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Liu Junjie is known as the "Godfather of Taiwanese Idol Dramas". Experienced, well versed in the way of the market, what is popular in the market, he shoots, but in terms of plot setting, he is more ingenious than other directors, or more Su, and in terms of plot structure, stepping on the audience's high points and tears is also very good, and it is naturally handy to shoot idol dramas.

When Shen Lian was considering the director of "My Love from the Star", he once ranked him in the second priority, but then he talked too smoothly with Zhai Youning, who was the first in rank, so he didn't go to meet him as the second choice.

Seeing Zhai Youning's prosperity in the mainland, he has directed two classic idol dramas, and now he is jointly developing a TV series version of "Little Times" with Hunan Satellite TV, gaining fame and fortune, it is impossible for Liu Junjie to say that he is not impressed. You must know that in Taiwan before, his prestige value was not weaker than Zhai Youning. But going to the mainland for development, you definitely need someone to match. Liu Junjie thought of a way to absorb a number of Zhai Youning's old departments back then, and some staff members who were not visionary enough at that time and refused to come to Taiwan with Zhai Youning contacted Zhai Youning through their relationships.

Not surprisingly, Zhai Youning quickly agreed to matchmaking and introduced Liu Junjie and Shen Lian to each other. Unlike the fiercely competitive Taiwan local market, Zhai Youning can't finish the big cake of the mainland market by himself. There are some allies who are also from Taiwan, and it will be good for everyone to watch over each other in the future.

"Director Liu, I'm sorry, I was delayed just now because of some things, and I'm late." After greeting each other, Zhai Youning introduced the two, "This is Shen Lian, and he is also my boss." Shen Lian, this is a very good idol drama director in Taiwan, Mr. Liu Junjie. ”

"Director Liu Junjie, hello." Shen Lian took the initiative to stretch out his hand and said.

"Mr. Shen Lian, hello." Liu Junjie shook hands with him a little awkwardly and said.

It wasn't until a few glasses of wine were down that the atmosphere slowly eased down.

"Mr. Shen Lian's positioning for Crown Studio is to focus on the investment and production of idol dramas?" Zhai Youning chose this topic as a starting point. I also hope to figure out some things, if Crown Studio wants to get involved in other fields in the future, then the only resources for him may be enough for Zhai Youning to shoot TV series.

"Strictly speaking, in addition to investing in some variety shows and film works, I don't plan to move in other directions. Especially when it comes to TV drama scripts, I don't think about other types of TV drama scripts anymore. Shen Lian gave the two of them a reassurance.

It is also out of a comprehensive consideration of its own strength. Except for Chen Baoguo, Sun Li, an actor with his own ratings guarantee, relatively speaking, it is still idol dramas, fairy tale dramas, and life dramas that aunts love to watch, and court dramas that are easier to become popular. Life dramas are very different from the youthfulness that Crown Studio has always advocated, and it is unrealistic to want to mix them up. Court dramas are even more troublesome, not to mention the venue rental, just to shoot court dramas and dedicate high-level directors, it is not so easy to find, there are only a few people, who will look at the small temple of Crown Studio. Xianxia dramas will be a popular artifact in the future, but now that Huanrui Century, Tangren, and Hairun are fighting in this field, Crown Studio really has no advantage. It's better to honestly use the word-of-mouth accumulated by "You from the Star" and "I May Not Love You" to shoot idol dramas.

"Director Liu Junjie, Crown Studio, has not been established for a long time, and I naturally hope to work with a director like you who has proven himself in Taiwan. But the cultural differences between the mainland and Taiwan are indeed very big, including director Zhai Youning, in fact, before filming "I May Not Love You", he also made countless adjustments to the script, and finally avoided the unaccustomed face of the TV series. ”

"I understand, what Mr. Shen Lian means 。。。。。。"

"I'm not going to use the script directed by Liu Junjie yet. I plan to buy the rights to a few best-selling YA novels, adapt them appropriately, and make them into TV series. Let Director Zhai Youning and Director Liu Junjie take over respectively. I'll also ask Gilles to give you a budget to make sure everything goes smoothly for both of you. He has already expressed his attitude and invited Liu Junjie to cooperate with Crown Studio.

"So what power do I have, how much authority do I have to adapt the script, and how much can I decide on the actors? These are all questions that need to be addressed in advance. During the filming process, no one will object to my shooting! "Liu Junjie is different from Zhai Youning, he is not good at writing scripts. For novels or comic book adaptations, he is more adaptable.

"In terms of actors, we will try our best to give options according to the market situation, but the specific candidates are naturally up to you. But I may have to tell you that I will not appoint some Taiwanese actors who are popular in Taiwan, but have a very strong Taiwanese accent. At the supporting level, you can make your own decisions, and I will never interfere. As long as the script is approved, I will definitely not interfere much. On this point, you can ask Director Zhai if I had any interference with him during the filming. "The details are Shen Lian's top priority for investment. starred in a mainland TV series, and a Taiwanese accent is really uncomfortable to listen to. Don't say that you must do it, and practice it into a Beijing film. But at least to the level of Huo Jianhua.

"Hmph~" Liu Junjie was a little angry, to be honest, he didn't quite accept Shen Lian's attitude towards Taiwanese actors.

But it is always people who are under the roof and have to bow their heads, whether it is the mainland, Taiwan, Hong Kong, or even any place in the entertainment industry, investors have more power than directors.

There are also directors who can make their own decisions about everything, but Liu Junjie can't reach this level.

Although his attitude was very tough, Shen Lian was indeed secretly happy in his heart.

In Shen Lian's view, the development of Crown Studio, the artist's contract is just incidental, and the production of film and television is mainly based on the talents behind the scenes. The team brought by Zhai Youning has been of great help to him, and now, this team has grown again.

And the two novels that Shen Lian selected for Liu Junjie that are about to be adapted into TV series are "Why Sheng Xiaomo" and "Shanshan Comes to Eat", from the same female author, Gu Man.

Originally, Gu Man didn't plan to sell the copyright of her novels, and she was not so willing to destroy the vivid characters in the hearts of book fans, such as He Yichen and Zhao Mosheng, but after watching "You from the Star" and "I May Not Love You", her attitude changed. If the production attitude and investment of these two TV series are maintained, Gu Man believes that the plot in the novel can be presented more perfectly.

Another important factor is that Gu Man is also from Jiangsu, and he also has a natural good impression and trust for Shen Lian, the king who came out of Jiangsu, and after several negotiations, he has basically agreed to hand over the TV series adaptation rights of these two novels to Crown Studio.