I have to say that Father Li's proposal really opened up a new idea for Yue Guan.
Before, he had preconceived ideas and his ideas had been restricted.
Hou Liangping is really difficult to change. He is just a tool man. No matter how he changes, he will still be a tool man.
His character is destined not to be as full as Jiang Yang's.
But Hou Liangping’s character is hard to change, but his role is easy to change. To be precise, the scenes were easy to delete.
Who stipulated that Hou Liangping must be the leading actor in "In the Name of the People"
Later, after "In the Name of the People" became a hit, the screenwriter said in an interview that if he knew that Wu Gang could play Li Dakang so well, he would write Li Dakang as the protagonist.
The screenwriter has no chance.
Yueguan is still there.
Compared with Hou Liangping, Li Dakang's character is much fuller.
"Uncle Li, your suggestion really opened the door to a new world for me." Yue Guan said truthfully.
Hearing what Yue Guan said, Li's father was overjoyed.
Originally, he was worried that Yue Guan would be unhappy.
Literary and art workers don't like others to interfere with their creative freedom. Yue Guan is already a very cooperative partner, so they don't want Yue Guan to have negative confrontational feelings towards them.
I didn't expect Yue Guan to be so easy to talk to.
Father Li had a better impression of Yue Guan.
Just in case, Father Li cautiously asked: "Yue Guan, you are not being sarcastic, are you? We are very satisfied with your cooperation. If you really don't want to change, then let's use your opinion. Subject to that, after all, you are the expert in this area."
"No, I'm telling the truth. Based on my relationship with Sister Ruotong, I'm a family with Uncle Li. If we talk to a family, there's no need to make excuses." Yue Guan shook his head and said, "A person's wisdom is always limited. , my thinking was imprisoned before, Uncle Li, your proposal really helped me find a new perspective."
In the drama "In the Name of the People", the protagonist Hou Liangping and Zhong Xiaoai are not down to earth, and a large part of the reason is also determined by their background.
If it were Li Dakang and Qi Tongwei, there would be no such problem.
After all, the vast majority of the audience are from ordinary people.
Therefore, the audience will sympathize with Qi Tongwei. Even though Qi Tongwei's crime is unforgivable and deserves death, the audience just feels sorry for him.
Therefore, Hou Liangping's appearance and character are infinitely higher than those of Qi Tongwei, but the audience just can't empathize with him.
Identity setting is really important.
It will determine who the audience takes their place.
Yue Guan just couldn't solve the problem of how to let the audience take the perspective of Hou Liangping, so he rejected the role of Hou Liangping.
However, Qi Tongwei and Li Dakang are particularly easy for the audience to empathize with and empathize with.
Especially Qi Tongwei.
The role of Li Dakang was mostly played well by teacher Wu Gang, who played a role that was set at 80 points to 99 points.
The role of Qi Tongwei is really set well and the lines are written wonderfully. The setting of this role is 90 points. If you find an excellent actor to play it, it is basically impossible to get lower than 95 points.
As for Hou Liangping, the character setting is 60 points.
If you find national first-class actors and perform them to death, they will give you an 80-point performance.
I really can't blame Lu Yi for his poor acting. Lu Yi was so exhausted that he didn't act well, but it really wasn't particularly bad.
"Yue Guan, since you agree with this suggestion, do you have any ideas?" Father Li also became more energetic.
During their own internal discussion, they actually preferred "Long Night", but they all knew that if it was actually filmed, "In the Name of the People" would be more popular.
So they value the drama "In the Name of the People" more.
Yue Guan's opinion is very important to them.
Yue Guan thought for a while and gave his own opinion: "As you said, weaken Hou Liangping's role, leave the protagonist's role to Li Dakang and Qi Tongwei, and dig into their story more deeply. Not only the two of them, but also like Characters like Gao Yuliang and Gao Xiaoqin can actually be explored in depth."
They are all very representative characters.
But Father Li still cares more about Li Dakang and Qi Tongwei.
The result of their internal discussion is that if this script is filmed, the most outstanding person should be Qi Tongwei, followed by Li Dakang.
"Do you want to choose Qi Tongwei or Li Dakang as the protagonist? Yue Guan, I personally recommend Qi Tongwei. Qi Tongwei's story line is very complete. As long as Qi Tongwei's character and story are slightly changed, he can become an inspirational protagonist."
Father Li's views were also discussed internally.
However, Yue Guan thought about it and rejected the proposal: "Uncle Li, if Qi Tongwei doesn't turn into a dark character, he may not have the charm described in the script, and he may not be able to make the audience empathize. Let's choose two protagonists, one positive and one positive. On the contrary, Li Dakang is upright and Qi Tongwei is on the contrary. Through comparison, we can give the audience the real answer."
Yue Guan himself is not willing to whitewash the villain.
Because after all, the villain is the villain and has done something unforgivable.
Is Qi Tongwei pitiful? Pitiful.
But does he deserve to die? Damn it.
After he chooses to go along with it, it means that he has merged into the darkness, and is darker than those who were originally in the darkness.
