Poverty alleviation variety show goes to the countryside, my talent can no longer be hidden

Chapter 500: Oh no, there is a traitor around me!
2019 marks the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

This year's National Day is destined to be extraordinary.

The National Day military parade is of course inevitable, and military fans have been waiting impatiently for it.

In the field of culture and entertainment, various related main-theme works are naturally indispensable.

If nothing unexpected happens, this year's National Day holiday will be dominated by mainstream works.

And now, Zhou Hao also received the task notification—he was also included in the selection list!

When Zhou Hao in southern Henan received the red seal notice, he was stunned.

He thought this day would come, but he never expected it to come so soon.

This is a mainstream work, which in a sense is the most important piece of the puzzle in his golden body plan!
If he can come up with a theme movie that is both critically acclaimed and commercially successful, his position in the film industry will be immediately consolidated!
But Zhang Hong soon poured cold water on him, "Don't be too happy too soon, this is just a selection list, it doesn't mean you will definitely be selected."

"And even if you pass the selection, you are just one piece of the puzzle. It is completely different from the gold content of the tribute film directed independently."

This basin of cold water did indeed help Zhou Hao calm down quickly.

As Zhang Hong said, he was invited to participate in a compilation film, which was a film made up of several independent stories with the same theme.

This kind of gameplay is basically a special product of the Chinese-language film industry, and this is the first time it has been launched.

There are many reasons for the birth of such "ideas", but expanding the tolerance space is definitely one of them.

For so many years, how to make main-theme film and television works look good and easier for the audience to accept has always been one of the long-standing problems in the Chinese entertainment industry.

Especially in the past few years since the entry of Internet capital, the problem has become more serious.

In the past, even if the movie itself was not exciting, the actors’ acting skills and the production level of the crew were still there, and even if it was simply used as a memorial, it was quite meaningful.

But what about now?
The main directors of the Mesozoic era are almost all believers in the narrative logic of Western Hollywood, and their minds are only able to apply that dogmatism to China.

There is nothing wrong with this kind of thinking when used to shoot other works, but when used to shoot the main theme, there is a huge underlying contradiction - Hollywood's system is based on individual hero narrative, while China's heroes are the people like the vast ocean...

Therefore, when these directors, who have been well-educated abroad, repeatedly turn mainstream films into re-skinned "individual heroes save the world" films, it is only to be expected that they will be spurned by the audience and disliked by the authorities.

This is a disgust that comes from the bottom of everyone's heart, and it cannot be easily reversed by hiring some weaklings and internet trolls to distort the truth online.

The director is unqualified, not to mention the actors.

In this era where traffic stars are popular, the living space for professional actors has almost been squeezed out.

Can we expect those giegie sisters who can’t even act out a saccharine drama to play the people’s heroes who are ready to die?

He tui!

They can’t even explain the heroes’ motivations for defending their country, so how can we expect them to portray good characters?

Pull it down!

Can a good film be made with such a bunch of weirdos getting together?

Think about it and you know it’s impossible!

In recent years, almost every main-theme tribute film released has failed.

The quality of the high-profile films was substandard, and the directors and actors were even scolded to the point of breaking down and going to the field to fight. Some small workshops produced things that were quite good-looking, but unfortunately they were limited by the size of the platform and the channel capacity, and they did not become popular.

Maybe because he was a little numb from being scolded, he just made a compilation movie this time - one movie might be a dud, but if you put three or four different short films in it, there will always be one that stands out, right?
And for directors, this type of short film may be easier to control?
In addition, this patchwork system is also conducive to expanding the selection area...It is also a good thing to have more story materials selected for the film.

This is a bold attempt, and no one knows how effective it will be. After all, this kind of patchwork theme has no precedent abroad.

Only Zhou Hao knew that this compilation of movies would achieve quite good results.

After all, this approach has been proven by the market in the neighboring global village, and a box office of 20 to 30 billion is definitely a very impressive result.

So the platter was not a blow to Zhou Hao, he was still very happy.

After all, receiving this invitation proves the official recognition of me.

After so many years of efforts to keep myself clean, I have finally received some deserved response.

His only achievement in the film industry so far is an online movie, but the first time it is released in theaters, it is actually a main theme tribute film.

This starting point is enough to make a lot of new directors envious!

The only thing that makes him a little anxious is whether he can pass the selection?

The waters in the film industry may even be deeper than those in the folk art industry.

He still remembers clearly what happened before and after participating in the Spring Festival Gala last year. Wasn't Kong Lin marginalized and sat on the bench?

So now, will the old guns in the film industry accept him as a rookie?

Can he really make a name for himself in this small circle where seniority is extremely important?
difficult.

After all, it is a tribute film to the main theme. They may not fight openly, but as long as they have that idea in their hearts, there are naturally ten thousand ways to get rid of him, the new recruit.

Now he actually felt a little regretful. If he had known this day would come, he would have found a way to develop in the film industry earlier.

If he had one or two box-office hit movies, he would have a foothold in this circle. If he participated in the selection now, he would naturally have more confidence.

But now that things have come to this, there is no point in regretting. The most practical thing is to find a way to solve the problem.

When he told Xu Lingyue about his anxiety on the phone, she gave him a piece of advice that was truly eye-opening.

"You don't have any status in the industry, but you can ask for help. The simplest way is to find an actor with status to take the lead, right?"

Zhou Hao slapped his thigh, "Yeah, why didn't I think of that? Who do you think is suitable?"

"Emmm... I heard that there's a girl named Su Man who you get along well with. If you choose her as the female lead, it will at least give you some weight."

Something is wrong. Why does it sound a bit jealous?
Also, he and Su Man didn’t interact much... How did Xu Lingyue know about her existence?
Oh no, there is a traitor around me!
When he was still hesitating whether he should invite Su Man to give it a try, Su Man took the initiative to call him.

"Hey, I heard you got the red seal document too? Are you still short of a heroine? I've been waiting for a whole year!"

Zhou Hao: …………

Now that you say that, how can I refuse?

(End of this chapter)