Rhapsody of Entertainment Rebirth

The New Year in the Year of the Sheep flies by with a mixture of ancestor worship and toasting.

The strong New Year atmosphere in rural areas is different from that in cities, which makes time seem to go very fast. In the blink of an eye, the Lantern Festival is over.

When it was time for the Shanhe family to return to the Demon City, the one who was most reluctant to leave was Qiu Chuxi. The life in her hometown was much more lively than that in the Demon City. She had playmates and a vast world for her to have fun in!

But the day of departure will always come, and under the eyes of grandparents with great reluctance, Shanhe embarks on the journey back to the Magic City.

When Shan He rushed to Beijing Film Academy, it was already the 19th day of the first lunar month, so he had to rush to the last day of registration.

After a New Year party with his roommates, Shanhe returned to the rhythm of writing books and studying, and running between Beijing Film Academy and Siheyuan became his daily routine.

At this time, at the Chuhe Film and Television Beijing Branch, Zhong Lifeng began her management adjustments after a month of familiarity and deliberation.

She separated the brokerage business into a department, headed by Yang Liu. The expanded department not only focuses on the scope of personal brokerage with Shanhe, but also prepares for more entertainment talents to sign contracts with the company.

A special copyright operation department has been established, mainly responsible for the operation of the copyright of Shanhe's works, and at the same time hoarding novel themes suitable for adaptation.

The screenwriting team in the film and television production department is also where she plans to expand and increase her work.

After many conversations between Zhong Lifeng and Xing Aina, she decided to separate the writing team from the production department.

The country does not pay enough attention to screenwriters. Chuhe Film and Television has the brand name of Shanhe, and the screenwriter team should be the company's biggest advantage.

Zhong Lifeng is very confident. She believes that after two or three years of accumulation, Chuhe Film and Television will have sufficient copyrights and themes, as well as sufficient talent reserves.

At that time, Shanhe just graduated from Beijing Film and Television, and it was the time when Chuhe Film and Television was soaring and flexing its muscles!

After Yang Liu resigned as general manager, he put all his focus on the brokerage business. He spent more and more time in the courtyard, and he could always learn about the company's various things from Yang Liu's mouth at the first time.

Shanhe was very satisfied and supportive of Zhong Lifeng's adjustment. He felt Zhong Lifeg's confidence and ambition. She was indeed a capable woman. Sooner or later, the Beijing branch would be turned into the headquarters of Chuhe Film and Television by her!

In early March, Ning Hao and his team set off for the grassland, and "Green Grass" entered the live shooting process.

This time it was no longer the grass-stage team of "Incense". The filming schedule had been properly arranged by the company. The entire team of forty or fifty people chartered a bus and headed for the grassland comfortably.

On the same day, Li Yang returned to the capital with a suitcase full of materials and a script that had been revised countless times.

After several months of visits and personal experience, Li Yang had enough understanding of the case and the reality of the SX private small coal mine. In order to complete the final creation of the script, he did not even have time to go home for the New Year!

Looking at the light book in his hand, Li Yang felt a little heavy.

Can this script, which he eventually named "The Blind Shaft", pass the review? Can it be turned into a movie as he wishes? Will anyone be willing to invest in him?

A series of questions and uncertainties arose in Li Yang's mind!

After spending a whole day, he made up his mind to photograph it even if he lost all his money. He would go to find Shanhe first, hoping to get an ideal answer.

Li Yang did not see Shanhe when he came to Chuhe Film and Television for the first time. Ning Hao and his wife went to the grassland, and Yangliu received him.

Li Yang introduced the specific situation of "Blind Shaft" and his own ideas to Yang Liu, left a script, and left Chuhe Film and Television. To be honest, he had little confidence in whether Shanhe would invest in the script.

This subject matter is too heavy and cannot be released in China. It is even hard to say whether the script will pass the review. I can only go to overseas film festivals. I am not a well-known director, so there is little hope of recovering the cost!

