Chinese Entertainment 2017: Starting from the Top Writers

Chapter 263 Idol Training Recording, Long Time No See

22nd, sunny.

Dachang Film and Television Town.

Dachang Film and Television Town is a town with a film and television industry chain cluster as its core. It is located in the center of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Economic Circle and the Bohai Rim Economic Zone, and is only 8 kilometers away from the Beijing sub-center.

This is also the recording location for the Kiwi variety show Idol Producer.

Idol Producer is an idol competition and development reality show produced by Kiwi and co-produced by Beijing Caviar Culture Communication Co., Ltd.

Zhang Yixing serves as the representative of the national producer, Li Ronghao serves as the music mentor, Wang Jiaer and Ouyang Jing serve as rap mentors, Cheng Xiao and Zhou Jieqiong serve as dance mentors, forming a very topical mentor camp.

The program mainly recommends and selects 87 trainees from 1908 trainees from 100 domestic and foreign brokerage companies and trainee companies. They will undergo closed training and recording for 4 months, and finally the top 9 will be selected by public vote to form an idol boy group to debut.

The Idol Producer program team also invited the famous producer Ge Fuhong to participate in the production of the program. The program broke the traditional rules, reorganized the content and form, and started the "boy group training" mode, providing all-round guidance in the three aspects of "vocal", "dance" and "rap", and 4 months of recording training, allowing fans to participate in and experience the growth of idols, and promote the concept of "all people".

In addition, a luxurious production team is formed by Jiang Bin, the general producer of programs such as Sister is Hungry, Love Supermodel, and Angel's Road, Chen Gang, the general director of Happy Boy, and Tang Yan, the visual director of I Am a Singer and Jiangsu Satellite TV's 2016 New Year's Eve Gala.

This shows that Kiwi is very ambitious about this show.

Nine o'clock in the morning, in the program team's meeting room.

"The first two episodes have enough content. Now we have to consider how to strike a balance between entertainment and talent."

"Currently, Cai Xukun's overall performance is very outstanding, so we can give him more screen time."

“It would be better to add some friendly interactions to make it more topical.”

"Do you have any other good suggestions?"

Chief Director Jiang Fan sat on the main seat and gave a speech to the room full of people.

Inside the room, two dozen core members of the program team sat on both sides of the long table. At the same time, Zhang Yixing, as the producer, also sat on Jiang Fan's right and participated in the meeting.

Zhang Yixing looked around and raised his hand when he saw no one was speaking. Jiang Fan raised his chin slightly and said to him, "Yixing, you speak."

Zhang Yixing looked at him with a serious expression: "Director, I think our program should focus more on the talent show itself. As the first program in China to select singing and dancing idols, we have attracted enough attention. As long as we can put on a good show and ensure fairness, I believe the public will be able to see our efforts."

"What Yixing said makes sense, what about the others?"

Jiang Fan praised him a few times and then turned his attention to other people.

He didn't take Zhang Yixing's words to heart at all. He was doing a variety show and what he wanted was attention and ratings. What value did you have in talking to me?
"Director, I think we can put some effort into Fan Chengcheng. He is Fan Bingbing's younger brother and is a very popular topic in his own right."

"Besides, he has excellent looks, has experience in training, and is also good at singing and dancing. Can we contact his sister and work together to hype up some topics?"

Chief screenwriter Cao Wei put forward his own ideas.

"Writer Cao's suggestion is very good, let's do it according to your wishes."

"What about others? Do you have any good suggestions?"

Jiang Fan praised and then looked at the others.

There was silence in the field, no one spoke.

The main program was recorded for nearly half a month. They held meetings every day and thought of all kinds of ideas. Where would they get so much inspiration to make suggestions every day?

"Okay, since no one else is speaking, let me say one more thing."

"Today there will be a guest coming to participate in the recording. I believe you have heard of him. He is Teacher Nan Xun."

As soon as they heard that Teacher Nanxun was coming over today, there was a burst of low murmurs of discussion at the scene. Because there were too many people, the room became noisy for a while.

"Quiet!"

Jiang Fan frowned and patted the table.

Seeing that everyone had quieted down, Jiang Fan leaned forward and said solemnly: "I believe that you all know his influence without me having to say much about this person."

"Teacher Nanxun was personally invited by President Gong. I don't want any trouble to happen. I believe you have heard about the actors and the program team, and you have also seen their fate. I don't want anyone in our program team to do anything stupid. Do you understand?"

"clear."

Everyone responded in unison.

"After Teacher Nanxun comes, there only needs to be a follow-up director to follow him throughout the process. No matter what he does, don't bother him. Do you understand what I mean?"

"understand!"

"Okay, that's it. Teacher Nanxun specifically said that there's no need to go in a grand manner to pick him up, so we can just arrange for the most stable PD Wang to wait for him, and you guys just go about doing what you need to do."

"That's it, let's break up the meeting."

As Jiang Fan finished speaking, the meeting finally ended. The core members of the program team stood up one after another and walked out while discussing Lin Lilai who was about to arrive.

After all, since the beginning of the month, this teacher Nan Xun has made quite a big fuss.

First it was their Kiwi Scream Night, and then to the Penguin Star Awards, this teacher Nan Xun stole the show.

Before the heat died down, news came that the movie Sadly was withdrawn from theaters with a box office of 26.33 billion yuan, once again making him the most talked-about figure on the entire Internet.

It is indeed too dazzling.

A college student who is still in school is not only a talented writer whose works are best-selling all over the world, but also in just one year, the web drama he filmed won the Penguin Web Drama of the Year Championship, and his first movie even won the brilliant achievement of ranking fourth in the history of mainland film.

In addition, since he rarely appears in public, people's curiosity about him is no less than that of the spectators on the Internet.

