Chapter 486 Don't squat and hold your head in front of the police station
. National Day, Blue Island Blue Mountain West Road Police Station.
Although the number of people traveling during this long holiday has slightly decreased due to the flu policy, Blue Island, as a tourist city, still has a large influx of tourists.
The jurisdiction of the Blue Mountain West Road Police Station happens to be responsible for the most prosperous area of Blue Island. The local population is large, and now with the addition of hundreds of thousands of tourists, the work is even busier.
Li went to the Municipal Bureau to hold a full-day dispatch meeting during the day, and did not return to the station until the evening. However, before he entered the compound, he was shocked by the long line in front of the police station.
"Come on, Xiao Liu."
He called a young policeman in the station and pointed to a group of young people queuing outside the door: "What's going on? Have you busted any dens?"
"No, Li, these are basically college students who come to travel and take photos and check in here."
"This is the first time I heard that tourists come to the police station to check in. What's going on? Are you thinking of visiting one more scenic spot than others?"
"Well, isn't this the program we filmed together at the beginning of the year? It was launched some time ago, and the number of views and other things were quite popular on the Internet, and then some people came to take photos on the spot. Young people like to follow the trend, and it's a holiday, so the result is now like this."
Listening to Xiao Liu's report, Li finally understood the specific situation and suddenly felt a little amused.
He knew that the program "Guarding Blue Mountain Shanxi" had started. After all, as the main partner and filming location of the program, this is a very important external publicity work this year, so the municipal bureau has been following up on various progress.
The program started some time ago, although he, the director, has not appeared on the screen, he is still proud of it. He even forwarded it on his WeChat Moments and the internal public security group, earning a lot of envy from other police stations.
For this reason, he has been following this program recently. Although he can't understand the popularity data, from some news he has seen online, it seems that the results are quite good.
But what he didn't expect was that this program could actually attract so many young tourists to take pictures on the spot. Judging from the size of the team outside, those who didn't know would have thought they were handing out eggs today.
Alas, Chief Li sighed inwardly, that Mr. Meng was really good at giving people "surprises." He was already busy during the holidays, and now there is another new thing.
But the good news is that this year the publicity score of the station is absolutely off the charts, and it is estimated that all the police stations in the city combined do not have as much influence as theirs. As long as there is no public opinion, the year-end assessment will be a sure thing.
Looking at the long queue outside again, Li sighed: "Not bad, everyone knows how to queue up."
"Most of the people who come here are young college students, and their average quality is still very high. They are worried that it will affect our normal work, so they line up spontaneously." Xiao Liu asked carefully: "Well, Chief, do we still need to persuade people to leave?"
Li smacked his lips and said: "Forget it, since they are all here and it doesn't affect our work, let them line up first. I will report to the higher-ups and see how to deal with this situation."
After that, he looked at the young people who were taking photos and punching in outside, and suddenly frowned.
"Xiao Liu, go out and tell them that taking photos and punching in is fine, but try to keep your posture normal. You see, especially this squatting and holding your head action, don't do it!"
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Including Heng Video's own platform, no one expected that "Guarding Blue Shanxi", a police observation program with no celebrity artists, no plot interpretation, and almost all trivial matters, would show such a strong popularity value after it was launched.
When the first two episodes were just aired, the playback data was actually quite average. However, as the popularity of the program slices on the short video platform exploded, the main film also attracted a wave of traffic, and it became popular all of a sudden.
[In the domestic entertainment circle where various high-end concepts are popular, it is rare to see such a program that talks about real grassroots work. ]
[The platform and the program team themselves positioned it as an "observational reality show", but I feel that this is more like a documentary. It reminds me of "Tan Tan Traffic". In an era when all kinds of celebrity traffic dominates the screen, we can still see what ordinary people like us look like. ]
[As a family member of a grassroots policeman, I think this program may not be so exciting and the production is not so sophisticated, but it shows the daily life of police officers and ordinary police officers. ]
[Maybe everyone usually watches too many criminal investigation dramas and thinks that the daily work of the police is all kinds of major cases. In fact, there are major cases, but they are rare. More are like "Guarding Blue Mountain Shanxi", some strange but trivial disputes. ]
[It is indeed the style that Director Yan Min always likes, focusing the camera on more ordinary people. The previous "Extreme Challenge" three and four seasons were like this, funny and profound at the same time. As a result, after Director Yan left, the program was revised and turned into an old-fashioned celebrity outdoor variety show. 】
【……】
The audience gave a high evaluation of "Guarding Blue Mountain West". The program started with a score of 9.0, and then as the number of people who rated it increased, it slipped to 8.8, but it still exceeded a series of big-budget online variety shows this year.
Landao did not expect that it was originally a filming location, but after a show, an ordinary police station was turned into a new "tourist attraction".
