Three Songs

"I beg you, please, senior, I beg you."

Li Zhibai, like a short winter melon, pulled the hem of the actor who played the Drunken Sword Immortal, followed step by step, and begged for help like a joke.

The people who were watching the scene couldn't help but smile when they saw Li Zhibai like this.

This big night scene was not shot outdoors, but in a studio.

"The second move of this sword-controlling technique is enough for you to travel the world and defeat all the second-rate masters. I warn you, don't pull me anymore! Otherwise, I will cut off your tendons and make you unable to eat or walk!"

Li Zhibai let go immediately, looking at him with a flattering and aggrieved expression.

Zhou Zhao, the actor who played the Drunken Sword Immortal, is still a very handsome middle-aged man despite being middle-aged.

He has thick eyebrows and big eyes, and deep facial features.

Zhou Zhao grabbed Li Zhibai's shoulders and said, "Come on, drink with me!"

"Okay, click!"

Luo Yuzhong shouted with a smile.

In this scene, he couldn't help but smile.

There are many handsome and funny scenes of Li Xiaoyao in this drama, and Li Zhibai can make it very likable.

Women think he is handsome, and men want to take him as a younger brother.

Unlike some similar scenes, some actors can make it look like they are born with a little mental retardation.

Zhou Zhao let go of Li Zhibai's shoulders.

Li Zhibai twisted his neck.

"Director, why do I have to squat on the ground here, pulling Zhao's clothes, jumping like a stupid carrot?" Li Zhibai was speechless, "My thighs are sore."

Luo Yuzhong said: "Yan He suggested it. At this time, Li Xiaoyao is still a novice, a little naive and ignorant. Of course, the main effect of this performance is indeed more pleasing."

Li Zhibai sighed.

The next scene is the scene where Li Xiaoyao and Jiu Jianxian drink together.

In the original work, the two people lay on a haystack.

Here, the props team made a big stone for them to lie on.

The difference is not very big. It's just that Lu Yanhe did not indicate in the script that this is a haystack. The props team decided based on their understanding of the script that in this kind of forest, if two people want to lie down, it is more appropriate to have a big stone that can accommodate them.

In addition to this stone, there is moonlight.

In this night talk scene, Jiu Jianxian mentioned his "sorrow", and Li Xiaoyao also talked about his "sorrow". Each of them has sorrow, but the atmosphere is relaxed.

Li Xiaoyao's sorrow is the sorrow of a young man. He will say it without asking. He is melancholy and a little light.

Jiu Jianxian's sorrow is the sorrow of an experienced person. Even if he asks, he still lingers in his heart. Every word is silent, and his eyes and eyebrows are all lonely.

Luo Yuzhong wants to shoot a mood of a young man and an experienced person through this scene.

A scene may only take one minute in the play.

But in order to shoot this scene, a lot of homework has to be done.

In this scene, Luo Yuzhong focused on the Drunken Swordsman.

It took two takes to pass.

In the first take, Luo Yuzhong felt that Zhou Zhao had written the words "regret and remorse of middle-aged people" directly on his face.

This is not okay, it should be more heroic.

"The reason why the heart is a heart is because it is in the heart."

Luo Yuzhong emphasized to Zhou Zhao.

Then, the second take passed.

It was about 9:30 in the evening, the scene was finished and the work was called off.

Li Zhibai stretched his body, said goodbye to the director and others, and prepared to go back.

Suddenly, Luo Yuzhong called him.

"Hey, director, you are looking for me." Li Zhibai was a little surprised.

Luo Yuzhong nodded.

"I have a friend who wants to find you for a project. He wants to talk to you in person. He will come to the crew in two days. You can talk to him then. Is it convenient?"

"Convenient, what's inconvenient about this." Li Zhibai nodded readily.

Luo Yuzhong: "I have known him for some years and have worked with him before. His name is Huang Keren. You should have heard of the "Flame in the Wind" he produced."

"Oh! I have seen this drama. It was very popular at the time." Li Zhibai nodded.

