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Director Wei’s treatment is not outrageous.

Director Wei himself was also quite calm, and just asked curiously, "The higher-ups wanted a lot of tribute dramas?"

Boss Zhou nodded and said, "Yes, in recent years, especially since you became famous, the Chinese film industry has indeed blossomed a bit. However, there are not enough patriotic dramas and there is also a lack of modern dramas that show the changes of the times.

There's nothing wrong with letting a hundred flowers bloom, but it's not good for all the dramas to focus on negative themes."

Director Wei said, "Brother, you are exaggerating.

"Sweeping Dark Storm," the hit "In the Name of the People" from two years ago, the Navy-produced "Operation Red Sea," and my "The Age of Contenders" are all patriotic themes and have all received very good reviews."

Boss Zhou smiled and said, "So the higher-ups are confident in you, kid. No matter how many scenes of this kind you shoot, they want to see them.

Especially since you are here to shoot, many people are looking forward to it.

Wei Jun, I won’t hide it from you, many big leaders are your fans and especially love watching the dramas you direct.”

Mr. Huang was so scared that he quickly took a sip of wine.

This is not a rumor in the circle and is easy to understand.

But what Boss Zhou said today was confirmed.

Director Wei, Jane is in the emperor's heart.

But Mr. Huang had nothing to complain about.

Director Wei's films are indeed worthy of appreciation.

If he received it, he would definitely appreciate Director Wei.

Director Wei himself was also very calm."

Brother, don't flatter me so much.

Just tell me briefly, what kind of movie do they want to film?"

Boss Zhou introduced: "The first type is similar to the last time you filmed "Sweeping Dark Storm", which is a drama about cracking down on gangs and eliminating evil, but the scale of the film you filmed was too large.

The focus should be on promoting the country's determination and actions to crack down on organized crime, rather than focusing on corruption within the customs office."

Director Wei almost immediately thought of "Storm".

You can tell whether this kind of drama is a mission drama by looking at the producer and the directing unit.

Obviously, "Kuangchuan" is produced by CCTV.

Zhongyang Fazheng is under the guidance of the publicity and education giant and the Zhongyang Fazheng Comprehensive Management Information Center.

Focus on the country's determination and actions to crack down on organized crime.

The great judge will come down to uphold justice.

The plot is very typical.

But it was shot very well.

Director Wei can certainly shoot it, but Director Wei has already shot "Sweeping Dark Storm", a film with the same theme. Boss Zhou said that the scale of this kind of film should be smaller, so it is naturally difficult for Director Wei to be interested in this theme.

Director Wei said directly: "I have already filmed this kind of drama. There is no point in repeating myself. Besides, there are many directors in the industry who are good at filming this kind of crime drama and can shoot it well without me.

Boss Zhou, please don't ask me to do this kind of drama."

"I guess you're not interested."

Boss Zhou still knew Director Wei: "Then you might be interested in the second topic."

"Brother, tell me what you have to say."

Zhou Laodao said: "Military dramas, like the one in Soldier Assault.

Reduce the love element, or even better, eliminate it.

Don’t use traffic actors to show the new look of our army in the new era.

We lack a representative drama in this field. "Soldier Assault" was well-made, but it was made over a decade ago and is no longer suitable for today's military system."

After hearing what Boss Zhou said, Director Wei did become somewhat interested.

In fact, "Special Warfare Glory" is the new-age military drama that Boss Zhou mentioned.

Show the new look of our army in the new era.

There is basically no love scene.

Focus on special operations and glory, and focus on changes within the military system.

The idea is very good. The Military Daily commented on "Special Warfare Glory": "Special Warfare Glory" reflects the actual combat military training, with more than ten types of combat forms alone, which is unprecedented in previous TV dramas.

Jie Fangjun's Wujing unit carries out important tasks, which are called non-war military operations, such as counter-terrorism, maintaining stability, and drug control. These are all reflected, but Yang Yang was chosen as the leading actor in "Special Warfare Glory".

It’s not that Yang Yang is bad, but he is definitely not good enough.

You can't praise Yang Yang as an outstandingly good actor.

His acting skills can hardly support a non-idol drama, especially a military drama.

You can only say that Yang Yang is trying very hard to play a tough soldier.

However, some things cannot be achieved by hard work alone, but also require talent and experience. The reputation of "Special Warfare Glory" is actually not bad. As a domestic military drama, the Douban score of 71 points shows that the plot is acceptable to most audiences.

It's just not good enough.

Director Wei also remembered that in his previous life, a leader in charge of the entertainment industry system publicly criticized the drama "Special Warfare Glory" and Yang Yang at an internal meeting, believing that using traffic stars to play soldiers was an immature choice.

But before "Special Warfare Glory", Xiao Zhan starred in "Ace Troops"...tsk.

Douban didn’t even dare to give a score.

You taste it.

Director Wei can only say that the criticism he received seemed a bit like bullying the weak and fearing the strong, or he simply didn't bother to mention Zhan Zhan.

After all, Yang Yang might just not have acted well enough, and I still watched it despite receiving criticism.

As for Zhan Zhan...I might not be able to bear to look at it after I get it.

This subject matter does lack a representative and excellent TV series.

