This director lacks vision.

Chapter 331 Spring Festival Gala Director
With his steel frame in place, Jiang Yifeng was eager to try turning the wheels.

Shu Chang and Liu Yifei didn't understand what Lao Ai meant at first.

After being hit and run by Jiang Yifeng, I finally felt the strength of the character Lao Ai.

This game is really hardcore.

Jiang Yifeng has once again gained a golden talent, forcing the four beauties to endure even more hardship.

They found that hardware software engineering seemed more difficult, but also more fun.

Jiang Yifeng, on the other hand, has improved hardware performance and added many new moves, making his movements even more effortless and free.

The next morning, filming continued for the scenes in Dali.

Shen Teng has the most screen time here.

In Ning Hao's delightful moment, Shen Teng's comedic talent was not on display.

His portrayal of the bar owner was unlikable, and the character was so annoying that it felt like he was overacting.

In his previous life, when Jiang Yifeng watched "Heart's Delight," he found Shen Teng's part very inexplicable.

A bar owner, with nothing better to do, starts playing pranks and teasing on female customers. Will the bar even stay open?

In the movie "Lost in Thailand," Jiang Yifeng made some changes to Shen Teng's character.

His character is a bar owner who takes the initiative to flirt with Gao Xiaoyu because she is beautiful. However, he is not capable but loves to show off and speaks very sarcastically, which leads to various jokes and misunderstandings.

This kind of incompetent yet pretentious persona is Shen Teng's comedic comfort zone.

He acted very smoothly, and even his fight scene with Wong Pak was comical.

It has to be said that Shen Teng's talent in comedy is off the charts.

On August 2nd, all of Shen Teng's scenes were filmed.

He walked up to Jiang Yifeng and said, "Boss, call me anytime if you need a movie role. I'll be there whenever you need me, and I don't even need a fee!"

Shen Teng is quite famous now.

He appeared on the Spring Festival Gala stage for two consecutive years, and won the championship of Happy Comedians. He is undoubtedly the new king of sketch comedy, and many people call him the successor of Zhao Benshan.

This is actually a marketing tactic used by Fengxing Media.

However, Jiang Yifeng's vision for Happy Twist is still primarily focused on offline stage plays and sketch comedy performances.

Therefore, Shen Teng has no works in film and television.

But people's ambitions grow step by step.

Now that Shen Teng's fame is growing, he naturally wants to try his luck in the film industry and earn more money.

Seeing Shen Teng's beaming smile, Jiang Yifeng patted him on the shoulder and said, "No problem, keep up the good work, and I'll make you the male lead next year."

Upon hearing this, Shen Teng's mouth dropped open.

His legs buckled, and he collapsed to his knees with a thud.

I don't know if it was an exaggeration for laughs or if I was genuinely so surprised that my legs went weak.

Or perhaps both.

After all, Shen Teng was just expressing his wish that his boss would mentor him.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Yifeng was so generous, directly offering him the male lead role.

This was indeed a huge surprise for Shen Teng, far exceeding his expectations.

"Boss, I...I...Waaah~"

Seeing Shen Teng's exaggerated stuttering and sobbing, many people in the crew laughed, but Ma Li looked on with envy.

Jiang Yifeng said, "Ma Li, you'll play the female lead then."

As soon as she finished speaking, Ma Li's mind was filled with Jiang Yifeng's past glorious achievements.

Images of actresses who had worked with Nicholas Tse flashed through her mind, finally settling on the image of Yan Danchen and Liu Yicun holding up the Cannes Best Actress award.

With a thud, Ma Li also knelt down.

However, she misjudged the direction and ended up kneeling in front of Shen Teng.

The two looked like a newlywed couple performing a traditional wedding vow.

Even Jiang Yifeng couldn't help but laugh.

After filming Shen Teng's scenes, it's Ma Li's turn next.

She plays a "service worker" in Lost in the Movie, which is the same role Ma Su played in Blossom in the movie.

Unlike Ma Su, Ma Li was more familiar with Jiang Yifeng and was also a member of the same company, so she acted very fiercely and made Huang Bai suffer a lot.

The further they went, the more Huang Bai was tortured, and Xu Zheng's face was practically numb from laughing.

However, Xu Zheng's laughter didn't last long, because the next scene was the classic "Fuck you!" scene, where Xu Zheng and Huang Bai were bullied by the gangsters hired by Ma Li.

For the role that Jiang Yifeng was playing, he still found Lei Jiayin to make a cameo appearance. He's the one who gives the most authentic performance.

This scene was filmed while everyone was laughing, making it a very joyful experience.

The entire filming of "Lost in Thailand" took place in this pleasant atmosphere, with many improvisational creations by the actors incorporated throughout.

By August 8th, filming for "Lost in..." was completely finished.

Jiang Yifeng spent another week in Dali before returning to Yanjing, ending his "travel photography" vacation.

As soon as I returned to the company, He Haimin, an old friend of Yangshi, came to visit.

Accompanying him was Zhu Tong, the head of the Arts and Entertainment Program Center of CCTV.

Jiang Yifeng brewed tea for the two of them and joked, "Is it because the ratings for the third season of Pacific Rim weren't good enough that Director He came to question us personally?"

Hearing this, He Haimin also smiled.

He said, "Now that internet speeds are getting faster and faster, everyone watches TV online. Plus, TV stations are competing fiercely, with more and more programs and shows appearing, leading to a decline in overall TV drama ratings. Huan San was quite well-made, and its broadcast performance was very good."

Although it falls short of its predecessor, it's still considered a hit drama.

In July, the third season of Pacific Rim aired simultaneously on Sohu and Yangshi.

