On August 29, the production team of "The Birth of the Actors" released a message:
We will produce a special year-end episode of "The Birth of an Actor" to sit around the fire and talk about this year's TV series and acting. If you have any favorite TV series this year, please leave a comment in the comment section, especially those that are niche but you think are good.
As one of the hottest shows of the year, the news of "The Birth of the Actors" was immediately greeted with cheers from many fans of the show.
On September 1, Jump Up magazine published the following 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 distribute questionnaires in the next four monthly magazines in September, October, November, and December to conduct a year-end inventory! We are serious about art!
On September 3, Yuehutai, Northern Lights Video, and Icefield Video jointly released a list of the platform users' favorite works of the year, which will be released at the end of the year.
Subsequently, many media and traditional magazines followed suit.
For a while, everyone in the entertainment industry was a little confused.
ha?
Inventory was quite popular in the old days of television. At that time, there were often annual top ten songs and top ten singers, which was a very important honor for singers. But with the rise of the Internet and the decline of music, these things gradually faded out.
Why are so many media outlets suddenly showing up to do year-end reviews?
Chen Siqi was interviewed and said frankly: "Evaluation itself should be diverse. Everyone can have their favorite works. Similarly, whether it is a TV station, the media, or an individual, we should all have the courage to express the works that we or our user groups like. It is not just to tell everyone, yes, this is our aesthetic orientation, this is our attitude, but also to 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 in turn motivate creators to create a variety of different works." Chen Siqi said, "Mainstream awards have their preferences, our traditional magazines have our preferences, and of course online new media have their preferences. Individuals also have their own preferences. A hundred schools of thought contend, and listening to both sides will lead to a clear understanding. Let everyone truly participate in the discussion, and don't let our reading and viewing be limited to the time of a book or a film or TV series. Communication can open up our inherent thinking and perspectives, allowing us to see more things that we may not have seen before."
At this moment, many people who have been reluctant to speak out on the Internet for various reasons have experienced some psychological impact.
Yes, when did I start to be unwilling to speak on the Internet? When did I start to be more inclined to keep my attitude to myself and not argue with others?
Because I often feel like summer insects are chattering about ice and well frogs are chattering about the sea, I just keep my mouth shut.
But the purpose of communication is to find like-minded people and to expand your own world.
Someone asked Chen Siqi: "Is this because of the conflict between the Golden Tripod Awards and Lu Yanhe, so you want to establish a new set of evaluation rules in addition to the three major awards?"
"We are not holding an award ceremony, so how can we establish new award rules?" Chen Siqi said with a smile, "We don't have such big ambitions, and this is not a credible selection. I especially hope that all media can join in, and through the results selected by our user base, we can present a true audience preference that is not obscured by online trolls and noise. The more media that join, the smaller the voice of a single media will be, and the so-called evaluation rules will no longer be decided by any one media. The real decision-makers are the audiences and users of each media."
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"This is too exaggerated." Li Zhibai said to Lu Yanhe in disbelief, "After Chen Siqi did this, it feels like everyone is going to have a major earthquake."
"A big earthquake? That's an exaggeration." Lu Yanhe shook his head, "How could that happen?"
Li Zhibai: "No, you know how many film and television companies and producers I have worked with contacted me and asked me if I could know the list in advance. They want to put some of their own dramas on it."
"Operation?" Lu Yanhe was speechless. "I said it was chosen by readers of Jump Up."
"Others don't believe it." Li Zhibai said.
As he was speaking, Lu Yanhe's phone vibrated.
"Jump Up" magazine released a recruitment notice, recruiting ten part-time staff to be responsible for live broadcasting of opening readers' letters and registering voting results.
The entire process will be broadcast live.
Lu Yanhe handed the 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, this is really a big deal."
Lu Yanhe: "Very good."
Li Zhibai: "Only you can do this. Only if your magazine has a sales volume of about 300,000 will you have a large enough readership base to do this survey for you. Otherwise, there won't be enough samples for the survey."
