Acting school started in 1998

Chapter 383 Stretch

Initially, everyone was a little confused when watching the fifth episode, because it was with a mission, and everyone watched it very seriously.

Fortunately, the plot is not complicated, or this documentary-style shooting method has little room for the plot itself.Everyone can understand the cause and effect of the plot just by watching it.

And it is not difficult to find that this drama has obvious traces of imitating "The End" from top to bottom.For example, the two story lines of the police's tense investigation of the case and Liu Huaqiang's continued crime are advanced at the same time to promote the plot.

For example, once the police capture peripheral criminal suspects or Liu Huaqiang's minions, they will continue to use flashbacks to complete the story and characters, allowing the audience to gradually understand the truth of the case and the characters.

But despite this, "Conquest" is still better than "The End", or what is more attractive is that many of the actors who play the gangsters and minions in "Conquest" have images and temperaments that match their roles very well. To describe it, they are vivid. It's not an exaggeration. For example, Zhou Guoquan, who shakes his head in the play, also contributed a lot of laughter.

In contrast, except for the impressive Bai Baoshan, the other characters in "The End" are like passers-by, without even a single ripple.

In particular, there is a line about Li Li played by Jiang Shan in the play. According to Lao Gao, this line was not in the original script. It was a line he temporarily added in order to attract the audience to pay a high price for Jiang Shan to star.Li Li, played by Jiang Shan, acted as a whistleblower in the plot, making it more difficult for the police to solve the case. In the end, she became the inducement and mastermind behind the entire incident.

This temporarily added line does not seem abrupt, but the whole plot is more layered and interesting.In particular, Jiang Shan has mostly played positive roles in the past, but this time she plays a subversive role, which is refreshing.In the play, Li Li, as the boss of a real estate company, has a messy life. Her sister Li Mei becomes Liu Huaqiang's lover. Li Li is the culprit in all this.When she regretted it and tried to reverse the situation, she found that it was too late.

I have to say that Jiang Shan vividly played a painful woman who has been in conflict for a long time.However, there have long been rumors in the industry that Jiang Shan has been divorcing her husband. It is unknown whether she brought her real-life emotions into this drama and unexpectedly created the role of Li Li.

Li Tang and everyone watched it with great interest.To be honest, he didn't have a good impression of Sun Honglei, Gong Li's mistress. Why did he become Gong Li's mistress?Any man who likes Gong Li will feel uncomfortable.And the movie "Zhou Yu's Train" he starred in with Gong Li was far behind Liang Jiahui.His thug temperament doesn't match Gong Li at all.

But today I have to say that Liu Huaqiang, who he played, is absolutely amazing. He even has the feeling of Al Pacino in "The Godfather Part III".

Sometimes when watching dramas, I often lose track of time. After watching one episode, I can’t wait to watch the next one. Until the end of episode No. 12, I just happen to be stuck when the police set up a dragnet in the hospital to arrest Liu Huaqiang, and Liu Huaqiang At the tense moment when Hua Qiang was sitting in a taxi rushing to the hospital, the lights in the screening room came on.

"Attention everyone, I have a form here for you to fill out."

Zeng Jia's assistant Du Hua took a stack of forms and distributed them to everyone present.

Li Tang also took one and looked at it. It had to be said that Zeng Jia was meticulous in her work. She had already asked someone to design an audience survey form, which listed some questions about the show "Conquest".

For example, "What do you think of this TV series?" There are four options: good, relatively good, average, not good.

These are very simple questions, but the alternative answers are very intuitive.

After Du Hua handed out the form, he emphasized: "Please fill it out truthfully according to your own feelings."

Gao Qunshu was a little stunned when he saw this scene. He refreshed his feelings again, and at the same time, he was inevitably a little nervous.Li Tang remained calm and invited Lao Gao and Liu Weiwei to sit in his office while everyone was filling out the forms.

Lao Gao originally wanted to see what the people in the back row had filled in, but he had to give up after hearing Li Tang's greeting.

In fact, Li Tang already knew it. Based on the content of the twelve episodes he has watched, as long as the subsequent plot is not too embarrassing, it is definitely cost-effective to buy this drama for 500 million.He believed that Zeng Jia would make an accurate judgment after reading the survey form.He dragged Lao Gao away just to prevent him from seeing the investigation results, so as not to raise the price during negotiations.

