【259】Isn’t this sticking out your face and giving people a fan?
As an internal director of CTV, Li Changge, who once filmed "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", his attention to "The Song of the Great Wind" is essentially not very different from his attention to "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" that has been broadcast. Both tend to be a kind of observation, analysis, and comparison of the mentality of being a creator, and he does not care much about it.
The focus of "The Legend of Condor Heroes" on "The Legend of Condor Heroes" is completely a different attitude, a commercial view of competitors. There may be cooperation intentions as a target for publicity, but this kind of "cooperation" is also entirely based on the needs and purposes of promoting one's own promotion.
This directly led to the fact that "The Song of the Wind" is mainly represented by director Qian Mu, and he pays special attention to every move of "The Legend of Condor Heroes". The official announcement of the main creative lineup naturally noticed the first time.
Qian Mu is a standard "commercial TV series" director. He is naturally familiar with many processes. He has been confused by Li Changge and his "low-key" for a long time. He even suspected that Jing Yuan's news that "China TV filming may not necessarily be broadcast on China TV" was fake, or Li Changge and the others thought that with China TV's guarantee, there was no need to be so active?
The key is that CTV will definitely not lose money in doing this, but why are you Zhang Yang so calm? A person who can write novels like "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "The Legend of Condor Heroes" will not be so stupid even if he is younger and more scholarly, right?
What's more, there is Shangguan Qiyu. There is a whole team behind her. How could she make such a low-level mistake?
People who don’t need to rely on years of experience in their careers and have a little bit of brains and common sense know that there must be something "thing" here. Combined with the fact that Yang Guo and Xiaolongnu’s actors have always kept secrets, Qian Mu gradually had two guesses in his mind.
The first is that Li Changge is preparing a big move and waiting for the opportunity. The second is that Yang Guo and Xiaolongnu, mainly Xiaolongnu, and have not found a suitable and satisfactory candidate so far. The so-called confidentiality is just to cover up this fact!
This is undoubtedly a very stupid thing. There is no need to do this. If you don’t find a suitable one, you can continue to look for it. There is no need to slap the fat man and say he found it. He also rejected so many actresses who auditioned.
An adult with normal IQ, no, a little brain-like child would not do such stupid things, but Li Changge works within the system, so it is hard to say.
With the experience of "reality is often more absurd than imagination", Qian Mu vaguely felt that the latter was closer to the truth, especially after he officially announced the main creative lineup on the 29th, and Li Changge still had no movement, he felt that he had guessed this absurd fact even more.
At noon on the 30th, at a dinner with investors and several actors, he expressed his two guesses. Obviously, they both felt very absurd, but no one refuted it. After careful thinking and analysis, most of them agreed.
This is not because I am the director, but because what I say makes sense!
To be honest, when he decided to compete with "The Return of the Condor Heroes" and learned that the other party was filmed by Huashi and directed by Li Changge, he always felt a little guilty, but when he keenly penetrated the weakness under the other party's strong appearance and grasped the truth, this guilt finally disappeared, and the heavy stone pressed on the bottom of his heart gave up, giving it a sense of comfort similar to being proud.
So what if the original work of "The Legend of Condor Heroes" is even better?
This is the success or failure of the little dragon girl!
Of course, there is no way to do this. If you can’t find what you want, just find the "best" one. Isn’t Tong Xiaoke and Jing Yuan both quite suitable?
Unfortunately, you, Li Changge, are here to succeed and fail. You are so old that you don’t even know how to compromise... If you weren’t on China Television, how could you have the current status and reputation?
Although he warned himself to use the final ratings as the basis, Qian Mu, who was following the updates on the Internet from the 29th to the 30th, still felt very comfortable and worked even more vigorously.
The main actors of "The Song of the Wind" have been confirmed and the script has been basically completed, but some details need to be discussed further. In the evening, Qian Mu was invited to a dinner party to discuss the details of the plot with screenwriter Shi Yan and the third male character Mu Yun.
Shi Yan is a veteran screenwriter in the industry. Qian Mu had a collaboration with him before, which was quite pleasant. As for Mu Yun, he was a small character who was thrown into the circle half a year ago and he didn't even look at him. As a result, he was lucky. Last year, he made a youth campus movie and actually became a director.
The director is named Tan Wei. He was also an actress who was popular all over the country. He married a wealthy husband and changed to a producer and investor. He was very prosperous. Although he was almost retired in front of the audience, his status in the circle has risen sharply. In the past two years, he wanted to be a director. That youth-type so-called big-produced film is her director Virgo.
Qian Mu came to the appointment, naturally because of Tan Wei's face. Otherwise, he wouldn't have swept his eyelids like Mu Yun, let alone added a show to him. But in this circle, he was just connected. You can help me this time, and I will help you next time. Who doesn't have a time to help?
