Deputy Director Diao didn't have many scenes, except for the two highlight scenes of "catching a traitor", he only showed his face before, and then filmed an ending that was similar to an Easter egg.
It's probably like dressing up as Deputy Director Diao, singing in a coquettish way, lip-syncing to "Good Luck Comes", and then cutting back in.
This time Zuo Le came to visit the cast of "The Shameful Iron Fist" and his presence was quite strong.
He supported the heroine Ma Lili and made a cameo appearance, helped the male lead Yang Zhuo cure his "mental illness", and also made a cameo role in person, and also hooked up Sha Yi.
With these alone, his title of producer is not in vain...
A week later, Zuo Le left the set of "The Shameful Iron Fist" and went back to watch the post-production of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" for two days.
Then he went to the capital and held a meeting with CCTV to briefly discuss matters related to "The Qin Empire - Fission".
The project of "Qin Empire" has been officially announced, but after all, it is a large project covering multiple parts, and the goal is to be a high-quality product, so there is a lot of preparation work.
Now, the preparatory team alone has a few hundred people.
At CCTV, Deputy Director Hua personally took charge of the project and assigned a senior executive to take charge of it, while Shanhe's vice president made it clear that the entire process would be followed up.
This level is quite high.
Leaving aside CCTV, Shanhe has developed rapidly in recent years, and the company's business territory has become larger and larger. Although it is clear that the vice president also serves as the director of the film and television department, he mainly oversees the overall situation and does not personally handle a certain project, including Zuo Le.
Directed projects are no exception.
This time, because Zuo Le was personally ordered to take charge of the "Qin Empire" project, it not only showed respect for the person in charge at CCTV, but also showed that Zuo Le himself attached great importance to this project.
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Zuo Le did not come to CCTV many times. What impressed him most was when he came from Dongshantai to attend a CCTV whistle-blowing study session around 2017.
Of course, this study meeting was actually a cover. In fact, CCTV invited a large group of directors and producers to select projects to film military tribute dramas.
Zuo Le, who had just become famous at that time and had not yet left Little Transparent, had no one on CCTV paying any attention to him.
On the 25th of that year, CCTV study meeting
Standing in the audience like a slave
At that time, Zuo Le swore with tears in his eyes
I must let everyone on CCTV see me...
So, Zuo Le later hooked up with Kong Wen and filmed "The Story of the Cooking Class", which was a tribute drama to CCTV and started a journey of falling in love with CCTV.
These are the versions widely circulated by the outside world.
But in fact, in Zuo Le's heart, the mood swings are not that strong.
When he first arrived at CCTV, no one cared about him. Zuo Le was a little disappointed, but at that time he had just become famous, so it was normal for him to receive some cold treatment. It was far from being an insult to his dignity, and he vowed to take revenge.
The so-called fact that he used "Story of the Cooking Class" to compete in CCTV's gift drama as a deliberate revenge is actually a coincidence.
It was during the gift-giving period, and military themes were relatively popular. It happened that Zuo Le had the script "The Story of the Cooking Class" in hand, and it was a sitcom. How could he hide it?
Even if he didn't meet Kong Wen in the capital at that time, there would still be Lu Wen, Hai Wen, and even if he returned to Quancheng, Dongshantai would come forward to cooperate with the military region in Quancheng.
If you really want to blame it, blame it on the poor vision of the people who selected the dramas at CCTV, who produced a bunch of bad movies, and were beaten by "The Story of the Cooking Class".
Then there is a great story in the film and television industry about a heroic young man wielding a sword and slaying a dragon...
After many years, Zuo Le came back to CCTV and received completely opposite treatment.
The deputy director personally greeted us, and the channel director accompanied us on the tour. After the meeting, during lunch, the director personally came over to say hello.
It may not be comparable to those top big shots, but in the entertainment industry, Zuo Le should be the first to come to CCTV and have such a standing.
Even the internal employees of CCTV were shocked and had a new understanding of Zuo Le's position in the hearts of their senior executives.
In fact, the reason why Zuo Le received such grand treatment is also related to CCTV's current embarrassing situation.
As mentioned before, CCTV has suffered many setbacks in the field of TV dramas in the past two years, and they can’t wait to make a good turnaround.
As for the hope of success in this turnaround, they put their money on Zuo Le and "The Qin Empire".
Therefore, Zuo Le actually caught it at a good time. If it were normal times, the deputy director's appearance would be overwhelming.
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The meeting with CCTV went smoothly.
As mentioned before, Shanhe has absolute dominance over the filming of the TV series, so there are not many things that need to be communicated with CCTV.
The main thing is that Shanhe will report on the preparation progress and some next steps, and then contact CCTV to find out what help CCTV needs to provide.
