The literary era since 1979

Chapter 245 Yanjing Television Station

The house was completely silent.

After a brief silence, Sui Lijun became so excited that she couldn't help but applaud, and Feng Jicai simply shook Fangyan's hand.

"Iwako!"

"When your masterpiece is published, I will definitely read it as soon as possible."

"I still need your help."

Fangyan said that he needed information about the Boxer Rebellion in the Beijing-Tianjin area.

"You're going to write about the Boxer Rebellion in it?"

Feng Jicai was very surprised.

"It's just a preliminary idea, it's not mature yet."

Fangyan laughed and said that Yuan Shikai gained the trust of the Empress Dowager Cixi and her party as a result of his informing, and his status rose rapidly, and he was promoted to the governor of Shandong East, which was the birthplace of the Boxer Rebellion.

"Not bad!"

Feng Jicai said: "It was Yuan Shikai who changed the policy of the previous governor, Yu Xian, and characterized the Boxers as a 'heretical cult', driving them away, making it impossible for them to gain a foothold in eastern Shandong. They had no choice but to flee to Tianjin and Beijing, where they grew stronger."

Fang Yan said, "Jicai, when the time comes, I will come to you to learn about the Boxer Rebellion."

"welcome any time!"

Feng Jicai agreed to lend him the information without hesitation.

"Then I won't be polite."

Fangyan smiled with satisfaction.

After chatting with Feng Jicai for a while about "The Divine Whip" and the Boxer Rebellion, he took Sui Lijun back to the editorial office.

Then a rare guest, Lu Yuanchi, came to the office.

Upon asking, I found out that the Ministry of Culture had just called our company.

I invited colleagues from Yenching Press to attend the Spring Festival Gala organized by the department, and there was no doubt that I was one of them.

"Boss, can't you add me in?"

Tian Zengxiang, who missed the opportunity to attend, sighed.

"Old Tian, ​​the number of places is limited."

Lu Yuanchi explained that Fang Yan's attendance at the Spring Festival Gala did not occupy the invitation quota of Yenching Publishing House, but was invited to participate in this large-scale evening party as a lyricist of a song program.

"Is it the song 'China｜Soldier'?"

Tian Zengxiang suddenly realized.

Lu Yuanchi and Fang Yan looked at each other and said with a smile:

"Not just this one, there are two more."

"What, 3 songs?!"

Tian Zengxiang was startled at first, then he sighed and said, "It would be better if you didn't say it. Now that you said it, I want to go to the Spring Festival Gala even more."

"Hahaha!"

In an instant, the whole audience burst into laughter.

Fang Yan patted his shoulder and said, "It's okay, Lao Tian. I'll get you a recording of the Spring Festival Gala when the time comes."

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In the early 80s, television stations in coastal provinces and cities all had their own Spring Festival Galas, and even state-owned units could hold their own Spring Festival Galas.

No, it’s not exclusive to CCTV.

In the director's office of CCTV, Wang Feng crossed his arms:

"The Ministry of Culture is holding a Spring Festival Gala tomorrow night. Yihe, pick a few people from the Ministry of Culture and Art who are in charge of this year's Spring Festival Gala and come with me to attend."

"Master, I can help you choose the person."

Huang Yihe said: "But can I not go?"

Wang Feng frowned and said, "No, you have to go! Such an important party, how can you be absent as the director of the Spring Festival Gala!"

"But I don't have time to attend the party right now. Our station's Spring Festival Gala program has not yet been decided!"

Huang Yihe's face was full of distress and he had a headache.

Not long ago, after a meeting of CCTV, it was decided to hold a large-scale "Spring Festival Gala". The important responsibility of chief director fell on him, the director of the Art and Literature Department.

The event is scheduled to be held on New Year's Eve.

However, there is only more than a month from now to New Year's Eve, and the time is tight and the task is heavy. The planning of the party, the invitation of actors, the arrangement of programs, etc. have not yet been settled.

The entire Spring Festival Gala is just an empty shell.

"Looking at you, you are anxious."

Wang Feng shook his head and laughed.

"How can I not be anxious? So far, I have no idea at all and have no idea how to start the work."

Huang Yihe stood up excitedly.

Seeing him pacing back and forth with his hands on his hips, Wang Feng knew his old friend's habits very well. Whenever he encountered great pressure or difficulties, he could not sit still and had to walk around to calm himself down.

"That's why we want to attend the Ministry of Culture's Spring Festival Gala to see how other people's galas are held."

"What do you mean..."

Huang Yihe suddenly realized, "Let's see what good programs we can learn from in the Spring Festival Gala!"

Wang Feng smiled and said, "Not only for reference, if the program is really good, it's not a bad idea to use it directly."

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On the morning of January 1, Fang Yan followed Lu Yuanchi, Su Yu, Zhang Shouren and others to the small auditorium in the Great Hall of the People. Behind the rows of seats were stickers, most of which had the names of the participating units written on them.

Except for specially invited guests like Fangyan.

I separated from Zhang Shouren and the others and came to the fifth row in the front. The sticker on the back of the front row said "Central TV", and right to my right was "Yanjing TV". I have to say, it was really fate.

