The publication of a film and television trailer copy of the company attracted a management team from South Korea to have a plan. As the boss, Chu Xuan had no idea about it.
When the morning light shone through the gap in the curtains, Chu Xuan had already slept comfortably and woke up.
With a "swipe" sound, Chu Xuan opened the curtains in front of the floor-to-ceiling window with his upper body naked, and the sunlight flooded his whole body. The muscles of his upper body were clearly defined due to long-term exercise.
Chu Xuan stretched out his hands, squinted his eyes and yawned at the sun. He felt very comfortable as his biological clock returned to normal. However, the absence of Liu Yifei on his pillow still made him feel a little uncomfortable. He could only get used to it slowly.
Suddenly, he heard his cell phone ringing. It happened to be his usual time to wake up at 6:30 in the morning. Chu Xuan knew who was calling without looking at the caller ID.
He turned around and smiled, returned to the bed and took out his mobile phone from under the pillow. When he saw that the caller was exactly what he was thinking of, the smile on his face couldn't help but grow wider, and he immediately pressed the connect button.
"Good evening."
"Good morning."
Liu Yifei's voice came from the phone, which made Chu Xuan feel a little relieved.
While chatting with Liu Yifei, he walked towards the bathroom.
Liu Yifei was chattering about what she saw and heard on the Internet, which were all about the company's release of movie trailer copywriting.
In his eyes, given Liu Yifei's indifferent temperament, she didn't pay attention to these things before. It was probably because she was in America and felt empty inside, so she couldn't help but pay attention to domestic news.
Liu Yifei said that he always listened.
When she came to the bathroom, she filled the cup with water, tilted her head and clamped the phone between her face and shoulder, took toothpaste and squeezed a smear of white on the toothbrush, put the toothbrush in her mouth, and heard Liu Yifei say: "Go and ask.
What's going on? Let me know when the time comes."
Chu Xuan brushed his teeth and said in a hushed voice: "Okay, "Legend of Red Flame", director Tang's science fiction, screenwriter's training, web game platform, I will go ask about the situation in the past few days and report to you, Mr. Liu."
Mr. Liu... Hearing this title, Liu Yifei on the other side of the phone burst into laughter: "Mr. Chu, I'd like to trouble you."
Hearing this naughty voice, the corner of Chu Xuan's mouth raised slightly. After brushing his teeth, he mixed them with the water in the cup and washed them. He put down the cup and said, "What time is it over there?"
"It's seven o'clock in the evening." Liu Yifei replied.
Chu Xuan took the towel off the hook on the wall: "Go to bed early and set your biological clock back."
"Well, prepare to go to bed early tonight." Liu Yifei said obediently. She and Chu Xuan forced themselves to stay with Chu Xuan all night on the night of Chu Xuan's farewell. Her sleep in the past two days was indeed not very good.
Chu Xuan took a towel and rinsed it under the faucet. He raised his hand to wipe his face with the towel. After wiping for a while, his hands stopped. He revealed his eyes from the towel covering his face and stared at the mirror for a moment without knowing what he thought.
What? There was a teasing look in his eyes: "When you sleep, be careful that Sadako crawls out from under the bed to look for you."
——New Haven, USA.
Yi Lai Community, in the bedroom on the third floor of the villa.
Liu Yifei is sitting at the desk, leaning on the desk with her left hand, holding a mobile phone to her ear with her right hand to answer the call, with a cute look on her face.
Sadako crawled out from under the bed to find me?
Chu Xuan's sudden words reminded her of the coconut milk he told Chu Xuan yesterday.
What she didn't expect was that even if she scared Chu Xuan, Chu Xuan would actually come to scare her too.
Liu Yifei suddenly didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She leaned on the table and laughed. Just when she was about to reply, she heard Chu Xuan say: "Bye."
Then, with a beep, the phone hung up.
In this situation, Liu Yifei was angry and funny. After raising her head, she raised her left hand to support her forehead, and then pushed her hair back: "You are already in your twenties, and you still act like a child. Why are you so cute?"
