China Entertainment: Been working as a director since 03

Chapter 334 Investing in large-scale productions that surpass the four masterpieces
Under Li Yu's instruction, Hualiu Company officially announced that it had a film and television drama project in the preparation stage.

The director is Li Yu himself.

It was this drama that Liu Heping signed with Hualiu Company.

Liu Heping will serve as the screenwriter in this drama, mainly responsible for the plot.

The statement also clearly mentioned that this drama cannot be regarded as a sequel to "Nirvana in Fire", it can only be said to be related.

The gaps left unfilled in "Nirvana in Fire" will be filled in this new drama.

The previous gossip has already made netizens very excited.

However, netizens did not dare to open the champagne at halftime. After all, domestic entertainment is notorious for fake news.

After Hualiu Company admitted that the previous rumors were true and released more detailed latest information, netizens could finally open the champagne to celebrate.

"I have been waiting for you for a long time. Grandpa, the sequel to "Nirvana in Fire" that you have been waiting for for several years is really here. Director Li is filming another TV series."

""Nirvana in Fire" is a film and television drama adapted from a female novel. Director Li has tried his best to modify the unreasonable plug-ins to make the plot in it more reasonable.

However, in terms of plotting, "Nirvana in Fire" was beaten by "Ming Dynasty 1566" by a lot.

I watched "The Ming Dynasty" first and then "Nirvana in Fire", so I think the plotting in "Nirvana in Fire" is a bit naive.

This time it is stable. Director Li invited the screenwriter of "The Ming Dynasty" to be responsible for the plot. This new drama is definitely worth looking forward to. "

"The most anticipated TV series of the year is here."

"I am already looking forward to Director Lee's new work, which will return to the television industry after many years."

In addition to the artists in the circle, netizens started to party.

Capital bosses and investment companies are also ready to take action.

They began to contact Hualiu Company, intending to invest a sum of money and get a share of the pie.

Li Yu's original plan was to control the total investment at around 1.5 million.

However, the plan cannot keep up with the changes.

The investors spent so much money that the total investment in this drama soared to a figure higher than Li Yu expected, as much as 2 million.

This number has surpassed "New Three Kingdoms", which is known as the most expensive TV series in China.

You must know that "The New Three Kingdoms" is one of the four great classics, a true story known to all women and children.

Like the Four Great Classics, as long as you shoot well and keep the quality above the passing line, you will basically not lose money.

Is Gao Xixi's "New Three Kingdoms" bad enough? Many of the shocking lines in it are even worse than Wu Baige's "Red Cliff".

what's the result?
This version of "New Three Kingdoms" is generally considered to be far inferior to "Old Three Kingdoms" and has earned two to three billion.

This is the power of the big IP of the Four Great Classics.

Generally speaking, as long as a well-known director remakes the four classics, there will basically be no shortage of investment.

The crux of the matter is that Li Yu's new play is not a masterpiece known to people across the country.

His new play belongs to the unpopular category of historical themes.

It is incredible that a historical drama about an unpopular history can get 2 million investment.

This is due to Li Yu's outstanding historical achievements in the film and television circles over the years.

Investors were willing to believe in Li Yu and spend a lot of money on him.

They are not happy that Li Yu does not accept their investment. Who do you think you can ask to reason?
The 2 million investment was already the result of Li Yu rejecting many small investors.

If all comers are welcome, the investment figure will be even higher.

Liu Heping was very excited.

He had never fought so richly in his life.

Seeing such a high investment figure, his creative motivation and desire were at an all-time high, and he completed all the plotting scenes in just one week.

He met Li Yu with a new script that added a lot of maneuvering scenes.

There was a very obvious look of fatigue on his face.

It can be seen that he has stayed up late this week and lost a lot of hair.

Writing such brain-burning scenes as Machiavellian plots is very taxing. The writing must be exciting, reasonable, and easy for the audience to understand, which will only burn more brains.

Li Yu carefully read the newly added plot in the script.

His evaluation is that you can always trust Liu Heping's tactics.

"Teacher Liu, you are really a master of writing about political strategies. You have really studied the ancient feudal dynasties clearly."

Li Yu gave a very high evaluation.

In addition to being a screenwriter, Liu Heping is also a historian.

He must be a well-read man with a very deep understanding of history.

He is the first person in the country in the field of Machiavellian dramas.

"Director Li deserves the award. This is just the initial version that I produced in a week. There is still a lot of room for improvement.

Isn’t this time tight? I will slowly adjust it when I join the crew later. "

Liu Heping said modestly.

Li Yu nodded and said: "How popular our drama is, Teacher Liu should have heard about it, right?
Half the celebrities in the entertainment industry want to get a role in our play.

Now that the first version of the script is finalized, we can start arranging auditions for the actors.

Come with Mr. Liu on the day of the audition. You are a historian, and your understanding of that period of history is definitely better than mine.

With you as a consultant, we will definitely be able to select actors who are more in line with historical figures. "

"Let me audition?"

Liu Heping's expression was surprised.

This was something he didn't expect.

In China, the status of screenwriters is very low. Directors and actors who bring money to join the team can change the script at any time without having to say hello to the screenwriter.

Later, some young talents brought their own screenwriters into the group.

When I encounter a plot that I don't like, I ask my screenwriter to change the plot.

Real screenwriters can only huddle in the corner and dare not say a word, their status is so low.

Liu Heping is a big shot in the field of screenwriting, and his situation is much better than that of ordinary screenwriters.

However, in front of a recognized great director like Li Yu, his right to speak is very limited.

He never expected that Li Yu would delegate power to him and let him serve as one of the judges for the actor audition.

Listening to Li Yu's words, it seems that he will pay special attention to his opinions.

Li Yu looked at the surprised Liu Heping and asked, "What? Is Teacher Liu unwilling?"

The flattered Liu Heping said quickly: "I didn't mean that. I was just a little surprised. Every character in the script was written by Director Li.

In fact, the main screenwriter is You, and I am just an assistant responsible for the Machiavellian drama.

When you write about a character, you should have a rough image of that character in your mind. "

Being as smart as Li Yu, he could understand Liu Heping's meaning, so he insisted: "I wrote the character, yes, but our drama is positioned as a historical drama.

You are a historical scholar, so you definitely understand history better than me, a director with a background in directing, and you also know the true image of historical figures better than me.

There is nothing wrong with you being a consultant, and you can make bold suggestions when the time comes. "

Liu Heping has been a screenwriter for so many years and has collaborated with many directors.

At this moment, he seemed to understand why Li Yu became more and more successful, while many directors began to decline after reaching a peak.

Li Yu is never arrogant in front of professionals and attaches great importance to the opinions of professionals.

How is he like other great directors? After I succeeded, I started not to listen to advice anymore. Not only do they not take the opinions of professionals seriously, they also think they know better than professionals.

Liu Heping sighed with a smile: "The great directors in the industry who have achieved the status of Director Li are basically stubborn and often cannot listen to the opinions of others, and the people around them dare not put forward their own opinions."

Li Yu smiled and said, "My dad used to be a foreman, helping the coal boss dig coal."

Liu Heping understood instantly: "I understand, I understand everything."

(End of this chapter)