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  "Highlighting the heroes of the Three Kingdoms and their deeds, this theme is still in the works, so if there are any mistakes in the script or direction, I hope you can point them out. Xu Xin is known as a genius, one of the top directors in the industry, but he has kept his attitude very humble, which is much better than some new directors who have gained a little fame and become extremely arrogant."

  "Director Xu Xin's remake of 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' grasps the main theme very well, but can be strengthened in some aspects." This is what Su Xincheng suggested.

  "Strengthen, how strengthen?" Xu Xin furrowed his brow "Su scriptwriter, are you saying that the strengthening you mentioned refers to the strengthening of those heroic deeds in 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms'?"

  If that's really the case, then Su Ruo Chen is absolutely a bad idea. The heroic deeds in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" are already exaggerated enough, such as Zhao Yun single-handedly saving his lord, going in and out seven times among millions of troops. Is it necessary to make it even more absurd by having Zhao Yun single-handedly save his lord, going in and out nine times among tens of millions of troops?

  This reinforcement will not only fail to increase ratings, but also scare away viewers due to its exaggeration, which is also the reason why Xu Xin frowned.

  It's like Zhuge Liang was originally worshipped as a god in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and if he were any stronger, he would be super divine. While some readers may like the idea of him being super divine, no one would enjoy watching a TV series about it.

  Su Xichen, who may have written a TV series like "Journey to the West", would not come up with such a stupid idea, right?

  If Su Zhenchen's words were really meant that way, then Xu Xing felt that his trip from the capital to Yangcheng was a complete mistake.

  But Su Shilei would never disappoint anyone, and he said so himself "This kind of strengthening is not going to work, in our writing terms, this will collapse."

  "How can it be strengthened if not in this way?" Xu Xin asked.

  Su Shilei didn't answer immediately but instead asked back "Does Director Xu Xin know Gao Shun?"

  "Gao Shun? Could it be that Gao Shun, one of the Eight Elite Generals of Lü Bu?" Xu Xin took on the task of adapting "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and naturally had to thoroughly study the original work, just like Yu Qiuming did when he adapted "Journey to the West", this is basic groundwork.

  "Gao Shun was indeed under Lü Bu, but he was not among the Eight Elite Generals. The Eight Elite Generals were ranked according to their official positions: Song Xian, Wei Xu, Hao Meng, Cao Xing, Hou Cheng, Cheng Lian, Zang Ba, and Zhang Liao. Among them, Zhang Liao was the most famous."

  "Although Gao Shun was not among the Eight Elite Generals and did not have a great reputation, the Trapping Array Camp he led left its name in history. It is recorded that 'he commanded over 700 soldiers, known as the Thousand-Man Army, with complete and precise armor, every attack was victorious, and it was called the Trapping Array Camp.' Gao Shun once led the Trapping Array Camp to defeat Liu Bei, who had powerful generals like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Although the Trapping Array Camp was not famous, it can be said that it was a special forces unit of the Three Kingdoms period."

  "What do you mean by that?" Xu Xin heard Su Yeming's words and felt a hint of understanding in his heart, as if he had grasped something but also hadn't quite grasped it.

  Su Zhechen didn't answer directly, but continued to say "In the Three Kingdoms, this kind of troop is very common. Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition core troops, Fei Yu Army, are good at mountain warfare and excelled in battles."

  "Gongsun Zan's white horse from righteousness, the Three Kingdoms records 'Zan often with good archers dozens of people, all riding white horses, as left and right wings, self-proclaimed "White Horse Righteous From". The Wuhuan repeatedly warned each other to avoid the White Horse Long History. According to these records, it can be known that this is an extremely fast mobile unit, which Gongsun Zan gradually formed in order to counter the Xiongnu cavalry."

  "Ji Yi led the vanguard of dead soldiers, and Gong Sun Zan was defeated; Chen Dao's white feathered army in the Battle of Yiling, when Shu's army was defeated, Chen Dao's white feathered army of several hundred people held back Wu's pursuit with a loud shout."

  "There are also Yuan Shao's halberdiers, Jiang Wei's Tiger Step Army, Cao Chun's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, Tao Qian's Danyang Army, etc."

  "Are you implying that Su's script is highlighting the strength of these troops?" Xu Xin asked directly.

  "Yes, I think audiences are also very interested in this kind of army that can win with fewer troops, like ancient special forces."

