China Entertainment: Been working as a director since 03

Chapter 619 Director Li’s script is strong
Chen Kaige revised the script of "Legend of the Cat Demon" several times, but was never satisfied with it.

There's no other way. I just had a steak made from top-quality Wagyu beef at a famous private chef's place.

Before I had fully digested the food, I went to the street and ordered a steak made of synthetic beef for thirty or forty dollars.

Who can accept such a short time interval and such a huge difference in meat quality?

Chen Kaige was so depressed that he threw the script of "Legend of the Cat Demon" into the trash can.

He racked his brains to write a script that could rival "The Thirteen Soldiers Return to Yumen" and "Man Jiang Hong", but found that he really couldn't do it.

"Old Chen, isn't your movie doing very well? It was close to 7 million a dozen hours ago, and it's definitely 7 million now. This is your best-selling movie, shouldn't we be happy? Why are you so stern?"

Chen Hong was puzzled.

"It's because the movie did so well that I'm having trouble. I find that my "Legend of the Cat Demon" can't compare to this movie."

Chen Kaige had a painful expression of constipation on his face.

Chen Hong knew Chen Kaige's screenwriting skills.

Even if he performs well without any fancy moves or shocking performances, he can never compare with Li Yu.

"Old Chen, you are not a professional screenwriter. Everyone has their own expertise. Why don't you leave professional matters to professionals?" Chen Hong advised.

She felt that if Chen Kaige could write a movie script comparable to "The Thirteen Soldiers Return to Yumen" and "Man Jiang Hong", he would not have to make movies for the rest of his life, because it was almost impossible for him to come up with such a script.

"In my opinion, we have to find Director Li." Chen Kaige faced the reality.

His previous work was "The Thirteen Soldiers Return to Yumen", and his next work is "The Legend of the Cat Demon". People may not necessarily say that he shit in his pants, but they will definitely say that his level has regressed.

This won’t do. He is now gearing up to defeat the Imperial Master.

At this critical juncture, only progress is allowed, and absolutely no retreat is allowed.

After making the decision, Chen Kaige immediately called Li Yu and said, "Director Li, do you still remember the movie about the Tang Dynasty that I told you about before? I need your help again."

"Remember, you built a city for filming a movie. I also filmed a TV series in the city." Li Yu replied.

Of course Li Yu knew this movie, and he also knew that the name of the movie was "The Legend of the Cat Demon".

He also wanted to hear what Chen Kaige wanted him to do for help.

"These past few days, some screenwriters and I have been studying the script of my Tang Dynasty movie, but we are not satisfied with it no matter how much we study. Because 'The Thirteen Soldiers Return to Yumen' was such a great success, I found that no matter how I write, I can't surpass 'The Thirteen Soldiers Return to Yumen'." Chen Kaige sighed.

Although he also wanted to write a great script to prove himself, he really didn't have the talent for it.

You can't just force your way in and give yourself a head, right?

Li Yu was quite surprised that Chen Kaige was very clear-headed this time.

Of course, the script of "Legend of the Cat Demon" cannot be compared with that of "The 13th Soldiers". The two are completely not on the same level.

As smart as Li Yu was, he immediately guessed Chen Kaige's purpose: "So, Director Chen, you want me to help you write the script?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Chen Kaige said several yes words in a row. Chatting with smart people is easy and they understand each other as soon as they speak.

"Director Chen, what kind of story do you want to tell with this movie about the Tang Dynasty? What is your theme? Can you tell us about it?" Li Yu asked back.

Chen Kaige became alert when he heard this.

He originally thought that Li Yu had agreed to help him write the script in accordance with his previous style, and he could only make some suggestions at most, and the rest had nothing to do with him.

This time, Li Yu actually asked him what story he wanted to tell and what the theme was.

Could it be that Li Yu wanted to tailor a movie script for him according to his ideas this time?
Chen Kaige immediately said: "The main theme is love, and the secondary theme is to satirize the so-called prosperous times. Wait a moment, I will pick up the script and tell you about it." Chen Kaige picked up the script from the trash can and explained the contents of his script to Li Yu in detail.

Chen Kaige talked incessantly for more than twenty minutes, and Li Yu understood.

This script is very close to the released version of "Legend of the Cat Demon", with a similarity of 80%.

Like many people, Li Yu thought this story was quite ordinary.

Especially the newly added elements of illusion are very fascinating.

After hearing Chen Kaige say that this script was adapted from a novel by a writer from the Country of Sakura, Li Yu understood why elements such as illusion and cat demon appeared in the script.

"If you want to film a story about Chinese history, there's no need to buy the copyright from foreigners, right? I'm not saying that foreigners are not good at writing stories about China.

The main reason is that they are foreign writers and they definitely cater to the tastes of their own countrymen when writing.

It feels a bit strange that you brought the prosperous Tang Dynasty described by writers from the Land of Sakura to the big screen in China. "

Li Yu was a little confused about Chen Kaige's confusing operation.

If you want to write the story of Yang Guifei, Emperor Xuanzong, and the prosperous Tang Dynasty, you can definitely find a good screenwriter in China.

As long as he doesn't tell the screenwriter like Wu Baige that the theme of Red Cliff is peace, it will be fine.

"..." Chen Kaige was speechless for a moment and had no answer.

Li Yu did not go into the issue further, but went straight to the script: "I already have a general idea of ​​the theme and content you want to express. I think it is more appropriate to set satire of the prosperous times and the emperor as the primary theme and love as the secondary theme."

"I already have the big framework in my mind. The story of An Lushan's rebellion and Emperor Xuanzong's escape has not changed, but many other parts have to change.

In modern times, An Lushan’s rebellion is attributed to Xuanzong’s stupidity and blind trust in An Lushan.

Many people also scolded An Lushan as an ungrateful person. Emperor Xuanzong trusted him so much, but he actually rebelled and destroyed the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.

Finally, we came to the conclusion that the Hu people cannot be trusted, are not of our race, and must have different hearts.

In fact, there is nothing wrong with saying that An Lushan was ungrateful.

However, it is not accurate to say that those who are not of my race must have different hearts.

In fact, at that time, there were a large number of Hu generals and Hu soldiers on Xuanzong's side fighting for the court.

Under An Lushan, Han generals and soldiers accounted for the majority, and the Han army was the main force of the rebellion. "

The famous general Geshu Han, who served as deputy marshal of the army and led 200,000 troops to defend Tongguan, was a Hu person.

Although Chen Kaige is a famous director, he cannot write a good script himself, but his appreciation ability is online.

As soon as Li Yu started, he could feel that Li Yu's idea was much better than his and the scale was much larger.

The generals that the imperial court relied on to suppress the rebellion were all Hu people. Gao Xianzhi, Geshu Han, Li Guangbi, and Pugu Huai'en were all Hu people. There were a large number of Hu people in the imperial court's army to suppress the rebellion.

On the other hand, An Lushan’s core advisers were Han Chinese, and many of his generals who were very good at fighting were Han Chinese.

This contrast is really ironic.

Chen Kaige couldn't wait to hear what Li Yu would say next.

He had a hunch that Li Yu's script would be many times better than his.

(End of this chapter)