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Chapter 736 "Conferring the Gods: Demonic Chaos of the Kingdom"

Just one day after Tang An stated that he would boycott pornographic artists, CCTV filmed a reporter interviewing Ke Zhendong who was still locked up.

Of course, it wasn't during CCTV's news broadcast time, even if he smoked drugs, he didn't have the qualifications.

The video of the interview was broadcast on CCTV No. [-], and all kinds of regretful words were said on the TV with snot and tears.

As soon as the news was broadcast, it immediately caused an upsurge from the Taiwan media, the navy, and some keyboard warriors.

Several people were caught, but those with no background appeared on TV.

So Baodao media and a large number of sailors and keyboard warriors began to attack CCTV, saying that CCTV had no human rights, and that Fang Zuming had a good father, which was not reported.

Tang An returned to the capital after the box office broke 20 billion. The follow-up publicity let the actors run by themselves. By this time, the subsequent box office was basically finalized.

During this period of time, he was exhausted enough, so Tang An just looked at him happily.

Today Yang Mi came home to accompany him when he had nothing to do, cut up a plate of fruit in the kitchen and put it on the coffee table, and sat down next to Tang An.

Glancing at the news on the laptop, Yang Mi asked curiously, "Brother An, did CCTV really not expose Fang Zuming because of Uncle Long?"

People inside and outside the circle of such a major event are basically aware of it, and those who don't know the relevant laws and inside information are basically a little puzzled by CCTV's approach.

If it is because of Cheng Long, although it makes sense, after all, he has made great contributions to Chinese films and oriental culture, and the country remembers it.

Maybe this is also to let Ke Zhendong attract firepower, so that netizens will no longer pay attention to Fang Zuming.

Tang An smiled, shook his head and said, "Of course not. CCTV is not that simple. It's just that Fang Zuming is suspected of committing a crime and is still investigating and collecting evidence. He has to go through judicial procedures and cannot be exposed too much before the court sentenced him. It is a criminal matter, as a public figure, we should do a mosaic interview to let netizens understand that it is a matter of law that he will be released from administrative detention in a few days."

In fact, the higher-ups were also annoyed by the media in Baodao. It was a big deal, and they fanned the flames everywhere, so they simply came to an interview to expose him.

"Oh, so that's the case, Brother An, you still know the law."

Yang Mi nodded, twisted a grape and stuffed it into Tang An's mouth.

Tang An shook his head, "How do you do business if you don't understand the law? If you don't understand it, you may step on the line at any time. No matter what, the red line of the law cannot be touched. There is no harm in knowing more."

Yang Mi said with a smile, "No wonder it is said that the methods to get rich quickly are written in the criminal law."

A joke, but there is some truth to it.

Otherwise, why are many of these big companies rising rapidly in the 90s and [-]s? The laws at that time were imperfect and there were too many loopholes.

According to the current law, most of them have to go to the dormitory, but at that time, it was the norm.

There are tens of thousands of ways to get promoted and make a fortune, and the first is to obey the law.

Otherwise, no matter how much money you have, no matter how strong your background is, you won't even be a fart in front of the country.

After watching the farce on the Internet for a while, Tang An closed his notebook, picked up a script and began to spell it out carefully.

"Brother An, what are you looking at?" Yang Mi poked his head over and took a look.

Tang Andao, "Wu Ershan's "Fengshen" series, the script has been finished, and it will probably be officially launched early next year."

"Fengshen" series?
As the project with the largest investment in Han and Tang Dynasties, even if it is still in the preliminary preparations, the entire Han and Tang Dynasties are paying attention.

The production cost is nearly 20 billion. Even if it is a trilogy, the production cost of each part is more than [-] million US dollars. Even if it is placed in the top six Hollywood, there are not many films a year.

This is also the movie with the highest investment in China. Before the "Fengshen" series, "Red Cliff", "The King of Kung Fu", and "Taiping Wheel" to be released in the Lunar New Year file, as well as Zhang Yimou's co-production blockbuster, are all Not enough to watch.

"I'll take a look too." Yang Mi became interested. Such a big production, and one of the four ancient mythological novels, also wanted to see what the script was about.

"There is also an electronic version in the mailbox, you can see, just don't leak it out."

The two leaned on the sofa and read the script. The trilogy has distinct layers, which not only maintain the coherence of the story, but also have independence. Each one is a complete plot alone, rather than abruptly cutting two parts from the middle. Knife, that's too out of harmony.

The tentative title of the first film is "Yao Luan Guo Shang", starting from the demon concubine entering the court song, and ending with the death of Ji Chang's eldest son Bo Yi Kao, and Ji Chang's escape back to Xiqi.

The title was determined after discussions with many historians and archaeologists.

Those experts have helped the film a lot. All the costumes, props, and sets can be said to be their references, and even the utensils for eating are tried to be authentic.