Ignore these for now, just follow your own ideas. If it doesn't work, just go the underground film route!

What Li Yang didn't know was that Yang Liu attached great importance to Li Yang and the script called "Blind Well". She knew that Shanhe was very concerned about this director and the subject matter.

Yang Liu looked at his watch. Shanhe should have finished class. He picked up the phone and dialed Shanhe's mobile phone.

"Hey, boss, are you out of class?"

"I just returned to the dormitory. If you have anything to say, please tell me!"

"That Li Yang has come to the company. He has already finished adapting "The Divine Tree". I have the script in my hand, and it's called "The Blind Shaft"."

"Have you finally finished the adaptation? Just make a copy of it and give it to Mr. Zhong, and bring the copy you have to the courtyard tomorrow!"

"Okay, I read a few pages, and it's a depressing atmosphere!"

"Nonsense, how can you not be depressed after nearly two hundred people died! Is everything okay?"

"It's okay. I'll go to the courtyard tomorrow morning."

"Then I'll die!"

Shanhe put down his mobile phone and asked, "The Blind Shaft" has finally come out. He has been waiting for more than half a year. He is looking forward to this movie and even more to the actors!

An alternative actor in Chinese film history is about to make his debut, an actor who can't even expose his divorced wife and personal agent. Shanhe is really curious!

The next morning, Yang Liu walked into Shanhe's courtyard with the script and breakfast.

"Good morning, boss! I have brought you the script and breakfast and put them on the table!"

Shan Hebai, who was washing up in the yard, glanced at Yang Liu and said, "Oh no, it's almost ten o'clock. I wrote until two o'clock in the morning last night, and the plot of "Cliff" reached its climax.

After washing up, Shanhe picked up the soy milk and fried dough sticks and said while eating, "Have you read the script, Mr. Zhong? Do you have any comments?"

"She probably hasn't finished reading it yet! She's been busy recently with copyright operations and independent expansion of screenwriters. She's quite busy. I'll give her a call soon!" Yang Liu replied from the side.

Shanhe nodded, looked at Yang Liu who looked relaxed, and continued to ask: "What do you think of Mr. Zhong's reforms and adjustments to the company?"

Yang Liu looked at Shanhe and replied: "I admire her very much. I think these things should be done. It is a good thing to solidify the foundation, but I would not have thought of it when I was a manager. Moreover, she also respects the old employees. The company's adjustments There were basically no drastic measures during the process, and everyone within the company was quite supportive of her!"

"That's good!" Shanhe swallowed the meat bun in his mouth, "I see that you are very energetic recently. After the brokerage department became independent, you are doing well!"

"That's right! Our agency department has expanded a lot. We have recently hired some experienced talents and have a lot more resources. It can be said that we are very strong. I want to sign a few actors to try the water. Boss, do you have you at Beijing Film Academy? Recommend the promising talents!" Yang Liu didn't need to show the serious look in the company in front of Shanhe.

To be honest, Shanhe doesn't pay much attention to the actor management business. In my memory, more than ten years later, the more famous actors have jumped out to open their own studios. It is not easy to control the actors' management business, and there are a lot of troubles!

"Okay! I'll find you an actor with great potential in a while. You have to take care of him!" Shanhe responded casually.

"No problem, leave it to me. Don't worry. Our company's resources are enough to support one or two actors. The first and second tier actors don't dare to talk about it. It will be absolutely no problem to become familiar with the audience!" Yang Liu assured with confidence.

"Just have confidence!" Shanhe said without continuing. After breakfast, he began to read the script of "The Blind Shaft".

In line with Shanhe's impression, Li Yang chose a minor as the victim and described the entire process of deception and mutilation.

What is chilling is that he wrote a brutal criminal into a good husband and father who cared about his family. His sins became a means of livelihood to support his family. The complexity of human nature is clearly visible!

After watching the ending of Shan He, the victim became the beneficiary due to some strange combination of circumstances. Will Yuan Fengming, a minor, be the next brutal criminal?

