In the studio screenwriter's room.

Yi Shuihan, Lu Cheng and others are concentrating on creation.

After the script of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy II" was completed, the entire screenwriting department was making every effort to overcome the script of "Infernal Affairs II", carefully considering every word and every sentence.

If they just want to complete an ordinary cop movie, then they don't have to spend so much effort and energy to figure out the script.

It's just that Yi Shuihan has greater ambitions for this script, he not only wants to be a box office hit, but also wants to create a classic movie that can leave a name!

Although the title of this script is "Infernal Affairs 2", it actually tells the story before "Infernal Affairs 1", that is, the prequel.

As a prequel, it is often reduced to a mediocre work without suspense, without play, and without characteristics because it is subject to the storyline and character of the first episode, so it is not easy to write this script well, although Yi Shuihan already has the main line and context in his mind.

"Infernal Affairs 2" naturally tells the previous stories of the four protagonists, Han Chen, Huang Zhicheng, Liu Jianming, and Chen Yongren, but when explaining how they made their careers, undercover and personality changes in order to connect with the first episode, there are many places that can be played, and how to fill this part in a real, reasonable and wonderful way is the difficulty of their writing.

Lu Cheng looked at the main line and context given by Yi Shuihan carefully, he had to admit that some things really need talent, even if he was given a long time, he might not be able to come up with such a shocking and wonderful plot.

If the plot of "Infernal Affairs 1" is mainly focused on the battle of wits between police and bandits, and the confrontation between the undercover agents of the two sides, then the ambition of "Infernal Affairs 2" is obviously much greater: although it is still a battle of wits between police and bandits, the police are almost always at a disadvantage, but the battle within the gang is heavily colored, the most interesting, not so much a police film, but a gangster film, and compared with the first part, the plot of "Infernal Affairs 2" is more compact and dense and exciting.

It's just that he doesn't know why, he looked at the original draft written by the extension, but he felt that it was still not as good as the first one......

First of all, the lines are undoubtedly one of the aspects, you know, there are too many classic lines in "Infernal Affairs 1", and there are still many lines for fans to talk about.

For example, Chen Yongren said in the play, "I'm sorry, I'm a policeman." Another example is Liu Jianming's sentence "I didn't have a choice before, but now I want to be a good person." Even if he doesn't pay attention and looks at you, he is a policeman. "It's all impressive.

And "Infernal Affairs 2", which is in its infancy, is obviously still far away, which is what they are trying to do at the moment.

But what about the lines...... Lu Cheng watched intently, and gradually found a problem.

"Akan...... Will there be too many characters on the scene?" Lu Cheng asked after a moment of silence.

Yi Shuihan was stunned for a moment, and asked suspiciously, "Where?"

"I've been thinking about a question just now, the plot of this script is very compact, and the plot is also very densely arranged, why does it give me the feeling that I am not ......as nervous as the first part" Lu Cheng frowned and said: "At first, I thought it was because of the plot, but after watching it many times, I found that it was not like this...... The main reason for this situation is that there are too many characters at the beginning, and they all appear like a marquee at the beginning, although the pace is fast, but it is a little chaotic, and it is difficult for people to enter the play, which is the first point. ”

"The second point is that most of the characters who appear on the stage are evenly inked, which also makes "Infernal Affairs 2" unable to have a tense and concentrated plot like the first part, and the space for character creation is extremely limited......," Lu Cheng said with a deep groan, his thoughts becoming clearer and clearer.

Listening to Lu Cheng's statement, Yi Shuihan also fell into deep thought......

I didn't pay attention to it before, but when I think about it carefully, Lu Cheng is by no means untargeted, this problem exists objectively, even in the original work.

And how to solve or downplay this drawback in the original work, Yi Shuihan thought carefully with his eyes closed.

As an excellent actor, he naturally has an extremely strong ability to discriminate, and soon he knew how to deal with the original screenwriter.

They portrayed each character in the play in a deeper way: Ni Yongxiao has a scheming and vicious appearance, but attaches great importance to family affection; Han Chen, who was originally loyal, finally became scheming and ruthless after encountering the death of his wife and the fact that he was being hunted down; Huang Zhicheng knew that Ni Kun was about to be killed, but he did not report it, and the ambiguous relationship with Han Chen's wife ended immediately, which was meaningful; Liu Jianming was infatuated with Han Chen's wife Mary, and after he couldn't get the heart, he ruthlessly told her and caused her to die tragically......

In this way, the characters appear real and complex, which also shapes the character and characteristics to the greatest extent, and also increases the audience's sense of substitution.

It's just that it takes a lot of effort to portray these details.

Yi Shuihan thought about it, his thoughts becoming clearer and clearer. In addition, the average of the scenes in the early stage is also a problem, at least the portrayal should be severe, and it will be supplemented in the later stage......

Yi Shuihan was discussing with Lu Cheng and others, and Zheng Liaoyuan sent someone to find him.

"Lao Zheng, what are you looking for me?" Yi Shuihan walked into Zheng Liaoyuan's office and asked suspiciously.

"It's a matter of "Sword and Fairy II", I'll discuss it with you. Zheng Liao said succinctly.

"Well, you say. Yi Shuihan poured himself a glass of water and asked after sitting down.

"What are your thoughts on the investment in this TV series, whether it is a sole proprietorship or a cooperation with other film and television groups?" asked Zheng Liaoyuan with a smile.

Yi Shuihan suddenly understood: "Someone found us?"

Zheng Liaoyuan laughed and said: "That's for sure, with the results you made before, it's no wonder that they will be eyeing this cake." ”

This is a very normal thing, the capital of the Chinese film and television market is emerging, and powerful capital likes to chase and invest in big IP dramas starring fresh meat stars, and some costume dramas have become capital arenas.

Yi Shuihan's investment vision, Yi Shuihan's studio's reputation and the traffic of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" are all reasons why they chose to invest in this TV series!

"Haha, if someone wants to invest, it means that they are optimistic about our TV series, it seems that our TV series is popular before it is filmed!" Yi Shuihan said with a smile, "What do you think?"

"In fact, the biggest reason why we cooperated with Shanying Group to shoot "Conquest" is that we want them to bear the pressure from above for us, but "Sword and Fairy II" is not a sensitive subject like "Conquest", and the pressure is much less...... It is now time to consider the issue of risk allocation and liquidity. Zheng Liaoyuan pondered for a moment and said.

Yi Shuihan nodded and said, "Risk...... There is no need to consider this problem, even if the results of "Sword and Fairy II" are again, they will not lose money, as for the financial problem...... Regardless of the funds that have not been recovered for the time being, the studio's liquidity is enough to support the completion of this TV series!"

(End of chapter)