The bard joins the entertainment industry

"Fourth brother, Jin brother, Bo brother... Hello everyone!" Shu Chang stood up and greeted everyone one by one.

"Hello Changchang!" Everyone was familiar with her when they were filming Shuiyuedongtian together, and everyone greeted her with a smile.

Chen Shuo and others were not surprised by the new signings of the company. In fact, they had expected it since the last reform meeting.

There are more than ten dramas, let alone they don't have the time to participate in them all, so what if they do? It's better to grab one or two good characters and shape them seriously.

"Now that everyone can understand, let's move on to the next item, the small building."

Upon hearing this, Shan Xiaolou cleared his throat, took a document and said: "From now on, throughout the first half of 2004, our company will cooperate with others to produce four dramas.

They are "Legend of Sword and Fairy", "Phantom Needle", "The Best in the World" and "The Unruly Princess".

Among them, "Legend of Sword and Fairy" will start filming in February of next year.

The rest of "The Best in the World" and "The Unruly Princess" will start shooting in April, and "The Phantom Needle" will start shooting in mid-May.

The two of you should think carefully about which drama and which character to focus on. "

On the side, her assistant Wu Xiaowan distributed the information to everyone. She continued: "Here are the specific information of the four dramas. You can take a look first."

Chen Shuo took the information and flipped through it. There were four copies in total, each containing information about the four dramas.

However, there are more or less information about each drama. The most detailed one is "Sword of Immortality", and the simplest one is not "Phantom Needle", but "The Best in the World".

He was not in a hurry to read "Sword and Fairy", but opened "The Best in the World" first.

There are only two pages in total, and the first page is an outline of the script.

The important minister of the Ming Dynasty, the iron-courage God Hou Zhu, ignored the great talent and strategy and had the world in mind. He established the famous "Hulong Villa" to protect the country and the people.

There are four secret agents under his command: Tian, ​​Di, Xuan and Huang.

It comes from "The sky and the earth are dark and yellow, the universe is vast, the sun and the moon are waxing, and the stars and constellations are arranged".

At that time, the power of the government was controlled by Cao Zhengchun, the eunuch in charge of the East Factory.

The ambitious Cao Zhengchun was extremely powerful. He practiced "boy skills" to great success and had unparalleled martial arts. He also relied on himself to be in charge of the Dongchang. He wielded power between the government and the public. He formed cliques for personal gain, colluded with corrupt officials, framed loyal people, and committed all kinds of evil.

In order to monopolize the power of the court and eventually usurp the throne, Cao Zhengchun and Zhu Guwu vowed to be at odds and always looked for opportunities to eradicate Hulong Villa.

Zhu Wuwu was determined to protect the country and the people and "clear the emperor's side", and brought Cao Zhengchun to justice to protect the Ming Dynasty.

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The second page is cast and character information.

The four secret spies of Heaven, Earth, Xuan and Huang, the brave god Hou Zhuwuwu, Cao Zhengchun...

The content is very simple, with only a short introduction for each character.

This is more of an idea than a script.

If you let someone else take it over, no one will look at it at all, but if you see the information from the main creative staff, it will be different.

Producer, Producer, Supervisor, Screenwriter: Wang Jing

When he saw this name, Chen Shuo knew that there was no way for this drama to have a perfect script.

Wang Jing, a screenwriter, has worked as a producer, producer, actor and other professions.

Since entering the industry in the 1970s, he has produced countless works, including "The Nine-Rank Sesame Official", "God of Gamblers", "The Deer and the Cauldron", "The Trickster", "City Hunter" and other masterpieces.

Of course, more of them are bad movies, as if this label has become synonymous with him.

But one thing is that few of his works lose money.

It is even said that the films he made well lost a lot of money, but the films he put together casually made a lot of money.

Starting this year, Wang Jing is preparing to officially shift the focus of his work to the mainland and prepare several works at once.

Among them, Zhouyi Film and Television took a fancy to this opportunity and participated in the production of "The Best in the World" and another "Little Fish and Flowers".

Wang Jing started his career writing scripts, and Zhouyi Film and Television also started their career writing scripts.

Don't be afraid if you don't have a script, just write it. A bunch of screenwriters in Zhouyi are gearing up and waiting for support.

