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Chapter 381 Adaptation of the Script
As a result, after ten days, Jian Xia gradually developed a regular schedule, but she would rest for an hour in the RV at noon every day to get enough rest.
Jian Xia didn't want to be criticized for this, so she asked He Xin to buy food for everyone every now and then.
Jian Xia had never publicly treated guests on the set before. After all, she was not the main female lead and could not steal the limelight from others. Now that she is the main female lead, Jian Xia naturally made a show of it.
He Xin bought various drinks and desserts and invited the entire crew to eat together.
So the whole shooting atmosphere was still very relaxed and joyful! No one talked about Jian Xia's lunch break.
The director also put the scene of the village massacre at the end.
During the lunch break, Jian Xia was heading to the RV, but was stopped by the screenwriter and director: "Jian Xia, Yu Min, you two come here."
The two sat over: "What's wrong, director?"
Jian Xia thought that they were going to reshoot something, but she heard the screenwriter say, "We're going to shoot the village massacre scene this afternoon. I want to streamline the content and focus on laying the groundwork and highlighting the truth. After all, these killers are ostensibly coming for Ji Ji to stop him from returning to Beijing! But in fact, there are people from the Demon Cult mixed in, so they massacred the entire village! Their purpose is also to kill the descendants of the Phoenix Clan."
Jian Xia frowned: "In the original story, there is no demon involved here, right? It's just the trouble caused by Ji Ji's royal identity!"
The screenwriter strives to say in the play: "Ours is a drama with a strong female lead, so we must include as many things related to the female lead as possible to make it interesting! Otherwise, the rest of the story will be much more boring!"
Ke Yumin didn't say anything. Was he planning to change the script? Was his scene going to be cut? Suddenly, he became a little nervous!
Sure enough, the next sentence I heard was the screenwriter say: "The Demon Lord learned in advance that there are descendants of the Phoenix Clan who survived and passed down the Phoenix power, so he came down in advance to look for them. If the film starts like this, the suspense will be greater, the sense of crisis will be greater, the heroine will be more concerned, and everyone will be more nervous about the development of the story. As for Ji Ji, the plot in the book is a bit dragged out! So when filming the massacre of the village, we will arrange for the Demon Lord to show up and discover you two..."
After a long speech, the screenwriter has only one idea: the Demon Lord sacrificed himself in advance.
The focus shifted from Jiji to the Demon Lord. Jian Xia glanced at the director: "Director, do you think so too?"
Director Zhang hesitated for a moment and said, "It's OK to shoot like this. There will be more content for post-editing."
Although the words sound nice, the meaning is self-evident.
Just as Jian Xia was about to speak again, He Xin quietly pulled her and signaled her not to meddle in other people's business. To put it bluntly, this was a matter between Ke Yumin and the Demon Lord!
She is a leading female character, and no matter who has more or less scenes, her part will definitely not be cut.
Ke Yumin took a deep breath. He had gotten to know everyone better during this period and had gradually grown bolder. Now that he saw the screenwriter and director wanting to cut his scene, he mustered up his courage and said:
"Director, Editor Wang, let's not talk about the fact that it is clearly written in our contract that we cannot cut scenes at will. Judging from the plot alone, the emotional connection between Jiji and Feng Lingyao is the fulcrum for the intensified conflicts in the later stages. If this part is weakened, Feng Lingyao will ignore her own comfort and the Emperor's obstruction, and even break up with him in the later stages, which will appear insufficient. People who have not read the original novel may even think that Feng Lingyao is ungrateful..."
The deeper the relationship between Feng Lingyao and Ji Ji, the more angry the audience will be when Ji Ji dies later, and they will stand with Feng Lingyao.
In other words, if the emotional development is not prominent enough, most of the audience will be very rational, or even indifferent, and will not be able to invest in the story, and will not understand the heroine's choices and behaviors.
In this case, the audience will not get it, and they will easily complain that the plot is a bit broken! The character setting is a bit broken!
Jian Xia couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and glanced at Ke Yumin. She was a little surprised that he found the rebuttal point so quickly and accurately and dared to fight for it.
Obviously, the director was also surprised. The fact that Ke Yumin could say this showed that he had studied the script and the characters carefully!
The reason why he did not directly express his support for the screenwriter just now was because of such concerns. In addition, "Phoenix Power" is a big IP with a lot of fans of the original novel. The obvious changes in the plot will easily lead to criticism.
If it was a small investment project before, it would be fine, but now with the addition of Jian Xia, the platform directly added it to an S-level project, and the later special effects are all focused on, not to mention the top star Xu Wei has joined.
He doesn't dare to shoot a hit drama recklessly, otherwise no one will dare to use him in the future.
Ji Ji is the white moonlight in the play besides the male protagonist Emperor. He was a little hesitant to weaken Ji Ji directly.
Jian Xia also noticed the director's hesitation. Whether for Ke Yumin or for the whole drama, she had to express her thoughts, otherwise she would be the one to take the blame that day. After all, people would say that Jian Xia also participated in the discussion, which meant she agreed!
The audience doesn't care whether you have the right to decide or not.
Jian Xia looked at the screenwriter and said seriously: "I agree with what Ke Yumin said. The role of Ji Ji cannot be weakened at all. I can understand your idea of raising the audience's expectations, so I also have an idea. You can add more scenes for the Demon Lord, but Ji Ji's role cannot be reduced. As for how you edit it later, that is the director's business, but my original intention for taking this drama was that I liked the story line of the original novel, so I hope that we can respect the original novel as much as possible when filming it."
The screenwriter was stunned. He really didn't expect Jian Xia to be so outspoken.
He felt uncomfortable, but he smiled and nodded, then looked at the director without saying a word.
He is good friends with Zhang Rui, the actor who plays the Demon Lord, and wants to help him, but he will not offend Jian Xia for him.
Not to mention the director, he called Jian Xia to discuss the matter together because he didn't want to offend her, otherwise they would have made the decision privately!
In the past, as long as it did not affect their own interests, most people did not want to be the one who offended others, and would rather have less trouble than more!
He and the screenwriter looked at each other, obviously neither of them expected Jian Xia to make a direct request.
The director laughed and said to ease the atmosphere: "Don't be nervous, the editor just had this idea and asked you to come and discuss it, just to listen to your thoughts and opinions. We will naturally try our best to shoot it according to the original work. Since Jian Xia said a compromise, let's do it according to what Jian Xia said and shoot it all. In the later stage, we will deal with it according to the plot. If it is not used, then it will be the best."
Jian Xia smiled and nodded: "Okay, I have no objection."
No matter how unhappy Ke Yumin was, he couldn't say anything. Jian Xia had fought for him. If he didn't know what was good for him and annoyed the director and screenwriter, and they cut his film out later, he would have nowhere to go.
After all, there is a sentence in the contract: script writing is the most important thing!
So he just smiled and nodded: "I have no objection either."
"Hahaha...Okay, then it's settled. You two have worked hard. Go and rest for an hour. Give the props team some time to prepare."
The two then stood up and left.
On the way, Ke Yumin called Jian Xia and ran over to thank her gratefully: "Teacher Jian, thank you for helping me."
Jian Xia smiled and said, "You're welcome. Your point is very reasonable."