The latter is the focus of this meeting, otherwise Zuo Le would not have gone there in person.
At the end of this meeting, both parties also confirmed the launch time range of "Qin Empire - Fission", which will be roughly April to June next year.
The specific time depends on the preparation progress and the schedule of Zuo Le and the actors, but it is roughly this period.
After Zuo Le returns, he will also start the casting process for "Fission" one after another.
And not only the leading role of "Fission", but also the casting of the next "Zong Heng" will probably be determined.
"The Qin Empire" is a series, the plots in it are coherent, and many characters will appear in two or three dramas.
Apart from other things, the first "Fission" is about Shang Yang's reform, and the protagonists are undoubtedly Qin Xiaogong Ying Quliang and Wei Yang.
But later in the plot, King Qin Huiwen Ying Si will also appear, and even occupy an important plot, for example, he killed Wei Yang.
And Qin Huiwen Wang Yingsi is the male protagonist in the second film "Zongheng".
In other words, this requires Zuo Le to decide on the male lead of the second film "Zong Heng" when casting the first film "Fission".
In the original version of "The Qin Empire" in Zuo Le's Golden Finger, many characters had their roles changed, probably due to various reasons, and even some characters' designs were inconsistent.
In the original version of "Fission", Ying Si's character was a scheming boy with a strong villain flavor. But in the second film "Zong Heng", Ying Si changed actors, changed his character, and became charming again.
From an overall perspective, this is undoubtedly a good change. The conflicts in the plots and characters of the two dramas still caused some trouble for the audience.
Many times, the original "Qin Empire" is called a series, but in fact it is more like a semi-independent drama with the same name.
Of course, there are many reasons for all this. Just from Zuo Le's comments and comments, I learned that there were many changes such as changing screenwriters, directors, and production units.
It is already very difficult to film this drama completely. As for the various flaws between the dramas, many viewers can understand them.
Zuo Le had no intention of commenting on the original version, but he deliberately learned this lesson when making the Shanhe version of "The Qin Empire".
Not only are the plots of the entire series connected as much as possible, the characters are also changed based on normal plot logic, and the actors are also ensured from beginning to end.
Especially the leading role, from childhood to adolescence, from adulthood to old age must be played by the same actor, and no substitutions are allowed midway.
The Shanhe version of the "Qin Empire" series is more like a series than the original version.
Therefore, Zuo Le's casting task was quite heavy. He starred in all the actors in the first film "Fission" and partially in the second film "Zong Heng".
Being the male protagonist and core character of two dramas in one go, Zuo Le is under a lot of pressure.
Nowadays, among the many leading actors, Zuo Le has only confirmed Shui Miaomiao to play the female lead in "Fission", Bai Xue, and other roles are still under consideration.
Fortunately, you have plenty of time. Although it is not easy, you can choose slowly.
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After returning from the capital, Zuo Le went to visit the filming location of "The Sewing Machine Band" again.
After all, it and "The Shameful Iron Fist" are both movies produced by Shanhe, so Zuo Le has no reason to favor one over the other.
In fact, compared to "The Shameful Iron Fist", Zuo Le is more confident about "Sewing Machine Band" because of the director Zhou Yan.
As I said before, this is a major domestic director with strong abilities, high status, and knowledge of rock music. With him in charge, "Sewing Machine Band" doesn't need Zuo Le to worry about at all.
In fact, this is also true. After Zuo Le came to the crew of "Sewing Machine Band", he found that everything went smoothly and the relationship within the crew was harmonious.
This is the prestige and strength of top directors.
If Zhou Yan directed "The Shameful Iron Fist", Zuo Le would not have to deal with Yang Zhuo's habit of being late. Zhou Yan would fix it for him as soon as he joined the cast.
Zuo Le's biggest feeling in "Sewing Machine Band" is that there are rock singers everywhere, singing whenever they don't agree with each other, and the atmosphere is extremely hot.
It is said that because of this incident, "Sewing Machine Band" specially opened accounts on several online short video platforms. Every day, they filmed and shared videos of the rock singers singing in the crew, which attracted a lot of fans and promoted the movie.
Of course, the video was only part of the filming, and several heavyweight guests who appeared as easter eggs were deliberately hidden, waiting for the release of the movie before they were finally revealed.
Zuo Le is not familiar with these rock singers. This kind of niche circle is very exclusive, and it is easy to not sincerely accept outsiders. Most of the rock singers who came to make guest appearances in the movie are just looking at Zhou Yan's face, and they have no intention of getting along with Zuo Le.
This overlord in the film and television industry has a lot of connections.
Even though Zhou Yan introduced Zuo Le as the screenwriter of this movie, he didn't get much recognition from the singers.
