Chapter 428 Ambitious Da Mi Mi Wants to Do Something Big

"Nirvana in Fire" is called a rare political drama in a decade by many people, but in Wei Yang's opinion, this is definitely too high.

In essence, "Nirvana in Fire" is a thoroughly refreshing ancient costume drama.

There are many slots in the whole drama, and the childish political struggles have been exposed by others in the later period.

For example, the 70,000 elites mentioned earlier were killed by their own emperor. This plot is simply outrageous.

70,000 elites, what is the concept?

Liu Bei actually had about these people in the Battle of Yiling. It can almost be said that they were the main force of most of the separatist regime. As a result, he was killed in one battle, which directly led to the collapse of the national destiny of Shu.

If it weren't for Zhuge Liang's hard work and his six expeditions to Qishan, it would be hard to say whether there would be a tripartite confrontation between the Three Kingdoms.

Wanyan Gou was so stupid back then that he only killed Yue Fei and his close relatives. Others took the attitude of demotion, transfer and suppression, and did not attack the entire Yue Family Army.

So when Wei Yang was writing the script for Nirvana in Fire, the first thing he did was to turn 70,000 into 7,000.

In fact, this number is a bit too much. Theoretically, the real direct line of a general or family, except for the middle and high-level officers of the army, may be only a few hundred people. The rest may have resentment at most, but they may not rebel.

But Wei Yang also has to consider the plot. To put it bluntly, this drama is about revenge, so he has to make the hatred bigger.

A few hundred people sound ordinary, but a few thousand people together can be a troop, which gives the audience a completely different feeling. It also changes from a simple power struggle and family feud to the emperor damaging the interests of the country, and the contradiction is more acute.

It's not Wei Yang's map cannon, but it's true that many authors are too naive in describing power struggles.

Especially some female authors, who almost lack basic common sense and rely entirely on imagination. This is the case with Nirvana in Fire. It seems that the road to revenge for the male protagonist Mei Changsu is very difficult, but in fact it is completely a cheating crushing.

Look at his teammates. The military boss in the south is his fiancée, the prince who holds military power is his brother, his best friend is the head of the Imperial Guard, and many senior officials have deep connections with him.

What's even more fucked up is that he has the most organizational intelligence, wealth, and individual quality in the world, and he is known as the first counselor with extraordinary wisdom.

If someone else were to rebel and become the emperor, he would have gone to great lengths to push his good brother to the throne, and then asked the old emperor to apologize.

So, if you look closely, you will find that many logics in the TV series don't match at all.

This is still a magic modification by Noon Sunshine. If you read the original novel, your blood pressure will rise. Rather than saying it's a power struggle, it's more like a "romance story" that leans towards Danmei.

So Wei Yang was hesitant whether to take this show.

Even though there are many slots in "Eastern Palace" and "Celebrating Yu Nian", the general logic and common sense of the power struggle line are acceptable, and there are highlights from time to time.

But he finally chose to participate, because although "Nirvana in Fire" has many flaws, it also has many advantages.

"Ancient cool drama" seems to have some derogatory meaning, but it is precisely the biggest factor for a drama to be successful.

Why is the trilogy of "Celebrating Yu Nian" so popular? It is because it is cool. The male protagonist Fan Xian overcomes difficulties one by one, defeats the villains, is promoted and given a higher rank, is surrounded by beauties, and the plot is linked together, with small climaxes inside big climaxes.

The same is true for "Nirvana in Fire". You can say that his portrayal of power struggles is like a joke, but he is cool.

Ministers, princes, and even the emperor are played around by a sickly person who never leaves his house.

Starting from entering the game for revenge, one enemy and minions after another are defeated by him, turning his biggest enemy, the emperor, into a truly lonely man, and finally kneeling and crying.

This is an alternative version of upgrading and fighting monsters!

As long as the rhythm is well controlled, a little bit of appropriate climax, and accumulated emotions, it is enough to make the audience scream with joy.

In addition, the character setting is also good enough. Mei Changsu's calm and indifferent demeanor of a strategist who controls the world makes people feel that he is awesome.

Without discussing the real history, why is Zhuge Liang in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" liked by so many people?

There is no need to say much about his dedication and loyalty, as well as his amazing wisdom and the tragic plot of "How can the vast heaven be better than me".

Mei Changsu is, to some extent, an alternative version of Zhuge Liang.

He is smart, wise and kind, but he also has the double tragic bug of carrying a blood feud and dying soon.

Although he is not loyal to the emperor, he has a word of love. Many people like "Nirvana in Fire" because they value the bond and friendship between Mei Changsu and the supporting characters.

