That's why today's meeting took place.

The content of this meeting was not about how to shoot a TV series, but about conveying the central government’s ideas.

In the next two days, Fang Xing, accompanied by Guo Chunlei, deputy director of the State Administration of Radio and Television, and Liu Jian'an, met with a deputy director of CCTV.

In the end, the anti-crime theme script submitted by Fang Xing officially passed the review and received guidance from the Publicity and Education Bureau of a certain top department.

Although the process was a bit tortuous, this anti-gang drama has finally been officially approved.

Moreover, with the approval of the highest department, the project preparation went very smoothly.

It is true that the guidance department of this project is so powerful that no one in the film and television industry would dare to stand in the way of this project, unless they don’t want to be involved in the film and television industry.

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Fang Xing did not expect that this anti-gang film and television drama project would be approved so quickly.

I couldn't help but have more speculations about Liu Jian'an's background.

At the beginning, Fang Xing knew that Liu Jianan was airborne, so he knew that he must have the support of his superiors behind him.

However, at first I thought it should be a provincial-level leader.

Now it seems that the level may be higher, and at least he can talk to a certain top department.

After the anti-crime drama project was approved, Ark Culture immediately began preparations.

The crew pulled up first.

Then there is the search for a director and actors.

At the beginning, Fang Xing considered whether to let Zhang Yigao be the director, but Zhang Yigao had no experience in directing film and television dramas about police and gangsters and anti-crime themes.

This anti-gang drama is very important and cannot have any problems.

After Fang Xing and Zhang Yigao talked, Zhang Yigao voluntarily gave up being a director and only asked to be an assistant director and learn from him.

Zhang Yigao knew very well that there could not be any problems in this anti-gang drama.

He himself was afraid that he would not be able to carry it, so he gave up on his own initiative.

Later, Fang Xing began to look for a director.

Mainly looking for directors with experience in police, gangster, and anti-gang film and television dramas.

Thanks to the guidance and supervision of the State Administration of Radio and Television and a certain top department, the search for directors and actors went very smoothly.

Many directors who have experience in filming films and TV dramas about police, gangsters, and anti-crime themes are willing to get in touch.

After contacting several directors one after another, Fang Xing settled on a director named Zhou Jitao.

With a background in Chinese dramas, he is very professional and has a calm demeanor, and he has filmed many movies and TV series on police and gangster themes.

The schedule is also suitable.

For this reason, Fang Xing said that he does not need to sign the director's name, but he must have a certain say in the actors' performances.

Fang Xing’s dual-director model is already well-known in the film and television circles.

Starting from "Wulin Gaiden", the film and television dramas Fang Xing shot were all double-director productions, and the division of labor was clear.

This time, Zhou Jitao is an experienced director who is nearly fifty years old.

Out of respect, Fang Xing considered not signing the director's name, but he still hoped to catch the actors' performances in person.

Zhou Jitao chuckled and said: "Director Fang has already made a name for himself in the film and television industry, so why am I an exception? It would be bad if others say that I rely on my old age and neglect my old age."

"No, this is out of respect for Director Zhou." Fang Xing was very polite.

In fact, Fang Xing is very polite to people with real abilities.

"You don't need this. I have co-directed with others in my early years. As long as the division of labor is clear and in order to make the film well, it is normal to have occasional disputes. I have read the script and I am indeed interested, so I want to join. Just follow your instructions

Let’s adjust to the previous model and see how it works.”

Zhou Jitao has watched all of Fang Xing's movies and TV series.

Therefore, he knew that Fang Xing's acting skills were definitely unique among young actors, and even ranked high among Mesozoic actors.

He likes to cooperate with capable people. In this way, he can always find surprises from the other party.

Fang Xing has proven his strength with many TV series.

Moreover, this time the director of the anti-crime drama has a strong background, and Zhou Jitao is also willing to take on the drama.

After the negotiations were completed, the director was finalized, and as usual, they will co-direct.

After finalizing the director, the next step is to find actors.

Since he had the endorsement from the highest department this time, Fang Xing could go to the National Theater and various military art departments to find actors.

Although Fang Xing has always been very strict in selecting actors, this time it was the most strict.

Starting from "Wulin Gaiden", Fang Xing's requirement for actors is that they must have acting skills. Without the traffic of acting skills, they don't need to bring money to join the group.

This time the requirements are even stricter, even for roles with few roles, the requirements for acting skills are very high.

Zhou Jitao has been working in the industry for thirty years and has met many actors and worked with many actors.

Therefore, many actors were introduced by him to audition.

Fang Xing has relatively clear requirements for the actors for each role, from appearance to age.

Even so, the process of auditioning actors is still very difficult.

Especially the actors for the main roles were very difficult to cast.

They even found a group of actors to audition for the male lead, but Fang Xing was not satisfied.

"Are there any Mesozoic actors with better acting skills? The ones who have appeared on the big screen are the best."

That afternoon, Fang Xing and Zhou Jitao auditioned a group of male actors to choose the male lead.

There were one or two that Zhou Jitao thought were okay, but Fang Xing was not satisfied.

"Actually, it's okay for Huang Xiao to play the male lead." Zhou Jitao pushed a resume in front of Fang Xing.

The actor named Huang Xiao had just completed his audition, and Zhou Jitao thought he passed the test.

Fang Xing shook his head. He didn't know how to describe it. He raised his thumb and index finger: "It always feels a little bit meaningless."

Zhou Jitao held his head and said, "I originally thought my requirements for actors were strict enough, but I didn't expect you to be stricter than me."

Fang Xing looked at the resume in front of him and said, "Maybe it's because I have a preset character image in my mind and always want to find an actor who meets the requirements."

Zhou Jitao continued to hold his head and asked: "Didn't you star in all your previous dramas? Why don't you star in it this time?"

Fang Xing shook his head and replied: "I have thought about acting myself, but the image may not be so suitable. Acting myself is the last resort. It is also because of this method that I have a foundation, so when I audition for the male lead, I hope to find someone

One can act better than me."

Zhou Jitao couldn't help but shook his head and said with a smile: "Let me tell you, you found it according to your own standards. It's really difficult. I don't think so. I've seen your play and I agree with your performance."

"Don't you think my image doesn't quite fit the role?" Fang Xing turned to look at him.

"You are a little too handsome. Try to be more plain when you put on makeup. There are many ways to solve this problem. If you don't wash your face for a week, you will definitely not be handsome anymore." Zhou Jitao joked, but he was serious about what he said.

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