Half lying on the sofa in the hotel, Cai Yinong, in a state of extreme selflessness, read the novel that Zhong Yunqing was preparing to adapt into a TV series in one breath for three full hours.
Then I felt my neck was sore, so I came back to my senses and rubbed it.
After all, when Zhong Yunqing wrote this book, he wrote it according to the plot of the TV series. Except for the first two chapters when he just started writing, they were combined into the first episode. The subsequent plots are basically one chapter and one episode. And each chapter
The plot, dialogue and scene preparation are basically over 10,000 words!
So even after watching it for three hours, Lao Cai only finished the plot of the first eight episodes.
The result is that these sisters are completely convinced by Zhong Yunqing!
The plot of Chef Fang, how should I put it, has always been sweet from the very first episode.
But this kind of "sweetness" is exactly the kind of sweetness that lasts a while, and is "sweet but not greasy" in the true sense.
Let readers always smile involuntarily as the plot progresses. Then use their imagination to imagine the scenes described in the plot based on the words.
However, Lao Cai is not just an ordinary reader, she is also a film and television company CEO who has been in the industry for more than ten years!
As the saying goes: laymen watch the fun, insiders watch the door.
In Lao Cai's eyes, if this novel is adapted into a TV series, there is almost no possibility that it will not be popular. The only thing that needs to be thought about is how popular it will be.
From Fang Yishao constantly making various specialty dishes in the plot; from her father-in-law and mother-in-law who were very kind and harmonious to her after marrying into Shen's house; to beating her husband with a rolling pin for wanting to drink wine instead of making progress;
To defeat the three bullies who bullied Shen Yong one on three...
It can be said that the plot of the first eight episodes alone has completely laid out the subsequent plot lines.
Later, Cai Yinong, who was still not satisfied, spent most of the day carefully reading the entire plot of the first part.
From this she has come to the conclusion:
Obviously, after the adaptation of this novel, it will be a sweet drama without the involvement of "little three", no conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, no sadomasochistic plot like other bitter love dramas, and even a bit of palace fighting, which makes it look particularly immature. (
In the first episode, the prince’s two **** subordinates have already proved the lowliness of the palace fighting plot.)
For the sake of "water plot", a small amount of detective plots are also added. However, the flaws are not concealed. These somewhat hasty "detectives" do not affect the overall effect.
As the boss of Tang Dynasty, Lao Cai has already seen through the constraints of the script itself what will be shown later when the book is adapted into a drama.
First of all, the concept of this drama is very good! It is basically outside the "comfort zone" of mainstream domestic TV dramas at this stage.
Obviously this will be a TV series that does not have the common problems of domestic TV series at this stage.
At least from the book, it can be seen that the plot only contains the heart-warming love story between Fang Yishao and Shen Yong. But this alone can easily touch the hearts of many viewers.
This kind of love story, which is not mixed with other bloody dramas, but only pure and single-minded, is exactly what the vast audience who are being tortured by all kinds of bloody dramas like to hear and see! It is even what the public longs for.
To paraphrase what Zhong Yunqing said before, this will be a very "food-for-dinner" TV series.
To be honest, before reading this book, Lao Cai often called Zhong Yunqing a "great writer", but in his heart it was just a simple joke.
But after reading this sweet novel, combined with the various high-quality ideas after adapting the novel into a TV series, Cai Yinong had a very intuitive understanding of Zhong Yunqing's "writing power" for the first time. It also allowed her to face up to and pay attention to it!
There is a saying: The smell of wine is also afraid of the depth of the alley.
Lao Cai has been in the industry for so many years and has seen many TV series that have good reputations in recent years, but have failed in terms of ratings. The only explanation for these failures is that marketing and publicity are not effective.
But Zhong Yunqing's drama has already spread its reputation very early. The audience base is no longer a problem.
After all, Zhong Yunqing's popularity is not false. His new novel has been on the Qidian female channel and even many pirated sites for more than two months. Among them, there are many boys who like sweet articles and go to the female channel to catch up.
This book.
So it can be seen that after the adaptation of this novel, according to the current popularity, as long as the first wave of publicity can be in place, I am afraid that book fans will be very excited about it immediately.
Moreover, nearly 90% of the reviews are positive, which proves that this novel also has a very good reputation in terms of plot design.
