"Prime Minister Liu Luoguo" was subsequently broadcast nationwide and once again set off a viewing frenzy.
Liu Yong's wit, He Shen's greed, Qianlong's stupidity, Xia Gege's virtuousness... all made the audience talk about it.
Xiang Nan, the hero behind the scenes, has become a leader in the domestic screenwriting industry. Many TV stations have offered olive branches, hoping to cooperate with him. Even CCTV sent people over, hoping that Xiang Nan could put aside the past grudges and cooperate with them again.
However, after Xiang Nan considered it, he still only cooperated with Yanjing Television Art Center.
On the one hand, a thousand tricks are not as effective as one, and making a hundred people is not as effective as one good friend. The result of being associated with everyone is not being familiar with everyone.
He has collaborated with Yanjing Television Art Center many times, and they have a tacit understanding and affection for each other. He cannot afford to find anyone else to collaborate with.
On the one hand, the store bullies the customers, and the customers bully the store. To cooperate with CCTV, no matter how famous Xiang Nan is, he still has to feel aggrieved. But by cooperating with Yanjing TV, Xiang Nan has more say.
For example, almost all the actors for "Prime Minister Liu Luoguo" were recommended by Xiang Nan. If it were CCTV, he would never be able to do it.
Therefore, Xiang Nan rejected all invitations from TV stations and cooperated with Yanjing TV to launch the comedy series "The Story of the Editorial Department".
Xiang Nan recommended Ge You and Zhu Lin to star, with Lu Qi, Zhang Tong and others as supporting roles. And it is recommended that this TV series be directed by Feng Xiaogang.
The year before last, Feng Xiaogang participated in the screenwriting of "Desire". After the TV series was aired, he became an instant celebrity and attracted attention in the industry.
Feng Xiaogang himself is also a talented person, what he lacks is just an opportunity. Therefore, after becoming a screenwriter, he successively created scripts such as "Big Road and Small Alley" and "Ordinary People".
According to the TV series he produced, although the ratings are not as high as "Desire", they are not bad, so his position in the art center becomes more and more stable.
For this reason, Xiang Nan is now pushing him to become not only a screenwriter, but also a director. In this way, he can learn more and grow better.
After Feng Xiaogang heard about it, he was naturally very happy.
Being a director is more promising than being a screenwriter. After all, the director gives orders to the entire crew. As soon as the camera is turned on, dozens or hundreds of people follow his instructions, which is a great sight. No matter how popular the screenwriter is, no one will pay attention to him after the script is written.
"Professor Cheng, don't worry. If you give me a chance, I will seize it. It's up to you." He said with a smile.
Xiang Nan nodded, "Okay, then I'll see how you perform."
But in the end, Yanjing Television Art Center did not mention Feng Xiaogang as director. Because he had only worked as a screenwriter and art assistant before, and had no experience in directing.
But they didn't want to show off to Xiang Nan, so they arranged for Feng Xiaogang to be the deputy director. The director is Zheng Xiaolong.
Feng Xiaogang couldn't say anything. He could only work as an assistant director for now, and then look for opportunities to climb up in the future.
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In the same month, there was another piece of good news.
The film "Red Sorghum" directed by Zhang Yimou, starring Shi Ke and Jiang Wen, and written by Xiang Nan, won the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival.
After the news spread back to China, it caused a strong response.
At the time, this was the first time a Chinese-language film had won this award. For Chinese filmmakers, it is undoubtedly a very glorious thing. Because of this, Zhang Yimou became an instant celebrity and became a hot new director in the mainland. Starring Shi Ke has also become one of the most popular actresses in mainland China.
Jiang Wen has already starred in "Furong Town" directed by Xie Jin and is already famous. This time, he has made great progress and taken a step further to become a well-known influencer in the mainland.
As a screenwriter, Xiang Nan is naturally honored. After all, he wrote the movie and the script. Therefore, he also has a share of credit.
Moreover, with the award-winning movie, the sales of the original version of "Red Sorghum" increased again. For Xiang Nan, it was an unexpected surprise.
The only one who was sad was Gong Li. She originally had the chance to play "Red Sorghum", but unfortunately she lost to her classmate Shi Ke. Now Shi Ke has become an international star, but she is still unknown, which makes her a little jealous.
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"Professor Cheng, when will I be as famous as her? I really want to have a taste of becoming an international movie star." She said coquettishly to Xiang Nan.
She has been with Xiang Nan for two years, just waiting for a chance to become famous.
"Don't worry, I've been planning for you." Xiang Nan smiled and handed a script to Gong Li.
Gong Li took it and saw that it was "Raise the Red Lantern".
She had seen this work before. It was a play written by Xiang Nan in 1982. It was first rehearsed by the Peking University Drama Club, and has since been rehearsed by nearly a hundred drama troupes across the country, including Renyi, Experimental Theater, and Hujiang Repertory Troupe. It is an excellent work rarely seen on the drama stage in recent years.
Gong Li had played roles in the drama when he was a student at China National Theater Academy, so he was certainly no stranger to this. And she also admitted from the bottom of her heart that "Raise the Red Lantern" is a good show.
After the heroine Song Lian married into the Chen family compound, she went from being aloof and arrogant at first, and being dismissive of the old man, to later becoming harmonious, jealous, and even resorting to deceit to win favor...
It seems to be a intrigue in a mansion, but it is actually a story about a cynical young man who was tamed after entering society.
As long as there is power and class, tragedies like Songlian will continue to happen.
Just like her, she was very ambitious when she was admitted to the Chinese Opera, thinking that she would become famous all over the world. Who would have thought that now she would be the shady woman behind other people's backs.
"You will be the heroine of this movie." Xiang Nan said, "I will make it clear to Director Zhang that it must be you. If he doesn't agree, I will not hand over this script to him. I will choose another director. Responsible."
Hearing what he said, Gong Li became happy.
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After Zhang Yimou returned to China, Xiang Nan asked him to meet him.
Zhang Yimou rushed over immediately.
This time for "Red Sorghum" to win the award, he would first thank the country, secondly thank the leaders, and thirdly thank Xiang Nan.
Xiang Nan provided him with a lot of help when he was filming this movie.
He wrote the script and found the actors. Even when he was short of fertilizer when growing sorghum, Xiang Nan found a way to help him solve it.
Therefore, Zhang Yimou was very grateful to Xiang Nan.
"Director Zhang, congratulations, congratulations, "Red Sorghum" won the Golden Bear Award. You have brought glory to our country." Xiang Nan said with a smile.
"Thank you, Professor Cheng. To be honest, it's all thanks to your good script writing. Otherwise, I wouldn't have won the award so easily." Zhang Yimou waved his hand and said with a smile.
"No need to be modest. My script is good and your directing is even better." Xiang Nan smiled, "By the way, what are your plans next? Do you have any new films you want to make?"
"There are some scripts, but I haven't made a decision yet." Zhang Yimou nodded.
"Then take a look at mine first." Xiang Nan smiled and handed over the script.
