This sentence reminded everyone who was having a heated discussion. They followed Yang Jie's gaze and turned their heads to look over, only to realize that, hey, there is someone else in the room.

This young man is fair and very good-looking. What is his name?

Gu Bei!

I heard from Director Yang Jie that he is a new artist. He can join this group just after he arrived. I am afraid he has a very deep background!

"Xiao Gu, please feel free to say it boldly. Since we have a meeting to discuss, we just need to brainstorm ideas."

"That's right! It doesn't matter if you say it wrong."

"Tell me, tell me, Xiao Gu, you are also in our group, but you cannot be a spectator. You must actively participate. Young people are active in thinking. There must be places that we can't think of and can't see."

Everyone encouraged him one after another. As a senior in the station, he was also very interested in this young man whom he met for the first time.

I definitely have the care of the seniors, but at the same time I also want to see how good Gu Bei is.

They are all doing practical things, and they don’t want to be dawdling and struggling for qualifications.

"Xiao Gu! If everyone asks you to speak, just speak."

Yang Jie also followed what was said and said that she was deeply unhappy with Taili's approach of forcing a young man like Gu Bei into the preparation team of "Journey to the West".

It's not that I have any objections to Gu Bei.

Mainly because, while she was excited to take on the role of "Journey to the West", Yang Jie also felt that a heavy burden was on her shoulders. She was mentally prepared for the hardships she would face in the next few years.

So the person chosen must be an old person in the company, or someone who has worked together before and can endure hardships.

Can someone like Gu Bei, who is twenty years old and has no experience in beatings, be able to endure it?

But now that I'm here, I can't go back. If it can be used, I'll make do with it. If I really can't stand it anymore, I'll leave.

Gu Bei was originally very self-conscious as a newcomer and planned to listen and watch more, but since everyone encouraged him and Director Yang Jie named him, he couldn't remain invisible.

Besides, Gu Bei really didn't intend to just be a spectator.

"Journey to the West" is an important part of his childhood memory. It is quite exciting to be able to join this group by accident and participate in the classic creation process.

"Director Yang, dear teachers, I am young and inexperienced. I am no more knowledgeable or experienced than you teachers. Whether what I say is right or wrong is just a matter of family opinion."

Is this a young man?

What I said is that the old fried dough sticks are pretty much the same.

There are many new people coming into Taiwan every year, and the impressions of those new people are basically the same as those of the seniors here.

The word "dissatisfied" was clearly displayed on his face.

I only respect them superficially and am always ready to replace them.

Yang Jie also looked puzzled. She had already read Gu Bei's file. He was born in 1962 and had just celebrated his birthday, making him 19 years old.

Normally, a young person of this age can experience many people and things. Yang Jie was also young. What is she like at this age?

His mind is full of passion and ideals, he thinks he can change the world, and he only wants to make a difference.

But after hearing these words from Gu Bei...

He's obviously a slippery man.

"Tell me about it."

Gu Bei knew in his heart that if he didn't show his skills in front of these seniors, even if he joined the group, he would only be a marginal figure.

We have just been discussing it for a long time, and the questions raised involve all aspects, including special effects, character modeling, martial arts design, framing, etc.

But there is one issue, which is also the most critical issue, and everyone has a tacit understanding not to touch it.

money!

If you want to film a classic, especially a mythological drama like "Journey to the West", you don't have the money to film six of them!

But is there any money in Taiwan now?

It's the end of the year, and the holes in the allocations made at the beginning of the year have already been filled. I'm afraid there's a nest of rats lurking in the safe in the finance office.

The whole morning, what Lao Zhang said the most was that there was no money in the station and he was very poor.

Many plans can only be shelved due to funding problems, and many ideas... in the end are just ideas.

With the current situation being like this, Gu Bei would naturally not take issue with that. Money matters would be resolved by the leaders above. Specific to their group, Director Yang Jie would naturally communicate with the leaders.

Even if he wanted to go for alms, the alms bowl would never reach Gu Bei's hands.

What he wants to say now is...

"Teacher Wang mentioned just now that with just one line of words in a book, those gods and monsters can soar into the clouds and mists, overturning mountains and seas. This is a specific problem of lens presentation. But before considering this issue, I think how to make hundreds of chapters, eighty chapters, etc.

It is even more important to adapt the 70,000-word "Journey to the West" and condense it into a literary script."

Well?