The cultural and tourism department of Landao hurriedly worked overtime to promote the surrounding food and entertainment places in combination with the location of "Blue Mountain West Road Police Station". By the way, precautions were also issued to remind tourists not to affect the normal work of the police station while checking in.
For this wave of "wealth from heaven", the cultural and tourism department of Landao can be said to "love and hate". What
they love is that it has brought a large wave of traffic to the entire city, and the highlight of this year's work has been settled; as for "hate", naturally everyone is not prepared, and as a result, they have to work overtime during the holidays, for fear of causing any trouble.
Fortunately, due to the flu, there are fewer regular tourists this year than in previous years. With the two factors offsetting each other, there is no need to be in a hurry.
Yan Min is a very popular variety show director himself, and even after leaving "Go Fighting", there have been many viewers paying attention to him.
Originally, because there were no new works in the past year, he was ridiculed by some fans of the new version of "Go Fighting" as "running out of ideas". As a result, "Guarding Blue Mountain West" is now very popular and has a great reputation, which has severely slapped those previous remarks in the face.
However, in an interview, Yan Min said that the current performance of the show is mainly due to the program's chief planner Meng Bai, "Mr. Meng".
"It was President Meng who first proposed the program, and then he asked me to be in charge of the filming and production. President Meng has also been paying attention to the subsequent location selection and the grasp of the program's theme. So when it comes to the program's performance, it is mainly President Meng who has contributed."
The audience of the program was both surprised and surprised by Yan Min's words.
It was surprising that if it was President Meng who did it, it would be normal for the program to be of such a high standard.
What was surprising was that President Meng had done a lot of "criminal investigation suspense" works in the past, most of which won by storytelling. Including the variety shows he participated in producing before, which were also of the type like "Star Detective".
Therefore, it is difficult for everyone to imagine that he would make such a police observation program that focuses on "real and ordinary".
I can only say that it really has to be President Meng!
[Let's just say, can President Meng make a drama of a similar style? The current criminal investigation dramas are all so-called "unsolved cases" that are deliberately mysterious, and the protagonists are all out of touch with reality. I didn't think so before, but now after watching the show, I suddenly think that a drama that specifically talks about grassroots trivial matters should also be quite interesting. 】
This is a message under the official blog of "Guarding Blue Mountain Shanxi", which has been liked by a large number of fans.
As this netizen said, under the influence of arc light, "suspense" themes have now become an important category in the film and television market.
However, these so-called "suspense dramas" and "criminal investigation dramas" are bent on the route of suspense and curiosity, lacking the logic and production level of arc light dramas, resulting in the same trend of "tiger head and snake tail" as American dramas.
Many viewers are attracted by the suspense of the opening, but most of the subsequent episodes are high-opening and low-going, with serious water injection, and finally hastily ended. Over time, many viewers are tired of these "suspense criminal investigation dramas".
In contrast, the seemingly plain style of "Guarding Blue Mountain Shanxi" is like a small green vegetable in a table of heavy oil and spicy food. It seems unremarkable, but it tastes fresh and greasy.
It's a pity that most of the projects of film and television production teams today are basically ancient idol fairy tales, urban romances and campus romances. There are only
a handful of high-level teams left, and Arc Light Film and Television ranks first.
It is for this reason that such comments of "seeking a drama on the spot" appeared.
Of course, although this comment received a lot of likes, most viewers did not expect to receive a reply.
Unexpectedly, not long after, Meng Bai's account, which was updated almost once every six months, actually posted a new Weibo. He took a screenshot of the "seeking a drama" message and wrote: "I have received everyone's expectations. If this Weibo gets more than 100,000 likes, Arc Light will start to arrange a new script."
Seeing this message, many people's first reaction was to check whether this account was real. After everyone confirmed that it was indeed Mr. Meng himself, the enthusiasm of netizens and viewers suddenly boiled.
[Awesome, Mr. Meng! You really listen to wishes! ]
[It's so funny, only 100,000 likes, who is Mr. Meng looking down on! Everyone, show Mr. Meng our efficiency. ]
[Since someone has wished for a realistic theme, then I will also wish for a campus love theme. I don't mean anything else, I just want to see what effect Mr. Meng has when writing emotional dramas. 】
【Yes, isn't Twinkle Twinkle Star a campus romance? It's so sweet! 】
【……】
As netizens commented, the number of likes on this Weibo post exceeded 100,000 in less than a day.
Meng Bai did not hesitate and directly posted another message under the Weibo post, saying that he had begun to prepare the script for the project.
Netizens also expressed their expectations, and even the term #弧光新剧# was once a hot search.
In this regard, many colleagues in the film and television industry can only say that he is worthy of being the "Mr. Meng" of Arc Light. This new drama doesn't even have a name, but it has already raised the audience's expectations.
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"Boss, I find it more and more now. No wonder you can make money."
