When will I be the queen

Chapter 438 Love

Ultimately, there are problems from the script to the character settings, shooting and editing, and even the lines and costumes and props.

"I want to try and see if I can choose a good script and play a heroine in a love drama that the audience will remember for three to five years. When they mention her, they will think of the beauty of love, not the actor or those deliberately romantic scenes."

Cai Cai smiled, "The Immortal Lord said that my idea is more ambitious because he said that the only heroine in a love drama that the audience can never forget is Lin Daiyu. Although Dream of Red Mansions is not even a love drama, when the audience thinks of tragic love, the first person that comes to mind is definitely Lin Daiyu."

Lin Daiyu is simply an insurmountable mountain in film history.

Cao Xin didn't dare to refute the Immortal Lord, but, "Isn't Zhu Yingtai the heroine of a pure romance drama?" He felt that Zhu Yingtai was more famous than Lin Daiyu.

Cai Cai shook her head. "Because Dream of the Red Chamber is one of the four great classics, it has a wide reading base all over the world. Even if you haven't read Dream of the Red Chamber, you can still name Lin Daiyu. In terms of popularity, Lin Daiyu is at the top. The one that the audience is familiar with and the one that the actors are familiar with are completely different. But, if you were asked to play the role, between Lin Daiyu and Zhu Yingtai, which one would you choose?"

Cao Xin understood, "I will definitely choose Lin Daiyu."

Cai Cai spread her hands and said, "Just look."

"With a famous work as the foundation and scholars as the screenwriters, everything from costumes to lines has been repeatedly studied and polished. Casting is based on the role, not the popularity and commercial value. All the actors have to have good acting skills, good lines, and good figures. This is not to mention the various costs in the preparation stage. Just talking about the time cost, it is impossible to have a role like this in a work like this. She just stands there and does nothing, and she becomes the queen."

Cai Cai sighed, "I don't ask for so many gods' blessings, I just ask for a script with coherent logic and a simple story, isn't that too much?"

It doesn't sound too much, but it's really difficult.

Si Chen advised Cai Cai, "It's even difficult to make the logic of famous works smooth, let alone without famous works as the basis. In fact, the plot logic of many good dramas on the list nowadays cannot stand up to scrutiny. Many places rely on the audience's ability, experience, understanding, and knowledge. Because the audience likes this drama, they naturally help it to make sense."

Cai Cai understands, "It's just like those melodramas. No matter how much they are complained about, it doesn't affect their high ratings. Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law fighting, family discord, preference for boys over girls, children's education, some viewers think it's stupid, some viewers think it's hilarious, and some viewers can empathize. I don't want to capture all the audiences. I just want those who watch romance movies to be happy to see me play a good romance movie." The point is me! It's me!

Fine.

It seems that Cai Cai has thought it through very clearly, so Cao Xin is not too worried. He thought for a while, "I know a few screenwriters who wrote very good modern idol dramas in their early years. They have semi-retired in recent years and have not written much, but these teachers must have some good scripts hidden in their boxes. I will ask them for you later." After saying that, he smiled and said, "If I were to play the role, they would definitely say they don't have any. If you were to play the role, I think they would definitely be able to come up with some."

Cai Cai laughed, "Don't be like that, you actually look pretty good in the camera. You look good, and you can shoot some tricky shots well. Acting is something that needs to be practiced. If you can't practice it well, at least the things you shoot look good, and the audience will buy it, which is also a skill."

After a pause, Cai Cai decided, "To be honest, if you can find a good script for me, I will choose you as the male lead. I have the final say."

Cao Xin was stunned and couldn't speak.

Si Chen was also stunned. He looked at Cai Cai and then at Mei Zhang outside the venue. Didn't Cai Cai's family not allow Cao Xin to get close to Cai Cai? Is this okay?

Mei Zhang frowned a little, but finally kept his composure and didn't say anything.

