It is said that when Gao Fei decided to set up a separate online drama department, if you want to say who is the happiest in Zhou Yi Film and Television, it must belong to the screenwriting department.

You know, they can't publish their ideas when they hold back their ideas.

Why?

Because they know that even if they write out the book, the company won't shoot it.,After all, even if it's filmed, there's no way to pass the review.。

But now, after having the "special review zone" of online dramas, Zhou Yi's screenwriters suddenly seemed to be out of the cage, and they had a lot of fun.

Gao Fei had just set up the administrative framework, and the screenwriting team couldn't wait to take out two notebooks to find him.

To be honest, Goofy has never seen such a motivated employee.

Looking at their expectant eyes, even Gao Fei, who has always been thick-skinned and black-hearted, was a little embarrassed.

So without saying a word, he opened the file and looked at it.

It's just that after reading the two web drama scripts carefully prepared by the screenwriting team, Gao Fei has a toothache!

Because these two thick books seem to tell different stories, but in Gao Fei's eyes, they both represent the same meaning.

And this meaning is condensed into one word, and that is - ghost!

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For some well-known reasons, ghosts rarely appear in domestic film and television dramas. If there were, it was in ancient times.

For example, Tang Ren has filmed the Liaozhai series many times, which is a TV series that takes this route.

It's just that after Zhou Yi's screenwriters watched a small-budget online drama "Mao Liar" that premiered on Youku in June last year, they were suddenly a little nervous.

Because this drama is very bold compared to traditional TV dramas.

The content of this drama is almost all the current social pain points, and basically the things that the TV station does not allow to broadcast.

It's even a bit of an urban version of Rogue Royale.

You must know that it is basically impossible for this concept to appear in modern dramas with urban backgrounds in the past, after all, it is now the people who are the masters of the country, how can it be compared with the previous dynasty!

You say yes, right? (Nothing else!) ）

And after seeing that the theme of "Mao Liar" can be broadcast on the Internet, Zhou Yi's screenwriting team will carefully probe their claws into the forbidden area of "urban supernatural".

Actually, some things are like that.

The more you forbid something, the more the audience wants to see it, and the more the author wants to write about it.

For example, the group of gods in Zhou Yi's screenwriting department who are crazy about stepping on the line on the edge of the review belong to this kind of group of people who die.

So, this is the birth of the book "Soul Ferry".

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In other words, "Soul Ferry" is mainly about a place called "No. 444 Convenience Store" in a corner of the city.

It is said that it will be haunted after 12 o'clock in the middle of the night every night, and Xia Dongqing, the clerk on night duty here, has a pair of yin and yang eyes since he was a child, and can see "things" that others can't see, that is, ghosts!

As for the owner of the convenience store, Zhao Yan, he calls himself a "soul ferryman".

Every day's work is to usher in the send-off between the two worlds of yin and yang, guiding the ghosts to the world where they should go.

Based on such a background setting,So this book can be said to be composed of urban ghost stories.。

Only the three characters of convenience store owner Zhao Yan, employee Xia Dongqing, and customer Wang Xiaoya can run through the whole play.

I have to say that this is a very clever story design.

Because this is equivalent to splitting a feature-length TV series into short dramas.

In this way, both in terms of actor schedule and role selection, the producer is given great freedom.

Like that low-budget comedy "Wulin Gaiden" uses this model.

At the beginning, Shang Jing relied on his connections to bring in cameos from all walks of life, and only then did he enrich the entire TV series.

Of course, now it is not as shabby as Zhou Yi.

And the idea of the book "Soul Ferry" actually comes from a little brother who likes to have long hair newly recruited by Zhou Yi's screenwriting department.

According to the cultural atmosphere of the screenwriting department, this little brother also gave himself the pen name "Little Ji Xiangtian".

At this moment, looking at the long-haired little brother who was pushed out by the screenwriters, Gao Fei pondered for a while, and finally asked with some confusion:

"You...... Why do you want to write this kind of story? ”

After all, death is also divided into levels, so why do you just jump in the minefield?

What's the picture? Is it just for the thrill?

And facing the question of his boss's boss, he is still a newcomer in the workplace, and Xiao Jixiangtian is still a little timid for a while.

Seeing this, Gao Fei didn't urge him, so after a while, Xiao Jixiangtian said embarrassedly:

"Because...... I think that only by writing ghosts can we better write about people! ”

As soon as these words came out, Gao Fei couldn't help but bow slightly.

