Chapter 1352: Episode planning

The opening scene of the drama "The Successor" is an overhead shot over a city.
Just like the overhead shots that appear in many superhero movies, a magnificent modern city is located on the east coast. There are several cruise ships floating on the vast ocean, and tall buildings made of reinforced concrete create a prosperous scene.
It was getting late, the sky was a bit gloomy, and the patter of raindrops was still floating, which cast a haze over the whole city.
The lens is gradually lowered, and from the appearance of the tall buildings, the billboards and other details, it can be seen that this is a western city.
The camera continued to be lowered and came to the wide, empty street.
Although the city is very prosperous, there are no vehicles on this road in the rainy night, giving people a sense of crisis inexplicably.
A sports car galloped past, and there was still explosive music in the sports car.
A handsome guy with blond hair and tall stature is showing off the stunt of driving a sports car with one hand, while the other hand is kneading the plump thighs of his girlfriend in stockings.
This is obviously the protagonist Phil.
When the camera is shot from the back seat forward, you can see Phil's handsome profile face and the charming and refusing expression of his female partner.
The windshield wipers were swinging, and the visibility of the road ahead was not high, but it was clear that the empty road, the adrenaline-filled music, and the touch of his hand made Phil very excited. After a kick of the accelerator, the sports car made a roar, tachometer and speed. The watch also began to swing wildly.
But at this moment, a strong man suddenly appeared in the middle of the road without warning, blocking Phil's way!
In the woman's screams, Phil subconsciously yelled and slammed on the brakes!
The friction between the tires and the road on the rainy night made a sharp neigh, and the sports car still ran into this strong man like a hill.
After a loud noise, the camera turned around, the airbag exploded, and Phil fell into a semi-conscious state.
But then, the car door was violently torn open, and a sturdy arm dragged Phil out of the car.
Phil, who was held with one hand, swayed in front of the camera, and the bright red tie floated back, a bit like the long tongue of a hanged ghost.
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The following content is the plot that Meng Chang has already seen in the original novel.
The brawny man took Phil to the rooftop of a nearby building. Phil was scared to tears. Fortunately, the two superheroes arrived in time. The next day, Phil was crying and disfigured the ugly photo. Made the headlines on the front page.
Obviously in terms of plot, Director Zhu Xiaoce highly respected the content of the original work when shooting, but maximized the use of the lens to enhance the expressiveness of the whole story.
For example, in the beginning of this paragraph, the camera is continuously lowered from the sky above the city, and finally shows the scene of Phil's car accident through the perspective of the car. Many details are hidden in the camera. While straight into the subject, it is also implicit. A wealth of information.
In terms of the expressiveness of the plot, the specific pictures and sounds are obviously much stronger than the thin text.
And Phil's frightened look when facing the gangster was completely shown through the lens, and the young actor's superb acting skills even brought some slight discomfort to people.
After all, it's rare to be such a protagonist at the beginning.
The subsequent plot is roughly based on the original work of "The Successor", but some changes have been made in the specific narrative sequence. Director Zhu Xiaoce used the method of film and television drama to disrupt the original linear story a little bit, and made more changes. More suspense, but also makes many classic scenes more appealing and expressive.
Moreover, the specific manifestations of the same plot are not the same in novels and film and television dramas.
For example, there is a paragraph in the article about Phil's motivation for personally sponsoring a superhero talent show.
Regal talents are naturally at a disadvantage when participating in talent shows. The audience prefers those civilian heroes who come from the civilian class, have tragic backgrounds, and show a strong sense of social responsibility.
If it is the rich man who participates in the audition show and gives the judges money, it is easy to be resisted by the audience, so Phil decided to make his own audition show, which is "The Successor".
In the original text, Cui Geng's description of this passage is a normal and straightforward narrative, using the dialogue between Phil and his father and Phil's own thinking.
This kind of expression is not particularly good in novels, let alone in film and television dramas.
Therefore, Zhu Xiaoce changed the form of expression and arranged for Phil to watch and investigate the plot of other superhero talent shows.
In this plot, the difference between the rich and the civilian heroes when they participate in the draft is shown in a very specific way. The whole plot is smoother, more natural, and more convincing to the audience.
Compared with the original work, the specific details have also changed.
When Cui Geng wrote the original story, although he also checked a lot of relevant information and planned the background of the whole story for a long time, his efforts were limited after all.
Cui Geng has never lived or lived in the U.S., so many details are definitely not in place, and there are even omissions.
