Chapter 518 There Is a Big Event

In order to lend people to Chen Kaige, Zhou Yan specially called Liu Hang and others to a meeting and studied the team list.

After more than two hours of discussion, it was finally decided to send a team of 20 people first, led by Hong Xin.

Of course, the 20 people are only temporary, and more people should be sent later. After all, the shooting time of "The Emperor and the Assassin" has not been determined yet, and there is no way to determine the list.

After the meeting, everyone else left, and Zhou Yan kept Jiang Mengfei.

"Mengfei, your department is just starting out, so I only transferred two people, otherwise it will affect the development of your department."

Jiang Mengfei smiled, "I thought you wouldn't transfer anyone."

"Xiao Liu and Xiao Wu who were transferred there are both young people with inexperience. It's good to let them go to the big crew to hone their skills. How about it, did you encounter any difficulties in the establishment of your department?"

"There are some difficulties, but they can basically be overcome. The only thing I'm worried about now is that when the department is complete, there will be no TV series for us to shoot."

Jiang Mengfei has indeed been worrying about this matter.

The scripts submitted to their studio are not only movie scripts, but also TV scripts. When Jiang Mengfei is free, he will go to see if there are any excellent scripts.

Not only TV scripts, but also movie scripts. In his opinion, no matter what the script is, as long as the story is good, it can be made into a TV series.

But unfortunately, he has not found a good script so far.

In addition to reading these submitted scripts, they are also collecting scripts themselves.

They did find some decent scripts, but they were just okay, and none of them made him shine.

Qizi Company also sent some scripts, and the quality was average.

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Now there is a project that you can participate in."

"What project?" Jiang Mengfei asked eagerly.

"It's a CCTV project."

"CCTV project?" Jiang Mengfei was very confused. How can they participate in CCTV's project?

"It was originally CCTV's own project, but it will probably become a project for us to cooperate in the future." Zhou Yan explained.

"What project?" Jiang Mengfei asked.

"Yongzheng Dynasty." Zhou Yan said the name of the TV series.

"Is there a book with this name?" Jiang Mengfei asked.

Zhou Yan nodded, "There is indeed a novel with this name, the author is Er Yuehe. There are three parts of "Yongzheng Dynasty", published in 1991, 1993 and 1994, not very long ago."

"I just remember seeing it on the bookstall, but I didn't open it."

"This plan is only in its infancy, there is not even a script yet, and it is not even certain whether it will be filmed or not."

It is not easy for CCTV to determine a plan, and it needs to be agreed upon by multiple departments.

Zhou Yan first learned about this plan from Yang Dongsheng.

At that time, he and Yang Dongsheng were talking about the Taimiao concert. He asked Yang Dongsheng if CCTV had any plans recently, and Yang Dongsheng casually mentioned "Yongzheng Dynasty".

At that time, the plan of "Yongzheng Dynasty" had not even been officially submitted to the meeting.

When Zhou Yan heard about "Yongzheng Dynasty", he was interested and wondered if he could participate.

Whether it can make money is secondary. Zhou Yan wanted the newly established TV drama department to get a chance to do this big job and grow rapidly.

Moreover, with this kind of project experience, it will be very easy to attract other projects in the future.

Pulling the tiger's skin to make a big banner is very effective.

CCTV's own projects are not impossible to cooperate with others, after all, CCTV is also short of money.

The main reason why the project is difficult to finalize is the lack of money.

The TV station has so much money. If it is given to this project, other projects will be cut.

Zhou Yan asked Liu Hang to connect with CCTV and gave quite good conditions. It can be seen that the TV station is also very tempted.

However, the two parties have just contacted each other, and the specific results are still uncertain.

Zhou Yan told Jiang Mengfei this now, just to let him be mentally prepared, so that when the project is finalized, he will not be at a loss.

Although Zhou Yan said that it was uncertain whether the film would be shot or not, Jiang Mengfei rubbed his hands excitedly: "CCTV's project is good, and ordinary small projects are not interesting. What is the time node of this plan? When can it be confirmed whether it will be shot?"

"Soon, the TV station is also busy discussing it recently. If it goes fast, there may be a result before the New Year."

Jiang Mengfei was even more excited, "There are only a few days left before the New Year. If it is confirmed to be shot, when can it be confirmed whether to cooperate with us?"

