Behind the scenes of the entertainment industry

The tea is the best Duyun Maojian, packaged in kraft paper, with only three cursive characters "snail shell" on it. After opening it, Zhou Cheng, who was sitting opposite Liang Kun, immediately smelled a refreshing fragrance. Looking closely, the tea leaves were covered with pekoe. , curled up like a fishhook.

Liang Kun did not let Shen Chuan make the tea, but chose to do it himself. He took out a mahogany tea table from under the coffee table, which was equipped with a set of white porcelain bowls and a transparent glass kettle.

Even the water for making tea was not pure water from a water dispenser, but poured from an unlabeled mineral water bucket. After the water boiled, it was not brewed immediately, but was used to scald the tea cup first.

"Uncle Liang is so elegant. Isn't this the water from Yuquan Mountain?" Zhou Cheng asked tentatively. Liang Kun in another world is well-known in the circle for his Duyun tea paired with Yuquan water.

After Liang Kun heated the cup, he took out a little tea leaves with a teaspoon and put it into the bottom of the cup. Then he looked at Zhou Cheng and said, "Do you also know the allusion to Yuquan Mountain?"

Zhou Chengyao Yaotou: "I only heard my father say it when I was a child, but I was too naughty at that time and didn't hear it in my heart. The only thing I remember is that the water from Yuquan Mountain is called 'the best spring in the world', and Xizhimen was specially transported for the emperor. Gate of water."

"The tea sage Lu Yu once commented on the famous springs in the world, with Gulian as the first, Huishan as the second, and Hupao Longjing as the third." Zhou Cheng's words scratched Liang Kun's itch. While waiting for the water to cool down, he followed He explained: "But the spring water evaluated by Emperor Qianlong was different from that of the tea saint Lu Yu. However, Qianlong used weight as the standard. It is said that Emperor Qianlong specially made a small silver bucket and personally weighed the spring water in the world. And the Biyun Mountain in Yuquan Mountain in the west of Beijing The spring water in the temple is the lightest, only one or two points. It was praised by Qianlong as 'the best spring in the world'."

After listening to Liang Kun's story, Zhou Cheng stood up and bowed to thank him: "Thank you, Uncle Liang, for clarifying my doubts. If my father tests me on this in the future, I will be able to answer fluently."

Liang Kun saw that Zhou Cheng's expression was not fake, so he accepted it calmly: "Come and taste tea, try the Maojian from my hometown. Minister Zhou is a master of tea ceremony."

"Uncle Liang, I'm just an arty tea drinker and don't know much about it. I only know about Duyun Maojian's reputation." Zhou Cheng knew that he had shown his talents just now, and he should hide his weakness at this time: "Uncle Liang, please give me the advantage of this." Please give me some advice."

Liang Kun laughed dumbly, pointed at Zhou Cheng and said with a smile: "You really don't look like a young man in his twenties."

After watching Chinese characters, discussing springs, tasting tea, and chatting, Zhou Cheng arrived at 9:30 and stayed in Liang Kun's office until about 10 o'clock, then left on the grounds that he would not disturb Liang Kun's office.

There are some things that Liang Kun will not make promises. He just needs to make his attitude clear, and Shen Chuan, as his assistant, will naturally help him make arrangements.

Zhou Cheng accompanied Shen Chuan to his office to select a suitable variety show for Lin Shan to participate in. After about half an hour, Zhou Cheng said goodbye to Liang Kun with gratitude.

"How do you feel about Zhou Cheng?" Liang Kun stood at the window and looked at Zhou Cheng who was leaving outside the door, and asked Shen Chuan who was returning.

"Knowing the depth and the shallowness, knowing how to advance and retreat, very knowledgeable, he is a good person." Shen Chuan did not hide it, but gave an evaluation based on his own sense of Zhou Cheng.

When Zhou Cheng turned onto a road heading towards Yuyuantan and lost sight of his figure, Liang Kun turned around and asked Shen Chuan, "How qualified is the artist in his hand?"

"It can only be regarded as average, and at most it can reach the level of a second-tier artist." Shen Chuan gave an objective evaluation.

"What program did you choose? Is it the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala or the New Year's Day Gala?" Liang Kun knew that Zhou Cheng would not choose a program that attracted national attention like the Spring Festival Gala, otherwise Shen Chuan would not have such an evaluation. And the attention of these two galas Relatively low, some chorus segments or segments near the end of the second half can still give newcomers some opportunities. This is also the face Liang Kun gives to Zhou Kezhi.

