Unboxing, Director!

Chapter 67: Dreaming of the Dawn
After the program was finalized, Lu Jiang stayed with the director team for a while and took the opportunity to see the preliminary list of this year's programs.

In it, Lu Jiang saw Xie Tingfeng.

Zhang Xiaohai also knew about Xie Tingfeng's scam against Lu Jiang, and seeing that he was curious, he explained it to him.

Still the same reason, no surprises.

He is a Hong Kong singer.

The third chapter of this Spring Festival Gala is "Reunion of the Chinese People".

This chapter will feature many artists from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan, such as Leon Lai, Ling Feng from Taiwan, and Huang Weilin from Macau.

With the power behind Xie Tingfeng and his rising fame in both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Macau this year, even if he is crushed by Lu Jiang in the mainland, as long as he has no personal moral problems, he cannot be ruled out.

Fortunately, Xie Tingfeng was assigned to sing a duet with five singers from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.

Judging from the program effect alone, it is not a good program.

Zhang Xiaohai asked with a smile: "How is it? Are you satisfied?"

"Director Zhang, how dare I be dissatisfied with what you said! I won't go west if you point me east. If you let me play the leading role, I won't dare to take the side parts!"

Director Zhang laughed out loud: "If you don't sing, being in the system is pretty good!"

"I'd rather sing and film."

After learning about Xie Tingfeng's program changes, Lu Jiang couldn't help but think.

In the original time and space, it seems that Xie Tingfeng will perform solo before midnight this year, and also make his partner Dong Jie popular.

This time, Xie Tingfeng was pushed to this position by herself. Under the butterfly effect, Dong Jie is afraid that she will not be able to become famous overnight.

If you can't become famous overnight, it would be difficult for you to be chosen by Zhang Yimou and star in "Happy Times".

In the future, his fame may be much smaller than in the original time and space. In this way, Pan Yueming will be spared a disaster, and Wang Dazhi will be much happier.
Shaking his head, Lu Jiang shook off his scattered thoughts, stayed for a while and then left. He wanted to continue reaping the benefits.

Shortly after he left, Xie Tingfeng arrived at the director team as promised.

After discussion, Xie Tingfeng was of course not very satisfied when he learned that his piece was for a chorus.

As Huo Wenxi's manager, she had to handle the difficult tasks, so she asked, "Is there any chance for the two of us to sing a duet? It wouldn't be a problem if the time slots are similar."

She was sensible enough not to ask about the solo.

Zhang Xiaohai said directly: "It depends on the situation."

Anyone with a discerning eye can tell what this kind of reply means in mainland China.

Huo Wenxi thanked him and said nothing more.

After discussing the relevant matters, the two walked out of the building.

After getting in the car, Xie Tingfeng started to complain: "You should have gone for a solo!"

Just now, Huo Wenxi also learned about the scheduled programs.

There are at least seven solo programs this year, compared to only three last year.

Considering that it is still in the preliminary stage, in the end only a few of the seven solos may remain.

So Xie Tingfeng felt that there was a great opportunity.

But Huo Wenxi looked helpless: "Leon Lai, A-Mei, Liu Huan, Dong Wenhua, Lu Jiang. Who of these seven soloists can you replace?"

Huo Wenxi then talked about the situations of these people, who were either superstars or singers.

She especially explained the situation of several singers from the mainland.

In a word, everyone is a big boss.

The popularity cannot be compared, the qualifications cannot be compared, and the status and position cannot be compared.

solo?

forget it!
Xie Tingfeng pursed his lips, but ultimately remained silent.

Huo Wenxi advised kindly, "Don't be discouraged. You can still strive for it next time. And this time is just to gain experience. If you work hard next time, you will definitely have no problem winning the solo."

The Spring Festival Gala is very friendly to artists from Hong Kong and Taiwan. They have more privileges than mainland artists in the Spring Festival Gala. Many times, what is an iron rule for mainland artists will become flexible for Hong Kong and Taiwan artists.

This year, Xie Tingfeng originally planned to take the solo stage and planned to perform around midnight.

But there is no way, Lu Jiang is too powerful.

When it comes to Lu Jiang, Xie Tingfeng can't help but grit his teeth.

The other party gave himself the derogatory title of "little king", which is such a shame and humiliation!
"I know you're not feeling well, but don't underestimate Lu Jiang's current glory. The challenges he's about to face are much greater than you can imagine!"

Seeing this, Huo Wenxi continued to comfort her.

Still the same reason.

Lu Jiang is very good in the music industry.

But his trip to Taiwan has proved that Lu Jiang is a mainland artist after all, and does not have an absolute dominant position in Taiwan.

