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Chapter 26 What does the cow and horse have to do with me, Jiang Liu?

It’s mid-June, a hot summer day.

The crew of "Marrying the Right Man in the Wrong Sedan Chair" successfully shut down and wrapped filming at the Slender West Lake Xuyuan Scenic Area in Yangzhou.

All the material of "Marrying the Right Man in the Wrong Sedan Chair" is planned to be edited into 20 episodes.

The total preparation time for a 20-episode TV series is 8 months, and the official shooting time is 4 and a half months, with more than 130 shooting days.

This comparative data will be horrifying in the future and now.

But it is also enough to prove that director Dunn and the staff in front and behind the scenes of "Sedan" really worked hard, and everyone was rewarded.

At the filming wrap-up banquet, the crew not only welcomed the investor and producer of "Sedan", the deputy director of Anhui Provincial TV Station, but also the TV series purchasers from more than 40 TV stations were present to congratulate.

Jiang Liu and other crew recruiters each received a red envelope for this.

The money is not much, and Jiang Liu's position as assistant director of the crew only costs 500 yuan, but it is good to have this intention.

But not long after Jiang Liu took the red envelope from the leader, his face fell again.

After Wang Gang returned to his original unit, he not only lived well, but also became the director of the TV drama department of Wanxi TV Station.

Jiang Liu originally thought that this close cooperation would become the future partner of Wan Provincial TV Station, but everything came to nothing.

In this era, the Internet had not yet emerged, and online video was in its infancy. All the TV series produced in the country in a year were expected to be purchased by major TV stations across the country.

However, a drama can easily cost millions of dollars, and only the major first-line TV stations in the province, such as Lychee, Blueberry, and Tomato, which have strong financial resources, are willing to spend big bucks to buy dramas.

and Shenzhen TV, which is rich but prefers Hong Kong dramas.

And the rather bizarre Mango Channel insists on vigorously developing its TV business even though it has insufficient financial resources.

Compared with first-tier TV stations, Anhui TV stations are not rich in financial resources.

But it is better than most TV stations across the country, and it is a good business partner.

"Pity."

Watching the leaders get in the car and leave, Jiang Liu muttered to himself.

The crew finished filming, and people's hearts dispersed.

People who are cold and unsociable simply say "goodbye" and leave in a hurry.

Those who are ambitious and have high emotional intelligence will take the initiative to say goodbye to everyone.

Jiang Liu's popularity is not bad, he is hugged and hugged by others, and his pager number is also requested by actors such as Huang Yi and Xiao Lilin.

The domestic TV drama market is booming visibly. The 20-year-old assistant director can't tell when he will join the same crew again.

"You will go back to Nanjing first and then go to the capital?" Sha Yi asked Jiang Liu.

Jiang Liu nodded.

Among the crew of "Sedan", he has the closest relationship with Sha Yi, Yan Yan, Wang Baoqiang, Gao Damao, Han Li and others. This group of people is his crew for "Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger".

"Then I'll leave first. I have to go to Hengdian. We'll meet up in the capital when we have time."

Sha Yi's back looked a little sad when he turned around. It seemed that he had never gotten over the incident of changing roles and was still aggrieved.

Jiang Liu did not try to persuade Sha Yi anymore. He was not a spiritual mentor, and he also knew that Sha Yi would develop well in the future.

After saying goodbye to everyone, Jiang Liu went back to Nanjing on his own and rushed into the gate of Nanjing Arts Center in Gulou District.

Nanyit University of Arts is not as well-known as Nortel, Shanghai Opera, and China Opera, but its school facilities are not bad at all. There are two rows of ginkgo trees in front of the door, and the white academic building is right after entering the door.

There are many places on campus for students to study, including reading rooms, large stages, studios, and art studios.

There are dozens of subjects.

"River flow."

Jiang Liu was stunned. He was recognized as soon as he entered the school?
He turned around and saw that it was Liu Shuang.

