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

Chapter 570 Director, please take your seat!
After finalizing the buyer, Zhou Hao did not hide his feelings and directly informed Youying.

Then, regardless of whether they were happy or not, we started directly to prepare for the project.

He definitely won't be filming this drama himself because time simply doesn't allow it.

Since we have chosen to let newcomers take all the leading roles, we might as well carry it out to the end and even use newcomers as directors.

Zhu Jie, who also graduated from the Central Academy of Drama, was from the 15th class of the directing department. After graduation, he only filmed one twisted web drama and then retired.

The reason was also very crude - they had a direct falling out with the platform.

The script of the web drama was not very good to begin with. Zhu Jie took the role because he really couldn't find a job and didn't want to starve to death.

But he didn't expect that after the filming started, the chaos in the entire crew directly shattered his three views - the male and female protagonists were both traffic stars who couldn't act, and the key was that their professional attitude was also very poor.

They are often late for work, leave early, or ask for leave. If you ask, they are just trying to make money, or they are just trying to join other crews... They have absolutely no moral standards.

What's even more outrageous is that the male and female protagonists started to act out their fake acting during filming and got together outside of the film.

Not only did they flirt with each other during breaks, but when they got addicted, they even abandoned everyone in the crew and hid in the RV to satisfy their physiological needs...

The leading actors are so outrageous, and the supporting actors are not much better. They are basically people with connections and top-tier reserve casts stuffed in by various celebrities...they are all rookies with no foundation at all.

The extras at the bottom level were also not worry-free. In order to cut costs, the crew directly reduced the expenses of extras. The first thing was to cut the number of people. From beginning to end, there were only a few people changing clothes and running back and forth...

What do you mean, the audience will recognize your face as a duplicate?
Stop being funny. When watching this kind of drama, everyone is staring at the male and female leads. Are the extras considered human beings?

They are just human-shaped plot drivers though!

In this situation where almost everyone was making trouble, the crew's filming progress was seriously delayed, resulting in the platform and investors successively stepping in to hold them accountable.

The actors are all their family members, so Zhu Jie has to take the blame.

You are the director and you have the final say on the set. Now the progress is behind schedule and the budget is about to go over budget. If you don’t take responsibility, who will?

Moreover, on social media platforms, fans of the male and female leading actors also began to scold Zhu Jie.

"He's addicted to being a good person", "He's wasting my brother's time", "He's a rubbish director who's not worthy of my sister"...

Zhu Jie had been filming with his nose pinched, but at this moment he finally couldn't help but explode.

Who exactly has the problem? Don’t you have any idea?

You guys picked a pair of cousins ​​and a dog, and now you're letting me take the blame?
You want to hold someone accountable, right?

Come on, stagehand, get me the attendance records and the behind-the-scenes footage so I can have a good chat with them and find out whose problem it is!
Faced with the ironclad facts, the stubborn cousin and the dog became silent and stopped saying a word on the platform.

But Zhu Jie's work as a director ended here.

Falling out with capital is the inevitable result.

Zhu Jie is also a bachelor. If you don't let me take pictures, I wouldn't even bother serving these bastards!
That night I packed up and left.

Since then, he has basically been "invisibly banned" by this circle. No one likes such a prickly director who is too disobedient!

But Zhou Hao likes it.

A director without personality cannot make a good movie!
Artworks themselves are one of the ways to reflect the soul of the director. A director with a smooth and mellow personality may not produce bad works, but they will not be outstanding either.

In the creative field, things without individuality are easy to be lost in the crowd.

Of course, there is another reason why Zhou Hao targeted this director - he is cheap!
In the years since leaving the film industry, Zhu Jie has been doing film science popularization and film review on the Internet, and can be considered a self-media person. However, he is too straightforward and does not like to make money by praising bad movies. The income from traffic is simply a drop in the bucket... It is said that he lives a very tight life.

Such a director would naturally not charge a high price.

As expected, after Xu Xiao took the lead in contacting Zhu Jie, Zhu Jie appeared in front of Zhou Hao the next day.

When he first saw this person, Zhou Hao almost couldn't help laughing out loud.

Although he is young, he has a big bald head, which is shiny and bright like a big boiled egg.

And just by looking at the traces of his hairline, you can tell that he didn't choose the bald hairstyle on his own initiative, but because "premature baldness" affects his image too much, so he simply shaved his hair off.

Baldy is good, he comes with a strong BUFF!

Zhu Jie was a little reserved when he first entered the room, but when he saw the casual and relaxed atmosphere when Xu Xiao and Zhou Hao were talking, he relaxed quietly.

Seems like they get along pretty well!

"Director Zhu, this is the script." Zhou Hao handed over the script he had prepared in advance, "Take a look first."

Zhu Jie hesitated for a moment, "Do you want to sign a confidentiality agreement first?"

Zhou Hao shook his head. “If you were that kind of person, you wouldn’t be banned by them.”

Just with this one sentence, Zhu Jie's eyes almost turned red.

A close friend!
This teacher Zhou is capable!
After taking a sip of tea, he carefully opened the script and began to read.

At first his brows were a little frowned, but soon they relaxed, and then he started laughing as he watched.

He closed the script after reading less than half of it.

"Teacher Zhou, I'll take this book!"

Zhou Hao asked, "Are you sure you don't want to finish reading it?"

"No need for that." Zhu Jie said with a smile, "After being a film review UP host for a few years, I have developed a pair of sharp eyes. After watching the first few episodes, I can basically judge the overall quality of the series. This script is very strong, very strong!"

Zhou Hao nodded, a man who knew what he was talking about. "But this type of thing is not very popular. Aren't you worried?"

Zhu Jie sneered, "What do you mean by unpopular? Sitcoms are suitable for all ages and easy to understand, and have always been a big killer for ratings! It's just that those idiots can't make a decent sitcom themselves, so they became unpopular!"

"I'm not trying to flatter you, but the entire Chinese entertainment industry hasn't had a decent sitcom in at least ten years, and this "Wulin Wai Zhuan" was the top-notch sitcom even during its heyday. Now... it's the coolest one!"

"If this movie doesn't become a hit, it will be my fault as the director!"

Very good, just have confidence!

Zhou Hao breathed a sigh of relief. The director was in place, and the most important gap in the crew was finally filled!

The project establishment process starts!
But just when the matter of "Wulin Waijiao" was showing some signs of progress, Zhang Hong brought in a piece of very important news.

"You have to prepare to go to Yanjing. The seminar for the compilation film will be held in three days!"

Zhou Hao nodded, unable to contain his excitement.

The most important turning point in my career, is it finally coming? !

(End of this chapter)