Low Key Star

  Chapter 232【232】Three alternatives for the little dragon girl

  Because Lin Yiran?

  This was Zhang Yang's first reaction, and then he thought, it's impossible for Wen Bi not to know about her relationship with Lin Yiran, if she apologized because of Lin Yiran, then she shouldn't have acted like that.

   Could it be that he has lowered his shamelessness and never thought that he would ask his girlfriend for help when encountering such a trivial matter?

  The question is not what I said... He secretly complained and sent a message to Lin Yiran, but he didn't receive a reply, so he put this matter aside first, and came to the teahouse agreed with Li Changge and the others to talk about business first.

When Zhang Yang got off the car, he checked the time. It was 2:40, 20 minutes before the agreed 3:00. arrive.

  Zhang Hongkang did not participate in this matter, drinking tea and playing with his mobile phone by himself, Zhang Yang and two "right-hand men" were waiting in the box, ordered a pot of pekoe, and the tea hadn't been served yet, Shangguan Qiyu arrived with his assistant.

Due to the existence of Huashi, Yang Mu's relationship is not necessary. In addition, although this guy has a high status, the funds on hand are not very abundant, so Zhang Yang did not look for him this time, but chose to work with Shangguan. The main purpose of Qi Yu's cooperation is to check and balance CTV with the Qilin platform behind her.

Zhang Yang once proposed to cooperate with China TV to shoot, but China TV only has the same priority in the first round of broadcast rights competition, that is to say, if other TV stations bid higher, they can choose to broadcast exclusively on other TV stations in the first round .

However, CTV's status and influence in the industry are too special after all, and there are some domineering people inside. Just in case, Zhang Yang still thinks it is better to "speak up front". If something really happens, even if it is taken back There should be benefits, and unnecessary unhappiness cannot be avoided.

In order to avoid backlash, Shangguan Qiyu invested in his own name, but he was just careful not to cross the line. As long as she was around, he could bring Qilintai in at any time, and there was also Lin Yiran and Jiang Mo's relationship. Relationship, preventive measures should be enough.

Zhang Yang did not come forward to discuss these matters, and they were all discussed by Kan Wenxi on behalf of Yiyang Film and Television, but both parties naturally understood whose idea it was. With the copyright, it is not necessary to turn against each other for this.

   "You came early."

   "Just sat down."

   "I sent you blessing text messages during Chinese New Year and you didn't reply?"

   "Aren't you a group post?"

   "No, I just posted to a few people, can it be called group posting?"

   "Cough, I didn't notice."

The two had a very unnutritious chat. Li Changge and the director of the production department named Gao Wan also arrived. Besides the two, there were two men and a woman. One of the two men was in his early forties, tall and thin. Thin, with gold-rimmed glasses, very bookish; the other is about thirty-five years old, fat, white and fat, with a rather friendly face, the only woman looks in her early thirties, wears black-rimmed glasses, tall Not tall, looks quiet and delicate.

  After the greetings and seating, Li Changge introduced on his behalf, the tall and thin man named Huo Haiyang, one of the three assistant directors, and like Li Changge, he also had a second job in the station.

  The fat man's name is Liu Feng, and the quiet woman's name is Wang Zihe, both of whom are screenwriters. The former has participated in the adaptation of martial arts dramas such as "Dragon and Tiger Club" and "Heroes of the White Crane", which can be regarded as relatively successful TV dramas among martial arts adaptations; Therefore, the sword is deeply in love, the script is solely undertaken by Wang Zihe.

Both of them had apparently been told in advance that Zhang Yang was the original author. The initial shock had subsided in these days, but during the exchange of pleasantries, Liu Feng and Wang Zihe, who depended on words for a living, were inevitably a little moved and admired, while Li Changge He laughed and said: "He is not only the original author, but also an investor. Don't look at the youngest, speaking is the most effective among us!"

