Both sides made some reasonable concessions during the discussion. One side used music as the main focus to write some important plots, while the other side split the music to match the plot.
After reaching a consensus on this basic creation, Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei proposed a plan to integrate music from three perspectives, which was initially accepted by Zhou Jielun.
In this case, both parties have reached a consensus on basic creation and framework creation direction.
In the next few days, Chu Xuan, Liu Yifei, Liu Yi and Zhou Jielun carried out detailed discussions around the rough outline of the story of "My Love from the Star" for the last step, which is the specific storytelling direction of each song.
discuss.
Jay Chou's "Capricorn" album has eleven songs, among which "Uncle Jock" and "Mr. Magic" quickly set the tone.
The double-sided setting of the male protagonist Jock as the "Clown" in real life and the "Mr. Magic" in the virtual world really hit Zhou Jielun's heart hard and made him feel that this idea was really wonderful.
As inspiration providers, Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei naturally had no objections to this character design.
As far as the storytelling of these two songs is concerned, both parties quickly reached an agreement on the idea of using this character design to show the core of the song, while also making the characters very vivid and full.
This is also the first of three options, using songs to embody characters, represent characters, integrate into characters, and personify music.
The second plan is to treat special songs with special plots.
Based on the song types and basic settings of the TV series, three of the songs are special, "Lanting Preface", "Time Machine" and "Dragon Knight".
After discussion between the two parties, it was decided to follow the script idea during the initial discussion.
"Preface to Orchid Pavilion" is of Chinese style and is incompatible with urban themes. However, the artistic conception of this song has another advantage. It is graceful and soft, which is very consistent with the heroine's character and Liu Yifei's image.
It is a good way to use "Lanting Preface" as the heroine's entrance music to present the beauty of the song and the person in a play-within-a-play manner.
"Dragon Knight" was determined to be the music for the male protagonist and the female protagonist to fight against the villain, and "Time Machine" was determined to be the theme song, which is also the music for the male protagonist to travel through time.
As the saying goes...
When "Time Machine" sounds, the male protagonist Chu Xuan travels through time.
As soon as "Dragon Knight" started playing, the male protagonist Chu Xuan started to show off.
Looking at it this way, the male protagonist Chu Xuan looks like a character with his own BGM, which is similar to the animation music culture of the island country.
Just like in "Naruto", when Naruto is about to fight, the BGM comes, and the passionate scene arrives, and the song "Blue Bird" also appears.
The music and plot scenes of these animations are deeply remembered by many viewers in Asia.
When "My Love from the Star" is aired, will it be able to achieve the same effect?
As soon as the audience heard "Time Machine", the image of Chu Xuan traveling through time was unforgettable.
As soon as the audience hears "Dragon Knight", it means that Chu Xuan is going to save Liu Yifei, the heroine of White Moonlight.
If such an effect can be achieved, it undoubtedly means that the combination of music and plot is very successful.
This is also an expectation of both parties when they set this plan.
The first plan is to personify the music, the second plan is to deal with special plots, and the last plan is to deeply integrate the main plot.
In this plan, there is a lot of related music, with six songs requiring creative design and arrangement.
The couple and Liu Yi didn't have time to discuss how to integrate before, so they just made a preliminary plan to integrate.
When it comes to this step, Zhou Jielun is very thoughtful and is 100% familiar with his own music. He provides Chu Xuan, Liu Yifei and Liu Yi with a direction to integrate music and plot.
"Daoxiang" can be regarded as the beginning of the relationship between the male and female protagonists.
"The Wandering Poet" can be used as a setup for the beginning of the relationship between the male and female protagonists.
"The Promised Happiness" can be used as a hint to establish the relationship between the male and female protagonists.
In "Sea of Flowers", the male and female protagonists have a relatively good time after confessing and establishing their relationship.
"Snake Dance" can push the love between the male and female protagonists to an emotional anchor point.
In "Give Me Time for a Song", the heroine's career declined due to the exposure of her love affair, and the male protagonist's relationship experienced rifts due to the reality of reality. This created a gap in the love between the male and female protagonists.
At the end, it quotes "The Promised Happiness" again, hinting at the eventual reconciliation of the male and female protagonists.
"Oh, not bad." After hearing Zhou Jielun's very logical and creative idea, Liu Yifei also learned his mantra after spending a few days with Zhou Jielun.
"It's indeed possible." Chu Xuan also thinks it's OK. He has heard all these songs, but he doesn't have an in-depth analysis of the two songs "Uncle Jock" and "Mr. Magic". Based on his general impression, Zhou Jielun's idea is very good.
