Chapter 79 The Ministry of Science and Technology Wants to Show Humanity, So... "Interstellar"?

Li Zhiming glanced at him and smiled helplessly: "The Ministry of Science and Technology asked him to make a film. Why are you so nervous?"

Then he turned to Chen Xiao and said with a smile: "The Ministry of Science and Technology also wants to shoot something..."

Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Zhou Wen.

"Wait a minute, Lao Li, the Ministry of Science and Technology...sci-fi movies? If they don't engage in science and technology, what kind of movies can they make? And they are developing fast enough, so they don't need to promote it. Why are they trying to steal people from us?"

Zhou Wen snorted coldly and muttered again, "You steal people and give them back, you are really good..."

The Ministry of Culture still has a lot of traditional culture that needs to be promoted. It can’t be photographed by itself, so it pushes such outstanding talents to other places.

Who is from the Ministry of Science and Technology?

I seriously suspect that Lao Li turned his elbows outward and used his power for personal gain, hum!

Li Zhiming shook his head slightly, "It's not a science fiction film, it's a daily film. And the Ministry of Science and Technology wants to cooperate with the Ministry of Culture to film it."

Zhou Wen frowned, "Daily? Documentary?"

"I won't explain it to you anymore," Li Zhiming looked at Chen Xiao, "Director Chen, let me tell you briefly."

Chen Xiao nodded, "Yes, you say."

Li Zhiming explained:

"As you know, technology has developed too fast in the past 20 to 30 years. In the eyes of the public, scientific and technological personnel spend all day with machines, which gives people a relatively cold impression. Therefore, the Ministry of Science and Technology hopes to make a promotional video that shows their human touch."

"The deputy minister watched your "Titanic" and thought your depiction of human emotions was particularly good, so I wanted to invite you to make this film. It will start from daily life and show the life of scientific and technological workers."

"Don't look too broad, focus on the individual. The focus is on the human touch."

"That's about it. Are you free to have a meal together recently and talk about the details?"

Chen Xiao nodded slowly while listening, his brain spinning rapidly.

The human touch of tech workers…

He had seen "The Wandering Earth" in the system's script library, but the perspective was too big, and it was more about the feeling of everyone working together as one. And it’s not routine either.

The angle of view is smaller...

"Interstellar"? !

The perspective of this film falls on the protagonist, focusing on depicting the emotions between father and daughter that span time and space.

It’s the right perspective, and it’s very human.

But it’s not very common.

People let the photos show the human touch in daily life.

He photographed scientific and technological workers traveling through black holes and transcending time and space to show their humanity...

Well, at least it's very humane!

Let's look back at the system tasks and go to the mall to browse the videos before making a decision.

Chen Xiao nodded, "I can, but it would be better at the beginning of next month."

At the beginning of next month, "Farewell My Concubine" will be reviewed and the system tasks will be refreshed.

Combined with system tasks, decide whether to accept the task of the Ministry of Science and Technology.

"Okay, I'll tell him, you have a good rest first."

…

Chen Xiao returned home, washed briefly, and got into bed directly to sleep.

Go to bed early and get up early, and go see Jiahe Diamond’s year-end bonus tomorrow.

His big villa!

Oh, I'm a little excited.

Calm down and sleep!

Just as he was lying on the bed, trying to fall asleep.

On the Internet, news that "Farewell My Concubine" has been produced and previewed internally by the Ministry of Culture spread quickly.

After all, Director Li did not keep the news tightly under wraps. He only warned not to reveal the tone and content of the tragedy.

So the staff went home and told their relatives and friends, and the news quickly spread online.

Xiaoxia's WeChat Moments post "It's expected to be released after the year" was also screenshotted and coded and posted online.

However, there is only news on the Internet that the production is completed and will be broadcast soon, but no clips have been circulated.

Fans who had been waiting for a long time were immediately anxious.

After the new year?

Then wait another month.

Fans rushed to the bottom of each piece of news that they didn't know was true or false, as well as the Weibo posts of the director and starring actors, and kept commenting.

"Release it quickly! The trailer is ready too."

"Why don't you keep the seven-day Spring Festival holiday?"