"The results will come out at the same time, because they are now discussing two things together, and after the results come out, Liu Wenwu will start looking for a director."

The Liu Wenwu that Zhou Yan mentioned is the producer responsible for "Yongzheng Dynasty" this time, and Liu Hang is also in contact with him.

"Then I'll come over right after the Chinese New Year."

Zhou Yan waved his hand, "Even if it's done, there's no need to be so anxious, because this cooperation is led by CCTV. The director, screenwriter, photographer, art... these will be determined by CCTV first, we're just assisting, you have to be mentally prepared."

Jiang Mengfei didn't care, "It doesn't matter, anyway, with our current staff, we can't handle any big show."

Although Jiang Mengfei has not watched "Yongzheng Dynasty", he knows that the scene will not be small just by hearing the name. The key is that it was filmed by CCTV, so it is even more impossible to be a small scene.

"I only have one request, can Shen Yan go to the crew to be an assistant director?"

Shen Yan is a general in TV dramas, and Jiang Mengfei certainly wants him to participate in "Yongzheng Dynasty".

Zhou Yan thought about it and said, "I can guarantee to give him a position as an assistant director."

In fact, it's okay to ask for an assistant director. After all, this position is virtual. Whether you can do things depends on what the director and producer say.

If you are allowed to work, you are the assistant director. If you are not allowed to work, you are no different from a waiter.

However, Zhou Yan still didn't want to interfere too much, so he only agreed to ask for an assistant director position.

"That's fine." Jiang Mengfei said very straightforwardly.

Jiang Mengfei also knew that there was actually no difference between an assistant director and an assistant director. It all depended on how the director and producer gave power.

Zhou Yan nodded, "In addition, you will definitely be the producer."

There will be many producers for this play. Zhou Yan asked Jiang Mengfei to be a producer, that is, to let Jiang Mengfei be the representative of the studio.

"No problem, but what role should I play?"

"You can take a look at the scene. If there are any special situations, just report them in time. Don't worry about other things. If the producer and director need anything, you can also communicate with me."

"I understand."

"Well, you just go back and wait for the news. Even if there is no result before the New Year, it won't take too long after the New Year."

"Okay."

Zhou Yan smiled, "Go back and have a good New Year."

"You too."

...

Zhou Yan returned to Jinling on the day of the beginning of spring. On that day, the box office of "Time Traveler" happened to exceed 80 million yuan.

Originally, major media have been paying attention to the box office of "Time Traveler". As soon as its box office exceeded 80 million, each media quickly reported it.

And their news was basically obtained from Yanjing Film Studio.

The performance of "Time Traveler" is so good, Han Sanping certainly hopes that the media can help to promote it. This is the first movie after he proposed the Lunar New Year film plan.

The bigger the momentum of this movie, the easier it will be to implement the Lunar New Year film plan.

I think there will definitely be more movies added during the Lunar New Year period next year.

In order to let the media get the news faster, Han Sanping even set up a temporary department to connect with major media for news.

Not long after Zhou Yan landed, he received a call from Xu Feng and heard the good news.

Zhou Yan was not very excited to hear the news, after all, it had been confirmed in advance that it could be achieved.

After he got home, he only rested for one day, and it was New Year's Eve.

In the past, every New Year, grandma and others would definitely ask Zhou Yan about their marriage, but Zhou Yu was already married, and Zhou Yan already had Wang Zuxian, so everyone's firepower was basically concentrated on Zhou Hong.

A correct version in 1619, 1 book, 1 bar!

Zhou Hong is about to turn 30. In his circle, most men of his age have already started families, and there are no single girls of his age.

"The daughter of Secretary Liu got married in the middle of the year. She had a blind date with Hong'er before. She is two years younger than Hong'er. What a good girl, Hong'er, you don't like her. Now that she is married, you have no chance."

The old lady attaches great importance to the marriage of her second grandson. After all, he is really old, and the key is that there is no sign of him. If he has a girlfriend like Zhou Yan, they don't have to worry so much.

Zhou Hong always laughs off his grandmother's nagging and doesn't argue.

Seeing her grandson's reckless look, the old lady sighed, "Don't wait for Xiaoyan to get married, you don't even have a partner."

