Chapter 25 The Little Emperor's Breakthrough
Wang Jing is a very thoughtful director, and many people know this.
But he is also a very secular director.
He knows how to make more money easily, so he does not pursue the so-called classics.
But as long as he becomes serious, he can indeed give people a great surprise.
From the improved script of "The World's No. 1", Yue Guan saw Wang Jing's talent, which is really ahead of many directors.
However, this kind of lead may not be a good thing.
Because the audience may not accept it because they are too far ahead.
Not to mention the audience, even celebrities can't accept it.
Seeing that Wang Jing changed the little emperor's character to a cruel, ruthless and gloomy persona, Guo Jinan and Li Yapeng, who had played opposite Yue Guan, came to comfort Yue Guan.
Guo Jinan: "Yue Guan, I will discuss with the director if you need it or not, and let him modify the script. The role of the little emperor is so ruthless that the director has modified it. Such a role is easy to be scolded."
Li Yapeng nodded: "That's true, Yue Guan, you are a newcomer in the film and television industry and don't know much about the audience. In fact, many of the audience are blind. They can easily rise from the role to the person. If the role is not likable, the audience's interest will be very unlikable."
Yue Guan didn't expect that these two people would come over to comfort him.
He was very satisfied with the current personality of the young emperor, so he naturally would not let Wang Jing make any modifications. Even if he was really dissatisfied with anything, he could change it himself, and he would not use Wang Jing at all.
However, he still understood the kindness of these two people.
"Don't worry, two brothers, I actually like the new character of the little emperor, and it feels more challenging."
Li Yapeng shook his head: "Why do you think big stars don't take on villain easily? You are still too young."
Guo Jinan also sighed: "Yue Guan, I have always wanted to challenge the villain, but I dare not. Teacher Feng Yuanzheng, you must know that because he played a domestic abuse man, he is still scolded. Many times, it is not an actor who does not want to challenge the diversity of roles, but it is really difficult for the audience to get out of the show."
This is the truth.
The true feelings between the two of them said, Yue Guan said seriously: "The worries of the two brothers make sense, but I feel that the times have changed and the audience has begun to be renewed. The new generation of audiences will be stronger and the young people will be more open-minded. I have confidence in the current audience."
Li Yapeng and Guo Jinan looked at each other and shook their heads together.
"Since you persist, then try it, after all, you are still young." Li Yapeng didn't like Yue Guan. This was his last drama, and he didn't dare to gamble: "I hope you don't regret it in the future."
"It shouldn't be. I seldom do things that I regret." Yue Guan smiled very sunny.
Looking at Yue Guan's sunshine's smile, Guo Jinan suddenly felt a little ashamed.
He also prefers to play those rich roles. Compared to the silly and sweet who is wrong, he also prefers the setting of the little emperor.
But he dared not make a breakthrough because he was afraid that he would fail.
When an actor takes on a role, the first thing he thinks about is not to damage his image, rather than how to act better. Is this mature or regressive?
Guo Jinan didn't know.
What he was sure of was that even though he admired Yue Guan's attempt, he still didn't dare to gamble.
"I hope you succeed." Guo Jinan said sincerely.
Yue Guan smiled and said to Guo Jinan: "Everyone succeeds together, I have a premonition that the drama "The No. 1 in the World" will become popular."
Because the script is good enough.
Because the platform is good enough.
Because Wang Jing became obviously serious.
And Yueguan will do its best.
The people who comforted Yueguan were not only Guo Jinan and Li Yapeng, but Wang Jing also opened a small meal for Yueguan in private.
He also knew that it would be more difficult for the performance of the young emperor newcomer after he revised it, and even if he performed well, he might be scolded.
"Are you mentally prepared?" Wang Jing asked Yue Guan.
"Don't worry, director, I like the revised script very much, and I believe the audience will also like it."
"It doesn't matter if the audience doesn't like it. Many times, time will prove everything. When Zhou Xingchi's "A Chinese Odyssey" was released, he was scolded and the box office was terrible. It's not a classic now. Do you understand what I mean?"
Wang Jing obviously has no confidence in whether the character Xiaohuang will be liked by the audience, but he has confidence in the artistic vitality of the character Xiaohuang, so he said so.
Yue Guan nodded: "I understand, director, I pursue whether I can remember it more than whether I can be liked by the audience. My favorite female character is Jiang Yuyan in "Little Fish and Flowers". You don't need to wear makeup deliberately. A supporting actress killed the entire TV series only. Even if the character Jiang Yuyan is not particularly popular, I still like it very much."
Wang Jing was not happy when he heard Yue Guan say this, but instead sighed: "I also like the role of Jiang Yuyan, but Yang Xue did not become famous with this role."
So since then, he rarely plays such challenging settings again.
However, the little emperor and Yasuo Piaoxu in "The World's No. 1" are obviously challenging the mainstream aesthetics.
Yue Guan is willing to gamble this: "Dahong depends on his life, and it is useless to think so much. I believe in the audience and the director. I put in 100% effort, and I accept all the results in the end."
Wang Jing praised: "It's good that you are mentally prepared. To be honest, I don't know if the audience will like the character of the Little Emperor. With my experience, I can only tell you that if the character you play must have a certain characteristic that is particularly prominent. If it is the same, you can't compare to the protagonist, but if you want to find another way, you have to work hard on your own, and I can't help you."
"Thank you for your advice."
In fact, Yue Guan already has an idea.
He has seen successful cases, and just follow them.
The successful case that Yue Guan thought of was "In the Name of People".
"In the Name of People" is undoubtedly a phenomenal TV series with the highest ratings in ten years, but the strange thing is that the male and female protagonists of this TV series are not popular, and the most popular character is the supporting role Lee Dakang.
Li Dakang is definitely not a perfect character. He is bureaucratic, cold-blooded, and calculating. He is not a bad person, but he is definitely not a purely good person. He knows many evil people and evil things, but he chooses to ignore everything and puts interests first.
But the audience just likes this character.
Because Li Dakang is not for his own selfish interests, he is devoted to GDP. He watched coldly and planned to others to be charmed, but he is a good official.
Chen Yanshi is the perfect official, with a righteous heart and a strong heart, and never retreats when facing power. Li Dakang is not good, he will admit defeat when facing power and change his face.
But the audience just likes Li Dakang more than Chen Yanshi.
Because the audience is not stupid.
People like Li Dakang cannot be friends or husbands, but for a real good official, the audience hopes that his parents are like Li Dakang because he can do practical things.
As for a perfect official like Chen Yanshi... it basically does not exist in reality, it is too fake.
The role of the little emperor can be portrayed by Li Dakang.
The emperor cannot be defined as good or bad. He can be cold-blooded, ruthless, and plot people's hearts. These are the qualities that the emperor should have.
But such quality cannot absorb powder.
Yue Guan will not blindly shape the little emperor from a ruthless perspective.
"Director, I hope to highlight one of the characteristics of the little emperor."
“What are the characteristics?”
"Only devote one's heart to the country, for the stability of the country, the little emperor's methods can shine on the Buddha's light or be gloomy and terrifying. The script sets that the little emperor can be full of blood, but at the same time it also highlights the people living and working in peace and contentment under the rule of the little emperor. Especially at the end, while strongly highlighting the little emperor's methods and ruthlessness, it is best to add a narration in the last scene at the end: he has opened a prosperous era.
I believe that a strong contrast will definitely sublimate the height of our drama.”
Chapter completed!