1980 My Entertainment Era

Chapter 301 Gifts from Nature
On the platform, Milan waved to Xia Tian and others on the train.

Milan: "Deng Jie, I'll leave it to you to take care of me in the summer!"

Deng Jie: "Don't worry!"

Milan: "Then I am naturally relieved~"

Deng Jie: ???
Just two days before Xia Tian and his group set off, Xiao Xu and Zhang Li had already boarded the train back home.

This time they will stay at home for nearly a month and will not return until university starts in September.

On the train, Xia Tian's filming team consisted of 12 people. In addition to Xia Tian, ​​Dachun, Kuzi, Deng Jie, and Li Chengru, there were also other staff members such as photographers and makeup artists.

They are all young people, and except for Li Chengru, they are all under 30 years old!

It can be said to be a young team~
Because the green train from Yanjing to Shencheng takes nearly 10 hours, Xia Tian used his connections to buy a hard sleeper ticket - although the funds were limited, Xia Tian was not short of money.

——The last time the Red Mansion crew went to Northeast China, there were too many people. Ren Dahui was reluctant to buy sleeper tickets, and they were not easy to buy, so these people were exhausted.

Twelve people occupied two small cubicles and were discussing some shooting plans.

Although this time we were shooting a documentary, Xia Tian did apply for a camera and used 35mm large-screen-quality film!

So we hired a young photographer from the Central News Documentary Film Studio (abbreviated as "Xinyingchang")!
It’s all about shooting quality!

If the quality is not good, will the food photos be mouth-watering?
Besides, we can’t destroy the brand!
This documentary was a collaboration between CCTV and New Film Studio.

"Xinyingchang" is our professional factory for producing news and documentary films. Its predecessor is the Yan'an Film Group established in 38 and has a glorious history.

Since its establishment in 53, it has been recording the historical process of my country's development in the form of documentaries.

These "A Bite of China" and "Wulin" are called documentaries, but they are more like documentary films!

Aunt Deng played a role in convincing New Film Studio to participate in the cooperation this time.

……

At Xiaoxu's home in Anshan, Liaoning Province, Xiaoxu has just dealt with another wave of relatives and friends - when they heard that Lin Daiyu from the old Chen family has returned, they really found all kinds of excuses to come visit!

It's been several days and it hasn't completely calmed down!

Mother Chen watched her eldest daughter communicate with these relatives and friends in a polite and gentle voice, then patiently answer various questions, and finally send them out. She didn't know how relieved she felt!

The child has grown up!
Xiao Xu's sister Xiao Yang also shouted, "Sister has changed a lot in the past two years!"

Xiao Xu smiled and asked, "I haven't changed much!"

Xiao Yang said, "Sister, you looked like Lin Daiyu before you took the photo, but you don't look like Lin Daiyu after you took the photo!"

Xiao Xu: "You're the only one who talks too much!"

During the past few days since returning home, Xiaoyang has been asking around and asking about her "brother-in-law".

Brother Bi from the drama troupe is definitely out of the game. Xiaoyang saw that two or three years ago.

I just don’t know what’s happening now with the very handsome “brother-in-law” who came to my house with the crew of Red Mansions last time?

Xiaoxu was very alert to this matter. Not only his sister, but even his mother often hinted at it:
"Is it convenient to live in Yanjing?"

"Convenient. The landlord is very nice... I live with Zhang Li... Milan is also very nice."

"Do you have many friends?"

"A lot! I met a lot of new friends. Deng Jie from the crew lives not far away and often comes to visit."

"What about other friends?"

"Other friends? Who are they?"

"Xia Tian! Where's Xia Tian? We often see him on TV and in newspapers at home!"

"He...he's pretty good too. We meet often, have meals together and so on."

"So where are you at?"

"What step? Mom, what are you talking about? I don't understand!"

In short, delay as much as possible, and bluff as much as possible!

Xiaoxu is the eldest and the third child in the family. Seeing that she didn't say anything, her mother didn't dare to ask.

But my daughter is becoming more beautiful, mature and cheerful now, which is definitely a good thing!
Moreover, I was admitted to university!

Although I don't know what this advertising course is about...

Xiaoyang also feels that his sister has become more beautiful after not seeing her for more than a year!

Especially the skin, which is as white as cream and rosy!
Touch it and it’s smooth and slippery!
That smile is so touching!

"Sister, what kind of vanishing cream did you use?"

Xiao Xu was a little speechless: "...Maybe it's because of where I live, the climate and soil are good~"

Just when the relatives and friends here had calmed down a bit, the local TV stations, radio stations and reporters came knocking on the door again, wanting to interview me and appear on my shows.

After all, they are the propaganda department of my hometown, and they praised and promoted "Dream of Red Mansions" a lot during the filming, so naturally we have to give them face.

So Xiaoxu started dealing with the media and reporters again, but he also took the opportunity to understand the opinions of those who were directly related to advertising.

……

After spending half the afternoon and the entire night, Xia and the others finally arrived at Shencheng Station in the early morning.

Xia Tian: I'm at Shencheng Station. I'm going to catch you now. Just wait~
According to the agreement in advance, Xia Tian and his team contacted the Liaoning Provincial TV Station in Shenyang, and Li Chengru discussed the procedures with them. I don’t know if it was because the locals were too enthusiastic, but Xia Tian thought, why are there so many people from the Liaoning Provincial TV Station? !

