Chapter 50 "The People" is about to be broadcast

Since leaving the crew and returning home, Shen Lang has been living a reclusive life again.

It’s not that Shen Lang doesn’t want to spend money, but he doesn’t have the capital to do so. He only has one more life to live, and who doesn’t want to live a carefree life? Unfortunately, his wallet is empty. He earned a little money, and apart from maintaining his basic daily living expenses and not starving to death, he used the rest to invest in a nursing home.

However, after being unemployed at home for three months, I finally received some income.

The filming and editing of "In the Name of People" has been completed and has been officially submitted for review.

In other words, as soon as "In the Name of People" is released, the Chinese people will be able to immediately enjoy this anti-corruption drama!

For Shen Lang, this incident finally solved his urgent problem. Because of his outstanding performance in the play, the director team decided to reward him an additional 100,000 yuan.

"Teacher Shen, please don't think it's too little. In order to withstand the pressure from certain forces, we basically do not accept any investors to join our film, so the funds are very tight!" Director Huang felt a little embarrassed on the other end of the phone.

Shen Lang remembered that in another time and space, Teacher Hou did not receive a penny for his guest appearance as Chen Qingquan.

And in this time and space, he could actually get a pleasant surprise of 100,000 yuan. What complaints could he have? "Director Huang, please help me thank the director team for their recognition. Thank you too, for the chance to work together again!"

Huang Lu admired Shen Lang's character in real life. He nodded repeatedly and said, "There is a chance, there is a chance!"

After hanging up the phone, sure enough, not long after, the crew transferred 100,000 yuan into Shen Lang's bank account.

As soon as he got the money, he picked up his phone and transferred 80,000 yuan to his boss without thinking.

Who knew that just after the transfer, Gu Jialan called: "Shen Lang, where did you get the 80,000 yuan?"

Shen Lang then recounted the call with Huang Lu: "Boss, I originally had 100,000, but I think my dad will be discharged from the hospital soon, so I plan to keep 20,000. I'll leave him some money to buy medicine and other things. I'll pay you back after the next movie is finished!"

Unexpectedly, Gu Jialan did not refuse this time. Instead, he said calmly, "You owe me more than just the medical expenses. It's better to pay me back in bits and pieces next time when you earn enough money and pay me back with interest!"

Shen Lang thought it made sense: "Okay, then boss, please find me a notice and I will try to pay you back as soon as possible!"

"Notices? There aren't so many notices. I have a palace drama on hand right now and I'm still short of a supporting actress. Are you going?"

Shen Lang heard this, and since he had the ability to disguise himself, it seemed that he could give it a try: "What drama? Where is it? Why don't I go and try it tomorrow!"

"Beep beep..."

Shen Lang looked helpless when he heard this voice.

My boss is good in every way except that he has a bad temper. He hangs up on people all the time. That's very rude.

Sure enough, about a month later, when Shen Lang was surfing the Internet, some information about the drama "In the Name of People" gradually began to appear.

At the beginning, it's just some normal story background introduction.

Then there are interviews, conversations and flashbacks of wonderful scenes with various big names in the play.

Seeing this, Shen Lang knew that "In the Name of People" must have passed the review.

These actions are actually to build momentum for the upcoming TV series!

But a week later, in a phone call with screenwriter Wu Hai, Shen Lang learned that the drama "In the Name of People" is now facing all-round competition and the situation is not optimistic.

After hanging up the phone, Shen Lang checked the film and television video website and found that, as expected, the ending of "In the Name of People" was a brutal fight.

For example, abroad, the recently released "Dangal", a sports-themed movie from the South Asian subcontinent, is now sweeping away all dissatisfaction with its box office that is difficult for mainland film critics to understand.

For example, Wu Jing, a new generation domestic action star and director, is about to release the second sequel to "War Tiger" which grossed 1 billion yuan at the box office, "War Tiger 2".

Some people may say that this is in the film industry and may have limited impact on TV series. However, the online drama "Night Chase" which is currently on the air has a Doudou score of 9.0.

As a web drama, it can achieve such a terrifyingly high score. It is conceivable that whether it is the actors' acting skills, the story, the shooting and other aspects, it almost meets all the tastes of today's audiences.

And these are just the domestic competition that People's Daily faces.

Let’s look at foreign countries.

Then the competition will be even more intense.

"Coco 2", "Blue Earth 2", "I Can Speak", "Dunkirk"...

Today's era is the best era.

Everyone can watch whatever they want. As long as you are interested, you can log on to the Internet and tap the keyboard a few times to see your favorite works.

But this era is also the most terrifying era.

Even if you have good works, they may be ignored by people because of bad luck.

And "In the Name of People" is sliding into the abyss of being ignored.

Here's the thing.

Many serious dramas like "The People" have been filmed in China in recent years.

When we first started watching this series, we were quite interested in it.

But after watching it more, you will find that in this kind of drama, people are very cautious in every aspect, for fear of saying too much or overacting, and crossing the red line.

There is also a situation where the script is quite bold, but such boldness scares the reviewers during the review.

No matter how much you try to persuade him, he just cut here and there, and in the end, many scenes that clearly reflect social realities were edited down to become dull and completely unwatchable.

Facing Wu Hai's complaints, Shen Lang suddenly thought of another time and space, when the crew of "The People" also faced the same situation. How did they break the deadlock?

Suddenly, he said to Wu Hai: "Teacher Wu, in fact, facing this situation, there is a way."

Wu Hai was stunned when he heard this: "What's the solution?"

Shen Lang said: "Think about it, why do audiences nowadays resist anti-corruption films like ours?"

"I dare not say it, dare not take pictures, dare not put it on the picture. I brag so loudly, but I hide what I have produced, as if I can't stop peeing!"

Wu Hai slapped his thigh when he heard this and said, "That's true, Mr. Shen, what do you think?"

Shen Lang said: "Then release a flashback clip of the entire plot! For example, at the beginning of the TV series, Zhao Dehan lived in a tube building, but was bribed with cash for a room!"

As the editor and the person telling the story of the whole drama, Wu Hai's eyes suddenly lit up after hearing Shen Lang's words.

Zhao Dehan's story is both an introduction to a series of subsequent events in Handong Province and an independent short story.

The purpose is to catch the audience's attention at the beginning of the episode.

Since it’s all for attracting attention, why can’t we listen to Shen Lang and start attracting fans before it’s officially aired?

Thinking of this, he said excitedly: "Teacher Shen, you are indeed born in a screenwriter family. Your story structure is not amateur at all! Great, I will go to discuss it with Lao Huang now."

(End of this chapter)