The King of Huayu Science Fiction

Chapter 146 TV version of "Signal"

"Actually, I happen to have a project here, and the heroine in it is Sister Sun, you are the first thing I think of. This project will be independently produced by DreamWorks...but it's not a movie, but a TV series."

"TV drama?"

Deng Chao and Sun Li asked surprised questions at the same time.

No wonder they were surprised. Chen Jingxing has been making movies since he became a director, and now he has made four movies, and the impression of DreamWorks has always been a movie studio, whether it is a movie directed by Chen Jingxing himself, or a joint The Mekong River and Chinatown, which were invested in the production, are both film works.

Never heard the rumor that DreamWorks would get involved in TV drama production.

Of course, there are quite a few companies involved in the production of movies and TV dramas in China at the same time. Among the five major traditional film studios, except for the National Film Studio and the United Cinemas, the other three are involved in the production of TV dramas. TV show production.

After all, the TV drama industry in Huaguo has achieved the separation of production and broadcasting, and film production companies can naturally make TV dramas, so there is no such clear distinction as the opposite side of the Pacific Ocean.

And in general, the profit of TV series is not less than that of movies, or even more.

However, Chen Jingxing said that Dreamworks would make a TV series, which still made them feel a little sudden.

After the surprise, Sun Li was a little disappointed in her heart.

Because she is actually already at the top of the pyramid in terms of TV dramas, whether it is nationality or ratings, she is the top of the line.

All TV drama projects that have a suitable role for her will be given priority to find her, and other actresses will pick her up to pick the remaining scripts.

The TV drama scripts that she was invited to star in can pile up like a mountain, and she can get the top resources in the TV drama field, and she is the one who picks the project, not the project chooses her.

So she never thought of getting back another TV drama script from Chen Jingxing when she came here this time.

Movies are the bottleneck that she has been unable to break through.

It stands to reason that although her acting skills can't be said to be very good, of course she is also in the category of excellent, and it is more than enough to make a movie. After all, the acting skills of movie actors are much worse than hers.

But it seems that she is just not in tune with the big screen, and once she arrives on the big screen, she loses her brilliance and charm.

But this kind of thing is unreasonable. The difference between the big screen and the small screen is too great. Some actors feel that their appearance is ordinary on TV, not outstanding, and not eye-catching, but when it comes to the big screen, the same face looks like It can radiate light and has infinite charm. Looking at the camera with a pair of eyes seems to be full of a sense of story, as if there are thousands of words to tell.

Sun Li herself knew that she might lack a little talent, but as an excellent actor, she always had an unyielding drive in her heart. Even if she wasn't a top actor like her, if any actor said that he didn't want to be on the big screen, it would probably be true. lying.

Chen Jingxing sensed Sun Li's faint disappointment, but he couldn't help it. The heroine of "Gravity" had already been decided - at least in his heart. Although he had considered Sun Li as the heroine, he He also thinks that Sun Li lacks expressiveness on the big screen, and after watching Wu Yue's performance in "Source Code", he feels that Wu Yue's fit with the character is obviously stronger.

However, Chen Jingxing was well prepared and took out a script from his bag and handed it to Sun Li.

"This is a script. The heroine is very suitable for you, and there is a lot of room for interpretation. I think this script will satisfy you." Chen Jingxing said confidently.

Sun Li took the script, opened the cover and said in surprise: "Signal?"

Deng Chao Wenyan also leaned over to take a look, and asked in surprise, "Is this script the TV drama version of "Signal"?"

Haven't heard the rumor that "Signal" is going to be made into a TV series? "Signal" is still showing in theaters now, if this news gets out, it will be enough to hype the Internet for a while.

Chen Jingxing laughed: "Yes, but no, the story of this script has nothing to do with the movie version of "Signal", but they are set in the same sci-fi setting, but they have different stories under the same sci-fi setting, so we say It is also appropriate that he is the TV series version of "Signal", and the promotion of this drama should also be of the same caliber."

The script that Chen Jingxing produced was the Korean drama "Signal" from the previous plane, and of course localized changes must have been made.

The drama version of "Signal" is also a walkie-talkie, and this setting is consistent with the movie version of "Signal" shot by Chen Jingxing.

But the story does not happen between father and son, but a story about a young criminal policeman and a criminal policeman 20 years ago connecting across time and space through a walkie-talkie and uncovering some long-standing unsolved cases.

It seems that the protagonists are two detectives separated by 20 years, but the role of the heroine is even better than that of the two male characters. She is the subordinate of the old policeman (just the old timeline, not the age). , is also the boss of the young criminal policeman. On the one hand, he loves the old policeman, and on the other hand, he is also admired by the male protagonist. He is an indispensable part of the trio to solve the case.

At the same time, the age span is also quite large, from 20s to 40s (the original version has a larger time span), the requirements for actors' performances are very high. In fact, in the original version of the play, the actors' shaping of the characters is almost unsurpassable. To a certain extent, in the original TV series, the two most classic roles are the old policeman and the heroine, but the performance space for the male protagonist is relatively narrow.

In Chen Jingxing's view, the "Signal" TV series is definitely the highest in terms of quality among all such film and television dramas that are set across time and space.

Just like "Source Code" left an interface for the sequel, Chen Jingxing also plans to produce a series of "Signal", and there are still some movies like "Black Hole Frequency" in his mind.

This series of film and television dramas does not need to maintain the connection of the stories. He can make the IP "Signal" into different stories that happen under the same setting or similar settings. Signals can refer to signals that span time and space.

For example, he can use the story of "Mirage" as a signal for the second movie. "Mirage" can be through TV, but also through the phone, or even dreams, or swap bodies and so on.

He doesn't have to direct the film himself, he just needs to provide a rough plot, let the screenwriter team perfect it, and hand it over to other directors for filming.

The TV series script of "Signal" was provided by him with a detailed context of the whole story, which was then supplemented and perfected by the screenwriters of DreamWorks.

DreamWorks does not engage in artist brokerage business, but directors, screenwriters, and other creative personnel in the production of film and television dramas can still be contracted to train.

When Chen Jingxing saw that Sun Li seemed to have been attracted by the beginning of the script, he looked at the text silently, and he still had a sense of accomplishment in his heart. To be honest, the scripts Sun Li chose for filming were already considered to be of relatively good quality, but he dared to bet that "Signal "This project is definitely the top one among the scripts he received.

(End of this chapter)