The original title of "Shan Shan Comes to Eat" was "Shan Shan Comes to Eat", which was serialized in 2007. It has only 120,000 words.
The story is very simple, it is a very typical sweet story about a domineering president and an "ugly duckling".
The heroine Xue Shanshan is a newly employed clerk at Fengteng Group. She and the sister of Fengteng, the big boss of Fengteng Group, both have panda blood.
When the boss's sister was giving birth, she had heavy bleeding due to difficult labor and urgently needed a blood transfusion. The hospital's blood bank was insufficient, so Feng Teng and others contacted Xue Shanshan, who had filled out blood type information in the company.
After saving his sister, with the help of his sister, the boss invited Xue Shanshan to dinner every day as compensation and gratitude.
During this time, after spending a long time together, the two fell in love, and after some minor tugs of war, they finally got together.
The style of the whole drama is light-hearted and warm. There is basically no sad part and no major conflicts. It mainly depends on the interaction between the male and female protagonists.
Therefore, the key to this drama is the casting, especially the female lead. Different from the slightly "fierce" heroine in the past, she makes the overbearing president say "Woman, you have caught my attention" by bickering with the male lead.
Although Xue Shanshan is lively and cheerful and takes the route of an ordinary girl, she is rather "cowardly" when facing the male protagonist. She is the type of person who appears to be submissive on the surface but complains inside, which makes her more real and adorable.
This is even more of a test for casting. If the actor is not likable, then the role will easily go off track and even affect the tone of the entire show.
Rumor has it that in his previous life, when Zhao Xiao played the role in "Come on, Mr. Love", the author of the original novel did not support it and seemed to prefer Yang Tianbao who became famous because of "Running Man" at that time.
Although Xiao Zhao's acting skills are also among the tallest among the short ones, he can still beat Yang Tianbao.
Not to mention the sweet girl role that suits her best in "Come on, Mr. Love", there are few people better than her in the entire entertainment industry.
If Yang Tianbao really plays the role, the drama will be basically half ruined, and it doesn't have to be called "My Lady of Love", it can be called "My Lady of Love".
It is not known whether this rumor is true or not, but the original author should be dissatisfied with the casting, and even more dissatisfied that the producer did not notify her.
Later, when "Come and See You" became popular, the author's voice became more powerful and he participated in the screenwriting and casting of "Fall in Love with You" and "Love O2O".
It is said that Sister Shuangzi was strongly recommended by the author, and some also say that the author recommended the movie version of Yang Tianbao.
But no matter which version it is, it is not the Bei Weiwei that the public is optimistic about.
This proves once again that the author is just a book writer, how can he know anything about novels...
However, in Wei Yang's opinion, these rumors are just that, and casting and the like actually have little to do with the author.
In his previous life, he had been a screenwriter and senior executive in the film and television industry for more than ten years and had dealt with many Internet celebrities. In this life, he is the boss of a film and television company and has personally handled two online novel projects, "The East Palace" and "My Mr. Love".
Most of the people who say that the author personally chooses a certain actor are just listen to it. I don’t deny that there are indeed some such situations, but most of the time it is still the production crew that has the final say.
For example, Wei Yang invested 50 million in "Eastern Palace". The author said he wanted to find someone to play the role. Would he give up his own newcomer to promote another one? For most online novels, once the copyright is sold, the author will have nothing to do with it in the future.
Even Tian Can Tu Dou can only make a few self-deprecating remarks on Weibo [Fighting spirit turns into a horse].
A top internet adaptation master like Gu Man might have some say, but the female lead definitely cannot be decided by her alone.
Even if she chose Sister Shuangzi and Yang Tianbao, it was because they were famous at that time, so she tried other newcomers.
Therefore, many times, the so-called "appointment by the mother" in online novel adaptations means that the actors find marketing accounts to issue press releases to prove that they are "playing themselves", and the fans follow suit to brag about how outstanding my brother and sister are, they were chosen by the author at first sight, I read the novel, they are really a good match, etc.
Or maybe the crew wanted to please the fans of the original novel, so they shouted a few times and told everyone that the actors were chosen by the author and the film will definitely look good.
What can the author say? He has already taken the money, and is being called teacher. He has money and fans. No matter what he thinks, all he has to say is that this is [someone in my heart]…
Therefore, under Wei Yang's contact, the original author who was not satisfied with the casting of "Come on, Mr. Love" in his previous life specially posted a Weibo to support Zhao Liying.
The general meaning is that Zhao Liying is cute and lively, which is just the Xue Shanshan she imagined. Xiao Zhao also interacted with her enthusiastically on Weibo and even called her privately to ask for advice on the setting of this character.
To the point that Wei Yang once imagined how the two people who were chatting enthusiastically at this moment would feel if they knew about the entanglement in the original time and space.
However, it was not only Xiao Zhao who called the original author Gu Man, Wei Yang would sometimes also make a call.
The original novel is too short and only revolves around a few small plots and some daily routines, so the TV adaptation will definitely have to be expanded.
Although Gu Man did not directly participate in the screenwriting work, the crew still sought a lot of suggestions when adapting the script.
The Douban score of the original version of "Come on, My Love" is even higher than "Love at First Sight", which shows that the adaptation is still very good, but Wei Yang feels that some plots are still a bit greasy and dragged out, so he wants it to be more refreshing and natural.
