Xue Jun has been in a good mood recently. His career has made great progress this year.
This time last year, the first part of "The Story of a College Student" was aired during the summer vacation, which gave him a certain degree of fame as a director, and he could barely be called a famous TV director.
However, this "famous TV director" is very false. Later, I found that it was okay if the film went smoothly.
The entertainment industry is very realistic. It doesn't matter if you go smoothly, but if you are unlucky, there will be many people watching the excitement, and those who are not careful will step on you.
It's okay for people with deep foundations and backers, and there are opportunities to turn around. Many people have scruples, but if you suddenly succeed and then decline, it will be many times more difficult to get to the top.
In the past, the entertainment industry was booming, and there were probably some noble people who liked to help others when they needed it. Now that things have gone out of the window, there are fewer and fewer people willing to help others.
Xue Jun has the protection of mountains and rivers, so he will not be so miserable, but if his new work hits the market, it will definitely reduce the trust of his boss and senior management in him, and the resources he obtains in the company will also be weakened.
Fortunately, Xue Jun fought for his own success.
At the beginning of this year, the drama "Miracle Doctor Xilaile" scored a very high rating of 2.75, sweeping all TV series in the first quarter of 2021.
Not only did Xue Jun completely secure his position as a famous director in one fell swoop, he also posed a considerable threat to Kong Sheng and Gao Xinjian's "Shanhe Second Director Battle".
Unfortunately, this beautiful moment did not last long. Kong and Gao's new works "Da Ranfang" and "Seven Swords 2" were aired in turn, with ratings exceeding 3 and ratings reaching 9.
The threat that Xue Jun had just established was immediately defeated again.
Regarding this, Lao Xue was relatively calm. After many blows, he also understood that he might not be able to compete with Kong and Gao.
At best, he is just a troublemaker, occasionally stimulating the two of them. If they really fight for the second place, even if they are lucky enough to sit on it, they will not be able to suppress these two perverts.
Xue Jun, whose mentality has become peaceful, and Xue Laosi, who is now calm in front of him, thinks of a big fight from time to time, but also rushes to make trouble for Kong.
He can't be the second child, and others can't be too comfortable...
If Kong and Gao knew that the seemingly loyal Xue Jun actually had such "shameless" thoughts in his heart, Shanhe might have to call the police after 4 o'clock that someone was missing.
But no matter what, after that, Xue Jun's mentality and mood became obviously more stable.
When "The Story of a College Student 2" was aired, he directly asked Zuo Le for leave and went abroad for two months comfortably.
This is a rare phenomenon for director Shan He, who always rushes to work like crazy.
Thanks to Zuole, a workaholic boss, under his influence, Director Shanhe rarely takes long vacations except annual leave.
Even if he takes a long vacation, which is about a week, at most ten days and a half, or two months, Xue Jun can be said to have directly broken the record.
This also makes Gao Xinjian very envious. This year, under the pressure of Kong Sheng, Gao's work intensity has been unprecedentedly high.
After taking annual leave last year, he immediately started filming "Seven Swords 2". After finishing "Seven Swords 2" in full swing, he immediately prepared to shoot "Lotus Lantern". Now "Lotus Lantern" has finally been completed. He
I have to be busy with post-production and promotion at the same time, and seize the time to work on "Family with Children 5".
"Family with Children 5" is scheduled to be released during the Spring Festival next year, which is only three months away. With 50 episodes and post-production, time is very tight.
Thanks to the fact that the crew of "Family with Children 5" are all old people, the filming progress is much faster than that of ordinary crews, which can save the boss a lot of worry.
But even so, Gao Xinjian was as busy as a third grandson all day long, with no time to spare. How could he not be jealous when he saw Lao Xue comfortably taking two months off?
Xue Jun was too lazy to pay attention to the crazy busy Gao Xinjian, but after his two-month vacation, it was time for him to get back to work.
Chairman Zuo Da likes to live alone and not work, so he can be idle...
Therefore, Xue Jun immediately changed his role after being free, and Director Xue went online to start preparing for a new drama - "Detective Di Renjie".
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According to the information Xue Jun got from the screenwriting department, Zuo Le just threw the script outline of this drama into the screenwriting department two months ago, and there were two parts at once.
According to Chairman Zuo, the company will turn this drama into a series of detective dramas like "Serious Case Group Six".
However, the difference is that "Serious Case Group Six" is a modern drama with a focus on criminal investigation, while the new script "Detective Di Renjie" is a costume drama with a suspenseful style, and also has certain historical and action elements.
At present, the screenwriting department has only completed the first script, and the second one is still in the creation stage. Whether it will be filmed in the future depends on the feedback on the performance of the first one.
This is also the old rule of Shanhe. For all series, whether to shoot a sequel depends on the results of the previous series. Needless to say, if the results are good, we will continue to shoot.
