As mentioned earlier, the "Joy of Life" trilogy was filmed in stages according to the plot of the original novel.
The plot of the first season is similar to the original version, with Kyoto turmoil and a diplomatic mission to Northern Qi, but in the final plot, in order to save the situation, the second prince ambushed and killed Fan Xian.
This plot is original, and there is no such thing in the original book.
There is nothing we can do about it. Novels are different from TV dramas. The plot is serialized every day and directly connected to the next one, with only a few chapters for transition at most.
For a TV series that is broadcast seasonally, if the ending is too bland and has no climax, it is simply asking for trouble.
When the audience saw Fan Xian being "stabbed to death" by Yan Bingyun in the finale, many people were shocked and the discussion was very intense.
Of course, with the original novel and the following two parts as a foundation, everyone knows that Fan Xian faked his death, but they are just not sure how the story will be handled and connected later.
Wei Yang and screenwriter Wang Juan certainly did not announce it, and the actors didn’t know about it because they didn’t get the script. Some even went to ask the original author about the secret.
This made Mao Ni look confused. The plot was not written by him, so how could he know how to make it come true?
However, it's not that there aren't smart people who can guess it. After all, the plot is not too complicated. Fan Xian will not die. Yan Bingyun is later set to be Fan Xian's right-hand man and a decent person. So the so-called "betrayal" is probably a pre-planned plot to save people or to bring out the mastermind behind the scenes. At most, an undercover setting is added.
This is indeed the case. The plot is not complicated and the original text of the second season is quickly introduced.
Fan Xian fought with the second prince and the crown prince, then married Lin Wan'er, went to the south of the Yangtze River to take over the inner treasury, and experienced the biggest climax of the entire series, the Battle of Dadong Mountain.
Emperor Qing planned to kill the three great masters as well as the crown prince, the second prince and other rebels. Fan Xian also cleared out a wave of villains to avenge himself and his adopted mother.
In terms of the plot rhythm and climax, Wei Yang personally thinks that the plot of the second season will be more exciting, more enjoyable and better looking.
The first season is more about laying the groundwork, and the plot is actually relatively flat, with a certain degree of suppression and calculation of the male protagonist.
The second season can be considered a release, with the early struggles, and the thorough outbreak and settlement in the middle and late stages. Most of the protagonist's enemies were wiped out, which was particularly satisfying.
At the same time, the four great masters were fighting each other, various rebellions were reversed and counter-attacked, and all the lines converged together, and the battle was won, which was a great pleasure for the audience to watch.
On the contrary, in the third season, the father and son turned against each other, and there were many stabbings. Friends and relatives were killed, and the male protagonist was also suppressed and embarrassed. He was forced to go to the temple for help, and the final battle took place.
So the tone of this season is mostly depressing.
Moreover, revealing the truth will also lead to some value conflicts, such as imperial power vs. freedom, and some people may even not be used to the transformation from fantasy to science fiction.
Without considering the bonus of the trilogy's ending, Wei Yang and the main creators of "Joy of Life" both feel that the second season is more likely to become the peak of the series, or at least will definitely surpass the first season.
As for the third season, the situation is complicated and difficult to predict. We will have to wait and see the detailed analysis when it is broadcast later. However, if the foundation of the first two parts is solid, even if the style changes, it will surely be able to guarantee a very high lower limit.
For the same reason, no matter what the third season will be like in the future, the most important thing for the "Joy of Life" crew at the moment is to shoot the second season well.
Kong Sheng, the chief director of the first season, did not come back this time, but became a consultant. Zhang Yongxin, Li Muge and Sun Hao served as directors, and Wei Yang served as producer.
The fact that these three directors were able to achieve success in the future shows that they were not mediocre people.
After being trained by Kong Sheng for a season, and having also learned and worked with other crews in the past six months, with the cooperation of three people and Wei Yang as the producer, they are confident that they can win the second and third seasons of "Joy of Life".
Another crucial point is that a considerable number of actors are from the original cast, and they all had a certain understanding of their characters when filming the first season.
Although I didn't get the script later, the original novel was put on the Internet, and anyone who was interested read it.
Now that the second season has begun filming, after a brief adjustment period, everyone quickly found their form, and the difficulty and speed of filming have been greatly increased compared to the first season.
In mid-April, about a month after the filming started, the estimated one and a half month of shooting was completed.
If we continue at this pace, we can save at least dozens of days of schedule.
However, considering that most of the actors now are veterans from the first season, and the new actors still have a period of adaptation, which will slow down the progress, and that it is difficult to determine the time for the large number of fighting scenes later, if there is enough time, they may be further polished.
Wei Yang's attitude is not to rush the work, but to shoot normally, and it would be best if it can be polished more finely, as long as it does not exceed the expected time by too much.
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While Wei Yang was busy filming on the set of "Joy of Life", there were constant disturbances outside.
The Zhen-Zhao battle mentioned earlier has finally reached a fever pitch, with celebrities from all walks of life taking sides and Hong Kong and Taiwan artists coming under attack from a large number of netizens.
From the perspective of hindsight, this incident is of the same nature as the previous "XX Gate" and the "Little White Dragon Being Beaten Incident" before that.
It seems that the problem has been solved, but in fact, the image, appeal and audience popularity of artists in Hong Kong and Taiwan, especially Hong Kong, have been impacted and eroded time and again.