Lu Yanhe: "Different magazines have different ways of doing things. We conduct a reader survey, some magazines allow editors to nominate and vote, and others invite their authors to nominate and vote."
"That's okay too."
"It's just a gimmick anyway. The main purpose is to let everyone see what good literary and artistic works are worth paying attention to through this gimmick." Lu Yanhe said, "It has been a long time since traditional magazines have held an event that has attracted a lot of attention. I heard that many magazines are very enthusiastic about participating."
This in itself increases the interaction between the media and its users, and is a behavior that enhances stickiness.
Li Zhibai: "It would be really embarrassing if the mention rate of "I Can't Even Fake My Death" was very low."
"What are you thinking about? This movie has such a high box office, and your performance has received unanimous praise when it was released. Regardless of whether this movie will be among the top ten movies of the year for some people, at least your performance will definitely be among the top ten movies of the year for many people."
It’s almost time for the award ceremony for several major domestic awards.
Except for the Golden Tripod Award, which is special and is held in the summer every year, the other awards are basically held between October and March of the following year.
Lu Yanhe was also very curious whether such discussions about film and television dramas from the public would have an impact on these mainstream awards.
It would be interesting if the final choices from the public were very different from those from 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" won the Best Supporting Actor, Best Screenwriter, and Best Director awards, while "Friends" won the Best Screenwriter (Script) and Best Actor awards.
Just right, a movie and a TV series.
There has been a big BUG in the Golden Tripod Awards, but I don’t know what will happen next.
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On this day, Lu Yanhe had a scene to shoot, so he arrived at the set early and unexpectedly ran into an acquaintance.
Liu Bin, editor-in-chief of Television Review.
"Editor-in-Chief Liu." Lu Yanhe went over to greet him in surprise.
Liu Bin called out to Yan He enthusiastically, "Oh, this costume is so handsome."
Lu Yanhe is now dressed as an ancient scholar.
He smiled sheepishly.
After chatting for a while, Lu Yanhe found out that Liu Bin came here today to make an appointment with Luo Yuzhong for a film list.
"Television Review" wanted to launch the "Top Ten Dramas of the Year by Great Directors" plan, so it found Luo Yuzhong and wanted to invite Luo Yuzhong to list his top ten of the year.
Liu Bin smiled and said: "This is inspired by 'Jump Up'. You can vote through readers, and we will take another path."
"Very good." Lu Yanhe said.
Luo Yuzhong glared at Lu Yanhe and said, "You are the only one who has so many ideas and always causes trouble for me."
Lu Yanhe was stunned.
Luo Yuzhong's temper came out of nowhere and Lu Yanhe was completely 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 a long time ago, this kid is thicker than a city wall. If you teach him a lesson, he will shamelessly apologize to you. His attitude is impeccable, very nice, but it doesn't work. He will still do whatever he wants later."
When Lu Yanhe heard this, he almost understood.
Luo Yuzhong probably took advantage of Liu Bin's trip to let Liu Bin see this scene.
From now on, you guys don't have to bother with him anymore. It's no use. He has already taught Lu Yanhe a lesson, but Lu Yanhe is thick-skinned and cannot be taught a lesson.
After Lu Yanhe understood, he just chuckled and solidified this character.
Liu Bin looked at the two of them with a smile but no words.
Luo Yuzhong added: "I saw the article you wrote on your WeChat public account a few days ago. It said that I had been shooting realistic themes for most of my life, but suddenly changed to shooting ancient idol dramas and fairy tales. It questioned whether I was short of money. It was really unethical."
Liu Bin smiled and waved his hands. "Some kids below wrote some harmless articles. They can't shake you in the slightest. Besides, lower everyone's expectations in the early stage. With your ability, wouldn't it be more surprising if you can make the drama? I saw that there is no substantive attack on you. Others will only think that the person who wrote that article is a petty-minded angry young man."
Luo Yuzhong chuckled.
The two old seniors were bickering, so Lu Yanhe could only smile, stand aside and say nothing.
