I'm the director, I'm not bad

Chapter 382 380. Tell a Story Well (33)

"Fade in. In the rainy night, a group of people were besieging Ye Wen.

switch.Ye Wen was drinking in a tavern.

Ip Man: (putting down his wine glass) Don't tell me how deep your kung fu is.Master is so powerful.How profound the sect is.Kung fu - two words.One horizontal and one vertical.That's right, lie down.Only those who stand are qualified to speak.Are you right?
switch.The rain dripped from the brim of Ye Wen's hat, and a man wrapped the iron chain around his hands. Ye Wen was ready to fight, and a group of people rushed towards him, and Ye Wen knocked them down one by one.The rain splashed on Ye Wen's body.A person jumped from the second floor..."

Ip man?

Wing Chun?

Looking at the story of the script, a question mark finally popped up in Xu Xin's brain.

Is it really Ye Wen?
He didn't know what to say.

Because when Yang Mi was pregnant, they talked about the martial arts in "The Great Master", and the couple talked about it when they were chatting.

I don't know when, Ye Wen seems to have become a name that cannot be avoided.

Perhaps it originated from Bruce Lee's mentor?

Or the movie "Ip Man"?
In short, Xu Xin didn't feel anything before, but in the past few years... the name "Ip Man" seems to have spread across the country all at once.

No one knows, no one knows.

And regarding these matters, he also asked Yang Mi about the status of Wing Chun in the martial arts world.

According to Yang Mi...or according to Mr. Yu:

"Wing Chun, it was still a small boxing style in the south. It has spread in this era, but back then, it didn't really have much power."

The reason is that what the old man said... Although Xu Xin thinks it is biased, he still agrees with the core point.

"Not cruel enough."

The Chinese martial arts back then were not the same as strengthening the body now.

At that time, the purpose of kung fu was actually one.

kill.

The reason why Wing Chun is not cruel enough is not that it does not have ruthless moves, but because of regional issues.

At that time, the ethnic characteristics of the northern and southern regions were actually quite obvious.

Southerners are short and not as tall as northerners.

Except for those with extraordinary talents, people with small physiques will generally suffer losses when fighting against people with large physiques.

Therefore, the old sayings "south punches and north legs" and "hands are two doors, and you hit people with your legs" are actually evidence.

However, Wing Chun, a martial art that mainly focuses on boxing, will suffer relatively speaking when facing the tall and tall northerners.

And this point of view is not just the old man's ramblings.

In 1929, Jiang held the first national martial arts competition in Nanjing.

Invite masters from all walks of life from the north and the south to gather and fight against each other.

According to the records, at the end of the first round of the "Nanfangquan VS Beifangquan" ring match in the "sea selection", the only people standing on the ring were the martial artists from the north.

These are all things that happened in real life, and there are records to support them.

And Wing Chun's name is indeed resounding now, but in that era, it is the same as many southern boxing styles, and it is much inferior to northern boxing.

There is no need to talk about the rest of the nonsense that the northerners have a character like raging fire.

In short, it was recognized by everyone that the north of the martial arts world was greater than the south.

But now that it was Ip Man who appeared on stage, Xu Xin more or less understood what the story was about.

Although he didn't believe that Wang Jiawei's angle would be so narrow, the whole story must be unfolded from Ip Man's perspective, so it must have gone wrong.

However, he still couldn't understand how a descendant of a small southern martial art would have anything to do with the northern martial arts... Could it be another anti-war drama?Escort a national treasure or something like that, and the children of the two places will become attached to each other?
This curiosity made him continue to read.

But the script is quite thick.

I can't finish watching it in half a hour.

After flipping through a few pages, Xu Xin closed the door after seeing Gong Yutian going to the south to hold a retreat ceremony, and asked Xu Haofeng:
"Old Xu, is this script based on Ip Man's perspective? Was Gong Yutian killed in the south?"

"neither."

Seemingly knowing that the whole script was too thick, Xu Haofeng simply helped him sort out the story line.

Maybe it was really drunk.

In some places, he spoke very vaguely, and his tongue was a bit big.

Obviously Moutai has a lot of stamina.

But Xu Xin more or less understood the whole story.

"That is to say, Gong Er is to get back the name given to Ye Wen by Gong Yutian, as everyone proves that the Gong family has never been defeated. Even if they lose, they will take it back in person. Then they became friends with Ye Wen... Then follow the normal Just like in the "Ip Man" movie, Ip Man has Gong Er in his heart, and he wanted to go to the Northeast but failed, so he met in Xiangjiang?"

"Correct."

