I'm not a drama freak, I can really see through the script

Chapter 181, The Legend of Sword and Fairy

There are not many episodes in "Legend of the White Snake", only about thirty episodes in total, and it is not a particularly large-investment project. At most, it can be considered a second-tier project, but it has a similar meaning to "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils". "Legend of the White Snake" is much more cautious.

If the various versions of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" are controversial.

Then there is basically no controversy about Bai Suzhen in "The Legend of White Snake". No one can compare with her and no one can surpass her. The same is true for the latter. The crew of "The Legend of White Snake" did not have the ambition to surpass Zhao Yazhi in the previous work, otherwise they would not have let Liu Tao jump in to play Bai Suzhen.

His status is just barely enough, he has a financial sponsor to support him, as does Xu Xian, and that young actor named Pan Yueming is also a relative of his.

"Even Fahai is related to someone else now. It's incredible." Wu Jialuo, the chief director from Taiwan, joked while looking at the new list.

He came to Beijing from Taiwan to develop his career. He is not the kind of person who comes for the mainland's resources and then runs away with a few. Instead, he came to the mainland to settle down and develop his career. Now as a second-tier director of CCTV, he is practicing on the Mythology project. The resources are already a very good project for him personally. It's just that there is a previous work that is a perfect example. If he wants to surpass it as a whole, the possibility is close to zero.

However, Wu Jialuo has no intention of surpassing his previous work "Legend of White Snake", as long as he can create differentiation.

To compete with differentiation, I will highlight my work by making it different from the previous one.

At this time, Ji Gongda, the producer of "Legend of the White Snake", asked.
"Aren't you willing to give up? It seems like the resources you have here are really bad."

A student was randomly inserted into "The Legend of White Snake". Although the male and female protagonists are famous enough, it is the first time for both of them to play the leading role.

"There's nothing wrong with it. This is the [capital] wanting to butt in. What can I say when the financier gives the order? It's the same with filming in Taiwan. But I've seen both Liu Tao and Pan Yueming, and they're both pretty good. At least they don't butt in without permission. But it's a bit excessive for Fahai to have a student here."

At this moment, Wu Jialuo paused and said, "Of course, no matter what, this battle will definitely be more comfortable than "Shaolin Martial King"."

Oh~ Shaolin Martial King.

It was a work from the old Beijing circle, Wu Jialuo's first battle in the mainland. As an assistant director, it won a viewership rating of 0.002, the king of the year. However, CCTV still has the ability to recognize talents. "Shaolin Martial King" was not his fault. They still gave him investment resources and let him shoot "Legend of White Snake", a work with a mass base, a good lower limit, and a Zhao Yazhi version stuck at the upper limit.

When investing in such an IP, I don’t actually expect it to produce any great works.
"Whatever, we'll just shoot it anyway. I think the cards we have are pretty good. The IP and the main actors are mostly good. I don't expect the performance to rival 'Moment in Peking' and 'The Emperor of Han Wu'. For us, a mythological romance drama, it's good enough to occupy a niche market."

"Moment in Peking" is a work by Zhao Yanzi, the top student of the Performance Department of Beijing Film Academy.

Not to mention "The Emperor Wu of Han". You don't even need to know the composition of the creative team. Just the appearance of the four words "The Emperor Wu of Han" can attract a lot of popularity and audiences.

The logic is the same as that of "The Legend of White Snake", but "The Emperor of Han Wu" has more investment and a stronger audience.

It doesn't matter.

He originally wanted to replace Liu Xiaofeng's Fahai, but ended up replacing him with an even worse one. It was really speechless.

Even now he still thinks Liu Xiaofeng is pretty good, although he may look a bit effeminate, but this version focuses on tenderness and love. Even Fahai has emotional scenes, so it's not a bad idea to give him a bit of effeminate role.

It depends on whether this "Murong Fu" can grasp it.

At this time, Ji Gongda said.

