Chapter 173: Huge Changes

Returning to the warm home of the lovely motherland, Xiao Yuanyuan suddenly felt that the sky was blue. Although the air quality is not very good today.

It happened to be six o'clock in the morning when their plane landed, so Wen Qingyuan and Qin Xiao planned to go directly to the Jingxi Film and Television Base. Today is a big day for "Ding Weiji" to start shooting ahead of schedule, although the two of them will not participate, but as the boss and producer, it is reasonable for Qin Xiao and Wen Qingyuan to be present. And no matter how you say it, you have to attract popularity to the iron buddies, and it won't be good if they rush back and don't go.

Originally, I wanted Zheng Hao and Da Shao to send Lawrence and his assistant to the hotel that was booked in advance. But as soon as he heard that there was going to be a costume TV series, Lawrence said that he would not go to the hotel at all. You have to follow along to see the excitement. So Lawrence handed over the checked materials and luggage to the assistant and Zheng Hao to help send them to the hotel, and then followed Qin Xiao and Wen Qingyuan directly into the car.

Originally, "Ding Wei Ji" was going to be launched in September. Because Song Feng made such a fuss, although there was not much noise on the Internet, the circle was very concerned about this matter. Song Feng's behavior is too inferior. And many people expressed doubts about the ability and nature of this sweetheart's President Songfeng. There are countless entertainment companies in China, large and small, but there are less than 15 that can be called large companies. Song Feng has been sitting on the top spot for so many years, in addition to being old and having strong funds, another reason is that the old president treats people very measuredly. Know what to do and what not to do. Although no one in this circle can avoid doing something out of the ordinary, the bottom line is that there will definitely be. Now it is clear that the bottom line of the new boss is completely different from before.

Shengshi and Xiaoyuan are now equivalent to one company, and these two companies are backed by the Qin family. This is unanimously recognized as the most valuable and influential company in the future by both inside and outside the industry. It is indeed the biggest threat to Song Feng. If it's a real knife and a real gun with a gong and a drum in front of you, the big guys are willing to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. But the problem is that Song Feng's methods are very low-level, which makes people wonder if they will use some despicable means to swallow up other small companies or steal resources in order to speed up and become stronger.

Obviously, both Liu Hai and Mo Ru have taken this into account. After a video conference with Lei Ling and Qin Xiao, they decided to start the camera in advance. First of all, with the momentum of winning the lawsuit, the drama became popular before it was filmed. The second is to show the people who watch the excitement to understand. Let them know that Sheng Shi and Xiaoyuan are not easy to mess with, even Song Feng, the boss of many years. Anyone who wants to hinder the development of the two companies will be crushed to death.

It is a provocation, and naturally it is also a warning. Tian Yiran is a person who hates disputes over right and wrong the most. But this time he was really angry. So he started to promote "Ding Wei Ji" on his Weibo a few days ago, and asked his agent to pick him up six programs, four variety shows, and two interviews. Then he quickly filmed an advertisement for a hot-selling lactic acid bacteria drink under Lei's, and replaced the previous version of the advertisement in the fastest time and broadcast it on TV stations all over the country. I have to say that Tian Yiran let it go this time, and Lei Ling also supported it unconditionally.

Sitting in the car, Lawrence didn't understand what the three words "Ding Wei Ji" meant together. "Wen, what does the name of your company's TV series mean?"

Wen Qingyuan replied to him with a smile: "Ding is a kind of ritual vessel in our Huaguo, you should have learned about this in those materials." But it also has a purpose, which is to cook meat. So he's also a kind of cooking utensil. And Dingwei naturally contains the meaning of deliciousness. As for the collection, it means to be a book. "Ding Wei Shu" is actually a long-lost cookbook. ”

Lawrence nodded frequently: "Did you discover this recipe?" ”

The corners of the small round mouth twitched. This brain hole is not small, and the imagination is so rich! "Of course not. That's just the plot in the script. However, we do have a book in China called "Tiaoding Collection", if you are interested, you can find it. There are a lot of ancient recipes and food culture recorded in it, maybe we can shoot a documentary on the theme of ancient Chinese cuisine. ”

