The next day, Guo Zongming arrived in Beijing exhausted. He was originally traveling in Taiwan Province to relax, but was attracted by a call from Huang Wenchuan. Any director who saw IPs like "Chinese Paladin" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" wanted to adapt them.
You can travel anytime, but if you miss such a good work, you may not get it again. He can make the difference.
What's even more difficult is that the sponsor has a lot of money but few demands, which makes him even more comfortable. No matter what, he has to come here first.
Li Changle met Guo Zongming at the headquarters building of the Chinese website. This famous director who had been famous in the film and television industry in recent years looked to be about fifty years old.
His Mediterranean hairstyle was particularly eye-catching, with the bald scalp in the middle covered by a few stubborn hairs. Guo Zongming had a solemn expression and was unsmiling. Only after meeting Li Changle did his expression change slightly.
When Guo Zongming met Li Changle, he was a little shocked that works like "Legend of Sword and Fairy" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" were actually written by a young man in his twenties. It would be difficult to explain in detail if he had not seen it with his own eyes.
"Director Guo, I've heard of your name for a long time." Li Changle smiled at Guo Zongming. Huang Wenchuan had specifically told him that Guo Zongming was not very good at socializing, so he took the initiative to say hello.
Guo Zongming came back to his senses and said with emotion, "Hello, hello, Teacher Li. Your two works are so wonderful. The first time I saw them, I thought about turning them into TV series, but unfortunately I haven't been able to get the copyright owner's authorization."
Li Changle and Guo Zongming exchanged pleasantries. It seemed that Director Guo was not as unsociable as Huang Wenchuan said. Especially when talking about the changes in the Legend of Sword and Fairy, Guo Zongming was even more eloquent.
"I think the Chinese Paladin novel you wrote is structured exactly like a TV series. If you were to adapt it into a TV series, you wouldn't even need to make any adaptations. You'd just need to shorten and refine the main storyline."
Li Changle was slightly surprised when he heard this. It seemed that there was a reason why Guo Zongming was praised by Huang Wenchuan. He had some stuff. The novel "Legend of Sword and Fairy" was completely written by Li Changle according to the plot of the TV series. Strictly speaking, there was nothing wrong with what Guo Zongming said.
Li Changle was immediately delighted. It seemed that this director was very professional. He liked professionals the most. Working together would achieve twice the result with half the effort, and everyone would feel relaxed.
After Li Changle and Guo Zongming chatted for a while, Yu Qiuqin and Fang Lintao appeared. They discussed together the establishment of the "Legend of Sword and Fairy" project, the preparations for the crew, the location options for filming, etc.
Li Changle didn't quite understand any of this; she simply watched them talk, considering her presence there a chance to broaden her horizons. Yu Qiuqin and Fang Lintao also had a good impression of Guo Zongming. While he was a bit blunt, his overall professionalism was exceptional, meeting all their expectations of a director.
So without hesitation, Yu Qiuqin and Fang Lintao decided on the spot to choose Guo Zongming as the director of the "Legend of Sword and Fairy" project. He was a famous and capable director, and he was recommended by Li Changle. They might not be able to find a more suitable candidate if they looked for someone else.
In addition, Guo Zongming also has his own team of directors and crew members, so if he wants to film "Legend of Sword and Fairy", he can set up a crew ready-made, and the only thing he needs to consider is casting.
Yu Qiuqin said, "Teacher Li mentioned the casting before. His suggestion is to use newcomers for the leading roles, and for more important supporting roles, such as Elder Shi and Bai Yue, choose some veteran actors. This way, the effect of old and new actors can be good."
Guo Zongming seconded the suggestion, "I agree with this proposal. I've seen the work "Chinese Paladin." The protagonist must have spiritual energy, especially the female protagonist. This is a must. In addition, each of the protagonists has different personalities, so careful selection is necessary."
A group of people talked about the filming of the Legend of Sword and Fairy project from morning to almost evening. Basically, all the points have been taken into consideration, and the matter is settled.
After comprehensive consideration, the preparation of the crew and venue will take about a month, during which time you can observe the casting. Li Changle's suggestion is to go to major art colleges for auditions and interview them one by one. There will always be suitable newcomers.
Naturally, everyone had no objection to this point. Guo Zongming's director team would make arrangements for this matter. However, when Guo Zongming asked Li Changle whether he wanted to go to the audition as an interviewer, Li Changle waved his hands.
Are you kidding? If I run to each university one by one, how long will it take? Wouldn't it be nice to stay at home with Wang Siyi? Why do you have to be so pessimistic? Besides, I'm not a professional and don't know anything about acting, so I rejected it instinctively.
This was a pity for Guo Zongming. In his opinion, no one knew the IP of The Legend of Sword and Fairy better than Li Changle. Although he spoke very little today, every point he raised was eye-opening.
"Okay, everything has been basically finalized. The next step is to sign the contract, and then we can start the preparations. Because our group has high expectations for this TV series, the investment will not be low, so I'll leave it to Director Guo." Yu Qiuqin said to Guo Zongming seriously.
Guo Zongming stood up and answered seriously: "It's rare to come across such a good work. I will do my best to complete it."
Yu Qiuqin smiled slightly and said, "Then I wish the TV series a big hit in advance."
Li Changle dragged his tired body back to the hotel. This matter has come to an end for the time being. After Guo Zongming completes the preparation of the crew and the casting is completed, the filming of the "Legend of Sword and Fairy" project will start, and it will probably be after the Spring Festival.
Li Changle had nothing to do after that, except for the theme songs, interludes, ending songs, and the background music of the drama. All Li Changle needed to do was provide demos and arrangements, which were not very difficult for Li Changle.
"I can finally go back to Shanghai." Li Changle lay on the bed, took a deep breath, and said to himself.
I haven't seen Wang Siyi for just two days, and I missed her very much. It seems that the saying "one day without seeing you feels like three years" is really true. Li Changle took out his mobile phone and found that Wang Siyi had sent him many messages.
She always shared her life with him, what happened when recording the show, what she ate today, and Sister Baozhu talked about what happened to her. But later, probably because Li Changle didn't say a word, Wang Siyi got angry and sent a bunch of emoticons.
Li Changle smiled and shook her head, then took out her cell phone and made a video call to Wang Siyi. She was a little busy today, having been talking with Yu Qiuqin and Guo Zongming, so she naturally hadn't had time to check her phone. However, she had to explain this matter to her anyway.
When Li Changle thought about Wang Siyi's temper, she felt a little overwhelmed.
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