With the genius of Wang Jing as the producer, this drama is at least fully commercial and in line with the business plan of investing and making money.

Needless to say, "Phantom Needle" is the first TV series written by Yu Yue and co-produced by the company and director Ju Jueliang.

"The Unruly Princess" is jointly invested and produced by Didu Yahuan Video and Yangcheng Superstar Pictures.

This cooperation was brokered through director Sun Taiquan of Yangcheng TV Station.

After looking through these two dramas, Chen Shuo began to focus on "Legend of Sword and Fairy".

There is still time for everything else, but this one will start filming soon.

And this book also has the most complete information.

Although it is still very crude, at least the specific story framework can be seen.

Similarly, each character is also divided.

The male protagonist Li Xiaoyao, 19 years old, is a waiter in a fishing village shop. He is upright, kind, helpful, and filial. He can move forward bravely without shrinking in the face of difficulties and dangers.

The heroine Zhao Ling'er, 16 years old, has been isolated from the world since she was a child. She is like a refined girl with white lotus in the pond. She follows her grandmother to live in seclusion on Fairy Island to practice and avoid being pursued by her enemies.

Lin Yueru, 18 years old, is the daughter of Lin Tiannan, the leader of the Southern Wulin League. She is a willful and unruly female swordsman. With her family's unique skills, she has no rivals in the south of the Yangtze River.

Anu, 14 years old, is the daughter of the chief of the Bai Miao tribe. She has a tricky and lively personality and looks innocent. However, her methods of using witchcraft and poison are terrifying.

These are the four main characters in the show and the game.

In addition, the script increases the role of the two characters Tang Yu Xiaobao and Liu Jinyuan, making their weight no less than that of several protagonists.

Tang Yu, the adopted son of Elder Shi of Nanzhao Kingdom, liked Anu.

Liu Jinyuan, the number one scholar in the dynasty and Lin Yueru's cousin, liked Lin Yueru.

After roughly reading the plot, Chen Shuo found that, in addition to the same main tasks, there were still very big changes.

"Bah bang bang~" Shan Xiaolou clapped his hands and said, "Everyone has almost finished watching it. Now let's talk about "Legend of Sword and Fairy" first."

After seeing everyone put away what they were holding and looking at her, he continued: "Because this drama was obtained by us and Tang Ren and we got the copyright together and produced it together.

So, basically the important roles are decided by both of us through mutual discussion.

First of all, Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Linger, these are the absolute male and female protagonists. We plan to recommend suitable candidates for interviews.

At that time, our directors Jiang and Li Wenyan, as well as Tang Ren's directors Cai and Li Guoli, will jointly decide on the suitable candidate.

Then he went to show it to Mr. Yao, who is known as the father of the fairy sword.

In addition, the roles we can assign include Liu Jinyuan, Juggernaut, Jiang Ming, and Nuyuan, who have more roles.

Some of the other characters, such as Tang Yu, Jiu Jianxian, Lin Qing'er, and Cai Yi, belong to Tang Ren's side.

Some of the Moon Worshiping Cult Leaders and Saint Aunts need to be interviewed together with Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling'er.

As for the two characters Lin Yueru and Anu, they need to be given to Heavy Rain.

If you have any ideas, please mention them. "

Yu Bo flipped through the character information and spoke first: "My appearance is definitely not suitable for me to compete for Li Xiaoyao, so I might as well take the role of Sword Master.

When I prepare for "Phantom Needle", I will try to win the role of Jincheng again. "

Shan Xiaolou nodded after hearing this and said, "Okay." He wrote Yu Bo's name at the back of the Sword Master column.

The second person to speak was Zhang Jin. After hearing Yu Bo's choice, he felt moved and said: "I also think I'm not suitable for Li Xiaoyao, so I won't go looking for trouble. I'll choose Jiang Ming.

Then I wanted to try Gui Hai Yida in "The Best of the World". This character is both good and evil, ruthless, and I feel it suits me better. "

Shan Xiaolou nodded and asked Yang Junyi: "Do you want to give it a try, Xiaosi?"

"No." Yang Junyi shook his head and said, "I will choose Liu Jinyuan. When the time comes, I will try Zhu Yun or Bai Yunfei in "The Unruly Princess"."

