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    Since February, Wan Xiaohu has been directing "Kung Fu Panda" and doing copywriting work for "A Bite of China".  As China's first documentary with international standards, Tip of the Tongue is undoubtedly a good window to promote Chinese culture. It also shows the most beautiful side of China through the relationship between food and working people.  Before Wan Xiaohu was reborn, "A Bite of China 2" had not yet aired and he had not seen it, but it did not prevent him from producing the first one.  Of course, many memories of the original documentary content have been blurred, and Wan Xiaohu needs to complete it again.  However, Wan Xiaohu still remembers the style, which is similar to that of large-scale foreign documentaries.  So he started gathering his team.  "Hey, Liu Yang, have you prepared your first movie?" "Boss, I'm not you. A movie takes half a year from project approval to shooting and release. I haven't decided what to make yet. I  I¡¯ve looked for a lot of scripts, but I always feel like I¡¯m going to throw them out when I shoot them, and I haven¡¯t seen a single one of them yet.¡± ¡°Then for a change, I¡¯m planning to make a documentary soon. Are you interested in working together on a documentary?¡±  Brother Hu, when did you become interested in documentaries, what kind of documentaries? " "I am interested in everything captured by the camera." Wan Xiaohu then introduced the content, "The name of this documentary is "A Bite of China".  On the surface it is a food documentary, but in fact it mainly introduces ingredients from various parts of China, and uses the acquisition of ingredients to show the rituals, ethics and other aspects of Chinese culture brought about by life. I don¡¯t do food programs, I want to be a laborer.  "It sounds very interesting. Now that Brother Tiger has called me, how dare I refuse? I will do whatever you ask me to do." "Well, I will be the chief director. I plan to do seven episodes in the first season.  Content, you serve as the episode director." Liu Yang was invited, and Wan Xiaohu contacted Wu Ershan.  "Old Wu, have you decided what to do in the future?" "I want to be a director!" Wu Ershan said firmly.  "I finally figured it out recently. Performance art is just a flash in the pan, while movie shots are eternal. Tiger, are you looking for something from me?" "You can't find anything if you're fine?" "No, if you're fine, I'm planning to trouble you, here.  I¡¯ll introduce a script. It¡¯d be a movie about martial arts or goblins. I don¡¯t want to make movies about urban emotions.¡± ¡°We¡¯ll talk about the movie later. I have a plan now¡± After a few words, Wu Ershan said.  He nodded and agreed to serve as the episode director for one episode.  Finally, Wan Xiaohu thought for a while.  He called Cheng Er again.  "Hello, Cheng Er, this is Wan Xiaohu." "Um, old Director Wan." I heard an unfamiliar voice on the other end of the phone.  Wan Xiaohu was very moved when they drank, chatted and spanked together.  Now it's getting further and further away.  "Cheng Er, if you insist on being so angry, and I tell the truth, I will regret making this call." There was silence on the other end of the phone for a while, and then I heard Cheng Er's choked words: "Tiger." "Okay."  Now, let me stop talking nonsense. Let¡¯s go drink and brag when we meet. Now I have made a plan to shoot a food documentary I ask you, if you have nothing to do now, come and help me.  Episode director, how about it? " "Okay, no problem." "Okay, let's just say that, I will contact the other people. Let's get together." Then, Wan Xiaohu contacted the other person.  One person is Lu Jianqing who is not the director yet.  This young man was Wan Xiaohu's director's assistant when he was filming "Infernal Affairs". He was very talented and willing to make progress.  Since then, he has been following Mak Siu-fai and Chong Man-keung, waiting for the opportunity to become a director.  After receiving Wan Xiaohu¡¯s invitation, Lu Jianqing agreed without saying a word.  In this way, including Liu Yang, Wu Ershan, Cheng Er and Lu Jianqing, there are already four directors. Wan Xiaohu himself does not have time to run the scenes one by one, so three more episode directors are needed.  While I was thinking about who to invite, the phone rang.  It¡¯s Ning Hao calling.  "Tiger, I heard that you are going to make a documentary and are looking for a director. Why didn't you give me a call?" "Aren't you preparing for "The Golden Heist"? Do you have time?" "You are also preparing for "The Golden Heist".  It¡¯s been more than half a year, and now the script is ready, but I don¡¯t want to film it yet. I feel like I haven¡¯t adjusted well. I just recommended myself as soon as I heard that you were going to make a documentary. ¡°That¡¯s okay, I didn¡¯t know.  Who should I look for? You are one of them.¡± In the end, the two remaining directors were Ren Changzhen and Hu Yingying, directors who specialize in documentaries produced by CCTV.  This??, chief director Wan Xiaohu, seven episode directors, plus Hong Kong food column consultant Cai Lam, Shanghai Food Column consultant Shen Hongfei, a documentary crew has begun to take shape.  Among the several episode directors, Ning Hao is the most famous. He also serves as the executive director of "A Bite of China" and is responsible for the specific preparation work.  Preparations started at the end of February, and all the crew members were selected at the beginning of March.  Then a crew meeting was held in Beijing.  