China Central Television was originally called "Yanjing Television Station". It was officially renamed in 78 and later became the well-known CCTV.

Dai Linfeng and Wang Fulin, who organized the filming of the TV series "Dream of Red Mansions", are the deputy director and director of CCTV.

The current "Yenjing Television Station" is the local station in Yanjing. It was originally called "Capital Television Station" and was renamed in 79.

I am surrounded by my ex and current boyfriend Yan Jingtai!
"Excuse me, are you Teacher Xiao Fang?"

Just then, a voice came from the corridor.

Fangyan looked in the direction of the voice and saw seven people, led by an old man in a grey Zhongshan suit, with grey hair and a kind face.

"you are?"

"I am the director of Yanjing Television, Wang Yiwei."

The old man didn't care about the age difference between them, and kept calling him "Teacher Xiao Fang" and then introduced his colleagues to him.

"This is our station's deputy director, Long Xinmin."

"..."

"This is Lu Xiaowei."

Looking at this bearded middle-aged man, Fang Yan was inevitably surprised. He did not expect that he was the director of Yanjing Television Studio.

This television studio was the first one in Yanjing and even in the whole country that specialized in producing TV dramas. It was also the predecessor of the "TV Drama Art Center" and had produced TV dramas such as "Desire", "The Story of the Editorial Department", and "Yanjing People in New York".

In the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s, he was a big name in TV drama production!
"Teacher Fang, I have long admired you and have always hoped to have the opportunity to meet you. Today, I finally got my wish."

Lu Xiaowei held Fangyan's hand tightly and shook it hard.

"It's my honor, Director Lu."

Fangyan spoke some polite words to them.

After everyone was seated, Lu Xiaowei said sincerely: "In the future, I hope you can support our factory's work more."

Fangyan pretended to be confused and said, "How can I talk about this?"

Lu Xiaowei got a hint from Wang Xiaowei's eyes and said bluntly that the Yanjing Television Studio had just been established and planned to launch its first TV series before March to break new ground.

Wang Xiaowei went on to say: "Our station has high hopes for the TV studio and we all hope that this opening shot will be a success."

Fangyan continued to pretend to be ignorant until Lu Xiaowei confessed that he wanted to choose one of his novels and adapt it into a TV series.

"Teacher Xiao Fang, do you have any concerns?"

Seeing that he remained silent, Wang Xiaowei was puzzled.

Fangyan asked: "In terms of time, can you make it in time?"

"It's just in time. It's just in time."

Lu Xiaowei said that for their first play, they would not pursue a long-form TV series, but only plan to launch a short drama of three to five episodes.

"If that's the case, then films like The Horse Herder and Under the Hawthorn Tree, which require location shooting, definitely can't be shot."

"Yes, we hope that the filming can focus on the indoor scenes."

"I guess Director Lu has already decided which of my works to adapt, right?" Fang Yan said meaningfully.

"To be honest, it is true."

Lu Xiaowei said that their TV studio wanted to shoot "Listening to the Wind".

Fang Yan narrowed his eyes and said, "Director Lu has a unique vision."

"Teacher Fang, thank you for your compliment. After all, your novel is well written." Lu Xiaowei's eyes were burning, and it was obvious that he was determined to win.

Watching Wang Xiaowei and Lu Xiaowei perform a duet, Fangyan saw through everything but kept silent, and chatted with them about various details of the adaptation, including the royalties.

The script fee standard for TV series is much lower than that for movies. After all, the cost of one episode of a TV series these days may be only 10,000 or 20,000 yuan, or even the total cost of a play may be only tens of thousands.

For the manuscript fee of "Listening to the Wind", Yanjing Television gave the highest price it could offer, 450 yuan. If I were to become a screenwriter, I could get more.

"Teacher Fang doesn't plan to adapt the script himself?"

Lu Xiaowei was very surprised to hear his polite refusal.

"I'm sorry, Director Wang, Director Lu."

Fangyan shook his head and laughed, saying that he had already agreed to be the screenwriter for "The Garland under the Mountain" for Shanghai Film Studio, and he really was too busy to do it.

"Understood, understood."

Wang Yiwei said: "Anyway, Teacher Xiao Fang has done our TV studio a great favor this time."

"Where, where."

Fangyan waved his hand.

The reason why he agreed to adapt the novel was not only because he needed money to buy paintings, but also to establish good relations with Yanjing Television Station and the television factory.

Just when Lu Xiaowei wanted to go a step further and continue discussing the selection of actors with Teacher Fang, a group of people suddenly came into the aisle.

The leaders were Wang Feng and Huang Yihe from CCTV.

"Director Wang, how are you?"

"Okay, everything is fine. Are you okay too?"

Wang Xiaowei and Wang Feng greeted each other with a smile. The people from both CCTV and Yanjing TV were all full of enthusiasm and greeted each other.

As an outsider, the dialect looks left and right.

Former Yanjing TV Station, met current Yanjing TV Station.

Start fighting, start punching, I want to see a river of blood!
(End of this chapter)