China Entertainment: Gao Yanei wants to be the best actor

Chapter 386 Behind the Romance is Thriller! 【[-] in [-]】

It is said that when Gao Fei decided to set up a separate web drama department, whoever was the happiest in Zhouyi Film and Television must undoubtedly belong to the screenwriting department.

You must know that they are full of ideas but can't publish them.

why?

Because they know that even if they write the book, the company will not shoot it. After all, even if they do, there is no way to pass the review.

But now it's all right, after having the "review special zone" of online dramas, Zhou Yi's screenwriters suddenly seemed like Erha who came out of the cage, and it was a joy to play.

Gao Fei had just set up the administrative framework, and the screenwriter team couldn't wait to find him with two notebooks.

To be honest, Gao Fei has never seen such an active employee.

Looking at their expectant eyes, even Gao Fei, who has always been thick-skinned and dark-hearted, felt a little embarrassed.

So without further ado, he opened the file and read it.

It's just that after reading the two web drama scripts carefully prepared by the screenwriter team, Gao Fei has a toothache!
Because these two thick notebooks seem to tell different stories, but in Gao Fei's eyes, they both represent the same meaning.

And this meaning is condensed into one word, that is - ghost!

……

Due to some well-known reasons, ghosts rarely appear in domestic film and television dramas.Even if there were, they were all in ancient times.

For example, the Liaozhai series, which Tang Ren has filmed many times, is a TV series that takes this route.

It's just that after Zhou Yi's screenwriters finished watching a small-budget online drama "Mao Liao" which premiered on Youku last June, they suddenly felt a little ready to move.

Because this drama is very bold compared to traditional TV dramas.

The content of this play is almost all the current social pain points, basically those things that are not allowed to be broadcast by TV stations.

It even has the meaning of the urban version of Grand Thefter.

We must know that it is basically impossible for this concept to appear in modern dramas with urban backgrounds in the past. After all, the people are the masters of the country now, so how can it be compared with the previous dynasty!
Am I right? (No other meaning at all!)

After seeing that the theme of "Mao Lie" can be broadcast on the Internet, Zhou Yi's screenwriter team will cautiously probe into the restricted area of ​​"urban supernatural".

In fact, some things are like this.

The more you ban something, the more viewers want to see it, and the more writers want to write about it.

For example, the group of great gods in Zhouyi's screenwriting department who were frantically stepping on the line on the verge of review belonged to this kind of deadly crowd.

Thus, the book "Soul Ferry" was born.

……

By the way, "Soul Ferry" mainly talks about a place called "Convenience Store No. 444" in a corner of the city.

It is said that there will be ghosts after 12 o'clock in the middle of the night, and Xia Dongqing, the clerk on duty at night here, has a pair of yin and yang eyes since she was a child, and can see "things" that others cannot see, that is, ghosts!

As for Zhao Li, the owner of the convenience store, he calls himself a "soul ferryman".

The daily work is to welcome and send ghosts between the yin and yang realms, and guide ghosts to the world they should go to.

Based on such a background setting, this book can be said to be composed of urban ghost stories.

Only the convenience store owner Zhao Li, the employee Xia Dongqing, and the customer Wang Xiaoya can run through the whole drama.

I have to say that this is a very clever story design.

Because this is equivalent to splitting a feature-length TV series into short plays.

In this way, the producer is given great freedom in terms of actor schedule and role selection.

This is the model used in the low-cost comedy "Wulin Biography".

At the beginning, Shang Jing relied on his connections to bring in guest stars from all walks of life, and it was only then that the entire TV series was enriched.

Of course, it's not as shabby as Zhouyi now.

The idea of ​​the book "Soul Ferry" actually came from a young brother who likes to grow long hair newly recruited by Zhou Yi's screenwriting department.

According to the cultural atmosphere of the screenwriting department, this little brother even gave himself a pen name of "Little Jixiangtian".

Looking at the long-haired little brother who was pushed out by the screenwriters at this moment, Gao Fei pondered for a while, and finally asked with some entanglement:

"Why...why do you want to write this kind of story?"

After all, there are different levels of death, so why are you playing disco in the minefield?
What are you drawing?Just for the thrill?
But when faced with questions from his boss's boss, Xiao Jixiangtian, who was still a cutie in the workplace, was a little timid for a while.

Seeing this situation, Gao Fei didn't urge him, so after a while, little Ji Xiangtian said in an embarrassing soft voice:
"Because... I think that only by writing ghosts can I write people better!"

