Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 861 Cao Cao's Selection

Speaking of "The Glory of the Tang Dynasty", Gao Xixi was actually a little envious.

"The crew of "The Glory of the Ming Dynasty" is great, with good equipment, a strong team, and even the venue is much better than other places."

"Oh? Director Gao has been to the filming site of "The Glory of the Ming Dynasty"?"

“Yes, I had some business there some time ago, and I happened to hear that The Glory of the Ming Dynasty was cooperating with Shanhe Company and filming a lot of war scenes, so I went to take a look.

It's incredible. Once you see it, you'll be shocked. The conditions are beyond my imagination. I still remember that when Director Zhou was filming "Chu and Han", he even had to borrow a location. It's only been a short time, but Shanhe Company's conditions have already become the best in China."

Zhou Mo nodded slightly.

"Since you already know this, Director Gao, I won't bother explaining it to you. The team behind "The Glory of the Ming Dynasty" is the team in our company that specializes in Ming Dynasty history, including data research, script writing, filming team, etc.

Previously, Shanhe Company’s works including "Swordsman", "Huashan", "I Want to Be the Emperor" and "Zhulou" were all works of these teams.

Therefore, there is absolutely no problem in handing over "Mountains, Rivers and the Moon" to this team.

Now, the filming of "The Glory of the Ming Dynasty" will probably be finished in a few days, and then they can take over the work of "Mountains, Rivers and Moonlight", so you should be able to rest assured now."

Among the many teams under Zhou Mo's command, three teams have the strongest combat effectiveness.

One is the Ming Dynasty team mentioned above.

One is the killer team responsible for the world view of "InterContinental Hotel".

The last one is responsible for the "immortal and mortal world view" and has participated in many works including "Chu and Han", "The Great Wall", "Even if Far Away, We Must Punish", "Eastern Han Dynasty" and other works in the shouting team.

These teams were built up by Zhou Mo one by one over the past ten years, and each of them can basically be said to be a core figure of Shanhe Company.

It can be said that as long as these three teams start working, they can quickly set up the entire crew and run it extremely efficiently.

Zhou Mo is able to shoot a movie so quickly every time, and the people in these three teams have made great contributions.

After listening to Zhou Mo's arrangements, Gao Xixi felt much more at ease.

Just now, he heard that Zhou Mo almost overturned the original plan of "Mountains, Rivers and Moonlight", and he was still thinking about how to communicate with the crew members.

He is a great director with a lot of experience, but many of the actors are also good.

The cast of "Mountains, Rivers and the Moon" is indeed very strong.

Zhu Yuanzhang was played by Chen Baoguo, Xu Da was played by Zhang Fengyi. In addition, there were Wang Jinsong who played Liu Bowen, Wang Qingxiang who played Li Shanchang, Wang Huichun (the eighth prince) who played Yao Guangxiao, and Du Yuan (a national first-class actor) who played Hu Weiyong.

If he rashly said that the filming of a TV series had to be restarted, even a big-name director like him would have to give a reason to the crew members.

Fortunately, with Zhou Mo's arrangements, everything is easy now.

Zhou Mo even left him some space to arrange the plot of "love and hatred", which satisfied all his needs.

"Director Zhou, thank you so much... Before I came here, I told Lao Zhao (Zhao Lijun, a national first-class film and television director) that as long as I can work with you, I don't have to worry about anything else. He didn't believe it at the time. Now it seems that I know you better, Director Zhou."

Zhou Mo smiled and continued talking about "Mountains, Rivers and the Moon".

"Director Gao, that's basically all about the filming team. I still need to say a few more words to you about the script.

After my team takes over the script, there will definitely be a relatively large change in the character's personality, so you have to be mentally prepared for this.

Take Zhu Yuanzhang for example. They will most likely portray him as an energetic, vital, hot-tempered, strong desire to fight, extremely distrustful of officials, and even hateful patriarch towards them.

This image is very different from the one in "Mountains, Rivers and the Moon", but it is basically more in line with real history.

In addition, Xu Da, Hu Weiyong, Li Shanchang, Lan Yu and others were also like this.

I hope you can explain this clearly to the actors after you go back, so that they can have a mental expectation and adjust the filming style as soon as possible afterwards."

