China Entertainment 1997.

Chapter 499 Zhou Gongjin entered Cao's camp alone, Cao Mengde brought the congregation to the heavenly king

After all, "Let's Run" is the first outdoor reality show in China, and it is rushing to build a trump card, so it needs a lot of preparation work.

Equipment replacement, behind-the-scenes personnel training and learning, the grasp and design of the entire program process, and the selection of several members, etc., if you want to really record and broadcast, at least until the end of this year or the beginning of 2008.

So there is plenty of time, Cao Xuan is not in a hurry, and is willing to give the production team time to choose and grow.

No way, Cao Xuan wanted to get Yan Min, the director of "Extreme Challenge", Xie Tiaokui, the director of "Where Are We Going, Dad", and Yao Zetian, the director of "Run, Brother".

But at this stage, these people can't do it at all.

Except for Xie Tiaokui who reluctantly became a producer of a program group, Yan Min didn't know where to live, Yao Zetian even didn't graduate from college.

In contrast, Fanxing's team has produced many variety shows, even the ace show "Rising Star", and is currently one of the most mature variety show production teams in the mainland.

Instead of looking for those "rookies", Cao Xuan is more willing to trust his own employees.

I mentioned this to Liu Yan specifically, just to let her pay attention to whether there is any suitable candidate to recommend.

As a popular host nowadays, Liu Yan has a very wide network in the entertainment industry.

Although Cao Xuan's circle of friends is quite large, but before the future of "Let's Run" is uncertain, those famous stars may not be willing to come, even if they agree to come, the price is too high.

Therefore, Cao Xuan hoped to find some well-known program members who were not particularly popular and who were of high quality and low price.

In this regard, Liu Yan knows more people...

Sure enough, Liu Yan was very excited after learning some information about "Let's Run", and was very optimistic about the prospect of this program.

After returning home, I found relevant producers, and within a day, several candidates were reported.

The first person in the company was Huang Bo. Liu Yan had done a show with him and was very impressed. She felt that Huang Bo was an excellent candidate.

Cao Xuan didn't say yes or no, so he pressed it temporarily and waited to look back at Huang Bo's personal wishes.

Although he felt that Huang Bo should concentrate on being an actor, if Huang Bo wanted to devote himself to variety shows and become famous, he could not hinder his future.

Otherwise, Cao Xuan thought it was for Huang Bo's good, and people might blame him for not giving the superior a chance and being a good person in vain.

The choice is for Huang Bo himself, the pros and cons are clear, and whether he regrets it in the future is also Huang Bo's choice, and Cao Xuan has nothing to do with it.

The remaining two are Xue Zhiqian and Qi Wei. According to Liu Yan's recommendation, the former has a strong sense of humor and variety shows, while the latter is bright and generous, and can play well in the show.

Cao Xuan ticked Xue Zhiqian's back, while Qi Wei was pending.

He had forgotten about Xue Zhiqian before, the nickname of North Zhang and South Xue is not a joke, a variety show master, it is really suitable for "Run", let alone an artist of Fanxing Company.

As for Qi Wei...

Cao Xuan planned "Let's Run" with five men and two women, but it is not ruled out that it will be four men and three women.

But no matter which model it is, Liu Yan and Qi Wei set the selling point as cheerful and generous female men, and the two have overlapping roles, so it is not the best choice.

For the rest of the female resident, either find a funny one, or find a gentle goddess and a regular male resident to fry CP, forming a distinction from Liu Yan.

Cao Xuan preferred the former, thought for a while, and wrote the word [Jia Ling].

There are only a few female stars who don't care about their image, are even willing to play ugly and funny, and have enough sense of variety.

At present, Xie Na should be the most famous, but Cao Xuan doesn't like her, but prefers the unknown Jia Ling from Italy.

At this time, Jia Ling was still a female comedian, and she was still a female comedian who hadn't found the tricks. She was struggling tepidly. It was a bit risky to use her. Cao Xuan planned to go back and let the program team investigate.

After Jia Ling, Cao Xuan became more and more inspired. Following Xie Na just now, he thought of He Dan again.