Discuss the production method and content of each episode and have a thorough brainstorming.  "I think we can extend the seven themes proposed by the chief director and dig deeper." "The story of each episode must be fragmented and involved, and it must not be procrastinating or overly sensational." "Yes.  , we must achieve a relatively more neutral and objective perspective. " "Should we shoot more of all the materials? We are involved in spring, summer, autumn and winter, and we shoot intermittently for more than a year. Most of the time, we have nothing to do.  "Well, why not shoot more material for emergencies?" "This is a good idea. It should be expanded. We should not just focus on this documentary. Once it is successful, we will also shoot the second and third seasons!"  "The filming should be kept secret. We cannot publicize that we are producing "A Bite of China". We should maintain a sense of mystery and prevent people from being wary of us. Anyone who wants to film a dish should taste it first. If it is not delicious, we cannot recommend it.  "This should be the case." As his career expands, Wan Xiaohu increasingly favors the creative method of "brainstorming" to make up for his limited energy through group discussions.  Especially when he still has memories of the future, with just a few clicks, everyone's passion is aroused and countless ideas come out.  Soon, the theme of the seven episodes of the first season of "A Bite of China" was roughly released.  Episode 1 "The Gift of Nature", directed by Ning Hao, mainly tells the story that China has the most dramatic natural landscape in the world. There are more potential food raw materials growing on the land, rivers and seas than any other country.  In order to obtain this natural gift, people traveled through the four seasons to collect, pick up, dig and fish.  Episode 2 "The Story of Staple Foods", directed by Ren Changzhen, mainly introduces staple foods from various places.  Episode 3 "Inspiration for Transformation", directed by Liu Yang, mainly introduces the production of ingredients.  Episode 4 "The Taste of Time", directed by Cheng Er, mainly introduces the preservation of food.  Episode 5 "Kitchen Secrets", directed by Lu Jianqing, mainly introduces how to make Chinese dishes in the kitchen.  Episode 6 "The Harmony of Five Flavors", directed by Wu Ershan, mainly introduces the use of sweet, salty, sour, spicy and fresh in Chinese dishes.  Episode 7 "Our Field", directed by Hu Yingying, mainly tells how the ingredients on the table are cultivated by humans in various ways.  After the theme is determined, it is time to do the detailed copywriting work. This requires the classification director to read a lot of books on the topic, conduct research, and write scripts. Then he researches what foods need to be introduced in each episode. Finally, he decides on the plan and goes to find it.  People and things you can photograph.  The narrative structure of the original version of "A Bite of China" was largely based on the book "Slow Food Movement". Unfortunately, this book was only published in 2010, so Wan Xiaohu needed to explain the narrative structure step by step.  "We are not talking about individual delicacies, nor are we talking about individual people. What we are talking about is the relationship between people and the relationship between people and nature. For example, in the first episode of "The Gift of Nature", Ning Hao, you are going to Yunnan to shoot matsutake mushrooms.  For this kind of ingredient, I hope you don¡¯t focus on what matsutake is, but on who picks the matsutake. It¡¯s best to find a little girl to pick it with her mother. This changes the subject from a single food.  It has risen to the level of the inheritance of culture and the continuation of civilization." Wan Xiaohu talked eloquently during the new brainstorming session.  "It doesn't matter whether I make money or not when I shoot "A Bite of China". In the past, domestic documentaries rarely had more than one million yuan of investment, and five million is the top investment. I invested 10 million yuan, and if it's not enough, I will add more.  I hope everyone will not regard this documentary as a play, but as a sincere work to promote China, and shoot it with care. " "We want to shoot the most local elements of China in the most fashionable and dynamic style.  Not only will Chinese people from all over the world start to miss their hometown after seeing it, but also foreigners will see it and fall in love with China! " "I wish you all a smooth filming." At the end of March, the crew officially entered the filming stage.  .  There is still a lot of work that needs to be done, such as music and narration, of course theseThese are all matters that are easy to solve. Wan Xiaohu doesn't need to personally deal with them, just leave them to the crew.  So while the episode directors were on their way, Wan Xiaohu returned to Hollywood again to work on his cartoon.  ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????:??????? No publicity is made to the outside world. After all, we have a year to make delicious food for the four seasons. It¡¯s not too late to promote it next year.  By then, "A Bite of China" will surely subvert the Chinese documentary model, spread Chinese food culture to all parts of the world, and influence a large number of foreigners' understanding of China.  This is a beautiful country, not the autocratic, poor and backward country smeared by Western media.  The Chinese people are hard-working, kind, and lovely, and their lives are getting happier and happier!
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