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Chapter 363 Break up
With the establishment of the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" crew, all departments of the TV drama channel have become busy.

First of all, it’s the director’s choice.

As the soul of the crew, Zhao Hongye and other relevant leaders went through round after round of selection of directors.

After all, this is a copyright bought for [-] million!

Absolutely no flaws!
In the end, a super first-line director was selected within the China Television system.

This director is one of the few fifth-generation directors who specializes in TV dramas and plays a pivotal role in the entire Chinese film and television industry.

Although they are said to be within the China Television system, directors of their level will not actually take up positions within China Television.Because China Television still has many rules and regulations.To be more precise, the director of the Chen Family Club got his start through China Television and is inextricably linked to China Television.

After receiving the invitation from Director Zhao Hongye, Director Chen Jiahui, who was far away in Shanghai, directly pushed all the work at hand and flew back to the capital overnight.

"Director Zhao, is what you said on the phone true or false? One copyright cost [-] million?"

As a top-tier director in the film and television industry, the Chen family has seen too many storms.But to spend [-] million to buy the right to adapt a TV series is really unheard of for him.

"Director Chen, how can I be in the mood to joke with you?" Director Zhao said with a wry smile, "The crew has been established and is just waiting for the backbones like you to join us."

Zhao Hongye is more than ten years younger than Chen Jiahui, but he has the aura of a powerful person that Chen Jiahui dare not underestimate. Director Chen asked curiously, "Director Zhao, can you tell me who you bought this copyright from?"

Zhao Hongye was more open-minded, "Director Ye Luo's Romance of the Three Kingdoms."

The Chen Jiahui was stunned for a moment, and then felt a sudden realization, "No wonder, it turned out to be this book." As an insider, he was very aware of how popular this book was.In the past, countless companies went to negotiate with the Ancient Literature Association, but the final results were not ideal.Unexpectedly, the adaptation rights of this book eventually fell into the hands of the TV series channel.

"Director Chen, I have already found a screenwriter. Next, you should hurry up and prepare to choose actors and set up a studio." Director Zhao Hongye said: "This drama is an inspection item of the Five One Project. It not only requires Fast, and high quality must be ensured. The task is difficult, but it must be won.”

"Don't worry, Director Zhao, I understand." Director Chen nodded. He knew all the twists and turns here.

"By the way, Director Ye is the general person in charge of the crew. If you have any doubts, please report to him." Zhao Hongye added.

And her words directly put Director Chen out of trouble, "General, general person in charge?" Director Chen was a little dumbfounded, "What kind of position is this?" He has been in the industry for so many years, and he has never heard of any crew having one. The position of general manager.

A hint of helplessness flashed across Zhao Hongye's face, "It was specially designed for him."

Director Chen also twitched his lips, but in the end he didn't say anything.

Cooperating with China Television can indeed avoid a lot of trouble.But sometimes, CTV itself is a problem.

However, fortunately, Ye Luo seems to be just showing up in name. He has basically never been here since the big crew was established.

At present, the crew of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is just like other crews. Everything in the crew is decided by the chief director Chen Jiahui.

The construction of the studio, the selection of various actors, the hiring of supporting crew, etc., everything is proceeding in an orderly manner.

However, the editorial team encountered a small problem.

"Director Chen, what's wrong?"

The chief screenwriter is Zhang Wenhua, who is also a very well-known ace screenwriter in the industry.Under the strong request of director Zhao Hongye, the screenwriting team basically worked overtime and stayed up late to write the entire script.Fortunately, it is an adaptation, so it can be faster.

"Teacher Zhang, these scripts you wrote are a bit too long." Director Chen held the thick script in his hand and said with a frown: "This is basically not much different from the plot of the original work, never mind. Is it the big plot or the small plot, all told at once?"

Originally, Director Chen was planning to let the actors take the script and start auditioning.However, when he saw the script, his head immediately became dizzy.

What an adaptation!
The difference between this and the original "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is that the form is different.This is a novel for others, but a script for him.

Although it is said that the original work must be respected, there is no such respect.

However, Editor-in-Chief Zhang was also troubled and couldn't tell, "Director Chen, don't you know who the original author of this book is?"

"Director Ye Luo, what's wrong?" Director Chen frowned.

Editor-in-chief Zhang said helplessly, "Yes, you also know that it is Director Ye Luo. What is his status in the literary world? How dare you make up his books? And..." He did not say the next words, but pointed at it with his finger. .

