The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 528 Familiar Feeling

""Ballad of the Desert"?"

Lu Yuan simply flipped through it and asked curiously, "What was Cai Yinong thinking, adapting this novel?"

When Lu Jing bought the copyright of "Startling by Each Step", he also read several other novels by Tong Hua.

The final conclusion is that the content of "The Desert Ballad" is not very good, ignores history, and is extremely controversial.

For example, Huo Qubing was described as faking his death and following the wolf girl, and the invasion of the Han Dynasty by the Huns was described as the Han Dynasty invading the Huns. It was also disrespectful to Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, which was a distortion of history and a smear on heroes.

"How would I know what Sister K is thinking?" Liu Shishi shook her head: "I also felt something was wrong when I read the script."

Lu Yuan put the script aside and asserted: "Wei Qing and Huo Qubing are both historical heroes. If their life trajectories are changed randomly, this drama will be criticized. Look at how Li Rengang was criticized by history fans."

"Don't answer it."

"Okay then, I'll tell Sister K that I don't want to act in the film and let Nazha be the leading female role." Liu Shishi believes in her boyfriend's vision.

Lu Yuan didn't care who played the leading female role, and was curious: "What projects does your company have this year?"

Liu Shishi had no intention of helping Tangren keep the secret. She said with a big mouth, "In addition to The Desert Ballad, there is a TV series called Linglong in the plan, but Lao K didn't say when it will be filmed. There are also two movies, Zhuge Liang and Huang Yueying and Eternal Love."

"Eternal Love is a fantasy film. They wanted me and Lao Hu to star in it, but Lao Hu didn't think the script was good and didn't agree."

"Even Old Hu dislikes it, so how bad must the script be?" Lu Yuan couldn't imagine it.

Liu Shishi snorted, “I think it’s OK, but the movie is too short, many things are not explained clearly, and the script is anticlimactic. If it were made into a TV series, it might be different.

The novel is actually quite interesting. The heroine is Bai Qian, the princess of Qingqiu, a nine-tailed white fox, and the hero is Ye Hua, the prince of Jiuchongtian. They experienced love and hate in three lifetimes, and in the first lifetime, they achieved perfection in the end.

She talked for at least five minutes at a stretch.

Lu Yuan waited for her to finish and concluded: "So these two gods don't do their work all day long, just to fall in love, and take some time to save the world?"

Liu Shishi was suddenly choked, it seemed that this was the case.

Lu Yuan smiled and poured her a glass of water: "Why, do you have any ideas?"

"Ah, what idea?" Liu Shishi blinked.

Lu Yuan stared at her for a while, not knowing what he was thinking about, then reached out and tapped her forehead.

On February 2, the box office of "Time Raiders" successfully exceeded 24 million.

On the same day, Zhao Wei held a grand press conference in Beijing for her graduation work "To Our Youth That Will Soon Pass Away", and many people in the circle were invited to attend.

Xue Xiaolu is one of them.

She graduated from the Department of Literature of the Film Academy and later returned to her alma mater as an associate professor and master's supervisor in the Department of Literature.

When I graduated, I worked in the industry as a screenwriter. In the early years, I collaborated with Jiang Wei to create the family ethics drama "Don't Talk to Strangers", and later collaborated with Chen Kaige on "Together with You".
Therefore, he has a very solid theoretical foundation and rich experience in screenwriting.

After working as a screenwriter for a long time, I wanted to direct my own film.

So in 2010, based on her personal experience of volunteering for the autism community for more than ten years, she wrote and directed the literary film "Ocean Paradise".

This film starred Jet Li and eventually grossed 1000 million yuan, which helped Xue Xiaolu to emerge in the industry.

Two years later, she polished out her second script, this time it was a real commercial romance film.

It’s just that the male lead has not been decided yet.

"Director Lu, let me toast you."

"Teacher Lu, congratulations."

"Thank you."

After the press conference, Zhao Wei held a banquet.

After Lu Yuan dealt with the dozens of strangers who came up to him and tried to get close to him, he turned around and glanced behind him.

He always felt that someone was watching him, but he could never find out who it was.

Seeing him like this, Zhao Wei joked, "Why, you're already worried that your precious girlfriend is lost after just a while apart?"

"What are you talking about, senior sister? I just feel like someone is staring at me." Lu Yuan held up the cup.

"It's normal to stare at you." Zhao Wei's smile deepened.

"'Out of Time' has only been released for ten days, and the box office has already reached 4 million. This debut film, which is directed and acted by me, is about to break the box office record of mainland movies. You are so popular now, who wouldn't stare at you? I regret sending you an invitation. I was supposed to be the protagonist tonight, but now everyone's attention is on you."

