Nineteen Years

On August 29, the program team of "The Birth of an Actor" released a message:

We will produce a year-end special episode of "The Birth of an Actor", where we will sit around the fire and talk about this year's film and television dramas and performances. If you have any favorite film and television dramas this year, please leave a message in the comment area, especially those that are niche but you think are great.

As this year's hottest show, "The Birth of an Actor" was immediately greeted with cheers from many fans of the show as soon as the news was released.

On September 1st, "Jump Up" magazine released the news:

What is your favorite fiction book this year? What is your favorite non-fiction book? Who is your favorite actor? What are your favorite movies and TV series? Who is your favorite singer? What is your favorite piece of music? We will issue questionnaires simultaneously in the next four months of September, October, November, and December to conduct year-end inventory! Literary fans, we are serious!

On September 3rd, Yuehutai, Northern Lights Video, and Icefield Video jointly released a list of the most popular works of platform users this year that will be released at the end of the year.

Later, many media and traditional magazines followed suit.

For a moment, everyone in the entertainment industry was a little confused.

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Taking stock of this kind of thing, it was still quite prosperous in the original TV era. At that time, there were often selections for the top ten songs and top ten singers of the year, which was a very critical honor for singers. But with the rise of the Internet age and the decline of music, these things gradually faded out of the world.

Why do so many media outlets suddenly appear again to take stock of the year-end?

Chen Siqi was interviewed and said bluntly: "Evaluation itself should be diverse. Everyone can have a favorite work. Similarly, whether it is a TV station, the media, or an individual, we should all have the courage to express ourselves or our own user groups. When you like a work, you don't just tell everyone, yes, this is our aesthetic orientation, this is our attitude, but you also tell those creators who may not have received enthusiastic feedback for the time being, that we have seen your creation and we like it. "

"Why do we do this? Because rich and diverse evaluations can encourage creators to create various works." Chen Siqi said, "Mainstream awards have their preferences, and our traditional magazines also have our preferences. Of course, online new media They also have their own preferences, and individuals have their own preferences. Likes, a hundred schools of thought contend, and listening will lead to enlightenment, so that everyone can truly participate in the discussion, and do not let us read and watch, just in the time of that book or film and television drama, communication can open up our inherent thinking and perspective, let us We see more things that we might not have seen before.”

At this moment, many people who have been reluctant to speak out on the Internet for various reasons have felt psychologically touched.

Yes, since when did you become unwilling to speak on the Internet? And since when did you start to tend to put away your attitude and not argue with others?

Because I often feel that summer insects are talking about ice and well frogs are talking about the sea, I simply shut my mouth.

But the purpose of communication is to find like-minded people and to expand their world.

Someone asked Chen Siqi: "Is this because of the previous conflict between the Golden Tripod Award and Lu Yanhe that you want to establish a new set of evaluation rules in addition to the three awards?"

"This is not an award, so how can we establish new award rules?" Chen Siqi said bluntly with a smile, "We don't have such big ambitions, and it is not a credible selection. I especially hope that all media can join in and use our The results selected by the user group , showing a real audience preference that is not obscured by Internet trolls and noise. The more media are added, the smaller the voice of a single media, and the so-called evaluation rules no longer have the final say. What really has the final say is the audience and users of each media.”

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"This is too exaggerated." Li Zhibai said to Lu Yanhe in disbelief, "If Chen Siqi does this, it feels like everyone is going to have an earthquake."

"Big earthquake? That's an exaggeration." Lu Yanhe shook his head, "How could it be possible?"

Li Zhibai: "No, you know how many film and television companies and producers I have worked with have contacted me and asked me if I could know this list in advance. They want to put some of their own dramas on it."

"Operation?" Lu Yanhe was speechless, "I told you that it was voted by the readers of "Jump Up"."

"Others don't believe it." Li Zhibai said.

Just as he was talking, Lu Yanhe's phone vibrated.

"Jump Up" magazine released a recruitment announcement and recruited ten part-time staff to be responsible for live broadcasting of opening letters from readers and registering voting results.

The entire process is live broadcast.

Lu Yanhe gave his phone to Li Zhibai, "You can reply to them now. If you don't believe the result, you can watch the live broadcast."

Li Zhibai: "Damn, you guys are really generous."

Lu Yanhe: "Very good."

Li Zhibai: "Only you can play this way. Only if your magazine has a sales volume of about 300,000, can you have a large enough reader base to do this questionnaire for you. Otherwise, the survey sample will not be enough."