"Okay." After Shan Xiaolou wrote it down, he looked at Chen Shuo and Liu Yifei and said, "Then Shuoshuo and Qianqian, you two will try Li Xiaoyao and Zhao Ling'er."

"What about Chang Chang?" Liu Yifei looked at Shu Chang and asked.

Now that Shu Chang has just joined Zhouyi Film and Television, is there no role assigned?

She felt that Shu Chang could definitely play the role of Zhao Ling'er based on her acting skills alone.

"You don't have to worry about this." Shu Chang hugged her arm and smiled: "I have a role of my own, and it's also the heroine who has already been decided!"

Chen Shuo and others couldn't help but look at her after hearing this. Is there any new drama in the company?

If it were "The Best in the World" and "The Unruly Princess", even if she plays Zhao Ling'er, it wouldn't be considered a delay, right?

Shan Xiaolou said: "Director Yu Mingsheng took a fancy to her acting skills and asked her to play the heroine Xiaoyu in "Lotus Lantern".

This drama was produced by International Television Corporation and is undoubtedly a big production. "

Yu Mingsheng, Chen Shuo and others were not familiar with them, but they knew about International Television Corporation, which was a company with the prefix Guo.

"Awesome, Changchang!" Chen Shuo couldn't help but admire.

Shu Chang smiled and said: "The main reason is that Director Yu likes Cao Jun very much. He was cast as Liu Chenxiang in this drama, and he wanted to find someone with the right age and suitable acting skills to play the female lead.

Finally, when he saw my roles as Zhong Ling and Tian Shan Tong Lao, he felt that I both fit the role and had acting skills, so he approached me. "

Liu Yifei hugged her and praised: "Changchang is so amazing. Your acting skills can handle any role."

"You've made great progress now. It's like a step up in each drama." Shu Chang also praised.

"Okay, you two sisters can get intimate after the meeting. Now let's finish the meeting." Jiang Xuerou knocked on the table and said: "These two characters, Shuoshuo and Qianqian, you two can have some snacks.

However, I believe that based on your qualifications of starring in director Zhang Yimou's new film, Mr. Cai and director Li Guoli will naturally know how to make a choice. "

"I know." Chen Shuo and the other two responded.

Chen Shuo did not choose the roles in the remaining three dramas, and Yu Bo and the others chose to try out for the leading roles in the remaining three dramas, which meant that they gave up this opportunity to him.

It is impossible for all the protagonists to be rounded up by Zhou Yi. Since they have given in, Chen Shuo will naturally not fight with them.

In this case, other roles are not so important. It doesn't matter if you don't play them at that time. If you really have to play them, just choose a distinctive supporting role.

The same is true for Shu Chang. With the heroine of the CCTV drama "Lotus Lantern", other roles are not too important, and it will be the same when preparations begin.

Jiang Xuerou nodded and asked, "Also, how is the theme song you were asked to write going?"

"It's already written." Chen Shuo said, taking out a few scores from his bag and saying, "Among them, "Peerless" and "Water Moon" are the opening and ending credits of "Water Moon Cave Sky".

"Tian Wai Tian" and "Mortal Eyes" are the opening and closing credits of "Legend of the Spiritual Mirror". "

Jiang Xuerou can also compose lyrics herself, and she also knows a thing or two about music. She fell in love with it immediately after watching it.

He said happily: "Okay, let's record it as soon as possible. The post-production of both dramas has been completed. We will just add the opening and ending credits by then."

Chen Shuo said: "I have given the score to Brother He. He has already found someone to arrange the music. I will go to record it starting tomorrow."

"I see that your bid for "Mortal Eyes" is a duet between two people, or mainly female. Do you plan to let Sissi sing it?"

"Yes, we plan to see if anyone recognizes her as a singer. Then she will be the lead singer and I will be the backing vocalist to test the waters with this song.

If it works, I’ll make preparations and release an album in the second half of the year. "

"Okay, you just record the song as soon as possible, and then prepare for the role interview."

"good!"

After the meeting, Shan Xiaolou stopped Chen Shuo and said, "Shuo Shuo will stay here first."

