten years ago, they think, 'What are these outdated 18th-tier stars, who knows you?'
Those who know the true situation are often in the preparation team and are ordinary employees.
You said that last year Liu Cheng had ups and downs and finally became the general director of the Spring Festival Gala. Would he listen to a college student who had just graduated in his 20s or 23s?
Who are you? Pointing at me?
How many years have I been in the entertainment industry, and you, a fresh graduate, are guiding me?
Do you know the entertainment industry?
This strange circle is a strange circle of superiors. It’s not that they don’t want to know what ordinary people think. They want to know, but they have no way to know.
Some people think that if you open the short video platform and watch a few videos, you should understand?
No, they are too busy to see this.
Many people, especially those who have reached this position, always believe in one thing.
That is, as long as you work hard, you can succeed.
At this point, they have succeeded and they are the authority, so they will continue to work according to the habits they have formed.
Do you really think that these people have high eyes and don’t want to please the audience? No, they want to please, but they just went in the wrong direction.
Otherwise, would Chen Yin and his ilk attend the Spring Festival Gala? Is it possible that some people really think that the director of the Spring Festival Gala thinks he sings well?
Who among the directors of the Spring Festival Gala has never been to the Youth Singing Competition? Who can sing from the bottom two, three, four or five, who doesn’t sing better than Chen Yin?
And this matter is basically unsolvable.
Why?
Because those who know the preferences and habits of young people are young people.
Young people are not qualified enough to be the general director of the Spring Festival Gala.
Even if it was gold-plated, Shen Xixiong wouldn't dare to arrange for a relative in his twenties to go there. Isn't this waiting to be investigated?
But now, the opportunity has come.
During this year's Spring Festival, Han Zhou and "Kung Fu" had a box office of 580 million in three days!
What is the concept? Currently, there are only three directors in the country under the age of 35 who have grossed over 100 million yuan.
There are only five directors under the age of 40 who have exceeded 500 million.
This kind of real-money box-office success proves that Han Zhou is a top commercial director.
As for the party experience? If Han Zhou agrees, then Han Zhou will directly work as the deputy director of a party in the first half of the year and gain experience as a party director.
Then when the time comes, it will be announced that Han Zhou will be the director of the New Year's Spring Festival Gala.
This is the only way Shen Xixiong can think of to solve the problem of constant scolding during the Spring Festival Gala.
Not to mention, Han Zhou really has this ability.
However, Han Zhou really didn't want to do this.
According to Hanzhou's three-step strategy, this year, next year, and two years, we will take the lead and beat other film and television companies to the ground.
And during this period, we must maintain the popularity of ACE9 and the future Xinyu Sanzi and HNT.
We also need to let Lu Jin complete his transformation from a Korean idol to a first-line star.
We also need to help Li Xinqi make a comeback.
He also helped An Lan release a second album so that An Lan could raise enough songs to hold a concert.
These jobs are all S-level jobs.
It’s not that it’s difficult, but that once you want to do one of these things, you will inevitably have to compete with top entertainment companies for resources.
To do so many things at the same time is to break the dog's brain.
Stirring up the storm.
If, if Han Zhou takes over the Spring Festival Gala, will he use people from his own company next?
Yes, if Han Zhou is the director of the Spring Festival Gala, he must use his own people, and every one of them must be included, and everyone who can be included will be arranged.
Han Zhou himself felt that if this matter was handled this way, there would definitely be big pitfalls.
If you are not careful, you will be tricked.
And if not, use the Spring Festival Gala as a resource to help New World open a path in the entertainment industry.
Then another problem will arise.
Han Zhou doesn't really want to collaborate directly with celebrities he doesn't know.
How do you know who he is privately?
If anyone throws a discarded piece out, it will explode on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month next year just like Li Moumou exploded the thunder yesterday.
How else are you having fun?
Han Zhou never believed in the moral level of his competitors.
Shen Xixiong told Han Zhou what he thought.
It's just one thing.
Han Zhou is currently the only person in the country who is young and has the qualifications to overpower the preparation team.
Han Zhou also expressed his concerns.
That is one thing.
If you seek nepotism and avoid relatives, how can you tell whether a person you don't know is virtuous or not?
Shen Xixiong looked at Han Zhou: "Han Zhou, I find that sometimes you are quite smart, but sometimes you are quite stupid."
Han Zhou: "???"
