Huayu started by playing Lao Ai

Chapter 7 Lu Buwei's Selection

Once people have a new idea, they can't sit still.

This is the case with Zhou Xiaowen.

He acted very quickly. After chatting with Zheng Jing for a while, he called Lu Wei on the spot.

Lu Wei accepted Zhou Xiaowen's invitation without saying a word.

The friendship between the two of them for more than 20 years is actually just waiting for the next step.

Lu Wei happened to be at Chang'an's home, and at Zheng Jing's suggestion, Zhou Xiaowen asked Lu Wei out.

Zheng Jing met Lu Wei in Chen’s BBQ restaurant near the bell tower.

The screenwriter is 50 years old this year. He has some gray hair on his temples, a beard, and wears a pair of black-framed glasses. He has the boldness of a Northwestern man and a bit of scholarly temperament.

After a few drinks, the misunderstanding between Zhou Xiaowen and Lu Wei disappeared.

As they drank and ate meat, they recalled the glorious past and had a very emotional conversation.

Zheng Jing would compliment him from time to time, and the atmosphere at the table was very lively.

After reminiscing about the past, Lu Wei asked, "How do you want to change this play by Lü Buwei?"

Zhou Xiaowen said: "We want to delve deeper into the character of Lao Ai, and tell the story of Lü Buwei and Lao Ai with their friendship and power struggle as the main line.

According to Jing Shao, it is to shoot a TV version of Qin Song.

Don't worry, I will definitely listen to you this time and focus on depicting the friendship between Lü Buwei and Lao Ai."

Lu Wei nodded, then looked at Zheng Jing.

Zheng Jing also told Lu Wei about his previous thoughts.

After listening to this, Lu Wei said, "Lao Ai, Lao means pity and love, Ai refers to people with bad conduct.

The meaning of Lao Ai is that Queen Mother Zhao Ji favored a person with bad character.

This name is derogatory and ironic, and is completely a pseudonym.

Historically, there is no clear record of Lao Ai's real name or his background.

This gives us a lot of room for adaptation.

According to normal logic, it would be absolutely impossible for Lu Buwei to become friends with a man named "Lao Ai".

Therefore, the person who made friends with Lu Buwei was not "Lao Ai", but a person with a normal name.

This person went through a series of events and eventually became Lao Ai."

Lu Wei is indeed a well-known screenwriter and he quickly grasped the key points of the adaptation.

Zheng Jing was also inspired when he heard his words.

He said: "I suddenly have an idea, let me hear it for you guys to see if it works.

Lao Ai's original name was Lu Sheng, and he and Lu Buwei were good friends who grew up together.

Lu Buwei liked to do business, but Lu Sheng despised him.

He was a student of Confucianism, extremely talented and proficient in music, and he was determined to use what he had learned to assist King Zhao.

Unfortunately, his talent was not recognized and he suffered repeated setbacks.

As a result, he lived a very poor life and everyone laughed at him as a poor scholar.

Lu Buwei knew that Lu Sheng was talented. After Zhao Ji gave birth to Ying Zheng, in order to train Ying Zheng, Lu Buwei specially hired Lu Sheng to be Ying Zheng's teacher.

Lu Sheng was very good to Ying Zheng. He not only taught him attentively, but also cared about his daily life. Ying Zheng lacked fatherly love, so he regarded Lu Sheng as his own father. "

When Zheng Jing said this, Lu Wei was already clapping his hands in approval. He exclaimed, "This is a great idea. After being bullied, Lu Sheng turned evil and felt that studying was useless, so he changed his name to Lao Ai and took the route of Xia Sanlu.

As a result, the relationship between Lu Buwei, Lao Ai, Ying Zheng and Zhao Ji became complicated, full of contradictions and tensions.

In the end, Ying Zheng killed Lü Buwei, who was "suspected" to be his father, and tore Lao Ai, who he regarded as his father, to pieces. From then on, he was the only one left, and became the greatest emperor in history. "

Zheng Jing added: “We can also apply the story of burning books and burying scholars.

Why did Ying Zheng burn books and bury scholars? It was because his teacher Lu Sheng turned evil and became Lao Ai.

Lao Ai believed that all his knowledge was useless, and it was this vulgar skill of turning the wheel that brought him to the pinnacle of power.

Therefore, they despised and even hated Confucianism.

This feeling and cognition was also inherited by Ying Zheng, and in order to consolidate his rule, Ying Zheng burned books and buried scholars alive. "

Lu Wei pushed his glasses and asked, "You set Lu Sheng to be proficient in music. Do you want to compose a song in Lu Sheng's name, just like Qin Song, to highlight the TV version of Qin Song?"

