China Entertainment’s Born Protagonist

Chapter 157 The Demonic Transformation of the Deer Cauldron

Zhang Nanyi poured a cup of tea for Dai Mingyu and said unhurriedly: "To make it more realistic, put aside the aura of the protagonist and dramatic coincidences, and adapt the story of The Deer and the Cauldron based on the logic of real events.

Many people say that the novel "The Deer and the Cauldron" has transcended the category of martial arts novels and has a strong sense of irony. However, it is still a martial arts novel with many logical problems. The biggest problem is Kangxi's character.

Perhaps in order to give Wei Xiaobao a reasonable plug, Jin Yong tried his best to beautify Kangxi in the original work. Not only did he portray him as a wise and affectionate king, but he was also able to whitewash Kang Mazi even in the literary inquisition. The relationship between Xuanzi and Xiaoguizi.

This does not conform to the logic of real life.

The ancients were precocious, but Kangxi grew up in a ruthless emperor's family and grew up in the dangerous palace struggles. Even if he was only thirteen or fourteen years old, he should be a very influential figure in the city.He may have some affection for Wei Xiaobao, but in the face of power and interests, this kind of affection is worthless.

My idea is to adapt The Deer and the Cauldron according to the plot of palace battles, peel off the cloak of the adult fairy tale as a martial arts novel, and deconstruct The Deer and the Cauldron from a realistic level.

Anyway, The Deer and the Cauldron is against martial arts routines. We might as well implement this spirit to the end and oppose martial arts more thoroughly. "

Jin Yong was scolded by many people for beautifying Kangxi for too much. It’s hard to say what Jin Yong’s stance is. After all, his other novels, including The Book of Swords and Enmity, The Blue Blood Sword, etc., also used Man Qing as the villain, and some of them were vilified. people.

But in The Deer and the Cauldron, the image of Kangxi is indeed so perfect that many people think that the novel The Deer and the Cauldron actually has two male protagonists, Wei Xiaobao and Kangxi. Some people even think that Kangxi is the hidden male protagonist in the book, and Wei Xiaobao is only Kangxi's. substitute.

Of course Zhang Nanyi must change this kind of beautification.

Zhang Nanyi saw that Dai Mingyu was very interested and continued: "Wei Xiaobao's character can also be changed, and his selfish attributes should be strengthened.

Wei Xiaobao grew up in a brothel when he was a child, and later in the palace.

These are two of the most ruthless places in the world.

The whore's disguise and the prostitute's face erased the truth in his heart; the emperor's scheming and the slave's scheming aroused the desire in his heart.

This kind of person may still retain a trace of goodwill and be willing to help some people, but this goodwill is only for a very small number of his own people.

Therefore, I think Wei Xiaobao's character should be greedy for money, lustful, good at flattery, opportunistic, and climb up when he seizes the opportunity. Although there is still a trace of heroic fantasy, he is still egoistic in nature. Don't whitewash Wei Xiaobao. He went to justice to portray. "

Zhang Jizong interjected: "Is this an image good? I'm afraid the audience won't like it. If you play Wei Xiaobao like this, will you be scolded by the audience?"

Zhang Nanyi shook his head: "The audience will like it for two reasons. The first is that this Wei Xiaobao is more realistic, in line with his growth environment and the plot of the original work.

The Deer and the Cauldron seems to have a lot of events. Wei Xiaobao's life is very exciting. He gets promoted and gets rich along the way and acquires women. In fact, the main line of the novel is very sad. This is the story of Wei Xiaobao wandering between the two forces of the Tiandihui and the Qing court. It can be regarded as a martial arts version of Wu Jian road.

And Wei Xiaobao is a double agent. If he is not cunning and bad, he will not survive at all.

In fact, I have always thought that the ending of the novel "The Deer and the Cauldron" is just a false beauty.

Wei Xiaobao faked his death and escaped and went to live in seclusion in Dali, giving people a beautiful illusion of success and retirement, and living in seclusion in the world, but this was all based on the fact that Kangxi was a kind person.

Kangxi knew clearly that Wei Xiaobao knew a lot of secrets of the royal family, but did not kill him and let him live in seclusion. This was just Jin Yong's wishful thinking.Once Kangxi raised the butcher knife in his hand, Wei Xiaobao would be finished at any time.

