Chapter 483 'Zhuge Jingwei, Daughter of the Legendary Military Master'?
"Family with Children 7" successfully completed the task, Gao Xinjian was relieved, and he, who has always been on the lookout, prepared for his new project non-stop.
It is still a mythological drama - "Jingwei Reclamation".
This story comes from "The Classic of Mountains and Seas". The original text is: The girl of Emperor Yan was named Nvwa. The girl swam in the East China Sea and drowned and never returned, so she became the Jingwei. She often held trees and rocks from the Western Mountains in her hands and kept them in the East China Sea.
The official statement is that this story reflects the ancient working people's strong desire to explore nature, conquer nature, and control floods, as well as their spirit of struggle without fear of hardship.
But to put it bluntly, the original text of "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" is actually a story about a little girl who went swimming and accidentally drowned.
She was just the daughter of Emperor Yan, so it evolved into a myth. The original purpose of the story is more logical and should have been to warn children not to play in the water.
Of course, the official did not target the case without any reason.
In fact, this official evaluation refers to the version of "Jingwei Reclamation" that is currently more familiar to the public, and its content is quite different from the original "Shan Hai Jing".
This version of the well-known "Jingwei Reclamation", the story roughly goes like this -
Nvwa, the youngest daughter of Emperor Yan, went to play at the beach. She saw a naughty child bullying other children. Nvwa was a good child, so she went up and beat the naughty boy.
This naughty kid is the son of the Sea Dragon King.
I don’t know if there’s something wrong with the Dragon Clan’s education model. I have a bunch of naughty kids at home.
The most famous one is that the third prince of the Dragon King of the East China Sea was skinned and cramped by Nezha, but there are also legends about evil dragons and evil dragons doing evil in other rivers and lakes.
In ancient Chinese myths and legends, there are not many positive characters in dragons. On the contrary, there are many who are directly the villains of the story.
In the story of Jingwei's reclamation of the sea, this naughty boy from the Sea Dragon King's family is one of them.
This guy couldn't defeat the girl on land, so he secretly hid in the sea. When the girl went to swim in the sea, he made trouble and drowned the girl.
After the death of the girl, her soul turned into the Jingwei. She resented the sea for taking her life, and was also afraid that others would suffer the same fate as herself.
So he kept bringing twigs and stones from the land and threw them into the sea, hoping to fill it up.
The son of the Dragon King laughed at her and said that she was wishful thinking, but he was determined: "If it can't be filled in one year, I will fill it in a hundred years. If it cannot be filled in a hundred years, I will fill it in ten thousand years, tens of millions, tens of thousands of years. Even if the world ends, I will do it."
Fill up the sea."
Since then, the Jingwei bird has been around day and night, with the coming and going of cold and summer, and it can still be seen on the sea until now...
Although this version of the story combines part of the plots of the two well-known myths "Nezha Makes the Sea" and "The Foolish Old Man Moves the Mountains" to a certain extent, it is still quite inspiring and touching.
At the same time, it is also the one that is most in line with the official main theme and tone, so it has become the most widely circulated version.
The current stories about "Jingwei Reclamation" are all based on this version with sporadic additions and deletions, but generally they still do not deviate from the overall framework.
However, when Shanhe was working on the script of "Jingwei Reclamation", he boldly broke away from the constraints of this version.
There is no way, whether it is the original text of "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" or this version of the story, the plot is too thin and the conflicts are simple. It is okay to make a short animation, but it is a bit difficult to adapt it into a TV series.
So why not be bold and original, enrich the story background and plot, and create a "Jingwei Reclamation" based on the original work but with several times the amount of information.
This is not the first time that Shanhe has created an original script, and after previous mythological dramas, he has also done a lot of research on this aspect. After several discussions and research, he came up with an outline.
The time background is set in ancient times, probably during the period when Emperors Yan and Huang fought against Chi You, which is exactly in line with the character design of Emperor Yan’s daughter in the original text.
At the same time, because of Chi You, the natural villain changed from the son of the Sea Dragon King to him.
The old **** is boss...
Naturally, Chi You is the big villain, so the Battle of Zhuolu becomes one of the main storylines. With the battle of Zhuolu, Emperor Yan Shen Nong tastes a hundred herbs, so it cannot but be mentioned.
At that time, it was said that Chi You had unleashed poison and plague to harm people, and Emperor Yan tasted hundreds of herbs to find the magic medicine for the sake of the people.
The heroine, Nuwa, is the most beloved daughter of Emperor Yan. She helped her father and made great achievements. Chi You noticed her and she had murderous intentions. Then she could follow Jingwei's route to reclaim the sea.
In addition to these, Kuafu chases the sun, Houyi shoots the sun, Chang'e flies to the moon, Xingtian dances with relatives, Gonggong angers Mount Buzhou, Queen Mother of the West of Kunlun, Nvban, etc., these myths can also be incorporated into TV series.
