"I beg you, please, senior, I beg you."
Like a short winter melon, Li Zhibai pulled the hem of the actor who played the role of the Jiu Sword Fairy and followed him step by step, begging for help as if he were playing tricks.
The people who were watching the scene couldn't help but smile on their faces when they saw Li Zhibai like this.
This big night scene did not take place on location, it was still shot in a studio.
"This second move of sword control is enough for you to travel around the world and defeat all the second-rate masters. I'm warning you, don't hold me back! Otherwise, I will cut off your hand tendons and hamstrings so that you can't eat or walk. ! ”
Li Zhibai immediately let go and looked at him with a flattering and aggrieved expression.
The actor Zhou Zhao, who plays the role of Jiujianxian, is still a very handsome middle-aged man even though he is middle-aged.
He has thick eyebrows, big eyes, and deep facial features.
Zhou Zhao grabbed Li Zhibai's shoulders and said, "Let's go drink with me!"
"Okay, click!"
Luo Yuzhong shouted with a smile.
During this scene, he couldn't help but smile.
There are many scenes of Li Xiaoyao who is both handsome and playful in this drama, and Li Zhibai can play them very likable.
Women think he is handsome, and men want to take him as their little brother.
Unlike some similar scenes, some actors can play it as if they are congenitally mentally retarded.
Zhou Zhao let go of Li Zhibai's shoulders.
Li Zhibai twisted his neck.
"Director, why am I squatting on the ground here, grabbing Brother Zhao's clothes and jumping around like a stupid carrot?" Li Zhibai was speechless, "My thighs are sore."
Luo Yuzhong said: "Yan He suggested that Li Xiaoyao was still a novice at this time, a bit naive and ignorant. Of course, the main reason is that the effect of this performance is indeed more pleasing."
Li Zhibai sighed.
The next scene is the scene where Li Xiaoyao and Jiu Jianxian drink together.
In the original work, two people were lying on a haystack.
Here, the props team got them a big rock on which they could lie down.
The difference is not huge. However, Lu Yanhe did not indicate in the script that this was a haystack. The prop team decided based on their understanding of the script that if two people wanted to lie down in this kind of woods, a large rock that could accommodate them would be more suitable.
Besides the stone, there is moonlight.
In this night chat scene, Jiu Jianxian mentioned his "sorrow", and Li Xiaoyao also talked about his "sorrow". They each had their own worries, but the atmosphere was relaxed.
Li Xiaoyao's sorrow is the sorrow of youth. You don't need to ask, he will tell you that he is sad and a little light-hearted.
The sorrow of the Jiujianxian is the sorrow of those who have experienced it. Even if I ask more questions, it still lingers in my mind. I cannot say a word to myself, and the corners of my eyes and eyebrows are all thin.
Luo Yuzhong wanted to capture the artistic conception of a young man and an experienced person through this scene.
A scene may last only one minute in the play.
But in order to shoot this scene, a lot of homework had to be done.
In this scene, Luo Yuzhong's focus is on Jiujianxian.
It took two takes to pass.
The first time he read it, Luo Yuzhong felt that Zhou Zhao had written the words "middle-aged regret and remorse" directly on his face.
If this doesn't work, you need to be more heroic.
"The reason why matters of the mind are matters of the mind is because they are kept in the heart."
Luo Yuzhong emphasized to Zhou Zhao.
Then, the second time passed.
At about 9:30 in the evening, the filming was completed and the work was called to a close.
Li Zhibai stretched, said goodbye to the director and others, and prepared to go back.
Suddenly, Luo Yuzhong stopped him.
"Hey, director, you're looking for me." Li Zhibai was a little surprised.
Luo Yuzhong nodded.
"I have a friend who wants to talk to you about a project. He wants to talk to you in person. He will come to the set in two days. You can talk to him then. Is that convenient?"
"Convenient, what's the inconvenience?" Li Zhibai nodded readily.
Luo Yuzhong: "I have known him for some years, and we have collaborated with him before. His name is Huang Keren. You should have heard of his production of "Fire in the Wind."
