Behind the scenes of Taking in the name of people: I mortgaged all my property, but Chen failed to do so many times.

2065438+On April 6, 2007, Xu Zidong said rudely in A Victory: "The positive characters in in the name of people TV series are all fake, and the role played by Lu Yi is the first fake!"

Netizens also spit out: "Apart from yellow hair, Lu Yi is my least favorite thing to watch. Too divorced from reality, too serious, too arrogant. "

In fact, among the young actors, Lu Yi's acting is good enough, but he is only compared to a supporting role by the old actors.

In the first episode, Lu Yi was hanged by Hou Yong and later beaten by WU GANG, ZhangFeng yi, Zhang Yajun and Xu Zhijian.

Lu Yi was not satisfied in the play. After the play, he revealed that he almost missed the good play because of his low pay: "The pay of 80 actors was not 20 million, and then it was increased by 20 million."

Yes, the play almost died because of funds.

Later, the total investment of the crew was1.200 million, and 40 old actors filmed 52 episodes, with a pay of less than 40 million, with an average of less than 20,000 per episode, which was called "cabbage price".

Finally, "in the name of people" became the big winner of 20 17 TV series, and it is still deeply rooted in people's hearts.

Its success is both accidental and inevitable, and it also shows that a film and television drama with bursting acting and reputation is not made of money.

Sensitive subject matter, "Three Musketeers" to break through.

On March 28th, 20 17, Hunan Satellite TV premiered the TV series in the name of people.

Countless audiences have given up anti-Japanese dramas, costume fantasy dramas and love bubble dramas, and caught up with this serious anti-corruption drama.

Everyone was surprised and happy: "So large-scale, highly sensitive subject matter, the Radio and Television Bureau actually didn't check it?" Is there a backer behind you? "

Really guessed it, this backer is Fan Ziwen, deputy director of the Supreme People's Procuratorate Film and Television Center!

Last year, he was keenly aware that the national anti-corruption has entered the fast lane, and the film and television circle needs a heavyweight masterpiece to reflect the current situation.

So he found the heavyweight writer Zhou.

Zhou, a professional political novelist, worked with the cooperative TV series "State Procuratorate".

At the end of 2003, after the popularity of National Public Prosecution, this kind of anti-corruption works began to get cold feet, so Zhou bid farewell to the creation of related themes.

Now that Fan Ziwen has come to the door in person, he has rekindled his creative passion, started interviewing a group of fallen officials, started his previous accumulation, and is ready to create another masterpiece.

"We are people's procuratorates, people's courts and people's public security. Therefore, we will always consider the interests of the people. "

Inspired by this sentence, Zhou named the play "Take a shot in in the name of people": Anti-corruption represents the interests of the people, and taking a shot in in the name of people is the place to bring corrupt officials to justice.

But this name has already been registered, so he changed it to "in the name of people": Fight corruption and promote honesty, and live up to in the name of people!

Zhou is a good writer, and his plays have opened up an interest network for trading power and money, which has captured half of the officialdom in a province.

With a good script, there must be a good director.

Director Li knew that Zhou was writing a new play, so he brought two bottles of wine.

After drinking, Li cut to the chase: "The news says every day,' We insist on fighting tigers and flies together, which meets the people's requirements'. It seems that your time is coming again, and I just want to take this opportunity to shoot a heavyweight good drama. "

After Lu Li finished filming "The Happiness of the Boss" and "The Love of Hawthorn Tree", he is trying to transform. How can he let such a good script go?

Zhou drank too much and vaguely promised to give him the script.

The next day, I was nervous and called to confirm, but Zhou was "disconnected". It was not until the memories over and over again, and the words over and over again, that Zhou was moved and the two decided to cooperate.

As a result, Zhou became the "Three Musketeers" of the TV series in the name of people: responsible for the project establishment and filing, Zhou was responsible for writing the script and preparing the crew.

Gao Yalin put all his eggs in one basket and mortgaged all his property.

Because of the high-level support, Fan Ziwen successfully passed the approval of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television; Because of the accumulation of writing experience, Zhou also finished the creation of the script quickly, and the rest depends on how to make it.

How to shoot? Can I shoot without money? With the script, we have to find the "rice squad leader" investor.

Lu Li was rejected, but for Gao Yalin, the play might have been stillborn.

The big investors of several state-owned enterprises felt "cold" after reading the script: there was no bridge, no dog blood, and it was the most sensitive political subject, and they immediately refused to invest.

Finally, rambling, Lu Li finally found a dozen small private investors and a dozen investors, but everyone has a great dispute about the investment ceiling.

Many investors think that 70 million to 75 million is the upper limit, and if it is higher, it will lose money; But Lu Li feels that such an excellent script and such a good situation can't be worthy of the audience if it is not well-made.

Talk, or talk, forty or fifty investors chose to quit and break the contract. In personal investment, Gao Yalin invested 20 million yuan, becoming the largest investor.

Seeing that Gao Yalin was very enthusiastic, Lu Li had the cheek to ask, "Do you want to add something?"

Add something. After Gao Yalin and Lu Jiedu filmed The Happiness of the Boss, they also wanted to be directors and producers behind the scenes.

