Rebirth 96: Begin the life of a monster from kindergarten

In early November, the crew of "Zhu Xian" held a start-up ceremony in Yueshan City, and then this highly anticipated TV series officially entered the shooting stage.

The filming locations of "Zhu Xian" selected many beautiful mountains and rivers across the country as exterior scenes, such as Laojun Mountain in Henan Province, Zhangjiajie in Hunan Province, etc. In addition, there are cultural landscapes such as the Ancient Town of Fenghuang and Qianhu Miao Village. DreamWeaver Culture also built a large-scale studio in Yueshan City to ensure that this fairy tale drama can present the best visual effects.

Judging from the investment, this TV series is extremely expensive. However, for DreamWeaver Culture, this film and television work is not just about calculating the return on investment in terms of money. It is also a major exercise in the latest visual effects technology and industrial production processes after DreamWeaver Culture reached a cooperation with Cameron.

The students and individuals who followed Cameron's line to learn industrial filmmaking also needed an opportunity to verify what they had learned. However, just one "The Martian" could not accommodate so many people, but a fairy tale drama like "Zhu Xian" could.

There are too many special effects technologies required in "Zhu Xian", but fortunately it is a TV series, so compared to big-screen movies, the visual effects standards can be moderately lowered, which is very suitable for the technical team to work together.

Technology is something that can only be transformed into internal strength through frequent use. Otherwise, no matter how long you learn it but don't use it, it will be forgotten sooner or later.

After the opening ceremony, some staff stayed at DreamWeaver Culture for a visit, some rushed to the studio, and more people who had no recent filming plans left Yueshan City.

Xiao Ding, the author of "Zhu Xian", sat in Hu Weishi's office, drinking tea leisurely and discussing the reprinting of the novel "Zhu Xian".

As this blockbuster drama enters the film and television adaptation stage, an increase in novel sales is inevitable.

Xiao Ding took a sip of tea with his thick lips, turned his head to look at Zhang Yixing who was sitting next to him, and felt a little elated.

The film and television adaptation of the novel "Zhu Xian" means a considerable amount of income for him.

Other film and television companies like to buy out the film and television copyright of a novel at the lowest price. After that, no matter how much money the novel makes, it has nothing to do with the original author, and there are cases where the companies have gone to court for this.

However, Dreamweaver Culture is different. It can always offer a price that the original author is happy to accept, and will also give the original author an additional share in the subsequent development of the work.

Therefore, when faced with selling copyrights, many novel authors like to cooperate with DreamWeaver Culture.

But Xiao Ding didn't know that the reason why "Zhu Xian" and "Ghost Blows Out the Light" were offered generous bargaining chips by DreamWeaver Culture was because Zhang Yixing knew the huge potential of these works in the future.

Of course, it also means buying horse bones for a huge sum of money.

Xiao Ding's mind turned, and after thinking for a while, he said to Zhang Yixing: "Regarding the TV series "Zhu Xian", I have a bold idea. In terms of the plot, I can make some adaptations. I believe that the final effect will be more exciting than the novel!"

Zhang Yixing was stunned for a moment, then immediately shook his head to refuse.

Just kidding, every IP that is regarded as a classic is like the white moonlight in every teenager’s heart. Adaptation will only destroy this beauty.

Successful adaptations like the later "A Mortal's Journey to Immortality" can be said to be rare.

Most works are not accepted by fans of the original works after being adapted, even by the author himself.

Especially for a phenomenal IP like "Zhu Xian", the safest approach is to follow the original work.

Moreover, Zhang Yihang didn't quite believe in Xiao Ding's bold idea. If he really had the idea, he wouldn't have launched other works that all failed one after another, and the only one that people would remember was "Zhu Xian".

Zhang Yixing said tactfully: "Zhu Xian itself is a classic enough, we still have to respect the original work and respect the readers."

Seeing that Zhang and his party seemed to disagree with modifying the script, Xiao Ding nodded and let it go.

For him, the idea of ​​revising the work was just to show off his talent in front of Zhang Yixing. If it was not approved, he would not have any regrets. It would be better if he did not revisit the work, and he would not have to waste his energy on it. Anyway, the money would be indispensable.

After Xiao Ding confirmed the reprinting of the novel, he said goodbye and left.

Zhang Yixing originally wanted to ask, he said that the prototype of Lu Xueqi was his wife, was it true or was he just afraid of his wife.

However, I finally didn't ask because it would seem like I was too nosy.

After watching Xiao Ding leave the DreamWeaver Cultural Courtyard, Zhang and his party met Zhang Songwen, who had just come to say goodbye after visiting several studios.

Since starring in "The Lonely and Great God" and "My Mister", Zhang Songwen has gained countless fans and become a well-known uncle actor, very much loved by young girls and ladies.

In addition, he has served as acting coach in DreamWeaver Culture's film and television productions many times, and now has a very close relationship with DreamWeaver Culture.

Unlike Huang Lei who likes to be high-profile, Zhang Songwen is more introverted, but even more paranoid than Huang Lei in terms of his professionalism.

This time in the TV series "Zhu Xian", in addition to getting a job as an acting instructor, he was also picked up by Zhang Yixing to play the role of the Ghost King Wan Ren Wang.

He didn't quite understand why Zhang Yixing chose him. Little did he know that in Zhang Yixing's eyes, the so-called Ghost King of the Demon Cult, in the modern world, was actually the boss of a gang.

In this case, as the future Gao Qiqiang, he naturally has to come out and support the Ghost King Sect.

Of course, the most important thing is that Zhang Songwen is a teacher at the Beijing Film Academy, has first-class acting skills and is of the right age, so it is no problem for him to play the role of the domineering, knowledgeable and elegant Ghost King.

"Yihang, I'm going to Longhu Mountain first. I'll meet up with you after the supervisor finishes filming the scenes of young Zhang Xiaofan in Caomiao Village!"

"Well, please help Teacher Zhang!"

"Hey, no trouble, just sit down!"

After exchanging a few words with Zhang and his entourage, Zhang Songwen left alone by car.

Zhang Yixing had to admit that since establishing cooperation with several domestic art schools including Beijing Film Academy through the variety show "The Birth of the Actors", and especially relying on Cameron to open up the Hollywood film learning route, DreamWeaver Culture has never lacked talents in the film and television field.

It is precisely with the help of professionals like Zhang Songwen that the fantasy drama "Zhu Xian" can be shot in multiple groups and multiple lines at the same time, which can greatly shorten the shooting time.

After all, the drama is too long. If it is divided into several parts for filming, no actor will have enough patience to spend so much time.

For any drama, replacing actors is a big taboo unless someone’s reputation is ruined.

Zhang Yixing hopes to complete the entire "Zhu Xian" in one go within a time frame acceptable to these actors through a multi-line parallel development model.

Just like the movie "Fengshen" shot by Wuershan in later generations, through the industrialized shooting process, three consecutive shoots were completed efficiently, which saved time and greatly saved the budget.

What Zhang Yixing called the large-scale training through "Zhu Xian" was to organize those talents who had learned the Hollywood industrial film process, and then use them as the cornerstone to build film shooting production lines, so that the original work of the crew became orderly and manageable.

Once this shooting process matures, it will be the technical guarantee for shooting blockbuster movies in the future! (End of this chapter)