China Entertainment 1997.

Chapter 334 Not in the music world, but there are still legends of brother on the rivers and lakes
The progress of "Yi Tian Tu Long Ji" is still very fast. It started filming in May, and by the first ten days of July, almost one-third of the filming had been completed.

The speed is fast. On the one hand, there are many filming groups. Cao Xuan learned from Zhang Dahuzi and opened three filming groups, a group for literary dramas, a group for martial arts, and a group for random actions, shooting some supporting roles.

On the other hand, a lot of outdoor scenes were sacrificed. The indoor scenes were basically shot in the capital, and some scenes were shot in Hebei Province and the outskirts of Beijing.

Panorama is basically practical and meets the conditions, and does not consider the scenery and lens too much.

Compared with Zhang Dazi's requirement of making a film comparable to a landscape documentary, "Yi Tian Tu Long Ji" is weak in this regard.

But there are disadvantages and advantages. The advantages are fast speed, low cost, and convenient transition.

It often takes half a year or even more than half a year for Zhang Dahuzi to select locations and shoot. The shooting time of "Swordsman" was short at the beginning, and the time for location selection was not counted, coupled with limited funds and a clear main line.

"The Legend of the Condor Heroes" was launched at the end of last year, and it was not completed until early summer, and some actors had to make up the show.

The following "Tian Long Ba Bu" may take longer, because this time it is a multi-line narrative, even if there are multiple film crews, it will definitely take a long time.

Anyway, Liu Tianxian and Yan Kuan reserved their schedules for half a year to eight months, and Dong Xuan, who had less roles, also had four months.

The filming period of "Eternal Dragon Slayer" is much shorter than that of "Dragon Babu", and it is expected to be completed in mid-to-late September.

It cannot be said that Zhang Jizhong and Jin Yong's dramas are better than "Yi Tian Tu Long Ji".

TV dramas do pay attention to slow work and meticulous work, but careful work does not necessarily mean that it is completely good.

In addition to the slightly inferior location, compared with the original version, Cao Xuan has made a lot of upgrades to "Yi Tian Tu Long Ji".

To be honest, the fight scenes in Big Beard's works have been criticized all the time, hair dryer + slow motion, ever-changing.

And Cao Xuan not only got the two magic weapons of the bearded man, the action design not only retains the chicness of martial arts movies, but also absorbs the essence of modern action movies.

What's more important is to add special effects. For famous scenes such as Xie Xun's lion roar, the decisive battle against Guangmingding, the rescue of Wudang, the raid on Dadu, and the battle against the three Shaolin monks, the special effects are not just simple air waves.

Xie Xun directly called out a roaring lion's head several meters away; Zhang Sanfeng and Zhang Wuji waved their Tai Chi hands, and they became a big Yin-Yang fish with extraordinary momentum;

Just investing in special effects, "Yi Tian Tu Long Ji" spent nearly 1000 million, which is the friendly price after Cao Xuan bought a Japanese special effects company.

For this reason, Fanxing and Boss Wu each invested an additional 300 million yuan, and Boss Wu's cheeks trembled with distress for the money.

But it was worth the money, and the effect was very good. Cao Xuan watched the clips he made in the early stage, and they were definitely top-notch or even top-notch in domestic film and television.

It is worthwhile that he spent tens of millions to win this special effects company. Hollywood can't compare it, and it can still be ranked in Asia.

Of course, the price is also very heavy. This special effects company named "Light and Shadow" by Cao Xuan costs tens of millions every year just for equipment maintenance, technology upgrades and labor costs.

The most important thing is that the tens of millions spent may not necessarily get a job.

The order of "Yi Tian Tu Long Ji" is already the first major film and television project of the light and shadow special effects company in the past half a year. The others are scattered and small jobs with meager profits.

The reason why Cao Xuan was able to buy this relatively good special effects company at a low price of tens of millions of RMB.

