After registering and verifying the pass, the guard saluted Sun Tao, who quickly returned the salute.
After delivering express for several years, my heart trembles when I see the security guards, let alone the armed police...
Second floor, conference room window.
[This guy is pretty good. 】
[Character is reflected in the details. A young man is successful but not arrogant. It seems that he is really not a shooting star. 】
[But my private life is a bit chaotic. I heard that I have had two or three girlfriends, and just a few weeks after entering the film school, I got into a fight with my classmates because of jealousy. 】
[There was no big fight, but they did fall out. 】
[Hey, hey, where did you get this news? I heard that it was the student who took advantage of his friend and Sun Tao despised his character, so we fell out with him. 】
[Haha, this kind of thing has always been justified by the public and the mother-in-law. It just depends on who said it. There is no truth. 】
[Okay, okay, everyone is here, stop talking. 】
[Hahaha, in fact, it doesn’t matter what the truth is. If a person is not romantic, he will waste his youth. 】
[That is, young people just change a few girlfriends. It is neither illegal nor immoral... Go and check again. Secretary Cai will come over to check on you soon. 】
……
After entering the gate, a staff member came to guide Sun Tao.
The decoration style of the building, which is more than a hundred years old, was in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China. As soon as you enter the middle door, on the wall opposite are the five characters "Serve the People". Although I don't know where this place used to be, it gives people a full sense of oppression as soon as they enter. Sun Tao, who was still somewhat casual, could not help but secretly correct his appearance.
There is no elevator on the three floors. Enter from the middle, turn left and take the stairs upstairs. The rooms on both sides are the guard room, props group, dressing room, lounge 1... Sun Tao was looking at the surrounding environment, and the young man who led the way introduced: "One This floor is where the staff and actors train and rest. The director team is usually on the second floor. There are conference rooms and lounges on the second floor, and there is also a room dedicated to you. The third floor is the rehearsal hall. Oh, and the big room at the back is the canteen. …”
The young man is 24 or 5 years old. He walks with an upright posture without being too sharp. His ability to observe people's emotions is first-rate, and he is also very articulate. He has already explained the situation clearly in the dozens of steps from the hall to the stairway.
Sun Tao couldn't help but feel a little discouraged. If he wasn't a reborn person, a receptionist from an unknown unit in Yanjing would actually be better than him.
It only takes a moment to be discouraged. Some people have a good family background and a good education. Some people are born with a golden key. This world is inherently unfair and does not allow people to be reborn once or twice. It takes a year and a half to be reborn. Sun Tao is not just relying on his memory to rest on his laurels. , people are actually learning and making progress.
On the second floor are workshops, large conference rooms and small conference rooms. Sun Tao also saw his name among them.
201, the staff at the door of a large conference room stopped and said, "Director Sun, this is it."
The door was open, and there were two distinct groups of people inside. One group was Zhang Yimou, Chen Weiya, and two other men and one woman, who were gesticulating and communicating. The other group was near the door. It was originally seven or eight people drinking tea and chatting. Suddenly they looked at the door. Sun Tao stopped talking and smiled at him.
The group of people at the door suddenly became quiet. Zhang Yimou raised his head and said, "Hey, Sun Tao is here. Come and sit down first. A leader will be here soon. He said it was nine o'clock. Suddenly something got stuck. Let's wait together for a while."
……
A leader named * came. He didn’t introduce his specific position, as if he thought everyone should know him. When he came up, he gave everyone a meal of encouragement, and then said that if you need any cooperation, you can contact him...
What he said was so awesome that Sun Tao wanted to laugh in his heart. Then at a certain moment, he suddenly thought that he had seen this person on TV. It was when he and the boss were on the rostrum after a certain election change.
Sun Tao applauded solemnly and nodded frequently, deeply encouraged and flattered...
The other people probably felt relaxed after having experienced many big scenes. Some people chatted quietly and laughed that Sun Tao was too nervous and had never seen the world.
Many times it doesn't matter what you say, it's just a gesture to come and see.
In the corridor, several people from the Olympic Organizing Committee accompanied the leader out.
"Hey, who is that young man today? He joined the directing team at a young age."
"Oh, that's Sun Tao. Zhijiang TV's "China's Got Talent" and our Yanjing TV's "The Final Word" are both his ideas."
"Oh~~~It's him."