Lu Yanhe: "Different magazines have different methods of playing. We use reader surveys. Some magazines are prepared to let editors nominate and vote on their own, while others invite their authors to nominate and vote."

"That's okay too."

"It's all a gimmick anyway. The main purpose is to use this gimmick to let everyone see what good literary and artistic works are worthy of attention." Lu Yanhe said, "It has been a long time since traditional magazines have done an event that attracted a lot of attention. I I heard that many magazines are very enthusiastic about participating.”

This in itself also increases the interaction between the media and its own users, which is an act of increasing stickiness.

Li Zhibai: "It would be too embarrassing if the mention rate of "Fake Death" is very small."

"What are you thinking? This movie has such a high box office. When it was released, your performance also received unanimous praise. No matter whether this movie will enter some people's top ten of the year, at least your performance will definitely enter many People’s top ten of the year.”

It’s time to award several major domestic awards soon.

Except for the Golden Tripod Award, which is special and is held every summer, the other awards are basically held from October to March of the next year.

Lu Yanhe is also curious whether such private discussions about film and television dramas will have an impact on these mainstream awards.

It would be interesting if the final choices from the private sector are very different from those for mainstream awards.

Lu Yanhe smiled.

When applying for the award this year, Lu Yanhe was not polite at all.

On his personal side, "Love Letter" was nominated for Best Supporting Actor, Best Screenplay, and Best Director, and "Friends" was nominated for Best Screenplay (Screenplay) and Best Actor.

Just right, a movie and a TV series.

There is already a big bug in the Golden Tripod Award, but I don’t know what will happen next.

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On this day, Lu Yanhe had a scene to shoot. He came to the set early and unexpectedly ran into an acquaintance.

Liu Bin, editor-in-chief of "TV Review".

"Editor Liu." Lu Yanhe went over to say hello in surprise.

Liu Bin called Yan He enthusiastically, "Oh, this appearance is so handsome."

Lu Yanhe now looks like an ancient scholar.

He smiled sheepishly.

After chatting, Lu Yanhe found out that Liu Bin came here today to make a film appointment with Luo Yuzhong.

"TV Review" wanted to launch the "Top Ten Drama Series of the Year by Major Directors" plan, so it approached Luo Yuzhong and wanted to invite Luo Yuzhong to list his top ten dramas of the year.

Liu Bin said with a smile: "This is still inspired by "Jump Up". If you vote through readers, we will take a different path."

"Excellent." Lu Yanhe said.

Luo Yuzhong glared at Lu Yanhe and said, "You are the only one with so many ideas. You will only cause trouble for me."

Lu Yanhe was stunned.

Luo Yuzhong's temper came out of nowhere, and Lu Yanhe was confused.

However, he apologized immediately with a smile on his face, "I was wrong, teacher."

Luo Yuzhong showed a helpless expression to Liu Bin.

"I told you, this guy's face is thicker than the city wall. If you teach him a lesson, he will shamelessly apologize to you. There is nothing to say about his attitude. It's a good thief, but it doesn't work. He will do whatever he wants later. "

When Lu Yanhe heard this, he almost understood.

Luo Yuzhong probably came here on Liu Bin's behalf, so that Liu Bin could see this scene.

You guys don't come looking for him anymore. It won't work. He has already taught Lu Yanhe what he should have learned. Lu Yanhe is too thick-skinned to teach him a lesson.

After Lu Yanhe understood, he giggled and solidified this persona.

Liu Bin looked at the two of them with a smile.

Luo Yuzhong added: "I saw the article you wrote on the WeChat official account two days ago, saying that I had been shooting realistic themes for most of my life, but suddenly changed my focus to shooting ancient puppets and immortal heroes, and questioned whether I was lacking in skills. Money is enough, so immoral.”

Liu Bin smiled and waved his hand, "Some of the kids below wrote some innocuous articles, but they can't sway you at all. Moreover, if you lower everyone's expectations in the early stage, and use your ability to film the drama, wouldn't it be more surprising? I watched it, Without any substantive attack on you, others will only think that the person who wrote that article is a petty angry young man.”

Luo Yuzhong roared.

When the two seniors quarreled, Lu Yanhe could only smile and stand aside without speaking.

