kingnovel Chapter 202 Watching a Movie Together
Chapter 202 Watching a Movie Together
How should historical dramas be filmed to make them exciting and keep audiences watching?
This is a question Leng Xuan gave to the directors who submitted their resumes, and the purpose is to screen suitable directors.
Although she did not interfere with the director's specific filming process, she also could not allow "The World" to be filmed into the serious and solemn historical drama of the past.
"Tianxia" is an online novel after all. Although the plot is rigorous and in the style of a serious drama, it still has a little bit of the style of online novels. If you want to make it look good, you can't just shoot it in the style of previous historical dramas.
So the director of this drama is very important.
Many of the new directors who submitted their resumes did not all come from historical drama backgrounds. Some of them were even just debuted directors and did not have many representative works. Naturally, Leng Xuan had to screen them.
Not only that, in addition to her level, she plans to get the original author's approval for subsequent adaptations of the plot.
After all, the original author is the one who best understands the essence of his or her work.
In fact, when she was selecting the director team to work with, she also wanted to let Wei Yang participate. However, Wei Yang's mental state still needed to be restored and maintained. So considering the author's physical and mental health, the studio set up a project team to check it first.
Even Leng Xuan, the investor, cannot completely walk away from a project in which he has fully invested. He still has to take a look at it.
It takes time and energy to read this, so Leng Xuan reread the novel "Tianxia" several times in the past two days and also took a look at the representative works of those directors.
Of course we have to evaluate their reputation.
This matter is detailed and trivial, so Leng Xuan naturally did not forget to make use of the power of the majority of netizens. She would look for directors with suitable styles through daily rewards.
It wasn't until she saw a drama reviewer live-streaming her complaints about the shortcomings of classic historical scripts that had been filmed over the years and heard her sharp words.
"I think what I find most annoying about these historical dramas is the flatness of the female characters. It seems that in all these political schemes, wars, and silent smoke, there are not many roles for women. But there are many famous women in history, right? How did those famous directors manage to make those women look like this... like this... full of passers-by! Or else it's like this... full of vases."
Women... yes, there are many powerful women in the drama "The World", such as the female generals who hold military power, the eldest princess who stirs up trouble behind the scenes, and the chivalrous female knights.
Therefore, the director must not only be able to shoot historical dramas, but also be good at making female characters look charming.
Realizing this, Leng Xuan had an idea and quickly selected a new female director, Chu Wanning, from a group of endorsements.
Although Chu Wanning is a new director, she studied graduate school under the official résumé of the famous director Fei Qiming. What surprised Leng Xuan even more was that she shot a small-investment art film "Dancing Girl" on her own and won the Lion Award for Best Newcomer abroad.
It’s just that the art film didn’t seem to be released in the country, and the Lion Award is not a popular award, so she is not very famous.
Leng Xuan searched but couldn't find this drama on any of Tang Xia's internal websites.
She wouldn't just submit it for an award, right?
[Leng Leng: Shen Yu, I want to watch this movie - "Dancing Girl" by Chu Wanning, can you help me find the resources?
Yu: (Download the resources of "Dancing Girl")
Yu: Baby, when will you watch it? At night? (pitifully) Can I watch it with you? 】
Shen Yu was treated coldly by his girlfriend for three days because he didn't take good care of himself. He was tormented physically and mentally. No matter what he did every day, he felt bored and could only stare at his phone hoping that his sweetheart would reply to him.
It was not easy to get a task, so he naturally acted quickly. It only took him a few tens of seconds to find the download source of the film "Dancing Girl", which is not very popular even abroad.
Taking this opportunity, he could finally sell himself as a pitiful person.
He hasn't seen his sweetheart for three days. Having just tasted the sweetness of love, he now feels like he is about to wither.
Leng Xuan looked at his pitiful expression and could already imagine his expression at that moment. She couldn't help but chuckle and then slowly replied with a message.
【Leng Leng: Pinch your face for ten minutes. 】
Shen Yu: "..." He still didn't understand why Leng Leng liked pinching his face so much.
He pinches it when he is happy, and he pinches it when he is angry...it seems like he can't let it go.
Shen Yu couldn't help but touch his face. It seemed that this face of his was truly favored by his beloved.
And Leng Leng didn't pinch her face very hard, her hands were still soft...
【Yu: It’s up to you (be good).】
As long as we can watch a movie together, what does ten minutes of face pinching matter?
Shen Yu immediately sent away Tang Hall, who was still consulting him on the other side, and returned to his room impatiently.
Of course, you have to watch a movie together in a room with your partner. They can even change the background halfway through the movie.
If it weren't for the things she had to deal with in the past three days, Leng Xuan wouldn't have had a good time either, so when she saw that well-behaved expression, she immediately picked up the sensing device with satisfaction and went back to the house.
The movie "Dancing Girl" lasts for one hour and forty minutes. Leng Xuan didn't understand the entire plot, but she was somewhat fascinated by the delicate emotional struggles of the heroine.
At first, she was wearing the device to experience the immersive viewing mode and was watching the movie very attentively. However, the person who was finally projected to watch her was obviously not paying attention to the movie. He made small movements from time to time to attract her attention, which made Leng Xuan, who was halfway through watching the movie, unable to hold back and slap him.
Snapped!
After slapping him, Leng Xuan rubbed and pinched his handsome face with a sneer before Shen Yu could react: "Just watch a movie! If you do anything else, you're done for."
"...Um...I don't dare anymore."
The lavender eyes spread, and there seemed to be thousands of lights flashing in them. Seeing someone nod obediently, Leng Xuan let go of her hand with satisfaction, but was kissed secretly the next moment.
Leng Xuan: “…” This cunning guy!
After giving him a warning look in a bad mood, Leng Xuan continued watching the movie and was soon gently hugged from behind.
"Leng Leng, this movie seems to be unpopular. Why do you suddenly want to watch it?" Shen Yu asked in a low voice. He glanced at the content of the movie that he was not interested in, and did not think that the movie was that exciting. Why was he not as good as it?
"This movie is an art film, and it's a kind of art film with connotation. It's too highbrow and not appreciated by many people, but the filming technique is delicate and a little immature, which is very special. The leading actress's acting is very good. Although the plot is hazy and beautiful, the emotions are very touching, and... the director filmed the characters very beautifully. I had a novel that I planned to make into a TV series. I wanted to find a director who could portray female characters, so I came to see this director's work. Don't underestimate this drama, it has won awards."
Speaking of movies, Leng Xuan did have some insights. She appreciated them with great enthusiasm and even a hint of pride in her words.
She thought this guy was omnipotent, but it seems there are things he doesn't understand.