China Entertainment 1997.

Chapter 389 The heroine becomes a sister-in-law, Penguin blog and QQ space
The movie "Embroidered Spring Knife" is not particularly amazing, but it looks good in all aspects, and it belongs to a movie with a relatively high comprehensive index.

Although it's not like those classic movies that make you smack repeatedly, but you won't feel tired after watching it once or twice.

Of course, "Embroidered Spring Knife" is not without flaws. For example, the characters are relatively depressing, the male lead is even a bit unlikable, and there are some flaws in the plot.

But this is also understandable, because the original film was intended to have a tragic ending, following the path of a literary film, but later due to reality, the ending was changed to make a commercial film, which made "Xiu Chun Knife" a bit awkward to watch.

Maybe it can't be said to be awkward, because the ancient little people mentioned in the movie were struggling in the officialdom.

Some viewers may be uncomfortable watching it, but it is also a kind of reality to some extent, and others appreciate this feeling.

I can only say that thousands of people are good...

Although there are flaws, the overall flaws are not concealed, so Cao Xuan's version of "Xiuchun Knife" has not changed much from the original version, but some modifications have been made.

For example, in the final ending, where the male lead and Ding Xiu chased down the villain and confronted the Qing soldiers, many people felt that it was abrupt. This was a decisive battle climax for the sake of commercial compromise.

In fact, Cao Xuan felt that this climax scene was not bad, especially from a commercial point of view, it greatly relieved the previous depression.

If it is shot according to the original director's vision——

The male protagonist killed his brother, and then planned to leave with two women. He didn't want to do anything when he met his enemy, but planned to go his own way. The villain was afraid that he would cheat, so he killed him. The two sides fought, and then opened up ending.

Cao Xuan is not sure whether the artistic level of this kind of filming is higher, but he must know that the audience who buy tickets will curse people, and the character design of the male lead will never be saved.

So Cao Xuan still retains this part of the drama outside the pass, which is unavoidably abrupt, with a few small foreshadowings added in the middle.

Let the audience understand that the villain and the outsider have a long-standing connection, so they run away and surrender as soon as something happens, and try to eliminate this abrupt feeling as much as possible.

Various other small details are okay to say, mainly Cao Xuan has always considered "Xiu Chun Knife 2", which is the prequel "Xiu Chun Knife: Asura Battlefield".

Although the box office and other aspects will be considered in the follow-up to officially determine the project to shoot, but the preparations that should be made will also be made in advance.

Unlike the original "Xiu Chun Knife" and "Xiu Chun Knife 2".

It can be clearly seen that the connection between the two films is very far-fetched for the sake of IP. It is not so much a prequel as it is a parallel time and space, and many details do not match.

The most serious thing is the timeline. The prequel is that Chongzhen ascended the throne, and Wei Zhongxian was exiled three months later.

According to the plots of the two movies, Shen Lian, the male protagonist, loved two women deeply and devoted himself to them in just three months, and the relationship with the two brothers Lu Jianxing could not be manifested in three months. of.

In addition, Shen Lian's official position in the prequel belongs to the middle class, and he has a great reputation. In "Xiu Chun Knife", he becomes an unknown person, which also violates the setting to some extent.

Although it is normal for this series of movies to have similar settings, even many Hollywood series have various flaws.

But since the "Embroidered Spring Knife" series is going to be released, and even a small film and television universe can be formed to a certain extent, the details of the setting still need to be done well.

Since there is a prequel, it is not impossible to have a sequel. When Shen Lian comes to Suzhou, there is also a story to film.

Even if they are popular enough, Jin Yichuan played by Wu Jing and Ding Xiu played by Duan Long can both appear in special movies or TV series.

If you are more ambitious, Lu Jianxing and Shen Lian in the movie "Embroidered Spring Knife" are both from the Jinyiwei family, which means that you can film the stories of their parents and grandparents.

What are the three major cases of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Houzhao's death in the water, and the change of Zhu Qizhen's brother's seizure of the family? At that time, Cao Xuan will play Shen Lian's ancestor Shen XX to create a real "Xiu Chun Knife" universe.

Of course, this is just an assumption. It is hard to say whether the audience will buy into the IP universe of "Xiu Chun Dao", and how long they will be able to buy it.

So so far, Cao Xuan is only considering "Xiu Chun Knife 2", and will leave some foreshadowing and explanations in the movie to form a connection.

