Exploring the Entertainment Circle [Ancient and Modern]

Both public and private, Tao Qingfeng felt that he should help Yan Fang, so he took up the conversation cooperatively: "Mr. Yan, I don't know where Teacher Yan is? Why don't you call..."

A trace of surprise flashed across Yan Fang's face: "Didn't he say he came to see you today? I think he's already in the film and television city, so he didn't tell you?"

Tao Qingfeng didn't know if Yan Fang made it up to escape, or if Yan Tan really came, if Yan Tan wanted to visit him, why didn't he contact him in advance—it wouldn't be like a sudden attack— For the so-called "pursuer effect".Tao Qingfeng broke out in a cold sweat and suddenly became very nervous.

Tao Qingfeng quickly gathered himself together, and continued to cooperate: "Mr. Yan didn't tell me. Maybe he changed his plan temporarily?"

Yan Fang quickly thought of another reason, and said: "Then I'll look for him according to the location." He put the wine glass on the side of the table, turned around and toasted Du Yue politely and distantly: "Miss Du, I'm sorry." Go to the other side door.

Yan Fang took two steps and suddenly turned around, and said softly in a voice that only Tao Qingfeng could hear: "The investment is certain. We don't want Yelong's zombie shell, and we can turn it into hot money and invest in any drama. Look at it." For the sake of helping my family look at the genealogy, and you are Xiao Dan's friend, let me play with you. You are welcome."

Tao Qingfeng was extremely surprised: "Is... sure? Don't you all go to the shed to have a look?"

Yan Fang's voice was very soft, but his tone was almost lazy: "What's there to see. 6000 million is the pocket money for stock trading. Play as you like. I'm leaving."

Tao Qingfeng: "..."

With this 6000 million plus the previous 4000 million, the investment has exceeded [-] million.Tao Qingfeng recalled what Lisa said, and worked with Blueberry executives to fight for it, hoping to sell the show to TV stars.Originally, Tao Qingfeng thought it was unreliable, but if an actor has a celebrity and an investment of over [-] million, the sale to a TV station seems not so far away.

6000 million was given casually, such a willful investment.Tao Qingfeng couldn't help feeling sad.After all, he has been running around for Daoliang in his two lifetimes.Not only for himself, but also for the other people at the dinner who seemed to be busy, nodding and bowing, forcing smiles.

Tao Qingfeng sighed, and looked back at Du Yue who was a few meters away, with a dazed face and confused eyes, like a small animal abandoned by its owner.She came forward with a complicated expression, touched Tao Qingfeng's cup, and smiled in an unfamiliar tone: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry." Then she walked away on high heels holding back her tears.

Tao Qingfeng felt that she was not in the right state, but Blueberry's executives came to him to discuss it again, and everyone told Tao Qingfeng happily: The capital injection is confirmed, and the shooting cycle can be extended.Blueberry executives felt that the dinner was really effective. This successful experience is inseparable from the efforts of all the staff, and the collective has shown a good style and so on...

Another cold sweat broke out on Tao Qingfeng's back, and he silently begged Yan Fang never to tell others the real reason for investing.

When Tao Qingfeng left the meal, he reckoned that Yan Tan probably didn't come to visit the class. After all, he hadn't received any news until now, so he planned to go back to his room to change.He lived in a special hotel suite in Hengma Film and Television City.Only the protagonist lives on that floor.As soon as Tao Qingfeng stepped out of the elevator, he saw the door of Du Yue's room opened, and an empty wine bottle rolled out, rolling along the carpet to Tao Qingfeng's feet.

Tao Qingfeng quickly picked up the empty wine bottle and walked in, closed the door for her, and said, "Drinking can damage your health. It's not worth it."

Du Yue was still wearing that glamorous evening dress, but there were some wine stains on it. She smiled bitterly: "I am not for 6000 million. I have worked hard for several months, and I can still have 6000 million. He said he was 'Confucian merchants' - do you know what is 'Confucian merchants'?"