The script is really well written. Li Yang's visit for more than half a year was not in vain. The back and forth exchange of human nature and animal nature in the dark mine gave people a huge impact and shock!

Shan He closed the script and said to Yang Liu, who was drinking tea leisurely on the side: "I will go to the company to communicate with Mr. Zhong in a moment. You should call Li Yang now and ask him to come to the company in the afternoon!"

"OK!"

When Shanhe arrived at the general manager's office of Chuhe Film and Television Beijing Branch, it was already getting off work.

Zhong Lifeng poured a glass of water for Shanhe, who was sitting on the sofa. "Shanhe, why don't we arrange an office for you in the company! This way you can have a place to rest in the company."

"Thank you!" Shanhe took the water glass handed over by Zhong Lifeng and said, "No, I won't be able to come to the company a few times, so there is no need to waste resources. I won't disturb your work by coming here now, right?"

"You are the boss, and receiving you is my biggest job!" Zhong Lifeng said with a smile.

"Haha, Sister Zhong can also joke. I came here this time because of the script "The Blind Shaft". Sister Zhong, have you read it?" Shanhe also smiled at Zhong Lifeng.

"I just finished watching it!" Zhong Lifeng replied, sitting across from the mountain and river. "It's a very good script. After reading the whole story, my hair stood up on my head. The subject matter is too sensitive and it probably won't be screened in China. There will be problems after the script is reviewed." trouble."

"Sister Zhong, do you know the original case of this script?" Shanhe asked.

Zhong Lifeng replied: "Isn't it adapted from a novel? Is there still an original case?"

"Yes!" Shanhe said in a deep voice: "In the SX gang mine murder case, the three gangs murdered nearly two hundred innocent victims using the methods written in the script. A considerable number of them were future characters like Yuan Fengming in the script. Adults!"

Zhong Lifeng was stunned by Shanhe's words. She felt shocked and a little ridiculous!

"This crude method can kill nearly two hundred people? Incredible!"

After the two were silent for a moment, Zhong Lifeng said: "I understand what you mean. I will fully support the filming and distribution of "The Blind Shaft". We can't show it domestically, so we can take the route of selling the film overseas. According to my experience with European films, Knowing the film industry, films like "The Blind Shaft" should be popular in Europe, and of course the quality must be decent!"

Shanhe nodded, "Leave the review of the script to me. Although it cannot be screened in China, it is best not to follow the path of underground films. Let's participate in the film festival openly. Director Li Yang will come over in the afternoon. Specifically, you and him Talk, I’m not very familiar with film investment and distribution!”

"No problem! I will be the producer this time, and I will arrange the shooting schedule!" Zhong Lifeng promised.

Before Li Yang received a call from Yang Liu in the afternoon, he was preparing to go to the Beijing Film Studio to find an acquaintance.

There is a spontaneous small market for extras at the entrance of the Beijing Film Factory. There are some extras here all year round waiting for the crew to come and select extras.

As soon as Li Yang walked to the door, a familiar young man appeared in front of him.

Li Yang didn't recognize the childish and simple-looking young man in front of him, but he was so familiar because this was the appearance of Yuan Fengming in "The Blind Shaft" in Li Yang's mind. It was exactly the same.

He was no longer in a hurry to find an acquaintance, but carefully observed the young man carrying his luggage. His every move and behavior did not escape Li Yang's eyes.

Half an hour later, Li Yang confirmed his judgment, walked directly to the young man, and said to him: "Do you want to act in a movie?"

This childish boy is actually already twenty-two years old. His name is Wang Baoqiang. He has just returned to the capital from his hometown. He has been working in the Beijing extravaganza market since last year.

He was not a rookie who knew nothing, but he was still confused by Li Yang's words. Why didn't this person follow the routine? How could he ask such a question when choosing an extra?

He asked timidly in Mandarin with the accent from his hometown: "Brother, how many people do you need on your crew? Do the characters have lines? I came from the Shaolin Temple and can be a martial arts stunt double!"

