Bright Era of China Entertainment

Chapter 256 Setting the tone
The next morning.

The sun is warm and the weather is getting hotter.

Under the canopy outside the kitchen window, two birds flew in, chirping and flirting, and after a while, they flew to the sky under the blue sea of ​​clouds.

Inside the window, Liu Xiaoli put her hands on her hips and lowered her eyebrows slightly to look at the dumplings in the pot. Seeing that the dumplings were floating in the boiling water, she took a basin to the faucet and poured a scoop of cold water into the pot to rinse the dumplings for a second time.

There are two types of dumplings in the pot, one is slightly larger and the other is slightly smaller.

Chu Xuan likes to eat pork head stuffed with minced scallions, and Qianqian likes to eat pure beef stuffed. When she makes dumplings, she specially divides them into large and small ones to distinguish the difference in meat filling.

Sissy doesn't like to eat onions, but it is common sense that onions are good for the body, so every time she makes dumplings, she secretly stuffs shallots in the beef stuffing, and the silly daughter never knows.

Thinking of this, the corners of Liu Xiaoli's mouth curled up.

Footsteps came from outside the kitchen, and she turned her head to see that it was Chu Xuan who came after washing.

"You guys are so obsessed with the script these days, Sissy even forgot about her birthday in a few days."

Chu Xuan and Liu Xiaoli smiled at each other and walked towards her.

In the past, whenever the birthday was approaching, regardless of whether they remembered it or not, Concubine Liu Yi would take the initiative to mention it.

Concubine Liu Yi still remembered her birthday when she was on the set of "Sculpture of God".

It's just that Concubine Liu Yi has been immersed in the world of fairy tales during this period of time, and it's the first time she worked as a film producer, and she learned it extremely seriously.

When a person concentrates on doing one thing, it is easy to forget the things that have nothing to do with the moment.

Moreover, in order to surprise Concubine Liu Yi, Chu Xuan, Liu Xiaoli and Wang Jinhua didn't mention her birthday.

Chu Xuan contacted his classmates in advance, Liu Yifei's friends Su Chang, Jiang Xin and others were in the group or sent text messages, but they didn't mention this matter.

This group of people seems to have created a closed learning environment for Concubine Liu Yi during this period of time.

"Auntie, why don't you tell her later?" Chu Xuan said beside Liu Xiaoli, looking at the dumplings in the pot with Liu Xiaoli.

"Don't say it." Liu Xiaoli shook her head.

"She is immersed in the script now, let her be immersed." The corner of her mouth lightly twitched.

"I told her the day before her birthday that she will be even more surprised when she celebrates her birthday the next day." She smiled widely.

"Okay." Chu Xuan nodded.

Liu Xiaoli glanced at the dumplings in the pot, and the dumplings floated again in the boiling water.

She handed the basin to Chu Xuan, "Go get the basin of cold water."

Chu Xuan took the basin and took the water from the faucet in the sink.

"I forgot to ask you all the time, why did you want to give Qianqian a coming-of-age ceremony?" Liu Xiaoli turned her head to look at Chu Xuan's back receiving the water.

Chu Xuan saw that the water in the basin was almost enough, he turned off the tap, turned around and took a few steps to hand the basin to Liu Xiaoli.

Liu Xiaoli took the pot and poured water into the pot, and heard Chu Xuan say: "Last year she celebrated my birthday, which touched me very much. Last year her birthday was celebrated in the crew of "Sword" and there were so many scenes that I didn't have time Prepare. This time for her birthday, whether it’s to repay the emotion or the fact that she is an adult, I think I should do something.”

Liu Xiaoli put the basin aside, and said: "Last year you celebrated your 20th birthday in Xiangjiang, and Sissy lied to me that no one would celebrate your birthday. Fortunately, she did it for you alone. This year you will celebrate your 21st birthday." It was also organized by her, and after midnight that night, she secretly ran to the school to find you. Every time she can give you a surprise, she hopes that you will see her first."

Liu Xiaoli looked at Chu Xuan and smiled slightly, "She has always been selfish to you."

Chu Xuan nodded, "So I want to make her happy every day."

The corner of Liu Xiaoli's mouth raised slightly, and she took the spatula and slid the dumplings in the boiling water.

"What surprise did you prepare for her?"

"Auntie, I won't tell you yet."

Liu Xiaoli was startled, she put the spatula in the pot with her right hand, and put her left hand on her hip.

She tilted her head to look at Chu Xuan, feeling amused and said, "Don't tell me?"

