The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 631 Cultural Man

"Teacher Lu!"

"professor!"

Lu Yuan waved to everyone: "Have you seen Director Kong Sheng?"

The costume drama part of "My Love from the Star" was directed by Zhang Li, while the urban drama part was handled by Kong Sheng.

The latter is a very busy man and did not even have time to attend the media meeting held by the crew in Beijing a few days ago.

These two directors were chosen by Lu Yuan after careful consideration. It seems like a waste of talent to let these two directors who are good at making serious dramas to make idol dramas.

But it would be fine if he didn't act in an idol drama. Since he decided to act in it, he wanted to make this drama a benchmark for domestic idol dramas, with the texture of a serious drama.

The same is true for the director and the actors.

It doesn’t matter how popular or famous a role is, it only matters the actor’s professional ability and how well he fits the role.

"Teacher Lu, Director Kong went out to answer the phone." Li Muge stepped forward to explain.

"Okay." Lu Yuan walked around the study twice and was about to leave the room.

When he turned around, he saw Li Muge following closely behind him and said, "I heard Director Gao Xixi talk about it. Did you enter this industry because you like photography?"

"Yes." Li Muge responded.

"I liked photography when I was in middle school, and I studied computer information management at Yanda University in college. Later, I found that I had no interest in this major, and I was not sensitive to numbers. Moreover, those seniors in the fourth year were very smart at such a young age... I was a little scared."

"Haha." Lu Yuan inexplicably thought of his brother-in-law, an old programmer who always asked to change his shampoo every few days.

Li Muge also laughed: "Actually the main reason is that I found that I like photography and I can't forget it."

"Come on, Director Gao Xixi has high expectations of you." Lu Yuan stretched out his hand to pat his shoulder, but stopped in the air.

He didn't know when he developed this habit, but he always liked to pat his subordinates on the shoulders to show encouragement in the company.

But this is not a company.

Li Muge was a little surprised by his actions.

Lu Yuan paused only for a moment, then naturally brushed off the dust on his shoulders to show his closeness.

"In fact, Director Kong Sheng started from a lower level than you. He was just an ordinary editor at first. He became a photography assistant by chance in 1990. He followed the old directors and learned from them. Then he gradually changed from photography assistant to cameraman and director. Before that, he was only a little famous. It was not until the release of "Crossing Guandong" in 2008 that he became a blockbuster."

Li Muge expressed admiration: "Director Kong Sheng has always been my role model."

Lu Yuan chatted with him for a few words, then strolled to the door and almost bumped into Kong Sheng who came in with his head lowered.

"Hey, Lao Kong, what are you in such a hurry for?"

Kong was born in 60 and is 53 years old this year. He has an untidy beard and a sallow complexion.

He has the typical rough looks of a Shandong guy, without any temperament of a great director. He is just an ordinary old man, the kind that would disappear in a crowd.

"Shanying has two scripts, and the studio just called to ask for my opinion." Kong Sheng replied.

Shanying’s full name is Shandong Film and Television Group Co., Ltd., a state-owned enterprise that has close cooperation with Shandong Satellite TV and CCTV.

Most of the works shot are dramas, such as the acclaimed "The Dye House" and "Crossing the Guandong".

When Kong Sheng entered the industry, he was a photographer of Shanying. After more than ten years of professional career, he has now become one of the core figures of Shanying.

But in 2011, this man opened a studio with two apprentices, called Noon Sunshine. It was not very independent and was mainly dependent on Shanying, focusing on post-production.

Seeing that Lu Yuan was not curious about the script at all, Kong Sheng introduced it without thinking: "One is a war film called "The Battle of Changsha", and the other is a period drama, "Parents' Love."

"Really? That's good."

Lu Yuan changed the subject and asked, "By the way, you are setting up a studio, are you planning to leave Shanying?"

Kong Sheng quickly denied: "No, I have been in Shanying for 23 years, why would I leave?"

"Really?" Lu Yuan looked at him suspiciously. "I heard from President Han at the beginning of the year that Shanying will be listed on the market this year, but they are not willing to come up with a simple incentive system for key personnel."

You have a lot of sources of information. Seeing this, Kong Sheng grabbed a handful of hair and said truthfully: "Well, I did have this thought."

He continued: "The backbone incentive system is only one aspect. The more important thing is that the system is too rigid. Shanying was founded in 1986, and it has been 27 years. The overall aging of employees is serious. When I say aging, I don't mean age, but thinking."

Lu Yuan listened silently, but wondered in his heart whether it was possible to facilitate the other party to reach a cooperation with PPS.

"Due to the nature of a state-owned enterprise, most of the works produced by Shanying are serious dramas. Although serious dramas are good and have a wide audience, the subject matter is too serious. They often allude to reality and reveal the laws of social development, and cannot meet the audience's most superficial entertainment needs.

But now is the Internet age, young audiences have many channels to receive information, their minds have become impetuous, and it is difficult for them to concentrate on reading as they did in previous years.

"Life and Death Line" in 09, "Iron Age" and "Windmill" in 11, and "A Family in Wenzhou" last year, all of them believed that the casts and plots of these dramas were not bad, but the ratings were just not good.

