Hearing the opening song of "Glory of the Han Dynasty", Yui Aragaki tilted her head and asked Yue Guan: "Yue Jun, why don't you sing the theme song yourself?"
"There are no good songs." Yue Guan replied concisely.
After all, there is no original answer in "Glory of the Han Dynasty".
Of course, as we all know, TV drama theme songs generally have nothing to do with TV dramas, so as long as Yue Guan wants to sing it himself, it will definitely be fine.
The problem is that Yue Guan has little interest in the theme song.
Yui Aragaki was a little disappointed: "Will Yue-kun also run out of inspiration? I still remember the time when you dominated the rankings before."
At that time, if Yue Guan hadn't suppressed her, she would have been number one on the hit list.
However, Yueguan, the theme song of "Glory of the Han Dynasty", was not left to her.
Yue Guan used an old song.
""Waiting", if I remember correctly, this is the song from the TV series "Emperor of Hanwu", right?" Yui Aragaki asked.
Yue Guan nodded: "I remember correctly, I didn't expect you to pay attention to this kind of song."
"I like all excellent songs. Teacher Han Lei's imperial voice is really domineering. Except for you, ordinary singers can't imitate it, but "Waiting" is not actually an imperial song." Yui Aragaki said.
"No, it doesn't matter, but it is actually very suitable to use in "Glory of the Han Dynasty". After all, the love story of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty and Xu Pingjun is here."
The song "Waiting" is actually not very famous, but this kind of old song is like many old actors. You may not have heard of their name, but you will know the person when you see their face.
Switching to old songs means that when you hear the familiar melody and lyrics, you can recall that you have heard the song.
"Since we have
My love doesn’t want to stop
There is your dream in every dream
Looking forward to an eternal spring together
…”
This kind of lyrics is perfect for the love story between Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty and Xu Pingjun.
For a historical drama, if it is paired with an urban love song of small love, it would be a bit inconsistent and lower the style of the entire drama.
But it is actually more appropriate to pair it with a song like "Waiting" that was used in "Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty", rather than in "Emperor Wu of Han Dynasty".
Comparing the love story of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty with that of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, he was a typical scumbag.
Gillian Chen, Wei Zifu... are all tragedies.
Of course, scumbags like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty were considered basic among emperors, and infatuated people like Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty were exceptions.
That's why Yue Guan wanted to film the story of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty.
The life experience of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty is here. As long as it is filmed, it is difficult not to attract fans.
The reality was pretty much what he expected.
"The Glory of the Han" begins with two parallel lines. One line tells the love story of Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty and Xu Pingjun, and the other line tells the incident in the court.
Both lines start from the same general environment, the death of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.
Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty left two edicts before his death. One edict conferred the title of marquis to Huo Guang, Shangguan Jie, and Jin Rixi. The other edict adopted Liu Bing in Yeting and ordered Zongzheng to include Liu Bing in the royal genealogy.
The opening chapter clarifies the identities of Huo Guang and Liu Bingji, and also opens the story.
At the same time, the plot also revealed the identity of Xu Pingjun’s father, Xu Guanghan.
Under normal circumstances, Xu Pingjun can actually be regarded as the second generation of Guan Dynasty. When Xu Guanghan was young, he served as the attendant of Liu Kun, King Ai of Changyi. Later, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty traveled from Chang'an to Ganquan Palace. Xu Guanghan, one of the people accompanying him, mistakenly took someone else's saddle and put it on his own horse. When the incident was discovered, the law enforcers classified it as theft and sentenced him to death. There was an edict The condemned prisoners were given the option of palace punishment, so Xu Guanghan became the eunuch.
Later, Xu Guanghan was sentenced to serve as a servant in Yeting because of poor performance, and later became a miser.
Therefore, Xu Pingjunguan's identity as the second generation has become very empty.
However, this also created a special fate between Liu Bing and Xu Guanghan, because Liu Bing was fostered in Yeting at this time and lived in the same room as Xu Guanghan.
Liu Bing, who was still very young at this time, was already played by Yue Guan, and he did not hire a young actor to act for him.
Aragaki Yui looked at the young Yue Guan on TV, and then at Yue Guan who was so handsome that he couldn't close his legs. She was very surprised: "Yue Jun, why do you look so small on TV?"
Yue Guan was unhappy: "Am I very young? Yui-chan, you are dishonest."
Aragaki Yui spat lightly: "I'm talking about age. Why do you look so young on TV?"
"Made with special effects."
"Clam?"
