At the same time.
In a teahouse in Yanjing.
The principal of the Beijing Film Academy was sitting in a private room surrounded by the fragrance of tea.
Sitting opposite him were a few young directors who were somewhat famous in the country.
These directors were all new third-tier directors who had shot a popular TV series before.
For a TV drama director.
There were undoubtedly two factors that determined their status:
One was the reputation of the drama itself.
The other was the viewership ratings.
If the viewership ratings were high and the reputation was high, then the celebrity status would go up.
For example.
Take Director Chen Kaige for example.
Farewell My Concubine had established his position in the entertainment industry.
Even though the follow-up filming of the Legend of the Demon Cat had cost a lot of money, the cast was also amazing.
Unfortunately, the box office was a flop and only managed to earn 500 million yuan.
If it was an ordinary director, their status would be affected or even threatened.
However, he was different. He had the support of Farewell My Concubine, which was why he could stand tall.
For an ordinary TV drama director.
New C-list directors were required to have filmed a work with a rating of 6 or above and an average viewership rating of 1.5.
B-list directors were required to have three or more works that scored 6 points and an average viewership rating of 2 points.
A-list directors were required to have filmed five or more six-point works and an average viewership rating of 2.5.
And so on.
However, even a C-list director could call the shots in the entertainment industry. In the middle of the night, there were still beautiful female celebrities knocking on the door.
The TV series they produced might not be able to earn a lot of money, but at least they could live a comfortable life.
Of course.
It was not easy to become a C-list director.
Too many young directors were full of ambition and passion, but after being crushed by one explicit reality after another, they finally gave up on their dreams.
The waves washed away the sand.
Those who stayed were all elites.
Therefore, even a C-list director was respected.
They enjoyed the same treatment as B-list or even A-list celebrities!
"Old Wu, what made you so happy?”
A middle-aged man sitting beside a few C-list directors spoke.
He sat there with a smile on his face. He did not put on any airs at all, but when he spoke, everyone looked at him with reverence.
"Yi Mou…"
The principal of the Beijing Film Academy could not suppress the excitement in his heart. The corners of his mouth curled up.
"I just received a call from the academy. They said that our Beijing Film Academy has produced another good seedling!”
The principal's surname was Wu.
The person who was talking to him was the A-list director of the entertainment industry, Zhang Yimou.
This movie emperor level character.
Back then, he gave up acting to direct his first film, Red Sorcery, which won the Golden Bear Award at the country's first international film festival.
His reputation soared!
The films that followed received numerous awards both domestically and internationally. They were even nominated for three Oscars and five Golden Globes…
His life was simply a legend.
Later on, he changed to directing commercial films and achieved good results.
He stood at the top of the directing world.
He couldn't be measured by the average director.
"Oh?"
Zhang Yimou raised his eyebrows and became interested.
"Who is it?"
"I remember that in the past few years, the only person in your directing department that can be brought out is Wu Gang, right? Could it be him?"
The principal shook his head and smiled mysteriously."
"It's not Wu Gang, but you know this person too!”
"Do I know him?"
"You should have forgotten that during the freshmen ceremony, you even said that you wanted him to be the male lead of your movie. The one who was especially handsome…"
Especially handsome?
Zhang Yimou rubbed his chin and thought about it seriously.
He realized that he really couldn't remember.
The principal of the Beijing Film Academy smiled. That was true. Those who were remembered by Zhang Yimou were all big shots.
For example, international superstars like Zhang Ziyi, Cheng Long, Li Lianjie, Wu Jing, and Zhenzi Dan.
Moreover, he might have just said it casually back then, so how could he remember?
However…
Just as the associate hospital director was thinking this.
Zhang Yimou slapped his forehead and suddenly thought of something.
" Wait a minute, now that you mention it, I remember that Old Wang seems to have taken in a pretty good seedling. A few months ago, he was still showing off to me…What's his name again…His name…"
"Yang Chen?"
"Yes!"
The smile on the deputy hospital director's face grew wider as he nodded.
"It's him! Let me tell you, he's much better than Wu Gangqiang back then!”
" Wu Gang is considered a steady type. He has accumulated a lot of experience and made a web drama when he was about to graduate. His reputation and views were not bad, and he was chosen by Penguin Video..."
"And as his junior brother."
" Yang Chen's first idol drama, although the ratings and reputation both failed and disappointed many coaches, I also thought that this kid would be dispirited for a while..."
"But who would have thought that this fellow would become braver with each setback!”
"This second work has directly attracted the three giants, iQiyi, Penguin Video, and Youku Video!”
"Right now, they're blocking the entrance of the Northern Film Academy to snatch her away. This kid had really shocked the world!”
Upon hearing this, the smiles of the new D-list directors froze.
The three major platforms publicly snatched people?
This was too f * cking exaggerated!
Even they couldn't do it…
Yang Chen was just a student!
"Why didn't you say so earlier?"
Zhang Yimou stood up from his seat. His originally calm heart suddenly became restless, and his eyes flickered with surprise.
"Let's go and watch the show!”
……
At this moment.
Conference Room A801.
The leaders of the directing department, the performing arts department, the academy, and a few other school leaders had also arrived.
They attached great importance to this negotiation.
After all, in all the years that Bei Ying had been around, nothing like this had ever happened!
These instructors were all surprised and delighted.
When he looked at Yang Chen, his eyes were filled with pride and relief.
This is a student taught by our school!
At this moment, Yang Chen was sitting in the conference room.
Beside him were Cui Xinqin, Wang Wenyue, and the leaders of the department.
The person sitting at the head of the table was the vice principal of the Beijing Film Academy.
Opposite them were Zhang Mengru from Penguin Video, Xiao from Youku Video, and Zhang from iQiyi Video.
The three of them were dressed up today. It was obvious that they attached great importance to this negotiation.
"This is the situation."
Zhang Mengru smiled and said in a calm tone,
"Director Chen, your work is very important to us at Penguin Video. If your work is published on Penguin Video, you will get better resources and a better way of operating.”
"Let's work together to create a popular youth idol drama.”
"Let me tell you some data."
"Last month, we calculated that the number of monthly active users of our QQ video has reached 140 million! Moreover, this number was still increasing.”
"Other video platforms took more than ten years to get this number, but Penguin only took three years.”
"You can imagine how terrifying the potential of QQ Video is!”
"You won't regret choosing us.”
As soon as this sentence was released.
iQiyi, the two producers of Youku, their faces darkened.
F * ck.
You penguins are so ruthless?!
……
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