Chapter 297 The First Step to Success
After talking with Liu Pengyuan, Qi Tongwei immediately summoned the head of CCTV and China Film Studio Zuo Shandiao and told them his requirements.
The two men did not dare to slack off at all and immediately began to prepare.
On the other hand, Liu Pengyuan also began to take active action and quickly found the Arabic versions of "Teachers' Selected Works" and "The Art of War" and other works.
Because he was worried that Arab countries would find it difficult to understand, he specially invited an expert who specialized in studying teachers' thoughts and international situations to teach these Middle Eastern tycoons a good lesson.
At the same time, Qi Tongwei also carefully selected and translated several TV series.
In order to inspire the resistance spirit of the people of Arab countries, Qi Tongwei particularly emphasized the need to shoot a film with the Battle of Changjin Lake as the background.
This film will truly show the bravery and fearlessness of the volunteer soldiers and tell the Arab friends that the Ugly Country is not invincible and that they can be defeated as long as they show bravery and fearlessness.
Both Liu Pengyuan and Qi Tongwei were full of expectations for this operation.
If all goes well, they believe it will have a huge impact on the Arab world and could even spark a revolution.
This revolution will not only weaken the power of the Ugly Country, but is also likely to shake its military hegemony. Once successful, the military hegemony of the Ugly Country will begin to collapse like a domino.
Qi Tongwei did this on the one hand out of patriotism, and on the other hand to push Liu Pengyuan to the top and strengthen the Pei family's foundation.
All these foundations will be helpful to him in the end. He is not even fifty years old now, but he is already a ministerial-level leader. If all goes well, he may be able to become a cabinet minister in the future, or even higher.
Of course, even if he can't go any further, Qi Tongwei thinks it's worth it as long as he can make Lao Chou uncomfortable.
A month later, after screening, Zuoshandiao came to Qi Tongwei with six scripts for two movies.
Qi Tongwei flipped through the script while listening to Zuo Shandiao's explanation. After a long while, Qi Tongwei put down the script and said, "The scripts you carefully selected should be good. How about this, you gather all the people who wrote these scripts and let them work together to improve them."
"Okay, Minister Qi." Zuoshandiao agreed hastily, and then asked, "Director, who are you going to look for?"
Director Qi Tongwei didn't know much about it, so he didn't specify it but asked Zuoshandiao for his opinion.
Zuo Shandiao thought for a moment and said, “Both of these movies have big scenes, which are really beyond the capability of ordinary directors.
How about this, I will be the producer of these two films.
One for Master Zhang, and one for poet Cheng?"
Director Qi Tongwei didn't know much about them, but he was very familiar with them. He said with some concern: "These two people are experienced in controlling large scenes, and they are top-notch in both theory and practice.
But they both have a problem, that is, the story is weak and they like to add their own personal opinions to the movie. Are they really suitable for each other? "
"I've thought of this. I will be the producer and they are not allowed to change the script. If they really want to make changes, they must obtain the opinions of the screenwriter and me." Zuoshandiao added.
"Well, that's a good idea. Let's go with them, and assign two or three assistant directors to each of them. Zhang Guoshi will shoot Operation Red Sea, and Cheng Shishi will shoot The Battle of Chosin Lake."
Qi Tongwei made the decision right away. He designated the movie, and no matter how brave they were, they would not dare to disobey him. As long as they did not act strangely or have their own agenda, and filmed according to the script, there would be absolutely no problem with their skills.
"Yes, Minister Qi." Zuoshandiao agreed quickly.
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A few days later, the film script was officially finalized and Zuoshandiao held a meeting.
When Master Zhang heard that it was a national project, he immediately said that he would follow the requirements and ensure that there would be absolutely no problems.
Zuo Shandiao still has confidence in Master Zhang's level. As long as the investors don't make trouble and ask for too much, his level is still trustworthy. You can refer to the Olympics.
Master Zhang also knew the significance of this type of film and did not say anything about changing the script.
There are some minor issues with poet Cheng, and he wants to change the script.
"I think this change can be made. This way, the film will have anti-war significance and the connotation of the film will be taken to a higher level." said poet Cheng after reading the script.
Zuoshandiao said nothing and looked at the others.
The others were not as stubborn as poet Cheng and all shook their heads to indicate no.
"I emphasize again! The purpose of this film is to show the PLA's heroic and fearless fighting spirit in overcoming difficulties!
We should emphasize that our army defeated the Ugly Country under extremely difficult conditions with its tenacious will and fighting spirit! Rather than being anti-war!" Zuoshan Diao said, staring at the poet Cheng with a serious face.
"Mr. Han, this..." Poet Cheng hesitated to speak, with an embarrassed look on his face.
Zuoshandiao waved his hand impatiently and interrupted him: "This is Minister Qi's request. If you want to change the script, then go to Minister Qi. Without Minister Qi's instructions, no one is allowed to change the script."
After hearing this, poet Cheng's face turned very ugly.
Only then did he realize that he was just a puppet and a filming machine in this movie.
Although he was somewhat dissatisfied, he still suppressed his emotions and bowed his head to show that he accepted Zuoshandiao's opinion.
He had no choice but to agree. If he offended Zuoshandiao, perhaps he could resolve it through other means and find someone to mediate.
But if he offended Qi Tongwei, he might never have the chance to make a film again in his life. Therefore, he could only bury these thoughts deep in his heart and never dared to express them.
Seeing that Cheng Shishi was aware of the seriousness of the problem, Zuo Shandiao did not want him to get upset, so he comforted him and said, "This movie involves very important political figures, you have to consider the overall situation.
As long as this movie is a success, your next movie will be invested by China Film Group, and you can do whatever you want."
Although poet Cheng was arrogant, he didn't dare to be too arrogant in front of Mr. Han, so he took the opportunity to back down and said that he would shoot strictly according to the requirements.
These two movies instantly attracted people from the entire entertainment industry, and they all looked for ways to get a chance to star in them.
After learning about this situation, Qi Tongwei immediately informed Zuoshandiao that the actors playing soldiers must be tough guys, not effeminate, and that actors playing soldiers must go to the barracks to experience life.
Not to mention this wave of depth bombs in the entertainment industry and how the stars are competing for roles.
Liu Pengyuan used his connections when he was an ambassador to Saudi Arabia to bring several TV series to Arab countries at a half-sale and half-gift basis.
The first to be broadcast was the TV series Teacher, which vividly portrayed how the teacher went from being a peasant student to a revolutionary, leading the army and civilians to overcome the small life, defeat Chang Shenkai, defeat the ugly country and other 17-nation coalition forces.
Ordinary soldiers and civilians watched the program according to the TV station's broadcast schedule, while several senior military officials watched it consecutively.
"Ambassador Liu, your country is so lucky to have met such a godly man. He is the incarnation of Allah on earth." A general of the military said with emotion.
"That's right. I still don't understand how he defeated such a powerful enemy. It would be great if we also had a leader like him." someone else said.
Seeing that the atmosphere was created, Liu Pengyuan quickly gave a wink to Ai Jinbu, the expert he had found, and asked him to go on stage.
Ai Jinbu said he understood, then took out the Teachers' Anthology he carried with him and gave a copy to everyone, telling them that they could find out how to defeat the enemy from the book.
He then briefly described his methods of building the army and organizing the people, which made everyone except Liu Pengyuan excited and eager to try them out immediately.
"Ai, I would like to ask you to be our teacher and teach me how to study this magical book." A soldier said seriously.
Ai Jinbu glanced at Liu Pengyuan, smiled tacitly, and then agreed.