Chapter 137 Shanhe Edition 'Six Groups of Serious Cases' (two in one)
Regarding the two new projects launched by Sunward, Zuo Le himself is mainly concerned about "Serious Cases Group Six".
"The Story of the Health Team 2" not only has the basic foundation of the first part, but also can ride on the popularity of the companion piece "The Story of the Cooking Team".
Even if there are some shortcomings in the original team, the performance may drop, but it won't be too bad.
Moreover, because Xue Jun, the director of "Story of the Health Team 2", is one of the directors of the first film, there is no risk of the sequel's style plot not matching the previous film due to director changes.
Therefore, the upper limit of "Health Team Story 2" is difficult to say, but the lower limit is quite high.
Because of this, Zuo Le did not put too much energy into this drama, but let the production department of Shanhe Pictures handle it.
The person in charge of the production department made it clear that he would personally name himself as the producer of "The Story of the Health Team 2" and sent two producers and one deputy to follow the team.
This is also a new attempt by Zuo Le to explore the future film and television production and operation model of Shanhe Films.
As the entire base of Shanhe Pictures is expanding day by day, it is impossible for Shanhe to just work around a film crew directed by Zuo Le himself.
In the context of Sunward's continuous projects for new dramas, the company's production department has also begun to gradually turn to systematization. The professional trend of Shanward Film and Television's production process is imperative.
According to Zuo Le's idea, in the future, Shanhe will set up a film and television project, and its responsibilities will be roughly divided into two parts, one is content creation, and the other is financial funding.
Content creation is in the hands of the director, while financial aspects are in the hands of the producer. At the same time, both are supervised and supervised by the production department.
To put it bluntly, this operating model is still the same as that of the local and central governments.
A crew is divided into two parties: director and producer. The director is in charge of shooting and the producer is in charge of money. Both parties have balanced control, but there is also a production department supervising it.
Separation of three powers to ensure the company's interests to the greatest extent possible.
"Health Team Story 2" is the first pilot of this model.
If it is feasible, any future projects proposed by Shanhe will be operated according to this model, including Zuo Le's own crew.
Of course, it’s hard to say whether the producer and production department will dare to confront the boss.
This is also a major drawback of this operating mode, that is, there are two bugs, Zuo Le and Gao Xinjian.
Needless to say, Zuo Le, as the boss and the pillar of the company, his crew is working hard every day, and the producer and production department don't dare to say a word.
As a company veteran, Gao Xinjian and the boss of the production department Mingyan were the only two generals under Zuo Le when Sunward was founded.
Not to mention his seniority, the most important thing is that Gao Xinjian also owns the big IP "Family with Children", and he is close to most Shanhe artists (Kongwen Department) and has extensive connections.
When Gao Xinjian became the director, no producer in the company dared to quarrel with him. Even in the production department, only the boss made it clear that he could argue with him.
So this model is difficult to apply to the left and high bodies.
On the contrary, Kong Sheng and Xue Jun are relatively new to the industry, but they are not strong enough. The producers can work with them equally, and the production department can also suppress them.
Regarding this shortcoming, Zuo Le was aware of it, but he didn't care about it.
The essence of this model is to be implemented on a trial basis for the future expansion of the industry, the increase of directors, and large-scale new drama projects. As long as it is suitable for most of the crew and directors, a few "fish that slip through the net" or two will not affect the overall situation.
If that doesn't work, we can also ask Mingyan, the boss of the production department, to take action in person, or he, the boss, can step in.
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"The Story of the Health Team 2" will be piloted, and "Serious Case Group Six" will be watched by Zuo Le himself for the time being.
Zuo Le attaches great importance to this drama because it is Shanhe's first new independent IP not directed by him.
Before that, the TV series produced by other directors of Shanhe were deeply involved with Zuo Le.
Gao Xinjian's "Family with Children" Part 2 and 3 is a sequel to Zuo Le's "Family with Children 1", and Xue Jun's "The Story of the Health Team" is a companion volume to Zuo Le's "The Story of the Cooking Team".
It can be said that the success of these two series is more or less due to Zuo Le's works.
But this time, "Serious Case Group Six" is different. In addition to Zuo Le giving a script outline and a few casting opinions, director Kong Sheng is responsible for everything else. Zuo Le himself has little influence and traces in this drama.
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If "Serious Crime Group Six" can succeed again, it will prove that Shanhe does not rely on the sequels of Zuo Le's works and related TV series, but independent new original IPs can also be recognized by the audience.
The status of Shanhe in the industry is different. It will transform from Zuo Le's personal "studio company" into a serious diversified film and television production group.
At that time, the word "mountain and river system" was not just a joke...
It is related to the "transformation" of Sunward Pictures. It can be imagined that Zuo Le attaches great importance to "Serious Case Group Six".