With a slight smile in his eyes, Chu Xuan shook his head: "Auntie, you and Qianqian will come to see it together. I racked my brains to think of this surprise, but to be honest, I don't know whether Qianxi likes it or not."

Liu Xiaoli was overjoyed when she heard the words, took a spatula to scoop up the dumplings, and said, "It's fine if you want it."

Chu Xuan nodded slowly.

Liu Xiaoli filled a bowl of dumplings and said, "At noon, I will come to the company to find you and your sister Hua, and I will go to the hotel to see how to arrange them."

She glanced at Chu Xuan, "Su Chang and the others have arrived?"

Chu Xuan nodded, "It arrived yesterday."

At this time, there was a light footstep outside the kitchen.

"Brother Xuan, I thought about how to express the [Xian] in "Zhu Xian"!"

Concubine Liu Yi was wearing black and white summer pajamas and pajama pants, which were exactly the same as Chu Xuan's style last night.

She jumped to Chu Xuan's side, expressing her excitement at the moment with joy.

Chu Xuan and Liu Xiaoli were stunned for a moment, and couldn't help but glance at her.

"Eat the dumplings first."

Liu Xiaoli went out with a bowl of dumplings, Chu Xuan followed behind with a bowl in each hand, but Concubine Liu Yi snatched the bowl of dumplings from Chu Xuan's hand, as if she wanted to share this insignificant weight for him.

The three of them started eating in the restaurant, and Concubine Liu Yi kept talking about her thoughts on "Xian".

Liu Xiaoli laughed while listening, raising her eyebrows from time to time to look at her daughter who was imagining and talking.

From the pure rookie with zero acting skills in "Golden Fan Family", to the young actor who began to understand the role in "Dragon", to the Golden Horse nominated female supporting role who dared to make expressions in "New Police Story", to the emotional heroine in "Sword" , and finally in "Sculpture of the Gods", when I met the little dragon girl who showed many faces in different people, I started to understand the play and try to change it.

Up to now, I have begun to stimulate my inner world, interpret and taste the central idea of ​​the script, dare to implement my own ideas and integrate them, and boldly and eloquently express new concepts of script elements.

The daughter is so good... She is both gratified and emotional.

The son-in-law is better... After she glanced at Chu Xuan, she thought again.

"Brother Xuan, what do you think?" Concubine Liu Yi expressed her thoughts, eagerly expecting Chu Xuan's approval.

Chu Xuan smiled and gave approval: "I have a big brain, but I think what you said makes sense. I will discuss it with Brother Zhao later."

Concubine Liu Yi nodded again and again: "After eating the dumplings, go to the company and tell Brother Zhao about our philosophy."

"Okay." Chu Xuan nodded.

"Listening to your chats these days, I feel that building a world of stories is similar to building a world of dancing." Liu Xiaoli said suddenly.

"Really?" Concubine Liu Yi scooped up the soup with a spoon.

Chu Xuan glanced at her, and waited for the next sentence while eating dumplings.

Liu Xiaoli put down her chopsticks and put her hands on the table, "When I used to choreograph for the national team, I also first made up large-frame movements to make the dance have a structure; then I made up rhythmic movements that fit the music to make the dance smoother; finally I made up music cards. Add some detailed movements to make the dance more complete."

She continued, "It's like your script story, first there is a story structure framework, then there is a main line to control the rhythm, and finally a branch line is added to complete the story."

Liu Xiaoli picked up the bowl and stood up, saying: "Art is common, I think there are similarities between the two."

She turned and walked towards the kitchen.

Concubine Liu Yi frowned, and said, "Mom, you should be allowed to discuss "Zhu Xian" with us. After all, you are also an artist."

"Indeed." Chu Xuan agreed.

Before entering the kitchen, Liu Xiaoli turned her head to look at the two children with a smile in her eyes.

After eating the dumplings, Concubine Liu Yi went back to her room and changed her clothes.

The group of three went out, Liu Xiaoli drove to the East Linbieyuan, Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei got in the nanny car that came to pick them up, and went to the company.

——Bright Era.

In the office room where the director team of "Zhu Xian" was located, Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi pushed the door open and entered.

"Good morning, teachers." The two greeted each other vigorously with smiles on their faces.

"Morning, two production teachers." Huang Lei sat on a chair, drinking water with a thermos in his hand.

Hearing his joke, Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi raised their mouths slightly.

"Morning brother and sister." Wen Muye raised his head and said, he was discussing something with Huang Lei on Huang Lei's table.

Zhao Jian, Wu Qingyuan, and Liu Yi were sitting opposite each other talking, and after hearing the sound, they looked at Xiang Xie and Concubine Liu Yi and greeted them.

