Chapter 511 Preparing for 'The Three-Body Problem'
In the Five Thousand Years of China series, there are still Ming and Qing dynasties and modern history that have not yet been released, but Qi Ji cannot spare the time to fill in this hole for the time being.
After the "Wandering Earth" trilogy was completed, Qi Ji began writing the script for "The Three-Body Problem".
The original trilogy of "The Three-Body Problem" has nearly one million words. According to Qi Ji's original idea, he actually planned to break up the three books and make a seven-part movie.
But after the overall script was put together, it was discovered that it was basically made into seven movies, and each movie was controlled according to a duration of three hours. A total of more than 20 hours of top-notch production was far from enough to complete this science fiction masterpiece.
Because the amount of information covered in it is really too great.
The volume of seven movies cannot be accommodated.
So in the end, Qi Ji decided to make "The Three-Body Problem" into a TV series.
Three Books planned to shoot about a hundred episodes of a TV series. When Qi Ji took out the script and placed it in front of Meng Feichen and other senior executives, everyone was dumbfounded.
"Boss... didn't you say you were working on a science fiction movie script before... why is this a TV series script with so many words!"
"If we produce every episode to the same level as "The Wandering Earth", we wouldn't be able to spend 10 billion, right?"
"Hahaha! Boss, you are thinking too fast... I suggest that we make seven or eight seasons of this script, with one episode lasting about 12 episodes. This way we can control the cost. After all, the show will be finished in the end
Whether it will make money or not, haha, I'm just talking. Whether our drama will make money or not is still an unknown thing in the end!"
Everyone was talking about Qi Ji.
In fact, many foreign movies are shot on a seasonal basis.
Especially for American TV series, in the first season, they basically focus on how they are as popular as they are and how they attract the audience.
Therefore, many holes are often dug in the first season without considering the rationality of the subsequent stories. This is also a very important reason why many American dramas end unfinished.
Of course Qi Ji has no such worries. After all, he has the complete story of "The Three-Body Problem" in his hands, and Qi Ji is not worried about losing money while filming "The Three-Body Problem". After all, the quality of this drama lies here
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But if it is really made into a 100-episode TV series, the cost of purchasing the series will definitely prohibit many TV stations.
So Qi Ji looked at everyone and said: "The seventh and eighth seasons are really too long. Let's do the story for three seasons. We can start preparing the cast according to the first season. This season, I will not appear...
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Qi Ji talked to everyone.
The absolute protagonist of "The Three-Body Problem" is Ye Wenjie, a female character who Qi Ji cannot play.
Qi Ji's favorite character is naturally Luo Ji in "The Three-Body Problem".
Qi Ji held three consecutive days of meetings with his team members at the company. This was the time when the team for the company's filming of "The Three-Body Problem" was assembled. Basically, it was Qi Ji's previous team. Now the company has just followed Qi Ji.
Ji's team is idle, and the others are either on the crew of "Lotus Lantern" or the crew of "Journey to the West".
"Journey to the West 1: Havoc in the Sky" has been officially scheduled for this year's summer release, and its second part is also officially being filmed.
So the preparations for the filming of "The Three-Body Problem" began in full swing.
When Miracle Entertainment started looking for actors, the entire entertainment industry suddenly knew that Qi Ji's second science fiction series was actually a TV series.
The news soon spread to the public's attention.
"Why does Qi Ji alternately watch movies and TV series? Is this okay?"
"Ah? "The Three-Body Problem" is a TV series?"
"Ah? Isn't it? Do you really want to shoot a TV series? Don't compromise on the overall production level. It must be based on "The Wandering Earth"!"
"I'm thinking, judging from the current situation of Miracle Entertainment, which is a big company, Qi Ji should not have to worry about the cost at all when he makes "The Three-Body Problem" into a movie!"
"Who knows what Qi Ji is thinking, but Qi Ji has single-handedly raised the level of our domestic science fiction movies. If he can continue to contribute to our domestic science fiction TV series, that is actually okay.
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Qi Ji paid close attention to the casting work for "The Three-Body Problem" this time. He didn't care about the reputation of the actors at all and only chose those who were suitable for the roles in "The Three-Body Problem".
So when some unknown actors in the industry received audition invitations from Miracle Entertainment, they were all pleasantly surprised.
Time flies by and it’s the end of April.
The filming of "The Three-Body Problem" has officially begun.
Qi Ji came to Shanghai to attend this year's Golden Melody Awards ceremony.
He is not here to receive the award, but to be the presenter.
In recent years, the Golden Melody Awards have basically become a product of the music circle’s self-interest.
Except for the fans of the award-winning singers who will pay attention, basically it will not make a splash among passers-by.
Qi Ji was invited to present the award this time for the best male and female singer.
Young apprentice Yu Xiaomiao was officially nominated for Best Female Singer this year.
After hearing that Qi Ji was the award presenter, Yu Xiaomiao was excited and sent a voice message to Qi Ji: "Master, I hope I can win the trophy from your hand tonight!"
Qi Ji replied: "It's absolutely okay."
Yu Xiaomiao: "Hey, master, tell me secretly, who did you vote for this time?"
Qi Ji, the king of songs in China and the king of songs in the world, has the right to vote in the Golden Melody Awards.
Qi Ji said: "What do you think?"
"Tch, forget it if you don't tell me!"
In the evening, under the gaze of nearly 5,000 live viewers and in front of countless viewers watching the live broadcast, Qi Ji handed the trophy for best female singer to Yu Xiaomiao's hand.
Yu Xiaomiao had already cried with joy. She hugged Qi Ji first, and then looked at the microphone and looked at the audience and said the speech she had been drafting for a long time: "Thank you, thank you to the organizing committee for awarding this award to me...
...First of all, I want to thank my master, Teacher Qi Ji..."
Yu Xiaomiao's eyes were red and she spoke a lot on the stage.
In fact, she has been quite controversial over the years since her debut.
Back then, she was famous all over the world because of her koi personality. Many people criticized her on the Internet, saying that she had no ability at all and relied solely on her face to make her debut.
Now she finally won the best female singer, which is a recognition of her hard work over the years.