For example, in "Embroidered Spring Knife", the heroine played by Gao Yuanyuan is not Shen Lian's love, but the sister of the prequel heroine Bei Zhai.

What Shen Lian likes is Beizhai, and the reason why he likes Beizhai is because she is the daughter of his teacher, who was killed by Jin Yiwei, and he played an indirect role in this, so he feels guilty.

So in the prequel, he tried his best to save Bei Zhai, and later he was moved by Bei Zhai, ashamed and loved, which made him willing to work hard for Bei Zhai.

After the plot of the prequel ended, Shen Lian wanted to go to Bei Zhai, but she was afraid that the narrow-minded Chongzhen would kill him, so she stayed in the capital and went to find her sister by the way.

Later, I found out about Zhou Miaotong, the heroine of Jiaosifang, and confirmed that she was Beizhai's younger sister. She wanted to save people, but she had no money, so she could only guard silently.

In order to gain Zhou Miaotong's trust and help her avoid some harm, Shen Lian pretended to fall in love.

As for why Bei Zhai was not mentioned, it was because of the scandal involving Chongzhen, Shen Lian would not easily reveal this secret if he did not bring his sister-in-law to the other party.

Later, he went to save people for Zhou Miaotong. On the one hand, he was afraid that Zhou Miaotong would commit suicide. At the same time, he thought about what happened between him and Beizhai at the beginning, so he calmed down and wished the lovers a happy marriage.

If it is explained in this way, I dare not say it is perfect, but at least it is more reasonable.

The original movie seems to have that meaning as well.

Beizhai's maiden name was Miaoxuan, and his father was killed by Jin Yiwei. Later, when he was sent to prison, he was rescued by Chongzhen sent people to jump into the river. He was 14 years old. Zhou Miaotong also had a wonderful word in his name.

Although the movie does not clarify the relationship between the two from the beginning to the end, it is hard not to think of it.

Otherwise, there is no way to explain it reasonably. Within three months, Shen Lian fell madly in love with two women, and fought for them.

Cao Daguan said it was too outrageous, and it is not like stepping on two boats...

And if Shen Lian really loves both, it would be equivalent to him being a spare tire for two women in a row, which would be too miserable. Cao Xuan didn't want to play such a useless role, so Zhou Miaotong should still be his sister-in-law.

In addition, according to the plot of "Embroidered Spring Knife", the relationship between the three brothers is so strong, life and death depend on each other, three months is too far-fetched.

So it is assumed that the three of them have known each other for a long time, but during the period of the prequel, the other two brothers went out on business, which caused Shen Lian to fight alone.

At the same time, because of the incident in the prequel, Shen Lian intentionally kept a low profile, so his eldest brother Lu Jianxing was the leader in everything, but in fact the small group of three was still dominated by him.

At that time, these will be mentioned in "Embroidered Spring Knife" and the prequel movies, trying to achieve the completeness of the timeline and settings.

Regarding this point, several actors actually know it well. After all, the various hints in the script really make people speculate that there may be a prequel or sequel, and many people still want to inquire about it.

Especially for living characters like Duan Long and Gao Yuanyuan, but Cao Xuan didn't say much, except for chatting with director Xu Laoguai, no one else made it clear.

Still the same sentence, everything depends on the box office situation of "Xiu Chun Knife".

"Embroidered Spring Knife" failed at the box office, which is equivalent to the coolness of this IP. No matter how much he said, he would not continue to invest money.

And if the box office is strong, it doesn't matter whether it's a prequel, a sequel or a side story.

After Cao Xuan arrived at the production team, he went home to visit his parents, went around the East and West Palaces, handed over the public food, went to the Spring Festival Gala program team to report, and then returned to the production team of "Xiu Chun Dao" in a down-to-earth manner.

.........

Although Old Freak Xu's thoughts were mostly on "Seven Swords", he didn't completely raise "Xiu Chun Knife" as a stepmother.

After all, Fanxing's production team didn't make a living, so Old Freak Xu didn't dare to fool Cao Xuan, so he put in some effort.

At the same time, Fanxing's exquisite service and logistics distribution, as well as a solid script and actors above the standard, also made Old Monster Xu slowly change his mentality.

Most directors, especially famous directors like Mr. Xu, can give a movie a rough score during filming.

Wang Jing said that when he watched "The Great Wall", he knew that Lao Mouzi probably realized that the film was not going to work halfway through the filming.

