Started as an independent producer in 1988

Chapter 57 The competition begins again (please read~)

"Brother, is this melon of yours still ripe?"

At a watermelon stall on the street in Tongli Water Village, Chen Shiping looked down at the round watermelons and said classic lines without pride.

The vendor looked up at Chen Shiping and said with a smile: "Keep it cooked!"

Chen Shiping clicked his tongue in his heart, it didn't feel right, but he didn't want to delay buying melons.

Chen Shiping wasn't sure what it meant to visit the crew, but it was definitely a good idea to buy some melons on such a hot day.

The vendor helped Chen Shiping pick about twenty melons and also helped deliver them to the filming location.

Tongli Water Town is not a big place, and the news of Shanghai TV station filming here has long spread. The street vendors pushed Chen Shiping to the crew with a familiar way.

The filming location was an old house. The staff guarding the door looked familiar to Chen Shiping. When he introduced himself, he immediately became polite.

The staff first greeted me politely, and then helped the vendors transport melons.

The crew had just taken a lunch break, and when they saw someone visiting the crew and giving melons, everyone gathered around them cheering.

Firstly, I wanted to see the celebrity Chen Shiping, and secondly, I wanted to take a bite of watermelon to cure the disease.

Tao Huimin, who had long known that Chen Shiping was coming today, rushed over to Chen Shiping and was extremely happy when he saw him.

It's just that because of the crowd, I'm embarrassed to be too close to Chen Shiping.

Chen Shiping was very shameless. He reached out and hugged Tao Huimin regardless of other people's opinions.

"Hurry up and let go. There are so many people here. Are you ashamed?"

Tao Huimin blushed and whined in Chen Shiping's arms, but her body remained calm and her little hands naturally wrapped around Chen Shiping's waist.

Chen Shiping laughed and then let go of Tao Huimin.

Tao Huimin, who has played Sister Lin for three years, puts on ancient costumes and complains about Chen Shiping with a red face. It is really endearing.

Everyone in the crew just smiled when they saw this scene. No one thought there was anything wrong. They were talking about hugging their partner.

What's more, Chen Da Producer also gave me a melon as a gift. With such a sweet melon in your mouth, you still have the nerve to say anything else.

It’s just that many people didn’t expect that Tao Huimin’s partner was Chen Shiping.

Chen Shiping and Tao Huimin exchanged a few words with each other. When the director of the crew came over, they went to say hello and chat for a few words.

There are very few female directors in China, and it is not easy for most female directors to get into the position of assistant director.

There are very few female directors like Li Li who can direct a TV series, so Chen Shiping was very polite to her.

The courtyard of the ancient house is not small. Under a pavilion, Tao Huimin ate a lunch box and asked Chen Shiping how he was doing recently.

During the time she was out filming, she had been worried about Chen Shiping. He couldn't cook and was busy writing novels in class, so she was worried that he wouldn't be able to take care of her.

Chen Shiping patted his pocket and said with a smile that he was too rich to be hungry.

"Then what was the result of your visit to Mr. Ba this time? Can the novel be published?" Tao Huimin asked with concern, biting her chopsticks.

Chen Shiping told her about the novel while eating rice, and apologized that he couldn't stay with her for a few more days, as he would rush back to revise the novel tomorrow.

Tao Huimin was very sensible. She just cared about Chen Shiping not to stay up late every day and said he would go back immediately after filming.

The total length of Yang Naiwu and Xiao Baicai is only sixteen episodes, so the filming task is not very heavy.

Moreover, a large part of the TV series' scenes are about Yang Naiwu's sister defending her brother's injustice. Tao Huimin's scenes are not that many, and he can go back in another half month.

Tao Huimin continued filming in the afternoon, while Chen Shiping watched from the side. He waited until the work was finished in the evening and then took her away from the set to find a place where no one was around to talk "in private."

The next day Chen Shiping took the train back to Shanghai, met Chen Hong at the train station and returned to the capital.

Chen Hong was really as obedient as she said. She was not jealous or asked Chen Shiping about Tao Huimin.