"What a great day to choose Titanic. During the seven-day National Day holiday, I repainted it three times. It will be released only after the Spring Festival. If it looks good, I won't have time to repaint it."

"Promotional videos of operas and traditional culture should of course be shown on traditional festivals!"

"Strongly request to play it during the Spring Festival!"

"Please, please, please, Director Chen's new movie will be released on New Year's Eve. I want to watch the new movie on New Year's Eve, but I don't want to watch the Spring Festival Gala..."

With the previous film "Titanic" as the basis, fans and even some passers-by have great expectations for Chen Xiao's new film.

Many fans even went to CCTV's Weibo and official website customer service to argue with each other, analyze the pros and cons, and expressed their hope that it would be broadcast during the Spring Festival.

After all, in the eyes of fans, Chen Xiao has become a god by winning the Palme d'Or, Best Director, and Best Screenplay at Cannes, right?

Why can’t this kind of coffee shop be included in the Spring Festival stalls?

There are still more than ten days before the Chinese New Year, so various departments are rushing to review and arrange for the release!

In addition to fans, some big bloggers and film critics also pretended to be fans and left messages.

It will be released during the Spring Festival, so they can make money by making videos!

As a result, official WeChat messages on movie channels, opera channels, and major online video platforms have skyrocketed.

"The movies in recent years are really not good to watch. Please let me have fun watching Director Chen's new movie during the Chinese New Year."

"Yeah, what's being broadcast now is not at the same level as other people's, so why keep it?"

"Uh... you fans are so crazy. What if it doesn't look good? Don't forget that this is a promotional video for an opera."

"If you don't like it, just watch it! I believe in his pictures."

"Yes, it's better than letting me watch money laundering garbage."

Some passers-by saw these comments, thought about their own happy Spring Festival movie watching, and joined in, strongly hoping that Chen Xiao's new film would be broadcast a few days in advance during the Spring Festival.

For a while, not only CCTV, but also the Weibo and public accounts of major video platforms received a large number of comments and private messages.

……

CCTV building, the information center responsible for the official Weibo.

In the conference room.

The director of the center, who was working overtime, was holding an emergency meeting online.

The director frowned, staring at the screen of the notebook in front of him, and his eyes swept over the comments that kept popping up under the official Weibo.

Fortunately, the hotline was closed three years ago, otherwise the phone would be blown up tonight.

The door of the conference room was pushed open, and a young man walked in.

"Director, I want Director Chen's contact information."

As he said, he put a piece of paper with the phone number in front of the director.

The director immediately dialed Chen Xiao's number using the center's number.

Chen Xiao was half asleep at this time.

Suddenly, the ringtone rang, he picked up his phone, rubbed his eyes, and answered the call.

A strange voice came from the other end, "Excuse me, Director Chen?"

"Yes, who is this?"

"Hello, Director Chen, I am Lu Kang, the director of CCTV Information Center. I would like to ask you, do you know the broadcast time of "Farewell My Concubine"? "

The man on the other end paused, and said bitterly, "The number of messages on our various platforms is about to set a record in the second half of the year. It is necessary to reply to the public, so I bother you so late, sorry."

Chen Xiao yawned.

He only knew that it would be broadcast before the Spring Festival, and the specific time was not determined.

But would the person on the other end be a reporter... Forget it, I won't say anything, it's safest to say nothing.

He answered in a daze: "I'm not sure either, why don't you ask Director Li of the Ministry of Culture."

On the other end of the phone, the director of the center trembled.

He asked Director Li?

The Information Center is affiliated with the TV station, the TV station is affiliated with the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television, and the State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Culture.

You asked him to ask Director Li...

Don't say there is no contact information, even if there is, he dare not ask directly.

"Okay, thank you Director Chen. If you have any news, can you contact me?"

"Yes, OK."

The director said sincerely, thanked him repeatedly, and then hung up the phone.

The deputy director guessed the result from his tone, and sighed, holding his forehead, "What should I do? Ignore it?"

The director shook his head and said:

"The number of comments on the official microblog is too high, we can't just ignore it. Let's reply and say we will confirm it as soon as possible."

"I will contact the director now, and ask him to contact the General Administration, and ask the General Administration to review it as soon as possible."

"We will try to show Farewell My Concubine to the public during the Spring Festival!"