But there is no way, manpower and material resources have been invested in it, so we can only bite the bullet and shoot down, and we can't throw the project in our hands.

In the same way, there are almost no shortcomings in terms of persuasion, script plot and actors, and the director will naturally have confidence in the film.

Of course, the impression of the director here often has a certain filter. For example, "Chasing Dreams in the Showbiz", everyone thinks it is a big bad movie, but Director Bi thinks it was shot very well.

Not to mention Director Chen, a filter maniac who can add countless auras to his movies out of thin air. The audience thinks it's bad because ordinary people are not as good as him.

However, it is also possible that he is stubborn. This is also a common problem of many directors. Even if they know that they overturned their car and made a bad film, they will use various excuses to make up for themselves, or they just refuse to admit it.

There are reasons for the director himself, and it is also hindered by the investors behind him or other reasons that cannot be said nonsense.

There are too few directors like Wang Jing who readily admit that his films are bad.

Therefore, whether the director is accurate in estimating the quality of the film mainly depends on whether the director is rational or not. If the angle is objective and rational, then the approximate range is still reasonable.

Old Freak Xu is not a fool, even if he didn't realize it for a while, there is still a shrewd wife Shi Boyan by his side

This old monster Xu is a well-known husband and wife team, and she is also the only woman among the famous Seven Monsters of Xiangjiang New Art City, known as the housekeeper of New Art City.

Mr. Shi is the top producer in Xiangjiang. If Old Freak Xu has achieved his current achievements, she will have half of the credit. In the past two years, he has been poached to Media Asia as a senior executive.

Whether it is ability, brains, or professional vision, Mr. Shi is better than Mr. Xu.

At the beginning, Old Monster Xu was hesitant to accept "Xiu Chun Knife", but it was Mr. Shi who persuaded him to agree, and he packed up the production work of "Seven Swords" to buy Old Monster Xu a few months' schedule.

The reason for this is that on the one hand, Mr. Shi is optimistic about the script, and on the other hand, he wants to build a good relationship with Cao Xuan, a new boss in the mainland.

Later, when Mr. Xu was filming "Embroidered Spring Knife", Shi Boyan also came to visit the set twice. After seeing the situation of the crew, he quietly persuaded Mr. Xu.

"Master, take care of "Seven Swords". I think this movie has a future. You have to make it well. It's better to have more flowers on both sides."

Mr. Xu's previous "Shu Mountain" made him not very popular in front of many movie bosses, so he was eager to release another movie that would turn him around.

Originally, he pinned his hopes on "Seven Swords", but after hearing what his wife said, he felt that "Embroidered Spring Knife" had a high chance of helping him.

So since then, Old Freak Xu put aside "Seven Swords" temporarily, and became more and more attentive to the movie "Embroidered Spring Knife".
As a representative director of martial arts movies, the shooting quality of "Embroidered Spring Knife" is extremely guaranteed when he does not fail in other aspects and Mr. Xu himself goes all out.

Cao Xuan has been in the group for two days, and he felt the ability of this famous director. The screen, positioning, and performance all have precise requirements. The filming is smooth and the effect is good.

As a result, after a few days, Cao Xuan's attitude towards Old Freak Xu was much gentler and closer,

The reason is naturally not difficult to understand. Fanxing has always been short of film directors. It is very tempting for Cao Xuan to establish a long-term cooperation with a famous director like Xu Laoguai whose production is relatively stable.

Old Freak Xu still held it somewhat, but Boy Shi was very knowledgeable.

For the couple, the advantages of joining a large mainland company outweigh the disadvantages. Even if they don't have a long-term cooperation, a good relationship will make it easier to attract investment.

Cao Xuan came into contact with Mr. Shi once, and felt that this woman was not simple, she was indeed a rare and virtuous wife, but it was a pity that Mr. Xu was not old in ambition, and eventually divorced.

Of course, Cao Xuan is not qualified to talk about others, and he doesn't care about others' private life. He cares more about how to bring benefits to himself.

.........

Indoors, the flames of the fire danced lightly. Cao Xuan was sitting in the room wearing an ancient padded jacket and a turban on his head.

Gao Yuanyuan was dressed in cool underwear, expressionless, looked at Cao Xuan, and greeted him proactively.

"Come to bed and sleep."

Cao Xuan slightly lowered his eyelids, not looking at Gao Yuanyuan, and said in a clear voice, "I'll go back to the Yamen if I want more later, you can go to sleep."

