Pang Er didn't expect that Xu Ji had predicted his thoughts completely in advance.
In other words, from the fact that Xu Ji immediately took out the script, it can be basically concluded that Xu Ji had already planned to establish a new project.
And judging from the thickness of the script of the drama "Wulin Gaiden", Pang Er noticed that it was unusual.
"Director Xu, how many episodes will this drama be shot in total?"
After Xu Ji heard Pang Er's words, he gave his answer without much hesitation.
"Eighty episodes."
"This is a sitcom."
"Our company has never filmed this type of film before, but if it's Zeng Ying, there shouldn't be any big problems."
After hearing the answer from Episode 80, Pang Er opened his mouth wide.
He didn't expect that Xu Ji really stopped fishing this time.
The "The Legend of Zhen Huan" given to Qi Wen a few days ago is also seventy or eighty episodes long.
Putting the two dramas together, the amount of script work is quite large.
Xu Ji actually finished writing it in such a short time.
In addition, he also found time to write "The Legend of the Heroes of the Withering Heroes" and participated in a variety show.
Is this something normal humans can do?
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When Pang Er went to Zeng Ying with the script, she was actually quite surprised.
The main reason is that compared with some other directors, although she has indeed thought about directing a new drama, she actually does not have such a strong desire.
She felt that after filming with Xu Ji for so long, she still felt that she had not finished learning.
Therefore, I prefer to continue filming two more movies with Xu Ji, and then start to direct myself after accumulating experience.
There is a big difference between an assistant director and a director.
Although she had done most of the work before, she had some supervision, so she didn't panic at all.
Now that I am filming by myself, I am afraid that I will be in a hurry and not be able to do it well.
Hearing Zeng Ying's thoughts, Pang Er felt comforted.
"It's okay, you'll get used to it as soon as you pat it."
"This is how everyone comes here."
"And it definitely makes sense for Director Xu to choose you. At least your ability is sufficient."
"Don't belittle yourself."
When Pang Er saw Zeng Ying, he actually remembered the time when Xu Ji gave him the script for the first time.
At that time, he was similar to Zeng Ying now.
I subconsciously wanted to refuse, thinking that there would definitely be problems if I became a director.
But later I discovered that Xu Ji had written such a detailed script and storyboards, and it was actually much simpler than imagined.
All the experience gained from following Xu Ji was put to use.
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During this period, Xu Ji has been writing scripts and spending his time writing them.
By the time it was almost completed, I suddenly realized that I hadn't thought about what to shoot next.
Other people's scripts have been written, and he has even started writing the script for his next movie.
It is indeed a bit incredible.
However, Xu Ji was not so anxious to start shooting at this time.
I plan to wait for "The Legend of the Withered Heroes" to be completely written before starting to prepare for the shooting of the next movie.
Of course, the big reason is that Xu Ji actually didn’t think clearly about what he should make in his next movie at this time.
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As the broadcast of "The Legend of the Heroes of the Sacrifice" comes to an end, its popularity has gradually become higher and higher recently.
Especially when they saw the protagonist Guo Jing’s master, the Six Jiangnan Monsters, dying one after another, many viewers couldn’t help but start complaining about Xu Ji.
"Here we go again, Xu Ji's knife arrived late but it arrived."
"Xu Ji is still Xu Ji. He has to be knifed. I just hope there won't be another knife in the future."
"The ending shouldn't be too tragic. Guo Jing and Huang Rong must have a good ending, otherwise I really can't help but send a blade to Xu Ji."
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"Haha, Xu Ji is not afraid at all. I guess the blades he has received in the past two years are enough to open a wholesale store, right?"
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Xu Ji really doesn't care about this, but Chi Jiang over at Station G does.
It's not that he's worried, after all, he has watched the entire drama in advance.
We already know what the ending will be like.
On the contrary, I felt that Xu Jidao's approach this time was not thorough enough and was not in line with the other party's style.
How did the original Fairy Sword end? No character really had a good ending.
But it just so happens that the finale of Sword and Sword is the most popular time of the whole drama.
The harder the knife was, the harder the audience scolded Xu Ji. At the same time, the drama became more popular, and various data set records again and again.
As a spectator, Chi Jiang naturally wanted to send Xu Ji a blade.
