Chapter 397

The point is not the problem, but how the protagonist solves the problem

In the early hours of the morning at 8 o'clock in the morning, the awards ceremony was held in Cannes.

As more and more people get up and go online, the news that "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" won the Cannes Main Competition Jury Grand Prix also became a hot topic. Hou Yuanfeng was very happy. He hadn't gone to bed yet and was still surfing the Internet intensively, replying to netizens.

Hou Lekang is no longer a hot topic star, and before today, Hou Yuanfeng had little presence on the Internet. However, after winning the award, her name will come into the public eye and attract more attention.

For the director, this matter has both advantages and disadvantages, but at this stage, the advantages definitely outweigh the disadvantages. When he was not famous before, it was difficult to even get investment. Hou Yuanfeng, who was already an adult, was embarrassed to rely on his family connections every time.

But it’s different now! She is the director of the European three-award-winning work! From then on, when people thought of her, they would no longer call her "Hou Lekang's niece", but when they thought of Hou Lekang, they would say he was "Hou Yuanfeng's uncle".

The closing ceremony of Cannes had just ended, and Hou Yuanfeng couldn't directly invite Ling Suisui to meet in France - avoiding suspicion was one thing, and she was also worried that Ling Suisui was too busy and she couldn't make an appointment.

Fortunately, she found out about Ling Suisui's next schedule. She will return to China in a few days to attend the Huabiao Awards ceremony.

Although Hou Yuanfeng did not have any work nominated for this year...it was still easy for him to get a spot.

Hou Yuanfeng happily prepared to witness Ling Sui win the Huabiao Best Actress award for the second time for her role in Easy Peasy. Whether it is from the concept of the work, the quality of the film, or the acting skills of the actors, she could not find any reason not to give this award to Ling Suisui.

In Hou Yuanfeng's heart, "As Easy as Pie" is absolutely worthy of sweeping the three major awards in mainland China, and she is very much looking forward to the day when this achievement is achieved.

She also heard that Ling Suisui has been supporting female directors and screenwriters, especially the latter. Even if you don't create satisfactory content for the time being, at least you can still get the basic salary.

Hou Yuanfeng thinks that since he is now considered a "well-known director", shouldn't he also join the ranks of sponsors and give back to the industry and society?

Even though Hou Lekang laughed at her for getting drunk after eating a few peanuts, Hou Yuanfeng was not discouraged. She enthusiastically wrote down a plan of how much money she could contribute, and hoped that the money would be taken over by Ling Suisui and her company and could help those who really needed help.

"I will become a judge of the European 3rd competition someday..."

While Hou Yuanfeng was imagining the future, Ling Suisui was also thinking about his next work arrangements.

After filming "Invincible Warrior" in the second half of the year, the filming of the movie universe will come to a temporary halt and she can shoot other works.

There are countless film contracts in the company's mailbox, but what Ling Suisui is most concerned about at the moment is her previous project for which she had customized the script, "Three Generations".

She thought about making this project into a horizontal screen short drama spanning several seasons, but this operation encountered many problems in the practice of another series of works by Harvest Media.

The first is the issue of people. It is difficult to gather the original crew. Even in the best case scenario where everyone is willing to continue filming, it is troublesome to adjust the schedules. If someone becomes famous during this period and feels that the project is not worthy of him or her, or that the previous ranking is not worthy of the current status, there will be a lot of problems in negotiations.

In addition, there are a series of issues such as props, scenes, costumes, etc. Unless a particularly mature industrial chain is created, the cost of separate shooting may multiply several times.

Ling Suisui can cite positive examples of world-renowned IPs shooting series, such as the two films she will be joining this year, but what is the scale of their investment, and how big is Harvest Media?

After comprehensive consideration, Ling Suisui gave up the idea of ​​filming in several separate seasons. Fengshou Media still positions "Three Generations" as a 30-episode high-quality urban drama.

Even with three main characters, thirty episodes is more than enough. Urban life doesn't have so many twists and turns in the story, let alone a huge worldview. The content about daily life focuses on a fast pace.

After returning home, she read the latest version of the script.

This script was written over several years and has undergone significant changes. Compared to the last version she watched, the protagonist Qin Wenjing she will play is very different.

Qin Wenjing is no longer a carefree single wealthy woman with a child, but a middle-class elite who works hard and strives to raise her child.

Her name is Wenjing, but she has a very impetuous personality. She was full of energy and confidence in her career, but when it came to her daughter's education, she always felt that she had not done enough or well enough to train Qin Miaoyi into an outstanding talent.

The middle class fears class slippage the most - this statement is vividly demonstrated in Qin Wenjing. She didn't believe in "happy education" or "as long as the child is healthy". If Qin Miaoyi could only be an "ordinary person" in the future, it would make her more uncomfortable than killing Qin Wenjing.

In terms of the love line, the screenwriter arranged a CP for Qin Wenjing that is still a sunny and innocent male student, who is also a student with expertise in the sports department. However, after removing the leisurely and carefree character of the rich woman, the importance of "love" in Qin Wenjing's heart has almost fallen to the bottom.

The 32-year-old Qin Wenjing only regards love as a pastime, but the 22-year-old male college student is a love-brained person and is very clingy once he's in love. This combination is quite interesting.