Lawrence's eyes almost lit up: "Wen your mention yì is amazing! But I think it's not enough to shoot just one episode of your Chinese cuisine. Let's take a closer look at this! ”

Regarding the madness of this foreign director, Xiao Yuanyuan said that it is better not to communicate with him too much for the time being. So on the way, he taught Qin Xiao the difficult task of chatting with Lawrence. Fortunately, Boss Qin has good concentration, and he is very good at driving the topic. At least as he spoke, Lawrence expressed his shock and admiration for Qin Xiao's knowledge. and strongly asked Boss Qin to check the planning of the documentary. I have to say that Lawrence is really a person who can't negotiate very well, and seeing him being led by Qin Xiao with his thoughts, Wen Qingyuan will feel that this kind of "honesty" is extremely cute.

The distance from the airport to the Jingxi Film and Television Base is two and a half hours by car. By the time we got to the place, the start-up ceremony was over. But it was just in time for the reporter's interview. This time, Xiang Xi specially notified friendly media for filming and interviews. This TV series they originally planned to broadcast directly on the Imperial Court One after filming quietly, but now they have decided to make him hot from the beginning to the end!

Seeing Qin Xiao and Wen Qingyuan, there was a foreigner behind them. Tian Yiran, who is the male lead, and Tang Ning, who is the director, both greeted him.

At this time, of course, media reporters will not miss the footage of the two popular male gods. So there was no usual indecency in this meeting, but a lot of congratulations.

Wen Qingyuan smiled: "Director Tang, I'm really surprised that you are willing to accept this script this time." ”

Tang Ning smiled: "The script is great, and it mainly shows the traditional culture and food cooking of our country, which are all things that I am very interested in." Besides, I can't just make court dramas all the time. It's time for a change of flavor once in a while, but it's also a learning and progress. ”

"You are too modest. With you directing this drama, we are all relieved! After Qin Xiao finished speaking, he introduced Lawrence to Director Tang. This is Lawrence, who is also a director, and this time he returned to China with us, mainly hoping to cooperate with our company to shoot a large-scale documentary on Chinese culture. ”

Hearing this, Tang Ning immediately expressed his interest: "Documentary? It's a very nice tip! If there's anything I can do to help, it's my duty! ”

Lawrence is still very stylish when he is not broken and curious. Although he is not handsome and chic, he is also very manly, mainly because he has a great figure. So at first, everyone thought that this was a foreign actor brought by Qin Xiao and Wen Qingyuan. I didn't expect it to be a director. Tian Yiran couldn't help but say: "That must be without the food of our country." ”

Lawrence immediately stated: "Definitely not less!" I'm very interested in your play, can I be with the crew for a few days? Absolutely no troublemaking. ”

Wen Qingyuan supported his forehead. If you don't want to be out of the game, it's out of the game. If you remove the broken mouth and strong curiosity, it's actually pretty good......

The news of the launch of "Ding Wei Ji" unsurprisingly appeared Wen Qingyuan and Qin Xiao. Although the two of them are very eye-catching, the initial publicity can have a very good effect. Now Xiaoyuan's films are all produced by Qin Xiao, occasionally Wen Qingyuan will serve as the nominal producer, and the actual producer is Xiang Xi or Mo Ru, this drama is promoted to the outside world This lineup, so even if some Tian Yiran's fans are not too cool Qin Xiao and Wen Qingyuan steal the limelight, they can't say anything. And everyone knows that Tian Yiran and Xiao Yuan are dead friends, and the careful thinking of fans is also well controlled by the support club.

And this time there is another person in the news who also occupies a certain seat. That's Lawrence. As soon as the news came out that the foreign director was going to cooperate with Qin Xiao to shoot a Chinese documentary to promote Chinese culture to the world, most of them gave positive support. Of course, there are also some people who say that they should not let those foreigners misinterpret the things left by their ancestors. And there are also sunspots who take the opportunity to take advantage of loopholes, and Hei Qinxiao wants to take the opportunity to make money. Although no one understands where the logic of this statement lies.