"Then it tells the story of one after another because of the turmoil of the war years, or people with various missions, and finally gathered in this heroic place on this street. Through everyone's perspective, it shows the generation of martial arts masters at that time? Multiple protagonists ,multi-angle?"

"Correct."

"..."

All of a sudden, Xu Xin frowned.

This script...he smelled "Evil and Poisonous".

Scattered, chaotic, slow.

There is more than enough artistic conception.

But the story line is fragile.

Ye Wen's line is a line of ups and downs.

The story is mainly about Ip Man, his wife Zhang Yongcheng, and his coming to Xiangjiang.

Compared with the movie "Ip Man", what he excavated is more about a story of southern boxers withering each other, and Ip Man's mentality transformation from master Ye to a "grandmaster" who opened a discipline and recruited disciples.

And Yi Yitian, the master of the Bajiquan generation, embodies the line of those who joined the military in order to save the country in those days, and resisted Japan and saved the country in the three eastern provinces controlled by the Japanese.

As for Gong Er, it was in that turbulent era, under the control of the Japanese, there were conflicts among martial artists in the three eastern provinces.With Ma San, the villain who took refuge in the Japanese, as the main point of conflict, a line of mixed views among family, country, and individuals.

And, because Gong Er has a relationship with Ye Wen.

And Gong Er is going to the west to study medicine, and saved Yi Yitian's life on the train, so she and Yi Yitian also have a layer of connection.

The final result is that Gong Er killed Ma San, got back the "things" of the Gong family, kept the rules, and finally voluntarily followed the Tao, and withered in the medical clinic opened by Xiangjiang himself.

Because of the kindness of his life back then and the love at first sight for Gong Er, Yi Yi Tian opened his barber shop next to the medical clinic and silently guarded Gong Er for the rest of his life.

Ye Wen was the one who could not get together with his wife Zhang Yongcheng and his children, and because of Gong Er's refusal, both of them kept their bottom line, and finally experienced the world and understood the original meaning of "Kung Fu".

What Xu Haofeng said was general, but Xu Xin felt that the whole story should be like this.

be honest……

All of a sudden, his sense of the story fell.

Not that it's not brilliant.

But its lines are too clear.

want everything.

It's very similar to "Evil, West Poison".

But according to the director's intuition, if Wang Jiawei doesn't make a choice, then it is very likely that this drama will... collapse in the end.

If all lines can be taken care of, it means that all lines may collapse.

Although the main story line of this script sounds simple at first glance, but by reading the texture of the script in the first few pages...Xu Xin knows that its spiritual level is relatively delicate.

But that's where the problem lies.

This film...if it was really shot like this.

Perhaps, very Wang Jiawei.

But it's definitely not a good movie.

Because as one of the most basic requirements of the film - the story, he didn't explain it clearly.

It is also impossible to explain clearly.

Up to 2 hours, the story line of 3 people, the complete mental journey, and various kung fu scenes and interspersed...

It's hard to let anyone go.

After thinking about it, he said:
"It feels...difficult. This movie, it's very difficult to shoot. It's...too full."

"It's too full. Because Director Wang is controlling the main plot, he didn't actually design a line of sky at the beginning. But... the history of Bajiquan is really brilliant, and Director Wang is not good at it. Therefore, there must be A line to the sky..."

"Then what can we do after the filming is over? No matter how you look at it, the time is not long enough, right?"

"..."

Now, Xu Haofeng stopped talking.

Obviously, he didn't know what to do either.

After all, he is only a screenwriter, not a director.

But when asked this difficult question, it doesn't matter what he usually chooses.The important thing is tonight, guarding the steaming copper pot, all he can do is lift the cup:

"Dry."

……

"Yeah, this is..."

When he heard Yang Mi's movement, Xu Xin, who was also drunk, looked away from the script and glanced at Xu Haofeng who was lying on the table... shrugged helplessly at his wife:

"Old Xu is still not good at drinking."

"..."

Yang Mi was a little speechless, walked to the side of the two of them, and shook the second bottle that was already clean:
"One catty of wine per person, isn't that okay?"

"I'm fine. Except I'm a little drunk..."

"... What are you looking at?"

"The script of "The Grandmaster"."

"..."

Yang Mi was taken aback, her eyes fell on the script, she seemed to want to say something... But in the end, she swallowed all her words.

It's over...it's over.

It doesn't make much sense.

But her expression fell into Xu Xin's eyes.

That look of unwillingness... was exactly the same as that of her in front of the makeup mirror during the day.

But before she had time to think about it, Yang Mi asked speechlessly:

"Then what does he do?"

"...Open the guest bedroom, what can I do."

