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Chapter 443: Chinese version of Game of Thrones

Fat Fan looked at Li Yu with caution.

She had the feeling that Li Yu was promising her something big again.

The sci-fi blockbusters that had been promising her many years ago didn't deliver, and now here comes a Chinese version of "Game of Thrones."

Fan Xiaopang has heard of this drama.

This drama is very popular abroad and has produced three seasons since its first broadcast in 2011.

The number of viewership for each season has broken historical records.

It is also very popular in China and has a large number of fans.

The show has become recognized as one of the most popular television series in the world.

The fourth season is currently in production and is said to premiere next month.

Although Li Yu liked to make big promises for her, he was also a real scumbag. He kept her hanging by making big promises for her and was reluctant to fulfill his promises.

But she highly recognizes Li Yu's talent.

She believes that Li Yu has the ability to create a Chinese version of "Game of Thrones".

Fan Xiaopang thought so.

Well, Li Yu has made it clear that he doesn’t want to make any more movies in the short term.

Then she just listened to what Li Yu’s Chinese version of “Game of Thrones” was like.

"You think you are making false promises to me, but I still want to hear what you have to say."

Fan Xiaopang indicated that Li Yu could continue speaking.

"Sister Binbin, in your eyes, am I the kind of person who always paints a rosy picture for you and then breaks my promise?"

Li Yu said seriously.

"Aren't you?"

Fat Fan asked righteously.

"Cough cough..."

Well, Li Yu admitted that there were a few hundred million.

"I'm definitely not kidding you about this Chinese version of Game of Thrones. You can play the leading female role in it. The first season of my Chinese version of Game of Thrones will start in the historical Tang Dynasty.

You can play Wu Meiniang, the famous empress of all time, Wu Zetian."

Fatty Fan was stunned: "How did you know that I was recently planning a TV series about Wu Zetian of the Tang Dynasty with someone else?"

Li Yu searched the information narrated by Fan Xiaopang in his mind. He felt that the TV series about Wu Zetian in the Tang Dynasty that Fan Xiaopang was talking about should be "The Legend of Wu Mei Niang".

Fan Xiaopang is very ambitious. After setting up her own studio, she is not satisfied with being an actor.

Her studio would invest in some TV dramas, and then she would star in them herself, acting as both an investor and an actor.

In addition, her studio has signed some artists.

So her studio is different from that of other female stars. Others have personal studios, but hers is a company named after a studio.

Her studio is one of the producers of "The Empress of China", and some of the actors in this TV series are contracted artists of her studio.

Therefore, she was really surprised when she heard Li Yu say that there was also a character called Wu Meiniang in the Chinese version of "Game of Thrones".

Wouldn't Li Yu be keeping an eye on her whereabouts at all times? Otherwise, how would Li Yu know what she was doing recently?
Actually... Fan Xiaopang was overthinking. Li Yu didn't have the habit of monitoring him 24 hours a day, and the fact that his China copyright tour and Fan Xiaopang's "The Empress of China" collided was purely a coincidence.

If we want to make a Chinese version of "Game of Thrones", although it seems that China has had many dynasties over the past 5,000 years, there are actually not many dynasties to choose from.

There is a lot of missing historical data before the Zhou Dynasty, and it is a very unpopular branch of historical subjects, with few historical figures well-known to people.

The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period and the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties are very suitable for adaptation into "Game of Thrones".

However, these two periods were too chaotic, especially the latter, so chaotic that it was glossed over in history textbooks.

The Chu-Han Contention was too short, so there was the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" during the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period.

If Song's words were used, the film would not be called "Game of Thrones" but "Treatment of Hypotension". After all the scheming, the final result is giving money to the enemy country. How can the audience be happy with such a plot?
Apart from the two time points at the beginning where a bowl and a rope destroy the game, most of the rest of the time is relatively calm and the story is not strong enough.

Li Yu doesn't want to shoot the second part of "The Ming Dynasty".

"The Ming Dynasty" proves that ordinary audiences simply cannot appreciate stories about pure high-level political intrigue because their brain capacity is not enough.

If Li Yu wants to shoot "Game of Thrones", he must find a balance between power struggle and fun.

Only when the audience feels good will they continue to watch.

After a thorough screening, the only dynasty that met Li Yu's requirements was the Tang Dynasty.

Li Er was a strong man born in heaven. He joined the army at the age of sixteen and became the emperor at the age of twenty-eight. He defeated the surrounding countries and won the honorary title of Heavenly Khan.

There are also things like capturing two kings in one battle and defeating one hundred thousand with three thousand. Even the protagonists of historical novels don’t dare to write like this, or they will be scolded as Long Aotian.

Add to that the Tang Dynasty's ancestral traditions of loving fathers and filial sons, friendship between brothers and respect for younger brothers, and family harmony, and it's full of drama.

Anyway, Li Yu felt that it was very interesting and the story could be filmed from the beginning when Li Er joined the army.

Even though Li Er died in the film, the rest of the film would still be exciting.

For example, how the filial, cowardly good son Li Zhi hooked up with his stepmother, how he overthrew his uncles and ministers, and how he made the territory of the Tang Dynasty reach its peak...

There were plenty of stories to film during the period before the Anshi Rebellion broke out.

Fan Xiaopang was extremely delighted and asked, "You are going to film Game of Thrones in the Tang Dynasty, and Wu Meiniang will still be the main character. So can I not film my version of Wu Meiniang?"

She didn't need to think to guess that the Wu Meiniang created by Li Yu and the Wu Meiniang created by herself and others were definitely not on the same level.

She would definitely prefer to act in Li Yu's play rather than do it herself.

No one understands the value of Li Yu's TV series better than her
Back then, Li Yu became famous all over Asia with the TV series "My Love from the Star" and became a shining star in Asia.

In terms of TV dramas, besides Jinsuo, Wan Qianqian in “My Love from the Star” is her most impressive role to the audience.

Li Yu wanted to answer, but Fatty Fan actually learned to answer first: "Okay, you don't have to say anything. I know you made a Tang Dynasty-themed "Game of Thrones" to compensate me. You still have some conscience."

As an honest man, Li Yu wanted to explain, but Fan Xiaopang had already started to use both words and actions.

What else could Li Yu say when he had been caught with a fatal flaw? What could he dare to say?

After working for an hour, Fat Fan finally got a chance to rest.

She suddenly thought of a question: "Li Yu, you said you want to shoot a Tang Dynasty version of "Game of Thrones". You must start from the beginning. There doesn't seem to be any Wu Meiniang in the early Tang Dynasty, right?"

Li Yu couldn't help but look up to Fan Xiaopang. It was said that there were many illiterate people in the entertainment industry. Fan Xiaopang knew that Wu Meiniang was not a figure from the founding of the Tang Dynasty, which was already better than many celebrity artists in the circle.

Seeing that Li Yu didn't respond, Fatty Fan realized that something was wrong: "So you are still just making promises for me? How many seasons do I have to wait before my Empress Wu can appear?"

Li Yu not only painted a big pie for her, but also a pie with thousands of layers.

(End of this chapter)