Gao Yuanyuan stepped forward slowly, and said with a bit of sarcasm and curiosity: "You are really interesting. You spend money in Nuanxiang Pavilion but don't go to bed. You are the only one in the capital."

Cao Xuan didn't reply, looked at Gao Yuanyuan's face, seemed to be reminiscing, but immediately stood up and sat aside.

"I'll just sit here."

Slowing down, Cao Xuan clenched his fists tightly when he heard Zhou Miaotong's scolding from other guests clamoring to sleep, but he let go instantly when he thought of something, and said in a deep voice.

"Wait a little longer, when I have saved up enough money, I will redeem you out."

Gao Yuanyuan smiled, with a bit of self-mockery on his face: "My Shen Zongqi, with your little salary, redeem me? Besides, this is the Secretary of Jiaofang, and no one can get out without instructions from the Ministry of Punishment."

Cao Xuan was silent, and looked up at her: "I will find a way."

After all, he found an excuse, took a knife and left, and quietly taught the shouting guest a lesson before leaving.

"Card."

Old Monster Xu yelled, Gao Yuanyuan immediately threw himself on the stove to warm up, and the assistant put on a military coat for her.

Although the temperature in the room has been adjusted, it is not particularly low, but she is wearing too cool clothes, and she still can't help being cold after a scene.

The clothes on Cao Xuan were quite cold-proof. After rubbing his hands, he went directly behind the monitor to look at the finished product, and discussed a few words with Old Freak Xu from time to time.

Because the script has been changed, the heroine has changed from a lover to a sister-in-law. Many actions, lines, and various behavioral logics have to be resolved.

Shen Lian, played by Cao Xuan, not only wants to play in a play, hide the characters in the play, but also let the audience see that something is wrong and ponder it. The size of this must be carefully considered.

In addition, Gao Yuanyuan's acting skills also gave Cao Xuan a headache. Although it has improved compared to before, it is still not up to the point of playing the role of the character.

Fortunately, his good looks are outstanding, and Mr. Xu is famous for taking pictures of women.

In the shot just now, Gao Yuanyuan's acting skills are not to be talked about, but she is indeed pretty enough, with every frown and smile, she is charming and charming, and she also has a bit of infatuated temperament.

Cao Xuan felt that even if Zhou Miaotong's role was not very likable and had few scenes, this face and outfit could still impress Gao Yuanyuan a lot.

Similarly, Cao Xuan also watched the shot of Liu Yan taken before, and she was quite refreshing like the little girl next door, but her figure was domineering, which led to a bit of pure and lustful moistness.

It's a pity for Mr. Xu, he thinks Liu Yan is more suitable for a sexy dress, which can highlight his advantages.

However, considering the background of her role as Zhang Yan, she could only reluctantly give up.

The following play is a play between Gao Yuanyuan and Yan Gongzi. The actor Cao Xuan happened to know him. He was Jin Dong who had met once in the graduation play of Class 96 of Chinese Opera.

The role of Mr. Yan is rare, and several male artists in the company have schedules that cannot be moved. Cao Xuan asked the producer to find him randomly, but he was found in exchange for him from nowhere.

After all, he came from a major, and he had practiced in drama for a period of time. His professional ability was good, and his appearance was not bad. Naturally, Cao Xuan had no reason to refuse.

Fan Xing still wanted to sign him, but Cao Xuan stopped him, not because he had any opinion on Jin Dong.

Mainly because of his main acting style, he collides with Yan Kuan and Jiao Enjun, who signed a contract with Fanxing not long ago. At the same time, Cao Xuan also knows Ren Quan and Chen Kun who are similar. Hu Ge can sometimes stand up to him, so there is no need to sign another one. same type of actors,

On the contrary, Duan Long took advantage of the collaboration of "Xiu Chun Knife" to finalize the contract with Fan Xing and officially became Fan Xing's signed artist.

In fact, Cao Xuan wanted to sign Duan Long a long time ago, but Duan Long was a little awkward, thinking that if he joined Fanxing, his friendship with Cao Xuan would deteriorate.

This time, after some persuasion, he felt that it was too hypocritical to be entangled, and it was a disappointment to Cao Xuan's good intentions, so he formally joined Fanxing.

Glancing at the scene between the two of them, Cao Xuan wanted to hook up soon, so he went to the dressing room to change clothes and makeup, and at the same time, he didn't forget to answer the phone.

