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Chapter 659 Director Li is making rapid progress

After receiving Li Yu's advice, Da Tiantian is eager to prepare for her "Hotel Del Luna". It can be said that she is full of enthusiasm.

Seeing that Da Tiantian is so rich but still works so hard, Li Yu feels that he cannot fall behind.

With the success of works such as "Wolf Warrior 2", "Operation Red Sea" and the "Ghost Blows Out the Light" movie.

Li Yu made another lot of money by filming "Aquaman" in Hollywood.

Now Hualiu Company is no longer short of cash.

Even without outside investment, Li Yu could still raise enough money to film "Thief".

So now Li Yu doesn’t need to worry about investment at all.

That’s why they say money can solve most problems.

As long as you have enough money, you can really reduce a lot of troubles.

After Li Yu revised the script of "The Thief" several times, he called Liu Heping to see if there was anything that needed polishing and modification.

Liu Heping's screenwriting skills are very profound, and the political intrigue dramas he wrote are the ceiling of political intrigue dramas in China.

Every time Li Yu wanted to shoot some works with more depth and focus on political intrigue, he would invite Liu Heping to be a consultant.

This time is no exception.

When it comes to lineup, Li Yu never skimps on spending money.

As long as the quality of his work can be improved, he is willing to spend any amount of money.

What's more, isn't it more cost-effective to hire a Liu Heping than to hire a young handsome guy?
Liu Heping read the script of "Thief" carefully twice.

After a long while, he finally spoke: "Director Li, your script is already very well written.

The struggles between the various factions are very exciting and well written. I feel that I have no room to expand on this.”

Li Yu has been polishing this script for some time since he returned to China.

After writing it, I revised it several times. It is indeed very complete and the plot is very compact.

Li Yu had worked with Liu Heping more than once, and he knew Liu Heping's character.

Liu Heping generally seldom flatters others, nor does he deliberately try to please others.

If he knew how to please others, it wouldn't be so difficult for him to shoot a TV series.

He is unwilling to compromise with capital and only writes the scripts in his mind and shoots the good dramas in his mind.

Since he has given such an evaluation of Li Yu's script, it proves that there is indeed nothing that can be modified in this script.

Li Yu was quite confident about the script. He asked Liu Heping to come just to add an extra layer of insurance and have a master to help check it.

However, Li Yu still teased, "Teacher Liu, you are not complimenting me, are you? There is nothing perfect in the world. How can something be without flaws?"

Liu Heping said seriously: "Director Li, you know me well. I usually don't flatter others.

What I just said was the truth. This script is already perfect and there is no room for improvement, or there is no need to improve it.

Director Li is a commercial film director. It is impossible for him to spend hundreds of millions to make a film that loses money but gains publicity.

I think this script has struck the best balance between commerce and art.

Of course I can point out some flaws and make it more sophisticated.

But this can easily lead to a problem: the music is too highbrow and not widely understood.

If this was an art film, I would give you some suggestions for improvement so that it could achieve the ultimate in art.

However, this is a commercial film, and I really think it is very good, so good that it was a little beyond my expectations.

I remember that when Director Li first wrote this type of script, he made a lot of mistakes." At the end, Liu Heping was a little emotional.

Li Yu is a genius, Li Yu's learning ability is really strong.

Li Yu’s first attempt at this genre should be "Nirvana in Fire".

How should I put it? Compared with the previous version, "Nirvana in Fire" is much better and far surpasses the general political dramas on the market.

But in the eyes of a master of political intrigue drama like Liu Heping, Li Yu's "Nirvana in Fire" is still a little childish.

If the original version is for elementary school students, then Li Yu's version is for junior high school students.

Now, many years have passed, and Li Yu can be described as making rapid progress in this field. The stories about power struggles he writes are much more mature than those he wrote back then.

Not to mention master level, but there are definitely some excellent ones.

The most amazing thing is that Li Yu was able to retain the commercial attributes well while implanting some artistry, which is very rare.

For ordinary people, being able to do one of these things well is already very good.

In many cases, these two points are in conflict.

If the artistic value is higher, the commercial value must be lower. Conversely, if the commercial value is higher, the artistic value must be lower.

Those who can find a balance between the two are true masters.

Liu Heping felt that this might be related to the fact that Li Yu was originally a master of commercial films.

Li Yu knows too much about commercial films. Does he know how to shoot a film so that the audience will like it?

To achieve this requires not only the ability of a master of commercial films, but also a high level of artistic aesthetics.

Liu Heping also made a joke and said, "Director Li, you are improving so fast. I feel like I can be laid off from working here."

"No, didn't you just say that you generally don't compliment people? Isn't this a compliment?" Li Yu replied immediately.

Liu Heping said seriously: "I'm just telling the truth, it can't be considered a compliment."

Then, Li Yu turned the topic back to the script: "Okay, I believe in Teacher Liu.

Since you said that there is no room for modification in this script, I will find a professional to help me polish the lines.

It's a historical film, so it would be very distracting if the lines were spoken in modern vernacular.

But if the lines are too retro, ordinary people won’t understand them.

The dialogue also needs to find a balance between the two, sounding catchy and ancient, yet understandable to modern people. "

So many years have passed, and the ceiling in this regard is still "Old Three Kingdoms".

There is no way, it is very difficult to surpass that now. In order to make "Old Three Kingdoms" well, an entire generation of actors in China went to audition, and real experts were invited to polish and modify the script and lines.

It is no exaggeration to say that it was an epic historical work produced with the efforts of the whole country. Many aspects of the work reflected the highest standards of film and television production in China at that time.

There are many aspects of support that cannot be bought with money now.

All I can say is that times have changed, and things are different now than they were before.

Liu Heping was very impressed by Li Yu's words: "Director Li has been making progress over the years, and it makes sense that he has been moving forward.

Even small things like lines are taken so seriously, how tiring it is to make a movie like this. No matter how well you write your lines, few people will praise such details.

Look at them, they invited some popular young actors, and their fans took the initiative to help promote the movie.

With young and popular stars, it is easier to find capital for funding. It is so easy to play like this.”

(End of this chapter)