Chapter 207 Promote positive energy
Jia Yueting took Xu Kun up to the office on the third floor, and then said seriously: "We are now being targeted by Tudou. There are some things we have to guard against. What I mean is that while making gangster stories as a gimmick, it is best to Make a film and television drama that promotes righteousness.
In this way, once the underworld story is targeted by the authorities and even ordered to be banned, we can launch a program that promotes positive energy and hedge against public opinion. "
So that’s what happened.
Xu Kun questioned: "The idea is a good idea, but if the two dramas start shooting at the same time, is LeTV's funding gap a bit big?"
As mentioned before, web dramas are new and it is not easy to attract investment, let alone two dramas starting production at the same time.
"It's indeed a bit troublesome. It would be better to make a drama with a small investment, big gimmicks, and people won't be able to see how poor it is."
After saying that, Jia Yueting stared at Xu Kun with hope, hoping that he would give her another good idea.
Are you treating your buddy as a wishing fountain?
Xu Kun was a little speechless, but when it came to a program with low investment, big gimmicks, and promotion of positive energy, he really thought of one.
"How about we put on a variety show."
Xu Kun said: "Let's create a variety show that reads letters to the audience. We will collect some touching letters from all over the country, such as last-minute letters from the Anti-Japanese War era, suicide notes from terminally ill patients, or letters with sharp writing and humor. Then we can find some cheap ones. It doesn’t cost much to send talented actors to read.”
In his previous life, due to 'conditional restrictions', he had watched only a handful of variety shows, among which the letter-reading variety shows were the most popular. After all, most of these programs promoted the feelings of family and country, and they could also be regarded as giving political lessons to the inmates. .
After hearing this, Jia Yueting's eyes lit up and he said excitedly: "This is good, this is good, this is better than the underworld story!"
As he spoke, he slapped Xu Kun on the shoulder hard and said, "I knew you must have some good stuff hidden in your belly!"
He walked back and forth excitedly for a few times, and then said: "But the first letter must be chosen with a gimmick, preferably a hero of the Anti-Japanese War who has a name!"
"It's not difficult. In fact, I heard someone say that when we were repairing Ms. Yang's former residence in the 1980s, we found a letter from home that was never sent out, or a love letter..."
After hearing that story, Lao Jia couldn't help but feel emotional, and solemnly said: "You must be the director of this variety show, and you must also invite the best actors to read it!"
"I not only want to be a director, but also want to be a guest host."
This time Xu Kun did not refuse, and even took the initiative to take over the job of host.
After all, the Duxin variety show mainly depends on the screenwriter, the copywriting, and the performance of the host and the Reader. Xu Kun even thinks that it doesn't matter whether there is a director or not.
"Okay, then you and Gan Min will host it together!"
After a few words, the two of them finalized the variety show tentatively named "Seeing Words as Faces".
Lao Jia valued this variety show far more than any underworld story. He even canceled his original plan to be a black hand and a red hand, and decided to make "Seeing Words Like Faces" at all costs.
He even hoped that Xu Kun could postpone "The Boss Falls in Love with Me" for a few months.
"The heroine will have a retest on May 10th. How do you want me to postpone it?" Xu Kun said speechlessly: "And it will also take a certain amount of time to collect appropriate letters and confirm copyright issues."
Only then did Jia Yueting give up in frustration.
Xu Kun asked again: "Are you still planning to film "How a Bad Guy is Made"?"
"Let's shoot! Let's make "See Words Like Faces" first to promote positive energy, and then wait until the first financing, and then use the gangster story as a gimmick - if it is criticized by the higher-ups, we will make "See Words Like Faces" The sequel is coming out.”
Lao Jia was also a resolute person. He organized a team that afternoon and was responsible for collecting suitable letters from various places according to Xu Kun's plan.
After hearing about the idea of "Seeing Words as Faces", the son of the fellow behind him took the initiative to take over the job of producer - now there was no need for the old boss to lobby, and many coal bosses took the initiative to get it. Invest money.
