Chapter 286 My Identity
After arriving at the destination, Su Yun immediately took her luggage to the guesthouse to settle down, then took the time to wash up and take a short nap to restore her energy.
It was exactly two o'clock in the afternoon when Su Yun was woken up by the alarm clock. She tidied her appearance and then took the small suitcase she had prepared to go to the office building of the relevant department in charge of culture, sports and entertainment.
The subject matter and content of "The Rooftop Postman" is destined to be different from her past family-friendly and heartwarming films that were more gentle in expression and had the green light all the way due to the praise of great people. Therefore, the review of this film is no longer in Shanghai, but in the capital of a country.
Faced with such a strict review, Su Yun was not too worried, because before this, everything showed that the motherland, which was in the process of reconstruction, was accepting all new things with the greatest tolerance.
As the inspiration for the "Computer Crimes Act of 1983", the reference movie that shocked everyone at the Shenzhen Real Estate Development Plan Conference, China's first Golden Bear Award-winning film, and Su Yun's transformation work directed and acted by herself... With all these factors added up, the probability of passing is over 99%.
After all, the two Hong Kong film and television figures that he praised personally were Lu Shaolong, the Kung Fu King who has long become an international symbol, and Su Yun, a rising star in the film and television industry.
When the approval is no longer a problem, the key issue that needs to be discussed in detail is actually the release date.
“We will start releasing the campaign to major first- and second-tier cities on January 1 next year, New Year’s Day. Based on real-time feedback from cinemas, auditoriums and video halls in each province, we will gradually expand the campaign from major first- and second-tier cities to lower-level towns and villages by the time the Lunar New Year holiday comes?” Su Yun was obviously very satisfied with the arrangement.
The same was true of her "Movies Going to the Countryside" plan. It started in large cities where the average knowledge level of the masses was relatively high, forming a foundation for people's post-viewing thoughts on the content of the movies, and then gradually expanded to towns and villages where the average knowledge level of the masses was relatively low.
As the saying goes, there are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people. For the same movie, some people get inspiration and guidance from it, while others can only see some misunderstandings and distortions.
The core theme of "The Rooftop Postman" is to criticize the idea of capital supremacy. Earlier, at a real estate development conference in Shenzhen, some people criticized it as "alarmist" and "pessimistic". The reason why her eldest brother Zhao Liming did not even have time to watch the filming of "Grave Robbers" was to help her and her partners in Shenzhen deal with those "interested people" who targeted this movie.
It is obvious that there are already regions and countries around that have begun to have problems, which provides the most practical and obvious reference for this development method that only focuses on development without considering the consequences. However, those who only care about the small piece of land in front of them always think that this is just alarmist talk.
What these people do is to continue to make big promises to the majority of the still ignorant masses, deceive them into trusting them and then exchange them for their own interests. Then, a story like "The Rooftop Postman" that blatantly exposes the darkness will definitely encounter their joint boycott.
If Su Yun had not built up a solid foundation over the years and gradually increased the number and weight of her partners, she and her films might have been buried in the darkness, never to see the light of day, and would no longer be able to speak to the public.
"In addition to the phased release, you also plan to run trailers and reviews on Channel 1 for a while, in the hope that more people will understand the core idea of this movie?" Su Yun listened very carefully, and then nodded in understanding.
With the economic development in recent years, movies, which were extremely rare in the past, have gradually become people's best spiritual entertainment. Television, which can change the way of obtaining knowledge and entertainment in an era, has also gradually entered thousands of households with the song of reform and opening up.
Although color televisions were not yet popular, even in rural areas, almost everyone had at least one black-and-white TV, allowing the whole village to see the world together.
"Here is the problem - people's lives have improved, and their demand for knowledge is also increasing dramatically. Correspondingly, TV dramas that are appealing to both the elite and the masses and are particularly attractive are what we are most in need of right now." The female cadre, who was said to have been abroad, discussed the issue of TV programs with Su Yun very carefully.
"Although our department intends to promote the filming of some movies and TV shows, our current environment and situation are still a certain distance away from the world level, so we want to introduce some drama programs, which can entertain the public on the one hand and also serve as a learning tool for our future film and television industry on the other hand."
"Foreign films and TV shows are different from ours, so we prefer dramas that are similar to ours but more advanced..."
Su Yun understood what she meant: "You want to introduce some TV series, such as TBB and Japanese ones?"
"We previously obtained the drama series Huo Yuanjia from Hong Kong Liying TV as an excellent work for the purpose of cultural exchange, but at that time we only kept it as data and had no plan to broadcast it." The female clerk and Su Yun explained, "A few months ago, a TV station in the Cantonese region asked us for a program, so we gave Huo Yuanjia away."
"After they arranged for staff to re-edit and dub the show, they renamed it Huo Yuanjia and aired it in May. It became a huge hit and we had to re-plan our plans to air the dubbed version of the show nationwide next year."
“However, now that the general public has seen well-made TV series, we cannot just stand still. Instead, we must learn and absorb the advantages of mature TV series, and then integrate our own characteristics to create our own excellent TV series in the future!”
"You said it very well, I will do my best!" When Su Yun caught a glimpse of an old, seemingly simple notebook spread out on the table, the excitement in his heart was incomparable to many other moments!
Because, the few words recorded in this old notebook are the shooting plans of the CCTV version of the four great masterpieces!