"Well, but after this drama, his luck was not very good. The performance of the next few dramas was not very good." Luo Yuzhong said, "I don't know what his new project is like. It's just that he and I are old acquaintances, so he asked me to help him."

Li Zhibai nodded, "Okay, Director Luo, I will find out myself."

Luo Yuzhong nodded.

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What Li Zhibai didn't expect was that the project Zhou Keren came to him for was actually another web drama adapted from Liu Jiazhen's novel of the same name.

The drama "Nineteen Years of Crime Records" cannot be said to be a flop, but it did not meet their expectations.

During this period, Li Zhibai hardly communicated with Liu Jiazhen and didn't know what to say.

It should be said that the adaptation luck of "Nineteen Years of Crime Records" may be very bad. The movie was a failure, and the reputation of the drama version was not very good.

Of course, this does not affect Liu Jiazhen's popularity among major film and television companies.

After all, he is the most popular writer of Chinese crime suspense novels. No one blames Liu Jiazhen for the failure of these two dramas, because the reputation of the novel is very high. You know, because of the high reputation of the novel, both the movie version and the drama version were quite anticipated by the market at the beginning.

Everyone said that as long as it was filmed well, the story presented in the original novel would definitely be a big hit.

The result was naturally contrary to expectations.

Now we have another drama adapted from Liu Jiazhen’s novel...

Li Zhibai's first reaction was, would Liu Jiazhen still be willing to let him act?

After all, his performance in "Nineteen Years of Crime" was not very popular with the audience.

Unlike Yan Liang, although the reputation of "Liu Guang Yin" is not very good, his performance is praised by everyone.

Zhou Keren said: "As for the male protagonist of this drama, we actually asked teacher Liu Jiazhen for his opinion. Unexpectedly, the candidate he recommended was you."

Li Zhibai was a little surprised and asked: "Teacher Liu Jiazhen recommended me?"

"Yes." Zhou Keren said, "He said that the entire process of cooperating with you on the drama version of "Nineteen Years of Crime" made him feel that you are a very suitable actor."

"He didn't recommend Lu Yanhe?" Li Zhibai knew very well that between him and Lu Yanhe, everyone would definitely choose Lu Yanhe first.

Zhou Keren shook his head and said, "Someone also suggested looking for Lu Yanhe, but we read the script carefully. This is a suspense investigation drama in the background of the Republic of China. The male protagonist is a young master from a wealthy family. He has a natural sense of justice, but You also have some naughty habits. In the entertainment industry, we all think you are more suitable for this image than Lu Yanhe. "

Zhou Keren's ability to give such a practical reason convinced Li Zhi.

Li Zhibai said: "As you know, the market response to "Nineteen Years of Crime" was not very good. There were also some criticisms about my performance in it."

"I watched this show, and I don't think it's your problem." Zhou Keren shook his head, "You just don't have a good director to teach you how to act with a good actor. As long as Jiang Jun is not in the show, you actually You acted very well. As the villain, you should have been with Jiang Jun. In front of such a police officer, you are more arrogant, more open-minded, and have something that breaks through human nature, is hysterical, and unexpected. However, at this time, this aspect of you is weakened. It's not that you don't have it. , but there is no one to help you control this direction.”

These words directly touched Li Zhibai's heart.

As for his own performance in "Nineteen Years", he is actually watching the show and thinking about why there are some criticisms about his performance. He was reflecting on some of the opinions raised by others before. And the conclusion he came to was indeed the same as what Zhou Keren said.

This gave Li Zhibai a better impression of Zhou Keren.

At least at the professional level, Li Zhibai felt that Zhou Keren was a truth-teller.

Li Zhibai has read the novel Liu Jiazhen.

This novel by Liu Jiazhen is called "Yuanyangbu". It tells the story of a storyteller in a teahouse who was murdered. In the end, a rich young man named Zhou Fuzhi found out the murderer. In this story, there is a very key character, the storyteller’s daughter Su Jin. Zhou Fuzhi fell in love with her at first sight and that's why he paid attention to this case.

Li Zhibai asked: "Has this script been written?"