It is no exaggeration to say that Mei Changsu is absolutely a perfect character setting. As long as you put yourself into the plot of "Nirvana in Fire", it is difficult not to have a good impression of him, or even fall in love with him.

In Wei Yang's opinion, the story rhythm structure of "Nirvana in Fire" even exceeds "Celebrating Yu Nian".

The latter has many comedic plots and is good at character creation, while the former is better at plot layout, rhythm changes, and character emotional processing.

Both have a common advantage, which is that they are a certain degree of idealism against realism.

There is a hidden line in "Celebrating More Than Years", that is, Fan Xian, as a "later generation", advocates that everyone is like a dragon, without distinction of high and low.

This statement was not recognized by feudal conservative forces such as Emperor Qing and the Queen Mother, and many conflicts between the two sides also came from this point.

In the end, it was not clear whether Fan Xian won or not, but some details implied that after the third prince, who was deeply influenced by Fan Xian, ascended the throne, Qing Kingdom was undergoing reforms, and many of his disciples and subordinates entered the upper echelons to inherit his aspirations.

"Nirvana in Fire" is a little simpler in this regard.

It is purely based on the upright and simple mainstream moral values ​​of Mei Changsu and others to build a utopia and crush the dark and ugly villains such as the emperor.

There is no doubt that this is a plot that is very consistent with the public's cognition.

Don't underestimate this point. TV series with "three incorrect views" cannot be widely praised and supported by the main theme.

As for the disadvantages of "Nirvana in Fire", in fact, Wei Yang does not think it is fatal.

"Nirvana in Fire" is scum compared with "Yongzheng Dynasty" and "Ming Dynasty 1566", but compared with ordinary costume dramas, it is still very impressive, and even of high quality.

This is not a comparison of badness, because the environment is like this, and most of the audience does not have such a high level of appreciation and historical cognition.

If you don't write the political scheme well, people still won't understand it or feel unhappy.

Therefore, after ensuring a certain quality and basic logic, it is normal for the production style to be commercialized.

Haven't you seen that the "Game of Thrones" that is popular all over the world is not as good as "Nirvana in Fire" in terms of political schemes, but it is still praised to the sky.

What Wei Yang can do is to minimize and reduce its shortcomings and weaknesses as much as possible while ensuring the advantages of "Nirvana in Fire".

This is also what he has done countless times before, playing to strengths and avoiding weaknesses, checking for deficiencies and filling in gaps, and improving the quality and reputation of "Nirvana in Fire" as much as possible.

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In the gym, Wei Yang jogged on the treadmill for a few kilometers, then did a few sets of anaerobics, and walked to the scale on the side with sweat dripping.

131 pounds!

"It's still a bit high."

Wei Yang was a little disappointed. Mei Changsu was a sickly person, so he should give people a feeling of being thin and weak.

Before joining the crew, Wei Yang consciously began to control his diet, but he was too busy at work and didn't have much time to exercise.

After joining the crew, he began to increase his exercise, but the effect has not been particularly outstanding.

This is also normal. Wei Yang has maintained his body shape for many years. He is a little thin. He pays attention to diet and exercise. It is not possible to lose weight reasonably in a short time.

"It seems that I have to play hard."

Wei Yang has experience in short-term rapid weight loss. Artists need to be on camera. Many times, they will make adjustments for the beauty of the camera and the needs of the role.

As far as Wei Yang knows, many actors will even fast for a long time before filming in order to ensure their condition and image, and only rely on water or some vegetable juice to survive a day.

This method is very effective, but the side effects are also great. Such an extremely unhealthy diet is naturally harmful to the body.

Boss Wei has always cherished his life and has a good appetite, so he rarely uses this trick.

But the situation forced him to do nothing. He used it while dealing with it, and then slowly adjusted it. At the same time, he asked professionals to help him minimize the damage as much as possible.

So, when Da Mimi came to visit the set, she saw Boss Wei eating vegetable leaves in front of a few pieces of beef boiled in white water the size of a fingernail with an expressionless face.

"Tsk tsk, you, Boss Wei, have such a day."

Da Mimi was naturally familiar with Wei Yang's operation, and she chuckled with gloating.

"Don't talk nonsense, if you have something to say, why do you come to me when you have nothing to do?"

Wei Yang has been fasting for a few days, not full + not eating well, weak body, bad temper, and he is too lazy to talk nonsense with Da Mimi.

He naturally didn't believe that Da Mimi came to visit the set when she had nothing to do, and she probably had something to ask for.

"What are you talking about? I miss you."

Da Mimi was dissatisfied with Wei Yang's attitude, and Boss Wei sneered: "If you really miss me, you won't come to the crew, but send me the room number that the city has opened."

Da Mimi: "..."