"Don't forget what I told you. Organize it. It would be best if you could explain why you like each movie." Liu Bin said, "Don't hide it. The drama market has undergone so many changes in recent years. Rating websites such as have become the only standard for audiences to evaluate the quality of a drama. You are a big director with great influence. Your choice can influence many people to re-evaluate the quality of a drama."
Luo Yuzhong: "You said so much, just to let me help you make some noise."
Liu Bin said with a smile: "We earn publicity, but your publicity can promote the progress of this industry."
Luo Yuzhong waved his hand.
Although he seemed very impatient, he still agreed.
Soon, "Jump Up" also sent a formal invitation letter to Lu Yanhe, asking him to list his favorite TV series and movies of the year.
In this line of work, many people are always watching the wind direction.
So many media magazines have taken action, commissioned articles from big names, and done year-end reviews, so that although this matter has not caused any waves at the public level, it has become a hot topic within the circle.
I make more phone calls.
Ask each other, have you received an invitation from any media to make a list of films? What 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 to vote together to select the top ten dramas of the year.
A first-line big stage is gone.
For some inexplicable reason, the trend of year-end review has swept the entire entertainment industry.
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"Yes, we invited Chen Bi Ge to shoot the cover of our October issue. She is the undisputed queen of Chinese-language films and one of the most active actors in the international film industry in recent years."
After the fashion magazine "Feng Shang" announced the cover of its October issue, Chen Bige's high-tech cover received polarized feedback.
Some people like it, some people hate it.
The editor-in-chief acted as if he hadn't seen the negative reviews and said, "I'm very happy to be able to work with Bi Ge on such a pioneering film that has been widely praised by everyone. In fact, in the past few years, our domestic film and television industry was more or less boring, with few newcomers emerging. Actresses like Bi Ge, who have already achieved great success, didn't come out to film very often. But you can see how exciting the entertainment industry has been in recent years, with newcomers constantly emerging, and Bi Ge has also made several big hits in a row."
"Especially now, many media are reviewing the annual TV series, songs, books and other works. I think this should have been done a long time ago. If you want to develop an industry well, you can't always wait for the audience to discover some good dramas. You have to think of all ways to bring good dramas to the audience. Reviewing is the best way. What can arouse the public's interest better than a ranking list? Who you support, who I support, who ranks high, who ranks low, in such a competition, the topic and attention will come."
"Yes, we at Style will also participate in this year-end review carnival. We will collect opinions from our readers and select the most favorite movies and TV series of our Style magazine readers."
"Of course, I will also pay close attention to the rankings of other media and platforms. Which works and stars can stand out from the selections of so many media and platforms? This shows that they are really good works and good actors that have received attention this year. When I recommend celebrities to brands next year and choose which artists to cooperate with, I will of course care about the results of this inventory."
"To be honest, if you are a company or an artist and want to use your personal relationships to get one or two editors or one or two magazines, that's fine. But if you want to get TV stations, video websites, self-media, traditional media, print magazines, newspapers, and even many famous directors, film critics, and actors, who has the ability to do that? As far as I know, there are already more than 30 inventories being prepared and they will be released by the end of the year. We don't know what will happen next. Whether you are a mule or a horse, you can only rely on your ability to speak."
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This interview with the editor-in-chief of "Fashion" finally brought the issue of "year-end review" to the public's attention.
It is not just the magazine "Jump Up" that will do this inventory, and it is not just the Yuehu TV station that will do this "Chinese Drama Festival". In the next few months, many places will do this inventory.
At this moment, those who usually watch TV dramas and have their own favorite works will involuntarily ask a question: The work I like should be able to enter these lists, right?
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"It was just a complete brawl," Chen Siqi said on the phone.
Lu Yanhe hummed, "Sister Zi Yan must have been behind the scenes to add fuel to the fire. She was afraid that we would be the first to be shot, so she pushed a lot of media to do this year-end review."
"That's good." Chen Siqi said, "This way, the number of people coming to say hello to us will be reduced. There are so many people who need to take inventory, and it's hard for them to say hello."
Lu Yanhe: "The commotion this incident caused is beyond my imagination." Chen Siqi nodded: "Me too, I originally thought that this was just something we did for fun, but I didn't expect so many people to want to get involved."