The terms of the tripartite investment have been negotiated in advance. In addition to the contract today, it is mainly about the TV series style and script adaptation. Li Changge's words are a joke, and it is also a reminder to Liu Feng and Wang Zihe not to think too highly of themselves, and still embrace the old "martial arts" Writers participating in script adaptation all mess up the "prejudice"—he is one of the producers!

Since the beginning of last year, there have been rumors that the higher-ups have asked each TV station to "separate production and broadcasting". Li Changge and others, Gao Wan and others obviously have their own ideas and plans, and they also attach great importance to this "The Legend of Condor Heroes" , all hold the goal of excellence, even if each has selfishness, it is within a certain range.

Since the establishment of the cooperation intention years ago, Kan Wenxi and Jiang Qing have done a lot of understanding work, mainly the understanding of actors, screenwriters, and service teams, to ensure that Zhang Yang or Yiyang Film and Television will be in the next filming preparations It won't be so dark in the eyes that I don't understand anything except paying money.

Regarding screen adaptation, Zhang Yang has also done a lot of work. Jin Yong’s martial arts novels are always more suitable and convenient to adapt. He has many versions of "The Legend of Condor Heroes" in his previous life as a base, and then compares the reasons for the failure of martial arts dramas in this world. , I already had some ideas in my heart, so when Li Changge asked about his ideas, he didn't refuse.

   "I want to talk about two main aspects, one is the style, or the performance effect, there must be a martial arts style."

After more than half a year of experience, Zhang Yang is no longer as guilty as he was when he came out of this circle, and he has popularity, money, and preparations, and he has the confidence to speak, "I have watched a lot of martial arts dramas. To be honest, It has nothing to do with the martial arts I imagined. For example, fighting, with a strict eye, hey haha, fighting around there. This is fighting martial arts, but it is not the effect that martial arts dramas should have, such as the eighteenth dragon in The Legend of Condor Heroes Zhang Zhang, Jade Heart Sutra, if it is the same as in previous martial arts dramas, what can be filmed if you only fight with fists and feet?"

  Li Changge frowned unobtrusively, and then relaxed it, with a somewhat surprised expression on his face, apparently he did not expect Zhang Yangfu to say such words the first time.

Li Changge attaches great importance to this "The Legend of Condor Heroes". Due to the policy of separating production and broadcasting, he regards this drama as a turning point in his directing career, and has devoted a lot of time and energy to research. The frown is not because Zhang Yang's words are unreasonable On the contrary, he agreed with Zhang Yang's statement.

  But...with such an original author and investor, it seems that my right to speak in the crew will be weakened a lot!

  Those thoughts flashed through Li Changge's mind, he nodded in agreement, and then asked, "Do you have any suggestions?"

  “I think we should first dare to think and dare to shoot.”

Zhang Yang said with a smile: "If you want to shoot a martial arts flavor, you must first understand that martial arts is fictional, and this is an adult fairy tale world, so in order to present the desired visual effect, you can properly break some inherent thinking and even physics. Rules, such as performing lightness skills, can make characters jump directly to the roof, or let people fly over by stepping on a leaf. This is not realistic in reality, and the character in the original book may not have such lightness skills, but We can express in this way, of course we don’t have to shoot like this, it’s just a way of thinking.”

"Another example is martial arts such as the Eighteen Palms of the Dragon. We can add some special effects appropriately and use the power of technology to achieve visual effects. There is no need to be too resistant to special effects and feel too fake—the cartoons are all fake. Even if it is good, it is a good work? The most important thing is to present to the audience whether it is a martial arts drama that everyone is satisfied with..."

"Similarly, there are costumes of characters. We must respect history, but don't stick to the rules. For example, the image of Little Dragon Girl, she lived in the Southern Song Dynasty, and her costumes should be based on women's clothing in the Southern Song Dynasty. But what about the image of Little Dragon Girl? At this time, we must Make certain trade-offs, with the main goal of expressing the character's temperament and image..."

   "I have never participated in the filming of TV dramas. This is my idea as the original author and the audience. It is an idea on paper. How to shoot it, what is the difficulty, and how to make a good choice still depends on the opinions of Director Li and everyone."