The Xiaobailong incident directly ruined Zhang Weijian, who was a dominant figure in the field of TV dramas at the time. Although Chef Xie survived the incident, he also pretended to be a grandson for several years.
The "XX Gate" directly ruined several of Hong Kong's most powerful artists of the new generation, causing a gap in the Hong Kong circle and huge losses.
Zhao Wenzhuo's career has had its ups and downs, but he was originally in a period of decline, and strictly speaking, he was also in the Hong Kong circle, so he actually did not suffer much loss in the mainland.
However, Zhen Zidan is the most famous kung fu superstar in recent years. His momentum even surpasses those older generation big names from Hong Kong and Taiwan, and his pay was once the highest among Chinese-speaking actors.
After this incident, it can’t be said that the show was unpopular, but it was also greatly affected and its popularity with the audience dropped significantly.
The one who suffered the most was Shu Dazui. She was one of the few big stars in Hong Kong and Taiwan who could compete with the mainland stars. As a result, her dark history was exposed and she was attacked by everyone. She was even kicked off Weibo and her subsequent resources were also greatly affected.
Wei Yang didn't want to believe in conspiracy theories. At least at his level, he had never heard of such rumors before. It was probably not a deliberate calculation.
But after the incident broke out, it was obvious that various groups of people fanned the flames, squeezed the space, and even joined forces to exclude and grab market resources in the later stage.
The rise of the mainland film and television industry and the decline of Hong Kong and Taiwan are not just the general trend, but are also accelerated to a greater or lesser extent by these events.
Wei Yang was originally just a spectator, but later when he realized that Zhen Zidan's pay had been cut by several percent, Shu Dazui had several resources directly snatched away, and many Hong Kong and Taiwan artists who had supported Zhen Zidan were affected to a certain extent.
He understood that this matter was not just a question of taking sides, but also involved a conflict of interests behind the scenes.
Zhen Zidan was able to survive because he had a lot of blood, could continue to create profits, and had people to protect him, so no one would kill him.
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Artists like Zhao Wenzhuo and Shu Dazui, who have low commercial value and weak blood, have become the real victims. Whether they can survive depends on their fate.
“This is a lesson for me.”
Wei Yang understood it before, but after he truly reached the position of a big boss and saw many issues and information more thoroughly and clearly, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
At the same time, he also became alert. Zhen Zidan was at the peak of his career, so he was attacked by everyone. He, Wei, was not a good person either, and even had greater potential. He might encounter the same calculation and siege one day.
However, Boss Wei is not an ordinary artist after all. His size and connections are not comparable to those artists.
Be alert and cautious, make more friends, and grasp these key points. There is nothing to be afraid of. If you provoke him and he flips the table, it will cause an earthquake in the circle...
Compared to this big melon, other emotional entanglements, marriage and love are nothing new.
Wei Yang didn't care much, and even the "Zhao Zhen Battle" only attracted a little attention. What he really cared about was the Blue Whale drama.
After "Joy of Life", in addition to "Diamond Lover" which is targeted for the summer season, Blue Whale's upcoming works include "Soul Ferry" and "Chef Fang in the Flower House", which will be broadcast on online platforms and satellite TV stations one after another.
In fact, compared with the previous two years, this year's TV drama market is a bit deserted.
It has been almost half a year, and apart from "Joy of Life", the most popular TV series turned out to be last year's "Empresses in the Palace" and "Scarlet Heart".
After that came the new dramas that were broadcast in the first half of this year, such as "Beijing Love Story", "Strange Hero Ouyang De" and "Palace Lock and Bead Curtain".
It can even be said that the mainland television market in these four months has basically been living under the shadow of the two characters, Fan Xian and Zhen Huan, one male and one female.
The performance and data of "Joy of Life" are even more amazing, while the strength of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" lies in its high audience stickiness and good long-tail effect.
Naturally, the two dramas launched by Blue Whale cannot break the monopoly of these two phenomenal hits.
But under the pressure of the two dramas, it still achieved outstanding results.
After "Soul Ferry" was launched on the emerging Penguin Video, it immediately gained the favor of a large number of viewers with its novel background + social reality + large scale + horror and suspense.
Within Penguin Video, it became the most popular video in just two days and remained at the top of the charts for many days in a row.
It also gained popularity on other platforms to a certain extent and received excellent reputation. Its Douban score once approached 9 points and finally stabilized at 8.8 points.
This score is considered to be in the first tier even for Blue Whale, which claims to only produce high-quality products.
The extremely popular drama "Joy of Life" only scored 8.0 points, and there is even a risk of falling.
Of course, given the size of "Joy of Life", there are many people who support and oppose it, so the score is seriously dragged down.
"Soul Ferry" can only be regarded as a niche masterpiece. It has a certain filter halo, so the score will naturally be higher.
Considering the current audience feedback and subsequent trends, it may be able to break 9 points and become Blue Whale's most impressive, highly rated and well-received masterpiece.
The leading actor Li Jiahang and Zhang Songwen, who played Zhao Li, also stole the spotlight. Coupled with the aftermath of "Joy of Life", the two can finally stand up straight in the Blue Whale, which is full of talented people.
In comparison, the reputation of "Chef Fang in Flower Garden" is not as good as "Soul Ferry", but the score of 7.8 is not bad.
But if we talk about performance data and popularity, "Chef Fang in Flower Garden", which has great advantages in subject matter and platform, and a more famous creative lineup, is more popular than "Soul Ferry"...
(End of this chapter)