This director needs to apologize

Chapter 184 Main plot: Early Tang Dynasty
Chen Yiming continued, "The perceptions of the three of you are the problem I am facing now.

The lowest-risk plan is to meet the needs of Da Zhuang, who is the majority, to emphasize narrative and images, to be as sophisticated and sophisticated as possible, and to present a visual feast to the audience.

This is actually no different from a Hollywood blockbuster, but I can conclude that the reputation will definitely not be good, and the reputation will get worse as it gets older.

Because this kind of film can’t help but ponder, even for ordinary viewers with average knowledge.

If one day this kind of film can also arouse nostalgia, there is only one possibility. The aesthetics will deteriorate and consumption will be degraded. Everyone will show it off together, and the audience will find that they can't even pick out a film with a good picture.

Movies must bring some kind of emotional value to people. You can indeed use visual spectacle to make the audience give up thinking in the cinema, but will the audience follow your emotional baton after they leave the cinema?
History is the common memory of all Chinese people. Even if we don’t know the details, the civilizational outlook and moral system passed down for thousands of years still have a subtle influence on each of us.

When we Chinese people fight, we pay attention to being a teacher and refuse to be punished without teaching.

Da Zhuangqian, think about it. After Wang Xuance was hunted down by powerful officials from a foreign country, he directly used troops to destroy his country. What kind of values ​​is this conveying? Will he be punished even if he is far away?

Mo Jiazi's reason for participating in the war is more interesting. He defends the city and kills his opponent until he can't bear to die, so his opponent will naturally stop attacking.

The core conflict of the co-authored protagonist has not been resolved, and the feud between the two families has become deeper after all the busy work. How can you let modern people relate to this concept? "

Ma Yunteng was confused by the question, and said simply, "You directors are really just one movie. After watching it, the audience thinks it is worth the ticket price. Why do you think so much about it?"

Lin Xiao heard Chen Yiming's subtext and interrupted directly, "Ignore him Yiming, go on, how else can you make a historical film."

Chen Yiming thought for a while and said, "I haven't thought it through yet, I only have a vague idea at the moment.

I think that historical films can neither let themselves go wild and make random changes, nor can they rest on their own laurels and blindly restore them. The best way is to put the characters back into the historical tide in which they live and let them drift with the tide.

His behavior and logic of action must be ancient enough, while his spiritual core and life beliefs must be new enough. "

This time Gu Yuehe was also confused, "Yi Ming, isn't this still the way time travel dramas are filmed? Isn't this a joke?"

Chen Yiming replied, "Of course not, I never thought of giving Mulan a modern soul. In the movie, Mulan has always been an ancient person with unified body and mind.

The difference is that the spiritual core of the Mulan I want to create goes beyond the scope of filial piety to a father, and reflects the pursuit of life that is more relevant to today's era.

For example, protect the weak, resist injustice, despise the powerful, etc. "

Lin Xiao suddenly realized, "Yes, I probably understand why you like the story of Hua Mulan.

If you want to make today's ordinary people empathize with the ancient great figures, then you must put the latter in a forced situation, so that their rebellious spirit is reasonable.

In ancient times, women were inherently weak. In many cases, there was no need for foreshadowing, and just normal restoration could create that ever-present sense of oppression.

Yiming, your angle is very clever. In the past, in historical films, women only appeared as vases and decorations. Now it is just a transformation of women pretending to be men. Most male viewers have a basis for empathy, not to mention an innate stance. The female audience was unanimous. "

Da Zhuang asked inexplicably, "Isn't Yiming talking about an ancient heroine? I am a male audience member, why don't I feel that I can sympathize with her?"

Lin Xiao shouted unceremoniously, "Shut up, Yiming, this film was not made for the powerful class like you.

What Desheng said is so right. Arcade fights are easy to grasp. You see, with just a few words, didn't you, a Roman, be caught?

Yiming, this shooting method is not a bit of a brush-off. Have you ever thought about the review issue? "

Master Lin's worried look made Chen Yiming laugh and cry, "Brother Lin, where are you thinking? The main line of Mulan Ci is very clear, to resist foreign enemies and defend the homeland. This cannot be changed. If it is changed, it will not be called Mulan."

