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Chapter 444 Liu Heping's Suggestions
"I'm not kidding you. I just said I want to make a Chinese version of Game of Thrones. I didn't say I'd start with Empress Wu."

Li Yu said he felt wronged.

He only said that Wu Meiniang was a very important character in his "Game of Thrones".

The rest are all made up by Fan Xiaopang himself.

Fatty Fan almost vomited blood: "Then why don't you explain it to me clearly?"

"Sister Binbin, when a man is caught by someone else, what do you think he dares to say?"

Li Yu said confidently.

That's right, he really wanted to explain it clearly at that time, but Fat Fan didn't give him a chance.

"..."

Well, she was speechless.

After taking several deep breaths, she finally calmed herself down.

"You don't have to wait too long. Your Empress Wu will probably be on stage in the second season."

Li Yu added.

Like the foreign TV series "Game of Thrones", there are only ten episodes in one season.

There are very few domestic TV dramas that are so short.

Li Yu has no shortage of money. If he were to shoot a series, he would definitely tell the story of a generation of emperors in one season, and then pave the way for the next season at the end.

Therefore, the second season will be able to film the reign of Emperor Gaozong with Wu Meiniang as the protagonist.

Fatty Fan has come to terms with it: "Okay, I'll just wait. But should I still film the Empress of China that I'm currently planning?
The script and character you wrote are definitely better than mine. I’m afraid that since my Empress Wu was the first one, I’ll be criticized by the audience if you ask me to play Empress Wu again.”

Fan Xiaopang knows a lot about the TV series he invests in and produces.

There is a high probability that her performance as Empress Wu will not be of high quality and she may be badly criticized by the audience.

She was worried that after she finished her bad drama Empress of China and then played Empress Wu in Li Yu's good drama, the audience would protest.

By then, it won't just be her who will be scolded. Director Li Yu and Li Yu's "Game of Thrones" may have to endure the anger of the audience.

Fan Xiaopang is not afraid of being scolded.

She has been surrounded by various controversies since her debut.

There are many people who call her Fan Ye, and there are also many people who scold and criticize her.

But it’s not good because she personally affected Li Yu’s “Game of Thrones”.

Li Yu said honestly: "Sister Binbin, feel free to take the photos.

Don't overestimate yourself. You have acted in so many TV series. Do the audience remember any other characters besides Jinsuo, Wan Qianqian and Gao Xiaoqin?

If nothing unexpected happens, the Empress Wu you played will soon be forgotten by the audience.

So your worry cannot be said to be completely unnecessary. Anyway, there is not much need for it.

There may be some impact, but it’s definitely not as serious as you think.”

"..."

Fan Xiaopang felt as if a sharp dagger was stabbing into his heart.

This knife was really fast and fierce.

She was very unconvinced and wanted to refute, but when she organized the words of rebuttal in her brain, she found that she had no idea where to start.

Because what Li Yu stated were objective facts.

"Besides, your Wu Meiniang has been planning for a while. If you suddenly give up, wouldn't your previous efforts be in vain?

Now that you have done it, you might as well finish it from beginning to end.

If you need investment, I can invest in your show."

Li Yu said again. If Li Yu remembered correctly, Fan Xiaopang's "The Empress of China" did not have a very good reputation, but it made a lot of profit, as much as hundreds of millions of yuan.

It doesn't mean that a TV series with good reputation will definitely make money, and it doesn't mean that a TV series with bad reputation will definitely not make money.

Li Yu sincerely wanted to invest in "The Empress of China".

Not only can Fan Xiaopang feel that he is righteous, but he can also make some money, killing two birds with one stone.

After listening to Li Yu's advice, Fan Xiaopang thought seriously for a moment and finally decided to play the role of Wu Meiniang to the end.

As for Li Yu, he spent half a month writing the first version of the script for the first season of the Tang Dynasty version of "Game of Thrones".

Li Yu completed only a main framework and main line, and there are still many details that need to be filled in by professionals.

First of all, the person who received Li Yu’s invitation was the national first-class screenwriter Liu Heping.

There is no need to elaborate on how good Liu Heping is at writing historical political intrigue dramas. Just watch "The Ming Dynasty" and "The Yongzheng Dynasty".

In addition to Liu Heping, Li Yu invited several real experts in Tang history research to serve as screenwriter consultants, asking them to provide suggestions to improve the script.

The history of the Tang Dynasty does not need much artistic adaptation. It would be exciting enough if the stories of the heroes of that period were brought to the screen.

It is no exaggeration to say that the historical story is more exciting than the novel "The Romance of Sui and Tang Dynasties".

Because the description in the novel is too outrageous, Li Yuanba's pair of iron hammers weigh 800 kilograms, which makes people want to laugh when reading it.

Those who know understand that it is talking about history, while those who don’t think they have accidentally entered a world of advanced martial arts.

Liu Heping and several Tang history experts had read Li Yu's script before coming.

Without exception, they all spoke highly of Li Yu's script.

"Director Li is a genius at writing stories, and the script you wrote is already excellent."

Liu Heping praised.

The Tang Dynasty history experts also said: "It can be seen that Director Li read a lot of history books before writing the story, and most of the content is consistent with historical circumstances."

“Everyone, I invited you all here today not for you to praise me.

It is difficult to cover all aspects of a large-scale historical political drama with the ability of only one person.

I majored in directing, not history, and I need professionals to help me."

Li Yu was very humble.

Whether it was Liu Heping or those Tang history experts, they all appreciated Li Yu's humble attitude.

With Li Yu's words, they dared to speak out their true thoughts.

Liu Heping took the lead and said: "Director Li told me on the phone that he wanted to create a Chinese version of "Game of Thrones", which is a very good idea.

There are so many wonderful and fascinating stories in our history.

It’s a pity that domestic directors and screenwriters have not explored these stories.

If there were top directors, screenwriters and a strong production team to turn these stories into TV series and present them to the audience, it would definitely be able to easily surpass the foreign "Game of Thrones".

Director Li, everyone, I'm not being arrogant, I really think that the foreign version of Game of Thrones is very childish, as childish as a child playing house. "

No one refuted Liu Heping's words.

The foreign version of "Game of Thrones" definitely has many advantages.

For example, the production is very good. A TV series without any advantages cannot become one of the most popular TV series in the world.

But let’s not talk about how sophisticated the political intrigues in the foreign TV series “Game of Thrones” are.

Don't even mention comparing them with "The Ming Dynasty". Even if you put the Skeleton King Yuan Shu in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" in the world of Game of Thrones, he might be able to sit on the Iron Throne. Their political scheming is at this level.

Therefore, Liu Heping, the screenwriter who has written the ceiling of China's political intrigues, is fully qualified to look down on "Game of Thrones" in terms of political intrigues.

Next, what Liu Heping mentioned is the real point.

(End of this chapter)