The information released on Lianmei’s official website and Li Xiaole’s Facebook adds up to this: “This TV series is called “The Walking Dead”, which is a zombie theme. The story is unfolded in the doomsday environment and is adapted from the original comic…” Then there is no other information.

Even so, when reporting on his new work plan, the media gave the Walking Dead more space. Stephen Curry, a famous film critic in the entertainment edition of the Los Angeles Times, sarcastically said with the title "The Ending of the Pseudo-Genius":

"Whether everyone admits it or not, I always think that Li Xiaole's success on iPhone or small achievements in movies are just accidental. Regardless of whether the iPhone is designed by Jobs or Li Xiaole's design, the box office of "Life Remote Control" is ultimately a topic triggered by the hype of iPhone. At least half of the box office of 200 million is water...

Acquisition of hnp and filming zombie-themed TV series, these absurd decisions undoubtedly exposed Li Xiaole's stupidity and ignorance, making this opportunist go more and more deviant... I believe that in the near future, everyone will see clearly what this 'little genius' is..."

Movie fans also expressed great concerns about this. Many movie fans who love "Oriental Art Style" left a message on Li Xiaole's Facebook disappointed:

"When I saw the name "The Walking Dead" and the theme of zombie doomsday, I suddenly felt that Li Xiaole had changed. He was polluted by the marketization of North America. I bet that he must be a fan of Capcom's "Resident Evil" game. Eighty-something will be filmed to incorporate elements of Hong Kong martial arts films into this theme... Although I can understand, what is the meaning of this kind of story that sells martial arts? Is it just because it's cool?"

On the contrary, on the official website of China's Black Pearl Company and Li Xiaole's Sina Weibo, a large number of Chinese fans are looking forward to Li Xiaole's return to the TV series. Every movie fan still remembers the touching touches brought to them by "My Girl" and "Soldier Assault".

In the minds of Chinese movie fans, the TV series produced by Li Xiaole is a must-have masterpiece. What is interesting to everyone is that special zombie theme? What you can think of when you see this theme? Almost everyone thinks of a name in their mind is "I Have a Date with a Zombie", a Hong Kong TV series that focuses on love under the packaging of zombie theme.

Think about it, the scenes of "zombies" wearing braces and contact lenses using various martial arts routines appear in American dramas... It's much cooler than "The Power of Evil", which may be really exciting.

Just as the outside world was in a sensation, Li Xiaole, as the controversial protagonist, was struggling to write a storyboard script. At this time, he was caught in a very big problem. His aesthetic foundation was too weak to draw the feeling of those zombies.

Traditional zombies all show exaggerated styles, bloody, disgusting, and unbearable, which makes people feel chilled when they see them, but there are many basic frameworks that violate human aesthetics.

What he needs is a realistic style. What he needs is that the zombies look like people, and the zombies have their own expressions. From their clothes and actions, it is necessary to see that the zombie is transformed by real people.

The most important thing about the success of "The Walking Dead" and other works of the same type is that his grasp of details is that he is extremely refined, so that when viewers look at the TV screen, the idea of ​​"Ah, this shot is too fake." will not arise in their minds.

Think about it, why do zombies in the recently popular "Resident Evil" make people feel that they are just "monsters", only terrifying, and cannot have the idea that they are "original people"? That is because the special effect makeup artists have not put in the effort at all in the details of the zombie description, or have put in the wrong effort.

The zombie characters not only want to make people look terrifying, but also want them to see the shadow of the zombie when they were alive. They are afraid, sympathetic, and helpless. These emotions accumulate little by little in the hearts of the audience...

Otherwise, they would not agree with the reactions of the characters in this story. Facing a group of "monsters" is completely different from facing a group of "people". This is the most critical factor in the success of this TV series.

During this period, he read a lot of medical science, the human body, and even bought some animal specimens for in-depth research. He then read a large number of forensic books, crime scene photos and traditional zombie legends, and learned in detail about the decay characteristics of the human body several days, weeks, and months after death. It was not until the end that he came up with a general concept in his mind. Of course, this is not enough. He only had ideas and no technology to achieve this special makeup technique.

