Bright Era of China Entertainment

Chapter 393 Female Generals

The slanting drizzle knocked on the window, making a "tick-tick-tick" sound.

In this hot weather, a rain fell, which dispelled some of the shock heat to some extent.

Also because of the rainy weather, the sky should have been bright at 06:30, but when Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi got up, the sky was covered with overcast clouds and looked dark and gloomy.

After taking a shower, the blankets and clothes were washed and dried, and the two came to the small villa to have breakfast with Liu Xiaoli, and they went out together.

It's just that the destinations of the two parties are different. Liu Xiaoli went to the Brilliant Times Headquarters Company, while Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei had to go to the Brilliant Times Film and Television Company first.

As the producer of "Zhu Xian", because I was so busy filming "Struggle", I couldn't get away, so I haven't gone to see the post-production of "Zhu Xian" for a long time.

Now that "Struggle" has finished, they also have free time, so they should go and see it, and say hello to the teachers by the way.

When they came to the film and television company, Zhao Jian and Huang Lei pretended to be novelty, and Huang Lei joked: "The two producers, do you still remember "Zhu Xian"? It's rare."

"Busy." Chu Xuan said, and smiled with Concubine Liu Yi.

The corners of Zhao Jian and Huang Lei's mouths raised slightly, and they didn't bother with this topic, they just pretended to be joking and let it go.

"This is Xiaohui?" Concubine Liu Yi pointed to the animal model on the computer screen, standing side by side with Chu Xuan behind the chair and watching.

Xiao Hui is a gray monkey who has been following Zhang Xiaofan in "Zhu Xian", Zhang Xiaofan's pet.

However, the monkey on the computer screen was not gray, but brown, which surprised Liu Yifei a little.

"The color is wrong." She objected.

The girl at the front desk of the company moved two stools and poured two cups of tea.

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi sat down, thanked them, and took the disposable teacup.

"Several groups of videographers were specially sent to various zoos to find different monkeys and record them to capture their behavior."

Zhao Jian took a sip of tea from a thermos cup, watched the technicians operate on the computer screen, and continued to explain: "Now we are separating the monkey's dynamic behavior as special effects, and then attaching these special effects to Xiaohui's In the animal model, it is finally rendered with high parameters, so that Xiao Hui will be more realistic in the TV series."

Chu Xuan understood: "That's good, Xiao Hui's appearance rate is quite high, if it is too fake, it will affect the impression."

Concubine Liu Yi nodded and understood.

"Yes." Zhao Jian nodded and said: "I also think based on this point, otherwise there is no need to make it complicated, like other mythical beasts in "Zhu Xian", just build an animal model and design some movements out of thin air, just fake it It’s okay, there are very few appearances.”

Huang Lei grinned and said: "No matter how fake it is, it is better than other special effects TV dramas. It is not a joke to invest more than 2000 million yuan in special effects, and it is still its own special effects company, so there is no moisture in the production."

Everyone nodded slightly, this is the truth.

Many domestic production companies do not know much about the special effects industry. When outsourcing the post-production special effects production project to a special effects company, many production companies have no idea whether the special effects company is serious about the production and whether the funds are slaughtered.

"Zhu Xian" doesn't need to worry about this. After all, it is its own special effects company, and Zhao Jian and Huang Lei are watching, which is why Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei feel more at ease even if they don't come for a long time.

Chatting with the teachers, I also watched the special effects production all morning, and saw the technicians split out the monkey movements one after another in the video, which looked very interesting.

This can also be regarded as the charm embodied by computer technology, which can present fantasy things infinitely close to reality through technology.

After having a light meal with the teachers at the film and television company, Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi got up to say goodbye.

"Just leave? I don't care much about my own works." Huang Lei joked again.

"There is still something to do at the company." Chu Xuan said.

Hearing this, Zhao Jian and Huang Lei nodded and said nothing more.

Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei walked out of the company, but were stopped by a voice on the way.

"Chu Xuan, Qianqian, just in time, come here." Kong Sheng just walked out of the company's project department, saw Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei were also in the company, his eyes lit up, and he waved to them.

Seeing Kong Sheng's expression of surprise and excitement, Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi looked inexplicable, what's the good thing?
Thinking so, Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi changed lanes at the front desk of the company and walked towards Kong Sheng.

"Mr. Kong, are you so happy?" Concubine Liu Yi wondered.

The smile on Kong Sheng's face didn't diminish, he didn't answer Liu Yifei's words, and led the two into the project department.

This project department was originally a department of Brilliant Times Headquarters. Its responsibilities were to analyze market trends, purchase novel copyrights, recommend novels suitable for adaptation according to the market, and make plans for film and television projects.

After the establishment of the film and television company, this department was divided from the head office to the film and television company, and the personnel were also mobilized, which can be regarded as subdividing the department's responsibilities to make it more compatible with the film and television company. The head office only needs to control the copyright.

And since the film and television company has this project department, some directors signed by the film and television company often come to the company to hang out and go to the project department to learn about or find suitable script resources.

If a director is interested in a script resource, after the approval of the head office, the project department will raise funds from the investment company, and the rest will be carried out by the producer, director, and chief screenwriter.

This is also an operational process for the production of film and television dramas in Brilliant Times.

"I found a novel that is very suitable for adaptation." Kong Sheng said.

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi were slightly surprised, suitable for adapting novels?If you find it, you will find it. What does it have to do with us?
Seeing Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu, the staff of the project department greeted them warmly, shouting "President Chu" and "Producer Liu".

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi smiled back and nodded.

Kong Sheng picked up two documents from a desk, turned around and handed them to them.

Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi took it and looked down, "Langya Bang"?
This is not a document, but a printed novel, a thick stack of 4A paper bound with staples.