Zhang Jizhong was in front of the window, smoking a cigarette and talking on the phone. He was cursing, probably because someone from a certain department of the crew was not good at things.

"Brother Zhao." Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi sat down on the chairs in front of the desk respectively.

Hearing Chu Xuan's shout, Zhao Jian turned his head to look at him, and Wu Qingyuan and Liu Yi stopped communicating for the time being.

"I discussed it with Sissy and found a direction. I have a preliminary idea of ​​the Xianxia in "Zhu Xian". Let me discuss it with you."

Hearing what Chu Xuan said, Zhao Jian, Wu Qingyuan and Liu Yi became interested.

Chu Xuan's acting is very good, and his understanding of the play is also very good, and Concubine Liu Yi can be regarded as a rising star.

I just don't know, let them look at the whole script, what kind of insights they will have.

Zhao Jian also looked forward to these two young people who had just entered the film industry.

Perhaps, there may be surprises.

Chu Xuan stroked his thoughts, and said: "In my personal understanding, "Zhu Xian" uses the dialectical argument of "is true, right and evil" to discuss "what is chivalry and what is righteousness". In the world of "Zhu Xian", good and evil They are not at odds, but the portrayal and setting of some characters in the script are paradoxical."

Zhao Jian, Wu Qingyuan and Liu Yi nodded slowly.

"Zhang Xiaofan is a disciple of the Qingyun sect, but he holds two evil objects, the bloodthirsty bead and the fire stick; Xiaobai is a demon, but he holds the holy weapon of the righteous way, the Xuanhuo Jian."

"Zhang Xiaofan, a righteous disciple, was about to be cleaned up by Daoxuan, but it was the witch from the demon sect who saved him in the end; Daoxuan was devoured by the sword of Zhuxian, but Tian Buyi and Lu Xueqi were the first to kill him."

"Such plots and characters that seem to be indistinguishable between good and evil, there are many in the script, which seem to be chaotic. What is right? What is evil?"

"But instead of exploring this issue all the time, it's better to put this issue aside from the audience and look at it. I think we should go directly to the root cause."

"In my opinion, "Zhu Xian" talks about humanity and the human heart."

The corner of Zhao Jian's mouth slightly raised, and said: "Then how do you think "Zhu Xian" should be filmed? It should be filmed around human nature and people's hearts?"

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi looked at each other, Concubine Liu Yi blinked and motioned for Chu Xuan to speak.

Chu Xuan picked up the letter paper for taking notes and handed it to Zhao Jian who was opposite.

"Almost everyone in "Zhu Xian" has something they stick to in their hearts. Whether the thing they stick to is correct or not, it's up to the audience to judge."

"As the constructors of the world, we don't judge right from wrong, good from evil, right from wrong, or good from bad."

"In other words, in my heart, the eldest brother is a good person, the ghost king is a good person, Mrs. Jinling is a good person, and the people from Wandumen are also good people."

Hearing Chu Xuan's words, everyone nodded while considering.

Zhang Jizhong in front of the window sill put the phone in his trouser pocket, stubbed out the cigarette butt in the ashtray, walked over and said: "What Chu Xuan means is that all the characters in "Zhu Xian" have their own growth lines, and their existence is not for the protagonist. Matching. In other words, all the characters have their own stories, and together they pull apart the world view and pattern of "Zhu Xian."

Zhao Jian patted the table and said to Chu Xuan, "You and Qianqian want to make a group portrait of "Zhu Xian"!"

Huang Lei glanced at Chu Xuan, and said with a smile: "Just like "Tianlong", there is no right or wrong, only different positions, and different chivalry that everyone sticks to in their hearts. Just like the four villains, they are bad or bad. But he is also a poor person who is forced, and he also has his own 'Tao' in his heart."

Wu Qingyuan lowered his eyebrows and thought for a while, then said: "Besides this point, the story of "Zhu Xian" will be more complete if it is taken as a group portrait."

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi smiled at each other, then nodded to everyone.

Novels see the world from the perspective of the protagonist, and the author can describe the world through narration, but it is impossible for TV dramas to describe the world through narration, and TV dramas need characters and pictures every second.

Looking at the grand world view of "Zhu Xian", if Zhang Xiaofan is the main player to present the world of "Zhu Xian" to the audience, then in just a few dozen episodes, many things can only be stopped through the plot, otherwise the rhythm will be delayed.

But if you give the perspective to the other characters, let these characters revolve around the main plot to show more highlights and strange elements in "Zhu Xian".

In this way, what "Zhu Xian" will finally present to the audience will be more complete.