Shen Xixiong: "Han Laosi told me that you and Hong Chengxu had a falling out, and you were unscrupulous. You also told Hong Chengxu that he would definitely not be the chairman of China Film Group."
"If that's the case, you should have figured out who the chairman of China Film Group will be next year, right?"
Han Zhou was stunned: "Wait a minute? Did Uncle Han tell you this?"
"How does Fourth Uncle Han know?"
Shen Xixiong smiled: "Han Laosi doesn't hang out in the circle, but you don't think there are no people like him in the Beijing circle, right?"
"Is there a possibility that he has more people than Hong Chengxu in the Beijing circle?"
Shen Xixiong's words gave Han Zhou a slight shock.
What the fuck...
Just like the joke on the Internet, a gang has ten top managers and nine undercover agents.
Nine people act with one person.
What the fuck...
Yeah, awesome.
Han Zhou: “What does this have to do with my worries?”
Shen Xixiong: "During the Spring Festival next year, your Fourth Uncle Han will finally pave a way for you. In addition, as the director of the Spring Festival Gala, will your rights be in the entire entertainment industry, not the official, but better than the official?"
Han Zhou nodded: "Indeed."
When Han Zhou said this, although he was calm, his heart was already filled with gongs, drums, and firecrackers!
Han Sixheng told Shen Xixiong that before he retreats, he must pave a way for himself?!
Damn it, a windfall from heaven!
Shen Xixiong: "After the first half of next year, Han Laosi will step down, and then our deputy director Tan Wulin will take over."
"When the time comes, I will be there in the TV industry, and Tan Wulin will be there in the film industry."
"Who are you afraid of?"
"Who dares to settle accounts with you at that time?"
"I promise that if you offend someone because of the Spring Festival Gala, and someone takes revenge on you, I will protect you."
Then he added: "Unless you have committed a crime and need to be tried, other things will not be a problem."
Han Zhou was surprised: "Deputy Director Tan, have you confirmed that you are going to mount the horse?"
Shen Xixiong nodded: "Old Tan and I have been fighting for a lifetime, from Dongshan Taiwan to the General Administration of Publishing, and to Yang Ma."
"I kept pushing him down."
"Yet I'm a year younger than him."
"If he doesn't go to China Film Group this time, he will eventually have to step down as the deputy director of Yangma."
"He had no choice."
Han Zhou clearly saw Shen Xixiong's dissatisfaction.
It's like... Shen Xixiong climbed to the top of the mountain first, then saw a peach, and then he was full.
As a result, Tan Wu went up the mountain later, and Shen Xixiong told him that there were no fruits on the tree.
It was early in the morning at Jinshan Mountain and the clouds and fog had receded.
Among the clouds and mist, a peach tree showed its strong branches and leaves and its huge fruit.
At this time, Shen Xixiong was already full and had no choice but to let Tan Wulin eat.
Tan Wulin, who went up the mountain later, ate first-class peaches.
Shen Xixiong, who went up the mountain first, only ate second-grade peaches.
Han Zhou: "Life is true, winning is losing, losing is winning."
Shen Xixiong was still pretending to smile indifferently, but as soon as Han Zhou's words came out, Shen Xixiong couldn't stand it anymore and turned around to get something.
While gritting his teeth: "Han Laosi is right, Han Zhou, this little bastard, is capable of hurting people's hearts."
Turning around, Shen Xixiong looked calm: "He, Tan Wu Lin, has taken advantage of him."
"The last time we collaborated on a large-scale gala, it left a perfect exclamation mark on his TV career. It was also his hope."
"Let's work together to protect you. Is that enough?"
Han Zhou thought to himself: Just now he was talking about old talk, now he is talking about Wu Lin, right? I guessed it right.
but……
Enough? Enough! Simply enough!
In fact, Shen Xixiong could completely save Han Zhou by himself.
The only problem is that only if the future chairman of China Film Group does not take action can Shen Xixiong really save Han Zhou.
If a big boss of this level opens fire, Han Zhou, a fish in the pond, will definitely be affected.
Now that Tan Wulin and Shen Xixiong have reached a consensus.
Then the person ranked third below, talking is like farting.
Really no one can do anything to Han Zhou.
"This..." Han Zhou was already sure in his heart that the Spring Festival Gala must be won.
Even if I can't make a movie for the next two months next year, and I have to spend time reviewing programs every month for the first half of the year, I won't hesitate.