After receiving this news, many TV stations sent cooperation intentions to Qin Xiao. But for a while, they couldn't settle down on this matter. What's more, Qin Xiao's original intention was to hope that it would be best to cooperate with the imperial court, so that the domestic broadcast platform could be determined, and secondly, when it came to external publicity, it could also take a more formal route. Even if it is negotiated by the imperial court, it can be broadcast on the TV stations of other countries, which is much better than the wild ways of these companies.

After arriving in China, Lawrence spent five days following the crew of "Ding Wei Ji". Every day, Wen Qingyuan or Qin Xiao would call to ask Director Tang and Tian Yiran, a foreign director, if they had caused trouble to the crew. As a result, both of them sued them, and the director not only did not cause trouble, but helped them a little. In addition to being an extras a few times, he also chatted with Director Tang about a lot of shooting techniques, and the two of them seemed to be cooperating on the scene. When talking on the phone the day before yesterday, Director Tang also teased that Qin Xiao was going to pay Lawrence a salary.

Lawrence didn't want to come out when he got into the crew, and Wen Qingyuan and Qin Xiao were also happy to be busy with their affairs. After the launch of "The Secret History of the Dynasty", the ratings exploded. And "Tricks" has just finished broadcasting, and the time is planned perfectly, so that the drama of the prosperous era is still the first in the topic list and the first in the ratings.

The first episode of the documentary "The Life of Emperor Jiade", which is broadcast every week with the play, is of course the first episode of Emperor Jiade played by Lou Ming. The ratings of this first array are even higher than the main drama of the TV series. It can be said that it is the highest rating record in the history of Chinese documentary broadcasting. This made the imperial court TV and other TV stations feel that documentaries can also have ratings and commercial value.

Naturally, everyone thought of the agreement between Qin Xiao and the foreign director. So the court really asked Shengshi Media about this documentary about Chinese culture. After Liu Hai contacted the chief editor and director of the imperial court Jiutai, he called Qin Xiao as soon as possible.

At this time, Qin Xiao was studying the TV series script of "Chasing the Deer" with Li Guoqiang and Li Lao. Seeing that it was Liu Hai's phone, he knew that something was wrong, and after saying "sorry" to Li Lao, he quickly answered the phone. "Brother Hai, what's the matter?"

Liu Hai immediately said the intention of the imperial court. Then he asked, "Do you want to discuss this with Lawrence?" He can't always be a free assistant director in the crew, right? ”

Qin Xiao smiled: "I'm actually just waiting for this." Although I didn't expect it to be called by the editor-in-chief. Tomorrow, Xiaoyuan and I will personally drive to the crew to pick up Lawrence. Then go back to the company. You call the heads of all the departments of the two companies to meet at 2 p.m. in the large conference room of the Xiaoyuan office building. If we want to discuss, let's get the most formal one. ”

Liu Hai smiled: "Yes." Then I'll call Moru in a moment. You're still with Old Li, right? ”

Qin Xiao let out a "hmm". "Still working on the script."

"Then you're busy. Hung up. ”

Hanging up the phone, Wen Qingyuan turned his head to look at him: "If you go to pick up Lawrence tomorrow, there is news from the imperial court, right?" ”

Qin Xiao nodded: "Hmm." The editor-in-chief of the imperial court called Jiutai. I said I wanted to ask what the documentary that Lawrence and we were working on was. The meaning is already quite obvious. ”

At this time, Li Lao interjected: "Let a foreigner make a cultural documentary about our country, what do you two think?" ”

Wen Qingyuan replied with a smile: "It's to figure out the curiosity of foreigners to show what they don't know, half-understood, and even misunderstood Chinese culture." The main thing is external publicity. But you're always inaccurate. This is the foreign director, but we are the one who planned and filmed. All data collection and shooting arrangements must be made by our own people. Otherwise, where can we rest assured. ”

Li Lao nodded: "That's right when you say that." Speaking of Chinese culture, I have made a lot of video materials from different periods in my life. If you need to, please contact me. Some foreigners' impression of China is still a few decades ago. It's time for them to know what the big changes are. ”