Over the past three years, the Pacific Rim web series has maintained a pace of one season per year, and has still accumulated a large audience.

However, Guo Fan's filming skills are still inferior to Jiang Yifeng's. The final result is worse than the first two seasons in terms of special effects and even character plot.

Netizens have also commented that Season 3 is the worst of the three seasons.

On online platforms, the viewership of Season 3 was roughly the same as that of Season 2.

This is actually a minor failure.

After all, Sohu Video has more and more clients and a growing fan base for Pacific Rim, so the viewership of the third season should theoretically be on the rise.

In terms of television, the average viewership rating for the premiere of Huan San on Yangshi was 2.87%, which was also worse than the previous two seasons.

During this period, there has been considerable criticism of Guo Fan online.

Some netizens even said that Jiang Yifeng finally made a mistake, and the director he mentored this time was much worse.

Jiang Yifeng had anticipated this situation.

After all, everyone needs time to grow.

Jiang Yifeng had some advantages, and the first two seasons were of a relatively high standard.

Guo Fan didn't have any special abilities. He was already quite talented to be able to take over Jiang Yifeng's responsibilities, complete the filming of the third season, and maintain a certain level of quality.

This is Guo Fan's first large-scale science fiction drama, and it will definitely improve in the future.

Hearing He Haimin's words, Jiang Yifeng took a sip of tea and said with a smile, "It's good that Director He understands. Guo Fan will still be the director of Pacific Rim Season 9, and the project is expected to start filming in September."

Jiang Yifeng brought up the third ring road in order to support Guo Fan and tell He Haimin that Guo Fan would still be the director of the fourth ring road.

Yangshi Production Center has always been one of the co-producers of the Pacific Rim series, so it's only a matter of respect to say hello.

He Haimin said with a smile, "You can decide on this matter, I support you."

Actually, the reason I came to see you this time is to ask for your help.

After starting the conversation, He Haimin stopped and looked at Zhu Tong.

Zhu Tong understood and took over the conversation, saying, "For this year's Spring Festival Gala, we're planning to try something new. We'd like to invite an outsider to be the chief director and be in charge of the gala's preparations."

"Director Jiang, would you be interested in directing the Spring Festival Gala?"

Upon hearing Zhu Tong say this, Jiang Yifeng suddenly remembered that Feng Xiaogang had directed the 2014 Spring Festival Gala.

This is indeed the first time in all the years that CCTV's Spring Festival Gala has sought outside help.

Now that Jiang Yifeng is at the height of his power, CCTV didn't look for Feng Xiaogang, but instead went to him first.

Seeing Jiang Yifeng remain silent, Zhu Tong continued, "Actually, the director's job isn't very busy. You can appoint your own, or we can recommend a few assistant directors to you."

The specific tasks will be handled by the assistant director; you only need to keep the overall direction in mind.

In fact, the Spring Festival Gala has been making progress in terms of stage design, song and dance choreography, and other aspects.

However, with more and more entertainment options available to viewers, their threshold for entertainment has been raised, and watching the Spring Festival Gala has naturally become less interesting.

In addition, with Zhao Benshan announcing his withdrawal from the Spring Festival Gala last year, there are even fewer highlights to watch now.

Yangshi also wants to seek innovation and change.

Their solution was to hire a famous director to direct the Spring Festival Gala, both to test the waters and to generate buzz.

After Zhu Tong finished speaking, He Haimin added, "This year is the first time that the new CCTV building has hosted the Spring Festival Gala. Our new studio has advanced equipment and a highly adaptable stage, which other directors may not be able to utilize well. You are the best at this."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yifeng's heart stirred.

To be honest, he is quite interested in directing the Spring Festival Gala.

Jiang Yifeng has never directed a large-scale gala before and wants to experience what it's like to be a gala director.

Moreover, since he doesn't direct the Spring Festival Gala, the opportunity falls into Feng Xiaogang's hands, and Huayi can reap a lot of benefits from the various connections and resources behind him.

Most importantly, the Classic of Mountains and Seas Laboratory has been established for almost a year.

Jiang Yifeng also wanted to see if the laboratory had any visual effects results that could be applied to the stage design of the Spring Festival Gala.

In the field of AI visual effects, it's not enough to just work behind closed doors; you must have enough practical experience to accumulate data.

The Spring Festival Gala is a great stage.

This year, we'll establish a relationship first, and then the lab can continue to collaborate with the Spring Festival Gala.

Anyway, Jiang Yifeng knew some good Spring Festival Gala programs, such as "Ten Thousand Horses Galloping," "Only Greenery," and "Jade Plate," so the gala would always have some highlights.

Directing the Spring Festival Gala for the entire nation is indeed a rare experience.

A great director's career is incomplete if he doesn't direct large-scale galas.

Moreover, Jiang Yifeng is always very busy during the Spring Festival, and he hasn't scheduled any film or television dramas for this year yet.

Jiang Yifeng also harbored a spurious thought—that the system for directing large-scale galas might also offer rewards?
After all, directing many large-scale galas is more challenging than filming movies and TV dramas.

Thinking of this, Jiang Yifeng said, "Okay, I'll take on the role of general director for this Spring Festival Gala. I only have one request: the selection of the directing team must be approved by me."

For Jiang Yifeng, it was essential to assemble a capable directing team, and at least two directors signed with Fengxing Media should be assigned to the team.

This saves a lot of work; he can just take overall control.

Hearing this, Zhu Tong's face lit up with joy, and she said with a smile, "No problem! I'll be in charge of liaising with you. Just tell me what you need."

Not only with the directing team, but also with the hosts and program selection, you have a lot of say.

(End of this chapter)