Wei Yang personally lists himself as the chief screenwriter, and the original author Gu Man adds a screenwriter/script consultant, who will be marked separately later as a token of gratitude.
Wei Yang takes this play very seriously. On the one hand, he wants to support Xiao Zhao, but on the other hand, he cannot damage his own reputation.
Last time, "My Love from the Star" was so successful! The performance, reputation, and influence of Chinese-language dramas are the best, and even in Asia, they are firmly in the forefront. In the words of some fans, the status of this drama in idol dramas is not the ranking, but the comments from the judges.
This may be a bit exaggerated, but there is definitely a ceiling for modern idol dramas.
Therefore, in Wei Yang's mind, "Come on, My Love" must not be bad. Even if it cannot reach the level of "My Love from the Star", it must become a benchmark for sweet idol dramas...
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In the hospital scene, Wei Yang and Xiao Zhao were rehearsing, and next to them was the second male lead of the crew, Wang Kai.
This second male lead is a semi-original character. He does exist in the novel but was only mentioned briefly. The TV version added a lot of supplements and fleshed out his role. He is considered a good brother of the male lead and he repeatedly assists the male and female leads and even takes over for the second female lead in the end.
The role was originally cast for Lin Gengxin, who played the role of Blue Whale, but Wei Yang later felt that Lin was too immature and could not play the role of the elite executive of the second male lead.
Lin Gengxin is not suitable, Qiao Zhenyu and Li Jiahang don’t have time, so he can only look for one outside. Wei Yang looked around and found Wang Kai, who is still unknown, cheap and easy to use.
This guy can basically play this kind of handsome, warm-hearted elite executive with ease.
Wei Yang asked him to perform, and Blue Whale also got a small favor from Huayi to let Zhao Ji show his face in "Aftershock".
As a movie that Feng Kuzi claims will break the 500 million box office, "Aftershock" is currently the most watched project in the Chinese-language film industry, almost without exception.
Perhaps Wei Yang can treat it normally, but it is still very attractive to new stars like Zhao Ji, even if it is just a small supporting role with few screen time.
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"Don't take your time with the scenes so quickly. Take it slow and let the emotions develop..."
Wei Yang explained the play to Xiao Zhao, and everyone around him, including director Liu Junjie, was used to it.
Previously, when filming "My Love from the Star" and "Eastern Palace", Boss Wei often explained the scenes to the actors and even demonstrated and taught them step by step.
At first, Liu Junjie and others joined in the discussion, but later, seeing that Wei Yang's work was indeed effective, they just let it go, happy to have someone else do the work so they could relax.
Although Xiao Zhao and Wei Yang have not filmed many scenes together, he has received private education in a small class and has seen and heard some situations, so he is not surprised.
Only Wang Kai, who witnessed it for the first time, felt a little uncomfortable. He knew that Wei Yang was the screenwriter and boss, but he didn't expect that he also served as some on-site director.
In the past, it was the director and the assistant director who would explain the scenes during filming. There were not many senior actors who liked to teach and talk endlessly like this. It was too conspicuous and offensive. If you want to ask something, you can talk in private.
However, Wang Kai also understood that every crew has a rule: When in Rome, do as the Romans do.
He waited until Wei Yang finished talking to Xiao Zhao, and was about to listen to Wei Yang's lesson, but unexpectedly the latter looked at him and said something.
"Pay attention to the characteristics of the characters and cooperate well."
And then it was over. It was so simple that Wang Kai was very confused, and even Xiao Zhao was a little puzzled.
"Why did you nag me for so long, and you only said those two sentences to him."
Because you are bad, and they are not! But if he said this, he would not be able to rest peacefully tonight, so the words became...
"Except for you, why should I worry so much about other actors? If there is any problem, let the director scold it."
Xiao Zhao happily went to the waiting room to prepare for the performance, while Wei Yang felt a little tired.
Unlike Naza who is heartless and won't leave unless beaten, Xiao Zhao has a strong self-esteem and soft methods are more effective than hard ones.
Of course, Boss Wei would never admit it. He was afraid that if he scolded Xiao Zhao too much, the girl would get angry.
Although the broken iron rod that her father-in-law got was not allowed to be brought in due to security checks, Xiao Zhao had to leave it at her mother's house with great reluctance.
But when she lived alone in Baoshan, she occasionally felt insecure, so she got a baseball bat when Wei Yang wasn't paying attention.
The stick is made of wood, but it has a few nails embedded in it, and they are rusty nails, which have a tetanus effect...
Therefore, Wei Yang always felt that Naza's scolding-style education method was too rough and not suitable for Xiao Zhao, so he was more gentle and patient when talking to him about plays.
Well, this is not cowardice, it’s all about teaching students in accordance with their aptitude!
Wei Yang’s hard work was not in vain. Xiao Zhao fit the role well and had some talent himself. He interpreted the role of Xue Shanshan very well, full of energy and agility.
Wang Kai did not disappoint Wei Yang. Although he did not receive guidance from Boss Wei, he still gave an excellent performance.
The hospital scenes were originally scheduled to be filmed in two days, but we almost finished it today.
The smooth progress made Boss Wei, who was tortured in "The East Palace", couldn't help but shed tears.
Good days are finally here...
(End of this chapter)