As soon as this remark came out, Gao Fei couldn't help nodding his head slightly.

Write ghosts to write people?This is a good angle.

Judging from the content of the script, he did follow this line of thinking.

For example, in the third episode "Lust, Caution", it tells the story of an urban girl named Xiaoxue who betrays herself for her beauty and gradually becomes a drug guide.

Obviously, this story satirizes those plastic surgery addicts in today's society.

But in the fourth episode, "Ghost Going to Bed", it looks glamorous, but it is actually a tribute to the life-and-death love-the wife died unexpectedly without knowing it, thinking that her husband was raising a ghost, so she asked Xia Dongqing for help, But he didn't want to find out in the end that the female ghost raised by her husband was herself.

And the screenwriter in this story obviously borrowed from the legend of rhino horn incense in ancient my country.

After all, as early as the Tang Dynasty, the ancients once said:

A raw rhino does not dare to burn it, because it has a strange fragrance and sticks to the clothes and belts, and people can communicate with ghosts.

And after reading the whole script, Gao Fei had to admit that some of the newcomers were simply monsters.

Because in the 20 episodes of "Soul Ferry", Xiao Jixiangtian tells a wonderful little story in almost every episode.

And even though the space is limited, he still achieves suspense and long aftertaste.

For example, in the article "Hanging Sword", he satirized the keyboard man;
In the story of "The Dorm Ghost: Senior Sister in Red", he stretched his hand to the campus, and even touched the theme of teacher-student romance.

It can be said that what can be written and what cannot be written, he has touched almost all of them in the book "Soul Ferry".

Otherwise Gao Fei wouldn't have such a toothache.

You must know that these themes were restricted to creation in the past. If traditional TV dramas were involved, they might be taken off the shelves accidentally.

just...

If Gao Fei were to reject this book, he would be a little bit reluctant.

Because this book is really well written!

Especially the latter article "The Curse of the Weaver Girl" is the most exquisite in Gao Fei's opinion.

You must know that the story of "The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl" took shape as early as the Han Dynasty.

Otherwise, Yuefu poems such as "The Altair is far away, the Han girl in Jiaojiao River" will not be circulated.

It was not until the Song Dynasty that the story of "The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl" took shape.

After all, it was during this period that the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother were paired together by the common people.

However, due to the inertia of thinking, Gao Fei never thought about the deep meaning behind the story of "The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl".

And this time, Xiao Jixiangtian obviously has a different understanding of this ancient myth.

In his writing, when Zhinu was accidentally injured and fell in a village, the villagers rescued Zhinu, and Zhinu used magic power to make the farmer have a good harvest in order to repay her kindness.Unexpectedly, the greed of the villagers was aroused. They built a maze to trap Zhinu, forced Zhinu to have sex with men in the village, and gave birth to Zhinu's offspring.

Because in this way, the village will always have a good harvest.

The sadness of this story is that in the end, the Weaver Girl had no offspring, and the villagers chose the "Weaver Girl" at random.

The last generation of Zhinu accepts people's worship, but has no magic power and cannot bring benefits to people.So after being insulted by the whole village, she was trapped in the underground palace and suffocated to death, and her soul was trapped in the maze forever.

So this is the so-called "curse of the Weaver Girl".

Of course, from an objective point of view, Gao Fei can point out many flaws and loopholes in this story at a glance.

For example, Zhinu is obviously a god, so how could she be trapped by mortals?

But when Gao Fei was about to speak, he thought about it again.

It should be noted that "God" was originally made by humans.

When Zhinu was in the sky, she was a god; but when she stayed in the world for a long time, she naturally became a human being.

So looking at the story of "The Weaver Girl", Xiao Jixiangtian is actually just expressing a concept, that is:
God was born in the human heart and died in human nature.

Due to Gao Fei's different growth environment from childhood to adulthood, he has a deeper feeling for this story than other people in Zhouyi.

Because the story of the Weaver Girl may be just a story in modern times.

But among the folks in the Song Dynasty, it is very likely that they really existed.

Even Gao Fei can't guarantee whether the myths and legends of the Song Dynasty that are handed down today hide such a cruel truth behind them!
Really, Gao Fei can't guarantee it at all!

After all, who knows whether those fairy couples in myths and legends were deliberately beautified and compiled by local gentry and celebrities in order to cover up their own scandals?
You must know that the right to speak is in their hands!
Humane ghosts are terrifying, but ghosts know people's hearts are poisonous.