Zhou Mo didn't know what process and method other companies used to write scripts.

For their own team, the process of writing the script is as follows:

First, collect all the deeds of real historical figures, and then select some of them according to the current market preferences to shape the image of this character.

Take Zhu Yuanzhang for example. The current audience in the market may prefer Zhu Yuanzhang who loves his children and wife, can fight wars, protect the people, suppress officials, has a legendary life, starts with a bowl and ends with a crown.

Then in the script, the screenwriters will portray the characters in this direction.

As for the real events that Zhu Yuanzhang chose to forgive the second prince for not doing his job in his fiefdom, they may not be written into the script. It depends on what kind of Zhu Yuanzhang the director wants to portray.

If you want to portray a more realistic side of Zhu, that he cares for his people, but at the same time loves his children more, and that he really dislikes Mencius's idea that "the people are more important than the king", then add this historical time.

But if the focus was on Zhu Yuanzhang killing corrupt officials and nobles for the sake of the people, these plots would definitely not appear in the script.

This is also the reason why Zhou Mo's team can work so quickly.

When it comes to historical figures, they have long ago compiled several sets of mature character templates that suit market preferences. All that's left is to add plots based on the character templates. Isn't that a very quick way to do it?
After listening to Zhou Mo's introduction, Gao Xixi was also very curious about this way of working, but after thinking about it for a while, she shook her head regretfully.

The people in their company can't do this.

It's not just a question of ability, but also the work philosophy and work processes are completely different.

Gao Xixi believes that creation requires inspiration and should not be too orderly. If there are too many rules, good things cannot be written.

But Zhou Mo's approach is obviously similar to the factory assembly line.

However, judging from the current situation, it is obvious that Zhou Mo's approach is better than theirs in terms of efficiency and control over the market.

"This should be the industrialization that Director Zhou mentioned, right?" Gao Xixi sighed.

Zhou Mo thought about it for a moment and nodded slightly.

"It should be considered."

Having said that, today's banquet is basically over.

Gao Xixi and Zhou Mo both got things that satisfied them. After chatting for a while, they said goodbye to each other and left.

After Zhou Mo left the box, he did not walk out of the hotel. Instead, he turned left and right and came to another box.

When he opened the door, he found the room was filled with members of the "Healer" crew.

When they heard Zhou Mo's voice, the members who were cheering fell silent for a second, and then fell into an even more lively atmosphere.

"Oh, the boss is here, friends, applaud!"

Guo Jingfei took the lead in making a fuss. His originally pale face was now red. It seemed that he had drunk a lot of wine before and was now a little drunk.

Guo Jingfei's wife Bao Li pulled her husband and rubbed her temple with her other hand. It was obvious that she felt a little embarrassed about her husband's "dissolute" appearance.

However, Guo Jingfei was in high spirits and didn't notice his wife's actions at all. He just kept clapping for Zhou Mo, and his two big hands turned red from clapping.

Zhou Mo shook his head at Bao Li, indicating that it was okay.

There is a reason why Guo Jingfei is so excited today.

He won the Magnolia Award for Best Supporting Actor today.

For two consecutive years, he won the Magnolia Awards for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor. This achievement is truly amazing.

It is normal that Guo Jingfei is happier now.

After a while, the room became a little quieter.

Director Liu Jin spoke first, persuading Zhou Mo to say a few words.

"Director Zhou, we have gained so much today. As the big boss, you have to say a few words and express your thoughts."

Zhou Mo smiled, did not refuse, and stood up from the chair.

"Actually, I want to say sorry to everyone."

Ok?
Everyone subconsciously looked at Zhou Mo with confusion in their eyes.

What happened?
Zhou Mo arrived quite late. They had actually already had three rounds of drinks before that. Everyone felt a little dizzy and their minds were not very clear.

Zhou Mo continued, "What am I sorry for? I'm sorry that I was not able to participate in the promotion of this drama before. Otherwise, with the quality of our drama, the gains would definitely be even higher.

Fortunately, I attended today's White Award ceremony and saw that our crew has achieved such good results. Although I was not able to participate in the process of creating the results with everyone, I was able to participate in the process of witnessing the results with everyone, and I am really very happy.