Finally, it was Hou Hongliang who woke me up. He said that the audiences of each era have their own preferences, and we must conform to the requirements of the times and not be limited to serious dramas. We must expand the types of themes, and these are all. "

At this point, Kong Sheng spread his hands and said, "There are too many restrictions within the system, which makes it inconvenient to operate. It is difficult to compare with private enterprises in terms of flexibility."

Lu Yuan continued, "That's true, but we still have to film serious dramas. Young audiences in their 20s like to watch idol dramas, some in their 30s watch them, and when they get older, what do you want them to watch?"

"Serious dramas also need to be younger." Kong Sheng stopped talking and wanted to bring up "The Battle of Changsha" and "Parents' Love" again.

A stagehand approached: "Director, Mr. Lu, the scene is ready."

"OK, I'll be right there." Lu Yuan turned and left, calling out, "Director Kong, hurry up."

Kong Sheng looked at his back and swallowed the words that were about to come out of his mouth.

Although serious dramas are not as popular among young audiences as before, it also depends on who is the leading actor.

This is the meaning of the existence of big names.

The cast of "My Love from the Star" is as follows.

Lu Yuan plays the male protagonist Chen Junze, an alien whose spaceship landed in China during the Ming Dynasty. As time passes, he is now a university professor in modern times.

He has all kinds of superpowers, such as immortality, teleportation, and the ability to see what's about to happen to people around him.
However, when it comes to love between men and women, I always regard myself as a bystander until I met Song Yiren.

The heroine Song Yiren, played by Annie Liu, is a super-famous star.

During junior high and high school, he often went to filming sites, so he did not receive any complete orthodox school education.

She entered the adult world too early and became a movie and TV star, but she knew nothing about the world, lacked common sense, and had few friends until her career suffered a setback and she met the leading actor.

In the world structure of "My Love from the Star", there is a powerful group.

The youngest son of Qiangsheng Group, Li Hanwen, is played by Luo Jin.

When he was in middle school, he fell in love with Song Yiren at first sight and insisted on pestering his father to make her an advertising model. Song Yiren also became famous because of him.

Li Hanwen was a carrier of rabies virus at a young age. After he became an adult, the virus could no longer remain dormant and broke out completely, turning him into a dog licker.

Luo Jin has a pair of affectionate eyes and looks quite miserable. In real life, he is also a love-brained person, which makes him very suitable for this role.

The actual heir of Qiangsheng Group, Li Hanwen’s second brother, Li Hanzong.

This is a villain who looks extremely kind on the outside, but is actually a typical psychopath. In order to inherit the family business, he assassinated his eldest brother and imprisoned his wife.

This role is played by Liu Yijun.

Liu Yijun played the role of Inspector Jiang in "New World". After the movie was released, the audience hated him so much that he was subsequently signed to Sijiu Entertainment by Jiang Qiuyun.

Song Yiren also has a best friend, Sun Qiaoqiao, who is the second female lead.

Compared with Song Yiren, this is a supporting actor. She has a crush on Li Hanwen. On the surface, she and Song Yiren are best friends, but her jealousy towards Song Yiren and her ambition to step on her have never stopped.

Sun Qiaoqiao is played by Yang Rong, who graduated from the Shanghai Theatre Academy.

According to the overall plan, the crew will first shoot modern dramas in Shanghai, and then move to Hengdian to shoot the Ming Dynasty scenes.

The worship ceremony scene.

Downstairs, in the corridor, there was a table with offerings on it. The leading actor Lu Yuan, the director Kong Sheng, the producer Jiang Xueman, and the leading actress Liu Xinyou were standing in the first row.

Behind him are a group of supporting actors and behind-the-scenes staff including costume, prop, photography, lighting, etc.

Everyone came forward one by one in order to burn incense and pray for blessings.

Then, Kong Sheng faced the crowd, lifted the red silk covering the camera, waved his hand, and solemnly announced: "My Love from the Star has officially started filming!"

"Clap clap clap!"

It was a simple worship ceremony, with no media present, which made Yang Rong, who played the second female lead, excited but also a little uncomfortable.

The reason for her excitement was that she could actually act with Lu Yuan, something she had never dared to dream of before.

As for not being used to it.
She looked around cautiously.

This was an upscale residential area, with many wealthy or noble young women and girls standing on both sides, dressed gorgeously, watching with smiles, their eyes mostly fixed on a certain figure in the front row.

The only thing missing is the journalists who like to hear the news.

Liu Yijun was standing on her right and happened to notice this scene.

Like him, Yang Rong is also a contracted artist of Sijiu Entertainment. Earlier this year, she played the soft and cute junior sister Yue Lingshan in "Swordsman".

The drama has a melodramatic plot, but it received good ratings, and several female characters in the drama were also compared by the audience.

Chen Qiaoen, who played Dongfang Bubai, took first place, the leading actress Yuan Shanshan came in second, and the third was Yue Lingshan, who had a few roles.

The audience generally believes that Yang Rong's acting skills are better than those of the leading actress Yuan Shanshan.

