"Prime Minister Liu Luoguo" was subsequently broadcast nationwide and once again set off a viewing frenzy.

Liu Yong's wit, He Shen's greed, Qianlong's stupidity, Xia Gege's virtuousness... all made the audience talk about it.

Xiang Nan, the hero behind the scenes, has become a leader in the domestic screenwriting industry. Many TV stations have extended olive branches, hoping to cooperate with him. Even CCTV sent people over, hoping that Xiang Nan can ignore the past grudges and cooperate with them again.

However, after Xiang Nan considered it, he still only cooperated with Yanjing Television Art Center.

On the one hand, a thousand tricks are not as effective as one, and making acquaintance with a hundred people is not as effective as one good friend. The result of getting along with everyone is that you are not familiar with everyone.

He has cooperated with Yanjing Television Art Center many times, and they have a tacit understanding and affection for each other. He cannot afford to find anyone else to cooperate with.

On the one hand, the boss bullies the customers, and the customers bully the shop. When working with CCTV, no matter how famous Xiang Nan is, he still has to feel aggrieved. But when working with Yanjing TV, Xiang Nan has more say.

For example, almost all the actors for "Prime Minister Liu Luoguo" were recommended by Xiang Nan. If it were CCTV, he would never be able to do it.

Therefore, Xiang Nan rejected invitations from all TV stations and cooperated with Yanjing TV to launch the comedy series "The Story of the Editorial Department".

Xiang Nan recommended starring Ge You and Zhu Lin, with Lu Qi, Zhang Tong and others as supporting roles. He also suggested that this TV series be directed by Feng Xiaogang.

The year before last, Feng Xiaogang participated in the screenwriting of "Desire". After this TV series was aired, he became an instant star and attracted the attention of the industry.

Feng Xiaogang himself is also a talented person, but what he lacks is an opportunity. Therefore, after becoming a screenwriter, he successively created scripts such as "Big Road and Small Alley" and "Ordinary People".

According to the TV series he produced, although the ratings are not as high as "Desire", they are still good, which makes his position in the art center more and more stable.

Therefore, Xiang Nan is now pushing him to become not only a screenwriter, but also a director. In this way, he can learn more and grow better.

After Feng Xiaogang heard about it, he was naturally very happy.

Being a director is more promising than being a screenwriter. After all, the director gives orders to the entire crew. As soon as the camera is turned on, dozens or hundreds of people will listen to his instructions, which is very glorious. However, no matter how famous the screenwriter is, no one will take care of him after the script is written. .

"Professor Cheng, don't worry. If you give me a chance, I will definitely seize it. It's up to you." He said with a smile.

Xiang Nan nodded, "Okay, then I'll see how you perform."

But in the end, Yanjing Television Art Center did not promote Feng Xiaogang as director because he had only worked as a screenwriter and art assistant before and had no experience in directing.

But they didn't want to show off to Xiang Nan, so they arranged for Feng Xiaogang to be the assistant director. The main director was Zheng Xiaolong.

Feng Xiaogang had nothing to say, so he could only work as an assistant director for now and then look for opportunities to move up the ranks in the future.

…

In the same month, there was another good news.

The film "Red Sorghum" directed by Zhang Yimou, starring Shi Ke and Jiang Wen, and written by Xiang Nan, won the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival.

After the news spread back to China, it caused a strong response.

At that time, this was the first time for a Chinese-language film to win this award. For Chinese filmmakers, it was undoubtedly a very honorable thing. Because of this, Zhang Yimou became an instant hit and became a hot new director in the mainland. Starring Shi Ke also She became one of the most popular actresses in mainland China.

Jiang Wen had previously starred in "Furong Town" directed by Xie Jin and had already become famous. This time, Jiang Wen has made great progress and has gone one step further to become a well-known actor in the mainland film industry.

As a screenwriter, Xiang Nan is naturally honored. After all, he wrote the novel and script of the movie. Therefore, he also has a share of credit.

Moreover, as the movie won the award, the sales of the original novel "Red Sorghum" increased again. For Xiang Nan, it was an unexpected surprise.

The only sad thing is Gong Li. She originally had the opportunity to play "Red Sorghum", but unfortunately she lost to her classmate Shi Ke. Now Shi Ke has become an international star, but she is still unknown, so she

Can't help but feel a little jealous.

…

"Professor Cheng, when will I be as famous as her? I really want to have a taste of becoming an international movie star." She said coquettishly to Xiang Nan.

She has been with Xiang Nan for two years, just waiting for a chance to become famous.

"Don't worry, I've been planning for you." Xiang Nan smiled and handed a script to Gong Li.

Gong Li took it and saw that it was "Raise the Red Lantern".

She had seen this work before. It was a play written by Xiang Nan in 1982. It was first rehearsed by the Peking University Drama Club, and then was rehearsed by nearly a hundred drama troupes across the country, including Renyi, Experimental Theater, and Hujiang Repertory Troupe.

In recent years, it is a rare masterpiece on the drama stage.

When Gong Li was a student at China National Theater Academy, she had played roles in it, so she was no stranger to it. And she also admitted from the bottom of her heart that "Raise the Red Lantern" is a good drama.

After the heroine Song Lian married into the Chen family compound, she went from being aloof and arrogant at first, and being dismissive of the old man, to later becoming harmonious, jealous, and even resorting to deceit to win favor...

It seems to be a intrigue in a mansion, but it is actually a story about a cynical young man who was tamed after entering society.

As long as there is power and class, tragedies like Songlian will continue to happen.

Just like her, she was very ambitious when she was admitted to the Chinese Opera, thinking that she would become famous all over the world. Who could have imagined that now she has become the woman behind others, hiding from the light.

"You will be the heroine of this movie." Xiang Nan said, "I will make it clear to Director Zhang that it must be you. If he doesn't agree, I will not hand over this script to him. I will choose another director.

Responsible."

Hearing what he said, Gong Li became happy.

…

After Zhang Yimou returned to China, Xiang Nan asked him to meet him.

Zhang Yimou rushed over immediately.

This time for "Red Sorghum" to win the award, he would first thank the country, secondly thank the leaders, and thirdly thank Xiang Nan.

When he was filming this movie, Xiang Nan provided him with a lot of help.

He wrote the script and found the actors. Even when he was short of chemical fertilizers for growing sorghum, Xiang Nan found a way to help him solve it.

Therefore, Zhang Yimou was very grateful to Xiang Nan.

"Director Zhang, congratulations, congratulations, "Red Sorghum" won the Golden Bear Award. You have brought glory to our country." Xiang Nan said with a smile.

"Thank you, Professor Cheng. To be honest, it's all thanks to your well-written script. Otherwise, I wouldn't have won the award so easily." Zhang Yimou waved his hand and said with a smile.

"No need to be modest, my script is good and your directing is even better." Xiang Nan smiled, "By the way, what are your plans next? Do you have any new films you want to make?"

"There are some scripts, but I haven't made a decision yet." Zhang Yimou nodded.
Chapter completed!