It’s just a little bit of play. Anyway, it’s not my own money. Moreover, this kid is handsome, so the female audience will definitely like to watch it. As for what they don’t like, you can watch beauty!
There were drinking and chatting at the table. Qian Mu filmed many TV series. In recent years, he had wanted to develop in the movies. He had suffered from no chance. Now Tan Wei is an opportunity. Just when he was about to try to find out, his phone rang out of time. He was a little annoyed, but after a look, it was the call from his assistant.
This guy knew he had something tonight, and if nothing happened, he wouldn't call him easily...
Qian Mu claimed the crime and answered the phone on the table. Tan Wei was not ostentatious and knew how to be kind to others. At this time, others naturally lowered their voices very sensible. Qian Mu didn't have to work hard, and easily heard the voice of the assistant on the phone.
"The "Divine Condor Heroes" has just been officially announced..."
Qian Mu's heart was shocked, but after years of experience, this little bit of scheming was naturally no problem. He calmed down and asked with a smile: "What do you say?"
"Directored by Li Changge, Zhang Yang and Lin Yiran play Yang Guo and Xiaolongnu."
Qian Mu was slightly stunned and asked after a while: "Is there any?"
"No, I just said this."
"I see."
Qian Mu hung up the phone and told the news he had just learned, and the table was silent. Tan Wei also heard from Jing Yuan that Zhang Yang was Zhang Muzhi's affairs. For this reason, he specially invited Shang Gongyu to be a consultant, just for the sake of China Television's publicity in the future. He could also say "We also respect the original work, the original author is the consultant." He would not be at a disadvantage in respecting the original work.
The former adapted writers often "take the essence of the original work". As for what the essence is, it is a matter of opinion. After the discussion after the hit "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" this year, many people, including Qian Mu, have noticed the influence of the original work fans.
This cannot be said to have not appeared in previous martial arts adaptations, but in terms of the influence of the original work, there has never been a height of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" before. The advantages and disadvantages of choosing such a work are obvious.
The advantage is that the original work has a great influence, and adapted writers can easily gain greater attention, while the disadvantage is that the novel is adapted from TV series. The changes can easily cause dissatisfaction among fans of the original work. The TV series "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is an obvious example.
Whether Tan Wei or Qian Mu, they had previously felt that they were paying attention to the original reader group in a timely manner. They asked Shang Gongyu as a consultant. Although they could not disclose to each other that "Zhang Yang is Zhang Muzhi" attracted more attention, well, the two are not the same news as the same order of magnitude... But at least for the TV series, the identities of the two are equal, and both the original authors participated in the creation.
What the other party can promote, and what you can promote yourself.
In addition, the two also prepared some measures to deal with it.
Although Zhang Yang's identity can bring more shock and attention, it is also a double-edged sword. Novels and literary circles are also a world of fame and fortune. Zhang Muzhi is actually a 20-year-old boy. When he was writing "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", he was even in high school... This matter can be promoted from the front or guided from the negative side.
Is it appropriate for you to praise such a high school student to write something so high?
As a result, Li Changge actually asked Zhang Yang to play Yang Guo? Can he act?
In an instant, Qian Mu even felt a little angry. What did you think of acting as a Li Changge? In order to create a gimmick and attract attention, you can even let Zhang Yang play Yang Guo?
He is just a singer and novelist, and he knows nothing about acting!
Seeing that Director Qian and Sister Wei were not talking, and the others didn't dare to speak. The scene was a little stiff, Mu Yun laughed happily, "Did they not find anyone? Let Zhang Yang play Yang Guo? Didn't he say that Chen Shuwang and Feng Yanyu were all going to audition?"
The two people sitting next to him laughed. Tan Wei glanced at Mu Yun and looked at the two people who were smiling happily and said lightly: "Zhang Yang is Zhang Muzhi."
The box was silent for a moment. Mu Yun was confused for a moment before he truly realized the meaning of this sentence. There was a brief blank. He immediately remembered the intersection with Zhang Yang. It was the MV of Zhang Yang who wanted to film "Chrysanthemum Platform" last year. It was originally planned that he was the male lead. He met Zhang Yang and looked okay, but he was not as handsome as a man. He was very kind to others and did not have the airs of a big star...
I am half of him. I was originally a fan of him. I was already a great thing to be able to film "Chrysanthemum Platform", but who would have a better chance? I had to break the contract and go to a higher place. This is also impossible. If I could choose, I would definitely finish filming "Chrysanthemum Platform" first and then go to Sister Wei's side. The rescue is like putting out a fire, so I can only choose one of two.
However, the facts prove that my choice was not wrong. Otherwise, the movie had not been released yet, so why did I get the third male lead in "The Song of the Wind"? And I could also drink and have a meal with the director and discuss the addition of the show with me...