She pretended to be jealous, glanced at the actresses who were stealing glances at Lu Yuan, and teased, "Shi Shi is really generous. She doesn't worry about being robbed at all."

Lu Yuan pretended not to hear.

Zhao Wei asked tentatively, "I sent you the script before. I definitely can't afford you. How about letting Shi Shi play the second female role?"

As if she remembered something, she added, "There is no intimate scene."

Lu Yuan did not answer immediately, but asked: "Has the role been decided yet?"

"Don't mention it." Zhao Wei shook his head with a depressed expression.

"I'm not as decisive as you in this regard. When you filmed Out of Time, you invested on your own, but I was timid and invested a little. I asked several companies to help with the rest. Although the risk was reduced across Taiwan, Hong Kong and Taiwan, my power in choosing roles was dispersed. The role of the second female lead was fought over by several companies and was not decided for a long time."

Lu Yuan glanced at her inconspicuously. According to the information he knew, this senior sister was very courageous.

He waved his hand and explained, "I also approached other film and television companies at first, but they had too many requirements and wanted to get involved in everything. I happened to have some money in my account, so I thought about it and decided to do it myself. However, this method does have its drawbacks. Look, a box office thief popped up."

"Just wait until the next drama." Zhao Wei replied, and then said with emotion: "Recently, many people have asked about your drama "New World", and some people even came to me in a roundabout way."

Lu Yuan chuckled. That’s right. The company’s phone was flooded with calls.

Film and television companies that wanted to invest, actors that wanted to interview, and even Wen Muye’s phone number were all inquired about. The contact people who called him and the way they spoke made him think for a time that he was some famous director.

Liu Shishi happened to come back, and Lu Yuan clinked glasses with Zhao Wei, saying, "You can talk to her in person about the second female lead. I'm going to the bathroom."

"Okay!" Zhao Wei didn't think much and walked towards Liu Shishi.

Going to the bathroom was just Lu Yuan's excuse. In fact, he didn't really want Liu Shishi to perform, but he couldn't make all the decisions for that girl.

Although the script of "So Young" has some melodramatic plots, it does not have any principled problems like "The Desert Ballad", so it simply lets Miss Liu make the decision herself.

When I came out of the bathroom, I met a short-haired woman in her forties. She was not tall and had a brown bracelet on her left wrist. Her teeth were very white when she smiled.

After some introduction, Lu Yuan knew who the visitor was, so he politely called her "Senior Sister".

"The box office of 'Out of Time' has exceeded 4 million yuan. Congratulations to the youngest director in the million yuan club." Xue Xiaolu congratulated with a smile.

Lu Yuan was very modest: "It's all luck."

After a brief round of pleasantries, Xue Xiaolu went straight to the point and told him a story.

The heroine is Wen Jiajia, a gold digger and a mistress. In order to give her child an American citizenship, she chooses to go abroad to give birth. Here she meets a gay roommate, and the two of them dislike each other. In addition, she also meets Frank, a driver and caregiver of a confinement company, a down-and-out man.

Frank's thoughtfulness and tolerance melted her stubbornness and willfulness. Although both of them failed in their previous relationships, they eventually found their love on the other side of the ocean.

After listening to her, Lu Yuan roughly understood her purpose of finding him, but at the same time he felt surprised.

This senior sister has great marketing ambitions.

This story, called "Beijing Meets Seattle," explores topics that have rarely been covered in previous films under the current censorship environment.

From the brief narration just now, several labels appeared: "mistress", "housing price", "money worship", "giving birth in the United States", "medical care", and "homosexuality".
He inexplicably felt a sense of familiarity; the other person looked very much like Teng Huatao on the small screen.

Use social topics as an entry point.

However, compared to the equally topic-rich TV series "Snail House", "Seattle" is a movie, and due to the limitations of narrative length and capacity, its analysis of these phenomena is not so sharp and only touches on the subject.

All sensitive and topical social phenomena are just a layer of skin, a gimmick, a means of sensationalism, and a slogan deliberately attached to the male and female protagonists by the screenwriters to attract box office, without any substantive discussion.

Lu Yuan guessed that Xue Xiaolu probably had thought about it in her mind.

If these sensitive topics can be successfully presented on the Chinese film screen, which is relatively blank in this genre.

With a little more hype, there will definitely be a group of people focusing on the character of the mistress, or other things, which will spark debate. There is a high probability that the market will go viral, and then evolve into another social topic and phenomenon, further boosting the box office.

Netizens didn't know why and followed the crowd in criticizing, but in fact the director was deliberately trying to stir up the audience's emotions.

When "Snail House" became a big hit, it was criticized by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television. Afterwards, he analyzed the reasons many times.

Xue Xiaolu did not hide anything and admitted it generously.

