“Documentary???”

Zheng Weijie thought he had heard it wrong for a moment.

He is a director who has only filmed online TV series, so why is he interested in making documentaries?

"Mr. Xu, did I hear it wrong?"

He subconsciously asked back, and then secretly estimated.

"The cost of documentaries should be not low..."

Documentaries are different from movies and TV series. They involve much more things. Take the simplest shots as examples. The shots that are usually used to shoot movies cannot meet the requirements of slightly professional documentaries. The price of suitable shots is usually several times or even dozens of times higher. In addition, some documentaries are also very troublesome to use. For example, the most famous documentary like "Animal World", the production team even goes deep into the heart of the African continent, stays in deserted places for ten days and half a month, and live with wild beasts and poisonous insects.

For this reason, China's documentaries have always been launched, invested, and then organized by TV stations, and the broadcast is naturally also on TV stations.

Compared with online TV series, documentaries are obviously much taller and synonymous with professionalism.

"I have an idea here to prepare for a documentary. My client has investigated the situation in the industry before and noticed your previous online TV series. I think you have quite a potential."

Xu Rui didn't care about Zheng Weijie's surprise and explained.

Although Zheng Weijie has been in the industry for more than ten years, it seems that something is wrong with the statement of "potential", but being praised still makes him very happy.

"Mr. Xu, have you seen it?"

"Well, although the acting skills of the characters in the TV series you filmed are very awkward and the plot is a bit boring, but the camera is quite good, and I like the way of shooting food."

It was neither right to let Xu Rui say anything, nor would it be true if he didn't agree.

I'm obviously praising myself, but why does it always sound a little weird?

Zheng Weijie suddenly noticed what was mentioned in Xu Rui's words.

"food?"

He confirmed.

"Yes, the heroine in your drama is a chef, and then the hero is a picky and overbearing president. I fell in love with her after eating the food made by the heroine. There are many scenes of the heroine cooking in the whole drama."

Xu Rui nodded and said.

"I asked someone to find some directors in the industry who are good at shooting food-themed works. At the beginning, I found a few, but they either had a bad schedule or had contracts with other film and television companies. In the end, they recommended your works to me."

Zheng Weijie listened and opened his mouth wide.

Yes, when he was filming that TV series, he was indeed very concerned about food and so on.

On the one hand, Zheng Weijie's father is a chef. Since he was a child, he started cooking under his father's influence. He had a good cooking skills. After learning photography, he also liked to take photos of some delicious food. At first, of course, he sent photos in the space late at night to repay the society, and later he also shot some short films. That TV series was also because of such elements that Zheng Weijie took it carefully.

On the other hand, he was a little helpless because the investor and the starring actor brought funds into the group, and the script and filming were messed up. Zheng Weijie, who was unable to make up for the situation, could only exert some of his subjective initiative in cooking.

Unexpectedly, someone actually noticed his intentions and even directly acquired the film and television company for this.

In an instant, Zheng Weijie felt like he had finally met a soulmate.

"Yes, that's right. I have liked to shoot these foods since I was a child. I think China, as a country with rich food, rarely pays attention to everyone's daily meals every day, which is very strange."

He replied, a little excited.

"I think so too. In fact, in China, food and culture are in line with each other. Food reveals the ideas passed down from our ancestors. I am preparing a food culture documentary, hoping to reflect the public from the perspective of food. What do you think, Director Zheng?"

Xu Rui's words made Zheng Weijie stunned, and then fell into thinking.

Indeed, since ancient times, there has been a saying that "food is the most important thing for people". In the past, the most tribute used in sacrifices was also food, and the Chinese are best at farming. Even entertainment works have produced a unique school of farming.

Every time people meet, they always greet "Did you eat it?" This shows the important position of eating this element in Chinese culture.

There are documentaries that record the ink and wash, some documentaries that record humanities and geography, and some documentaries that look at the stars and seas, but only in China, a huge foodie country, no one thought of shooting food documentaries.

Zheng Weijie used to like to shoot food, but he felt that the steaming food had a unique beauty just after it was released. But now, maybe it was because he had seen many delicious foods with his father since he was a child. Therefore, whenever he saw those foods and those who enjoyed the food, he would think of his father.

I remember when I went home last time, my father, who had been retired for many years, insisted on making a New Year’s Eve dinner. Although the taste has changed due to age, for Zheng Weijie, it is the taste of home.

"Actually, I have done market research before, and there are several food documentaries in the industry, but those films focus more on cooking, and they are all documentaries of some cuisines. The skills occupy too much, while the humanistic part is a bit small. I think this is why these films are not widely circulated. I want to make some more down-to-earth works, and not only limit them to those exquisite foods."

Xu Rui said again that it seemed that he did not make this decision by slapping his head, but only took action after conducting some market research and thinking.

"Although the food documentary is good, the framework of Chinese food is too big. If you don't spend a lot of money to shoot, it will easily create a one-sided impression. The most typical ones are major cuisines, but if you just want to pursue comprehensiveness and lose your uniqueness, it is a bit difficult to deal with."

Zheng Weijie said, thinking about it again and speaking.

"Then, Mr. Xu, do you have any shooting direction?"

Humanistic documentaries will eventually be implemented on people. If a dish cannot find a story suitable for telling records, then if you force it to get involved, the viewing will not be much better. Of course, China is so big, the story will definitely not be lacking, but the production team may not have so much time and energy to search for it. This is due to the limitations of time and funding.

"Well, I've considered this, too."

Xu Rui replied, then smiled mysteriously.

"Director Zheng, why don't we go have a barbecue and chat slowly?"
Chapter completed!