bayedsolid Chapter 311 Creative Meeting
Chapter 311 Creative Meeting
The next day after reading the script, Yu Jiang gave Ning Ruifeng a reply.
She was still unwilling to play the role of Princess Yangping Zhaowen, not because the script was bad, but because of many other considerations.
The crew has already wasted a lot of time waiting for her schedule.
She felt that she had never appeared in a TV series, and if she rashly participated, it would add some risks for Ning Ruifeng.
There is a big difference between TV series and movies. People who can perform well on the big screen may not be able to perform well on the small screen.
This is Ning Ruifeng's first work as chief director, and Yu Jiang does not want to become the uncertainty factor.
Her choice of Ning Ruifeng was expected, but he felt more at ease when Yu Jiang agreed to be the acting coach.
Yu Jiang also participated in the first all-creative meeting behind the scenes.
She sat to the right of the director in the conference room, opposite her was a camera that had not yet been turned on.
Ning Ruifeng explained to her: "I want to make a documentary to record the behind-the-scenes shooting and filming process of "Jiang Shan Tan"."
Yu Jiang nodded, "No problem, Brother Ning, just do as you think. If you need me to do anything, just let me know and I will cooperate with you fully."
The equipment is turned on and the meeting officially begins.
"The most important title of Princess Yangping Zhaowen in history was a female politician. This is a subject that no TV series has touched upon. In Chinese TV series, whenever female characters from history are filmed, they are always limited to the harem. I don't want our TV series to follow this pattern. Female politicians are rare both at home and abroad. Since we have chosen this subject, we must restore the outstanding female politicians in our country's history to the greatest extent possible! Turn the names in history books into characters; bring the princess who has passed away for thousands of years back to life. If successful, it will be something we can be proud of for the rest of our lives!"
Ning Ruifeng's impassioned speech was powerful and elevates the mission of literary and art workers, making all the creators behind the scenes excited.
Especially Chu Liangyan, as a woman and a history graduate, her love and admiration for Princess Yangping Zhaowen was the highest among those present.
She also hopes that the characters she writes can be presented in the most perfect way. The characters in "Jiang Shan Tan" are no longer just historical figures, but also her secondary creation.
Chu Liangyan's supervisor during his graduate studies was the president of the Hua Xia Yu Dynasty Research Association, who was also the historical consultant for this event. He spoke immediately after Ning Ruifeng.
"The first record of Princess Yangping Zhaowen in history books was in the early years of Emperor Xiaowen's reign. 'In the second year of Emperor Xiaowen's reign, Concubine Yan gave birth to the fifteenth daughter of the emperor.' The reason why this princess was recorded was because of Concubine Yan's special status. The related records after that were not due to her mother's help. In the fourth year of Emperor Xiaowen's reign, the history books recorded: 'The fifteenth daughter of the emperor, was given the name Guiwu, and was granted the fiefdom of Yangping and the title of Princess Yangping.' In the eighteenth year of Emperor Xiaowen's reign, the history books recorded: 'Princess Yangping is gentle and kind, and she has made great contributions in dancing at the state banquet, and is well-known in Yangguo. Therefore, her title is changed to Princess Yangping Zhaowen.' The above is all the records about Princess Yangping Zhaowen in history books during the reign of Emperor Xiaowen. The fact that Emperor Xiaowen, who had seen countless beauties, gave the two words Guiwu to the princess shows that she must have been extremely beautiful. The fact that she could dance at the state banquet shows that she has a special status, and this dance must have had extraordinary significance..."
The old professor spent half an hour just talking about these three brief records from the reign of Emperor Xiaowen. His tone was so flat without any ups and downs that those who didn't like studying almost fell asleep.
After the old professor finally finished talking about the heroine's princess period, his beloved disciple Chu Liangyan had to add a few words.
"For a long time before this, our historians have always believed that Princess Yangping Zhaowen died in power struggles. The average life expectancy of the royal family of the Yu Dynasty was very long, and there was no historical data suggesting that the princess was unwell during her lifetime. How could she die at the age of 45? Some literati in history also believed so. Most literati officials believed that Princess Yangping Zhaowen died at the hands of her brother, Emperor Shizong. Until I wrote this novel, the princess's tomb was discovered during the renovation near the ruins of the ancient capital palace of the Yu Dynasty. The specifications of the underground palace, including the burial objects, were all in accordance with the rituals of the emperors of the Yu Dynasty. The forensic doctor analyzed her body many times and found no poison in her body, and ruled out homicide. So far, the charge of Emperor Shizong of the Yu Dynasty killing his sister has been completely cleared."
Most of the time that followed was spent by Master Chu Liangyan and his apprentice explaining this period of history. The two-hour history class gave the other students a headache.
But chief director Ning Ruifeng believes that this is necessary. Only when everyone knows what kind of era this is, can what is finally presented be the most realistic.
After the history part was finished, Yu Jiang raised his hand to ask a question.
"Teacher Xiao Chu, I would like to ask you, compared with the original novel, you deleted most of the description of the princess' emotions. Why did you describe the princess as being in love with General Wei in the script?"
When talking about her own ideas, Chu Liangyan was not shy like a fan, and she stated her views with a firm gaze.
"There were only three burial objects in the princess's coffin: Emperor Xiaowen's sword, King Moqiang's dagger, and the jade bracelet she wore when she got engaged to Marquis Yangping. The first two can be understood as war trophies of Princess Yangping Zhaowen, but only the jade bracelet can represent her personal feelings."
Yu Jiang finished taking notes and nodded, "Thank you, Teacher Xiao Chu, I understand."
Chu Liangyan's face turned red all of a sudden, and she sat down for a long time without recovering.
The second half of the meeting was about the progress of the filming location construction. Dao Ge in "Jiang Shan Tan" can be said to be the most miserable Dao Ge in history.
Dao Ge worked together with the person in charge of the set design team to inspect each location in advance and then create something that suits Yu Chao.
From palace lanterns and curtains to saddles and letters, most of them were custom-made after discussions with historians.
Dao Ge, who was the one who disliked history when he was in school, is now almost able to enter graduate school.
Dao Ge, who had just woken up from a nap, answered the director's question in a bad mood. Now that he saw Ning Ruifeng, he no longer annoyed others.
Originally I joined his group because of our good relationship, but who would have thought that he would not choose a more recent dynasty, but had to shoot those from more than a thousand years ago.
Even if his goods are complete, he doesn’t have so many props of Yu Chao!
This time, everything is custom-made. I wish the set design department would tear down the roof of the film and television city and redo it!
Ning Ruifeng did not dare to provoke him and quickly asked Dao Ge to sit down before he could show off his power as the chief director.
When asked about the set design, someone came up with an even more resentful answer. As the head of the set design team, he was building a palace for him in the studio of the film and television city every day.
From floor tiles to glazed tiles, the more than 5,000-meter-long interior shed was directly restored by historians to the old imperial palace of the Yu Dynasty.
Even the old history consultant asked students to come to his studio to study. Is this reasonable? !