Because of this, she was spotted by Jiang Qiuyun, who wanted to make a big splash. Just as she learned that Yang Rong's contract was about to expire in two years, she poached her from Yu Zheng's studio.

And I unexpectedly discovered that this girl has a talent for playing villains.

Let her come to the "My Love from the Star" crew for an interview and she passed it successfully.

From Liu Yijun's perspective, Yang Rong looks playful but also very elegant.

However, this magnanimity is not as great as that of the leading actress Liu Xinyuo.

Liu Xinyu's beauty is somewhat cold, her eyes are full of aggression, and also contain a bit of disdain.

Especially after the stylist gave her big wavy hair, red lips and curly hair, she looked delicate and had a very queen-like vibe.

Compared with Liu Xinyou, Yang Rong is a lot shorter, but she has a good figure.

If I could give a score, my height would only get 60 points, but my figure would get full marks.

She is quite well-proportioned, with every inch of flesh missing and every inch of slenderness exceeding, completely worthy of the description of a plump and slender woman.

He tilted his head slightly and asked, "What's wrong?"

Liu Yijun had experience on the big screen and was a senior, so Yang Rong respected him very much and hurriedly explained, "I'm looking for a reporter."

"There are no reporters." Liu Yijun smiled. "The security in this community is very strict. Reporters can't get in at all. I heard that the developer took the initiative to contact Mr. Lu and provided it to the crew for free. You are from Shanghai, how can you not know the Arc de Triomphe?"

"Well, I'm from Yunnan. I just got admitted here to study at the Shanghai Theatre Academy. After graduation, I settled in Beijing."

Liu Yijun exclaimed: "I remembered it wrongly. Sorry."

After the worship ceremony, the staff moved the table away, checked the scene, and made final preparations for filming.

The first scene is the first meeting between the hero and heroine.

It is said that Song Yiren became a big star at a young age and has good acting skills, but she is empty-headed. However, she is not reconciled and does not think of herself as illiterate.

The less people have, the more they want to prove that they have.

Therefore, Song Yiren shows off on Weibo from time to time, trying to create an intellectual persona for herself.

He is often photographed reading books at the airport, writing poems on social platforms, quoting famous sayings, and also likes to read Ming history.

I especially like to use PPS to watch "The Ming Dynasty".

In her next drama, she will play a female surgeon, and she took the time to post on Weibo.

He said he reads medical books every night, and because they involve knowledge in the field of mathematics, he also reads a short article by a Nobel Prize winner in mathematics.
Then Song Yiren completely exposed her illiterate nature.

Due to the overwhelming public opinion, her endorsement was cancelled, her acting offers were snatched away, and she was surrounded by paparazzi. She had to move to a new place for this purpose.

I didn't expect to meet Professor Chen in the elevator.

"Action!"

In the elevator, Lu Yuan and Liu Xinyu stood side by side. Lu Yuan had no emotion, and his eyes were exactly the same as Miss Liu's earlier dullness, staring at the elevator buttons.

Liu Xinyuo was wearing sunglasses, fiery red lips, a white top and a small leather skirt. She tilted her head and couldn't stop looking at him.

As a big star, this is the first time I see passers-by being so calm when seeing me. They don’t want autographs or photos. Could they be paparazzi?

The man in front of her aroused her interest, so she started a conversation and asked, "Hey, why don't you press the elevator button?"

Lu Yuan glanced at her and then looked away.

Liu Xinyuo smiled contemptuously, knowing clearly in her heart that it was undoubtedly a paparazzi. She would stop pretending and come clean.

She lifted her bangs and said, "Yes, I am Song Yiren. I was found on the first day of moving. You are amazing."

"What do you want, an autograph, a photo?" She took a step forward, trying to get the man in front of her to stop and get out.

Lu Yuan glanced at her again, a hint of confusion appeared between his brows, but it disappeared in a flash, and he sighed lightly.

Seeing that he didn't say a word, Liu Xinyuo shouted at him.

Unexpectedly, the elevator door suddenly opened at this moment, and Lu Yuan rushed out immediately without any hesitation.

Liu Xinyu immediately followed in an awkward and funny manner.

"Pass!" Kong Sheng shouted in front of the monitor.

Lu Yuan walked behind him: "How is it?"

"Very good, Xinyou grasped the contrast of the characters and showed Song Yiren's non-goddess side."

In front of the camera, Song Yiren is a glamorous superstar, but in reality she is just an ordinary person. She does not hide her emotions and she is quite manly.

Lu Yuan looked at the screen and suddenly frowned.

"Is there a problem?" Kong Sheng asked.

"Why do I feel that her actions just now are so similar to those of the same person?"

"Who?"

"My family's one."

While Lu Yuan was filming "My Love from the Star", Lu Jing was also busy.

At the beginning of the year, PPS decided to increase investment in animation content in order to capture younger users based on its original plan.

We will purchase the online copyrights of popular animations on the market.

Lu Jing ordered his team to split into two groups.

A team went to Japan to negotiate the authorization of "Naruto", "One Piece", "Detective Conan", "Doraemon" and "Dragon Ball".

She herself is responsible for contacting domestic animation companies.

First stop, Guangdong, Shenzhen.