It can be said that the drama has already become a hit through publicity from book friends before it even started filming. As long as there are no major problems with the casting, we will follow the original work and film it according to the plot of the novel.
The prototype of a hit drama is already looming!
So Cai Yinong no longer had any doubts at this time. Instead, she made up her mind that she must participate in the production of this drama!
The reason is very simple. Tangren is really short of money now! If at this time, Tangren can participate in the production of a TV series that may become a hit drama, then the impact of Lao Hu’s car accident will be maximized.
Smooth it out!
Another point is also very important. Being able to make up for it with the income from a popular TV series, even just a part of it, is enough to re-moisturize her purse that is about to dry up!
So before she finished reading, she couldn't wait to call Zhong Yunqing.
At this time, Zhong Yunqing had just returned from a trip to the hospital with Sisi.
Originally, I wanted to talk to Ying Bao about changing the show, but when I saw her distracted look when I went there, the couple decided to think about it for two days before talking to her about it.
Zhong Yunqing was driving when he heard the ringtone of his mobile phone. Sisi picked it up for him and saw that it was Lao Cai, and pressed the hands-free button. Then Zhong Yunqing said to the phone:
"Hey...Boss Cai, have you figured it out?"
Lao Cai's convinced voice came from the phone:
"I have to say, your novel is very good! After adaptation, it will indeed be a promising TV series. So, I agreed, and the crew of Tang Dynasty will give it to you! And..."
After speaking, she paused and continued:
"Not only can I give you the right to direct the crew, I can also help him convince Director Li to let him be your assistant director for a while and help you control the situation."
"To be courteous for nothing is to be either treacherous or deceitful! You definitely don't want to be 'helpful'. What are the conditions?"
Zhong Yunqing asked, then slowed down the car and let the car slide over slowly.
"Didn't you say that the investment for this drama is five million? Do you think this is good? I personally invested two million, and then added the Tang Dynasty filming team and director Li to join. After the film is completed and broadcast, I
I want to get 40% of the profit..."
Lao Cai's thoughts were immediately interrupted by Zhong Yunqing.
"That won't work. The one million I've set for you is already the limit. I'm going to use all the proceeds from this show to make the third big movie."
Of course, although Zhong Yunqing refused very simply, he thought about it seriously and continued:
"Well, I know it's been a difficult time for people in Tang Dynasty. I will let you participate in investing a part in my first movie. This way, making money along with it will also relieve your pressure."
"However, you also need to help me convince Director Li."
As the saying goes: If you ask for a high price, pay back on the spot.
The only thing Lao Cai thinks about now is how to make money! With Zhong Yunqing's commitment to film investment, she can barely accept 20% of the TV series' income.
"Okay, deal."
Well, although high-fives are not allowed on the phone. But both of them are "respectable people" and will not do anything to make money by breaking their promises.
Since Lao Cai has already said that she will convince Director Li, she will definitely be sure of it.
As for Zhong Yunqing, being the director by himself can certainly take over the power, but he has little experience after all. If he can have an experienced director who has filmed many TV series to serve as his deputy, he can help him find filming locations very well.
The shortcomings in the process will greatly increase the chances of success after the show is filmed!
After finishing the things in the general direction, Zhong Yunqing hung up the phone. Then Sisi kept listening to the conversation quietly from the passenger seat.
It wasn't until Zhong Yunqing hung up the phone that she stopped looking at the night view outside the car window, turned her head and asked:
"Old Zhong, do you feel that Li Ying has been a little unusual these past two days?"
Zhong Yunqing didn't quite understand the girl's brain circuit. He could only drive the car carefully, looked at the road ahead and asked:
"Uh? What happened to her?"
"Don't you think she cares about Lao Hu very much now? When we went to the hospital, her tears never stopped."
"Hey, isn't this normal! I told you, Li Ying is a big fan of Lao Hu! When she came to the hospital and saw Lao Hu injured like this, she certainly felt uncomfortable, and she must have even been heartbroken!"
Zhong Yunqing mentioned before that Liying was a fan of Lao Hu, but Sisi still continued to ask doubtfully:
"Really? It's as simple as being a big fan?"
"Stop guessing. Lao Hu has a girlfriend. Li Ying is a measured girl. It's not good for you to get to the bottom of it."