In the original time and space, whether it is South Korea or China, the running men's team has a captain who dominates the field. Liu Yan is more than ruthless, but not domineering enough. Being the captain is still almost impossible.

He Dan, who has rich hosting experience, good popularity, high emotional intelligence, and strong field control ability, is definitely a more suitable candidate for captain.

In fact, Cao Xuan likes Sa Beining better, but the latter is almost famous now, and he can't hold back the scene, and CCTV may not let him go.

He Dan, Liu Yan, Jia Ling, Xue Zhiqian.

The control captain has it.

It's funny to get rid of the burden.

There is a sexy female man and a funny girlfriend.

There is still a need for a capable person and an unlucky guy who is bullied. The former Cao Xuan has not thought about it for the time being, and the latter's first impression is Sha Yi.

[Golden bell cover, iron cloth shirt] made him the most successful flying guest in the history of "Extreme Challenge". Later, he officially joined "Running Man" and became the biggest highlight of the show without dispute.

Moreover, consciously or unconsciously, Sha Yi always has the attribute of being a bit of an unlucky doormat, which is very easy to shine.

The only downside is that Sha Yi is still so handsome at this time, if he is willing to sacrifice, it would be better if he is a little fatter.

For the same reason, there is also Jia Ling. At this time, Jia Ling's appearance is still quite upright. If he is willing to change it like the original time and space, the effect will be better.

Cao Xuan tentatively appointed 5 people. After he proposed to find a capable person, Jiang Yue directly said that Zhang Zijian could give it a try.

Although he was not born in martial arts, since his debut, Zhang Zijian has been filming fight scenes. He can be regarded as an action star, and his physical strength and "combat power" are beyond ordinary people.

Moreover, Zhang Zijian has a lot of stalks, and he already has the nickname of King of Kings on the Internet.

Think about tearing up the famous brand, Zhang Zijian said a few words like "I bet you can't tear off my famous brand" + "I have given you a chance, but you don't cherish it, maybe you are too stupid", etc., the effect of the program It must be good.

If forcing the king to pretend to be coercive doesn't work, and instead he is punished, the effect of the show might be even better...

"Let's Run" is actually not easy to set up as a capable person. The big black bull in the original time and space has become a strong outsider. If you find too strong, you will become a "bully" on the show.

Therefore, Cao Xuan felt that there is no need for those with abilities to imitate the Korean version, as long as they have a certain advantage, it might be more interesting to change to Zhang Zijian, who has a lot of stalks.

In addition, although Zhang Zijian was born as an actor, in fact, the series of several TV series have already established his image.

The same is true for Sha Yi, who has never stepped out of the shadow of Bai Zhantang for half of his life.

So these two don't have to worry about the so-called over-entertainment leading to dramas, because the two of them already have this trouble, and it may not be a bad thing for them to switch to variety shows.

Zhang Zijian may not be the most suitable candidate, but he has the advantage of having many stalks, and he is still a star artist, so Cao Xuan is willing to give it a chance.

If all these six people are taken down, they will basically perform their duties, and the remaining one will not be particularly important.

If Huang Bo is willing, he will be Huang Bo, and if Huang Bo is not on board, he will welcome newcomers, and let the company's newly signed Wei Chen or Ma Tianyu be on board.

You can sell your face, and at the same time, you are young, strong and fast. You can set up a little cheetah character. If you have a topic, you can even have a CP with Liu Yan...

Of course, it’s hard to say whether this lineup can be assembled now. Jia Ling and Sha Yi probably have no problem. It’s also easy to say inside Fanxing Company. The biggest change is actually He Dan. If he doesn’t come, finding who to be the captain will be a new problem.

But in any case, most of the members have basically resolved it, and Cao Xuan also put this matter aside for the time being, preparing to join the group of "Three Kingdoms·Chibi".

The crew had already started production in late February. Although Cao Xuan postponed joining the crew by a month, it was not too late, but he couldn't delay any longer. He still had to ask for leave to hold a concert.