"It may be because it doesn't cost much to do this," Lu Yanhe said. "But it can attract a lot of people's attention through these lists. You know, many magazines are still alive and well because of government subsidies and cultural funds. There are not many paper media that can survive by normal business operations. They haven't 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."
"Yes." Lu Yanhe said, "It depends on whether such an inventory can help some film and television dramas enter the audience's field of vision. If it can, I think this inventory activity can continue next year."
Chen Siqi: "No matter what, we will continue to publish Jump Up. As a literary magazine, it is our duty to review literary works. Our readers are very interested in this review. The number of posts on the forum has increased several times. Everyone is asking why we can't vote online."
“Yeah, why didn’t you do an online vote?”
"Because of online voting now, no one knows how many brushes there are in it." Chen Siqi said, "Our questionnaire forms all have separate QR codes, one form and one QR code, you can't copy it, which means if you want to vote, you have to spend more than 30 yuan to buy a magazine first. If anyone wants to swipe the vote, the cost is not as low as buying a brush online."
Lu Yanhe: "After all this time, we still have to use primitive methods to ensure authenticity."
"Have no idea."
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"Have you received an invitation to the Chinese drama festival at Yuehu Terrace?" Yan Liang asked Li Zhibai.
Li Zhibai: "Me? I don't have any. I don't have any dramas airing this year."
"Ah? Zhou Ping'an also told me that Yuehutai wanted the three of us to do a medley performance of film and television drama OSTs on that day." Yan Liang said.
Li Zhibai: "That may be because they are still communicating with Lin Suyang, and Lin Suyang hasn't told me yet."
Yan Liang: "Have many people been looking for you recently?"
"what do you mean?"
"I'm here to ask you why Lao Lu wants to do the year-end inventory."
"Some of them are strange. This matter has nothing to do with Lao Lu. It was obviously done by Chen Siqi."
"Husband and wife are one. Although they are not married yet, in the eyes of others, no matter who does what, they are both doing it together."
"It's weird," Li Zhibai said. "But to be honest, at the end of this year, so many media and platforms are suddenly doing year-end reviews, which makes me nervous."
"Why are you nervous?"
"The reputation of the movie 'Fake Your Death' was not that good to begin with. When it was released, it was not well received by many media and film critics."
"There's nothing we can do about it. Just watch 'Liu Guang Yin'." Yan Liang said, "I don't need to be nervous. I know that this drama will definitely not be included in the inventory."
There has been a lot of controversy about "Liu Guang Yin" recently.
The plot is controversial, and so is Zhang Lan's performance.
Many people say that Zhang Lan is no longer suitable for playing ancient idol roles at her age.
Li Zhibai: "We are really in the same boat."
"How did you comfort me at the beginning? In the entertainment industry, it is impossible for every play to be successful. There will always be some that are not so successful." Yan Liang said.
"Except Lao Lu's."
"Oh, yes, except Lao Lu's."
"Thinking about my upcoming drama 'Nineteen Years', I feel a little desperate," Li Zhibai said. "Nothing is more desperate than discovering that you are actually mediocre."
"I think you're setting too high standards for yourself. Since Dengta Video wants to put this drama in September and strive to be the drama king of September, it means it has a certain quality."
"You're wrong. With a cast like me and Teacher Jiang Jun, it's aired in such a cold time slot, which means the quality is really not that good. So we can only strive to be the best drama in the cold time slot."
Yan Liang had nothing to say.
"The broadcast schedule of "Liu Guang Yin" is really favored by the platform."
"Then you see how controversial it is now."
"What's the big deal about controversy? Look at the number of views and the number of people who watched this drama. It's number one by a landslide. Although many people criticize it, it's really popular. I saw that there were 9 interstitial ads in your latest episode." Li Zhibai said, "Do you hope it will be like the early stage of The Mountain, which had a good reputation but not many people watched it?"
Yan Liang thought about it seriously, shook his head, and said, "Then I would rather be scolded than be seen first."