Now, he urgently needs some people to help him. The only one who is proficient in special effects makeup in the company, Lanniko is just a newcomer and has insufficient experience. The original makeup artists of HNP are only third-rate. "The Walking Dead" is a big scene, so he must recruit more and better special effects makeup artists.

But the problem is that he doesn't know those good special effects makeup artists at all, let alone recruiting so many at once. After thinking about it, Mina still has to do this. This girl's mother is the president of the West Bank Special Effects Makeup Artist Union. It is definitely okay for her to come forward, but Li Xiaole is thinking about how to let this little girl help her?

To put it directly, she would definitely not be willing to have a temper. For those who pursue money and interests, just spend money. For young people like Mina who are upright and have a strong sense of social responsibility, interests are useless. Talking about interests with her will make her feel that she has been insulted and she must change her way.

Li Xiaole called Mina and asked her to come to her own office. Five minutes later, Mina, wearing blue overalls, came late.

"Boss, what are you asking?" Mina grabbed her curly hair, looking unhappy.

"Sit down, you can take a look at this first." Li Xiaole handed over the script of "The Walking Dead" to her.

"What is this?" Mina took the script unconsciously. She knew that the company was going to shoot a new drama. The whole company was in a turmoil. Everyone thought this boss was crazy... She dared to shoot a zombie-themed drama without a successful precedent...

At first, Mina just wanted to just do it casually, but she was stunned when she just opened the first character concept draft behind the script outline. Then she looked up at Li Xiaole in surprise and asked directly: "Is this what you drew?"

"Yes." Li Xiaole smiled.

"Impossible, you just came to the United States. How could you have such clear settings for the characters, background, costumes, and all aspects of the American drama? This is better than the veterans of the concept team in our production team. There is no such information in the original comics?" Mina looked at him with disbelief. Her guess was reasonable. No matter how good the director Li Xiaole is, the concept draft depends on experience and experience. There are no details in the script, but the concept designers themselves can improve the details of the characters.

Mina thinks that Li Xiaole must have hired a movie-level concept designer outside.

"You keep watching." Li Xiaole was too lazy to explain and said with a purse.

Mina looked down and continued to read. Every time she looked through a piece of paper, she felt amazement. Although the concept script was very simple and not a first-class draft, it was extremely exquisite in design. Just looking at the pictures and simple text introduction, you can already see the general context of the story.

This is nothing... The storyboards on Mina's back that really surprised her, she saw the helicopter parked in front of the desolate building, and the scene of the protagonist Rick riding a horse through the city, passing through dozens of cars, being chased by hundreds of zombies, and hiding into a tank car...

Oh my God, is he going to shoot all these big scenes? How much does it cost? Ordinary American dramas are just 00,000 US dollars per episode... Does he really think it was a movie?

"What do you think? Is it difficult?" Li Xiaole asked with a smile, then looked at Mina and said slowly: "I plan to invest US$10 million in production fees per episode in the first two episodes, but I don't know much about the shooting process of American dramas. I think you have more experience. Do you think this amount is enough?"

"10 million~!?" Mina exclaimed, covering her mouth, Oh my God, this crazy man actually spent 10 million US dollars to shoot a TV series? Did he really think he was Spielberg? A TV station like Pirates, which has never had a crowd of 100,000 people, would never be able to recover its investment based on advertising fees!

She just reminded Li Xiaole, but immediately felt that it was wrong. No, why did she think about Li Xiaole? He invested so much money, no matter how much it lost, it would be beneficial to the employees of the TV station. At least everyone has an extra work of good quality~! Mina thought of this and pretended to be calm and said with a huh:

"It's okay...but I watch the scale of this drama. The first two episodes should have reached the specification of 100,000...the effect will be better." Mina wanted to try to seduce Li Xiaole to see if he would be fooled. After saying this, she felt her heartbeat faster... Her face couldn't help but flush. This was the first time she deceived the other person in front of others.

"Well, then just give 100,000 as you said." Li Xiaole nodded without hesitation, looked at her and sighed, "But I'm just worried that such a big fantasy film is too difficult... I'm afraid the risk is too high."
Chapter completed!