"Actually, this is a very special relationship. Maybe the Beijing Film Academy simply wants to protect him. He is not particularly wrong to use it as a punishment. After all, our project is not very popular and the role is relatively difficult to grasp. In their view, acting in it is a 'waste of time'."

The concept of wasting time is vague.

Taking detours is inevitable, and everyone takes detours and makes bad dramas sometimes.

But this Li Xuan, it seems that time is not waiting for him
"He's really pitiful, a middleman in the steamed bean curd business, caught between a rock and a hard place. There's no need to embarrass him now that he's here. If he doesn't act well, that's fine. Just let him act like the male supporting actor in an idol drama who likes the female lead."

"It's a tough situation, a supporting actor who can't even win over the heroine. Hey, this is probably the first Fahai like this, his mind was disturbed by the White Snake."

"Even Fahai was distracted by the green snake, so it's normal for someone to be distracted by the white snake. Besides, the white snake is still female, and the green snake is still male."

The reshoots for "Kung Fu" were very simple, in fact, there was only a small segment. Strictly speaking, it did not have a big impact on the main plot, as it was entirely aimed at the Fire Cloud Evil God.

After Zhou Xingxing's epiphany, he comprehended the Tathagata Palm, and his attire changed from gangster's clothes to kung fu clothes, symbolizing his own sublimation and enlightenment.

In the end, the Fire Cloud Evil God also reached the point of sublimation, gained enlightenment, and also surpassed his past self.

In fact, the reshoot only consisted of a daily segment, which was about the Fire Cloud Evil God, who also became the cake chef in Stephen Chow's cake shop.

Just because of this paragraph, Li Xuan was pulled from Peking to Hong Kong.

"Master Xing has so many things to do."

"You really are not good enough to give your family a positive role." Yuan Hua beside him said speechlessly.

"My schedule is very busy. I have to go to Shanghai to film a movie and also to shoot 'The Legend of White Snake'."

Li Xuan looked at his schedule and couldn't stop at all.

"Letting you play Fahai? No way, if you play a high-ranking monk, that would be a trap for you."

Yuan Hua looked at Li Xuan like this, and the impression of Fire Cloud Evil God in his eyes could no longer be erased. The image of a madman was incompatible with the image of a high monk.

It's totally unimaginable.

I can't even imagine that image.
"Try it"

This is the reason for "punishment".

Maybe the probability of acting well is very small.

The probability of playing a bad role is not small.

It's a waste of time if the acting is neither good nor bad.

Essentially, the film "Legend of the White Snake" has a lot of connections, and the director is the man who made "Shaolin Martial King." In a sense, this is indeed a punishment.
The crew didn't react much, including the original Fahai Liu Xiaofeng, who was also on the staff of the National Theatre. For someone on the staff, if Fahai was not arranged, he would naturally be assigned to other projects, or even to perform in a drama. There would always be work for him to do.

As long as you are able to work, there will always be endless work to do.

At this time, Li Xuan put on makeup again and became the "Fire Cloud Evil God".

But this time, he was dressed in white, wearing the attire of a Hong Kong-style cake chef. He looked ordinary and handsome, completely abandoning his past way of existence.

At this time, Zhou Xingxing was looking at Li Xuan in front of him, not bad, not bad.

Even after sublimation, one can still feel the sublimation of the soul and emotions of this Fire Cloud Evil God.

His epiphany.

Finally, the number one killer in the martial arts world returned to the city.

"You must come to the premiere."

"I'm sorry, I'm still a student. What will I do when I have to attend classes?"

Shi refused.

Whether or not you attend the premiere is irrelevant.

Seeing Li Xuan's direct rejection, Zhou Xingxing's mouth twitched. It was the first time he had seen a man reject her like this.

If others knew, they would be grateful.

Humph, you want to go to class, right?

I will go directly to Beijing Film Academy to find you when the time comes.

It depends on whether you attend class or not.