Therefore, this goal can only be achieved through the means of group portraits.

"I think the same way as Sissy."

"According to the framework of the story structure, Zhang Xiaofan's growth is the main line, the emotional line is the auxiliary line interspersed into the main line, and the growth line of all characters changes into a branch line."

"Except for these three lines, all irrelevant plots are deleted."

"For example, the emotional plot of the supporting role, the plot of some gags, the plot that does not promote the plot, and the plot that does not help the growth of the characters, all of them are not wanted."

Everyone is thoughtful.

Liu Yi frowned and said, "If we want to do this, the plots of some important supporting roles will have to be deleted a lot, and the number of deleted episodes will be far more than ten episodes. Twenty episodes can be deleted."

Concubine Liu Yi pursed her lips and said, "Then after we delete it, we will add another ten episodes to enrich the character of the characters, or shoot memories of the plot, such as how about the former Ghost King Sect, how about the former Tianyin Temple, and how about the former Blood Refining Hall." In this way, the past of various sects and sects are filmed through multiple perspectives, making the world of "Zhu Xian" more profound and more time-changing."

Huang Lei embraced his hands, looked at Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi, and said, "Are you so ambitious? Is this the rhythm of making a masterpiece?"

Zhang Jizhong, Zhao Jian and others smiled slightly.

Liu Yi rubbed his chin and said, ""Tianlong" was filmed in crowds because of the popularity of the original work. "Zhu Xian" is sure to be popular?"

Chu Xuan said seriously: "As long as the main plot has a rhythm and the post-editing is stable, then I think the quality of "Zhu Xian" is acceptable."

He knocked on the table twice, and said: "The most important thing is that "Zhu Xian" is a fairy tale movie! Apart from the plot, what do audiences see in a fairy tale movie? It's special effects! Our 3500 million yuan for special effects, as long as we pay attention to the special effects. Get it done, and "Zhu Xian" will become a hit!"

"I agree with that." Zhang Jizhong nodded slightly, and raised his legs on the chair, "You can't be a hero without special effects. This is an answer Xu Ke's "Legend of Shushan" gave to the market. Just now Chu Xuan said that the special effects should be done carefully. , under the condition that the rhythm of the plot is not chaotic, even if it is shot as a group portrait, "Zhu Xian" can become popular, I believe."

Zhang Jizhong took a sip of water from his cup and said, "If you take a good group portrait and have high-quality special effects, as Huang Lei said, in today's market that lacks fairy tale dramas, it's not too difficult to shoot a masterpiece. Impossible."

Hearing Zhang Jizhong's words, Concubine Liu Yi's eyes flashed with joy.

After all, Zhang Jizhong is an old producer with decades of experience. His vision and judgment are not to say bad, but at least she, a junior, is convinced.

"Teachers, what do you think?" She blinked expectantly.

Huang Lei, Liu Yi and Wu Qingyuan exchanged glances and shook their heads.

"You guys decide. Once you've made a decision, start cutting the plot, and add the plot when the plot is cut in place." Huang Lei looked at Chu Xuan, Liu Yifei, and Zhao Jian, and listened to their opinions.

"Brother Zhao, great work!" Chu Xuan smiled.

Zhao Jian shook his head, and couldn't help but laugh: "I don't know if a masterpiece is a masterpiece or not, anyway, I'm under a lot of pressure."

"You have experience in taking group portraits, why are you under so much pressure?" Wu Qingyuan said in disbelief.

"That's right, you're not an inexperienced director, so there's a lot of pressure on you, let alone me." Zhang Jizhong said furiously.

Zhao Jian didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He pinched his nose and thought for a while, and said, "I agree with Chu Xuan, you and Qianqian's views on the human heart and human nature, and I also think that this is what "Zhu Xian" is about. My initial thought was , to complicate Zhang Xiaofan's growth line, and make it a little more cruel, I didn't expect that your structure is bigger than mine, and you want to make group portraits..."

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi looked at each other with slight smiles.

Zhao Jian folded his arms and fell into deep thought.

"Zhu Xian" will be the first drama he directed independently, but now he has to shoot group portraits.

How difficult it is to shoot a group portrait depends on the three directors he, Zhou Wen, and Yu Min who were in charge of the filming of "Tianlong", and Brother Zhang as the supervisor.

However, now there are Wu Qingyuan, Huang Lei, and Liu Yi in the crew to help the crew, which is not much worse than him, Zhou Wen, and Yu Min back then.

If the group portrait of "Zhu Xian" is really successful, then he will gain a lot, and becoming famous in one fell swoop is not a dream.

