I am a historical film director in the entertainment industry.

Anyone who wants to read about Liu Bei can read the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

If it were adapted, it would already portray Liu Bei as "seemingly kind and generous but actually hypocritical." A politician has already reached the point where he can be a good person to the fullest. If he were to be even a little more lenient, he would either be like Duke Xiang of Song or have something to hide. Therefore, it is impossible for him to go any further in the direction of being a kind and generous elder.

Then the only option left is to film a story where Liu Bei is a hypocrite.

However, this kind of script is too untenable.

If the audience saw this, they would probably curse it out.

This illogical and historically inaccurate fabrication is simply beyond words...

It's really hard to know what Sun Quan is talking about. He didn't win many battles, and even when he personally led an expedition, he couldn't even take Hefei.

There were no highlights at all. Later on, there was betrayal of allies and a palace coup. No matter how it was filmed, it felt like the King of Wu of Wei's life was either full of shame or on the road to shame.

If Sun Quan were the main character, the film would probably be met with a lot of criticism.

When Cheng Sheng rejected the idea again, everyone fell silent.

“Don’t focus your thinking on the Tang Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms; you can include figures from other dynasties,” Cheng Sheng said.

Everyone's eyes lit up upon hearing this; if that were the case, then there would be many more choices.

"Why not film Li Bai? Who in China doesn't read Li Bai's poems these days?" Xing Aina suggested.

“Du Fu, he is the Sage of Poetry,” Liu Meng said.

"Why film poets? Film generals instead. I think Huo Qubing would be a good choice," Ning Hao said.

"Let's go with Li Qingzhao! The greatest female talent of all time," Sun Fei said.

“I agree with Sister Fei, a drama with a strong female lead will definitely attract the audience,” Yang Ting said.

“We already have Princess Pingyang Zhao, a drama with a strong female lead, can’t we switch to something else?” Liu Meng said.

“Only female-led dramas get high ratings,” Yang Ting said.

"I think we should film Huo Qubing instead," Liu Meng said.

"Li Qingzhao".

"Huo Qubing".

"plum……"

Hearing Yang Ting and Liu Meng arguing heatedly, their faces flushed, Cheng Sheng quickly stopped them, saying, "Stop."

Yang Ting and Liu Meng both looked at Cheng Sheng.

“I won’t film Li Qingzhao or Huo Qubing,” Cheng Sheng said.

"What should we film?" Yang Ting and Liu Meng asked at the same time.

"A heroine... Qin Liangyu," Cheng Shengzhen said in a deep voice.

Throughout history, female celebrities have been recorded in biographies of exemplary women. However, Qin Liangyu is the only female hero in history to be recorded as a famous general of a dynasty in the official history's biographies of generals and ministers. Volume 270 of the History of Ming Dynasty is dedicated to a biography of Qin Liangyu.

Cheng Sheng had long wanted to film this admirable female general.

"Qin Liangyu, this is good." Yang Ting said with a bright look in her eyes.

The others also agreed.

"Now that it's settled, the script will be handed over to the screenwriting department. It's crucial to respect historical facts and absolutely no secondary creation or drastic alteration," Cheng Sheng solemnly instructed.

Qin Liangyu is a historical figure. Creating a new and drastically altered version of her is bound to attract criticism from some history enthusiasts.

Cheng Sheng didn't want the screenwriting department to make this mistake. "Understood, boss," the head of the screenwriting department said seriously. He knew that Cheng Sheng always respected history when making historical films.

That concludes the discussion on the company's TV drama investments for next year. Next, we'll cover the film investments for next year.

"Zheng He's Voyages to the West" is Cheng Sheng's project to be filmed next year. It is the company's most important project. Everyone in the company knows that Peng Da Mo was handpicked by Cheng Sheng to serve as the assistant director of this film. Peng Da Mo has already been preparing for some trivial matters related to the film.

"Sister Aina, how are the negotiations with the shipyard going?" Cheng Sheng asked Xing Aina.

Filming on location using the Fujian-style ship is a major problem.

Therefore, Cheng Sheng asked Xing Aina to find domestic shipyards to see which shipyard had the capability to build Fujian-style ships.

Of course, the blueprints for the Fujian ship were still in Cheng Sheng's hands.

“I asked around and found out there’s a private shipyard on the southern coast. They’re fully equipped and have no problem building Fujian-style ships,” Xing Aina said.

"And the price?"

"One ship costs around five million."

Five million!
Cheng Sheng thought about it and realized that the price was not much different from what he had calculated. It seemed that this shipyard was quite reliable and did not overcharge customers.

“I have a stack of Fujian ship blueprints in my office. Take them over to the shipbuilders yourself. If five million can fund the construction, have them start work as soon as possible. They must have a fleet built by around June next year,” Cheng Sheng said.

"Okay...wait a minute, boss, do you have the blueprints for the Fujian-style ship?"

At first, Xing Aina nodded upon hearing this, but then she realized what he meant and stared at Cheng Sheng in shock.

She had read about the history related to Zheng He and knew that the blueprints for the Fujian ships had been burned.

Although some people have now figured out the general situation of the Fujian ship based on some legends, it is only about 60-70% similar to the original Fujian ship.

"This is something I... had someone find for me." Cheng Sheng touched his nose with his finger, not knowing how to explain, so he could only give a perfunctory answer.

Xing Aina looked at Cheng Sheng with suspicion, but in the end she didn't press him. After all, everyone has secrets, especially Cheng Sheng, who was her boss.

"Boss, could I take a look at these blueprints?"

Ning Hao rubbed his palms together.

“Sure, the documents are in my office. You can look at them after the meeting if you want, but don’t damage the blueprints,” Cheng Sheng said.

"Thank you, boss. Long live the boss!"

Everyone was overjoyed. These were blueprints for a Fujian ship, no less valuable than a national treasure. They had no idea where the boss had gotten them.

The meeting continued.

"Besides my film 'Zheng He's Voyages to the West,' the company will also be making three films next year. The first one is 'Crazy Racer,' directed by Ning Hao."

After Cheng Sheng finished speaking, Ning Hao immediately stood up and began to introduce some things about "Crazy Racer".

"The investment amount is approximately 1500 million yuan. This film continues some ideas from 'Crazy Stone,' such as multilingual dialogue, including Mandarin, Qingdao dialect, Minnan dialect, Shaanxi dialect, Wuhan dialect, and Sichuan dialect, showcasing the diverse regional cultures of China..."

"I plan to cast Huang Bo as the male lead, Geng Hao. If the company doesn't have suitable actors for the other roles, we'll hold open auditions."

After Ning finished speaking, everyone present whispered among themselves. The agents who came to the meeting were the loudest, because they all had their own artists and wanted to secure good resources for them.

The fiercest competition is for the female lead, since the company really doesn't have many male artists, only Li Naiwen and Huang Bo, who just signed with the company a few days ago.

Huang Bo is already the lead actor, so there's no need to compete for it, which makes Huang Bo's agent very happy.

"I think Wang Zhixing is very suitable for the leading role," said Wang Zhixing's agent. (End of Chapter)