It’s all in the ancient times anyway, so just give them a reason and let these people join the battle and show their faces one by one.
For example, when Kuafu supported the Yellow Emperor, Chi You united with the Sun God to harm Kuafu's tribe, and then Kuafu started fighting with the Sun God.
The Sun God was chased and beaten by Kuafu. Seeing that he could no longer do it, he called nine brothers to beat him. Kuafu was roasted to death.
At this time, his good brother Hou Yi came to take revenge and shot the Sun God and his eight brothers to death, leaving only the youngest one who was scared out of his wits and no longer dared to do anything random.
As for why Yang Jian killed the Nine Golden Crows in "The Prequel to the Lotus Lantern", and now the Sun God and his nine brothers appear again in "Jingwei Reclamation".
Everything is handled in a parallel world...
After Hou Yi killed the Sun God, Chi You even plotted against his wife Chang'e to separate the couple from heaven and earth, and even gave Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan a wave of eye drops in front of the Queen Mother of the West.
As for Xingtian, he was a general under Chiyou who fought with the Yellow Emperor and was beheaded, but his breasts became his eyes and his navel became his mouth, and he danced endlessly.
Gonggong was another wave of princes who were exploited by Chiyou and repeatedly targeted Huangdi. Huangdi was benevolent and tolerant of Gonggong.
Gonggong, who finally learned the truth, died of shame and anger. In a battle, he sacrificed himself and broke Mount Buzhou, causing Chiyou to suffer heavy losses.
To be honest, this script is getting more and more like "The Romance of the Gods". Two families are fighting, and they invite capable people and strangers from three mountains and five mountains to help.
Chi You is the combination of Tongtian Cult Master + King Zhou + Shen Gongbao, who constantly causes trouble for the Yellow Emperor. The girl has a high sense of presence, is very smart, and is the think tank of the Yan and Huang Emperors, a bit like a low-power version of Yang Jian.
The final "Jingwei Reclamation" plot also became a sacrifice to stop the boss Chi You. In the end, it was because of her that Chi You was suppressed and the world was at peace.
And because of her obsession, the girl who turned into a Jingwei bird still picked up rocks and wood every day and threw them into the sea where Chi You was suppressed to prevent him from resurrecting.
After Shanhe Screenwriting Department finished the script, it was shown to Zuo Le. Zuo Le thought the script was of good quality and even quite exciting in many parts.
But the plot of this drama is not even one tenth related to the original story.
Compared with the title "Jingwei Reclamation", "The Legend of Ancient Heroes," "The Romance of Yanhuang", "The Great Demon Chi You Was Beaten by a Group", and "Zhuge Jingwei, the Legendary Daughter of the Military Advisor" are all titles that can be picked out casually.
is more appropriate than that.
However, after all, the main protagonist of this play is a female child, so it is not inappropriate to use her mythological story as the title of the play.
Therefore, this drama is still called "Jingwei Reclamation", but it was also called "Yanhuang Romance" during promotion, which is also the real title of the drama.
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Although the project of the drama "Jingwei Reclamation" has been approved, it is still in the ancient times after all. The scenery and costumes need time to prepare, and it is still in the early stages of preparation.
However, many people are already eyeing the role of the heroine Nvwa in the play.
The first protagonist, with many roles, good character design, and special effects mythical drama, is extremely attractive to female artists.
The most important thing is that Shui Miaomiao, the first sister of Shanhe, is now stuck in "The Legend of Zhen Huan" and has other projects on hand, so she has basically said goodbye to "Jingwei Reclamation".
Without this strong opponent, many people have gathered their confidence and are willing to give the heroine of Shanhe a try.
Lao Gao finally realized what Zuo Le was going through when he was preparing for "The Legend of Zhen Huan". A group of aunts blocked the door and made phone calls every day. It was very difficult.
Fortunately, the casting time for "Jingwei Reclamation" is still long, so he can mediate slowly. However, the main villain is also Chi You, the male protagonist, and he has chosen the candidate early in the morning.
From the moment they first met Duan Long, Gao Xinjian felt that he was particularly suitable to play that kind of evil and domineering villain.
The role of Chi You belongs to him.
Huang Di and Yan Di are both important protagonists, especially Huang Di. Apart from Nvwa, Chi You and he have the most roles. Lao Gao plans to find two first-line actors to play the roles.
Emperor Yan is slightly older, after all, he is the father of the girl and an older generation of human emperors. Emperor Huang is in his prime, between thirty and forty years old.
In fact, in the original script, Huang Di was a young man, and he even had an emotional scene with a female child. The female slayer who had an important role became his sister, and he seemed to be the template for the male protagonist.
Later, Zuo Le thought it was too silly, so he deleted the emotional scene and let Huang Di concentrate on his career. He already had a wife when he appeared, and the female emperor was a daughter as usual, and she was a green girl.
