Thanks to the careless female artists of Shanhe Company, Zuo Le was inspired to prepare a palace battle drama.
Let these famous and powerful women play the role of concubines in the play, and then fight around a man, it will definitely be exciting and beautiful.
Zuo Le has already obtained the script for "The Legend of Zhen Huan". He had wanted to work on this drama after filming "Latent" before.
The main reason why it has been delayed until now is that Zuo Le was really excited about "Mao Liang" and then devoted his energy to movies.
Another point is that "The Legend of Zhen Huan" requires a large number of actresses, and there are dozens of them with names and surnames.
As the old saying goes, if three women make one play, dozens of women can put together a long-running TV series with 180 episodes.
Not to mention, less than half of these women are female artists with a lot of things to do. Apart from that, ladies like Shan He are not easy to mess with.
To be honest, even though Director Zuo Da is a big shot in the industry, he is a little frightened when he thinks about filming with so many female artists on the same crew, fighting openly and secretly every day.
This also caused Zuo Le to never make up his mind. It was only now that the two movies were finished and Zuo Le didn't have any other suitable scripts in hand, so he gritted his teeth and decided to make "The Legend of Zhen Huan".
The original version of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" in Zuo Le's Memory Golden Finger is a Qing Dynasty palace drama. The protagonist Zhen Huan is based on Niu Hulu, Qianlong's mother. The male protagonist is Yongzheng, and Concubine Hua is Nian Fei.
However, in actual history, the palace of the Yongzheng Dynasty was completely different from the plot.
The prototype of the heroine Zhen Huan, the Niu Hulu family, gave birth to Qianlong long before Yongzheng ascended the throne. He is considered an old man from the late Qing Dynasty. If he did not exist, he would have to be drafted into the palace.
There was only one empress of Yongzheng, so the idea of his first wife being Empress Chunyuan is pure nonsense.
The prototype of Concubine Hua, Concubine Nian, gave birth to several children for Yongzheng in history. Although they did not grow up, they were not as miserable as Concubine Hua in the drama.
And according to historical records, Concubine Nian was Yongzheng's true love. After her death, she was named the imperial concubine and buried together in the imperial mausoleum.
In the TV series, Concubine Hua is more of a bargaining chip used by the emperor to balance the previous dynasty. She also has real feelings, but not many.
Also, there was no queen mother in the Yongzheng Dynasty, and Yongzheng’s mother, Wu Ya, died less than a year after he ascended the throne.
As for the imperial doctor and the county prince taking turns cuckolding the emperor, they simply ignored the famous sticking point in both the Yongzheng and Qianlong dynasties, and even made Yongzheng into a black man.
If Yongzheng was really such a badass, he would not have finally won the battle from Kowloon and become the emperor with the best reputation in the Qing Dynasty...
Zuo Le watched the drama at the time and thought the screenwriter was making it up. Later, after reading the information in the Golden Finger review, he realized that the drama "The Legend of Zhen Huan" was an adaptation and the original work was an imaginary dynasty.
Later, due to some reasons, the screenwriter was forced to apply the plot in real history, so it seemed far-fetched and full of loopholes.
Zuo Le doesn't like braid dramas, and readers don't want to watch them either.
Therefore, Zuo Le thought about it for a while, and when he was rewriting the script of "The Legend of Zhen Huan", he simply scrapped the Qing palace drama and set the plot background in an imaginary dynasty.
Shanhe version of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" is set in the Zhou Dynasty. The male protagonist is Emperor Qianyuan, later referred to as the emperor. He is the fourth emperor of the Zhou Dynasty. During the twelfth year of his reign, a draft was held in the harem to select official women to enrich the Yeting.
The emperor has descendants.
The heroine, Zhen Huan, is the legitimate daughter of the Minister of Rites of the Zhou Dynasty. She had no intention of entering the palace, and participating in the draft was just a formality. Unexpectedly, she accidentally fell in love with the emperor and was named a noblewoman with the title "Wan".