My initial idea is to add a sub-line of the domestic political struggle to accelerate Mulan's growth and give it the meaning of a small person doing big things and leveraging history.

The history of the Northern Wei Dynasty is too sketchy, and its presence in the minds of Chinese people is too low. I have imagined several routes, but they are either too unpopular and the educational cost is too high, or they do not fully fit the theme. Anyway, they cannot convince me.

To tell you the truth, I even came up with the idea of ​​Hua Mulan working in the frontier and promoting "Essential Art for Elevating the People".

It is more reliable that only an anti-military aristocrat can have anything to do with the spirit of resistance.

In the early Northern Wei Dynasty, Han people did not have the right to serve as soldiers, let alone generals. However, we can know from Mulan Ci that this law was later abolished. If this is used as a secondary line, the logic is relatively smooth.

The problem is that focusing on the ethnic disputes between the Xianbei people and the Han people, I always feel that there are uncontrollable risks and it can easily be maliciously extended. "

Lin Xiaoshen nodded in agreement, "That's true. If you can, try not to touch the ethnic line. Don't get into trouble.

I'm not very familiar with the history of the Northern Wei Dynasty, but I have some knowledge of the history of the Tang and Song Dynasties. The anti-military aristocrats you mentioned actually had a similar situation in the early Tang Dynasty.

That one did not involve national issues, but the struggle for power between the Guanlong nobles and Gaozong Li Zhi. The final result was that Wu Zhou usurped the Tang Dynasty and the Guanlong clan was destroyed in one fell swoop. "

After listening for a long time, Gu Yuehe said, "Why do I feel that by getting involved in this kind of political struggle, I am bringing trouble to Hua Mulan? She was originally a heroine who fought against foreigners, but now she has become a person fighting for power. Chess piece, where has it been sublimated?"

Chen Yiming said frankly, "Isn't it because of the embarrassment of filming against foreigners that I had to sublimate the theme? If it were like "1951", I would have saved trouble.

However, Master Lin reminded me that it seems that the story of Hua Mulan can be moved to the early Tang Dynasty, but I still gave up my mind. "The more Chen Yiming thought about it, the more it made sense. He jumped up and rushed to the coffee table to get his backpack, took out his notebook and started writing and drawing.

The alien race that the early Tang Dynasty fought against was the Turks who had lost their heritage in the country. The villain had no historical baggage. In the eyes of most viewers, fighting the Turks was actually not much different from fighting pirates in Somalia.

The early Tang Dynasty adopted the government army system that had been inherited from the Northern Wei Dynasty. During peacetime, they farmed, and during wartime, their comrades from the same village and hometown would be incorporated into the same government army, which made it possible for Mulan to hide her identity.

The background can be set during the reign of Emperor Taizong and Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty. During this period, there were continuous battles between the northwest border and the Eastern and Western Turks. There were both opponents and reasons for guarding the border for 12 years.

Chen Yiming was suddenly inspired and lay on the low coffee table writing furiously. Da Zhuang and the others also left the dining table and came over to read together.

Lin Xiao glanced at Chen Yiming's shorthand summary of his impromptu "creation" and couldn't help but be very interested. When Chen Yiming stopped writing for a moment, he simply said.

"Yiming, come and tell us the story first, so that we can also contribute to the new version of Hua Mulan's story."

Once Chen Yiming figured it out, he coughed up a piece of old phlegm that had been stuck in his throat for several days. He felt comfortable and immediately agreed.

"Our protagonist is Mulan. Whether her last name is Hua or something else this time, I have to wait for me to search for information and consult experts.

The story begins in the Zhenguan period of the early Tang Dynasty. Mulan's family is located in a village in the north near the border. Because Mulan's father is highly skilled in martial arts and is proficient in military tactics, he is a very prestigious person within hundreds of miles and is also the brigade commander of the local Zhechong Prefecture.

In the fourth year of Zhenguan, Mulan's father went out to conquer the Eastern Turks under the command of Li Jing. In that battle, Mulan's father fought bravely and took the lead in breaking through the Turkic army. However, his achievements were ignored by the Shangguan who came from a wealthy family.

At the same time, a unit sent by the Turkic Khan robbed Mulan's hometown. Mulan used the military arts and martial arts taught by his father to command his fellow villagers to rely on the geographical location to successfully repel the enemy. By chance, Mulan rescued the man who was returning home with his coffin. Wu Zetian mother and daughter.