"I didn't choose, but chose the August episode of "Avenue of Stars". I hope to participate in an episode with relatively average contestants and win the weekly championship."

"Champion of the Week?" This time it was Liang Kun's turn to be surprised.

Shen Chuan said: "Yes, Zhou Cheng seems to have a clear understanding of the qualifications of the artist in his hands. Maybe this artist is just a stepping stone for him to enter this industry."

"We have come into contact with a lot of young people who are senior cadres who have entered this industry, but there are not many who know how to measure things like Zhou Cheng."

Shen Chuan also complained: "Yes, those people we have contacted before asked to be on the Spring Festival Gala as soon as they came up, wishing that we could directly promote the artists in their hands."

Liang Kun thought for a while and said to Shen Chuan: "The weekly championship of "Avenue of Stars" is too small to bring out the artists in his hands. If he performs well, arrange for him to be the champion for one month, or in the annual finals. , Arrangement. For other variety shows, it depends on the situation. We will see if there is a chance at the end of the year to arrange "The Same Song" for him."

The heating renovation of Yuyuantan No. 6 Courtyard has not yet been completed. Zhou Cheng did not expect to encounter Zhou Kezhi's car at the gate of the community.

"Come up." Zhou Kezhi said to Zhou Cheng, who had a sweaty face as the back seat window fell down.

"Okay." Zhou Cheng was not polite. He went around to the other side, opened the door, sat in, and thanked the driver: "Thank you, Brother Chen."

Zhou Kezhi handed a bottle of water to Zhou Cheng: "Go to the TV station?"

"Dad, you are so powerful." Zhou Cheng took a few sips to cool down, first praised Zhou Kezhi with a rainbow fart, and then suddenly realized: "Director Liang must have called you."

"Your reaction speed is pretty good." Zhou Kezhi smiled.

Five minutes ago, Zhou Kezhi had just received a call from Liang Kun. Although the other party only invited him to take time to have a meal together, Zhou Kezhi also guessed what happened.

Zhou Cheng looked at the time and teased Zhou Kezhi: "You didn't skip work just because of this, right? It's not time to get off work yet."

"I need to go to Sanya for a meeting on behalf of the city, so I came back to pack my things." Zhou Kezhi rolled his eyes at his son, who seemed to be more and more casual about him now: "I'm not at home during this period, you and Dayado come back to keep me company. Your mother."

"I understand." Zhou Cheng nodded: "I'm just a little busy recently, so I'll try my best to make time."

"Are you busy with the drama?"

"Drama?" Zhou Cheng was stunned when he heard Zhou Kezhi's words, and then immediately asked: "Has Renyi submitted the script to you for approval?"

"Yes, Chen An showed it to me after seeing your name." Zhou Kezhi looked at Zhou Cheng happily and said, "The script is well written. I didn't expect you to have talent in this area."

"That's right, I'm a top student in Nortel's literature department..." Zhou Cheng was originally going to show off, but then he thought that he had the worst academic qualifications in this family, and then he became a little embarrassed.

"I learned about it. Dean Zhang said that in addition to being performed in the People's Art Theater, your script is also going to be made into a movie, right?"

When it came to the script, Zhou Cheng's newly rising frustration disappeared: "Yes, I have applied for the First Film Festival's support plan, and the official has given a reply. There will be a start-up capital of 100,000 yuan."

"One hundred thousand yuan? How much is your investment?"

"The planned investment is about 10 million, of which the People's Arts Association will bear 30% of the investment."

Zhou Kezhi hesitated for a moment and said to Zhou Cheng: "The production department of Yanjing TV Station has investment plans every year. If necessary, you can go to Director Wang to seek investment."

"It's better not to give it up, I'm afraid it will have a bad impact on you." Zhou Guo shook his head decisively: "I plan to use Renyi's 3 million to prepare the crew for this movie. In addition, some well-informed film and television companies have already started from the movie

The organizing committee of the festival is ready to invest after learning about the content of the script. I want to wait until after the festival to consider financing. If it doesn't go well, I will find a bank to borrow part of it, so you don't have to worry about my funds."

"Okay, remember to tell me if you need anything." Zhou Kezhi nodded happily.

Just as Zhao Chenan told Zhou Cheng at the beginning, these two years are the most critical moments in Zhou Kezhi's career, and there is no room for negligence. Zhou Cheng does not want to use the production funds of the Yanjing TV Film and Television Center because he does not want to provide others with the opportunity to attack Zhou Kezhi.

After all, it involves financial investment and a trust relationship to find resources for Lin Shan. They are two different natures.