"Oh! I've watched this show. It was very popular at the time." Li Zhibai nodded.
"Well, but after this drama, his luck was not very good. The results of the next few dramas he did were not very good." Luo Yuzhong said, "I don't know what his new project is like, but he and I'm an old acquaintance, please help me."
Li Zhibai nodded, "Okay, Director Luo, I'll go find out myself."
Luo Yuzhong nodded.
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What Li Zhibai didn't expect was that the project Zhou Keren came to him for was another web drama adapted from Liu Jiazhen's novel of the same name.
The drama "Nineteen Years of Crime" cannot be said to be a blockbuster, but it did not meet their expectations.
During this period, Li Zhibai had almost no communication with Liu Jiazhen, and he didn't know what to say.
It should be said that the adaptation of "Nineteen Years of Crime" may have been very poor. The movie was a flop, and the drama's reputation wasn't very good either.
Of course, this does not affect Liu Jiazhen's popularity with major film and television companies.
After all, he is currently the most popular writer in Chinese-language crime suspense novels. No one blames Liu Jiazhen for the failure of these two dramas, because the novels have a very high reputation. You know, just because of the high reputation of the novel, both the movie version and the drama version were quite anticipated by the market at the beginning.
Everyone said that as long as it is filmed, the story presented in the original novel will definitely be a hit.
The result was naturally the opposite.
Now we have another drama adapted from Liu Jiazhen’s novel...
Li Zhibai's first reaction was, would Liu Jiazhen still be willing to let him act?
After all, his performance in "Nineteen Years of Crime" was not very popular with the audience.
Unlike Yan Liang, although the reputation of "Liu Guang Yin" is not very good, his performance is praised by everyone.
Zhou Keren said: "As for the male protagonist of this drama, we actually asked teacher Liu Jiazhen for his opinion. Unexpectedly, the candidate he recommended was you."
Li Zhibai was a little surprised and asked: "Teacher Liu Jiazhen recommended me?"
"Yes." Zhou Keren said, "He said that the entire process of cooperating with you in the drama version of "Nineteen Years of Crime" made him feel that you are a very suitable actor."
"He didn't recommend Lu Yanhe?" Li Zhibai knew very well that between him and Lu Yanhe, everyone would definitely choose Lu Yanhe first.
But Zhou Keren shook his head and said: "Someone also suggested looking for Lu Yanhe, but we read the script carefully. This is a suspense investigation drama in the background of the Republic of China. The male protagonist is a young master from a wealthy family. He has a natural sense of justice, but You also have the habit of being a playboy. In the entertainment industry, we all think you are more suitable for this image than Lu Yanhe.”
Zhou Keren could give such a practical reason, which made Li Zhi believe him.
Li Zhibai said: "As you know, the market response to "Nineteen Years of Crime" was not very good. There were also some criticisms about my performance in it."
"I watched this show, and I don't think it's your problem." Zhou Keren shook his head, "You just don't have a good director to teach you how to act with a good actor. As long as Jiang Jun is not in the show, you actually You acted very well. As a villain, you should have been a police officer like Jiang Jun. In front of the police, you are more arrogant, more open, and have something that breaks through human nature, is hysterical, and unexpected. However, at this time, this aspect of you is weakened. It's not that you don't have it, it's just that you don't have it. No one can help you steer this direction.”
These words directly touched Li Zhibai's heart.
Regarding his own performance in "Nineteen Years", he is actually watching the show and thinking about why there are some criticisms of his performance. He was reflecting on some of the opinions raised by others before. And the conclusion he came to was exactly what Zhou Keren said.
This gave Li Zhibai a better impression of Zhou Keren.
At least at the professional level, Li Zhibai felt that Zhou Keren was a truth-teller.
Li Zhibai has read the novel Liu Jiazhen.
This novel by Liu Jiazhen is called "Yuanyangbu". It tells the story of a storyteller in a teahouse who was murdered. In the end, a rich young man named Zhou Fuzhi found out the murderer. In this story, there is a very key role, which is the storyteller’s daughter Su Jin. Zhou Fuzhi fell in love with her at first sight and that's why he paid attention to this case.
