Chapter 92
President Yan is very much looking forward to it and is counting down the time for the variety show recording.
Huan Xu received some unexpected news.
Cangtian officially contacted Xinghuo Entertainment and sincerely invited Huan Xu to be the chief director to shoot a documentary about promoting the culture of the mother planet.
In the capital of the world, the hovercraft slowly stopped in front of the official landmark building that towered into the clouds.
After Huan Xu registered his name in the lobby, a staff member soon came to guide him. He took the elevator all the way to the 20th floor, which was home to the Culture, Entertainment and Publicity Department. Through the windows, he could see the bustling streets of the capital. Even Huan Xu couldn't help but be moved by what he saw.
During the Blue Star Era, he was also officially invited to participate in the recording of important promotional programs.
It was just the interstellar era, and he hadn't expected that this day would come so soon. After all, he was still a long way from the top.
"Isn't the scenery here pretty good?"
A voice sounded from the side. Huan Xu turned around and saw two middle-aged men walking from the other side of the passage under the guidance of the staff.
No one should be unfamiliar with their appearance. After all, both of them are household names, treasures of the entire sky and even the nine heavens, and creators standing at the top of the pyramid in this prosperous era of entertainment.
The first to speak was a younger middle-aged man.
The other slightly older middle-aged man with blond hair did not speak, but his eyes looking at Huan Xu were also full of curiosity and friendliness.
The stars in the sky guide Anxi.
Haotianxing director Steve Harvin.
Recognizing the person coming from the opposite side, Huan Xu took the initiative to speak: "Director An, Director Steve, hello, I'm Huan Xu, the director of Spark Entertainment."
"Hahaha." Director Steve opened his arms and gave Huan Xu a warm hug. "Huan, I know you. You're a rising star in our arts community. The guide dogs you filmed are so, so, so beautiful. My wife and my kids love you, too."
Director An: "Old Shi, you're almost there. Don't scare our Xiao Xu."
Anxi stepped forward to rescue Huan Xu from the warm embrace of Director Steve, and protected him behind him to prevent Steve, the guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, from taking Huan Xu to their Haotian Star to shoot an art film without noticing.
"Really? What do you mean by a rising star in your literary and artistic circles? Let me solemnly remind you that Xiao Xu is the future star director of our Great Heaven."
Huan Xu: "...Director An, you're too kind."
"It's okay. We're all family here. We should be humble to the outside world, but there's no need to be humble internally. It's good for young people to be motivated. Even if things don't work out, you still have your uncle to back you up."
Huan Xu: "Ah..."
Both star directors were unexpectedly enthusiastic, which can be explained by their personalities and their willingness to promote younger generations in the industry. The question is, compared to Director Steve, is Director An's attitude and some of his words a little too intimate to him?
Director An seemed to have guessed what Huan Xu was thinking. He turned to Huan Xu, winked, and whispered, "Although we haven't had time to officially meet yet, you've undoubtedly heard of me. I've also heard of you and followed you for a long time. Plus, Lao Yan and I are good friends, and Xiao Xu, you and Xiao Ze are...right? We're all family, so there's no need to be so formal. Just follow Xiao Ze and call me Uncle."
There were outsiders present, and Director An, who was entrusted with a major secret, did not speak too directly, but Huan Xu was sure to understand his hint.
Huan Xu quickly transformed the relationship in his mind. The Lao Yan and Xiao Ze mentioned by Director An should be Yan Ze and Uncle Yan. Well, Director An and Uncle Yan are good friends, so Yan Ze calls Director An uncle, and he and Yan Ze are also good friends. Director An also heard about the identity of his good friend from Yan Ze.
Calling your friend's father's good friend "uncle" may seem a bit confusing, but rounding it off and calling him your own family member seems to be... okay, right?
Well, there were still some problems, but Director An was a recognized senior in the industry and was so polite and friendly to him, so Huan Xu certainly couldn't undermine him. He smiled and readily called out, "Uncle An."
Director An didn't think too much about it. Yan Ze called him uncle, and Yan Ze's boyfriend also called him uncle. Isn't this natural?
After recognizing their relationship, Anxi simply stopped bothering the staff. He took Huan Xu by the hand and chatted with people while quietly introducing them, reassuring the young people who were coming here for the first time and interacting with the officials not to be too nervous. He also helped Huan Xu introduce other people who were summoned by the officials.
"Come on, let me introduce you all to each other. Although I don't need to introduce him, you should all be familiar with him. This is Director Huan Xu, our most outstanding young director in the world."
"Come on, Xiao Xu, these old guys are just like me, just call them uncle, but especially the beauties here, don't make the mistake of calling them sister."
