Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 16 Please Call Me the Great Tailor

a week later.

Inside the office.

Cheng Long and Zhou Mo sat opposite each other.

Cheng Long finally agreed to Zhou Mo's request to give up the position of chief producer and change the script.

The prerequisite is that he must let Cheng Long see the script.

The purpose of today's meeting is to finalize the final opinions.

The first thing Cheng Long did was not to read the script, but to look at Zhou Mo with a very emotional look and said, "Director Zhou, your interview some time ago was really bold."

Unsurprisingly, Zhou Mo’s interview at Beijing Film Academy became a hit.

It was first spread within the school and later even quoted by some media.

Even though some things are indeed happening, it doesn’t mean they can be talked about.

Therefore, Zhou Mo's "Bian Que Three Links" on the future development of island film attracted considerable criticism and abuse.

Of course, most of those who scolded him were stakeholders.

There is more support from the mainland, and both audiences and actors have expressed their opinions to varying degrees.

Among them, Chen Daoming took the lead and said that Director Zhou was right and that island films had long been in decline.

He is worthy of being the big brother who spoke up for justice when "Little White Dragon got beaten" incident.

If something happens, he will really do it.

Zhou Mo called someone to express his gratitude, and Chen Daoming said you're welcome and there's a chance to work together in the future.

In response to Cheng Long's sigh, Zhou Mo said that it was no big deal. Although he was scolded a lot, he actually gained more. In the future, those audiences who supported him would become his potential voting base.

After a while, I finished reading the script.

"Brother Long, how is it?"

Cheng Long put down the script in his hand, his expression changed several times, and finally he sighed with emotion.

"This is really beyond my expectation."

He had already expected this. After all, Zhou Mo said that if he became the director, he would change the settings and plot, so he was mentally prepared.

It was only after reading the script that he realized that he was not ready.

The extent of the script changes was far beyond his imagination.

"This is a completely new story," Cheng Long concluded.

The protagonist of the original script of "The Myth" is Yi Xiaochuan (Meng Yi), and the timeline is after Ying Zheng established the Qin Dynasty. The story mainly focuses on Ying Zheng, Liu Bang, and Xiang Yu.

Zhou Mo's script directly moves the timeline to the Warring States Period, during the reign of King Zhaoxiang of Qin.

King Zhaoxiang of Qin was the great-grandfather of Qin Shihuang Ying Zheng.

During this period, famous people include Bai Qi, Lian Po, Li Mu, King Huiwen of Zhao, as well as Pingyuan Jun Zhao Sheng, Xinling Jun Wei Wuji, Chunshen Jun Huang Xie and others.

And the protagonist was changed from Meng Yi to Zhao Kuo.

Zhou Mo was very calm: "Then I wonder if you are satisfied with this script?"

"This script is more attractive than mine." Cheng Long told the truth.

Zhou Mo's script begins with a short explanation of the cause, process and result of the time travel, and then immediately enters the first climax -

Battle of Changping.

The Qin State mobilized 600,000 troops to attack the Zhao State, and the King of Zhao appointed Lian Po as general to resist the Qin army.

Lian Po fortified his city and cleared the fields, refusing to venture out.

After a long siege, the Qin army failed and resorted to counter-espionage tactics, spending a large amount of money to spread the news that "Lian Po is not as good as Zhao Kuo" in the territory of Zhao State, hoping to replace Lian Po.

As soon as Zhao Kuo figured out the fact that he had traveled through time, he was horrified to find that he seemed to be on the battlefield and had to face the only killing god designated by the Warring States Period -

White.

"I have to say, this opening alone is attractive enough." Cheng Long exclaimed. He was already moved.

Zhou Mo thought that this opening was borrowed from a historical novel with tens of thousands of subscriptions in his previous life.

"I Picked Up a Qin Shi Huang".

A love-hate novel.

A few days ago, when Zhou Mo decided to optimize "Myth", he thought of this novel.

In the novel, the protagonist travels back in time to become Zhao Kuo.

After finally coaxing everyone in the country and not going to Changping to confront Bai Qi, he encountered Yan general Li Fu who was attacking Zhao.

In desperation, he rushed to the battlefield with a group of old, weak and sick people.

Throughout the novel, Zhao Kuo experienced the Battle of Changping, the adoption of Zhao Zheng, the War of Yan and Zhao, domestic reforms, the outbreak of conflicts, leaving Zhao and entering Qin, the demise of various countries, the unification of the world, the reform of Qin law, and finally his sudden death in Qin.

After exchanging the full text of "Picking Up a Qin Shi Huang" from the system, Zhou Mo decisively replaced the protagonist Yi Xiaochuan (Meng Yi) in "Myth" with the protagonist Zhao Kuo in "Picking Up".

Combined with some content from "The Great Qin Empire", the plot was substantially changed and replaced, and finally this optimized "Myth" script was formed.

On the other side, Da Tiantian was also reading the script. She had actually read it a long time ago, but when she read it again, she quickly immersed herself in the plot again.

At this moment, she was seeing the story of Zhao Kuo and his good friend Lian Po, who were fighting against each other for their ideals, and she was in tears.

"Sweet, sweet?"

"Ah... ah?"

Da Tiantian came back to her senses and asked, "This plot is good, but doesn't it mean that time-travel dramas cannot change or fictionalize history?"

