The Creator of the Second Dimension

"Documentary???"

Zheng Weijie thought for a moment that he had heard wrong.

He is a director who has only filmed online TV dramas, so why is he interested in making documentaries?

"President Xu, did I hear you right?"

He subconsciously asked back, and then secretly calculated.

"The cost of documentaries should not be low."

Documentaries are different from movies and TV dramas, and involve much more things. Taking the simplest lens as an example, the lenses usually used to shoot movies cannot meet the requirements of more professional documentaries at all, and the price of suitable lenses is usually It is several times or even ten times higher. In addition, it is very troublesome to obtain materials for some documentaries. For example, the most famous documentary "Animal World", the production team even went deep into the hinterland of the African continent and stayed in a deserted place for ten and a half days. Month, living together with wild beasts and poisonous insects.

It is precisely because of this that China's documentaries have always been project-approved, funded, and then organized and filmed by the TV station. Naturally, the broadcast is also on the TV station.

Compared with online TV series, documentaries are obviously much taller, and they are synonymous with professionalism.

"I have an idea here. I'm going to shoot a documentary. I previously commissioned someone to investigate the situation in the industry and noticed your previous web TV series. I think you have potential."

Xu Rui didn't care about Zheng Weijie's astonishment, and explained.

Although Zheng Weijie has been in the industry for more than ten years, there seems to be something wrong with the term "potential", but being praised by others still makes him very happy.

"President Xu, have you seen it?"

"Well, although the acting skills of the characters in the TV series you filmed are very embarrassing, and the plot is a bit boring, but the use of the camera is quite good, and I like the way of shooting food."

Xu Rui's words made Zheng Weijie agree, nor did he not agree.

You are obviously praising yourself, why does it always sound a little weird?

Zheng Weijie suddenly noticed what Xu Rui said.

"food?"

he confirmed.

"That's right, the heroine in your drama is a cook, and the male protagonist is a picky eater and domineering president. He fell in love with her because he ate the dishes cooked by the heroine. There are many female protagonists who cook in the whole drama." Scenes."

Xu Rui nodded.

"At that time, I commissioned others to find out which directors in the industry were good at shooting food-themed works. I found a few at the beginning, but they either had unsuitable schedules, or they already had contracts with other film and television companies. In the end, they recommended your work to me."

Zheng Weijie opened his mouth wide as he listened.

Yes, when he was filming that TV series, he really cared about the dishes and food.

On the one hand, Zheng Weijie's father is a chef. He has been cooking under the influence of his father since he was a child. He is a good cook. After learning photography, he also likes to take some photos of food. At first, of course, he was in the space I posted photos late at night to repay the society, and later made some short films. That TV series was also because of such elements, so Zheng Weijie shot it with all his heart.

On the other hand, I felt a little helpless, because the investors and the leading actors brought money into the group, the script and filming were messed up, and Zheng Weijie, who was unable to recover, could only exert his subjective initiative in cooking.

Unexpectedly, someone really noticed his intentions, and even bought the film and television company directly for this reason.

For a moment, Zheng Weijie felt like he had finally met his bosom friend.

"Yes, that's how it is. Since I was a child, I like to take pictures of food and other things. I think that China is a country with rich food, but few people pay attention to everyone's daily three meals a day. It's strange."

He replied, a little excitedly.

"I think so too. In fact, in China, food and culture are of the same origin. Food reveals the thoughts handed down from our ancestors. I am preparing a food culture documentary, hoping to reflect it from the perspective of food. Everyone, what do you think of Director Zheng?"

Zheng Weijie was stunned by Xu Rui's words, and then fell into thinking.

Indeed, there has been a saying since ancient times that "food is the most important thing for the people". In the past, the most tribute used in sacrifices was also food, and what Chinese people are best at is farming. Even in entertainment works, such a unique style of farming has been born. school.

Every time people meet, they always greet kindly "Have you eaten?" This shows that the element of eating plays an important role in Chinese culture.

There are documentaries that record ink and wash, there are documentaries that record human geography, and there are documentaries that look at the stars and the sea, but only, in China, a big foodie country, no one has thought of making food documentaries.

Zheng Weijie used to like to take pictures of food, just because he felt that the steaming hot food just out of the oven has a unique beauty, but thinking about it now, it may be because he has watched many delicacies with his father since he was a child. A person who enjoys delicious food will think of his father.

I remember the last time I went home, my father, who has been retired for many years, still insisted on making a New Year’s Eve dinner. Although the taste has changed due to age, for Zheng Weijie, it is the taste of home.

"Actually, I have done market research here before, and there are several food documentaries in the industry, but those films focus more on cooking, and they are all documentaries of some cuisines. The technical part occupies too much, while the humanistic part It’s a little less, and I think that’s why they haven’t been widely circulated, I wanted to make something more down-to-earth, but not just limited to fine dining.”

Xu Rui also said that it seems that he didn't make this decision with a slap on his head, but took some market research and thought before he actually acted.

"Although food documentaries are good, the framework of Huaxia cuisine is too big. If you don't spend a lot of money to shoot, it is easy to create a one-sided impression. The most typical ones are major cuisines, but if you just pursue comprehensiveness, it is easy to lose uniqueness. Sex, this is a bit difficult."

Zheng Weijie said, thought for a while, and opened his mouth.

"Then, Mr. Xu, do you have any shooting direction?"

Humanities documentaries, in the end, have to be implemented on people. If you can’t find a story suitable for telling a record in a certain cuisine, then it will not be much better if you force it. Of course, as China is so big, there will definitely be no shortage of stories. , but the production team does not necessarily have so much time and energy to find, which is limited by time and funding issues.

"Well, I've considered that too."

Xu Rui replied, and then smiled mysteriously.

"Director Zheng, why don't we go have a barbecue and talk slowly?"