A coherent and logical story.
"This can be regarded as a story structure." Liu Yi looked at this idea from the perspective of a screenwriter. Zhou Jielun's creativity can be regarded as a story structure with a beginning and an end. It only needs a specific plot to closely run through this structure.
"What about, just follow this direction?" Zhou Jielun asked. Of course he knew his songs best. When he listened to Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei explaining the first two plans a few days ago, he was confused about the third plan.
With this idea, he thought it was very good.
The couple has no objections to Liu Yi. When it comes to the high integration of music and plot, it can be said that no one in the domestic industry has much experience. They are crossing the river by feeling the stones and exploring step by step.
Until there is no better idea, the direction provided by Zhou Jielun is undoubtedly good.
In this way, the two sides started an intensive discussion.
"Daoxiang" is the beginning of the relationship between the male and female protagonists. What kind of scenes is it suitable for?
"The Promised Happiness" is a hint to establish the relationship between the male and female protagonists. In what scene do the male and female protagonists express their love?
For every song and other creative issues, both parties express their own opinions and convince each other.
By mid-September, we basically reached an agreement after a week-long discussion on the combined creation of music and plot.
Next, comes the final business negotiation.
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Brilliant Era, Chairman's Office.
Liu Xiaoli and Wang Jinhua were sitting on office chairs, flipping through documents with documents in their hands. The document was an outline of the story frame that Liu Yi had combined with the plot context and the rough outline of the story to fill in the layers.
The two sisters watched with great interest. First, they were very interested in the drama about the couple commemorating their relationship before getting married. Second, they were very curious about the outcome of the week-long discussion between the two parties.
On the sofa, Chu Xuan, Liu Yifei, Li Hu and Zhou Jielun were sitting around.
Liu Yi is away and has returned to the literary company. The discussions on creative writing have come to fruition, and there is no need for him to intervene in business negotiations.
Li He was present. He was the director of Bright Times Century Culture and was involved in the production of TV series. He was the chairman of the company and was called by Chu Xuan to discuss business cooperation matters.
It's just that both sides are silent now, Chu Xuan, Liu Yifei and Li Hu are waiting, while Zhou Jielun is thinking.
Li Hao proposed two business cooperation plans.
"The first one is a purely publicity and marketing cooperation. You do not hold any shares. You only use the market influence of both parties to expand the influence and each side gets what it needs."
"Second, Brilliant Times Century Culture will take 50%, 20% will be released to attract investment, 10% will be used as friendly shares, and 20% will be given to you, but we will take 20% of the sales profit of the album "Capricorn"
income."
"Let's see what you think."
The first cooperation plan is easy to understand. I shoot my drama and you combine your music. The TV drama is ours and the music is yours. We do not interfere with each other in this regard. We only jointly cooperate in publicity and marketing.
In the end, Century Culture will get expanded profits from TV series through this cooperation; Zhou Jielun will get expanded profits from music album sales through this cooperation.
Joint publicity is also the most basic win-win business cooperation method.
The second cooperation plan emphasizes a deep win-win situation.
Brilliant Times Century Culture is the producer and is responsible for all aspects of script planning, TV series shooting and post-production. It is a completely self-produced closed-loop industry. It is definitely normal to take 50% of the first shares.
20% is used to attract investment and raise more funds and sponsorships. This is a routine operation.
10% of friendship stocks are used to win over people by dividing shares, such as giving some shares to your friends, or giving capital that can exchange resources with you, which is equivalent to giving favors.
The remaining 20% was given to Zhou Jielun, allowing Zhou Jielun to take the second share, but Zhou Jielun had to use 20% of the profit from the sales of his "Capricorn" album in exchange.
This is what Zhou Jielun needs to consider.
Without his music, the TV series about Chu Xuan and Liu Yi Fei could have been filmed.
Without his existence, the TV series between Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei would still be popular.
Without Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei's TV series, his album still has expected considerable sales.
From this perspective, the cooperation between the two parties is equal and mutually beneficial.
Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei get the proceeds from the TV series, and he gets the proceeds from the music album.
In terms of music cooperation alone, in front of Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei, he really has no reason or qualification to take shares in the TV series.
If you want to get this 20% share of the TV series, you have to exchange 20% of the shares of his album.
This sounds reasonable, but there is a bit of a bet in it, that is, the value of 20% of the shares in Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei's TV series, and the value of 20% of the shares in his album, which one is higher?
But judging from the current situation, this cannot be predicted.
"If this drama becomes popular in China and your album is sold with the marketing method of 'Capricorn'
"If the popularity of this drama is limited to China, then they will probably make money. The sales of TV dramas are much lower than the previous one. Your album copyright will be a permanent and stable profit for many years."