No wonder Zhang Yang invested in "The Legend of Condor Heroes". He was strange at the beginning. He thought he was working with China Television by Lin Yiran's family. It turned out that he was Zhang Muzhi... It really subverted his imagination!
These thoughts flashed through Mu Yun's mind. He saw that except for Director Qian, everyone else had obviously known about this, and his expressions seemed a little confused. Looking at Director Qian and Sister Wei's expressions, he knew that it was best not to talk nonsense at this time, so he kept silent.
Although Director Qian and Sister Wei knew that Zhang Yang was Zhang Muzhi's business, they obviously never thought that Zhang Yang would go to film. In their opinion... no, it should be the reality. They look down on celebrities at all... Except for Sister Wei like this... Why did Zhang Yang go to film?
Shi Yan was also shocked by the news. Many of the originally confused parts suddenly understood. He glanced at Mu Yun and covered up the little smugness in his heart. He thought to himself that I knew the expressions of Director Qian and Sister Wei should not speak easily. Otherwise, why would he say that silence is golden?
But the headquarters is not good at speaking. Although I am just a screenwriter, it is not my turn to worry about these things, but it is enough to give some suggestions and not ask for any effect, and to show my attitude...
After pondering for a moment, Shi Yan looked serious as if he was facing a great enemy, as if he was not drinking, but was having a meeting. He said slowly: "They must have wanted to use this publicity."
"There is no way to know. Even if we say this in advance, it will be useless. We just want to tell them out."
Qian Mu sighed. This was the reason why he was angry and could not think of a way to deal with it. "He is the original author. It is difficult to even question his qualifications for acting when he is put on this. Moreover, his image is not bad, let alone Lin Yiran..."
After learning about this, several people present ignored Lin Yiran and tried not to discuss her. In addition to hearing about her background, the first reaction to learning that she was going to play Xiaolongnu was almost always: it seemed... quite suitable...
Tan Wei, who had been silent, shook his head and said, "Not necessarily, even if he is the original author, he is still just a newcomer with no experience in acting. He writes a good novel, which does not mean that he plays a good protagonist. Otherwise, if you want to find any actors, you can just invite the author to come? You have a specialty in your profession. It is not difficult to grasp this and try to hit them in this regard... But how much effect can he have under the impact of his identity announcement..."
She thought about it and said carefully: "What is important is the order. Before they reveal their identities, we should not do anything. When they make it public, the public opinion and popularity have arrived and began to fade. We are here to guide everyone to reflect... Of course, after all, we must look at the final work. Moreover, we must pay attention to the degree in this process, and focus on Zhang Yang, and we cannot affect Lin Yiran or Huashi."
Without waiting for others to respond, Tan Wei added: "There is another point that Zhang Yang is an investor, which is also very important."
Suddenly, he learned that Zhang Yang's role as Yang Guo was slowly fading, Qian Mu calmed down and felt that what Tan Wei said made sense. He nodded and said, "Sister Wei said that we will watch them now. When they finished promoting, everyone was amazed and excited. After they were excited, they would reveal Zhang Yang's investment. Starting from the perspective that he had never filmed a drama... This is also a fact. It is definitely not an easy thing for a young man who has never acted in a drama to perform Yang Guo. Not to mention the vicissitudes of sixteen years later, it is just that kind of feeling that is both good and evil is enough for him to think about it."
The more he said, he felt it made sense and his voice became louder. "And he had to go to class and sing. If he lost the watermelon and picked up the sesame seeds, it would be fine. I am afraid that the watermelon will be lost and the sesame seeds will not be picked up."
Everyone laughed at the same time, and the atmosphere in the private room became warmer again, but compared to the phone call just now, people always felt a little bit different, and they seemed to be a little happier or more comfortable, and they were afraid of being noticed.
The dinner ended at around 11 o'clock in the evening. Mu Yun and Tan Wei left in a car. No one recognized him, but Tan Wei was different, so he was very careful. However, this was not the first time. Be careful, he was no longer as trembling as he was with a little excitement and expectation at the beginning.
Because Qian Mu and Shi Yan took care of the scene, Mu Yun was overjoyed and was in a good mood. He returned to the hotel together and tried hard to please him. The next morning, he opened his eyes and was almost ten o'clock. He performed again, fell asleep, and was woken up by the phone ring.
It was Tan Wei's cell phone, and the person who called was Qian Mu. Qian Mu, who had always been calm and respectful in front of Tan Wei, seemed a little angry. Mu Yun was so drowsy that he was swearing on the other end of the phone: "I don't know which damn guy has already exposed Zhang Yang's investment matter and has made it a hot search. He even directly questioned why Zhang Yang played Yang Guo... Isn't this putting his face over and slapping him? What a brainless thing!"
Chapter completed!