"My movie is not a martial arts movie. You are one of the protagonists of the movie, so of course you have lines!" Li Yang replied.

When Wang Baoqiang heard that it was not a martial arts film, he immediately fainted, "I can't act in anything else, so I just want to make a martial arts film. I studied martial arts in the Shaolin Temple for six years!"

"You don't have to act, just be yourself in the movie!"

"Be yourself?" Wang Baoqiang can't understand this. If you are yourself, you are still a shitty actor! He felt that this was probably a liar, "I still won't go, I just want to act in a martial arts movie!"

Li Yang was confused by Wang Baoqiang's answer. He thought for a while and then asked: "How much money do you usually make as an extra in a martial arts movie for a day?"

Wang Baoqiang lacked confidence and replied in a low voice: "Twenty!" In fact, the general crew saw that he was short and young, so they would only give him fifteen days at most.

"How about you film a movie with me for up to two months and I'll give you two thousand?" Li Yang started a money offensive.

Wang Baoqiang looked suspicious but very tempted, "What kind of movie are you making?"

Li Yang was about to explain to Wang Baoqiang when his cell phone rang in his pocket. Li Yang took it out and saw a call from Yang Liu of Chuhe Film and Television. There was something going on!

"Young man, wait a minute. I'll answer the phone and talk to you later!"

A few minutes later, Li Yang came back with joy. Looking at this simple young man, he was really my lucky star. I must get him!

"Young man, what is your name, where do you live, and do you have any contact information?"

Wang Baoqiang replied calmly: "My name is Wang Baoqiang. I haven't found a place to live yet and have no contact information, but I often look for work in this area!"

How to do this, Li Yang thought for a while, "Baoqiang, can I call you this?"

"become!"

"I'm going to meet a very important person in a while. So, you come with me and I'll find a place for you to live. When you get to the company in a while, you'll be waiting outside. After I've finished talking, I'll make arrangements for you. What? Like?" Li Yang said to Wang Baoqiang.

Wang Baoqiang hesitated for a while, then timidly asked in a low voice: "Are you still counting the two thousand yuan?"

"Of course, I am the director. I will give you five hundred first as soon as you enter the set!"

Li Yang took a taxi on the roadside with Wang Baoqiang, who was carrying luggage and bedding.

He looked back at the timid young man, how could this look like the scene in "The Blind Shaft" where he deceived Yuan Fengming!

Do I still have the talent to play the murderer Song Jinming?

More than half an hour later, Yang Liu received this strange pair at the entrance of Chuhe Film and Television.

She arranged Wang Baoqiang to wait on the chair opposite the front desk, and took Li Yang into the conference room.

"Director Li, please wait a moment, General Manager Zhong from Shanhe Company will be here soon!"

"OK!"

Yang Liu walked out of the conference room and walked quickly to the general manager's office. Shanhe and Zhong Lifeng were still chatting about the real case of "Blind Shaft"!

"Boss, Mr. Zhong, Li Yang has arrived and brought a child. What a strange director!" Yang Liu said as he entered.

"With a child? His son?"

"No, not that young. I feel like an underage migrant worker!"

"Ah!" Shanhe had some guesses, "We'll talk about this later. Let's go there. Don't make people wait too long!"

The three of them walked into the conference room with folders and scripts.

"Director Li, you wrote "The Blind Shaft" wonderfully. It seems that you have had an extraordinary life these past six months!" Shanhe looked at Li Yang who stood up and greeted him, "This is Zhong Lifeng, the general manager of Chuhe Film and Television. Yang Liu does not need my introduction. Got it!"

"Director Li, hello, I am Zhong Lifeng!"

"Hello, hello, I'm Li Yang, the screenwriter of "The Blind Shaft"!"

"Director Li, let's sit down and talk!" Shanhe gestured to Li Yang to sit down.

After everyone took their seats, Zhong Lifeng nodded to Shanhe and said, "Director Li, our company is more interested in your "Blind Shaft". Do you have a rough plan for the filming of "Blind Shaft"?"