If the performance is not good, the senior management and the crew will hold meetings to discuss, comprehensive considerations, various measures, and finally decide whether to make amends or stop the entire project to stop the loss in a timely manner.
Over the years since Shanhe was established, many TV series have been produced, all of which have been largely successful. Only one project has been axed.
This drama is also related to Xue Jun, that is "The Story of the Health Team" which he co-directed.
Zuo Le was dissatisfied with its poor performance, so he gave the copyright to Kong Wen to do it himself. Afterwards, Kong Wen reluctantly took over the filming of two films, but the influence of each was weaker than the other, and he was eventually forced to complete the entire IP.
In addition to "The Story of the Health Team", the series projects that Shanhe is currently producing are all quite good, among which "Family with Children" and "Six Serious Cases" are considered to be long-form films.
The former is aiming for five generations to live under one roof, while the latter is also initially planning to have five or more parts.
In comparison, "The Story of a College Student", which Xue Jun is responsible for, is considered a short novel. It is a trilogy in total, and next year will be the final chapter of the series.
Having filmed two series, Xue Jun is quite experienced. He knows the benefits of having a series filmed.
A series with excellent performance can save the director from two or three years of performance pressure.
Just like him, with "The Story of a College Student" in hand, even if he fails in other projects, he will not be relegated to the sidelines immediately.
At the same time, if you complete the new project well and add the credit for the series, you will earn double the bonus performance alone, and you can also increase your status and voice in the company.
Why is Gao Xinjian almost exhausted and paralyzed, and he is reluctant to hand over "Family with Children" to others, because as long as he masters this IP and "Family with Children" does not fail, he can be invincible.
Who would hand over such a trump card so easily?
That is to say, Kong Shengyi is a very brave person and likes to challenge himself. He gave "Serious Case Group Six" to Wang Qian and replaced it with an ordinary director. He really didn't have the confidence.
People within Shanhe are generally optimistic that Kong Shengqiang is overvaluing Xinjian, which is one of the reasons. Who wants others to rest on their laurels?
Xue Jun was self-aware and did not dare to compete with Kong Sheng. "Stories of College Students" gave him a taste of the sweetness. He himself wanted to be like Gao Xinjian and have a legacy to keep building on.
So this time, when he learned that "Detective Di Renjie" was a series, he immediately went to Zuo Le to fight for it.
In fact, at the beginning, Zuo Le did not intend to use Xue Jun, he was interested in Kong Sheng.
"Detective Di Renjie" focuses on the suspense style, a genre that has never been explored before.
The tallest among the dwarfs, Kong Sheng has filmed "Crime Six" and has experience in similar detective dramas. "Don't Talk to Strangers" also has certain horror elements, so he should be able to make this drama well.
As a result, when Kong Sheng heard that it was about suspense and solving crimes, he refused without even listening. Now he is only interested in realistic dramas and serious dramas, and has no interest in other themes.
So Zuo Le asked him to film "Mansion Gate" and put "Detective Di Renjie" on the shelf for the time being.
Unexpectedly, Xue Jun took a fancy to him.
Xue Jun wanted to film "Detective Di Renjie", but Zuo Le was actually a little hesitant, mainly because Xue Jun had never been exposed to films and TV shows with related themes.
This is completely different from the previous "Miracle Doctor Xilaile". Don't look at both dramas as they both have "God X" in their names, but their styles are completely different.
"Miracle Doctor Xilaile" is lighthearted in the early stage and suppressed in the later stage, but overall it is a standard costume drama, and the difficulty is not insurmountable for Xue Jun.
But for "Detective Detective Dee", it is no exaggeration to say that even Zuo Le was not very confident that he could get the pulse of the original version.
Especially the first part of "Detective Di Renjie" has a very strong suspense color, and some scenes are even a bit like a horror movie.
Especially the headless general plot is simply terrifying to death.
Zuo Le watched it on the player and couldn't sleep well for two or three days. He had to turn on the lights at home at night and was afraid to go to the toilet alone in the middle of the night. This lasted for nearly a week before he got better.
For such a work with a strong suspense style, can Xue Jun, who has a background in sitcoms, do it well?
Zuo Le expressed doubts.
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Zuo Le did not hide it, but directly told everything about his thoughts. Xue Jun began to hesitate a little and said he would go back and think about it.
Two days later, Xue Jun found Zuo Le and expressed his willingness to challenge, even issuing a military order.
Zuo Le hesitated for a while, then nodded in agreement.
After all, Lao Xue is the elder of the company, and he has made a lot of hard work over the years. This is the first time he has made a strong request, and he is embarrassed to offend Xue Jun.
However, Zuo Le made a request to Xue Jun. The company would send an executive director to serve as his deputy. During the filming, he would have to communicate more with this executive director.
Xue Jun was naturally a little reluctant to delegate power to an executive director, but after Zuo Le introduced the executive director's resume, he was convinced.