However, Xu Kun did not participate in these disturbances. After he set the general outline of the charter, he devoted his energy to "The Domineering President Falls in Love with Me". Although "Seeing Words Like Faces" is quite lethal these days, but if it really wants to become popular, it still has to rely on the boss. The total originator.
Due to Yang Mi's withdrawal, the number of female lead candidates has been reduced from six to five, but the competition is becoming increasingly fierce.
Xiong Naijin secretly proposed to invite Xu Kun to dinner through Gan Min, but the purpose was obviously not just to eat.
Xu Kun was somewhat interested, but Xiong Naijin's chance of winning was really slim. He was not the kind of person who would refuse to admit his mistakes, so he could only refuse with regret.
On May 7, another fight broke out in China Drama between a loyal fan of Tang Yan and a classmate of Tong Liya.
Fortunately, for the media, male students fighting each other is basically the same as dog eating dog, and it did not cause any public opinion storm like the Zhang Mo beating incident.
But Tian Youliang, as a teacher of Chinese opera, is still under a lot of pressure. He even regrets filming any TV series - he has filmed dramas for more than ten years, but none of them include "The Domineering President Falls in Love with Me". Torturous.
If I had just used the name of screenwriter, I don’t know how much trouble and trouble could have been avoided.
But it was too late to regret it now, so he could only call for the female lead retest two days in advance on May 8.
Among the five girls, the first one to be eliminated was Wang Likun. Compared with the first test, this girl has not changed at all, and she is obviously more slack.
The next person to be eliminated was Tong Liya.
The reason was that the audition room was too hot, and I was sweating all over after a while. When Tong Liya came in for the audition, her makeup was all gone. Although her performance was better than in the first audition, she was still eliminated.
Xu Kun seriously suspected that Tian Youliang did this deliberately.
However, Director Tian obviously made a mistake. Although Tong Liya was eliminated, the makeup used by Liu Shishi to set off her eyes also showed its flaws in the high temperature.
The best performers were Tang Yan and Xiong Naijin. Tang Yan's new hairstyle covered his forehead, and his performance of Lin Yuxin was much better than before; Xiong Naijin maintained his level of being the best among the dwarfs in the first audition.
After everyone finished auditioning, Tian Youliang was seen wandering around the room like an ant on a hot pot.
Occasionally he would stop and want to say something, open his mouth and then close it, then continue to circle back and forth.
Chen Xuebin secretly pouted at the side. He knew that Tian Youliang wanted to choose Liu Shishi, but Liu Shishi's performance just now was the worst among Tang, Xiong, and Liu, so he couldn't open his mouth.
Xu Kun also thought about whether to simply push Xiong Naijin up, so that he could also find a crew couple to avoid being bored during filming.
But in the end, he gave up this plan. Firstly, he didn't want Tian Youliang to shoot with emotions. Secondly, he always felt that letting Xiong Naijin play Lin Yuxin was a bit uninteresting.
So in the end, Xu Kun took the initiative to come to Tian Youliang's rescue and said: "Director Tian, in fact, Liu Shishi's makeup is enough with a little adjustment, but the body needs to be more careful, at least it doesn't look so stiff. "
"Yes, yes!"
Tian Youliang suddenly came to life, nodded quickly and said: "She is from Beiwu, so her physical appearance should be her advantage. I guess the little girl is too nervous, after all, she has just grown up."
After a pause, he turned to Chen Xuebin: "How about this is it?"
"You are the director, you have the final say."
Chen Xuebin spread his hands, and before Tian Youliang could be happy, he added: "But this is my first time as a producer and I have no experience - if something goes wrong while the heroine is filming, don't blame me for being harsh."
"Should, should, should."
Tian Youliang smiled coquettishly, and secretly decided to give Liu Shishi some basic skills later. After all, he was a teacher and drama director of Chinese opera, and what he was best at was training students.
(End of chapter)