"I've been looking for you for two days and made more than a dozen trips to the Directing Department." Liu Shuang gasped and came to Jiang Liu.

Jiang Liu was puzzled: "Why?" "Interviewing you." Liu Shuang then introduced the young man in his thirties who came behind: "This is reporter Zeng Ming from Southern Business Daily. He is also here for an interview."

When he heard that it was a real reporter blocking the door asking for an interview, Jiang Liu's scalp went numb instantly, and he cursed Yu Dong in his heart for being unreliable. In a movie like "Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger", he leaked the secret in advance before it was too late to hide from the reporter.

"I am a poor student, what can I do to interview you?"

Jiang Liu grabbed the road and ran away. Unexpectedly, Zeng Ming reacted very quickly and grabbed Jiang Liu hard. No matter how hard Jiang Liu struggled, he refused to let go.

"Jiang Liu, how do you feel now that a young director who is only 20 years old won the grand prize at a foreign documentary film festival?"

"Why use a pseudonym to participate in foreign documentary film festivals?"

"What kind of attitude did you have to create the documentary "Along the Railroad"?"

"'Along the Railroad'?"

Jiang Liu was stunned, and then struggled hard again.

What he aimed at was that "Along the Railway" was about as untalkable as "Hidden Dragon and Crouching Tiger".

"Let go, let go quickly, I don't know anything about "Along the Railway"." Jiang Liu said angrily.

Zeng Ming looked in disbelief: "How could it be possible? Yan Liang is your schoolmate, right? He personally stated on the podium at the Tokyo Yamagata International Documentary Film Festival that Niuma was a pseudonym, and the real winner's name is Jiang Liu."

"Everyone says that documentary directors are bullies. What does that have to do with me, Jiang Liu?"

Reporter Zeng's expression was dumbfounded. He didn't expect Jiang Liu to play with words. Taking advantage of this gap, the wind blew under Jiang Liu's feet and he rushed out with a "swish".

Back in the dormitory, three beasts were playing fast.

Jiang Liu was too lazy to say hello to the three people who were doing nothing. He washed his face, packed up his personal belongings and went straight to the academic building.

In front of Cui Li, Jiang Liu honestly called "Teacher Cui."

Compared with some famous art academy teachers who have taught big stars and will become extremely famous in the future, Cui Li, who is in her 50s, is older and unknown.

When Jiang Liu was stumbling on his career path, Cui Li never extended a helping hand.

But Jiang Liu still respects each other very much, and Cui Li is the leader of his young director.

"I thought you wouldn't be able to take graduation photos."

As Cui Li spoke, she handed over a book and said, "McKendrick's "Director's Master Class", I had someone bring it from abroad."

"Director Deng asked for extra seriousness, and the progress has been very slow." Jiang Liu smiled, turned over the book in his hand, and said dumbly: "The English version."

"There is no publication in China. If possible, you have to strengthen your English study."

Cui Li earnestly taught: "Film was born in the West, and many of their advanced concepts still need to be learned. How can a director do it if he doesn't know English?"

Jiang Liu smiled and agreed.

His film reading is pretty good, he has watched a lot of English films, and he knows a little bit of English.

Now that your memory has been strengthened, it is not difficult to pass English quickly.

And as Teacher Cui Li said, an aspiring director has too many things to learn.

Knowing English is only a small part of it.

Directors also need to know how to appreciate music, various artworks, and history, and understand the history of their own country and the history of foreign countries.

Directors can never be done by just one person.

With the director's name on his back, he would sit on the stool behind the monitor, lie down, and shout and drink, and the resulting film would not be a movie, it would be rubbish.

A work shot by a real director will definitely make the audience marvel at the film's images, lines, props, music, meaning, characters, and performances.

Jiang Liu's ambition is not high, but a little.

So he would say in his dreams at midnight, "When I make enough money, I will make a few films to shock audiences around the world."

(End of this chapter)