How did "Blood-stained Style" pass the review of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs?
This has to grasp the essence of the matter. Qin Tianzhu feels that since the Ministry of Foreign Affairs currently has restrictions on this type of subject matter, the reason is not to cause disputes with neighboring countries and to create a good development environment for domestic economic construction. So, if we want to solve the censorship problem of "Blood-Stained Style", we must work hard from this aspect and relieve the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' concerns in this aspect.
Qin Tianzhu¡¯s idea is to co-produce with Vietnam. If Vietnamese officials are willing to co-produce with Meihua Media, it means that the other party does not care about the content of the drama, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will have no worries. Qin Tianzhu thinks this may not be impossible. This drama focuses on the growth of soldiers and the military's sense of honor. Vietnamese officials can also dig into this aspect of their own people on this topic. As for the nature of the war, each can express its own position.
After figuring out the solution, Qin Tianzhu called Jin Guanghua of Meihua Entertainment and asked his employees to handle it. He himself put aside this matter temporarily and devoted himself wholeheartedly to the preparation of "The Legend of Two Dragons of the Tang Dynasty".
On November 10, the final draft of the script for "The Legend of Two Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" was completed. At the same time, the selection of actors for "The Legend of the Tang Dynasty" officially kicked off.
Meihua Media announced on its official website that "The Legend of Two Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" is scheduled to be launched in early January 2002. "The Legend of Two Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" has a total of 352 characters. Due to the large number of characters, Meihua Media is unable to send invitations to the actors one by one and coordinate the actors' schedules. I hope that colleagues in the domestic entertainment industry who can find a schedule can take the initiative to sign up to participate.
The earlier you sign up, the greater your choice of roles!
As soon as the news came out, it immediately caused chaos in the domestic entertainment industry, and the news media and online public opinion were also talking about it, and there was a scene of uproar.
Among them, fans of various celebrities are proactive in choosing suitable roles for their idols; and fans of "The Legend of Two Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" are looking for suitable actors one by one based on the character descriptions in the book; and Domestic news media have speculated that with so many characters, it is even more exaggerated than in "Three Kingdoms", and the production cost must be astronomical.
And the domestic actors and stars are both excited and nervous. The TV series directed by Qin Tianzhu have always attracted national attention and even have international influence. It is a very rare opportunity to appear in his works. But there are so many characters in this drama, basically anyone with some acting experience in China will have a chance to win a role in the drama. Therefore, these stars need to strive hard to get a role of any importance. If you end up with a minor role, you will be outclassed in front of your peers.
In the next few days, the preparation team of Meihua Entertainment's "The Legend of Two Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" encountered troubles in selecting actors. At present, "The Legend of Two Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" has only confirmed that the director is Qin Tianzhu and the producer is Zhang Zhong. The preparatory team also brought together more than a dozen of his own team members to prepare for the establishment of the crew.
Zhang Zhi said to Qin Tianzhu: "Xiao Zhu, the domestic entertainment industry has responded very positively to your play. Within a week, nearly 300 actors have confirmed their participation in the play through letters of application, phone registration, recommendations from acquaintances, self-recommendations of actors, etc." . However, these actors have more or less requirements. Some want more roles, some have certain requirements in terms of schedule, and some still have some room for negotiation in terms of remuneration. What's more, we have to choose actors. The boss also has his own requirements. When there are so many people, it feels really hard to figure things out!"
After finishing speaking, he straightened his messy long hair. Obviously, the chaos at work during this period made him feel a little anxious.
With a large project, management work will be difficult. Qin Tianzhu also expected this. "So I say that "The Legend of Two Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" is a super project. Once this giant project is completed, the company's production department will make a qualitative leap in the project management level!"
Of course, we can have a beautiful vision, but how to solve the current chaos is a top priority.
"Uncle Beard, among so many conflicts, which aspect do you think is the most troublesome right now?"
Zhang concentrated and thought for a while: "It's the actors' requirements for roles. The main reason is that this drama includes almost half of the actors in the domestic entertainment industry. When there are more people, everyone likes to compare with each other, for fear of losing their status in the industry. . On the other hand, our crew also has our own requirements in the selection of actors, which makes it even more difficult to coordinate."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Qin Tianzhu and said, "Xiao Zhu, for such a big project, you can't do it alone in the directing team. For now, if the directing team has enough people, the selection of actors will be accelerated a lot. .¡±
"Well, I know this. I've also been looking for help for myself these days.?, the director team will be formed soon. "
"The Tang Dynasty" project is huge, and Qin Tianzhu's director team is also quite luxurious.
On November 18, Meihua Media announced to the media that famous domestic TV drama directors Zheng Xiaolong, Hu Mei, and Gao Xixi have joined the cast of "The Legend of Two Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" as deputy directors.
In Qin Tianzhu¡¯s memory, these three people are all well-known TV drama directors in China and have directed many successful TV dramas. Among them, Zheng Xiaolong has "Desire", "The Story of the Editorial Office", "Beijingers in New York" and the future "Golden Wedding" and "Harem?" "The Legend of Zhen Huan" and other popular works. Hu Mei has works such as "Yongzheng Dynasty", "Loyalty", and later "Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty" and "Qiao Family Courtyard". Gao Xixi will also film popular dramas such as "Happiness is Like a Flower", "The Sky of History", and "New Three Kingdoms" in the future.
Among the three, Qin Tianzhu relied on Zheng Xiaolong's storytelling ability and creative attitude of excellence, Gao Xixi was mainly responsible for the filming of the cold weapon war in "Datang", and Hu Mei was good at delicate emotional descriptions. These three directors can all help Qin Tianzhu in what they are good at, and they are also people from whom Qin Tianzhu can learn.