Yang Junyi and the other three directly took the script and started preparing roles in the company. Liu Yifei followed Shu Chang to the screenwriting team to see her desk.

Although Shu Chang is an actress, her main reason for joining Zhouyi was to learn from the screenwriters here.

Therefore, her office focus in the company is more on the production department.

When Chen Shuo saw that everyone was gone, he asked, "What else is there? Sister Xiaolou."

"Producer Zhang Jizhong sent an invitation to "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", asking you and Sissi to play Yang Guo and Xiao Longnu." Shan Xiaolou looked at the two of them and said, "He said he had talked to you before, and you agreed. "

"Yes, I said it when I went to Lin'an last time to promote." Chen Shuo nodded.

Shan Xiaolou said: "A week ago, he called Mr. Zhou and told him about this, but after we discussed it, we didn't give him an immediate reply."

She paused and looked at Chen Shuo's expression. Seeing that he didn't look anxious, she explained: "Since you agreed and this is a good role, we naturally have no intention of forcing you to accept it.

However, after discussing it with Mr. Jiang, I thought it would be more appropriate to wait until "Shuiyue Cave" is broadcast before we discuss it.

Today is different from the past. In order to get the role of Duan Yu, you needed to go through interviews again and again, and the company also needed to invest a lot of financial and material resources.

Now that your reputation has greatly increased, and with the blessing of albums and movies, we naturally want to strive for the maximum benefits.

If I didn't know when director Yimou planned to release it, I would have waited until "House of Flying Daggers" was released before talking about it.

Of course, no matter how you achieve today, it is indeed indispensable for the favor of producer Zhang Jizhong. We will then lower him to three levels after getting the maximum benefit for you.

Business is business, friendship is friendship.

It is your interests that must be fought for, which is related to your future worth, but we are not people who only recognize money and not people. "

"There's nothing wrong with it." Chen Shuo nodded and agreed, "Sister Xiaolou is very thoughtful."

This behavior is very consistent with his philosophy, and it is one of the main reasons why he likes to stay in Zhouyi.

Ever since he became famous, no one has come to poach him, not to mention Wu Qi. Almost every day he receives various calls asking if he is willing to change jobs with Chen Shuo.

Even if I personally find the one on Chen Shuo's head, it's not impossible.

But he refused all of them.

He is still in school. Even though he has not been in school for a long time, his studies are undoubtedly his most important thing at the moment.

In Zhouyi, the company will not restrict him from taking outside roles, nor will it forcefully require him to go into commercial performances to make money and squeeze his value.

Whatever happens, I will support him as much as possible.

If it were another company, I'm afraid they wouldn't have such a large degree of freedom.

"Okay, I'm just telling you about this." Shan Xiaolou explained: "Next, "Dragon Babu" will be promoted in Taiwan. It will be broadcast on CCTV at the end of the year, and a press conference will also be held. .

When Producer Zhang talks to you about this again, don't talk to him about this. Just say that you are definitely willing to act, but you don't understand the specifics, and ask him to send someone to talk to me. "

"Okay, I understand." Chen Shuo responded.

"Okay, there's nothing else to do, just go and do your work."

"See you later, Miss Lou."

Chen Shuo left the conference room and went to the office of the editorial team of the production department to find Liu Yifei and Shu Chang, and saw that they were chatting happily with Han Ling.

Asked: "What are we talking about?"

"We are talking about creation. Sister Ling and Changchang plan to write a script by themselves and then submit it to the creative team to try." Liu Yifei asked: "What did Sister Xiaolou tell you?"

"I was told that Director Zhang invited me to play Yang Guo and told me not to talk to him. The company will talk to him." Chen Shuo replied and asked, "What is the content of your script?"

Shu Chang said: "We plan to write a mythical love story, such as Meng Jiangnu, The Fairy Match, The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl."

"Inspiration from the lotus lantern?"

"Yes." Han Ling nodded and said, "Originally, I wanted to follow Bian Feng's example and write a campus love story, but Changchang said that would have a narrow audience, so it would be better to add some elements such as mythology, martial arts, and legends. .

I think it's right. "Young King" adapted by editor Chen also has a technological aspect, and "Water Moon Cave" has a fantasy aspect. The stories are both exciting to watch.