At this time, Li Xuan hurriedly embarked on the journey of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy".

After finishing the scenes in Hong Kong, we immediately headed to Shanghai to film The Legend of Sword and Fairy.

After filming "Legend of Sword and Fairy", I filmed "White Snake", and then entered college life for a period of time.

Well, after filming these two dramas, there are only a few days left this year. Looking back, this year has really maxed out my production capacity. I was only in school for a few days, and the rest of the time I spent all on the set.

A true widowhood-style schooling.

If I think about it carefully, based on my school attendance patterns, it's not too much for the school to treat me like a strong man and let me perform a role in "The Legend of White Snake".

No, you can't have this idea.

How could it be my fault!

Since the school wants to punish me and ask me to make compensation, then I should take more photos. After all, you have punished me. If I don’t do more, then wouldn’t I be at a disadvantage for being punished?
At this time, Li Xuan felt that he should continue to work hard to take on the role.
"According to the principal, he can protect me from getting bullied until I graduate. But before I graduate, I have to make Buried Alive famous. I have to gain momentum and grow to the point where they can no longer ignore me."

Li Xuan sighed on the train.

Originally, my original intention for not signing a contract with the company was that I was afraid of being restricted, and the capital contract was really shit. As a result, I was regarded as a thorn in the side just for going my own way.

This made Li Xuan understand a little bit how difficult it was for the entertainment industry succubus Guo Fan and Jiaozi who had been honing their skills for ten years.

We, just don't want to kneel, so we have to [not let this child stay]
While Beijing Film Academy has its own reasons, it seems I've had a fair share of conflicts with the "older veterans" in the Beijing film industry. After all, if I want to be the lead, the first-line star, the big name, then it inevitably means others won't have the same role, and their resources will be squeezed out. These "second-generation" actors will bear the brunt of this, and since I don't want to be a dog, I'll have no one to protect me. The older generation: We've all suffered in this lifetime, so why should my descendants have to suffer too? Then, wouldn't all my suffering be in vain?
However, Li Xuan had no regrets.

If you want to rise, you must grab resources, grab the show, and grab the stars, and then you can climb up step by step. If you want to stand up and become a human being, the price you have to pay is that much.

This is a question of dignity and profit. The gold content of the surplus value you've been exploited for over twenty years is clashing with you.
It's really hard to compromise on this.
Especially something like a twenty-year binding contract.

Now those people can only put obstacles in my way within the scope of their own resources. Even if I am a commoner, they don't have much to do. But if there is a contract, they will have a thousand reasons to mess with me, such as making me retire or forcing me to play garbage resources and garbage roles.

They asked you to make a money laundering movie and to make "Shaolin Martial King".

If you don't shoot, you are in breach of contract. If you breach the contract, it's shit. There is no one to cry out to.

What, you go get the resources yourself? Sorry, it's still a breach of contract, and you can pay the liquidated damages or divide your salary according to the original ratio.

There were too many. Li Xuan felt that as a time traveler from the future, he had truly understood the posture and appearance of capitalism, especially their lack of moral integrity.
Now I have to play with you, so you have to abide by our rules of the game.

However, Li Xuan had no complaints - that was the rule, might was justice, and strength was truth.

After all, I am not good enough.

Like Jiaozi's "Nezha", doesn't it suppress everything with pure strength?

In the free market, it is ultimately the work, the market, or the audience's movie tickets/TV remote controls that pay the bills.

"I've been waiting for two years for Buried Alive, for my TV series. Even if my rise is weak, it's still independent."

After two sleepless nights, we finally arrived in Shanghai.

The international metropolis, the Oriental Pearl Tower, and Guangkanda are both known as the "Black and White Caves". One place has more blacks, and the other place has more whites, which is simply called the "Duoziduo".