"No, Lao An, how can you still treat people differently? Ladies let young people call them sisters, but here we have handsome middle-aged uncles, and we don't mention the issue of seniority. The discrimination is too obvious."
"Indeed." Anxi nodded seriously. "It's a bit inappropriate to call you uncle. I'm so young and handsome, I'm quite different from you guys. How about you, Xiaoxu, call me brother too, and we can have our own way with Xiaoze."
Hua Qiang, with a loud voice, couldn't help but laugh and scolded, "Anxi, have some shame. Why do you only call yourself brother? I'm not much older than you, just as young and handsome. If I call you brother, then Xiao Xu has to call me brother too."
Huan Xu: ...Although I had expected that the directors might be different from the serious and solemn images they presented on screen, I didn't expect that they all had such distinct personalities, were bold and genuine, and were somewhat narcissistic.
During the sentence-breaking game, the topic was brought to the small group of Director Cang Tianxing. Director Chen Tianling, who was also present, smiled and said:
"Okay, all of you, hold back a bit and don't scare us young people."
There were less than 10 people in the conference room, all of whom were well-known Samsung directors. If the scene at this moment could be transcribed to the outside world, netizens would be shocked to find that except for the platinum director Huan Xu, the others were all heavyweight star directors.
They had only seen the scene of star guides gathering together during the carnival nights of various stars and several other major festivals.
However, considering that the conference hall where everyone was gathered was where the entertainment department of the official building was located, perhaps it was understandable.
But at this moment, Huan Xu was also quite shocked. Although he had vaguely heard some rumors, he did not expect to see so many leading figures in the entertainment industry here.
The door to the conference room was opened again, and a middle-aged woman's voice rang out: "Sorry to have kept you waiting."
Her appearance is also familiar to the audience of Cang Tianxing. She is the head of the official entertainment department.
Ms. Tao smiled but did not step into the door first, but made a gesture of invitation.
Behind her stood Grandpa Dou, the old director of the Institute of Ancient Studies, who was smiling and was familiar to Huan Xu. After being polite to Ms. Tao, he was the first to enter the conference room.
Before sitting down, Grandpa Dou winked at Huan Xu from a distance.
Huan Xu smiled back. Well, it wasn't surprising to see Grandpa Dou here.
After witnessing the luxurious lineup in the reception room, and seeing the prominent platinum director himself among the star directors, Huan Xu had already figured out that someone must have recommended him. The only person who could recommend him and whose words could influence the official was the secretive Mr. Dou.
As Ms. Tao took her seat, the conference room fell silent. Ms. Tao did not waste either party's time and spoke concisely and got straight to the point.
Cang Tianxing is leading the official Samsung team to launch a popular science documentary related to the mother planet's culture.
After several official discussions, the theme of the documentary was finally decided to be cultural relics.
The nation's treasures are passed down through the ages. This documentary mainly shoots, records and explains some representative cultural relics selected from museums or history, trying to arouse resonance, like and trace of some of the audience through these relics, so that they can further understand the mother planet.
"Thank you to all the directors for taking the time to be with us today and to participate in the filming of this documentary about National Treasure."
Don't get me wrong, not all the star directors record the film together, nor do they record one episode per person.
There is only one chief director who is fully responsible for the recording of the film, and that is the only platinum director present - Huan Xu.
This was previously confirmed and received unanimous agreement and recommendation from officials and directors.
The roles played by other directors in the official publicity this time were not behind the scenes but in front of the stage. To be more precise, the official did intend to invite the star directors to shoot a documentary at the beginning.
If we talk about the best documentary filming, it would be Central Juntianxing. The audience of Juntianxing likes this kind of serious literature.
Among the three merged companies, there are only two directors who are good at making similar documentaries. Unfortunately, one of them is old and has retired for many years, and the other is currently busy filming a new drama for another star and cannot return for the time being.
For the directors, it is not a bad idea to try hard. Even if they are not good at it, with their qualities, the quality of the programs they shoot will at least not be too bad. However, it is not enough to just be a documentary, it also has to involve the culture of the mother planet. This time, the official even gave it the theme of "national treasure".
It's not that the star directors have any opinions about the culture of their home planet, but that they didn't know much about it in the past and it wasn't detailed enough. Although the official statement said that professors and experts from the Institute of Ancient Studies would be there to assist, the debuffs are still stacked up.
This is a bit embarrassing.
If there is no suitable candidate, the star directors will bite the bullet and take on the task. As for the next task, they promise to do their best within their capabilities.
However, there is now a more suitable candidate.
