The old man looked at Wen Zheng with a smile and asked, "I heard that you are going to direct a movie alone?"
"The Qin Bureau commissioned it a long time ago. It's not really a movie, it's just a simple anti-drug propaganda film."
Wen Zheng answered very modestly.
The old man asked with a smile: "Do you know who I am?"
Wen Zheng was slightly startled, then looked at Lin Qingge.
He knew that the old man in front of him was the boss of the Ministry of Culture and the actual promoter of the singer competition and Yueyin Records. Either the host had introduced it just now, or Boss Lin had told him about it before, but now he was asking again.
, then the answer cannot be that simple.
Lin Qingge saw that Wen Zheng had no idea, so he came to his rescue and said, "My grandpa, dear."
Wen Zheng was stunned for a moment, then breathed a long sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Hey, you told me earlier. Since we are our grandfather, we are a family. It makes me quite nervous."
"Who is with your family? This is my grandfather."
Lin Qingge corrected him with an unhappy look on his face.
Wen Zheng laughed, laughed and ignored it.
The old man waved his hand at Lin Qingge, then looked at Wen Zheng and said with a smile: "Since you are keeping quiet, I will tell you some things directly. I heard that you want to use your website to replace traditional theaters. Is there such a thing?
"
Wen Zheng couldn't help but look at Lin Qingge again.
The latter ignored his gaze with a guilty conscience and glanced to the side.
The old man continued: "I have thought about this matter carefully, and it is better to let it go first. Sometimes taking too big a step is not necessarily a good thing."
After a pause, he sighed: "Our country has a population of nearly two billion. Do you know how many theaters there are in the country now? Although most of the theaters now contain foreign movies, the tax revenue and jobs they provide are also considerable.
If theaters suddenly exit the market within a year or two, how many people will lose their jobs?"
"This is just one of them. Secondly, you don't have a good solution to your website's anti-piracy, fare setting and other issues. Even if I agree to promote this matter, the General Administration and the higher-ups will not agree, and it will involve all aspects.
It’s too broad. So you’d better give up this idea for now.”
Wen Zheng glanced at Lin Qingge with some resentment, then smiled bitterly and said: "You have said so, I'd better think of a solution first."
He knew that it would be bad if the old leader wanted to talk to someone.
The old man smiled noncommittally, took out a cigarette and handed one to Wen Zheng.
Wen Zheng took it with both hands, quickly went to his pocket to find a lighter, and respectfully lit it for the old man first.
Swallowing clouds and puffing out mist.
The old man suddenly asked: "Have you ever thought about developing abroad? You can be said to be the leader in the Dragon Country music scene now, but your influence is limited to the country. If you don't take the initiative to go abroad, no matter how good your songs are, you want to be recognized by the outside world.
That also requires a long process.”
Wen Zheng thought for a while and replied: "Let someone else be the pioneer, or I can personally support someone. To be honest, if I had the choice, I would rather be a songwriter than a writer."
Singer. I only have one life."
The old man naturally knows what price Wen Zheng paid for giving Longguo's music scene a new look in one year.
He sighed softly and murmured: "Creating a new world is a history of blood and tears. It has not been easy for you this year. Since you insist on moving behind the scenes to make movies, I will no longer persuade you."
Wen Zheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
The old man suddenly said: "Now our Dragon Kingdom's international influence and comprehensive strength are unparalleled in the world, but your circle is still in chaos. The higher-ups have made arrangements a long time ago to make the language of Dragon Kingdom universally accepted.
Language, the easiest channel to export Dragon Country culture to the outside world is music, film and television and other industries."
"It's a pity that we have a shortcoming. Our foreign language schools still have limited influence, and the overall speed is still too slow."
How could Wen Zheng not understand what he meant? How could he really bear to watch his good sword sealed away in dust after he said he would no longer persuade him?
But the old man still underestimated Wen Zheng's strength after all.
Wen Zheng smiled and said: "Actually, movies, TV shows, and even animations have more direct effects than songs. What if my future movies go out before the songs?"
The old man suppressed a smile and said: "I hope so. But don't forget that there are specialties in the art industry. If you want to create greater glory in film and television, I still suggest that you find a place to study quietly. You are only in your early twenties.
You have a lot of time to lay the foundation. I can help you arrange this. I can recommend you to study at any college or famous instructor at home and abroad."
"Let's wait until I finish what I'm doing."
Wen Zheng declined politely.
The old man wasn't angry, he just smiled and raised his hand, nodded, and said with emotion: "This girl Qing Ge is right, if I don't whip you, you won't be able to move at all."
Wen Zheng laughed and did not dare to answer the question.
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On the stage, Zhao Xia and other people who did not advance to the finals formed groups of two, and it didn't take long for the stage to be vacated again.
The host came to the stage and announced that the various outstanding awards in the singer competition will be selected next.
For a time, both the venue and the audience were excited.
In a sense, this is the main dish tonight. After all, the awards are set by the program team, but the nominations and votes are all operated by netizens.
"Dragon Star Singer Competition, the first Best Female Singer Award, based on the top four votes from netizens, the nominees are!"
The supporter said that there was a caveat here, "This program is sponsored by Jade Cifang. Jade Cifang reminds you that it will come back after the commercial..."
