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

Chapter 355, Liu Hewei: Why do I have an instinctive sense of inferiority?
When Wei Ming mingled among these people, he felt somewhat out of place; compared to them, his status seemed rather insignificant.

Compared to the three people present, they were far behind.
But now he's here on this occasion.

At this moment, Han Ping smiled slightly.

"Mr. Wei, please."

Wei Ming himself was somewhat moved.

I was able to appear here.

To be honest, even though Han Ping understands how to treat people, he still feels a sense of difference in status, and he will still unconsciously treat people in that way.

It's an instinctive, primal feeling. When dealing with someone of lower status, if you appear 'sincere,' it's definitely because of good manners, not because you genuinely care.
Han Ping is clearly the kind of person with good character.

But there are still some differences between sincerity and honesty.

At least, Wei Ming could still sense and feel this situation.
Now, Han Ping's behavior is 'sincere'.

Where does this sincerity come from?

Naturally, it came from Li Xuan.
Li Xuan has now gone from "Buried Alive" to "The Long Season" and is about to star in "New Three Kingdoms".

Li Xuan is no longer the same naive man he once was.
His status has also risen to that of Wei Ming, Li Xuan's uncle, to the point that Han Ping needs to genuinely treat this relative and agent with respect.

This is a kind of change.

A change that occurred and was felt in Wei Ming.
"Hmm, I wonder how far 'New Three Kingdoms', one of the Four Great Classical Novels, will go."

Han Ping looked at Wei Ming with slight appreciation.

Wei Ming knew where this respect came from.

"We'll see. I'm quite looking forward to Ah Xuan's performance." Wei Ming laughed heartily, showing no restraint or stage fright.

At the very least, he should repay Han Ping and the others with a good impression, since he had gained respect through Li Xuan.

At least this humble yet assertive attitude impressed Han Ping.
Some people have a good impression of Wei Ming himself.

That's really impressive. With Li Xuan as his nephew and Wei Ming as his uncle, they're no ordinary people either.

It's like having a tiger's nephew but no dog's uncle.

This time, Han Ping truly realized that this family were no ordinary people; their few words made him feel as if he were bathed in a spring breeze.

With him there, Li Xuan is in charge of content, while he is in charge of external relations; it's a powerful combination.

At this point, after re-evaluating Wei Ming, Han Ping no longer viewed Wei Ming as an appendage of Li Xuan.

Li Xuan has now grown to the point where Han Ping is paying more and more attention to him.

It's no longer the case that he was just a subordinate because Jiang Wen valued him; rather, Li Xuan has demonstrated his talent and ability.

This even made him somewhat look forward to seeing how the new Three Kingdoms would perform.

In the past, he wouldn't have had any expectations.

Just as everyone expected.

The new Three Kingdoms cannot surpass the old Three Kingdoms, but from his perspective, the birth of the new Three Kingdoms is necessary.

The creation of the new Three Kingdoms has its significance. Han Ping, who has a keen sense of the entire entertainment market, knows one thing and one principle: if you don't occupy the high ground of public opinion, it will be occupied by others.

Such as now.

While the old Three Kingdoms series is undoubtedly a classic, that's for sure. But eventually, it will become blurred as memories of the past fade with time, and its graphics can't be upgraded.

His medium can never change. He will always remain the most classic image in our memories, but the development of the times allows more mediums to have an impact, such as the ones that can have a large-scale impact now.

For example, even Han Ping knew about it.

Young people today may not have read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, but they probably haven't watched Dynasty Warriors.

Even the Japanese could easily transgress the Three Kingdoms culture.

And they had nothing to say.

After all, if influence weakens, you can't blame others for having too strong an IP or for being able to produce stronger content.

"The Three Kingdoms? Does it have Orochi from Warriors Orochi?"

"Screw your Musou Orochi! What does our Three Kingdoms have to do with the Japanese?"

"Then you didn't need to hit me!"

At this moment, Jiang Wen took the opportunity to teach his niece Kexin a lesson.

Jiang Wu wasn't here; he had entrusted his daughter to his uncle's care, so if she said something wrong, she would be punished.

My daughter started crying loudly.

