Chinese Entertainment 2017: Starting from the Top Writers

Chapter 638 Zhou Sheng’s famous scene, internal competition

Qin Palace in Hengdian, Zhou Shengru Film Studio.

Looking at the egrets slowly walking towards the city wall not far away, Lin Li recalled the scene he had seen many times in the original time and space, and secretly compared it with the scene in front of him.

Cui Shiyi jumping off the building is undoubtedly the most climax scene in Zhou Shengru's hometown. On the city wall covered with snow, Cui Shiyi, wearing a bright red dress, completed this tragic leap.

In order to vigorously promote this famous scene, the production team also created two hot searches. On the first day, the topic was "Everyone in Zhou Shengru urged Shi Yi to jump off the city wall", and on the second day, a hot search "Shi Yi jumped off the building" popped up directly, which scared netizens who had not watched the drama, and they thought that someone really jumped off the building.

However, the effect after this plot was broadcast was not as stunning as expected.

The background of the plot of Zhou Shengru is that Cui Shiyi learned that Zhou Shengchen was subjected to the punishment of bone removal and was tortured for three hours before dying. She was extremely heartbroken and was then forced by the second male lead to be her concubine.

On the day of the enthronement, in order not to implicate his mother and family, Shi Yi decided to commit suicide by jumping off a building.

Shi Yi's emotions here are full of grief, regret and powerlessness, which is why she chooses to jump off the platform wearing a red dress. The scene should be passionate and resolute, and the dramatic conflict should be more obvious to show the tragic feeling of jumping off the platform. However, the actual effect is very bland.

First, the heroine made a very templated affectionate confession before jumping off the building:

"Zhou Shengchen, I'm here to marry you."

And then it just jumped. There was no atmosphere or background music, and the audience couldn't get excited at all.

Not to mention whether it is possible to successfully jump from such a low tower in one go, what is incredible is that the heroine clearly jumped face down, but at the moment of being in the air she was able to turn 180 degrees face up, and finally died beautifully lying on the snow. I really don't know how she did it.

What is most distracting is that it is not without witnesses that the heroine jumped off the building. There were actually a large number of onlookers standing under the city wall.

A girl in red was standing on the railing of the city wall. She looked depressed and no one shouted "girl, don't jump". The soldiers did not try to stop the girl from jumping off the building. Instead, they stopped the onlookers after she landed, as if they were not surprised at all by the idea of ​​jumping off a building.

After the heroine landed, the shot of her lying on the snow in a red dress was very beautiful. The lack of blood was a minor flaw. The director probably thought that this effect was very beautiful.

For many fans of the drama, they might exclaim "Wow, so sad!", "So touching!", "The pinnacle of be aesthetics!", anyway, they would exclaim in amazement and praise.

After all, on the short video platform, this part was praised to the sky by some drama fans, and the ancient costume aesthetics were praised as the be ceiling. There are countless similar praises.

However, for viewers with rigorous logic, there was no emotional fluctuation after watching this segment, and there was no poignant atmosphere of someone committing suicide by jumping off a building in the snow...

There have been many classic scenes in costume dramas where the heroine jumps off a building. In recent years, there have been many film and television dramas that have produced classic scenes.

Su Su's jump off the Zhuxiantai in Eternal Love can be said to be a major highlight of the whole play. Before this scene began, the plot had already rendered the dramatic tension to the extreme. Everyone was urging Su Su to jump off the Zhuxiantai quickly. With the cool background music playing, Yang Mi's jump created a famous scene.

In fact, whether the highlight scenes can be shot well depends largely on the director's skills.

Lin Li remembered that the original director of Zhou Shengrugu was Guo Hu, who was also a student of Lin Yufen. However, comparing the scenes where Cui Shiyi jumped off the city wall and Su Su jumped off the Zhuxiantai, the artistic conception was so similar, but the effect was very different. It was obvious that he did not learn the essence of his master at all, and the big scenes were shot too poorly.

Therefore, in this part of the plot, Lin Li not only made changes to the original work, but also enhanced the atmosphere of the script.

First of all, this segment was filmed in the Qin Palace instead of the low building in the original time and space.

The walls of the Qin Palace are high enough, so the long-range view of this scene will be even more shocking.

When the heroine climbed to the top of the city wall, the surrounding soldiers discovered her and tried to stop her. The people and the crowd who were originally preparing to rescue her under the city wall also discovered her actions and exclaimed.

Afterwards, the second male lead arrived and tried to stop the female lead from jumping.

The heroine turned around and threatened him with death not to come over, and loudly stated Zhou Shengchen's past achievements in front of everyone, indicating that he would never commit treason.

After the intense and emotional lines, the heroine opened her hands, smiled calmly, and said:
"Zhou Shengchen, I'm here to marry you."

Then, she opened her arms and gently fell backwards. Four cameras were working at the same time, one was following the front, one was shooting a long shot, one was shooting the reactions of the virgin and the second person on the city wall, and one was shooting the reactions of the people and the people who were trying to rescue her under the city wall.

Finally, plop.

On the open space covered with snow, there was a figure in red lying, with blood splattered irregularly around her, shot from a bird's-eye view, from near to far.

Lin Li believes that this scene will become a classic.

"The camera lens follows up, and the camera moves from a distant view to stay on Shi Yi's upper body!"

"Liu Zixing appears in the camera!"

"Okay, that's it. Via, get ready, and the underground security personnel get ready."

"Cut to a close-up of Shiyi's face!"

"Okay! Jump!"

“Photography keeps up!”

