Chapter 197 Fifty Episodes "Journey to the West"
The news that the old man surnamed Wang had suffered a stroke spread very covertly. When most people heard the news, they just sighed. After all, he is a well-known writer and has written many popular works. article.
Liu Hongmin learned the news from Liu Xinwu and set off several firecrackers to celebrate.
Professor Xia is extremely anxious. His current position is very important and he cannot rush to the front, so he must find another person to be the frontman.
After thinking for a long time, I finally found someone who was barely qualified. He picked up the phone and broadcast, "Uncle Jiang, this is Xia Yi. You should know about Uncle Wang's stroke and hospitalization, right? I think as a leader in the literary world, you should stand up and speak..."
Wildfires never burn out, but spring breezes blow them again. Traitors are as tenacious as weeds. When one crop disappears, a new crop will grow.
The time goes back to September 1986. After half a month of script reading, the script of "Donkey Gets Water" has been polished to perfection, so the crew went to Dahebao for filming.
Liu Hongmin didn’t follow. He didn’t know anything about filming, so he stopped giving random directions.
Tomorrow Film Company sent Mai Zishan to serve as the deputy director and also oversee the finances.
There are very few actors in "The Donkey Gets Water", so except for the American philanthropist who was played by someone from Hong Kong, all the other characters are mainland actors.
This movie is just to verify whether the co-production model is feasible. Only if this movie is successful can the remaining three movies be shot.
As soon as the crew of "The Donkey Gets Water" left, Liu Hongmin received a call from Director Wang of China Taiwan.
"Comrade Hongmin, "Journey to the West" has been produced. Could you please come and give it a try and give us your opinions?"
"Oh?" Liu Hongmin was a little surprised, "All Is the production finished?”
Since Zhongtai started selling advertisements, the funds are still abundant. Therefore, the investment in "Journey to the West" was added one after another, and finally exceeded 20 million.
Yang Jie is also a bold director. There are ways to shoot with less money, and there are ways to shoot with more money.
Originally, she only wanted to shoot twenty episodes, but later she found out that the station had money, so she immediately approached Director Wang to increase the number of "Journey to the West" to thirty episodes. After filming for a year, I saw that the station had money again, so I asked Director Wang for money again and increased the number of episodes of "Journey to the West" to forty. A year later, when he learned that there was still money in the theater, he asked Director Wang for money again and increased the number of episodes of "Journey to the West" to fifty.
So "Journey to the West" was delayed again and again and could not be completed. It was delayed from 1983 to 1986. If Yang Jie hadn't felt that if he continued filming, it would just be a soulless repetition, he probably could have postponed it further.
Director Wang is also very helpless. He has long wanted Yang Jie to complete the production quickly so that he can meet the national audience.
You must know that the filming of "Journey to the West" is a matter of concern across the country. As long as the filming is not bad, it will definitely become a phenomenal TV series after it is broadcast.
This is a political achievement! If Yang Jie is allowed to delay for another two years, his term will be over, and he will be making wedding clothes for others.
Fortunately, Yang Jie is still sensible, otherwise, he might have to use some extraordinary means.
In order to ensure that "Journey to the West" does not go wrong, Director Wang invited many leaders and celebrities from the cultural circles to come and try it out. Once something is wrong, it is best to correct it in time.
Liu Hongmin went to Zhongtai and participated in the preview meeting. As soon as I got off the bus, I met an acquaintance, "Teacher He, long time no see."
He Qizhi criticized: "Hongmin, you are so uninteresting. You didn't keep such a good book as "Let the Bullets Fly". Give it to me.”
Liu Hongmin said with a smile: "Teacher He, you have wronged me. Why are you not as courageous as Teacher Liu?" He Qizhi was speechless, "He is the editor-in-chief, and I am just an editor. How can I compare with him?"
Liu Hongmin spread his hands, "Then I have no choice."
He Qizhi stopped worrying and put down the matter of "Let the Bullets Fly".
"Hongmin, I heard that you also had a share of credit for the filming of "Journey to the West"?"
"I didn't do anything except lend it to the crew of "Journey to the West"."
"It's good to be rich, so I'll borrow 200,000 yuan if you want."
"I was going to Unfortunately, there were no relevant policies for investing in "Journey to the West." At that time, I only had 200,000 yuan, so I gave it all to China. "
He Qizhi felt that he had been tricked. Hearing what Liu Hongmin said, If he had more money at that time, he would lend more to Zhongtai.
He guessed right. Liu Hongmin really wanted to lend more to China and Taiwan, preferably enough to finish filming "Journey to the West". In this case, "Journey to the West" can be broadcast as soon as possible.
Unfortunately, Liu Hongmin only had 200,000 yuan at that time. Later, when Zhongtai paid back the money, Liu Hongmin specifically asked if it would be enough for the filming of "Journey to the West".
At that time, Director Wang said enough was enough, and Liu Hongmin did not pay too much attention. Who would have thought that Yang Jie would ask for money again and again, and "Journey to the West" would expand more and more, slowly turning into a fifty-episode novel.
In this era when twenty episodes are considered a long-running TV series, the fifty-episode "Journey to the West" is simply a behemoth.
The two entered the venue, and there were already many people inside. He Qizhi knew a lot of people, so he said hello to Liu Hongmin and went to talk to his acquaintances.
Many famous writers are here today. How could He Qizhi miss such a good opportunity to write a manuscript?
When Liu Hongmin saw someone he knew, he simply nodded as a greeting. Then he found a seat and sat down, waiting for the preview to begin.
In order to facilitate viewing, Zhongtai bought a movie projector and played "Journey to the West" as a movie. Although due to the resolution, the picture may be somewhat distorted. But as long as the distance between the seats is far enough, it will not affect the viewing.
Soon, it’s time for the preview session. The lights in the theater went out and the screen came on.
Liu Hongmin watched it very carefully. He quickly discovered that the first few episodes were very similar to those he had watched, and there was basically no difference. These were probably taken by Yang Jie at the beginning, when funds were tight and the shooting conditions were similar to those in his previous life.
I have made progress in special effects compared to my previous life, upgrading from fifty cents to one dollar.
After Sun Wukong was rescued from Wuzhishan by Tang Monk, the number of scenes involving Yingchoujian taking in Little White Dragon increased a lot.
Director Yang Jie has no problem with his ability. Although the fifty-episode "Journey to the West" is a bit lengthy, it shows more details.
Like the 20-episode "Journey to the West" in the previous life, the 50-episode "Journey to the West" is also very classic. And because the number of episodes is one and a half times more, it is even more classic than the twenty-episode "Journey to the West".
After more than ten days of trial meetings, Liu Hongmin wrote down some opinions. The production has been completed and it is impossible to make major changes.
What Liu Hongmin writes is basically a side-by-side shot. If there are any replacements, just replace them. If there are no replacements, just keep them as they are.
(End of this chapter)