"Yes, it has been written." Zhou Keren said, "If you are dissatisfied, you can raise it and we will study how to change it, but we very much hope that you can star in this drama."

Li Zhibai asked: "Have you decided on the role of Su Jin? Who are you going to find to play it?"

Zhou Keren said: "We wanted to invite Jiang Yuqian to act, but we handed over the script and she hasn't given us a reply yet."

Li Zhibai was stunned.

Such a coincidence? -

"Although this drama is adapted from Liu Jiazhen's novel, and the original novel has many fans, it is also a suspense drama."

He Heng told Jiang Yuqian: "You have already agreed to Liu Zhijiang's costume suspense drama. If you take another one, your schedule will be fully occupied. You will not be able to continue your international route next year. ran away."

Hearing this, Jiang Yuqian was originally a little tempted because of the good script of "Yuanyangbu", but now she started to feel hesitant again.

"Furthermore, this drama has the male lead in the first episode and the female lead in the second episode. At this stage, you are not suitable for a second episode. We have to stabilize our position first," He Heng said.

Jiang Yuqian pondered for a moment and said, "Then just push it away."

He Heng nodded.

She said: "This year you filmed two dramas, "Mysterious Ghost" and "The Perfect Truth". They will both be released next year. In addition to "The Telephone" at the end of this year, next year you will just film Liu Zhijiang's drama, not a movie." If so, let’s stop answering it for now.”

Jiang Yuqian asked: "Sister Heng, what do you think of the movie "Telephone"?"

"Not bad." He Heng nodded, "As Yan He said, it is a very commercial-themed movie, and it must be very topical. However, it is probably difficult to win awards. This is not a subject that awards like."

Jiang Yuqian nodded.

He Heng said: "However, the distribution rights of this film in Thailand and South Korea have been sold. I will try to get the distributors in these two places to do a promotional event. We still stick to the international route. So far So far, there is no other female star in the industry who can copy your path. You are the most successful. The two new global endorsements of high-end luxury brands this year are basically based on your achievements in this area. "

Jiang Yuqian has made the most of the popularity "Squid Game" brought to her in a down-to-earth manner.

After that, for a year and a half, Jiang Yuqian relied on the popularity brought by this drama and the strong promotion of various partners to appear in various activities around the world. She also relied on the Hollywood big-budget action film "Mysterious Ghost" and the French director's drama "Perfect Truth" to brush up her expectations in everyone's hearts, so that all major partners believed in her future star path and continued to provide resources and support, making her the most shining female star this year.

Of course, half of this was achieved through her hard work.

Almost all year round, she appeared in three public events on average every month to gain exposure. Even when the crew was filming, there were a lot of "stock" to be released during this period to maintain exposure and popularity.

It can be said that in terms of status, Jiang Yuqian may not have really risen from the popular first-line lineup that she and Zhang Lan formed with several female stars.

But in terms of starlight and popularity, this year Jiang Yuqian has firmly left her group behind.

Especially the two new high-end global endorsements this year, which made her firmly sit in the top position of the current batch of popular female stars.

Except for Chen Bige, whose status has reached another level and who is not in Huashan to compete with others, no one can take advantage of her at this time.

He Heng suddenly thought of something and said to Jiang Yuqian: "You must keep confidentiality with Li Zhibai. Every time you meet him, you must let me know so that I can take relevant measures. Otherwise, once this matter is exposed, Li Zhibai's fans will definitely launch a large-scale attack on you. At this critical juncture, if your image is in a crisis, many partners will have a discount on your trust in you."

Jiang Yuqian nodded.

A very important point for her to maintain her current stardom is that all major partners are willing to give her resources, and invitations to various top activities are sent to her. She will also be given priority for various jobs that can improve her status and reputation.

If it suddenly broke out that she was in love with a top-tier young actor, public opinion would still be secondary. This matter would make some people who just started to cooperate with her question her.

The resources in everyone's hands are not abundant enough to be given away for free. People are willing to give her now, but they are also buying shares, pushing her to a higher position, and then feeding them back.

