Chapter 12: The Merits

In the conference room, Zhou Ziheng took out a voice recorder, pressed the recording button, and placed it on the table, aiming the radio at Zhou Yi.

Mi Xinghe was not there, so Zhou Yi received the reporter.

I'm not afraid of inviting the media to come to the door, I'm afraid of uninvited reporters.

He didn't come here smelling the smell of "carriage fares", did he?

In that case, I would look down on him, and I wouldn't give him a penny.

Zhou Yi looked at the business card handed over by Zhou Ziheng: "Oh, the reporter of the literary newspaper Zhou Ziheng, welcome, welcome." Yesterday we held a media conference, and reporter Wang from your newspaper came, and I also saw the article, which is very good, and we are very grateful. Reporter Zhou, what do you need to know about today? Zhou Yi asked tentatively.

Zhou Ziheng smiled faintly: "I read the report, I was very curious, very relieved, and even very excited.

"In the past ten years, the drama industry has been depressed, and "Charlotte's Troubles" was born, which injected a shot of strength into the drama industry.

"So, I'm mainly here to explore the class, do an interview, and want to write an in-depth analysis article to decode Happy Rice and Charlotte's Troubles in an all-round way."

"Thank you so much", Zhou Yi looked flattered:

"As an unknown private drama club, we very much need a big pen like you to cheer for us, and the entire drama industry also needs experts and scholars who really care about the development of drama to speak for drama.

"In this way, I'll first give a comprehensive introduction to Happy Rice and "Charlotte's Troubles", and then you can ask targeted questions."

Zhou Yi introduced the operation of Happy Rice, the cast and crew, as well as the story synopsis and rehearsal of "Charlotte's Troubles".

These things, Zhou Ziheng is not interested in.

"Director Zhou", I have seen and understood what you said in the newspapers. Let's talk about something else, I heard that you give reporters 400 yuan in two installments for the carriage and horses, and you also help them order newspapers, right? ”

"Yes, it's not easy for fellow journalists."

"No other purpose? For example, change the layout with small favors? ”

Yo ho? It's not good!

"You think too much, you don't mean that", Zhou Yi denied, "Does this have anything to do with in-depth reporting?" ”

"No, just ask", Zhou Ziheng smiled, and then asked, "You just said that most of the cast and crew of Happy Rice are from professional backgrounds, right?" ”

Why is Zhou Ziheng asking this question?

Because Zhao Shanhe said before that the actors of Happy Rice Flower don't understand drama at all, they are all liars, and they come to the drama industry to cheat and deceive.

"That's right!" Zhou Yi nodded, "About half of the actors come from the undergraduate or junior college classes of the Drama Academy, and they have been on the drama stage all year round. There are also a few professional troupes, including the Peking Opera Troupe, the Huangmei Opera Troupe, and the Yue Opera Troupe. ”

"It's all because they like dramas, so they get together?"

Zhou Yi shook his head: "To be honest, most people like dramas, but not everyone likes them. Some people come to the drama club because they can't find opportunities in the film and television industry, at least one of them hones their acting skills on the stage, and while performing, they slowly look for other opportunities. ”

"Using drama as a springboard?"

"It is not excluded that some people have such motives, but most people take the society as their home and hope to find the value of life on the drama stage."

Zhou Ziheng nodded, picked up the recorder and looked at it, confirmed that it was working properly, and then asked, "Do they understand drama?" If you don't understand drama, isn't it irresponsible for drama? ”

This question is quite unfriendly, Zhou Yi frowned.

"That's not right", Zhou Yi corrected, "If you are not from a professional class, it doesn't mean that you don't know drama." Many star actors are not from professional backgrounds, but it does not affect them to create one classic role after another. For individual actors, they just need to complete my instructions. ”

"Your orders?" Zhou Ziheng looked at him with a questioning gaze, "I don't think you are very old, it's rare to be a director at such a young age." A young actor of your age in the Qianzhou People's Theater is afraid that he doesn't even have the opportunity to 'poke a big gun'. ”

Zhou Yi laughed self-deprecatingly: "Are you doubting my ability and afraid that I am not responsible for the drama?" ”

"I don't mean that." Zhou sneered.

