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The sun shines on the river, making the waves sparkle.

The bow of the ship pierced through the blue waves and moved forward bravely, stirring up layers of waves with silver-white waves, one higher than the other.

Fangyan stood on the deck, put his arm around Gong Xing's shoulders, and they snuggled up to each other.

"You and Qingxia went to the hospital to see Cheng Long this morning. How is he? Is he seriously injured?"

"There were skin injuries on my arms and legs, my spine was damaged, and my pelvis was dislocated. The doctor said I was almost paralyzed."

"It's so serious!"

Gong Xing was shocked. "I've heard you say that Cheng Long works very hard when filming, but this is too much."

"That's just the beginning. The real life-threatening part is still in the climax of the mall scene where we catch the drug lord."

The dialect is briefly described.

When Gong Xing heard that Cheng Long was going to slide down a 21-meter-high steel pipe wrapped with Christmas lights and cables, he was shocked:
"This is not a police story, it's a life-threatening story!"

"This play is indeed a life-threatening one, but it is also understandable."

Fang Yan explained: "He suffered such a big setback in 'The Young and the Restless', and he must find ways to make back all the lost reputation, word of mouth and box office. He has to work even harder, otherwise, how can he break into Hollywood?"

"Then do Qingxia, Zuxian and the others also have to shoot such dangerous scenes in the shopping mall scene?"

Gong Xing's tone was filled with worry.

"Of course there are, but not as dangerous as Cheng Long's."

Fang Yan said that the entire shopping mall scene was all about breaking glass, and both Brigitte Lin and Joey Wong had to break the glass at least once.

Gong Xing was so shocked that he exclaimed, "Real glass?!"

"Sugared glass. Real glass is not that easy to break."

Fangyan said that most of the glass in the movie are props, and sugared glass is the most common one. In addition, there are silicate inorganic glass, resin glass, etc. "Police Stories" is no exception, and the budget of this movie has been hugely invested in buying glass.

"I think this "Police Story" should be renamed "Glass Story"."

Gong Xing shook his head.

"You know what, this 'Glass Story' can be used as a gimmick and selling point for 'Police Stories'."

Fang Yan said, "When we get to the White Swan Hotel, I will definitely call the crew and ask them to count the amount of glass consumed."

Gong Xing blinked. He had never expected that a commercial film could be marketed in this way. He silently took note of it and learned another trick.

The two chatted for a while in the wind and then returned to the cabin.

"You kept calling her 'Qingxia' just now. That's not right. I remember you two have only known each other for a few days."

Fang Yan was very surprised. "How can you be as nice to them as you are to Zhao Jing, Zhang Yu, Rui Xue and the others?"

"Maybe this is fate."

Gong Xing said: "There are some people you may not like even if you see them a hundred times, but there are some people you only need to talk to once to feel that she is your destined good friend. Qingxia, Zuxian, Xiaolin and others are the latter for me." Then he repeated their heartfelt words with reservation.

"If you two are so compatible, why don't you make a movie together in the future?"

Fang Yan half-jokingly said, "Maybe you should just ask her to be the leading actress in your first film as a director."

“I really thought so!”

Gong Xing's tone was full of expectation: "It would be great if she could break through herself with that play, successfully transform herself, and realize the second spring of her career."

"Don't think too far ahead. Think about what you should shoot as your directorial debut."

Fangyan gave a playful smile.

Gong Xing frowned slightly and fell into deep thought. He really had no idea what the first movie would be about.

But at least one thing is certain, that is, what I want to shoot most is work in dialect.

………………

The ship arrived at the dock. The two rested in Yangcheng for one night and flew back to Yanjing the next day.

After a long National Day holiday, Fang Yan returned to Renwenshe and participated in the organization and preparation of the National Youth Writers Symposium. In fact, the specific activity plan had been roughly finalized before he left for Hong Kong.

The date is set for November 11th and the meeting will last for 5 to 3 days.

Just like last year's Hangzhou conference was held in a hotel by the West Lake, this conference was held at the Xiangshan Guesthouse in Yanjing.

It will be the season of clear and crisp autumn weather, which is also the best time to visit Xiangshan to enjoy the red leaves.

The entire editorial department of People's Literature was busy until they submitted the proposed invitation list to their superiors, and they were able to breathe a sigh of relief only after that.

As soon as Fang Yan finished dealing with the mess at hand, he was "carried" to the Feitian Awards ceremony at the invitation of Gong Xing, Su Ya, Wang Shuo and others. After all, he had the titles of "producer" and "consultant" in the award-nominated drama "Stewardess".