From Zhang Yang's point of view, the main reason for the failure of previous martial arts dramas in this world is that they were shackled by history, martial arts, and reality. If you get closer, you will become stiff and rigid, losing your agility, and naturally your attractiveness will also be greatly reduced.

This is a summary of his concepts during this period of time, and it is also his main requirement for the shooting of martial arts dramas. Although he is more confident, he still pays close attention to the reactions of Li Changge and others. Surprised by Wang Zihe and the others, they were either thoughtful or agreed.

  Unread Li Changge's expression was a little weird, he seemed to agree, but also seemed to be frowning...

   Zhang Yang naturally didn’t know, what he said was also Li Changge’s reflection on traditional martial arts dramas, and it was his main idea of ​​learning from the failures of previous martial arts dramas and wanting to reform and seek innovation

  —At this time, Li Changge didn't have the heart to worry about his right to speak in the crew in the future, and all he could think about was: "I thought of it first! I thought of it when I wanted to shoot "Sculpture of God"!"

   But at this moment, it is obvious that such a thing cannot be said, otherwise others will only think that he is echoing Zhang Yang, or that he wants to grab "credit".

Gao Wan and Li Changge had discussed this before, but at this time, seeing that Li Changge did not answer, he coughed and said, "This idea is good. The martial arts dramas in the past are really self-inflicted. It is a good thing to dare to innovate, but how to grasp it well?" , we still have to work together - Zhang Yang, you are the original author, and you break the shackles of the old martial arts by yourself and create a new precedent for martial arts, you should discuss this matter with Director Li more."

   Sure enough, he deserves to be the director of CTS, and he spoke with a familiar accent... Zhang Yang complained secretly, and responded with a smile: "I'm just talking on paper. I've been searching my brains for a while, and that's all I have."

Li Changge said: "Hey, I'm too modest, I'm too modest! Filming a TV series is the same as writing a novel. The most important thing is the intention. This is where a drama can really be reborn. What you said just now can be regarded as ours this time. The guiding ideology for filming "Sculpture of God"..."

   Zhang Yang naturally kept saying he didn't dare, Li Changge asked with a smile, "What about the script?"

If Zhang Yang is just a reminder about shooting, fighting, costumes, and special effects, then he really has a deep pain about the script. This is also the second point he wants to say. As a layman, it’s only on paper, without any specific suggestions, and with Brother Liu and Sister Wang’s abilities, I believe that as long as you respect the scriptwriter and the original work, there will be no problem with the script.”

  Li Changge smiled and said: "You can rest assured on this point, we all want to make this drama well, and there will be no random addition of actors to the scene. This is also what I hate."

Zhang Yang said with a smile: "You are overthinking, I just said it casually, it's fine if you don't laugh at me, there is no other meaning." , then smiled again: "Director Gao and Haiyang and I drew up a preliminary audition list of actors during this period of time. Take a look, do you have anything to add?"

Huo Haiyang took out several documents and gave them to Zhang Yang, Shangguan Qiyu, Liu Feng, Wang Zihe, Kan Wenxi, and Jiang Qing. Zhang Yang opened them and saw that the main characters of "The Legend of Condor Heroes" were listed on the documents. The shortlist of actors included actors' photos, some of them in ancient costumes.

  Yang Guo: Feng Yanyu, Zhong He, Chen Shuwang

  Little Dragon Girl: Zhang Yu, Tong Xiaoke, Yang Yuxi

  Xiao Yang Guo: Ling Zixi, Zhao Ying

  Guo Jing: Xu Jiashan, Guo Cheng

  Huang Rong: Xu Qing, Miao Yingying

  Li Mochou: Zhou Yunxi, Liang Zhi

  …

Zhang Yang is most concerned about the protagonist without a doubt. First, he carefully looked at the photos and resumes of Feng Yanyu, Zhong He, and Chen Shuwang. Based on his first impression, Zhang Yang's favorite is Chen Shuwang, because he feels that this guy looks a bit like Gu Tianle... Although he is a little dragon Women prefer Liu Yifei, but Yang Guo only recognizes Gu Tianle!