Tao Qingfeng was stunned for a moment, and said calmly: "'How can a rich man bear a great Confucian*', merchants who follow Confucian ethics are Confucian merchants. Zigong, Fan Li, and Ji Ran are all Confucian merchants."

Du Yue burst into tears: "I don't understand! But he just doesn't like me! He said he is a Confucian businessman!"

Tao Qingfeng said with a headache: "It's not a question of whether you look down on me..."

Du Yue was sobbing, her make-up was all over: "He said: Their family doesn't care about money, status, looks, or popularity—what do they want? What exactly do they want? What kind of daughter-in-law can enter the house?" Their house?!"

Tao Qingfeng couldn't help but wonder whether Yan Dan's liking for men would be accepted by his family—Mr. Yan is considered enlightened, assuming his parents can also be enlightened enough to overcome the barrier of gender, it must not be a random cat or dog on the side of the road type of candidates.I don't know if the object he likes meets the so-called requirements in other aspects - Tao Qingfeng thinks about it, and can only use an ancient word to describe the Yan family - the requirements of the famous family of Zhongming Dingshi.

Tao Qingfeng persuaded: "Actually... Mr. Yan Fang's family has their own set of life ethics. Since doing business is defined as 'Confucian businessmen', they also have their own set of work ethics. Quite, quite complicated. No. your problem."

Tao Qingfeng knew in his previous life that there is a chasm here, which is difficult for ordinary people to cross.At most, you have to work hard all your life, and then you are qualified to stand in front of the starting line of others, and only after half your life can you have what others have in life.

Tao Qingfeng didn't complain about this, at most he was emotional, but he understood Du Yue who was angry about it.And he felt that today's game-like capital injection was also choking him.If he and this crew qualify, he hopes it will be based on his hard work, strength and fairness.It's not that Yan Fang casually played with him based on his acquaintance, without even taking a look at the studio.

But Tao Qingfeng also understands that even if the show becomes a big hit, if investors earn [-] million back, for their family, it means a little more pocket money for stock trading.In other words, no matter whether the show is hot or not, the other party doesn't really care about it, and there is no need to spend any "energy of choice" on it.Because "up and down hundreds of thousands every minute", they can probably make more money at that time.

Moreover, whether it is Tao Qingfeng's "Eighteen Lines" or Du Yue's popular traffic, there may not be much difference in their eyes.Whether Tao Qingfeng was hacked on the Internet, or he proved himself because of his hard work, people in another world would not actually watch it.

However, Tao Qingfeng thought to himself, there is no need to deny the significance of investment, because for Tao Qingfeng and all the rest of the cast and crew, this significance is very great, and that is enough.For this reason, he is very grateful to Yelong Group and Yan Fang for their decision, and he is glad that he can meet them.

Du Yue glanced at him drunkenly, and suddenly smiled: "You are like them. That's why he voted for you...just because of you."

Tao Qingfeng said calmly: "I am far beyond comparison. This is an exaggeration."

Du Yuezui said: "As for us people... no matter how much money we earn and how many dramas we play, we are nothing in their eyes. I am so angry. It turns out that the extreme anger is empty, and no effort is needed. No. If only I could really learn martial arts. If only I could really be Mei Wangxue... I have a sword, I can paint anger on the sword and defeat them... Defeat them!"

Tao Qingfeng persuaded: "Bring this sense of substitution to work. You think Mr. Yan Fang you like, one day you see you on TV instead of at a reception, you don't need to toast. You are handsome You look like a chivalrous woman. There is no social class there, and the sword in your hand can even kill the emperor, so why do you care that one or two Tao Zhugongs look down on you?"

Du Yue laughed silently when she heard this, and fell asleep with her head tilted.

Tao Qingfeng threw away the wine bottle for her, quietly closed the door and left.Go back to your room.After a while, I heard Du Yue's manager yelling from next door.Tao Qingfeng also closed the windows for soundproofing.

Tao Qingfeng had just changed into his everyday casual clothes when he heard a knock on the door.