The stage is set up, and if you don’t dare to go up and sing, then after ten years of practicing skills off the stage, isn’t it just like practicing in the belly of a dog?
However, Han Zhou was still prepared to refuse.
After all, as the old saying goes, only by asking three times and saying goodbye can you show your moral level.
Han Zhou: "This is such a huge advantage, I'm still embarrassed to take advantage of it."
Shen Xixiong was confused.
Now that we have talked about this, you still want to refuse?
What the hell?
What’s Shen Xixiong’s IQ? In a second of thought, I knew why: “You think of yourself as Cao Cao!”
"You still have to ask for three resignations three times, right?"
"Just this once, if you refuse, I will find someone else."
As he spoke, Shen Xixiong was about to close the contract in front of him.
Han Zhou stood up suddenly and held down the contract: "Director Shen, I think this matter can be discussed, it can be discussed!!"
Shen Xixiong smiled: "Okay, what do you want to discuss?"
Han Zhou: "Is food and accommodation included? Hotels in Yanjing are too expensive!"
Shen Xixiong took a deep breath and wanted to complain, but he held back: "Taili has two villas in Yanjing, in the east and west."
"The location in the west is good, the air is good and the environment is good. It is suitable for retirement and recuperation."
"The east side is close to the airport, and the living facilities around it are more modern. They are usually reserved for receiving guests and for internal sales to hosts on the stage."
"Do you want to go east or west?"
Han Zhou thought for a moment: "Let's go east."
Being close to the airport is so important. Whoever comes to Yanjing knows about the transportation.
Han Zhou: "I have a house, a car..."
Shen Xixiong took out his keys and said, "This car is not expensive. You can drive it if you want."
"Anyway, I bought a private car myself, so I don't need a public car."
Han Zhou chuckled: "Oh, how embarrassing is this."
As he spoke, he put the keys in his pocket.
Shen Xixiong blew his beard and glared: "Little bastard, why don't you wait until next time before driving away? Don't I need to go home today?"
Han Zhou retracted his hand and sneered: "It should be."
But after taking this job, Han Zhou smiled bitterly inwardly.
My film strategy needs to be adjusted.
The filming of "Bright Sword" will start soon, which will take at least three months. And since I promised to play an important supporting role, it will take more than one and a half months.
And if I want to gain experience in the party, it seems that it is either the Dragon Boat Festival or Children's Day.
In the second half of the year, I had to find time to contact various programs every month. After October, there were many rehearsals and I had to stay at CCTV for a long time.
If you think about it this way.
I can shoot movies and programs for up to five months this year.
In five months, no matter how fast you are, you can only make two movies at most, and they can't be blockbusters.
However, we have to fight for resources.
Last year, Fourth Uncle Han casually leaked something from under his fingernails to Han Zhou, causing the New World to expand into what it is now.
If I get the position of general director of the Spring Festival Gala, next year will be the year when New World takes off as a whole.
Between the two options of winning awards + box office, and New World’s second takeoff + overall income.
Han Zhou still chose the latter.
After all, it is impossible for Hanzhou to turn New World into a top-notch entertainment company in the country by himself.
There must be a huge, rigorous and dynamic structure behind it to provide logistical support.
Shen Xixiong: "Now that we've finished talking about official matters, I want to tell you something private."
Han Zhou was extremely happy at this time: "I will do it if I can!"
Shen Xixiong: "Tan Wulin has a daughter."
Han Zhou nodded: "Yeah."
Shen Xixiong: "When I was at Dongshan TV Station, his daughter just graduated. I also worked as a director at that time, and then his daughter studied with me and became a director."
Han Zhou retreated tactically.
So, the daughter of these old enemies, Tan Wulin, actually called Master Shen Xixiong?
Where are you leaving "Boruto" here?
Shen Xixiong continued: "There is also Han Laosi's daughter, who made music many years ago, but later found it difficult to do so, so she became a screenwriter."
Han Zhou nodded: "Yeah, what's going on?"
Shen Xixiong: "They collaborated on a movie."
Han Zhou was confused: "What's wrong?"
Shen Xixiong thought about how to say this.
Shen Xixiong thought about it carefully: "Let's put it this way, as a director, I am a third-rate director, far behind Han Laosi."
Han Zhou nodded: "Yeah, I understand."
Then he felt something was wrong and shook his head again: "You are being humble!"
Shen Xixiong glanced at Han Zhou: "Tan Ailin and Han Jiaxin are collaborating on this movie, which poses no threat to my status in the film industry."
