Chapter 105: The Waves of the Documentary
PS: ~~~~~ on the 5th day of the business trip
The main plane, Wang Fan's Yanhuang Republic, Youku is a well-known video website in China, and since its merger with Tudou, the video traffic controlled by the two has been firmly in the first place in Yanhuang in China, leaving the competitors behind far behind, in order to survive and develop, other video websites have segmented the market, such as a certain fox specializing in American dramas, a certain 6 website specializing in micro movies, and so on.
Today is one of Youku's video review editors,Gan Houshan's duty rì,Although there is nothing big at night,But because most video lovers are salarymen and students,Generally the evening is the peak of their watching videos and uploading videos,So in order to timely classify these potential customers and valuable traffic providers,Upload videos to be reviewed and classified in a timely manner,The company has specially formulated rules and regulations for taking turns on night shifts。
Gan Houshan is a graduate student of the Department of History who graduated from a famous university, although his very proud university alma mater is both 211 and 985, but due to his own professional limitations, it is not smooth to find a job after graduating from a master's degree. In the end, Gan Houshan wanted to become a teacher in an educational institution, but because he had zero educational experience, he was rejected by the educational institution.
In short, Gan Houshan was very hurt, liking history is his hobby, it was when he was young, he was the head of Orange Island, he resolutely chose his most desirable major, and after graduation, he brought the cool breeze of autumn and autumn. But people always have to live, in order to survive, he took the civil service examination while continuing to cast a wide net to find a possible job. Finally, God favored him again, the well-known website Youku edited through the network audition, especially pointed out that it was the historical and military aspect, and felt that "there is a door" Gan Houshan signed up for the first time, after an audition that is difficult to tell, written exams, and interviews, Gan Houshan finally relied on the accumulation of rich historical knowledge over the years, and the ability to extract unique historical perspectives and article summaries from historical events, which was recognized by the interviewer, and was fortunate to become a member of Youku's employees.
After joining the company, his interviewer became his boss, and on his first day of work, he called him into the office, and introduced the work content and focus to him, historical and military classes are not very important video resources in Youku, because the audience is small, after all, the most popular ones now are fast-paced, embarrassing content, and fast food video products that induce emotional resonance, such as: time travel dramas, talent shows, variety shows, etc. However, historical military programs have their own unique characteristics, that is, although the total number of views is relatively small compared to the entire website, the customer viscosity is large, and the age of the customers is relatively mature, mostly for some office workers with a certain economic foundation, in short, the waist bag is still bulging, and there are rich banknotes in the pocket, these customers are watching the military videos on the website, if they happen to put military product advertisements on their minds, they are less concerned about the price, Therefore, there are still many military stores or businesses that are willing to invest money to advertise on Youku's military video resources. Gan Houshan's task is to find a way to discover new and attractive topics every week, and to keep the website hot in this area, which of course is quite a test of vision.
Today, Gan Houshan, as usual, screened the newly uploaded historical and military videos by category, and if he encountered the wrong program category, he also adjusted it.
"Alas~~ Why are they all recorded videos of hundreds of pulpits, and there are no new ones!" As he worked, Gan muttered, "Huh? What is this, the 50-episode large-scale documentary "1943: Our Lost Years", strange, how come you haven't heard of it? Is it a new documentary produced by CCTV? Curious, Editor Gan clicked the play button.
Soon, a desolate and tragic background music came out of the earbuds, and the picture changed from pitch black to gray, accompanied by a thick male narration sound, and lines of subtitles also emerged from the bottom of the screen from bottom to top:
On February 21, 1943, the Japanese signed the Agreement on the Mutual Defense of Guangzhou Bay with France, and Guangzhou Bay (the predecessor of Zhanjiang City, Guangdong, which was then a French leased territory) was occupied by the Japanese invaders. Since the outbreak of the war between Yanhuang and the Japanese in 1938, the port cities of Nanjing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hainan, Hong Kong and other ports along the Yanhuang coast have fallen one after another, and the sea traffic has been basically cut off. And created a generation of ship kings such as Xu Aizhou.
According to the memories of local elders, due to the surging capital from all over the world to Guangzhou Bay, all kinds of large restaurants, foreign banks, silver accounts, department stores, miscellaneous loans, gold shops, theaters, dance halls and other industries are all available, and business is booming. In the heyday of Guangzhou Bay's commerce, there were 161 well-known shops on Chung Hing Street just a few hundred meters away, so it was known as the second Hong Kong.
This is a plain narrative, Gan Houshan, who is familiar with the history of the Republic of China, knows it very well, but if this narration, coupled with the real images at the time, the sense of historical heaviness and the impact of the picture are unimaginable, when the scenes of Guangzhou Bay in the screen are presented, the guise of various shops, guys and storefronts are clearly displayed, the flow of rickshaws is endless, the merchants come and go, and the people of the Republic of China walk the streets and alleys, as if time is going back, and the old man named history can't bear to be lonely, I will show you the past video little by little, strangeness with cordiality, closeness and distance, there is something transmitted through the picture, triggering the resonance of the blood, telling you, right! That's where you used to be, it's there, you're there or not, it's there, you know it or you don't know, it's there!
Time flies, and the hour-long documentary is quickly finished, and I see the last thing that appears: To be continued, upload an episode every day. It made Editor Gan's heart excited all of a sudden.
