Chapter Five Hundred and Three The New Sitcom and 'Super Ace'
"Boredness meets hesitation (Cantonese)
It is not easy to achieve the ideal
Even if there is confidence
Fighting spirit suppressed
Who decides whether I should go or stay?
Set the universe in my heart
I just want to wave to my ideal with both hands
………”
It was still the big guitar construction site, with Qi Bin and several other bands standing on the stage to perform, but the lead singer became the somewhat crazy Guo Jinfei.
The songs sung are also from the previous "Plastic Bag" and the classic "No More Hesitation" by the Xiangjiang rock band.
There were also many changes in the audience. An open space was opened and dozens of drum sets were placed. There were hundreds of musicians standing around the drum sets, holding guitars in their hands, and the musicians played in harmony with the performance on the stage.
Zuo Le and "Sewing Machine Band" director Zhou Yan are also among them.
Zuo Le knows guitar as I said before, but Zhou Yan, who is usually gentle and quiet, was a manic drummer when he was playing in a band.
Although I haven't moved much these years, my original foundation is still there, and I am still getting stronger when I play the drums, and my momentum is not inferior to that of the drum king of the hall-level band specially invited from Xiangjiang.
For people who don't play rock music, it's hard to understand the status of that Hong Kong-level band in the rock circle.
It can be said that when the melody of "No More Hesitation" sounded, the entire construction site almost exploded.
Zhou Yan's choice to invite thousands of rock fans to be a group performer was undoubtedly a very wise decision.
According to the plot, Guo Jinfei sang the first half of the song alone, and many rock musicians played along, and members of the famous Hong Kong band appeared one after another.
Under the command of the executive director, all the group performers followed up with a chorus of tens of thousands of people. The singing resounded for miles around, and the atmosphere at the construction site was completely explosive.
Music is universal. An excellent song, combined with an explosive scene, is powerful enough to make people lose their minds.
Zuo Le held the guitar in his hand and swayed his body to the playing with several rock tycoons, singing along with the chorus, completely forgetting his identity as a director.
Zhou Yan was completely silent, crying and laughing while beating the drums and singing, and his whole person had basically entered a state of madness.
What kind of movie is not a movie? Just sing!
"...
Oh~~oh~~
Write each paragraph by hand (Cantonese)
Gains and losses, joy, sorrow and dreams
Oh~~oh~~
Dream will come true one day
Find the world of your dreams
Finally visible
…”
After singing "No More Hesitation", countless rock fans at the scene burst into tears.
Director Zhou Yan even hugged and cried with some of his old friends who formed the band together, reminiscing about those green years.
A rock star who was already having fun, saw that everyone was in high spirits, jumped on the stage, took Guo Jinfei's C seat, and led everyone to sing a chorus of "Broader Seas and Sky".
Zuo Le didn't stop it, and with such a carnival atmosphere, he couldn't stop it either.
He used his remaining sense to drag the producer and executive director over, telling them to pay attention to the filming of the movie footage, and then to check whether the audience present was secretly recording, so that they could stop it in time.
This big incident is the biggest highlight of the entire movie "The Sewing Machine Band" and must not be revealed in advance.
These thousands of extras have all had their mobile phones or filming equipment confiscated in advance, but there is no guarantee that any of them have been hidden, so they must be strictly managed.
At the same time, you have to be wary of people outside. After all, with such a big movement, someone must be curious and come to check. Try to avoid outsiders Reuters.
After explaining to the two of them, Zuo Le held the guitar again, shouted awkward Cantonese at the top of his voice and joined in the chorus of thousands of people.
"Steel pot, shouting with tears to repair the ladle pot
Broken corners and new pots and pans placed randomly
Chasing pot in the wind and rain
Chimneys without tears,
………”
Seeing Zuo Le disappearing into the crowd, and Zhou Yan not far away with his old friend in his arms and howling like a ghost, the executive director and producer turned green.
What evil had they done in their previous lives to end up with such an unreliable director and producer?
I went to have fun by myself and left the work to them. Didn't I think that they also wanted to sing along...
………
That night, everyone was in high spirits from 9 p.m. to around 2 a.m., causing many people to have hoarse voices when they got up the next day.
It wasn't enough that all the pharmacies in the entire Changqing Film and Television Base were sold out of watermelon cream, silver throat and other throat medicines by the crew of "The Sewing Machine Band", so they sent people to the city to buy the medicines.
Fortunately, everyone's efforts were not in vain.
Yesterday's carnival was all that should be recorded. The atmosphere was comparable to that of a top-level concert. Zuo Le and Zhou Yan, who watched the replay afterwards, almost couldn't help but pick up the guitar and drum set again.