At this point, Zhen Huan began her legendary life in the harem as the "Champion of Palace Fighting".
Except for the male and female protagonists, the characters of the other queens, Concubine Hua, Shen Meizhuang, and Dr. Wen do not need to be changed. Their identities will be roughly changed. If the original historical figures are involved, their names will need to be changed.
In other aspects, because it is an imaginary dynasty, the costumes, rules, titles, etiquette and other details of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" have to be designed by the crew one by one. Fortunately, it is also an imaginary history, so it is easy to edit.
Several historical dynasties were roughly revised with reference to it, and even if some details were wrong, no one was free to find fault with a fictional drama that was inconsistent with history.
Shanhe had experience in the production of "Nirvana in Fire" before, and most of the scenes in "The Legend of Zhen Huan" are in the palace, so the difficulty of "restoration" is much easier than that of "Nirvana in Fire".
So Zuo Le is not worried about costumes, scenery, etc. He is generally satisfied with all the details of the script. The only thing he is not sure about now is the casting of "The Legend of Zhen Huan".
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As a palace-fighting drama, it can also be regarded as an alternative drama with a heroine’s career struggle. The heroine Zhen Huan is undoubtedly the most important role in the drama.
It is no exaggeration to say that the news of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" has only leaked out a little bit, and Zuo Le's phone is almost full of calls.
I can't help it, Zuo Le's new drama is also a drama with a female protagonist, which is really rare.
In recent years, most of Zuo Le's new works have male characters as the first protagonists.
For example, Yu Zecheng from "Latent", Li Yunlong from "Bright Sword", Charlotte from "Charlotte", Xiaobao and Shao Zhuang from "Mao Liang", etc.
It is true that the female characters in these dramas are actually very outstanding, but after all, the most important roles are still occupied by male actors. The TV dramas have achieved great results, and they are the ones who have made the biggest profits.
A careful calculation shows that in Zuo Le's film and television works, there are a lot of male characters, no less than a dozen here and there, while only three and a half female characters have particularly great influence.
"Seven Swords" series Lan Xin.
"Wulin Gaiden" Tong Xiangyu.
"Magic Phone" Silly Girl.
Ma Dongmei from "Charlotte Trouble" counts as half.
The remaining ones such as Wen Ta Niang, Xian Er, Cuiping, An Ning, Xiu Qin, Tian Yu, Zuo Lan, etc. are all slightly less famous and influential.
And it is these three female characters who are half out of the industry that have created Yan Ni and Shui Miaomiao, two generations of beautiful ladies.
There is a golden queen who is developing well in the film industry; there is a popular actress whose popularity is as high as that of those female stars.
Putting these two clear examples together, who wouldn't be tempted by any female artist who is somewhat motivated?
Even if the heroine of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" fails to make it into the entertainment industry in the end and cannot compete with Yan and Shui, if she can win the role, her net worth will at least double. She might even be nominated for a post-viewing role, or even directly. After viewing.
The entertainment industry has always been an airtight wall. After the spread of "The Legend of Zhen Huan", all the famous actresses in the industry were ready to give it a try.
Not to mention the few people within Shanhe, who have a determined winning streak written all over their faces, and they are building relationships with various public relations in the company, hoping to gain support and strive to rise to the top.
The president, Yan Kui, was forcefully forced to return to his hometown to avoid the spotlight, the chairman's assistant, Hu Ya, went abroad for inspection, and the vice president made it clear that he would simply "get sick" of high blood pressure and be hospitalized for recuperation.
Even the boss's wife Tian Yan was not spared. She would be chatting with more than a dozen girlfriends all day long. When she saw Zuo Le, her teeth itched with hatred.
The casting process hadn't officially started yet, but just after a breath of air, Zuo Le felt that he had lost several pounds.
In desperation, I quickly cut the knot and cast Shui Miaomiao as Zhen Huan.