……

Zhao Qian was focused and didn't notice Lin Li's arrival at all. He issued one command after another in front of the monitor with a handheld walkie-talkie, which was quite similar to Lin Li's posture when he was filming.

As Bai Lu's figure fell towards the city wall, the cameraman who was also hanging on the wire followed, and the expression on Zhao Qian's face became visibly tense.

They shot this scene in one take, and if there was any mistake, they had to reshoot it.

Lin Li's gaze also shifted to the monitor in front of Zhao Qian. The Egret in the picture had a calm expression, with a faint smile that showed a sense of relief.

The emotions are very well given and the facial expressions are perfect.

Lin Li nodded in satisfaction. It must be said that Bai Lu, with her not particularly outstanding appearance, was able to stand out among a group of young actresses of the same age. Her acting skills were not superb, but at least for her age and in the field of TV dramas, her performance was quite good.

"Cut! Good! This game is over!"

"Well, have someone go up and check on the actors' physical condition. Make sure nothing goes wrong." After the call to cut, Zhao Qian stood up from his chair with a slightly excited look on his face, and quickly gave instructions to the staff using the intercom.

It is not difficult to tell from Zhao Qian's expression that he also attaches great importance to this scene.

Lin Li had emphasized this scene to him before, and he himself knew very well that this scene was the climax of the entire plot, so he naturally did not dare to neglect it.

He is considered a veteran within Nanxun Culture. Although the company has been established for less than two years, it has developed so rapidly that he is under a lot of pressure.

Not to mention that Lin Yufen, who was hired by Lin Li for cooperation, filmed a drama for Nanxun Culture called "Glory" which aroused heated discussions from all parties and was officially supported. She is now filming Nanxun Culture's first costume drama "Star Han Canlan".

Wei Shujun, who came later than him, also made a phenomenal intimate film this year. When they had an internal meeting last time, that bastard walked with the wind and spoke with full confidence.

Even Shang Wei is now directing "The Daily Life of a Lady" on his own, and maybe he will direct another big hit drama later.

Although he had Fengquan by his side and his broadcasting performance was good, it still pales in comparison to theirs.

He has ambitions for this work, Zhou Shengrugu.

He wants to use this work to prove himself that he can also produce phenomenal works!

Otherwise, if this continues, will Nanxun Culture still have a place for him?

Zhao Qian, who was immersed in his own inner world, suddenly realized that something was wrong. The people around him looked at him strangely.

Especially the actors, why do they look more excited than me?
"Director Zhao, the filming just now was very good."

"I am very much looking forward to the audience's reactions and comments after the show airs."

When a familiar voice sounded, Zhao Qian was startled and turned around immediately.

When Zhao Qian saw Lin Li smiling in front of him, his face immediately became filled with smiles.

"Hey, Mr. Lin, why didn't you tell me in advance that you're here so I could go and greet you!"

Zhao Qian put down the walkie-talkie, rubbed his hands and said happily.

"I told you I was afraid you would be nervous, and if I didn't attack you suddenly, I wouldn't be able to see Director Zhao's wonderful performance."

Lin Li smiled, patted his shoulder and praised him.

Zhao Qian was also considered an old man in Nanxun Culture. His abilities were growing stronger and stronger, so Lin Li was naturally happy.

He deliberately asked Zhao Qian and others to direct different works, on the one hand to cultivate their abilities, and on the other hand to make them aware of competition.

Those who perform well will naturally have more opportunities, and those who perform poorly will naturally have fewer opportunities.

Now all new directors and screenwriters who have just joined the company are led by these people, and then they are selected based on their performance, and are given key training and support.

The rule of survival of the fittest applies everywhere.

Only in this way can the company ensure a continuous supply of fresh blood and enter a virtuous cycle.

"I learned all this from you, Director Lin. This is all thanks to you, Director Lin."

Zhao Qian lowered his body slightly and flattered him with a grin.

"Okay, now that we're so familiar with each other, let's stop doing this."

"Today I will personally treat the entire crew to a meal together, but I have to rush back to Beijing and cannot be there. Director Zhao, please take the trouble to host it."

Lin Li looked around at the leading actors who came rushing over after hearing the noise, and instructed Zhao Qian with a smile.

"Thank you, Mr. Lin. I will make sure it's arranged."

"Why don't you thank Mr. Lin?"

"Thank you, Mr. Lin!"

"Thank you, Teacher Nanxun!"

The leading actors and crew members surrounding them spoke up one after another to express their gratitude to Lin Li.

Afterwards, Ren Jialun and other leading actors came forward one by one to greet Lin Li, and the scene was very lively for a while.

At this time, Bai Lu had already untied the wire and walked back to the set from under the city wall.

When she saw Lin Li, who was surrounded by the crowd and stood out, her eyes lit up and she immediately quickened her pace.

When the others saw Bai Lu approaching, they consciously made way for her.

After the last photo and video incident was exposed, who among you doesn’t know the relationship between this heroine and Lin Li?
If you don't have such good sense, why are you still in the entertainment industry?
In fact, before the incident broke out, many people in the crew had some speculations about the background of the heroine, but they did not expect it to be Lin Li.

The main reason was that Gong Yu from Kiwi had visited the crew twice before and was very kind to Bai Lu, which made everyone misunderstand.

Now that Lin Li has joined the crew, the two of them have gotten together, and everyone really wants to see how they get along.

Mainly, they want to know whether this heroine is now in the past tense?
As a result, everyone at the scene turned their eyes to the two of them.

Eat melon in silence.

(End of this chapter)