Ye Luo's high status in the literary world is only one aspect of it.What makes the screenwriters most constrained is actually Ye Luo's status in China Television.

Script adaptation is inherently a task where it is easy to offend the original author.Especially in this case, the writing team has to be even more careful.

There was really no other way, so I had to rip out all the plots of the original "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

"In a normal adaptation, what would Director Ye say?" Director Chen was very unhappy, "Can't you just stop making random changes? And, let's not talk about it for now, do you also need to redesign your lines? Most of them are ancient prose. , How can an actor have that kind of dialogue skills?"

Editor-in-Chief Zhang spread his hands again, "I can't help it. This is how it is written in the original work of Director Ye's "Romance of the Three Kingdoms". You said that the dialogues between the characters are all in ancient Chinese, but I changed it into vernacular without authorization. This is a bit inappropriate. Isn’t that great?”

Director Chen's eyes twitched, "Is it necessary to be so cautious?"

Editor-in-Chief Zhang, however, felt a little emotional, "Be careful of the Wannian Ship. You haven't had much contact with the cultural world. You don't understand the horror of Teacher Ye."

Director Chen frowned, "Forget it, that's it, I'll go talk to Director Ye."

Editor-in-Chief Zhang didn’t say anything. Anyway, he would never make a major adaptation rashly.If Ye Luo is really dissatisfied, even a famous screenwriter like him will have a hard time withstanding it.

Director Chen came to the general manager's office and walked around, but saw that Ye Luo was not here.I went straight to the music channel, and sure enough I found Ye Luo on the music channel.

The two of them had met before after being introduced by Director Zhao. They were not familiar with each other, but they knew each other.

Director Chen Jiahui talked with Ye Luo in detail about the whole story.

Ye Luo was a little surprised after hearing this. He didn't expect that the writing team would be so cautious.

After Ye Luo thought for a while, he said: "It is true that some of the plots that should be deleted can be deleted. However, the lines should be restored to the original work as much as possible. One of the purposes of the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" we filmed is to promote the traditional Chinese culture , there is no harm in using more classical Chinese.”

"Director Ye, but the requirements for actors' lines are really too high. Let's..."

Before Director Chen finished speaking, Ye Luo frowned and interrupted: "What's so great about this? Actors are just for this job. If you can't speak, just change. There will always be someone who can do it."

At this point, Ye Luo seemed to remember, "Speaking of which, I haven't seen these actors yet. Director Chen, how many actors have you selected now?"

The Chen family was stunned for a moment and felt uncomfortable, but they still said truthfully, "The main characters have basically been determined."

"Okay, I happen to be free today, let's go take a look together." Ye Luo smiled.

Director Chen Jiahui also nodded.The two came to the set. Because filming had not officially started yet, most of the actors were not there.There were just some workers setting up a sound stage and some actors auditioning.

"This is the actor who plays Zhang Fei, and this is the actor who plays Guan Yu..."

The actors present are really the most important characters in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

"Can you perform two parts?"

Looking at the costumes of the actors, Ye Luo made no comment, and his emotions were not visible on his face.

Director Chen motioned to the actor playing Zhang Fei to do a segment.

The actor picked up the zhangba snake spear next to him and yelled into the air, acting very arrogant and irritable.Ye Luo frowned when he heard some nonsense in his mouth.

After a few minutes, Ye Luo waved his hand to signal him to stop, "Is this playing Zhang Fei or Li Kui?"

Director Chen was stunned, "Who is Li Kui?"

Ye Luo's face was expressionless, "A reckless man in the next book." Then he said: "Zhang Fei is a rough guy with some finesse, but if you look at his performance in this paragraph, he is definitely a hot-tempered man. You are a reckless man. And what are the lines that are coming out of your mouth? This is the Three Kingdoms period. How can these spoken words be used today? Another point is that the costumes and props you are wearing are very inconsistent with that dynasty. Characteristics, anyone with a little bit of historical knowledge will know, where are the costumes from this period like this?”

What he said made Director Chen's face turn green and red for a while. He opened his mouth to refute, but Ye Luo didn't give him a chance at all. He shook his head and said, "Director Chen, if you are in this state, I will watch this "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" "It's okay not to shoot."

"Director Ye, this..."

Although he felt quite unhappy, even Director Chen was a little panicked when he heard Ye Luo say such serious words.