We have a filming crew of 12 people, and you guys are going to be the receptionists, right?

And why are so many people peeking at me? And then lining up to shake my hand?
Give me back my fans?

There were a few lively young people who almost performed a piece of "Chinese people don't dance foreign disco" for their idol on the spot!
The Northeast is now considered to be one of the most developed regions in the country, with a very high proportion of workers and is more open.

That album of "Don't Ask Me What Disco Is" is selling like hotcakes here! It was sold out twice!

No wonder our great Northeast China later became the "entertainment export production base", "fertile ground for the Renaissance", and "training base for whole-life activities"?

I haven't laid a good foundation here.
In the summer they were arranged to stay at the provincial TV station's guesthouse, where they settled down simply.

Then he called Xiaoxu: "...We are here, now at the guesthouse of Liao Province TV Station."

Xiao Xu put down the phone at the entrance of the alley and ran home happily: "Mom, I have to go to Shencheng."

"Why are you going to Shencheng?"

"Ah, there is a CCTV documentary, I'll go and help~"

"I've only been home for a few days, and I'm leaving again!"

"We'll leave tomorrow or the day after tomorrow and be back in two or three days!"

Xiao Yang on the side asked excitedly: "Sister, can I go with you? Let's go and see the excitement!"

She pulled Xiaoxu's sleeve and acted coquettishly, hoping that her elder sister would be more soft-hearted.

Xiao Xu thought about it and said, "It's not impossible to take you there, but you have to be honest and don't ask nonsense questions~"

"That's for sure!"

Xiao Xu turned his head to look at her. Xiao Yang: "Definitely not~"

……

Xia Tian was still describing his ideas to some staff members of Liaoning Provincial TV Station.

"It is mainly through local cuisine that we extend to humanities, and then show the spiritual core of different places..."

"I plan to be the protagonist, watching the life and cooking process of a pair of grandparents and grandchildren, and show the changes from the Northeast to the present through the different concepts and habits of the two generations. But in the end, these different concepts and habits will be combined into one during a meal!"

It can also show the various changes in people’s lives from the collective to the reform and opening up.

“As a traveler, I will appear on camera often, chat and eat with fellow countrymen from all over the country, and look ahead to one or two things.”

A series of psychological narrations are also required!

“At the end of this episode, we will also show some of the highlights and difficulties during the filming, giving viewers a glimpse into the process of filming the show.”

This is a must for behind-the-scenes footage, and it should be something very novel these days!

In the summer, I plan to be a traveler on business trips across the country, witnessing the customs, local cuisine, and different humanistic concerns of different places.

The original version of "A Bite of China" mostly uses the narration's perspective to explain the stories and psychology of the characters in the film.

And now, this person beside has become the traveler character of summer, "watching" the whole story from a passing, distant perspective.

Not only in the Northeast, but also in the following three places, this style exists.

It’s just that the stories and characters are different, and the local cuisine and spiritual core are also different.

Xia Tian feels that the success of "A Bite of China" depends on its style and core, apart from the professional aspects such as picture, composition, light and shadow, color, photography, etc.!
Of course, excellent texts that are full of humanistic care and down-to-earth are also indispensable!

People eat for food.

Even if there is a bright moon in a foreign land, it is not as good as a lamp in my hometown.

This delicacy is rooted in the most simple emotions in people's hearts.

Every meal should be appreciated as it is not easy to come by; every drink and every bite should be filled with the bitterness, sweetness, sourness and spiciness of life.

Whether living by the mountains or by the water, the workers have delicious food exclusively for their families.

This is the taste of salt, the taste of mountains, the taste of wind, the taste of sunshine, the taste of time, and the taste of human feelings.

It just leaves the tip of the tongue and comes to the heart, making us unable to tell which is the taste and which is the feeling.

Human activities bring food together, and the separation of food also drives the gathering and dispersion of humans; Westerners call it "destiny", while the Chinese call it "fate".

Whenever the stove fire is lit, the aroma fills the air, and the familiar taste is implanted deep in the memory. Home has gained complete meaning. The tastes of thousands of households are different, but the taste of happiness is the same.

In the future, we must make "nature's gift" a catchphrase for people!
……

"Great! Comrade Xia Tian said it so well! Just listening to your description, I can't wait, as if I can see the curling smoke and steaming meals!"

"As the saying goes: Jilin Province's toads, Jiangsu Province's crabs, Guangdong and Guangxi's mutton is the best in the world, and Northeast China's soybean paste is the best in the world~ Comrade Xia Tian, ​​you must try our Northeast's hash ants! It's so delicious~"

A production director from Liaoning TV station looked very excited. He felt that this program would definitely be successful!
The so-called Hashemite is a kind of frog, also known as Chinese tree frog, snow frog, a specialty of Changbai Mountain.

Dried snow clam is called "animal ginseng" and is one of the "Eight Great Delicacies of Changbai Mountain"!

Director: You are worthy of me, Xia Tian!
That winter and summer, the song was sung from Liaoning Province to Heilongjiang Province, leaving behind countless legends!

Once this program is broadcast, it will surely allow people all over the country to see a more real and intimate Northeast!

(End of this chapter)