But with Lao Gao's current anxious mentality, he would probably be satisfied with a little profit.As long as you have connections with TV series, the plot won't be too bad, and it's basically a sure-fire deal.

When Huayi Brothers was still an advertising agency, it started by making TV series. Of course, they had connections, and the output of TV series was not too high in the mid-90s. However, TV stations at the county level and above were springing up like mushrooms after a rain, selling several The wheel will definitely make a lot of money.

The same is true for Hai Run, including Liu Yanmin. However, compared to Huayi Brothers, who moved to the film field earlier, Hai Run is deeply tied to Teacher Haiyan and deeply involved in the TV drama market.

For example, Li Tang was fascinated by the novel "Bright Sword" some time ago and felt that it could be adapted into a TV series.I also asked someone to inquire about the situation of the author Duliang.As a result, the news I got was that they had already been in touch with Hai Run, and Hai Run had purchased a script he published last year called "Blood Romance".

That's right, it's either a novel or a TV drama script.And I heard that he is currently working on adapting the TV script of "Bright Sword", which is selling well.

Without further ado, Li Tang is looking for someone to contact this writer, hoping to buy the script of "Bright Sword".

To be honest, he didn't think he was suitable to play the role of Li Yunlong. After all, according to the description in the novel, Li Yunlong had to play from the age of 30 to 60, which is a too big age span.In particular, he found it difficult to grasp the reckless aura of this character.On the other hand, the role of Tian Yu is quite suitable for Teacher Jiang. He is a bit short-tempered, but he comes from a scholarly family and has a poetic and scholarly temperament.

……

"what's the result?"

As soon as Li Tang arrived at the company the next morning, he asked Zeng Jia.

Yesterday, he took Lao Gao out to drink together, but he didn't have time to ask about the investigation results.

"It's okay. Thirteen out of nineteen people said it looks good, and the praise rate is over 70%." Zeng Jia said with a smile, "To be honest, I'm quite surprised by this result."

But Li Tang's reaction was: "Why is it only 70%?"

But he immediately realized that except for a few drivers, all the people who watched the show yesterday were girls. The show "Conquest" is generally more aimed at male audiences.

"Does the cleaning lady think it looks good?" He then asked.

"nice!"

Hearing this answer, Li Tang finally smiled.After all, middle-aged women are the largest group of TV drama viewers.

"You can talk to Lao Gao some time, and you have to watch the next eight episodes."

"Conquest" has a total of twenty episodes. I didn't finish it yesterday and I felt a little itchy.

Zeng Jia smiled slyly and said, "There's no rush."

It was obvious that she wanted to give Lao Gao a hug.In business, this is understandable, but Lao Gao will have to suffer for a while.In fact, at the wine table last night, Li Tang had already seen that Lao Gao was in a very urgent mood and wished that Li Tang would buy the show on the spot.

"The cost of this drama is said to be over 400 million, and I think it's about the same. Don't stress too much when the time comes. Keep a line in your behavior so that we can work together easily in the future." Li Tang couldn't help but add another note of concern.

"Understood! The main reason is that we don't have enough money now, and it will be delayed until the end of next month no matter what. If it doesn't work, we can only ask Sister Wang to go to the bank to make temporary changes."

For banks that open accounts, Shengtang Film and Television can definitely be regarded as a high-quality customer.Moreover, there are so many real estate properties under the company's name that the banks are eager for them to lend more. It is a piece of cake to turn over several million temporarily.

"Oh, by the way, brother, there was a response from Teacher Liang yesterday afternoon. The price for the TV series rights of "Bright Sword" is 20 for five years."

"Hey, isn't it expensive?"

Li Tang was inevitably a little surprised when he heard the news.Because as far as he knew, Du Liang's other movie "Blood Romance" was sold to Hai Run for 30 yuan, and he was also prepared for 30 yuan.

"Why isn't it expensive? This price is expensive. Brother, don't forget, this is a theme about the Anti-Japanese War!"

"Uh……"

I have to say that the most popular ones these days are costume dramas, costume dramas, costume comedies, costume martial arts dramas, costume magic love dramas, etc. Anyway, as long as you turn on the TV, most of the channels will be broadcasting these types of dramas.The remaining two or three may be criminal investigation dramas, anti-corruption dramas, and family ethics dramas.

Not to mention, there is really no market for anti-Japanese themes.He had just read novels before.