After thinking about it for a while, it was right. Although Zhao Liying was careless at times, she always had a good sense of propriety when it came to emotional issues.
Of course, the reason why Zhong Yunqing said this was just to comfort Sisi.
Because there was one thing he never told his sister. He knew in his previous life that Lao Hu broke up with his girlfriend after the car accident...
Zhong Yunqing felt very happy when he heard her talk about Zhao Liying, and wanted to tease Sisi.
So he pulled the car over and stopped, and then continued in a suddenly confused tone:
"Yes, Sisi, since we are talking about Liying, I suddenly remembered something."
Sisi's attention was indeed attracted. She tilted her head curiously and looked at Zhong Yunqing.
"Well, what else are you thinking of?"
"Look, Condor Shooting is about to be suspended, so isn't Liying 'unemployed'? I was thinking, we are going to start filming the drama "Chef Fang" soon, or let her play Fang Yishao, you
Let’s see how it goes…”
After finishing speaking, he stopped to observe Sisi's expression. When he saw that the girl was frowning and not speaking, he continued teasing her in an extremely desperate manner:
"After all, I have already introduced it in my book. Fang Yishao has a bun face! Look at Li Ying, a bun face like this is indeed the most suitable..."
When Sisi heard this, she immediately became a little angry ╰_╯. Her expression turned into a tiger expression at first, and then the whole emotion exploded in an instant!
"you dare!"
The first thing I heard with gritted teeth was these two words!
Then the girl started to use her most powerful weapon, her pair of "slender jade fingers", pinched Zhong Yunqing's waist hard, and continued to say angrily:
"you dare!"
"Fang Yishao, you dare to let someone else act, I...I..."
When I saw that the girl was really angry, she was so angry that I couldn't speak! Zhong Yunqing immediately raised his hands in a gesture of surrender:
"Okay, okay, I'm just teasing you. Fang Yishao has always written based on you! So I must let you act. I was just teasing you!"
"Hum╯^╰"
This guy really didn’t have a roof over his head for three days!
So Sisi suddenly didn't want to pay attention to him, and she got angry when she saw him like this!
However, Sisi's mood went away as quickly as it came. Then she thought of a very important thing.
So when she returned to the hotel, Sisi couldn't wait to know who her boyfriend was planning to find for each of the next roles.
So of course she asked about this curiosity:
"Do you have any ideas about who to play each character?"
"I'm thinking about it, what other ideas?"
"How about we let a few of us shoot it! Liying, Jianing, Xiaotong... It's a pity that Yaya doesn't have a suitable role."
"I plan to let Liying play the role of Little Stone..."
As soon as Zhong Yunqing finished speaking, Sisi frowned and retorted:
"Would it be inappropriate for Li Ying to play the fifteen-year-old Xiao Shitou?"
"How could it be possible? Isn't it gay for an actor to act young? Think about someone in his sixties playing a young girl. Liying is only nineteen years old, so it's very casual to play a fifteen-year-old."
And there is one thing that Zhong Yunqing did not mention. Ying Bao is so petite that it is easy to act young. Think about it. In later generations, Ying Bao played the role of 16-year-old Baguio at the age of thirty; played the role of 16-year-old Zhou Fei at the age of 33, and now plays the role of Xiao
Shitou is acting purely in his true colors.
"Then Zhang Jianing plays"
…………
After convincing Tang Ren, the next step is to assign roles.
In the previous life, the two newcomers, Chef Fang, were both popular. This time it was him and Sisi, and the results were even better than Sword. After all, this book
In accordance with the principle of "don't let outsiders have money," Zhong Yunqing certainly wanted actors he was familiar with to film this drama.
Zhong Yunqing also wrote the sentence "Still not as good-looking as Qing'er" from Shen Yong's inner thoughts. This character also aroused heated discussions among readers.
For example, if it is made into a TV series, everyone will know tacitly that the heroine Fang Yishao is Sisi. After all, the author has written that he likes bun faces, and his girlfriend is not a bun face.
Not to mention, if Zhong Yunqing were to be part of another TV series in exchange for a movie, Sisi would probably go crazy. The girl has been preparing for and looking forward to the movie for so long.
But when she was asked to play Fang Yishao first, Sisi didn't have any resistance. She also liked this role. And it's not like she wouldn't make a movie anymore, but she would make some money from a TV series first and then continue filming.