"Hehehe, Lao Wu said he was afraid that Zhang Yimou and others would be too rigid in their thinking due to their age and find a young man to change things up..."
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In the conference room, the artist who didn't care much at first looked even more carefree when he saw the leader leaving.
"Okay, the leader has finished speaking. Let's have a serious meeting to divide the work."
Sun Tao didn't know the speaker. Of course, this was normal. Most people knew that the highest peak in the world was Mount Everest, but who knew the second?
Zhang Yimou took another sip of tea (when the leader was around just now, he was very casual and clapped his hands twice symbolically at the end. Sun Tao probably knew why he was fined for having a child), "Xiao Sun, you know the whole process. ”
Sun Tao said calmly: "I have a general understanding. The eight-minute performance consists of a promotional video of tens of seconds and a live performance of 7 to 8 minutes. It seems to have only started in the last few years. It is not considered a convention. There is very little information. There is no reference value.”
……
When you arrive in a new place, the situation is unknown, and safety comes first. This is the way of life for a veteran. He took on the current job because he was a little bloated. Although it was a blessing in disguise, it also gave Sun Tao a tight grip.
There was indeed very little information before, but Sun Tao remembered what happened after that: Beckham at the Yanjing Olympics closing ceremony, Doraemon and Abe at the Rio closing ceremony (Doraemon was still called Doraemon at that time, and Big Bear was also called Yasuo), and of course Zhang Yimou’s eight minutes in Beijing, which received rave reviews.
Sun Tao had seen it, but Sun Tao didn't say anything.
……
"Well, hahaha, there is actually nothing to refer to. After all, everyone wants to come up with something unique. Since you know that, we won't be verbose. Let's talk about the promotional video first."
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Zhang Yimou leaned back in his chair and talked to himself about his thoughts. Looking at Chen Weiya, who was a bit rough, he introduced Sun Tao carefully, "That's Lao Lin, the person in charge of liaison, and that's Zhang Hao. He has filmed many public service advertisements. It is also considered among the top in the country.”
...Sun Tao has an address book in his hand and can roughly judge the part that each person is responsible for from everyone's work unit. When Chen Weiya said this, he immediately matched the people and names, and also understood that Zhang Yimou and Chen Weiya, including Zhang Haohe himself is considered the planning department of the director team, and Lao Lin and the others are the action department.
……
Over there, Zhang Yimou simply sat down for a briefing and began to assign tasks.
"Zhang Hao, tell me what you think first."
"What can I say? The Yanjing Olympics will definitely be centered on Yanjing, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, the Great Wall, the Summer Palace, and the Siheyuan. Hey, the key point, Lao Lin, is that you have to connect with Greece first. How big of a venue can you give us? screen.”
"But now they don't have a clear answer. What should you do? Why wait?"
"Then what should we do if we finally finish filming and it can't be broadcasted, or the effect is not good? It takes time and effort, but in the end it will be in vain."
"This is not an issue we should consider. The leaders have repeatedly said that as long as the effect is good, nothing else will be considered. The performance on August 19 is still six months away. If we want to fool someone in eight minutes, it will take us so long to prepare!"
"..."
When the leader spoke, everyone listened and clapped. As soon as the leader left, the meeting turned into a discussion. Well, Sun Tao felt that it was not appropriate to call it a discussion. Everyone was so anxious that if someone said MLGB or you, the discussion would be over. It can turn into swearing or even evolve into a fight...
"Hahaha, have you never seen this scene before? Don't worry, any of these people are the top names in their respective circles. They are used to it. Now that they are together, hahaha, it will definitely be like this."
Fighting without breaking up may look red in the face, but in fact there are limits to what you say.
This is a new circle, not a harmonious one, but it also has its own internal rules... Sun Tao paid close attention to everyone's subtle expressions. After spending a semester in the film school, he learned both theory and practice, and Sun Tao gradually became able to see some tricks. Coming.
Chief director Zhang Yimou had to speak, "Okay, let's not think about unnecessary things. My opinion is to make two editions according to the conditions of the previous sessions. Xiao Qi will show eight-minute short films from other cities... ”
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There is everything in the conference room, not only equipment but also video qualifications. Sun Tao couldn't find it on the Internet, but he saw it here.