But as the person in charge of G station’s film and television department, he needs to pay more attention to the broadcast data of the drama itself.
Fortunately, even if you don't fire too many swords, in fact, the current "The Legend of the Wither Heroes" still has no opponents at this time.
The other three major video websites have been avoiding the war until now.
Thanks to this drama, Station G has already completely harvested the market after the new year.
The number of members also reached a record high of 200 million.
It has already caught up with Tudou Video, and the gap between Kiwi and Penguin Video in the top three video platforms is gradually narrowing.
Back then, Chi Jiang’s biggest wish was that the number of members on G station could exceed 100 million.
At that time, I thought it was a goal that was out of reach, but I reached it early.
Now that I have exceeded 200 million, I am a little excited, but I am not as excited as I was at the beginning, where I could not sleep at night.
We are all used to it. Since we cooperated with Tongji Entertainment, this is not the first time such a phenomenon-level drama has appeared.
The only thing that needs attention is how to maintain these members.
I heard that Tongji Entertainment’s next drama is about to be produced.
I don’t know if it can be seamlessly connected with the finale of "The Legend of the Withering Heroes".
After all, after the broadcast, it is not uncommon for membership levels to plummet because resources for new dramas are too expensive and scarce.
This is not only the G site, but platforms such as Penguin and Kiwi will also appear.
After all, even if it is the leading Penguin Video, it still cannot guarantee that it will always have hit dramas.
All I can say is that it would be great if we could release one movie every quarter.
For a phenomenal drama like "The Legend of the Heroes of the Sacrifice", one is lucky enough to have one every year.
After all, it’s not unprecedented for a year to go by without a phenomenal hit drama.
It all depends on luck.
It’s not that there is hope simply relying on the drama itself or marketing.
No one can always understand the market.
Penguin Video just has more film and television resources than other platforms, so the probability is high.
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"Is the production of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" completed?"
Xu Ji was also a little surprised when he heard the news about Youman.
After all, he originally thought that with so many special effects, it would probably take about a month.
Unexpectedly, the efficiency of Mountain Studio has become higher and higher.
"After the year, Shanyue expanded its recruitment again, and after the completion of the post-production of "The Legend of the Heroes of the Withering Heroes", there were a lot more manpower."
Youman opened his mouth to explain.
Since Tongji Entertainment acquired Shanyue Studio, it has expanded its recruitment several times.
The current number of people is close to more than 500, and it has almost caught up with some very large special effects studios.
Moreover, the technical level of the mountains is not low.
Previously, in the later stages of Fairy Sword II, Honghu was needed to help with the main work.
But now with "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" and "Shadow", I have been able to complete the main part of the special effects work independently. Only when the less important parts are too busy will I choose to outsource them.
Under Yin Zi’s leadership, coupled with the financial and large-scale business support from Tongji Entertainment, great progress has indeed been made.
It is estimated that in less than a year or two, it will be able to enter the current list of the top ten special effects studios in China.
It's also because Shan Yue is currently mainly responsible for dramas produced by Tongji Entertainment, so he doesn't seem to be that famous in the industry.
Otherwise, it can actually squeeze into the top ten ranks.
Of course, in fact, reputation is not that important.
They are all selected by the so-called industry media themselves.
The main purpose is to recruit new projects for the company.
However, Shanyue, who has been serving Tongji Entertainment since the beginning, does not particularly need these reputations.
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"But the review is expected to take some time."
"In addition to the pre-broadcast publicity, we also have to wait for a while after "The Legend of the Withered Heroes" is finished before we can pick it up."
Youman opened his mouth to explain.
In fact, Tongji Entertainment did not deliberately control the post-production and broadcast time of the drama.
Basically, the quality of the finished film is the primary key.
But this time, I am able to follow up with the film "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", and I am most happy about G Station Chi Jiang.
"By the way, I just got a call from the Radio and Television Administration saying that Mr. Duan is looking for you."
Because Xu Ji is currently writing "The Legend of the Withered Heroes", his mobile phone is on silent mode.
Hearing Youman's words, he reacted. He took out his phone and saw Duan Shengyu's missed call.
"I'll call back and ask what happened."
Xu Ji was also a little curious.
If Duan Shengyu has nothing to do, he will basically not take the initiative to contact him.