"This is definitely historical information that has never been published, it is awesome, and the sense of bringing it is so strong! I'm going to think of a way to recommend it! ”
The next day, with the idea of thinking overnight, Gan Houshan found his boss and said his thoughts, and the boss approved Gan Houshan's suggestion after watching the first episode of the documentary again, and added his own ideas. "1942" after "1943"? ”
Many people saw Director Feng's three words, and subconsciously thought of someone, so they instinctively clicked on the video link, and after seeing the opening, they found that it was not the plot of the movie, but the opening of the documentary, and they couldn't help but want to scold, but just wanted to click the close button, but they were attracted by the background music and narration of the production of jīng liang, as well as the high-resolution images of the Republic of China that appeared immediately, and 5 out of 10 people stopped their fingers and watched the whole film quietly.
Soon, many posts appeared in the comments section of the website and in various military history forums.
"The real version of the teahouse, the most realistic image of the Republic of China I have ever seen!"
"The best pseudo-documentary ever!"
As for why he is said to be a pseudo-documentary, it is because some people have pointed out that the producer made one of the biggest mistakes, that is, the resolution is too high, if it is a real documentary, the equipment at that time should not be able to achieve such clarity, and the picture should be blurry with exposure white spots, but the picture here feels like it has caught up with the effect of ordinary DVDs, and it is fake at first glance. But there are also viewers who express different opinions, such as a military history forum, which reads:
"Let's talk about "1943: Our Lost Years" is a real documentary or a fake?"
"It's fake at first glance, the picture is too clear!"
"No, take a closer look, the characters who have appeared in the documentary are not a few, dozens, but thousands and tens of thousands, everyone's expressions are extremely real, in place, they all have mouths and words, clothes and backgrounds, and even the means of transportation are very in line with the historical background of the time, and it doesn't look like a fake!"
"Agree with the upstairs, I went to check the photos of Guangzhou Bay, and found that many of the framing is exactly the same as in the documentary, if it is imitated later, then how much money is needed, and the construction party has invested so much in order to make a pseudo-documentary? What is the basis for recovering the investment? ”
"I feel like the pros and cons make sense, I don't know, I'm a little confused!"
"Haha, whether it's true or not, anyway, Youku broadcasts an episode every day, so I went to watch it first..."
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In this way, along with the suspense, a small wave of discussion about the 50-episode large-scale documentary "1943: Our Lost Years" was scraped on the Internet, and with the broadcast of the second episode, it reached another point of excitement, because at the end of the second episode was typed on the screen: the question of whether the documentary is true or false will be revealed after the last episode, and everyone will be informed.
So, whether it is Youku videos or various military websites, all started to discuss, along with Editor Gan's borrowing of a certain director Feng as a publicity highlight, some media in the entertainment industry also added fuel to the fire, and wrote a lot of unwarranted tidbits, what Director Feng secretly filmed a new documentary, what Director Feng's self-entertainment work was accidentally leaked out, etc., in short, "1943" is a popular film, and with sè, delicate, clear images (black and white), powerful narration, rich characters and detailed backgrounds, just like the original " "Band of Brothers" swept most of the Yanhuang Continent.
Jinhai City, Wang Fan's villa.
"Huh~~ It seems that the response is not bad, Yadi, they shouldn't follow the network to find out that the uploader is us, right?" Wang Fan asked.
"Don't worry, with my settings, the address they find will be randomly displayed as a certain place abroad." Yadi replied, "However, Wang Fan, why do you insist on compiling and publishing the images taken in the target plane through the hidden camera and your disguise, to be honest, if it is discovered by someone with a heart, and then know about our huge purchases, are you not afraid that they will discover our real secret?" ”
"Anyway, no matter how they guess, they can't find out that we are the uploaders, even if luck is extreme, and the national intelligence agency thinks of a certain key point, and knows a part of John Ewing's details, it's not a big deal, and now we provide to the country what they want but can't buy, will they drive us away? Hehe, I will definitely continue to open one eye and close one eye! Wang Fan said with a smile, "No matter what, they may not think of this, after all, those people who know our detailed transactions, do they have the habit of watching videos on the Internet?" The estimated probability is small. Moreover, we also added a narration in episode 50, telling everyone that this was discovered by overseas Chinese from the historical video materials found by chance, and then it was made after a lot of painstaking post-processing, which can be regarded as an explanation, believe it or not! I post these, I always feel that the life of the Yanhuang people in the target plane can only be seen and felt by one person, which is a little unfair, after all, it is part of the history of Yanhuang, many materials of the Republic of China, especially the information on the life of the people during the Republic of China, are too lacking, coupled with the self-compilation of many TV dramas, many Yanhuang people are not very clear about what the Republic of China is like, and now there are these first-hand video materials, For example, these 50 episodes basically contain the main social conditions of Beishangguang and Chóngqìng at that time, the real scenes of the countryside, the work in the fields, the production of factories, the liveliness of teahouses, the scenery of pear orchards, the medical ethics of apricot forests, the hustle and bustle of cinemas and dance venues, and so on. In short, subtly, I think it will affect those writers and directors who write novels and shoot TV dramas in the Republic of China, they will learn from some of them, no matter what the effect is, I just want to return the part of history that Yan Huang himself has lost to everyone, whether they are interested in understanding it depends on their personal hobbies, but at least they have the right to choose! ”