Zuo Le was only half-experienced in rock music, and he didn't want to squeeze into the rock music scene. Apart from going there every day to listen to music, the two parties actually had little contact with each other.
In this crew, the ones who really have a good relationship with Zuo Le are the actors in the crew.
Shanhe is mainly engaged in film and television. As long as rock singers have no intention of crossing over, there is no need to make friends with Zuo Le, but the actors are different.
Nowadays, almost all actors in the entertainment industry don't want to film Zuo Le's scenes.
This time it was rare for me to have further contact with real people on the same crew. Everyone wanted to show their face in front of Zuo Le.
Even if Zuo Le doesn't like him, it's still good to look familiar.
Zuo Le also came into contact with Guna, the long-legged goddess that Zhou Yan used to seduce him.
Well, it is indeed long, white, and extremely smooth...
In addition to Guna, the other person who left a deep impression was the comedian Qi Bin who played Hu Liang.
This man started his career as a sketch actor, but later became popular with online dramas. Because he is good at playing the guests of the Foot Washing City, he is known as the father of health care and has a very good popularity with the audience.
Zuo Le had seen his works before and had a good impression of him. Seeing his face full of joy, he seemed to hear those lines that touched his soul again.
[All 98-inchers look like this, 298-inchers are not allowed to fly]
[Sister, it’s not that you’re not good enough, it’s that my brother’s requirements are too high]
[I am already a little tired from doing regular projects]
[Like my kidney reflex area is attacked]
[Liuwei Dihuang Pills click upwards]
【Happiness bang bang bang】
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Zuo Le had thought about cooperating with him before, but he didn't expect Zhou Yan to bring him here this time. This is why Zuo Le agreed to Qi Bin playing the role of Hu Liang.
You know, in the movie "Sewing Machine Band", the role of Hu Liang is no less important than the male protagonist Cheng Gong played by Guo Jinfei. It is not an exaggeration to say that this movie has two male protagonists.
Moreover, Hu Liang's character is very comedic, and in a sense, he is more outstanding than Cheng Gong.
Zuo Le wanted to recommend Lei Jiayin, an artist from his own company. He has a good relationship with Guo Jinfei, and the two of them have a better understanding of acting.
If Zuo Le hadn't been impressed by Qi Bin's comedy prowess, it would be hard to say where this role would go.
This is true even if Zhou Yan supports him.
After all, Zhou Yan is the senior director, Zuo Le is more senior than him, Zhou Yan is the shareholder of Cactus, and Zuo Le is the one who knows everything about Shanhe.
When the two of them were at odds, it was definitely not Zuo Le who made the final concession...
Of course, Qi Bin did not disappoint Zuo Le and even performed better than he imagined.
Even after reading Qi Bin's performance materials, Zuo Le's previously vague idea of collaborating with him gradually became firmer.
He remembered that there was a silly King Huai of Chu in "The Empire of Qin", who seemed to be quite suitable for Qi Bin.
However, this character will appear in the second "Zongheng" at the earliest, and it is too far to talk about it now.
After discovering Qi Bin, a good talent, Zuo Le also met his old friend Yu Jian in "Sewing Machine Band".
Teacher Yu is the vice president of the Beijing Rock and Roll Association and is very well-known in the rock circle. Zhou Yan has a good relationship with him and invited him to play a supporting role this time.
In addition to Mr. Yu, the cross talk actor Yue Longgang of the De Feng Society who competed with "Dumpling Detective" last time also made a cameo role in "Sewing Machine Band".
However, Yue Longgang's guest appearance was not because of Teacher Yu, but because of Zhou Yan's own connections.
When Yue Long first entered the film and television industry, it was Zhou Yan who helped him a lot. His first influential role as an actor also appeared in Zhou Yan's movie.
From a certain perspective, Zhou Yan is Yue Longgang's noble person in the film and television industry, and the two have a close friendship.
Zuo Le even heard that after Zhou Yan saw the script of "Sewing Machine Band", Yue Longgang was the first person chosen for the role of Hu Liang.
However, Yue Longgang said that cross talk is very good, and in terms of stage performance alone, it is not inferior to Qi Bin, or even better.
But in terms of film and television comedy performances, he is far less mature than Qi Bin, so after several considerations, Zhou Yan finally submitted the latter to Zuo Le.
Zuo Le and Zhou Yan have very similar ideas.
Yue Longgang's acting skills are definitely much better than his master's, but he is still far behind some professional actors who came from a major and have certain talents and have been honed for many years.
Zuo Le's positioning of him is that he can play a supporting role, but if he wants to be the main supporter and support a high-quality comedy movie like Shen Teng, it will be a long way off.
If Zhou Yan had chosen Yue Longgang, then Zuo Le would have supported Lei Jiayin's promotion...