After he mortgaged his house, he dared not sleep for half a month for fear that his wife would kick him out of bed. This time, I put all my eggs in one basket and lost everything. I really lost my money and had to sleep on the street.

Gao Yalin contributed money. Not only did he bet all his money on it, but he also played the fallen Liu Xinjian in the play.

With 40 million yuan, Lu Li can talk to actors.

Lack of funds, naturally can not afford to hire hundreds of millions of traffic stars, Lu Li began to "fool" strength. Because the strength faction generally regards tricks as bigger than the sky, emphasizing drama rather than money.

Someone volunteered.

After reading the script, Chen liked the role of Hou Liangping, the leading actor, very much, and tried the play more than once or twice.

What I think is: Chen is naturally a heavyweight actor, but for the sake of ratings, we can't just attract middle-aged and elderly audiences. Nowadays, hot searches on the Internet are all done by young people.

What Zhou thinks is that although Hou Liangping is honest, he also has a naughty side. I'm afraid Chen can't pull his face; Hou Liangping is a tall student, and Chen's age can be regarded as a tall person.

Finally, Lu Li wants to lower the average age of actors and look for younger actors; Around Chen, and signed other scripts. But he is optimistic about the play. When the crew went to Beijing to shoot, he visited the scene many times and was laughed by Gao Yalin as "free deputy director".

The man thought the pay was low, so the crew reduced the pay.

Who is the right actor? Who played Hou Liang Ping best?

After careful consideration, Lu Li thought of Lu Yi who played Never Satisfied ten years ago. Small fresh meat at that time is now the backbone of crushing young actors.

Lu Yi's acting skills online, Yan value online, will undoubtedly attract a large number of female audiences. Later, the facts were as expected.

When he approached Lu Yi and talked about the film payment, Lu Yi felt that the price was too low, and the funds had not yet raised the shooting bottom line by 40%.

Lu Li finally persuaded him: "If you like, you can show your sincerity. Conquer the audience with your acting skills again. "

The leading role has been decided, but most of the other supporting roles are leaders at or above the deputy ministerial level. Director Zhao leading the way is a junior official.

Often, people like directors, governors and secretaries can't ask Lu Han, Zhao Yishan and Jackson yee to play, and even the poor remuneration can't be invited.

So Lu Li picked up food and drinks again and began to fool the actors. He started with the "old actors" he had worked with and drew nearly 40 "thick-skinned" old play bones.

ZhangFeng yi, 6 1 year-old, plays the honest secretary of Sha Ruijin; Zhang Zhijian, 62, plays Gao, who has gone astray; WU GANG, 55, plays Dakang Li's secretary, which is both good and evil; Xu Yajun, 53, plays Qi Tongwei, who is good at calculation; Li Jianyi, 6 1 year-old, plays the attorney general Ji Changming. ...

There are more than 60 famous actors surnamed Xi, 40 of whom are old Xigu, and the average age of the main actors is 50+, which is nicknamed "Xigu Troupe" by netizens.

Lu Li is really looking for the right person. These actors shine at the sight of good scripts and good roles. I heard that the cast was in financial difficulties and their salaries were all reduced.

Netizens have been conquered: "The acting skills of these old opera bones are really indescribable and worthy of the heart. Whether it is a good person or a bad person, it has reached the extreme. Rare full-screen old bones, this is the real big coffee party. "

As the leading actor, Lu Yi must be the most expensive one. However, what Lu Yi is worse than the old opera bones is not only acting skills, but also the pursuit of scripts and awe of art

Behind the glamour is the shining reality.

A lot of good things happened. In the end, "in the name of people" was a great success: as soon as it was launched, it broke many ratings of 10, with an average of 3.66 in 52 cities and 3.33 in the whole network. The total broadcast volume of the whole network was 2 1 100 million, making it the most influential drama of the year.

20 17 The best supporting actor in Magnolia was awarded to WU GANG, who plays the secretary of Dakang, and Zhang Zhijian, who plays Gao, two 55+ veteran actors who crushed Jin Dong and Hugh on the same stage.

Therefore, in the end, actors still have to rely on acting to speak.

Those old actors who were once "smash hits" and "small fresh meat" re-entered the post-90 s vision, were confessed and paid attention to.

The success of this drama is inseparable from the "Three Musketeers" and "Playing with Bones", but most importantly, it pokes the pain points of ordinary people and those in power in reality: ordinary people should behave themselves and do their duty, but those in power are evil; Ordinary people have worked hard all their lives for a suite, and those in power are hundreds of millions of mansions with a wave of their hands.

Putting power above justice, playing with money, power and lust in applause, corruption intensifies deep social contradictions.

For example, Hou Liangping, a profiteer who successfully bribed Cai in the play, said, "A house, a car, a ticket and a woman can always convince you."

Sha Ruijin, played by ZhangFeng yi, describes that half of a province has fallen. "Inheriting previous corruption" is not a joke, but a grim reality.

Chen Gao said to this:

There is a knife on the head of greed, and greedy people all start from the smallest greed and step by step go to the bottomless pit.

Art originates from reality and is higher than reality. When "Taking in the name of people" came out, we hoped that reality would be higher than art, and justice would never be absent, just like in the play: the right path in the world is vicissitudes, and many grievances will kill us. Evil can never fight justice, and smog can never cover the sun.

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