Jiang Yuqian said to He Heng: "Sister Heng, don't worry, we will be very careful, and we don't have much time to meet each other."

He Heng: "Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of one, you and him are all the targets of the media and paparazzi, and they will be photographed if you are not careful."

Jiang Yuqian nodded.

"I will definitely pay attention."

Any star who has reached such a position and wants to maintain it is not easy to do. It's not that easy.

Jiang Yuqian has experienced a period of decline, and she almost lost her position and fell to the first line. Fortunately, at a critical moment, a "Squid Game" allowed her to surpass her former peak and reach a higher point.

She will not give up all this.

-

"You refused?" Li Zhibai asked in surprise.

"Yeah." Jiang Yuqian asked, "What's wrong? Sister Heng was right about the drama "Yuanyang Bu". It's not suitable for me now, so I rejected it. What's wrong?"

Li Zhibai: "No, nothing."

He said nothing, but he couldn't hide the disappointment in his tone.

Jiang Yuqian said: "You sound very disappointed. What's wrong?"

"Because this drama... came to me to play the male lead. I thought I could act with you." Li Zhibai said.

Jiang Yuqian: "Ah? Really? They came to you?"

"Yes." Li Zhibai sighed, "Forget it, it's okay. You just turned it down."

"If I had known earlier, I would have thought about it again."

"No, your agent is right. You should actually play a heroine drama now."

"The main reason is that I have already accepted Liu Zhijiang's drama, which is also a costume suspense theme. It's a bit of a collision." Jiang Yuqian said, "I can't act in two dramas of similar types at once."

"Yeah." Li Zhibai nodded.

As they were chatting, someone knocked on the door and talked about Li Zhibai's play.

Li Zhibai had to hang up the phone in a hurry and go out.

Today was still a play with Jiu Jianxian.

Li Zhibai was actually quite shocked.

The play "Legend of Sword and Fairy" was so large in scale and had so many scenes. If it were another crew, it would definitely be split into groups A and B to shoot, or even three groups A, B and C, with several co-directors shooting together.

Generally speaking, the chief director may not be on the scene for even one-third of the scenes.

However, Luo Yuzhong insisted that he personally directed every scene on the scene, and group B was only responsible for shooting some empty shots and reshooting some unqualified shots of the extras in some large scenes.

In the dramas that Li Zhibai had filmed before, it was rare that one director shot it from beginning to end.

It was rare that he could shoot every important scene.

No wonder the quality of Luo Yuzhong's dramas has never dropped. His dramas may not be popular, but he has never failed to make people feel surprised.

As soon as Li Zhibai came over, Luo Yuzhong told him about the scene that was going to be filmed.

As he was talking, Lu Yanhe came over.

He was holding a portable CD player and a pair of headphones.

Luo Yuzhong and Li Zhibai looked at the things in his hands with some confusion.

"What is this?"

Lu Yanhe said: "I wrote a few songs for "Legend of Sword and Fairy" and planned to use them as theme songs and OSTs. I just asked someone to finish them, so I brought them here for you to listen to."

But there is only one pair of headphones.

So, they can only listen to them one by one.

Lu Yanhe gave them to Luo Yuzhong first.

During this period, Li Zhibai whispered: "When did you write these songs?"

"Before joining the group, they spent some time on this song." Lu Yanhe said, "There are two songs in it, and they are going to ask you to sing."

Li Zhibai's eyes lit up when he heard this.

"Oh, there are songs for me to sing again!"

Lu Yanhe smiled and nodded.

What they are listening to now is pure music, without anyone singing.

After listening, Luo Yuzhong gave Lu Yanhe a thumbs up.

"Okay, that's the feeling I want."

"I was worried that you would think these songs were too pop music."

"This drama itself is an idol drama in the guise of a serious drama, and songs with a pop music feel are more suitable." Luo Yuzhong said, "What are the names of these songs?"

"June Rain."

"Always Quiet."

"SPL."

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Recommended old book on entertainment "I Became the Scandal Heroine Overnight" (End of this chapter)