There are many foreign devils.
This was Li Xuan's first time here, and he was going to report to Tangren Film and Television's crew in Shanghai. One counterintuitive thing here was that Tangren Film and Television's headquarters was actually in Beijing, but it was indeed developing in the Shanghai circle, and its artists were almost all from the Shanghai Theatre Academy.

After arriving at Tangren Film and Television, I discovered that it was still a small company with less than 30 people. At that time, Tangren Film and Television was not the giant in the Shanghai circle that it later became. It was considered a low-end version of Zhouyi Film and Television. As of now, Zhouyi Film and Television, which produced the "Water Moon Cave" series, is better.

It once produced "The Twins" (Lin Zhiying, Su Youpeng).

"Legend of Heaven and Earth: The Mermaid" (Xu Huaiyu).

It is famous for its fantasy martial arts and mythological productions and is considered a second-tier production company. The "Chinese Paladin" it purchased the IP to shoot this time did not actually cause much waves in the industry.

This kind of fairy-tale IP is the first to appear in this era. Back then, there were "Shushan" and "Seven Swords", both of which were well-received but not popular, and eventually came to nothing, unless it is like "A Chinese Ghost Story", which is a love story disguised as a fairy-tale.

Well, "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" seems to be such a work.

It is a story disguised as a fairy tale, with a love story involving Zhao Linger, Li Xiaoyao, Lin Yueru, Tang Yu Xiaobao and Anu.

'like'

This is the theme that runs through the entire "Chinese Paladin"
Between lovers, God loves people and people love God.

Various elements filled with "love", especially the love between "gods and humans", are the comfort zone of the Tang people.

After Li Xuan arrived at the set, he received a script with a thin portrayal of the Moon Worshiper, which also proved the crew's attitude towards this character.

Bad kids without love, when they don't feel loved, get angry and take revenge on society.
How to describe this shaping?
It really is a classic 'villain'.

On the other side, Liu Yifei also got a thick stack of scripts, and even a computer with the game "Chinese Paladin" downloaded on it. It seems that the purpose is very obvious. If you want to act, you must play the game first and understand the game first.
After all, it is an adaptation, so the male and female protagonists still have to play the game to know what role they are playing.
"If you have any questions, just come to me. I've played this game before. You're a grade younger than me, so I can call you my sister."

The male protagonist Hu Qu in front of him showed a very hearty smile. He is also a good resource guy in the Shanghai circle. He has very good resources. He is from the class of 01 and ranked third in the professional score of the Shanghai Theatre Academy with a professional score of 271. He is a native of Shanghai.

"Well, please give me more advice."

Hu Qu looked at Liu Yifei and felt that her attitude was a bit indifferent.

Well, she must be shy.

Must be very shy.
It must be because of shyness that this happens.

Old Hu thought so
Looking at Liu Yifei's appearance, Hu Qu's face also turned slightly red. He had a good family background and had seen beautiful women before, but when he saw Liu Yifei, he couldn't help but be shocked by her beauty. At that time, he discovered one thing, that with this school sister, he didn't have to think about getting into the role. When he saw this face, love would rise like the wind!
I can naturally get into the role without anyone telling me.
She's so pretty, and has such a great temperament.
At this time, Hu Qu also tidied himself up and said, "Heroine, look at me, look at me!"
As a result, Liu Yifei looked a little absent-minded at this time.
Seems to be looking for someone.

After a while, she smiled, and the girl smiled very brightly. She found that person.

"Brother Li, Brother Li, I'm here!"

"Oh."

At this time, Li Xuan also looked at Liu Yifei, and then at the young Hu Qu next to him, the future male protagonist of the Shanghai circle, who was powerful and charming, but now this male protagonist had a sullen look on his face.

Hu Qu was not very happy, and Old Hu was not very happy, looking at Li Xuan's handsome appearance.

I was a little surprised for a moment.

Who is this handsome guy!

"He is the actor who replaced the villain Moon Worshiper." Peng Yuyan from Taiwan said softly in Hu Qu's ear.

Moon worshipper!

