Chapter 241 Shadow Play in "To Live"

Opposite him, the head of the group sat up straight, stretched his neck slightly to look at the shadow puppet, and when he saw the kitten, he felt a little stupid.

Good guy.

In the car, he thought that the master said he was "a mess of social skills" and "when will it be your turn to teach me how to do things" to complain about him being too smooth and flattering.

After all the fuss, he was the simple clown.

The master actually knew what Chen Xiao's cat looked like?

Flattery, oh no, the etiquette was really thoughtful.

Compared to this, his tea leaves were indeed a mess of social skills.

The master was really, couldn't he give him a little advice?

After a brief politeness, the three got to the point.

Chen Xiao opened the file bag and took out the script.

Today, he planned to talk to the two about the role of shadow puppets in the movie and what repertoires were needed.

Shadow puppetry is closely related to the fate of Fugui's family and even the background of the times.

To talk about shadow puppets, I have to ask the two to read the script first.

Because the contract has not been signed yet, it is not convenient to send the script online, so I will ask you two to read it on the spot.

Chen Xiao handed the script to the two, "Please take a look first."

"Okay."

After handing the script to the two, Chen Xiao glanced at the kitten shadow puppet.

Teacher Yan is not short of money. He lowered his posture to a young director like him for the sake of shadow puppet art.

"To Live" was originally just a transitional movie.

But now, I want to add something.

Damn, it is right to let professionals manage the company.

I am a little emotional.

Forget it, emotional is emotional.

How can art lack emotion?

Besides, emotion and reason are not contradictory. Promoting shadow puppetry may be a good thing for both emotion and reason.

In the past two years, he has shot promotional videos for opera and traditional martial arts, but he did not participate in the subsequent promotion.

This time, maybe he can think about it carefully.

For example, using the filming location of "To Live", gathering shadow puppets, shell carvings, clay sculptures, puppet shows, and oil-paper umbrellas, an intangible cultural heritage, to create a real-life entertainment base.

Or maybe we can build a traditional culture theme resort.

It can not only expand the business of the real scene entertainment department and make some money. It can also protect the intangible cultural heritage.

However, this matter seems simple, but it still requires a lot of research. Let the real scene entertainment department investigate the feasibility later.

Thinking of this, Chen Xiao opened the script like the two of them.

As soon as he opened it, the mobile phone next to him suddenly vibrated. He picked it up and saw that it was Secretary He.

"You two take your time to read it. I'll be back after taking a call."

After greeting the two, Chen Xiao walked to the empty meeting room next door.

"Secretary He, good morning."

"Good morning, Director Chen, long time no see."

After a brief greeting, Secretary He got to the point.

"Chen... Consultant, "To Live" was reviewed a few days ago, right?"

Hearing this unfamiliar title, Chen Xiao smiled.

Calling the position at work.

Indeed, if he called Director Chen, it would be unreasonable for them to be connected.

"Yes, we estimate that we will start casting on the 26th. Is there any problem?"

"No big problem. But to be honest, there was a small problem during the review. The review agency asked for instructions and finally passed. But there is a small problem that you need to pay attention to in case there is a problem with the review before the release."

"Please speak."

"The review is not very strict now. The basic attitude is to admit, accept, reflect and make progress. So it's okay as long as it conforms to history, and the theme of your movie is also fine. But when you shoot, don't use light and shadow or lens to imply or express some tendencies, then there will be no problem. Refer to the script or "Farewell My Concubine" for the scale."

As he said, Secretary He flipped through the book in front of him.

Judging from the script, the scale of these two is similar. But "Farewell My Concubine" was shot under the official nose, and the review department must have passed it.

This time, I'm afraid that Chen Xiao will let himself go, so I came to remind him.

"Consultant Chen, there is one more thing. If you go to the film festival, you must apply according to the process."

"Yes, no problem, thank you for reminding me."

"Then you are busy."

"Thank you, Secretary He."

Chen Xiao put down the phone and looked out the window.

The review red line is low, and the content is not a big problem.

The last sentence of advice, although short, is also the key point that Secretary He wants to say.

A few years ago, there was a movie that failed the review. It didn't make any changes or apply to go abroad to participate in the film festival, but went directly to participate. Then it was banned.

For "To Live", it won't be that bad.

Just as I got up and prepared to go back, my phone vibrated again.

It was a message from the director of the TV series department.

"Director Chen, I have a question about the plot of "The Legend of Zhen Huan" that I would like to ask you. Are you free now?"

Chen Xiao glanced at the watch and estimated that the two of them could still watch it for a while, so let's talk about it.

Thinking of this, Chen Xiao called the director of the TV series department.

……

Just as he was calling, two people in the next room quickly flipped through the script.

As soon as Chen Xiao went out

Yan Wei put his left hand on the second page and rubbed his brow with his right hand. "Is it time to decide on the repertoire? Get me a pen."

"It should be."

Then the head of the group took out a pen from the pen holder, uncapped it and handed it to Yan Wei.

Yan Wei continued to turn the pages, then frowned slightly.

"Hey, he wrote it. The first shadow play is "The Moon Comes Late."

In the casino in the 1940s, Fugui was gambling. The song performed in the casino was this.

This song is about a scholar named Pan Bizheng who failed the imperial examination and stayed in his aunt's Taoist temple to study. Chen Miaochang, a lady from a noble family, fled here because of the invasion of the Jin army and became a Taoist nun.

The two broke through the feudal ethics and fell in love.

They agreed to meet under the moon. However, Pan Bizheng was forced to stay by his aunt to study and could not get away for a long time.

Chen Miaochang waited from dusk to after midnight before the two met and expressed their love.

Yan Wei continued, "This is a sad and moving love story. It doesn't quite fit the atmosphere of the casino. But it may be in line with history and everyone likes to listen to it."

Luo Ruisong nodded, "It's normal to listen to a love story in a casino."

The two continued to flip down, and there was "The Coral Tower Trial" and "The Investiture of the Gods" which appeared many times.

Eight minutes later, the two had finished half of it.

Luo Ruisong praised: "Not bad, they are a big company. The songs they found are all good, they really put a lot of effort. It seems that they asked us to come here to discuss how to perform?"

"Maybe. Go open the window and get some fresh air."

As he said that, Yan Wei put down his pen, stood up and took a long breath, walked to the door and opened it to get some fresh air.