Director Zhu Xiaoce led the screenwriter team of Feihuang Studio to streamline the details of the whole story again, and also exchanged opinions with the screenwriters in the United States, and checked the details of these details.
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Three hours passed quickly.
The lights in the meeting room turned on again, and then Huang Sibo sent out the story outlines of the next few episodes to everyone in the meeting room.
Meng Chang also got a copy, and after a brief flip, he matched the plot of the original story he had read.
According to the planning of the "Successor" series, there are a total of 12 episodes, and the first three episodes are equivalent to a quarter of the plot.
The content of the first three episodes mainly includes: Phil was hijacked to make headlines, furious in his own mansion, smashed things, and even beat the maid and housekeeper;
Propose to become a superhero with his father and examine other talent shows;
He began to plan his own talent show, the talent show "The Successor" was put on the agenda, and he began to plan the audition program for publicity, and there was a lot of ridicule on the Internet.
And the following three parts of the plot are:
The fourth to sixth episodes: The ratings of the program "The Successor" continue to rise, and the tricks in the program are also endless, and Phil becomes like a fish in water;
The blacks of Phil's team won second place with outstanding performance. Phil also reversed everyone's impression of him through the "Successor" talent show, but he did not become a superhero by this, but became latent. ；
In Hope City, there was a kidnapping case in which the young daughter of a wealthy businessman was killed. Phil began to bombard the three superheroes who participated in the rescue on the Internet.
Episodes 7-9: Phil is planning and controlling everything behind the scenes, from the perspective of God to guide the people to harvest the trust of the people, but still reluctant to become a superhero, but reluctantly agreed to comment on related events on Twitter;
Phil’s black apprentice fell into a coma during the mission. Phil took this opportunity to finally decide to become a superhero, but was rejected by the Superhero Association;
Phil was not only not angry but very happy, and even began to prepare the superhero program, ready to participate in the superhero campaign.
The last three episodes: Phil chose the right representative group, and won the first battle of the campaign, but soon ushered in the crazy counterattack of superheroes. The two sides exploded black and scandals, but Phil has already used the information cocoon room to control himself. 'S fans are firmly tied to themselves.
In the end, Phil succeeded in pulling down and replacing the current strongest superhero through a huge public safety incident, reaching the pinnacle of power.
Compared with Cui Geng's original novel, the content of the "Successor" episode is half filmed.
Because according to Cui Geng's plan, Phil becoming the strongest superhero is only the first half of the story, and it can also be seen as "Phil's dirty family history."
In the second half of the plot, Phil will be attacked by traditional interest groups and emerging superheroes, and face more severe challenges.
But Phil continued to suppress dissidents through all kinds of dirty methods and power in his hands, squeezing superheroes and making them his vassals, using false crime data to deceive the people, and on the contrary has been stable on the supreme throne of superheroes. Sat down.
The current 12 episodes of "The Successor" only plan the part of "Phil's Dirty Family History".
On the one hand, because the capacity of the episode is limited, it can only show so much content. On the other hand, it is also because the plot of the second half is actually not as exciting as the first half.
This is actually not difficult to feel.
The second half is the enhancement and supplement of the first half. Just like the sequels of many excellent dramas, it can only be said that the plot is quite satisfactory and passable, but there is no freshness brought by the first half of the first half.
Therefore, for the adaptation of "The Successor", only the first half has been planned, and whether the second half will be detailed is still under investigation.
If it doesn't come out, the blank space in the previous half is actually not bad.
Phil has become the strongest superhero, but he is facing the dual challenge of the old and new forces. After all, he will be used more shamelessly by the traditional forces and the "anti-Fiers". Drive off the altar, or will it firmly rule and plunge the entire Hope City into endless darkness?
Everyone should have different answers in their hearts.
According to the appointed ending of the original work, it obviously leaves the audience less room for resemblance.
Soon, everyone read the summary of the story in the next few episodes.
Huang Sibo asked nervously: "President Pei, what do you think?"
He thought to himself, even if there is a pot, it is Zhu Xiaoce's pot. After all, I was still suffering from traveling when the series started.
In fact, when Huang Sibo took over, he almost shot almost, even if he wanted to change it, it was difficult to change it.
Although it can be re-edited, the material to be shot has already been finalized, and forced editing will only get worse.
Huang Sibo paused, and then said: "The first three episodes may seem a little frustrated, but the structure of the story is like this, and it is difficult to change."