Of course, Jiang Wen didn't use excessive force; it was more like a joke between uncle and nephew.

However, Jiang Wen's words were sincere.

What is the connection between our Three Kingdoms and Warriors Orochi?

"No, Uncle, the boys in my class always talk about Lu Bu, Warriors Orochi, and Orochi when they talk about the Three Kingdoms. I'm just following along with them! You see, I'm not interested in the Three Kingdoms at all! And the chicken pieces are so big, I hate them, I don't like them at all!"

"Of course, Lu Bu's Five War Gods weapons are really cool."

Even Jiang Wen felt a little reluctant to discipline his niece now.

What are the Five Weapons of the God of War?
I always feel like there's an invisible gap between me and young people.

Of all the interesting people in the Three Kingdoms period, I am so familiar with and admire only one person who is faithless, treacherous, and a master of betrayal.

This can be considered a preference in portraying the Japanese.

The Japanese devils just love this stuff.

They believe that as long as someone is strong enough, even betrayal is acceptable.
It can be forgiven, at least in Jiang Wen's world. If someone like Lü Bu could really become the most beloved character in the Three Kingdoms, that would be too twisted.

At least from a personal perspective, he really disliked Lü Bu.

However, it cannot be denied that he has become a relatively popular character among the younger generation.

do not know either.

Li Xuan's new Three Kingdoms: Can he change anything?

His collaborative work with Gao Xinxin.

Is it possible?
It's interesting enough.
Yes, unlike others, Gao Xinxin's expectations for the Three Kingdoms have never included anything like surpassing the old Three Kingdoms or comparing it to the old Three Kingdoms. He has never said anything like "deep meaning" or anything like that. He only has one criterion: whether the work is interesting.

Being interesting was his only criterion for evaluation.

Because no matter what kind of work it is.

You have to be interesting for people to keep watching.

It's something that makes people want to keep watching and remember it.

That's the biggest standardization. At least Jiang Wen is still somewhat optimistic this time. At least when the new Three Kingdoms airs, young people won't keep complaining about why there's no Warriors Orochi in this Three Kingdoms series.

That feeling is just awful.

As the year draws to a close, even someone in the entertainment industry can step away from their busy schedule and quietly wait.

Waiting for the next year to arrive.

At this moment, he was stealing a moment from his busy schedule to write the script.

A script called "Let the Bullets Fly".

"The Three Kingdoms period is an excellent part of our island nation's traditional culture."

At this moment, Qianyan Meichuan smiled faintly, his face full of pride.

Liu Meizhen, who was standing next to her, did not point this out.

The Three Kingdoms refers to the Three Kingdoms period in ancient China.

This is indeed a widely accepted fact.

And Chiiwa Baichuan was not illiterate; how could he not know whose culture the Three Kingdoms period was?

But this thing has a very peculiar point.

Even Liu Meizhen clearly knew one thing and one principle, a truth that sounded absurd but was absolutely ironic.

The foundation of culture is indeed Chinese culture, but when it is spread to the outside world through a medium other than Chinese culture, does it still belong to Chinese culture?

Back then, everyone would say that.

The Three Kingdoms were three kingdoms on an island nation; this seemingly absurd notion will likely become a fait accompli.

Culture is just that kind of thing.

Liu Meizhen doesn't actually dislike China. In fact, she understands a principle very well and likes the words of a great Chinese leader.

This saying means that if you fall behind, you will be bullied; this is a truth that applies universally.

When you fall behind.

It's both real and fake.

What kind of rebuttal can you offer?

However, Yoo Mi-jin herself doesn't pay much attention to TV dramas about the Three Kingdoms period; this looks more like a "Taiga drama" that can only be popular domestically.

It can only be a closed-off form of self-entertainment.

Historical dramas have this characteristic.

He has a cultural limitation; unless you're a die-hard fan, it's hard for him to break out of his niche, but he still has a strong appeal to his domestic audience.

It's probably an American historical drama, right? America doesn't have historical dramas. It's more like British historical dramas, which are only popular in English-speaking countries like Britain and the US.

It can only be said that the reason I'm paying attention to the Three Kingdoms this time is because one of the directors of this Three Kingdoms series has caught my attention.