Zhou Hong smiled, "Grandma, I'm not in a hurry, let Xiaoyan get married first."

"If you really don't want to find a partner, then you can only let him get married first. You can't let him and Xiaoxian wait for you all the time."

Zhou Yan smiled, "I'm not in a hurry either, grandma."

The old lady rolled her eyes, "You've been dating for so long, it's time for you to consider getting married. If you're not in a hurry, you should also consider Xiaoxian, she's a little older than you."

Wang Zuxian is three years older than Zhou Yan, and she just celebrated her 30th birthday two days ago.

In the old lady's opinion, Wang Zuxian would definitely be in a hurry to get married at this age, and she didn't want her grandson to delay her.

"We're not in a hurry."

The old lady shook her head, "No one is worry-free."

Of course, it's not that no one is worry-free, at least the eldest brother Zhou Yu is very hardworking, and their eldest sister-in-law Gu Fangfang is now pregnant, and the Zhou family will have a baby next year.

Finally, the Zhou family will have four generations living under one roof.

Because of this, the family was particularly lively during the New Year this year, as if a new baby had been born.

After the New Year's Eve dinner, Wang Zuxian called.

Before Zhou Yan could talk to his girlfriend, Xiaojiu and the others occupied the phone and rushed to talk to Wang Zuxian.

After the brothers and sisters finished their fight, several elders went over to chat with Wang Zuxian for a while.

By the time the phone reached Zhou Yan, more than ten minutes had passed.

Zhou Yan walked into the house holding the phone and said with a smile, "Do you miss me?"

There was no sound from the other side.

Just when Zhou Yan was wondering, he heard Wang Zuan's voice, "Brother-in-law, it's me."

Hearing Wang Zuan's voice, Zhou Yan coughed lightly and said awkwardly, "Second brother, it's you."

"Well, when I heard Xiaoxian called you, I wanted to say Happy New Year to you. Have you had the New Year's Eve dinner?"

"Yes, how about you?"

"We have too. We were just saying that if you were here, we would definitely drink a lot of wine today. When will you have time to come to Taiwan after the New Year?"

"I should have time soon."

"Waiting for you to come..."

Wang Zuan chatted with Zhou Yan for five or six minutes. There was a voice calling him on the other end of the phone. Wang Zuan said, "Brother-in-law, my mother is calling me. I'll go see her."

Before Zhou Yan could reply, he heard Wang Zuan's footsteps getting farther and farther away.

After Wang Zuan left, Wang Zuxian's voice came from the other side, "Second brother is a little drunk, talking a lot."

"Haha, I can't hear it."

"Not completely drunk yet, otherwise he must be sleeping in bed now. I made a fool of myself last time, and now I dare not drink more."

"I made a fool of myself last time."

"You are much better. Anyway, you should be careful next time you come over. My brother and others are thinking about revenge."

"Next time I go over, I will drink less."

"They may not agree."

"Next time before I go over, I will arrange more work for myself. If they want to persuade me to drink, I will say I have work."

"This is a good idea, but it can't be used often."

"Take them to Jinling when you have time, and I will find someone to have a drink with them."

"If you get them drunk, my mother will definitely say something to you."

...

The two chatted casually like this, and there was no core topic.

Zhou Yan thought it was good. Although they had been together for several years, they would not feel bored when talking about trivial things.

Just like that, Zhou Yan was in a good mood when he heard Wang Zuxian's voice.

Sometimes Wang Zuxian would share her experience of real estate speculation with Zhou Yan, and her tone was full of pride, after all, she did make money by speculating in real estate.

Zhou Yan had no interest in real estate speculation, but he was willing to listen to her and occasionally give her suggestions, but he would not say too much.

If he wanted to help Wang Zuxian speculate in real estate, there were too many ways and channels.

But in that case, although Wang Zuxian could make more money, the fun of making money would be much less, and she would lack a sense of accomplishment.

Zhou Yan did not help too much, hoping to keep her sense of accomplishment and let her do more things.

Now that she is not filming, if there is nothing to do, every day will be very boring.

The two talked on the phone for a long time, and later Wang Zuxian hung up the phone because she felt sorry for the phone bill.

The phone charges between them were indeed high, and even a small rich woman like Wang Zuxian found it unbearable. (End of this chapter)