China Entertainment 1997.

Chapter 139 Entering the group "Swordsman", "Xiba" will be launched again
Before coming here, Cao Xuan planned to go back after being gentle, so as not to make his parents suspicious.

However, Zeng Damei was too charming, and she only used a reluctant look to keep him in her eyes. She inspected the quality of the double bed imported from Europe that cost 3000 oceans.

The next day, Cao Xuan ran home feeling a bit sleepy, had a meal with his parents, and went to the company to have a look.

He took Zhu Jiang and Zhang Chong directly to Xinwu to attend the press conference of "Swordsman".

As for Zeng Li, she doesn't have many roles in Lan Fenghuang, and she still has some things to do in school, so she will join the group later.

On the night of March 3th, Cao Xuan rushed to the filming location of "Swordsman" - Xinwu Film and Television City.

That's right, it is the filming location of "Water Margin" and the place where Cao Xuanmeng started.

But this time Cao Xuan didn't live in a dormitory, but a newly built hotel inside the base. He was no longer an extra performer or supporting role, but a well-deserved hero.

In the lobby of the hotel, Cao Xuan met Zhang Big Beard and the two directors of "Swordsman".

Huang Jianzhong, a veteran TV director, his most famous work before that was "1919" starring Chen Daoming, followed by "The Great Qin Empire-Fission".

The other director is Yuan Bin, the younger brother of Cheng Long and Hong Jinbao, one of the members of the Seven Little Fortunes, but mainly behind the scenes, participating in the action design and direction of many action and gangster movies in Xiangjiang.

Last time "Water Margin" let Lao Zhang taste a lot of sweetness. This time "Swordsman" did not invite Yuan Jiaban, so Yuan Bin, one of the Seven Little Fortunes, was brought in as the director, mainly in charge of acting. .

In addition, Cao Xuan also met two old acquaintances, Kang Honglei, the assistant director of "Water Margin", and Zhao Jian, the action designer, who participated in the production of "Swordsman" again this time.

Zhao Jian is still acting as an action designer, helping Yuan Bin, while Kang Honglei was promoted to executive director, which seems to be taken seriously by the bearded man.

In addition to Kang Honglei, the crew of "Swordsman" also has a well-known assistant director in the future - Guo Jingyu.

This is the famous TV director who filmed "Beat the Dog Stick", "Iron Pear Flower" and "Brave Heart" for later generations, and swept the middle-aged and elderly TV market.

Cao Xuan was quite envious of this pair of "Thunderstorm", and started to poach the wall just around the corner.

However, it is still very difficult for these two to dig over.

Right now, both Zhang Dahuzi and Huang Jianzhong have deeper connections in the field of TV dramas than Cao Xuan, and they are also quite valued. They may not have the courage to throw everything away and join Fanxing, whose future is uncertain.

Especially Kang Honglei, now "The Years of Burning Passion" is likely to have been prepared, and he will be able to direct it independently immediately, so there is no need to mess with Cao Xuan.

On the whole, Cao Xuan and the behind-the-scenes team atmosphere of the crew are still very harmonious.

After all, several of them were old acquaintances, and others who met for the first time had to give Cao Xuan, the popular male protagonist, face.

……

I met with the producers and directors, and the next day Cao Xuan also met some of the leading actors of "Swordsman".

The lead is the heroine Xu Qing.

Cao Xuan was deeply impressed by her. There are only two chapters in this book, one is about the old lady from the village, and the other is about her and Cheng Long.

Regardless of who contributed the most, she or Brother Cheng Long, anyway, Cao Xuan's attitude towards this person is to stay away from him.

Apart from Xu Qing, Yue Buqun's actor Weizi played the most roles against Cao Xuan. This is a veteran of Renyi, and has a strong acting style. Cao Xuan is looking forward to competing with him in the play.

The rest of the leading actors are either newcomers or veteran actors. The overall lineup is good, but their reputations are not very strong. Therefore, Cao Xuan, the popular king, will have to carry the publicity of the crew.

The fact is also the same. After the launch conference of "Swordsman", more than 80% of the reporters' questions all went to Cao Xuan. Even if they asked other people, the topic couldn't be separated from Cao Xuan.

Most people have been mentally prepared and started playing Cao Xuan in a fancy way. Some said that they were fans of his fans and succeeded in chasing stars; Good blah blah.

In short, no matter what you think in your heart, there is no stunned young man who put eye drops on the head of the crew in front of the reporters.

Cao Xuan also reciprocated, boasting one by one, everyone boasting about business, hello, hello, hello, everyone.

Of course, Cao Xuan didn't just talk superficially, but also talked a few words of truth.

Jin Yong's dramas are the most popular film and television IP nowadays, and "Swordsman" has several excellent previous editions. He is under pressure to play Linghu Chong this time, and he is ready to bear negative reviews.

But this does not mean that he will sit back and let it be ridiculed. During the filming, he will try his best to overcome all difficulties and play this role well.

Speaking of this, he took a special look at Zhang Jizhong and Huang Jianzhong.

Huang Jianzhong didn't respond, but Zhang Dazi had some bad thoughts.

Sure enough, before the first scene was filmed that afternoon, Cao Xuan came to the door and asked to change the script.

The bearded man twitched his eyelids, covered his temples and asked, "Where should I change it?"

Cao Xuan really wanted to say it all at once, but he was afraid that the bearded man would suffer from high blood pressure again, so he only raised one point.

"In the first episode, Linghu Chong opened an inn at the foot of Mount Wuyi. This completely violates the original book, and it doesn't fit Linghu Chong's character design. The plot is unclear, and..."

Cao Xuan hesitated for a moment: "Ren Yingying has too many dramas, the original work is hidden behind the scenes, and only relying on Dongfang Bubai to order the heroes, now she is almost becoming the deputy leader, it doesn't make sense logically."

