After reading all the chapters of the second major plot, Xue Zihan frowned and thought for a while, then suddenly smiled and said softly to himself: "It is indeed suitable for being made into a web drama. It has a beginning and a beginning!"
…
The next morning, in the recording hall of "The Birth of an Actor", Xue Zihan saw Wang Zheng again. He smiled and glanced around. Seeing that no one was paying attention, he whispered to Wang Zheng: "Ah Quan's new book, I
I finished watching it last night, it was very good!”
Wang Zheng smiled and nodded, "Very good, in that case, then when we leave here, let's adapt and film his book first?"
Xue Zihan: "Well, I think we can start some preliminary preparations, such as finding suitable actors, especially for main roles such as male and female protagonists. What do you think?"
Wang Zheng: "Well, I agree with this. Do you have any good candidates to recommend?"
Xue Zihan thought for a while, "Tonight, let's have a video conference with Ah Quan to discuss it! Let's see which actor he thinks is suitable to play the male lead and which actor is suitable to play the female lead. Maybe he is shaping these main characters
When I was doing it, I was molding it according to the image of a certain actor! What do you think?"
Wang Zheng nodded, "Yes, it's possible! Let's talk about this during the video conference tonight?"
This is indeed not the place to discuss such things. Xue Zihan gave him a smile and nodded slightly.
So, the matter was decided happily.
…
night.
The video conference proposed by Xue Zihan was held as scheduled.
Sun Quan, Xue Zihan, Wang Zheng, and Tao Yujuan are each at home, each at one end of the computer.
Xue Zihan: "Brother Zheng and I both like the book "The Last Wish of the Dead", especially the way the book is written in the form of a unit drama. Each story seems to be self-contained and has little connection with the surrounding context, but because of
Several main characters are connected throughout and are integrated into one. I think this way of writing is very suitable for adapting into the web drama we wanted to do before. Brother Zheng also means the same thing. Ah Quan, Sister Tao, what are your opinions?"
Tao Yujuan smiled and said, "I completely agree! I have no objection."
Sun Quan also smiled and nodded, "If I said that the reason why I decided to write such a book was to adapt it into a web drama, would you think I was pretending? Haha."
"hehe!"
"Ha ha……"
Tao Yujuan and Wang Zheng were both amused.
Xue Zihan glanced at Sun Quan with a smile and said, "We are all good friends. We can still tolerate you if you show off occasionally."
Sun Quan wanted to laugh a little. The standard way of saying it shouldn't be: If you don't pretend to be competitive, can we still be good friends?
Speaking of which, this sentence is quite popular on the Internet recently.
"My opinions have been discussed with Brother Zheng before, and I completely agree with them. So what is the focus of this meeting you propose today? Huh?"
After laughing, Sun Quan got straight to the point and asked the question directly.
We all know each other well and will work together in the near future to build a film and television company, so he has no intention of talking in circles with them. He just says what he has to say and tries not to waste each other's time.
Wang Zheng: "That's right. Zihan and I mainly want to discuss the casting of this drama with you. The actors' schedules need to be communicated and confirmed in advance. Zihan and I both think that the drama can start now.
The role has been cast.”
Xue Zihan nodded, "Yes! For example, let's take the male protagonist of this book, Chen Yang... Ah Quan, when you were writing this character, did you have any actor in mind to portray it? Did you use a certain actor as the template for this character?
"
actor?
Wang Zheng and Xue Zihan were so positive about this project, which was a bit surprising to Sun Quan.
But he was happy to hear it.
Having a positive attitude at least shows that they are passionate about the show, and enthusiasm... is always a prerequisite for doing a good job or a project well.
How much enthusiasm you have for a thing or a project often determines how much energy you can put into it.
But... when he was shaping the character of Chen Yang, he really didn't have any star image in mind. After more than ten years of coding, he had long since gotten rid of the stage where he needed to find a real-life template in his mind to create a character.
However, since Xue Zihan asked this question, Sun Quan still frowned and thought about it, mentally recalling the compatibility between some well-known young actors in the entertainment industry and the role of Chen Yang.
