Chapter 184 of the main text volume is the main theme and popularity

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The hit of "Addictive" brought the art center into the limelight, and Lin Zixuan once again became the focus of the TV circle.

Insiders found that behind these popular TV series, there is Lin Zixuan's shadow, he either appears in the screenwriter column, producer, or producer.

Moreover, there will always be Lin Zixuan's name on the story planning column of each drama.

In the past, Huaguo's TV dramas did not have the title of story planning, but since the broadcast of "Desire", story planning has gradually been accepted by the mainland TV circle, which is not uncommon in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Story planner is simply the person who provides the story, not necessarily the screenwriter.

In the TV circle, Lin Zixuan has become a signboard, the heart of the art center.

There is even a saying that he shoots what is popular and who is popular.

There is a long list of actors who have become popular from the dramas he produced, from Ge You to Chen Xiaoyi, from Wang Ji to Jiang Shan, etc., some actors have been quite famous before, and they have become more popular after filming his TV series.

The only drama he missed was "Seahorse Cabaret", which was also quite popular, but it was discontinued.

Many TV drama units want to know what is the secret of Lin Zixuan's success, a TV series is lucky, and every TV series is popular, that is strength.

The predecessor of the Beijing Television Art Center was the drama production department of Huaguo Television, which has a good foundation and a first-class production team, which is one of the reasons.

Then there is the creativity provided by Lin Zixuan.

Countless good ideas meet first-class production teams, and it is not difficult to succeed.

As the director of "Addictive", Zhao Baogang believes that these ideas have one thing in common, that is, they are close to current affairs and life, and they are all stories that ordinary people are interested in.

For example, "Beijing People in New York" is the increasingly fierce tide of going abroad in society, and "Addicted" shows the love concept of young men and women in this era, and only by being close to the audience can it resonate with the audience.

Or rather, down-to-earth, that's the trick to success.

Lin Zixuan heard a lot of similar statements, and some people asked him this question, and he said that this is the crystallization of collective wisdom, not his own credit, and teamwork is the key to success.

This perception of the insiders is of great benefit to him, and once he goes out to work alone, at least his credibility will be guaranteed.

Lin Zixuan and Feng Xiaogang submitted the scripts of the first two episodes of "The Story of the Cooking Class" to the Kongzheng Television Art Center, and the theme and style of this drama can basically be seen from the scripts of these two episodes.

Feng Xiaogang has been in the army for several years, has experience in army life, and many of his jokes are real people.

As the first project of a new company, it is natural for them to ensure quality and strive for excellence.

The predecessor of the Air Force Television Art Center was the drama team of the Air Force Political and Art Work Troupe, which was established in 1950, mainly for drama performances, and later established a television department and filmed a number of military-themed dramas.

Lin Zixuan is a gold-medal person, and Feng Xiaogang is a famous TV series director, and the scripts they sent over will definitely be taken seriously.

The leadership of the Air Affairs Center organized a symposium to democratically discuss this script, which tells the life of the army's cooking class.

The cooking squad belongs to the logistics department in the army, and the daily task is to cook, which is not very important.

This is nothing, after all, the cooks are also a member of the army, and there is no problem in filming the story of the cooking class, and the focus of their discussion is whether the military-themed TV series should be popular.

In the past, military-themed dramas were all about carrying forward the revolutionary spirit and showing the glorious and righteous side.

A soldier should look like a soldier, abide by discipline, charge into battle, and be brave and fearless, this is the shaping of the image of a soldier on the TV screen, which is basically this tough guy model.

It's called the leitmotif.

"The Story of the Cooking Class" is different in that it shows the life of the army through six cooks from all over the country.

These characters have their own characteristics, they also have their own shortcomings, they all have their own careful thoughts, they fight with each other, they will make contradictions, fight for honor, be lazy, play poor and so on.

It is very different from the image of the previous soldiers.

Can such an image of a soldier represent the army, so that the audience can see whether it will have a bad impact, or whether a military-themed TV series is suitable for filming into a sitcom.

Some people think it's good, and the form of comedy that brings the soldiers closer to the audience and allows the audience to see the other side of the army.

In addition, the cooking class does not have political tasks and does not require strict confidentiality regulations, which is a good starting point and can play more freely.

Some people think it's nonsense, this TV series will make the audience feel that the troops are not united, they all have their own little abacus, and there is no sense of collective honor, which affects the image of the soldiers and the people's trust in the soldiers.

Once this opening is opened, will even war TV dramas be entertained in the future, and who will be responsible for this consequence.

At the Air Affairs Center, the discussion between the two sides was very intense.

At the end of the discussion, the theme became how the army's propaganda work should be carried out under the new form, whether to stick to the main theme, or try to add entertainment and pastime content to move closer to the public.

In the 80s, the audience still liked to watch film and television dramas with the main theme, and now the audience is more inclined to entertaining films.

In the face of film and television dramas in Xiangjiang and Baodao, in the face of martial arts films and romance films, except for older audiences, no one likes to watch TV series with the main theme.

This is the dilemma faced by the Kongzheng Television Art Center, they have state funding, and the TV series they shoot are not worried about sales, and Huaguo TV will definitely broadcast it, but the ratings are worrying.

There is no way to compare it with "Beijing People in New York", or even worse than romance dramas like "Addictive".

The script sent by Lin Zixuan was a difficult choice for them, whether to create the main theme or popularity, whether to create a conceptual image, or to create a vivid character.

This is an open and conservative debate.

The discussion in the Air Administration Center was fruitless, and they brought Lin Zixuan to hear Lin Zixuan's thoughts, how could he want to make such a military-themed TV series.

When Lin Zixuan heard this, he found that he was a little taken for granted.

"The Story of the Cooking Class" is a good book, but it appeared a little early, at this time, the sitcom in China has just developed, and the military theme is relatively sensitive, so it can only be said that the openness of the whole society is not enough.

But he still wants to try his best to fight for it.

"Isn't it advocating crossing the river by feeling the stones? This is a new thing, let's shoot it out first and try it, see the audience's opinions and social evaluation, and if the response is good, we will continue, and if it doesn't work, we will stop. Lin Zixuan said