The live broadcast room cut into an advertisement, which caused a lot of scolding, but the number of people in the live broadcast room did not decrease but increased.
Because the award ceremony with a full sense of participation is like they planted the melons themselves and are now waiting to pick them with their own hands. Even if they can only watch through the screen, it is quite a sense of accomplishment.
Not long after, the commercial ended and the live broadcast room screen returned to the stage.
The host continued what he just said: "Dragon Star Singer Competition, the first Best Female Singer Award, based on the top four votes from netizens, the nominees are... Ye Xiaoxue! Lin Qi! Shang Yingying! Liu Jingyue!"
Every time she reads a name, the big screen behind her and the live broadcast room will have highlight clips of the corresponding singer competing.
In fact, there is basically no suspense about who will win the award. This is entirely a game based on the number of fans.
During the previous voting by the program group, although one Yuanlang Music account was limited to one nomination and one vote for each award, if the singer has a large fan base, he or she can bring the whole family or even relatives and friends to participate.
"Dragon Star Singer Competition, the first Best Female Singer Award, the winner is...Ye Xiaoxue!"
Just when the audience thought they were about to enter another commercial, the award presenter beside the host announced the results happily. At the same time, the votes of the four singers also appeared on the big screen.
Ye Xiaoxue led the second place Shang Yingying by more than one million votes and finally successfully won this award.
The remaining Lin Qi unexpectedly lost hundreds of thousands of votes to Shang Yingying. The reason is self-evident. In terms of eye candy alone, she was far behind Shang Yingying.
Many viewers also questioned why Jia Wen entered the top four. Many netizens also gave the answer. Because Jia Wen gave up the playoffs, there was no option for her to be nominated for this award at all.
When the Best Female Singer Award was announced, the camera showed Ye Xiaoxue off the stage and followed her all the way to the stage.
After Ye Xiaoxue received the trophy, she seemed very excited and thanked everyone in a circle.
She said sincerely: "Before I participated in the singer competition, I was just a little-known singer. Although I was lucky enough to win the regional championship, I was not sure about the national competition. Fortunately, I met a good mentor and friend."
At this point, she paused deliberately, and then asked: "I believe you all know who I am talking about, right?"
"Wen Zheng! Wen Zheng! Wen Zheng..."
It was supposed to be Ye Xiaoxue's award-winning session, but the audience shouted Wen Zheng's name.
The barrage area was also flooded with Wen Zheng's name.
Although there were some people who said sourly, "How come he is everywhere and all these singers are licking like this?" But some people soon accused him of being amateur.
Not to mention Wen Zheng's own ability, just by looking at him lifting Shang Yingying who was originally at the bottom in the three finals, we can see how powerful his lyrics and music are.
On the stage, Ye Xiaoxue waited for the voices to subside before continuing: "I know that tonight, including me, many people will mention Wen Zheng on stage, but I want to say that it really is impossible not to mention it.
I think I have half as many trophies as he does!”
The award presenter was a big shot in the industry, and he took the opportunity to ask: "There were rumors about the two of you before, and I'm curious if this is true?"
Ye Xiaoxue pursed her lips and smiled, and replied: "I hope it's true. Because in that case, I may be more influenced by him, and my upper limit will be higher in the future."
The barrage area was in an uproar.
"You are second in the national competition, and your points are almost the same as Wen Zheng's, so your evaluation is so high?"
"This seems normal to Lin Qi. I didn't expect Ye Xiaoxue to face Wen Zheng like a primary school student meeting a professor."
"I have long said that all singers are not on the same level as my brother, but you still don't believe it."
"I believe it, I believe it, so Ye Xiaoxue is number one, and Wen Zheng should be the judge, hahaha..."
"It's just business talk. There's no money anyway, so what's the use of being a strong singer and songwriter? Why don't you just make movies?"
"Wen Zheng changed his career, and the music scene in Long Country instantly went back one year! The film and television industry went back thirty years!"
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After Ye Xiaoxue received the award, the host invited another guest to the stage.
"The next award to be awarded is the Best Male Singer Award! The first Dragon Star Singer Competition, the Best Male Singer Award, the nominee is... Zhao Xia!"
When the award presenter read out the first name, everyone was confused, why was Zhao Xia among them?
However, when the scene of Zhao Xia singing "Heart Is Too Soft" was played on the big screen, everyone understood that for this song alone, Zhao Xia definitely deserves to be nominated for Best Male Singer!
Then the guest read out the second name, and as expected it was Chen Rui.
His song "Did Someone Tell You" that Wen Zheng revised was definitely the highlight of the entire series.
Everyone thought that the third nominee would be Tang Yongshi, who was ranked fifth in the national competition, but something unexpected happened. The third nominee turned out to be Zhou He!
As the name was read out, the picture on the big screen immediately changed to the scene of Zhou He singing "Love Is Unavoidable".
Like Zhao Xia's nomination, Zhou He's nomination was all due to a song that attracted countless fans, and the songs were all written by Wen Zheng.
The fourth nominee is undoubtedly Wen Zheng.
The montage on the screen did not use the long video clip of when he received the championship award, but instead played Wen Zheng's entry song for the first game of the finals.
As soon as "Nocturne" played, the whole audience was excited!