Chapter 197: The Second Director Dispute (2/3)
After the finale of "Don't Talk to Strangers", the dramas that have not yet been broadcast in the second half of this year are only Zuo Le's "Magic Mobile".
The other three directors of the company are now working on the project, but when the production is completed, the broadcast time is estimated to be 2021.
Among them, Gao Xinjian is filming "Family with Children 4", which is still placed in the Spring Festival file as usual.
In addition to "Family with Children 4", Lao Gao also asked for a popular project from Zuo Le - "Seven Swords 2".
Now, "Seven Swords 2" has not been officially launched, and Gao Xinjian is ready to finish filming "Family with Children 4" before starting filming.
This time, Gao Xinjian was very serious, grinding his fists and preparing to make a big one, the purpose was to keep the throne of the second director of Shanhe.
Although Lao Gao is giggling on the surface and looks heartless, in fact, he is also a strong character.
Otherwise, Gao Xinjian would not have come out of Kongwen at the beginning, and defected to Zuo Le, who was just starting out, that is, Bo Yi, and wanted to follow Zuo Le to get ahead.
Therefore, many people in the outside world say that Kong Sheng is stronger than him as a director, and Gao Xinjian seems to be light-hearted, and he is a little troubled.
Before, "Go Boy" achieved good results, proving that Gao Xinjian is still a good director after leaving home and having children.
But before he could be happy for two days, Kong Sheng's new drama "Don't Talk to Strangers" exploded.
not only crushed the ratings of "Go Boy", but more importantly, the reputation is quite good, with a score of 9.0 for Douhua, you must know that Gao Xinjian made his debut and filmed four TV series, and the highest score is only 8.3 points.
Kong Sheng's "Six Groups of Serious Cases" scored 8.5 points, and "Don't Talk to Strangers" scored 9.0 points, which is simply beating the old high.
If before, the voice of "Kong Sheng is stronger than Gao Xinjian" was not considered the mainstream, after the explosion of "Don't Talk to Strangers", it almost became a unanimous consensus in the outside world.
Even inside the mountains and rivers, most people also think that Kong Dao is more powerful than Gao Dao.
Of course, Gao Dao is a veteran of the company and has deep qualifications, so he can still press Director Kong for the time being, but if Director Kong comes to another hit drama like "Don't Talk to Strangers", Director Gao will have to give way obediently.
Gao Xinjian was almost not by this statement.
What does it mean to be able to suppress Kong Sheng by virtue of qualifications, and to say that he is the same as a villain who is jealous of the virtuous and can suppress the newcomer.
God is pitiful, except for muttering a few words in his heart and complaining with a few old friends, he has not made any small moves against Kong Sheng.
Lao Gao felt very wronged, and at the same time strengthened his determination, he had to make a hit drama and suppress the surname Kong.
Then, he remembered "Seven Swords 2".
Gao Xinjian is actually a little self-aware, he knows that his ability to "original" TV series may be weaker than Kong Sheng, so he doesn't plan to go head-to-head with Kong Sheng, but to play to his strengths - make a sequel.
"Seven Swords" is a mature LP, the cast, shooting style, and plot setting are set by Zuo Le, and Gao Xinjian can apply it when he takes it.
As long as he doesn't mess up and plays freely, as close as possible to the first part, the quality of the sequel can be guaranteed to the greatest extent.
When "Seven Swords" was broadcast the year before last, it was popular throughout Asia, and the audience was extremely large, and the loyal fans were not much less than "Wulin Gaiden".
It can be said that as long as the starring lineup remains the same, the quality of the script is guaranteed, and there is such a large fan base to support, the ratings of "Seven Swords 2" can break 2 with your eyes closed, and it is very likely to break 3, and it is not impossible to achieve it if you go up.
The script of "Seven Swords 2" was actually written at the end of last year, and people in Shanhe thought that Zuo Le was going to shoot it himself, but he didn't expect Zuo Le to be unwilling to limit himself and take the initiative to withdraw from the project.
At that time, Gao Xinjian wanted to fight for this opportunity, but he already held the IP of "Family with Children", and he was afraid that people would scold him for eating bowls and watching pots, and he was a little bottomless in his heart, so he didn't make a move.
