China Entertainment 1981: Starting from Journey to the West

Director Yang Jie's face was ugly, very ugly.

Looking at this posture, someone must have offended the old lady.

Gu Beigang was about to say hello, but he quickly hid aside. The old lady was obviously angry. If anyone came forward at this moment, they would definitely be killed.

There are many people in the conference room today, some of whom are familiar faces that I often see on stage, but I can't call them by name.

Gu Bei called CCTV. In addition to being busy with the Westward Journey preparation team, he was being arrested everywhere. He knew a lot of people, but he was familiar with only a limited number of people.

"Why are Deputy Director Hong and Deputy Director Ruan here today?"

Gu Bei lowered his voice, fearing that Director Yang Jie would hear it and annoy the old lady.

"I didn't know. Just wait, something big will happen later."

Peng Li also whispered something, and then opened her notebook, looking like a good employee.

"Xiao Gu, the atmosphere is not right!"

Li Chengru sat behind the two of them, peeping his head as if he was afraid that the leaders above would not notice him.

"Stop talking, let's have a meeting."

Hong Minsheng spoke, and the conference room immediately fell silent.

This is the deputy director in charge of the Arts Department, who is considered the immediate boss of everyone here.

However, for some reason, Gu Bei looked at Deputy Director Hong with a slightly embarrassed expression, and when he looked at Old Mrs. Yang, she still looked like she was keeping strangers away.

Could it be that Deputy Director Hong provoked the old lady?

cough cough.

Hong Minsheng coughed twice, attracting everyone's attention.

"At the team leader meeting just now, Director Yang reported to the stage the process of going out for location shooting. All the comrades involved worked hard and suffered a lot, but they still gained a lot."

Hong Minsheng said while secretly observing Yang Jie's reaction.

But Yang Jie still had the expression "I'm too lazy to talk to you".

This prickly old lady.

Hong Minsheng also muttered something in his heart.

"Generally speaking, the preparations before the filming of "Journey to the West" started went smoothly, which is very gratifying. Everyone knows that the remake of "Journey to the West" is an important task assigned to the stage by the leaders above. Everyone in the stage I have always paid close attention to this project and look forward to everyone making results as soon as possible.”

"As the director of the Literature and Art Department, and Deputy Director Ruan, who is in charge of the "Journey to the West" project, I will definitely give our group the maximum support. I won't say anything hypocritical. Everyone just needs to remember one sentence. , I am not a soft-spoken person, and I have some weird accents, which will not affect my view of the preparatory team. That’s all I will say, Deputy Director Ruan.”

Weird accent?

Gu Bei immediately caught the key word.

Looking at Director Yang Jie's expression again, I immediately guessed what happened.

Then Ruan Ruolin also said some words of encouragement, and the two deputy directors got up and left. If they stayed any longer, they would be frozen by the little old lady next to them.

After the two leaders left, Mrs. Yang was naturally the oldest person left in the room.

"Little Gu!"

"Director Yang!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Bei quickly stood up and handed over the compiled materials.

Yang Jie took it, looked through it, and concluded that the summary was pretty good. When the time comes, she will pair it with Wang Chong Qiuzhao's photo to see who else dares to be bold.

Yang Jie was very angry at the group leader meeting of the Literature and Art Department just now.

She was originally going to report her results, but before she could say anything, someone jumped out and pointed at her nose, not her nose, and her eyes, not her eyes.

Yang Jie didn't understand what was going on at first, but after she understood it, she almost started a fight with those people on the spot.

In fact, she had always known that such an important project as "Journey to the West" would ultimately fall on the shoulders of her, the director of the opera group. There were always people in the art department who couldn't stand it, and they often made small comments to the leaders.

She was usually busy with work, and Hong Minsheng and Ruan Ruolin had always expressed their support for her, so she didn't say anything.

But this time, someone actually said that they were traveling in the name of going out to see the scenery.

He also aggressively asked her to explain clearly at the team leader meeting and make a public review, or else open the accounts so that everyone can see how the money was spent.

Put a shit basin on my head, Yang Gangtou, and blind your good eyes.

The little old lady exploded on the spot and cursed those people in front of Hong Minsheng. Her words were so sharp, cunning and vicious that it is impossible to describe them again.

Later, I heard someone say that there was an older director at that time who was scolded by Yang Jie so much that he almost got promoted.

Fortunately, someone delivered the quick fix in time, otherwise...

At the end, Yang Jie also threw out a stack of newly developed photos. They were all classics selected by the framing team along the way. Each photo was also specially marked with the location suitable for the scene in the story. .

As for the one who asked Yang Jie to reconcile the accounts, no one took it seriously.

We walked to a place, everyone was hungry, and they were eating a bowl of noodles at a roadside stall. Who was going to issue an invoice or a receipt?
"Yes, the records are very detailed."

Yang Jie looked a little better after seeing the materials compiled by Gu Bei.

"There are some gossips. If you hear them, no one should take them seriously. Isn't there a saying that if you listen to the cries of crickets, don't you plant crops? Those who are pure will be self-cleansed. It doesn't matter what others say. What matters is Yes, what did we do?"