Li Zhibai asked: "Has this script been written?"
"Yes, it has been written." Zhou Keren said, "If you are dissatisfied, you can raise it and we will study how to change it, but we very much hope that you can star in this drama."
Li Zhibai asked: "Have you decided on the role of Su Jin? Who are you going to find to play it?" Zhou Keren said: "We wanted to invite Jiang Yuqian to play, but when we handed over the script, she didn't have it yet. Give us an answer.”
Li Zhibai was stunned.
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"Although this drama is adapted from Liu Jiazhen's novel, and the original work has many fans, it is also a suspense drama."
He Heng told Jiang Yuqian: "You have already agreed to Liu Zhijiang's costume suspense drama. If you take another one, your schedule will be fully occupied. You will not be able to continue your international route next year. Ran away.”
Hearing this, Jiang Yuqian was originally a little tempted because of the good script of "Yuanyangbu", but now she started to feel doubtful again.
"Furthermore, this drama has the male lead in the first episode and the female lead in the second episode. At this stage, you are not suitable for a second episode. We have to stabilize our position first," He Heng said.
Jiang Yuqian pondered for a moment and said, "Then push it away."
He Heng nodded.
She said: "This year you filmed two dramas, "Mysterious Ghost" and "The Perfect Truth", and they will be released next year. In addition to "The Telephone" at the end of this year, next year you will just film Liu Zhijiang's drama, not a movie. If so, let’s not answer it for now.”
Jiang Yuqian asked: "Sister Heng, what do you think of the movie "Telephone"?"
"Not bad." He Heng nodded, "As Yan He said, it is a very commercial-themed movie, and it must be very topical. However, it is probably difficult to win awards. This is not a subject that awards like."
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Jiang Yuqian nodded.
He Heng said: "However, the distribution rights of this film in Thailand and South Korea have been sold. I will try to get the distributors in these two places to do a promotional event. We still stick to the international route. So far So far, there is no other female star in the industry who can copy your path. You are the most successful. The two new global endorsements of high-end luxury brands this year are basically based on your achievements in this area. .”
Jiang Yuqian has made the most of the popularity "Squid Game" brought to her in a down-to-earth manner.
After that, for a year and a half, Jiang Yuqian relied on the popularity brought by this drama and the promotion of various partners to appear in various events around the world. She also relied on the Hollywood movie "Mysterious Ghost" to Producing action movies and "The Perfect Truth", a drama series directed by a great French director, have raised everyone's expectations for her, making her major partners believe in her future stardom, and continue to provide resources and support to her in the future. This year she became the most shining female star.
Of course, half of this is due to her hard work.
Almost 24/7, I have to appear at an average of three public events every month to gain exposure. Even when the crew is filming, there is still a lot of "inventory" to be released during this period to maintain exposure and popularity.
It can be said that in terms of status, Jiang Yuqian may not have really risen from the popular first-line lineup that she originally formed with Zhang Lan and other female stars.
But in terms of stardom and popularity, Jiang Yuqian has firmly left her group behind this year.
Especially the two newly added luxury global endorsements this year have firmly established her as the number one among the current batch of popular female stars.
Except for Chen Bige, whose status has reached another level and is not a top figure in Huashan, no one can compete with him at this time.
He Heng suddenly thought of something and said to Jiang Yuqian: "You and Li Zhibai must do a good job in keeping confidentiality. Every time you go to meet with him, you must let me know so that I can take relevant measures. Otherwise, once this matter is exposed, among other things, Li Zhibai's fans will definitely launch a large-scale attack on you. At this critical juncture, if your image is in a crisis, many partners will attack you. Your trust will be compromised.”
Jiang Yuqian nodded.
A very important thing for her to maintain her current stardom is that all major partners are willing to provide her with resources. Invitations to various top events are sent to her, and various jobs that can enhance her identity and reputation will also be given priority. Consider her.
If it were suddenly revealed that she was in a relationship with a top-notch youngster, public opinion would be secondary. This incident would make some people who had just started working with her question her.
The resources in our hands are not so rich that we can give away favors for free. If people are willing to give her now, they are also buying stocks, pushing her to a higher position, and then repaying them.