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At the end of March, Cao Xuan officially entered the group of "Three Kingdoms: Chibi"

There are two parts of "Three Kingdoms: Red Cliff", spanning the entire Battle of Chibi, and there are still many shooting locations.

Fanxing Film and Television City is the most important scene. The crew of "Three Kingdoms: Chibi" spent tens of millions of dollars to build and transform the scenes of Fanxing Film and Television City.

In addition, there are many scenes on the water, filmed in Baiyangdian and Miyun Reservoir, ordering and renting no less than dozens of real-life ships and warships/models, and more than half of them will be burned for subsequent filming.

Considering the fame of "Three Kingdoms: Red Cliff", in fact, many places don't pay for the venue rental fee, and are even willing to pay to invite it to shoot and advertise.

But in order to guarantee it, many things have to be remodeled, and the crew has to pay for it, which is a huge expenditure for shooting.

"Three Kingdoms: Red Cliff" has an investment of several hundred million yuan, and the cost of actors is limited. Except for Cao Xuan, the rest of the actors add up to only eight figures. There may not be a few directors, screenwriters, and the big guys behind the scenes. .

And the money saved by the actors was invested in the shooting, Fu Huadao kept improving, and the scenes were even more magnificent.

When Cao Xuan arrived at the crew, the crew of "Three Kingdoms: Chibi" was filming.

Divided into two groups, the literary and opera group filmed Jiangdong officials persuading Sun Quan in Fanxing Film and Television City, and the martial arts group filmed Zhao Zilong's seven entrances and seven exits in an open valley next to the film and television studio.

Cao Xuan didn't stop, and drove directly to the martial arts group with others, and then saw Nie Yuan, who was on a silver helmet and a white horse, rushing to the left and killing again under the siege of Cao Jun in black armor.

There are different opinions about the costumes of the Three Kingdoms.

The reason is that it belonged to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty at that time, and then it was divided into the three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu. There were many changes in clothing customs, and there might be differences between countries and even princes. It was very difficult to strictly abide by them.

The 94 edition of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has a good reputation, but the costumes are really not elegant.

On the contrary, Wu Baige's "Red Cliff" has some mistakes, but on the whole it is the costume and armor in the theme of the Three Kingdoms that is most suitable for the times.

Of course, if the reality is strictly followed, the powers of several parties are not rich enough for ordinary soldiers to wear armor. Except for the elite direct line troops, ordinary soldiers still have to be discounted.

The clothing and armor of "Three Kingdoms: Red Cliff" are basically in accordance with the regulations and characteristics of the Three Kingdoms at the end of Han Dynasty. I dare not say that it is a 1:1 restoration, but there is generally no problem.

But after all, it is a film and television work, so we still have to make some distinctions.

For example, the 94 edition of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is distinguished by color, red Shu Wei black Wu green, Gao Xixi's new Three Kingdoms Wei Jun black armor, Wu Jun white clothes or white cherry, Shu Jun is a bit like rattan armor.

The reason for doing this is to distinguish the enemy from the enemy, otherwise a large group of people will get into a ball, and the audience will not be able to tell who is who.

Even to apply reality, the two armies fought with the same military uniforms, and a turban had to be wrapped around the head or arms to distinguish them, otherwise who would know whether it was an enemy or a friend.

The same is true for "Three Kingdoms: Chibi". Since the regulations and characteristics of clothing and armor are not much different, they are distinguished by color.

Cao Wei wore black armor and black hats for his soldiers, and most of the generals wore black tassels on their helmets.

Liu Bei's troops wore red coats and armor, the soldiers wore yellow-brown leather caps, and most of the generals wore red tassels on their helmets.

Soochow wears blue and green armor, soldiers have blue and black caps, and generals have white tassels.

Of course, most of the ordinary generals and soldiers are mentioned here. In fact, the armor and costumes of the protagonists are still distinctive.

For example, Nie Yuan's Zhao Yun's armor is more silvery white, which is also to highlight the character. If Zhao Yun is really going to wear red clothes and armor, the audience will find it awkward.

Cao Xuan attaches great importance to the way of persuasion, but he will not blindly pursue the way of persuasion.

