China Entertainment 1997.

Chapter 709 A Good Friend of the African People
After Cao Xuan got the script of "In the Name of the People", he studied it carefully again, and even flipped through the original work.

Frankly speaking, there are still some differences between the original book and the TV series. The former is more explicit, while the latter adds a certain amount of artistic rendering to fit the public perception.

This is quite normal. Although the original novel of "In the Name of the People" is also a popular novel, there are still some barriers to reading, and the TV series has a wider audience, and the plot and expression techniques must be adapted accordingly.

Another point is that the script is obviously water-filled. According to Cao Xuan's experience, 40-45 episodes can be done, and the number of script episodes is a full 55 episodes.

This is also related to the current film and television environment.

Following the official regulation of [One Drama, Two Stars] issued by a bureau, a TV drama can only be broadcast on two satellite TVs at the same time.

As soon as this regulation came out, the entire TV drama market was greatly affected.

Not to mention the TV station, for the producers, there are both advantages and disadvantages. Some companies take advantage of this to skyrocket, and some can even be squeezed to bankruptcy.

Industry giants like Fanxing were less affected, but they didn't realize that they had changed.

Because the days of multi-channel simulcasting are gone, the competition among major first-line TV stations is more intense, and a bunch of online platforms wanting to be on the top, all parties are throwing out money like a competition, and the film and television companies are making crazy money.

However, the level of this person is too high, and Cao Xuan can't guarantee whether he can shoot it, so he has to negotiate.

At this time, the reputation of local tyrants in the Middle East has not yet begun to spread in the country, but the degree of luxury in their cities is comparable to that of first-tier cities in China, and even some of them are even more so.

Zhang Chong hesitated for a while, but still didn't dare to bet on whether anyone had used this thing, so he could only leave, expressing his indignation.

Even let Zhou Jie play Guo Jing, Cao Xuan felt that Zhou would perform better than Li.

There is no way, eight generations of poor farmers are afraid of being poor, and they will not enjoy it if they have money. They have guarded the cornucopia of oil for several generations, so they are really rich and powerful.

Bao Zheng, Ji Fa, and even Erkang played by Zhou Jie in the original time and space all have this kind of image, so they are liked, and the audience will think that he is a good person.

The young role was easy, many actors could be cast, and Cao Xuan didn't intervene, he only chose Zhao Donglai.

Don't be crazy or deaf, don't be a family member!
The script created by "In the Name of the People" in this environment naturally has the same problem.

"Read more news and biographies, and figure out the rest on your own."

But then it became a star show, and it was not a super major typical tribute drama. If it was really done like this, everyone would patronize the stars, and no one would watch the TV series.

Although many people's impression of him is the emoji with dilated nostrils, but this actor's acting skills are still very good in the Mesozoic era. Even if there is no accident, he may even become one of the flag bearers in the mainland entertainment industry.

In terms of wealth, few people in this group can compare with Cao Xuan, but if it is said that he can spend money and lose money, Cao Xuan is the younger brother.

Every time he sees them, Cao Xuan has the urge to steal from the rich and help the poor, to do justice for the heavens.

Dubai has even become synonymous with local tyrants, and places like Abu Dhabi and Qatar are now following suit.

Only at this middle and high stage, there are not so many restrictions, and everyone has less contact with each other, and actors have more room to play. As long as they can grasp a bit of similarity and supplement it with roles, it is almost inseparable.

He, Ximen Qing, wants to be Wu Song's boss once again, but unfortunately this time he is a villain again, otherwise he would really like to play Li Dakang, and give this guy a hard lesson.

At least many rich people and people who want to show off their wealth want to come here to experience the so-called world's first seven-star hotel and the world's tallest building, the Alifa Tower.

It must be - Ding Haifeng!

A large part of the reason why "County X Courtyard" has been complained about is that there is no main line, the plot is more routine, and there are no villains.

The actor Gao Yuliang in the play asked Cao Xuan a question.

In terms of main creation, Xingwei can keep a low profile and focus on acting skills.

Cao Xuan was more happy in the Middle East concert. After work, the arrangements for food, clothing, housing and transportation were really thoughtful, and there were a large group of wealthy fans chasing after him to give gifts.

It's just that Lu Yi didn't act well, Cao Xuan hoped that Zhou Jie would not let him down.

The general trend is so, Fanxing is considered to be less affected, after all, the golden signboard is here and has its own confidence, but some TV dramas still have a certain increase.