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Look at what he said, if Chu Xuan hears it, Chu Xuan will definitely complain. I don’t know who first used coconut milk to scare people like a child.
Liu Yifei shook her head in amusement, defeated by Chu Xuan's cuteness.
However, when she stood up, she subconsciously turned her head and glanced out. Chu Xuan's suggestive words came to mind, causing her to look under the bed involuntarily.
Even though the lights in the bedroom are bright, it's dark under the bed and you can't see anything.
Combined with Chu Xuan's words, she couldn't help but feel like something was about to crawl out from under the bed.
This time, her mood was completely bad.
"Oh! Chu Xuan, are you a man? I'm scaring your girlfriend!" Liu Yifei threw herself on the bed, murmuring, with an angry look on her face, and wrapped herself in the quilt and curled up.
"Damn Chu Xuan, that's too bad." She muttered under the quilt.
"Just wait for me." She said with bulging eyes.
Caitlin lived opposite Liu Yifei. Liu Yifei's "Ouch" made Caitlin think something was wrong. She left the room as quickly as possible and opened the door of Liu Yifei's bedroom. She poked her head in and saw Liu Yifei hiding under the quilt.
Wu Shui: "Sissi, what's wrong?"
Caitlin and Liu Yifei have been getting along day and night for a few days. Just as Chu Xuan and Liu Xiaoli judged, these two very individual people will definitely get along well.
This is also true. After a few days of getting along, Caitlin, who was originally called Miss Sissi, now calls Sissi by her first name. It can be seen that the two of them really get along well.
When she heard Caitlin's voice, Liu Yifei lifted the quilt.
Under Caitlin's blank gaze, Liu Yifei got up from the bed without putting on slippers. After landing on her pair of smooth jade feet, she went straight to the opposite room: "Sister Caitlin, I will sleep with you today."
Caitlin was a little confused, wondering what Liu Yifei was up to.
She returned to her room, and Liu Yifei explained to her.
"What is Sadako?"
"That's it...it's a European and American vampire. No, it's more powerful than a vampire. She can appear from the ceiling, under the bed, in the mirror, and from the TV. It's very scary."
Caitlin put her hands on her hips and looked at Liu Yifei who was huddled under the quilt on the bed. She couldn't help but shake her head in laughter. What the hell is this?
"You two are really interesting." She was completely convinced. This way of falling in love is also very good. Is it okay to hurt each other?
Liu Yifei smiled and said: "Don't you think this kind of love is fun?"
Caitlin shook her head slowly: "I have had a few men, but I have never been in love, so I can't understand it deeply, but it's quite interesting to see you like this."
Liu Yifei blinked: "Sister Caitlin, I think Brother Jess is interested in you."
"He?" Caitlin raised her eyebrows and said dismissively: "He is a wooden person who only knows how to do things but not how to love."
Liu Yifei paused for a moment, then covered her mouth and laughed. Caitlin made such straightforward and obscene remarks that she didn't know how to respond.
"Sister Caitlin, please continue telling your past stories." She changed the topic. Caitlin often talked about things on the battlefield these days when we were together, and she was very interested in it.
"Okay, wait for me to take a shower." Caitlin readily agreed. She found that this security mission was not only easy but also very enjoyable, mainly because Sissi was a girl she liked very much.
When Caitlin came out of the shower, she and Liu Yifei were leaning on the bed.
In this long night, there were two women, one big and one small, one talking and the other listening.
——Jingcheng.
The morning sun is warm, and the capital is getting warmer in April.
On the avenue, Chu Xuan drove his car and followed the traffic, heading towards the Bright Times Film and Television Company.
Even if Liu Yifei didn't say anything, he had been away from the country for more than half a month, and he still had to prepare to find out the specific situation of certain things after he came back.
It has been nearly a month since Liu Yi and the others took the lead in screenwriting, so they should be entering the next stage of training, right?
Chu Xuan didn't know the details, so he planned to go to the film and television company as his first stop and ask about the situation of "Legend of Red Flame".
I got off the car in the underground parking lot and took the elevator to the company floor. The girl at the front desk stood up and walked into the company with a smile. When I approached the conference room, I heard a voice coming from inside.