Jiang Yuqian said to He Heng: "Sister Heng, don't worry, we will pay close attention to it, and we don't have much time to meet each other."
He Heng: "Don't be afraid of 10,000, just be afraid of the unexpected. Whether you or he, they are all closely watched by the media and paparazzi. If you are not careful, you will be secretly photographed."
Jiang Yuqian nodded.
"I will definitely pay attention."
Any star who has reached such a position cannot do it easily if he wants to maintain it. Not that easy.
Jiang Yuqian has experienced a stage of decline, and she almost lost her position and fell to the front line. Fortunately, at a critical moment, "Squid Game" allowed her to surpass her previous peak and reach a higher point.
She won't give up on this.
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"You refused?" Li Zhibai asked in surprise.
"Hmm." Jiang Yuqian asked, "What's wrong? Sister Heng was right about the drama "Yuanyangbu". It's not suitable for me now, so I rejected it. What's wrong?"
Li Zhibai: "No, it's okay."
He said it was okay, but he couldn't hide the disappointment in his voice.
Jiang Yuqian said: "You sound disappointed, what happened?"
"Because this drama... came to me to play the male lead. I originally thought I could act with you." Li Zhibai said.
Jiang Yuqian: "Huh? Is it true? They are coming to find you?"
"Yes." Li Zhibai sighed, "Forget it, it's okay, just push it if you want."
"If I had known I would have thought about it again."
"No, your agent is right. You should actually act in a leading female role now."
"The main reason is that I have already accepted Liu Zhijiang's drama, and it is also a suspense theme in ancient costume, which is a bit confusing." Jiang Yuqian said, "It is not easy for me to act in two dramas of the same type in one go."
"Yeah." Li Zhibai nodded.
While we were chatting, someone knocked on the door and talked about Li Zhibai's play.
Li Zhibai could only hang up the phone in a hurry and go out.
Today is still the drama with Jiu Jianxian.
Li Zhibai is actually quite shocked.
The drama "Legend of Sword and Fairy" has such a large scale and so many scenes. If it were another crew, it would definitely be split into AB teams to shoot, or even ABC team three, with several co-directors. .
Generally speaking, the chief director may not even be present for a third of the scenes.
However, Luo Yuzhong insisted that he personally steered every scene on the scene. Team B was only responsible for shooting some empty shots and reshooting some unqualified shots of the extras in big scenes.
Li Zhibai's previous dramas were rarely filmed from start to finish by one director.
It's very rare to be able to film every important scene by him.
No wonder the quality of Luo Yuzhong's dramas has never gone down. Not all of his dramas are hits, but none of them are shocking.
As soon as Li Zhibai passed by, Luo Yuzhong told him about the scenes he was going to film next.
Just as he was talking, Lu Yanhe came over.
In his hands he held a portable CD player and a pair of headphones.
Luo Yuzhong and Li Zhibai looked at the thing in his hand with some confusion.
"What is this?"
Lu Yanhe said: "I wrote a few songs for "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" and planned to use them as theme songs and OSTs. I just found someone to make them, so I brought them over for you to listen to."
But there is only one pair of headphones.
So, I can only listen to them one by one.
Lu Yanhe gave it to Luo Yuzhong first.
During this period, Li Zhibai asked in a low voice: "When did you write these songs?"
"Before joining the group, they worked on this song for a while." Lu Yanhe said, "There are two songs in it, and I'm going to ask you to sing them."
Li Zhibai's eyes lit up when he heard this.
"Hey, there's another song for me to sing!"
Lu Yanhe smiled and nodded.
What they are listening to now is pure music, no one is singing.
After Luo Yuzhong listened, he gave Lu Yanhe a thumbs up.
"Okay, it's the feeling I want."
"I'm also worried that you think these songs are too pop music."
"This drama itself is an idol drama wrapped in a drama coat. This kind of music with a more pop music feel is more suitable." Luo Yuzhong said, "What are the names of these songs?"
""June Rain"."
""It's been quiet"."
""Slaying the Wolf"."
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