This is also what Cao Xuan said in his heart. Frankly speaking, Zhang Jizhong's version of "Swordsman".

Scenes, camera design, soundtrack scheduling, fighting design, service, and actors' acting skills are all top-notch, and some of them can even be said to be top-notch in the field of TV dramas.

But there are only two relatively large slots.

One is Li Yapeng's performance. It can't be said that his performance is bad. After all, this one is also from a major in Chinese opera, so he still has some foundation, but the key point is that the performance style is wrong.

The role of Linghu Chong is very contradictory. He is unrestrained and unrestrained, but also aggrieved and depressed.

Therefore, Linghu Chong has to have two personalities at the same time. It must not only show the characteristics of the character, but also conform to the plot. It is more difficult to grasp the heat in the middle.

Zhang Jizhong's version of "Swordsman" itself is close to the realistic style, and the plot highlights Linghu Chong's depression, but Li Yapeng also has a "plain" face, so the character of Linghu Chong looks even more useless.

And this role positioning also deviates from the Linghu Chong in the public impression. In the public impression, Linghu Chong is a chic and optimistic prodigal son. Even if he is aggrieved and depressed, he will still be tough and free and easy.

This public impression is actually part of the plot of the original work to a certain extent.

But there is no way, everyone understands it this way, if a TV series wants to cater to most audiences, it must be shaped by Linghu Chong who is close to the public impression.

If you deviate from the track and do not match the public perception, you will definitely be scolded.

The biggest advantage of Cao Xuan is that he has the example of Li Yapeng who has gone to Lei, so he can avoid many unnecessary mistakes.

At the same time, through Goldfinger, I know the Internet information of later generations and understand the image of Linghu Chong recognized by the public.

Only these two items can help Cao Xuan roughly restore a Linghu Chong who is more recognized by the audience in his mind.

However, these alone are not enough. Another trough of "Swordsman" is that a large number of plots deviate from the original.

This is also a common problem of most screen adaptations. For various reasons, the plot of the original work is changed to justify itself, which causes the characters to deviate from the original work, and the logic of the characters and the plot collapses.

Linghu Chong is like this. In the early stage of the original book, he was actually heartless and didn't understand anything at all. Later, he matured slowly after many changes.

Now let Linghu Chong directly participate in witnessing the destruction of the Lin family, and confront Ren Yingying tit for tat, directly changing the plot and character setting of the two of them.

Cao Xuan blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah.

When he went to Jin Yong to buy the copyright, he vowed that he would not change a single word, but later he turned around and deleted a lot of plots.

Later, after Jin Yong watched the drama, he was still angry, but because this version served Huadao, the scenes were very good, and he got along well with the bearded man, he later exposed this article.

The main reason is to get used to it. None of the Jin Yong dramas in Hong Kong and Taiwan are based on the original works, and all of them have been magically changed.

Over time, Jin Yong himself didn't bother to care about it, and only came out to criticize it because he couldn't see it.

Later, the old man left, and the changes were even more extreme. In the latest version of "Tian Long Ba Bu", Qiao Feng is an ugly and greasy man with winking eyebrows. Duan Yu of TM actually peed his pants when he saw Wang Yuyan for the first time...

Of course, Big Beard Zhang is not a vegetarian, so he began to come up with his own reasons.

The most direct thing is that men and women mainly appear earlier, otherwise they will not attract the audience.

If it was filmed according to the original book, Linghu Chong would have to appear in at least three or four episodes, and Ren Yingying estimated that it would be more than ten episodes.

Naturally, this statement cannot convince Cao Xuan. According to this, the protagonists of "Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "Yi Tian Tu Long Ji" appeared later, and the audience took care of them.

The two quarreled in the lounge for more than ten minutes, and Zhang's beard was so angry that he slapped the table, but Cao Xuan was not afraid, and even moved out of Jin Yong.

Call the old man, the author of the original work said it’s okay to shoot like this, but he doesn’t say anything, if the author of the original work disagrees, then you have to change it.

Zhang Jizhong really didn't dare to make this phone call, and finally gritted his teeth and admitted it, and both sides took a step back.

Linghu Chong has deleted all the plots about the Lin family, but the hero must appear in the first episode, that is, add a few scenes of the Huashan sect, or face Tian Boguang in advance, and the two lines go hand in hand.

Cao Xuan agreed to this amendment, and as for Ren Yingying's role, he persuaded him, but the bearded man refused to listen, and Cao Xuan didn't say much.

In the final analysis, he was an actor, and it was all right to argue for the role of Linghu Chong, and it was not his turn to take care of other people's roles.

On the first day he joined the crew, he had a quarrel with the producer and forced the bearded man to change the play. Cao Xuan's "daring act" shocked the entire "Swordsman" crew.

Cao Xuan didn't care either. To be honest, after he accepted the play, he was ready to be a "drama bully". After reading the original work several times, he was always ready to fight with the screenwriter, director and producer.

To put it in an unlucky way, if the filming of "Swordsman" fails, Zhang Jizhong is the first person responsible, and he, the male protagonist, cannot escape the relationship.

Even comparing the fame of the two, Cao Xuan is likely to bear most of the blame.

Compared with this major evil result, mere "play bullying" is nothing to worry about.

Chen Daoming, Li Baotian, Jiang Wen, and Master Xing are all "drama bullies", but as long as the film is finished, the audience will receive flowers and applause, and no one will pay attention to the rest of the bitter words.

As for whether the notoriety of "drama bully" will affect Cao Xuan's acceptance of the play, it is not a problem.

He himself is the boss of a film and television company, and if he can't get outside plays, he will shoot by himself. Then he wants to be "dominant" and "dominant"...

(End of this chapter)