Li Yang looked up at Zhong Lifeng and replied: "I'm ready to start shooting. The crew is almost assembled and the actors have been basically selected. The budget of the entire movie is probably between 2 million and 2.5 million!"

"Oh? Director Li has found investment, and has your script been reviewed?" Zhong Lifeng asked suspiciously.

"I haven't found any investment, so I plan to use my own money to film it first. The script hasn't been reviewed yet, so I'll go the underground film route!" Li Yang said frankly.

Zhong Lifeng smiled slightly and said, "Director Li, this is not a filming operation. The movie "Blind Shaft" is to be shot in real locations. How do you arrange your coal mine shooting? How can you find a private coal mine? How dare you protect the personal safety of the crew? Guaranteed?"

Li Yang turned a little pale at Zhong Lifeng's question. He just jumped on the horse out of passion, how could he think so much, "Mr. Zhong, Chuhe Film and Television has the intention to invest, right? Can these matters be contacted?" "

"Of course, when we invite you so formally, we must want to reach a cooperation. I believe you also know that Chuhe Film and Television has overseas distribution channels. If we reach a cooperation, I will serve as the producer of "Blind Shaft". You just Once the film is finished, other companies will make arrangements for you and strive to create better conditions to complete the live shooting!" Zhong Lifeng answered confidently.

Shan He also added something on the side, "Director Li, leave the script to me after review. It's better not to go the underground film route!"

"That's great!" Li Yang replied with joy on his face, "Then what else can I say, let's cooperate, the conditions are great!"

Shanhe nodded, "You can discuss the specific matters with Sister Zhong. By the way, I heard that you brought a child here?"

Li Yang smiled and replied: "He is the actor I just found to play the role of Yuan Fengming. It is so suitable. As soon as I saw him, I felt exactly like the Yuan Fengming in my mind. This kid is an extra and has no place to live for the time being." , I wanted to arrange a place for him, so I brought him with me first, and I will take him away after we finish the conversation!"

"So that's it!" Shanhe pondered for a while, "Otherwise, you won't be looking for a place anymore. We want to cooperate. The actor you are looking for is the company's co-actor. Yang Liu, you arrange a company dormitory for that child!"

"Okay, boss!"

"This is too troublesome for you!"

"It's a small matter, you guys talk first, I'll go out for a while!" Shanhe said with a smile.

Shanhe walked out of the conference room and walked towards the front desk. He was really curious about this alternative actor from China in the future.

At this time, Wang Baoqiang was sitting on the sofa honestly, waiting for Li Yang's return.

He was already sure that Li Yang was not a liar. Such a big film and television company did not need to lie to a small group of actors who could not guarantee food and clothing. He looked at the four characters "Chuhe Film and Television" on the background wall opposite and thought about when I It would be great to work in a place like this!

When Shanhe saw Wang Baoqiang, he was looking at the background wall in a daze.

At first glance, Shanhe identified Wang Baoqiang. He was so recognisable. He had these freckles on his honest face, and he looked as if he had just come back from the fields. However, Wang Baoqiang looked too young at this time. , looks like a junior high school student!

Shanhe stood aside and thought for a while, then walked towards Wang Baoqiang.

"Your name is Wang Baoqiang, right?"

Shanhe's question awakened Wang Baoqiang, who was in his reverie. He looked up at Shanhe periodically and replied in a low voice: "I am Wang Baoqiang, the man who just entered brought me here!"

Shanhe sat on another sofa, "You don't know his name yet, so why did you follow him here?"

Perhaps because he felt that the stranger in front of him was about the same age as himself, Wang Baoqiang answered smoothly, "He said he was a director and asked me to make a movie. I don't know exactly what I want to play, as long as I'm not a liar!"

"Then you can rest assured, he is really a director, and he really wants you to act!" Shanhe responded with a smile.

