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Chapter 992: Duty and a Pout

As the chief director of the Hangzhou Asian Games, Li Mu's main responsibilities are creativity and artistic control, and he is responsible for the overall creative concept and visual presentation.

As the chief producer, Sha Xiaolan is responsible for project execution and resource management, which means turning the director's creativity into actual projects.

In other words, the chief director is the soul of the entire Asian Games opening and closing ceremonies, responsible for artistic creation and overall presentation; the chief producer is the behind-the-scenes operator, ensuring that the director's creativity can be implemented.

The two complement each other and together determine the success of an event.

This is very different from the crew.

Because in the film crew, Li Mu has the final say.

Producers and the like do not pose any shackles to him at all. It can be said that whatever he says will definitely be realized by someone, and even if the funds exceed the budget, someone will solve the problem.

However, this model of having one thing in mind cannot be applied to the Hangzhou Asian Games.

Zhang Yi is very experienced in this regard. During the Olympic Games, he was under pressure from many aspects, and it was under such pressure that he managed to host the 08 Asian Games.

For this reason, Zhang Yi thought of pulling in a connection and allowing Sha Xiaolan and Li Mu to communicate and get to know each other more in advance, which would only be beneficial and not harmful to the subsequent work.

In October, the wind in the imperial capital has already become a little chilly.

Zhang Yi deliberately chose a small and private restaurant. Outside the restaurant window was a brightly lit city night scene. The soft light sprinkled on the quaint wooden tables and chairs. It could be seen that this restaurant was quite old.

When Li Mu arrived, he saw Sha Xiaolan had already taken her seat and was chatting happily with Zhang Yi.

Wearing a dark grey knitted jacket and a simple pair of jeans, Sha Xiaolan looks both casual and capable.

"Hello, Teacher Sha." Li Mu smiled and shook hands with him.

"I don't deserve it, I don't deserve it. Director Li, I've wanted to work with you for a long time, but it's a pity that Fengshang Culture is not in the film and television industry. What a pity."

Sha Xiaolan laughed repeatedly.

Fengshang Culture, which is now listed on the Growth Enterprise Market, was founded by Sha Xiaolan, who has extensive experience in organizing large-scale events.

"Please take a seat first. Now is the chance for cooperation." Zhang Yi happily pressed the two people down, "Where is Mr. Sha?"

"No, Director Zhang, I'm also a director and a producer. Let's not be so nosy and just follow the rules of the industry. When we first worked together, you didn't call me that."

After Sha Xiaolan said this, everyone suddenly became closer.

"My bad, my bad, I'll have a couple more drinks later." Zhang Yi said with a smile, "Director Sha is a veteran of sports events, from the Beijing Olympics to the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, the projects he participated in are more complicated than the movies we made."

"Director Zhang, please don't say that." Sha Xiaolan waved her hands and smiled modestly, "The director and producer just have different responsibilities. I really can't compare to Director Li in terms of art."

Just like that, after three rounds of drinks, the atmosphere between the three of them gradually became relaxed.

Sha Xiaolan also talked about some behind-the-scenes stories:
“In fact, the opening and closing ceremonies of sports events are very different from filming a movie. Director Li, you will definitely find that we need to deal with not only creative realization, but also a huge amount of coordination work.

For example, venue adjustments, actor rehearsals, and equipment maintenance—these are all dynamic and synchronous.”

Li Mu nodded.

“We producers are actually a link, connecting the director’s artistic ideals on one side and the actual resources and execution capabilities on the other.

Take the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games as an example. The Bird's Nest venue is too large, and the designed picture size exceeded the upper limit of the technical team's initial plan. Just for this reason, we spent three months optimizing the projection system and tried more than a dozen different display methods before finally meeting Director Zhang's requirements. "

"You tortured me a lot during that period." When Zhang Yi heard Sha Xiaolan talking about the 08 Olympics, he started talking.

The group was chatting animatedly, and during the meal, Zhang Yi and Sha Xiaolan also shared some "unique secrets".

"The core team of the Asian Games has at least hundreds of people. Junior brother, what you need to do is to convey your ideas in the clearest and most intuitive way so that everyone can understand them. It doesn't matter if you hold more meetings, but each meeting must have clear goals and results, otherwise it is a waste of time."

What Zhang Yi and Sha Xiaolan shared were all valuable experiences that ordinary people could never access. Li Mu naturally kept them in mind, as they would come in handy when the time came.

After all, he is still a rookie in this area.

It was late at night, the city lights outside the window were still bright, and the dinner was coming to an end.

"I have gained a lot from today's meal. Thank you, Senior Brother, and thank you, Director Sha. I will need your advice in the future."

Sha Xiaolan laughed: "Director Zhang said that you are much better than him in terms of creativity. We have to play the game of the Asian Games together. As long as you can draw a good blueprint, I will definitely lead people to build it."

"Director Sha, I feel relieved when you say this."

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After the banquet, Li Mu got in the car and the company's driver took him back.

On an autumn night, the villa is still brightly lit.

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But everyone was asleep at this moment, only Liu Yifei was still waiting for him.

"Have you been drinking?" Liu Yifei smelled the scent before she even got close.

"I drank a little, but not much."

"I made you a cup of tea. Drink it and then go take a shower." Liu Yifei handed over the tea, which was still warm.

Li Mu drank it all in one gulp and sobered up a little.

"How is it? He's easy to talk to. Not hard to get along with, right?"

Liu Yifei knew who Li Mu was going to meet today. As the chief producer, if Sha Xiaolan was an average person, it would be very uncomfortable for the chief director.

"He's a good person, so there shouldn't be any big problems." Li Mu thought for a moment and said slowly.

"That's good." Liu Yifei nodded, then pulled Li Mu, "We've finished our tea, let's go take a shower."

"Okay, okay." Li Mu responded gently.

The orange light sprinkled softly, as if a layer of warm gauze covered the entire bedroom.

Liu Yifei stood in front of the dressing table and changed into a silky and smooth pajamas.

The fabric of the pajamas glows delicately under the light, making her jade-like skin look even more gentle and charming.

Her long hair falls on her shoulders, and the slightly curled ends give her a sense of laziness and casualness.

Li Mu had already taken half a step into the bathroom, but his eyes were suddenly drawn there involuntarily.

The light draws gentle and soft lines on his profile, and this picture can make people's heart beat out of control.

"Why are you still standing there?" Liu Yifei turned her head, her face full of confusion.

"I think your shoulders are not clean. Let's wash them together." Li Mu walked quickly forward and went to the bathroom with Liu Yifei in his arms.

"You're talking nonsense!" Liu Yifei was slightly stunned, and a hint of shyness suddenly spread across her cheeks, and she said in a low voice.

However, this coquettish sound seemed to stir the strings in the air, and the atmosphere in the bedroom instantly heated up, and the ambiguous mood spread silently.
(End of this chapter)