"Don't forget what I told you. Let's sort it out. It's best for you to tell the reasons why you like every film." Liu Bin said, "Don't hide it. The experience of the drama market in these years After so many changes, several rating websites on Yemai.com have become the only criteria for audiences to evaluate the quality of a drama. You are a great director with huge influence, and your choices can influence many people to re-evaluate the quality of a drama. bad."

Luo Yuzhong: "You said so much, don't you just want me to help you earn money?"

Liu Bin said with a smile: "We only make money, but your support can promote the progress of this industry."

Luo Yuzhong waved his hand.

Although his attitude was very impatient, he still agreed.

Soon, "Jump Up" also sent a formal invitation letter to Lu Yanhe, asking him to list his favorite dramas and movies this year.

In this industry, many people are always observing the direction of the wind.

So many media and magazines have taken action, making appointments with big names and doing year-end reviews, so that this matter has not caused any waves at the public level, but it has become a hot topic in the circle.

There were more phone calls.

Ask each other, have you ever received an invitation from any media to make a list of films? Which are the top ten in your mind?

As a result, Yuehu TV also announced that they will hold a "Chinese Drama Festival" at the end of the year, inviting ten film critics, ten directors, ten actors, ten screenwriters, ten photographers, and ten producers in the industry. Vote together for the top ten dramas of the year.

The front line ended.

Inexplicably, the year-end review trend has spread throughout the entertainment industry.

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"Yes, we invited Chen Bige to shoot the cover of our October issue. She is a well-deserved queen of our Chinese-language films and one of the most active actors in the international film industry in recent years."

After the fashion magazine "Style" released the cover of its October issue, Chen Bige's tech-savvy cover received polarizing feedback.

Some people like it, some people hate it.

The editor-in-chief seemed to have not seen the bad comments and said: "I am very happy to be able to work with Bi Ge on such a pioneering and widely praised shooting. In fact, in the past few years, our domestic film and television circles have had a lot of success. Less boring , there are not many new people emerging. Actresses like Bi Ge who have achieved great success do not often go out to film. But you see how exciting the entertainment industry has been in the past few years. New people are constantly emerging, and Bi Ge has also taken action. A king."

"Especially now, many media are doing annual inventories of movies, TV series, songs, books and other works. If you want to say, it should have been done long ago. If you want an industry to develop well, you can't always wait. The audience comes to discover some good dramas, and you have to try every means Taking inventory is the best way to bring good dramas to the audience. What better way to arouse public interest than a ranking list? Who ranks high and who ranks low? What do you support and what do I support? In this kind of competition, topicality and attention will come.”

"Yes, we at "Fashion" will also participate in this year-end inventory carnival. We will select the favorite movies and TV series of our "Fashion" magazine readers by soliciting opinions from our readers."

"Of course, I will also pay close attention to the lists of other media and platforms. Which works and which stars can stand out from the selections of so many media and platforms. This shows that they are the good works and good actors that have really attracted attention this year. . Then I will recommend celebrities to brands next year and choose which artists to cooperate with. Of course I will care about the results of this review."

"To be honest, if you are a company or an artist, and you want to get one or two editors, or one or two magazines, through interpersonal relationships, OK, that's fine, but you have to get TV stations, video websites, self-media, and traditional media at the same time. , print magazines, newspapers...even There are many famous directors, film critics, and famous actors. Who has such ability? As far as I know, there are already more than 30 reviews in preparation and will be released by the end of the year. I don’t know what will happen next. Well, it’s a mule or a horse, so you can really only rely on your ability.”

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This interview with the editor-in-chief of "Fashion" finally brought the matter of "year-end inventory" to the public.

It’s not just the magazine “Jump Up” that wants to do this inventory, and it’s not just the Yuehu TV station that wants to do this “Chinese Drama Festival.” In the next few months, there will be many places doing this inventory.

At this moment, those who have watched movies and TV series or have their own favorite works will involuntarily raise a question: Should the work I like be able to enter these lists?

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"This has completely become a big fight." Chen Siqi said on the phone.

Lu Yanhe hummed, "Sister Ziyan must have contributed a lot behind the scenes. She was afraid that we would be outgunned, so she pushed a lot of media to do this year-end review."

"It's good." Chen Siqi said, "This way, the number of people coming to say hello can be reduced a lot. There are so many people who need to take stock and want to say hello, but they can't get there."

Lu Yanhe: "The commotion caused by this incident completely exceeded my imagination."

Chen Siqi nodded: "Me too. I originally thought that this was just for us to do and have fun with. I didn't expect that so many people wanted to get involved."