Seeing the really unconscious old Xu, Xu Xin said:
"Sleep here for a night, you can't just drive people away after this?"

"...Then I'll call my dad, you two come."

"Ah."

Soon, Yang Dalin and Yang Chunling walked over together.

Drunk people are actually very heavy.

Because the other party will not cooperate with your efforts.

Therefore, the three of them tried their best to put the person on Xu Xin's back.

Old Xu is very heavy, at least 200.

Xu Xin carried him like this, and walked towards the guest bedroom with the bathroom out of breath.

Coming to the bed, looking at the sprawled old Xu, he panted and shook his body.

"Dad, the light in the living room will not be turned off tonight, in case he wakes up and is thirsty and can't find water."

Hearing what his daughter said, Yang Dalin nodded:
"it is good."

Then, after helping him cover the quilt, the family went out.

"You can rest too, I will clean up the table in a while."

"We are together."

Xu Xin waved his hand:
"I'm going to read the script, I'm quite curious... Don't worry about me, I'll go to the conservatory."

"It's all in the past, why are you looking at it?"

"Ha, don't worry about it, I'll come."

After comforting his wife, he pointed to the teacup on the table:
"Just help me make a pot of tea and take it to the conservatory."

"Why? Are you still burning the lights to fight at night?"

"After reading it, you know, I like this story."

"Want to take a picture of a copycat?"

"Am I such a lowly person?"

Xu Xin rolled his eyes and walked out.

After all, Yang Chunling, who loved her son-in-law, came out with him, and the two began to clean up the hot pot.

Soon, the table was cleaned up.

Xu Xin added a few more chunks of coal to the stove, sat down at the table, unfolded the script and continued to read there.

Yang Mi brought him tea and brought him a pot of water.

I also took an ashtray by the way.

"Water, watch it yourself, don't sit on the stove all the time...Can you open the window?"

"Ah."

Xu Xin looked down at the script and responded.

Seeing this, Yang Mi simply poured tea into the teacup for him, waited for the water to boil, and helped him make it well, then moved the kettle to the corner of the stove to keep it warm, before leaving.

Finally came again.

He brought over a new pack of cigarettes, but the seal was still torn off.

Just forgot to take...

She ensured that her husband could read the script in the most focused and comfortable state, so she left the glass conservatory with complete peace of mind.

And Xu Xin didn't say a word, just watched the script one after another.

A catty of wine would not make him unconscious.

Although the head is a little dizzy, but the thinking of the brain is quite clear at the moment.

Moreover, because of the influx of alcohol, there was an illusion that his mind was diverging rapidly, and all kinds of messy thoughts kept coming in and out of his mind.

So much so that he seems to be able to imagine a certain scene in every paragraph of the script, and all kinds of messy shooting techniques can also piece these pictures together... feel.

Very rowdy.

But also got a lot of inspiration.

And looking at it, I don't know how long it has been.

It wasn't until he couldn't bear the urination and stood up that he felt a sore back.

Subconsciously glanced at the phone...

It was found that the time had come to 2:05 in the morning.

"..."

Glancing at the script that he had read thoroughly while suffocating, he thought for a while, packed up the script, and walked into the room with the cold cup of tea.

Empty your body of water.

After adding another large cup of unbelievably strong strong tea, he still didn't feel sleepy, but the feeling of hangover gradually changed into a kind of... numbness mixed with some headaches, and he walked into the study.

be honest.

This script...

He was already dissatisfied with getting home.

The story must be a very good one, but he saw an obscure taste of "Evil and Poisonous" everywhere in it.

It refuted the film shooting concept he believed in.

Take, for example, a story here.

After Gong Er's death, Yi Yitian and Ye Wen met once in Xiangjiang.

When they met, it was in a restaurant, Yixiantian wanted to have a hand with Ye Wen.

Originally, he nailed the "handsome" piece on the chessboard, and told Ye Wen:

"If you can let me move this chess piece, you win."

Ye Wen told him:
"I am not interested."

Yixiantian continued to ask him:

"I heard that Wing Chun has an eight-cutting knife, which is known as the unparalleled sound of the stick, and the unparalleled hair of the knife. It sounds scary."

Faced with his persecution, Ye Wen asked him if he wanted to watch it.

Yixiantian told him that he wanted to hear it.

He also explained that it is hard to buy a sound, and that the razor in his hand has not been touched for ten years.

Ye Wen told him:
"I can try."

Yixiantian asked him again:
"What do you use to listen to my knife?"

Ye Wen picked up a pair of chopsticks.

The script reads "Only the sound of sharp blades is heard, the end."