From the beginning of the script creation, he had many discussions with the screenwriting team and director Kong Sheng, and after several revisions, he finally finalized the script for the Shanhe version of "Serious Case Group Six".
Compared with the original version of the video player in Zuo Le's mind, the script of Shanhe's version of "Six Serious Cases" has been greatly changed.
First of all, the time setting of the script is from the beginning of the century to the 18th year. The background of the story is also set in Quancheng, that is, the Sixth Serious Case Group under the jurisdiction of the Criminal Investigation Detachment of a certain bureau in Quancheng.
The male protagonist Dazeng is the backbone of the six groups. The character is a veteran in the police field. He values love and righteousness. He has been handling cases on the front line for many years and has rich experience. He is well-connected in all aspects and knows both black and white. He is a very "market person"
A different kind of policeman with a special taste.
The second male lead, Zheng Yimin, is the leader of the Sixth Serious Case Team. He is humorous, cheerful and has a strong sense of responsibility. He loves and cares for the members of the Sixth Team and is the big brother of the Sixth Team.
The third male number, Jiang Han, used to be a soldier and had excellent marksmanship. Although he has gained some weight now, his foundation is still there, and he is responsible for the military force of the Sixth Group.
Male No. 4 Huang Tao, a rookie who has just been assigned, is learning and training from the big brothers.
The heroine Ji Jie is known as the number one policewoman in Quancheng. She is bold and capable, has a clear sense of love and hate, hates evil but is not gentle. She is a very charming female character.
The second female lead Bai Lin, like Huang Tao, is a new member of the Sixth Group. She has excellent professional knowledge and an outgoing and lively personality. She is the favorite of the Sixth Group.
These six characters are the main characters in the crew of "Serious Case Group Six". Other police colleagues, criminals, and ordinary people have few scenes. Except for a few supporting characters who have slightly more scenes, the rest are basically guest appearances and extras.
This is a bit similar to sitcoms. They are all unit-oriented, with one case per episode, with a big main plot in the middle, and the finale in the last few episodes.
Speaking of cases, many of the plots of the original "Serious Case Group Six" cannot be copied due to the historical background.
Apart from other things, smartphones and electronic payments alone can make less than half of the cases logically illogical.
Therefore, except for a few original cases from the innocent era that have survived, most of the cases in the Shanhe version of "Serious Case Group Six" were caused by Zuo Le contacting several Dongshan police leaders. After obtaining authorization, he obtained some cases in recent years.
The real internal cases that came before were re-processed and adapted by the screenwriting department.
In addition to obtaining the authorization to adapt the case, Zuo Le also used this to get in touch with the top brass of Dongshan Police.
These leaders heard that Shanhe was planning to make a TV series featuring front-line criminal investigation policemen in Quancheng. They were very interested and gave them great support.
The crew of "Serious Case Group Six" can enter and exit the Quancheng Police Station to shoot some scenes; the Quancheng Criminal Investigation Team assigns consultants to the crew to solve difficult problems; uses some non-sensitive police equipment; dispatches special police to assist in filming, etc...
Such support was rare even in the 1980s, 1990s and early 2000s.
But in this era, except for a few big directors or officially supported projects, it is impossible for ordinary crews to get this treatment even if they are blind.
Zuo Le was able to receive such great support mainly because Shanhe was a key cultural industry designated by Dongshan Province's top officials to support, and the judicial department had to give him some face.
In addition, the leaders of Dongshan Police also really value Zuo Le, a director genius who has produced countless hit dramas. They feel that if "Serious Case Group Six" becomes popular, it will be a good publicity for them and the entire Dongshan Police system.
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In addition, Dongshantai helped negotiate peace, and the combination of many factors contributed to the current result.
Zuo Le was very sensible. Seeing this situation, he simply took out 20% of the crew of "Serious Case Group Six", 10% was given to Dongshan Station, and 10% was given to Dongshan Police Department.
"Serious Cases Group Six" has two more production units, and its confidence is stronger, and the standards are more or less looser than ordinary criminal investigations.
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Director Kong Sheng was moved to tears by the treatment and support Zuo Le fought for.
It’s not like he has never filmed a police-themed TV series. Kong Sheng’s debut film is called “Police”, and now when compared with “Serious Case Group Six”, it’s like heaven and earth.
Kong Sheng admired Zuo Le so much that he felt that if he failed to film "Serious Case Group Six", it would be a heinous crime.
Zuo Leke didn't know what Kong Sheng was thinking. These days, while he was busy with the post-production of "Story of the Cooking Class 2", he also ran to the crew of "Serious Case Group Six" from time to time to give advice to Kong Sheng.
Now, the crew's preliminary preparations are basically in place, and the only thing that's not keeping up with the progress is the casting.