Director Zhou Yan believed that yesterday's shooting was sufficient, and no further shooting would be able to achieve the same atmosphere. He only needed to re-shoot some details.
And in addition to "No More Hesitation", it can be cut into the feature film.
The remaining carnival chorus materials can be cut into easter eggs or trailers and used as promotional materials during the movie's release.
It can be said that the crew of "Sewing Machine Band" made a lot of money from yesterday's concert, and it was well-run and could cover hundreds of millions in promotional expenses.
After that, Zuo Le stayed on the set of "Sewing Machine Band" for another two days. First, he helped Zhou Yan wrap up his acting skills, and more importantly, he kept his voice up.
That night, he also lost his voice...
After Zuo Le comes back from the crew of "Sewing Machine Band", the remaining work will be the post-production period of "The Legend of Zhen Huan".
By the way, taking advantage of the few months of free time between "The Legend of Zhen Huan" and "The Great Qin Empire", he wanted to make a sitcom.
He has been thinking about this sitcom for two or three years. The script went through several drafts and revisions until it was officially finalized at the end of last year.
Zuo Le's original plan was to finish filming "The Qin Empire - Fission" before filming this drama, but it seems that there is still more than half a year before "Fission" is expected to start filming.
And the sitcom he prepared does not have many episodes, only 20 episodes. The scene is simple and it is a modern drama. As long as he finds a few suitable and good actors, it can be completed quickly.
So Zuo Le, who had always been restless, was tempted.
Now we are finalizing the script. Once the script is finalized, we will begin to establish the project and start preliminary preparations.
At that time, "The Legend of Zhen Huan" was about to start airing, and Zuo Le had to take on part of the publicity work. After the publicity was completed, filming could start directly.
………
Time passed slowly, and in early September, all post-production of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" was completed, and it was officially announced to be broadcast during this year's National Day.
Soon after, the crew of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" began promotional work.
On September 12, the creator of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" was invited to participate in the sixth season of Penguin Video's key variety show "Super Ace".
"Super Ace" was originally a large-scale indoor interactive game variety show created by Jiangsu and Zhejiang TV stations. Its positioning as "Happy Camp", the flagship program of Hunan TV stations, is very similar to the "Happy Dream Show" hosted by Tian Yan.
Both host and guests interact and play games, but "Happy Camp" focuses on games, and "Happy Dream Show" is a combination of game interviews.
Both have their own focuses, but due to their excellent hosting team and wonderful interactive game sessions, they are deeply loved by the audience.
In the domestic indoor variety show market, the two companies can basically divide more than 50% of the domestic variety show market, and other platforms, large and small, can share the remaining half equally.
When Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Taiwan launched "Super Ace", they were very ambitious and wanted to steal a piece of meat from these two indoor variety show overlords.
Unfortunately, dreams are very full and reality is very skinny.
Two companies have been able to dominate the market for so many years, how can they be so easy to challenge?
Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Taiwan spent a lot of money on two seasons. Although "Super Ace" has had an impact, it is still far behind "Happy Camp" and "Happy Dream Show".
Later, Jiangsu and Zhejiang TV stations gave up on this program and packaged it and transferred it to Penguin Video.
Penguin Video is not stupid. It does not want to be a successor. The reason why it took over "Super Ace" is because it saw the potential of this program.
Although the response to the first two seasons of "Super Ace" was mediocre, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Taiwan's crazy spending on the show created an image of a gathering of big-name guests.
Therefore, after Penguin Video took over, it began to dig deeper along this route, spending money on big names while constantly experimenting with guest optimization.
Slowly, they finally found a feasible solution, which was to play with emotions.
In other words, find a certain popular crew or entertainment classic team, reunite them after many years, and bring the audience to reminisce about the past.
It can not only stir up feelings, but also build up the popularity.
Shanhe's side alone has been popularized twice by "Super Ace".
One time was the reopening of Tongfu Inn in "Wulin Gaiden", and the other time was the reunion of the five leading actors of the Northern Shanxi Iron Triangle, Brother Yunfei and Political Commissar Zhao in "Bright Sword".
Not to mention, this trick is really easy to use. The third season of "Super Ace" has gradually become a new force in the rise of indoor variety shows.
And what is very important is that the development of these crews or teams may be good or bad, and the advertising fees vary. Inviting a group is generally more cost-effective than simply spending money on big names.
Save money and get better results.
Penguin Video went down this road and never returned, and "Super Ace" also began to rise rapidly...