The most correct explanation should be that the high-quality clothing improves the quality of the work itself, but if the work itself is bad, even wearing antiques from the Han Dynasty will not work.

Zhao Yun rushed down the mountain, and on the valley not far away was Prime Minister Cao's honor guard of the Chinese army.

Don't look at the movie, it may only be ten minutes, but it is still very troublesome to actually shoot.

For example, Nie Yuan and his stand-in have been fighting in the previous village and valley for almost a week, and the "Adou" on his chest is squeezed out.

It’s not until today, I barely finished shooting the medium and close shots, and cooperated with Cao Cao’s Chinese army guard of honor on the mountain, and took a shot of the distant view and famous scenes——

Seeing Zhao Yun killing wildly at the foot of the mountain, he was very brave. Prime Minister Cao was surprised and asked around.

"I thought Lu Bu was already invincible, but I didn't expect this person to be braver than him. Whose general is this?"

The generals didn't know, so Cao Hong flew down the mountain and went up to ask: "The generals in the army can leave their names."

Zhao Yun rushed out and replied loudly: "I am Zhao Zilong from Changshan!"

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Cao Xuan didn't know if this episode would be stalked by station B and short videos in the future, but he was quite envious of Nie Yuan's heroic appearance in the army formation.

"Three Kingdoms: Red Cliff" is not like Wu Baige's version, Zhou Yu himself even took a sword to kill people.

The coach Cao Xuan is basically a literary play, even if it is the final decisive battle, he is just directing the battle, and the generals are the ones who fight and kill.

Cao Xuan, who had fought to the flesh in "Taken" before, still felt a little itchy in his heart.

Ignoring Nie Yuan who was still filming, Cao Xuan drove directly to Cao Jun's side above the valley. It was not his turn to shoot on the mountain yet, and everyone was waiting for a break.

The actors were idle and bored, the group actors scattered around chatting and sleeping, and a few leading actors gathered in the tent.

Cao Cao is leading Jia Xu, Cheng Yu and other civil servants to smoke with their legs crossed. Cao Hong and Xia Houjie are playing poker beside them. Hu Jun, who plays Zhang Liao, even takes out a telescope to watch Nie Yuan filming in the valley below.

A group of "stragglers and rogues", if Zhao Yun went to the mountains, they might be killed directly.

As soon as Cao Xuan arrived, the big brothers of Cao Ying, who were fishing, got up one after another.

The first male protagonist and the others can still not give face, but no one dares to ignore the boss + producer.

"Ms. Bao, Mr. Jin, Mr. Zhang... Brother Jun, everyone has worked hard."

Cao Xuan didn't take rest seriously, and his attitude was very polite. These actors may not be as famous as him, but Cao Xuan must respect them for their age and qualifications.

When he first came here, Cao Xuan didn't talk much on the show, he just asked everyone about any inconveniences in life, and he helped to solve them. After all, as the boss, his words are much more effective than these actors.

This action also immediately welcomed everyone's favor. Several actors really responded to the problem. Cao Xuan wrote down all of them, and he will inform the production logistics later.

Before parting, he also took all the big brothers of Cao Ying to take a group photo together.

When I sent it back to the blog, it also attracted many people to discuss it. The number one god comment was——

"The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" No.20: Zhou Gongjin enters Cao Ying alone, Meng Degong leads the audience to meet the king

Going to the meeting alone, the friendly and cordial exchanges with the big brothers of Cao Ying ended, and Cao Xuan communicated with the director Huang Jianxin and the action director Chen Xiaodong who were filming here.

The crew of "Three Kingdoms: Red Cliff" has a clear division of labor. Chen Kexin is mainly responsible for literary dramas, while Chen Xiaodong and other behind-the-scenes teams are responsible for martial arts. Huang Jianxin runs on both ends, focusing more on martial arts.

Except for a few battle scenes, Cao Xuan basically stayed in the literary and drama group, and belonged to the two armies, and had almost no interaction with the actors on Cao Ying's side.

Everyone said that it was the same crew, but they were not filming in the same place, and there were no rival scenes, and the time of entry and exit was different. If luck was bad, it would be difficult to get a face-to-face meeting.