When he was seriously considering this issue, Tao Yujuan laughed and spoke first, "I think Zheng Yijian is good. His image is very good and his acting skills are okay. He may be a little older, but this shouldn't be a big problem.
, I think we can use makeup technology to make him look younger, what do you think?"
Zheng Yijian?
Sun Quan glanced at Tao Yujuan in the video in shock.
Is she serious?
Wang Zheng was the first to laugh, "How dare you think about it! What we are going to do this time is an online drama. Do you think Zheng Yijian will consider our project with his reputation?"
What's more, he is such a big name, even if he is really willing to accept our film, what about the salary? How much salary should be given to him? Have you considered this issue? "
Xue Zihan also laughed, "Sister Tao, can you stop staring at those big-name stars? We are not making movies and our investment is limited, so don't scare me!"
Tao Yujuan chuckled and blinked, "I was just joking! Mainly because when I was young, his favorite star was him. To be honest, if the factors of age and salary are excluded, I really think Zheng Yijian is a very good star.
Good choice!
He has a good image, stable acting skills, and explosive power at critical moments. He is also good at action scenes, so he is really a good candidate."
Xue Zihan was speechless and raised his hand to his forehead, "Sister Tao, can you be realistic? Stop dreaming!"
Wang Zheng asked Sun Quan, "Ah Quan, do you think anyone is more suitable?"
Sun Quan shook his head slightly, facing the doubtful looks of the three people, and said: "I think it is best not to choose actors that are well-known to the audience for the main roles of this drama, let alone stars. It is best to choose a group of actors.
A new face who has the right image and acting skills but is not famous."
Xue Zihan frowned: "To save money?"
Wang Zheng: "Isn't this... hard to find? It's not too difficult to find one or two new faces like this, but if you look for actors like this for the whole show, the workload will be too much.
If it is purely to save remuneration, I don’t think there is any need to save to this extent. If our investment is really not enough, I can go out and search to see if I can find partners who are interested in investing together..."
Before Wang Zheng finished speaking, Sun Quan shook his head and said with a smile: "It's not entirely a matter of investment. To be honest, even if it takes 10 to 20 million, or more, to invest in this drama, I don't have any funds now."
The pressure is mainly due to... well, how should I put it?
Don’t you think that in this kind of ghost-related subject matter, familiar faces that are familiar to the audience often appear, which is very entertaining?
As for unfamiliar faces, although it is not easy to create gimmicks during promotion, the audience should have a better sense of immersion when watching this drama, what do you think?"
"A sense of immersion?" Xue Zihan was slightly surprised.
Wang Zheng's expression moved slightly, thoughtfully.
Tao Yujuan blinked and nodded: "It seems like this is really the case, just like the mockumentary "Ghost Records". It became popular just because everything strives to be real. Is that what you mean?"
Sun Quan hummed, "I know we are new to the online drama industry and we lack a lot of relevant experience and connections. It is not easy to find a large number of capable actors with unfamiliar faces, but... I think if we can calm down
Come on, if you search carefully, such as going to major film and television schools to select newcomers who have not yet debuted, as well as some unknown actors in the film and television industry who have acceptable acting skills but are limited by resources or personal image, you should still be able to do it.
solve this problem.
After all, don’t forget, what we are going to shoot is an online drama, and its positioning is inherently lower than that of traditional TV dramas. The audience’s requirements and expectations for our drama should also be lower. Under this premise,
As long as the actors we choose are not too bad in acting, the filming is careful enough, and the plot is attractive enough, the audience will be satisfied with the final product."
After he finished speaking, the three people in the video were not in a hurry to express their opinions.
Whether it is Xue Zihan, Wang Zheng or Tao Yujuan, they are all thoughtful.
Then Tao Yujuan was the first to break the silence, "It seems to make sense, and, Brother Zheng, let me tell you, don't be angry!"
Wang Zheng raised his eyebrows slightly, "What? Say it!"
Tao Yujuan: "I think if we really go according to Ah Quan's idea of finding actors, when the filming of this drama officially starts, you, the director, will have much better control over the crew. After all... Haha, you have always been like this
I am an assistant director of variety shows, and I have never proven myself in the film and television drama industry before. If a group of famous actors or stars are replaced, you... I am worried that you, as a director, may not be able to control those people!"