This is her style. Although she and Wei Yang have a lot of fun in private, she still pays attention to these things in public.

It's not that she doesn't want to go out with Wei Yang, but there is Liu Shishi between them, so Wei Yang is cautious, and Da Mimi is eager to make a move, but can't make up her mind.

To put it bluntly, it's a double act!

She stole her best friend's girlfriend, but she didn't want to be cursed and had a falling out with Liu Shishi. Da Mimi and Tang Yan were in the same state.

So even though they usually yell and make a fuss, and can't wait to make an official announcement, they are often more cautious than Wei Yang.

This kind of swaggering visit to the crew increases the risk and is completely unnecessary. Hengdian is not the Magic City, and Boss Wei's hand is not so long.

So there must be something serious, and it's not easy to talk about it in bed, so she came to visit the crew first to lay the groundwork.

"You're not easy to fool, you bastard."

Da Mimi muttered, and Wei Yang heard it, and glared at her: "What did you say?"

"I said you're really smart, you're worthy of being my man."

Da Mimi glanced at Wei Fei and the assistant, and the two of them went out very tactfully, and they didn't go too far, just guarding the door next to them to prevent anyone from breaking in.

The two were alone, and Da Mimi didn't act pretentious. There was air conditioning in the room, so she took off her coat, revealing her curvy figure, and sat down next to Wei Yang, hugging Wei Yang's arm and rubbing against him, acting coquettishly.

"Good brother, good husband, I really miss you. If you hadn't been too busy a few days ago, I would have come to see you a long time ago..."

She didn't say this to coax Wei Yang, she really had this idea.

In the battle to acquire PPTV, Wei Yang showed his courage and decisiveness, which was praised by the outside world. He charmed many girls, and it was naturally very lethal to his women.

Especially Da Mimi, who was very ambitious, was even more excited when she saw Wei Yang's success. Her voice was shrunken when she called Wei Yang.

"Talk nicely."

"I won't."

When Da Mimi saw Wei Yang like this, she knew that he was not angry, and continued to pester Wei Yang.

Not to mention, although her tricks were a bit artificial, Wei Yang was quite satisfied. He said he disliked her, but she still succeeded.

After letting off some steam, Boss Wei, who was taken advantage of by others, could talk nicely, and also got the purpose from Da Mimi.

In fact, the purpose was very simple, he wanted to use Wei Yang's power to support his own studio.

Although Da Mimi's studio was affiliated with Coral Entertainment, it was actually run independently, and the two sides were more of a cooperative relationship.

As mentioned before, Da Mimi wanted to do a big job and was unwilling to be just an artist.

So in the past year, Da Mimi Studio has been recruiting people and signing several newcomers. While developing artist management, it has also set its sights on film and television production.

Artist management is easy to say, and even a grass-roots team dares to call itself an agent, but film and television production is not something that ordinary companies can touch.

Although Da Mimi can access a lot of resources from the Blue Whale system, she is basically the main one.

In addition to her relationship with Wei Yang, what is more important is that she is popular. The Blue Whale project needs her popularity, so naturally they will support her, which can also give back to the Blue Whale itself.

But she is her, and the artists in her studio are two different things. Coral Entertainment and Blue Whale have no reason to help her train newcomers.

But Blue Whale has no reason to help him, but Wei Yang does, and Da Mimi is very confident in this regard.

"You are my man, who else can I find if not you."

She even became jealous of Fan Xiaopang. Everyone knows that Wei Yang and Fan Xiaopang opened two companies and invested a lot of money to shoot a big production.

They are all Wei Yang's women, why should they favor one over the other.

Liu Shishi is fine, Da Mimi is still somewhat at fault, but Fan Xiaopang is not convinced.

"That company is not opened for nothing, I have half of the shares, and the project strategy and so on are all under my control. This is a serious business partnership."

Wei Yang said very bluntly, Xiao Xiao helped Da Mimi, but the intensity and time were too great, he himself was fine, but his subordinates and others would definitely have opinions.

As a mature businessman and manager, Wei Yang cannot act recklessly.

"If you are short of cash, it is no problem to give you 20 or 30 million. If it is not enough, I can still make up for it, but if it is resources, or a steady stream of resources, I have to consider the overall situation."

"If she can do business with you, so can I."

Da Mimi obviously came prepared. What's the point of asking Wei Yang for a few resources? Pulling Boss Wei on board is the hard truth.

After acquiring PPTV, Wei Yang not only has a huge amount of funds and film and television resources, but also an independent platform, becoming a real giant.

If Da Mimi or her partners had some other ideas before,

After Wei Yang acquired PPTV, everyone had only one thought:

Cling to someone powerful!