Tao Qingfeng asked, "Who?" He thought it was Su Xun or the screenwriter girl, but when he opened the door, it was a hotel waiter, holding a large bouquet of red roses with a gift box tied at the end, and said, "Mr. This is for you. Security has checked and it is all right. Do you want to accept it?"

Tao Qingfeng understood who gave it almost instantly: it must be Yan Tan playing the role of "The Suitor".Tao Qingfeng was about to say, "I'm sorry to trouble you." Suddenly he realized that he was in a role state of "I don't like him yet".

If you don't like others, then you shouldn't just accept gifts from others, right?Especially this bouquet of roses—although Tao Qingfeng didn't recognize this kind of blooming flowers that Da Chu didn't have at first.But when I went to eat western food with Yan Tan that day, there were many roses in vases, and the pattern decoration was also based on this theme.Tao Qingfeng then deduced: This should be the flower that symbolizes love in modern times.

Tao Qingfeng called Yan Tan to exchange the so-called "performance evaluation": "Mr. Yan, I can't accept your prop. Where should I put it back? The counter?"

Yan Tan paused on the phone, and said, "I don't want to accept it? Then, Guangchuan, give me some advice, how can you accept it? Those two copies of Sangqin's "Water Classic"..."

It was only then that Tao Qingfeng realized that there was really something in the gift box, not props.Is it actually the "Shui Jing" whose author is unresolved in history and whose author is still unknown?Sangqin is only No. 1 in the Western Han Dynasty who annotated this wonderful book that records many rivers, water bodies, mountains and rivers, landforms, and places of interest.People in later generations regard him as the editor.Although Sanchin's tone is almost always that of an "annotator".

Tao Qingfeng was very interested in the records of rivers and water bodies in "Han Shu Geography", "Shan Hai Jing", "Yu Gong" and even "Shuowen" in his previous life. "Shui Jing" has different annotated versions by many famous authors, such as Li Daoyuan, Guo Pu, Du You, etc. *.What Tao Qingfeng wants to know is: I wonder if there are new capable people who have annotated the new "Shui Jing" from the Great Chu to the modern age?

Thinking of this, he really wanted to take this gift apart.Suddenly realizing that this seemed to be a turning point that could help Yan Tan, he quickly said to the phone: "Mr. Yan, I want to accept the gift. This is a good way. Is the person you like also interested in this kind of book? Then he shouldn’t refuse—as long as he doesn’t put that kind of rose on it next time. A simple two-volume book is easier to accept.”

Yan Tan smiled: "Understood, it's so easy? Just do what you like and keep a low profile?"

Tao Qingfeng said embarrassingly: "Should I refuse it again? But I do think...it's not the kind of expensive gift that can't be repaid. It would be hypocritical not to accept it. But I don't know if this talisman suits you. The character of that friend."

"It fits very well, very similar." Yan Dan's gentle voice came from the receiver: "I'm very happy that you like it."

Tao Qingfeng looked at it without any psychological burden.It's a pity that he can't watch it for too long, because it's time for him to study tomorrow's shots again.

When Tao Qingfeng returned to the room exhausted, he found that Yan Tan had sent another gift: a huge massage chair that relieved fatigue and directly helped to fall asleep.Tao Qingfeng decided to transfer the money to Yan Dan... After all, he really needs this thing right now... He almost only had time to send Yan Dan the word thank you on WeChat before falling asleep on it.

When Tao Qingfeng woke up the next day, he found that the multifunctional recliner was not only comfortable to sleep on, but also seemed to have been massaged all over his body, and the materials similar to the filling of the head and lumbar spine contained traditional Chinese medicine, which made his sleep quality unprecedentedly high.Even when he woke up for the first time, there were no dark circles under his eyes—he used to cover them with makeup, but he knew it was not a long-term solution, and he was still thinking about how to resume his routine.Yan Tan's move was like sending charcoal in a timely manner.