As Zhang Yixing followed the crowd out, he was thinking about what Jiang Fan had just said, that Lin Li would come over to record the show today.

He also wants to develop into an actor. Although the stage is his dream, acting is also a path he wants to try.

Naturally, the attraction that Lin Li, the popular new director, had for him was extraordinary.

He also had to figure out how to get in touch with Lin Li.

Two o'clock in the afternoon, recording site.

What is being recorded at this moment is the theme song MV of Idol Producer. On the platforms from A to F, hundreds of trainees stand in their respective positions according to their rankings. Wearing the same grey youthful men's high school uniform, they are dancing to the music, capturing the camera with their eyes, making handsome or cute expressions, and showing their charm.

"Ei Ei", written by the same composer as the original Korean theme song, is very memorable with its lively melody and catchy lyrics.

Outside the stage, a team of mentors led by Zhang Yixing were gathered together, paying attention to the recording situation on the stage.

Next to them, there were also several cameras and a dozen staff filming them, and from time to time they turned the camera towards the stage.

The mentors will determine the level of the trainees based on their first stage performance assessment results. From the stage design point of view, the 100 trainees are divided into A-F levels. The A-level trainees are the first to appear and occupy the center of the stage. They are the first trainees recognized by the mentors. The center is selected from the A-level trainees.

And now the most eye-catching C position at the MV recording site is Cai Xukun standing in the center of the stage.

The contestant in the middle has the most shots, and the entire stage looks more like Cai Xukun and his dancers.

It seems that it is not fair to other trainees, but this is the competition of the show. The one with the best strength will be the center. The reward for the center is more close-ups, more topics, and more resources. It depends on who has proved himself with his strength.

“It’s really different when you see it live.”

Lin Li stood among a group of staff members, wearing a black sweatshirt, black trousers, and a white baseball cap. At the moment, everyone was paying attention to the people on the stage and no one noticed his arrival.

Although he couldn't come to sing and dance, it didn't stop him from being very interested in this visually impactful stage.

Of course, it would be better if they didn't have so many greasy expressions.

"clap clap"

When the music ended and a round of recording was completed, the mentor team and on-site staff applauded.

Seeing this, Lin Li also clapped his hands, just following the crowd.

The cameraman who was following him was relieved when he saw that the famous teacher Nan Xun seemed quite easy-going.

After all, everyone knows about the last time he angrily criticized the jury. Although there were reasons for it, he was still worried.

However, from the moment he met Teacher Nanxun today until now, he found that he was very approachable, which made his impression of Teacher Nanxun soar.

"Everyone's performance is great. Let's take a break and record another one later."

After communicating with the MV director, Zhang Yixing called out to the trainees who were taking a break.

"Yes! PD Zhang!"

They were all very polite, and the trainees leaned forward to answer.

"Ah."

"Do the other teachers have anything to add?"

Zhang Yixing nodded with satisfaction and turned to seek the opinions of other mentors.

Today, Zhang Yixing wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses with two gold chains hanging on both sides, looking very sexy.

Several male instructors shook their heads, but Cheng Xiao stood up and expressed his opinions to the group of trainees who were taking a break.

"The kid's dance moves were a bit sloppy and not powerful enough."

"Cai Xukun has too many expressions, please restrain yourself a little."

Today, Cheng Xiao had her long blue hair loose, wearing a white lettered short-sleeved shirt and black shorts, with her two voluptuous long legs standing straight.

Although he was giving advice, his voice was soft.

Of course, what attracted Lin Li the most was the undulating curves in front of her body. She really deserved to be called Nai Xiao!

It turns out that there are only wrong names, but no wrong nicknames.

"Yes, and the trainees in Class F at the outermost edge, you also need to cheer up and don't stop working hard just because you are at the outermost edge."

Zhou Jieqiong, who was wearing a white striped one-shoulder short skirt, also raised the microphone to add to the discussion.

Lin Li couldn't help but look at her a few more times. He had to admit that this girl was really beautiful, and he inexplicably felt that she looked a bit like Da Mi Mi.

Especially those fox eyes, with upturned eye corners and clear facial contours, which give her both the spirit of a girl and a bit of charm.

"Yes!"

They all bent down in unison to answer, and their politeness was very Korean.

"You have to work hard, otherwise our two dance instructors won't let you off easily."

Zhang Yixing was joking on the side.

"Teachers, please perform the theme song for us again, and we will learn it from it."

An unknown student started to make a fuss. Once one person started, the others naturally lost their restraints and started to join in.

After all, both dance teachers are beautiful women with strong dancing skills, and it is so pleasing to watch them dance.

Cheng Xiao and Zhou Jieqiong looked at each other, somewhat hesitant.

It’s not that they can’t demonstrate, they have been leading them in dancing all along.

It’s just that this group of trainees are obviously just making trouble, they still want to maintain the dignity of the mentors.

"I want to take a look, too."

A clear voice suddenly sounded, causing Cheng Xiao's heart to slow down for a beat.

This voice!

She turned around and looked in the direction of the voice with everyone else at the scene. A straight black figure walked out from a group of staff.

He took off his hat as he walked, revealing a handsome face with sharp edges.

Sure enough it was him!

Cheng Xiao stared blankly at the person who was only two meters away from him, shocked by this sudden surprise.

"Xiao Xiao, long time no see."

The man in front of him curved his eyebrows and raised a gentle smile.

Cheng Xiao recalled the scene a few months ago when he protected her behind his back, and gradually overlapped the figure in his mind with the person in front of him.

He is still the same, hasn't changed at all.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

Cheng Xiao's eyes and eyebrows showed unconcealable joy, and his voice was as pleasant as a wind chime blown by the wind.

(End of this chapter)