Zhang Ran, Zhang Yimou, Zhang Jigang and Chen Weiya walked onto the stage and stood in a row in the center of the stage, with a faint smile on their faces. No matter how dissatisfied with Zhang Ran, they could not express a trace of it in such an occasion.

The flash lights under the stage continued to flash, and the reporters desperately recorded this historic moment.

At this time, Liu Jingming, who presided over the ceremony, announced loudly: "Comrade Liu Qi is asked to present Mr. Zhang Yimou with the appointment letter of director of the opening and closing ceremony of the Peking Olympics!"

When he heard that Zhang Yimou was the director, many reporters present shook their heads slightly, worried that the eight-minute tragedy in Athens would repeat.

Athens' eight minutes showcases Chinese things, but these are China's past and cannot represent modern China. What the audience most hopes to show modern China is that the modern China is the spiritual outlook of the Chinese people. The reason why Athens' eight minutes is scolded so miserably is that the modern China that everyone most hopes to see is not reflected in the slightest.

A reporter whispered: "Zhang Ran is too young. It is indeed more appropriate for Zhang Yimou to be the director of the director. As long as he stops performing his thighs."

The reporter next to him said: "Zhang Ran understands the audience better and should remind him."

Liu Qi walked onto the stage, shook hands with Zhang Yimou with a smile, and handed the appointment letter of the director of the opening ceremony to Zhang Yimou. Then the two of them faced the reporters together and waited for them to take photos.

Immediately afterwards, Liu Jingmin announced again: "Comrade Liu Qi asked Mr. Zhang Ran to present the appointment letter of director of the opening and closing ceremony of the Peking Olympics!"

The media at the scene was in a commotion and everyone was shocked.

Zhang Ran is also the chief director, two chief directors!

The opening ceremony of the Peking Olympics will be co-directed by Zhang Ran and Zhang Yimou!

This fact is a bit incredible. The director usually has one, but there are two this time. It's really surprising.

However, Zhang Ran and Zhang Yimou co-directors made many reporters who were worried about the appearance of red lanterns, big red coats, and other elements at the opening ceremony breathed a sigh of relief. Zhang Ran would definitely not let these relatively old elements appear on the stage of the opening ceremony.

While shook hands with Zhang Ran, Liu Qi patted Zhang Ran on the shoulder to show encouragement. The co-director method is actually very unfair to Zhang Ran. He should have been the only candidate for the director.

After the second round of bidding for the Olympic Opening Ceremony, eight judges scored five teams, and the scoring content was refined into 22 items. Among them, in terms of Chinese traditional cultural elements, Zhang Yimou's team scored the highest score; Chen Weiya's team scored the highest score; Zhang Ran's team scored the highest score in world culture performance; and Zhang Jigang's team scored the highest score in technical implementation. Each team has its own strengths, and finally added the scores of 22 items, Zhang Ran's team ranked second; Zhang Yimou's team ranked third, Chen Weiya's team ranked fourth; Gehua team led by Ang Lee ranked fifth.

According to the review results, Zhang Ran is the best candidate for the director of the chief, but many leaders opposed this result. It was not because he had any opinions about Zhang Ran himself, but mainly because Zhang Ran was too young. The age and qualifications of people from various departments of the Olympic Organizing Committee were above Zhang Ran, so it was difficult to convince him as the director of the chief. It is very likely that Zhang Ran was not effective when he was assigned a job, and no one listened to his arrangements.

Another leader also suggested that Zhang Ran was young and energetic. The ban incident some time ago showed that he had problems dealing with interpersonal relationships. The director of the opening ceremony needed to deal with people from all aspects, and must know how to compromise and know how to deal with various relationships, otherwise there would be chaos.

The leaders present felt that these oppositions were reasonable. Some departments did not cooperate during the Olympic bid. When submitting the Olympic bid report, many departments needed to stamp it, but some departments deliberately delayed and did not stamp it. The Olympic Organizing Committee was so anxious that they jumped. If they could not submit the Olympic bid report on time, all their efforts would be wasted. The Olympic Organizing Committee had no other way and led the matter to the Prime Minister. Finally, the Prime Minister gave an instruction in person, and the matter was resolved. Zhang Ran had too little qualifications, so things like asking him to be the director may appear one after another.

Some leaders suggested that Zhang Yimou be the director and Zhang Ran be the deputy. However, there were more voices against Zhang Yimou, and the eight-minute lesson in Athens was too painful. Next, another leader suggested that Zhang Jigang and Chen Weiya, but the opposition was even louder.

The Olympic Organizing Committee held several meetings, but the candidate for the director was still unable to be decided, and it was delayed until early April. In the end, Liu Qi thought of a solution: "Zhang Yimou and Zhang Ran have obvious advantages, but both have shortcomings. I think it is better to let them be the directors jointly and plan together, so that Zhang Jigang and Chen Weiya can be the deputy directors, so that they can give full play to their respective advantages."

It was already early April, and the candidate for the director could not be delayed anymore. After discussion, the Olympic Organizing Committee briefly divided the work of the director team.

Zhang Ran’s team has the strongest innovation ability and the strongest comprehensive strength, and serves as the general planner of the opening ceremony.

Zhang Yimou's team is good at expressing Chinese culture and has the greatest influence. He is co-organized with Zhang Ran as the chief planner of the opening ceremony.

Zhang Jigang's team is good at classical singing and dancing performances, and is mainly responsible for the classical singing and dancing part of the opening ceremony and the opening ceremony of the Paralympic Games.

Chen Weiya's team is good at expressing modern Chinese literature and art, and is responsible for the modern singing and dancing part of the opening ceremony, as well as the closing ceremony of the Paralympic Games.

