Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 50: Write one yourself!

Cai Yinong and Ji Xiang have reached an agreement...

Tangren will invest 20 yuan in promoting "Unstained." Of course, the music video is a clip from "The Weaver Girl at the End of the World"...

The reason why Cai Yinong agreed was that he wanted to use the song to promote "The Weaver Girl at the End of the World".

As for the adaptation rights of "Lotus Tower", Ji Xiang did not sell it!

The reason is very simple. Cai Yinong would never agree to use Shen Yan as the male lead.

But this is the bottom line!

In addition, the OST of "Strange Hero Yizhimei" was also given to Shen Yan, and Cai Yinong asked for 30...

It seems like a lot, but compared to the production budget, it is only one percent.

This is already a relatively high price!

Generally speaking, it is considered very good if a TV series can offer a price of one thousandth of the production budget!
The Tang people are pretty good...

Cai Yinong has quite good experience in OST creation, production, and marketing...

Unfortunately, these were not continued, but were instead learned by Yu Zheng...

Yu Zheng's Huanyu Film and Television boasts a distinguished and stable music production team. For example, Lu Hu is considered Huanyu Film and Television's go-to music producer, single-handedly producing hits like "The Sound of Falling Snow," "The Purple Hairpin," "Look," and "The Story of Washing Silk." The company also boasts talented producers like Wang Yaoguang and Huang Shifu, and collaborates with numerous talented singers, including Liu Yuning, Zhou Shen, and Yin Lin, all contributing to the production of high-quality works.

"Story of Yanxi Palace" became a huge hit, and the ending theme song "The Sound of Falling Snow" became a phenomenal OST across the internet...

The OSTs of "The Sideburns Are Not Begonia Red" and "Ink Rain and Clouds" are all hits...

To a certain extent, it boosted the series itself!
Back to Cai Yinong, although she knew about Shi Shi and Shen Yan's relationship and did not object, it did not mean she supported it either.

So, he told Ji Xiang directly: "His relationship with Shi Shi must not be exposed!"

Ji Xiang nodded: "...Don't worry, I plan to make Xiao Shen a national idol...I won't let him have a romantic relationship!"

"National idol?"

"Yes... a star who is good at film, television and music..."

Cai Yinong nodded: "He does have a chance... Good luck!"

……

The filming was done as usual in the afternoon, and Shen Yan went through it in one go as usual...

For him, the role of Fang Ning was not difficult...

I was not used to it at first, mainly because I was not used to the scale of the performance.

Normally, actors should not talk about the mountains or the sea when speaking their lines.

The more beautiful the paragraphs and the more gorgeous the lines, the more careful you should be. Never lose the action-oriented nature of the character's behavior and slip into the quagmire of emotional performance.

But ancient puppet shows are just the opposite. They require actors to amplify their emotions and be more direct in their lines...

Of course, it doesn’t have to be as loud as Ma Jingtao’s, but it does need to be exaggerated…

Therefore, aspiring actors are particularly disgusted with ancient idol dramas.

But Shen Yan didn't care, after all, he could make a living with his looks!

Moreover, he truly felt that there was no need for TV dramas to create a hierarchy of contempt…

We are all serving the people, so why should we distinguish between high and low?
Besides, there are no fewer bad movies than bad TV series...

Moreover, many so-called acting talents do not meet the requirements of ancient idol actors in terms of appearance. Even if they have "plastic surgery-level acting skills", if they insist on acting, they will inevitably be ridiculed as ugly men...

The acting is like plastic surgery... the subtext is that she is really ugly!
Ji Xiang looked at Shen Yan... and wondered whether he should help him take on an idol drama?

But there weren't any good scripts, so he thought of the "Summer's Desire" that Huang Xiaoming was working on...

Do you want to buy a few similar notebooks?

"First Intimate Contact", "That Boy is So Handsome"...

While he was thinking about it, Shen Yan had already finished his act: "Brother Ji Xiang!"

“…Are you done filming?”

"Well, there's no show today. Let's go and have a drink?"

"...You still have a show tomorrow, right?"

"Have some beer, it's not intoxicating!"

