Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 1652 Inappropriate Vase
The first version of the film adapted from Strange Tales from Liaozhai Studio was the ghost drama "Chain" and "Nie Xiaoqian" filmed in Shanghai by Tianyi Film Company, the predecessor of Shaw Brothers.

However, due to a fire, none of these films survived.

In 1960, "A Chinese Ghost Story" was remade by Li Hanxiang, starring Zhao Lei and Lettie, the big stars at the time.

In the 60th edition of "A Chinese Ghost Story", Nie Xiaoqian's appearance is completely different from the Nie Xiaoqian that everyone knows in later generations.

As for Nie Xiaoqian's clothing and styling ideas, everyone present has their own opinions.

But one thing is certain is that Nie Xiaoqian's style must be long hair, and Wang Zuxian's long hair style needless to say, Tsui Hark is actually most worried about Wang Zuxian's appearance in ancient costumes.

"The character's own characteristics and shape must match. Nie Xiaoqian is a female ghost in this movie, but "A Chinese Ghost Story" is not a horror movie, so the shape and costumes should not make her feel distant, but also It can't be too ordinary."

The barren mountains and wild ridges are surrounded by towering trees. Because of the occlusion of the trees, the surrounding area is dark, and the surrounding area can only be seen clearly with the help of the faint moonlight.

In this sparsely populated area, there is a sudden light in an abandoned temple. It turns out that a scholar on his way is staying overnight in this temple named Lanruo Temple.

Lin Daoqiu briefly described the previous plot of "A Chinese Ghost Story". Everyone present had read the script and knew that "A Chinese Ghost Story" started like this, so everyone didn't find it strange.

"At this moment, the scholar suddenly heard a rapid knock on the door, and also vaguely heard a woman's voice outside the door."

What Lin Daoqiu said was different from the script. The original script had the scholar reading inside, a strong wind blew the door open, and then a woman in white suddenly fell from the sky and danced in front of him.

This kind of plot is illogical at all. In this deserted place in the middle of the night, a gust of wind blows the door open, and then a girl dancing in front of him suddenly appears.

The reaction of a normal person must be a shock, and it will never be as stable as Mount Tai, let alone this is just a poor scholar.

So Lin Daoqiu simply modified the trick here, asking the scholar to open the door when he heard the cry for help, and then let the female ghost in.

"What do you think this female ghost should be like?"

Everyone has their own opinions, some say they should dress revealingly, some say they should look like a fairy, and it is best to be disheveled, so that the scholar will become lustful and feel that he has an opportunity to take advantage of.

"If that's the case, let's sum up everyone's thoughts. A woman who looks like a fairy, dressed in white, broke in from the door. Her clothes are disheveled, and she mutters that there are robbers chasing her."

Let’s determine Nie Xiaoqian’s clothing first. White is the main color. If you want to make the fairy clothes flutter, you must use yarn, so chiffon yarn is the most suitable.

And not only Nie Xiaoqian, Lin Daoqiu also suggested that other female ghosts also use chiffon yarn in their clothing, but make some changes in color and style to bring out the difference in Nie Xiaoqian.

As for the hairstyle, the classic bowknot is a must. Lin Daoqiu can't think of any other hairstyle that is more suitable than this.

Everyone was still hesitating, but Lin Daoqiu quickly decided on Nie Xiaoqian's hairstyle and clothing.

Although they don't know what the final result will be, Xi Zhongwen and Zhang Gufang decided to give it a try according to Lin Daoqiu's request.

Hairstyles are easy to do, but it takes at least a day to make chiffon clothes, so today Wang Zuxian can only do hairstyles first.

After Wang Zuxian got her hair done, everyone kept watching around her, and Xi Zhongwen and Zhang Gufang kept talking in low voices.

"As for Ning Caichen's appearance, you can decide for yourself."

Lin Daoqiu didn't bother to care so much. After all, he was neither the producer nor the screenwriter of this drama. He brought Wang Zuxian here today just to make Tsui Hark make up his mind to use her as the heroine.

Because when talking with Tsui Hark before, the other party obviously had some resistance to Wang Zuxian playing Nie Xiaoqian, so what Lin Daoqiu had to do was to let the other party dispel his concerns.

Although he can also ignore everything, as long as he tells Tsui Hark to let Wang Zuxian play the heroine.

No matter how much the other party resists, he will never dare to disobey his meaning.

But Lin Daoqiu is not such a person, he still hopes to let Tsui Hark accept that Wang Zuxian is the most suitable actor to play Nie Xiaoqian, so that he can shape the role of Nie Xiaoqian well with his heart.

The key to the success of a character is not just the appearance. If there is no outstanding performance in the movie, having a good skin is just a qualified vase, nothing more.

Wang Zuxian is obviously not an actress who is willing to be a vase role, and she is also very serious about acting, which Lin Daoqiu still understands very well.

As long as you help Wang Zuxian to play Nie Xiaoqian well, then everyone will realize that Wang Zuxian is actually a very good actor, not that kind of vase role.

On the second day, Wang Zuxian came to the crew again. Today, the chiffon yarn requested by Lin Daoqiu was ready.

When Wang Zuxian, who had finished his hair and put on chiffon yarn, came out, everyone's eyes lit up immediately. They didn't expect Wang Zuxian's ancient costume to be so beautiful.

Although it has not yet been finalized, judging from the current situation, Nie Xiaoqian played by Wang Zuxian will definitely not have any problems in appearance.

Even if her play is not good enough, she can be a qualified vase role no matter what.

"Miss Wang, please come out and take a look."

Tsui Hark is very satisfied with Wang Zuxian's appearance, which somewhat alleviated some of his previous concerns.

Although Wang Zuxian was not the role that he most hoped to play Nie Xiaoqian at the beginning, because Tsui Hark thought that Wang Zuxian did not meet the characteristics of Nie Xiaoqian.

It's just that Wang Zuxian's current costume looks pretty good. Although he hasn't reached the point where Tsui Hark is very surprised, he is still very satisfied.

After Wang Zuxian heard what Tsui Hark said, she nodded immediately.

In fact, before Lin Daoqiu brought her to the crew, he had already asked Wang Zuxian to practice several facial expressions in private.

Wang Zuxian, who was still smiling, suddenly changed his face, and saw that the smile on her face gradually diminished, her bright eyes flowed, her smile was sad, cold and resentful, people couldn't help but want to take a second look, and even go to Ask her why she is so worried.

At this moment, Wang Zuxian's expression suddenly changed, his eyes instantly became cold, and there was a faint killing intent in his eyes.

Seeing this scene, someone couldn't help shouting hello, even Tsui Hark didn't expect that Wang Zuxian's play was so good, it really exceeded his expectations.

(End of this chapter)