Frankly speaking, in the beginning, Zuo Le wanted to praise newcomers for this role.
Shui Miaomiao has been developing smoothly in the past two years. Although "The Legend of Zhen Huan" is important to her, it is the icing on the cake after all, not as good as Shanhe cultivating a new star.
But later Zuo Le discovered that he had underestimated his influence too much, and "The Legend of Zhen Huan" had become fat in the eyes of more than 99% of the female artists in the industry.
At this time, if he wants to support a new person to take over, it is estimated that these female artists will have an explosive mentality, and the subsequent backlash of various public opinions is simply not something that a new person can bear.
Moreover, "The Legend of Zhen Huan" has a large number of female artists joining the cast, and none of these female stars are good actors. If the first female protagonist does not have a certain amount of capital, she will not be able to dominate the scene.
So all things considered, Miss Qishui is indeed the most suitable candidate.
No matter what those female artists think in their hearts, Shui Miaomiao is now the most popular actress after all, and she is also the current No. 1 sister of Shanhe.
She has enough fame, qualifications, and prestige. It is reasonable to win the heroine of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" and she can stop most people's mouths.
If Zuo Le really insists on praising newcomers, judging from the situation, he may not be praising others, but harming them.
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Shui Miaomiao became the final winner. No matter how much those women gritted their teeth with hatred, they didn't think they could take her place. After being sour for a while, they began to shift their attention.
Zhen Huan is indeed the best character in the drama, but as a palace battle drama, there are also many other outstanding female characters.
The gloomy-minded palace-fighting queen, Dabo SS.
The domineering and powerful concubine Hua Fei.
The gentle and kindhearted sister Shen Meizhuang.
The white lotus An Lingrong is different between appearance and duplicity.
Jin Xi is the best and most loyal assistant.
Huanbi, a striving palace maid who longs for advancement.
There are also concubines and maids of various sizes such as Concubine Qi, Concubine Duan, and Guiren Cao, all of whom have their own characteristics and have more or less roles.
Satisfy all role needs from first-line actresses to newcomers...
The first one to take action was Zhang Jiajia.
As the most low-key and popular female artist in Shanhe, whoever treats Zhang Jiajia as a fool would be really stupid.
From the very beginning, Zhang Jiajia knew that she couldn't get the role of Zhen Huan. Regardless of whether it was suitable or not, her fame and status would not convince the public, so she did not consider the heroine at all, but considered several other roles.
"The Legend of Zhen Huan" is Shanhe's key palace drama. The company hopes that it is best for female artists to participate, and not to worry too much about whether to play supporting roles.
Shanhe dramas, especially Zuo Le's dramas, are relatively uninterested in the cast. The first priority is whether the actors and the characters are compatible.
Although Shui Miaomiao won the role of Zhen Huan because of the popularity of the most popular Hua Dan, the prerequisite was that she could play Zhen Huan, otherwise Zuo Le would choose someone else even if she put in some effort.
It is precisely because of this that Shanhe artists have never been particularly entangled in whether they should be male or female protagonists in Zuo Le dramas, nor do they feel inferior to others.
Because today they are supporting actors, and in another drama tomorrow, they may be the protagonists, and today's protagonists will be supporting actors at that time.
In addition to this relatively fair rotation mechanism, Zuo Le's prestige is high enough.
Even if Shanhe and other first-line artists from the outside world play supporting roles in his plays, they don't feel they are losing their place, and they even feel honored.
This is the treatment that belongs to top famous directors. Artists are willing to help and support, and they are even willing to be green leaves. If you were an ordinary director, you would let big-name artists play supporting roles, spit in your face, and even have to call you mentally ill.
Of course, if you pay a sky-high salary, the result is still unknown...
At present, only Zuo Le in Shanhe can easily adjust all the artists. Kong Sheng and Lao Gao are not very good at it. As for Xue Jun and Wang Qian, those who are friends are fine, but the rest may not be able to direct them.
