Frankly speaking, the first episode of "Myth" did not give people a very amazing feeling.
When you have watched a large number of time-travel dramas on the market and watch the first episode of "Myth", you will think that the beginning is very ordinary.
The protagonist of the story is Yi Xiaochuan.
Yi Xiaochuan’s family is very happy!
He is not an only son in the family.
He has an older brother named Yi Dachuan.
Li Youwei seriously suspected that Chen Ming was too lazy to name him, so he simply named the protagonist Yi Xiaochuan, which was simple and trouble-free.
Yi Xiaochuan's parents are archaeologists.
Yi Dachuan inherited excellent archaeological talent and became an archaeological talent.
And Yi Xiaochuan is very dissolute.
Now, if Li Youwei had a son like Yi Xiaochuan, he would probably think about whipping him with a belt every day.
The opportunity to travel through time was because of a tiger talisman.
In the first episode, what interested Li Youwei a little bit was the dynasty after time travel.
Great Zhou Dynasty!
Li Youwei is a bad student.
When he was in school, he didn't study the history of China well, but he still remembered a little about the Zhou Dynasty.
Because the records of this dynasty in China are very vague.
Many scholars even doubt whether China ever had a Great Zhou Dynasty.
Maybe, this is just a made-up dynasty.
Chen Ming chose to use the Zhou Dynasty as the background after time travel, which is really eye-catching.
But it's just a little bit.
It is unrealistic to rely on this novel dynasty background to retain the audience.
The key is the subsequent plot!
Li Youwei continued to look down, and gradually he became fascinated.
"Strengthening the mountains and overwhelming the world!"
Li Youwei took a breath of cold air.
Is there really an outstanding person in history who can lift a hundred-jin cauldron with just one hand?
In Chinese history, figures like Xiang Yu are like people in mythology, giving people an indescribable sense of domineering.
So far, Li Youwei has not felt the charm of Yi Xiaochuan's character. Instead, some minor characters have left a deep impression on him.
"Xiang Yu."
"Liu Bang."
"Sisters Lu."
“How do these names give me a sense of reality?”
Li Youwei didn't understand where the thoughts in his heart came from, but he felt an inexplicable sense of reality.
In fact, this is a very real history.
However, this period of history does not belong to China, but to the earth.
Chen Ming has already finished writing the script for "Myth".
But all he gave Li Youwei were the scripts for the first eight episodes.
He wanted to hear Li Youwei's opinion on the role of Lu Su. Chen Ming did not need to follow the original play exactly. If necessary, he could let Lu Su survive.
But the key is, is this change really good?
Every time Chen Ming revised the script and tried to add his own ideas, he would have such concerns in his heart.
Will changing the plot of the original drama really be better than the original drama?
Just like before, Chen Ming hesitated for a long time on the ending of "The Beginning".
He is considering whether to play Xiao Heyun to death...
In his view, time loops come with a price, especially for NPCs like Xiao Heyun who passively enter the loop. This price must be unforgettable.
Therefore, Chen Ming's original plan was to let Xiao Heyun die.
With Xiao Heyun's death, a whole car of people was saved and everyone got out of the cycle.
But in the end, Chen Ming chose to follow the ending of the original play.
He was not confident that the ending he changed would be better than the original play, so to be on the safe side, he could only choose to follow the original play.
In the TV series "Myth", Chen Ming also had the same concerns.
For some characters, he can choose to let her live.
Because Chen Ming is the screenwriter, he can decide the life or death of a character in the play. This is the screenwriter's right.
But if you survive, the subsequent plot will also have to be changed, and the impact will be huge.
Chen Ming couldn't make up his mind.
After Li Youwei read the scripts for the first eight episodes, he flipped through the back pages without hesitation and asked, "Are there only eight episodes?"
"Only the first eight episodes have been written yet."
"The follow-up plot has basically been thought out, and I'm just about to write it."
Chen Ming answered truthfully.
Li Youwei was silent and thought carefully.
Then, Li Youwei put the script on the table: "There is a problem. In the previous eight episodes, I did not feel the charm of the protagonist. On the contrary, some of the supporting characters were very attractive."
"For example, Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu; and Liu Bang, Taizu of the Han Dynasty who has not yet become a hegemon."
"I'm wondering if we should add some impressive plot to the protagonist?"
No matter what, the protagonist of this TV series is Yi Xiaochuan.
If the supporting characters are more memorable to the audience than the protagonists, it feels like they are taking the spotlight.
Hearing this, Chen Ming shook his head.
"The background of this TV series is historical. We cannot let the audience feel that we are making up things. People like Xiang Yu and Liu Bang must be felt by the audience as real historical figures." "Only in this way can the audience feel the era that is thousands of years apart.
feel."
Why are characters like Xiang Yu so memorable to the audience?
Because they are real historical figures.
On the contrary, it is Yi Xiaochuan. He has traveled from modern times, so he seems to be out of tune with this era. He wants to leave his own footprints in this era and needs a reasonable identity.
Yi Xiaochuan is also Meng Yi.
In this case, Li Youwei didn't say anything more.
At this moment, Chen Ming asked: "Minister Li, what do you think of the role of Lu Su?"
Lu Su?
Li Youwei recalled the script and clicked his tongue: "This kind of woman should be as gentle as water, a strange woman. It's a pity that she died in the eighth episode."
More importantly, the way Lu Su died was disappointing.
She was infected with the plague to save Yi Xiaochuan, but Cui Ziwen's medicine could only cure one person, so Lu Su gave this opportunity to Yi Xiaochuan.
From this point of view, the character Yi Xiaochuan is somewhat unpleasant.
From God's perspective, Yi Xiaochuan doesn't like Lu Su, but Lu Su has a deep love for him.
Lu Su is such a good girl!
Now, how many men are they dreaming of!
But Yi Xiaochuan didn't cherish it.
Fortunately, this was a filming. If it were reality, Chen Ming would probably be trolled to death.
"I just want to ask, would it be better if Lu Su was allowed to survive?"
Chen Ming asked the most relevant question in his mind.
Li Youwei did not answer immediately, but asked Chen Ming to talk about the subsequent plot.
After a long time,
Li Youwei tapped his fingers on the coffee table a few times.
Chen Ming did not disturb Li Youwei.
"She can't live."
"Although the character Lu Su is lovable, my suggestion is that she should not live."
Li Youwei said seriously.
Chen Ming raised his eyebrows, seeming a little surprised by Li Youwei's words.
"Starting from the ninth episode, Yi Xiaochuan was sent to the north to build the Great Wall. There, he met the heroine, the Princess Yushu in your mouth."
"If Lu Su doesn't die, after Yi Xiaochuan returns to Da Zhou with Yu Shu, the emotional drama between the three of them will be very troublesome."
"A time-travel drama may turn into a bloody love drama."
"The best way is for Lu Su to die, or for you to let Lu Su become the heroine."
It is impossible for Lu Su to become the heroine.
so,
There is only one way left.
That is to finalize the role of Lu Su in the eighth episode.