At the 1988 Seoul Olympics "Barcelona 8 Minutes", Spanish girls dressed in red, yellow and blue costumes performed Spanish-style long skirt dances and fan dances;
"Atlanta 8 Minutes" at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, performing traditional American tap dance and current popular street dance;
The "Sydney 8 Minutes" at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics showcased Australian Aboriginal dance. A group of actors carried kangaroo props on their backs on the stage, and a group of actors performed wearing seabird props;
The High Priestess of the "Athens 8 Minutes" at the 2000 Sydney Olympics...
After watching the video for more than ten minutes, Sun Tao frowned. MD, for the 8-minute closing ceremony, the host countries of the Olympic Games provided sufficient venue conditions for the next city. Some even gave up the entire stadium to the performers. In the end, The second time was as big as a basketball court, but in my impression, the "Yenjing 8 Minutes" of the 2004 Athens Olympics seemed to be a square venue of dozens of square meters. It was really like a dojo inside a snail shell!
NND, don't show any special expressions when you are with these directors. Sun Tao just frowned and Zhang Yimou pointed him out, "Director Sun, you have been silent just now. Now that you have read this, do you have anything to say?" ”
Sun Tao: Protect yourself wisely. Failure in eight minutes won’t affect the overall situation anyway. But since people are here, it’s too watery and people look down on it. Let’s pick something that everyone can see.
Sun Tao hesitated for a moment, "Looking at the venue, some organizers were very generous and donated almost the entire stadium, while some were stingy and gave it to the middle circle. Since Athens is so busy, I think we should We should prepare for the worst first, they may not be willing to cooperate with us.”
[Yes, this group of foreign devils are also bastards. You see, Barcelona is playing casually with Atlanta, and Atlanta is a circle with Sydney. 】
[In this way, Australia still hugs people’s thighs and doesn’t let go, hahaha. 】
[But our country is not bad at all. How dare Athens look down on us? 】
[You have never been abroad. In the eyes of the white-skinned people in Europe, we are still in the Manchu period with big braids. 】
[Fuck, last time I met a foreigner and asked me if we have cars in China...]
The voices of these people's discussions almost drowned out Sun Tao.
"Hey, hey, what are you doing? We need to discuss and wait until Sun Tao finishes."
Zhang Yimou spoke, and the discussion started gradually.
In his heart, Sun Tao's aura of big shots faded. Regardless of the professional field (oh, it's not just about facts), no one is perfect, and big shots and little shots have more than 90% of the same performance.
Top hackers, materials science experts, the most awesome oncologists...without tools and equipment, their ability to make a living is not as good as ordinary people.
"Director Sun, continue."
Sun Tao smiled and said, "Actually, it's just a summary. I don't have any better insights. The first is that we have to be careful about Athens not cooperating. The second is that refining is a problem. There are too many things to show. Let's not talk about China for eight minutes. , it can’t be finished in 80 minutes. I think we can just discuss this. Each person will mention a few core elements of Chinese culture. If everyone agrees, then put them in. Thirdly, the connection in Athens can be Learn from it. In the short film, the priestess walks into the temple, and the camera changes to Sydney. We can also cut the performer directly to Athens
Didn’t Director Zhang say ‘from the Great Wall to Ancient Greece’? I think that’s quite relevant. ”
The corners of Zhang Yimou's mouth turned up, "Hey, don't say it, this proposal is really good."
After Sun Tao finished speaking, no one commented.
Yanjing's eight-minute video short film connects to the live performance, which is about a dozen Olympic babes wearing cheongsam dancing on the Great Wall. When the lights dimmed, and when they came back on, people had already arrived in Athens. The music continued during the live performance.
What seems like an ordinary statement is actually the result of half a year of discussion among the dozen or so big names at the scene. It is proposed to refine it into the original eight minutes, which requires both cheongsam and folk music, kung fu and dance, red lanterns and small children. Girls should be both classic and fashionable.
In the end, the girl was wearing a full-length cheongsam and playing folk music, Huang Doudou performed somersaults with the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms, and the little girl stood on a lantern and sang "Jasmine". They were not touching each other!
What do you want them to say?
Sun Tao is awesome, Sun Tao is mighty, these people can't tell.
Zhang Yimou glanced at Sun Tao as if inadvertently, and his heart tightened. Am I going to be photographed on the beach when the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead?
"What Director Sun said makes sense, let's first study what are the core elements that must be expressed."
Sun Tao sighed in his heart, which ones? What else? It’s only eight minutes. It seems I can’t help you. (End of chapter)