  "When filming, these military uniforms and other things are distinguished from ordinary troops, so that the difference of these troops can be shown, and also can increase the expectation value of the audience at home."

  Indeed, take Su Shicen for example. He likes to discuss on the forum which ancient army is the strongest, whether it's the desperate and suicidal Beggar Army or Chen Qingzhi's 7,000 White Robe Army or Li Shimin's 2,000 Bright and Mysterious Black Armor Army, etc. Every discussion will be intense and passionate, but Su Shicen never gets tired of it.

  "It's like a white horse, but it can be even more exaggerated. Not only is it like riding a white horse as recorded in the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", but also changing all the armor to white. Director Xu Xin, think about it, hundreds of white horses galloping in unison, yellow sand flying everywhere, uniform spear movements, uniform white armor, white clothes, white robes, and white horses forming a vast white ocean. What a shocking scene!"

  Xu Xin's mind was thinking about the feasibility of Su Shi Chen's suggestion, and his brain was constantly constructing the scene that Su Shi Chen had just described, with white horses galloping in all directions!

  The more he thought about Xu Xin, the more excited he became, and suddenly he shouted out loud "Great, this suggestion is really too good, in this way, just the White Horse from Justice can attract a lot of TV viewers."

  Moreover, it's not just the White Horse Vanguard, but also the Trapping Array Camp, the First-to-Board Dead Warriors, and the Unmatched Flying Army, all of which can be molded into special forces like the White Horse Vanguard. Xu Xin's brain was already spinning wildly as he thought about designing these ancient special troops.

  "It seems that Director Xu Xin has completely understood what I meant, of course this suggestion is just something I casually mentioned, whether to adopt it or not depends on you, Director Xu Xin."

  "Of course, we must use a very good suggestion, the White Eel General and the Big Spearman etc. which appeared in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", are not fabricated out of thin air."

  "This enhanced version adds watchability without destroying the original plot, what a great enhancement!"

  Xu Xin was completely stunned by Su Rui Chen's ingenious suggestion. He had traveled thousands of miles from the capital to Yangcheng, and it was clear that this trip was not in vain. This one suggestion alone made the trip worthwhile.

  "Su's script is indeed worthy of being the mastermind behind the subversive 'Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons', every single idea is so brilliant, I probably couldn't have thought of it even if I racked my brains."

  "Director Xu Xin praised me, but I actually have a small suggestion," said Su Yechen. "Since Director Xu Xin's shooting theme is to highlight the heroic deeds of various heroes in the Three Kingdoms, the character settings can be more three-dimensional."

  "For example, everyone knows that it's White Horse Silver Gun Zhao Zilong, but in the old version of Three Kingdoms, I only saw the white horse but not the silver gun."

  "There's another point, for characters like Zhao Yun, Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang who are at the level of being extremely handsome, it's still better to find someone who is handsome enough to play them. Although remaking 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' isn't about making an idol drama, Director Xu Xin, think about it, the so-called 'Beautiful Zhou Lang' Zhou Yu was played by a middle-aged uncle with a face full of wrinkles, this kind of twist will create a very strong sense of incongruity. This sense of incongruity is enough to scare away many viewers. I think Li Yifeng's popularity and appearance playing Zhao Zilong are still pretty good."

  Li Xie Shu - Zhao Zi Long Xu Xin nodded and took out a small notebook from his bag, recording all the points Su Shi Chen had just mentioned.

  It is said that the fertile water does not flow into other people's fields. When something good happens, Su Zhan naturally thinks of his acquaintances first. Although Xu Xin wouldn't give the role of Zhao Yun to Li Shu because of a few words, it's good to leave an impression on him anyway.

  "Su scriptwriter, your meaning is to express the characteristics of these Three Kingdoms figures?"

  "It's roughly this meaning, Zhuge Liang's cleverness is close to magic with his feather fan, Lü Bu's bravery and majesty with his halberd, Zhao Yun's courage with his white horse and silver spear, Guan Yu's proud and cold demeanor with his guandao, etc. All of these can be expressed separately."

  "In the old version, this point was done very poorly. The丈八snake spear in Zhang Fei's hand looked just like an ordinary long spear without any special features. Male audiences have some special feelings for these extraordinary divine weapons, so if Director Xu Xin pays attention to this point when remaking it, just the divine weapons such as Fang Tianhua Halberd, Tiger Head Golden Spear, Luoyue Bow, and Qinglong Yanyue Sword in the Three Kingdoms can attract a lot of audiences for this new drama."

