One autumn rain and another cold. After a continuous light rain, the weather in Beijing has become a little more chilly.

Pedestrians walking on the street have left short-sleeved skirts and put on sweaters, windbreakers, and some have already put on thin jackets.

In the blink of an eye, it is already November 30th.

Beijing, General Administration of Culture Building.

Ye Wen placed her palms on the steaming glass of water and stared at the document just submitted by her assistant. This was the list of the latest TV series to participate in overseas activities.

The top three were still "The Beginning", "Alley" and "Meet Again". The surprise that Ye Wen expected did not appear.

And there is hope to hit the fourth place in the top three. Because the subsequent plot is too bloody, many viewers abandoned the show, causing the ratings to collapse directly, and there was a cliff-like decline. The ratings of the finale did not even exceed

One point and five percent.

However, for Ye Wen, this ‘overseas event’ can be said to have been a success, and she was able to submit a satisfactory answer to the above.

When receiving this assignment, the most troublesome thing for Ye Wen was that the TV series she participated in had to be short plays.

At present, there are very few domestic entertainment companies that produce short dramas. They usually start with thirty episodes, and some can even reach fifty or sixty episodes.

The investment in a short play is not much different from that in a long play, but the price of the copyright is much different. For example, Tian Wenbin offered 50 million to buy "The Beginning". Not only the employees of Sichuan TV Station thought it was an unprecedented high price, but also

Many people in the industry also find it incredible.

The length of a TV series has a great impact on the ratings. The short dramas give the audience the feeling that they have already finished the drama before they have watched it. Some short dramas have just caught the attention of the audience and have already been finished.

Under the same quality, longer TV series will have relatively higher ratings.

To be honest, at first, Ye Wen didn't have high requirements for the ratings of the TV series participating in the "Overseas Activities". As long as one of them can reach 2%, she would be very satisfied, so that she can easily explain to her superiors.

But things are different now. Not only have there been more than 3% of TV series, but there are also two TV series. It was an incredible thing before.

The two directors she valued did not disappoint her. One was a representative of the older generation of directors, and the other was a leader of the new generation of directors.

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The next day, December 1st.

At ten o'clock in the morning, after updating various data on the official website of the General Administration of Culture, an announcement was issued:

[The 'Going Overseas' event organized by the General Administration of Culture came to a successful conclusion! During the event, major domestic directors actively participated, allowing us to see many wonderful works, some of which made our eyes shine, and some of which made us revisit

It revisits neighborhood life in the past, and other works show us modern love values... Among them, three outstanding works, "The Beginning", "Alley" and "Meet Again", stand out and will represent domestic film and television works going abroad.

, Let foreign friends appreciate the elegance of our country!】

As soon as this news was published, it aroused heated discussions among netizens.

"We strongly support this national activity. It's time for foreign friends to see our film and television works."

"It seems that this list is ranked according to the ratings. This argument is very convincing. Those unscrupulous media can no longer just take advantage of the popularity."

"Teacher Tan Yue is so awesome. The first TV series he directed was released abroad, and the country vigorously promoted it. The person who has achieved such an achievement must be the first person in the director circle."

"I have watched both "The Beginning" and "Alley", and the quality cannot be said to be good. However, I haven't watched "We Meet Again" yet. I may watch it another day."

"Director Zhang Pakho has always been my favorite director. I am very excited to see Director Zhang's works go abroad."

"Now I have a picture in my mind. Foreign friends will definitely be confused when they first watch "The Beginning". Just like me at the time, I saw the protagonist being bombed at the beginning, and the confused expression on his face was absolutely funny. "

"..."

The assistant knocked on the door and came in, saying: "Ye Bureau, the three outstanding works selected for the overseas event have been announced on the official website."

Ye Wen nodded and said: "Okay, you go and contact the Bright Entertainment Company first. I'm going to go there this afternoon and prepare the overseas copyright contract for "The Beginning" by the way."

Assistant: "Understood."

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afternoon.

When Ye Wen arrived at Xinyue Building, she saw Chen Ziyu and Tan Yue already standing at the door to greet them.

The director of the General Administration of Culture is here in person, so we still need to have an appointment.

Ye Wen smiled and said: "Mr. Chen, Mr. Tan, I'm really sorry that I came to disturb your work at this time."

Chen Ziyu said: "It is our honor for Ye Ju to come to Bright Entertainment. We welcome Ye Ju to come and guide our work."

After Ye Wen shook hands with Chen Ziyu, she came to Tan Yue and stretched out her hand: "Mr. Tan, long time no see."

Tan Yue: "Long time no see, welcome Ye Ju."

Ye Wen looked up at the Xinyue Building and said with a smile: "Mr. Chen, Mr. Tan, this is my first time coming to your new office building. Can you show me around? Let me see the third first-class entertainment company in the country. What is the company like?”

Chen Ziyu: "Please come in, Mr. Ye."

Chen Ye, who was standing behind Tan Yue, quietly waved to Ye Wen and smiled happily.

Under the leadership of Tan Yue and Chen Ziyu, Ye Wen visited the entire office building of Bright Entertainment Company.

