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Chapter 173: The Qin King's Battle Song with All Buffs Stacked

Why are you so hard to get a date with?

A plaintive voice echoed in the pink-themed bedroom.

Jing Tian, ​​with her hair tied in a bun and a headband, wearing a white nightgown, was lying on the bed, resting her chin on her hand and pouting as she stared at the phone in her other hand.

On the phone screen is a chat interface, with content consisting of green and white chat bubbles.

Judging from the frequency of messages, it takes about three or four green bubbles to get a reply from a white bubble, and the messages in the green bubbles are usually quite long...

Are you free tomorrow? I'd like to treat you to dinner to thank you for saving my life last time (hehe emoji)

After sending the message, Jing Tian, ​​bored, raised her fair and delicate legs and continued to pout as she stared at the chat page, hoping for Chen Xiu's reply.

After the incident at the horse farm, she often thought about the scene where Chen Xiu saved her, and then they started chatting every day.

After chatting for a while, I just wanted to ask Chen Xiu out for a meal and coffee to strengthen our connection.

However, Chen Xiu's reply each time was that she was too busy with work.

In her helplessness, Jing Tian began to doubt whether her charm was ineffective on Chen Xiu.

"Drip!"

The sudden notification sound made Jing Tian's eyes light up instantly, and she quickly checked the information.

"Tomorrow won't work. I need to discuss the script with Professor Liu Heping, and after that, I'll be going on a business trip. What happened last time isn't really a big deal, so you don't need to worry about it."

Looking at the information, Jing Tian didn't ask Chen Xiu what script they were discussing.

Because of her experiences over the past week, Chen Xiu had learned that she would simply remain silent when faced with questions she didn't want to answer.

After thinking for a while, she finally typed out this reply.

"Can I visit your company tomorrow?"

"I'd like to offer you a coffee; I can work as a delivery driver and bring it to your door."

"Just a cup of coffee, let me show my gratitude! (pouting) (pitiful)"

After sending three messages in a row, Jing Tian began another agonizing wait.

This time, she didn't have to wait long before Chen Xiu's reply came.

"Sure, don't bring your own coffee. I have some in my office. If it's convenient, you can come after 15 p.m."

"OK OK."

Jing Tian replied to the message instantly, then excitedly rolled around on the bed while holding her phone.

……

The next day, in the office of Datang Film Industry.

On the long sofa, Liu Heping, with his gray hair and slender figure, was quietly sipping his tea, but his eyes were always on Chen Xiu to his side.

Chen Xiu sat on a single sofa, flipping through the completed script of "The Song of Qin King Breaking the Enemy's Formation," her eyes revealing her satisfaction with the finished product.

The content of his own scripts was limited to stories from Li Shimin's military campaigns.
As for other storylines outside of the battles, such as Li Yuan's various underhanded actions in Chang'an, and the stories of the two important supporting characters, Dou Jiande and Wang Shichong, he could only extract them from historical records.

However, such excerpts are merely a verbatim recitation of history and cannot be considered true stories.

To create a dramatic effect, you need to give the characters personality and lines.

Chen Xiu assigned this part of the work to Liu Heping, a leading figure in historical fiction, to write the storylines of Li Yuan, Dou Jiande, and Wang Shichong.

As a historian, Liu Heping has successfully written the screenplays for excellent works such as "The Ming Dynasty" and "No War in Beiping," and his screenwriting ability has long been recognized in the industry.

After checking the storyline he had written, Chen Xiu felt very satisfied.

Closing the script, Chen Xiu said, "Teacher Liu, this script is very well completed. Let's submit the first draft directly to Optoelectronics for review."

Upon hearing this, Liu Heping quickly put down his teacup and a relaxed smile appeared on his face.

"Mr. Chen, do you think this part of the script I wrote is acceptable?"

"Of course! When it comes to historical drama, I believe no screenwriter in China can compare to Mr. Liu."

"You flatter me. My only notable skill is in editing dialogue scenes..."

Liu Heping waved his hand, then looked at Chen Xiu with emotion: "I never expected that you could write Li Shimin's character so vividly and realistically."

"Hehe, I was just reflecting on what I read."

Chen Xiu casually agreed, saying that although he had Li Shimin's life experience, most of the content of the script he wrote was based on existing historical materials.

The purpose of doing this was to ensure the script could pass censorship smoothly and avoid being blocked. Having the original owner's life experiences also made Chen Xiu's story more realistic and relatable, which is why Liu Heping felt so moved.

However, from a professional perspective, even though Liu Heping was deeply moved by the story written by Chen Xiu, he was still able to offer some of his own opinions on the script from an objective standpoint.

"Mr. Chen, although the content of your script is of very high quality, the perspective it takes is still biased towards praising Li Shimin. The second half of the script, 'The Xuanwu Gate Incident,' is almost entirely written from Li Shimin's point of view."

At this point, Liu Heping paused, looking troubled, and said, "This script is inevitably biased. I would like to know, how do you intend to deal with Li Shimin's personal moral issues?"

