Chapter 723: The Little Stepmother (27)
Wen Wan: "Yes, I really like your script, and I'm looking forward to playing this role. It's just that it can only be presented as a web series, since the protagonist is a villain and he doesn't get redeemed in the end."
Lu Nian: "I know that when I wrote it, I never thought it would be broadcast on satellite TV. I just wanted to film it."
"That's fine then."
Afterwards, both parties signed a contract. Wen Wan then checked the money in her bank account and found that she had tens of millions of yuan, which was enough to invest in this web series.
As for a director, the company is also looking for one.
However... things didn't go very smoothly. Excellent directors immediately rejected the project as soon as they heard it was for them, and Wen Wan didn't even consider those less capable directors.
Finally, a help system will be provided.
The system compiled a list of directors in this world who were good at this style, and Wen Wan took the scripts and went to find them one by one.
In the end, they actually found one.
Yao Qing.
That director is relatively new, but he will become a famous director in the future and is extremely skilled at this style of filming.
However, this director is currently in a predicament, with no films to shoot and no investors, so he can only make short films.
When Wen Wan found the other person, the other person was very surprised.
"Why me?" Yao Qing was intrigued after reading the script, but still had some doubts.
Wen Wan: "I've seen several of your suspenseful short films, they're very good and would be perfect for this script."
"And as you know, this drama has run into some problems. To be honest, I looked for other directors, but none of them were willing to take on this risky project, so I came to you. And the money won't be much. But I can assure you that even if the drama flops in the end, or is canceled for some uncontrollable reason, your salary will still be paid. If the drama is successful and makes money, it will also benefit you a lot."
"Okay, I'll take this role."
"I have one request: I need to bring my team along."
Wen Wan nodded, "Okay, but we must respect the screenwriter and not interfere with the script."
Yao Qing: "This script is already very good, I won't interfere."
He could see the quality and potential of the script, which was why he agreed. It was a gamble for both sides. In this industry, without compromise, without connections, resources, and money, it's destined to be difficult to succeed.
The two parties quickly signed a contract.
Then the casting process began.
For financial reasons, they completely abandoned the idea of hiring popular actors. Besides, Wen Wan's popularity is already quite good. After her first movie became a huge hit, she chose to take on a small web series with an unremarkable production team. How explosive is that!
This web series is sure to attract a lot of attention.
So they selected actors from film academies and invited many veteran actors. These veteran actors had low salaries but excellent acting skills, which greatly enhanced the quality of the drama.
By the time the actors were selected, almost a month had passed.
Finally, it was time to power on the computer.
Netizens, fans, and even haters are all paying attention to Wen Wan's dramas or movies after "Spring Sprouts," and there are countless rumors about Wen Wan every day.
However, the crew entered a secret filming phase.
All crew members signed confidentiality agreements, and the penalty for breach of contract was set at an extremely high level.
The show is called "Night Butterfly".
The female lead is Shen Die, and there is no male lead because there is no romantic storyline in this drama from beginning to end.
Shen Die is utterly evil, filled with the dark side of humanity. She is selfish, vicious, and cold-blooded, lacking any perception of the world. In her eyes, everyone is divided into only two categories.
Useful pieces, and useless pieces.
To have everything under control.
Moreover, she is extremely capable, a high-IQ criminal with an exquisite appearance, disguised with a warm smile, pushing one person after another into the abyss.
He shot himself before being arrested.
However, even her own death was meticulously planned by her. She personally revealed the clues of her crimes to the police, turning herself into a pawn, and a useless one at that.
From beginning to end, Chen Die is a night butterfly that lurks in the darkness. She is beautiful on the surface, but in reality, she is a rotten insect inside.
There is no kindness in her humanity; all she possesses is pretense, deception, and cruelty.
At the beginning, the filming of this drama went extremely smoothly.
However, Lu Nian was not satisfied.
"No, that's not how it works."
Director Yao Qing also felt that something was missing. Wen Wan's acting skills were excellent, but something was still missing.
Wen Wan also felt that something was missing.
Lu began analyzing the protagonist's character design for Wen Wan, and then told her a story.
Wen Wan then realized that the script was actually based on reality, only the background and setting were different. The only difference was that the soul of the female lead came from a woman she had pushed into hell, who was also Lu Nian's best friend.
When Lu Nian mentioned her, his expression was exceptionally bad, a mixture of hatred and longing.
They might not just be friends, they could even be lovers.
No wonder Lu Nian insisted on filming this script; he was also searching for something.
Wen Wan began to immerse herself in the scenario simulated in the script, and the system even felt that the host was about to collapse.
I think Lu Nian is just sick. Your acting was excellent; I can't see any problems with it.
Wen Wan: "It's not enough. I feel like I'm not Shen Die, and I can't become Shen Die yet."
System: [You were never meant to be. It's impossible for someone to perfectly embody a role.]
"able."
system:【……】
Wen Wan spent her days reading scripts and simulating the plot, losing her appetite and becoming like a walking corpse.
Gradually, Wen Wan changed completely.
She felt as if she had sacrificed her soul, truly like that fallen butterfly.
Sometimes, even on set, it would scare other people.
But the filming of this scene went smoothly. Lu Nian looked at her as if he were looking at that soul through her.
He watched her silently every day, his eyes filled with complex emotions.
Wen Wan had many more ideas, and Lu Nian listened to them and changed his mind. His eyes even became brighter and brighter, as if he had really found the answer he wanted.
Wen Wan's performance also gave Yao Qing some insights, allowing him to gain a deeper understanding of what he was filming. Only when a director knows what kind of story he wants to film, understands the characters and actors, can he produce a good work.
Other actors also face high pressure every day, especially some film school students who are still very inexperienced.
The director kept going back and forth every day, polishing each shot one by one.
Some young girls were even brought to tears by the abuse, so Wen Wan hired a psychologist to provide daily psychological counseling to the actors.
The filming of this drama went extremely smoothly, without any other mysterious problems. Wen Wan breathed a sigh of relief. When filming finally wrapped up, Wen Wan finally breathed a sigh of relief, as if she was saying goodbye to Shen Die, emerging from that terrifying state, and returning to her sunny and beautiful self. She would never dare to take on a script like this again, but she might never encounter a script like this again.
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