It is worth mentioning that the director of "Special Warfare Glory" and the director of "Storm" are actually the same person.

This director has some stuff. It has nothing to do with whether the movies he makes are good or not, but almost all of the movies he makes follow the trend from above.

Very keen sense of smell.

Getting back to the point, Director Wei nodded and said, "I'm indeed interested in this subject. Do you have a script?"

Boss Zhou shook his head and said, "You need to write it yourself. You can go to the army to observe. You are an expert in scripts."

Director Wei smiled bitterly: "But I'm not professional enough in the military field. If I want to shoot this kind of scene well, I need to delve into too much, otherwise it will easily make a fool of myself."

Boss Zhou deliberately asked, "What? Even the famous Director Wei is scared?"

Director Wei said: "It's not that I'm afraid, but I'm a little too tired.

Doing something you are not good at can easily lead to half the result with twice the effort.

Brother, there must be other themes of dramas.”

"Yes, there are. They still need dramas about poverty alleviation, but I guess you are not interested."

Director Wei: "...Brother, you really understand me."

Director Wei admitted that "Mountains and Seas" was well-filmed.

But he couldn't take the picture.

The audiences who like him are definitely not the same as the audiences who watch poverty alleviation dramas.

Director Wei doesn't want to abandon his base.

"Any more?"

"Yes, there are realistic dramas that reflect the changing times. To be more precise, they reflect the tremendous achievements my country has made since reform and opening up, and the doubling of the people's happiness index in the changing times.

The drama "A Flowing River" produced by your Station A and Shanying is in line with this theme and will be promoted prominently.

Director Wei nodded. "The World" also fits this theme.

In essence, this is also a play that praises and glorifies others.

However, this type of drama has much more room for development than poverty alleviation dramas.

Director Wei believes that the two most difficult dramas to shoot are poverty alleviation dramas and science fiction dramas like "County as a Compound".

Boss Zhou suggested, "Director Wei, I suggest you stick with military dramas. You have more room to develop your talents with that subject matter."

Director Wei thought for a moment, then asked carefully, "Brother, are there any specific requirements for scenes reflecting the changing times?"

“There are no specific requirements, but there are general framework requirements.”

"Brother, please tell me in detail."

"We need to show that under the leadership of the country, the people's living standards have doubled;" We need to show that under the leadership of the country, the entire country and society have made tremendous progress; "We need to let the audience see that under the leadership of the country, we are full of hope.

As long as you keep striving for self-improvement, you will definitely succeed one day."

Director Wei raised his eyebrows.

Then I will film a small town student who changes his fate by studying hard and then enters the business world.

He struggled and fought hard in the tide of the times. With the support of the country and population benefits, the company he founded grew along with the country. He went from an unknown small town grassroots to a wealthy man ranked at the top of the rich list. Does this growth line fit the theme?

"Of course it fits, but the protagonist must come from a grassroots background, preferably from the countryside."

Boss Zhou emphasized this. Song Yunhui, the protagonist of "A Flowing River," is the first generation of college graduates born after the reform and opening-up policy, and comes from a rural family. Tang Yi, the protagonist of "Rebirth of the Crown Road," is also a small-town test-taker who changes his fate through study and education, and also comes from a poor rural family.

In fact, background setting is very important.

Before the Yi Emperor incident broke out, the arrogance of the above was still deeply hidden.

Small town test-taker was not a term that was ridiculed above before.

All I can say is that some people have become corrupt.

They forget that their grandparents were also grassroots among grassroots.

Director Wei smiled and said, "Then I'll shoot this kind of drama, since there are many real-life prototypes anyway.

After the reform and opening up, many grassroots heroes have indeed seized the opportunity, grown and developed together with the country and become outstanding entrepreneurs.

I can find a few people to learn from, and it won't be a problem to shoot a drama about the rise of grassroots people."

There are too many protagonists of the emperor, general, talented man and beautiful woman types.

The current Chinese-language film industry lacks ordinary people as protagonists.

Today's TV and movies are gradually becoming detached from the general public.

All of them are stories far away from ordinary people.

But what resonates most with the audience is the experiences and growth of ordinary people.

Director Wei has filmed many dramas, and "An Jia" is the one that has attracted the most fans.

Because it resonated with too many ordinary audiences.

There are so many anti-gangster dramas, and "Kuang Biao" was the most popular in the past.

Because before the villain Gao Qiqiang turned evil, he was just an ordinary person who was bullied and beaten by the world. The character that the audience sympathizes most in "In the Name of People" is the evil Qi Tongwei.

Because Qi Tongwei was a college student who came from a peasant family.

Only when you empathize with the audience will the audience empathize with you.

Director Wei previously preferred a broader perspective when filming. After An Jia, Director Wei felt he had reached a new level.

Maybe the small is more powerful.

After all, most of the audience are actually ordinary people.

They are not emperors or generals, nor can they be talented men and beautiful women.

They are more likely to empathize with the characters, and they always experience the darkening and growth of ordinary people.

Director Wei plans to film the darkening and growth together.

Among the new generation of Chinese wealthy people, quite a few come from grassroots backgrounds and have changed their destiny through learning.