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Li Mu had a conditioned reflex towards Xu Fei, hoping that he would speak, but also fearing that he would speak.

But at this moment, the word "contract" came out of his mouth, and the atmosphere suddenly became delicate. Everyone knows about contracting fish ponds, contracting fields, and contracting factories for production, but I have never heard of contracting TV dramas.

Li Mu frowned, and looked at him helplessly, "We'll talk privately later, is there anything else?"

"Gone."

"Gone."

"The meeting ends."

Separated, the two returned to the director's office, and the door was closed.

"Tell me, what are you doing?"

"Director, this is not a moth, serious."

Xu Fei poured out a cup of tea and said with a smile, "Give me the project, and don't worry about the rest. I'll dedicate a work to you when it's over."

"Dedicate it to me, I don't have the 40th anniversary!"

Li Mu took a sip of water angrily, "How do you get your funds?"

"Pull the advertisement."

"Where's the staff?"

"Look outside."

"What about the venue?"

"Rent it yourself."

"Then why should you?"

"Hey, you know..."

Li Mu stopped talking, he really knew, didn't he just want to take the lead in a play?

He didn't work in the front line, so he didn't know very well, but he also heard that "Hutong Family" was basically created by the other party, and even You Xiaogang couldn't handle it.

To be honest, he is happy to see young people grow up, but this growth rate is too scary.

In the first year, under the name of art, I worked as an assistant director; in the second year, under the name of an assistant director, I worked as a director; in the third year, I had to contract...

At the same time, he believed in Xu Fei. This young man had been bringing surprises since he joined the job. There are central ones, there are Taiwanese ones, and even the exchanges with Hong Kong were brought up by others.

He drank half a jar of tea and said, "You mean, people who don't work in the unit?"

"It's okay to use it, I made it round myself, what do you think?"

"Heh, you still know something, then you just..."

"This is a contradiction. It stands to reason that all the contracts are handed over to me, and the unit doesn't care about everything, but it can't really be done like this. Even if you agree, everyone doesn't agree, and I'm guaranteed to be reported."

Xu Fei was tearing down the wall just now, but now he is opening the window, "So I want to be a producer, the funding unit will provide part, I will pull part, and the personnel will try to use the unit's as much as possible, and the gap will be found from the outside."

"You don't want to be a director?" Li Mu wondered.

"The director of this play is not important, nor can he take care of the overall situation."

"Then who do you want to do?"

"One wishes to fight and the other wishes to suffer."

"I will think about it."

Li Mu sat on the chair and meditated, but Xu Fei didn't leave. After a while, he suddenly remembered, "By the way, this is the preliminary arrangement for the exchange week, take a look."

Xu Fei took an itinerary, which read: Beijing-Hong Kong Film and Television Culture and Art Exchange Week.

Activity time: April 5-12.

Sponsors: Ministry of Culture, CCTV, Beijing TV Station, China Television Artists Association, etc.

Purpose of the event: To invite outstanding literary and art workers in Hong Kong to promote the development and cooperation of film and television art between the two places through in-depth dialogues, film and television seminars and other activities.

Hong Kong personnel: ATV's high-level executives, actors, technicians, Xu Xiaoming's team, and Yuan's team.

Gone?

Gone.

When Xu Fei looked at the Hong Kong staff, he knew that the other party didn't pay much attention to it, and they came because of affection or to promote TV dramas.

But with Xu Xiaoming, Yuan Jiaban was even more pleasantly surprised.

Looking at the schedule again, it is quite satisfactory, mostly symposiums, press meetings, and audience meetings. And the symposium on "The Last Emperor" and "Hutong Family" is scheduled for April 9th.

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Li Mu really thought about it for a few days, wondering if Xu Fei's steps would be too big?

After thinking about it, he seemed to be able to do everything with ease. And if you don't hand it over to him, this kid has made so many contributions, but he will be suppressed by seniority, I'm afraid he will be cold-hearted.

A few days later, the center announced that Xu Fei would be the producer of "Family in Hutong".

The producer is different from the production director. The latter has the word director, which seems to be awesome, but in fact it is in charge of logistics, and the producer is in charge of the overall situation.

Everyone has mixed feelings, and the amicable situation finally looks a bit like a porcelain shop.

On the one hand, no one questioned his ability. Taking the first film as an example, he was the core figure in the script, actors, and filming, except that he did not participate in the later stage.

But on the other hand, Xu Fei was too young, and some people had no shame in taking orders from a young man.

This time he is a real title.

Teacher Xu was not in a hurry, and sat at his desk, looking like Jiang Ziya was fishing.

It was a surprise that the first one came, Chen Yanmin.

The two were about the same age, Chen Yanmin was a little older, and said frankly, "Xiao Xu, I want to be the director of this show."

"Brother Chen, it's not easy being a director." Xu Fei smiled.

"It's okay, I don't have much experience, I just have to hone and hone, and our paths are quite compatible."

This is true. The screenwriter who can write "The Lonely Soul in the Dark Mansion" must be a good director. His consciousness is indeed advanced, and he became more ordinary when he got older.

The second defector was Feng Pants. After struggling between Zhao Baogang and Xu Fei for a long time, he still chose the one with thick legs.

The third one is Guan Jingqing. I have been making props for him since "Plainclothes Police"...

This year, the art center is going big, and five works are scheduled:

Some of Wang Baohua's "Shielding" was taken away; some of Zhao Baogang's single play was taken away; some of Jin Yan's single play was taken away; and You Xiaogang's "Yelang Style".

The shortcomings were exposed in an instant, and there was a serious shortage of personnel, so they could only borrow from TV stations and film studios.

In this way, the cost has increased again. For example, "Dream of Red Mansions" has to pay double wages, one for myself and one for the unit to find a replacement.

In short, Xu Fei's popularity is not bad, and "Hutong Family" is more attractive than a single drama.

Production director Yu Pu, cameraman Bi Jianhua, two main personnel were present, plus an editor-in-chief Zheng Xiaolong who was not involved in specific affairs, a total of 15 people were counted.

…………

After the leadership team was established, Xu Fei was not in a hurry to advertise. When the TV series airs, that's the best time to find a sponsor.

Night, study.

It was already past midnight, and my mother and others had already gone to bed, and he was still lighting the lamp, thinking about the idea of ​​the second part.

First of all, the tone of "Hutong Family" cannot be changed. It is close to life, exaggerated in art, criticizes current problems, and explores emotions. The key is not water, each episode must have content.

Last year's 42 episodes covered all the hot spots that could be written, but this year there are new ones, such as "Red Sorghum" and housing reform. This thing is like someone's novel, write as you go.

And the overall plot has also developed. Bai Fendou wanted to be an actor, but he didn't. The second part has to make progress, and the emotional drama with Tao Bei will also be magnificent.

He polished the scripts of the first fifteen episodes, and Liang Zuo and others became more and more proficient, even a bit stylized. Where there should be burdens, where there must be laughter... This is very good, and it can end before it is boring.

Because there will definitely not be a third part next year, um.