This is also the reason why Cao Xuan came over to say hello as soon as he came to the crew, and he might not have time to come when he is officially filming later.

Cao Xuan stayed in the martial arts group until evening before returning to Fanxing Film and Television City to prepare for the filming of Zhou Yu's part.

The opening of the play "Three Kingdoms: Red Cliff" is directly about Liu Cong's surrender, Cao Cao took Jingzhou, Liu Bei was forced to retreat from Xinye, and retreated with the people.

After a chasing battle, Zilong's savior, Zhang Fei broke the Dangyang Bridge, and the situation finally stabilized.

But Cao Cao, who had won most of the world, was not stable. He immediately mobilized his troops and prepared to take Jiangdong and completely dominate the world.

The situation in Jiangdong, which was originally relatively stable, was suddenly critical. The interior was divided into the surrender faction and the main combat faction, and the lord Sun Quan was in a dilemma.

At this time, Liu Bei, who had just gained a firm foothold in Jiangxia, also decided to join forces with Sun Kangcao, and sent military adviser Zhuge Liang as an envoy to Soochow, preparing to persuade Soochow to form an alliance.

He connected with Lu Su of the main combat faction, came to Soochow, fought against the Confucians, suppressed the arrogance of the surrender faction inside Soochow, and the rest was to convince Soochow alone—the governor Zhou Yu.

In the book, Zhou Yu appeared at this time, but the movie must not be shot like this.

As the biggest selling point of the movie, he will not appear for more than half an hour, and the audience will not be allowed to fry.

So Zhou Yu had to come on stage, and he had to come on stage shortly after Jingzhou was captured by Cao Cao, that is, not long after the movie opened.

And after Cao Xuan joined the group, it was also the first scene where Zhou Yu appeared in the filming.

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With a bun on his head, Cao Xuan, dressed in a white robe and ordinary clothes, is handsome and handsome. He sits on the main seat and plays the piano contentedly.

At this time, Lu Su, played by Hou Yong, came in a hurry, holding a silk cloth in his hand: "Gong Jin, Jingzhou has fallen."

When the sound of the zither became chaotic, Zhou Yu pressed down on the strings, took the silk cloth from Lu Su's hand, and after looking at it, he couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.

"Liu Jingsheng (Liu Biao) half of his life's foundation was handed over to others. I don't know if there is someone in the spring, how to think about it."

Sun Jian, the first generation of Jiangdong, died at the hands of Liu Biao, and the second and third generations fought against Jingzhou less frequently, and had deep grievances. Seeing this situation, Zhou Yu naturally ridiculed it rather than regretted it.

Lu Su also thought similarly, but at this time it was more of another emotion.

"Gongjin, since Jingzhou falls into the hands of Cao Cao, Jiangdong will be in danger. Where the lord and I will go is up to you."

Zhou Yu laughed loudly: "Zijing don't need to test, Jiangdong was entrusted to me by Bofu, and served as Cao Mengde's million-strong soldier. I Jiangdong's athletes are definitely not the generation who surrender without a fight."

"With the words of the governor, Jiangdong is worry-free."

Lu Su got up to salute, and Zhou Yu also said that Cao's army is powerful, and it is only in the east of the Yangtze River.

Jiangxia Liu Bei, a hero in the present age, and several powerful generals related to Zhang and Zhao under his banner, the military adviser Zhuge Liang is resourceful and resourceful, so he can send envoys to contact him.

With Liu Bei in the Jiangxia area, at least part of Cao Jun's main force in the counties of Jingzhou can be contained, and part of the pressure can be shared for Jiangdong.

"The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is Lu Su's advice to Sun Quan, and then contacted Liu Bei. The movie is naturally attributed to Zhou Yu. As the actual military commander of Soochow, it is indeed Zhou Yu's normal thinking logic to find powerful allies to fight against Cao.

Here I want to explain that in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", in order to highlight Zhuge Liang, Luo Guanzhong slandered Zhou Yu, not to mention Liu Bei and others.