Ye Luo waved his hand and said, "Rectify it as soon as possible." As he said that, he looked at Director Chen, "Although I don't know how to make a TV series, I think that when it comes to the selection of actors, it must at least fit the image of the original work. ." As he spoke, he glanced at the actors and said in a deep tone, "It's not just about putting on makeup. The temperament and conversation must have the charm of the characters in the book."

"As well as the costumes and props, we must also strive for excellence and must not be fooled."

Ye Luo said some more words, then shook his head and left.

It is no exaggeration to say that this was his first time on the set and he was disappointed.

He has great hopes for the drama "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".After all, this is his first adaptation, and Ye Luo doesn't want to rush into it immediately.Therefore, he had to be stricter.

As he said, he doesn't know how to shoot TV series, but he knows "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

Of the actors Director Chen is looking for, Ye Luo doesn't like any of them.

After Ye Luo returned to the office, he called Director Zhao Hongye directly.

Actors must be re-cast!
Faced with Ye Luo's decisive attitude, Director Zhao Hongye had no choice but to agree.

As a result, Director Chen Jiahui was dumbfounded.

"What? The actors have to be re-cast?"

"Director Zhao, are you kidding?"

"I have negotiated with others about these actors, and now I want to go back on my word and re-elect them? How can I explain this to others?"

Chen Jiahui couldn't bear it anymore. He was also one of the top bosses in the industry. When Ye Luo did this, the fire in his heart burst out. He complained to Director Zhao Hongye: "Director Zhao, that Ye Luo doesn't know what he is doing." I don’t understand. Writing a book is writing a book, and filming a TV series is a TV series. How can you be as idealistic as him? The current industry situation is like this. There are so many ancient texts in the lines, and the actor’s charm is required. I want to laugh. , how many actors can meet his requirements? We are making a TV series, not a documentary, so how can we have so many requirements?"

"Director Zhao, let me just say one thing, the actor will definitely not be replaced!"

As a top-tier director, Chen Jiahui also has his own pride.He knows the necessity of establishing a good relationship with China Television, but in his opinion, neither Ye Luo nor Zhao Hongye can fully represent China Television!
Zhao Hongye looked very unhappy, "Director Chen, I have said before that Teacher Ye is the general person in charge of the crew."

"Director Zhao, how can there be a general person in charge of the crew?" When he said this, the Chen Family became even more angry, "I have filmed so many dramas, and I have never heard of any group where the general person in charge has the final say. "

Which crew does not have the final say from the director?
No matter how bad it is, investors have the final say and can accept it.

But the problem is, isn't it just disgusting to have the position of the overall person in charge within the crew, and he is still an outsider?
Originally he could have suppressed it, but now Director Chen was stunned and vented all the dissatisfaction in his heart.

"Director Zhao, I still say that the actors cannot be changed." Perhaps realizing that his attitude just now was a little too much, the Chen Family Club began to go back and make up for it, "But those costumes and props that Director Ye said, we can follow He asked for some adjustments. However, there’s really nothing we can do about the actors and lines.”

"Okay, I understand. I'll contact Director Ye." Zhao Hongye said expressionlessly.

"Director Zhao, I am a straightforward person. I really couldn't hold it back just now. Please forgive me. I will apologize to you personally next time." Director Chen said apologetically.

Zhao Hongye smiled and said, "It's okay."

After Director Chen left, Zhao Hongye's expression turned completely gloomy.

He didn't call Ye Luo at all, but called his secretary, "Go and inform the Chen Family Club this afternoon and tell him that he is no longer needed for the filming of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms."

"Yes."

The secretary didn't ask a word.

When the Chen Family Club received the notice in the afternoon, as a veteran, he naturally understood what was going on.

He had no expression, packed his things, and left China Television without saying a word.

At the same time, these actors he signed also followed him.Not that they wanted to follow, but they were expelled together.

"Director Chen, what should we do now?"

"Yes, Director Chen, I made several reservations for your play."

"It's a big loss now."

"How could China Television do this?"

"The store bullies customers!"

"What should we do now?"

A group of actors came here because of the fame of China Television and Director Chen. Now that China Television doesn't want them, they can only hold on to Director Chen's thigh and not let go.

Chen Jiahui was also a big boy, so he finally gritted his teeth and said, "It's okay! Without Butcher Zhang, we have to eat pigs with hair on them? There are so many of us, why can't we take pictures? I want the one named Ye to take a look!"

(End of this chapter)