  "Thank you so much, Director Su! The two suggestions you made can at least increase the ratings by one percent. Can't you really spare some time? After hearing your two suggestions, I want to cooperate with you even more."

  "It's really not possible, I just can't find the time." Su Xichen said regretfully.

  "There's one more thing, Su scriptwriter wrote a background book for 'Journey to the West in the Flooded Capital', which brought in quite a lot of viewership for 'Journey to the West in the Flooded Capital'. Can you also write one for 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms'? I know you're busy with nothing to do, but don't have to rush and write it immediately." Xu Xin made the request.

  "The Three Kingdoms" is another major play of CCTV, and even the script has not been written yet. Remaking "The Three Kingdoms" will have more episodes than remaking "Journey to the West", estimated to be 90 episodes. Just changing the script alone will take several months, not every editor can work as fast as you, finishing a 65-episode script in one month. The shooting will also take at least over ten months, plus the post-production of the entire TV series, it's impossible to finish within two years.

  The production of "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back" took 14 months from scriptwriting to post-production, which is an astonishing speed compared to the remake of "Three Kingdoms".

  "Although Journey to the West and Romance of the Three Kingdoms are both mixed with fact and fiction, mostly fictional, the biggest difference between them is that Journey to the West is a mythological story while Romance of the Three Kingdoms is not. Journey to the West can fabricate a large section of mythological background and then extend other stories from the original characters, but Romance of the Three Kingdoms cannot. Adding some other things inside would be very strange and would also make readers produce a sense of rejection, so this method of writing background is not applicable."

  "Hong Huang" can be said to be a pioneering book, as you see now on the internet so many "Hong Huang" style novels are set according to this book, with endless variations but never deviating from it.

  If I had to write something, it would have to be on the same level as "The Grand Scheme". It's hard to find a book about the Three Kingdoms that's comparable to "The Grand Scheme". Books like "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" by Lü Simian, "Research on the History of the Three Kingdoms" by Zhang Dakai, and "The Truth About the Three Kingdoms" by Tang Haofang are not well-known enough. "The Death of Chì Tù Mǎ" has gained some recognition, but it's too short.

  In fact, there is also a book about Three Kingdoms that can stir up a frenzy -

  "Yi Zhongtian's Three Kingdoms" is a high-end, elegant and top-notch work that absolutely qualifies to be bundled with "New Three Kingdoms", but its age is now a hard wound.

  "Yi Zhongtian's Insights into the Three Kingdoms" is a book written by Yi Zhongtian, a professor at Xiamen University, based on his lectures on the "Hundred Schools of Thought" platform. It once triggered a wave of enthusiasm for Yi Zhongtian in the previous world and made him an academic superstar, with far-reaching influence.

  But the key to the problem is that the book "Yi Zhongtian's Evaluation of the Three Kingdoms" has too high a standard, involving many historical knowledge, and it is inappropriate for Su Ximu to write such a book at his current age and experience. This kind of professionally strong book is not suitable, so this is the reason why Su Ximu politely declined.

  Next, Xu Xin asked Su Xianchen some detailed questions. After asking almost all the questions, Xu Xin stood up and said, "Thank you, Screenwriter Su, for this time, but unfortunately, we can't work together this time."

  "Next time there's an opportunity," Su Xichen said, "why don't Director Xu Xin stay and have a meal before leaving?"

  "No need, I still have a flight to catch back to Beijing to deal with some things, so I'll trouble you this time, Scriptwriter Su." Xu Xin left cleanly and neatly, but before leaving, he wanted to give Su Xincheng a script fee, which was refused by Su Xincheng.

  It's not that Su Rui Chen is stupid, but he thinks that little bit of manuscript fee is enough to make Xu Xin, a genius director like a ghost, owe him a favor.

  Su Zhe was just about to return to his room to write a draft when Ma Jun suddenly rushed into the room.

  He was in a flurry as if he had a ghost chasing him behind. "Xiao Chen and the cartoonist you fought with is called Zhang Ze, his comic book is called 'Football Heart'".

  "Hmm, Zhang Ze's 'Football Heart' is not wrong, what's up?"

  "You wouldn't know if you didn't go out and read the newspaper, something big has happened outside!!"

  Something big is indeed happening, the first issue of the comic will be released in two months' time! Zhang Ze has also deployed his secret weapon! (Please search for 5du5, updates are faster and better!)