That's Li Xuan.

A talented person, someone unmoved by the prospect of a green card, yet someone she finds very interesting.
I haven't seen his work in a long time.

Perhaps burying people alive was just a fleeting phenomenon.

In comparison, what she found more interesting was the Chinese director who actually managed to secure a spot for a Nanjing-themed film at the Tokyo International Film Festival. What kind of work could possibly earn the Japanese's approval of a Nanjing-themed film?

That really makes me curious.

While Li Xuan's Buried Alive achieved good results, its core ideas did not give it the potential to become an excellent masterpiece. It can only be considered a surprisingly good work that achieved great results with limited resources.

Although this spirit of achieving great things with little investment is also a good match for Lionsgate.

But I am, after all, a Hollywood company. Even if I am a third-rate company, I am more than capable of accommodating the best talents of your young generation.

At this moment, Meizhen wanted to focus more of her attention on Lu Chuan.
At least for now, directors like Guan Hu and Lu Chuan seem to have a greater yearning for Hollywood. When Liu Meizhen met them, she could sense that they had more humility in their bones.

When Liu Meizhen met Li Xuan before, she had a strange feeling: how come Chinese directors no longer aspire to Hollywood? This can't be, this can't be.
After meeting Lu Chuan and Guan Hu, she could feel that longing.

eager.

They all longed to go to Hollywood.

It turns out that, for them, Hollywood remains a beacon in the industry, a place of bright aspirations in their hearts.
This comparison makes me even more interested in Li Xuan as a person. Although he hasn't reached the level of Lu Chuan and Guan Hu, he has an arrogance and a lack of ambition that neither of them possessed.

The more she wanted to conquer a man like that, the more she wanted him to kneel down and stick out his tongue.
It's a feeling, not driven by self-interest, but by a personality trait—a desire to do this out of 'selfishness'.

Then it's very simple to do.

Help Lu Chuan's "Nanjing! Nanjing!" to spread better, let him see what so-called internationalization really is. When a film of the same subject fails miserably, shattering his pride, only then will he realize how foolish he was. At that time, he might even kneel down and call me queen.

The thought of this exceptionally talented genius calling her queen excited Liu Meizhen.
very excited.

At this time, "New Three Kingdoms" was also preparing to be broadcast. In terms of publicity and distribution, the offensive had already begun.

Gao Xinxin has barely slept for three days.
As the broadcast date approached, a deluge of public opinion ensued—

At first glance, it's not as good as the old Romance of the Three Kingdoms. This new Three Kingdoms is meaningless. What's the point of making it?

It's not CCTV stirring up trouble.
These comments all stem from the genuine feeling that the significance of the new Three Kingdoms series is not that great.

Even if you already knew that such public opinion would arise, and you already knew that this would happen, you would still feel disappointed when it actually happened.

That's true. My initial positioning was never as good as "The Old Three Kingdoms," so why should I feel lost now?

At least for now, feeling lost is a matter of indifference.
Emotions.

Even if you know it, it will still be recorded in the film, which is like having your painstakingly created work rejected before it even gets released.
Even if it's only released now, you can still reject it.

Gao Xinxin was starting to lose confidence.

"Calm down, it's not like this is the first time we've broadcasted a TV series. No need to act like a 'newbie'."

Liu Hewei stood next to Gao Xinxin, comforting her with a cheerful smile.

"After filming, I was the one comforting you, but now you're the one comforting me." Gao Xinxin looked at Liu Hewei beside her, feeling a bit like she didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Recalling the feeling when filming
That kind of profound feeling.

Even now, there is no feeling I can forget.

Deep down, he could sense, even felt, a deep-seated inferiority complex.

A strange feeling of inferiority that arises when thinking of Li Xuan.
Even a TV King like him would feel those emotions.
He desperately wanted to get rid of these feelings.

Even if
He also has his own pride.

When the new Three Kingdoms is released, he will be compared to Liu Bei in the old Three Kingdoms. He also wants to prove that he is still the lord in the "play".

That lord whose identity, status, and acting skills could overshadow Kongming!
(End of this chapter)