"I'm not going to deal with it!"

Chen Xiu said with a smile, showing no sign of being troubled by the issue of stance.

Liu Heping asked, "Are you planning to create a work that embodies individual heroism and then downplay some of the controversial issues surrounding the character?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiu thought for a moment, then shook her head dismissively.

“Teacher Liu, anything written will always have a stance. From the perspective of ordinary people, I think Li Shimin’s contribution is immense because he ended the chaotic world in the shortest amount of time.”

"Even if he killed his brothers at Xuanwu Gate, that was his own business and had nothing to do with ordinary people. The TV series wouldn't have included such a bloody and dark part."

Upon hearing this, Liu Heping sat on the sofa, pondered in silence for a long time, and then asked the next question.

"Why is the story set in the second year of the Wude era, with Song Jingang's southward expedition, and the ending with Li Shimin capturing two kings at Hulao Pass? Then the suppression of Dou Jiande's old troops and the Xuanwu Gate Incident are placed in the latter half. Wouldn't it be more complete to film these two parts together?"

"This is due to cost considerations."

Chen Xiu put down the script of "Qin King's Battle Song" and said seriously, "Let's shoot the first half first. I can guarantee that the total investment for the whole series will be over 2 million."

"Given current actor salaries, a budget of 2 million yuan for an ancient war drama probably wouldn't be enough to hire any big-name actors, would it?"

"I don't plan to hire any big-name actors either."

Chen Xiu shook her head and briefly discussed the production cost plan with Liu Heping.

"This drama involves a large number of characters. For the young supporting roles, we can just hire third or fourth-tier actors; for the older supporting roles, I plan to invite veteran actors, such as Wu Gang, Zhang Zhijian, and Zhang Fengyi..."

Next year, the hottest TV series will be "In the Name of the People," in which Zhang Zhijian and Wu Gang will become famous for their respective roles.

As the hottest movie of next year, "Wolf Warrior 2" has made Wu Jing an undisputed king of popularity.

Chen Xiu invited them to play supporting roles in "The Song of Qin King Breaking the Enemy's Formation," which was like adding two popularity boosts to the actors.

Then, as a billionaire who has been involved in the entertainment industry, he naturally generates a lot of buzz. Add to that the drama "Love O8O" which aired in August of this year, and his popularity will definitely be among the top in the entertainment industry.

Top stars are used to attract female viewers, while Wu Jing and a group of veteran actors are used to attract male viewers. Then, Chen Xiu's "personal experience" is the main content, and the director skills given by the system are used to guide the whole thing.

If Han Sanping agrees to serve as the producer of "The Song of Qin King Breaking the Enemy's Formation," Chen Xiu will bring in one of Tencent Video or iQiyi, and then broadcast it on television as a serious drama...

If a drama with such a ton of advantages and top-notch promotional channels still fails to succeed, Chen Xiu will have no choice but to retire from the entertainment industry and focus on becoming a billionaire in the internet industry.

After hearing about the allocation of production costs, I learned that Chen Xiu would allocate 70% of the funds to the production of the series, while the cost of actors would only account for 30%.

A sigh appeared on Liu Heping's lips: "If all film and television companies in the industry took film and television works as seriously as you do, why would we have to worry about not having good dramas!"

"Teacher Liu, haven't you heard that all the world's hustle and bustle is for profit?"

Chen Xiu chuckled and said, "It's useless to appeal within the film and television industry. The best change is to let these companies see that high-quality dramas earn far more money than bad ones. Only then will they put their heart into polishing scripts and improving the quality of their works."

"The reason why bad dramas are rampant now is because they think that if they just make something casually, the audience can tolerate it, right? But once this tolerance explodes, the film and television industry will truly enter a winter..."

Having already gained a clear understanding of the production company through "The Ming Dynasty" and "No War in Beiping," Liu Heping naturally knew that what Chen Xiu said was the absolute truth.

"I hope your drama will be a big hit, so that it can also bring some shock to the entire industry."

"That's naturally a tremor..."

Chen Xiu said meaningfully.

Next year's "In the Name of the People" will be a ratings champion, featuring an all-star cast of veteran actors without any young heartthrobs!
Unfortunately, there's only one show like this.

Without subsequent high-quality works to prove themselves, those film and television companies are happy to continue pretending to be asleep.

If "The Song of Qin King Breaking the Enemy's Formation" can achieve similar success, and Chen Xiu then uses his connections to sell the film and television broadcasting rights overseas to maximize profits, the impact would be truly significant.

After discussing the script with Liu Heping, Chen Xiu saw him off from Datang Film Studio.

Just as he was about to turn around and go back to the company, he saw a figure wearing sunglasses, a mask, and a hoodie rushing towards him from the side.

Seeing her petite figure and her pigeon-toed running posture, Chen Xiu directly reached out to block her and asked, "Senior Jing Tian?"

"Hey, you can still recognize me dressed like this!"

　The next chapter needs some revisions, so I'll post it later. I should be able to release it around noon.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)