Li Li was discharged from the hospital the next day, and now Li Li is the treasure of the Ling family, Zhang Yuzhen put all her thoughts on Li Li and took care of her. On the contrary, Ling Shizhe was left out in the cold, and sometimes he wondered if he was born by his mother.

After learning that he was going to be a father, Ling Shizhe had a smile on his face these days, and soon everyone in the company knew the news that Ling Shizhe was going to be a father, so everyone sent congratulations, and Ling Shizhe also smiled and nodded.

The company's executives also brought their wives and gifts to congratulate them in person. Grove, Foster, and others are no exception. Although Alison couldn't come, she personally wrote a congratulatory telegram to ask her wife to come to Hong Kong to visit Li Li on his behalf.

Also coming to congratulate the great director Li Hanxiang, the pillars of DreamWorks Lin Qingxia and Lin Fengjiao, and with them came two female stars who had just joined DreamWorks, Mi Xue and Miao Kexiu.

Miao Kexiu has always been Bruce Lee's queen heroine, since Brother Xiaolong left, Miao Kexiu has gone to Taiwan to develop, but unfortunately it has not been good, the start of the TV series "God of Kitchen" needs a large number of actresses, DreamWorks wanted her to send an invitation, so Miao Kexiu simply joined DreamWorks and left Taiwan to film in Raccoon Town, Canada.

Joining Miao Kexiu at DreamWorks are Hong Kong actresses Michelle and Pan Yingzi and Taiwanese actress Zhang Aijia.

"God of Cooking" is a TV series based on the comic of the same name, which has a large fan base in the Chinese region of North America and Southeast Asia, so it has received widespread attention before it even starts.

In the past, TV series were all filmed with men as the protagonists, and "God of Cooking" is the first TV series with women as the protagonists, so it has also attracted the attention of the mainstream media in the United States.

On the first day of broadcasting, "God of Cooking" conquered the Chinese in North America with its excellent production, the plot is reasonable, the costumes and props are excellent, and the background is grand, unlike the TV series filmed by TVB, which are all small-family film and television dramas filmed in Hong Kong's abbreviated version of the antique film and television city, and with the addition of many beauties on TV, it immediately attracted the audience, and even some white people were attracted to it and became loyal viewers of this TV series.

When Ling Shizhe was filming a TV series at DreamWorks, he fully absorbed the development experience of South Korea and put forward the idea that TV dramas should be cultivated both internally and externally: inside, it is Confucian culture + universal values; In addition, oriental aesthetics + fashion, the TV series will whet the audience's appetite as soon as it opens.

Chinese film and television dramas have always been unable to break into the mainstream market of the West, and once we talk about it, we often blame it on the differences between Chinese and Western cultures. But the question is, why have Korean TV dramas been able to enter the mainstream market in Europe and the United States again and again? Why can American TV dramas overcome the barriers between Chinese and Western cultures and win the love of Chinese audiences? Americans can't understand Chinese culture, can Chinese understand American culture?

In fact, the fundamental reason is that the main point of values is not grasped, you see that the United States exports a large number of TV dramas to Asia every year, why is there no obstacle for Oriental audiences to accept it? The key is that the core of American TV dramas is universal values, that is, universally applicable and universal truths. It transcends ethnicities, races, national boundaries and beliefs, is a value shared by all mankind, and is the most objective and just yardstick for judging right and wrong, good and evil.

The same is true of Korean dramas, universal values; That's what made their TV series go global.

Why are universal values so strong? Because it is a high-level summary and objective summary of human nature, it embodies a commonality of all human beings. If you oppose universal values, you are anti-humanity. Specifically, universal values are made up of three basic elements: fairness, justice, and freedom:

Fairness does not refer to the absolute equality of material wealth, it refers to the balance of competitive opportunities and the equality of basic human rights, simply put, there can be no privileges, that is, everyone is equal before the rules and laws.

Justice is the truth, the final result of human actions and things, and must be logical and ethical. More popularly, justice means that good is rewarded with good, and evil is rewarded with evil. Clarifying the facts, restoring the truth, punishing the evil and promoting the good is to uphold justice. Freedom has two meanings, one refers to the basic rights and free will of human beings; The second is that each of us must learn to restrain our own behavior and assume the necessary responsibilities so as not to interfere with the free will and inherent rights of others, and not to violate the general principles of fairness and justice. Freedom cannot be established without fairness and justice; Without fairness and freedom, there can be no justice.