In this circle, connections and backgrounds are very important. The second and third generations of stars have professional teams to support and help them before they debut, and even fans have prepared station names. After their debut, every resource is carefully selected, and the roles are written according to their personalities, acting skills and speaking habits, which are truly tailored to them. In addition to film and television resources, variety show resources, singing resources and even the objects of love hype are all tailored to them. Step by step, they are made into big stars, or even superstars.

The simplest example is that there is a project recruiting actors. Those who have connections go for the interview, while those who don’t have connections only find out about the news of recruiting actors after the interview is over.

When Cai Cai decided to become an actress, Ms. Feng contacted him first, and then found Xianjun. Although Cai Cai was later banned in China, Xianjun suspected that she could not hold on so he did not reach out too much, but it was also because Erya’s background and connections were much stronger than Cai Cai’s at that time.

But even the Immortal King couldn't find a suitable romance script for Cai Cai. On the contrary, Cao Xin would definitely have one. Because the resources that the Immortal King and Cao Xin automatically harvested were completely different. If the Immortal King asked for some roles, they would definitely belong to the Immortal King, but they were not suitable for Cai Cai. After all, their ages and achievements were quite different. The overall scripts in Cao Xin's hands would definitely not be better than those of the Immortal King, but the age positioning alone was an advantage.

It is impossible for Cai Cai to act with an older man who is much older than her in her first romance film, and it is even more impossible for her to go for the middle-aged male fantasy route or the bloody tragic route. The only requirement from the company is to find a male lead of the same age. It doesn’t matter how many scenes he has, but he must be of the same age. This is not because they want to take advantage of Cai Cai, but they don’t dare to treat Cai Cai badly. Because there are already many male actors in their thirties who are eyeing Cai Cai’s first romance film project. Even if the company is crazy, they dare not let Cai Cai act with them, so they directly put out the requirements and choose the male lead, which directly cut off the thoughts of those middle-aged male actors.

Xianjun's requirements were simple, that is, it must be pure love. They can only hold hands, hug, and carry on the back, but hands cannot touch other places except arms and shoulders. This requirement is very common in the industry and is not harsh at all. Cai Cai was very dissatisfied, but she did not object. She was dissatisfied because if she had such a requirement, the script would definitely be very limited, but she did not object to it because she also wanted to shoot pure love.

Mei Zhang has put in a lot of conditions combined with those given by the Tang family, but the most important one is to prevent Cai Cai from not acting out of character and really falling in love with the male actor she's working with.

But if the male actor is Cao Xin, Mei Zhang thinks that this may not be a problem at all. But, will the Tang family agree? At that time, Cai Cai can only speak alone.

"You" Cao Xin was so surprised that his tongue was tied. You are not here. The people behind you should be your family. They went straight to Cheng Ming and Huai Shi and clearly stopped you from cooperating with me, not even contacting me privately, as if I was poisonous. But you, you don't know? "Can you cooperate with me?" Even if they were not in front of the camera, Cao Xin didn't dare to ask directly, and could only remind him.

Cai Cai didn't react, or rather, she just forgot. Well, it wasn't that she forgot. She clearly separated work and life, and Mei Zhang thought similarly. Cai Cai also felt that Cao Xin must have a good love script in his hands. Even if it was the kind with a male protagonist, it was not impossible to change it. You should have the attitude of asking for help when asking for help. Her family taught her that it is not shameful to ask for help, but it is shameful to ask for help with a straight back. No one owes you anything, and no one should agree to your request. The point is, asking for help without paying a price will only result in a greater price later.

So Cai Cai directly promised him a male lead. Anyway, she can decide how much the role is. If the effect is not good, she can give him less roles. She will be the drama queen, and then give Cao Xin more salary, take care of him more in the business, and promise other things. She will never let Cao Xin suffer any loss.

