Chapter 130: Evil and Good

Chapter 130: Evil and Good

Chapter 130: Evil and Good

After Zhuo Ping finished his speech, everyone in the conference room carefully looked through the documents in front of them, thinking about the information they had just received, and remained silent for a long time.

It was not until a long while later that Wen Pengcheng, who was in charge of the scriptwriting, subconsciously asked:

"That's it, what's next?"

"The rest of the story naturally belongs to the third phase of the science fiction movie universe. I am still conceiving the main plot of this phase, and that is not our focus right now."

Wang Hao took the initiative to take over the conversation, and the meeting officially began to get down to business.

Everyone looked at the various materials in their hands and discussed the main thread of the entire "Three-Body" series. While enriching the details, they were also determining what preparations should be made in advance if this series is to be filmed.

"First of all, I think the most important thing is to determine the cast."

Li Qian was the first to express her opinion:
“After all, looking at Mr. Wang’s plan, the Three-Body series is bound to be a huge project, and the selection of actors must be very careful, especially those characters that run through the entire series.

Once there is a problem with the actor playing the role, resulting in a replacement, it will inevitably affect the continuity of the plot.

In addition, even if no negative issues arise, as the film series becomes popular, the actors' values ​​will inevitably rise and the demands will increase, which we must also guard against.

I remember that the Hong Kong movie series Young and Dangerous had this kind of problem in the later stages, and the very popular Harry Potter in Hollywood, where the young actors also had trouble with every movie they filmed.

When others heard this, they all expressed their agreement. Everyone present was a behind-the-scenes worker for the film and there were no actors involved, so naturally they would not oppose limiting the actors' pay.

After all, in the eyes of creators, if the actors' pay is reduced, they can spend more money on special effects and production costs.

Wang Hao also nodded to this.

"Your opinion is correct. Regarding the issue of actors, my opinion is:

1. Try to use new actors or veteran actors who have outstanding acting skills but are not well-known. After all, our movies are mainly based on visual effects and storylines, and the demand for big stars is not high.

As for those big stars, it's not that we can't use them, but we should use them as little as possible and just use them as villains or plot embellishments.

2. For those new actors and veteran actors participating in the show, we should try our best to sign long-term contracts with them. It would be best if we can sign contracts for multiple dramas at one time, reduce their pay in advance, and do preventive work.

3. Even if you have signed a contract, there is no guarantee that some actors will be stupid enough to fight to the death, so you must make a plan B in advance. The proportion of an actor in the series of movies cannot be too large to ensure that you can deal with emergencies.

That’s all the specific ideas. Do you have anything to add?”

At this time, Ma Ke, the financial director, suddenly raised his hand.

"Another point is that it needs to be stated in the contracts of those actors that they cannot appear in other films with the same or similar characters other than ours.

After all, if our series becomes a big hit, there is no guarantee that some company will not copy it and poach actors to make movies of the same type, so we have to be on guard against this.”

"Director Ma's suggestion is very good." Wang Hao nodded, and Liu Wenwen on the side quickly wrote down the suggestion in a notebook.

"Any more?"

This time it was Wen Pengcheng who raised his hand.

"As for the selection of actors, let's wait until the general script is out. Only after the script is ready and the frequency of the characters' appearances is counted, can we know more clearly how many contracts to sign with the actors, right?"

"Okay then, let's get back to the matter of the characters in the plot."

Wang Hao took the whiteboard again, wiped off the marks on it, then drew a vertical line in the middle, wrote "Three-Body Organization ETO" on the left, and wrote "Special Operations Department" on the right.

"Let's talk about the villain first."

He wrote Evans' name under "Trisomy Organization ETO" and then wrote "Painter".

"This is the head of the organization. This is the leader of a transnational counterfeit banknote gang, a member of the ETO organization, responsible for providing funds..."

"There should be a martial arts character!" Wen Pengcheng spoke first, "After all, it's a commercial movie, so there must be some action scenes, and a martial arts expert is definitely needed."

Wang Hao pondered for a moment after hearing this, and a figure suddenly appeared in his mind.