In addition to these three assistant directors, the company is also equipped with two assistant directors each. The assistant directors are all selected by the company. They are potential new directors who have just graduated from domestic art schools or have only a few commercial shooting experiences.
Once the candidates for the director team were confirmed, several directors worked together to divide the work and the crew's selection of actors quickly got on track. In order to reduce the tendency of actors to compete with each other, the crew first announced a list of already confirmed big-name supporting actors.
On November 19, Meihua Media announced the first actor of the "Datang" crew on its official website.
Liu Dehua plays Song Que.
On November 20, the second actor of "Datang" was revealed.
Chen Daomin plays Shi Zhixuan.
After Qin Tianzhu coordinated the role issues between Liu Dehua and Chen Daomin, he finally maintained the original decision of Liu Dehua to play Song Que and Chen Daomin to play Shi Zhixuan. There are no other reasons. The main reason is that the role of Shi Zhixuan has a lot of roles. Andy Lau is a star of film, television, singing and singing. His time is really limited, so he can only play guest roles like Song Que.
However, as soon as these two lists were announced, public opinion became more lively. Especially on various entertainment forums or some university BBSs, the posts about blockbusters are all about guesses about the cast list of "Datang".
"What's going on? Liu Dehua is going to act in a TV series?"
"What's weird? What is the relationship between Liu Dehua and Qin Tianzhu? It's normal for King Liu to come over and help Qin Tianzhu."
"Chen Daomin plays Shi Zhixuan, which is so exciting. I am a fan of "The Legend of Two Dragons of the Tang Dynasty", and Uncle Min is the right candidate for Shi Zhixuan in my mind."
"It's very exciting. I have a hunch that Qin Tianzhu's "The Legend of Two Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" will be a star-studded one!"
On November 21, the third and fourth actors of "Datang" were announced.
Tan Guoqiang plays Du Fuwei and Wu Xiubo plays Li Mi.
On November 22, the fifth and sixth actors of "Datang" were announced.
Chen Baoguo plays Yu Wenhuaji, and Sun Honglei plays Liu Heita.
On November 23, the seventh and eighth actors of "Datang" were announced.
Zhang Guoli plays Wang Shichong and Sun Haiying plays Qu Ao.
On November 24, the ninth and tenth actors of "Datang" were announced.
Wang Ziwen plays Wang Bodang and Zhang Tieling plays Li Yuan.
"What does Meihua Media mean? There are two great masters every day!"
"What kind of rhythm is this? This is to catch all the well-known domestic actors!"
"What's weird? Meihua Media has already said that there are 352 characters in "Datang". Domestic actors can each play a role. I think there will be more than enough!"
"Why do these big names play supporting roles or even dispensable bits and pieces?"
No matter what, with the addition of powerful domestic male stars such as Chen Daomin, Tan Guoqiang, Wu Xiubo, Sun Honglei, and Chen Baoguo, "Datang" has raised the public's appetite to a new level.
??Meihua Media¡¯s move to publish part of the cast list every day has not stopped, and it happens one after another.
On November 25, Huang Qiusheng played Lu Miaozi and Zeng *jiang played Yang Gongqing.
On November 26, Louis Koo will play Song Shidao and Edison Chen will play Xiang Yushan.
On November 27, Xie Tingfeng played Yang Xuyan and Wu Yanzu played Chai Shao.
On November 28, Zheng Yijian played Xu Shiji and Zhang Jiahui played Fu Qian.
"It's incredible. Plum Blossom Media not only wants to catch all the big-name actors from the mainland, this situation also affects Hong Kong's entertainment industry."?I'm going to be served from the same pot! "
¡°I¡¯m not surprised that Plum Blossom Media has influence and connections in China. What¡¯s strange is that Plum Blossom Media has such great appeal in the Hong Kong entertainment industry. It¡¯s really unexpected!¡±
"Meihua Media has in-depth cooperation with TVB, probably with the help of TVB's relationship. Maybe Andy is also responsible for working for Qin Tianzhu."
"I have a hunch that this time "The Legend of Two Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" may gather all the four heavenly kings. It would be very interesting to think about it, the four heavenly kings are playing small roles in the same drama."
Netizens¡¯ premonition was correct. In the next two days, the other three of the Four Heavenly Kings will appear together.
On November 29, Li Min played Li Shimin and Zhang Xueyou played Ouyang Xiyi.
On November 30, Leung Ka Hui plays Jie Li and Guo Fucheng plays Kak Chi.
"This, this, this, how on earth is this done?"
"My original suspicions have indeed come true. How much will it cost for Meihua Media to hire them?"
"Salute to Plum Blossom Media, they have tried their best for the drama "The Legend of Two Dragons of the Tang Dynasty"."
"As a fan of "Datang", I feel so happy."
In fact, although Meihua Media used some connections and paid a certain amount of remuneration to hire these big-name actors, it was not as difficult as the public imagined, and the remuneration paid was also within a reasonable range. The reason why they are able to invite so many celebrities is also the result of the increasing influence of Meihua Media and Qin Tianzhu with the accumulation of time and works.
Another important reason is that Meihua Media now releases news about one or two big-name celebrities joining the company every day, which is very topical and explosive. Those celebrities who originally felt a little reluctant to join this show, seeing this kind of attitude, are also eager to join in the fun. It won't take them a few days anyway. Everyone can participate in the grand event together, and it will be a good talk in the future.
Of course, if some netizens feel that this is enough, it only means that their happiness value is too low.
The good show is yet to come! (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novels will be better and updated faster!)