Chapter Nine hundred and forty-nine present, no one dared to speak
Kyoto, Star Entertainment Headquarters.
Chen Ming, Tong Ran and Zhou Yike came here after a long journey. They didn't even stay at the hotel before they came here.
The actors recruited by Li Youwei are also here.
Looking around, the surprise in Chen Ming's eyes became more and more intense.
This time, Li Youwei spent a lot of money.
Among the actors he recruited alone, Chen Ming saw many familiar faces, and some were even actors from the National Film Network.
Licensed, national level three actor.
Zhang Manman is a national second-level actor.
Tong Ziqiang is a national third-level actor.
Cui Lai, a national first-class actor.
When he saw Cui Lai, Chen Ming was stunned.
National first-class actor!
This was all invited by Li Youwei...
Aware of Chen Ming's gaze, Cui Lai turned his head and looked at Chen Ming, smiled and nodded.
The salary of this big shot alone will not be less than 10 million.
Chen Ming just told Li Youwei that the new drama was a historical drama, and he didn't even show Li Youwei the script. He was actually willing to spend so much money to hire these big guys.
It’s really surprising!
As everyone knows, when Li Youwei was recruiting actors, he deliberately emphasized that the script of the new drama was written by Chen Ming.
This sentence is the key to attracting everyone.
If Chen Ming had not written the script, many people present would not have much interest in this new drama.
Even Cui Lai, a national first-class actor, came here for Chen Ming.
The New Year's Eve movie at the beginning of the year, "I'm Not the God of Medicine," went viral in China, setting off a wave of drug price cuts.
This is all thanks to Chen Ming.
It's because of his script that this movie has such a big impact.
Why are high-quality scripts so attractive?
It’s because it’s not easy to create.
Acting skills can be practiced;
Expressions can be faked.
But you can’t make up a script randomly, and you can’t make it up by making it up.
It can be said that any job related to literary creation is a talent-demanding industry.
If you just blindly imitate, it will only lower the standard of the screenwriting profession.
Because of this, Chen Ming appears to be so scarce.
To put it harshly, if the actor doesn’t have Chen Ming, there are others who can take over, but if the screenwriter doesn’t have Chen Ming, then it’s really gone.
No one can take the position of screenwriter Chen Ming.
This is Chen Ming's current status.
Therefore, when Li Youwei revealed that the script of the new drama was written by Chen Ming, many actors who had not been interested in it changed their minds.
Even though they had not read the script, they still came to Xingyu Entertainment.
All the actors are here.
For the remaining less important roles, you can go to Kyoto Cinema to hire some extras to play them.
Seeing this, Chen Ming didn't talk nonsense.
He asked his colleagues at the headquarters to print out many copies of the script for "The Great Summer" and distribute them to all the actors present.
To be honest, Chen Ming didn't know if these actors were enough, because there were so many characters in the play that he couldn't even count them.
The huge office fell into silence.
Everyone was looking down at the script in their hands without saying a word.
To them, this stack of scripts is more like short stories.
It's almost like reading a novel.
After an unknown amount of time, these people slowly closed the script, their eyes full of surprise.
The beginning and end of this TV series are familiar to everyone.
The beginning is the scene of Wen Taibao seizing the throne when he was young. History books do not describe this period of history in detail. After all, the reputation of killing his younger brother and ascending to the throne is not very good.
Wen Taibao probably didn't want future generations to know the details, so there aren't many records of this episode in history books.
But under Chen Ming's pen, a vast historical chapter slowly unfolds.
Episode 1: "Fengtian Jingnan".
So detailed!
In the script for the first episode, Chen Ming described in detail the entire process of Wen Taibao's fight for the throne when he was young, making people feel that this is real history.
Of course, although the plot of the first episode is detailed, it is still generally understood by Chinese people.
Including the final ending, where Wen Zidi died of old age and Empress Zhu died of illness, everything was exactly the same as recorded in the history books.
But the problem is that the plot in the middle is shocking.
The Great Xia Dynasty respected martial arts, and almost everyone advocated practicing martial arts.
This is also the reason why after the fall of the Great Xia Dynasty, subsequent dynasties generally emphasized civility over military affairs.
Because they felt that practicing martial arts would lead to internal strife in the imperial court and was not conducive to the unity of the royal family.
Besides, there was no foreign invasion in China, so why would China learn so many martial arts?
It is better to study more literature. Reciting a poem in your spare time can not only cultivate your sentiments, but also show your elegance as a scholar.
It can be said that the Daxia Dynasty was the most martial dynasty in Chinese history.
However, there is no record of why the Great Xia Dynasty practiced martial arts.
Chen Ming gave his own idea: There was a foreign race in the Great Xia Dynasty, and this foreign race was not weak and once threatened the Great Xia Dynasty.
Because of this, the Xia Dynasty was so martial, not only to deal with internal fighting in the palace, but also to defend against foreign enemies.
This bold conjecture is amazing!
No screenwriter has ever dared to arrange the history of China in this way.
Chen Ming was the first.
But I have to say that after adding the threat of foreign invasion, the TV series "Great Summer" suddenly became exciting and interesting.
Especially the scene depicting the army's expedition, all the actors present were excited to see it.
There is a line in the script.
"Foreign tribes have invaded Daxia, seized my city, and killed my people. Now they are surrendering and no longer fighting!"
"late!"
This is Wen Taibao's line.
The thought of Wen Taibao saying the word "late" with a gloomy face made people excited.
What is the appearance of a great country?
This is what a great country looks like!
But to be honest, if you want to pronounce this line and perform a suitable expression at the same time, it requires a lot of acting skills from the actor.
Among those present, Chen Ming felt that only Cui Lai could perform this feeling, but it was only possible. After all, Cui Lai had never played the role of an emperor in his filming career.
"What do you think of the script?"
“If you feel dissatisfied with anything, you can raise it.”
Chen Ming does not act arbitrarily. It is always good to listen to other people's opinions.
Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads.
The quality of the script is very good!
It opened the door to a new world for them.
But when it came to dividing roles, some people from other roles took the initiative to speak up.
Only when it was Wen Taibao's turn, everyone was silent.
There are two protagonists in "Great Summer".
One is Chengzong Wen Taibao. In the first twenty episodes, Wen Taibao was filmed as the protagonist.
Twenty episodes later, the protagonist began to change from Wen Taibao to Wen Zidi.
The role of Wen Taibao is too important.
No one is confident that they can play this role well, and if they perform slightly poorly, they may hold back the entire crew.
Even Cui Lai, a national first-class actor, frowned and said nothing.
After so many years of filming, this is the first time he has encountered such a stressful role.