China Entertainment: I really don’t want to live with the queen.

Chapter 132 Baogang and Xiaolong

"Old Xu, it's quite cold today. These clothes of yours..."

On November 1997, 11, a black Maybach parked in front of the Peking TV station. Under the pouring rain, Xu Chen held a black umbrella, his black windbreaker had sharp lines, and his expression was solemn.

Tian Qinxin and Li Xue wore solemn black dresses, white hairpins tied their hair, held black umbrellas, and their high heels crushed raindrops.

Peking TV program director Wang Changtian grinned, he would obey Xu Chen without any help!
The TV station secretly gave Xu Chen a stumbling block, but Xu Chen never held back. Dressed in black, he became a "mourner".

"Old Wang, how is the situation?" Xu Chen gave eye drops to Deputy Director Li of the TV station. He was not afraid of Deputy Director Li's revenge. He and Leader Ye were really close friends.

Moreover, even if he acts lowly, Deputy Director Li still doesn't want to see him. It is better to wrong others than to wrong himself.

"Let's talk while we walk, it's cold outside." Wang Changtian led Xu Chen, his thick eyebrows tightened as he talked, and sighed: "Old Xu, it's already the 16th, and even if the approval is passed, there will only be two days left for the program to go online on the 18th. The stage may be helpless in terms of publicity, so Lao Xu will have to ask more of you."

Deputy Director Yu of the TV station is sitting on the bench, unable to do anything. The hope that the program can go all the way to the "approval" process is pinned on Xu Chen.

"Old Wang, we are just grasshoppers on a rope now, so don't say any polite words. Let's talk about the situation."

Xu Chen raised his eyes. There were many staff at the TV station. They were not doing any serious work early in the morning. They were chatting in small groups. When they saw Xu Chen and his group, these staff members stared closely at them.

Tian Qinxin felt irritated and stared back unwilling to be outdone!

"Old Xu, for this approval in Taili, the station director and deputy director have a total of 5 votes, and the affiliated TV production center has two votes, a total of seven votes."

Walking up the stairs, Wang Changtian stared at no one and said in a low voice: "Except for Deputy Director Yu, we won 1 vote from the TV Production Center and 1 vote from the Deputy Director..."

"Old Tian, ​​farewell!" Xu Chen stopped and said, 3:4, this is a big deal, go back and contact Hunan TV.

"Hey... Damn it, Old Xu..." Wang Changtian's eyes widened and he staggered. At this moment, Xu Chen ran away from the battle. Mr. Chen didn't want it!
"Old Wang, I'm just joking. Relax, don't make the situation so tense." Xu Chen was very relaxed. He didn't believe that the TV station had no one except Deputy Director Yu.

"Master Xu, Master, this joke is not funny." Wang Changtian wiped the sweat with his hands, and a cold sweat broke out on his back. Xu Chen was so unscrupulous.

There is very little rain in autumn and winter in Beiping, and the cold wind carries icy rain rays on the corridor.

Xu Chen followed Wang Changtian into the conference room with a chill.

The office building of Peking TV Station is in the style of the 80s. There is no heating at this time of year, and the ceramic teacup is filled with heat.

A scattered group of 10 people sat in front of the table. Deputy Director Yu had a straight back. Opposite him, Deputy Director Li wore black-rimmed glasses and looked polite.

Xu Chen came in with someone, and all eyes were focused on him.

"..." Deputy Director Li met Xu Chen for the first time, but they had known each other for a long time. His eyes were fixed on Xu Chen under his spectacles, and his face suddenly darkened.

"Comrade Xu is here, please take a seat..." The deputy director responsible for organizing the approval meeting is an old comrade with a very kind attitude. The young man has a bad temper and his black color is very conspicuous.

"Comrade Xu, this is the director of the TV station, and this is the deputy director..." The old comrade introduced one by one, and then pointed to the middle-aged man below: "These two are Comrades Zheng Xiaolong and Comrade Zhao Baogang from the TV Production Center of Beiping TV Station."

"Comrade Xu, your program has a special format. Two TV drama directors evaluate the production content."

"Good morning, Comrade Xu." Zheng Xiaolong and Zhao Baogang are both directors of the Peking Television Art Center.

Peking Television Art Center is the first professional TV drama production unit in the country. "The Story of the Editorial Department" and "Peking People in New York" are all works of the Television Center and are affiliated to Peking Television.

"Director Zheng, Director Zhao, hello." The Peking Television Art Center is the home of TV dramas in the Beijing area, and Jiang Wen and Zhang Guoli are its actors.

Zhao Baogang is very kind, while Zheng Xiaolong is rigid and serious.

There is a big screen showing movies in the conference room. Xu Chen brought a CD with the program engraved on it. As the CD rack retracted into the machine, a simple drum sounded from the conference room speakers!

