Chapter 275 The Script Begins Filming

That night, Luoyang was typing in front of the computer.

The completion of "Panlong" freed Luoyang up a lot of time.

But before he could catch his breath, the task of writing the script for "Nirvana in Fire" came one after another, so Luoyang spent most of his time these days polishing the script, and it is almost finished now.

As for the script, it is undoubtedly much less than the number of words required to write a novel.

Because the script emphasizes simplicity, these actors who have some professional qualities will go back to make up for the novel version of "Nirvana in Fire", so that it will be easier to read the script.

On the other hand, Mai Yingjie's crew has been busy selecting actors.

The first thing to be determined is the supporting roles, after all, there are several supporting roles in "Nirvana in Fire", which are relatively outstanding.

For example, Commander Meng Zhi, Fei Liu who has been following Mei Changsu, and even the roles of the prince and Prince Yu. Originally, according to Luoyang's idea, these roles, as the deputy director, should be checked layer by layer.

But he didn't have much time, and he was exhausted just by typing.

So Luoyang only decided on one role in his busy schedule, that is, the candidate for Prince Jing - this is the second male lead of a play. Luoyang was very strict in selecting, and it took three days and dozens of actors to be determined.

After selecting the actor for Prince Jing, Luoyang went home and continued to write the script.

In addition to typing, Luoyang also asked Hua Qi to buy him a series of books on directing, and he would read some every day.

After all, he was the deputy director of the crew. It was not in Luoyang's style to have this title and not do anything, so he wanted to make up for his knowledge, so as not to make a fool of himself in the crew.

As an assistant director, screenwriter and even investor, Luoyang's status in the crew was no less than that of Mai Yingjie.

No one dared to say anything on the surface, but there was no guarantee that some people would not gossip behind his back, so Luoyang began to learn about the work related to directing. After all, a strong foundation is needed to forge iron.

October 25th.

Director Mai Yingjie led the crew of "Nirvana in Fire" to hold a start-up ceremony in Hengdian, Tiandu. Luo Yang, the deputy director, was also there.

During the question-and-answer session, in addition to the leading actors, Luo Yang, the deputy director, also became the focus of attention. After all, he is a writer, and suddenly he has the title of deputy director, which inevitably arouses discussion from the outside world.

"Hello, Mr. Luo, have you ever been a director before?"

"I have no experience as an assistant director, so this will be a learning process."

"Excuse me, is it because "The Girl We Chased Together in Those Years" became a big hit that made you see the hope of adapting online novels into film and television dramas?"

"Adapting online novels into TV dramas will become a major trend, because we can regard online novels themselves as an IP, which has a broad readership base. As long as it is filmed properly, why can't it be a big hit?"

The reporter was stunned. Considering online novels themselves as an IP?

This statement is novel. No one has ever proposed such a theory before. Just for this novel statement, it is worth writing something in tomorrow's newspaper.

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After the interview, the crew held a brief meeting.

Director Mai Yingjie also talked about the play, and he talked about it in great detail.

From the appearance of the characters, the atmosphere, the lighting, the props, and the makeup, nothing was left out. There was no situation where someone asked "What do I do then?" after the speech, which perfectly reflected the quality of an excellent director.

This made Luoyang, who was observing from the side, nod secretly.

The reason why he rarely expressed his opinions was because of the director's quality shown by Mai Yingjie.

When all the actors were in place, Mai Yingjie stood up and said with a serious face: "All departments are ready."

"The camera team is ready."

"The lighting team is ready."

"The prop team is ready."

All departments gave responses, and Luoyang saw it and suddenly found it very interesting.

Mai Yingjie gave the final order, and he said: "The 108th scene of "Nirvana in Fire" begins!"

Although the director's first slogan was not the first scene, Luoyang, who was standing aside and watching, was not surprised.

According to the director knowledge he learned in the past few days, he knew that filming was not done in the order of the TV series.

His order was based on the scene or other things, so there would even be situations where the first episode was filmed on the last day and the last episode was filmed on the first day. The actors had to complete the characterization in a mixed and fragmented performance.