Tao Qingfeng asked Yan Tan how much the reclining chair was, and he transferred the money over (Tao Qingfeng has quite a good knowledge of WeChat functions), but Yan Tan said that there is no need to give it.This is a new product launched by their family's health care company. Let Tao Qingfeng be a volunteer experimenter for them, and the reclining chair is equivalent to payment.Tao Qingfeng heard what he said clearly (Yan Tan always had a reason to persuade him anyway), so he had no choice but to give up the idea of ​​transferring money, thinking of repaying in other ways.

How much business did Mr. Yan's family's group do... Tao Qingfeng was deeply and terribly impressed by his brother's "6000 million pocket money" that day.

From that day on, Yan Tan would send some small gifts almost every one or two days, either books and periodicals that matched his preferences and were not too expensive, or small items that could regulate Tao Qingfeng's body and mind; sometimes even a few Jar of Nutritious Food.Nine times out of ten, Tao Qingfeng couldn't refuse.Even if you look at it from the perspective of an "experimenter" and feel that it is not suitable, you will be forced to "persuade" by Yan Tan, and finally change your mind and accept it if you think it is suitable.

Tao Qingfeng thought to himself, it's always wrong to accept gifts from others and not be able to pay back the money.Finally, one day when I called Yan Tan, I said sincerely: "Mr. Yan, I think that the person you want to chase should treat you to a meal. You will not be rewarded for nothing. If he is not interested in you , You have to pay it back like this. If he is interested in you, he will even make an excuse to eat."

Yan Tan smiled and said, "That's right, he did invite me. Then let's have a meal and rehearse?"

Tao Qingfeng hesitated and said, "I'm very busy filming during this time, so I might not have enough time, why not wait until I'm free..."

During this period, Tao Qingfeng became more and more busy, and the filming cycle increased from three months to six months. For the crew, it was indeed a lot easier.But for Tao Qingfeng, his work intensity has not been reduced at all, because he has stricter requirements on himself, and he has picked up his lines and expressions a little bit.There is no director in this drama, he is the male lead and plays two roles. It can be said that this drama is largely tied to him, and he dare not slack off at all.

Halfway through the filming process of "The Hero and the Witch", the producer finally gave up the unrealistic idea of ​​finding a director.I completely let go of the actors.After all, even without a director, more than half of the film was shot.The producer also came to chat with Tao Qingfeng: let Tao Qingfeng act as the director as well.But he was still declined by Tao Qingfeng. He said that those were not his credit, but the result of the joint efforts of actors, photographers, screenwriters, sets and other groups.

Tao Qingfeng does not have the knowledge of a professional director, and he actually doesn't understand many things, but when shooting his own shots, he will continue to "pull the film", which means to look at what he has shot from the camera, and then Then go to the staff to discuss how to change it.They provide professional advice, and Tao Qingfeng implements it according to his understanding of the role.This is equivalent to "fragmenting" the director's work into different divisions of labor.This is an unprecedented and brand-new exploration mode in the filming of TV dramas.It doesn't apply to all crews, it can only be said that "adjust measures to local conditions", the right time, place and people are especially suitable for this crew.

But the list of cast and crew still has to be written in the traditional way, so although Tao Qingfeng is not willing, the senior producer of Blueberry still told him: There has never been a precedent for a crew without a director.In the last column of the director, Tao Qingfeng's name should probably be written.And Tao Qingfeng's name will also be added to the screenwriter column.Become the existence of a rare trinity.Tao Qingfeng became even more cautious after hearing this.He just wished that there were 48 hours a day when he could read books and learn about directing.Now no matter how hard he tries, how studious and how memorable he is, it is impossible to fully grasp it.

But fortunately, the other actors did not have a big problem when shooting.

When other actors were filming, Tao Qingfeng would also help coordinate the crew and screenwriter. He didn't point fingers at those actors, but at most helped sort out the plot.The actors realized that there was no director checking in the process, and there was no one who was responsible for "checking their homework" like a teacher. They themselves handed in the finished product, but any actor who was a little bit ashamed would not just perfunctory.

This film was actually shot in such a "directorless mode" with sound and color.