"That's a good suggestion. Let's codename this guy 'Thug'."

He wrote the word "thug" under "painter", and after thinking for a while, he added "suit" in front of it, making it "suit thug".

When Wen Pengcheng saw the name, he immediately laughed and said:
"I didn't expect that Mr. Wang, at such a young age, has watched those old movies. Although Yuen Wah's villain role is very oppressive, he is old after all. I think it's better to find a young action actor for this role."

Wang Hao didn't expect him to say that. He was stunned for a moment, then realized why he said that, and laughed:

"We watched the movie 'Dragons Forever' when we were in school. If Yuen Wah was 20 years younger, he would really be suitable for playing the villain.

But this is not him, I just think it's more cool to fight in a suit and with a cigar in your mouth."

Having said that, he skipped the topic.

“Well, since there is a force person, there must be an intelligence person.

This kind of person should play a role similar to that of a military strategist in an organization, giving advice and making plans.

For now, let's call this person 'Q'."

As Wang Hao spoke, he added a "Q" under "suit thug".

"Q?! Is this a female character?"

Li Qian suddenly asked.

"Why do you ask?" Wang Hao asked back.

Li Qian said with some confusion: "Isn't your Q the Queen in playing cards? Since it is the Queen card, the deputy of the organization, it must be a woman. Besides, it is impossible for an organization in a movie to be composed entirely of male characters, otherwise it will lose balance."

Wang Hao thought what she said made sense, but Q was supposed to be a male in his design, and he even had his own personal origin movie. Changing it to a female at this moment... is not impossible.

After all, this Q is not necessarily just one person. If a huge organization only has one person making suggestions, that would be too shabby.

And if the deputy was a female, he immediately thought of a girl he had just come into contact with. After all, he had taken advantage of her, so it was reasonable to give her a role.

"Okay then, let's make this Q a female character."

After saying that, he added the word "female" after "Q". From then on, the villain organization ETO had four important members.

Of course, the entire membership of the Earth Trisolarian Organization (ETO) could not be just the four of them. So soon, Zhang Yang came up with a new suggestion.

“Although the fist-to-flesh fighting looks exciting, since this is a science fiction movie, we have to use some high-tech elements, and there should be some guns and explosions.

I think we should add a demolition expert or a mechanical warrior or something like that."

When Wang Hao heard his suggestion, the first thought that came to his mind was "Iron Man".

But he quickly drove this idea out of his mind. After all, the production cost of Iron Man's special effects was not cheap, and it was beyond the reach of their current special effects technology.

"The special effects for mechanical warriors are difficult. They are complex and sophisticated. If the special effects are not done well, they will look very conspicuous."

Zhang Yang was a little discouraged when he heard Wang Hao's words, but Wang Hao quickly said:
“But your suggestion is also very reasonable. After all, this is a science fiction film. If it is limited to urban gunfights or dream adventures, it will always lack a bit of science fiction flavor.

Let’s put it this way, mechanical warriors are impossible, but exoskeleton props or high-tech combat suits can be arranged.”

The reason why Wang Hao said this was that he remembered another science fiction movie in his previous life called "G.I. Joe", which also had high-tech combat uniforms, and the special effects were not as exaggerated as Iron Man.

In addition, the exoskeleton armor in the previous life of "The Three-Body Problem" was also very good. Wang Hao planned to first guide Zhang Yang and others to follow that design style and point out the advanced technology of the exoskeleton armor in the "The Three-Body Problem" series of movies.

This way, filming the "The Wandering Earth" series later won't be too abrupt.

Wang Hao was planning this in his mind, and Zhang Yang was very happy to hear his answer.

After telling this story, Wang Hao added two more names, "bandit" and "old dog", under the name "Q".

"We have heavy firepower militants and assassins. Although we don't have mechanical warriors, what Zhang Yang said is not bad. Fighting alone is not interesting. These two can be regarded as the villains in ETO who use modern weapons.

In this way, the personnel composition of the ETO organization has been temporarily determined. We will add more good ideas later. Next, let’s talk about the upright side.”