Han Zhou understood.
If a person of Shen Xixiong's level says that he is a bad director, then he is really bad, not bad at all.
Tan Aileen's film does not threaten Shen Xixiong's position as a director.
Then it can be characterized as a top-notch smash film.
Shen Xixiong: "However, this movie will discredit me in the education community."
As the director of the Central Television Station, he once served as the director of Dongshan Station and the top leader of the General Administration of Publications.
Shen Xixiong is also famous all over the world, and he and Han Sixheng are the same in the film industry.
If Shen Xixiong said this, then this movie... is probably terrible, probably far worse than "Tiny Times".
After all, fans of movies like "Tiny Times" have enough money.
At least it's a little better than the vomit-inducing stuff like "Fortress".
Han Zhou probed: "So, what do you want me to do?"
Shen Xixiong laughed awkwardly: "If you have time, take a look at the materials they shot, and then... check for omissions and fill in the gaps, pull out the actors and shoot some scenes, so that the movie can be made watchable."
"It's estimated to take a month."
Han Zhou's thoughts were not here at this time, but he remembered a strange thing.
Why did Shen Xixiong appear in the parking lot of China Film Group today?
Is it possible that this is why he went to see Han Sixheng?
Of course, Han Sixheng was embarrassed to find someone to take over his daughter's unfinished building, but Shen Xixiong came to the scene and asked Han Sixheng for help in the name of Tan Ailin's master.
Of course, Han Sixheng followed the current and pushed Han Zhou out.
Han Zhou thought again.
No, if I didn't hit that car, would Shen Xixiong get out of the car and see me?
Han Zhou said bluntly: "Isn't that car parked at the gentle slope on purpose today, waiting for An Lan's car to slide over?"
When Shen Xixiong faced Han Zhou, who was thinking outside the box, he didn't expect this and didn't take precautions.
"Uh-huh???"
Han Zhou couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
These old foxes are indeed more skilled.
Can you think of such a bad trick? Is this a routine that a serious person can arrange?
Aren't we talking about people of this level who have deep thoughts and sophisticated methods? How could it be such a bad move?!
It’s impossible to guard against!!!
This seems to be Han Sisheng’s idea...
After all, Shen Xixiong looks like a veteran cadre.
Han Zhou took a deep breath.
When this matter came to Han Zhou, he really couldn't refuse.
Shen Xixiong mentioned the benefits of directing the Spring Festival Gala and then brought up this matter.
Moreover, by doing this, Han Zhou could get a favor from Shen Xixiong. In addition, there was also a hidden favor from Tan Wulin.
In addition, there is an opportunity to return a favor to Han Sisheng.
It's almost impossible to say no.
If he refuses and this gets out, who will be friends with Han Zhou in the future?
Who doesn't know that Han Sixheng is your fourth uncle, Han Zhou, but as a result, your eldest sister is in trouble and you become a pike?
Han Zhou forced a smile: "I'll take a look at the material first."
Okay, there's work.
Han Zhou was sent to Liu Jianxi's courtyard by CCTV's driver.
During the New Year, there are fewer people everywhere in Yanjing, but there are more people in the alleys.
However, Liu Jianxi's yard is too big and there is no hustle and bustle.
An Lan originally wanted to go see the Inner Earth World with Han Zhou, but Han Zhou said he wanted to watch a movie, so he watched "The Smell of Green Grass" with Han Zhou.
After seeing a third of it, An Lan felt physically uncomfortable: "I...go to the toilet."
Han Zhou saw that An Lan was pissed and unwilling to share the joys and sorrows with him. It was in great pain.
Instead, Liu Jianxi came over and finished reading the second half.
After reading it, Han Zhou closed his eyes and thought.
Liu Jianxi: "This movie is pretty good. What new college student made it? It's pretty good, and it cost three million to make it."
"I heard that you sent 20 people to study in Hollywood last year, and are you going to select new ones this year?"
Han Zhou: "The director of this movie is almost thirty-eight."
Liu Jianxi's appreciation turned into astonishment, and then into confusion.
Which idiot invested in this movie?
Not to mention this movie going to theaters, printing it on a disc is a waste of plastic!
As Han Zhou thought about it, he felt that this movie was very strange.
The strange thing is that every little plot is actually okay.
But taken together, they rely on the defense.
