Chapter 371 The Mythical Universe of Mountains and Rivers
Quancheng Changqing Base, the crew of "Latent"
There are only 30 episodes in total, and it does not require extensive scene changes or a long shooting time.
Since filming started in early May, "Insidious" has been filming for more than a month, and basically half of the filming tasks have been completed.
This is because the early stage was based on the plot, which delayed the time a little, otherwise the speed would be faster.
But it's hard to say now. After all, by the middle of the filming, the actors have almost entered the state and have accumulated a certain degree of tacit understanding with each other. The crew's post-shooting time is likely to be shortened to some extent.
Zuo Le himself estimates that "Latent" should be completed within the time limit of late June or early July. The summer schedule is tight enough to catch up, and 80% of it will be broadcast in September.
However, although "Latent" can't make it to the summer schedule, it doesn't mean that other Shanhe dramas have given up on the summer schedule.
On the contrary, as the best TV drama schedule every year, Shanhe attaches great importance to it.
In July, the sequel to last year's hit "Lotus Lantern", "Lotus Lantern Prequel" premiered on Dongshan Channel.
As the most popular fairy tale drama last year, and with the super popular character Yang Jian played by Jiao Jun, "The Prequel of the Lotus Lantern" has been attracting a lot of attention since its inception.
In particular, "The Prequel to the Lotus Lantern" stars Yang Jian as the protagonist, which is a hit for old viewers of "The Lotus Lantern".
You know, the popularity of Yang Jian, the Erlang Shen played by Jiao Jun, cannot be overshadowed. "Lotus Lantern" can achieve such good results, and this character has made a great contribution...
Even last year, if Li Yunlong's advantage was not too terrifying, Jiao Jun's Erlang Yang Jian would have had a chance to win the Golden Phoenix Award for the Most Popular Character of the Year in 2021.
As the dust of "The Mansion Gate" has settled, Lao Gao no longer thinks about competing with Kong Sheng for the so-called "Second Director of Shanhe".
At least for a short time, he gave up struggling.
Now Gao Xinjian has enjoyed the benefits of costume dramas from "Seven Swords 2" and "Lotus Lantern", and he fully intends to delve deeper into this category.
Especially with regard to mythological themes, Lao Gao feels that there is a lot to be done.
What about Nuwa filling up the sky, Jingwei filling up the sea, Cowherd and Weaver Girl, Eight Immortals Journey East, Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Journey to the West to Confer Gods...
Qing Yishui's high-quality Shinhwa IP has a very high reputation and is very attractive to ordinary audiences. As long as the script is solid and the actors, production and special effects can keep up, there is no need to worry about poor results.
These may not be guaranteed by other film and television companies, but they are the core competitiveness of Sunward.
Having played three special effects masterpieces in a row, Gao Xinjian is quite confident in developing a TV series with mythological themes.
Kong Sheng is the leader of serious dramas, and we, Gao, will be the king of mythological dramas.
What are you afraid of being suppressed temporarily? Time is still long. Sooner or later, the day will come when Gao Laosan will counterattack Kong Laoer...
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Following "The Prequel of the Lotus Lantern", the TV series launched by Shanhe in August during the summer vacation is "The Story of College Students 3" directed by Xue Jun.
This is also the final episode of the sitcom series "The Story of a College Student".
Although the "Story of a College Student" series is not particularly conspicuous among many popular dramas, it is still a top-notch series after all. At the same time, it has been broadcast for two consecutive years and has accumulated a lot of fans.
Especially this year, Shen Teng, who plays the first protagonist Li Fanda, became popular with "Charlotte Trouble", and the other protagonists, Guo Jinfei, Lei Jiayin, and Mao Tong, also experienced varying degrees of popularity growth.
This will greatly promote the ratings of "College Student Story 3".
After experiencing the success of "Detective Di Renjie", Xue Jun is now much more ambitious and shouted the slogan "Impact 2.5" to the company's senior management.
The ratings are 2.5, which is almost considered a hit drama...
Even though the performance of Shanhe drama has been very popular, there are not many TV dramas that can exceed 2.5. Apart from Zuo Le, there are only one or two other directors.
Apart from other things, the ratings of Sun & River’s two most famous series at present, “Family with Children”, have not exceeded 2.5 among the five series.
Only the recent third installment of "Serious Case Group Six", thanks to the success of Duan Long's "Actors Come to PK", has broken through this barrier.
Prior to this, the status of "The Story of a College Student" in the Shanhe series has always been lower than these two dramas.
If the final chapter successfully breaks through 2.5, it will be considered a wonderful turnaround.
Not to mention more than "Six Crimes" and "Family with Children", the others can also be compared with them and become one of the masterpieces of the Shanhe series.
Xue Jun has a deep affection for "The Story of a College Student". This is a work he started in Shanhe, and it has special significance.
