Entering July 2021, the most important work of Shanhe is divided into two parts.

Promote the movie "Wulin Gaiden".

"Seven Swords 2" is ready to be broadcast.

In addition, there are a few things that are a little less important, including the preparation of the crew of "Baolian Lantern", the post-production of "College Students' Story 2", and the preparation of the crew of "Serious Case Group 6 2......

and Kong Sheng's new work - "Mansion Gate".

The success of the previous "Big Dyeing Workshop" and "Don't Talk to Strangers" made Zuo Le see Kong Sheng's ability to shoot serious evidence and realistic subjects.

Therefore, he proudly took out his two treasured scripts, the serious drama "Mansion Gate" and the reality TV series "Snail House".

These two dramas are all high-quality scripts, especially "Mansion Gate", which is not inferior to "Breaking through the Guandong" and "The Great Dyeing Workshop" produced by Shanhe before Zuo Le.

is filmed well, and there is even hope of surpassing these two TV series.

Actually, Zuo Le originally planned to keep this drama for himself, but for a TV drama director, it is difficult not to be tempted to see a magnificent script.

However, it is still the same sentence, Zuo Le is too busy.

Now that Shanhe has just entered the film field, it is the time to gain a firm foothold, and he really can't spare the energy to work on the big story of "Mansion Gate".

That's right, unlike the original, the mountain and river version of "Mansion Gate" is a large-length TV series.

According to the script outline set by the screenwriting department of Shanhe, the whole play has 80 episodes, and the script has not been fully created so far, and it is still in the final finishing stage.

When this drama appeared in his mind, three appeared in one go, namely the first and second parts of "Mansion Gate" and the side story "Mansion Gate 1912".

Among them, the first part of "Mansion Gate" can be described as a masterpiece, with the character setting of the script and the rhythm of the plot, which is one of the pinnacles of national dramas.

The second part of "Mansion Gate", strictly speaking, the quality is not bad, the key is that many likable and familiar characters end up, and almost all of them are supported by Bai Jingqi alone.

Then because of the incompetence of the children and grandchildren and a series of factors of the times, all kinds of demons and monsters went online, Bai Jingqi got older and was unable to return to the sky, the Bai family turned from prosperity to decline, and the plot obviously developed towards tragedy.

Such a plot rhythm will definitely not be liked by the audience.

To find an analogy, the second part of "Mansion Gate" is like the later stage of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

After the death of Liu Guanzhang, Cao Cao and Zhuge Liang, all the familiar faces went offline, and their interest was greatly reduced, and the only remaining Jiang Wei and Sima Zhao couldn't support the box office at all, and the popularity couldn't be compared with the previous plot at all.

The second part of the original "Mansion Gate" has a poor reputation among the audience in the goldfinger barrage, and the above are important reasons.

As for the side story "Mansion Gate 1912", it is completely the popularity of the dog's tail, except for a few points such as plumping Bai Jingqi's glue yard plot, there is almost nothing worth mentioning.

Zuo Le was quite surprised to see that the three films were all the same director and the same screenwriter, and he couldn't understand why there was such a big gap in style and quality.

is also because the quality of the three parts is different, so I simply combined the three into one big feature, removed the dross, left its essence, and then made an original supplement, and made an 80-episode mountain and river version of "Mansion Gate".

This mansion gate, the first and middle parts shall prevail, and some side stories have been added in the middle that are not bad, and the important branch of the plump black seven rubber hall has been added.

Add some supporting character lines and business war dramas, the second part is mainly in the style of tragedy, refined into 20 episodes, and under the condition of ensuring the rhythm of the plot, it will not make the audience depressed all the time.

The character setting and era of "Mansion Gate" are limited here, and the tragic ending is inevitable, and it can't be done to satisfy the audience, so it will be a reunion.

It's ruining the show.

So even though Zuo Le knew that the tragic ending would affect the results of "Mansion Gate", he still did not make changes.

The adapted mountain and river version of "Mansion Gate", the overall quality is not to mention hanging, but it is definitely stronger than the original three-part combination, especially the plot of the second part and the extra, which is almost reborn.