Zeng Jia also said with a look of regret: "Actually, the film "Blood Romance" was really good, but it's a pity that Hai Run was the first to play it."

"Blood Romance" tells the story of a group of young men from a large courtyard in the capital who grew up in a special era.In fact, it's no wonder that Duliang himself is a disciple of the big courtyard. He joined the army as a boy, experienced the war in southern Xinjiang, and worked as a civil servant and company manager after changing his career. Now he is actually the director of a certain research institute.

If "Blood Romance" is the story of their generation, then "Bright Sword" is the story of their parents' generation.

The meaning of Zeng Jia's words is obvious. If there was a market for anti-Japanese themes, Haiyun would have been the first to take advantage of it.

"Then... then you just have to deal with this matter." Li Tang said a little discouraged.

"It's okay, 20 is just 20. Anyway, no matter how low it is, it won't be much lower. Let's see if the copyright period can be extended for two years, just in case the market trend changes in a few years." Zeng Jia was very kind. The way of understanding.

It is also very important for a film and television company to reserve copyrights for literary works. Sometimes it is not necessary to film them yourself. Copyright transfer is also a business.For example, the original copyright for the popular "Yongzheng Emperor" was only 10 yuan. Later, when CCTV wanted to film it, it changed hands for 50 yuan.Of course, CCTV made a lot of money in the end. The first round of advertising alone sold 6000 million.

In recent years, "Emperor Yongzheng" has been rebroadcast repeatedly on major TV stations, and the benefits it has generated have exceeded hundreds of millions.

……

"Hey, Lao Gao, I'm sorry, I'm filming outside..."

"Don't disturb, don't disturb, you say!"

"Oh, Mr. Zeng hasn't contacted you yet?"

"In this case, I'll call her back and ask her what's going on."

"I personally like your show very much..."

"Yes, yes, don't worry. I'll let you know as soon as I have news... It's okay, it's okay. Let's get together later when we have time... Well, bye!"

After hanging up the phone, Li Tang secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It had only been a few days, but Lao Gao couldn't stand it any longer.

"Hey, Boss Li, the business is busy enough!"

At this time, Xu Jinglei, who was sitting opposite her, dressed in pajamas and with a cigarette in her mouth, smiled and teased, and then played a card: "Three!"

"Touch! Oh, these three strips are well hidden, let's hit them now!" Ye Daying, a bald man from the previous family, touched the three strips and muttered to himself.

Li Tang has been on the set for two days. Originally, today was a daytime scene, but there were too many directors on site. I felt that the scene was inappropriate during the day, so it was changed to a night scene.A few people set up the card table while they had nothing to do.

At this time, he was wearing a blue and white striped Playboy long-sleeved T-shirt, a pair of light-colored pants underneath, and a belt tied above his belly button.

Xu Jinglei's "Dad and Me" did not have a studio set up, but was all shot in real locations. Although the location is a bit cramped, it is more realistic. At the same time, the room is heated, and the clothes of spring, summer, autumn and winter can be switched at will.

This drama tells the story of Xiaoyu, played by Xu Jinglei, who grows up next to his father, Laoyu, played by Ye Daying.To be honest, the script is very well written, very grounded and touching.If it is true that Xu Jinglei completed this script independently, then her reputation as a "talented woman" is not in vain.

But to say she is the director is a bit exaggerated. At least during the two days Li Tang was on the set, Zhang Yuan was basically the one taking the shots.This guy himself graduated from the Nortel Photography Department, and was once called Zhang Yimou's successor.

However, as a "big shot", Ye Daying was cheerful and cheerful all day long, without any airs.His lack of airs is definitely not that of Director Chen, Li Shaohong and others pretending to have no airs. He really has no airs. He is over 40 years old, but he still has a childlike air about him, something very innocent.

This is probably what a real "big shot" or someone from a top family should look like, because apart from his own interests and hobbies, he doesn't have to worry about anything, and he doesn't have to cater to anyone. He can do everything as he pleases.

To paraphrase a famous saying: Freedom is not about doing whatever you want, but not doing anything when you don’t want to do it.

Only such people can gain true freedom and still maintain a childlike innocence even though they are old.

　Sorry, there are a lot of trivial matters these days, so I can only update once tomorrow, and try to do two updates from the day after tomorrow.

　　
　
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