Today, I toast to everyone. "

Everyone recovered and watched Zhou Mo finish the wine in the glass in one gulp. Then they immediately started clapping and cheering.

Guo Jingfei was the first to start clapping again, but this time Bao Li did not stop him, but clapped along with them.

More than an hour later.

Zhou Mo and Tang Yan came to the latter's personal apartment.

"The place is quite small, Director Zhou, please don't mind." Tang Yan said as she changed her shoes and turned around to hand Zhou Mo a pair of slippers.

Zhou Mo looked at the pink slippers in front of him with a big cat head on them, feeling a little dazed.

"You just let me wear this?"

"I didn't know you would come today, so I didn't prepare in advance. Sorry."

Zhou Mo shook his head and did not take the pair of slippers that were obviously too small for him. Instead, he walked into the room barefoot.

Tang Yan didn't care, put away her slippers and followed him into the room.

"Your acceptance speech tonight was great... I regret not being able to help create a good result, but I was fortunate enough to witness it. I don't know what's wrong with you guys' mouths. You always say nice things when you open your mouths."

Zhou Mo sat on the sofa, shook his head and said, "To be honest, I do regret not promoting "The Doctor" at that time."

"Don't think like that. We are all very grateful to you and know your situation, so we decided together not to disturb you." Tang Yan explained.

After that, she looked at Zhou Mo for a while, and suddenly changed the subject: "When are we leaving?"

"bright……"

Zhou Mo was about to speak, but suddenly stopped.

He looked back at Tang Yan, hesitated for a moment and said, "If there is nothing else, it should be the day after tomorrow."

Tang Yan didn't say anything, but just continued to look at Zhou Mo.

Zhou Mo pursed his lips and thought for a while, then spoke again: "Okay, five days then. I'll go back next week. I can just wander around the Magic City these few days. I didn't do a lot of things last time I came to the Magic City, so this time I can just stay and wander around."

Tang Yan smiled very happily this time.

"Okay, then I'll walk around with you for the next few days."

Zhou Mo raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.

"You have nothing to do in the next few days?"

"No, even if there is, I will reject it all."

"Then your agent..."

"I've also given her a holiday. I've finally won an award and made a well-received and commercially successful film. What's wrong with her taking a break?" Tang Yan said this very decisively.

She didn't work as hard before she won the award, but if she still works as hard after winning the award, wouldn't it be a waste of the award?
Zhou Mo smiled and nodded.

"It's good to take a break. You've been busy with the award ceremony these days and haven't had a good night's sleep. It would be nice to take a break these few days."

……

Five days later, Zhou Mo left the Magic City and boarded the plane back to Yanjing.

Before leaving, both he and Tang Yan looked numb.

It turns out that the so-called stroll was all fake.

Once a tired person relaxes, the only thing he wants to do is lie in bed.

In five days, he and Tang Yan had planned to visit many places. They even planned how to disguise themselves and avoid reporters. All they had to do was implement the plan.

However, the next day, the two of them slept until two in the afternoon.

He slept so soundly and was unconscious.

Seeing that it was getting late and it would be too hot to go out, the two simply adjusted their plans and reduced their play time by one day. They happily fought at home for half a day and waited until the third day to go out and play and stroll around.

However, on the third day, the two woke up even later than the day before because the intensity of the fight the day before was too high and they were too exhausted.

In this way, the two of them basically got up in the afternoon every day, adjusted their plans, and then lay down at home all day until he passed away today.

After boarding the plane, Zhou Mo patted his cheek and warned himself.

No matter what, we can't go on like this anymore.

If it wasn't limited to five days, if it was a few days longer, he didn't know if he would be able to walk out of that room.

After getting on the plane, Zhou Mo immediately started to catch up on his sleep.

A few hours later, he got into the car where his assistant had been waiting for a long time at Yanjing Airport.

The assistant looked at Zhou Mo, who looked energetic because of sleeping.

"Director Zhou, you look much more energetic. It seems that you should give yourself a short vacation every once in a while."

Zhou Mo: ...

If he didn't know that the main force didn't know about his formation in the past few days, he would have covered his face.

"Then Director Zhou, are we going to Director Jiang's house next?"

"Ok."

(End of this chapter)