Although limited by many factors such as funding and experience, the company currently only plans to film "Dream of the Red Chamber" and "Journey to the West", this has already made Su Yun extremely excited.
After shaking hands with the female executive in a friendly manner and reaching an agreement that she would help strive for TBB's drama broadcasting rights, Su Yun leaned over to her ear again: "I heard that the motherland intends to participate in the Los Angeles Olympics next year?"
Originally, she was planning to spend some time here and work things out slowly, but she didn't expect the female steward to look at Su Yun very seriously, as if she had made up her mind. She gritted her teeth and said, "Speaking of this question, I don't know what to say - but I can take you to see someone."
"Ah?" Su Yun, who originally just wanted to try to find out the news by gossiping, was surprised by this unexpected turn of events.
"Don't be too nervous. Actually, if you really want to talk about it, you and that old man do have some connections." The female clerk smiled and explained in a friendly manner, "Because you have been supporting the motherland's new drug trials through Johnson & Johnson in recent years, the old man was able to survive a critical period at the beginning of the year by testing new drugs..."
"As for the word 'Olympics', I think no one here has more say than him."
Su Yun, with a puzzled look on her face, followed the female clerk out of the simple office. After walking through several corridors, stairs and yards, they arrived at a venue that looked equally simple.
As she went up the stairs, the sounds and scenes of the playground next door gradually entered Su Yun's eyes and ears.
After seeing clearly that this was an office building in a sports stadium, Su Yun became even more confused, but he did not dare to ask anything. In the end, he just lowered his head and eyes, as if saying, "I will not look at it or think about it any more," and followed the female steward obediently.
Her methods and behavior seemed quite mature before, but I didn't expect that in this atmosphere, she would reveal the ignorant attitude of a young girl... The female official laughed secretly in her heart, then slowed down her pace, waiting for Su Yun, who had slowed down due to lowering her head, to catch up.
When the female manager brought Su Yun to the outside of the top-level conference room, she was about to ask Su Yun to look up when she suddenly heard a loud shout from inside: "Get out! All of you, get out!"
Hearing this, without even waiting for the female clerk's greeting, Su Yun subconsciously raised his head and looked into the conference room.
On one side, there was an old man with a few dusty young men, all of whom were wearing old sportswear that had been washed out, and all of them had angry looks on their faces. On the other side, there was a middle-aged man wearing a headband with a Japanese logo and a group of middle-aged and young people wearing brand new sportswear, but they all had the same arrogant look, which made them look like they deserved a beating.
"Mr. Liu? What happened?!" The female clerk waved her hand to signal Su Yun to step aside for the time being, and then rushed to the tall old man who was the leader of the old sportswear group and asked.
The old man, known as Mr. Liu, was so angry that his lips trembled and he couldn't say a word. Then a young boy next to him started to shout, "They said Kaifeng was just a fertilizer salesman and he was not worthy of participating in the Olympic shooting competition!"
"We are just speaking the truth. How can athletes who train intermittently like this be representatives to attend next year's Olympics?" The middle-aged man with a Japanese headband shook his head and spoke in Chinese with a strange tone: "Not to mention that you took the initiative to invite us to come here to learn from each other, there is an old Chinese saying that those who come are guests - so, is this how you Chinese treat your guests?"
"You are looking down on others. Is this your attitude as a guest?" The boy replied unconvincedly, "So what if our clothes and shoes are torn? Who said that you have to enjoy good things to get good grades?!"
"You Chinese have an old saying, 'If you want to do your work well, you must first sharpen your tools' - I think you, Mr. Liu, know this point best." A middle-aged man in brand new sportswear spoke Chinese with another strange accent, but Su Yun, who was secretly ordered to stand in the corner, caught a glimpse of the Korean label on the side of his sports pants: Come on, it turns out he is a brain-dead Korean from Goryeo.
While Su Yun was secretly complaining in her heart, the entire conference room suddenly became as quiet as death because of these words.
As an invisible person at the corner, Su Yun turned around and looked at the old man, only to see a plaque with the words "Sprint Coach: Liu Xiangchun" hanging on his chest...
The middle-aged Korean man wearing the brand new sportswear was still talking about how his sportswear was designed by an American master designer and was produced using advanced machine assembly lines in large American factories. From the design to the quality, it was in no way comparable to some shabby sportswear of unknown brands that didn’t even have the same style or color.
"Really? But I just came back from the United States, and I haven't heard of any masters being invited to design sportswear?" Seeing that his facial features were getting more and more excited, Su Yun decisively spoke up to act as the calamity that interrupted his ascension, "Also, did you specifically request this Korean label?"
Based on the conventional wisdom these days and the brainwashing propaganda of the United States, products with the "Made in the USA" label are considered high-end products by most people, and if they have an English label, they will definitely not use any other text labels.
After being exposed by Su Yun's words, the middle-aged Korean man in brand new sportswear looked at him angrily: "What are you talking about! Who are you?!"
"Are you asking me?" Su Yun pointed at herself, then raised the small suitcase in her hand and pulled out a long business card that was secretly printed on the spot using the system's black technology. "Yeah, I forgot to introduce myself——"
"Partner of the China Broadcasting and Television Department, special production consultant and general manager of the production department of Hong Kong Zhao's Film Company, technical consultant of Japan's Nintendo, shareholder of Apple and Microsoft, vice president of CAA, partner of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee..."
"And a loyal admirer of Mr. Liu Xiangchun, China's No. 1 Olympic athlete."