Hearing the whisper of a businessman, Zhou Jielun nodded slightly.
The copyright of music is calculated once a year, and the copyright of TV series is calculated once every two years.
The copyright of music is increasing year by year, while the copyright of TV dramas is greatly reduced.
He couldn't estimate how much his album could sell, nor how much the drama between Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei was worth, but just looking at the market conditions of the two, he always felt like he was losing money.
"From the second perspective, if they cooperate with you, the value of their drama will overflow than normal. If you cooperate with them, the value of your album will also overflow than normal. The exchange of shares between the two parties is equivalent to
Exchange this part of the overflow value."
"Compared to the first type of non-interference cooperation, I prefer the second type. If we take the second share of the TV series, we can get the say in the music, which will facilitate better cooperation between the two parties."
"At the same time, if they take shares in our album, they have the obligation to promote it. Bright Times has the right to speak in micro-entertainment, which is very helpful in promoting your album."
Hearing this, Zhou Jielun felt confident.
He said: "In-depth cooperation is necessary. After all, the integration of music albums and TV series is such an artistic way. I hope to participate in the filming and production process and have more exchanges with Chu Xuan and Yi Fei
and exploration.”
Chu Xuan nodded slightly: "Jielun is right, I hope so too."
Liu Yifei smiled and nodded.
The two parties have been getting along for a week, and they have gradually become familiar with each other. They no longer call each other "Mr. Chu" and "Dr. Jay", but "Chu Xuan", "Yifei" and "Jielun", which is obviously more cordial.
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"Let's take the second cooperation model." Zhou Jielun made a decision, but then changed the subject: "But I think it will take time to discuss the specific share exchange amount. There is no basis for it now, so making a decision like this is a bit hasty. Today
I have to rush to prepare for the concert. I will leave these two brothers from my company to stay in the capital to discuss with you. How about they have full authority to make decisions on my behalf?"
Li He nodded: "Of course we have to talk, this is what we should do. Just talk to me about this business matter..."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! He looked at the couple and said to Zhou Jielun: "Discussing interests between friends can easily hurt feelings. Those of you who are engaged in art should do your art..."
He looked at the two business people on the other side: "Leave this matter to us."
Everyone present smiled, amused by Li Hu's straightforward and kind remarks.
Chu Xuan, Liu Yifei and Zhou Jielun looked at each other and discussed artistic creation for several days. Suddenly they were talking about business, which really made both parties a little uncomfortable. They still liked the atmosphere of being immersed in creative exchanges these past few days. This is what
Something they love.
"After confirming this cooperation model, I still have two small needs. I have full control over the production of music, and I want my lyricist Fang Wenshan to participate in the artistic coordination."
"Several songs in this album were written by Fang Wenshan. He has the most say when it comes to the look of the pictures. His suggestions are very important when it comes to what kind of scenery to look for and what kind of scenery to build."
Hearing Zhou Jielun's request, Liu Yifei said matter-of-factly: "No problem, before Jielun you came, Chu Xuan and I said that if we cooperate, you must be one of the producers, otherwise no one can compare with you in terms of music."
I understand better."
"Really?" Zhou Jielun raised his lips. He was very happy to be valued.
"Really." Chu Xuan confirmed, and then said: "Every lyricist has the most complete sense of the story of music. I think it is very suitable for Mr. Fang Wenshan to serve as the artistic director of the directing team."
Seeing what Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei said, Zhou Jielun said that his request had been achieved. He touched his palm and said, "Thank you for your help."
Both parties working together need to understand each other, and since both parties are engaged in culture and art, tolerance and understanding are even more important.
In order to explore new art, Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei took the overall situation into consideration, and agreed to his request so readily. This made him very comfortable, and it also made him appreciate the excellent qualities of these two people even more.
"As for the rest, I don't have any ideas at the moment. I just hope you can finish the script as soon as possible. I'm looking forward to the filming process." Zhou Jielun said.
After discussing the ideas with the other party for so many days, what will it look like when these ideas become reality?
He was looking forward to this very much.
"The story revolves around the male and female protagonists, and there are not many side plots. This script is not difficult to write. The real difficulty should be during the filming, how do we combine your music to create a corresponding feeling and visual effect." Chu Xuan said.
The whole story is about the two main lines of the male and female protagonists slowly merging into one main line. There is no group portrait description, and it only focuses on the male and female protagonists. Such a script is not difficult for Liu Yi.
In his opinion, the difficulty is to combine the performance of the music during the filming process, and to present the editing that closely combines the music and the plot in the later stage.