The first scene to be filmed today was quite important.

Because this scene was a rivalry between the male lead and the male second.

The male lead Mei Changsu was naturally Huang Shunyu, and the male second who played the role of Prince Jing was called Pan Wei, a second-tier actor.

He was the type that everyone was familiar with but couldn't name, but Pan Wei was an actor selected by Luoyang himself, and even the director didn't let Luoyang down.

In fact, the reason why Luoyang chose this Pan Wei was very simple.

Because the other party's appearance was very similar to Wang Kai, who played Prince Jing in his previous life. In addition, Luoyang specially found Pan Wei's previous TV series and found that the other party's acting skills were also quite good. The reason why he has not been popular is probably because of bad luck.

The entertainment industry is also a place that pays attention to luck.

Think about Wu Xiubo, Jin Dong and others in their previous lives. They also became famous after encountering one or two good dramas.

Pan Wei was very grateful for Luoyang's appreciation, because the role of Prince Jing was no less important than the main character, and there were many second-tier actors willing to play the role. If Luoyang hadn't made the decision, it would have been difficult for him to get the role.

And today's first scene was over very quickly.

After all, they were all professional actors, so it was natural to get simple scenes in one go.

However, when it came to the third scene today, something went wrong on the set.

Location: Su's House

Prince Jing came to Su's house and asked Brother Su to help investigate the old case of Chiyan.

The incident, the famous three questions in the previous life "Does Your Highness know" and the three answers "I know".

Until the two bowed to each other, heard the death knell of the grandmother, Prince Jing left, and Brother Su fell to the ground and vomited blood, it ended.

This scene was very long, and the two characters had a lot of lines, so the crew took it very seriously, and Luoyang also took it very seriously.

Huang Shunyu wore a white gown and ancient costume, and Pan Wei on the other side also changed into a costume, and the demeanor of His Highness was revealed.

Mei Changsu, played by Huang Shunyu, said: "Your Highness, do you know that if the Emperor finds out that you are investigating the old case of Prince Qi, it will definitely cause endless trouble?"

Prince Jing's eyes were firm: "I know."

"Your Highness, do you know that even if you find out the whole story, it will not help your current plan at all?"

"I know."

"Your Highness, do you know that as long as His Majesty is in power, he will not admit his mistakes and vindicate Prince Qi and the Lin family?"

"I know."

"Since Your Highness knows it, you still have to investigate?"

"I have to investigate."

Luoyang frowned.

In this scene, Huang Shunyu's lines have no tension at all. He looks weak and seems to fall down at any time.

He said directly: "Cut!"

Huang Shunyu and Pan Wei were stunned, and then everyone in the crew looked at Luoyang.

"Teacher Luo, do you have any questions?" Mai Yingjie frowned. It was the director's right to call "cut". Luoyang's behavior of interfering in other's affairs made him feel that his dignity was challenged.

Luoyang did not answer the director's words, but looked at Huang Shunyu.

"Although Mei Changsu is physically weak, he should not be weak in this conversation, but he is conflicted!"

"He hopes that Prince Jing will not investigate anymore, because that means that Prince Jing is less dangerous, but he also hopes that Prince Jing will continue to investigate, because that means that Prince Jing still maintains a pure heart. So this line should reflect a feeling of softness and hardness. You should feel both relieved and helpless."

"Teacher Luo, I think..."

Casting director Zhang Han wanted to say something, but was stopped by Mai Yingjie who seemed to be thinking: "He makes sense."

Huang Shunyu looked a little unhappy and said: "This is obviously a question. Why should it be soft and hard? What's there to be entangled about? I don't understand what you mean."

"I believe you can do it. Let's reshoot it, director."

After Luoyang finished speaking, he turned to look at Mai Yingjie. He had already taken precautions. He had high requirements for this play.

From the preparation to today's shooting, Luoyang made his voice for the first time not for anyone, but only for this play.

Mai Yingjie nodded. He agreed with what Luoyang had just said, so he was not angry at being interfered with.