"Okay, last bit!"
Chu Xuan opened the door of the conference room and looked through the gap.
Gong Geer was giving the lecture on the podium, and about twenty people were sitting in the middle listening. Three teachers, Liu Yi, Ye Junzi and Yang Dongxu, were sitting in the last row.
Liu Yi noticed the movement at the door, and looked at Gong Geer on the podium. When they saw it was Chu Xuan, they each smiled slightly.
About twenty people turned their heads and saw Chu Xuan, and raised the corners of their mouths one after another.
Chu Xuan walked in, closed the door gently, came and sat down next to Liu Yi.
"came back?"
"I came back yesterday."
The two exchanged pleasantries and then fell silent, and Gong Geer continued to speak.
“How to better portray characters?”
"This question is a matter of different opinions. Maybe when you have your own ideas for screenwriting, you will have your own answer to this question."
"But now, I will talk about this issue based on my experience."
Gong Geer opened the PPT, and everyone present looked at the curtain to listen to him continue speaking.
"Three o'clock."
"The underlying logical relationship between people."
"The underlying logical relationship between people and society."
"The underlying logical relationship between man and nature."
The palace raised its head and faced the public.
Everyone braced themselves and prepared to listen attentively.
After nearly a month of classes, they found that many theories and knowledge points were gained by the four teachers. This was something that was not found in books and textbooks and was all based on the personal experiences of the four teachers.
In this regard, they cherish every class they take.
"The underlying logical relationship between people represents the involvement of people, the influence of people, and the changes of people."
"For example, if a female star in the entertainment industry has a poor career and actively chooses to be unwritten, her career will be smooth from then on. How will the female star's personality, habits, words and deeds change?"
"For example, if a female star in the entertainment industry has a poor career and actively chooses to be banned, but her career is still not going well from then on, how will her mentality and mood change?"
"This example needs to be considered from the underlying logical relationship between people, because this female star is artificially intervening in her career, and she must change, otherwise it will not be consistent with common sense, and the character portrayed will not be the same.
Flesh and blood.”
Everyone nodded slowly and absorbed the knowledge points explained by Teacher Gong Geer.
"The underlying logical relationship between people and society represents more of accidents and unexpected turning events."
"For example, if a family member is involved in a car accident, what will happen to the person?"
"For example, if the country allows two children, what changes will happen to couples' lives?"
"Another example, if a major earthquake occurs, what changes in human nature will happen to people who are traveling?"
"These examples focus on people's transformation in a short period of time when faced with unexpected events that are beyond human control. From this transformation, the characters depicted can be made fuller and more three-dimensional."
"This is the underlying logical relationship between people and society."
Everyone seemed to have a clear understanding, and some people were busy taking notes with notebooks. This was something that could not be learned outside. Even if they did not pass the subsequent assessment and officially join the Brilliant Era, these knowledge points would be very useful.
"The underlying logical relationship between man and nature." Gong Ge paused, bolded the word "nature" on the PPT, and said: "Note, this nature is not the nature of the natural environment."
"It refers to the natural growth of a character. It refers to the changes brought about by a person's independent learning, growth and experience, which is not affected by changes in the social environment or the interference of man-made events."
"It is autonomous, unaffected, and can only change under its own influence."
"For example, if a person studies in school and gets from 60 points to 100 points through his own efforts, how will this person change?"
"For example, if a person is developing his career and his career is getting better and better through his own efforts, what kind of changes will this person have?"
Gong Geer paused for a moment, glanced at the crowd and said, "Having said this, combined with the script structure, have you discovered what these three elements represent?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a girl with a ponytail raised her hand: "The relationship between man and nature represents the main line of the character; the relationship between man and society represents the branch line of the character; the relationship between people and people represents the auxiliary line of the character."
"Not bad!" Gong Geer squinted his eyes: "If we think in a more detailed direction, we will fully understand the meaning and proportion of these three elements."
"The relationship between man and nature focuses on man's natural growth, depicts man's soul and character, and is the basis for shaping characters."