"There is another difficulty, finding a scene that fits the plot and the music." Liu Yifei added.
If it just fits the plot, then the scenes of modern urban dramas are easy to find.
But the scene also needs to fit the music, so there needs to be more consideration and attention to it.
"After I go back, I will ask Fang Wenshan to adjust the schedule. When you set up the team, I will ask him to join the team as soon as possible to help you with advice." Zhou Jielun said.
"That's best." Liu Yifei nodded.
At this point, it can be said that the cooperation has basically been reached. The only thing left is to finalize the business details and sign the contract. However, in the eyes of both parties, this is only a matter of time. It is only a matter of time that a formal cooperation is reached.
At this moment, Chu Xuan suddenly had an idea and looked like he was hesitant to speak.
"What's wrong with you?" Liu Yifei saw something unusual about him.
Chu Xuan looked at Zhou Jielun and said, "Jielun, if I said I would be the director, would you believe me?"
Before Zhou Jielun could speak, three women's voices suddenly appeared.
"You are the director!" Liu Yifei glared.
"You will be the director..." Wang Jinhua raised her eyebrows.
"Are you a director?" Liu Xiaoli turned to look at Chu Xuan.
Three women have three tones, and the three tones have a common context, which is questioning.
"What's wrong with me being a director? What's the expression on your face?" Chu Xuan couldn't laugh or cry. Before the guests could say anything, his family members came to question him. He was also drunk.
"Jielun, just tell me whether you believe me or not." He asked Zhou Jielun again.
Faced with this sudden change, Zhou Jielun was still a little stunned.
It goes without saying that Chu Xuan's acting level is good, but he has never heard of Chu Xuan's ability as a director.
Chu Xuan suddenly wanted to direct this play... Zhou Jielun touched his chin and looked at Chu Xuan with a scrutinizing gaze: "Let me think about it and see how I can answer your question with a high-EQ speech."
Speaking with high emotional intelligence? That means you don’t trust Chu Xuan’s directorial skills.
Liu Yifei couldn't help laughing: "Why do you suddenly want to be a director?"
Chu Xuan said: "As for any director, can he know how to combine music with the plot? Can he know how to combine the entire album with the plot progressively?"
"No matter how experienced a director is, their level in this area is the same as ours, so it's better for me to direct. This is also an opportunity to be a director. I wouldn't dare to shoot other movies and TV series if they are offered to me."
The shooting of urban dramas is not difficult at all, and there is no need for difficult choreography in terms of camera movements. The scene arrangement is not as cumbersome as ancient costumes. Just look for modern real-life scenes.
This drama is another drama to commemorate the relationship between him and Liu Yifei before their marriage. For such a meaningful work, it makes it even more meaningful for him to direct it.
In his opinion, it is most appropriate to take this drama as his first training work as a director.
Therefore, he came up with the idea of directing this play.
"Hey! Chu Xuan, you are right." Zhou Jielun changed his mind.
Chu Xuan's statement makes sense. If another director were asked to film this drama, they probably wouldn't be able to understand his music.
No matter how popular he is and how big the market is, he still knows that his music is not accepted by middle-aged and elderly people. However, most of the famous directors in the film and television market are middle-aged and elderly people.
If these directors are allowed to make movies and TV series, there is no doubt about their quality, but if they are combined with his music, these directors will have a headache if they get his albums.
Based on this situation, if a director on the market is asked to film "My Love from the Star", his level of understanding and combining music may not be as good as Chu Xuan's.
"Trust me, there's nothing wrong with me." Chu Xuan patted his chest and said confidently.
Zhou Jielun nodded: "I believe in your team."
Believe in your team...Liu Yifei made timely follow-up shots: "Jielen still doesn't believe in you, I just believe in your team of teachers."
Chu Xuan shook his head helplessly, and looked at each other with a smile: "Don't worry, the directing team is definitely of a high standard."
He doesn't have any directorial works, so Chou Jielun's disbelief is normal, and he doesn't dwell on this issue anymore.
"Do you really want to be a director?" Liu Yifei said again. Judging from Chu Xuan's firm attitude, Chu Xuan's decision to become a director should be gone.
Chu Xuan said: "Every director has his own artistic ideas, and the combination of album music and plot is a new thing. No one can guarantee that we and the director have the same ideas. So what should we do if our ideas don't agree during the filming process? Let's have a quarrel?"
"It's not like when we were just actors in the past, we could shoot whatever the director said. There was no question about it."
"But this time we are filming our own story. We have the final say, and the director has no say."
