Youman actually thought about arranging a manager for Xu Ji, but later found that it was not necessary.
Although there have been many invitations, this person obviously has no intention of accepting endorsements or participating in some performances, and then nothing happened.
However, this time it was about such an important project as a gift drama, so Youman still came with it uneasy.
After staying in the hotel arranged by the official, Xu Ji also got to know several directors who participated in the tribute drama this time.
Basically, they are all directors over forty years old and have been famous for a long time. Xu Ji seems a bit out of place among them.
Youman introduced four other people besides Xu Ji to Xu Ji.
Che Jianmu, the director of the official CCTV, is 59 years old. Among the five people in this year's gift drama project, he is the oldest in terms of seniority and age.
He won the Star Award more than 20 years ago and later became one of the judges of the Star Award.
Xu Ji naturally knew Cha Jianmu, after all, he was one of the winners of the Star Award for Best Director, the highest honor in the film and television field.
The Star Awards have been established for more than 60 years, and the total number of people who can win the Best Director is only in their early twenties.
After all, the Star Awards are only selected once every three years.
Huang Yi, best director at the 33rd Peony Awards, super S-level contracted director of Smallpox Entertainment.
Ke Na, best director at the 35th Peony Awards, super S-level contracted director of Tianwu Entertainment.
Xia Yunjie is not from the three major entertainment companies, but the company is also considered one of the top ones in the entertainment industry.
The most important thing is that the other party is the best director at the 43rd Yunyu Awards.
Besides Xu Ji, he is also the youngest among the four. He is only thirty-six years old now and is in his prime.
The three major awards for film and television dramas, the Peony Award, the Yunyu Award, and the Star Award, are each more valuable than the last.
It is said that in the beginning there was only the Star Award, and it was only once every three years. The cycle was ridiculously long.
Later, around the tenth year after the establishment of the Star Awards, the official launched the Nebula Award.
This time it was shortened to once every two years.
Finally, there is the Peony Award with the shortest establishment time, and the time has become once a year.
But even the Peony Award is a great honor for all directors of film and television dramas.
"By the way, you may have offended Xia Yunjie unintentionally."
After Youman introduced the four directors, he spoke.
Xu Ji was a little confused.
"Why?"
He didn't even know each other before.
"Fan Wenquan is among the list of gift dramas that has been circulated before."
Xu Ji was stunned for a moment.
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No wonder he said that in this gift drama project, only people from Phoenix Entertainment were not seen in the Big Three.
Did you get a quota from Phoenix Entertainment?
Xu Ji is a little unsure.
But what does this have to do with Xia Yunjie?
Youman took the initiative to explain to Xu Ji: "Xia Yunjie was supported by Fan Wenquan when he was young."
"The relationship between the two is both teachers and friends."
"He will probably think that you have taken over Fan Wenquan's quota and are not qualified to participate in the gift drama project."
"Because he seemed to have said something on Weibo before he came, that newcomers should not think about randomly trying fields that are unfamiliar to them."
Xu Ji hasn’t paid attention to it for a few days because the ending of Fairy Sword 1 was criticized by everyone on the Internet.
I didn't expect such a thing to happen.
But he didn't care too much.
It’s time to prove yourself.
No matter what the theme of the tribute drama is, there are many masterpieces in his memory.
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Although we had contacted each other on the phone before, when I actually saw Duan Shengyu, an old man in his sixties, I was still a little surprised that he was in such good mental state.
I heard that he had experience in the army before, which may be related to this. Duan Shengyu was so angry when he spoke that it would make people subconsciously ignore the age of the other party.
"It looks like everyone is here."
In the conference room of the Radio and Television Bureau, Duan Shengyu said.
His main attention was actually focused on Xu Ji.
After all, the others are all old faces, only this young man Xu Ji is meeting them for the first time.
"I think you all know why I invited you here this time."
"I won't sell out anymore. This year is the year when our country achieved a major victory in the fight against poverty."
"So the theme of this tribute drama may be a little different from usual ones."
"Poverty alleviation!"
"I hope you can show your best ability and show the difficulties of poverty alleviation work, the country's determination to help the people get out of poverty, and the results we have achieved over the years."
At this time, several directors on the scene except Xu Ji looked a little surprised after hearing Duan Shengyu's words.
The four of them had previously participated in the gift drama project.
Most of the time in previous years, there was actually no corresponding theme, leaving a lot of room for everyone to play.
But this time it was suddenly limited to the theme of "poverty alleviation".
Even Cha Jianmu, who has participated in five tribute dramas, rarely sees a director filming such a subject.
Because the filming of poverty alleviation dramas inevitably focuses on farmers at the grassroots level, if you are not careful, the filming will be divorced from reality and have no sense of reality, making poverty alleviation look like a disgusting and caring flavor.
It just relies on preaching and BGM to forcibly sensationalize, without a wonderful storyline. Many viewers today actually don’t like this drama anymore.
But if it is too realistic or pays attention to the storyline, it will be difficult to achieve the most critical value aspect of the gift drama, making it look like the whole story is just trivial things.
In short, the theme of poverty alleviation is relatively unfamiliar even to the four directors present who have filmed gift dramas.
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"To be honest, this year's gift drama is definitely the most difficult compared to previous years."
"Apart from the fact that the subject matter may not be easy to photograph, we are also very tight on time."
"Of course, if you have any needs from any aspect, you can raise them. As long as this tribute drama can be filmed successfully, I will give you the green light and I will give you my full help."
Duan Shengyu pretended not to see the changes in the faces of the people present and continued to add.
After hearing Duan Shengyu's words, CCTV official director Che Jianmu finally couldn't help but speak:
"What is the latest time we will broadcast this time?"
In fact, for previous gift dramas, the broadcast time was stipulated.
Many times it is a headache for everyone to find ways to keep up with the schedule.
But gradually I got used to it, and the tight time schedule was to be expected.
The only difficulty is that the theme of poverty alleviation is really unfamiliar and difficult to photograph.
"One film needs to be officially launched as early as August this year."
"The rest must be done before October at the latest."
But Duan Shengyu only said half of what he said, and what he said next made people suddenly look surprised.
More than three months?
There isn’t even a script now!
Several directors said in their hearts that this was impossible.
The most important thing is the script.
Originally, dramas with poverty alleviation themes were niche, but now there is not enough time to polish the scripts.
It’s amazing that it can be photographed well.
Especially Che Jianmu’s expression was the ugliest at this time.
He is the oldest and most senior among the five people present, and he is also the official director. The most difficult task in three months will definitely fall on him.
Che Jianmu could only sigh helplessly at this time.
"I'll try my best."
"I hope the sign will not be damaged."
It was no surprise that Che Jianmu came forward.
Others have about five months, and although they are in a bit of a hurry, they are still within an acceptable range.
At this moment, something surprising happened. Xia Yunjie suddenly spoke.
"Driver, I think with such opportunities and challenges, why not give newcomers a chance to prove themselves?"
"Maybe it will bring us a big surprise."
"Director Xu Ji, how about taking over the task of broadcasting your drama in August?"