Entertainment Godfather

It was night, Luoyang was typing in front of the computer.

Due to the completion of "Coiling Dragon", Luoyang has been freed up a lot of time.

But before he could take a breath, tasks for the "Nirvana in Fire" script came one after another, so most of Luoyang's time these days was spent polishing the script, and it is almost completed now.

The number of words required for a script is undoubtedly much smaller than that required for writing a novel.

Because the script emphasizes simplicity, it goes without saying that these actors, as long as they have some professional qualities, will go back and make up for the novel version of "Nirvana in Fire", so that it will be easier to read the script.

On the other side, Mai Yingjie's crew has been busy selecting actors.

The first thing that needs to be determined is the supporting roles. After all, there are several supporting roles in "Nirvana in Fire", and they are relatively outstanding.

For example, the roles of Commander Meng Zhi, Fei Liu who has been following Mei Changsu, and even the roles of the Crown Prince and Prince Yu. Originally, according to Luoyang's idea, as the deputy director, he had to check these roles at all levels.

But he didn't have much time, and he was exhausted just from typing.

So in Luoyang's busy schedule, only one role was determined, and that was the candidate for Prince Jing - this was the second male lead in a drama. Luoyang screened very strictly, and it took three days to audition dozens of actors. Just settled down.

After choosing the actor for Prince Jing, Luoyang went home and continued writing the script.

Besides coding, Luoyang also asked Hua Qi to buy himself a series of books on directing, and he would read some every day.

After all, he was the assistant director of the crew. It was not in line with Luoyang's style to do nothing under this name, so he wanted to gain some knowledge to avoid making a fool of the crew.

As assistant director, screenwriter and even investor, Luoyang's status in the crew is no less than that of Mai Yingjie.

No one dares to make irresponsible remarks on the surface, but there is no guarantee that some people will not gossip behind their backs, so Luoyang began to learn the work of directing. After all, blacksmithing requires a strong foundation.

October 25th.

Director Mai Yingjie and the crew of "Nirvana in Fire" held a start-up ceremony in Hengdian, Tiandu, and Luoyang, as the deputy director, was naturally present.

During the question-and-answer session of reporters on site, in addition to the starring role, Luoyang, the assistant director, also became the focus of attention. After all, he is a writer, and suddenly he has the title of assistant director, which will inevitably cause discussion from the outside world.

"Hello, Mr. Luo, have you ever been a director before?"

"I have no experience as an assistant director, so it will be a learning process."

"Excuse me, is it because of the popularity of "Girls We Chased Together in Those Years" that you see hope in adapting online novels into film and television dramas?"

"Adapting online novels into TV series will become a big trend, because we can think of the online novel itself as an IP. It has a broad reader base. As long as it is filmed properly, why can't it become a big hit?"

The reporter was stunned and regarded the online novel itself as an IP?

This statement is quite novel. No one has proposed such a theory before. Just because of this novel statement, tomorrow's newspaper will be worth writing something about.

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After the interview was over, the crew held a brief meeting.

Director Mai Yingjie also talked about the play, and he said it in great detail.

From the appearance of the characters, the atmosphere, lighting, props, and makeup, there is no one left behind. There is no situation where someone asks "What should I do?" after finishing talking, which perfectly reflects the qualities of an excellent director.

This made Luoyang, who was observing from the side, nod secretly.

The reason why he rarely expresses opinions is because of Mai Yingjie's directorial qualities.

When the actors were in place, Mai Yingjie stood up and said with a serious face: "All departments are getting ready."

"The camera crew is ready."

"The lighting team is ready."

"The props team is ready."

All departments gave responses. Luoyang saw it and suddenly found it very interesting.

Mai Yingjie gave the final order and said: "The 108th game of "Nirvana in Fire" begins!"

Although the director's first slogan was not the first one, Luoyang, who was watching from the sidelines, was not surprised.

Based on the director's knowledge these days, he knew that filming was not done in the order in which the TV series was played.

His order is based on scenes or other things, so there may even be situations where the first episode is shot on the last day and the last episode is shot on the first day. The actors have to complete their characters in confusing and fragmented performances. of shaping.

