After finishing today's scenes, Li Feng went to review the new script.
After combining the lines of other people, he said that he couldn't accept it. This new script ruined Lu Anning's image. This character was supposed to be tall and majestic, so why did he become so...stupid? Mediocre? Li Feng couldn't describe it, but in his opinion, this character in the new script was simply a clown for entertainment!
Originally, Li Feng wanted to find Wei Lan to argue, but suddenly he remembered that he had only been filming for two days and he didn’t have her phone number, nor had he met her in person.
As a new director, Wei Lan was not cautious nor pretending to be calm. He used a strong attitude to demonstrate his authority as a director.
When the other party was in the holographic world... how to put it? When directing and dispatching, the attitude of taking things lightly and the professional aura that naturally emanated from him, if he didn't know that the other party was just a new director, he would have thought that he was facing a famous director who had been famous for many years. Li Feng had also worked with famous directors, although he was a supporting role with only a few lines in the film.
I don’t know what kind of mentality made Li Feng give up looking for Wei Lan.
He also found a good excuse: I am an A-level contracted actor and a well-known figure. Why should I argue with a young director like you who knows nothing? I will talk to your boss directly!
"Boss Xia, this adaptation is not random. I admit that the director can change the script, but the general direction should remain unchanged, right? If I change it like this, my character's image will be gone!"
Xia Yangqiu lit a cigarette and asked, "What else did Director Wei change? Are there any changes to the main storyline?"
Li Feng thought about the new script in his hand. Although he was the leading actor and had important roles, the script in his hand only contained the part where he appeared. Judging from the script in his hand, the main plot had not changed much and still revolved around the secrets of peerless martial arts.
All he could say was, “A lot of my lines have changed…it’s had a huge impact on my character!”
Xia Yangqiu lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, then he exhaled a puff of smoke and said helplessly:
"Teacher Li, I can't help you with this problem... After all, the director has the most important role in the details of the filming. As long as your ranking and the main storyline remain unchanged, it's not easy for me to interfere."
He paused and said meaningfully, "Director Wei, it was arranged by Director Wei... You know, she didn't go too far, and I can't do anything about it."
Looking at Li Feng's back as he left with suppressed anger, Xia Yangqiu took out his mobile phone with satisfaction and made a call.
Before the launch of "Swordsman 4", the project department conducted a survey. The few remaining viewers of this IP said that the reason they would subscribe to this drama is because Lu Anning's image of a hero is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. If Wei Lan's character is changed when the time comes, not only will the ratings be low, but he will also be scolded to death by the already small number of fans.
The call was connected, and a middle-aged male voice came from the inside: "Hello, Xiaoxia, what's the matter?"
Even though he was on the phone, Xia Yangqiu immediately smiled: "Boss Lu, the lead actor of "Swordsman 4", the drama that Boss Wei arranged for the director to shoot, came to me and said that this director..."
Xia Yangqiu told Li Feng all the complaints he had made before.
A cheerful laugh came from the other end of the phone: "I think this director has a lot of ideas. The director has the final say on the set. You don't have to worry about this. Leave it to this director. After all, he was recommended by Director Wei... Well, wait until the filming is completed and arrange a good recommendation position for this drama."
Xia Yangqiu understood: "That's natural."
Investing in this drama that is destined to have a bad ending is a waste of resources, and the recommendation position on the holographic channel is also a waste of resources. The more investment there is in the early stage, the more losses the company will suffer after the drama fails.
Wei Mingjie, who caused all the losses, will completely lose his voice in Wei's company for a period of time because of another wrong decision.
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Since his last appeal was fruitless, Li Feng could only continue to devote himself to the filming.
It's just that his mood fell into a low ebb during the subsequent filming process, and he always exuded a sense of frustration and depression caused by being oppressed by the powerful.
This made Wei Lan pleasantly surprised, as this was exactly the emotion she needed from Lu An Ning.
The actors of several other main roles did not have as many ideas as Li Feng. They were all contracted actors of B and C levels of the Wei Group and were the standing cast for the group's holographic channel TV dramas. They were the type who could not be said to be famous, but were familiar to the audience, but did not have many fans.
For them, filming is the same job as ordinary white-collar workers, and they don’t have much star effect when they go out - of course, their income is still much higher than that of ordinary white-collar workers.
"Cut! He Zixuan, do it again this time. The action is too deliberate. You can't make the action deliberate just because you know that the next scene is going to be a funny one. When you touch it, you should feel from the bottom of your heart that this hidden weapon is beautiful. You touch it out of habit and think about it. It's your favorite..." Wei Lan changed his words halfway through: "Just imagine that it's your sneakers."
The villain An Shiyi is played by a young actor with a C sign, named He Zixuan.
Wei Lan is a creator with keen observation skills. He is in the director's room on the second floor and can see the situation in the actor's cabin on the first floor through the one-way glass.
