Middle age: leisurely life in the entertainment industry

The call was quickly connected, and Jin Yunfeng's hearty voice came: "Dongqing, what have you been busy with recently? I haven't heard from you since attending the film festival."

"I didn't do much. I just spent the whole day waiting for Director Jin. I called you today because a friend of mine made a movie and I was worried that it would not be released after the review. You are a veteran in the film and television industry. Can you take a look and help check it?"

"Oh? What kind of content did your friend shoot?"

"Coal miners, insurance fraud, etc." Yu Dongqing told the truth.

"This subject matter is a bit sensitive. Okay, I'll be free tomorrow afternoon. You can give it to me and I'll take a look first."

"Thank you. I'll go find you after work tomorrow at noon."

At around one o'clock the next day, Yu Dongqing put on her clothes and went out in the scorching sun, driving straight to the headquarters building of Huangdu TV.

In the deputy director's office on the 16th floor, Yu Dongqing met Jin Yunfeng.

"Come, come, have a drink of water first." Jin Yunfeng greeted warmly.

After the secretary poured herbal tea, Yu Dongqing sat on the sofa and took a sip, then took out a USB flash drive from his pocket and placed it on the coffee table.

"Director Jin, the video is here, but the post-production is not completely done yet, and it's still a bit messy."

Jin Yunfeng didn't say anything, picked up the USB flash drive, inserted it into the computer, and started reading it carefully.

I actually watched the two-hour video from beginning to end!

Finally, Jin Yunfeng let out a long breath and said: "The filming was very good, shocking. It actually used simultaneous recording mode and rarely synthesized in the studio. Although it is a bit rough, it is more realistic."

Yu Dongqing nodded, it was indeed true.

"But I can be 100% sure that it will definitely not pass the review. If you want to review it for public release, you must make drastic changes." Jin Yunfeng added.

"But in this way, the original flavor will be lost, and the film will be meaningless." Yu Dongqing said.

"Yes. This is a contradiction." Jin Yunfeng sighed and asked: "What is your friend's name?"

"Wang Dongsheng, the director who made "Hello, Teacher" last year."

"He? The young man is indeed very talented. What a pity, what a pity."

"Director Jin, do you think there is such a possibility? If it cannot be performed in the Mainland, can it be allowed to be performed in Hong Kong?" Yu Dongqing suddenly asked.

"There have been such examples before, but it was quite difficult." Jin Yunfeng told the truth.

"Director Jin, can you help me? You know a lot of people. It would be a pity if it can't be released." Yu Dongqing briefly explained the situation of Wang Dongsheng making the film out of his own pocket. Jin Yunfeng was slightly moved after hearing this and thought about it. said:

"Okay, I can try, but I'm not sure it can be done."

"Thank you, thank you, thank you so much."

"Thank you, thank you, Mr. Yu."

On the phone, when Yu Dongqing told Wang Dongsheng what happened, Wang Dongsheng was extremely excited.

"Also, I also paid for the 1 million you lacked."

"Ah? This? Mr. Yu, you also know that it is difficult for a niche film like this to make a return at the box office even if it is released in the mainland, let alone in Hong Kong. What about you?"

"Don't be so arrogant. Won't your investment be recouped if you win a few awards? But Director Wang, I suggest that you have to consider the actual situation in our mainland when making films in the future. In fact, I think your films are similar to "Hello, Teacher" The nostalgic youth-themed film is quite good."

"I want to try a different subject."

All right

stubborn.

But maybe it's people like this who make our movies look less cookie-cutter.

The two made an appointment to meet on the phone again, and the next day Yu Dongqing signed his name on the investment contract, and one million funds were transferred into the crew's account.

He no longer cared.

It was early July, the students were on summer vacation, and several of Yu Dongqing's buddies were also separated.

Du Hui followed his girlfriend to Jiangsu and Zhejiang to meet his future father-in-law and mother-in-law. Zhang Yang and his wife flew directly to the UK to visit their son who was on summer vacation and took him around Europe.

Even Liu Yimin and his wife are taking their daughter to join a family tour group to see the sea in Dalian and Qingdao.

Seeing all his old friends going out, Yu Dongqing also wanted to go out for a walk.

Meili, who had promised to take Yu Tongtong to climb Mount Huashan during the summer vacation, suddenly had something happen. Her teacher Zhang Wenqing planned to use the summer vacation to shoot a new film, and asked Meili to be the director's assistant, and they immediately left for Hengdian to shoot.

Of course she didn't want to miss such a good opportunity to learn in practice with her teacher. She immediately packed her bags and prepared to go to Hengdian with the crew. She was expected to be busy throughout the holiday.

This made Yu Tongtong very unhappy. In the courtyard of Yanzi Hutong, she pouted and said that her aunt didn't mean what she said.

"Okay, okay, your aunt has business to do, so don't pester her all the time." Yu Dongqing said, "Dad will take you. Not only will we climb Mount Huashan, but we will also drive to Qinghai!

"Okay, okay!" Yu Tongtong agreed immediately.

I heard that Qinghai is so far away, and I can stop doing homework and playing the piano for a long time.

The mother-in-law was a little worried after hearing this: "Dongqing, Qinghai is so far away, why don't you drive there? And you have a child with you. What if something happens on the road?"

"No, it's all on the highway now, what could happen?" Yu Dongqing said with a smile: "Didn't I just buy a new car? I just took a long way to run it in, and I went back to my hometown to see my parents."

After hearing what Yu Dongqing said, Liu Huiyan no longer had anything to say, but just told him to pay attention to safety on the road.

When my father-in-law heard that he was envious, he also wanted to go to Qinghai Lake, not to play but to take photos.

But his body didn't allow it, so he told Yu Dongqing to take more photos.

Since he was going to travel far, Yu Dongqing took her daughter home to make preparations, including clothing, medicine, necessary food and water, a camera, DV, her daughter's doll, and of course not forgetting to bring a guitar.

In the end, Yu Dongqing simply took the camping tent and other things with her and stuffed them all into the trunk, maybe camping outside because of her whim.

At seven o'clock the next morning, Yu Dongqing drove her newly purchased Mercedes-Benz SUV and left Yanjing with her daughter, heading south along the Beijing-Kunming Expressway.

Looking at the lush scenery outside, humming Xu Wei's "Blue Lotus":

nothing can stop

your yearning for freedom

A fantastic career

Your heart is free from worries

It feels so good!

After walking for almost twelve hours, I arrived at my hometown, Huayin Beizhai Village, at around 7 p.m. By then, the sky was already filled with sunset.

Yu Dongqing had called her parents in advance, so when she drove home, her parents were there. After a simple wash, the father and daughter had a bowl each and started by eating the large noodles made by their mother. Yu Dongqing was eating and chatting with her parents.

"Dad, Mom, how is my third uncle doing now?" Yu Dongqing asked.

"Your third uncle is now a celebrity in the county." My mother said with a smile: "I heard that I have applied for a provincial intangible cultural heritage inheritor, and the county has also established a Huashan Old Tune Art Protection and Development Center. Your third uncle said with a smile. He has become a state cadre."

"Don't listen to your mother's nonsense, what kind of state cadres?!" Dad Yu Hongjun interrupted his wife unceremoniously: "The county has become this development center, and there is also a Laoqiang folk art troupe and Huayin Laoqiang training center below. , your third uncle is the leader of the art troupe, responsible for performances and training students, he is not a national cadre."

Yu Hongjun corrected.

"The wages are paid anyway." Liu Fenglan muttered.

"How can he make more money singing at weddings and weddings than him?" Yu Hongjun glared at his wife again.