The first scene to be shot today is quite important.

Because this scene is a scene between the male lead and the second male lead.

The first male lead, Mei Changsu, is naturally Huang Shunyu, and the second male lead, who plays Prince Jing, is called Pan Wei, a second-tier actor.

It belongs to the type that everyone is familiar with, but can't recognize the name. However, Pan Wei was an actor personally selected by Luoyang, and even the director did not brush off Luoyang's reputation.

In fact, the reason why Luoyang chose Pan Wei is very simple.

Because the other party's appearance is very similar to Wang Kai, who played Prince Jing in his previous life. In addition, Luoyang deliberately found Pan Wei's previous TV series and watched them, and found that the other party's acting skills are also quite good. The reason why he has never been popular is probably because of bad luck.

The entertainment industry is also a place where luck is important.

Think about Wu Xiubo, Jin Dong and others in their previous lives. They only became famous after encountering one or two good dramas.

Pan Wei was very grateful for Luoyang's appreciation, because the role of Prince Jing was as big as that of the protagonist, and there were many second-tier actors who were willing to play the role. Without Luoyang's approval, it would have been difficult for him to get this role.

Today's first scene passed quickly.

After all, they are all professional actors, so simple scenes can be played over and over again.

But during the third scene today, something went wrong on the set.

Location: Su Zhai

Prince Jing came to Su's house and asked Brother Su to help investigate Chi Yan's old case.

incident, the famous three questions "Your Highness knows" and the three answers "I know" in the previous life.

It ended until the two of them bowed to each other, heard the death knell of the great-grandmother, Prince Jing left, Brother Su fell to the ground and vomited blood.

This scene is very long, and the two characters have a lot of lines, so the whole crew attaches great importance to it, and Luoyang also attaches great importance to this scene.

Huang Shunyu was wearing a white gown and ancient costume, and Pan Wei on the other side also put on a costume, showing off his royal highness.

Mei Changsu, played by Huang Shunyu, said: "Your Highness, do you know that if the Emperor finds out that His Highness is investigating King Qi's old case, it will definitely cause endless trouble?"

Prince Jing's eyes were firm: "I know."

"Your Highness, do you know that even if you find out the ins and outs, it will not be of any help to what Your Highness is currently planning?"

"I know."

"Does Your Highness know that as long as His Majesty reigns for a day, he will not admit his mistakes and vindicate King Qi and the Lin family?"

"I know."

"Since Your Highness knows it, why do you still want to investigate?"

"Want to check."

Luoyang's brows wrinkled.

In this scene, Huang Shunyu's lines had no tension at all. He looked weak, as if he would collapse at any time.

He said directly: "Stuck!"

Huang Shunyu and Pan Wei were stunned, and then everyone in the crew looked at Luoyang.

"Teacher Luo, is there any problem?" Mai Yingjie said with a frown. It was the director's right to complain. Luoyang's behavior of overstepping his authority made him feel that his dignity had been challenged.

Luoyang did not answer the director's words, but looked at Huang Shunyu.

"Although Mei Changsu is physically weak, in this conversation, he shouldn't be feeling weak, but rather conflicted in his heart!"

"He not only hopes that Prince Jing will answer that he will not investigate, because that means that Prince Jing will be less dangerous, but he also hopes that Prince Jing will continue to investigate, because it means that Prince Jing still maintains an innocent heart. So. This line should reflect a soft yet strong feeling, and your mood should be both gratifying and helpless.”

"Teacher Luo, I think..."

Casting director Zhang Han wanted to say something, but was stopped by the thoughtful Mai Yingjie: "What he said makes sense."

Huang Shunyu looked a little unhappy and said: "This is obviously a question. Why should you be soft yet strong? What's so confusing? I don't understand what you mean."

"I believe you can do it. Just do it again, director."

After Luoyang finished speaking, he turned to look at Mai Yingjie. He had been vaccinated a long time ago and he had very high requirements for this drama.

From the preparation to the start of filming today, Luoyang raised his voice for the first time not to target anyone, but only to target this drama.

Mai Yingjie nodded. He still agreed with what Luoyang said just now, so he was not too angry after being replaced by Yue Zu once.