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Chapter 44 Why did Your Majesty resist evil!

"It's just a few photos, why not?"

Li Yu said indifferently.

Zhuo Wei took photos of the crew's well-made costumes to help promote them, which is actually a good thing for the crew.

Audiences have hated crudely produced costume dramas for a long time.

Li Yu remembers a TV series called "Mountains, Rivers and Moonlight" in later generations.

The crew of this TV series released some trailers first.

Because Fu Dao Hua is much better than other domestic dramas, it is highly sought after by netizens.

I don’t know if it was due to hype or something else, but there were several rumors that it could not be aired, which made netizens filled with indignation.

Finally, the TV series was launched, and netizens found that they had been fooled.

In Zhu Di's history, there was Bai Yueguang, who was deeply in love with Empress Xu's childhood sweetheart.

As a result, the screenwriter had to add Prairie White Moonlight, and the various adaptations and lines were also very ridiculous. It blinded a lot of veteran actors and stabbed the audience who supported them in the back.

It can be seen from this case that domestic audiences are actually very simple and kind-hearted.

They just want to watch a good show.

When they find a show that has a bright spot, they will promote it for free, fearing that the bad money will drive out the good money and the good show will be buried in a bunch of bad ones.

The mountains, rivers and moon were like this before the show started.

The same was true in 1566 of the Ming Dynasty.

As one of the highest-rated ancient plot dramas in China, the ratings of Ming Dynasty when it was broadcast on Xiangnan Channel can only be described as overwhelming.

Later, the Internet developed, and netizens and audiences spontaneously promoted it, which made this drama popular again on the Internet and became known to more people.

"Thank you, Director Li, I will shoot it."

Zhuo Wei was very happy after getting Li Yu's approval. This was the benefit of his friendship with Li Yu.

He can get first-hand information on all dramas produced by Li Yu and get the biggest wave of traffic, while others can only follow him and eat the rest.

Li Yu asked Zu Feng to put on the uniform of a military attache and then asked him to put on armor to try the effect.

As soon as the armor was put on his body, Zu Feng felt a weight on his shoulders and said at a loss of whether to laugh or cry: "Director Li, are you serious? This is real iron armor."

"How can this be false? You have paid attention to details, and you must carry it out to the end.

I selected this armor from the "Out of the Police and into the Foot", and then asked private armor restoration enthusiasts to make it.

You should weigh fifty or sixty pounds, and there are ten sets of clothes for soldiers to wear. "

If possible, Li Yu wanted to create the kind of shocking effect that would be seen in "The Twelve Hours of Chang'an" in later generations.

Unfortunately, financial resources were not enough after all, and the highlight of the film was actually a modern drama.

It would be nice if the ancient part of the production was made with care and could serve as the icing on the cake.

In the final analysis, "Goblin" is a magical love drama. There are no big scenes in ancient times. It is enough to have eleven serious suits of armor as the facade.

Eleven sets of armor plus custom-made ancient costumes for each character cost Li Yu a total of four to five million.

Li Yu must be confident if he dares to spend such money.

Full House has become popular abroad.

When shooting modern scenes later, there is no need to rent clothes like last time.

Many well-known clothing companies at home and abroad have contacted Hualiu Company and want to sponsor ghosts.

In other words, Li Yu doesn't need to worry about costumes when filming modern scenes.

There is no need to spend money to use famous brands, and the brand owners have to pay them.

Moreover, modern scenes are more convenient for advertising, and Lao Ma is already in contact with various advertisements.

There are two incomes from the above two aspects, regardless of the apparent investment of ghosts, which is only four million. In fact, during the filming process, Li Yu exceeded the budget. There was no problem if the budget exceeded five or six million, and even if it exceeded the budget, no additional investment was needed.

Li Yu told Han Beitai and Yu Feihong about this in the early stage.

If the four million is burned during the filming process, the money from advertising placements and sponsorship fees from brands will be used to make up for it and continue filming.

Li Yu put so much effort into ancient costumes.

We must not be careless in choosing the actor for the important role - the traitorous minister.

Li Yu also thought over and over again, choosing again and again.

At first, Li Yu planned to invite Zhang Zhijian to play the role of the traitor.

Zhang Zhijian is the famous Gao Zhijian Yuliang and Xiaoge Lao later. They are first-class actors in domestic dramas and their acting skills are absolutely impeccable.

But Li Yu thought about it again and again and thought it was okay.

Although Zhang Zhijian can play the domineering spirit of Xiaoge Lao, in terms of appearance, he is still more refined and not treacherous enough.

The traitor in the ghost story must be cunning and cunning in order to be hated by the audience.

So Li Yu sent people to Taiwan Province to invite Teacher Jin Shijie.

Jin Shijie was Wei Zhongxian in the later movie "Rusty Spring Knife".

It would be perfect for him to play the traitorous minister. Not only can it perform an effect that makes the audience hate it, but it can also perform a chilling feeling.

As a major villain, he has become a demon and has been lurking in modern times.

In modern plots, he will also appear to cause trouble. It is important to maintain a sense of oppression and danger.

……

In the afternoon, ghost shooting officially started.

"Ghost, Game 5, Game 1, Action!"

The scene manager clicked, and the filming of the scene officially started.

Due to the success of Full House, Li Yu's Ghosts has received strong support from the school, and the photography equipment has been replaced with guns.

The camera used this time is Sony's HDW-F900, which can shoot in high definition and is equipped with a portable color LCD monitor.

This time, Li Yu could clearly see the actors' performance while sitting behind the monitor.

After the filming officially started, Li Yu sat behind the monitor with all his attention, his eyes fixed on the screen.

Liu Shishi stood behind Director Li and gently squeezed Director Li's shoulders with his small hands.

After getting along for a period of time, she and Director Li have become very familiar with each other.

On the monitor screen, the camera showed Ma Wenlong, who played the king.

Ma Wenlong looked at the treacherous minister wearing the official uniform of a first-class official and the many soldiers wearing armor and holding guns behind him.

Although he pretended to be calm and tried his best to maintain his imperial dignity, the trembling feet under his dragon robe betrayed the fear in his heart.

One thing to say, Ma Wenlong's acting skills are indeed better than Luo Jin.

After all, Ma Wenlong is not handsome enough and can only rely on his strength to make a living.

In the next scene, the camera shows Jin Shijie, who plays the traitorous minister.

Jin Shijiesen smiled coldly, raising his hands and feet to reveal an insidious, cunning and dangerous aura, very similar to that of Wei Zhongxian later.

However, after all, Wei Zhongxian did not control the army and could only rely on the imperial power. Without the emperor's support, he would have to die if he wanted to, and he lacked some arrogance.

The treacherous minister he plays now is different. He controls the army, controls the voice in the court, and can almost dominate the sky with one hand.

So he has the insidiousness of an old fox and is also crazy enough.

Jin Shijie looked at the king sitting on the imperial throne with a playful look, and noticed that the king's feet were shaking. He laughed out loud, laughing like a jackal, and slowly said the lines: "Why did your majesty fight against evil! My merits will be preserved in the country. , Why should I be so evil to Your Majesty!"

(End of this chapter)