The two teenage girls quickly became friends. "

When Chen Yiming said this, the other three people couldn't close their mouths. Good guy, this is really the tide of the times.

Da Zhuang interjected, "Should I add a narration here, so that the wheel of history turns?"

Gu Yuehe smiled and said, "Not to mention, it really tastes like that. This is the future queen. Her achievements are greater than drunk driving. Is it still a big deal if a woman disguises herself as a man?"

Lin Xiao glared at the two of them, then turned to Chen Yiming and said, "Ignore them, you continue talking."

Chen Yiming drove the train smoothly while organizing his thoughts in his mind.

"Mulan's father returned to his hometown injured and angry. He was disheartened and had no intention of making a contribution at all. He also hated the domineering family.

In the blink of an eye, Mulan grew up, Taizong died and Gaozong ascended the throne, and there was a new enemy in the northern border of the Tang Dynasty, namely the Western Turks.

The village received an order to serve again, but Mulan's father was unable to recover from an old injury and now had difficulty standing still. He only had a young brother in the family. If no one volunteered to serve as a soldier, he would have to pay high taxes.

On the eve of the expedition, Mulan's father gathered his strength and explained the housework to Mulan's mother. In the next room, Mulan weaved the last piece of cloth, wiped the loom and covered it, took out men's clothes that had not been worn for a long time from the suitcase, and cut off her hair. She tied her hair into a bun and got ready to go to war for her father.

With the protection of her friends in the same village, and the new brigade commander being an old friend of Mulan's father, Mulan successfully crossed the sea and became a frontier garrison.

The border between the Tang Dynasty and the Western Turks was not a line, but a vast grassland area. Many nomadic tribes of weak races struggled to survive between the two major forces.

The Tang Dynasty implemented Jisi rule here, and the border troops and caravans would barter trade with the grassland tribes. Therefore, Mulan made many grassland friends during her daily patrols.

One of the young men from the Huihe ethnic group, let’s call him the second male, has the best friendship with Mulan.

What followed was probably a small-scale conflict between the Tang Dynasty's border troops and the Western Turkic scouts. During this period, Mulan gained friendship, suffered betrayal, lost close friends, and experienced shock. In short, it was the climbing stage of the growth line.

In the sixth year of Yonghui, the Western Turkic Khan Ashina Helu invaded. Li Zhi sent Cheng Zhijie as the marching general manager and Wang Wendu as the marching deputy general manager to unified command the imperial army and the border army to fight.

Mulan was already the scout brigade commander commanding [-] cavalry troops. She first used her talents and connections to find out the enemy's situation, and then at the critical moment of the confrontation between the two armies, she went around and raided Ashinahelu's reinforcements, helping the Tang army to win. .

However, this time Mulan encountered the same situation as her father. Wang Wendu, the second generation of the powerful family, was jealous of talents. Not only did he reject Mulan's reasonable suggestion to pursue the victory, but he also accused Mulan of disobeying military orders and attacking without permission.

When Ashinahelu withdrew his troops, he burned, killed, looted and replenished military supplies. All the small tribes along the way suffered. Many of the grassland friends who assisted Mulan were killed or injured. Mulan felt deeply guilty.

When Wang Wendu withdrew his troops, he suggested to the commander of the border army that Mulan, as a representative of the government army, should return to the court with the imperial army to present prisoners to the palace.

Mulan's friends think that Wang Wendu has bad intentions and there must be a conspiracy. However, it is difficult to disobey the destiny, so Mulan can only find ways to deal with it.

What follows is the journey to Chang'an, surrounding the crisis of Mulan's identity being exposed, and the reunion of Mulan and Wu Zetian, officially revealing the sub-line of going against the family.

I haven't thought this part through yet, because it's quite professional and I have to consult an expert on Tang history.

The trip to Chang'an gave Mulan a reliable ally in Zhengzhi, and the next step was the decisive battle between Gao Chao and Ashina Helu in the movie.

I haven't figured out the ending yet, and how to deal with Wu Zetian's ascension to the throne is also a problem, but the main plot is roughly like this. "

(End of this chapter)