Silence, wry smile.
This was Wang Zheng's reaction.
Because Tao Yujuan's words felt like they hit the nail on the head, and they hit his heart directly.
Make it difficult for him to refute.
Sun Quan gave Tao Yujuan a thumbs up in his heart, looked at it with a smile, and waited, not in a hurry to say anything else.
After a few seconds, Xue Zihan showed a smile and said, "I agree with this plan! Although if we implement this plan, we may spend a lot of time in selecting actors, but I think it is nothing. Adapting "The Last Wish of the Dead" is
This is the first web drama we have produced since the establishment of our company. I don’t know what you think. Anyway, I hope it will be an instant hit. If you want to be an instant hit, you will inevitably have to work slowly and carefully.
Rather than being slow during filming, I think it is completely worth spending more time on casting.
This can not only save us a lot of salary, but also use the saved salary for filming, post-production of the show, and even promotion. Although the casting process will take a lot of time, it needs
The money spent is not much, Brother Zheng, what do you think?"
What else could happen?
In a video conference, three of the four people present have already agreed to the plan. Even if Wang Zheng is the only one who opposes it, what's the point?
What's more, he was actually convinced.
Nodding, "Okay! Let's do it like this! In this way, I propose that all the casting matters be left to you, Yujuan, for the time being. You can make the preliminary selection. For each main role, you'd better select a few candidates first.
Regarding the selected actors, let’s go back and select the best among the best to determine the final candidate, okay?”
Wang Zheng's suggestion surprised Tao Yujuan, and she pointed at herself, "Me? Leave it all to me? No, how can I have so much time? I have been working every day recently, and the workload of casting this time is so heavy.
,I……"
Wang Zheng laughed and interrupted her, "It's okay, you should resign first! Yujuan, among the four of us now, you may be the only one who can spare the time to do this..."
"How? Why?"
Tao Yujuan was puzzled.
Wang Zheng smiled brightly, "Haha, you think about it! Ah Quan has to concentrate on writing this book. He is the original author. The current plot of this book has just begun. There are still many things that need to be written. Moreover, his lover has recently
He is raising a baby in the magic city, and the companies under his name also need him to take care of it. Where is Zihan... She is the chief director of our current show, and I am the deputy director. The work of the three of us is temporarily unavailable.
Get rid of it. In comparison, hey, maybe you only have your current job..."
At this point, he didn't say anything else, but his implication was already very clear.
I just want to say that only Tao Yujuan's current job can be resigned at any time, and it is not irreplaceable.
These words hurt Tao Yujuan's self-esteem a bit.
Tao Yujuan's expression is indeed a bit complicated. She opens her mouth to speak, but she has no words to argue.
Her smile turned into a wry smile.
Sun Quan smiled and still didn't say anything. Now it's up to Tao Yujuan to decide. After hearing Wang Zheng's reasons, Sun Quan also felt that Tao Yujuan was the most suitable to do the casting work at present.
Xue Zihan: "Sister Tao, what Brother Zheng said may be a bit straightforward, don't mind it! If you don't want to, it's okay. At worst, when we finish the work at hand, we can do the casting work together. Really
,It's fine."
It's okay if she didn't say that. When she said that, the bitter smile on Tao Yujuan's face became even stronger.
I feel like I have been pushed into a corner and there is no room to dodge.
They had already talked about this, how could she have the nerve to refuse?
He sighed helplessly and nodded slightly, "Okay! In this case, I will write a resignation letter later and hand it over to the Taiwan leader tomorrow. I will try to resign as soon as possible and do this as soon as possible! Is this the head office?"
Wang Zheng made a gesture of cupping his fists and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Yujuan!"
Xue Zihan smiled, "Sister Tao, come on! I love you!"
Tao Yujuan smiled bitterly and rolled her eyes at them.
Sun Quan thought for a while and said: "Sister Tao, the casting work will be left to you for the time being. Don't worry about your salary. Starting from the day you officially resign from your station, all your salary will be taken care of by me.