...There are still many small restaurants around Xiangshan. Together with assistant Chen Xu, the three of them found a local restaurant, ordered four dishes at random, asked for six bottles of beer, and sat down.

While drinking and chatting, Ji Xiang mentioned the remake of "A Chinese Ghost Story"...

Before Shen Yan could say anything, Chen Xu almost burst out laughing: "A Chinese Ghost Story is being remade? Who's so brave?"

"Even 'Dream of the Red Chamber' has been remade, so what's 'A Chinese Ghost Story'?"

“…I mean, Xu Ke’s version is a classic!”

Shen Yan interrupted, "I thought Lü Bu was invincible, but I didn't expect there were people even braver than him. Whose general is he?"

"Lan Tianhong, one of the eight major film companies in Taiwan..." Ji Xiang explained casually, "In the past two years, the mainland film market has developed rapidly, and the Taiwanese want to come and get a piece of the pie. They have the adaptation rights..."

This is true!

Lan Tianhong's Taiji Films owns a vast library of film copyrights, including over 500 classic Chinese film IPs...

In addition to "A Chinese Ghost Story", they later also made "Hip Travels" and "New Super Woman"...

"Maybe they saw how profitable 'Painted Skin' was and thought of remaking 'A Chinese Ghost Story'!"

"That should be it... I heard Louis Koo was asked to play Yan Chixia..."

"That's it, Louis Koo will definitely be the protagonist..."

"Of course... With Louis Koo being such a big star, there's no way the crew would let him play a supporting role!"

Chen Xu interrupted: "I guess he must be having an affair with Nie Xiaoqian!"

Yan Chixia and Nie Xiaoqian are having an affair...

I think I've seen this movie!
Shen Yan pondered for a moment...

Damn, isn’t this Liu Yifei’s version of “A Chinese Ghost Story”!

Tsk tsk, Liu Yifei's movie...

This is not a good show!

Ji Xiang scratched his head: "...If this is really the case, our class should not get involved. If we film it, we will definitely be scolded!"

Shen Yan thought for a moment and then asked, "...Have you seen 'Ghost Love' starring Liu Yijun and Liu Mintao?"

“…A Ghost Story?”

"Nie Xiaoqian, adapted from Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, incorporates characters and plots from Huan Niang, Xiao Xie, and Lian Xiang. Directed by Kong Sheng... That play is incredibly interesting!"

"interesting?"

"I remember that version of Ning Caichen was very sharp-tongued..."

"What's wrong? You still want to change the script yourself?"

Shen Yan asked back: "Is it not possible? I am a writer after all!"

Chen Xu: "Then write one for yourself!"

Ji Xiang's eyes lit up: "Write a script suitable for you to star in..."

Shen Yan frowned: "...At my age, I either watch youth campus movies or urban romance movies..."

"…a youth campus film?"

"Yes, it's similar to "Secret"..."

"So...what about urban romance movies?"

"My Sassy Girl..." Shen Yan paused, then thought of something: "Let's make an urban film called 'Back to 20'... It tells the story of a 20-year-old woman, Shen Mengjun, who transforms into a -year-old woman, Meng Lijun, through a youth photo studio, and then returns to her daily life with a new identity!"

Hearing this idea, Ji Xiang nodded: "...Interesting!"

"Right," Shen Yan added, "Shen Mengjun loved singing when she was young, but she married and had children early, hoping to grow old with her beloved. Her husband died in the war early in their marriage, leaving her with only one son to keep her going... As she aged, she became extremely nagging, driving her daughter-in-law into depression. Her son couldn't stand her and wanted to send her to a nursing home... The Youth Photo Studio gave the 70-year-old grandmother another chance to enjoy her youth. In the blink of an eye, she transformed back into a 20-year-old girl, using the pseudonym Meng Lijun. She rediscovered her musical dream, became the lead singer of a band, and found love again..."

Ji Xiang interrupted him: "What do you have to do with this?"

“…What do you mean?”

"Didn't you say you wanted to write a script suitable for you to star in? This script has a female lead from beginning to end... What does it have to do with you?"

“…Then let’s change to a story about first love!”

(End of this chapter)