Recommended by the Institute of Ancient Studies, the Platinum Director of Cang Tianxing, the professional of Mother Star Culture, Director Huan Xuhuan.
The old director just reminded them with a smile, and then the officials and star directors suddenly realized that they had almost forgotten Huan Xu, Huan Daodao, Huan Kuaishou, and Huan Fuwa.
Well, although there is no consensus on Huan Xu's nickname, there is no doubt that everyone recognizes Huan Xu's ability to shoot films, especially his ability to shoot ancient films.
If we talk about the most influential and outstanding film director in the professional field of mother planet culture, it is definitely not just any star director.
If you randomly ask any Star Network audience member, you can get their most honest answer - it must be Director Huan.
Putting aside other things, when it comes to the mother star, Director Huan is undoubtedly the number one. Starting from his debut in the ancient love film Untitled, no matter the genre or the era, Director Huan has never failed until now.
The most important thing is that as Director Huan continues to shoot new films, the interstellar audience's views on the culture of their home planet have been subtly influenced and changed. At least it is no longer like before, when everyone would shake their heads when the culture is mentioned.
Especially the online drama "Zi Buyu" released by Xinghuo Entertainment some time ago.
Confucius does not speak of strange things, all things have spirits. Several chapters describe ancient creatures and solve the problem of obsession.
Doesn’t this exactly fit the official title of “national treasure”?
To this, Ms. Tao's answer was "tracing back to the source". The official decision to use national treasures as the theme of this first science and education film was more or less influenced by Huan Xu's film.
Take it from Huan and use it for Huan.
Then we should let Director Huan take charge of the filming.
Previously, the official perspective was limited to the star directors. Later, when the Institute of Paleoanthropology and the star directors themselves recommended Director Huan, the official held a small meeting and found that it was indeed the case. Instead of letting star directors who were not familiar with the culture of their mother star to shoot documentary science and education films, it would be better to hand it over to the more professional Director Huan.
Although Director Huan is not a star director, his ability to shoot films is unquestionable.
Someone raised doubts: "Although Director Huan is very good and has previously directed movies, web series and even variety shows, all of which have received unanimous praise, we are going to shoot a science and education documentary promotional film, which is a completely new field. Even if the professional match is not right, Director Huan may not be able to take it."
Officials also conducted further discussions on this issue, and ultimately Ms. Tao made the final decision.
"In fact, we don't need to be obsessed with the type of promotional film and rush to define it. According to our concept, we want to make it a traditional science and education documentary, but don't forget that our ultimate goal is publicity."
"Even if Director Huan turns it into a series of short films or even a variety show, as long as it can spread cultural knowledge, our core ideas and purpose, and lead everyone into the world of national treasures and appreciate their charm and heritage, that will be enough."
It is more similar to what the ancients said: teaching students in accordance with their aptitude.
Of course, this is just their assumption. Whether Huan Xu will take on this important task and what type of promotional video he will shoot depends mainly on the director's own wishes.
Every profession has its own expertise. Not only for this promotional video, but also for other promotional videos, in the process of cooperation with the directors, the official only provided information and themes, as well as overall coordination and final acceptance. The rest was left to the directors to play freely.
It is a respect for famous directors, and it also tries to avoid outsiders guiding insiders.
Since we have made the choice, we must believe it. Similarly, if Huan Xu is willing to take on this important task, the official is willing to give him the greatest trust and support regardless of the result of the filming. This is the official's magnanimity.
And at this moment, Huan Xu was sitting in the conference room, which was his answer.
It is both an opportunity and a challenge. At the same time, this film itself has the significance of inheritance, so Huan Xu has no choice but to take on the task.
As for Huan Xu, he has not had the chance to shoot documentary films in the interstellar era, but that does not mean he cannot.
Huan Xu took on the responsibility of chief director, while other star directors stepped out from behind the scenes to narrate each episode. They also took advantage of the star directors' popularity to get more viewers to click on the promotional video.
Everyone gathered together today, which represented the official start of the project filming. Huan Xu also brought the rough filming process that he had worked overtime, put in all his energy, and stayed up late to develop during this period.
The secretary distributed the printed paper documents to everyone present.
Everyone looked down and saw five large characters on the cover. These were the name Huan Xu had given to this promotional video - Hello, Starman.
Old Master Dou murmured these words, and suddenly raised his hand to wipe the corner of his eyes with emotion.
Director Anxi also put down the documents and whispered, "Hello, beautiful home planet."
Steve: “Just by hearing the name, I knew it would be a very good documentary.”