Because of the above reasons, Zhang Jiajia is willing to play a supporting role in "The Legend of Zhen Huan", as are several other Shanhe female artists.
To be realistic, in Zuo Le's new drama, given his strength and reputation, even if he plays a supporting role, there is a high chance that he will get more benefits than taking on a leading role from outside.
Moreover, in Zuo Le's crew, you can also show off your performance in front of the boss. Maybe the boss will take a fancy to you, and the next step in the drama will be for you to get the upper hand.
This is one of the biggest reasons why big-name artists are willing to be green leaves in famous director's crews.
Zhen Huan doesn’t need Xiao Xiang. For the role of the queen, it is said that Zuo Le is planning to find someone a little older and is currently in contact with Yan Ni’s team.
However, considering that Yan Ni has basically left the field of TV dramas and concentrated on her film career, she also considered Chen Su, who had previously played Yang Jiuhong in "The Mansion".
The role of Concubine Hua can be said to be the most outstanding in the early stage, even better than the heroine Zhen Huan to a certain extent, so the competition is extremely fierce.
Just inside Shanhe, Song Jia and Yin Li are eyeing it, and there are also two first-tier actresses outside, not to mention second-tier and third-tier actresses.
Shen Meizhuang and An Lingrong, a gentle and caring sister, and a delicate white lotus.
Zhang Jiajia thinks she can give it a try, but again, the competition between these two important roles is cruel, and even she can't guarantee a sure victory.
These two were very difficult, and the other minor supporting roles had too few roles, so Zhang Jiajia looked down upon them. After some hesitation, Zhang Jiajia felt that Huanbi was a good character.
First of all, the role of Huan Bi is not small. As the heroine's personal maid and illegitimate sister, she has a share in the heroine's appearance in the early and middle stages. In the later stage, Zhen Huan is stabbed in the back, and the master and servant/sisters turn against each other to fight for the man. It is also a blast.
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The important thing is that not many people are interested in this role at the moment. If she takes action, with her background, she will basically be in the bag.
Zhang Jiajia is not a hesitant person. After thinking about it for a long time, she made up her mind and asked Zuo Le to win the role of Huanbi.
And Zhang Jiajia's operation also reminded the other two Shanhe female artists.
Just like Mao Tong, although she has hit the edge now, her foundation is not stable after all, and she cannot grab a role that is too good. It is better to be like Zhang Jiajia, settle for the second best, and rely on the advantages of Shanhe's family to get one.
A supporting role with a heavy role.
So, Mao Tong followed suit and grabbed the role of Liu Zhu. This role is also Zhen Huan's personal maid. The role is acceptable, and she sacrifices herself to save Zhen Huan. The character is extremely likable.
This is also what Mao Tong values the most. They are all supporting roles anyway. More or less roles are secondary. The most important thing is that the audience can remember them.
Another person who imitated Zhang Jiajia was Wan Qian, but she couldn't say that she was imitating her. The role she liked, Jin Xi, was very popular, second only to the Queen, Concubine Hua and other characters.
As the heroine Zhen Huan's best friend, friend, teacher, military advisor, and loyal servant, Jin Xi's character design is considered to be the best in the play, and she has many roles.
Fortunately, Shui Miaomiao took Zhen Huan, Song Jia and Yin Li fought bloody battles for Concubine Hua, Zhang Jiajia and Mao Tong withdrew early, and An Lingrong and Shen Meizhuang attracted a large number of powerful enemies.
Relatively speaking, Wan Qian had the most advantage among the artists competing for Jin Xi, and with the help of his best friend, the landlady, he finally got what he wanted.
While the selection of other characters has not yet been decided, the heroine and the team around her are the first to gather and watch the situation with a smile...
ps: I wrote skewers in the last chapter, and the dumplings turned into fruits. All have been corrected now. Also, please beg for monthly votes ▄█?█●
