Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 673: Zhulou Again
Liu Shishi pouted and said, "Look at you. When you have something good, you only know how to tell Tangtang about it, but you don't even know how to share it with me."

Zhou Mo spread his hands: "You didn't give me a chance, that night..."

Before he could finish his words, Liu Shishi covered Zhou Mo's mouth.

"Okay, you don't need to say this anymore. Go wash up first. When the test is over, tell us the content of "Red Tower". "

Zhou Mo gave a French military salute, changed his clothes, and returned to the table, where he saw melon seeds, peanuts, and drinks.

"Good boy, you two have been prepared for this for a long time."

"Yeah, come on."

Liu Shishi was gnawing on a piece of duck neck, her little mouth red from eating.

After Zhou Mo sat down, food was placed in front of him.

"Okay, tell me quickly." Tang Yan urged.

"Okay, where do you want to start?"

Tang Yan and Liu Shishi looked at each other and said at the same time: "Let's start with a few princes."

Zhou Mo nodded slightly.

After organizing his words a little, he spoke.

"According to the tasks I set, there are three people participating in the fight for the throne.

One is the crown prince, the eldest son of the current emperor. He has the most legitimate status and power, but unfortunately his mother died early and he has no support from his family.

One is the third prince, who is the most favored and graced child of the current emperor. His grace and favor come from the third prince’s mother, the imperial concubine in the palace and the emperor’s most beloved woman.

The last one is the former crown prince's posthumous son. After the former crown prince failed in his military remonstrance, he committed suicide and left behind a posthumous son. When the emperor saw the crown prince's death, he suddenly realized his mistake and raised the posthumous son under his lap, considering him as the former crown prince's successor and supporting him to a certain extent. "

After the introduction, Zhou Mo looked at the two women.

"How about it, do you think it's complicated?"

The process of explaining to the two women actually also served to smooth out the storyline.

Zhou Mo strives to make the story of "Zhu Lou" fascinating, but the prerequisite is that the story must be explained clearly.

Hearing Zhou Mo's question, the two women looked at each other again.

Liu Shishi was the first to shake his head.

"If it's these three people, then it's not a big problem. The differences between these three people are quite obvious."

Tang Yan then said, "But if there are more characters and the storyline becomes more complicated, it might be more difficult to remember."

Zhou Mo nodded.

This is easy to solve.

The difficulty in remembering the characters is also related to the pure text.

If we add the actors, they all have different looks and characteristics, which makes it much easier for the audience to remember and distinguish them.

The two girls thought about it and felt that it made sense.

The impression that images bring to people is indeed much deeper than that of simple text.

However, this does not mean that text must lag behind images.

Although the text is not specific enough, it also gives people room for imagination.

The image is more specific, but once it appears, it means that the description is finalized.

After confirming the male actors of the younger generation, Tang Yan asked.

"What about female characters? Do you have any scenes for female actors in your script this time?"

Zhou Mo nodded.

"Of course there are."

A hint of surprise flashed in Tang Yan and Liu Shishi's eyes.

"Is it true?" Liu Shishi confirmed with Zhou Mo again.

"It's true."

"That's great. I heard you say before that 'Zhu Lou' is a drama of power struggle, and I thought there would be no role for female actresses this time." Tang Yan patted his chest.

Zhou Mo knew what they were worried about.

Previously, in TV dramas that were suitable for political intrigues, female characters appeared relatively rarely.

Including "Nirvana in Fire", the only outstanding female character is the Queen Nihuang played by Teacher Bai.

However, "Zhu Lou" is still somewhat different from the past political dramas.

"Don't forget, the worldview of Zhulou is inherited from I Want to Be the Emperor, and in I Want to Be the Emperor, your roles are actually quite large. Because of the existence of martial arts, there is a lot of room for the development of female characters."

Liu Shishi asked: "Then what roles are suitable for us? The one you just mentioned, the mother of the third prince, does that imperial concubine count?"

Zhou Mo flicked her on the head.

"What are you thinking about? The role of the imperial concubine is quite important in the whole play.

After all, she is the one who can help the prince win the throne, so her network of connections cannot be shallow. Moreover, in the absence of a queen in the palace, the imperial concubine is basically the person with the highest status besides the emperor, and her aura must be very strong.

So it has to be played by someone with good enough acting skills and strong enough level. You two should just forget it.

The acting skills are not right, and the age is not right either.”

Liu Shishi and Tang Yan were not disappointed when they heard this.

We are all family, and everyone knows each other's level.

There is no need to pretend to be rich at this time.

Zhou Mo thought about it.

“Actually, there are some. Since the world view is martial arts, there are many so-called Jianghu people in Zhulou, including doctors and assassins. This is part of it.

In addition, the two princes and the people around the prince will not be the traditional vases in the script.

As a community of interests with the princes who are participating in the fight for the throne, the settings of these people are not bad. They are characters who can stand with the princes and make suggestions. "

Zhou Mo's words made Tang Yan and Liu Shishi feel itchy.

There are so many female characters, it makes people jealous just by hearing about it.

"Do you think this role is suitable for both of us?"

"Yes, you two have played both the role of a royal concubine and a female doctor. You can even play the role of a prince's consort who is usually very low-key but can take the lead at a critical moment."

"And there's also the prince's consort who mounts her horse at the critical moment?" Liu Shishi was stunned. She didn't even react when the red oil from the duck neck rubbed against her hands.

She knew everything about female physicians and imperial concubines.

The script she received a few years ago, "The Imperial Doctress", was based on the historical prototype of a very famous female doctor.

But she had never heard of a female emperor who could mount her horse at a critical moment.

"Is there such a person?"

"Of course there is. In history, the first empress of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was Empress Wang, a daughter of a general, who carried out the coup together with Li Longji."

After Zhou Mo said this, Tang Yan felt that he had an impression of it.

"I seem to know this queen. It seems that her fate in history was not very good."

"Yes."

Zhou Mo nodded and added, "Historically, she was deposed by Li Longji because she had no offspring and was suspected of having an affair. She died of depression three months later."

Liu Shishi and Tang Yan's faces changed.

"You wouldn't arrange such a plot for this female character, would you?"

"of course not."

Zhou Mo waved his hand.

There's nothing wrong with him, so why would he arrange such a plot for the character?
Looking for a fight?
The thing about history that is often more disgusting than fiction is this:

Novels can give you a good ending.

In history, many times when you think there will be a good outcome, the situation will immediately take a turn for the worse.

For example, Li Longji deposed the queen, the one who grew up with him, suffered with him, and participated in the coup with him.

If this were written into a novel, it would probably be criticized by readers.

You should know that Li Longji was demoted when he was eight years old.

It was also during this period that he met and married Queen Wang.

Despite the deep affection between the two, Li Longji still deposed the queen.

Otherwise, why do people say that it would be better if Li Longji died twenty years earlier?

Liu Shishi suddenly asked: "Who won in the end among these three people fighting for the throne?"

Tang Yan also immediately turned her head and stared at Zhou Mo with an exploratory desire.

Zhou Mo glanced at the two of them, shook his head and said nothing.

"What do you mean?"

"What I mean is that the TV series hasn't even started filming yet, and you two want to know the ending. How can such a good thing happen?"

When the two girls heard this, they exclaimed, "Ah!"

I finally heard such a suspenseful story, but I don’t even know the ending. I feel like I’m being scratched by a cat.

Liu Shishi rolled her eyes and sat down next to Zhou Mo.

"Good brother, just tell me, I'm curious."

Zhou Mo pushed her in disgust.

"Let me be frank. Can you wipe your mouth before you say these words?"

(End of this chapter)