director of the millennium

"clear."

"It really should be a different background."

Li Xiaoping nodded in agreement, resting her hands on her chin, and said after a pause, "Why not just put it in Thailand?"

"The northern part is still quite chaotic over there, or you can go to Cambodia, which is even more chaotic."

"Let's go with Thailand." Wu Yuan shook his head. "Thailand is a more well-known country. Cambodia is not well-known in China. Movie fans may not know about it."

"Okay, let's just leave it at that. Director and actors, you can handle it yourself. I don't have time to take care of it."

It's just a movie with a box office of 1 billion, so Wu Yuan has no intention of selecting the director and actors himself. He doesn't care whether the male lead is Xiao Yang or not. Although Xiao Yang's acting is indeed good in the movie, it doesn't mean that only Xiao Yang can play this role.

If nothing else, Huang Bo would definitely perform better than Xiao Yang.

It is said that among the last few movies Wu Yuan watched before waking up from his dream, one was "Across the Wrathful Sea" starring Huang Bo. The character of the male protagonist in this movie is similar to that in "The Accidental Detective", which is also the story of an honest father who rises up to seek revenge after his daughter gets into an accident.

Regardless of the plot of the movie, Huang Bo's performance of this character is flawless, and there will be absolutely no problem in asking him to play the role in "The Accidental Murderer".

And even if Huang Bo was not there, Wu Yuan could easily think of several substitutes in his mind. After all, the character of the male protagonist in "The Accidental Murderer" is actually quite distinctive. He is a revengeful male protagonist, and there is no shortage of actors in China who can play this role well.

"Is there nothing else this time?" Wu Yuan rubbed his eyebrows and wanted to stand up and leave the office again.

However, Li Xiaoping called him again.

"Well, there's one more thing." Li Xiaoping smiled awkwardly, took out another document from the drawer, and handed it to Wu Yuan in a flattering manner.

"It's like this, Director Wu, do you know anything about slow variety shows?"

Wu Yuan frowned. Li Xiaoping mentioned slow variety shows at this point in time?

"Are you referring to 'Three Meals a Day'?" Wu Yuan asked uncertainly.

"Three Meals a Day" is a reality show about self-sufficient organic farming life produced by tvN TV station in South Korea.

The director of this program is Luo Yingxi, who is a well-known variety show director in South Korea. He produced many Korean variety shows such as "Two Days and One Night", "Grandpas Over Flowers", "Sisters Over Flowers" and "Youth Over Flowers".

Originally, he was a contracted variety show director for KBS, one of the three major TV stations in South Korea. Later he was poached by tvN. The "Flower" series is the variety show he produced for TvN.

Because the Korean site of Guangying Kuaibo has a strategic partnership with TvN, the variety show "Flower" series is also broadcast online on Guangying Kuaibo.

At the end of last year and the beginning of this year, Luo Yingxi launched his new variety show "Three Meals a Day", which was also launched simultaneously on Guangying Kuaibo.

Then this program became popular in South Korea, ranking first among variety shows in the same period in terms of both TV ratings and online playback volume.

What's amazing is that this show is different from all the variety shows on the market in Korea. While most Korean variety shows focus on themes such as comedy, confrontation, and celebrity romance, "Three Meals a Day" takes a different approach and is a show with relatively weak variety elements.

The format of this program is to invite performers to go to the countryside and use organic ingredients to prepare three meals a day to solve the problem of food.

In the program, the performers not only have to use existing ingredients to prepare three meals a day, but are also responsible for planting and harvesting crops, and pickling different kimchi or brewing wine in appropriate seasons, fully experiencing the working life in the countryside.

Simply put, it is to find a group of celebrities to experience rural life in the countryside. There are no deliberate funny segments, no competitions, and no variety show CP. To be honest, just looking at the program introduction, it will give people a very boring feeling, but it is unexpectedly popular in Korea, and it has opened up a new track - slow variety shows.

While various outdoor reality shows are still causing aesthetic fatigue through tasks and check-ins, slow variety shows bring new audio-visual experiences to the audience through down-to-earth scenes and healing styles, and have accumulated a large number of exclusive audiences.

Compared to fast variety shows that rely on intense body movements to make people come alive, slow variety shows rely on fresh post-production, color grading, MG animation, and chicken soup narration, focusing on finding laughs from daily actions.

Slow variety shows are very good at capturing people's hearts. One shot may have a healing effect, and a conversation may trigger resonance with life.

"Three Meals a Day" is such a program.

"Director Wu, you have also watched this show!" Li Xiaoping was a little surprised. She thought that Wu Yuan, who was busy with work, was focused on movies and had no time and interest to watch variety shows, let alone foreign variety shows.

In fact, Wu Yuan had never watched it, but he had read the monthly report of Guangying Kuaibo and knew how popular "Three Meals a Day" was in South Korea. In addition, he was not unfamiliar with slow variety shows in his previous life.

So he nodded calmly: "The company's variety show department also wants to make a slow variety show?"

"Like Three Meals a Day?"

Before Li Xiaoping nodded, Wu Yuan said without stopping: "This is a good idea."

"Young people in today's urban society live a fast-paced life and have high work pressures. They really need a variety show that allows them to slow down and appreciate life."

"The name of the program can just be "Longing for Life"."

"Busy urban life brings pressure and restlessness to people. Many urban workers probably want to get away from the hustle and bustle, avoid the crowds, and yearn to move from the city to the countryside to breathe natural air."

"We can find a few regular hosts, and then invite guests from the entertainment industry to live in the countryside for two days and one night. We can pick fruits from the fields, build stoves, and use the only traditional daily necessities in the farmhouse to live a self-sufficient life."

"Let the guests return to life itself, rely on their own labor and efforts to exchange for food for three meals a day, and then let them cook for themselves, so as to slow down in this fast-paced life."

"Let them experience what it's like to pick chrysanthemums under the eastern fence and leisurely see the southern mountains."

"I believe that such variety shows will also bring a sense of relaxation and leisure to the audience, allowing them to appreciate the charm of rural scenery and relieve the stress of life and work."

"By the way, if we are going to do this program, it would be best to have Peng Peng as a permanent guest. This kid is silly and simple, which is very suitable for the role of the landlord's silly son."

"Then we can find two more experienced regular guests. Mr. He from Hunan TV is a good example. With him around, no matter what guests come to record the show, they can be motivated by him and become friends with them."

"It would be best to find another permanent guest who is about the same age as Teacher He and is from the industry who can cook. This way, we don't have to worry about the guest not being able to cook. I believe that most artists in the industry have never cooked before."

"With two adults and one child, there is a family atmosphere among the resident guests. They are like a farmhouse in the countryside, welcoming guests coming and going."

"What do you think of this idea?"

"." Li Xiaoping had a dazed look on her face. She looked at Wu Yuan with her red lips slightly parted. She muttered a few times and couldn't utter a word.

She had only just made the opening statement, but Director Wu went on to launch into a long speech, going straight to the point of deciding on the guests. What else could she say? (End of this chapter)