There are currently no suitable actors for the six protagonists of "Serious Case Group Six", except for Dazeng (Fan Min), Zheng Yimin (Zhou Binbin), Jiang Han (Jiang Chao) mentioned in the full text, Ji Jie, Huang Tao and Bai Lin.
Candidate.
Among them, Huang Tao and Bai Lin are okay. They just need to find two relatively capable young actors, but the heroine Ji Jie is a bit tricky.
This capable first policewoman in Quan City is not only the heroine in the play, but also the connector of the main plot. She has many highlights and is very demanding on her acting skills. Ordinary actors may not be able to handle it.
In the past few days, Kong Sheng read a lot of information about actresses, but he just felt they were not suitable. The assistant director in charge of selecting actors almost gave up the choice.
However, Zuo Le still understood Kong Sheng very well. He had also struggled for a long time for a role.
If we say that for a TV series, the screenwriter and script are the skeleton, the director and the behind-the-scenes are the internal organs, and then the actors are the skin and flesh.
The actor has been found, he is fair-skinned, beautiful, and handsome, but if something goes wrong, his face will be disfigured.
A ruined TV series, no matter how good its frame and internal organs are, the audience will think it is an ugly thing and ignore its pretty good connotations.
Therefore, whether it is a TV show or a movie, casting is crucial, not to mention the protagonist and the key role.
Are there too many tragic examples in the entertainment industry where a rat's droppings ruined the pot of soup? We must learn from the past and provide guidance for the future. We must be vigilant.
With Zuo Le's support, Kong Sheng was able to continue looking for his favorite Ji Jie.
Huangtian paid off, and with Kong Sheng's continuous efforts, he finally found a suitable candidate.
Wang Qian, 30 years old this year, graduated from the Beijing Film Academy. She has worked as an actor, a screenwriter, and has directed and filmed several commercials. She is an absolute all-around talent.
However, in these professions, she has not made a big name for herself. Although there is no shortage of jobs, there are not many opportunities for advancement. Her career is tepid, and her situation is a bit like Xue Jun before, or even slightly worse.
After all, Xue Jun is still in Kongwen, and he is still a serious director with eight works, while Wang Qian, the most outstanding professional actor, has just barely touched the edge of the third line.
Compared to Xue Jun, his status in the industry is not even a bit worse.
The reason why Kong Sheng fell in love with her was because of a TV movie called "Anti-Drug Storm", in which Wang Qian played a policewoman, heroic, courageous and shrewd.
This image immediately struck Kong Sheng, and he felt that this was the Ji Jie he was looking for.
Kong Sheng immediately contacted Wang Qian, who was currently negotiating for a new movie. When Kong Sheng first came to the door, Wang Qian was not very interested. After all, TV series and movies are not on the same level.
But after learning that "Serious Case Group Six" was written by Zuo Le and that she was the heroine, Wang Qian pushed the movie without saying a word, packed up her things and rushed to Quancheng that night.
This woman's decisiveness in doing things made even Zuo Le look sideways.
After Wang Qian came, she had no objections to the pay or the script, but she made a request to Kong Sheng, that is, she wanted to serve as an assistant director on the crew, free of charge.
Wang Qian, who has worked as an advertising director, has some directing experience, so asking her to be the assistant director is not a joke.
Besides, one more assistant director is not too much, one less is not enough, and there is no need for additional funding. Kong Sheng patted his thigh and agreed to Wang Qian's request.
After Wang Qian joined the cast, two other actors, Huang Tao and Bai Lin, were quickly found.
The person who plays Bai Lin is a junior Chinese opera student at school. She is pretty and has decent acting skills. Needless to say.
The actor who plays Huang Tao deserves a few words.
This person's name is Zhang Ze, who was recommended by Sha Yi. He is his senior in military arts. After graduation, he worked in a cultural troupe. He recently retired and was attracted by Sha Yi to Shanhe.
Zhang Ze is not handsome, but he is very recognizable. He has thin eyebrows and small eyes, rich facial expressions, and very solid acting skills. He can easily perform dramas and comedies.
Not long after arriving at Shanhe, he defeated many opponents through auditions and won the role of Huang Tao. At the same time, he successfully caught Zuo Le's eye and was listed as a key observation target.
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ps: Actually, I originally wanted to replace the role of Wang Qian (Wang Qian) with a relatively well-known actress, and at the same time pave the way for the subsequent plot.
But then I checked the information and found that this "Police Officer Ji" is so deeply rooted in the hearts of the people that he is the soul of the show.
"The iron-clad Ji Jie, the flowing six groups" is not a joke. I changed her, and I always felt that there was no internal flavor, so after consideration, I still stick to the original version (no charge for this part)
