Chapter 1350 Episode Planning

The episode of "The Successor" opens with an overhead shot over a city.

Just like the overhead shots that appear in many superhero movies, a magnificent modern city is located on the east coast. There are several cruise ships floating on the vast ocean, and high-rise buildings constructed of reinforced concrete are a bustling scene.

It was late, the sky was a little gloomy, and there were still raindrops floating, casting a layer of haze over the whole city.

The camera is gradually lowered, and it can be seen from the shape of the tall buildings and the billboards above that this is a city in a western country.

The camera continued to pull down and came to a wide and empty street.

Although the city is very prosperous, there are no vehicles on this road in the rainy night, giving people a sense of crisis inexplicably.

A sports car galloped past, and the sports car was still playing the best music.

A handsome young man with blond hair and tall stature is showing the stunt of driving a sports car with one hand, while the other hand is kneading the plump thighs of his female partner in stockings.

This is obviously the protagonist Phil.

The camera shot forward from the back seat, and you can see Phil's handsome profile and the charming and refusing expression of his female partner.

The wipers swayed and the visibility of the road ahead was poor, but the apparently empty road, the adrenaline-pumping music and the tactile feeling in his hands made Phil very excited, and with a kick of the gas, the sports car roared, the tachometer and speed The watch also began to swing wildly.

But at this moment, a strong man suddenly appeared in the middle of the road without warning, blocking Phil's way!

In the woman's scream, Phil slammed on the brakes while subconsciously yelling!

The tires rubbed against the road in the rainy night and made a sharp neigh, and the sports car still hit this strong man like a hill.

After a loud bang, the camera spun around, the airbags deployed, and Phil fell into a semi-conscious state.

Then, the door was violently torn open, and a stout arm dragged Phil out of the car.

Phil, held by one hand, swayed in front of the camera, the bright red tie fluttering back and forth, a bit like the long tongue of a hanged man.

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The following content is the plot that Meng Chang has already seen in the original novel.

The strong man took Phil to the rooftop of a nearby building. Phil was so frightened that he burst into tears. Fortunately, the two superheroes arrived in time. The next day, Phil was crying and his image was ruined. front page headlines.

Obviously, in terms of plot, director Zhu Xiaoce highly respected the content of the original work when shooting, but only maximized the use of the lens to enhance the expressiveness of the entire story.

For example, in the opening paragraph, the camera shot from above the city and kept pulling down. Finally, the scene of Phil's car accident was shown from the perspective of the car, and many details were hidden in the shot. While going straight to the subject, it also implied a wealth of information.

In terms of the expressiveness of the plot, the specific pictures and sounds are obviously much stronger than the thin words.

And Phil's frightened appearance when facing the gangster was fully shown through the camera, and even brought some slight discomfort to the young actor's superb acting skills.

After all, it is rare to see such a protagonist in the beginning.

The subsequent plot is roughly based on the original work of "The Successor", but some changes have been made in the specific narrative sequence. Director Zhu Xiaoce used the technique of film and television to slightly disrupt the original linear story, creating a more More suspense, but also make many classic scenes more infectious and expressive.

Moreover, the specific manifestations of the same plot, novels and film and television dramas are not the same.

For example, there is a paragraph in the article that tells about Phil’s motivation for personally funding the superhero talent show.

There is a natural disadvantage for the rich to participate in talent shows. The audience prefers civilian heroes who are from the commoner class, have a tragic life experience, and show a strong sense of social responsibility.

If a rich person participates in a talent show and gives money to the judges, it is easy to be boycotted by the audience, so Phil decided to make his own talent show, which is "The Successor".

In the original text, Cui Geng's description of this passage is normal and straightforward, based on Phil's dialogue with his father and Phil's own thinking.

This kind of expression is not particularly good in novels, let alone in film and television dramas.

Therefore, Zhu Xiaoce changed the form of expression and arranged a plot of Phil going to the scene to watch and inspect other superhero talent shows.

In this plot, the audience's differential treatment of rich and civilian heroes is very concretely shown. The whole plot appears smoother, more natural, and more convincing to the audience.

In terms of specific details, there have also been changes compared to the original.

When Cui Geng wrote the original story, although he also checked a lot of relevant information and planned the whole story background for a long time, one person's efforts are limited after all.

