Started as an independent producer in 1988

Chapter 184 The opportunity for a kiss
In the clean courtyard, chandeliers hanging from the ginkgo trees emit a pale yellow light.

There is a snowman piled under the ginkgo tree, with a red scarf tied around his neck.

When Chen Shiping passed by the snowman, he resisted the urge to kick it away, patted the snowman on the head and went into the house.

Pushing open the thick curtain and going in, a burst of hot air hits my face. There are a few oranges placed next to the kettle on the stove in the room, emitting a burst of burnt fragrance.

Tao Huimin was sitting on the sofa with her legs bent in pajamas, watching TV, and chewing spiced melon seeds.

"It's oranges and melon seeds. You're not afraid of getting angry." Chen Shiping took off his coat and said with a smile.

Tao Huimin sipped melon seeds and replied absently: "I also made tea."

"What are you watching? You're so fascinated." Chen Shiping smiled and looked at the TV closer, raised his eyebrows and said, "Story about the editorial department?"

"Yeah, that's so fun."

Tao Huimin let out a silly laugh, then suddenly turned to look at Chen Shiping and asked, "Why doesn't anyone make this type of movie?"

Chen Shiping shrugged and said: "The dramatic tension is not enough, the movie time is too short, and it costs money to enter the cinema."

Tao Huimin snorted and couldn't help but say: "I heard that many advertising companies are now involved in the production of TV series. What do you think if I open an advertising company?"

Chen Shiping didn't expect Tao Huimin to have such thoughts, and asked curiously: "Want to make a TV series?"

"Yes, this kind of sitcom is so interesting." Tao Huimin said enthusiastically: "How about I also make a story about, uh, a dance troupe?"

Chen Shiping couldn't help but be amused. He thought Tao Huimin wanted to start a business and couldn't hold back his feelings.

"Okay, I support it. I'll help you find some editors later." Chen Shiping sat next to her and hugged her and said, "I'll find someone from the CCTV Drama Center to give you a filming permit."

"Then I'll find some sisters to act in. It will definitely be better than the story in the editorial department!"

Tao Huimin giggled, nuzzled into Chen Shiping's arms, suddenly raised his head and asked, "Are you in a hurry to have a child?"

"Don't be in a hurry. What's the matter? Mom is urging you?"

"Ang, I said I'm retired and want to take care of my children and be a grandma."

"Then let me introduce the job of a one-month-old nanny to our mother."

"Haha, then go and tell her, I don't dare to do it anyway."

"I don't dare either. Why don't we let our dad tell us?"

The two of them laughed together on the sofa, urging marriage when they were not married, and urging children after marriage. It seemed that there would be no end.

But this is also a Chinese characteristic. If there is no such part of the New Year, it would really lack some flavor.

Chen Shiping had never thought about the issue of giving birth. Why would he give birth to a child smoothly? He would only cause trouble for himself.

He had enough troubles as it was, and going to work every day was a whole lot of trouble.

The next morning, several new people came to the director room of Beijing Film Studio. Everyone in the director room looked at these young people with indifference in their eyes.

The young people who came to the factory at this time must have been recruited by Chen Shiping.

Wang Xiaoshuai and others also took the initiative to say hello. Seeing that no one was paying attention, they didn't bother to talk nonsense. They were here to throw the blame anyway, so what was there to talk about.

After Wang Xiaoshuai and others joined the company, Mei Juan came right away.

"Wang Xiaoshuai, Lou Ye, Senior Lu, Zhang Yuan." After Mei Juan named a few names in succession, she said with a smile: "The production department has several movies looking for you to be directors. Come over."

Wang Xiaoshuai and others immediately stood up and said, "Thank you, Sister Mei!"

Everyone else in the director's room couldn't help but snorted, knowing that Chen Shiping was going to play this trick.

But what kind of good movie can these stupid young people make? There is nothing you can do without any experience!
After Wang Xiaoshuai and the others left, the director's room became lively.

"Chen Shiping was forced by us to have no more recruits. He was looking for freshly graduated college students."

"No, I'll see how the factory completes its production plan for this year. Then you won't have to come to us."

"Tell me, is he full of food? Why does he have to deal with this producer system?"

"Hey, I want to be big and move up the ranks."

"Let's use us as a stepping stone for co-writing. Anyway, if he doesn't abolish this system, I won't make a film for a day."

"Anyway, these young people have little experience, so they will definitely not be able to make it in the end. Just sit back and watch Deputy Director Chen's jokes."