"In fact, if Wen Jiajia is replaced by a stowaway girl and meets the down-and-out young man, such a plot can be realized, but the topicality of the stowaway girl is not as good as that of the mistress, and it is difficult for people to be willing to spend money to buy a ticket. Moreover, I hope to try my best to depict the growth of a character, and the mistress is obviously more dramatic."

"Has the script been approved?" Lu Yuan asked doubtfully.

"Of course." Xue Xiaolu has been a screenwriter for many years and is very adept at finding the right balance.

"So, Senior Sister, are you looking for me this time for investment?"

"Are you interested in the role of the leading male role?" Xue Xiaolu asked directly.

Through the two movies "33 Days of Broken Love" and "Time Raiders", Lu Yuan is currently the most popular and influential big-screen actor in China in the field of romance films.

Unfortunately, "Beijing Meets Seattle" is also a love story.

Initially, she had planned to make the male protagonist a cowardly but charming middle-aged uncle, but later modified it to look like Lu Yuan, turning him into a cowardly but handsome down-and-out young man.

The character's age does not affect the topicality that the script deliberately highlights.

"After two consecutive romance films, if I continue filming, I'm worried that my image in the eyes of the audience will become solidified." Lu Yuan looked embarrassed.

In fact, this is not a big problem. The fundamental reason is that he has no connection with the role. He has no urge to play Flack, as described by Xue Xiaolu.

Xue Xiaolu understood the underlying meaning of his words and showed disappointment. Then she heard Lu Yuan say, "But I can be the nominal producer."

She was overjoyed. That was a good thing. Lu Yuan’s fame in romantic films was no less than that of Ning Hao in black comedy films.

“By the way, are you still short of investment?”

"lack!"

Community, study, "League of Legends", Zaun district.

"Move, move."

"Go on!"

"Chrysanthemum Nobu, don't just focus on your girlfriend, come and support me!"

"Coming."

"boom!"

"What a wimp." Zhou Mingyuan sighed, threw away the mouse and looked at his brother-in-law beside him.

"It's not my fault. Shi Shi rushed too fast and didn't give any signal in advance." Lu Yuan said stubbornly.

Since the public beta of the Chinese version of "League of Legends" on September 9 last year, it has become extremely popular and countless players have flocked in.

Whenever Liu Shishi had free time, he would gather everyone to go to the battlefield. He hadn't played games for many years, so his operations were a little unfamiliar.

Zhou Mingyuan stared at the upper right corner of the screen. Zhao Xin’s record was dismal, 0/8.

He thought for a moment, told Liu Shishi, and quit the game. He didn't want to play anymore. He couldn't carry on. His brother-in-law was a jerk.

I don’t know how my future brothers and sisters-in-law will tolerate him. There really is no all-round genius in this world.

Zhou Mingyuan lay on a chair, picking his toes, and said, "Given the current number of players of this game and Tencent's promotion efforts, it is completely feasible to make it a mobile game. The market potential is huge, and I already have some ideas, but how to implement it specifically depends on whether the mobile phone configuration can keep up."

"Already have an idea?" Lu Yuan was surprised.

"Yes." Zhou Mingyuan smiled confidently and said, "It's just a change of skin. It depends on the target market. Domestically, we will naturally use our mythological heroes or historical figures. If the market feedback is good, we can even radiate to the entire Asian region, such as Vietnam, Myanmar, and Singapore, and add their mythological and historical figures."

He has been in the industry for many years and doesn't need to have much experience in games. Everyone plays it the same way.

Tencent's approach is to keep the game mechanism unchanged, change the skin, compare services, smoothness of operation, and use users to crush others.

Lu Yuan held his chin and thought for a while, then suggested: "We have to sign a contract with Vivo in a few days. You can go with us then. Vivo has several new models that will be released by the end of the year. You can talk to their engineers."

"That's fine!" Zhou Mingyuan nodded.

"If the configuration allows, I will resign in the near future and return to school in a few days."

"Then Yuanfang Media will not return the studio it is currently using. We will continue to rent it. You can bring your team there directly when the time comes."

After Lu Yuan finished speaking, he asked curiously, "What are you going back to school for?"

He remembered that his brother-in-law graduated from Shanghai Jiaotong University.

"Attend the school's symposium." Zhou Mingyuan explained casually: "Recruit a group of senior graduates to do odd jobs. You don't think I can lead an entire gaming group at Tencent."

Lu Yuan said disdainfully: "Brother-in-law, it seems that I overestimated you. It is necessary to reconsider whether I can invest."

"You!" Zhou Mingyuan wanted to fuck him.

"Ding ding ding."

"Who?"

"..."

"Wu Lang called. I have to go out for a while regarding the New World."

(End of this chapter)