Seeing Zheng Jing nod, Lu Wei said, "Hearing your ideas, I feel inspired. Let me write the script.

I will give you my credit then, and it will be considered as a script we created together. By the way, I have another question.

Why was Lao Ai named Lu Sheng?

Zheng Jing grinned and said as a matter of course: "Because your last name is Lu.

When I saw you just now, I thought it would be a good idea to call Lao Ai Lu Sheng, so that you can write more immersive."

reed:"……"

Seeing Lu Wei's confused look, Zhou Xiaowen laughed out loud.

The three of them ate and chatted until around 10 o'clock in the evening.

With the addition of Lu Wei, the script adaptation officially began.

Because he had ideas and direction, and with the help of Zhou Xiaowen and Zheng Jing, Lu Wei wrote the script very quickly.

Perhaps it was the influence of Zheng Jing, or perhaps it was because the name Lu Sheng really spoke to him, Lu Wei didn't feel anything when writing about Lu Buwei, and his writing was dry.

But when I wrote about Lao Ai, inspiration came to me. The more I wrote, the more I got inspired. I completely brought the character of Lao Ai to life and also laid many hidden plots for him.

After reading the script written by Lu Wei, Zhou Xiaowen felt that this TV series should not be called "Lü Buwei, the Hero in Troubled Times" or "Lü's Spring and Autumn Annals", but should be called "The Story of Lao Ai".

Zhou Xiaowen was enthusiastically revising the script, but Luo Xin from Zejiang United Film and Television started to make trouble.

Her opinions are huge.

On the one hand, Zhou Xiaowen changed the script without informing her as the producer, and on the other hand, Zhang Tielin was not chosen as the leading actor, which made Luo Xin feel that Zhou Xiaowen was sick.

In Luo Xin's opinion, the TV version of Qin Song is completely nonsense.

In order to make up for his regrets, Zhou Xiaowen treated TV drama production as a joke.

But Zhou Xiaowen resisted the pressure, insisted on changing the script, and not using Zhang Tielin.

Zhou Xiaowen is a well-known director, and his decision is supported by investors from Changan.

Luo Xin couldn't do anything to him.

In order to make up for Qin Song's regret, Zhou Xiaowen really stood up this time.

He confronted Luo Xin directly, saying that he could withdraw his investment if he disagreed with the script changes, and he also used his connections with his old employer, Xi'an Film Studio.

It just so happened that the Xi'an Film Studio was undergoing reform and was preparing to establish the Xi'an Film Group to get involved in investment and filming of TV dramas.

Before Luo Xin responded, Zhou Xiaowen had already secured an investment of 300 million from Xi'an Film Studio.

And the actor who will play Lu Buwei has been finalized - Zhang Jiayi.

Zhang Jiayi is from Chang'an. After graduating from Beijing Film Academy, he went to work at the Xi'an Film Studio and has filmed many film and television works, but he is not very famous.

Zhou Xiaowen chose him as Lu Buwei because, on the one hand, he felt that Zhang Jiayi's experience was very similar to his own, and on the other hand, Zhang Jiayi's temperament could be both strong and gentle, making him more suitable for playing a big businessman like Lu Buwei.

Moreover, casting Zhang Jiayi as the male lead is also a way to give face to the new investor, Xi'an Film Studio.

According to the new script, Lu Buwei is only the protagonist in the main plot, but in fact the protagonist in the hidden plot is Lao Ai.

In terms of character setting, Lao Ai is more outstanding.

Lu Buwei is relatively conventional, so there is nothing wrong with choosing Zhang Jiayi.

Zhou Xiaowen has made up his mind to choose unknown actors as the leading actors and spend more money on the production process.

Zheng Jing did not participate in Zhou Xiaowen's choice or his fight with Luo Xin and others for the time being.

Apart from discussing the script with Lu Wei, he has been preparing for the Beijing Film Academy's art exam these days.

Zheng Jing was very confident about this art exam, not only because he was handsome, but also because his ventriloquism skills were getting better and better.

In the script world, Zheng Jing got information about Lao Ai's two skills: "Spinning the Wheel" and "Tongue Blooming Lotus".

This information includes how to learn, practice, and use these two skills.

There are many exercises involved in wheel spinning, and the process is quite complicated. It also involves dietary supplements, but Zheng Jing has not done it yet.

On the one hand, his physical talent and fitness are not enough, and on the other hand, he has not found a stable communication partner.

A young body is already stiff, and if you continue to exercise, it will only make your body too hot.

So these days, he focused on practicing the skill of "Lotus Tongue" to improve the flexibility of his tongue and his oral expression ability.

Now, whether he is reciting or speaking a monologue, Zheng Jing can complete it with high quality.

There will definitely be no problem passing the art exam.

(End of this chapter)