Writing ghosts for writing people? That's a good angle.

And judging from the content of the script, he did it according to this idea.

For example, in the third episode of "Lust and Caution", it tells the story of a girl named Xiaoxue City, who sells herself for beauty and finally gradually becomes a medicine guide.

Obviously, this story satirizes the people who are addicted to plastic surgery in today's society.

And in episode 4 "Ghost Goes to Bed", it seems to be fragrant, but in fact it is singing the praises of life and death inseparable love - the wife died unexpectedly without knowing it, thinking that her husband was raising a female ghost, so she asked Xia Dongqing to help, but she didn't want to find out in the end that the female ghost raised by her husband was herself.

And in this story, the screenwriter obviously borrowed from the legend of ancient rhino horn incense in China.

After all, as early as the Tang Dynasty, the ancients once said:

The rhino does not dare to burn, it has a strange fragrance when burned, and it is stained with clothes, and people can communicate with ghosts.

And after reading the entire script, Goofy had to admit that some newcomers were simply demons.

Because in the 20 episodes of "Soul Ferry", Xiao Jixiangtian tells a wonderful story in almost every episode.

And even though the space is limited, he still manages the suspense and the aftertaste.

For example, in the article "Hanging Sword", he satirizes the keyboard man;

In the story of "Dormitory Murder: Senior Sister in Red", he stretched out his hand to the campus and touched the theme of teacher-student love.

can be said to be able to write and can't be written, he has almost touched it in the book "Soul Ferry".

Otherwise, Goofy wouldn't have such a toothache.

You must know that these themes are forbidden areas for creation in the past, and if traditional TV series are involved, they may be removed from the shelves accidentally.

Just, right......

If Gao Fei was asked to deny this book, he would be a little reluctant.

Because this book is really well written!

Especially the later "The Curse of the Weaver Girl", which is the most subtle in Gao Fei's opinion.

You must know that the story of "The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl" took shape as early as the Han Dynasty.

Otherwise, there would not be such a Yuefu poem as "Morning Glory, Han Girl of the Bright River".

It was only during the Great Song Dynasty that the story of "The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl" was roughly formed.

After all, it was during this period that the Jade Emperor and the Queen Mother were matched by the common people as a pair.

However, because of the inertia of thinking, Gao Fei has never thought about the deep meaning behind the story of "The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl".

And this time, Xiao Jixiangtian obviously has another insight into this ancient myth.

In his pen, when the Weaver Girl was accidentally injured and fell into a village, the villagers rescued the Weaver Girl, and in order to repay the kindness, the Weaver Girl used mana to make the dealer have a bumper harvest. Unexpectedly, it aroused the greed of the villagers, and they built a labyrinth, trapped the Weaver Girl, forced the Weaver Girl to have a relationship with the man in the village, and gave birth to the Weaver Girl's heir.

Because in this way, the village will always have a good harvest.

And the sadness of this story is that in the end, the Weaver Girl has no offspring, and the villagers choose the "Weaver Girl" at random.

The last generation of weaver girls accepted offerings from people, but they had no mana and could not bring benefits to people. So after being insulted by the whole village, she was trapped in the dungeon and suffocated to death, and her soul was trapped in the labyrinth forever.

So there is the so-called "Curse of the Weaver Girl".

Of course, from an objective point of view, Gao Fei can point out many flaws and loopholes in this story at a glance.

For example, the Weaver Girl is obviously a god, how can she be trapped by mortals?

But when Goofy was about to speak, he thought about it for a while.

It is important to know that "God" is made by man.

When the Weaver Girl was in heaven, she was a god; But when she stays in the world for a long time, she naturally becomes a human.

So looking at the story of "The Weaver Girl", Xiao Jixiangtian is actually just expressing a concept, that is:

God, born in the human heart, died in human nature.

Due to the different environments in which Gao Fei grew up, he had a deeper sense of this story than the rest of Zhou Yi.

Because the story of this Weaver Girl may be just a story in modern times.

But in the folk of the Great Song Dynasty, it is very likely to exist.

Even Gao Fei can't guarantee whether the myths and legends of the Song Dynasty that have been handed down today are also hiding such a cruel truth!

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Really, Goofy can't guarantee it at all!

After all, who knows if those mythical and legendary fairy scrolls are deliberately beautified and compiled by squires and celebrities in some places in order to cover up their own ugly things?

You must know that the right to speak is in their hands!