"I know. When I came here, I knew he was not a liar, but he just didn't know what to act in. It would be great if it was a martial arts movie!" Wang Baoqiang's honest face looked a little disappointed, "Are you here to act in this movie too?"

"No!" Shanhe shook his head, "I'm not an actor. Why do you want to act in a martial arts movie? Have you studied martial arts?"

"I studied in the Shaolin Temple for six years. I can do all the moves in the movie. I only learned martial arts after watching "Shaolin Temple"!" Wang Baoqiang became more interested.

"No wonder! You look underage, don't you? Your family can rest assured that you will go out to work alone!" Shanhe asked with a smile.

"I'm already twenty-two years old, but I look younger and I suffer a lot. My daily salary is five yuan less than others! My hometown is very poor and there are many brothers in the family. My brother got married and the family owes a lot of debt, so he stays at home. There is no hope, I have to come out and give it a try!" Wang Baoqiang looked at the young man, but he spoke very matter-of-factly, and it seemed that he had suffered a lot.

"Have ambition! We young people should work hard. This is a good opportunity. Let me call you Baoqiang! My name is Qiu Shanhe, you can just call me Shanhe!" Shanhe responded.

Wang Baoqiang looked at Shanhe and said, "You should be about the same age as me, right? Shanhe, do you work at Chuhe Film and Television? This is a good place. It would be great if I could work in a company like this in the future!"

Shanhe smiled and responded: "I'm not counting Chuhe's employees. I'm studying at Beijing Film Academy, majoring in directing. We can't decide whether we'll make movies together in the future!"

"You are also a director!" Wang Baoqiang said in surprise and a little timidly, "I can't compare to you. I will be very satisfied if I can pay off my family's debt. You are so kind and you don't look down on me. In the crew, Those drama managers don’t treat us as human beings!”

"Someone will take you to the dormitory in a while. Baoqiang will give you a good performance. This opportunity only comes once in a lifetime. After the performance is completed, I will introduce the role to you. I'm leaving first!" Shanhe has a good impression of Wang Baoqiang and is really sincere. , to achieve such great development in the future, luck and opportunity alone are not enough!

After chatting with the inspirational actor in his memory and satisfying his curiosity, Shanhe left Chuhe Film and Television.

The cooperation on "The Blind Shaft" can't go wrong. Chuhe Film and Television has brought so many benefits and conveniences to Li Yang that he can't refuse!

Specific negotiation mountains and rivers are not suitable for participation.

About half an hour after Shan He left, Yang Liu also walked out of the conference room.

Negotiations are still going on, but the general terms have been determined, and Yang Liu wants to settle Shanhe's account first.

She walked to the front desk, looked at Wang Baoqiang who was sitting opposite and was patient and not anxious, and asked the front desk staff: "When did the boss leave? Did he explain anything before he left?"

"The boss has been gone for half an hour, and there is nothing to explain." The lady at the front desk said in a low voice, "Manager Yang, is the kid opposite the boss a relative? The boss had a very happy chat with him just now!"

"Ah! The boss is still chatting with the kid opposite?" Yang Liu asked in surprise.

"We were chatting, but I didn't dare to come up and listen!"

Yang Liu thought about it for a while, "Stop gossiping. This child is definitely not a relative of the boss. Maybe it's because this child makes people feel friendly!"

After Yang Liu finished speaking, he walked up to Wang Baoqiang and asked, "Your name is Wang Baoqiang?"

"it's me!"

"My boss asked me to take you to the company dormitory. You can pick up your luggage and come with me!"

"But I don't know your boss. I came in with the director just now!"

"Didn't you just chat with our boss? Why don't you recognize him?"

"Ah! Shanhe is your boss? He is about the same age as me, right?" Wang Baoqiang was confused.

"How old are you?"

"I'm twenty-two years old!"

"Then you are two years older than our boss! Have you never heard of Shanhe?" Yang Liu said speechlessly.

"Is he a famous actor? But he said he studied directing!"

"You'll find out about him soon, let's go!"