On the first day of filming, the film crew was very excited and treated it as a vacation.
On the second day of filming, the film crew members were starting to feel a little tired.
On the third day of filming, all three film crew members started to get sick. One of them caught a cold, some were not acclimatized, and one of them was suffering from altitude sickness. Luckily, he went to the local county hospital for some simple treatment. After taking in some oxygen, he slowly recovered.
On the fourth day of filming, the entire film crew was complaining incessantly.
"There's still a flight today?"
"Are we going to Guizhou this time?"
"Damn! I can't take it anymore! "
"Director Zhang, can we apply for a day off?"
"Yeah, Director Zhang, we're all at our limits. We've been climbing mountains and wading rivers every day, and we even have to take an ox cart to get to the village. We usually just sit in the office and have never had such a huge amount of exercise before. With such a high level of physical exertion all at once, we really can't take it anymore!"
"Director Zhang hasn't even said that he's tired, so what are we saying?"
"Right, let's all hang in there and take a break on the plane."
"We can do it. Back when we were working on The Voice, how many of us took a break during those two months? Who didn't work more than 10 hours a day? We've already made it through the most difficult times, so what's this bit of suffering? It's not easy for Director Zhang either, so let's not complain anymore. "
Some of them were complaining, while others were cheering them on.
When Zhang Ye heard that, he could only encourage everyone, "We still can't take a break for the next few days. Let's wait until the day after tomorrow to record at two more locations and finish recording the most important scenes. After that, we can rest for a day or two. Everyone, hang in there."
Today, Zhang Ye was tagging along with the second film crew, which was also made up of veterans of The Voice's production team. He knew that the reason why everyone was giving up so quickly was not only because of the physical exertion of climbing the mountains, but also because there was nothing to look forward to. In the past, when they were recording The Voice, everyone had to work overtime to complete their tasks. That was because Zhang Ye had pulled in an astronomical title sponsorship fee, as well as big name celebrities like Zhang Yuanqi, Chen Guang, and Fan Wenli to join them. With everyone's attention on them and the media reporting on their program every day, everyone was naturally motivated.
But this time?
This time, they were going to shoot a documentary with no future!
Only a few small media outlets reported about it. They didn't even care about the name of the documentary they were going to film, let alone how much attention it would garner. Therefore, even though they knew that not many people would watch the program, everyone naturally lost some motivation.
Zhang Ye said to everyone, "Just hold on a little longer. When everyone looks back in the future, you might realize that all the hard work you've put in now might have been worth it. Who knows, this documentary might even bring us a pleasant surprise!"
Everyone was speechless.
Surprise?
Surprise my ass!
What surprises could a documentary have? If the viewership ratings turned out to be ridiculously low, they would be satisfied with just a scare. No one was hoping for a miracle. They all thought that Director Zhang was just painting a pie in the sky for them and wanted to boost everyone's morale. That was why he said that.
Assistant Director Zhang Zuo took the lead and said, "Director Zhang, don't worry. If you can hold on, we'll be fine too! I guarantee that no one will be a burden to our film crew! "
At this moment, a call came from Beijing.
It was a call from Department 14's Director Yan Tianfei.
Yan Tianfei asked, "Teacher Zhang, how's the progress of your filming?"
Zhang Ye immediately said, "Everything's been going smoothly so far. We're still speeding up the filming."
Yan Tianfei coughed. "There's no need to be too anxious. It's not like we have to broadcast it in December. I heard that some of your team members got injured yesterday? There's even someone suffering from altitude sickness? You guys better take it easy and pay attention to your safety. That's the most important thing. It doesn't matter what happens to the show, but we can't let anything happen to the people involved. I know that you've always been very strict when it comes to your art. You always want perfection and excellence, but our documentaries are different from other programs. There's no need for us to work so hard, right? Just do it right. "
Zhang Ye smiled and said, "Director, don't worry. I know what I'm doing. I'll definitely bring back as many people as I brought out."
"Alright, as long as you know what you're doing." Yan Tianfei had wanted to say a few more words of advice, but after hearing what Zhang Ye said, he was too embarrassed to say anything else. The team was handed over to Zhang Ye, and Zhang Ye was also the person in charge of the film crew, so it wasn't good for Yan Tianfei to interfere too much. It was just that when he heard that some of the team members had gotten injured, he was quite worried. He tried to persuade Zhang Ye not to work so hard, but Zhang Ye probably did not listen to him. Hai, being responsible for one's work is a good thing, and striving for excellence is also a good thing, but there's no need for him to do this. Could it be that Little Zhang was really thinking of doing something with this show called A Bite of China?
How could that be!
Yan Tianfei had read through the proposal several times, but there was nothing strange about it.
Recording delicacies, food ingredients, and human geography were all very common documentary routines. Eight out of ten documentaries would follow this routine. Their department had also filmed similar documentaries in the past, going deep into the mountains and forests to record the primeval landscape. Wasn't that the same way? It was just that they did not use the HD cameras. So not only did Zhang Ye's film crew and team not have any expectations, not only did the media and the entire nation's audience not have any expectations, even Yan Tianfei, the director who made the decision to film this documentary, did not have any expectations.