The second reason is that Wei Xiaobao's image is more in line with the preferences of some conspiracy theory viewers.There has always been a market for shallow conspiracy theories.

In many literary and artistic works, the darker the plot, the more the audience likes to watch it. No one believes in hypocritical and unreliable emotions. The characters' actions are driven by interests, which seems more reasonable.

Of course, the level of this conspiracy must be superficial, that of an office official, because if the power tactics are too advanced, there will be a viewing threshold, and everyone will not like it. "

This is like many historical Machiavellian dramas. They are too sophisticated and have a high reputation but few people watch them. For example, Ming Dynasty 1566 is the pinnacle of Machiavellian dramas. It is full of details and has very high ratings, but not many people watch it.

In comparison, the plot of Nirvana in Fire is simply childish, but it has become a hit drama with many people watching it.

As an expert in the TV drama industry, Zhang Jizong still agreed with Zhang Nanyi's words. He said straightforwardly: "Nanyi, you don't need to lay the groundwork anymore. I think you must have an idea. Let's just tell you the outline of the story." Come on, let’s discuss it.”

Zhang Nanyi was relieved when he saw that Zhang Jizhong did not object to the adaptation. He stopped giving indirect explanations and said directly: "This is what I think.

Wei Xiaobao grew up in a brothel and was ignored and bullied. When he heard storytellers telling stories about heroes, he wanted to learn martial arts and use martial arts to become a master.

After coming into contact with the Tiandihui, Wei Xiaobao took the initiative to join the Tiandihui in order to learn martial arts.

The Tiandihui taught him some superficial kung fu and sent him to the palace as an undercover agent. In the palace, Wei Xiaobao's mentality changed. He discovered that there was something more useful than martial arts, and that was power.

It happened that he was eloquent, good at flattering, and doing well in the palace. With the cooperation of the inner circle of Tiandihui, Wei Xiaobao took the initiative to create opportunities and got close to the young Kangxi.

Although Kangxi was young, the city was very deep and he had secretly cultivated his own intelligence team. He realized that Wei Xiaobao was an undercover agent of the Tiandihui, but he did not touch Wei Xiaobao because he wanted to use the power of the Tiandihui and Wei Xiaobao to eradicate Ao Bai. .

After Kangxi used Wei Xiaobao and Tiandihui to kill Obai, he did not eliminate Wei Xiaobao, but reused him.

In Kangxi's view, Wei Xiaobao was a lonely minister who could be destroyed with a single strike. Wei Xiaobao could not only master the information of the Tiandihui, but also use the power of the Tiandihui to eliminate some obstacles in the court and various forces outside the court.

Moreover, Kangxi felt that Wei Xiaobao was greedy for money, lustful and easy to bribe.

Wei Xiaobao also gradually became aware of Kangxi's suspicion of him, and the Tiandihui also questioned Wei Xiaobao's repeated help to Kangxi.Under such circumstances, Wei Xiaobao became a double agent, wandering between the two forces, learning martial arts step by step, gaining power, and finally killed Kangxi.

Using the human skin disguise technique he learned from Mao Dongzhu, combined with the facial features he observed around Kangxi, he pretended to be Kangxi and became the emperor.

The key figure in Wei Xiaobao's counterattack is Mao Dongzhu, and this is also the character I want to focus on adapting.

In The Deer and the Cauldron, the character Mao Dongzhu is actually very interesting. Although she is a fake queen mother, she fulfills her responsibilities as an adoptive mother. She is very good to Kangxi and has a deep relationship with Kangxi.

In the book, after the fake queen mother was discovered and caught, Kangxi did not want to kill her.

We can change it like this. After Wei Xiaobao discovered the identity of the fake queen mother, he felt it was profitable and did not tell Kangxi. He took advantage of Mao Dongzhu and learned martial arts with her and even hung out with her.

Wei Xiaobao had a big job and grew up in a brothel. He knew how to please women. Over time, Mao Dongzhu fell in love with Wei Xiaobao.