If you don't read the original book carefully, many people think that the entire Battle of Chibi is the decisive battle between Soochow and Cao Cao. Except for Zhuge Liang, everyone else in the Liu Bei Group is a cheerleader.

But in fact, although the Liu Bei Group was not the main force in the Battle of Chibi, it was also an important part of the Sun and Liu coalition forces.

In Jingzhou, a large number of Cao's main forces were contained, and many battles were fought, not just cheerleaders.

Luo Guanzhong was so busy bragging about Zhuge Liang that he blackmailed everyone else, full of explosive points.

It is also worth mentioning that the Battle of Chibi in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is based on the battle of Poyang Lake between Zhu Yuanzhang and Chen Youliang at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty.

Kang Maocai feigned surrender.

Chen Youliang, who had a great advantage, was killed by Huo Gong.

Bitter meat tricks, serial stories, fire tricks...

A stinky word, the two major battles that have been made are true and false, and many people still can't tell the details.

In actual history, there are not many real historical records of the Battle of Chibi. Strictly speaking, what is truly certain is that the coalition forces did win by attacking with fire.

And that's it, Cao Cao doesn't necessarily admit it.

In "Three Kingdoms: Biography of Zhou Yu", Prime Minister Cao said: "The battle of Chibi, when there was a disease, the lonely burning ship retreated. Zhou Yu was given this name in vain."

Various scholars in history also believe that Cao Jun retreated due to many reasons, a large part of which was due to the epidemic in the army, not many troops to fight, and the morale of the army was lax.

The so-called "burning the boat and retreating" is not just the forced respect of Prime Minister Cao.

Considering that Huang Gai was surrendering, the ships around him were limited, and he was shot into the water very quickly, so he couldn't command from behind. Even with the help of kerosene and wind, it was impossible to burn all Cao Jun's ships in one go.

Therefore, it is very possible for Cao Jun to be defeated by burning ships, but it is impossible for all the ships to be burned. The remaining part may be burned by Cao Cao himself in order to prevent pursuit.

To put it bluntly, Cao Cao was forced to burn the boat and run away. In the end, he said that he didn't want to fight, so he left calmly.

In addition, the details of the Battle of Chibi are pitiful, and even because of the legends of various parties, it is difficult to distinguish the truth from the false, and the so-called chain link may not be true.

"Three Kingdoms" records "maneuvering warships, end to end", which refers to the iron chain connecting the boats, or a simple formation, and the history has not yet been completely conclusive.

Even Huang Gai's fraudulent surrender has been questioned by some scholars, who feel that it is probably because of the influence of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" that some descendants changed "Three Kingdoms" and then misrepresented the original version.

The probability of this is not small. History books have been handed down to this day, and it is common for each version to be deleted.

"The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" can turn the Battle of Poyang Lake into the Battle of Chibi, making everyone confused, and "tampering with history" is not impossible.

For example, Deng Ai has never been to Motianling in history, because Luo Guanzhong transferred Fu Youde's experience of smuggling to Yinping to him, causing Baidu Encyclopedia and even many so-called official history books to record this event in Deng Ai's life.

Fu Youde and his father were killed by Zhu Yuanzhang, and they were not so unjust...

So Cao Xuan's movie itself is carved on the framework of the historical ending. As the first C, Zhou Yu must have more shining points.

In the plot of the movie, the alliance with Liu Bei was secretly promoted by Zhou Yu, and there is also Zhou Yu's shadow behind Zhuge Liang's tongue-in-cheek battle with the Confucians.

Even the most critical Sun Quan was persuaded by Zhou Yu, who took advantage of Lu Su's wool.

"Anyone in Jiangdong can surrender Cao, but my lord can't. When I surrender to Cao, I still have officials and nobles to ride in. Even if I resign, I can still be a wealthy and idle person. My lord surrenders Cao, and I am a bird in a cage, just like Liu Cong before. The Emperor of Han in Xuchang..."

If it wasn't really unreasonable, I'm afraid that Zhuge Liang's tongue-in-cheek battle with all the Confucians might have been snatched by Zhou Yu.

(End of this chapter)