In fact, Hu Qu was looking at the computer next to him with a strange look on his face. The Baiyue, who looked a bit uncanny, was actually played by the handsome young man in front of him. The sense of humor was very strong.

This doesn't seem to be a question of whether it's different from the original.

This isn't a layer at all.

"Why did they change to him? I remember it was Xu Mianjiang before, he's a pretty good veteran actor."

Hu Qu looked at this young man who was a few years younger than himself, and deep down he didn't think that this man was capable of doing the job.

Young and without aura.

How to suppress a big villain?

Although the role of the Moon Worshiper in The Legend of Sword and Fairy is not that obvious, he is still the ultimate villain.

"You didn't recognize him?" Peng Yuyan said strangely, "He's the Murong Fu in Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils who asked Jin Yong to change the script."

Hu Qu:!
It was him!

Hu Qu was a bit surprised. He had heard of a certain person who modified the script so much that even Jin Yong himself approved of his approach. He had both acting skills and talent, and was considered a legendary figure from the Beijing Film Academy's Class of 02.
I didn't expect that he would come to our Chinese Paladin crew.

And he's also the Moon Worshiper.
"He is quite famous in our Taiwanese circle. In fact, many seniors are not impressed by him. Last time, in 'The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber', he stole the limelight from Su Youpeng because of his image problem. Last time, in 'Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils', Lin Zhiying was also a little dim. People in our circle said that he is really a lucky guy. He happened to catch up with the crew going crazy and also happened to catch up with Jin Yong changing the ending of the novel." Peng Yuyan said with interest.

Many people think that "The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" is just a coincidence for Li Xuan.

After all, in recent years, Jin Yong has also revised the content of his books. "The Deer and the Cauldron" and "The Return of the Condor Heroes" have been revised, and "The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" is not the first time.

"The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber". Let's not talk about the straw sandals.

In short, judging from the various news, Li Xuan was really lucky to catch up with these events, otherwise, he would not have had the chance to be in the spotlight.
"It's a combination of luck and strength."

"Well, luck and strength."

Peng Yuyan also agreed with this point. However, she also knew that the main reason why he could replace Xu Mianjiang was that the investors were fighting for the right to speak. By the way, although Xu Mianjiang's acting skills were very good, his reputation was really bad - not that he had a bad reputation as a person, but that he had a bad reputation as an actor. If there was a substitute, he would easily be replaced by someone else.

Now, although Li Xuan is obviously not as good as him, he can still be replaced. A big part of the reason for this is because Xu Mianjiang himself invested in the hot land of Hong Kong stocks when he was young.

However, Xu Mianjiang did not play Hong Kong stocks this time. He returned to his motherland with the balance after paying off his debts. Naturally, he changed from playing Hong Kong stocks to playing A shares. This time, Xu Mianjiang felt that he would not lose.
Although Hu Qu was a little jealous of Liu Yifei's enthusiasm for Li Xuan, they were classmates, so it was normal for them to greet each other.

What's more, he is 'Li Xiaoyao', a young fairy hero, while the other party is 'Moon Worshiper', an unknown villain.

In terms of character charm, if Li Xiaoyao is ten points, then Baiyue is three points.

"A good sister will be more fond of me."

It's not because Hu Qu likes Liu Yifei because she is too young, Hu Qu has no strange thoughts, but, in front of a beauty, he is not used to falling behind others
Prove yourself to be the 'protagonist'.

It's the most sparkling.
'main character'

At this time, Hu Qu looked at Peng Yuyan.

Peng Yuyan also seemed to feel Hu Qu's gaze. Although Tang Yu was the second male lead, he was not treated unfairly in terms of the role he played in the script and the strength of his characterization.

Who says the second male lead can’t surpass the first male lead?

At this time, Peng Yuyan, who debuted in a Taiwanese idol drama, smiled slightly.

“We’ll have to wait and see.”

(End of this chapter)