Chapter 332 'The Actors Come to PK' Instructor - Zuo Le
Four Seasons Manor, living room
After listening to Li Hai's introduction to the program "Actors Come to PK", Zuo Le was a little excited, but at the same time hesitant.
Needless to say, I was excited, but my hesitation mainly came from two points.
First, Tian Yan is about to give birth and he has to stay at home with his wife. There is no guarantee that he can coordinate with the program team throughout the entire process.
In particular, Li Hai also said that part of this program is live broadcast, and if the instructor is absent, it will definitely have a huge impact.
Penguin Video and Zuo Le are old partners and have a good relationship with each other. Zuo Le doesn’t want to feel bad about cheating others because of himself.
Second, it’s Zhang Kaigang.
If it were before, Zuo Le would be happy to appear on a show with this number one director in the country.
But now, "Charlotte" has just surpassed "Golden Night" to become the top star, and various comparisons between the two have been circulating on the Internet.
It would be fine if the two of them didn't meet, and they understood each other tacitly, but at this juncture, he felt a little embarrassed when facing Zhang Kaigang.
In the same way, Zhang Kaigang probably faced the same situation with Zuo Le, and was even more embarrassed than Zuo Le. After all, he was the one who lost in the Lunar New Year battle just now.
Zuo Le guessed that Penguin Video and the "Actors Come to PK" program team didn't have any good intentions. Taking advantage of the lingering heat of the Lunar New Year battle, they asked them to participate and automatically brought a lot of popularity.
Zuo Le is not disgusted with the little thoughts of Penguin Video and the program team, but he still has to make his concerns clear.
He is the winner, and it doesn't matter if he faces Zhang Kaigang.
But can the program team deal with Zhang Kaigang? If the other party targets him, Zuo Le will not sacrifice his own feelings. For the sake of the program team, he will repeatedly give in to Zhang Kaigang.
If the two of them get involved and delay the show crew, don't blame him then.
Zuo Le made his concerns clear to Li Hai, and Li Hai immediately laughed.
"Don't worry, Director Zuo, please let Director Zhang know about your matter, otherwise we won't make any arbitrary decisions.
Director Zhang also asked me to leave you a message. He hopes to cooperate with you once. If you are worried, he can contact you by phone in person."
Li Hai also secretly revealed some information. Although "Actors Come to PK" is led by Penguin Video and is nominally exclusively funded, there are actually several small shareholders.
Zhang Kaigang's company is one of them, and he himself is also the planner and consultant of the show.
This is also why Lao Zhang has not gotten over the Lunar New Year turmoil yet, he runs out to participate in variety shows and does his own business. How can it be that he is not contributing.
Besides, "Charlotte" and "Golden Banquet" are normal box office competitions, and Zuo Le and Zhang Kaigang have no personal grudges.
On the contrary, before this year's Lunar New Year, the two were still close friends.
Zhang Kaigang has praised Zuo Le more than once on social media and in interviews with reporters. Zuo Le has also expressed his respect and admiration for Zhang Kaigang, a senior in the industry, in public.
With this foundation, and Lao Zhang is not a stingy person, he would never care about cooperating with Zuo Le for the sake of the program.
Zuo Le was relieved, there was no problem with Zhang Kaigang, and he wouldn't worry too much.
The only thing left is Zuo Le's schedule.
This was easy to handle at the beginning. Tian Yan would not be giving birth in a short period of time, and the program was based on the competition system. At the beginning, the instructor only had to make selections and give scores. Zuo Le could not be delayed for two days a week.
In the later stage, there was a tutor to give guidance on the rehearsal process, which would delay the tutor a lot of time. At that time, Tian Yan was also at the final due date, and it was difficult for Zuo Le to ensure that he would stay with the program crew.
After listening to Zuo Le's words, Li Hai did not dare to agree rashly, so he called their president and the program team and held an impromptu phone meeting.
Zuo Le's celebrity position is here, and it is difficult for the program team to refuse the temptation of having him as a mentor, which will bring huge attention to the program.
Therefore, after more than an hour of discussion and negotiation, Penguin Video and the program team agreed that Zuo Le would temporarily withdraw from the recording and live broadcast of "Actors Come to PK" if the schedule does not allow it.
At that time, the program team will consider hiring another instructor to take over, or using a guest instructor to replace Zuo Le.
Of course, what everyone hopes more, including Zuo Le himself, is that Zuo Le will not delay his personal affairs and can continue to participate in the program smoothly.
Achieve a win-win situation for Zuo Le and the program team.