The Golden Lion Award's halo does not reach Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia, because it is a short film after all, and it does not fit in with the music scene.

This can be seen from the fact that the sales of Xie Tingfeng's "Thank You for Your Love 1999" in Taiwan did not suffer much loss.

Moreover, the Taiwanese media actually views Lu Jiang with more hostility, after all, Ren Xianqi is still at his peak.

Therefore, Xie Tingfeng’s music career in Taiwan will continue to shine.

Apart from the music industry, Xie Tingfeng's advantages in other areas remain strong.

With the continued marketing during the last "bumping into porcelain" incident, the definition of "king" has now become diversified.

It is not enough to just look at the music scene, we also have to look at the development of other sectors. Among them, Lu Jiang winning the Golden Lion Award has further accelerated the redefinition of "King of Pop".

Now when fans and the public compare the two kings, the performance of their TV series and movies has become a fixed comparison item.

In other words, whoever wants to become a superstar in the future must achieve outstanding results in this area.

This is difficult for others.

But for Xie Tingfeng, this is his comfort zone!

He was born in Rome, so what film and television resources can't he get?
The awards are not difficult either.

Next, Xie Tingfeng's performance in "Half a Cigarette" has been confirmed to be nominated for the Best Actor Award at this year's Golden Horse Awards, and the company will intensify its lobbying efforts to get him the Best Actor award.

With this award, and some marketing, the gap with Lu Jiang's Short Film Golden Lion Award can be narrowed to the greatest extent.

Then continue acting in movies.

Even if the box office continues to be poor, Lu Jiang is still completely incomparable.

"Lu Jiang is a mainland artist after all, he doesn't have any Hong Kong and Taiwan film and television resources, so we won't let him in, so he can only act in mainland TV series and movies.
If the TV ratings are not good, the title of superstar is just empty. It is as it should be if the TV ratings are good. Even if the ratings are very good, he cannot go overseas.

As for the film industry, international awards are not readily available, and other films cannot compare to Hong Kong films. The mainland market is in such a mess that it is not easy to achieve good results, and they cannot go overseas either.

As time went by, he, the king of Chinese pop, was automatically downgraded to the king of mainland China.

To break the deadlock, Lu Jiang has to win another award or create a drama as popular as "Return of the Condor Heroes" in Asia, but obviously, this is unlikely.

As for you, just develop patiently.

After a year or two, you will see who wins and who loses."

Huo Wenxi gave a thorough analysis.

The conclusion is that apart from releasing a song, Lu Jiang can only wander around in the mainland. But Xie Tingfeng was born in Rome, so he is afraid of temporary gains and losses?
It's not just Lu Jiang, but all male artists from mainland China.

The generation gap in the development of the entertainment industry is evident here.

Why are you in such a hurry?

After Xie Tingfeng heard this, the sky suddenly turned from cloudy to overcast.

The whole person stood up again.

"Sister Huo is right. The advantage is still on our side. I can't be discouraged!"

"That's right"

The car slowly drove away.

On the other hand, Lu Jiang and Li Chao also confirmed the final name of the film and television company.

Lu Jiang chose the last name from a bunch of names: "Let's call it Poxiao Entertainment Media Co., Ltd., or Poxiao Media for short."

"Breaking through the darkness and welcoming the dawn means that the company is full of hope and light. This is pretty good." Li Chao nodded. He still agreed.

"There's another meaning." Lu Jiang said with a smile.

"Oh, what is it?"

"Creating a new path for the domestic film industry!"

“.Hmm~~”

Li Chao hummed for a long time and asked, "Film industry?"

He really didn't understand the concept.

Lu Jiang changed the wording and explained, "Just understand it as 'breaking out of the mainland'."

There are still two years before the mainland enters the era of commercial films.

The current domestic film industry has not completed reform.

It’s not possible to make movies or TV series privately.

The focus of the film is not box office, but publicity and awards.

It is indeed a bit early to talk about the film industry at this time.

Let’s use other words to explain it.

"Everyone thinks that unless I win a major award, my TV and film roles will be confined to mainland China. I want to show them how our Dawn Films can break out of mainland China!"

"I understand now that you're saying this. You want to replicate the second 'Return of the Pearl', right?"

"Correct!"

"Bullshit! It's not that easy to copy "Return of the Condor Heroes"!" Li Chao was speechless.

But Lu Jiang was very calm: "It is definitely difficult to copy it completely, but the point I am talking about is to break out of the mainland and sweep across Asia, do you understand?"

"I understand, but this is almost like a dream."

"Then just treat it as a dream."

Lu Jiang was too lazy to explain.

Li Chao smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll accompany you in dreaming. I'm the best at this anyway."

(End of this chapter)