Ling Sui quickly read through the script and found that this revision was quite in line with her previous requirements.

She has been dwelling on this issue for some time. She didn't want to use women's plight as a selling point and repeat the narrative of suffering, so she wanted the protagonist to have an easier life. However, an overly easy life seemed to use glamorous lies to cover up the difficulties that single mothers face in real life.

Later she figured it out - the focus of the work and the ideas it wants to express do not simply depend on the plot, but also on how the crew handles these plots.

"Three Generations" can certainly show the difficulties faced by the group of single mothers. These objective things will not disappear in real life just because the crew does not shoot it.

However, what they want to film is not what difficulties bring to the protagonist, but how the protagonist solves the difficulties. The latter should be the focus of the entire drama.

During the creation process, the screenwriter also boldly incorporated elements of light comedy.

Faced with one difficulty after another, the protagonist no longer sheds tears, no longer feels pain, and no longer seeks help from others in confusion. She is optimistic and positive. She solves problems as they arise and makes a lot of jokes in the process. After the storm is over, she can even use it as a joke and topic of conversation after dinner.

Although it has been written like this, the screenwriter is still very nervous.

This humorous and witty style of handling the issue can certainly get rid of the traditional image of women as "bitter and vengeful", but would Ling Sui feel that it is too frivolous and makes these things overly entertaining?

"Not bad." This is Ling Sui's evaluation, "The main characters are portrayed very well, which left a deep impression on me. I like it very much."

Ling Sui actually asked Hao Xuan about the issue of "entertainment".

Hao Xuan's reaction to this was normal, and she said that she would only feel uncomfortable if she was overly cautious.

She has hands and feet, and earns money to support herself and her children through labor. She feels that she is no different from ordinary people. So, why can't she get into some trouble in life and make some funny jokes?

Looking someone in the eye will not cause any harm, but the coldness and alienation that remain ignoring others' feelings are more likely to make people feel embarrassed.

However, when reviewing and finalizing the script, Ling Suisui still asked people to pay more attention to the measure and scale of the jokes.

This is not only true for this subject matter, but should be the case for all works containing comedy elements. If it makes people feel offended, it’s not a good joke.

Ling Suisui was very satisfied with this version of the script and felt that the project was almost ready to be implemented.

She called Feng Yang to discuss with her the selection of the leading actor.

Needless to say, the role of Qin Wenjing was tailor-made for her; Qin Miaoyi is set to be a seven-year-old elementary school student, and Feng Li's age is just about the same, so she can play the role even if the filming is next year.

Feng Yang strongly recommended Feng Li because Qin Miaoyi has a very important role, and the drama is called "Three Generations", and the roles of the three protagonists are indeed comparable. With Ling Sui's current status, she only cares about the quality of the script when filming, and no longer cares whether she is the "only leading lady".

Feng Yang honestly said that she felt she could not find a child star with better acting skills than Feng Li. She estimated that the screenwriter also referred to Feng Li's personality and image when writing the role of Qin Miaoyi.

——The most important thing is that Feng Li already knows about the existence of this drama. If she wasn't asked to act, she would probably make a scene.

Ling Suisui: "...I do intend to look for her, but aren't you doting on her too much?"

Although Feng Li is the real youngest member of Fengshou Media and her age gap is relatively small, it is not surprising that she got the group's favorite script, but we cannot let her develop the habit of getting what she wants by any means necessary.

This is also what Ling Sui has always been worried about. Adults who stay in the entertainment industry for a long time may develop bad habits, let alone children whose values ​​have not yet been formed.

Regardless of whether it is out of selfishness on the part of teacher Qi Xuan or out of love for the little genius Feng Li, Ling Sui hopes that she can grow up healthily and safely, and continue to climb the path of an actor in the future.

Feng Yang said he understood and would pay attention to it in the future. Everyone in the company really likes Feng Li, because she is young and cute...

She talked about other topics: "Do you have any recommendations for Qin Meijuan's casting?"

This character is also very interesting. The previous version of the script set her up in a situation where her husband had passed away. This time, it was changed to a situation where her husband was still alive, but the old lady wanted a divorce.

Qin Meijuan endured for most of her life, but when she was almost sixty years old, she finally couldn't bear it anymore.

It is worth noting that the screenwriter did not set her husband, Qin Wenjing's father, as a particularly bad scumbag. Qin Meijuan wanted to divorce, not because of any melodramatic plot, but because of years of disappointment that had accumulated and rebounded particularly hard, turning the family upside down.

Many names of senior actors flashed through Ling Sui's mind, but in her heart, she actually had a candidate who was the most suitable and whom she most hoped would play Qin Meijuan.

"You can't invite this person," she said. "I have to go and trick him myself... and convince him."

It was a close call. I almost spoke the truth out loud.

Ling Sui glanced at her upcoming schedule. The Huabiao Awards ceremony would be held in a few days. She remembered that she had promised to attend.

As the director of "Easy As Pie", Teacher Tang Bing will definitely be there.

Ling Sui holds his chin in his hand. Let her think about it, how can she convince Tang Bing, who hardly acts anymore, to play the leading role in her new work?