No director is without ambition, and neither is he.

"Brother Zhang, follow up with the guidance of the group?" Zhao Jian said with a smile.

"Necessary, even though I'm a named producer, I won't watch you rush to the streets, will I?" Zhang Jizhong joked.

The crowd rejoiced.

Zhao Jian didn't take it seriously, he slammed the table down, and said: "Then set the tone like this! Focus on Zhang Xiaofan's growth line, take group portraits!"

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi looked at each other and clapped happily.

Zhao Jian was delighted to see this. Since the two producers put pressure on him, he should also put some pressure on him.

"Two production teachers, you decided to shoot group portraits. Then I will need good actors, not those without acting skills."

"Definitely invite good actors."

Chu Xuan nodded, seeing how confident Chu Xuan was, Concubine Liu Yi also nodded with a smile.

Zhao Jian raised his forehead slightly, took group portraits, and took pictures of the growth line of each character. If the actor's acting skills are not good, then the growth line will be useless. At least an actor without acting skills cannot express the multiple emotions of the characters.

"Brother Zhao, I have some ideas about embodying [Xian] in the world of "Zhu Xian"."

"Zhu Xian" not only needs to be chivalrous, but "Xian Xia" must also have "Xian".

Concubine Liu Yi's voice made everyone turn their heads to look at her, and became interested again.

If the conclusion of [Group Portrait] mentioned just now requires a certain foundation of understanding and artistic thinking, then what is [Xian]?It's all about imagination.

Concubine Liu Yi glanced at Chu Xuan, who gave him an encouraging look.

She smiled sweetly and expressed her thoughts: "I think cultivators should be different from mortals, and mortals in the world of cultivation should be different from mortals in the world of martial arts."

Hearing this idea, everyone's eyes lit up with joy.

"For example, what do cultivators eat? White rice? Where do they live? Is it a bed? Why do cultivators sleep at night like ordinary people? Shouldn't they meditate and practice exercises?"

"I think some of the descriptions of life in the plot are not a cultivator at all. It seems that a cultivator is just like a mortal. Except for flying with a sword, he is not much different from a mortal in terms of basic necessities of life."

Wu Qingyuan clapped his hands together, and said with a smile: "It makes sense! They have lived for hundreds of years and lived a life similar to that of ordinary people. They are indeed not cultivators at all. Sissy's thinking gave me room for imagination. I said, a cultivator should not sleep on a bed, he can sleep on a spiritual tool stone, on a sword, anywhere, but not on a bed."

Huang Lei grinned, and said to Concubine Liu Yi: "I understand what you mean. From the fundamental point of life, let the practitioners be distinguished from ordinary people."

Concubine Liu Yi nodded slightly, with a playful look on her face, she said again: "Also, "Zhu Xian" is a world of comprehension, so the lives of mortals in the city should be different. For example, the life of mortals in the world of martial arts If you take a boat on the river, the mortals in the world of "Zhu Xian" can sit on a leaf, a lotus or something. The inn in the city can remove the role of Xiaoer, which is too low-end, and can be replaced by a service method belonging to the world of cultivation."

"This is kind of fun." Wu Qingyuan smiled lightly.

"Cissy, you have a really big brain." Zhang Jizhong smiled.

Concubine Liu Yi frowned, and said: "People in different cities have different lifestyles, so they must have different cultivation cultures."

"Cissy, let's talk about it in detail, I'm very curious." Zhao Jian was in high spirits.

Everyone looked at Concubine Liu Yi with great interest.

Concubine Liu Yi just wanted to speak when the door was pushed open.

Liu Xiaoli poked her head in and raised her mouth slightly at everyone.

"Mom." Concubine Liu Yi called out charmingly.

"She is giving us a lecture." Zhang Jizhong said to Liu Xiaoli.

"Really?" Liu Xiaoli couldn't help laughing.

Concubine Liu Yi was a little embarrassed, and looked at her mother with a smile on her face, "Mom, what's the matter with you?"

Liu Xiaoli smiled and said, "I'll take Chu Xuan to Bieyuan to sign a contract."

Chu Xuan nodded: "You tell the teachers what you think, and I'll go to the other garden with your mother."

Concubine Liu Yi raised her eyebrows, not doubting him.

"Go."

"Then you eat with the teachers at noon, and your mother and I eat outside."

"Okay, don't worry." Concubine Liu Yi nodded.

Chu Xuan waved his hands to all the teachers, and he and Liu Xiaoli walked out of the office together under the watchful eyes of all the teachers.

(End of this chapter)