Youman placed the document in his hand on Xu Ji's desk and reminded: "Remember to sign."
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"Hey, Xiao Xu, it's me."
"Lao Hu is here with me."
As soon as the call was connected, Xu Ji heard Hu Lan's voice from the other end.
This made Xu Ji even more curious.
After all, Hu Lan represents the military. If nothing happens, he will generally not come out of the army.
Being able to appear where Duan Shengyu is, means that the other party must have come with the above mission.
"Minister Hu, long time no see."
When filming "Soldier Assault", Xu Ji was already familiar with Hu Lan.
I didn’t feel particularly restrained or anything.
Hu Lan and Duan Shengyu are both rough and subtle people.
On the surface, he seems informal, but in fact, he has his own judgment and code of conduct for everything.
"Xiao Xu, I'm actually here to see Mr. Duan this time."
"I just wanted to ask if you have time recently. Come to the capital and we can discuss it in detail."
Xu Ji was also surprised when he heard Hu Lan's words.
He didn't expect that the other person would ask him if he could go to the capital.
Obviously it is not convenient to talk about this matter on the phone.
If it were someone else, Xu Ji might consider it and then decline.
But after all, he is a representative of the military, so Xu Ji naturally cannot refuse.
Then he agreed.
However, what surprised Xu Ji was that Hu Lan seemed to be in a hurry, so he had better arrive in the capital tomorrow.
It seems that the only option is to buy a ticket and fly there overnight.
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"Going to the capital?"
When Sha Yetong saw Xu Ji preparing to fly to the capital overnight, he couldn't help but ask.
Mainly because the two of them had agreed to go on a date together in the evening.
Xu Ji even made a reservation at the restaurant.
The only option now is to postpone it.
"How about you go with me?"
Xu Ji suggested.
Because the next day is Sha Yetong's birthday, if he goes to the capital, he may not be able to spend his birthday with him.
"Forget it, I have a performance the day after tomorrow."
"You don't know how long you have to stay. If I go with you, I may not be able to come back in time."
Sha Yetong said and took the initiative to comfort:
"Don't worry, it's not my first birthday. Weren't you there for every birthday I had in the past 20 years or so?"
"It doesn't matter if you have one more time or one less time."
Xu Ji also nodded helplessly.
Then I don’t know how many times I thought of retiring.
In fact, he and Sha Yetong are good enough. At least they see each other often. As long as Xu Ji is not filming in the group, most of them can accompany each other.
This is considered the boss’s privilege.
Like some other celebrity couples, most of them actually separated due to work reasons, and they spent most of their time together and away from each other.
Slowly my feelings faded away.
Xu Ji also has such worries from time to time.
But then I thought about it and realized that I had thought too much.
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In the end, Xu Ji bought a ticket to fly to Beijing that night.
In fact, he still wanted to go the next morning, but Hu Lan and Duan Shengyu were pressing hard.
He said that it would be best to go there that evening and we could meet and talk tomorrow morning.
Moreover, Xu Ji also inquired about it, and it seemed that he was not the only director who passed by this time.
There are also several other well-known top-tier directors.
Of course, after the plane landed at night, someone was specially sent to pick it up.
Relevant accommodation has also been arranged.
Saved a lot of trouble.
But Xu Ji always felt a little absent-minded.
Especially when I think about it being the first time I didn’t celebrate Sha Yetong’s birthday with me.
Even when the two of them were in college, the school was very far away and it was not weekends or anything. Xu Ji would still run to find Sha Yetong.
In fact, Xu Ji is not a particularly ritualistic person, but for some reason he has been particularly concerned about matters related to Sha Yetong since he was a child.
"Teacher Xu Ji, Teacher Xu Ji?"
Xu Ji was brought back to his senses by the driver's shout.
"What's wrong?"
The other party pointed to the hotel outside the car.
"Arrived."
"I'll take you to your room."
"Tomorrow, around nine o'clock in the morning, I will come to pick you up."
"There will probably be several other directors together by then, but they all live in the capital, so you are the only one living here now."
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Xu Ji nodded and got off the car.
When I got out of the car, I noticed that the car's photo was a little different.
It seems that this matter is indeed quite important, because the person who picked him up should not be from the Radio and Television Administration, but from the military.