The screenwriters of the Screenwriting Department of Shanhe are not dry meals, and after years of training, it may not be satisfactory for you to let them create a script alone.

But if you "dance" on the script outline given by Zuo Le, everyone at the top is a master.

Old tool man!

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The quality of "Mansion Gate" is here.

Kong Sheng learned that Zuo Le asked him to choose one of the two scripts of "Mansion Gate" and "Snail House", and Kong Sheng chose "Mansion Gate" almost without blinking.

is very emotional, with a posture of who doesn't let him shoot him and who is in a hurry.

Zuo was happy to see this, so he had to endure the pain and cut his love.

Although Kong Sheng got the "Mansion Gate" project, it is estimated that it will take a lot of time to officially start the film.

First of all, the script, which is still in the final stage, and Kong Sheng, as a director, may have his own opinions on some plots, and after studying the script, it is estimated that certain changes will be made at that time.

The script is not very energy-involved, anyway, the plot in the early stage is basically done, and in the end, you can write while shooting.

The most important thing is that "Mansion Gate" has 80 episodes, covering hundreds of characters with names, and it takes a lot of time just to choose a role.

Coupled with the location, costumes, props and other preliminary preparations of "Mansion Gate", it was impossible to keep an eye on it for more than two months.

It's early July, and if all goes well, "Mansion Gate" won't be available until at least mid-to-late September or even October.

At the beginning of the 80 episodes of "Wulin Gaiden", except for the New Year's holiday, Zuo Le almost took more than 4 months to finish filming.

The filming of "Mansion Gate" is much more complicated than that of sitcoms, even if there is more executive director assistance, it is estimated that it will take 4~5 months, or longer.

Coupled with post-production, "The Gate of the Mansion" took at least half a year's work, which is why Zuo Le gave up.

It's too time-consuming.

He has the future of the entire company, and it is impossible for him to focus all his energy on a TV series.

On the contrary, Kong Sheng has no such concerns, with Zuo Le to support him, he will be fine after filming "Mansion Gate" for a year.

After Kong Sheng learned that he took over the "Mansion Gate" project, he didn't even take a month's vacation from Zuo Le, and immediately put himself into work.

While studying the script, I pulled up the crew and prepared for the preliminary work, and at the same time did not forget to cast.

Bai Jingqi, the seventh master of the Bai family, the male protagonist of "The Gate of the Mansion", the soul of the whole play, Kong Sheng is the first to plan to get him.

gnaw off this hardest bone, and the other characters will be easier to handle.

"Mansion Gate" is a key project of mountains and rivers, and the investment alone is expected to be 200 million, even if Kong Sheng has now been promoted to the top director of TV dramas, he has to consult Zuo Le for such an important role as Bai Jingqi.

It just so happened that Zuo Le was now supervising the post-production of "Wulin Gaiden" in the company, but he went to inquire.

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Mountains and rivers editing room

Due to the fact that Sunward produces a lot of TV series every year, out of secrecy, Sunward has set up a special editing room inside.

It's a room, but it's actually quite large, nearly the size of two conference rooms, which can accommodate up to three editing teams to work together, and there is a dedicated lounge area.

At this time, Kong Sheng and Shang Qianwu, the two executive directors of the "Mansion Gate" crew and the head of the screenwriting department, reported to Zuo Le in the rest area their ideas about the actor Bai Jingqi and several other leading actors.

"Our drama hasn't been released for the time being, I mean a few main roles, ordinary actors can't hold up at all, so it's still directly internal.

The remaining supporting roles and young characters will be cast in the later stage. ”

After Kong Sheng finished speaking, Zuo Le nodded and asked, "Bai Jingqi, who are your candidates?"

Several people glanced at each other, and Kong Sheng said tentatively: "If you choose from our company, I think Gu Xiaoge is good." ”

"Laughing song?"

Zuo Le shook his head: "It's not suitable, Bai Jingqi's character is flamboyant and imaginative, and it doesn't match Xiaoge."