After these words were spoken, Zhou Mo and Cheng Long laughed at the same time.

"It is said that time-travel dramas cannot change history. Let's not talk about whether this rule exists or not. Just speaking of this sentence, what does it mean to change history?"

In "A Step into the Past", Xiang Shaolong returns to the Qin Dynasty to pick up girls. In "A Love Across Time and Space", two modern people return to the Ming Dynasty to fall in love with Zhu Yunwen and Zhu Di, uncle and nephew, and one of the female protagonists is a sir.

Including the original script of "The Myth", Yi Xiaochuan flirted with women all the way, even with Empress Lu.

Does it count as changing history?
Didn’t they all take pictures?

"Besides, is the replacement of rice with mulberry in The Ming Dynasty considered fiction?"

"There are a lot of fabricated plots in Zhu Yuanzhang. If it weren't for Mr. Hu's good acting, the script of this play would be a mess, but it would still be broadcast normally, right?"

The so-called rule that "history cannot be changed" is only useful when it is useful, and is useless when it is not useful.

Da Tiantian asked this question purely out of ignorance.

After all, she had never encountered such a problem before.

Even if you encounter a "technical problem", it can be solved with just one phone call.

The main character is a tyrant.

"In my opinion, as long as the absolute historical nodes are not changed, such as Qin Shihuang unifying the world and Liu Bang establishing the Han Dynasty, as for the others, various reasons can be used to make reasonable adaptations."

Adaptation is not random editing, drama is not nonsense.

Zhou Mo still respects history.

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's shoot according to this script. I can't wait to see the finished film." Da Tiantian made the decision directly.

Zhou Mo nodded, but suddenly found that Cheng Long's expression was a little strange.

"Brother Long, do you have anything to add?"

Cheng Long shook his head: "It's a bit regrettable. If it is filmed like this, it will have nothing to do with the movie version of The Myth."

Zhou Mo smiled and said, "What's the big deal? I will add the plot of Meng Yi and Yu Shu later. I didn't write it because it involves my idea for another drama.

So, Brother Long, do you have any other questions?"

"No, not at all."

Cheng Long was just nagging, and even if Zhou Mo didn't shoot, he wouldn't say much.

Who would have thought that Zhou Mo actually told him that there were deeper reasons for not filming.

What's that called, Tama's surprise!

"Director Zhou, how do you want to shoot the following scenes?" Cheng Long asked habitually.

Zhou Mo smiled and said, "Let's finish filming this movie first, and then talk about other things later."

"Yep……"

Cheng Long also knew that he was being abrupt, so he quickly changed the subject: "Then let's follow Director Zhou's plan and shoot this Warring States version of "Myth". I wonder if Director Zhou has a candidate for the leading role."

The actor who played the protagonist Yi Xiaochuan in the original version of "The Myth" was Hu Ge, and the actress who played the heroine Yu Shu was Bai Lue.

When he chose these two people, he said that the reason for choosing Hu Ge was that he had a big nose, and the reason for choosing Bai Luo was that he looked very much like Jin Xishan.

Combined with some of Cheng Long's past deeds, Jinsuo, and Miss Zhang.
You taste, you taste carefully.

Cheng Long is very satisfied with these two people, and of course he also wants to continue the original selection.

But Zhou Mo disagreed.

It’s not that he has any problem with Hugo.

There is no doubt that Hu Ge's overall qualities at this stage are definitely sufficient for the drama "The Myth".

But his bond with Sugar Man is too deep.

Tangren is the place where Hu Ge made his fortune. He waited for him for a year because of Hu Ge’s car accident.

There is no way Hu Ge would not repay this kindness.

Therefore, it is destined that Zhou Mo will not be able to use Hu Ge at any time in the future.

He wanted to train a tool of his own who could be called upon at any time in the future.

It’s just like Wang Kai to Noon Sunshine in his previous life.

Chen Kun and Wuershan.

He thought for a moment and added, "Hu Ge is actually more suitable to play Han Fei."

Han Fei is also a very important character in the new version of "The Myth". As one of Zhao Kuo's disciples, he presided over the reform of Qin's laws in the plot.

It is very suitable for an actor like Hu Ge who has a bookish air.

It just so happened that Han Fei was a stutterer in history, and Hu Ge's character Jingtian in "Chinese Paladin 3" had a missing tooth and stuttered for a period of time, which was a perfect fit.

As for Bailuo, he didn't even say anything.

For such a large-scale drama, the chief producer has now shifted from Cheng Long to someone on Zhou Mo's side. How could he possibly support Cheng Long's side again?

Even if you are really obsessed with Jin Xishan's appearance, you can just go find the real person. There is no need to find a replacement Jin Xishan.

Cheng Long felt a little regretful, but after thinking about it, he agreed with Zhou Mo's opinion.

When asked about the candidate, Zhou Mo just said he was still considering it.

At the same time, the system's voice finally sounded.

【New optimization goals have been established】

[Optimized work: Mythology]

[Optimization target: protagonist image]

[Reward: Ability to control large scenes]

　Although I don't know what the specific function of votes is, I'd still like to ask for them. Other authors have all accepted them, so wouldn't it seem like I'm out of place if I don't accept them?

　　I would like to ask all the readers to give me some votes. I am a humble author and I am asking for votes online.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)