This is arrogant.

"Listen, who is our Director Yang? Even if he says some weird things, can Director Yang take it to heart?"

Peng Li is an old fan of director Yang Jie. The two have worked together for a long time and know the old lady's temper very well.

"Do you know why Deputy Director Hong and Deputy Director Ruan came here just now?" Gu Bei and Li Chengru looked full of curiosity.

"Of course it's to appease our Director Yang."

Oh……

The two nodded repeatedly, looking understanding.

Yang Jie muttered a few sentences, without specifying what would happen in the team leader's meeting in advance. She made a summary of the filming trip, and then Deputy Director Zhu Xiaofeng reported on the progress of the work during this period.

The literary script has been completed, and we are now taking the time to prepare the storyboard.

The actor training work continued as usual, and the stage invited two teachers from China Theater to come over to help.

Other costumes, props, etc. are also in progress in an orderly manner.

"Director Yang, there is only one thing left that is not easy to solve."

Zhu Xiaofeng's face was filled with embarrassment.

"The white dragon horse... is really hard to find. According to your requirements, it must be completely white, without any stray hairs. This is really..."

During this time, Yang Jie took people out to look for scenery, and Zhu Xiaofeng was not idle at home. In addition to focusing on the various tasks of the preparatory team every day, he went out to look for the white dragon horse.

He went to almost all the places where there were horse farms near the capital. He even contacted the army, but there was no horse that met Yang Jie's liking.

"It's not a busy matter, just keep looking. If you really can't find a completely white one, some mixed colors are fine. Then we can give it a beauty treatment."

Yang Jie also knew that her request was a bit overwhelming, so she didn't insist anymore. It was just a horse and not worth spending too much energy on.

"The main work is still the script. Although it is a trial shoot, all aspects are staring at us. If we cannot deliver good results by then, all the previous work will be in vain."

Being criticized at the team leader meeting today was both reasonable and beyond Yang Jie's expectation.

She was a director of a drama group, and it was inevitable that she would be upset if she took away the business of the director of the drama group.

Originally, Yang Jie thought that even if they wanted to cause trouble for her and try to remove her from the position of chief director of "Journey to the West", they would have to wait until the pilot episode was filmed.

Unexpectedly, those people couldn't wait any longer.

This time, thanks to Gu Bei's reminder, he could predict those people's intentions in advance.

However, blacksmithing still requires hard work.

At that time, if the leaders at the station and the audience are not satisfied with the pilot episode after watching it.

If people come out to look for trouble again, Yang Jie can't act arrogant every time!
She is an old lady in her 50s and still has to lose face.

Once the trial episode passes the review, everything is happy and the subsequent work can be carried out smoothly. However, once the trial episode fails to achieve satisfactory results.

As the chief director, she will definitely bear the brunt and bear all the responsibilities. All the work of the Journey to the West preparation team during this period will be reduced to zero.

Even though at the team leader meeting, Yang Jie came out with a majestic verbal attack on the group of scholars, almost scolding the person who started the trouble to a heart attack, but she knew best how much pressure there was.

"The outdoor shooting work will continue. According to the previously planned plan, we will set off on the 11th."

Although he had known for a long time that he would not be able to stay for a few days when he returned to the capital this time, but when he heard that he was leaving again as soon as he got to work, Gu Bei felt quite...

It's not easy to describe the taste. Just look at Li Chengru's expression and you can tell that this guy is also fed up with it.

The summary meeting lasted until noon. After lunch, Gu Bei was thinking about going to Beijing Film Studio, but Yang Jie called him over.

"Thanks to you for reminding me this time, otherwise I would have caught them off guard today."

As early as the plan to go out for filming was finalized, Gu Bei told Yang Jie that he must keep records during the filming process to avoid anyone getting into trouble.

"What are your ideas for the next work?"

Yang Jie didn't know when she started. Whenever something happened, she wanted to ask Gu Bei's opinion.

This guy has a flexible mind and a lot of ideas.

Like before in Lengshuijiang City, it was Gu Bei's idea on how to protect Boyue Cave.

"Director Yang, what do I have in mind? You are the leader. I will do whatever you tell me to do."

Yang Jie smiled when she heard this. She already knew that this kid was very slippery, so she wasn't surprised.

"Do you still remember the materials you gave me when I went to work after the Chinese New Year?"

Which portion?
Gu Bei is now regarded as the copywriter of the Journey to the West preparation team. As long as it has anything to do with writing, except for the script, he is responsible for everything.

"It's about the party you mentioned."

Uh……

"Director Yang, you won't...really make friends with me, right?"

After sorting out his thoughts and handing them over to Yang Jie, there was still no follow-up. Gu Bei thought the matter was dead, but he didn't expect that after such a long time, Yang Jie would suddenly mention it again.

"At the meeting just now, Deputy Director Hong said that the idea is very good and can be tried. If it is decided..."

Yang Jie looked at Gu Bei with a somewhat troubled expression.

"When the time comes, he will still have to ask for someone from me!"

Uh?
VIP?

Who is it?

"Director Yang, that...can't be me, right?"