I am a historical film director in the entertainment industry.

Chapter 448: Filming "Zhao Yun"?
For example, the TV series "Princess Pingyang Zhao" is a personal series of TV dramas that split off from the movie "The Great Tang".

In the future, there will be not only "Princess Pingyang Zhao", but also individual series of TV dramas such as "Li Shimin", "Cheng Yaojin", and "Empress Zhangsun".

As for why not extract the characters from "The Great Tang Dynasty 1" and make them into a movie?

This is really unnecessary, and without Cheng Sheng's special abilities, even if it were made into a legendary film, it would probably be a flop.

This would not only damage the reputation of the "Tang Dynasty" film series, but also have a very negative impact on the company.

Therefore, Cheng Sheng decided to take the characters from the movie and make them into a TV series.

TV dramas are different.

No need for extensive editing; as long as the filming isn't too bad and the actors don't falter, achieving good ratings is still achievable.

The TV series "Princess Pingyang Zhao" will also begin filming next year, and the lead actress has been chosen: Tong Yaya.

This TV series mainly tells the story of Princess Pingyang Zhao. It is a female-centric drama with few male characters. It can be said to be a TV series without a male lead.

In addition to the TV series "Princess Pingyang Zhao", another historical drama is also being filmed.

That is "Zhao Yun".

The two-part movie adaptation of "Three Kingdoms" has been released.

Besides director Chen and actress Jing Tian, ​​the movie's huge success also made some of the supporting actors famous.

However, the most popular actor was not Bao Guoan or other veteran actors who had the most screen time, but Zhao Yun, who only appeared once in the movie.

The role of Zhao Yun was played by Jiao Enjun.

Jiao Enjun has such a great image.

In the movie, Zhao Yun's first appearance, with his white horse and silver robe, and his impenetrable spear, made him instantly memorable to the audience.

Jiao Enjun and Zhao Yun, the "ever-victorious general," share commonalities in their heroic and loyal image (such as righteousness and handsomeness).

It can be said that Jiao Enjun became an instant sensation with his role as Zhao Yun, and his popularity on the internet remained consistently high.

Therefore, based on the information collected by the company, everyone agreed that filming "Zhao Yun" was the most suitable project.

Cheng Sheng agreed with the company employees' views, and the TV series "Zhao Yun" will be officially launched and begin filming next year.

As for the lead actors...

Needless to say, it must be Jiao Enjun.

Although Jiao Enjun is not an employee of the company, no one else in the company can play Zhao Yun.

Moreover, Cheng Sheng also has high hopes for Jiao Enjun.

After all, he also hoped that Jiao Enjun would create another classic character like Erlang Shen.

Some people may think that Jiao Enjun's most classic role is Li Xunhuan in "Little Li Flying Dagger".

But in Cheng Sheng’s opinion, Erlang Shen in “The Lotus Lantern” is Jiao Enjun’s best role.

Jiao Enjun's portrayal of Erlang Shen surpasses many classics.

No one, whether before or after Jiao Enjun, can compare to Jiao Enjun's portrayal of Erlang Shen.

Erlang Shen, also known as Erlang of Guankou, is a deity revered by Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, and the ancient officialdom.

Although there are many different versions of his identity, there is almost no difference in his appearance. From the Song to the Qing dynasties, the records and legends about him all say that he had outstanding appearance and a handsome and dignified appearance.

In the 86 TV series "Journey to the West", Lin previously played Erlang Shen, who was righteous, heroic and brave, like a god who walked out of a comic book or ancient mural.

If it weren't for Jiao Enjun's version of Erlang Shen, this actor's portrayal of Erlang Shen would definitely be the most classic.

The CCTV production of "The Lotus Lantern" cast Jiao Enjun, a renowned actor known for his roles in ancient dramas, as Erlang Shen. He perfectly captured the dashing and handsome appearance described in ancient texts. Later, many other male actors, including Yin Xiaotian, Feng Shaofeng, He Rundong, Huang Xiaoming, and Luo Jing, also played Erlang Shen.

While it may not surpass or break through, it's not to the point that the audience can't stand it anymore.

The most criticized character is Erlang Shen in the online movie "Lotus Lantern: The Heart of a Child".

This middle-aged man's portrayal of Erlang Shen gave the audience a real fright.

In terms of appearance, his version follows the silver robe and golden armor of Jiao Enjun's version, and even the "third eye" is the same.

But the actor is over fifty years old, with wrinkles all over his face and eye bags bigger than his eyes, making him completely unrelated to words like handsome.

Not only that, but he is also quite muscular, so his action scenes don't feel as light and agile as a swallow. You have to know that action scenes are the most important part of the character Erlang Shen.

Jiao Enjun looked incredibly handsome in his armor in "The Lotus Lantern," and he was also a dashing young man in ordinary clothes.

But when this middle-aged man changed into regular clothes, he wore a wig that was completely out of place, with thick bangs and eye bags bigger than his eyes. It was just so distracting.

No wonder netizens are complaining: Lin was a god before, Jiao Enjun was a man, and now all that's left is a fool.

As Cheng Sheng's assistant, Jiangsu Ying sat next to him and took notes while he spoke, her hand writing until it was almost smoking.

But she could still steal glances at Cheng Sheng from time to time, her eyes filled with a strange look.

"Besides Princess Pingyang and Zhao Yun, the company needs to produce another historical drama. Who do you all think we should film?" Cheng Sheng said.

The company currently has several directors: Liu Meng, Peng Damo, Yang Ting, Sun Fei, and Ning Hao.

These directors are all signed to the company, so of course we can't leave them idle.

Liu Meng was assigned by Cheng Sheng to direct "The Great Tang Dynasty 2", and he will definitely need to direct another movie or TV series next year.

Peng Da Mo was the last to join the company, but Cheng Sheng promised to let him direct at least one film or television work every year.

Needless to say, Yang Ting and Sun Fei are the company's go-to directors for idol dramas; all the idol dramas produced by the company now are directed by the two of them.

It's gotten to the point that the two girls now feel nauseous whenever they hear about making idol dramas.

There was nothing else Cheng Sheng could do but let them film other types of movies and TV shows first.

As for directing idol dramas, Cheng Sheng plans to hand it over to the company's assistant directors, as a way to give them a chance to hone their skills.

Fortunately, Cheng Sheng didn't need to be distracted, because he wrote and directed everything himself.

But even besides Ning Hao, there are four other directors.

The script for "Nirvana in Fire" was handed over to Kong Sheng and Li Xue.

Then there are fewer TV drama resources available, not enough for Liu, Meng and the other three to share.

Those present fell silent upon hearing Cheng Sheng's words.

If you want to make another historical drama, you need to find a popular character, preferably one who is known throughout the country.

With that kind of viewership, there's no need to worry about ratings.

"Why not film Cao Cao? The Cao Cao portrayed by Bao Guoan is quite popular."

Liu Meng was the first to speak.

“Brother Meng is right. There are many people who like Cao Cao nowadays. His political strategies, literary talent, and contradictory personality are all topics of discussion,” said the bloated demon.

No one else spoke, but judging from their expressions, many people agreed that films and television series related to Cao Cao should be made.

(End of this chapter)