After returning to the capital, Chen Shiping immediately started revising the novel, and Chen Hong looked for a house outside every day.

There are many areas in the novel that need to be revised, but the overall length is not large, so it is not difficult to revise it. It only took Chen Shiping four or five days to complete the revision of the explicit words. As soon as the manuscript was finished, Chen Shiping went to find Qin Zhaoyang. First, he sent it to him for review, and second, he came to deliver gifts and apologize.

Originally the idea was based on contemporary times, but when Mr. Ba spoke up, Chen Shiping chose to contribute and reap the rewards.

Chen Shiping felt that he felt sorry for Qin Zhaoyang, so he bought a lot of good wine and tea and delivered it to his door.

Qin Zhaoyang didn't say anything about Chen Shiping. A scholar must have character and make friends with famous teachers. There was nothing wrong with Chen Shiping's choice.

In the end, Qin Zhaoyang just smiled and said that Chen Shiping's next novel must be published in contemporary times!

Chen Shiping naturally agreed. If he wasn't worried that people would think he was too prolific, he would definitely write a novel a month.

Precisely because he was unable to publish novels frequently, Chen Shiping chose to write some more controversial novels to boost his worth and reputation.

The 1980s was the most active time in the literary world. It would be difficult to become famous at this time.

If you want to occupy a place in the literary world, you don't know how many years it will take for a decent novel.

We are not afraid of controversy, but we are afraid that we will not be able to make it out of the waves and will eventually drown in the waves.

After sending the revised novel, Chen Shiping breathed a sigh of relief, but he also began to feel nervous.

When the novel is published next month, I don’t know how many people will focus on him.

You have to be more careful when going out during this period, and don't let anyone catch you eating secretly.

When Chen Shiping went to work in the factory office that day, he heard several directors from the Art Creation Center discussing Zhang Yimo, so he came over curiously.

"Producer Chen is here. Did you hear that Zhang Yimo's new movie has been filmed?"

Chen Shiping has been busy writing novels recently, and he really didn't know about this, so he curiously asked what happened.

"I heard that there are a lot of passionate scenes in it, so it might not pass the trial."

When Chen Shiping heard this, he immediately lost interest. It must not be possible to pass the censorship. The scale of the novel is large enough, and there are many scenes of promiscuity and passion. Either those scenes will be cut out, or they will be banned.

When Chen Shiping thought about it carefully, he admired Zhang Yimo for being willing to let Gong Li film those large-scale passionate scenes.

What a dedication to art!

Chen Shiping asked himself if he could not achieve the level of Zhang Yimo. He would definitely not let his girlfriend film such scenes in the future.

I really want to interview Zhang Yimo about what he was thinking when he was filming these scenes. Wouldn’t he be very excited?

After chatting and gossiping, everyone started guessing which film festival Zhang Yimo would attend this time.

"I guess Venice and Cannes were both won by Shi Ping. Venice must be Zhang Yimo's first choice!"

"Stealing the jackpot in Venice? If Hou Hsiao-hsien of Wanwan won the Golden Lion this year, the jackpot would be gone."

"That's different. No mainland movie has won the jackpot yet."

Everyone was talking a lot, and it was inevitable that they would feel a little envious and nervous. The competition between the factory and Xiying Studio was not a day or two.

If the top three companies in Europe were to take away two jackpots from Zhang Yimo, the face that the factory had just earned would be lost again.

Chen Shiping didn't care much about these things. Ju Dou did a good job, but he was still a little short of winning Venice. The film selection tastes at the Venice Film Festival were different.

However, Chen Shiping didn't care, but someone in the factory did. After a while, someone came to call Chen Shiping, saying that Song Tao was looking for him for a meeting.

Chen Shiping felt that a mission was about to come, whether it was a mission from the factory or not. After the novel was released in a few days, various controversies would inevitably occur, and it was estimated that it would last for a long time.

At this time, I can hide and make movies to avoid the limelight. If I win another trophy, I can silence those people's mouths.

It is too difficult to win awards for novels, but Chen Shiping is still confident about movies.

(End of this chapter)