  As for Feng Yanyu and Zhong He, they are both handsome guys. The difference is that the former is more handsome, while the latter is more square, with a sense of justice and awe-inspiring...a bit suitable for Huang Rihua's version of Qiao Feng and Guo Jing...

   Zhang Yang secretly wrote down this name in his heart as a candidate for future casting. As for which side of Guo Jing and Qiao Feng he will show, he is not in a hurry to make a decision yet.

The three candidate actresses of Little Dragon Girl are all first-class beauties, with their own characteristics in temperament and appearance. In comparison, Zhang Yu, who was born in folk dance, has the charm of classical beauty. Tong Xiaoke is the youngest, with smart eyebrows and eyes, She has a refined temperament, while Yang Yuxi is in the middle of the two. The good and bad comments on the resume show that she is extremely malleable.

   Zhang Yang didn’t look down, but stared at the three candidates for the little dragon girl for a while, and always felt that everyone was very beautiful, but if he wanted to play the role of the little dragon girl, he always felt that his taste was not good...

  Li Changge said: "If "Shooting the Condor" is going to be filmed next, it is best to keep the five masters unified. Of course, the most important thing is the two protagonists of Yang Guo and Xiaolongnv...Do you have anything to add to Zhang Yang and Miss Shangguan?"

  Shangguan Qiyu smiled and said, "Does Director Li think I'm suitable? If so, I also want to apply for an audition for Cheng Ying or Gongsun Lue. Of course, it's just an audition. If it's not suitable, forget it."

   Li Changge was slightly taken aback, Zhang Yang was also a little surprised, and asked, "Didn't you want to play Mu Nianci? Why did you change it again?"

  Shangguan Qiyu smiled and said, "Isn't it that "Shooting the Condors" hasn't been filmed yet? I'll audition again when it's filming."

Even in the entertainment circle, Shangguan Qiyu's appearance and temperament belong to the first class, not worse than the three actresses who are candidates for Xiaolongnv. She plays Cheng Ying and Gongsun Lue, and she is good-looking. I don't know if I can keep up with my acting skills. Gongsun Lue encountered a series of changes and finally committed suicide to fulfill Yang Guo. If the performance cannot be effective, this character will not be able to stand up.

   And the plots that happened to Cheng Ying are not too much, but the love for Yang Guo is more difficult to act out, and it cannot be treated as a vase role...

Zhang Yang hesitated for a moment, then glanced at Li Changge, Li Changge obviously wanted to go with him, Shangguan Qiyu said with a smile: "I just want to audition, isn't that too much of a request? If the appearance is not up to standard, or the acting is too bad, Then we will be eliminated, I will absolutely obey."

  Li Changge said with a smile: "In terms of image, there is absolutely no problem, but with all due respect, both Gongsun Lue and Cheng Ying have certain requirements for acting skills... Well, if Miss Shangguan is really interested, you might as well prepare."

  Shangguan Qiyu smiled and said: "Okay, I will prepare well... When is the audition?"

   "Friday, I will let you know in advance."

  Shangguan Qiyu nodded and smiled slightly: "Okay."

Zhang Yang glanced at Kan Wenxi. The latter indicated with his eyes that he had nothing to add. Zhang Yang knew in his heart that Li Changge had many years of experience and was not affected by capital competition. He felt that the fly in the ointment was Xiaolongnv.

He expressed this casually and euphemistically. Li Changge sighed, and said with a wry smile: "Indeed, these three are the ones I can find who are more suitable to play the little dragon girl, but as far as their previous costume images are concerned, they are far from you. The description, the little dragon girl we imagined, still has some deviations...As you search, arrange auditions at the same time, in such a big Huaxia, you can always find suitable candidates, if you really can't, you can just find an amateur!"

  As an assistant director, Huo Haiyang is responsible for casting roles. Hearing this, he hurriedly said, "I've been paying attention to a few female students in film schools..."