It's not that the boss is stupid, it's that the boss is going bankrupt and can't afford to support him. He can't get jobs and spends money. Not everyone has a cash cow like Cao Xuan.

Even for Cao Xuan, raising such a gold swallowing beast is actually a little bit painful.

Whether it's Fanxing Cinemas or Fanxing Film and Television City, they are all projects that cost money, but they can see a bright future and real estate can appreciate in value. Only this special effects company may not make money, and there is a high chance of losing money.

But as I said before, there are some things that can’t just be considered to make money, and some things have to be done even if they lose money.

If you don't invest, you will never get special effects talents belonging to China. Technology will always be controlled by others, and Chinese film and television will not make great progress.

At present, due to the lack of domestic technical level and the introduction of equipment, Guangying Company temporarily stays abroad for development.

However, Cao Xuan will send Chinese people to study, and when the time is ripe, he will move the company headquarters to China to complete the laying of eggs.

Cao Xuan is confident that the persuasiveness of "Yi Tian Tu Long Ji" is not inferior to Zhang Jinyong's dramas with beards, and the inferior location can be made up for by action + special effects.

And "Yi Tian Tu Long Ji" has a very key advantage, that is the rhythm of the plot.

Frankly speaking, apart from a few two Jin Yong dramas with a big beard, most of them have the feeling of procrastination and slow rhythm.

The audience will feel that the characters talk too much nonsense and the progress of the plot is slow, and those who are more irritable will feel bored, have trouble concentrating, and even can't help turning the channel.

And "Yi Tian Tu Long Ji" inherited some of the advantages of the Hong Kong version of Jin Yong's drama, with a fast pace, relatively few nonsense characters, and a fast-paced plot.

The buttons were buried step by step, especially when Zhang Wuji came out of Kunlun Mountain, it was a climax all the way, and he didn't descend until Binghuo Island, but then the Shaolin Conference pulled the rhythm back.

Perhaps, this is not particularly in line with the original work, but the climax plot can firmly attract the audience, and the branch plot transitions are clear, which is neither messy nor confusing, but also allows the audience to understand.

The advantage of this kind of plot arrangement is even better than that of serving Huadao, location, action and so on.

Script, script, the book of a play.

The first thing is to have a good story, and the rest is to enrich and improve the story. The script is not overwhelmed. No matter how good other aspects are, it will eventually go astray.

The Jin Yong drama with a big beard, aside from the group portrait of "Dragon and Babu", has many plot branches and goes hand in hand, which can minimize the shortcomings of procrastination.

Other dramas, including "Swordsman" played by Cao Xuan, are more or less procrastinating.

"Yi Tian Tu Long Ji" will be broadcast next year. As a Jin Yong drama, it is destined to be compared with Zhang Dazi's "Dragon Babu" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".

Cao Xuan didn't pay much attention to the latter, but the former was indeed a formidable enemy.

So when Cao Xuan was filming, he kept comparing "The Legend of Heaven and Slaying the Dragon" with "The Eight Parts of the Dragon".

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And when Cao Xuan was filming "Yi Tian Tu Long Ji" in full swing.

In July, Jay Chou finally released his third album "Octave Space".

After inheriting the popularity of songs such as the last album "Nunchaku", Xiao Zhou has accumulated enough popularity and popularity in the three places on both sides of the strait.

As soon as "Octave Space" came out, Xiao Zhou's previous accumulation burst out with this album.

At that time, Ren Xianqi was no longer what he used to be, Xie Feng had faded out of the music scene, and was riddled with negative news.

These two top-tier singers who had enjoyed great fame in the past two years have gradually become no match for Xiao Zhou, who is rapidly rising.

Cao Xuan, the only one who can suppress Xiao Zhou, has released two Chinese albums for half a year, and the popularity has dropped significantly.

After all, English songs are not their mother tongue in China. Regardless of Cao Xuan's popularity and the achievement halo bonus of "Chris Tsao", several English songs are not particularly popular in the domestic music charts.