"The relationship between people and society focuses on people's changes in the face of emergencies. It depicts people's bursts of personality in a short period of time. It is a factor that enriches the conflicts of the characters' plots and serves as a branch line."
"The relationship between people is about people being changed by people's influence. It depicts people's multi-faceted character, and it is a character tree that revolves around the soul's character. Because people are social animals, any person's life will be different.
It will definitely change because of one or more people, so this element is a core factor in making the characters full of character."
"To sum up." Gong Ge paused: "When you write the script, combine the situation given to you and clarify the above three factors. Then the plot you write will be more realistic and relevant to the situation.
empathy."
He stood up and made a final summary: "Remember, in terms of drama, the plot always serves the characters, rather than the characters serving the plot. Let the characters drive the plot, rather than let the plot drive the characters.
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"It can be seen that the characters are the core of the drama, and the quality of the character design directly determines the quality of the script."
"And how to judge whether the character design is good or bad? In addition to the novel character design, what we should look at is the inner or outer changes of the characters in the plot."
"There is a truth in our industry: when a character changes, he (she) will have bright spots!"
Seeing that everyone present looked like they had been baptized, and some people were immersed in taking notes as if writing quickly, Gong Geer was very satisfied.
"alright!"
"This ends the lecture for the four of us, and the one-month training also comes to an end."
"I have a rest today and tomorrow. Starting the day after tomorrow, we will start the assessment!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a burst of applause in the room, and everyone present also stood up and bowed slightly to Gong Geer to express their gratitude for passing on the knowledge and solving the doubts.
Chu Xuan came to listen to a class and also benefited a lot. Characters are always the core element in any script, and the last class taught by Teacher Gong Geer was not only full of useful information, but also
It is very thoughtful and practical, and very meaningful.
He stood up and clapped his hands to express his gratitude.
After waving goodbye to the men and women present, Chu Xuan sat down and asked: "What's going on with "The Legend of Red Flame"."
Liu Yi took a sip of tea from the cup and said with a smile: "Can you understand the change of "Langya Bang" to "Legend of Red Flame"?"
"I understand that." Chu Xuan nodded slightly. The main story has changed, so of course the title of the drama needs to be changed to a more suitable one. This is also normal.
"The outline and story structure have been revised and sent to the screenwriting team a few days ago. The story line and character relationships of this adaptation have been discussed clearly in advance, so the outline is also very clear. It is estimated that it will be completed in less than two or three months.
Done." Liu Yi put down the tea cup.
"It's as I expected." Chu Xuan nodded. They have been discussing the adaptation of "Nirvana in Fire" since last year. Liu Yi also came up with several versions. After everyone discussed it many times, it was finally finalized.
For this version of "Legend of Red Flame".
With the agreement made in the early months, the various details of the story and the situation of the characters have been relatively clear.
With such a clear story line, the teachers in the screenwriting team will no longer have random thoughts when writing the plot, and the efficiency will be greatly improved.
It would take two or three months to complete, which was within his estimate.
"Sissi starts school in August. Find a way to film all her scenes before she starts school." Chu Xuan looked at Liu Yi.
Hearing what Chu Xuan said, Liu Yi groaned: "August..."
He thought for a while, nodded slowly and said: "The story has been finalized anyway, so it won't be changed. Then the characters in it are all finalized. I asked the screenwriting team to pick out the character scripts first, and then let Lao Kong
Lead the director team to conduct auditions."
"First try to gather together Sissi's plot as much as possible, and then discuss the schedule with the actors. If we finish filming Sissi's plot first, there should be no problem."
"That's okay." Chu Xuan said: "It is very important to set the schedule with the actors and teachers first, so as not to make temporary adjustments at the time and all the teachers will revolve around Sissi, which is a bit disrespectful."
Liu Yi nodded: "I'll talk to Lao Kong about it. It's just a small matter."
"Okay." Chu Xuan stood up: "Then I'll leave first and go to the game company to have a look."
Liu Yi stood up, took the tea cup and finally left the conference room with Chu Xuan.