"Mr. Kong, do you want us to play this?" Seeing this, Concubine Liu Yi had guessed why Kong Sheng stopped her and Chu Xuan.

Kong Sheng nodded heavily, and said firmly, "If you perform it after the adaptation, there is a high probability that it will become popular."

Recently, the project department of the company bought a batch of novels with film and television copyrights.

Why do you say a batch?
Kong Sheng and the other contracted directors discovered a feature of the project department. They don’t know whether it was Wang Jinhua’s idea or Chu Xuan’s idea. The project department has a will to act. As long as it is a popular novel on the Internet, the project department will try to buy the film and television copyright as much as possible. , regardless of whether it is suitable for adaptation.

It is one aspect of Brilliant Era’s wealth and wealth. The most important thing is that these directors found that the film and television copyrights of these novels are very cheap, which is much lower than the copyright fees of traditionally published novels.

The low is tens of thousands, and the maximum is hundreds of thousands. Compared with those traditionally published novels, this is simply the price of cabbage.

With the financial resources of the bright era, it is easy to spend some money to buy a batch.

Although there are good and bad online novels, there are always some good ones. As long as one becomes popular after adaptation, it will be a big profit.

The material room of the project department is called "Cangshuge" by the directors. It is like a small library. Many novels that have been purchased by the project department for film and television copyrights have been printed out and stored in different categories according to the type of subject matter.

As long as a new batch of "goods" comes in, these directors will come to patronize them, pick and choose among the "goods", and see if there are any works suitable for adaptation that catch their eyes.

Recently, the quality of a new batch of "products" that the project department has purchased is not bad. One "The Harem Zhen Huan", one "Ghost Blowing the Lantern", and one "Langya Bang", these are works that directors like them feel are okay.

The first two novels were pre-ordered by other directors, and "Langya Bang" was a novel he discovered by accident some time ago.

Although there are many loopholes in the logic of this novel, the overall story structure is not bad. Kong Sheng experienced the filming of "Hope" and recognized Liu Yi's screenwriting thinking. "Hope" is a very simple story, but after Liu Yi changed his personality Cut into the story angle, but let a simple story become suspenseful.

Kong Sheng thought that if he asked Liu Yi for advice, and let "Langya Bang" follow the script of "Hope", and let the super popular Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei star, he thought it would really be popular.

Although Princess Nihuang in the novel "Langya Bang" seems to be just a female supporting role, and according to the plot, there is no heroine in the novel "Langya Bang", but for adaptation, as long as Concubine Liu Yi is willing to act, add some plot and adapt it to be a heroine Not on the line?
"Ancient costume..." Concubine Liu Yi frowned slightly and muttered.

"Although it is an ancient costume, it is completely different from your previous "Sword" and "Sculpture of God". This is a suspenseful plot novel." Kong Sheng explained.

When he was on the set of "Hope", he got along with Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi for two or three months, and they often chatted.

He knew that Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi didn't want to act in costume dramas anymore, to be precise, they didn't want to act in costume idol dramas anymore.

But "Langya Bang" has almost no love elements, and it is not an idol drama, which is completely different from "Sword of Heaven" and "Sculpture of God".

He thinks that Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi worry about the audience's visual fatigue, which is unnecessary in "Langya Bang".

Compared with the previous works of Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei, the character design and plot of the hero and heroine in "Langya Bang" are very fresh and can interest the audience.

"It's just a novel, there is no script, let's read it again." Chu Xuan casually flipped through a few pages and said.

Kong Sheng nodded: "I only discovered this novel some time ago. In the upcoming variety show "I Am an Actor", I am also one of the directors in charge of shooting film and television drama clips for students, so I don't have time to prepare. .”

He continued: "Go back and take a look. If you are interested, we will discuss the adaptation after the variety show is over. If you are not interested, let it go. How about it?"

Xu Shi was very optimistic about the matching degree between Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi and the male and female protagonists. Before Chu Xuan and Concubine Liu Yi could speak, Kong Sheng said again: "To be honest, Chu Xuan, you are really suitable for the role of the heroine Mei Changsu in the novel. , your masculine face is very suitable for an ancient general, and your acting skills can also show a weak and sick feeling; Concubine Liu Yi, you are also very suitable to play the heroine Princess Nihuang, not only has classical beauty, but also has the heroic spirit of a female general."

Concubine Liu Yi blinked and showed her face slightly. She hasn't read the novel yet. She doesn't know who the princess Nihuang is. This teacher Kong Sheng just likes her so much.

However, the female general?This is a role she has never played before, and she has a little interest in it.

Chu Xuan said in disbelief: "Mr. Kong Sheng, you have said that, so we have to read this novel no matter what. As for whether we are interested in it, we will talk about it after the variety show is over."

"Okay." Kong Sheng nodded.

"That's fine, let's take a step first." Chu Xuan said, and turned to leave with Concubine Liu Yi.

Concubine Liu Yi took the novel document in Chu Xuan's hand, put it together with her own into the small white backpack, and walked into the elevator with Chu Xuan.

"Female general." She put the small backpack on her back again.

"Are you interested?" Chu Xuan took her left hand.

"Well, let's talk about it after reading the novel." Concubine Liu Yi stretched out her right hand to stroke her hair.

Her inherently strong personality made her very interested in characters like female generals, but she didn't know anything about novels at the moment, so she had to read what the novel was about before making a conclusion.

The elevator door opened and came to the underground parking lot.

Concubine Liu Yi raised her right hand and looked at her watch: "It's one o'clock, go to the company quickly, we have to take a promotional photo of "I Am an Actor" in the afternoon."

"Just take a few photos, no trouble." Chu Xuan opened the driver's door and got in. Concubine Liu Yi sat in the co-pilot.

The car started and headed for the head office of Brilliant Times.

(End of this chapter)