He has done everything he needs to do, so what else can he do to clear his name
Qi Tongwei is not a relative of his family.
Moreover, Yue Guan was speaking from his heart.
Qi Tongwei's situation was so difficult back then. If you asked the audience to choose, they would most likely kneel down.
If Qi Tongwei is really changed into a person who is upright and aloof, the character of Qi Tongwei will lose a lot of charm, and he may not be able to make the audience emotional.
One Jiang Yang is enough, there is no need to create another Qi Tongwei like Jiang Yang.
Father Li was persuaded by Yue Guan.
"What you said makes sense. The sense of substitution is a problem. Qi Tongwei did encounter a lot of injustice back then. It is difficult to ask him, a young man, to straighten his spine."
"The most important thing is that Qi Tongwei is alone. He has no one to rely on. He can only rely on himself. A rural child who grew up eating a hundred meals a day, even the money for college is raised by the whole village. A rural child, if he doesn't stand out, he won't accept it." Yue Guan shook his head.
This is one of the reasons why the audience feels sorry for Qi Tongwei.
In the original version of "In the Name of the People", the unfair experiences that Qi Tongwei suffered were just a little willfulness of power in the eyes of Hou Liangping and Zhong Xiaoai. As a result, Qi Tongwei failed to withstand the test. Qi Tongwei despised him very much, saying that he was just a cloudless person.
This conversation also completely destroyed the two people's popularity with the audience.
The little willfulness of power assigned a promising student union president who was so valuable at that time to a small ravine, separated him from his girlfriend Lao Yan, and made him risk his life to perform meritorious service and receive awards. It turned into a joke.
In the eyes of Hou Liangping and Zhong Xiaoai, this is just a small willfulness of power...
It's so capricious.
Instead of blaming the culprit, he despised Qi Tongwei for failing to withstand the test.
Typical why not eat minced meat.
If the couple hadn't been filled with this sense of superiority that they shouldn't eat minced meat throughout the whole play, they wouldn't have attracted so much resentment from the audience.
As the old saying goes, you have no idea what I've been through.
Human beings' joys and sorrows are not the same, and it is difficult to expect them to understand the pressure a poor college student is under.
"Qi Tongwei deserves to die, because later he turned into the kind of person I hated most at the beginning, with his hands stained with the blood of others. But comparing it to Hou Liangping, it is indeed a failure." Li's father said.
Yue Guan nodded.
"In the Name of the People" has actually been comparing Hou Liangping and Qi Tongwei. Through their completely different life experiences, it hopes to prove to the audience the concept that justice must prevail.
However, the opposite happened.
Because Qi Tongwei and Hou Liangping are not comparable at all.
Qi Tongwei tried his best and risked his life, but in the end he couldn't even win the qualification to be with the woman he loved.
Hou Liangping, on the other hand, has risen through the ranks, his wife has a prominent family background, and his own conditions are not bad, so he does not need to worry about pressure from other aspects.
A rural boy, a wealthy son-in-law...
Are you asking the audience to make a "fair" comparison between them
Sorry, the audience has a strong conscience.
Audiences didn't think the two were comparable.
If there is a real comparison, it is indeed more appropriate to compare Li Dakang and Qi Tongwei.
"Hou Liangping can't do it, but Li Dakang can. They both come from ordinary families, and they all face many challenges and choices. Qi Tongwei gave in, but Li Dakang didn't. Even in the face of his biggest backer, he persisted in his heart Integrity and justice.
No matter in terms of being a person or an official, Li Dakang is better than Qi Tongwei. Compared with Qi Tongwei, Li Dakang is truly cruel to others and also to himself. It's not a perfect character either, but that's why it has flesh and blood. Uncle Li, give me a few days and I will write a new script. "
"How do you want to write it specifically?" Father Li asked.
"Two lines of narrative, one positive and one negative, depict all the things Li Dakang and Qi Tongwei experienced and the choices they made. Different choices cost them different prices. Those who betray the people will eventually be abandoned by the people. Choose The people, the people will never forget him.”
Therefore, Qi Tongwei still has to die, and it is impossible to defeat Tian Banzi.
Therefore, Secretary Dakang’s GDP is still protected, and if he never forgets it, there will be repercussions.
Cut off most of Hou Liangping's scenes and use them to flesh out the story lines of Li Dakang and Qi Tongwei. Wouldn't Yue Guan even know that "The Destiny of the People" would be the first to lose
Father Li asked the last question: "Yue Guan, do you want to play Qi Tongwei yourself?"
Li Dakang didn't ask directly because the age gap was too big.
But Qi Tongwei can still work with a little makeup, and in Yue Guan's script, the things Qi Tongwei experienced when he was young will be heavily emphasized, so it is not suitable to find an actor who is too old.
Yue Guan thought of the difference between Jiang Yang and Qi Tongwei.
He has never played a pure good guy before, nor has he ever played a real bad guy.
If Jiang Yang and Qi Tongwei take over together, one is positive and the other is negative, it will be a brand new challenge.