We plan to combine these things and write a light and funny mythological love story. "

Chen Shuo laughed when he heard this and said: "There are indeed enough elements in this. Have you decided which mythological story to use?"

"Not yet, but just now we were telling the story of the Seven Fairies and Dong Yong."

"That's good. The seven fairies and Dong Yong are the main ones, plus the other six fairies and some of Dong Yong's friends in the mortal world. It's enough to write a story."

"Let's think about it again. Anyway, the company doesn't have time to film this year, so there is no rush." ​​Han Ling and Shu Chang did not make such a quick decision. They planned to wait until they finished filming "Lotus Lantern" and "Legend of Sword and Fairy".

One of them is the protagonist of "Lotus Lantern", and the other is a co-writer of "Fairy Sword". After gaining experience, they will definitely have more knowledge when writing.

"Okay, think about it more and polish it more." Chen Shuo asked Shu Chang again: "Are you staying in the company or going back?"

"There's nothing wrong at school, I..."

Before Shu Chang finished speaking, Liu Yifei said: "Chen Shuo is going to Jingwen to check out the album, will you come with us?"

Han Ling pushed her and said, "Go ahead. Let's think about it separately. We won't be able to avoid the detour if we think about it together."

Shu Chang nodded and said, "Okay, then we will listen to music in Chen Shuo's office, and you will also help me with my advice. I will also give you the title of Screenwriter Assistant."

"This is good." Liu Yifei clapped her hands and said with a smile, "I also want to be a screenwriter."

"Okay, the two great screenwriters are leaving." Chen Shuo said goodbye to Han Ling again and prepared to go to Beijing for news.

Seeing that the three of them were about to leave, Yu Bo asked, "Shuoshuo, when are you going to go see the house?"

"Auntie is looking for it again. I'll go see it when I have time in the next two days."

"Okay, when you go to see it, call me and I'll go and see it too."

"I really don't understand why you two want to buy a courtyard house? Commercial housing is so good." Yang Junyi and Zhang Jin expressed their confusion.

"Didn't you have enough accommodation when you were in the countryside?"

"There is a yard, which will be convenient for practicing when the time comes." Chen Shuo explained.

"Isn't it different if you buy a villa?" Yang Junyi asked: "It is full of modern decorations and there is a yard for you to practice. Isn't it much better than living in an alley where everything is inconvenient?"

Chen Shuo smiled and said: "When I make money from the album next year, I will just buy a villa."

"I..." Yang Junyi was speechless for a moment and shook his head helplessly: "Sure enough, you can be willful if you have money."

Just as Chen Shuo was about to leave, he suddenly remembered and turned around and asked, "By the way, Fourth Brother and Jin Brother, where do you plan to buy a house?

Do you want to come with us and take a look? We will buy together when the time comes. "

"I don't want it. I plan to buy a commercial house." Yang Junyi shook his head and said, "I don't have as much money as you to buy two houses. My current savings is only enough to buy one house."

Zhang Jin spread his hands and said, "Not to mention, buying a commercial house is too expensive. I will probably have to pay back a loan, but I don't have the money to buy a courtyard house in full."

"Then where are you going to buy it?"

"Buy it here in Chaoyang. It's next to the Third Ring Road. It will be convenient for people coming to the company or going to the airport."

"Then you might as well buy it in Wangjing. When I'm in the imperial capital, there's no rush to get back to the company. On the contrary, when I'm filming in the future, it's also close to home from the airport.

Another one, the better ones here in Sanlitun cost 6,000 to 7,000 yuan, while the new ones in Wangjing only cost about 5,000 yuan. "

After hearing this, Yang Junyi and the others came to look at the map of the imperial capital hanging on the wall of the company.

Sure enough, although the Wangjing side is not as prosperous as the Sanlitun side, it is quiet and close to the airport.

Even if you want to come to the company, you can just go from Jingmi Road to Sanyuanqiao via the East Third Ring Road, or from Dongzhimen via the East Second Ring Road.

"That's okay." Yang Junyi said.

"It does feel okay." Zhang Jin nodded.

"If you decide, go and have a look. I'll buy one there next year."

"Okay, let's take a look before the New Year."