Chapter 420 Tell the Truth
"Comrade Xiao An said it very well. Television stations are spiritual and cultural undertakings that benefit the country and the people. If they are used well, the quality of our people will be improved, and their hearts and minds will be focused. Why should we worry about the future development of the country?" Mr. De said with a smile and nodded.
"Our organization doesn't have many requirements in this regard. As long as the content is positive, all convenient channels are open to you. By the way, you can publicize the changes in our country's economy so that the people will not be imprisoned by the old ideas and divide people into different classes.
Trade is the conveyor belt that operates a country. Without these businessmen, how can this huge and delicate project be completed?
We just hope that the people doing business will not disrupt the market order, and that prices and profits will be controlled within a certain range by the organization..."
An Zhixia chuckled and wrote down all these words in a notebook with a pen. At the same time, various recording and video modes were activated in the supermarket.
"Don't worry, no matter what other companies do, our Tomorrow Culture Company will definitely become the wooden pole in your hand. We will hit wherever you point!"
Dai Changle also stammered and nervously echoed: "Mr. De, Mr. De, our Xiahua, Xiahua Cultural Company will also obey your command!"
"Well, well, well, you are all good children of Xia Hua," Mr. De invited them to taste this year's new tea. He continued to look down at the planning proposal, which was more like a year's schedule for Tomorrow Culture Company than a planning proposal.
The "Star of Tomorrow" talent show is expected to be completed in three months, from which the top 100 contestants will be selected. These will serve as the first artist team of Tomorrow Culture Company and will take over the film and television dramas that An Zhixia has accumulated for four or five years.
She plans to produce four films and four TV series a year. The themes are also diverse, including martial arts dramas that are loved by both young and old, youth struggle films, anti-Japanese war historical films, large-scale historical dramas in ancient costumes, mainstream contemporary romance films that young people like, and ethical dramas that housewives like.
The content written by An Zhixia is to see the big picture from the small, and the touching and sublimation are revealed through rendering or certain details, without any deliberate elements. This kind of expression method often makes it easier for people to feel involved.
Regardless of the subject matter, what An Zhixia wants to convey is always vivid and full of positive energy.
Mr. De looked at the introductions of the eight TV series and nodded continuously. "Comrades in the literary and artistic circles all praised Comrade Xiao An for his talent. I was skeptical at first, thinking that you were too young to deserve such praise.
But after seeing this plan, I am looking forward to seeing your company's work. When a few movies come out, I will definitely ask Xiao Yu to buy a few more movie tickets to show my support!"
An Zhixia smiled and said, "I will reserve a good seat for you and your family in advance."
After discussing the work, she took out the agreement and handed it over.
Dai Changle and Wei Zhengyue felt uneasy, and the smiles on their faces were stiff.
"Mr. De, we at Xiahua Culture Company were just joking with Teacher Xiao An," Dai Changle clenched his fists and said with a smile, "I didn't expect Teacher Xiao An to take it seriously and bother you with it."
Mr. De raised his eyebrows, lowered his head and quickly glanced at the agreement, then restrained his smile: "Don't joke like this. You're betting on a building with dozens of floors and the company's land. Have you ever thought about the interests of other employees in the company?"
When they heard the word "bet", neither of them could sit still and stood up quickly.
"Mr. De, we, we learned this from Teacher Xiao An." Wei Zhengyue couldn't help but say, "When the overseas channel of Kyoto TV Station was just opened in 1973, Teacher Xiao An led us to win the welfare housing of other employees with bare hands.
We also want to optimize resources.
Whoever is capable will lead the artists of the two companies and bring better works to the audience."
"This is the big fish eating the small fish, a monopoly of cultural entertainment!" Mr. De frowned and said disapprovingly: "No matter what industry it is, competition is a good way to eliminate the fittest. We can't do things like annexation.
However," he looked at Dai Changle and Wei Zhengyue with a deep gaze and said, "I usually watch TV when I get home and have nothing to do, especially recently my wife has been paying more attention to the live broadcasts of your two companies' programs.
I don't object to you learning from each other, but plagiarism without changing the substance is not acceptable. This kind of behavior, especially on the screen facing the vast Chinese audience, should not be encouraged!"
Wei Zhengyue argued in a low voice, unconvinced: "Isn't our country also replicating Country E? We are slowly exploring our own path based on the replica, and our Xiahua Culture Company is the same.
Besides, our preliminary round this time was two days earlier than Tomorrow Culture Company's."