Every time before He Zixuan entered the holographic cabin, he would change into slippers and carefully put away his own sneakers, which shows how much he loves them.
He Zixuan had just joined the company and was just beginning to make his mark. Hearing Wei Lan's words, he dared not neglect them and quickly apologized:
"Sorry Director Wei, I'll do it again."
An Shiyi returned to his original position. As a killer, he had the habit of checking his equipment before taking action.
He first took out various weapons from the exquisite wooden box with a mechanism, and finally took out a meteor-like hidden weapon from the innermost grid. He gently touched it, which emitted a blue glow under the moonlight.
This time, He Zixuan may have brought in something he liked, his eyes were full of appreciation, even affectionate.
As an actor, He Zixuan is naturally handsome, with a pair of peach blossom eyes, delicate jaw, and a kind of upright handsomeness, which is quite suitable for ancient costumes. He originally signed up to join the company as a trainee, but the competition there was fierce, and there were countless handsome men and beautiful women in the entertainment industry. He was too handsome to have any special features, so he switched to acting.
The clothes, accessories and other props Wei Lan prepared for him were all the most exquisite. His floating white robe was very eye-catching among the other characters whose costumes and makeup were in a dowdy style.
This is the beauty of the holographic movie. The moon in the sky was directly pulled closer by Wei Lan. It was huge and bright, completely covering He Zixuan's figure.
Wei Lan's mind moved, and immediately a gust of wind blew, blowing up He Zixuan's long black hair and white robe, forming a chic and beautiful scene that could only be created with special effects.
In Wei Lan's previous life, it would have been an absolute pipe dream to want to produce special effects of this level with the current small investment.
Then He Zixuan murmured, "The fatal meteor dart is extremely sharp, it can cut hair with a single blow, and the blade is also filled with deadly poison, which will disperse as soon as it touches blood...hiss!"
A drop of bright red blood quickly emerged from He Zixuan's hand as he touched the dart blade.
He Zixuan's face suddenly changed, he quickly reached out to touch the wooden box with the mechanism, his face turned purple, and he took out a pill from it with difficulty breathing and put it into his mouth.
The surrounding environment did not change at all, and the male god atmosphere that He Zixuan had created before disappeared without a trace, instead forming a strong comedic effect.
At this time, a deep male voice came from under the eaves: "Eleven, what are you doing on the roof?"
"Ah, I'll just get some fresh air!" He Zixuan answered while quickly chewing and swallowing the antidote.
The man's voice suddenly rose, contrary to the previous low voice, full of doubt, and produced another contrasting effect: "Why do I hear you eating?"
"I-I'll have a midnight snack."
"You little brat, you're eating alone, is there anything else?"
"I've finished eating...Brother Jiu." He Zixuan pressed his chest with a look of pain, as if he wanted the antidote to enter his stomach quickly.
"screw you!"
A slipper was thrown up from below and hit He Zixuan right on the back of the head.
"Okay, passed."
When Wei Lan's voice sounded, the two actors in this scene breathed a sigh of relief.
After leaving the holographic cabin, actor Liu Tao, who played An Jiu, and He Zixuan started chatting casually.
"Zixuan, what did you just bring in? So affectionate?"
He Zixuan chuckled: "Director Wei was talking about sneakers."
"Damn!" Liu Tao laughed out loud, then he thought of something and glanced at the director's office: "It seems that every character in our drama is going for a comedic approach. I thought your character's look was a special favor given by Director Wei to handsome guys."
"Oh, you saw how miserable I was in the previous few scenes..."
Not to mention Liu Tao's joke, He Zixuan himself secretly suspected at the beginning that Wei Lan, as a female director, did this makeup for him in order to use her power to seduce him.
Ordinary men are full of mysterious confidence that women don’t understand, let alone a handsome guy like He Zixuan.
However, when filming the later scenes in the script, everyone dispelled this speculation.
Even after two weeks of filming, in the eyes of all the actors who participated in the drama but did not see the finished film, there was not a single character that did not have "character collapse."
Of course, Li Feng, the most senior and experienced A-sign actor on the set, didn't say anything, so the others naturally had to follow the director's instructions and shoot obediently.
It took Wei Lan a total of twenty days to shoot. The actors finished filming all their scenes in two weeks, and she used the remaining six days to edit the music.
Thanks to the power of the holographic director machine, the post-production work, which should have been time-consuming, was greatly shortened. Wei Lan was not only able to handle it with ease, but also had time to strive for perfection.
The original deadline for the completion of this drama was one month, but Wei Lan completed the task ten days ahead of schedule. Xia Yangqiu was also very "easy to talk to" and moved up the schedule and even gave him a recommended spot.
On July 20, 2010 in the Federal Calendar, the poster for "Swordsman 4" appeared on the holographic channel page under Wei's.
On the right side of the second row, a position that is neither the best nor the worst.
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