Immediately, he decided to put pressure on Zhou Yi and went straight to the point: "I heard that Zhao Shanhe, the director of the People's Theater, came here some time ago? ”

"Huh?" Zhou Yi was stunned for a moment, and immediately became vigilant.

Since the rebirth, the East worships the Buddha, the West worships the temple, and is polite to everyone, and the only person who offends is Zhao Shanhe. Zhou Ziheng came uninvited, is it related to Zhao Shanhe?

"I've been here", Zhou Yi sought truth from facts, "Our boss Mi Xinghe invited him several times, and finally invited Mr. Zhao Shanhe to guide the work." ”

"I heard that it was very unpleasant, what happened?" Zhou asked Ziheng.

Zhou Yi stopped talking, stared at Zhou Ziheng's face, and asked rhetorically: "Reporter Zhou, did Mr. Zhao look for you, what did he say?" ”

"Hehe, he didn't say anything, he was just worried that you were young and didn't have enough control over the drama......"

"Impossible!" Zhou Yi waved his hand, "You don't need to cover it up for him, I have figured out the purpose of your coming here." In fact, you don't need to take any detours at all, and you don't need to say anything to write an in-depth analysis article, just go straight to the point.

"Let me guess what Mr. Zhao told you first. Did he say that we don't understand drama? Does it mean that our dramas are vulgar, vulgar, kitsch, funny for the sake of being funny? Does it still say that "Charlotte's Troubles" violates the basic norms and internal laws of drama, and does not conform to the Trinity Law, right? He would have said that we were rude and disrespectful to him. ”

"Huh...... He did say so", Zhou Ziheng did not deny it, "so I came today to ask for verification." Zhao Shanhe thinks that you destroy the drama market, and bad money drives out good money, what do you think? ”

"Joke", Zhou Yi sneered, "Who is the bad money and who is the good money?" Who has the final say on bad money? Can drama only have one form of "Teahouse"? Isn't an innovative drama a drama? I still don't understand why an old artist has to suppress us. Drama is already like this, does the people's theater have to monopolize it to be conducive to the development of drama? ”

"I want to know what happened that day." Zhou asked Ziheng.

Zhou Yi smiled bitterly: "Since you are here, I will tell you about the situation at that time, you are an understanding person, listen to the merits......"

Zhou Yi told the story as it was.

From the beginning of the respect, to the end of being forced to be helpless, "three questions".

Neither over-the-top nor flattering, one is one, two is two, black is black, white is white, and strive to be objective and fair. He doesn't even paraphrase what he can quote directly.

Finally, he said: "On the day of the incident, everyone in the drama club was on the scene, and you can ask everyone individually after a while to see if everyone agrees." ”

Zhou Yi talks eloquently, with clear logic and full of picture.

Zhou Ziheng fell into deep thought, and his intuition told him that Zhou Yi was not like he was lying, because many details were told in the process of restoring the scene.

In contrast, what Zhao Shanhe said has many problems, with many accusatory assertions and irresponsible criticisms, but there are few details that can be corroborated.

Could it be that Zhao Shanhe lied to me?

"Director Zhou, maybe Zhao Shanhe has no selfish intentions, but from the perspective of drama development and responsibility for drama, I want to put forward some requirements for you. After all, you are young, you don't have much experience in acting, and you don't have a deep understanding of drama......"

"Stop!" Zhou Yi directly interrupted Zhou Ziheng, "I don't have a deep understanding of drama? Then I'll talk about my understanding of the drama, whether you listen to it profoundly or not, you can record my words and show them to listen to them. They rely on their authority and suppress their peers, and I don't accept it! ”