Yue Guan said lightly: "Today's special effects have advanced to the point where it can simulate a person's appearance decades later. Naturally, it can also simulate the appearance of the person before. It is just a bit expensive, so under normal circumstances, the crew will not choose to do this. of."
In the previous and later "Avengers 4", the elderly version of Captain Ugly used special effects to simulate his appearance in old age, without replacing the actor.
The progress of technology is so amazing.
Of course, the cost is also impressive.
In this life, the special effects company under Yue Guan's name has mastered this technology, but Yue Guan doesn't use it much. Xiao Liu Bing has grown up quickly, otherwise it would really cost a lot of money.
Despite this, Yui Aragaki was still surprised: "Does it cost so much to make a TV series?"
"Striving for excellence, besides, I have a lot of money and am willful."
Aragaki Yui: "..."
If you have money, you can do whatever you want.
In fact, there are still limitations.
Otherwise, Yue Guan would have used this technique to make the heroine smaller.
But that would be really uneconomical in terms of cost.
Moreover, the ages of the male and female protagonists have been changed later, so there is no need to use this special effects technology.
Yui Aragaki still felt a little worthless: "Yuejun, you are too willful. You can't spend money like this if you have money. And I remember that the box office of "Feng Shen" was not high, and it was just a small profit compared with the cost. You haven't received the box office of "Fengshen" 2 yet, so don't spend money so lavishly."
"Honey, you really have the demeanor of a housekeeper now." Yue Guan chuckled: "But your rank is still too low. Who told you that "Fengshen" didn't make much money?"
"Isn't the box office of "Fengshen" only over 600 million? Excluding theater accounts and investment costs, how much can your company make? How much can you make?" Yui Aragaki said that she can still calculate this account.
Yue Guan smiled and shook his head: "You only see the domestic box office, but the way a movie makes money is never just at the box office. It can even be said that the higher the level of people, the less important the box office is to them. . Xu Zheng can earn more than one billion from "囧", do you think I am not as good as Xu Zheng? Add in overseas copyrights, purchases of video websites, peripheral income... Yui-chan, why do you think most of them are seen from the box office? Movies are losing money, or are there so many people making movies?”
Aragaki Yui looked at Yueguan with the eyes of a newbie looking up to a big boss.
She really only focused on the box office.
"I made more money from "Feng Shen" 2, but I made the least from the box office." Yue Guan smiled: "So the main business of powerful entertainment companies in the industry is movies rather than TV series. In terms of income, , the TV series really can’t keep up with the movies.”
No matter what age it is, I’m still paying attention to the box office.
Besides, from the box office point of view, his films have not suffered any losses.
Of course, in TV dramas, there are indeed many fewer ways to make money, so costs must be controlled.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Watch TV. After watching TV, I will help you get up." Yue Guan redirected Aragaki Yui's attention to "Glory of the Han".
In fact, they both knew what was going on in the first episode, so chatting didn't affect their understanding of the plot.
And both of them knew that the first two episodes of "Glory of the Han" were mainly about introducing the background. The plot was not exciting and was relatively dull.
But not important.
Because this drama was filmed by Yue Guan.
The male lead is Yue Guan, the female lead is Zhao Liying, the second female lead is Yui Aragaki, and the negative lead is Bao Guoan.
This lineup combination makes this drama worthy of being talked about.
This is just like "Lord of Mysteries". If the first 100,000 words of "Lord of Mysteries" were written by a newcomer, it would definitely be bloody, it would be too bland. But if it were written by a cuttlefish, it would be a hit, and readers would have the patience to read on.
Once you reach your status, you will naturally receive special treatment.
Yue Guan's current status in the TV industry is enough for the audience to give him this special treatment and allow him to tell stories slowly.
Coupled with the popularity of Zhao Liying and Yui Aragaki, the first two episodes can be a little plain and explain the background clearly.
Once the background is explained clearly, the subsequent story will become logical, which is actually a good thing for the overall structure of a drama.
The plot of the TV series soon extended from the days of Liu Bingji and Xu Guanghan in Yeting to Zhang He, the leader of Yeting at that time.
Zhang He was a nobleman who died of Liu illness. Originally, Zhang He was a household official of Liu Xun's grandfather, the violent prince Liu Zhi. When Liu Zhi was falsely accused, Zhang He also suffered a castration. However, because of his old kindness, Zhang He was Liu Bing is still very caring.
When Liu Bing grew up, Zhang He even wanted to marry his granddaughter to him.
However, Liu Xun was already an adult at this time. He was tall and talented, and coupled with his sensitive identity, the marriage did not take shape in the end.