The eyes everyone looked at Gu Bei suddenly became strange.

It's not like Bole discovered the Chollima, but...

Is this a core issue that you, a stupid young man, can talk about casually?

As a new artist, just tell me what part you are responsible for!

"Go on!"

Yang Jie is somewhat interested in Gu Bei as her partner. Young people should dare to think, speak, and act. Who stipulates that the artist cannot discuss the script.

If she had followed the rules, she could have offended her previous boss because of work matters.

Gu Bei also knew that he had overstepped his bounds, but if he just talked about superficial things, it was obviously not enough to leave a deep impression on others.

"'Journey to the West' can be said to be a household name in China. Whether it is the literary images of the four masters and the disciples, or the stories in it, it has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. There have been related works in operas and cartoons before, and now

To adapt it into a TV series, the most important thing is to make it acceptable to all viewers. It’s impossible to just make it up randomly like in Little Days.”

Yes, audience approval is most important.

Yang Jie nodded subconsciously, feeling that this kid had something, not an empty head.

She is also worried about the script, where should she focus and where should she start?

Not only the script, but also the issues and difficulties that others just mentioned.

During the meeting in the morning, many people had already given her opinions. Some people said that the martial arts fights were more exciting than those in "Shaolin Temple", otherwise it would not be called Monkey King, the Monkey King; some people said that there must be more stunts and that they should be better than those in Japan.

"Astro Boy" is back to the magic; some people say that Sun Wukong must make a face, otherwise it is not called art; others say that the scenery must be set up in a studio, otherwise it will not be magical enough.

But Yang Jie did not agree with any of the suggestions provided by these people.

Gu Bei continued: "Teachers, I have an immature suggestion. To film "Journey to the West" well, you must first be faithful to the original work. The original work of "Journey to the West" provides us with a very good story foundation, but after all, the TV series is different from

Novels are different. When you mention "Journey to the West", you can't think of gods and monsters, let alone think of it as a simple fairy tale."

"What is "Journey to the West" if it's not a fairy tale? Is it possible that it is also a realistic subject?"

Peng Li was impatient and rushed to speak without waiting for Gu Bei to finish.

"Teacher Peng, I want to extract reality from this fairy tale, such as...human touch."

Human touch?

Upon hearing these three words, Yang Jie's eyes suddenly lit up, as if she was in a fog and suddenly saw the light.

After receiving this task, the question she has been thinking about is how to set the tone for "Journey to the West".

The three words "human touch" that Gu Bei said attracted her immediately.

"Human touch, Xiao Gu, where did the human touch come from in "Journey to the West"?"

Facing Peng Li's questions, Gu Bei was not in a hurry.

"These three words seem to have nothing to do with the mythical story "Journey to the West", but in fact, no matter what kind of drama, if there is no emotion, it will lose its soul, so we must focus on portraying the characters and describing the human feelings in a rich and colorful way."

The original work of "Journey to the West" successfully created various artistic images, and the main characters in it all have distinctive character traits. Both Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie have human thoughts and feelings.

Sun Wukong is affectionate and righteous, with a clear distinction between love and hatred; Zhu Bajie is a good person with shortcomings although he is lazy, Monk Sha is hard-working and uncomplaining; Tang Xuanzang is sincere and tenacious.

During the many hardships that the four masters and disciples experienced on the way to learn the scriptures, they not only deepened the relationship between master and disciples, but also deepened the relationship between family and country, the relationship between children, etc. There are so many articles that can be written here.

As for the monsters, monsters, kings and ministers encountered on the westward journey, they all have their own characteristics and true feelings.

Gu Bei talked for a long time, his throat was so dry that it was almost smoking, and he finally concluded: "As Mr. Lu Xun said: Gods and demons are all humane, and their charms are also sophisticated."

"good!"

Yang Jie suddenly slammed the table, startling everyone who was listening to Gu Bei's speech attentively and always ready to seize the opportunity to refute.

good?

How good is this?

"We should really focus on writing about love and human feelings. Whether they are kings, ministers, gods or monsters, they should all be living beings with feelings and desires. Xiao Gu, that's right."

After receiving the approval of Director Yang Jie, Gu Bei breathed a sigh of relief. The novice task of establishing a foothold in the crew was basically completed.

"Human touch is the core of script adaptation. When it comes to the creation of literary scripts, Xiao Gu, do you have any other ideas?"
To be continued...