If Cao Xin was her friend, like Aaron, or her classmate, Lucien, she would directly say, "I know you have the script. Come on, let's change the male lead. It's okay if he has more scenes or less. Anyway, she will explain it clearly. But Cao Xin is not a friend. Cai Cai can't express her thoughts directly, otherwise it seems like she is thinking about someone's things. She can only put forward the conditions of interest. "Yes, why not, it's not like I haven't worked with you before," Cai Cai answered naturally.

But for Cao Xin, this is the treatment of friends. Because no matter how you look at it, he is the one who gets the upper hand. Didn't you see that his team is constantly calling and texting? Even if he doesn't have a suitable script, he will try his best to make one, even if it means finding someone to write it on the spot.

Cao Xin's heart was beating fast, but, "Once you spread this news, there will be a lot of actors coming to your company with scripts. Is there no actor you like?"

Cai Cai shook her head, "Not yet. This is also related to the style of my company in acquiring IPs and scripts in the past two years. The current idol drama market has not been good in the past two years. The company bought a lot of them at low prices, and there are still several left in the bottom of the box that cannot be sold. Therefore, fewer dramas of this theme are collected. I don't know about other companies, but if you look at the playback charts of various platforms, the top five are not current idol dramas, and some charts don't even have a single current idol drama in the top ten. Current idol dramas are the easiest to produce, but they are also the easiest to fail to achieve results. Without effective broadcasts, they will naturally become less and less."

"Actually, there is one more thing." Cai Cai sighed, "How should I put it? The love in many love drama scripts did not make me see love at all. Several scripts actually have good stories, but after reading them, I just felt that the author was writing one sentence throughout the whole script, 'Don't believe in love', oh, and one sentence, 'Don't believe in men'. There are also scripts that are full of the kind of high-handed arrogance that everyone else is drunk but I am sober, as if love is an insignificant little toy that you can play with if you want it, and throw it away if you don't want it. The most serious thing is not looking down on love, but mixing love with gender relations together."

Cao Xin was a little confused. "Isn't love a relationship between two sexes? I mean, generally speaking, love is the feeling between a man and a woman. This is the most common relationship between two sexes, right?"

Si Chen didn't understand either, "You want to find the kind of love in the romance movie you want to act in?"

Cai Cai also had a confused look on her face. She scratched her hands helplessly. "The Immortal Lord asked me what kind of love I want to interpret, but I can't really explain it. After all, I haven't experienced any love. But, I think there should be some common points in emotional matters. For example, I know what family and friendship are like. Gender relations are not limited to love. Husbands and wives, colleagues, and classmates all have gender relations. I have seen many scripts where after falling in love, there are all kinds of contradictions and conflicts, such as whether to get married, what to do with career, family, and even where to live, how to live, and what color to paint the house."

"Rice, oil, salt and firewood?" Cao Xin asked, "You mean, the rice, oil, salt and firewood other than love?"

Cai Cai shook her head. "It's not about the daily necessities. We are all human beings. Falling in love won't turn us into gods. We still have to deal with the daily necessities. That is, after love happens, the relationship between two people becomes complicated, and social attributes suddenly take precedence, as if this person had no family, no job, and no personal life before. Only after falling in love will the character become fuller."

Cao Xin still didn't quite understand, but Si Chen understood a little bit.

"Before falling in love, they were like two imaginary people. After falling in love, they became real people with complete social attributes, right? Before falling in love, there was no conflict in work and life, the family was harmonious, the house was good and the food was good. After falling in love, there were conflicts everywhere in work and life, family crises, and the house was bad and they started to be picky about food."

Si Chen laughed, "Actually, this is also reality. Because most people, when they first start dating, would like to cover up their farts, for fear that anything on their body will disgust the other person. Others don't want to reveal their family situation too early, and pretend to be successful people at work, elites in the workplace, with good abilities and high salaries. This is trying to express themselves and show their best side. When the relationship is stable, girls can no longer hide their shortcomings, not to mention putting on makeup and washing their hair, and boys can no longer hide their shortcomings, such as being sloppy and cowardly."