Cui Geng has never lived or lived in the United States, so many details must not be so in place, or even omissions.

Director Zhu Xiaoce took the screenwriting team of Feihuang Studio to smooth out the details of the whole story again, and also exchanged opinions with the screenwriters in the United States to check and fill in the gaps in these details.

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Three hours passed quickly.

The lights in the conference room were turned on again, and then Huang Sibo sent the story outlines of the next few episodes to everyone in the conference room.

Meng Chang also got a copy, and he simply flipped it and found the original plot he had seen.

According to the plan of the series of "The Successor", there are 12 episodes in total, and the first three episodes are equivalent to a quarter of the plot.

The content of the first three episodes mainly includes: Phil was hijacked to make headlines, rages in his mansion, smashes things, and even beats maids and housekeepers;

Proposed to my father to become a superhero and inspected other talent shows;

I started planning my own talent show. The talent show "Successor" was put on the agenda, and I started planning the audition program for publicity. There was a lot of ridicule on the Internet.

The next three episodes are:

Episodes 4 to 6: The ratings of the show "Successor" continued to rise, and the tricks in the show were endless, Phil became like a duck to water;

The black people in Phil's group won the second place with their outstanding performance. Phil also reversed everyone's impression of himself through the talent show "Successor", but he did not become a superhero, but lurked. ;

There was a kidnapping case in Hope City, and the young daughter of a wealthy businessman was killed. Phil began to bombard the three superheroes who participated in the rescue on the Internet.

Episodes 7 to 9: Phil plans and controls everything behind the scenes, pointing the country from God's perspective to harvest the people's trust in him, but still reluctant to become a superhero, he just reluctantly agreed to comment on relevant events on Twitter;

Phil's black apprentice fell into a coma during the mission, Phil took this opportunity to finally decide to become a superhero, but was rejected by the Superhero Association;

Instead of being angry, Phil was very happy, and even began to prepare a superhero program and prepare to participate in the superhero campaign.

The last three episodes: Phil chose the right group of representatives, and the first battle of the campaign was successful, but it was soon ushered in a crazy counterattack from the superheroes. fans are firmly tied to themselves.

In the end, Phil managed to dismount and replace the strongest superhero in existence through a huge public safety incident, reaching the pinnacle of power.

Compared with Cui Geng's original novel, the content of the series "The Successor" is half the filming.

Because according to Cui Geng's plan, Phil becoming the strongest superhero is only the first half of the story, and it can also be seen as "Phil's dirty family history".

In the second half of the plot, Phil will be attacked by traditional interest groups and emerging superheroes, facing more severe challenges.

But Phil continued to suppress dissidents through various dirty means and the power in his hands, squeezing superheroes, making them his vassals, and deceiving the people with false crime data. Instead, he has been stable on the supreme throne of superheroes sat down.

The series of "The Successor", the current 12 episodes have only planned the part of "Phil's Dirty Family History".

On the one hand, because the capacity of the episode is limited, it can only show so much content. On the other hand, it is also because the plot in the second half is actually not as exciting as the first half.

This is actually not difficult to feel.

The second half is the reinforcement and supplement of the first half. Just like the sequels of many excellent dramas, it can only be said that the plot is quite satisfactory and passable, but it has completely lost the freshness brought by the first half.

Therefore, for the adaptation of "The Successor", only the first half is planned, and whether the second half will be released is still under investigation.

If you don't, it's not bad to end with the blank space in the first half.

Phil has become the strongest superhero, but he is facing the dual challenges of old and new forces. Will he be driven off the altar by traditional forces and "anti-Phil factions" using more shameless means? To rule firmly and plunge the entire City of Hope into endless darkness?

Everyone should have a different answer.

According to the ending of the original work, it obviously leaves the audience a little less space for similarities.

Soon, everyone had read the story outlines of the next few episodes.

Huang Sibo asked nervously, "Mr. Pei, what do you think?"

He thought to himself, even if there was a pot, it would be Zhu Xiaoce's pot. After all, I was still suffering and traveling when this episode started filming.

In fact, when Huang Sibo took over, the filming was almost done, and it was difficult to change even if he wanted to.

Although it can be re-edited, the material for shooting has been fixed, and forced editing will only make it worse.

Huang Sibo paused, and then said: "The first three episodes may seem a bit awkward, but the structure of the story is like this, and it is difficult to change."