Forget it, they just had to spend all 10 million RMB! He did not care about anything else and just let Teacher Little Zhang handle it himself. He could do whatever he wanted to do with it. Department 14 did not care how low the program's viewership ratings were. In any case, they were already at the bottom of all the other departments in Central TV, so how bad could they get?
...
Meanwhile.
Beijing.
Just as the film crew of A Bite of China was working tirelessly to rush to all the venues to record their scenes, the program team of Central TV Department 1's Rise to the Dance was in a very leisurely and carefree mood.
The preliminary auditions had already begun!
They had taken up almost half of the entertainment news headlines!
"Chen Ye's marriage crisis?"
"Insider news: Rise to the Dance's executive director, Xu Yipeng, may be directing this year's Spring Festival Gala!"
"Someone revealed that Rise to the Dance's actual production budget could reach 120 million RMB!"
"Rumor has it that the Dance Academy's fourth year school belle will take part in the Rise to the Dance Competition?"
"Intense competition in the preliminary auditions, with many geniuses emerging!"
These were basically all hyped up news stories with some true and some false, but they were all just rumors.
There were also a few confirmed news articles.
Beijing Times: Rise to the Dance has invited dance artist Teacher Lili to join the show. Our reporter has confirmed the authenticity of this news from Teacher Lili's management agency. Without a doubt, this will add a professional and heavyweight halo to Rise to the Dance. Teacher Lili is one of the few famous dancers in China who has won an international professional dance award, so there is no doubt about her status in the dance industry!
Southern Entertainment News: A-list film star Huo Dongfang has confirmed his intention to join Rise to the Dance. Rumor has it that the joining fee will be 18 million RMB. As everyone knows, "Sect Leader Huo" was a dancer before switching to acting. Back then, he won the most prestigious artistic film award in the domestic film industry with his film Dance to the Dance. In the film, "Sect Leader Huo" played the role of the main character without a stunt double throughout the entire process. He performed all the dance moves himself and was even competent in some of the choreography, so it was clear to see how capable he was. Rise to the Dance's invitation to join the show was no doubt a wise move. With Huo Dongfang joining the show, it would bring a huge boost to Rise to the Dance's popularity. It could also be said that he was one of the best guest candidates for a dance show like Rise to the Dance. It was rumored that the person-in-charge of Rise to the Dance was already in contact with Sister Zhang's manager. If they could invite the Heavenly Queen, who also excelled in the art of dance, to join the show, it would no doubt be like adding wings to a tiger!
In the entertainment circle, almost half of the news was about Rise to the Dance!
...
Guangxi.
At a small civilian airport.
Zhang Ye and his team were waiting to get their boarding passes to board the plane when his cell phone rang. It was a call from the old leader of Beijing Television, Hu Fei.
Hu Fei: "Little Zhang, where are you?"
Zhang Ye panted: "I'm in Guangxi."
Hu Fei exclaimed: "Whoa, you went so far?"
Zhang Ye: "Yes, I'm in Guangxi now, but I'll be in Guizhou in a while. I'm waiting for my flight."
"Oh, you're still as reckless as ever when it comes to work. I heard that you're going to shoot a documentary this time, so I gave you a call to ask about it. It's not easy to make a documentary. Back when I just graduated, the first thing I came into contact with was documentaries. I've produced a few of them, so I can be considered to have an understanding of them."
Zhang Ye laughed and said: "It's not easy to make a documentary, but I've already experienced it in the past few days."
Hu Fei said: "Have you seen the promotions for Rise to the Dance?"
"I just browsed through the newspapers. The hype is pretty strong." Zhang Ye gave a smile. Although he spent most of his time in the mountains and towns, how could Zhang Ye not pay attention to the developments of his competitors?
Hu Fei was under a lot of pressure. "It's not just strong. I've never heard of any advertisements before, but the news is also hyping things up every day. Even Huo Dongfang and Teacher Lili have been invited by them. The joining fees are getting higher and higher. I heard that Chen Ye is still eyeing Sister Zhang and has personally visited her twice to discuss things with her. "
Zhang Ye blinked. "Did Sister Zhang go?"
Hu Fei said: "No, a joining fee of 20 to 30 million RMB is not enough to invite the Heavenly Queen. In the entire variety industry, only you can make the Heavenly Queen give you face. Xu Yipeng and Chen Ye can't invite her. But even if the Heavenly Queen doesn't come, the lineup of Rise to the Dance is already grand enough. Everyone in our program team is feeling the pressure now. Perhaps it's because their promotions were too intense, but the viewership ratings of Do You Remember have dropped slightly in the past two days. It's the same for the other talent shows as well. Rise to the Dance has not even been broadcast yet, but it has already caused such a stir. If it does get broadcast, how bad would it be? In the future, I'm afraid that we won't have such good days. I held a meeting yesterday and discussed with Dong Shanshan and the others. We've decided to follow your previous proposal and make some changes to the program's rules and procedures. If we can add some new tricks, we'll do it. "
Zhang Ye nodded. "Alright, Do You Remember has been broadcast for quite some time now. It's time to make some changes."
Hu Fei sighed. "If you were still in the television industry, Rise to the Dance would not be as arrogant as it is now. With you gone, there's no one left in the variety industry who can keep them in check."
Zhang Ye laughed. "Brother Hu, who says that I've left?"
Hu Fei was taken aback. "Eh?"
Zhang Ye said, "Me? I haven't left yet."
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