With the signing of the contract, the other two were not in the mood to stay, and Zhang Lantian was not in the mood to invite him to the hotel.

"Did you say we missed something?" asked Wu Xingli of Hunan Satellite TV to the reviewers.

"Director Wu can't help it, it's already exceeded our expectations, no matter how high it is. The reviewer said, and then said: "But Modu Satellite TV is also gambling, and the ratings of more than 2% are okay, and they can protect their capital." Want to make money at least 3.5% or more of the ratings. Of course, the fame that comes with it is not to mention. ”

"I always feel like I'm missing something, and I feel like 'Struggle' might be even better than we expected, maybe more than 5%. Wu Xingli said.

"Well, it's not that exaggerated, it's more than five, that's amazing. ”

"Not necessarily, didn't Wang Meng say that he had scheduled the ratings of the top five of the year? It's a bit hanging if it's not more than 4%, this Wang Meng is not simple, you see that the thing he did is not beyond common sense, it's really hard to say. ”

After hearing this, the reviewers were silent for a while and did not speak.

The other side

Zhang Lantian and Modu Satellite TV agreed on a broadcast date, August 12.

It's the summer vacation, and I hope to use a date like this to push this TV series to the top.

And, after the people of Shandong Satellite TV made a corner, they came to DreamWorks again.

A second round of broadcasting rights was agreed.

This made Zhang Lantian very happy, he had already made a lot of money in the first round, but he didn't expect to have eyebrows in the second round.

And after Wang Meng finally suppressed the apprehension in his heart, he received a call from Jia Zhangke.

"The Good Man of the Three Gorges" has been on for a month, and the producer has been here once or twice, even if you trust, you can't do this!

So Jia Zhangke called and asked Wang Meng to review the progress and give some advice.

Wang Meng did not refuse.

After singing "No Makeup" with his old sister, he rushed to Fenyang.

He was accompanied by secretary Lan Shuzhen and assistant Lu Jieshu.

Assistant Lu Jieshu was found by Zhao Jisen, and he should have found it a long time ago, but Zhao Jisen was very serious about his work, and he was satisfied that he didn't find it for a while.

After getting Wang Meng to say that he would rather be lacking than excessive, he spread the news to the whole country.

After careful selection, 24-year-old Lu Jieshu stood out.

The age is similar, this is Wang Meng's requirement.

There are many people who have the strength and will do things, but it is not easy to find the young ones, and it took nearly a month to find them.

Wang Meng was very satisfied with Lu Jieshu, so he made up his mind.

On July 28, Wang Meng and the three rushed to Fenyang, Jia Zhangke's base camp.

As soon as he came, Wang Meng felt less uncomfortable with this wine, and he was used to staying in the magic capital, the steel fortress of high-rise buildings, compared with Fenyang, Fenyang was less luxurious and more heavy.

To pick up Wang Meng is Zhao Tao, the future wife of Jia Zhangke, his current girlfriend, and one of the leading actors of this film.

"Director Wang, Lao Jia is in the crew, and there is a big scene these days. So call me to pick you up, don't care. Zhao Tao said.

Wang Meng waved his hand and said: "It's better this way, Director Jia is relieved to shoot seriously, and I am relieved as a producer." ”

"Hehe, Director Wang's generous old Jia has said it many times......"

The two chatted and drove to the crew of "The Good People of the Three Gorges".

When Wang Meng arrived, Jia Zhangke, Wang Hongwei, Han Sanming and others surrounded him for a while.

"Director Wang, you can rest assured, you are not afraid that I will run away with the money. Haha......" Jia Zhangke teased.

Wang Meng smiled bitterly and said: "Busy, "Struggle" has just been finished, and I will come as soon as Director Jia greets me." I've heard about it for a long time, so I haven't encountered any problems, have you?"

"No, this is my home base, nothing to do, and with sufficient funds, it can be completed in a month at the latest. Jia Zhangke said.

"That's good, according to Director Jia's idea, I'll come here to steal the teacher, everyone should be busy, don't worry about me. ”

"Don't dare, Director Wang will give more pointers. ”

After a pleasant greeting, Jia Zhangke led Wang Meng and the theater director of DreamWorks to the director's office.

The theater director of "The Good Man of the Three Gorges" is an employee of DreamWorks named Qi Yunfeng.

Qi Yunfeng reported to Wang Meng the financial statements and the whereabouts of the funds, and Jia Zhangke kept explaining on the side.

Wang Meng took a general look at it, just going through the motions, the producer's right.

After the report, Jia Zhangke led Wang Meng to take a look at the crew and staff.

It's the leaders who come to see you, everyone is welcome. In the end, the leader left, and everyone continued to work hard.

That's it.

Wang Meng spent more than an hour to understand the current direction and progress of the crew.

Subsequently, Jia Zhangke did not delay and followed the crew to see the on-site shooting.

In fact, Wang Meng did come with an attitude of learning.

Realistic feature films, documentaries, including humanities, Jia Zhangke is one of the few in China with a large level, and the acting skills of the trained actors are also excellent.

Wang Meng remembers that in his previous life, Jia Zhangke's evaluation was: -- [Jia Zhangke's video world is gradually becoming a special way to understand China, and it is also reinterpreting the realism of Chinese films.

Compared with the once popular critical realism, Jia Zhangke's narrative is more quiet and unassuming, never making simple moral judgments, but expanding one by one through Guò's distinctive documentary style.

Compared with modern nihilism, Jia Zhangke never pretends to be mysterious, but focuses on the minutiae of historical changes, maintaining a warm tone in the cold reality. 】

A folk director from the grassroots level in China, who pursues the "penetrating power of images to the appearance of reality".

Jia Zhangke is a maverick and uses the language of the lens to depict the price and fate of ordinary people in an era of great social transformation.

For realism, Jia Zhangke may be related to the environment in which he grew up, never pursuing an exaggerated three-dimensional sense, or he may be different from the actor's common form of 'receiving' and 'releasing it'.

Jia Zhangke pays more attention to 'restraint', without your deliberate exaggeration and magnification, nor does he use your deep facial expressions to gather.

Through the lens and the character's intention to portray the real state, Jia Zhangke's film belongs to the 'spring and white snow' and the 'lower riba people'.

The spring and white snow are the artistic conception, and the lower riba people are the content.

Through guò's stark opposition, he paints a vivid lens to illustrate his ideas.

is definitely a director with far-reaching ideas and ideas.

Wang Meng stayed in "The Good Man of the Three Gorges" for three days and was called back by Zhang Lantian's phone.

However, in the past three days, Wang Meng has generally understood Jia Zhangke's directing method.

I learned from Jia Zhangke - how to portray the characters to make the characters fuller, and how to use the lens to set off the ideas and make the film have connotation.

Sometimes those exuberant dialogues are not needed, they can be illustrated by the shots and the expressions of the actors.

This is crucial, Wang Meng has been thinking about the idea of the next film lately, and this time he studied Jia Zhangke's directing skills and made a thorough decision to plan the next film.

And Zhang Lantian is looking for Wang Meng because of the publicity of "Struggle" and the ranking of "Left" and "No Makeup", and the recent public opinion has not stopped......

[PS: I received a notice today, and it will be on the shelves tomorrow, it's terrible to think about, and I hope book friends will support me. 】