Wang Hao was the first to write the two words "Shi Qiang" under "Special Operations Department".

Wang Hao positioned this character as Nick Fury in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a hidden thread connecting the entire Three-Body series.

He may not make a solo movie, but he will definitely appear in various movies as an important supporting role.

After writing "Shi Qiang", Wang Hao thought for a while and wrote the words "Leng Feng" below it.

"Who is this Leng Feng?" Wen Pengcheng from the screenwriting department asked curiously.

Li Kui, who had been silent until now, finally spoke up, "Leng Feng is a character in Buried Alive, the special forces soldier who was responsible for rescuing Zhang Wei."

After he said this, everyone who had seen "Buried Alive" also reacted.

"Yes, this 'Leng Feng' is a special forces soldier, and he can be considered the force leader among the decent people.

Unlike the villains, the abilities and characteristics of the bad guys can overlap to a certain extent. After all, they are bad guys and they must be defeated.

The good guys are different. As for the characters on the righteous side, I think it’s better for each of them to have their own characteristics.

Although Shi Qiang is a criminal policeman, he is not good at using force, and he plays more of the role of a political commissar.

As a special forces soldier, Leng Feng is a force fighter and is also proficient in fighting and shooting. "

"Then there should be another person in charge of intelligence." Zhuo Ping said at this time.

Wang Hao nodded. "Yes, a detective. This intellectual role should be a detective, a detective like Sherlock Holmes."

He wrote the word "Detective" under "Leng Feng".

"That's fine." The others agreed.

Li Qian also made a suggestion at this time, "Just like the villains, the heroes should also need one or two female characters."

“A single female character doesn’t fit.”

Wen Pengcheng, the screenwriter, expressed his objection at this time.

“If it’s just one female character, getting along with every male character in the decent team becomes a problem. We can’t write a love triangle or a love quadrangle in a science fiction movie. It’s not realistic.

I think it would be better to design a confidante for each decent character, and give them different functions, and then form a team according to the plot. This way, the diverse female characters can add more highlights. "

"I agree with screenwriter Wen." Zhuo Pin raised his hand, and Zhang Yang also raised his hand.

Seeing this, Wang Hao wrote the word "Hongyan" and said, "Let's put the female role aside for now. What suggestions do you have for the male role?"

"We should add one or two more technical experts!" Liu Cixin suggested at this time: "After all, this is a science fiction film, which involves a lot of scientific and technological terms, as well as various science fiction equipment, just like there is always a doctor who provides equipment in 007. I think the protagonist team should also have one or two technical experts."

“This is what should be done.”

After listening to Liu Cixin's suggestion, Wang Hao immediately added the word "Doctor" under "Leng Feng".

"Anything else? Do you have any suggestions?" Wang Hao asked again.

Everyone looked at the two camps on the whiteboard and thought quickly in their minds. At this time, Li Kui suddenly said, "We should add one or two foreigners."

"Foreigner?!" Everyone looked at him.

"Yes, foreigners. After all, this is a science fiction movie. The story involves alien invasions. ETO is also a transnational criminal organization. With such a grand background, if the actors are only Chinese, wouldn't it be too petty?

I think both camps can have some foreigners, and they don’t have to be limited to white people, people from all countries can be included.”

Li Kui analyzed seriously, which surprised everyone. They didn't expect that he looked rough on the outside but had such a delicate mind.

"Li Kui is right. We should add a few foreign friends."

Wang Hao agreed and added the word "friend" in the "Special Operations Department" column.

At this point, the composition of the good and evil sides in the second phase of the "Three-Body" series of the science fiction movie universe has been roughly determined.

On the Earth Trisolarian Organization (ETO) side, Evans is the leader, followed by the Painter, the Thug, Q, the Bandit and the Old Dog.

On the special operations department side, Shi Qiang is the leader, followed by Leng Feng, Detective, Hongyan, Doctor and friends.

The two sides can be said to be evenly matched, and many exciting stories will inevitably happen between them.

(End of this chapter)