Kangxi later also became aware of the identity of the fake queen mother. After he exposed Mao Dongzhu's identity, he did not kill Mao Dongzhu, but chose to let Mao Dongzhu continue to pretend to be the queen mother.

Kangxi was playing tricks of power. He felt that the fake queen mother had something in his hands and that he could control the queen mother. This was more in line with Kangxi's desire to control power than a real queen mother.

Both Wei Xiaobao and Kangxi thought they had the handle on Mao Dongzhu, and the key to their struggle centered on the woman Mao Dongzhu.

In the end, Mao Dongzhu chose Wei Xiaobao. "

Zhang Jizong was dumbfounded when he heard Zhang Nanyi's description. He said, "You are more bold than Wang Jing and Zhou Xinchi in making such a change. Isn't this chaos?"

Zhang Nanyi said confidently: "What do you mean by chaos? It's logical for me to change it this way, and it also points to the topic. What is the name of the drama we are filming?"

Li Dashan said: "The Deer and the Cauldron."

Zhang Nanyi spread his hands and said, "I don't need to explain what the meaning of the deer tripod is. The deer tripod and the deer tripod are about competing for the deer and winning the championship. If we change it this way, it is just a question."

Moreover, the book The Deer and the Cauldron was originally anti-martial arts, with a theme of satire. We changed it this way to make the satire more pungent.

Wei Xiaobao worked hard all the way, flattering others, and became more and more prosperous; those so-called heroes who shouted slogans of justice were just for money and women; Kangxi eliminated dissidents and massacred officials and people just to consolidate his power and rule.

Everyone is deliberately fighting for power, but the absurd thing is that the ultimate decision of imperial power is in the hands of a woman.

And for this woman, one is her adopted son and the other is her concubine, and she chose her concubine.

Don’t you think this plot is very ironic? It perfectly inherits the ironic spirit of The Deer and the Cauldron.

Of course, what I’m talking about here is only the main plot, which is hidden in the plot. When writing the script, I will still follow the context of the original work, and there will still be plots of comedy and picking up girls.

The overall effect is still lighthearted and funny on the surface. "

Li Dashan asked: "I have a question. Wei Xiaobao became emperor, but the Qing Dynasty still oppressed and enslaved the Han people and has not changed. How to explain this."

Zhang Nanyi looked at Li Dashan as if he were a fool: "Wei Xiaobao wants to be emperor, not to rebel against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty. When he becomes Kangxi, he is the ruler. Of course, he will exclude dissidents and massacre opponents just like the original Kangxi.

We don’t need to explain this, many viewers will naturally interpret it.

History will still return to its original trajectory. "

Li Dashan gave Zhang Nanyi a thumbs up: "Awesome, I think your script is wonderful, and I want to read it."

Dai Mingyu is a professional screenwriter. He analyzed: "The biggest change made by Mr. Zhang is Wei Xiaobao's character. In the original work, Wei Xiaobao's achievements were basically passive.

Most of his success is a dramatic coincidence, with a lot of luck.

As for Mr. Zhang's script, Wei Xiaobao's initiative and purpose are very high. Once the audience becomes involved in such a TV series, they will have a stronger sense of gain and satisfaction.

However, it is estimated that it will be difficult to pass the review of the script. The official will not even allow historical fiction to be filmed. If we adapt it this way, people will say it is historical nihilism. "

In fact, what Dai Mingyu said is very reasonable. Nowadays, there are many old and young people, and the novel Zhen Huan is based on the fictional Zhou Dynasty. In the end, it was changed to the background of the Qing Dynasty.

It is said that if you don’t correct it, you won’t be put through trial, and you don’t know whether it’s true or not.

If Zhang Nanyi changes the story of The Deer and the Cauldron like this, it will definitely require public relations to pass the review, but Zhang Nanyi definitely can't admit it. He took a sip of tea and said: "There will definitely be difficulties in the review, but it is not as difficult as imagined, Shu Jianen Both Qianlong and Qianlong in Qiu Lu were Han Chinese, and they passed the review.

This change of The Deer and the Cauldron just echoes the fact that Qianlong was a Han Chinese.

This is a martial arts drama, not a historical drama, so it doesn’t have to be so serious. "

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