"Hey, Brother Ma, I'm sorry, I was just filming."

"Shareholders' meeting? I won't go, I can't leave here, someone will attend the hot sun."

"Well, I know about the blog. When the time comes, you can get in touch. All the artists from Fanxing will be here. I will also find some friends to say hello. When the time comes, remember to verify it as soon as possible."

"Haha, you and your sister-in-law come to the capital during the Chinese New Year, I invite you."

"..."

Cao Xuan hung up the phone and let the makeup artist make up for him, but the thoughts in his mind gradually drifted away.

As early as last year, Cao Xuan chatted with Xiao Ma about foreign blogs, and felt that it was possible to get in touch with QQ.

After thinking about it, Brother Xiao Ma appointed other people to go abroad for investigation and research. With the support of Cao Xuan, he overwhelmed some opposing voices and launched two projects within Penguin, Penguin Blog and QQ Personal Space, officially reaching out to the blog field. claws.

The former is a relatively orthodox blog site for mass information + elite celebrities + self-display.

The latter QQ personal space is aimed at socializing with QQ friends, deepening user activity and social attributes.

There is a difference between the two, and they are different portals, one account, two platforms, but at the same time they can communicate with each other and attract each other.

The information or logs published by users can be oriented to blogs and personal spaces at the same time, or they can choose a single platform to publish to the public or QQ friends.

This not only ensures the private contact of the small circle, but also enjoys the convenience and prosperity of the entire online social world.

Prior to this, the blog had been lukewarm in China, and it was not until August this year that the blog broke out for the first time when the Zimei incident broke out.

The major portals also started to set up projects, but it was too late at this time, and Penguin took the lead.

On January 2004, 1, Penguin blog and QQ personal space will be launched at the same time.

At that time, Cao Xuan will lead a group of celebrities to officially enter the site and open a personal blog account. Qzone will also launch a celebrity account to attract netizens to enter the site with the influence of many stars.

Coupled with Penguin's already huge user base, the time difference of half a year to a year is enough for several portals of Sina to follow Penguin's ass and eat ashes.

Now that the blog and personal space have been prepared, they will be launched on January 1st next year. Xiao Ma called Cao Xuan specifically to ask him for help.

Cao Xuan, who owned nearly half of Penguin's shares, would naturally not refuse. He also thought that having a blogging business would not help Penguin's listing next year.

What makes him think even more is that if Penguin does not go astray in the future, under his reminder, the blog and even the Weibo later will most likely become the leader in the same field.

Penguin, which was originally considered a giant, has Weibo social business, is it still an ordinary company that can be replaced at any time?

Cao Xuan thought about it for a while, he himself is good enough, Xiao Ma doesn't give in at all, and the two go together, that's a well-behaved and sensible person.

It's not like Jack Ma, who hops around every day, it's no wonder he doesn't get hit...

Ordinary Cao Tianwang!

Ordinary family pony brother!

Adding an ordinary company penguin, Cao Xuan doubts that the word [ordinary] will be played badly in the future.

.........

On December 12, the Golden Horse Awards of Taiwan Province were held in Nanshi
Registration for the Golden Horse Awards is on September 9 this year, and related movies that have been released or not yet released can register according to the rules.

"When a Man is in Love" will be released in July and meets the registration requirements. After the registration opens, you can register for the election, and the shortlist will be announced in early November.

Cao Xuan was shortlisted for [Best Actor] and [Best Newcomer].

Hu Jing was shortlisted for "Best Newcomer".

The film "When Men Are in Love" was shortlisted for [Best Film] [Best Original Film Music] [Best Original Film Song].

There are a total of six nominations, which seems like a lot, but apart from [Best Picture] and Cao Xuan [Best Actor], the other awards are not good enough, and [Best Newcomer] Cao Xuan and Hu Jing are even worse. To "cannibalism".

And with "Infernal Affairs", whether it is the best actor or "Best Picture", Cao Xuan and "When Men Are in Love" are destined to accompany them.

In addition, the filming of "Embroidered Spring Knife" was busy, so Cao Xuan didn't leave. When Hu Jing, who was filming "Two of Us", had time to spare, she went to join her as the heroine and producer of the film.

After all, six nominations were given, and Cao Xuan was nominated for Best Actor for his debut film, so he couldn't lose face at all.

There was a four-star actress who also appeared to be the proprietress of Fanxing, who came here in person, and it was considered a respect for both parties...

(End of this chapter)