Chapter 391 It's Not Easy
Battle of the North Wind...
Liu Man thought about it. She had heard Tian Yafu mention the plot of this movie in the crew. The screenwriter of "War of the North Wind" was Tian Yafu's colleague, who was older than him and was a top screenwriter under Huaguang Media.
"Autumn Moon in the Han Palace" takes place in the late Western Han Dynasty, while "Fighting the North Wind" tells the story of the famous "Battle of Baideng" that took place in the early Western Han Dynasty - the story of Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, being besieged on Mount Baideng by the Huns for seven days and seven nights.
This is a very famous and classic battle in history. Because Baideng Mountain is in the north, the Battle of Baideng took place in the middle of winter, with severe snow and cold. The soldiers of the Western Han Dynasty were not used to life in the north, and many people were frozen to death or frostbitten in seven days, so the screenwriter named it "Battle of the North Wind".
When Tian Yafu talked about "Battle of the North Wind", he laughed and said that this was a purely male play. Almost all the main characters were male, including Liu Bang, Han Wangxin, Fan Kuai, Xiongnu Chanyu, Xiahou Ying...
The women are all minor supporting roles. Concubines, maids, and even Empress Lü only have a few scenes, almost like extras. The only character with a relatively large role is a princess who appears in the second half of the movie.
According to the plot, after Liu Bang narrowly won the battle, in order to recuperate, he adopted the advice of his ministers and wanted to marry the eldest princess to make peace with the Huns. Empress Lu firmly disagreed, so Liu Bang had no choice but to change the clan girl into a princess and marry her to the Huns' Chanyu.
It's both a proxy marriage and a marriage for a foreign country.
Therefore, "Fighting the North Wind" and "Autumn Moon in the Han Palace" are sister works. Although this princess and Wang Zhaojun were born in different backgrounds, they share the same fate and suffer the same fate.
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Liu Man asked curiously, "Who is the heroine?"
Hearing her question, He Lushen felt a little guilty. He deliberately took a bite of the food and said, "It hasn't been decided yet. Yan Tong will hold an audition for the leading actress next week."
After saying that, He Lushen immediately changed the subject, "Actually, for the director candidate, I had considered Ye Zian before, but I didn't expect him to be such a weirdo! I called him personally and asked him to be the director of "Battle of the North Wind", but he refused outright! He really doesn't know how to appreciate my kindness, it's a waste of my high regard for him!"
He Lushen gets angry when Ye Zian is mentioned. Ye Zian is the first and only director in the entertainment industry who dares to give him a hard time!
Liu Lan thought of Ye Zian's stubborn temper and spoke well of him, "I guess there was something in "War of the North Wind" that touched Director Ye's bottom line. He is a very principled person."
He Lushen coughed unnaturally again. "In short, I hope that there won't be any more problems with "Battle of the North Wind" in the future. My dad called me several times and asked me why I haven't dealt with this mess yet. I'm really afraid that he will label me as incompetent."
As mentioned earlier, "War in the North Wind" should have started filming earlier than "Autumn Moon over the Han Palace", but it was delayed for half a year due to various reasons. The two male protagonists who had already confirmed their participation suddenly announced their resignation a few days ago. He Lushen could only temporarily replace them with two newcomers, which really made him tired. He decided to give up this script and focus on "Autumn Moon over the Han Palace" this year.
But "War of the North Wind" has already been approved as a project in the company and the money has been invested, so it still has to be filmed. Just treat it as a low-quality product and try to make a profit from the box office after it is released.
Because of this incident, He Lushen was severely punished by his father.
In front of Yu Zhan, he seemed to be laughing and joking, as if he could stand shoulder to shoulder with the sun and could handle anything. But secretly, he was under tremendous pressure. As the saying goes, it is lonely at the top, and running such a huge company is not that easy at all.
But he never complained to Yu Zhan.
In fact, the stories of Concubine Zhaojun and the Battle of Baideng were both selected by He Lushen, and the two screenwriters wrote the scripts according to his requirements. These two films were also the first works that He Lushen personally directed after he became the deputy general manager of Huaguang Media.
He Lushen's father, He Huaguang, was a workaholic who had always been in charge. Due to long-term high-intensity work, his health had not been very good. Last year, his condition suddenly worsened. The doctor said that if he continued to work so hard, he would die suddenly! He reluctantly stepped down and directly promoted his son to the position of vice president.
Before that, He Lushen was similar to Tao Zhiwei at the age of 24. They both followed their father and were assigned various tasks as assistants.
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