Then, the next scene became Yixiantian and Ye Wen walked out of the restaurant together.

From then on, the first line of heaven sealed the knife.

Obviously, he lost.

The design of this paragraph is quite artistic.

must be admitted.

Especially the sharp sound of the blade piercing the air...different directors...there are simply too many images that can be used to express it.

It can make people fully imagine.

But he just couldn't take it.

If he is allowed to shoot, he will correspond to what Ip Man said to Gong Er in front of the script, "Kungfu is a battle of finesse, if you break something, you win".

Let Yixiantian and Ye Wen stand together, and the two fight close to each other.

Then, Ye Wen and Yi Yitian fought, one move at a time.

Razor... definitely the most direct way to cut the throat.

And since he chose to use chopsticks, one would be used to defend his throat, and the other would point to a certain vital point in Yixiantian.

Chopsticks will definitely not be able to stop the sharp knife.

But he had to keep his hand, because the two of them didn't have any deep hatred, and they couldn't rise to the level of fighting for life.

Moreover, he used knives and iron utensils, but Ye Wen used bamboo chopsticks.

The reason why Yixiantian keeps his hand is because if he doesn't keep his hand, he becomes a murderer. People are fighting for advice, and if he kills, it is a sneak attack, which is against the style of a warrior, and it is a shameless villain's act.

Secondly, if Ye Wen used iron chopsticks, his knife would definitely be blocked, but Ye Wen's other chopsticks could kill him.

So in this competition, Ip Man had a tie and a win from two aspects.

As a result of the contest, he won.

So a line of sky seals the knife.

It's him, he will shoot like this.

Because if you don’t explain to the audience, it won’t work.

Why did Ye Wen win?
How did Yixiantian lose?
And if it is about pursuing artistic conception... then at most, he will hide Ye Wen's tricks.

Let the audience see Yixiantian's knife, and Ye Wen blocked it.

Then give a close-up of a single chopstick, and hide the shot of the second chopstick for the audience to think for themselves.

In this way, the audience in the movie theater can see that Ip Man's block is successful, and it can also make them notice the little buttons and Easter eggs they left when digging into the details of the movie later.

Both aspects can be greatly compensated.

Otherwise...you win if you say you win?

Why?

The pursuit of artistic conception is not the pursuit.

Because no matter how many layers of meaning you prepare for a movie, at least you have to tell the most obvious story first, so that you can be worthy of the audience.

But this script is full of wild imaginations...

This is very wrong.

Directors can have ideas, but they can't be willful.

Especially some parts of this story have obviously been changed by Xu Haofeng, after becoming the "Yang Mi version"...

He doesn't even want to see this kind of situation where the audience must reach the director's level of thought in order to understand the story.

So, I sat in the study and thought about it...

He felt that he had to do something about Lao Xu and his wife's hard work.

So he lit a cigarette.

out of the house.

After smoking quietly outside the door, my thoughts were cleared by the cold wind.

After he stubbed out the cigarette and returned to the house, he directly took out a draft paper and a pen.

Turned on the desk lamp.

He decided to write a letter.

A personal letter, in this handwritten way, while expressing respect to Wang Jiawei, at the same time, from the perspective of a director, to put forward some of my own opinions.

And the possibility of extending the idea of ​​​​the story.

and structural changes.

Take it or not, it doesn't matter.

But at least...he hoped that if the other party used some of his wife's ideas.

Then show respect accordingly.

When the movie crashes, it crashes.

But obviously Yang Mi provided a better idea, you use it, but it still collapses...

Then why not stop the loss early and change direction?

"Dear Director Wang Jiawei, hello. I'm Yang Mi's husband—Xu Xin. I'm sorry to bother you in such a presumptuous way, but I think the way of handling some problems in the script is a bit inappropriate"

The night slowly deepened with the sound of his rustling writing.

　Leader owes more: 4 more

　　I didn't intend to explain it.I thought that after the previous few plot twists, everyone should be able to get used to the rhythm of my plot that can't be explained in a day.

　　But today, another person "read my outline", all kinds of speculations about why there are so many movies that Yang Mi can't act, what movies Yang Mi can't act, I will kneel and lick Wang Jiawei and so on...

　　In the story of the three chapters, I buried the line of Xu Haofeng's subsequent cooperation, and led to the way "The Grandmaster" broke the game, and the line that reasonably joined the film in the future.

　　I accept readers' imaginations, but I found one thing, that is, readers who like plot brains, after I finish writing a plot, and the plot direction does not follow their expectations, they always disappear very quickly.

　　alright.I will install more firewalls on the computer in a while, so that hackers will not invade my computer every day and peek at my outline.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)