Therefore, fairness, justice and freedom are interdependent and inseparable, and are a holistic concept.

If universal values alone were not enough, Ling Shizhe added pure Chinese Confucianism to the basis of universal values.

Confucianism advocates blood kinship, meritorious service in the present world, self-cultivation and preservation, and moral rationality, and its central ideas are filial piety, brotherhood, loyalty, faithfulness, courtesy, righteousness, honesty, and shame, and its core is "benevolence".

A closer look at Confucianism reveals a high degree of similarity between Confucianism and the universal values prevalent in the West. For example, Confucianism advocates a strong and promising spirit to motivate oneself to be angry and strong; Advocate the spirit of "righteousness for profit" to enlighten oneself to treat material interests correctly; advocate the spirit of benevolence to cultivate their noble sentiments of loving the people; The concept of integrity to cultivate one's self-esteem, self-improvement and independent personality, etc., etc.

You see, aren't these cases highly similar to the universal concepts of freedom, fraternity, self-interest (the realization of personal values), and rational people (rationalism)? Therefore, if we grasp the common ground between universal values and Confucianism, we will also capture the hearts of the world audience, because these are values shared by all mankind.

Because of this, the "God of Cooking" comic was welcomed by people all over Southeast Asia as soon as it was put on the market; As soon as the "God of Kitchen" TV series was launched, it was warmly welcomed by the audience.

Not only "God of Cooking", but all the comics and TV series launched by DreamWorks embody this spirit - unity, struggle, family affection, friendship, love, and positivity.

will not be like "The Legend of Zhen Huan", "Palace Scheming", and "Du Lala's Promotion", the more you look at it, the colder it will become.

The independent personality spirit of self-esteem and self-improvement composed of universal values + Confucian culture has been the core culture of DreamWorks, and he has advanced the concept of blood, friendship, hard work, and royal road proposed by Japanese comics, and has become a cultural concept that has begun to slowly spread to the world, allowing DreamWorks to establish its own cultural characteristics in Hollywood.

Oriental aesthetics + a sense of the times are also the basic elements of DreamWorks' success.

Why did later Korean dramas win the hearts of Chinese audiences? Young fans can't say for any reason, maybe it's just because they like Ahn Jae-wook's smiling face, Choi Zhen's dimples, handsome men and beautiful women, exquisite costumes and makeup, and a completely different experience from Japanese dramas.

Experts believe that the aesthetic trends, values and moral judgments that Asian countries are more recognized, the lifestyle that the audience is latent in their hearts and the so-called video art and technology have a relatively successful integration in Korean dramas, especially Korean dramas focus on depicting small people and small events, simple and plain, and sometimes even short parents, mothers-in-law and mothers-in-law, which constitute the basic reasons why Chinese audiences like to watch Korean dramas.

Used in DreamWorks TV series, it is more contemporary. A well-designed storyline, tight rhythm, and stylish landscape are the most basic structures. The almost transparent tones and elegant images brought by high-definition camera equipment give people a strong visual beauty.

The actors' delicate or avant-garde personalized costumes and unpretentious performances make people feel even more dazzling. The concise and vivid dialogues, which are occasionally different from the alternative way of thinking of the Chinese people, and the treatment of the characters' language can capture the hearts of the audience more than lengthy mainland dramas. And the melodious and moving theme music and interludes also play a role in the finishing touch.

It's exactly what makes viewers irresistible in front of DreamWorks TV series and comics.

It is not easy to implement this point of view, he and Li Hanxiang quarreled a lot on this point, starting from his first comic "Top Gun", it fully embodies Ling Shizhe's thoughts on universal values + Confucian culture, and "God of Kitchen" and "Star Wars" also reflect this value. Li Hanxiang also went through many compromises and twists and turns, and slowly began to understand that this was the later "God of Kitchen", and Ling Shizhe, who was in charge of it, would never hand over this TV series to him to direct.

"God of Cooking" has been a huge success, making Li Hanxiang a real bull, and the TV series has not only won the recognition of the Chinese in Southeast Asia, but also the mainstream audiences of white people in Europe and the United States.

This made Li Hanxiang angry in front of Run Run Shaw, and changed all kinds of bad luck under him back then.