Just 5 minutes into the broadcast, Deputy Director Li coughed and stared at Xu Chen: "Comrade Xu, the Chinese classics involve historical archeology. After all, it has to be broadcast on a TV station for a national audience. The authenticity and accuracy of the historical data are not Problem?"

"Director Li, this is a compilation of the historical data of the program." Little Zha San, I have already expected what you expected.

Li Xue took out the printed historical materials from the box and distributed them one by one. "For the historical data of the program, we specially invited Comrade Zhao Ping'an, professor of the History Department of Tsinghua University, Comrade Wang Qi, chairman of the International "Shangshu" Research Committee, Renmin University..."

Xu Chen knows a lot about his family, and the program team hired many experts and scholars, which is enough to support the "culture" skin.

"Comrade Xu's program is very thoughtful..." The old deputy director raised his glasses frame. He witnessed the TV station starting from scratch, growing up, and producing countless programs. In terms of the sophistication of the programs, none can compare with "China in the Classics" .

"Xiao Li, we have discussed historical materials and program documents countless times. I believe Comrade Xu will not make such a small mistake."

The show continues to play.

The first episode of "China in the Classics" opens with Fusheng in the "library" of the Han Dynasty, and Chao Cuo, a minister of Emperor Wen, studying "Shangshu".

This scene was shot almost in the style of a TV series, with elegant costumes, exquisite scene layout, actors' natural entrance into the play, and antique soundtrack...

As soon as the scene was played, Zheng Xiaolong stared at Xu Chen. The exquisiteness of this clip was comparable to the texture of Zhang Yimou's blockbusters. Currently, there are no such clouds, mirrors and lighting for domestic costume dramas.

"Stop a moment." The deputy director sitting on the left is thin and unsmiling: "Comrade Xu, the program is a serious cultural and historical program. Is it inappropriate to use such an entertaining way of explanation? Will the audience ignore the program? Educational significance, and focus on the entertainment significance of the program, will this have any impact on the actual significance of the program?”

"..." Xu Chen's head hurt, meaning, everything he did had to be meaningful.

"Director, poetry and art are both educational and entertaining. "China in Classics" is about promoting traditional culture. We consider the seriousness of the program while also taking into account the audience's acceptance. Long and lengthy narratives may bring more educational significance to the audience. Rather than popular science meaning..."

In 1997, the cultural and educational level in the country was very low, and college students were still among the best, the real pillars of the country.

"China in Classics" aims to promote traditional Chinese culture. The combination of drama + film and television ensures that the audience can popularize cultural knowledge while being entertaining.

Xu Chen spoke out one data after another, while Deputy Director Li had no expression on his face.

Zheng Xiaolong and Zhao Baogang don't care about the content of "Chinese in Classics", their attention is entirely on the "film and television" production level.

The team of "Time Pictures" is no worse than that of the Peking Television Arts Center. In fact, the makeup and costumes of the costume dramas are even better than that of "Time Pictures".

The show goes on!

"Yu Shuo" divided the nine states and "Dayu" controlled the water. Exquisite clips of film and television and opera were displayed one after another, and the conference room became quieter.

After the whole program was played, Deputy Director Yu straightened his back: "I believe that the production level of "China in the Classics" is obvious to all. If Peking TV misses such a program, I think it will be a loss to Peking TV and our country." It’s even more of a loss for traditional culture.”

"What Xiao Yu said makes sense. "Separation of production and broadcasting" is Taiwan's first attempt. The format and direction of this program are the first attempt for mainland TV programs. Director Zhao and Director Zheng, you are professional directors, Let’s talk about the quality of the program.”

The director of the TV station spoke and the conference room fell silent.

"Director, the film and television production of this program and the dramatic production are exquisite, and the costumes, makeup, and lines are not inferior to "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms"!" Zhao Baogang spoke highly of it. "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is produced by the CCTV TV Drama Production Center and is a benchmark for costume dramas in the industry.

"My opinion is the same as Director Zhao's." Zheng Xiaolong did not want to offend anyone, so he said euphemistically: "I personally prefer the "Yu Conquers the Floods" clip. The King of Zhou conquered Zhou without knowing the historical facts."

"Let's vote." Zhao Baogang and Zheng Xiaolong finished their opinions and the voting officially began.

"China in the Classics" has been discussed countless times, and the result has long been clear. The most important director of the station voted "agree."

At the end of the meeting, there was another round of debate over the scheduled time and broadcast period of "China in the Classics".

This time, Deputy Director Li won the game. The result of his compromise was to win the ownership of the program.

最终节目正式定档1997年11月18日上午11:30播出！

This schedule is very vicious. It is noon on a weekday, so the ratings cannot be high. The ratings of programs in the same time period on national TV stations are all at the bottom.

At this time, Xu Chen's opinion doesn't matter.

(End of this chapter)