At this moment, representatives from all the large and small TV stations in Yanjing, including the Central TV Station, came to the venue. They gathered in twos and threes with comrades from local TV stations who came from afar to discuss the current development plans of the television industry, the experience and views on TV drama production, and so on.

"Teacher Fang!"

"Director Lu, Director Zheng."

Fang Yan saw Lu Xiaowei, Zheng Xiaolong and others walking towards him and greeted them one by one.

A quick glance revealed that besides the people from the TV Art Center, there were also the leading actors of "Air Hostess", Zhang Guangbei, Zhu Lin...

There are a total of 8 awards in the Feitian Awards, among which the "TV Drama Award", "Single Script Award" and "Short Drama and Sketch Award" are divided into first, second and third prizes.

The remaining five are individual awards, including Best Actor, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Lighting (Photography) Award.

Gong Xing and Zhu Lin were nominated for the Feitian Awards for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress, but Zhang Guangbei's competition for Best Actor at the Feitian Awards was the most intense.

He will compete with Chen Jianfei, who has starred in "Harbin Under Night" and "Going Towards the Distance".

"This time, the TV series produced by our art center was nominated for so many awards at once, thanks to Teacher Fang and Wang Shuo."

Zheng Xiaolong cupped his hands, his words full of gratitude.

"Thank you for the compliment. This is actually the result of everyone's hard work and collective effort."

Fang Yan said: "Even without us, your film Four Generations Under One Roof would still have achieved good results."

Lu Xiaowei and Zheng Xiaolong continued the conversation and said that as soon as "Four Generations Under One Roof" was finished, the Television Art Center was looking for new scripts and planned to shoot them into TV series before the end of the year so that they could be broadcast at the beginning of next year, so they were preparing to continue cooperating with Fangyan's studio.

"What novels have you taken a fancy to?"

Fang Yan smiled when he heard that business was coming. "Teacher Fang, Director Lu and his team picked "Plain Clothes Police" and "Criminal Investigation Team"..."

As soon as Wang Shuo opened his mouth, Zheng Xiaolong and Lu Xiaowei nodded in agreement.

"They are all criminal investigation and case solving types."

Fangyan was not surprised. Since the emergence of a series of detective novels such as "Song Ci, the Chief Judge of the Song Dynasty" and "Serious Crime Squad", they not only boosted the sales of "Mystery World", but also set off a wave of creation of popular novels on themes such as mystery, criminal investigation, police and gangsters.

Even radio stations began to launch mystery and suspense radio dramas, and television stations began to broadcast short episodes of police and criminal investigation TV dramas.

"This is also in line with the current situation of audience ratings and crackdowns."

Zheng Xiaolong grinned.

Fangyan understood it very well, but despite that he still declined the request to adapt "Criminal Investigation Team" into a film or TV series, because the novel was still being serialized and it wouldn't be too late to film it after it was finished. What puzzled him was why Lu Xiaowei and others had not considered "Song Ci, the Inspector General of the Song Dynasty"?
“Who said we haven’t thought about it!”

Su Ya replied: "Of course we want to make "Song Ci, the Chief Justice of the Song Dynasty" into a TV series!"

"Teacher Fang, to be honest, no one in our art center wants to shoot "Song Ci, the Chief Justice of the Song Dynasty"."

Zheng Xiaolong was surprised and delighted. "If you are willing to authorize us, we will definitely shoot it well and never slack off!"

Fang Yan couldn't help but joked, "If you think so, why didn't you mention it just now?"

“Isn’t this because of funding issues…”

Zheng Xiaolong told the truth that most of the Television Art Center's funds this year were spent on "Four Generations Under One Roof". If they wanted to shoot "Song Ci, the Chief Inspector of the Song Dynasty", they would have to wait until next year. So they had to settle for the second best and use the remaining funds to shoot "Plainclothes Policemen".

"We can't ruin a good novel like "Song Ci, the Chief Justice of the Song Dynasty"."

Lu Xiaowei said sincerely: "Although we cannot provide the same funding and treatment as Dream of Red Mansions and Journey to the West, the entire art center will do its best to ensure that this TV series is well made and will definitely not disgrace Teacher Fang's masterpiece."

"Just based on your attitude, I feel like I have no choice but to give it to you."

Fangyan walked to the designated seat and sat down.

Zheng Xiaolong, Su Ya and others looked at each other, and immediately a look of ecstasy appeared on their faces.

These days, not only police and gangster-themed TV shows like "Crime Squad" and "Plainclothes Police" have become popular, but ancient suspense crime-solving shows like "Song Ci, the Chief Inspector of the Song Dynasty" are also receiving attention from TV stations and film studios across the country.

Based on the intelligence they have alone, there are no fewer than three or four TV stations preparing to shoot a costume suspense TV series.