"Maybe it's because it doesn't actually cost much to do this." Lu Yanhe said, "However, it can attract a lot of people's attention through these lists. You know, there are many magazines now, The reason why they have not gone bankrupt is simply because they are supported by government subsidies and cultural funds. There are very few print media that can really survive by relying on normal business operations. They have not been in everyone's sight for a long time."

"If everyone really does this inventory together, the impact of this inventory will be quite large."

"Well." Lu Yanhe said, "Let's see if such an inventory can help some film and television dramas enter the audience's horizons. If it can, I think this inventory activity can continue next year."

Chen Siqi: "No matter what, we at "Jump Up" will continue to do it. As a literary and artistic magazine, we should do an inventory of literary and artistic works. Our readers are very interested in this inventory. Posted on the forum The volume has increased several times, and everyone is asking why they can’t vote online.”

"Yes, why didn't you vote online?"

"Because of online voting now, no one can figure out how many swindlers there are." Chen Siqi said, "Our questionnaires all have separate QR codes, one QR code for each form, you can't copy it, which means if you want to vote, you have to spend more than 30 yuan to buy a magazine. If anyone wants to swipe the vote, the cost is not as low as buying a swindler online."

Lu Yanhe: "After all this time, in the end, the original means are still needed to ensure the authenticity."

"No way."

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"You received an invitation to the Chinese drama festival of Yuehu TV?" Yan Liang asked Li Zhibai.

Li Zhibai: "Me? I didn't, I didn't broadcast any drama this year."

"Ah? Zhou Ping'an also told me that Yuehu TV wanted the three of us to perform a medley of film and television drama OSTs on that day." Yan Liang said.

Li Zhibai: "Maybe they are still communicating with Lin Suyang, and Lin Suyang hasn't told me yet."

Yan Liang: "Have many people come to you recently?"

"What do you mean?"

"People who ask you why Lao Lu wants to do the year-end review."

"Some, it's also strange, this matter has nothing to do with Lao Lu, it's obviously Chen Siqi who did it."

"Husband and wife are one, although they are not married yet, but in the eyes of others, no matter who does what, they are both doing it together."

"Strange." Li Zhibai said, "But to be honest, at the end of this year, suddenly so many media and platforms want to do year-end reviews, which makes me nervous."

"What are you nervous about?"

"Originally, the reputation of the movie "Fake Death" was not so good. When it was released, it was not well received by many media and film critics."

"There is no way, watch "The Flowing Light." Yan Liang said, "I don't need to be nervous, I know that this drama will definitely not be included in the review."

"The Flowing Light" has been controversial recently.

The plot is controversial, and Zhang Lan's performance is also controversial.

Many people say that Zhang Lan is no longer suitable for ancient idol dramas at her age.

Li Zhibai: "We are really in the same boat."

"How did you comfort me at the beginning? In the entertainment industry, you can't succeed in every play. There will always be some less successful plays." Yan Liang said.

"Except Lao Lu's."

"Oh, yes, except Lao Lu's."

"Thinking about my upcoming "Nineteen Years", I feel a little desperate." Li Zhibai said, "Nothing is more desperate than finding out that you are actually mediocre."

"I think you are too demanding of yourself. Since Dengta Video wants to put this drama in September and strive to be the drama king of September, it means that it still has a certain quality."

"You are wrong. Since there is a starring lineup like me and Teacher Jiang Jun, and it is broadcast in such a cold schedule, it means that the quality is really not very good, so we can only strive to be the drama king of the cold schedule."

Yan Liang had nothing to say.

"The broadcast schedule of "Liu Guang Yin" is really favored by the platform."

"Then look at the controversial ones now."

"What's the big controversy? Look at the broadcast volume and number of viewers of this drama. It ranks first by a huge margin. Although many people criticize it, it is really popular. I see that there are 9 patch ads in your latest episode." Li Zhibai said, "Do you hope that it will be like the early stage of "Shan Dian", which has a good reputation but not many people watch it?"

Yan Liang thought seriously, shook his head and said, "Then I would rather be criticized than be seen."

"Look." Li Zhibai smiled.

The three of them, except Li Zhibai, have tasted the taste of "not being seen", so they are not so naive and idealistic. When it comes to making a real choice, bread must be more important.

Yan Liang and Li Zhibai have high demands on themselves, which is also based on their previous achievements.

Compared with the previous achievements, this time is much worse.

