1979: The child's mother is a celestial being.

Chapter 95 CCTV Report (Please Subscribe!)
The director of CCTV's factory (station) is surnamed Dai. He just attended a meeting at the ministry this morning, and after returning, he instructed his secretary:

"Call Deputy Factory Director Hong over here."

The deputy director Hong mentioned by Director Dai is named Hong Minsheng, who is the head of the factory's arts and culture department.

However, at that moment, Deputy Factory Director Hong was also in a meeting, and it was a crucial time. So even though he knew the factory director was looking for him, he didn't immediately end the meeting.

This is a council meeting to decide who gets to direct two of the Four Great Classical Novels, "Dream of the Red Chamber" and "Journey to the West," and all the directors in the studio are vying for it.

Now it was Wang Fulin's turn to deliver his campaign speech.

Good morning, everyone.

"I want to film 'Dream of the Red Chamber,' and I also believe that 'Dream of the Red Chamber' absolutely deserves to be adapted for the screen. My reasons are as follows—"

First, it plays a role in inheriting and popularizing classic culture: Due to some historical reasons, young people are no longer willing to read our classic literature. I think this is a lack of literary inheritance. Filming "Dream of the Red Chamber" can use the intuitive film and television form to let more people understand this classic masterpiece and help young people rekindle their love and interest in classic masterpieces and traditional culture, which is of great significance.

II. Promoting the development of the TV drama industry...

Right now, although our filming conditions are limited and the skill level of our personnel needs to be improved, filming "Dream of the Red Chamber" is indeed fraught with difficulties. But if we don't even dare to try, when will we ever take that first step?

Some comrades said to wait until the conditions are more mature, but I want to ask, when will the conditions be considered mature?
I think this idea is shirking responsibility. If we leave everything to future generations, what will we say when they ask us what we, their predecessors, have left them? Will we feel ashamed and embarrassed?

Therefore, I think we should film it now, and not only film it, but film it well and make it a classic.

Although I only skimmed through "Dream of the Red Chamber" when I was young, I am determined and passionate to study it in depth. I am willing to apply for a year to immerse myself in the original text, read academic articles, and thoroughly understand the book. I also suggest establishing an advisory committee, inviting scholars of "Dream of the Red Chamber" such as Shen Congwen and Qi Gong, as well as playwrights, to join. With their oversight, the content will certainly be guaranteed to be of high quality.

Moreover, "Dream of the Red Chamber" has more indoor scenes and literary scenes, making it relatively easier to film compared to the numerous action scenes in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Water Margin." We have the ability to overcome this challenge. Once this TV series is successfully filmed, I believe it will be groundbreaking. It will not only enhance the influence of CCTV but also set a benchmark for the development of Chinese TV dramas, paving the way for future adaptations of classic works.

I believe that as long as we work together, we can definitely create a masterpiece that will satisfy the audience and be passed down through generations. I earnestly request the studio to entrust this task to me!

In fact, the studio had debated and held many meetings about who would direct the two famous works, and Hong Minsheng had a pretty good idea of ​​who would do it.

He didn't intend to delay any longer.

The purpose of this meeting this morning is to finalize the selection of the director.

The result, of course, was to follow 'history' and hand over the reins of 'Dream of the Red Chamber' to Wang Fulin, and 'Journey to the West' to Yang Jie.

After the meeting ended, the secretary reminded him again, and Hong Minsheng remembered that the factory director was looking for him, so he quickly went to the factory director's office.

"Old Dai, I'm so sorry, I was in a meeting and couldn't get away..."

Director Dai interrupted Hong Minsheng's apology, waving his hand and saying, "It's nothing, it's nothing urgent. It's just that someone from above has been sent here. They are a dancer, so they are most suitable to work in your department. I'm just letting you know in advance."

At CCTV, such "connections" are not uncommon; in fact, they are quite numerous.

Their arts and culture departments have the most.

Hong Minsheng had seen this kind of thing many times, so he wasn't too opposed to it. He was just a little curious about the identity of the people who came, since even their factory manager said they were arranged by higher-ups.

Director Dai noticed the doubt in the old comrade's eyes and explained with a smile.

"Old Hong, you must have heard a bit about that movie that recently generated $700 million in foreign exchange for the country, right?"

Hong Minsheng nodded, but frowned and said, "Wasn't it $673.5 million? How come it became $7 million in your mouth, Lao Dai?"

"This morning I went to a meeting at the ministry and learned that a young comrade named Chen Fusheng had also filmed a short advertisement for a movie that was released in Hong Kong, which earned him $35."

"Hiss... Are US dollars really that easy to earn? Why don't we have any talent like that in our factory?" Hong Minsheng sighed.

Factory Director Dai smiled mysteriously: "It will be available soon."

"What do you mean?"

Hong Minsheng suddenly realized something, his eyes widening in disbelief: "Could it be that the person you mentioned, Lao Dai, is this Comrade Chen Fusheng?"

"You're daydreaming, but it does have something to do with this Comrade Chen Fusheng." "Who is it? Old Dai, stop keeping me in suspense and just tell me."

"It's his lover."

Hong Minsheng suddenly realized.

……

No. 16, Siji Hutong.

At noon, after lunch, Liu Xiaoli was playing with her daughter in the yard when she saw Chen Fusheng return and said with some surprise:
Why did you come back at noon today?

"I'm going to Hong Kong next Monday, so I can only take you to CCTV this afternoon to report on the news. Otherwise, you'll have to go by yourself."

“I can go by myself,” Liu Xiaoli said after thinking for a moment.

"What do you mean? You don't want me to go?"

"Well, you don't need to go. I'll go report to work by myself this afternoon." Liu Xiaoli said this because she was actually a person with a strong sense of self-respect and didn't want someone to take her to work, as that wouldn't leave a good impression on her superiors.

When Chen Fusheng saw that his wife was really refusing to let him accompany her to the reporting meeting, he thought about it for a moment and could guess about 70-80% of her thoughts.

So I didn't persist.

He nodded and said, "Alright, then you can go report by yourself. I won't go with you."

As he spoke, he stepped forward and took his daughter from his wife's arms.

"Aren't you going back to work?" Liu Xiaoli asked.

"Now that you're all back, what's the point of going anywhere else?"

"So how long will you be gone to Hong Kong next week?"

"My initial estimate is that we'll stay for about a week," Chen Fusheng replied, looking at his wife.

"Who are you going with?"

"Just me."

"Are you alone?" Liu Xiaoli asked with concern.

"No, that won't happen. At least the organization will assign me one or two bodyguards."

Hearing this, Liu Xiaoli felt somewhat relieved.

In the afternoon, although Chen Fusheng did not personally take his wife to CCTV for the report, he still carried his daughter and saw her mother off at the factory gate.

"XiXi, cheer for Mom!"

"Hug~"

"I told you to cheer for your mom, not to let her hug you."

"Hug~"

"Alright, honey, you go ahead."

"it is good."

Liu Xiaoli nodded to the father and daughter, then took a deep breath and walked towards the CCTV gate.

(End of this chapter)