But those who do research are also rigid, and they have to make a documentary according to what they said.

Even Daji's background, whether Boyi Kao should be changed to Ji Kao, etc. have to give opinions.

Bo Yi Kao's surname is Ji Ming Kao, Bo refers to the meaning of the boss, just like Dong Bohou, Xi Bohou, Nan Bohou, and Dong Bohou, the four big uncles, they are the bosses of the princes of the towns in the east, west, south, and north, so bring A word of uncle.

Ji Fa is the second child and can be called Zhong Fa.

Ji Fa's younger brothers, Guan Shuxian, Cai Shudu, and Cheng Shuwu all have similar names. The first character represents the fiefdom, uncle is the younger brother, and the last character is the name.

So Zhou Shudan (Zhou Gongdan) is also called Jidan.

Meng Jiangnu, who cried down the Great Wall, refers to the eldest daughter of the Jiang family, and Meng refers to the eldest among the brothers and sisters.

As for what "Yi" refers to, those historians themselves do not have a consensus.

Bo Yi Kao is still called Bo Yi Kao, after all, according to the audience's perception, Ji Kao's shouting is not pleasing to the ear.

There are also names between the various characters, and they are all as true as possible within the range that ordinary audiences can understand.

Otherwise, different characters call a person with different names, which will confuse the audience, and they can't explain it with a line of subtitles.

That group of people is not easy to coax, but there are producers and directors for everything, so Tang An doesn't have to worry about it.

The entire team is top-notch in the country, with more than a dozen professional producers, large and small, who are good at various businesses, which is enough to control this drama well.

Tang An also took a look at the general plot, and the details depend on what Wu Ershan is thinking in his head.

After all, what is written cannot be the same as what is in the head, as long as there is no problem with the frame of the story.

The personality of the characters, the role and emphasis of each character, this time is the focus.

After all, there are too many characters, and if they are not handled well, there will be problems with the plot.

The setting of the characters is also related to the casting of the actors. For such a complicated blockbuster, it is impossible to change the characters to accommodate the actors. The current characters basically determine the characteristics of the actors.

For example, Jiang Ziya's appearance, whether in the prime of life, middle age or old age.

If after four or five years, if the director is changed, it is estimated that all of them are young actors, and a good classical mythology will be filmed into a costume idol drama.

That would be a real disaster.

But Wu Ershan would definitely not do that.

After reading it, Tang An rubbed his head, put down the script and took a sip of water.

Yang Mi also read the script roughly, then hugged Tang An's arm, and said flatteringly, "Brother An, what do you think of me playing Daji?"

Tang An shook his head speechlessly, "Come on, the shape doesn't fit."

"Why is it inappropriate?"

Yang Mi muttered, "Daji wants to be seductive without losing her innocence. I can also wear makeup, and I don't think I look bad in ancient costumes."

"Even if it's the past according to the description, there are many types of actors who meet this characteristic, so let Daji forget it."

Tang An laughed again, "Why don't you go to the audition when the time comes, it's up to Wu Ershan to choose who."

Yang Mi curled her lips, "Director Wu still doesn't listen to you."

Tang An said, "This is his film, I won't interfere, and I won't interfere with the actors he chooses."

In this regard, Tang An still believes in Wu Ershan, and Wu Ershan will be cautious in such a big production, after all, it can be said that it is related to his future.

The trilogy, the production cost of 20 billion, and the cycle of four to five years, the pressure is too great.

Not to mention which celebrity has a good relationship with him, even his own brother is useless.

Besides, the director is like a chef, different dishes and seasonings make different things.

Lu Chuan's original "Nine-story Demon Tower" originally wanted to use Liu Ye, who had been cooperating with him all the time. With Liu Ye's appearance and acting skills, it was a perfect fit, and this film would not be so bad.

But due to various reasons, Zhao Youting, who was promoted by Baodao at that time, got this role.

Without suitable actors, the director is also difficult.

Let Wu Ershan take full control of the casting, and Tang An will just watch it.

Yang Mi didn't bother with this matter anymore, she didn't know Tang An well for so many years, and the casting was always based on whether it was suitable or not.

"Brother An, who do you think is suitable for acting?" Yang Mi asked again.

"I'll figure it out in a while, but Wu Ershan has noted several character ideas in my script. Shen Gongbao wants to find Huang Bo, and then Mr. Tang Guoqiang will play one of Bigan, Shang Rong, and Wen Zhong, Fei Lian. , Ji Chang, and Bo Yi Kao have several backup candidates, and he is also considering several other important leading actors."

Huang Bo plays Shen Gongbao, there is really any clown who thinks of Huang Bo, a proper appearance discrimination.

It's just that if Tang Guoqiang played Wen Zhong's words, wouldn't he become the Fengshen version of Zhuge Liang, just without the fan.

(End of this chapter)