In addition, the weight of this role is too heavy, and it was just when he was young, and in the later middle-aged and elderly part, the laughter song is enough to hold up.

The other actors in our company are similar, and it is estimated that Fan Min can do it, but the image is not good. ”

Although Shanhe has been a strong actor in the past two years, among the actors, there are only two and a half who can really carry the beam, Gu Xiaoge, Fan Min, and Yu Entai.

The rest of Sha Yi and Mao Xiao are okay with ordinary themes, serious dramas and some big productions are enough, and then Shen Teng, Guo Jinfei and others have not grown up.

This is also the reason why the male protagonists of dramas such as "Bright Sword" and "Big Dyeing Workshop" are looking for Li Youbin, Hou Yong, and Wang Baotian.

Either their own people are not suitable, or they can't hold back the field, so they can only find foreign aid, and now the same is true for "Mansion Gate".

Hearing Zuo Le's disagreement, Kong Sheng was very relieved, he was actually not optimistic about Gu Xiaoge's performance of Bai Jingqi, but it was a company, and he couldn't turn his elbow out.

Cao Jie and Gu Xiaoge of the brokerage department had vaguely told him about this before, one of these two was faintly a brother of Shanhe and the other was a high-level general, and Kong Sheng couldn't help but give face.

So I mentioned it to Zuo Le today, and now Zuo Le doesn't agree, he is a matter of heart.

Cao Jie and Gu Xiaoge are dissatisfied, and they have a kind of looking for Zuo Le to talk about.........

After Gu Xiaoge was "eliminated", Kong Sheng said a few more names, which were all candidates he had discussed with the crew, and the general trend was more favorable.

Among them is Li Youbin, who became more and more famous because of "Bright Sword" two months ago.

Zuo Lequan rejected these candidates, especially Li Youbin, he really didn't dare to imagine that Li Yunlong and Bai Jingqi were played by one person.

It wasn't until Kong Sheng said the last name that Zuo Le became a little interested.

Chen Guo, a national first-class actor, has won the Golden Phoenix Emperor twice, and is the leading powerful actor in China, but when talking about TV actors in the circle, Chen Guo is definitely one who can't be avoided.

Zuo Le has seen a lot of emperors, and Chen Guo's comprehensive strength can be ranked in the top three.

Zuo Le is familiar with the TV actors, and only now "Bright Sword" is added, and at the end of the year, Li Youbin, who is very promising to see the emperor three times, and Chen Guo are in the middle of each other.

Such an actor, there is definitely no need to pick and choose for his acting skills, the only thing Zuo Le hesitates is.

"Teacher Chen Guo is 45 this year, Bai Jingqi has a lot of youth dramas, will there be some disobedience. ”

"The chairman is too worried. ”

The first choice in Kong Sheng's heart was Chen Guo, so he put it at the end as a killer feature, and now he looked a little loose, and he was overjoyed, and hurriedly lobbied in person.

"Although Mr. Chen Guo has entered middle age, his foundation is well maintained, with the current makeup conditions, it is absolutely no problem to dress up as a young Bai Jingqi, at most, he looks a little older, and it has nothing to do with it.

Moreover, Bai Jingqi's youth dramas are not very many, less than 30 episodes, they are middle-aged and elderly dramas, with Mr. Chen Guo's acting skills, he can definitely support the characters.

In addition, when Mr. Chen Guo filmed "Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty" before, he also acted from youth to twilight years, and he mastered all the age spans of the characters just right, which is something that few actors can do......"

Kong Sheng said a lot of words, Zuo Le was persuaded and agreed to contact Chen Guo with the crew of "Mansion Gate".

And Chen Guo received the outline of Kong Shengfa's past script and was very interested in the role of Bai Jingqi, and the two sides soon had a preliminary intention to cooperate.

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ps: A little motion sickness on the way home, there are only more than 3,000 words today, and I owe a watch, and I will make up for it tomorrow.

It should be easier in the next few days, and the two more that are owed in front of you will be made up before the 10th of this month.