There are many directors in the director's room, and everyone keeps saying this, but the ones who speak are all senior. Even if junior directors don't have a pilot of the producer system, they have little chance to make a film.

Many young people were a little shaken at this time. Wang Xiaoshuai and the others were able to make movies when they first arrived, but they were envious of them.

Rather than unite with the old guys here, it would be better to join Chen Shiping.

If you fight the old guy until the end, even if you win, it won't be your turn to make a movie.

In the end, I didn't just sit on the bench in the office and join the set to do odd jobs for the seniors.

It's good that the producer system takes away the director's rights, but the key point is that they have never been a director, so how can their rights be taken away?

Li Shaohong sat in the corner, listening to everyone's discussion but never making a comment. She had dealt with Chen Shiping a lot in the past few years, and she always felt that Chen Shiping had a back-up plan.

They want to see Chen Shiping's jokes, but they are afraid that they will become the joke in the end, and maybe they will be photographed on the beach by young people.

In the director-centered system of the film studio era, the director had too much power.

After the studio passes the review and approval, the director has the final say on how to shoot the movie, which actors to use, how to shoot, how to change the script, etc.

Unlike when capital entered the film and television industry later, and there was an investor above the director to restrict it, directors now really have unparalleled power.

In order to get close to certain actresses, many directors use their power for personal gain. They ask screenwriters to write a script, ask the studio to give them money, and then use it to please the female stars.

This kind of thing is not uncommon in the industry. To put it bluntly, many directors spend money from the studio to pick up girls!

They even spend the money from the factory to hire actors, and then raise their status while using the money from the factory.

At this time, another person came into the director's room. He had a mustache and messy hair. He looked very greasy.

"Long time no see, everyone." Teng Wenji greeted them with a smile, handed out cigarettes one by one, and found a seat to sit down.

Teng Wenji saw everyone's eyes looking a little strange, so he asked curiously: "What are you talking about?" "Old Teng, you are transferred here at this time, was it Chen Shiping who invited you here?" someone asked tentatively.

Teng Wenji shook his head and said, "No, why do you ask that?"

"Don't you know that the factory has a producer system? Coming here at this time is not a good choice."

"Hey, I'm worried too. I came here with a notebook, but now I don't know what to do." Teng Wenji sighed and said, "If it doesn't work out, I'll go back to Xiying Studio. Anyway, Director Wu said I’m welcome back at any time.”

"Then why don't you go back? Don't waste time here. You still have your old club, who is much better than us."

"That's right, if I were you, I would go back to Xiying Studio right now."

Teng Wenqi saw that these directors had objections to Chen Shiping, so he decided to defeat Chen Shiping from within.

Chen Shiping was offended by the public. He might really have a chance to get Chen Shiping down. Last time, he actually talked to him in an official tone.

After all, he is also one of the secretaries of the Directors Guild, but he is not even given a single investment quota!

At this time, the director's room became a Chen Shiping criticism meeting, but the production department on the other side was in full swing.

Not to mention that Wang Xiaoshuai and the others are about to start filming their movie, but Chen Shiping's love letters and Xia Gang's big talk are enough to keep these people busy.

Now the entire factory is so busy that only a group of senior men in the director's room are eating melon seeds, drinking tea and chatting.

All departments in the factory are busy at this time, and they are not very concerned about whether it is a producer system or a director-centered system. It is not their turn to make the decision anyway.

But when they actually started doing things, they found that they now had a lot of rights and a lot of autonomy, without so many restrictions.

The key is that many film projects are processed at the same time, and they find that the efficiency has improved a lot, giving it a sense of assembly line operation.

Just like people in an art workshop, when making costumes and props, they can make them at the same time and form a set of standards.

For example, these movies of Six Generations are all of the same type. If the props are made according to the same standards, it will not be so troublesome to make movies of this type in the future.

Even at Chen Shiping's request, the art workshop can now start to produce some standardized props on its own. It doesn't matter even if they are not used now, they will be used in the future anyway.

In addition, the Literature Department now feels that the creative atmosphere is more relaxed and comfortable.

There is no need to work hard to write a script and then submit it to wait for sentencing.

Now the production department will come and make requests. They will not ask for a single script, but will make a request for a genre film and request a large number of scripts.

For example, if you want to make a police movie, you will not need a separate script, but at least three or more. The large number of movies of the same type will also affect the production of other departments and easily form a set of streamlined operation standards.

Looking at the films made by the studio before, there are very few films of the same type every year, and the same theme will only be repeated once every few years.

