Li Hyuk gave up on the drama "The Great Qin Empire", but the producers panicked. Such a historical drama requires an actor with extremely strong appeal.
Investors Qujiang Culture Media and Penguin Pictures both unanimously selected Li He. Producers Jiao Yang and Qi Shuai also had no objections. Only screenwriter Zhang Jian objected because he believed Zhang Luyi was more suitable.
When Li He's agent said that Li He rejected the script, both Jiao Yang and Qi Shuai were disappointed. Only Zhang Jian was happy. He took the opportunity to express his opinion: "If you ask me, let's ask Zhang Luyi."
Qi Shuai shook his head and said: "Zhang Luyi is indeed an excellent actor, but he is not suitable to play Ying Zheng. I don't have this feeling."
Zhang Jian disagreed: "When Teacher Li Meng and I first wrote the script, we wrote it based on Zhang Luyi's feelings. And you also saw the photo last time. The restored picture of Qin Shi Huang is very similar to Zhang Luyi."
Sometimes the screenwriter's opinion is very important, but in front of this grand production with an investment of more than 600 million, the screenwriter's words are useless. No matter what the so-called art is for the screenwriter and director, as a producer, Jiao Yang considers the drama
business income.
It can be said that in the TV drama market, although Zhang Luyi is a good actor, his market appeal is completely incomparable with Li He. And in terms of acting skills, Li He, who has won multiple Best Actor Awards, is much better than Zhang Luyi.
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Although Li Hyuk's salary is slightly more expensive, in terms of commercial value, the difference in salary is nothing at all.
Qi Shuai is the producer assigned to "Qin Empire" by Penguin Pictures. His responsibility is very clear, which is to ensure the success of this drama. Now Li He has refused the invitation, casting a shadow on the prospects of this drama.
Several people discussed for a long time, but still couldn't resolve the dispute. After the meeting, Qi Shuai communicated with Penguin Pictures and explained the situation. Penguin Pictures invested more than 300 million in this drama, almost occupying
Half of it is invested, so naturally I am very concerned about this project.
In order to understand Li Hyuk's true willingness to refuse, Bai Yubo, vice president of Penguin Pictures, personally visited the crew and paid a visit to Li Hyuk.
On the set, Li He and Li Qin were getting ready. Li Qin's assistant watched the two of them comparing their lines and said to Yuanyuan: "Do you feel that Teacher Li and our Li Qin are actually a good match?"
Yuanyuan shook her head and said, "Don't say this nonsense. Our seniors are already the fathers of two children. You, Li Qin, are too late."
"Oh, what a pity, they really feel like CP." Li Qin's assistant looked regretful.
Just as she was imagining the happy union of two people, Li Qin interrupted her fantasy: "Xiaoxuan, bring my water glass."
"Oh, okay..."
After drinking some water and resting for a while, Li Qin continued to review lines with Li He. Li He's memory has always been good and he is a good at memorizing lines, but Li Qin was a bit struggling. He had done it many times before because he forgot his lines. Although everyone
He didn't blame her, but Li Qin still felt bad.
"Let me tell you, you can complete the dubbing in post-production. There is no need to waste time and effort memorizing lines." Li He suggested.
"This is not okay, Mr. Fan. You are all recording the original lines live. I am the only one who still needs dubbing. It's very embarrassing." Li Qin also has his own stubbornness.
"Celebrating More Than Years" is the most well-produced drama with the most luxurious cast that she has participated in since her debut. She does not want to be confused and naturally has to take it seriously.
Li He admired Li Qin's professionalism and would also give him a lot of help.
After reviewing the lines for a while, assistant Yuanyuan came over and said to Li He: "Senior, Bai Yubo, the vice president of Penguin Pictures, is here and wants to discuss things with you."
Li He frowned and said, "What do you have to discuss with me? Shouldn't you go to the director and producer if you have something?"
"That's not the case. I heard that it was because you rejected "The World of the Qin Empire" and Sister Duoduo said that Vice President Bai wanted to come and interview you in person." Yuanyuan said.
