Chapter 778 Celebration Banquet
Being interrupted by Li Yi, Zeng Shun still had some unfinished thoughts.
But he reacted quickly and asked excitedly: "What do you mean, do you want to hand over this documentary to me?"
"right."
Li Yi smiled and nodded.
When he heard Zeng Shun talk about You Wei Jianzhu, Li Yi knew that he was definitely the best candidate to film "The Tip of the Tongue".
Because the entire "Bite of the Tongue" has always adhered to the key point of seeing from the micro, it has always told the food culture of this ancient nation in its thousands of years of history from the perspective of ordinary people.
Zeng Shun can say this, which shows that he really understands what Li Yi wants.
So, Li Yi was relatively relieved to leave this film to him.
After getting the exact news from Li Yi, Zeng Shun couldn't conceal his excitement. He couldn't help but hold Li Yi's hand and thanked him repeatedly: "Thank you! Thank you so much! Thank you Mr. Li for giving me this opportunity!"
For a director, being able to shoot a documentary is definitely the most luxurious dream.
Because the vast majority of documentaries do not make any money, they are just throwing money into the water.
But if given the opportunity, every director would want to make a documentary of his own.
In the film and television industry, directors who can make documentaries, regardless of whether they have money or not, will be praised and praised by their peers.
Because compared to commercial films, documentaries are much higher in both style and cultural value.
More than 20,000 movies are produced around the world every year, but 99% of them are garbage, and only a small number of high-quality movies can be accepted and liked by the audience.
And these few exquisite works will be forgotten by people after the erosion of time and become the dust of history.
Some directors may think that directing is just a profession, as long as you can make money.
Such a director is very suitable for making commercial works, as long as he makes money.
But some directors are more pretentious and entangled, and want to shoot something truly valuable.
Some top directors will find ways to add artistry to movies and show their unique charm.
Documentaries, on the other hand, use a direct perspective to record the ever-changing world, allowing photography to return to its essence.
Many high-quality documentaries are precious video materials, recording everything that happened in the real world over a period of time.
It is precisely because of its authenticity that it is distinguished from entertainment-oriented commercial and art films.
As Zeng Shun himself said, he believes that documentaries are works of art that can be passed down to future generations.
This was the passion he had when he entered the directing department, and it was his true ideal.
Life spans only a few hundred years, and neither birth nor death will bring it with them. Only a few people can leave some traces on this world.
with countless great celebrities in history, but in the history books, they are just an article, or even a line, or a name.
And this is already very serious.
The vast majority of people are drowned in the words, washed away by time without leaving even a trace.
Zeng Shun originally thought that he would just stay on the TV station and live his life peacefully. In the end, like most people, he would die silently, be forgotten by his grandchildren, and disappear completely.
But he never thought that he would have the opportunity to shoot a serious documentary and leave something valuable to the world.
This incident made him ecstatic, but extremely nervous. He was afraid that Li Yi would dislike him for his lack of resume and think he was not strong enough, so he would look down on him and not let him film.
So after getting the script, he studied it repeatedly, dug into it from all angles, understood it, and made countless preparations.
Huangtian paid off his hard work, and the job finally fell into his hands. At this moment, he was extremely happy.
Patted him with a smile, Li Yi encouraged: "I invested in this film with my own money. I hope you can make it well and show your best strength and condition."
“Don’t worry, Mr. Li! I’m here to win an award for this film. If I don’t win an award, I won’t pay a penny for the director’s fee!”
"No, just shoot well." Li Yi smiled and said, "Then you go back and get the crew together, and we will try to start filming within a week."
“Okay, I’ll book the tickets now, and I’ll call everyone within three days!”
He was even more anxious than Li Yi, so he took out his mobile phone and started booking flights.
By the time Wang Tian and Li Yi were about to go out to the restaurant, he had already called a car and headed straight to the airport.
The celebration banquet started at six o'clock in the afternoon, but the restaurant had already started preparations in the afternoon.
Originally, Wang Tian’s intention was to arrange the celebration banquet in a larger hotel, such as the Great Wall Hotel and so on.
But the staff unanimously said that it can be done anywhere, as long as the food is cooked by Li Yi.
Although the staff all took turns to try the [Dragon and Phoenix Banquet] yesterday, none of them were satisfied with it. They just had a taste.
After all, yesterday’s protagonist was a guest at the scene, and the staff should not overshadow the guest.
But now that the show is over, they naturally want to enjoy a meal of Li Yi's cooking.
Since this period of time, they have helped Li Yi a lot.
Li Yi gave them a lot of work, and they did it with all their heart.
Hence, Li Yi had already planned to prepare some dishes to reward them.
So, Li Yi contacted the restaurant's chef in advance and asked the kitchen staff to buy all the ingredients listed by him, and prepare the ingredients that should be cooked and the soup that should be cooked.
At this moment, he had just enough time to make the dishes.
The chef had no complaints about this, and was even extremely attentive.
Especially the chef, he almost considers Li Yi his godfather.
Since he didn't have time to handle it himself, Li Yi told him the method and requirements for making soup and asked him to handle it.
In ancient times, this would have been a lifelong skill, but he learned it effortlessly. It was like pie in the sky.
Therefore, when Li Yi arrived in the kitchen, he accompanied him the whole time and helped Li Yi personally.
In front of the kitchen team, it seemed a bit shameful for him to lick Li Yi like this, but he didn't think so.
He has also been watching "Chinese Restaurant", and he even watched the entire live broadcast to the end yesterday.
Being able to be the head chef of a five-star hotel in the core area of Beijing, he has seen a lot.
He still knows the meaning behind the golden apron worn by Hao Libao, the chief chef of the State Guesthouse.
So, after seeing Hao Libao personally wrapping the golden apron around Li Yi, he knew that Li Yi was definitely a top chef who could stand with Hao Libao.
Hence, he was eager for Li Yi to come to the back kitchen to demonstrate his cooking skills so that he could learn two more tricks.
The ingredients are all ready, all you need to do is cook.
Li Yi made all the dishes in three strokes, five divided by two, and it was time for the banquet.
After finishing the hot stir-fried vegetables, Li Yi took off his apron and went to sit at the table outside.
He doesn't need to make the remaining stews, cooking dishes, and soups. He only needs to put them out when the heat is up.
In the banquet hall, the staff were all here, sitting on several large round tables, chatting and laughing.
Seeing Li Yi coming, the staff jumped up and happily pulled Li Yi to sit at their table.
Looking at Liu Yifei, who was sitting with Liu Xiaoli and laughing, Li Yi was pulled to the table by Master Cai and drank two glasses of wine.
There was one person who took the lead, and the rest naturally followed suit. They all came to Li Yi with cups in hand, wanting to have a drink with Li Yi.
Noticing the situation here, Liu Yifei couldn't sit still. She quickly got up and ran over. She took Li Yi and smiled at the staff: "You drink first. I have something to discuss with Brother Yi."
With that said, she pulled Li Yi back to sit down at the main table.
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