Mr. De put the agreement on the table and said, "Comrade,
We are not replicating Country E, but following Mr. Ma's ideas, leading the people out of poverty, becoming richer and stronger little by little, but not for personal gain or against conscience! "
Dai Changle grabbed Wei Zhengyue's clothes and said, "Mr. De, we have learned a lot. We will work hard to innovate and make our own programs better. We hope to receive your supervision and criticism."
"Before the Qing Dynasty, our Xiahua was superior to other countries in every way, but because of the country's isolation, our economy fell behind by nearly a hundred years.
Our country is weak in all aspects and needs a lot of imports to meet our needs. Many technologies are in the hands of others, so we have to dismantle the imported equipment and study it from scratch, and then develop our own things.
But to foreigners, we Xia Chinese are just imitating.
Can we refute it?
No, because it is true!
It is a helpless reality, but we have to do it for the sake of survival and development.
This is also one of the reasons why Xia Chinese suffer discrimination internationally.
The name of your company is Xiahua Culture Company. Since it is named Xiahua, you must live up to these two names!
We don’t need to be outstanding to win first place, but we must behave uprightly.”
Dai Changle and Wei Zhengyue's faces turned red because of what they said. They were not only ashamed, but also excited as if they had been given a heavy responsibility.
"Don't worry, Mr. De. Our Xiahua Cultural Company will definitely live up to your expectations and the name Xiahua!" Dai Changle said seriously and solemnly.
Then he turned around and bowed deeply to An Zhixia, "Teacher Xiao An, I'm afraid we have to cancel this agreement. From now on, Xiahua Culture Company will show its true strength and compete with Mingri Culture Company."
An Zhixia chuckled and stood up and said, "We are looking forward to competing with you. Xiahua's entertainment industry has just started. I hope we will not forget our original intention and mission, keep moving forward, follow the pace of the organization, and become the pillars of Xiahua."
Dai Changle and Wei Zhengyue nodded in response. "Teacher Xiaoan, we will really remember these twelve words this time!"
Coming out of the office building, the two felt a little embarrassed.
"Teacher Xiao An, we were wrong before. We only saw the small piece of land in front of us and forgot our original intention of wanting to do something big to realize our own value and serve the motherland," Dai Changle scratched his head and said, "However, although we will not continue to sign the agreement this time, the top ten contestants of the two programs still have to compete happily!"
"That's natural," An Zhixia nodded. "We need to make them fully aware of the cruelty and competition in this industry."
On the way, Pan Xiyu couldn’t help but say, “Zhixia, we really threw away a 30-story office building and such a large piece of office land in vain.
I feel sad when I think about it. How did you resist the temptation and practice Tai Chi?
More importantly, we can give them a good slap in the face. What a great opportunity! "
"What if we snatched it?" An Zhixia chuckled and shook her head, saying, "We snatched welfare housing from old employees of the TV station before, because the overseas channel had funding. If we occupy the welfare housing, they will definitely be determined to divert part of the funding to build welfare housing.
But this time is different. Let's not talk about whether they will regret it when the time comes. If we get to Xiahua Culture Company, we will face countless troubles. Who knows, they might bite us back and say that this is gambling money?"
Xiao Wu suddenly realized and smiled, "We really can't get involved in this matter. Zhixia did the right thing, and it solved the problem once and for all. In the future, Xiahua Culture Company will probably not be so shameless as to make programs that are 99% similar."
"We'll have to see if they can convince others," An Zhixia said with a sigh, looking out the window.
Dai Changle drove the company car, and the two of them were silent all the way. When they were about to arrive at the company, he said in a slightly hoarse voice: "Comrade Wei Zhengyue, did we really do something wrong?"
Wei Zhengyue hummed softly, "When we first joined the TV station, we really wanted to build a career and didn't care about money.
However, I don’t know when, we lost ourselves just like what Teacher Xiao An said.
We don't have that much ability to use the creativity of the Longteng program and Tomorrow Culture Company to gild ourselves.
Perhaps, I guess it is because we have never been pure, so we are not as good as Ban Lei and others in many aspects, and we are not valued by Teacher Xiao An.
It has always been our fault, but we blame ourselves for not having a mentor. "
Dai Changle laughed softly, his eyes reddening, "Yeah, how similar are we? We never admit that we are inferior to others, never look for the reasons in ourselves, and only think that Teacher Xiaoan is biased."
"Brother Dai, how are we going to explain this to the station director and the others when we get back?"
"To be honest," he said with narrowed eyes as the car drove into the company, "If the station directors are willing to believe that we can make a good program, we will give it our all. If they still insist on following the creativity of Teacher Xiao An and others, then I will go to Tomorrow Culture Company to ask if they are still hiring.
I wonder if Comrade Wei Zhengyue would like to come with us?"
(End of this chapter)
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