Maybe you can make it to the top ten or even the top three, but it is difficult to imagine which Chinese songs of Cao Xuan will dominate the charts for a long time.

Some music rankings also have relevant rules. Although English songs will not be suppressed, Chinese songs will be more inclined in terms of resources.

The vast majority of domestic music charts are based on on-demand TV and radio stations. If the platform is biased, the result can be imagined.

In fact, except for a small number of small charts, the three English songs of Cao Xuan's English EP "Chris Tsao" are the highest in the domestic authoritative music charts, which is the second place of "Natural".

However, the list results are not outstanding, but the sales are quite good. Many of them are Cao Xuan fans, foreign music lovers, or students who want to listen to songs and learn English.

Although the overall sales figures are not as good as Cao Xuan's Chinese songs, they are not too inferior.

This is understandable to Cao Xuan, just as it is impossible for his Chinese songs to enter the American billboards. English songs may have a lot of audiences in China, but they are definitely not as good as Chinese songs.

Each has its own main market, and Cao Xuan will not insist on it, as long as it can have a certain impact.

And now on the charts, Cao Xuan doesn’t have many songs on the charts. The highest ranking is the Chinese version of the World Cup theme song "Waving Flag", "Flag Opening Victory", and several authoritative charts are basically in the top three.

This is also the rare "weak" moment for Cao Xuan in the past two years, and it is also the best period for Jay Chou.

Xiao Zhou and the Alpha company behind him cherished this opportunity very much. They knew very well that Xiao Zhou was not in the same level as Cao Xuan.

If Cao Xuan were to end, it would be a great victory for Xiao Zhou not to mention confronting the enemy head-on.

Cao Xuan suppressed the entire Chinese music scene for several years, and he succeeded in becoming a god, which also cast an indelible haze on the hearts of all Chinese music practitioners.

Before almost all old singers release their songs, they can't help recalling the fear of being dominated by this man.

Therefore, Xiao Zhou and the others feel that they should seize this rare vacancy, harvest fans and influence as much as possible, and ascend to the top of the king.

When Cao Xuan releases a Chinese album next time, although he doesn't expect to win, at least he won't be as helpless as he is now.

Xiao Zhou was already the Little Heavenly King of Asia at this time, he thought that no one could suppress Cao Xuan if he didn't come out.

But I don't want the music world to be full of gods, and it's not so simple to learn from the big brother to dominate the rankings.

Previously, Adu, the "God of War under the car", became popular. In May, the domestic version of Azar Yang Kun launched "It Doesn't Matter".

Relying on their unique singing voices, these two have once become the must imitation objects of all major imitation talent shows. In various shows, one is under the car, and the other doesn't matter.

In the following June, Xin Orchestra released the Divine Comedy "Love To Die".

This KTV's first voiceless divine song, countless people can't sing, and it has been shouted for more than ten years, and it is impressive with its heart-piercing high pitch. It became popular all over the country in a short time, and once reached the ranking Top of the list.

In addition, Liu Tianwang launched his masterpiece "Exercise", and Wang Lihong and Lu Qiaoyin's "Break Up With Kindness", both of which are considered the best hits of the year.

Veteran kings, high-pitched Divine Comedy, representatives of the sidelines, and the top of the new generation, all of them are not easy to provoke. Even Cao Xuan will have to work hard here.

And although Xiao Zhou can play back and forth with these songs, after all, he has not yet reached the peak, and it is too difficult to completely crush.

This also virtually exposed the gap between Xiao Zhou and Cao Xuan. Many people discussed whether Jay Chou is qualified to become the next Cao Xuan.

There are a lot of votes for it, and a lot of votes against it. Various media and netizens are arguing in full swing. If there is a Weibo now, there will be at least 1~3 trending searches every day.

But Cao Xuan, one of the parties involved, was speechless. It was clear that this battle in the music scene had nothing to do with him, so why did legends about him still circulate in the world.

Can't you let him live a quiet life for two days?
(End of this chapter)