Cao Xuan didn't have a good idea either, but he actually thought this kind of role would be easy to play.

After a long time, even audiences habitually like long dramas, and people don't want to watch less than 30 or 40 episodes.

This kind of "righteousness" can be regarded as the patriarch's appreciation to a certain extent, just like Sun Honglei's gangster spirit.

However, as long as other projects are not too much, Cao Xuan can pretend to be deaf and dumb, but "In the Name of the People" is a task drama, and Cao Xuan himself participates, so there is no need to do these anymore.

.........

Because you can sell more money by injecting water, and other platforms can attract more viewers to earn advertising money. Anyway, the wool comes from the sheep.

He knew an old Italian man who likes to collect walking sticks. There is a walking stick in a warehouse at home, which is inlaid with various gemstones, including diamonds the size of fingernails, glass-type emeralds, emeralds, sapphires, and countless rubies.

Cao Xuan singled out some meaningless plots, mainly yellow hair, which were cut and shortened. It is estimated that the final number of script episodes will be around 42 episodes.

"I guess that's what they have in mind. No one has checked the authenticity, so it's up to them to say it."

If he wants, he can bring Chen Daoming, Chen Baoguo and others, even superstars from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Of course, for some characters that don't appear much, Cao Xuan thinks that he can also find someone to play a cameo.

There is no other way, Cao Xuan would not mind going to a country with a lot of blacks, but the basic conditions are indeed insufficient, and the common people don't have much money, and they don't have much interest in concerts.

And he was very curious, why did the staff prepare such a room for him? Is his temperament so vulgar?
Cao Xuan finally changed the room. Living in such a house, he dazzled his eyes.

Besides, with Cao Xuan and Hu Jing acting in person, the lineup is immediately full, and there will be no lack of topicality in other combinations.

Of course, this can be made up for by acting skills, but Cao Xuan has no interest in this role.

Even Zhou Jie's Yang Kang in the bearded version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", Cao Xuan felt that his romantic and handsome was inferior to other versions, but his image and scheming were deeper.

Platforms, film studios, PUA audiences, and audiences form concepts, which in turn affect the market. It was not until some audiences got tired of it and complained, which attracted regulations from above, that this vicious circle was broken.

For example, Zhang Zhijian, who plays Gao Yuliang, played the role of Xiaoge Lao Yan Shifan before, and his actual power is better than that of the center.

Of course, they are not really so stupid that there is no place for money. To a certain extent, it is also based on the consideration of tourism development.

The crew of "In the Name of the People" will start production in the spring and summer of next year, Cao Xuan didn't pay much attention to it, and went straight to the Middle East after a few days of rest.

Sha, Gao, Li, Ji, and Chen are old actors, Cao Xuan plans to use the original cast, and even Cao Xuan plans to bring in the master to play the role of Zhao Lichun who was not in the original version.

Sha Ruijin also played Cao Cao, Dorgon, and Li Shimin, and Li Dakang once played Wu Zixu.

If it's higher, you can't play it casually; if it's lower, ordinary people have more contacts and have their own rough impressions.

Therefore, artificially creating "spectacles", as well as creating gold-selling caves and symbols of luxury, may not be a characteristic tourist route.

Even Cao Xuan is not immune, every time he comes here, he must try the seven-star hotel.

Ren Cao Xuan made various excuses and rejected most of them. When he left, he still had a seaside villa, a small yacht, a small plane, two lions, a team of camels and various miscellaneous gifts under his name.

Regardless of whether it's Zhou Jie or the original Lu Yi, the two of them look more upright, and they are also suitable for such a straightforward male lead.

Cao Xuan thinks that everyone is an old actor and has acted as a big shot, so there is nothing to worry about.

How to describe it?
Four words - resplendent and magnificent!
The whole room is full of strong gold tones. The most outrageous thing is that there is real gold in it. The bedside table has pure gold patterns. of.

Of course, the quality of "In the Name of the People" itself has stood the test, and the main plot of the showdown between good and evil has attracted the audience's heartstrings.

But "In the Name of the People" is different. There are basically no problems with the setting. Many details are not understood by ordinary audiences, and it is impossible to pick faults if they understand it. The crew and actors have more room to play.

Not to mention Lao Ji, the professional eunuchs, Cao Duzhu, Li Lianying, Wu Liangfu, which one is not a generation of power eunuchs, and the last one is a chief executive.