The family was full of joyful atmosphere, and Li Hanxiang said triumphantly: "Chairman (as Ling Shizhe gets older and his prestige increases, he doesn't dare to call Ling Qishao) Do you know, although "God of Kitchen" has not yet been screened in Hong Kong, the ratings of the entire Taiwan/Gulf, Southeast Asia, including Japan, have hit the highest level in history, and "God of Kitchen" has become a phenomenal TV series.

I heard that Run Run Shaw plans to follow suit and make a similar TV series, you see, chairman, do you want the company's lawyer to come forward and tell him to stop imitating? ”

Ling Shizhe waved his hand and said, "No, Chen Bosen has already negotiated with Hong Kong Li's TV station to introduce the TV series "God of Kitchen". Now Li's is also a wireless free radio and television station, and we will not lose to TVB. If Run Run Shaw wants to follow the trend, let him follow, he can't understand the core values expressed in this TV series, and he will only draw a tiger instead of a dog. ”

Li Hanxiang smiled knowingly, not to mention anything else, the Shaw Brothers alone can't be compared with DreamWorks, the scale of the Shaw Brothers Cinema is too small, the antique streets are some condensed versions, a tree and a grass, a person with a sword dancing there, even if it is Huashan on the sword; A lawn, a tent, a few girls drying clothes there, even if it is a desert grassland, the camera shines there, how can it be compared with the TV series crafted by DreamWorks.

Now Li Hanxiang has fully seen the power of Hollywood TV drama production methods, the actor's 9-to-5 shooting mode every day looks rigid on the surface, but he ensures the best mental state of the crew and actors to the greatest extent, and the actors also have enough time to ponder their acting skills and improve the quality of acting; The director also has plenty of time to think about how to make this drama better; The photographic lighting also has plenty of time to think about how to make the picture more beautiful......

Everyone doesn't have to hurry, although the pace is slow, and once a virtuous circle is formed, the quality of TV dramas is slowly rising.

Seeing Lin Qingxia, Lin Fengjiao, Mi Xue and others who were laughing with Li Li in the garden, Ling Shizhe asked, "After filming this scene, how are their acting skills?" ”

The acting skills of these sisters-in-law have improved rapidly, and in addition to filming, they usually go to Montreal every week to participate in drama charity performances. You know, the chairman of the board, acting in a drama is not like filming, you can start again if you are wrong, acting in a drama cannot allow you to make mistakes, even if you are wrong, you have to find a way to bring the circle back, it is very a hone person! Now these sisters-in-law are old actors, and they have quite rich acting experience, and many experienced old actors in Hong Kong and Taiwan are not as good as them, especially Lin Qingxia and Lin Fengjiao and Mi Xue, and there is no actress in Southeast Asia who can compare to the three of them. Li Hanxiang explained next to him that he has very high requirements for actors, and he simply meets the demanding requirements, if the actor's acting skills are not in place or the level is not enough, no matter how handsome and beautiful he is, Ling Shizhe will not use it.

After a while, Li Hanxiang said again: "I have a video of their latest drama here, do you want to see it?" ”

Ling Shizhe nodded and entered the house, at this time the videotape had been born, and it was not as mature as it was in the eighties, and it was as large as a cabinet. Li Hanxiang took out two huge tape reels from the trunk of the car, walked to the cabinet-sized video recorder, put the tapes away, and the picture began......

This is a family ethics drama, about the various parents in the neighborhoods of Taiwan/Bay Military Village, it can be seen that the actors are very serious, among which he also saw Jackie Chan actually playing tricks in it, a child serving tea.

Li Hanxiang is right, their acting skills are quite high, taking Lin Qingxia as an example, even if she is asked to shoot Dongfang Undefeated now, there is no pressure, you must know that when Lin Qingxia filmed "Dongfang Undefeated", she was already in her forties, and it is natural for her acting skills to be perfect, but looking at Lin Qingxia's performance now, she is not inferior to her after the age of forty, which shows how fast her acting skills have improved in the past three years.

and Lin Fengjiao, although he retired very early in history, I don't know what her acting skills are, but judging from TV, she is not under Lin Qingxia at all, the two are completely playing with each other, and playing with them and Michelle is not inferior to the two at all.

The three of them performed selflessly on stage, making the whole drama wonderful, and the audience below was constantly applauding and applauding.

"Well, they're doing a good job, aren't they?"

Ling Shizhe nodded with satisfaction and said, "If Lucas's "Star Wars" is successful, I will introduce them to make a second part." ”

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