This is detrimental to the development of industrialization. Some things are made only once, which is exactly the model of a small workshop.

Chen Shiping's current requirement is to create genre movies in batches so that there will be too many movies in the movie market and fill up the entire movie market.

Literary films are about creating a classic, but commercial films are about creating a bunch of small boutiques.

It is not mature yet. When it matures a little, we can make blockbusters, and then produce blockbusters at a high frequency to speed up the progress of industrialization!

Time waits for no one. Before Hollywood makes a strong landing, Chen Shiping must erect the first line of defense and must not be someone else's vote bank!

The Wanwan Film Market is a lesson learned from the past for Mainland China. They all engage in niche literature and art, but in the end they lose out commercially and become someone else's ticket warehouse.

The market was hit, and literary and artistic films were in a dilemma. In the end, the entire film industry was in a state of limbo.

Chen Shiping couldn't tell others about the urgency in his heart. He could only develop it silently by himself, even if no one understood it.

"Zhang Yuan can't do this project. Let's change the name. What the hell did you name it!" Chen Shiping looked at Mei Juan and cursed: "That's how you become a producer? Can a bastard do it?! The movie itself has a lot of controversies. , you still have this name, do you still want to be banned?!”

Mei Juan looked at Chen Shiping helplessly, knowing that he was under great pressure and therefore angry, but she still said patiently: "It wasn't the name at first, but Zhang Yuan."

"What's wrong with him! If he has any objections, get out! If he changes his name, he won't be able to make a movie! It will make him look rebellious, right?!"

Chen Shiping slapped the plan on the table, pointed at Mei Juan and said, "What does a producer do? If you can't do it well, find someone else!"

Mei Juan silently picked up the plan and said, "I know, let's change it now."

"Also, the group of newcomers in the director's room who have been assistant directors several times but have not yet become directors should dig in and break them down from the inside. Let the people in the production department take the initiative. Don't rush me. Move once!”

Mei Juan listened silently and didn't dare to say anything. Although she had asked everyone in the production department to do the work, if no results were achieved, in the eyes of the leader, it meant that no work was done.

Only when it is done can it be considered as doing something, otherwise it will only appear that you are incompetent.

However, after it is announced in a few days that Xia Gang will take over the big project, the young directors in the director's room should have no psychological obstacles.

At that time, the directors' offensive and defensive alliance will be broken from within in one fell swoop. At that time, the only ones who should be anxious are the directors whose projects have been robbed.

Waiting quietly for the situation to reverse, the producer system of Beijing Film Studio must be established!
After Mei Juan left, Chen Shiping took a sip of tea to calm down. When he looked up, he saw a little head at the door of the office looking in furtively.

Yu Feihong pursed her lips and peeked at Chen Shiping. She felt that he was too scary just now. She didn't expect that he would have such a bad temper.

When he was scolded a few days ago, I thought that was the limit of Chen Shiping's venomous tongue. I didn't expect that he also had a tyrant side.

Chen Shiping watched Yu Feihong put down the cup, frowned and shouted, "Come in and tell me if you have anything to do. Why are you so sneaky?"

"Oh." Yu Feihong came in obediently, walked up to Chen Shiping and whispered, "I just wanted to ask when it will be turned on so that I can plan to lose weight and whiten my skin."

"Half a month, you can take your time." Seeing her like this, Chen Shiping was too lazy to continue talking about her.

I've made up my mind not to quit acting, so I can't keep attacking, otherwise I won't be able to act in the group.

Seeing that Yu Feihong was still standing there, Chen Shiping asked again, "Is there anything else?"

Yu Feihong nodded and summoned up the courage to ask, "Can I know who the most suitable candidate is in your mind?"

"Zhongshan Meihui." Chen Shiping said without raising his head.

Yu Feihong recalled that Zhongshan Meihui came to the mainland to film Chen Shiping's Jingwu Hero.

Thinking of Zhongshan Meihui's appearance and temperament, she finally understood why Chen Shiping disliked her.

The more Yu Feihong thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong. Why did she feel that Chen Shiping wrote the love letter completely based on the image of Zhongshan Meihui?
Could it be that Chen Shiping likes Zhongshan Meihui? Is that why he was angry that he had to act?
The case was solved, and I ruined his chance to have a romantic relationship with a beautiful woman!

But I'm not bad either, and I can give you a chance to kiss Fangze. Yu Feihong glanced at Chen Shiping with a red face.

Chen Shiping: "." What kind of look is this?
(End of this chapter)