Chapter 542: Big Brother Joins: The TV Series "Game of Thrones" Launches
In Shanghai, Xu Mu was reading a script in his study.
Xu Mu is a famous director in China and one of the bigwigs. He is very famous in the country and is good at producing long films.
However, in recent years, Xu Mu's productions have become fewer and fewer. Although he has made a few films, the results have not been very good. However, Xu Mu is not in a hurry, after all, he is already in his sixties. For Xu Mu, making films now is just a way to kill time when he is bored.
The cell phone suddenly rang, and Xu Mu laughed after seeing the caller ID.
"Hey, Mr. Su, why did you think of calling me?"
Xu Mu said with a smile, Xu Mu and Su Yang have become familiar with each other in the past few years. They have sat together and chatted a few times, and Xu Mu also admires Su Yang very much.
"Brother Mu, please stop giving me the cold shoulder. What's the point of calling me President Su or not? I have a drama here, let me see if you're interested."
Su Yang said with a smile, which made Xu Mu's eyes light up. People in the industry were very much looking forward to Su Yang's script. Xu Mu had wanted to ask Su Yang for a script for a long time. It's just that he was too shy to do it sometimes. Besides, Xu Mu used to work for another company, and his contract with the company had just ended not long ago.
"What drama?"
Xu Mu asked curiously.
"I sent the script to your email, take a look at it yourself."
Su Yang's words prompted Xu Mu to open his mailbox, where he found an email that Su Yang had just sent him.
After hanging up the phone and downloading the folder, Xu Mu began to read it carefully.
"Game of Thrones"—Xu Mu's eyes lit up when he saw the title. He'd also read the book, which is currently incredibly popular worldwide. He also loved it. Although it tells a story set in a foreign medieval world, Xu Mu found it somewhat similar to some Chinese martial arts novels.
It's just that the name of the fight between the major sects has been changed.
Xu Mu read the script carefully. Su Yang's ability to write scripts was undeniable. The script Su Yang gave Xu Mu this time was the script for the first season of "Game of Thrones". Su Yang had written this script a long time ago and had also been systematically optimized, but it had never been filmed.
Xu Mu put on his glasses and read the script intently, completely absorbed. He had already read the novel. But reading a script was different from reading a novel. The images in a novel weren't always clear, but Su Yang's script could instantly conjure up a detailed vision in Xu Mu's mind.
The more he watched, the more fascinated he became. The more he watched, the more he liked it. Xu Mu's heart began to stir, as if he had returned to the urge to shoot martial arts films when he was young.
The story, plot, and scenes, although it is a TV series, the script is excellent.
Xu Mu spent a whole day reading the script carefully. After finishing it, he was still not satisfied. Looking at the script, he thought of Su Yang's call and laughed.
It's been a while since I last filmed a TV series. Ever since I started filming movies, Xu Mu hasn't done any TV series. Thinking back to my last TV series, it was probably over 20 years ago. After more than 20 years, Xu Mu is actually looking forward to filming a TV series again.
And in Xu Mu's opinion, this doesn't feel like a TV series at all. Because each episode has a very long script. According to this script and the shooting characteristics, each episode is probably about an hour and a half long, which is almost the length of a movie.
To put it bluntly, the first season of Game of Thrones is a movie series. The entire first season consists of twelve episodes, which perfectly present the story of the first novel.
Compared to the original version, Su Yang optimized the script, making the story richer and more exciting. The plot was also expanded to twelve episodes.
Twelve episodes of the TV series are equivalent to twelve movies. The investment in each episode is no less than that of a movie, whether in terms of special effects or other aspects.
After thinking for a long time, Xu Mu took out his mobile phone and called Su Yang.
"Director Su, I'll take this job."
There was no further discussion, let alone salary. Everyone knew Su Yang's personality. You didn't need to ask for compensation; he would definitely not treat you unfairly. In recent years, Qingyao Media's salaries had been renowned for being excellent.
"Brother Mu, welcome. After this TV series is finished, I'll write you a few movie scripts that you'll like..."
Su Yang's words made Xu Mu laugh.
At such an old age, joining Qingyao Media is also a good choice for Xu Mu. Although Xu Mu is not short of money, he likes the atmosphere of Qingyao Media very much.
Xu Mu also knew some of the directors at Qingyao Media and had gotten information from them. Within Qingyao Media, there was no need to worry about unnecessary matters, and there were no so-called investment directors coming in to dictate or force actors into the cast.
Once a play is confirmed, the director becomes the most powerful figure on the set. All crew members listen to the director, and everyone just needs to cooperate. Anyone, whether actors or others, who fails to cooperate effectively is fired immediately.
Having spent his entire life in this industry, Xu Mu had seen a lot of disgusting things and had to compromise many times, but that didn't mean he liked it. On the contrary, he really liked the atmosphere at Qingyao Media. It was very straightforward, work was just work, no twists and turns. If you wanted to get someone on the crew or use connections, fine, just go and talk to the company directly.
After hanging up the phone, Xu Mu looked at the other scripts in his computer and suddenly lost interest.
With "Game of Thrones" already under his belt, why would he need to look to him for other scripts? Besides, there's more than one "Game of Thrones" show. Since he's already filmed it, if it's a good success, Xu Mu wants to film the entire series himself. If he finishes filming the entire series, his name will be a constant reminder of the show in the future.
"Pearl City seems pretty good..."
Xu Mu smiled at the thought of moving to Zhucheng. Zhucheng's environment was quite good, but what Xu Mu envied most was the intelligent studio at Qingyao Media's headquarters.
When the headquarters was put into use, Xu Mu was also invited to participate. He visited the intelligent studio and was impressed by its advanced hardware. Once you become proficient in using various intelligent devices, not only can you significantly increase the speed of filming, but also improve the quality of the shots, while also greatly reducing the difficulty of shooting many shots.
As technology advances and society develops, filming techniques are also rapidly improving. The TV series "Game of Thrones" can be filmed in a studio because it's a fictional world that requires a lot of special effects, and Qingyao Media Group boasts some of the world's best special effects. Thinking of this, Xu Mu's heart burned.
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