I am a historical film director in the entertainment industry.

"Jiangjiang, could you take a cup of coffee to my office?"

Cheng Sheng, who didn't like coffee, needed a cup to perk himself up after not sleeping for a day and a night.

Jiangsu Ying quickly brought the coffee into the office. Looking at Cheng Sheng's messy hair and pale face, she said worriedly, "Boss, why don't you go home and rest first? Your body can't take this."

"No need. I still have things to take care of later. It's not too late to go back and rest after I'm done."

Cheng Sheng took a sip of coffee and continued, "Post-production of the film is complete, and three promotional videos have been edited. Have someone release them online to generate buzz for the film."

"Hmm." Jiangsu Ying took notes of Cheng Sheng's words.

"Boss, do you want the company to cooperate with the publicity?"

Seeing that Cheng Sheng didn't say anything more, Jiangsu Ying couldn't help but ask.

"No need. I'm making this film with a political mission. The Xijiang government will help with the publicity. We just need to upload the promotional video online."

To be honest, Cheng Sheng didn't earn a single penny from this film, because the subsequent release arrangements would be handled by Xijiang. Once the film was finished, he had nothing to do with it anymore.

Of course, the film's copyright still belongs to Cheng Sheng. If Xijiang wants to make a sequel, Cheng Sheng will not stop them. On the contrary, he will grant them the rights for free.

"By the way, please inform Sister Li, Liu Ye, Liu Dehua, and the people from Xijiang that I will organize an internal screening the day after tomorrow."

Cheng Sheng said.

The main purpose of notifying Xijiang was to have them come and collect the completed film reels.

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"Has anything important happened at the company recently?" Cheng Sheng asked, changing the subject.

Upon hearing this, Jiangsu Ying put down his notebook and said happily, "Reply 1988 aired on Hunan TV half a month ago and its ratings exceeded 15%. Moreover, this drama was also broadcast simultaneously on iQiyi, and its viewership has now exceeded 100 million times. It has a high rating of 9.7 on Douban and has been praised by viewers as 'the most heartwarming drama about family and neighborhood'."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Sheng smiled inwardly.

The reason he plagiarized the drama "Reply 1988" is because the drama was popular.

In another world, "Reply 1988" has a higher rating on Douban than any other Korean drama, and it is very popular in China.

Its popularity in China is comparable to that of "My Lovely Sam Soon," and almost everyone knows it.

In South Korea, this drama set a record for the highest viewership rating in the history of TVN when it aired.

In China, nearly 30 people on Douban gave it a high score of 9.7, and no other Korean drama has surpassed it in overall ratings to date.

Since "Reply 1988" started airing in China, the attention and discussion surrounding it on various social media platforms has far exceeded everyone's expectations, with the debate becoming more intense every day.

In 2019, this TV series was remade in China, but unfortunately, it was met with a strong rejection from netizens as soon as the news was released, which shows how popular the show was in China.

Cheng Sheng put a lot of effort into getting the company's screenwriters to write a good script, because there were many parts of the script that were not adapted to the Chinese context.

For example, 1988 in South Korea is definitely different from 1988 in China.

Whether it's the time, background, or characters, everything needs to be relevant to the domestic situation.

The company's screenwriters researched countless materials and spent two months writing the script.

The current success of this drama is no less than that of the other timeline, and may even be better.

"How's it going with Director Ning Hao? Is the movie 'Crazy Stone' finished?" Cheng Sheng asked.

"It's already finished, and Director Ning plans to take this film to this year's Venice Film Festival," Jiangsu Film said.

Cheng Sheng was taken aback when he heard this. If his other self's memory was correct, "Crazy Stone" did not seem to have been screened at the Venice Film Festival.

Another time and space was selected for the International New Cinema section of the 55th Berlin International Film Festival, and also won several awards at the Hong Kong International Film Festival and the Moscow International Children's Film Festival, such as the Golden Swan Award and the Most Popular Film Award.

Furthermore, the Busan International Film Festival and the Spanish International Film Festival also gave it high praise, and Ning Hao won the Best Director Award for this film.

"Crazy Stone" has also been selected for more than 50 international film festivals and screened in theaters in Germany and France, demonstrating its influence in the global film market.

This film is set in a completely different timeline, and it's uncertain whether it will even be shown at the Venice Film Festival...

and many more.

Venice Film Festival?

If I remember correctly, the Venice Film Festival was held on August 30th, but that's already passed.
He'd never participate!

Is it next year?

But the problem hasn't even started next year yet.

"Jiang Jiang, if I remember correctly, the Venice Film Festival is over, what is he going to attend?" Cheng Sheng frowned.

"Hehe, boss, you're absolutely right. The Venice Film Festival is usually held on August 30th, but this year it's been delayed by more than two months," Jiangsu Film explained with a smile.

Cheng Sheng was very surprised, not expecting that this year's Venice Film Festival would be postponed.

However, it doesn't matter to him, since he doesn't have any new films going to the Venice Film Festival this year anyway.

Afterwards, Cheng Sheng asked about some things concerning the company's artists.

Jiangsu Film is indeed the representative he chose; he is very knowledgeable about everything in the company.

The company has fewer than ten artists in total. The biggest names are Li Naiwen, Su Chang, Wang Zhi, and Tong Yaya. The others, Jiao Junyan, Zhang Xiaofei, and Tang Wei, are relatively less famous because they are all newcomers.

Especially Tang Wei, who had just joined the company, was arranged to first work as an extra in film crews and play minor supporting roles. Only after her acting skills were improved would she be given leading roles.

Fearing that Tang Wei might misunderstand, Xing Aina also explained the company's arrangements for her to her.

Tang Wei didn't mind, after all, she was just a newcomer in the entertainment industry, and it was definitely impossible for her to play the female lead right after joining the company.

So she obediently followed the company's arrangements and went to other film crews to play small roles to hone her acting skills.

"Boss, are the artists in our company too gloomy?"

Jiangsu Ying asked cautiously.

The company currently only has one male artist, Lee Nae-moon, and the rest are all female artists, which does indeed create an overly yin atmosphere.

"Don't worry, we'll be signing more male artists in the future."

Cheng Sheng said.

He also wants to sign more male artists, but nowadays most male artists in the entertainment industry are already owned by companies, so they are hard to poach!
Signing new male artists is much more difficult than signing new female artists.

After all, most young male celebrities these days are traffic stars, and Cheng Sheng wouldn't sign someone like that.

He understood the character of those popular celebrities all too well. (End of Chapter)