After my divorce, I started to have good luck

Fengmang Film and Television's current scale is not large, but after all, it inherited the assets of the former New Bright Film and Television, including an investment of 20 million to shoot the not-yet-approved "Mountain Order," as well as five pretty promising signed artists.

The general manager is the former general manager of Zijinteng Culture Media Company, who has some fame in film and television production. With her in charge, Fengmang Film and Television's development got on track.

Having a veteran like Zhao Guoqing as the company consultant can save the company from many detours.

So, Fengmang Film and Television now cannot be considered just a rookie company without any qualifications. Its establishment, while not known to everyone in the domestic film and television industry, at least attracts the attention of some peers in the Xiu Zhou area.

The news about Fengmang Company resubmitting "Mountain Order" for review is known by quite a few in the industry. Fengmang Company has no intention to hide it, as there's no shame in this matter, and instead, it's quite open and aboveboard.

The company's top management has been watching this ancient romance series, which was invested with 20 million, for the past several days. Chen Feng spent a whole day, mostly fast-forwarding, and finally finished watching it.

After a little savoring, this drama is still worthy of endorsement in some places. At least the costume and makeup are exquisite, and the storyline is relatively reasonable.

After quickly watching through it, there are indeed many noteworthy elements.

Of course, this is just his personal perspective, and others might not feel the same.

To be fair, the production of this drama is relatively sophisticated, with great care in aspects such as acting, martial arts design, costumes and makeup, cinematography, art, music, and dubbing, all resulting in high quality.

The main draw, of course, is the two "Flower Handsome Men," who perfectly capture the current popular ancient romance drama market, sure to attract countless female fans, and if it can be played online smoothly, many woman fans would surely enjoy it.

The main reason this drama didn't pass the review earlier is largely due to it being an adaptation of a controversial novel. Even though much content was altered and re-edited, making it quite different from the original novel, it still inevitably brought associations with the original content in people's minds.

This should be the main reason it didn't pass review several times.

Others who watched the drama and discussed it also noticed this point.

If more forced cuts and edits were made, the drama would become unwatchable and definitely unsellable.

In fact, the previous New Bright Film and Television had already made significant cuts and edits to a lot of content. Particularly in the latest version, nearly all controversial and ambiguous scenes between the two male protagonists were removed, with the number of episodes cut down from 46 to 32, but it was still of no use, as it still didn't pass the review.

Because even this heavily edited final version didn't pass, it caused Chen Xinyao to completely lose hope. Otherwise, he might never have sold New Bright Film and Television.

After collective research by the company's senior management, they decided to go with the initial edited version to create a review version, trying to retain "classic scenes" of the drama as much as possible. Otherwise, even if it passed the review, it wouldn't sell for a good price.

This task was personally overseen by Lu Sijia and Zhao Guoqing and handed over to the post-production team for further modifications and edits.

As such, with Fengmang Film and Television taking over, certain changes had to be made in the post-production aspects like the producers, distributors, and subtitles.

Thus, Fengmang Film and Television took approximately a week as the post-production team worked overtime daily, and the first version was finally completed.

This version essentially borrowed from the first version submitted by New Bright Film and Television for review, with at least two-thirds of the content remaining the same. As for the number of episodes, it actually increased by two, from 46 to 48, mainly adding back the previously removed "Mary Sue" segments.

Otherwise, the drama's selling point would be gone, and even if sold, it wouldn't fetch a good price.

Therefore, instead of crippling the drama with major cuts, it would be better to put more effort into the review process. If it can't pass, it won't pass. If it can, there's no need for too much alteration.

In these days, Zhao Guoqing and Lu Sijia also mobilized their contacts and relationships, asking people to help out. For this, Chen Feng generously allocated a one-million PR budget, adding more if necessary.

Over the days, some results eventually started to show. Initially, they discovered who was the supervisor holding back the drama all this time, then successfully had someone speak to this supervisor on their behalf.

Unfortunately, the temporary result is that the supervisor from the review department is very stubborn, holding a strong prejudice against "Mountain Order," unlikely to make concessions just because Fengmang Film and Television now handles it.

Of course, this isn't exactly good news.

However, these past few days haven't been without good news either, which is that the review of dramas is not solely overseen by one supervisor. In this aspect, personal subjectivity can vary greatly; the result of a piece can often differ radically when in the hands of different reviewers.

In these days, they also successfully got in touch with another head of the review department, coincidentally a former colleague and peer of Zhao Guoqing. Both had similar experiences in the past, having worked as screenwriters and directors, except Mr. Zhao's colleague now holds a position as one of the heads in the television drama review department.

With the good graces and connections of Mr. Zhao, they gave a pre-notification, and as long as the film review committee approves by a majority, "Mountain Order" is not necessarily locked out. After all, the supervisor holding the cards has the greatest power in the department but can't arbitrarily rule everything.

Fengmang Film and Television, after pre-notifying, promptly resubmitted "Mountain Order" for review.

This drama has previously caught the attention of quite a few insiders in the industry, mainly because it's adapted from a currently popular novel, which usually achieves decent results once broadcasted.

After submission, the fastest review takes twenty to thirty days, the rule being within two months.

So, on the surface, one can only patiently wait for the result, while privately, it's still necessary to establish connections, which, leveraging Mr. Zhao's former colleague, is relatively easy. The main issue is whether it will be approved.

This matter was fully entrusted to Zhao Guoqing as the consultant to follow up, with the company providing full support, be it financially or manpower.

A few days later, Mr. Zhao's former colleague brought news that the drama was once again blocked by their department's supervisor, requesting it to be sent back. He, having put aside his own dignity, managed to arrange a meeting with this supervisor. He would act as the middleman, allowing Fengmang Film and Television to bring someone to meet this supervisor and inquire about the specifics, thus also giving Fengmang Film and Television and "Mountain Order" a chance.

Upon learning this, Zhao Guoqing, Chen Feng, and Lu Sijia together went to the appointment.

Mr. Zhao's former colleague is named Zhang Zhaoqiang and holds the position of deputy director, while the supervisor is the director, named Li Shengping. There is only one director in the review department; however, there are several deputy directors. So, if a director wants to block a drama, it definitely won't get through, as he is the one who must sign off and take responsibility.