The complexity of human nature is nothing more than that!
……

I have to say that those who play with the pen can speak.

After some difficult communication, Gao Fei was finally convinced by the group of screenwriters.

Of course, Gao Fei did not do business at a loss this time.

Although Gao Fei can foresee that this show is very likely to be taken off the shelves in the future, but this situation should not happen for at least five years.

So as long as he controls the cost of shooting well, then basically it is not a problem to pay back, and he may even make a lot of money if the operation is good.

After all, "convenience store" is an excellent place to place advertisements.

And with the famous brand of Zhouyi Film and Television, even if there is no popular actor in this drama, Gao Fei is still confident that he can win the sponsorship.

And this is the advantage of regular film and television companies, after all, their reputation has been tested time and time again by the market.

Therefore, compared to those grassroots teams, advertisers naturally believed in a more powerful film and television company like Zhou Yi.

Of course, the income from advertising sponsorship comes second.

Because for Gao Fei, if he can use this show to attract a few newcomers, that would be the biggest gain.

You must know that every star artist is a cash cow for the brokerage company. Even if Zhou Yi's commission is not high, but if it accumulates like a steady stream, it is still a considerable sum.

Thinking of this, Gao Fei immediately called Han Li over.

After Han Li arrived, without waiting for her to speak, Gao Fei handed her the book of "Soul Ferry".

"Let's see if there is anyone suitable for you."

"Not to mention anything else, at least you have to show me the candidates for the three protagonists, otherwise we will be at a loss!"

As soon as this remark came out, Han Li's eyes lit up immediately, and immediately picked up the script and read it without thinking about what to say to Gao Fei.

After she was relieved of the script, Han Li frowned slightly and pondered for a while, then nodded affirmatively and said:
"Official Zhao can let Gao Weiguang play the role. He was born in a Chinese opera, so his acting skills are not a problem. And he is not too young, so he just fits the role."

"I think Li Xian can give the role of Xia Dongqing a try. Although he is young, his acting skills are definitely not a problem."

By the way, this actor named Li Xian is the newcomer that Han Li recently signed.

Because Gao Fei's request was too urgent, Han Li didn't have time to search slowly, so she could only go to the three major film and television colleges to scan one by one in advance, even the freshmen who had just entered school.

Although the method is a bit rough, the effect is really good.

Li Xian is a good seed she found in Beiying. Although he is only a sophomore, Han Li has taken a fancy to his plasticity.

So after releasing the signboard of Zhouyi Film and Television, this handsome young man was signed by Han Li without any surprise.

But in fact, Li Xian's classmates are actually pretty good.

For example, Zhang Yishan and Yang Zi, two actresses who were born as child stars, Han Li, really wanted to sign, and when these two saw Han Li coming to sign, they were actually very moved.

Because as child stars, they really want to know how Gao Fei succeeded in his transformation, and it was so successful!
But Zhang Yishan and Yang Zi have already been bound by a brokerage company behind them.

Therefore, the two could only watch with envy that their classmate Li Xian was signed away, but they couldn't do anything.

But then again, the trio of "Soul Ferry" naturally cannot be supported by Li Xian alone.

So Han Li said with a little hesitation:
"As for Wang Xiaoya... In fact, both Reba and Nazha can act."

"But Reba is still working with "A Thousand Bone of Flowers", so let's go to Gulinaza!"

"I remember that she took pictures of rock style before, which is just right for this role!"

Hearing this, Gao Fei immediately nodded slightly.

"Okay, then I will leave the casting of "Soul Ferry" to you."

"Whether it's exchanging resources or going to the three major colleges to collect wool, anyway, you have to gather people for me."

At the end, Gao Fei added another sentence:
"Let me say yes first, the budget for this drama is not much, and the actors' salary can only be taken for granted."

Hearing this, Han Li gave Gao Fei a speechless look, but nodded decisively and took over the task.

However, after talking about this matter, Han Li had no intention of leaving immediately. Instead, she looked expectantly at the other folder that Gao Fei was sitting on.

"Boss, didn't you say there is another script?"

"Why don't you take it out together and start working? Anyway, the cost of online dramas is not high, and it doesn't cost much."

I didn't want to see her say that, so Gao Fei sighed helplessly and said:
"I want to work together too!"

"Alas~ But those guys in the screenwriting department are really capable of killing."

"I really don't know if I should shoot this book..."

(End of this chapter)