Chapter 83

The coordinator was taken aback for a moment but, being quick to react, immediately went to find Zhang Tongshun and said that Factory Director Lin had brought Deputy Factory Director Tang.

"Didn't they leave?" Zhang Tongshun asked.

"They did leave, but Teacher Zhang personally went to bring them back."

Although the coordinator didn't ask Zhang Tan, he could easily guess that the two factory leaders were invited by Zhang Tan.

He even imagined the scene: Wang Yifan had used tricks to send Deputy Factory Director Tang away, hoping to make their opening ceremony cold and quiet, causing them to start off poorly. This scoundrel.

Just as Wang Yifan was about to succeed in his scheme, Zhang Tan saw through it, stepped forward, but instead of looking for Deputy Factory Director Tang, he found Factory Director Lin, who was about to leave. Recognizing the young talent of the factory, Factory Director Lin listened to his plea, postponed his urgent matters, and decided to support the young people no matter what. When he came in and saw the yard full of eager children, his eyes welled up with tears.

The coordinator used to be a screenwriter, but because his stories were overly sentimental and of the lowest quality, no production team wanted him, and he almost got fired by the studio. Later, Zhang Tongshun found him and recognized his organizational skills. He was like a fish in water, thriving in his new role.

Zhang Tongshun left with a stern face but returned with a red face, his old face blooming like a chrysanthemum, greeting the bright sun and welcoming Lin Hongyi and Tang Hao.

The opening ceremony here was even shorter than that of "Chief Jin," with no journalists or media, just the crew members.

Fortunately, there were no outsiders, or else hearing the whole yard of people calling "Grandpa" would have been quite a sight. The next news headline might have been:

"Shocking! This Production Team is Unbearable!"

"Stunned After Watching, I Fell Silent"

"Listen! This is Too Crazy, the Most Unique Production Team in the Country!"

...

Today, many media journalists attended "Chief Jin." After the press conference, the event was considered over.

Everyone discussed their gains from the day, with generous travel expenses provided by the Pujiang Film Studio, which was indeed wealthy and generous.

"Did you hear that there's another new production nearby, and both the factory director and deputy director went there? Should we go check it out?"

"What project is it?"

"I don't know."

"Has anyone heard of Pujiang Film Studio having another production?"

"No."

"I haven't seen any publicity."

"There's no news on their official website."

...

No one had heard of the studio having another production.

"Who wants to go check it out?"

"I need to get to another set."

"Go back to write the report."

"Su Lan is shooting a new film in the film city, I plan to go see it."

...

In the end, only the journalist who first asked came to the "Little Actors" production, and after explaining his purpose, the staff let him in.

At that moment, the opening ceremony was underway.

At first glance, it was fine, but then he was startled. He saw no stars, only children, and anyone who didn't know better might have thought it was a summer camp led by grandpas.

"What is this?" Sun Huaiwei asked the staff who led him in, "Why are there so many children?"

"All the actors in this production are children," the staff said proudly.

All the actors are children??

Sun Huaiwei's first reaction was that it was impossible, suspecting the staff was joking.

"Really, look for yourself. The children in the crowd are all actors, no adults," the staff said.

Sun Huaiwei looked closely and indeed saw many children, some in makeup and costumes.

He began to believe it but was even more curious. A production with only child actors, was it a children's show?

Thinking about it, he realized why no one had heard of Pujiang Film Studio having such a new production. Children's shows indeed don't get much public attention, and it's a niche genre.

Pujiang Film Studio's core strength is in animation, so shooting a live-action children's show was quite fitting.

"What's the name of this production?" he asked.

"Little Actors: Grandma Liu Visits the Grand View Garden."

"Little Actors, that's quite fitting. Wait, you said Grandma Liu Visits the Grand View Garden?"

"Isn't it written on the banner?"

Sun Huaiwei looked and indeed saw the name of the production on the red banner, but wasn't this a segment from "Dream of the Red Chamber"? Are they shooting "Dream of the Red Chamber"? Isn't it a children's show?