As for who is responsible for the opening ceremony and who is responsible for the closing ceremony, the Olympic Organizing Committee will conduct a more in-depth investigation of the two, and wait until the opening ceremony plan is submitted to the central government for approval at the beginning of next year, and then make a decision after passing the review of the central leadership.

The leader’s idea is very clear. If Zhang Yimou performs better in this process, Zhang Ran will naturally have nothing to say; if Zhang Ran performs better, then his ability should have conquered other members of the team, and his prestige will be established, and there will be no situation of inactivity in command.

No matter which aspect you consider it, this is the best choice!

After Liu Qi issued the appointment letter to Zhang Jigang and Chen Weiya, members of the director team took turns to express their acceptance speeches.

When it was Zhang Ran's turn, he walked to the microphone and said calmly: "Today is the most unforgettable day in my life. Being hired as the chief director of the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics is a supreme honor. I know that the burden on my shoulders is not the expectation of 1.3 billion people, but the expectation of several generations over the past hundred years. But I will put down my burden and do my best with the entire director team. I will live up to the trust of the Peking Olympic Organizing Committee in me, live up to the instructions and expectations of the people of the whole country, and live up to the attention and expectations of people from all walks of life around the world for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Peking Olympics!"

After the appointment ceremony, domestic and foreign media released the news as soon as possible.

Subsequently, the entire Internet was hotly discussed, and netizens expressed support for Zhang Ran as the director, but complained about Zhang Yimou.

"Support Zhang Ran, we hope to see a good work that reflects the spirit of China!"

"Why is Zhang Yimou again? Don't have a big red lantern again in the opening ceremony. It's cold to think about it."

"I support Zhang Ran. Zhang Yimou is getting worse and worse. Now I just make money. Look at the Chinese part of Zhang Yimou's Athens closing, which is neither Chinese nor Western, nor Chinese, and so disgusting!"

"Hey, have you watched the Olympic bid promotional video? Have you watched the impression of Sister Liu San? Have you watched Tulando? If you haven't seen it, don't talk here! Who is more imposing than Lao Taozi? Who has a broader vision and mind than him? He and his partner are the only ones!"

Some netizens also expressed concern about the co-directorship: "Zhang Yimou and Zhang Ran are both excellent, but they are two generations after all, and there are great differences in concepts and aesthetics. Will their joint directing be different from each other due to different views or even different aesthetic standards, and finally turn the opening and closing ceremonies into a hodgepodge that is neither Chinese nor foreign, neither old nor new?"

At the same time, Zhang Jingchu was walking around the room with the director's appointment letter, thinking about putting the certificate there. In her eyes, the certificate of the director of the Olympics was much more expensive than the Golden Lion Award. There were more than a few directors who could direct the Olympics.

Zhang Ran was sitting on the sofa and on the phone with his father Zhang Zhimin. Since he left the Olympic Building, the congratulations and text messages have never stopped along the way. Some of Feng Yuan and his friends, Wu Ruide and his subordinates, Zhang Ran students, and Liu Yifei, the apprentice; in addition, some actors who have had intersections have also sent congratulations.

On the phone, Zhang Zhimin reminded: "The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games is a big deal. You must do it well and never slacken in slack!"

Zhang Ran smiled and said, "I'm not sure who will officially direct the opening ceremony. Maybe I'm directing the closing ceremony!"

Zhang Zhimin taught a lesson: "Whether it is the opening ceremony or the closing ceremony, you must do it well!"

Zhang Ran saluted, "As for orders, my father!" and asked, "My mother should be very happy, right?"

Zhang Zhimin laughed when he heard this: "She told me just now that she would go back to her hometown on the weekend to visit your grandfather's grave. Now you are glorious."

Zhang Ran couldn't help laughing. Mom is so fun!

Less than two minutes after Zhang Ran hung up his father's phone, another call came in, which was from Zhao Guoqiang, Secretary of the Tangshan Municipal Party Committee.

"Zhang Ran, congratulations on becoming the chief director of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. It's really not easy!" Zhao Guoqiang congratulated Zhang Ran with a smile.

"Thank you Secretary Zhao. I will do my best and live up to everyone's expectations of me!" Zhang Ran replied politely.

"I believe you will definitely come up with a high-level opening ceremony! In addition to congratulations, I also want to ask about the movie. Can the movie be turned on on time, right?" Zhao Guoqiang, the Olympic director, absolutely supported Zhang Ran. The more famous Zhang Ran is, the more attention the movie will receive. However, the opening ceremony of the Olympics is too great. He was worried that Zhang Ran would take off the director's burden and replace him to lead the earthquake. If the movie is replaced, the publicity effect will definitely be greatly reduced, especially overseas, which is something he doesn't want to see.

"Please rest assured that this is the earthquake. The major earthquake will definitely be filmed on time, and the film will be prepared with quality and quantity." Zhang Ran gave a positive answer. If he can only choose one if he directs the major earthquake or directs the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, he will definitely choose the major earthquake.

"I believe in your ability!" Zhao Guoqiang felt relieved when he heard Zhang Ran say this. He asked about the preparations for the movie and hung up the phone.

Zhang Ran put down his cell phone and saw Zhang Jingchu still circling around the room with the appointment letter. He couldn't help but say, "Wife, stop turning, I'm dizzy by you!"

The opening ceremony of the Olympic Games was extremely concerned, and the "News Broadcast" at night was naturally also a key report.

"This station news, this morning, the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee held a ceremony for the appointment of the main staff members of the opening and closing ceremony of the 29th Olympic Games, officially unveiling the creative team of the opening and closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games. The famous director Zhang Yimou and Zhang Ran jointly serve as the chief director, famous Chinese studies master Ji Xianlin, famous American film director Spielberg and many other famous Chinese and foreign experts serve as cultural and artistic consultants. Please see the details below..."
Chapter completed!