Everyone came to the living room on the eighth floor. Zhou Shan and Chen Ye came in with tea. Before Ye Wen could sit down, she started to praise: "It is indeed the third first-class entertainment company in the country. Whether it is the size of the company or the number of employees, it is It’s no worse than the other two established first-class entertainment companies.”

Ever since Cuican Entertainment Company moved to Xinyue Building, I have often heard Chen Ye praising their new working environment in my ears. When I saw it today, it was indeed extraordinary. It was no different from Tianjing Entertainment Company or Guangmei Entertainment Company, even in terms of style. , it’s still more than that.

Qin Tao, director of the artist management department next to him, said: "Director Ye, please stop praising us like this, otherwise our tails will be raised to the sky."

Throughout the entire visit, Ye Wen never stopped praising Bright Entertainment.

Ye Wen smiled and replied: "If you said that other entertainment companies would raise their tails to the sky if I praised you like this, I would believe it. But I wouldn't believe it if you say that you, Bright Entertainment, are in such a fiercely competitive environment. It’s really not easy for Bright Entertainment to stand out among the second-rate entertainment companies so quickly, and to build the company to its current scale step by step. Especially Mr. Tan, your recent TV series are the envy of many people!”

Everyone laughed.

Ye Wen looked at Tan Yue and said: "Mr. Tan, I came here because I wanted to thank you in person for participating in this overseas activity. Now you should also know the real situation of domestic short dramas. The situation is very bad. I am very sad."

I’m glad that the overseas trip could be held perfectly.”

Tan Yue replied: "It is our unshirkable responsibility to participate in activities organized by the state, especially in the current environment. Facing the impact of foreign film and television, our domestic works must go abroad, and it is even more important for us to go abroad to showcase our Chinese cultural works.

It’s a dream come true, I believe it’s not just me who thinks so, but all the directors participating in this event will think so.”

Ye Wen nodded. Whether it was true or polite, Tan Yue could say such words, which already made Ye Wen very happy. Under the invasion of capital, the entertainment industry has gradually developed to be money-oriented.

Ye Wen said: "Anyway, Mr. Tan can participate in this event, which is a timely help for me."

Tan Yue smiled and nodded in response without saying anything. If he were to be more modest, it would seem a bit artificial.

Ye Wen took out a contract and said: "There is another reason why I came this time. I believe you all know that "The Beginning" stood out in overseas activities and will be promoted and released in some countries in Southeast Asia and South Asia in a while.

This is the overseas copyright contract for "The Beginning", please take a look."

Tan Yue read the contract carefully and handed it to Chen Ziyu without any problems. Now the signature still needs the signature of the company's boss.

Chen Ziyu only glanced at it briefly. In fact, as long as Tan Yue read it, there would be no problem. He turned to the last page and wrote his name on it.

As the director of the General Administration of Culture, Ye Wen still had many things to be busy with, so she left after briefly chatting for a while.

On the way back, Ye Wen said to her assistant: "Contact Director Zhang Pakho and see if he has time to come to the State Administration of Culture. If you don't have time, you can just send him the overseas copyright contract for "The Alley"."

""Encounter Again" directly contacted their entertainment company and asked them to come directly."

The assistant nodded in response and briefly took notes.

Ye Wen came to the Bright Entertainment Company this time mainly to thank Tan Yue for not only taking care of her daughter, but also for doing herself a big favor this time.

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...

In the evening, before getting off work, Chen Ye knocked on the door of Tan Yue's office.

"Please come in."

Tan Yue was still supplementing the script of "Wolf Warrior 2" when he saw Chen Ye coming in and asked: "Xiao Ye, what can I do?"

Chen Ye hesitated for a moment, clenched his fists, and summoned up the courage to say: "Mr. Tan, after get off work tonight...can I treat you to a meal?"

The two people's eyes met, and Chen Ye's voice gradually weakened: "It's just... the two of us."

Seeing that Tan Yue and Chen Ziyu were gradually getting closer, Chen Ye probably guessed the relationship between the two based on a woman's intuition, but she was a little unwilling to give up and wanted to try again.

Chen Ye thought to himself: This is the last time. If it doesn't succeed again... I will...

Tan Yue frowned and said, "I'm sorry, Xiao Ye, I have to revise the script in the past two days. I really can't spare the time. I won't be able to go out to have dinner with you for the time being."

Just when Tan Yue was about to say something to refuse, he saw Chen Ye nodding and turning around to leave.

Looking at Chen Ye who lowered his head and closed the door, Tan Yue couldn't help but feel a little headache. Of course he knew the purpose of Chen Ye's invitation to dinner, but it was not an option to refuse him like this every time. No matter how strong his mentality was, he could not withstand so many rejections.

Tan Yue murmured in a low voice: "Otherwise, next time, just tell her about my relationship with Tzuyu directly. It's not an option to keep doing this."

Tan Yue sighed deeply.

Chen Ye closed the door but did not leave. Her eye circles were slightly red. Tan Yue's polite rejection again made her more convinced of her suspicions.

After a while, Chen Ye turned around and left, making a major decision in his heart.

...
To be continued...