Zhang He's younger brother Zhang Anshi was the right general at the time, and he worked with Huo Guang to assist the government. When he learned that Zhang He had praised Liu Bing so much, and even wanted to betroth his granddaughter to him, he became angry: "The grandson of the great emperor is the sinner Prince Wei. After that, it will be considered good if you are lucky enough to get food and clothing from a commoner. Stop talking about marrying your daughter to him."
When you are an official, you are awesome.
Therefore, Zhang Anshi has the final say in the Zhang family now. Although Zhang He is disappointed, it is inconvenient to mention this matter again.
Seeing this, Aragaki Yui felt a little pity for Xiao Liu who was already sick.
"Yuejun, is this what you people in the Central Plains say: a phoenix that has lost its feathers is worse than a chicken?"
"Absolutely. Zhang Anshi actually didn't want to take risks, so as not to be feared by the emperor. In fact, there is nothing wrong with this idea." Yue Guan explained.
To look at issues out of touch with the times is to act like a hooligan.
Changing places, Yue Guan's views are probably similar to Zhang Anshi's.
Given Liu Bing's situation at the time, no one could have imagined that he would counterattack later.
In Zhang Anshi's words, Liu Bing was considered lucky to be able to get food and clothing from a commoner at that time.
God knows Liu Bing's luck could be so good later on.
In a sense, this has nothing to do with hard work or talent.
Just pure luck.
The luck of reincarnation and the luck of his competitors gave Liu Bing the opportunity to change his destiny.
Zhang He gave up on marrying his daughter to Liu Bingji, but Liu Bingji was already an adult at that time and was indeed old enough to marry a wife.
Zhang He took this matter seriously and began to look for a suitable candidate for Liu Bingji.
At this time, Xu Guanghan's daughter Xu Pingjun came into Zhang He's sight.
At that time, Xu Pingjun had actually promised his wife, Ling Ouhou, as his daughter-in-law. However, when he was about to get married, Ouhou's son passed away, and Xu Pingjun became a widower.
The culture of the Han Dynasty was still very open. Although Xu Pingjun's fiancé died, it did not affect her remarriage. However, it was indeed very difficult to choose a better candidate than the dead fiancé.
When Zhang He heard about this incident, he immediately became interested and invited Xu Guanghan to have a meal. When the wine was strong, he said bluntly: "The great-grandson of the emperor is a close relative of the emperor. Even if his status is humble, he may be a Marquis of Guannei. You can choose He is my son-in-law."
Zhang He was Xu Guanghan's boss, and Xu Guanghan and Liu Bingji knew each other and admired Liu Bingji very much, so he agreed on the spot. But the next day, Xu Guanghan's wife got the news and was very angry.
Liu Bing already had such a status at that time.
Even though he was the great-grandson of the emperor, not only did Zhang Anshi look down on him, but Xu Guanghan's wife also looked down on her.
Fortunately, Xu Guanghan still has the final say in the Xu family.
In the end, Xu Pingjun and Liu Bing got married in the sixth year of Yuanfeng. After the marriage, the couple became extremely loving. Although their lives were dull, they were extremely happy.
The first episode basically talks about how Liu Bingji and Xu Pingjun got together, interspersed with the news in the court, Huo Guang began to control the power of the Han Dynasty, and the emperor became more and more unwilling to be lonely.
The story told in the second episode is even simpler. The sweet daily life of Liu Bingji and Xu Pingjun. They are not a particularly poor couple, but they are certainly not rich.
The Xu family was in decline, and Liu Bing was shunned by others, so the two lived in the market and lived an ordinary life. Liu Bing had a deep understanding of the people's sentiments and had a deep empathy for the people.
The relationship with Xu Pingjun is getting better day by day.
At the same time, Huo Guang's power in the court became stronger and stronger.
The confrontation between imperial power and ministerial power began to take shape.
At the end of two episodes, Yui Aragaki felt a sense of loss.
"Yuejun, you and Miss Zhao really look like a couple." Yui Aragaki said seriously.
She was so moved by the sweet relationship between Liu Bingjie and Zhao Liying in the film.
Yue Guan looked at Yui Aragaki who was serious, suddenly smiled, and said deliberately: "Does Miss Huo like me?"
Yui Aragaki blushed: "I hate it, my character Huo Chengjun hasn't even appeared on the scene yet."
"Yui-chan, as an actor, you must have the awareness to be in the drama at all times." Yue Guan said seriously.
Aragaki Yui was speechless: "You just want to take advantage of me."
"Yui-chan, you are unprofessional. As the emperor, I am rich all over the world, and favoring the concubine in the harem is called favor, not taking advantage. Come, let me hug you."
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