Qian Qiu, 35 years old, is a professional screenwriter. He has been working as a film and television screenwriter since he graduated from college. After more than 10 years, he has achieved little success and can barely squeeze into the last line of first-class screenwriters.
This person is particularly good at suspense creation. Any script he is responsible for writing, no matter what the main plot is or what the theme of the drama is, will have more or less suspense elements.
This guy is also nicknamed a ghost screenwriter in the industry. This nickname does not mean how powerful he is, but that he likes to play "ghost".
Every screenwriter dreams of becoming a director, and Qian Qiu is no exception.
At the beginning of last year, he begged his grandfather and grandma to get an investment and made a TV series called "The Strange Case of the Song Dynasty: The Civet Cat for the Crown Prince".
Strictly speaking, the quality of the TV series is good, but the results are quite disappointing. The reason is that this guy's style of filming is too weird and weird, and the plot is scary and scary.
When he was a screenwriter in the past, he was pressured by the director to prevent him from letting himself go too far. This time he was allowed to be the director himself, and he completely let off steam. The entire TV series was even scarier than a ghost movie.
The TV station didn't dare to ask for it, and finally bought the kiwi fruit at a low price, and not many people watched it. This made Qian Qiu, who had lost most of his family fortune, almost cry to death.
However, although the ending of this filming was extremely miserable, it also made many people remember this director with a unique style.
When the screenwriting department was sorting out the script for "Detective Di Renjie", someone recommended Qian Qiu to Zuo Le. After Zuo Le heard about it, he went to worship the masterpiece, and the lights were on at home for a week again.
But at the same time, Zuo Le also fell in love with talents, and even thought about letting Qian Qiu film "Detective Di Renjie".
But after thinking about it later, Zuo Le gave up the idea.
First of all, Shanhe has a strict promotion system for directors, and it is impossible for Qian Qiu to take over directly.
Secondly, this guy's style is too unique. Although the original version of "Detective Di Renjie" has a strong suspense color, it is still within the normal range after all. If he was asked to film it, Zuo Le was afraid that he would turn it into a ghost film.
Detective turned into fighting ghosts, and Di Renjie directly turned into Uncle Nine...
Therefore, Zuo Le put Qian Qiu behind him, until he answered Xue Jun, he thought of Qian Qiu again.
Qian Qiu likes to play "ghost", but Xue Jun is weak in this aspect. It would be a good way to let the two cooperate, with Xue as the main player and Qian as the supplement, to learn from each other's strengths and offset each other's weaknesses.
So after getting Xue Jun's consent, Shanhe contacted Qian Qiu. At this time, Qian Qiu had just got out of the predicament and was looking for a chance to make a comeback. Zuo Le offered him an olive branch, and he agreed without saying a word.
As for changing from a director to an executive director, is it a bit aggrieved?
In Qianqiu, this is not a problem at all.
What level is Shanhe? What level is Xue Jun? Let him be his deputy. It is no exaggeration to say that he is really promoting himself.
Qian Qiu came to Quancheng, Xue Jun talked with him and found that he was indeed somewhat unique, and he was quite satisfied. After Qian's assistant director was in place, the preliminary preparations for "Detective Di Renjie" also started.
Zuo Le was busy with time and had to worry about Tian Yan. This time he delegated the casting work to Xue Jun and only intervened in the casting of the male lead Di Renjie.
But it was this casting that led Xue Jun to find Zuo Le again. He was holding a photo and felt a little embarrassed.
"Chairman, would Liang Damin be too fat to play Dee Renjie?"
Xue Jun's doubts were rudely dismissed by Zuo Le.
"How do you know that Dee Renjie is not a fat man? Why can't Detective Dee be a fat man? In the play, Dee Renjie is set to have a high position of power. He is usually a kind old man and does not get angry on his birthday.
Liang Damin possesses both temperaments and is a well-known veteran actor. How could he not play Dee Renjie?"
"But this..."
Xue Jun was still a little confused, but Zuo Le continued to argue.
“As a director, I want to highlight the characteristics of the character and deepen the audience’s impression.
Look at how well the old version of Bao Zheng performed, with his dark face, long beard, and crescent moon on his forehead. It immediately fixed the image of Bao Zheng and made it widely recognized by countless audiences. Over the years, every version of Bao Zheng has dared to break through this image.
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Even if experts screamed at their throats and came up with various theories that Bao Zheng was a white-faced scholar in history, no one would agree.
If you have the ability, you can make this version of Dee Renjie deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. It is best to make it so that the audience will not be used to it when they see the other thin version of Dee Renjie. This is called creating a classic."
Xue Jun fooled away and Zuo Le sat on his boss's chair, thinking of the original Di Renjie, his face full of determination.
Di Renjie is Di Pangpang, the thin one is a heretic!