"Okay, I understand, wait until my scene is over." Li He nodded.
Bai Yubo was very patient and quietly watched the scene where Fan Xian and Lin Waner showed off their affection. After Li He came down to remove his makeup, he went over and said: "The acting was very good. I was right to choose you as the leading actor."
"Thank you..." Li He said politely.
"Celebrating More Than Years" also has Penguin Pictures participating in the investment, so Bai Yubo can tell the story of the drama. With a little politeness, Bai Yubo goes straight to the point: "I heard that you rejected "The World of the Qin Empire", and I came here to visit you and have a chat with you.
, can I ask, what is the specific reason for your refusal?"
After Li He took off his makeup, he said to Bai Yubo: "Let's go back to the hotel to talk first..."
Back at the hotel, the two found a secluded place in the tea room on the second floor. Li Hyuk did not mince his words and asked all the questions about the script.
After hearing this, Bai Yubo said that the problem was not big: "We can still correct the problems in the script. We still have plenty of time."
"Not only this problem, if you want to fully interpret this period of history, you will need at least more than 100 episodes. However, I read the script and planned 78 episodes of the script. Most of them are palace fight scenes, accounting for more than 60 episodes, and
Such a thrilling scene of dominating the world only lasts for a dozen or so episodes. I doubt the production level of this drama." Li Hyuk said.
Bai Yubo laughed and said: "You don't know this. In fact, at the beginning, this drama was divided into two parts. The upper part was called Dongchu and the lower part was called Tianxia. It was only later that the producer Jiao Yang took market issues into consideration and merged the two parts into one.
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"Then continue to split it up, or extend the series, otherwise it will be difficult to tell the complete story. In addition, I suggest that the screenwriter should also be changed. For the sake of market considerations, the quality of the series is ignored, and a good drama has been made into a palace fight drama.
, then what else does Ying Zheng do?" Li He said without being polite at all.
Bai Yubo is not embarrassed. After all, he is not the one being scolded. In order to hire Li Hyuk, it is not difficult to change a screenwriter. Who is more important, the screenwriter or Li Hyuk? Needless to say, everyone will choose Li Hyuk.
Li Hyuk went on to talk about many issues, such as the casting of actors, the selection of directors, as well as suggestions on costumes and makeup, and some suggestions on war scenes.
If other young actors dared to say this and show so many faults, Bai Yubo would probably ignore him. But Li He would have no problem, he has the qualifications and the power. The "Qin Empire" project is very important to Li He
Li Hyuk is not that important, but "The Qin Empire" has to rely on Li Hyuk. Without him, the investors might not be able to sleep well.
After detailed communication with Li He, Bai Yubo went back and worked with Qujiang Culture Media to give "The World of the Qin Empire" a major transformation. The first thing was to replace the screenwriters Zhang Jian and Li Meng. Zhang Jian never dreamed of it.
, his favorite Zhang Luyi was not invited over, but he was kicked out.
Then, Penguin Pictures and Qujiang Culture Media jointly put pressure on producer Jiao Yang and brought back series director Ding Hei. Previously, Ding Hei resigned from the position of series director due to conflicts with Jiao Yang, and this time he was promoted to director of the series.
Please come back, please.
As soon as Ding Hei took office, he immediately began to revise the script. He found his deputies Huang Jianzhong and Yan Yi as directors, and he served as the chief director. Then he invited the original author Sun Haohui back to serve as the screenwriter, and invited "All Quiet in Peking"
Screenwriter Liu Heping participated in the screenwriting work.
This time the work of the Great Qin Empire was very successful. Under the auspices of Ding Hei, the revised first draft of "The Great Qin Empire: The World" was produced at the end of the year. In order to distinguish it from the previous one, it was named "Fu of the Great Qin".
The fresh script was delivered to Li He immediately, and Bai Yubo came to visit with director Ding Hei and screenwriters Sun Haohui and Liu Heping.
At this time, Li He was invited to attend the celebration party for Feng Da Pao's new film "Youth" with Chen Daoming. Some twists and turns occurred at this celebration party.