How should I put it, shit-flavored dark chocolate sprinkled with sweet milk chocolate chips.
Obviously, Han Sisheng's daughter Han Jiaxin is very good at writing short stories, but the main line of the entire movie is unclear, with one stroke here and one stroke here and there.
If he were not a screenwriter but a planner, he would be a top talent.
How could she become a screenwriter? Didn’t Fourth Uncle Han arrange a path for his daughter?
Let’s talk about the photos taken by Tan Aileen...
The camera sense is good, and the short story written in the script was also realized.
And plot continuity...
It's... Han Zhou's first time seeing a prose-style movie.
Speaking in human terms, I have no idea what the movie is about.
It's like a diary, half of which is half-written with vague secrets. Only the person who wrote it knows the conditions for not writing it, and only then can he know what he wrote.
It's too stream of consciousness.
Moreover, the theme of this movie is about a university, but it is also a university decades ago.
I guess I wanted to shoot with a country feel, but the protagonist didn't come across as a handsome country boy, but rather a greasy one.
The heroine is just a little city princess with no brains.
The whole story taken together is a diary.
It records the story of two people falling in love, breaking up, going their separate ways, meeting again twenty years later, and renewing their relationship.
Damn... does this look familiar?!
Han Zhou clicked on the material library.
Looked at each one one by one.
Han Zhou's mind was running at high speed at this time, quickly extracting scenes from previous life movies that were similar to the clips he was watching.
Soon, Han Zhou discovered that there was a movie that looked more and more like these movie materials.
Although the numbering is strange.
For example, the shots that were originally supposed to be selected from the tenth to twenty minutes had to be moved to the fifty to sixty minutes to just fit in.
And for a continuous plot, the shots shot with the same clothes are separated and placed at the fifth minute, the 18th minute, and the 37th minute, which can form the composition shots of three new short stories.
Han Zhou deeply understood what the memory of an era is.
In this era, campus youth themes are all about these nonsense.
Isn't it suitable?
The more materials he watched, the more complete the automatic matching in Han Zhou's mind became.
There are even extra themes that can be used to modify the original plot!
After all, this movie has about thirty hours of material.
Although twenty hours of it are repeated shots, each shot can be used as a shot to express different emotions because of the different performances and the actors' different emotions.
Han Zhou used four times the speed and listened to "Jili Guala" while watching the material.
When I saw it at twelve o'clock in the evening, the movie in my mind had been completed to about 95%.
This is enough.
It doesn't matter if you don't have the remaining five percent, after all, many movies themselves lack a lot of story lines.
Fill it in with other shots so that the story can be told smoothly.
Han Zhou took action.
Start editing.
The next day, Han Zhou was still editing at An Lan's house.
Instead, An Lan ran to Tianle.
On Tianle's side, the attack on "Moye Sword" has reached its peak, with a large number of people frantically spraying "Moye Sword".
Netizens all felt that "Kung Fu" had been wronged, so they spontaneously promoted "Kung Fu" while criticizing "Moye Sword".
In this way, "Kung Fu" still managed to maintain a stable box office of 100 million on the fifth day of the Spring Festival season when it was almost time to return to hometown and city.
Everyone knows that after returning to their hometown, many people do not have time to watch movies.
With such intense online promotion, "Kung Fu" will definitely become a hit on the weekend of its first working week.
If it really explodes, it might continue into the second working week and weekend.
In this case, the box office is estimated to exceed 1.9 billion! It will hit the top box office of domestic films in China!!!
Experts have said so, but An Lan is still very concerned about this, so she helps Han Zhou check the work.
It's said to be inspection work, but in fact Lu Xiaosheng and the others are so busy that their scalps are numb, while An Lan and Wang Xiya are studying this year's spring fashion...
Late at night on the sixth day of the Spring Festival, Han Zhou finally edited the movie.
I changed the name of the movie and also wrote some music and two songs.
Shen Xixiong was sleeping in the middle of the night.
The phone woke him up.
When Shen Xixiong saw it was Han Zhou, he was confused: "Han Zhou, what are you doing in the middle of the night?"
Han Zhou: "Is Director Shen sleeping?"
"Um."
Han Zhou loudly said: "I haven't slept yet!!!"
Shen Xixiong woke up immediately and thought that Han Zhou was suffering from an illness. He had always heard that Han Zhou was often ill, but he had never seen it before. This shoe did not hit the ground and he felt uncomfortable, but now he feels better.