For example, Southern Henan TV is planning to adapt the story of Bao Gong in "Three Heroes and Five Gallants" and historical stories into a TV series called "Bao Gong".

For example, the Quanzhou TV series "Detective Dee" has also been approved.

“But I suggest that ‘Song Ci, the Chief Justice of the Song Dynasty’ doesn’t have to be filmed all at once.”

Fang Yan said: "It can be divided into two parts, or the first part, the second part, and the third part, and filmed in batches."

"Why is this?"

Everyone cast doubtful looks at him.

Fangyan took into account that the original version of "The Inspector General of the Song Dynasty" had 52 episodes. With the financial, human and material resources of the Television Art Center, it might not be possible to film it even if they spent all their savings for a whole year, not to mention that there were other TV drama shooting plans that required budgets.

Lu Xiaowei, Zheng Xiaolong, Su Ya and others thought about it for a while and found that what he said did make sense.

"Of course, there is a solution."

Fangyan suggested that the Television Art Centre could seek cooperation with other television stations, or even cooperate with Hong Kong's TVB, Asia Television and other television stations.

"Hong Kong's TV station?!"

Everyone was shocked by this bold idea, but the old veteran Lu Xiaowei keenly realized that this was a great opportunity.

With Hong Kong TV series such as "Huo Yuanjia" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" being introduced to the mainland, the cooperation between the two sides on TV series has become increasingly close. Just this year, ATV directly cooperated with CCTV and sent the crew of the TV series "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea" to the mainland for filming, setting a precedent.

"That's right. Since movies can be co-produced in Hong Kong, there's no reason why TV series can't be produced as well."

As soon as Su Ya said this, it immediately caused discussions among Lu Xiaowei, Zheng Xiaolong and others, and there were many different opinions.

It was not until the award ceremony officially began that all the discussions stopped abruptly and the noisy venue became quiet.

The entire Feitian Awards ceremony was not as lengthy as in later generations. The process was quite simple, and the host would not deliberately create suspense and delay the time. Without any delay, he would directly announce the list of winners and then let the winners go on stage to receive the awards and give a brisk acceptance speech.

But unfortunately, although "Stewardess" was shortlisted for four awards, Zhu Lin and Zhang Guangbei both lost to strong competitors.

Only Gong Xing won the Feitian Award for Best Actress, and she is only one step away from winning the Grand Slam of mainland performing arts awards, namely the Golden Eagle Award for TV dramas.

(PS: The Magnolia Award was not established until 1986, and the predecessor of the Huabiao Award was the "Ministry of Culture's Excellent Film Award")
Looking at her good sister standing on the stage with such brilliance, Zhu Lin clapped her hands and was happy from the bottom of her heart. But when she thought that she was about the same age as Gong Xian and had also acted in many TV dramas and movies, but had only achieved small success, her envious eyes were mixed with a hint of loss.

"We'll have another chance later."

Su Ya whispered a few words of comfort.

Seeing this, everyone began to comfort Zhang Guangbei and Zhu Lin who were eliminated.

"In my opinion, we can confirm a few actors for "Song Ci, the Chief Justice of the Song Dynasty" first."

Fangyan looked left at Zhang Guangbei, who was undoubtedly the best candidate for the chief constable. After all, this was Lu Bu, Lu Fengxian, who had been wandering for half his life and regretted that he had never met a wise leader!
Look at Zhu Lin on the right. Originally, it was planned to let her play Song Ci’s wife Xue Yuzhen, but now they have changed their minds and let her play Zhu Yinggu who has a crush on Song Ci.

"I?"

Hearing this, Zhu Lin shook his head repeatedly: "How can this be possible? Gong Yu is more suitable for the role of Zhu Yinggu than me."

The result was that as soon as Gong Xing stepped off the stage, he readily agreed to Fang Yan's casting plan and took the initiative to ask to play Xue Yuzhen.

"You were my partner in "Stewardess", and this time it's my turn to be your supporting role, so don't refuse!"

"This this……"

Zhu Lin opened his mouth.

"Stop talking about this and that, and stop pushing things between us."

Gong Xing patted the back of her hand and looked at Fang Yan, Su Ya and the others. "Let's just settle it. What do you think?"

Wang Shuo suddenly said: "The only thing missing in this case-solving team is Song Ci. How about you, Mr. Fang, take the trouble to play Song Ci..."

"Good job, Wang Shuo."

Fang Yan pointed at him and smiled, then handed the decision on the casting of Song Ci to Lu Xiaowei, Zheng Xiaolong and others.

Before everyone could start discussing, their attention was quickly drawn to the first, second and third prizes for TV dramas that were about to be awarded. (End of this chapter)