What?He is richer than them, so forget it...

In other words, he has a simple sense of justice that ordinary people recognize.

Zhang Chong was very reluctant to part with it, he was particularly curious whether the toilet was really made of pure gold, could it be covered with a layer of gold skin to cover them?

Of course, they also have signature suites. Cao Xuan came across a presidential suite specially prepared for him in Abu Dhabi.

It is worth noting that although several concerts have been held in Africa, the main fans are mainly white and Arab.

Really, Cao Xuan has seen too many TV dramas, but in reality this is the first time he has seen a golden toilet.

As for Hou Liangping, Cao Xuan actually thought about one candidate before, and that was Erkang Zhou Jie from "Han Zhu Ge Ge".

"The characters in the play are too high-level, how can they be realistic."

Frankly speaking, there is nothing special about it, at least a normal suite is an ordinary high-end hotel, not even comparable to the few hotels Cao Xuan stayed in in China.

Only such an upright "appearance" will win the trust of many veterans and make Mu Nianci give up on him. If he is really a naughty boy, it will make people wary.

Cao Xuan opened the concert to give back to the fans, but he didn't want to lose money and make money, so he could only focus on these African countries with better economies.

In August, before Cao Xuan was about to leave for the Middle East again, the main creators of "In the Name of the People" had a small meeting.

Not only Cao Xuan thought so, but also Chen Daoming, who had worked with him, and even Cao Xuan's master Li Xuejian praised him.

Strictly speaking, the level of these characters is higher than the characters in "In the Name of the People", just calm down and act normally.

"It's probably not pure gold. It's mixed with something. Your fingers aren't strong enough. Try biting it with your teeth. If you can bite it, it means there's not much mixed in."

After all, big cities in China think a lot, and they still focus on people's living and living. These local tyrants are more comfortable. In addition to meeting the living needs, the outstanding feature of urban construction is a "trench and inhumane".

"Gold is soft, try pinching it."

It's not that he thinks that luxury is worth money. With his wealth, it's okay to build a golden house for himself, but the key point is that this shit is too wasteful, and it looks very... that.

Zhou Jie's face is upright, which is very suitable for that kind of positive role. He has an upright and unyielding temperament, but he is not so stubborn that he would rather bend than bend. He has his own bottom line and smooth handling methods.

This is not without reason. There is a drama called "County X Compound" in later generations, which has a good reputation, but it has caused complaints in many aspects.

Cao Xuan also turned a blind eye, because Fanxing's project income is related to everyone's performance, and there is really no way to stop it.

After leaving the Middle East, Cao Xuan held farewell concerts in Africa and Australia.

Not to mention the shoddy production, because TV dramas are sold according to the number of episodes, so almost all crews, including Fan Xing, are more or less pouring water into the script.

As for the actors, many actors in the original version performed very well, and Cao Xuan didn't want to change too much.

Some production crews insist on themselves, and online platforms and TV stations even require you to subscribe. If you don’t subscribe, people will not buy it.

"I pinched it, but I didn't pinch it."

Qatar, Dubai, Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi...

Robbing the old man's warehouse, it is estimated that the international high-end gemstone market will suffer some fluctuations.

After all, the tourism conditions in the Middle East are worse than those in Europe, East Asia, the United States, and Australia. The so-called desert scenery and Arabic elements alone cannot achieve distinctive features.

Cao Xuan didn't think he was suitable for the role of Hou Liangping, because although he was handsome, he was not the image of a "good official" that ordinary people trusted.

Cao Xuan felt that it might not be a fake, if he had enough money to a certain extent, he really didn't regard money as money. The golden toilet was certainly absurd, and there were even more outrageous ones.

It is because most of you have been in contact with some positions, and you are clear about many process rules, and many of them are even basic workers themselves, so pick out the faults one by one.

Moreover, the concert is not without black fans. There are still some black fans in South Africa, and many wealthy people in other countries are willing to go to South Africa and Morocco, countries where concerts are held.

Many black fans took advantage of this to make trouble, saying that Cao Xuan was just showing off, but in Africa, Cao Xuan's concert was highly praised.

After all, not many superstars come to Africa to hold concerts, and Cao Xuan's presence is a plus in the eyes of Africans.

The South African national TV station even kindly called Cao Xuan "a good friend of the African people" and thanked him for his wonderful performance and respect for Africa.

(End of this chapter)