After the broadcast of "Nineteen Years of Crime Records", the popularity and popularity of the original novel, plus the starring of two first-line popular actors Li Zhibai and Jiang Jun, the drama was very popular on the first day of broadcast, and it was airborne to the top of the drama popularity list.

However, as Li Zhibai thought, the evaluation of this drama was not very good.

The main problem was that the editing rhythm was very bad.

In addition, the performances of several supporting roles with more scenes in this drama were very average, and several performances were mocked on the hot search.

The villain played by Li Zhibai was also said to be too stereotyped.

In the crew of "Legend of Sword and Fairy", everyone suddenly didn't dare to talk to Li Zhibai these days, knowing that he must be in a bad mood.

Li Zhibai sighed.

An executive of Dengta Video sent him a message ten minutes ago: If you had agreed to let Lu Daobo come back as the director instead of insisting on using Liu Manbo, the new director, the reputation of this drama would not have become what it is now.

Li Zhibai felt as uncomfortable as someone piercing his heart with a sharp sword.

Liu Manbo also sent him a message: Sorry, the feedback from the show was not very good.

At the beginning, Liu Manbo, a newcomer, was able to replace Lu Daobo as the director after his accident, all thanks to Li Zhibai's support.

But unfortunately, the inspirational story of "Bo Le selecting horses" did not happen this time.

Although the entire show seemed to be very smooth and good during the on-site shooting, Liu Manbo was indeed inexperienced, which caused problems with the entire rhythm of the show during the post-editing.

Li Zhibai replied: This is your first time as a director. It is already very good to be able to shoot like this. The next time will be better.

Liu Manbo asked after a long time: This drama has been questioned by so many people. Do I have another chance?

Li Zhibai said: This drama also has many highlights. It is just controversial. It is not a flop. How can there be no next chance?

After Li Zhibai comforted and encouraged Liu Manbo, he sighed, put down his phone, and shook his head.

Let this matter pass.

Li Zhibai thought to himself, don't think too much.

It's no big deal to fail for the first time.

It's nothing.

Li Zhibai recalled the situation when Liu Manbo was directing on the spot, and recalled the problems he raised at that time. Well, yes, Liu Manbo was indeed a director who could direct on the spot, and made people on the spot believe in his directing in the end.

He just couldn't use a holistic mindset to deal with these materials in the later stage.

As one person said, "Nineteen Years" has many clips that are eye-catching, but they are very strange when combined together.

"Dong Dong".

Someone knocked on the door.

Li Zhibai was alone in the lounge, and he had kicked everyone else out.

"Who is it?" Li Zhibai asked.

He just wanted to be alone for a while, and didn't want to see anyone.

"Me." Lu Yanhe answered from outside.

"And me." This was Yan Liang's voice.

Li Zhibai went to open the door.

"Don't tell me you're here to comfort me." Li Zhibai smiled.

Lu Yanhe: "You don't need to be comforted. Others don't know how tough you are, but don't Yan Liang and I know?"

Li Zhibai: "Fuck."

Yan Liang: "But you locked yourself in the lounge and asked the assistants to go out. If others saw it, they would inevitably be suspicious."

Li Zhibai: "I just want to be alone and quiet for a while, and think about whether I was too idealistic before."

"What's your conclusion?"

"I think I'm right, but I'm just not so lucky. Liu Manbo really can't edit so many scenes into a complete and well-paced scene because of his lack of experience."

"Yeah." Lu Yanhe nodded, "So you really think about these things."

"What else do you think I'm thinking?"

"I thought you were crying secretly." Yan Liang laughed.

Li Zhibai: "Ha."

"I was thinking, if this drama itself is well shot, it's just a problem of post-production and editing. Otherwise, you can find someone to edit it again?" Lu Yanhe asked.

"Ah?" Li Zhibai was stunned.

Lu Yanhe said: "I watched this drama. In fact, many scenes are well shot as independent chapters. From the editing point of view, Liu Manbo is actually very good at pictures and shooting, but he is not good at the rhythm of storytelling."

Li Zhibai said: "But, it's too late to re-edit it, right?"

"I didn't ask you to re-edit it now to replace the version that is currently being broadcast." Lu Yanhe said, "Keep this version, but re-edit it to see where the problem lies."

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Recommendation of new book "The Sword of the Demon Hunter"

I forgot to set the scheduled update yesterday, I went to bed at 7 o'clock and slept for eleven hours... (End of this chapter)