This role is also the second confirmed actor after Chi You, played by Yang Qing.
Lao Gao and Yang Qing have played father and daughter for seven years. Their relationship is extraordinary. If there is a good role, they will naturally follow their daughter first.
As Emperor Yan, Lao Gao is going to find Teacher Tang Guo. This professional emperor with a history of five thousand years seems to have never played the role of Emperor Yan. He must be interested.
As for Huang Di's candidates, Lao Gao was not satisfied after several selections. Anyway, he still had enough time, so he planned to choose slowly.
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The casting of "Jingwei Reclamation" was launched with great fanfare, and Xiang Zuo Le also received uninvited guests.
Deputy Director of CCTV——Hua Wang.
The purpose of Deputy Director Hua coming to Shanhe is very simple. He wants to cooperate with Shanhe in filming a TV series.
It is nothing new that CCTV wants to cooperate with Shanhe. Before this, Zuo Le had hooked up with the other party, and they were ambiguous about it once or twice, but there was no big progress.
Firstly, Zuo Le was not in a hurry, and secondly, his requirements were very demanding.
At least it seems very harsh from CCTV...
After all, CCTV is the dominant TV station in China. Although it values Zuo Le, its figure cannot be lowered by lowering it.
If CCTV does not take action, there is no need for Zuo Le to ask the other party to cooperate. He wants to find a way out, but CCTV may not be the only one to choose.
Therefore, the matter has remained at a stalemate. The two parties have a good relationship and have been clamoring for cooperation, but there has been no substantive action.
But this time, CCTV is serious about it!
In the past two years, CCTV has actually not been having a good time.
With the rise of online dramas, video websites are squeezing the living space of TV platforms. It is already difficult to survive, but Dongshan TV, which relies on river dramas to kill everyone, appears next to it.
How pitiful it is, although in the early days of the television era there were times when local stations showed off their power.
But after television became fully popularized, the television era entered its golden age. CCTV was not invincible, but with its huge audience base, it rarely suffered losses.
However, after the Shanhe drama broke out in these years, it swept across the entire field of TV dramas and faced head-on battles. CCTV lost more than it won, and in some cases was even defeated.
Behind Zuo Le's nickname of "CCTV Killer" are the bones of countless TV series produced by CCTV.
Of course, CCTV was not the only one who couldn't beat Shanhe. They were not used to it at first, but later they got used to it and didn't feel ashamed of losing to Zuo Le.
It is also with this mentality that CCTV has been reluctant to "bow down" in front of mountains and rivers.
Until last year's "The New Deer and the Cauldron", its ratings were in shambles, CCTV made a big mistake and was completely embarrassed.
However, before things could get better, something happened again this year.
This year, CCTV’s new year-opening drama is a TV series with a military theme. Although it failed to win “Family with Children 7”, its score of breaking 2 is still considered qualified.
However, CCTV TV drama channel is not so lucky.
These years of continuous losses have made CCTV leaders feel that they should no longer stick to the old rules and should boldly explore new channels and introduce trendy dramas to win back young viewers from the Internet.
So, they focused on a TV series "Grass and Hammer" adapted from a famous online article.
The original work of this drama is extremely well-known on the Internet and has many fans. The anime adaptation has achieved great success and is currently one of the most popular domestic animations in the country.
Moreover, the male and female protagonists of this drama are both popular and popular, with extremely high traffic.
Although the director is not well-known, he has been in the industry for many years, and the screenwriter is one of the most popular screenwriters in the industry. The reputation and results of his previous works are quite good.
After much consideration, CCTV decided that this project was worth investing in and decided to take it.
However, before it even aired, the male protagonist had an incident with a fan, and his reputation plummeted. From being a popular star, he became a street rat.
To be honest, CCTV really regretted it at this moment, but the investment in this drama was huge, and it would be a pity to give up.
Moreover, although the male protagonist caused a scandal, his behavior was not considered wrong according to the law, and therefore he was not reduced to a bad artist and was banned by a certain bureau.
In order to prevent the investment from being wasted, CCTV pretended not to be able to see the public opinion on the Internet and broadcast "Hammer and Grass".
Then I was scolded miserably!
In fact, netizens are not entirely attracted by the male protagonist. To be honest, the filming of this drama is really bad. Especially compared to the anime with Zhuyu in the forefront, the TV series version has countless flaws.
Apart from other things, the male actor is 30 years old and plays a 6-year-old child.
A child pretending to be an adult may not necessarily be cute, but an adult pretending to be a child will most likely be disgusting...
In a word, "Hammer and Grass" failed even worse than "The Legend of the Deer and the Cauldron," which also caused the top management of CCTV to have a complete mental breakdown, which is why today's scene saw the deputy director personally looking for Zuo Le.
Why don't you bow your head? The leaders of CCTV really thought about it.
If they don't produce a hit drama, make a serious comeback, and avenge their past humiliation, then they will really lose face...