Chen Tianling raised his hand to cover his chest and said with a smile: "Yes, just the name makes me feel inexplicably touched. At least I can't think of it."
Chen Tianling looked at Hua Qiang standing beside him, and Hua Qiang nodded. "Using the perspective of ancient artifacts to communicate with future generations, I never thought it would be possible to approach it from this angle."
At this moment, an idea flashed through the minds of all the staff members, including Ms. Tao, the professors attending the meeting from the Institute of Paleoanthology, and several leaders.
"You chose the right person."
Huan Xu should bring them even bigger surprises later.
On Starnet, netizens were surfing the Internet out of boredom.
However, almost at the same time, the notification sounds on the mobile phones of people on various planets made the netizens who were surfing the Internet pause.
Official announcement.
Canglan.com, Haolan.com and Youlan.com simultaneously pushed a promotional message that the new official promotional video, jointly organized by Samsung and actively participated in by star directors, will soon be released on Samsung's official website.
At the same time, the Star Directors who attended the meeting that day and the official websites of the Institute of Paleoanthology simultaneously updated their status:
"Hello, Starman. See you later."
【See what I found? 】
[This promotional video, co-produced by Samsung's official boss, completely stunned me just by looking at the cast. So many big names gathered, and so many directors are my idols. The official boss is truly awesome.]
[Boss, I bow down to you. Just release it. Why invite so many great artists to record it? How can I, a small audience, do this?]
Even if it's just a boring science and education film, I'll treat it like a math class. Even if I feel sleepy, I'll watch it with my eyes open. I have to give Star Director a lot of credit!
The audience discussed it enthusiastically, but——
【Hey, I think I found a bright spot. 】
[So, could it be that I woke up from a sleep and traveled 20 years into the future? Oh my god, has Huan Daodao already earned the title of Star Guide?]
"Now that you've reminded me, I've noticed that there seem to be familiar yet unfamiliar names of smaller sharks mixed in with the great white sharks."
I have to say, the conspicuous bag is very conspicuous wherever it is.
Because it was too conspicuous, it even stole the topics and traffic from the star directors.
The entire network is wondering whether the official announcement had two extra words written in it, and how did the loved-and-hated Huan Daodao get mixed in among the star directors?
It is true that the audiences of Interstellar acknowledge Director Huan’s excellence and power. He became a platinum director at a young age. His achievements have far surpassed his peers, and even directors who are older and more mature than him.
However, what separates a platinum director and a star director is not a chasm but a chasm.
No matter how powerful or outstanding they are, they are just leaders of the new generation and cannot be compared with star directors.
There are even senior platinum directors who are more suitable than Huan Xu, have won two or even three-star honorary certifications, and are just one step away from becoming a star director with hard work, and their names have not yet appeared.
Insider information? It doesn't exist.
How can Huan Dao, who has nothing but talent, threaten the official boss?
No kidding, everyone knows that the official has always been synonymous with fairness and justice.
Although there was no direct response on the official Star Blog, their attitude can be seen from the fact that they did not change the content of the Star Blog. It was not a mistake made by the staff to accidentally type the name of their own idol on it.
Huan Xu's name appearing in the announcement represents official recognition and affirmation.
Most netizens were rational and did not care about the "conspiracy theories and provocations" that were quickly drowned out by the vast number of comments.
Instead, they speculated about how Director Huan infiltrated the circle of star directors. In the end, they came to a very reliable conclusion.
"Director Huan should be the assistant director for these big guys, right?"
Platinum directors with too much experience are all sharpening their swords, ready to become star directors. Perhaps in a few years, they will become the new star directors, and the assistant directors will be wasted.
Some platinum directors were already quite old when they became platinum directors.
Among the guests participating this time is An Shen, their youngest, gentle, elegant and graceful.
Perhaps out of consideration for An Shen, it is inappropriate to let platinum directors who are much older than An Shen serve as assistant directors.
In addition, the documentary co-produced by Samsung invited star directors from all walks of life, including Cang Tian, Hao Tian and You Tian.
In such a comparison, Huan Xu is the youngest and the most promising one, and he is also talented in all aspects. He can chat with any star director from different new fields, so he is really the most suitable one.
What is this called?
【Director Huan is a brick, where does he need to be moved?】
Director Huan: I'm enough as an assistant director. We can chat with any senior director.
What does Director Huan's experience teach us? The importance of mastering multiple skills. Isn't this what comes in handy at crucial moments?
Ahhh, I'm so excited. The Xing directors are my big idols and goddesses, and Director Huan is my only little idol among the younger generation of directors. Even if I don't understand the documentary they filmed together, I'll watch it all on my knees.
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