"Look." Li Zhibai smiled.
The three of them, except Li Zhibai, have all experienced the feeling of being "not 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 Zhi both had high demands on themselves, and this was also based on their previous achievements.
Compared with previous results, this time is much worse.
After "Nineteen Years of Crime Records" was broadcast, the drama was very popular on the first day of its premiere due to the popularity and popularity of the original novel, as well as the starring roles of two popular first-line actors, Li Zhibai and Jiang Jun, and it immediately topped the drama popularity list.
However, just as Li Zhibai expected, the drama did not receive very good reviews.
The main problem is that the editing rhythm is terrible.
In addition, the acting of several supporting characters who have more roles in this drama is very mediocre, and several of their performances have been mocked and become a hot topic.
The villain played by Li Zhibai was also said to be too stereotypical.
In the crew of "The 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 Lighthouse Video sent him a message ten minutes ago: If you had agreed to let Lu Daobo come back as director instead of insisting on using new director Liu Manbo, the reputation of this drama would not have become what it is now.
Li Zhibai felt as if he was pierced through the heart by a sharp sword.
Liu Manbo also sent him a message: Sorry, the feedback for this drama was not very good.
At the beginning, a newcomer like Liu Manbo was able to take over as director after Lu Daobo's 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 drama seemed to be filmed smoothly and well on site, Liu Manbo was indeed inexperienced, which caused problems with the entire rhythm of the drama during post-production editing.
Li Zhibai replied: This is your first time as a director. It’s great that it can be shot like this. It will be better next time.
Liu Manbo asked after a long while: This drama has been questioned by so many people, will I have another chance?
Li Zhibai said: This drama also has many highlights. It's just controversial. It's not a flop. How can there not be next chance?
After comforting and encouraging Liu Manbo, Li Zhibai sighed, put down his phone, and shook his head.
Just let this matter go.
Li Zhibai thought about it and didn't think any more.
It’s no big deal if you fail the first time.
That’s bullshit.
Li Zhibai recalled the scene when Liu Manbo was directing, and also recalled the questions he raised at that time. Well, that's right, Liu Manbo was indeed a capable director on the scene, and he made everyone on the scene believe in his directing in the end.
He just couldn't process these materials with a holistic mindset in the later stages.
As one person said, "Nineteen Years" has many eye-catching clips, but the combination of them is strange.
"Dong dong".
Someone knocks 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 wants to be alone now and doesn't want to see anyone.
"Me." Lu Yanhe responded from outside.
"And me." This was Yan Liang's voice.
Li Zhibai went to open the door.
"Don't tell me you are here to comfort me." Li Zhi smiled.
Lu Yanhe: "You don't need any comfort. Others may not know how tough you are, but don't Yan Liang and I know?"
Li Zhibai: "Fuck."
Yan Liang: "However, if you locked yourself in the lounge and asked the assistants to leave, others would inevitably be suspicious if they saw you."
Li Zhibai: "I just want to be alone and quiet for a while, and think about whether I was too idealistic before."
"And what is your conclusion?"
"I think I was right, but I just wasn't that lucky. Liu Manbo really lacked experience and couldn't edit so many scenes into a complete, well-paced play."
"Yeah." Lu Yanhe nodded, "So you really think about this."
"What else do you think I'm thinking?"
"I thought you were crying secretly." Yan Liang laughed.
Li Zhibai: “Heh.”
"I was thinking, if the drama itself is well-filmed and it's just a problem with post-production and editing, why don't you find someone to re-edit it?" Lu Yanhe asked.
"Ah?" Li Zhibai was stunned.
Lu Yanhe said: "I watched this drama, and actually, many scenes were shot very well 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, isn't it too late to re-edit the film?"
"I didn't ask you to re-edit the version that's currently being broadcast." Lu Yanhe said, "Keep this version, but you can also re-edit it to see where the problem lies."
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Recommended new book "The Demon-Catching Sword"
I forgot to set the scheduled update yesterday, so I went to bed at 7 o'clock and slept for eleven hours... (End of this chapter)