"It's impossible to write too much about life in the script, so there will naturally be artistic processing. That's why you feel that the script before and after falling in love is very disconnected."

Si Chen laughed when he said this and asked Cai Cai, "Do you want to make a love movie where the hero and heroine fall in love at first sight at the door of a public toilet early in the morning while holding a urinal?"

"." Cao Xin glanced at Si Chen, you are so awesome, you are worthy of being Cai Cai's relative! ! When you are with me, you still restrain yourself.

Cai Cai also heard from Si Chen's father, her uncle, that when he was a child, he lived in a bungalow in the alley. There was no washroom or toilet. In the morning, everyone gathered around the sink to brush their teeth together and lined up to go to the toilet at the entrance of the alley with urine pots. It sounds like a daily life with a little bit of funny, but from the smile on the uncle's face when he was telling the story, you can understand that he missed the time when there was almost no private space.

However, "How could the hero and heroine fall in love at first sight at the door of the public toilet? Your public toilets are not divided by gender?" Cai Cai complained.

Si Chen burst into laughter and argued with Cai Cai seriously, "Some public toilets have the same entrance and exit, and the genders are separated after entering. Imagine that classic scene where the romantic male and female protagonists meet and collide at the door, because it happened at the door of the public toilet, and the result was that the urinals collided with each other."

Cao Xin grabbed Si Chen's mouth and said, "Shut up!!"

Cai Cai was also disgusted, "You are so dirty."

Si Chen pushed Cao Xin away. "This is indeed a bit exaggerated, but if you want vivid characters to fall in love, there must be very realistic daily necessities. Moreover, there is almost no need to film the kind of love that does not happen in a specific environment. Look at those famous love movies. Liang Zhu is about women disguising themselves as men in ancient times. Baoyu and Daiyu, one dies and the other becomes a nun. There are also many love movies that like to combine disasters, either with a happy reunion after surviving the disaster, or one dies and the other survives and tries to be strong. There are also love movies that are shot like landscape photos, with beautiful people in beautiful scenery and beautiful love happening."

"These are beyond reality. In fact, love in romance films is not the focus. There should be higher and deeper discussions and meanings, such as Zhu Yingtai's bravery and wisdom and resistance to feudal oppression, and Liang Shanbo's loyalty. In many romance films, female characters achieve liberation through love in the end. Love is just a path and a tool. The focus is on women's freedom. Then the male characters can only promote loyalty. Many male characters in romance films cannot escape death, because it is easier to let them die than to write about their loyalty."

Si Chen was talking seriously to Cai Cai about selecting a book, because he felt that if she followed Cai Cai's confused ideas, she would not be able to select it unless she wrote it herself.

When Cao Xin realized this, he stopped talking.

Cai Cai nodded as she listened, "Sublimation. I know that love scripts all have this kind of treatment. So, this leads to love becoming thin in the script. Without sublimation, it will not be unforgettable. But thin love is still love."

"According to what you said, how should we write this script? The heroine falls in love with someone every day? Even someone who is not human? It's just love without emotions." Cao Xin held Cai Cai's hand. "You want the script to be full of pure love and have all the characters alive. I think this is impossible. Most audiences have stereotypes about love, whether it's what they have experienced subjectively or what they have heard or seen objectively. In the final analysis, love movies are just various combinations of ABBA."

"A-type background, B-type role, B-type background, A-type role, A-type male lead, B-type female lead, A-type female lead, B-type male lead, the changes are endless. But the one thing that remains unchanged is that it must be sublimated. The love that makes life better is the love that people want. If you can't write a script for this kind of love, then you don't want a script. If you can't play a role for this kind of love, then you can't play a role. You have to look at the love in the script, but you have to look at what the character becomes after having love. What seems to be getting better may not really be getting better, and what seems to be getting worse may not really be getting worse."