In the car, Hua Yan, who was sitting in the co-pilot, turned her head and looked at Meng Bai in the back seat and said, "Obviously, the script project has been prepared for a long time, but now it seems to be specially designed to satisfy the audience's wishes."
People outside don't know, but as a little assistant, she knows it very well. As early as when the program "Guarding Blue Mountain Shanxi" was still in production, her boss actually had a story idea similar to that centered on an ordinary police station.
"This is called taking advantage of the situation and making full use of resources." Meng Bai said indifferently: "It's so good now. Netizens feel that their suggestions are taken seriously, the new drama has also attracted a wave of attention, and the program itself has also increased a lot of traffic. It's a win-win situation for all three parties."
After saying that, he glanced at the street view outside and said more seriously: "We are almost at the Supreme People's Procuratorate, let's get ready."
"Okay, boss, the Supreme People's Procuratorate is looking for us this time. Is there any film and television project that you want to cooperate with?"
"Maybe, you will know later."
Meng Bai rushed back to Beijing North from Blue Island yesterday. The main reason for this was that he received a call from the Supreme People's Procuratorate Film and Television Center.
It has been said before that all domestic dramas that involve the content of relevant departments must be reviewed by the corresponding departments in addition to the review of the radio and television themselves.
Therefore, in order to avoid trouble, many projects will directly find the film and television centers of relevant departments before they start, and seek cooperation in the name of "guidance", which can be regarded as an extra amulet.
Because the subject matter of the project is mainly "suspense criminal investigation", Arc Light has been dealing with these departments for many years.
However, in most cases, the Golden Shield Film and Television of the Public Security Bureau is the main one, and there are not many "prosecution and law" systems.
The Supreme People's Procuratorate, which contacted Meng Bai this time, became acquainted with him during the filming of "The Silent Truth" last time.
The Supreme People's Procuratorate attaches great importance to Arclight Films and this drama. During the broadcast period, it also specially arranged for the procuratorial systems of various provinces and cities to help forward and promote it.
They value not only the performance of this drama, but more because it is one of the few domestic film and television themes that shows the work of "prosecutors".
Although the three "public security, procuratorial and judicial" have always been on par, their external reputations are completely different.
Needless to say, no matter who you are, you will deal with police uncles more or less in your life, and they are the most common in TV dramas.
The courts are relatively less exposed to the public, but as the last stage of the rule of law judgment, there are also a lot of film and television works to show it.
In comparison, many people don't know much about the procuratorial system, which is mainly based on criminal and public prosecution.
Even for many ordinary people who don't care much about government agencies, they may not know what "prosecutors" do.
For this reason, there are not many film and television works with prosecutors as the protagonists. Although "The Silent Truth" belongs to the "social suspense" genre, the protagonist Jiang Yang is indeed a grassroots prosecutor.
"Hello, Director Li, we meet again."
"Hey, President Meng, welcome!"
In the meeting room of the Procuratorate Daily, Meng Bai shook hands with a middle-aged man and said hello.
The middle-aged man's name is Li Hui. He is the president of the Procuratorate Daily and the director of the Supreme People's Procuratorate's Film and Television Center, responsible for the film and television production related work of the Supreme People's Procuratorate.
"I heard that Arc Light's "The Hidden Corner" was nominated for the Golden Eagle Award again. Congratulations!" Li Hui said with a smile.
Meng Bai chuckled: "It's a pity that "The Silent Truth" was broadcast a little late, otherwise it would definitely have a place in these awards this year."
"Haha, it's great to have the current results. It will be the same if we strive for it next year."
Li Hui waved his hand, then gestured to another person in the room and said: "Mr. Meng, in fact, I invited you here today because someone asked me to. Come, let me introduce you, this is Director Zhu Dong of the Film and Television Center of the Political and Legal Committee."
Meng Bai looked over with some doubts: "Director Zhu, nice to meet you for the first time, hello."
"Haha, Mr. Meng, you are too polite. I have heard Lao Li mention you many times."
Zhu Dong's attitude was quite enthusiastic, which made Meng Bai put down some worries. At present, it doesn't seem to be a bad thing.
The three of them sat down separately, exchanged a few pleasantries and then got to the point.
"It's like this, Mr. Meng." Zhu Dong said: "We have a theme project here, and we hope to cooperate with a professional film and television production team like Arc Light, so we asked President Li to invite Mr. Meng to come."
Meng Bai was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then he breathed a sigh of relief. Although he had thought that he might be asked to film a movie, he was still a little worried until he heard the other party say it.
But since he was talking about his job, he was not nervous: "Director Zhu, you are too polite. It is our honor for us to cooperate with the Political and Legal Committee. I wonder what kind of project you want to film?"
Zhu Dong pondered for a moment, and slowly said: "I wonder if Mr. Meng has learned about the campaign to crack down on gangsters and eliminate evil?"
(End of this chapter)
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