"But if this is the case, no one would want to be a director who has no say in the group and is willing to join the group."
"As for the concept, I, you, and Jielun have reached a consensus. You and Jielun will be the producers, and I will be the director. The teachers in the directing team will help us perfect the shots according to our ideas, and check for omissions and fill them in."
, such a directing team is in line with the agreed production direction of this drama."
Wang Jinhua nodded and said, "That makes sense. I support you becoming a director."
She sent the file, and she probably already knew the story of "My Love from the Star".
This is the original story of Chu Xuan and Qian Qian, and it is arranged with music. Only they know best what the scene should look like. This kind of special cooperation TV series may not be able to be shot even if Zhang Yimou comes.
When the two parties have reached a consensus on the concept, it will undoubtedly be beneficial to the production of the TV series if both parties jointly control the highest power of the crew. If a director with unclear ideas is added, there is a high probability that something will go wrong.
"Well, everyone, I have to go first and catch my flight." Zhou Jielun looked at the time on his watch, and he and Chen Zhenrong stood up to say goodbye.
"Slow down, we won't send you off." Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei stood up.
"No, no, no." Zhou Jielun hugged Chu Xuan and patted him on the shoulder: "I support you. An acting genius must also be very talented in directing ability. There is a saying in Hong Kong and Taiwan that only those who understand acting can understand directing. I
I believe you."
With Zhou Jielun's encouragement, the two parties became acquainted with each other, and Chu Xuan said politely: "I have a vision."
Zhou Jielun smiled, walked back a few steps, waved and said: "October 16th, Xiamen concert, I'll wait for you."
"OK, come and play in advance." Liu Yifei happily agreed and made an "OK" gesture.
During these days of discussion, both parties got along very happily.
Jay Chou brought up the matter of being a guest at the concert again, and the couple agreed immediately.
"You two, come and sit with me at Century Culture?" Li He invited two of Zhou Jielun's businessmen.
"Then excuse me." Two business people responded.
Just like that, the group left the office.
Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei sent them to the door, then closed the door and returned.
"If you become a director, aren't you one step ahead of me again?" Liu Yifei and Chu Xuan walked towards the sofa. She didn't question Chu Xuan's directorial ability just now, but she just saw that Chu Xuan was one step ahead of her in directing, which made her a little bit
unbalanced.
"Who are you? Boss lady, producer, if you sit down in my director's seat, do I dare to resist?" Chu Xuan came to the sofa and sat down, filling the teapot with water.
"Then you are a bit sloppy as a director." Liu Xiaoli joked, and Wang Jinhua looked at them happily.
However, Liu Yifei was satisfied, sat down next to Chu Xuan and said: "You said so, let's practice learning together."
"We were just discussing it together." Chu Xuan poured a cup of tea for Liu Yifei and said, "Let's play together."
Liu Yifei happily said "Hmm", picked up the teacup and drank the tea. She suddenly looked at her mother and thought of something important. After putting down the teacup, she stood up from the sofa.
He said anxiously: "Oh no! Mom! Please ask for leave for me, it's been more than two days!"
Liu Xiaoli didn't take it seriously at first, but looking at her daughter's anxious face, she made a look of sudden realization: "Yes, it's over, it's over, credits are going to be deducted, what should I do?"
Liu Yifei was even more anxious now and wanted to run to her mother to discuss countermeasures together, but Chu Xuan held her hand.
Liu Yifei turned her head and looked at Chu Xuan in confusion.
Chu Xuan and Liu Xiaoli looked at each other and pointed at her: "Look at the joking look in Auntie's eyes, I must have asked for leave for you a long time ago."
Liu Yifei was confused and turned her head to look at her mother. The faint smile in the corner of her mother's eyes was enough to explain the problem. This made her bulge her eyes and stamp her feet: "Mom, you are so mean! It makes me anxious to death!"
"Silly girl, how can I forget such an important thing?" Liu Xiaoli said lightly, with love for her daughter everywhere in her words.
Liu Yifei also reacted. How could her mother forget such an important thing?
Now that her mother had already asked for leave, she was completely relieved and could finally work on her work with Chu Xuan wholeheartedly.
A small episode, emotions come and go quickly.
Liu Yifei sat down again and said: "Brother Liu will complete the story outline next, and we will improve the structure of the director team. We will also think about which teachers we want to invite."
Chu Xuan nodded and heard Wang Jinhua say: "Don't forget the premiere of "Crazy Racing" tomorrow."
"Yes, tomorrow is the movie premiere of Senior Brother and Brother Bo." Liu Yifei thought about it. She was immersed in the creative atmosphere for several days and almost forgot about it.
