Chapter 1462 1464 [My Fair Princess]
In October, Zhang Yimou went to the Venice Film Festival with his new work "Speak Well".
However, this movie did not win the Golden Lion Award, which made Zhang Yimou somewhat disappointed.
Qu Ying's appearance on the red carpet still attracted a lot of attention, and she won the favor of many fashion brands in the future. It can be regarded as the east corner of the loss and the mulberry elm of the harvest.
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In November, Xiang Nan prepared a new script for Zhao Baogang, and told him to hurry up and shoot the play.
Zhao Baogang took a look, but was a little surprised.
Because this is an ancient costume drama, it tells the story of Xiao Yanzi, a folk daughter, and Xia Ziwei, daughter of Qianlong, who, by mistake, exchanged identities and entered the Forbidden City to be a princess.
To be honest, the story is a bit absurd and uninhibited.
It's just that the historical dramas in the Mainland were more influenced by Hong Kong and Taiwan at that time, jokes were more important than historical facts, and they were more popular with audiences.
For example, "Eastern Zhou Dynasty", which was filmed strictly according to historical records and restored through research, had very average ratings. It is completely inferior to the joked "Private Interview with Kangxi Weifu".
So it is not surprising that Xiang Nan chooses to joke about history. After all, private capital puts interests first.
Moreover, he continued to read, only to realize that this script is actually an idol drama in ancient costumes.
Little Swallow, Xia Ziwei, Jinsuo, Fifth Prince, Erkang, Erjie... You love me, I love him, he loves you, laughing and joking, fighting, on and off, no different from modern idol dramas.
"Boss, costume idol drama, okay?" Zhao Baogang was a little confused.
"Why not, "Joking about Qianlong", to put it bluntly, isn't it just an anti-corruption drama in ancient costumes? Why is it popular?" Xiang Nan waved his hand and smiled, "It doesn't matter whether the costumes are ancient or not, the key is the core. As long as the core adapts The times have changed, so no matter what kind of skin you wear, you will be welcomed."
In Disney’s princess films, in the earliest days, the princesses were saved by the prince. With the rise of the feminist movement in the 1970s and 1980s, Disney's princess films also developed in line with the times. Princesses no longer waited for the prince, but took the initiative to pursue happiness.
In the new century, it has developed into a princess saving the prince. Even the princess no longer needs the prince, but is beautiful on her own.
It is also because its core is constantly adapting to the changes of the times, so although the stories of princesses and princes are outdated, these Disney movies are still popular.
After listening to Zhao Baogang, he couldn't help being greatly inspired, and felt that he could still do this.
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""My Fair Princess" is a costume idol drama, the style is more lively and funny, so the actors must be chosen well." Xiang Nan instructed Zhao Baogang, "And, try to pick some new faces."
Zhao Baogang nodded upon hearing this.
Afterwards, he followed Xiang Nan's instructions and began to choose actors.
Since Xiang Nan said that he wanted new faces, Zhao Baogang didn't need people like Xu Jinglei and Li Yipeng, but chose among the newcomers from the film and television school.
And soon, he had a good candidate.
Little Swallow, he chose Qin Hailu from the Chinese opera.
On the one hand, she looks very distinctive and recognizable; on the other hand, she has learned Daomadan before. And Little Swallow has a lot of fighting scenes in the play. If Qin Hailu is chosen, there will be no problem in this regard.
Xia Ziwei, he chose Jiang Qinqin.
As for Jin Suo, he chose Jin Qiaoqiao.
Jin Qiaoqiao is also very beautiful, but her temperament is not as charming as Jiang Qinqin.
The fifth elder brother is played by Huang Xiaohuang, Erkang is played by Guo Xiaodong, and Erjie is played by Zu Feng.
The three of them are students highly recommended by Beijing Film Academy, with good acting skills and spirituality. Zhao Baogang saw it in person and thought it was pretty good.
Seeing the list of actors, Xiang Nan was quite satisfied.
Although he knows that using the original actors may be more successful. But he didn't want to use the original version, and the current version is not bad.
Seeing that Xiang Nan had no problem, Zhao Baogang immediately started to prepare for the filming.
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In the same month, Zhang Guoli and Deng Jie returned from the south and defected to Xiang Nan.
After the filming of "Prime Minister Liu Luoguo", Zhang Guoli truly became a well-known star, and there were many film appointments for a while.
In the south, due to the earlier reform and opening up, all aspects are moving faster. For example, private film and television companies have been established as early as the early 1990s.
After Zhang Guoli and Deng Jie became famous, they went to the South for a few years to develop and made some TV series and movies. But to be honest, although I made a little money, it didn't make much impact.
Mainly because China's cultural center is in the north. Moreover, the spread of popularity in the entertainment industry has always been top-down.
For example, Zhao Benshan, who was once again popular in the Northeast, was also unknown from a national perspective. And once it landed on CCTV, it immediately became popular all over the country and a well-known comedian.
Zhang Guoli and Deng Jie were filming in the South, and the movies and TV series they produced could only affect a corner, so their popularity did not rise but fell. In the past two years, they have almost disappeared.
In comparison, Li Baotian, who filmed "Prime Minister Liu Luoguo" with them, is now a first-line movie star in the mainland. "Ju Dou", "Shake, Shake, Shake to Grandma's Bridge", "Speak Well", are all collaborations with Zhang Yimou.
Therefore, the two of them woke up in time, resolutely put aside their careers and connections in the south, and chose to return to the capital to develop. And Xiang Nan's Kirin Films, because of its rapid development in the past two years, can be said to be the leader of private film and television companies in the Mainland.
In addition, they had a relationship before, so the two of them came to seek refuge.
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Xiang Nan naturally welcomed Zhang Guoli and Deng Jie with both hands.
In real life, Zhang Guoli is a small giant in the TV drama industry. "Private Interview with Kangxi Weifu", "Ji Xiaolan with Iron Teeth and Bronze Teeth", "Scent of Sophora Blossoms in May", "Legend of Liulichang", "Golden Wedding", "Brothers and Warm Brothers"... His masterpieces are too numerous to count.
So he happily accepted them, "You should have come here a long time ago, why are you running around in the south. The capital is the cultural center."
"Yes, you are absolutely right." Deng Jie laughed, "We are just stupid. We are so stupid to run outside when you are here."
Zhang Guoli also nodded. The so-called leaning against a big tree to enjoy the shade, they originally had a big tree, but they wanted to run out, and they got drenched in the end.
"Okay, that's it. You take a break for two days, and I'll arrange a play for you right away." Xiang Nan nodded and said.
The two were very happy when they heard it.
Xiang Nan then took out the script of "The Legend of Liulichang" and handed it over to Zhang Guoli and Ouyang Fenqiang to direct it together.
Ouyang Fenqiang has been studying with Zhang Yimou since he graduated from university. He participated in many works of Zhang Yimou. After so many years of experience, he has already shed the immaturity and youthfulness of the year, and has become mature.
This "Legend of Liulichang" is the first play he directed. If the response is good, Xiang Nan plans to promote him to be the official director.
(end of this chapter)