Therefore, Xue Jun particularly hopes that "College Student Story 3" can give this sitcom a perfect ending.
Like Xue Jun, Shen Teng, Guo Jinfei, and Lei Jiayin also have deep feelings for the "Stories of College Students" series.
Although this drama is not their film and television debut, it is their first film and television production in which they have starred.
This is how the three of them joined Shanhe and gradually got to where they are now. It is no exaggeration to say that "Stories of College Students" was the turning point of their careers.
Therefore, the three people strongly supported Xue Jun's decision and contributed their own efforts with practical actions.
Lei Jiayin, despite his busy schedule, added another variety show to promote the TV series.
Guo Jinfei is negotiating with his crew and is frantically rushing to complete the filming in July to participate in the promotion of "College Story 3".
As for Shen Teng, he is the third male lead in "The Prequel to the Lotus Lamp". As the TV series is still airing in more than half a month, it stands to reason that he should focus on "The Prequel to the Lotus Lamp" first.
As a result, this guy was "in the Cao camp but in the Han Dynasty", and from time to time he brought in private goods during the promotion period, including a few lines from "The Story of a College Student 3".
Lao Gao and Xue Jun were so angry that they called and complained. When they came to "Latent" to visit and guest star, they did not forget to report to Zuo Le.
Zuo Lecai is too lazy to care about these trivial matters. Anyway, they are all the works of his own company, and the promotion is the same for everyone.
Besides, it’s easy to understand that an actor/director has an emotional tendency towards a certain work.
Just like "Underground Traffic Station" and "Wulin Gaiden" by Zuo Le, and "Family with Children" by Lao Gao, no matter in terms of meaning or emotion, other works can't match it.
Comparing one's feelings with one's own, as long as it doesn't go too far, doesn't delay your own work, turn a blind eye, and just pretend you don't know...
Gao Xinjian actually didn't take it too seriously, he just looked for an opportunity to complain. If he really wanted to stop him, and told Shen Teng in person, Shen Teng would naturally stop.
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But when it came to Shen Teng, Lao Gao really had some ideas. He looked at Zuo Le, who was sitting under the pergola, breaking grapefruits and eating them while the crew was taking a break at noon, and asked.
"Chairman, do you think it's inappropriate for Shen Teng to play Jigonghe?"
"Jigong, you want to take a picture of Jigong?"
Zuo Le threw the red grapefruit into his mouth and looked at Gao Xinjian in surprise.
He knew that Lao Gao wanted to delve deeper into mythological dramas, and he supported it.
As I said before, Shanhe cannot just rely on his golden fingers. He must gradually transform into producing his own original dramas. Adaptations of mythological and historical themes will be the top priority.
In fact, the Shanhe Screenwriting Department also has several original scripts, covering both mythology and history, but these scripts do not contain the Jigong that Gao Xinjian mentioned.
"I just have an idea. Didn't Mr. Guo film "The Legend of Jigong" this year? I think this IP is good and covers a wide range. It can be made into a TV series like a unit drama. If it is completed, it will be a series.
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Although there is no shortage of mythological themes, it is basically a complete story and not many can be made into series.
At least Lao Gao thought about it for a while and felt that the two IPs, Jigong and Liaozhai, are relatively mature and familiar to the audience.
Of course, this is just Lao Gao's personal preference. Let's not talk about Liaozhai. Jigong can be replaced by other immortal characters.
For example, Zhong Kui, the Eight Immortals, Tu Tu Gong, or even Sun Wukong will do. They are nothing more than slaying demons, punishing evil and promoting good. It doesn't matter which immortal is the protagonist. The key lies in how the unit story is compiled. This is the most important thing.
Zuo Le felt that Lao Gao's idea was right. Looking back, he could really ask the screenwriting department to try out a few unit stories and try out a fairy protagonist.
"Besides Jigong, do you have any other ideas?"
Zuo Le looked at Gao Xinjian. After filming "The Prequel to the Lotus Lantern", Gao will only have "Family with Children 6" left in the second half of the year. He must find a new project for him.
Lao Gao obviously had a plan, and touched his increasingly rounded chin: "In addition to the Jigong project, I thought about it, do you think there is any ending to the story of the Seven Fairies and Dong Yong in Huangmei Opera?
It just so happened that I invited Shui Miaomiao to play the guest role of the Seven Fairies in "The Prequel to the Lotus Lamp". When the time comes, I will let her play the leading role, and it can be connected with "The Lotus Lamp" to create a mythical universe of mountains and rivers."
"Seven fairies, heavenly couples, birds on the trees in pairs..."
Zuo Le looked at the excited Gao Xinjian and scratched his head.
The Three Holy Mothers descended to earth to follow Liu Yanchang in "Lotus Lantern", Yao Ji descended to earth to follow Yang Tianyou in "Lotus Lantern", and now she is thinking about getting the Seven Fairies down to earth to follow Dong Yong.
