Chapter 102 Saving "Legend of Chu and Han"
How talented a person is is how tempered he is. At the very least, Wang Hailin feels that he is a very talented person. If the person sitting opposite is not Gu Zhongyu, he might still be able to start complaining on the spot!
However, Gu Zhongyu did not answer his question, but asked him first: "How many years did it take from the end of the Han Dynasty to the unification of the Three Kingdoms?"
"Less than a hundred years." Gao Xixi answered this question. He could only remember an approximate time.
"It took 96 years from the Yellow Turban Uprising to Sun Hao's surrender. Director Gao, how many episodes of "New Three Kingdoms" did you shoot?"
"Episode 95."
"So how many years did it take from the death of Qin Shihuang to the end of the Chu-Han struggle for hegemony and the establishment of the Han Dynasty?"
"Qin was destroyed in three years, Chu was destroyed in five years, and it took eight years." Wang Hailin still didn't understand what Gu Zhongyu wanted to express.
Gu Zhongyu smiled: "Then, how many episodes will you shoot in this script?"
Gao Xixi and Wang Hailin also had a look of realization at this time. They had filmed 95 episodes of the 96-year-old Three Kingdoms, and now they had filmed 80 episodes of the only 8-year-old Chu-Han Conflict. This was due to the fact that the plot rhythm was too slow!
While flipping through the script, Gu Zhongyu pointed out the problem: "The love line between Princess Chenxi and Zhang Han is inexplicable. It will not affect the main plot if it is completely removed. In addition, Qin Er, Zhao Gao, and several confidantees like Han Xin and Liu Bang, these Human roles will be greatly reduced. 80 episodes is too long. You need to cut it to at least 60 episodes!
"The ending was too hasty. Except for Han Xin who confessed that he was killed by Empress Lu, others like Ying Bu and Peng Yue didn't even have a single line. This is the end of the Chu-Han War, and you have to make it clear to the audience."
Gao Xixi was a little confused: "Others are easy to say. The actress of Princess Dawn is a friend of ours..."
"Relationship households are just connections! Then you can find the actor who plays Princess Dawn and ask her if she can contribute the 80 million. I don't care. It's not like the money is wasted!"
Domestic TV dramas always have this kind of relationship shoehorned in to add drama. Although this is normal in a human society, the key is to look in the mirror and see what your conditions are!
Previously, there was Huang Mao Zheng Shengli in "In the Name of the People", the assistant director who added extra scenes to himself. When his scenes came, everyone would fast forward, single-handedly lowering the TV series' rating by at least 1.5.
Later, there was Gao Xiaochen, the son of Gao Qiqiang who played the role of silly and stupid in "Hurry Up". Wu Gang, the secretary of Dakang, really lost his old face in order to praise his son, and the whole family of three came together.
After thinking about it for a while, Gao Xixi agreed to the condition. The worst he could do was arrange for the actress in the next film.
"The actor who plays Yu Ji will be replaced by Bai Bin, an artist from our company. You can audition first. If it doesn't work, come to me."
Bai Bin officially joined Zongheng some time ago, but the company has never found a suitable role for her. This time, the alluring Yu Ji in "The Legend of Chu and Han" is perfect for her.
"Mr. Gu, Li Yixiao has already joined the team and started filming, and her acting skills are still very good. There is no need to replace her, right?" Gao Xixi wanted to try again.
Gu Zhongyu said nothing, crossed his arms and looked at him with interest.
Gao Xixi felt a little embarrassed. He estimated that Gu Zhongyu knew that Li Yixiao was his lover. Hey, after all, lovers are not as important as career! I'm sorry for you, Yi Xiao, I have to replace you.
I really don't understand Gao Xixi's eye for selecting people. He likes to choose actors with crooked melons and cracked jujubes, and he doesn't even look good when he chooses a lover.
That Li Yixiao had a high-tech look, but Gao Xixi insisted on her being the heroine in several dramas in a row. In the end, the TV series suffered losses, and they kicked him out and started dating Yin Xiaotian.
"Mr. Gu, did Teacher Sun Haiying have any issues with you? Why should you replace him?"
As the producer, Zhao Hongmei is puzzled. How can it be said that Sun Haiying is also a national first-class actor? The starring role in "The Passionate Years" is regarded as a classic by countless people. Playing Fan Zeng should be easy, so why should he be replaced?
"It's very simple, because he has a crooked butt. Don't let the whole show be taken down because of what he did alone!"
Only Gu Zhongyu, who comes from later generations, knows how weird this Sun Haiying is. He and his wife Lu Liping are a perfect match!
Sun Haiying often makes strange remarks in a serious manner, such as the Chinese civilization was nurtured by Christianity, the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty was due to the introduction of Christianity, and the proletarian war hymn praises God. If you laugh at him, he will still think you are ignorant. He really believes in these. No doubt.
His wife Lu Liping is even more amazing. She may have extreme ideas combined with menopausal syndrome. She is fiercely opposed to everything that is not in line with the Bible, anti-premarital sex, anti-free love, anti-abortion, anti-divorce, and even anti-condoms. The eldest sister You have been divorced and married three times, but you don’t know how to count?
Due to the unbelievable and bizarre remarks of this couple, everyone in the country soon shouted and beat them up, and then the two of them went to the other side of the ocean, and from then on they made it their mission to scold the Chinese Empire every day.
If you don't get rid of this kind of people immediately, why should you keep them?
Zhao Hongmei had a question mark on her face. She really didn't know what was wrong with Sun Haiying. The Internet was not very developed these days, so his weird quotes had not spread yet.
Gao Xixi had heard some rumors about Sun Haiying, but he didn't take them seriously. After all, the current public opinion environment is originally controlled by various public figures, and it will be a few years before the Internet trend begins to change for the better.
But seeing Gu Zhongyu's serious attitude, he had to consider it. After all, he was not the protagonist, so it would not affect anything if someone else played Fan Zeng.
A few people talked about the details of the investment later. Although Gu Zhongyu had many conditions, there was room for negotiation. Gao Xixi would report his requirements to the company. As long as there was no problem with the higher-ups, everything would be fine for him as the director.
Since the crew's filming in Xiangshan could not be delayed, Gao Xixi said goodbye after dinner. He would ask Wang Hailin to revise the script before showing it to Gu Zhongyu.
"Boss Gu, you are so generous! You spent 80 million on a meal! Aren't you afraid that their TV series will lose all their money?" Seeing that Gu Zhongyu agreed to invest like this, Cao Dun felt that the money in his bag was too easy to take.
"If you lose money, you can make more money. There are fewer and fewer historical dramas now. If you can save one, save one! I don't want to see all the romantic dramas about family life on the TV screen in the future."
To be fair, Gu Zhongyu doesn't like any ancient historical drama directed by Gao Xixi, but he doesn't want "Legend of Chu and Han" to fail. Otherwise, it will undoubtedly be a major blow to historical dramas!
Even if the original plot of "Legend of Chu and Han" is more dragged out and the rhythm is a bit slow, it is acceptable compared to other soap operas. The strong lineup + high-level production has the potential to be the best drama.
Now that the plot and rhythm are improved, it can't be a big hit, but at least it won't be as difficult to make a profit as in the last life. It can also be regarded as a shot in the arm for historical dramas, so that this theme will not suddenly die!