I hope I just pay attention... Zhang Yang couldn't help but complain secretly, he had heard about some of the status quo in the industry, but the casting of Xiaolongnu at this level is obviously not something that Huo Haiyang can decide, so there is no need to care about some mess s things.

As for the more important stylist, Li Changge already has a candidate. His name is Kang Shuyun. His clothing styling has been well received. The "Hanwu Emperor" and "The Old Sword of Love" that have almost become industry standards are all from him, and he is engaged in this industry It has been more than 30 years, but I have something to do today, so I can't come here. I will come back when I audition.

It was almost evening after the chat, so they had dinner together again. Zhang Yang signaled Kan Wenxi to buy the bill first, to show his gratitude to Li Changge, Shangguan Qiyu and others as the original author, and Li Changge and others were just a few polite words , but I didn't worry too much about it, after all, the days of dealing with each other will be long in the future, so I don't care about this meal.

During the meeting, Zhang Yang saw Lin Yiran's reply, expressing that she was completely ignorant of Wen Bi's affairs, and she did not go to anyone to warn or threaten Wen Bi because of this. What caused Wen Bi to be arrogant and condescending, and discussed for half a day in two days , I didn’t have any clues, so I put it aside for a while, and turned to talk about the selection of "The Legend of Condor Heroes".

Lin is still very concerned about who will play Little Dragon Girl and Guo Xiang. She has some impressions of Zhang Yu, Tong Xiaoke, and Yang Yuxi, the three candidates for Little Dragon Girl, but she has a different view from Zhang Yang. Playing the role of Little Dragon Girl seems to be something to look forward to.

   As for the candidate for Xiao Guo Xiang, who she was more concerned about, Zhang Yang didn't pay attention, so he had to look through the documents in the car to help her look, and at the same time joked casually: "I think you are better than the three of them in playing Xiao Long Nu..."

   After finishing speaking, he realized that there was ambiguity, and hurriedly added: "I mean, you are more beautiful than the three of them, and you can better perform Xiaolongnu's unearthly and refined temperament."

   "I don't know how to act."

  Lin still didn't mind, didn't care, and continued to ask: "Who will play Guo Xiang?"

   After finishing speaking, he said again: "By the way, have you seen Zi Ning? I think she can also act."

   Zhang Yang was startled and said, "How old is she?"

   "It's not Guo Xiang, it's when I was a child, have you forgotten, when Yang Guo first came out, when Cheng Ying and Lu Wushuang were young, isn't Zi Ning the right age?"

   Zhang Yang thought for a while, and it seemed that she really did, "She seems to be busy, right?"

"No, she was born as a child star. She was very popular when she was a child, but as she grew up, many people still haven't accepted her appearance. She usually goes to school while filming. She is busy, but sometimes she doesn't. It’s great to take on the role...I think she has good acting skills and looks good, if you think it’s suitable, you can let her try it.”

   "Okay, then I'll talk to her later."

   "Shouldn't I tell Director Li first?"

   While sending a message to Li Changge, Zhang Yang said, "Are you kidding me? I can decide on such a small matter..."

  Lin Yiran said: "Let's talk about it, he is the director."

The roles of Cheng Ying and Lu Wushuang were not very important when they were young. Li Changge had heard Zhang Zining's name before and had some impressions. He would naturally not refuse Zhang Yang's suggestion to invite her to audition. Zhang Yang who received an affirmative answer became more confident: "Okay, then I'll talk to Director Li later, in fact, it goes without saying that he will agree..."

  Lin Yiranhu asked: "Did you already tell him?"

   Zhang Yang wondered: "No, why do you ask that?"

  Lin still snorted: "You must have told them, otherwise why would you be so arrogant all of a sudden."

   "... I have been very arrogant, okay?"

"it is good-"

  With the obvious coping voice dragging the end, Zhang Yang rolled his eyes and said, "If you don't believe me, wait until you come here, and I'll show you a little more arrogance."

   "How arrogant?"

   "You'll find out when you get there."

   "Hmph, I'm not fooled."

  (end of this chapter)