Chinese Entertainment: Academic Director

Chapter 263 Twenty-five Plans
After more than 40 minutes of Chen Kai's "speech", many people in the conference room were drowsy.

However, for such an important occasion, there will be people in the conference room who are specifically recording it, and it will most likely be made into a documentary and circulated around the world, and even passed down to future generations.

Therefore, everyone had to cheer up and pretend to be listening with great interest, smiling and nodding from time to time, and occasionally lowering their heads to write quickly.

Cao Yang couldn't help but wonder, if it was really made into a documentary, would people in the future watch it as a comedy.

After Chen Kai expressed his views on the Olympics, as he was about to leave, the deputy team leader couldn't help but ask a more "professional" question.

"Director Chen, during the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics, there were at least tens of thousands of performers and staff members. There were so many trivial issues, big and small. Even something as small as whether the extras had eaten or not required the director to communicate. Have you ever thought about these issues?"

The deputy team leader did not ask about the specific plan, but asked a most basic question.

It is probably because they thought about the presence of leaders. In the 50-minute presentation, Cao Yang only asked two or three questions. Doesn't that make the review panel seem too "incompetent"?

Since there are no details of the plan, let’s ask about “people’s livelihood”.

Old Chen was a little surprised, which could be seen from the expression on his face.

He couldn't help but glance at the deputy team leader, then slowly said:

"My latest film, The Promise, cost more than 3 million RMB and took more than 2000 days to make. The crew had as many as 1700 people at its peak, and more than extras and extras. The crew was responsible for all of their food, drink, and toilet needs."

Cao Yang originally thought that Lao Chen was using "The Promise" to give some scientific knowledge to the deputy head of the judging panel.

What I mean is that "The Promise" is such a big project with so many extras, and although there may not be as many people as the opening ceremony of the Olympics, I still have experience in management.

But Old Chen suddenly changed the subject and almost sprained Cao Yang's waist.

"I have a life producer, a field producer, a production producer, and a production manager. In addition, there are production directors and actor assistant directors who specialize in managing these trivial matters. They manage the crew very well. I just need to concentrate on making the movie. Why should I think about these things?"

Cao Yang looked carefully at Lao Chen's facial expression, which was full of confusion and didn't seem to be fake.

What Lao Chen means is that when I form a team in the future, someone will naturally be responsible for this part. Why should I still consider these trivial matters?

This is the great director, right? Cao Yang couldn't help thinking.

At first glance, what Lao Chen said made sense, and he cited facts like "The Promise" as evidence, which seemed irrefutable.

But after thinking about it carefully, I feel that this argument is problematic.

Huh?
No, I am also a big director, a bigger director than Lao Chen.

Do I have the same problem now? Have I stopped worrying about the trivial matters of the crew?

Cao Yang suddenly felt that Lao Chen had reminded him that if he stopped worrying about the trivial matters of the crew, would he gradually stop worrying about other things of the crew? Would he gradually become detached from the "masses"?

Isn't that out of touch with reality?

The deputy team leader was even more speechless. He always felt that Old Chen looked at him as if he were a fool, and seemed to be very surprised that he would ask such a "naive" question.

"Okay, Director Chen, thank you."

The deputy team leader had to force a smile, looking like he was very satisfied with Director Chen's answer.

When Lao Chen left the meeting room, many people in the meeting room seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Twenty minutes' rest."

The deputy team leader said something, and when the camera was turned off, he couldn't help rubbing his temples. He felt that these artists were really fucking difficult to deal with and hard to communicate with. In two words, it was hard work!
Wait until the break time is over and then call someone.

We were busy like this until after ten o'clock in the evening, when only eight teams made presentations. This was much slower than expected.

There are five teams left, and we can only wait until tomorrow. Zhang Yimou and Xiao Gangpao’s teams are among them.

Cao Yang and the entire review team stayed in the guesthouse that night and did not go home.

The next day, continue.

The first one to come in was the little cannon.

Cao Yang had already looked at Xiao Gangpao's planning proposal yesterday. To be honest, it was pretty good overall. It can be seen that Xiao Gangpao did try his best, but unfortunately, his hope of being selected is slim.

It’s not that the plan is bad, but after all, Xiao Gangpao is a commercial film director, and there will be advertisements in every movie, which makes it hard to believe whether he will do anything during the opening and closing ceremonies.

You should know that there are already companies out there saying that they are willing to pay 100 million or even more as long as their advertisements can be put at the opening ceremony of the Olympics.

The Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee dare not take the risk. If the little steel cannon is bold enough to "customize" an advertisement, it will not only be a shameful thing in the world, but everyone present here will have their careers come to an end.

You have to know that there are many Huayi people in Xiao Gangpao's team. Given the relationship between Xiao Gangpao and Huayi, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not be affected by Huayi in the future.

I dare not gamble even more.

Therefore, no matter how good the small steel cannon plan is, there is little hope.

The second to last person to come in was Zhang Yimou.

I don’t know if it was a coincidence, but there were thirteen teams bidding for the first round of Olympic chief director, and Zhang Yimou alone came up with thirteen alternative plans.

The planning proposals for Zhang Yimou in Cao Yang's hand are almost as thick as those of the other twelve teams, and this is just the outline of his plan.

As for the specific implementation details, there are thirteen plans and thirteen detailed rules for each one, and each one is listed in great detail.

The staff moved the data from another database to the conference room, and it took six people two trips to complete the move.

There are indeed enough plans and they are detailed enough, but they are definitely not the two truckloads of information rumored outside.

However, just these different planning schemes and the implementation details of each one were enough to impress the people present.

Lao Mouzi came up and said, "The Olympic opening ceremony is not just a performance, it is also a display of the country's image. Every detail cannot be ignored. Every regulation and every arrangement must be carefully considered..."

Cao Yang was a little impressed by Zhang Yimou. Even though he was notified in advance, he was still able to prepare so thoroughly and even made so many alternative plans. He didn't leave any chance for others.

The outcome of this round has almost been decided, and the second round of elections in January next year will basically be just a formality.

After the first round of elections, five groups will enter the second round, but the results will not come out so quickly and will not be announced until January next year.

Thirteen teams, twenty-five planning proposals, and Zhang Yimou alone was responsible for thirteen of them.

After considering it, Cao Yang did not single out Zhang Yimou's proposal, but instead gave scores to all 25 planning proposals. As for how to calculate the quantitative score for Zhang Yimou in the end, it would be left to the judging panel to choose.

The second round of review is actually a negotiation and does not involve any specific plans, so Cao Yang does not need to worry about it.

His journey as chief consultant of the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee ended here, and now it’s time to work on "Inception".

(End of this chapter)