This time he was stimulated by Kong Sheng, Lao Gao gritted his teeth, and he didn't care about being criticized behind his back, he was really afraid that he wouldn't be able to get Kong Sheng, so he could only go sideways and ask for a trick.
Gao Xinjian still has a lot of face in front of Zuo Le, he personally came to the door to ask for help, Zuo Le thought about it for a while, and felt that Lao Gao was indeed a more suitable candidate, and "Seven Swords 2" could not be delayed.
Now the actors are changing very quickly, such as Sha Yi, who can still play the whirlwind sword master Pan Da can barely be strong, and in two years, he will be the typhoon sword master.
Moreover, with the development in the past two years, the actors of the Seven Swords Descendants of the year have all become famous and famous.
For example, Sha Yi and Fan Min are already on the front line, and then going to "Seven Swords" to play a supporting role that is not embarrassing or embarrassing, there are too many things involved.
For example, the salary, according to the rules, the salary of the supporting role cannot be higher than that of the male lead, and it cannot be given too low, otherwise it does not meet the value of others.
Don't talk about the friendship price, the actors come out to film to make money, even if it is a company drama, you can't force people to reduce their salaries, even if people ask for a friendship price for face, the money is saved, and it is the favor inside.
With Zuo Le's current status in the circle, his favor is worth more than these salaries.
If nothing else, this time "Seven Swords 2" can gather the starring lineup with Zuo Le's face and the feelings of the descendants of the Seven Swords.
But "Seven Swords 3" is probably far away.........
However, Zuo Le is not greedy, make a sequel, and give an explanation to the audience who support "Seven Swords", and the mountains and rivers will make a profit, which is enough.
Anyway, there are many mountains and rivers, and it is a good project, and it has nothing to do with the overall situation if "Seven Swords 3" cannot be filmed.
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Gao Xinjian took the initiative to ask Ying to shoot "Seven Swords 2", and his "competitor" Kong Sheng was not idle.
After the broadcast of "Don't Talk to Strangers", he began to prepare for "Serious Case Six Group 2".
It is worth mentioning that this time Kong Sheng strongly recommended Wang Qian (Ji Jie) to co-direct with himself.
Wang Qian is a director herself, when filming the first part of "Six Groups of Serious Cases", she was the assistant director of the crew, and there is not much problem in terms of ability, but many people still can't figure it out, Kong Sheng can't direct it himself, why should he help Wang Qian to the top.
Could it be that these two people have a leg?
Of course, things are not so dirty, Kong Sheng himself gave Zuo Le the bottom, he, like Zuo Le, does not like to limit himself to one work.
Hearing that the company began to prepare for "Serious Case Six Group 2", and intended to make the "Serious Case Six Group" series longer, Kong Sheng had plans to quit the crew.
However, "Six Groups of Serious Cases" is his famous work after all, whether it is from personal emotions or the interests of the company, Kong Sheng must not just leave.
Therefore, Kong Sheng plans to support the cultivation of a new director and take over the series of "Six Groups of Serious Cases" for him, and Wang Qian is his optimistic candidate.
Kong Sheng is now a general with a large number of mountains and rivers, and his personal reasonable wishes cannot but be carefully considered by the company.
After Kong Sheng made it clear that he didn't want to eat his old book, Zuo Le also agreed to his request to withdraw from the "Six Groups of Serious Cases" series after consideration, but whether Wang Qian can take over still needs to be assessed and reviewed.
The director of mountains and rivers is not easy to be, if Wang Qian has no real skills, even if she refuses the face of the general, Zuo Le will not let go easily.
Under Zuo Le's intervention, Wang Qian only won the title of executive director, and whether she can take over the position in the future depends on her performance in "Serious Case Six Group 2".
Gao Xinjian held "Family with Children" in his hand, and also asked Zuo Le for "Seven Swords 2", and Kong Sheng, who is also Zuo Le's favorite general, did not let it go, and remembered the "Big Dyeing Workshop" locked in the safe in Zuo Le's office.