Humane ghosts are terrifying, ghosts know people's hearts.

Human nature is no different!

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I have to say that the one who plays with the pen can speak.

After some difficult communication, Gao Fei was finally persuaded by the group of screenwriters.

Of course, Goofy didn't do a loss-making business this time.

Although Goofy can foresee that the show is very likely to be removed from the shelves in the future, it should not be the case for at least five years.

So as long as he controls the shooting cost, then the return on investment is basically not a problem, and even if the operation is good, he may be able to make a lot of money.

After all, a "convenience store" is a great place for advertising placement.

And with the golden sign of Zhou Yi Film and Television, even if there are no popular actors in this drama, Gao Fei is still confident that he can pull down the sponsorship.

And this is the advantage of regular film and television companies, after all, their reputation has been tested again and again by the market.

Therefore, compared with those grass stage teams, advertisers naturally believe in a more powerful film and television company like Zhou Yi.

Of course, advertising sponsorship revenue is secondary.

Because for Gao Fei, if he can use this drama to bring out a few newcomers, that is the biggest gain.

You must know that every star artist is a cash cow for a brokerage company, even if Zhou Yi's commission is not high, but it is accumulated like a long stream, it is also a lot of money.

Thinking of this, Gao Fei immediately called Han Li over.

After Han Li arrived, without waiting for her to speak, Gao Fei handed her the book of "Soul Ferry".

"Let's see if you have any suitable ones."

"Don't say anything else, at least you have to give me the candidates for the three protagonists, otherwise we will lose too much!"

As soon as these words came out, Han Li's eyes suddenly lit up, and she immediately picked up the script and looked at it without caring what to say anything more to Gao Fei.

And after she was relieved of the script, Han Li frowned slightly and groaned for a long time, and then said affirmatively:

"Zhao Yan can let Gao Weiguang act, he is from Chinese opera, and his acting skills are not a problem. And it's not too young, just like the role. ”

"The role of Xia Dongqing, I think I can let Li Xian give it a try, although he is young, there is absolutely no problem with his acting skills."

It is said that this actor named Li Xian is a newcomer recently signed by Han Li.

Because Gao Fei's request was too urgent, Han Li didn't have time to collect slowly, so she could only go to the three major film and television schools in advance to sweep through one by one, and even the freshmen who had just entered the school did not let go.

Although the method is a little rougher, the effect is really good.

Li Xian is a good seedling she found in Beiying, although he is still only a sophomore, but Han Li has taken a fancy to his plasticity.

So after releasing the signboard of Zhou Yi Film and Television, this handsome little guy was signed by Han Li without accident.

But in fact, Li Xian's classmates are actually quite good.

For example, Zhang Yishan and Yang Zi, two child star-born actors, Han Li, wanted to sign, and when these two saw Han Li coming to sign, they were actually very moved.

Because as child stars, they really want to know how Goofy succeeded in his transformation, and how successful he was!

However, Zhang Yishan and Yang Zi have long been bound by a brokerage company behind them.

Therefore, these two could only watch with envy as their classmate Li Xian was signed away, but they couldn't do anything.

But then again, the trio of "Soul Ferry" naturally can't be something that Li Xian can afford alone.

So I saw Han Li say with a little hesitation:

"As for Wang Xiaoya...... In fact, both Reba and Naza can act. ”

"But Reba is still in the group of "Flower Thousand Bone", so let's go Gulinazha!"

"I remember she had taken rock 'n' roll photos before, and it was just right for the role!"

Hearing this, Gao Fei suddenly nodded slightly.

"Okay, then I'll leave the casting of "Soul Ferry" to you."

"Whether it's exchanging resources, or going to the three major colleges and universities to gather wool, you have to get people together for me anyway."

In the end, Goofy added:

"Let me say it first, the budget for this drama is not much, and the actors' salaries can only mean it."

Hearing this, Han Li immediately glanced at Gao Fei speechlessly, but still nodded decisively and took the task.

However, after talking about this matter, Han Li had no intention of leaving immediately, but looked at the other folder where Gao Fei was sitting with an expectant expression.

"Boss, didn't you say there's another script?"

"Why don't you take it out together and start work? Anyway, the cost of online dramas is not high, and it doesn't cost much. ”

didn't want to see her say this, Gao Fei suddenly sighed helplessly and said:

"I want to work together, too!"

"Alas~ But the guys in the screenwriting department are too capable of dying."

"I really don't know if I should shoot this book......