He was excited, feeling like he had discovered an interesting story, maybe even a big scoop.

"Hey, I'm a journalist from Penguin News. Can you tell me more about your production? I'll write a report for you."

Lin Hongyi looked quite authoritative, but he smiled warmly at the young actors, like a grandfather seeing his grandchildren.

After the opening ceremony, at Zhang Tongshun's suggestion, he enthusiastically took a group photo with all the young actors.

Then, he encouraged Zhang Tongshun and Zhang Tan before leaving with Tang Hao.

"Teacher Zhang, Teacher Zhang~~~"

Someone called out to Zhang Tan, a young person from the production team.

"Teacher Zhang, there's a journalist who wants to interview the production. Do you have time to talk to him?"

"Journalist? Where did he come from? Did we invite him?"

"No, he came on his own after attending the press conference for 'Chief Jin.'"

"Let's go see."

Zhang Tan and Sun Huaiwei introduced themselves briefly, and Sun Huaiwei carefully observed this young man, who was said to be the chief writer of the production.

He was too young, so young to be the chief writer of a production, just like the young actors, which made him both surprised and curious.

After chatting with Zhang Tan for a while, he left. As he walked out of the film city, he met a colleague.

"Did you interview Su Lan?" Sun Huaiwei asked. The colleague had attended the opening ceremony of "Chief Jin" with him, and then they went their separate ways, one to interview Su Lan, the other to the "Little Actors" production.

"Unfortunately, Su Lan didn't have any scenes today, so he didn't come."

"Then you wasted a trip."

"What about you? What's the name of the new production by Pujiang Film Studio?"

"Hey, speaking of that, it's quite interesting..."

The two had lunch at a roadside restaurant and returned to the company in the scorching sun.

Sun Huaiwei rested for a while, sat at his desk, turned on his computer, and searched for information about "Little Actors."

There was very little.

He only found a few news articles about recruiting child actors, nothing else.

The official website of Pujiang Film Studio had a news article, which he opened and saw it was about the morning opening ceremony.

"Children performing in big roles," "Performing classics, learning classics"...

Sun Huaiwei found the production interesting and wrote a news report, which he submitted to his team leader for review.

"Little Actors: Grandma Liu Visits the Grand View Garden? This is a new production by Pujiang Film Studio?" the team leader asked in surprise.

Sun Huaiwei explained and concluded, "I want to follow this production."

The team leader hesitated, weighing whether it was worth spending time on such a production, and finally said, "It sounds like a bad production, and it might not even be broadcast. Forget it, don't waste your time."

Sun Huaiwei argued, "The factory director personally attended the opening ceremony, I think they are serious. Even if the quality of the final product is not high, it has a unique selling point. It's the first TV series in the country with child actors, a first in the country, and I haven't seen anything like it abroad."

The team leader said, "Even if it's completed, it might not be broadcast. And you need to follow up with Liu Yue on Su Lan, which is our important topic this month. Don't lose sight of the main goal."

Liu Yue was the colleague who returned with Sun Huaiwei.

Sun Huaiwei said, "Understood, I'll follow up on Su Lan."

But in his mind, since both productions were in the film city, he could spend some time on "Little Actors" while interviewing Su Lan, just like today.

Even if it didn't turn into a big story, he was willing to accept it. He had a good chat with Zhang Tan in the morning and was very interested in the project, not wanting to give up.

In the following days, Zhang Tan met Sun Huaiwei several times outside the production set and learned that he was following Su Lan's production, which was not far from "Little Actors," less than 500 meters away.

Zhang Tan: (°°)

He thought about the previous chat in the class group, where it was mentioned that Su Lan was shooting in Pujiang. It seemed he was right next to him, which was quite...

Zhang Tan didn't visit the set, but he found himself chatting with Sun Huaiwei more often, learning a lot about Su Lan's production from him.