Li Hai happily said goodbye and left. Soon after, Penguin Video sent someone to Shanhe to discuss Zuo Le's mentorship contract.
By the time the contract was finalized, the publicity surrounding "Actors Come to PK" was already overwhelming.
Zuo Le teamed up with Zhang Kaigang, plus actress Yan Fei, this lineup of mentors is absolutely shocking.
At the same time, what is even more shocking is that the fourth instructor of "Actors Come to PK" turned out to be the notorious Guo Xiaosi, a professional in bad movies.
Director Guo, who crosses over from a scarred youth writer, has made several films in the "Dream Time" series that he adapted. The box office was OK, but his reputation was poor, with an average rating of less than 5.0.
This man is also known as the usher in the era of bad movies in China.
Of course, this evaluation is somewhat exaggerated. The blame for the bad movie era cannot be attributed to one person. The market, capital, practitioners and even the audience all have unshirkable responsibilities.
However, Guo Xiaosi cannot escape the crime of ushering in the bad movie era, but catalyzing the process of the bad movie era, setting up a bad example like "Dream Time", and affecting the atmosphere of the film market.
Because of him, countless capitalists knew that making bad movies could actually make (xi) money, so they rushed into the movie market waving their banknotes.
Since then, a large number of bad films have been released, and the overall quality of domestic films has declined rapidly, and their reputation has also plummeted.
It was not until recent years that some high-quality films were gradually released in China, which finally reversed the negative impression of domestic films in the minds of audiences. However, the remaining poison has not yet been completely eliminated.
It can be said that Guo Xiaosi's sins far outweigh his merits in Chinese films. He does not have a good impression either in the industry or in the hearts of the public.
"Actors Come to PK" asked him to be a mentor, which naturally caused an uproar quickly.
Thousands of words can be condensed into three words - he doesn't deserve it.
Zuo Le was a little confused when he first heard the news, but then he gradually thought about it. The program team was looking for a topic maker.
Of the other three mentors, there is no need to say much about Lao Zhang. He has matured with age, and he maintains his own identity. He speaks and acts properly and thoughtfully. It is no problem to be a mentor, but it is not easy to let him stir up troubles and stir up topics.
Yan Fei is a well-known smooth person in the industry. It is difficult for her to say harsh words in public, so she will not easily stand out.
As for Zuo Le, he doesn't mind causing trouble, but Zuo Le must do it from his own perspective. Firstly, he will not be influenced by the program team. Secondly, he will worry about his own reputation and will not touch anything that is too controversial.
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But if this is the case, the professional level of "Actors Come to PK" will be improved, but the entertainment of the program will be greatly weakened.
This is absolutely unacceptable to Penguin Video, which is committed to creating an annual hit variety show.
Therefore, the program team specifically needs a mentor who is controversial, likes to make trouble, and is not afraid of being scolded afterwards to cause trouble and quarrels.
Guo Xiaosi is undoubtedly a very suitable candidate.
"The director team knows how to play."
Zuo Le couldn't help but sigh, but felt slightly unhappy.
It's not that he looks down on others, but being the same mentor as a director like Guo Xiaosi really lowers his grade, and it also weakens the quality and authority of the four great mentors to a certain extent.
This idea is not only shared by Zuo Le, Lao Zhang also criticized it. According to internal news from the program team that broke out on the Internet, Zhang Kaigang was particularly unhappy with Guo Xiaosi being a mentor and seemed to have lost his temper.
However, due to various considerations, the program team still insisted on their opinion and finally convinced Lao Zhang.
Yan Fei didn't have any overreaction. When she participated in an event, she was asked about her impressions of the other three mentors she was about to collaborate with. She blew Zuo Le and the others away.
Of course, Guo Xiaosi was not strong enough, so she was a bit forced to brag, but at least she showed her friendly attitude.
Guo Xiaosi is also very sensible. He was given a special scarf. He was very humble in his words and said that he should learn more from the other three outstanding directors in the show.
So, Lao Zhang was persuaded, Zuo Le acquiesced and kept silent, Yan Fei treated others diplomatically, and the three mentors openly accepted Guo Xiaosi's joining.
As long as the three mentors do not object and the program team strongly supports it, no matter how fierce the external public opinion is, it will only provide heat to the program team and have no substantive effect.
Soon after, "Actors Come to PK" officially announced that the live broadcast time of the pilot film will be March 2, 2022.
At that time, the 40 actor contestants will appear one by one and undergo a graded casting process. They will then spend a week rehearsing, and then perform live broadcasts to compete and upgrade.
The cast was deliberately not announced by the program team, probably because they wanted to reveal them one by one in the pilot episode.
