new kung fu king

Chapter 237 I will cover all your novels from now on
Wang Xiaohu is not the kind of person who can shoot any movie. He is well aware that there were many constraints in the Hong Kong film market in the 70s, either because of the general environment and the audience's aesthetic concepts, or because the stars were immature and the market was immature. , Movies that are not allowed by the conditions are released, and the box office results will be very dismal!
As we all know, Jin Yong's works have achieved very little success in the film field. The biggest difficulty is that Jin Yong's works are very long, and it is very difficult to adapt them into movies.No Hong Kong movie lasts longer than three hours, and never has. In fact, "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" has been made into a trilogy, each three hours, which is advisable.It's just that the current selection of actors has not yet reached the best lineup in Wang Xiaohu's mind, and the technology is also very backward.He was at a loss for what to do with all kinds of problems.

However, since Jin Yong has come to him, Wang Xiaohu will not disappoint him, so after careful consideration, he said: "Mr. Cha, your work is most suitable for adapting TV dramas, and the easiest one is "" Legend of the Condor Heroes."

Generally speaking, Jin Yong's works have made great achievements in the field of TV dramas, especially the Jin Yong martial arts dramas produced by Hong Kong TVB in the early days were relatively successful, and almost all of them caused a sensation. Actor resources have a lot to do with it.For example, in Huang Rihua and Weng Meiling's version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", many of the actors in it are veterans of the Shaw Brothers, and many of them are also celebrities in the Hong Kong film industry. That's why the 83 version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" has a star-studded cast.This film has deeply influenced several generations of Chinese, especially Weng Meiling's confidante's unlucky life has made it a classic among classics! (It's an awkward statement, but it's true.)
Hearing that Wang Xiaohu said it was easy, Jin Yong was immediately happy. The main reason he approached Wang Xiaohu was because he valued how well he interpreted the meaning of "Xia" with film techniques, which is second to none in the current Hong Kong film industry. If it were not for Jin Yong Seeing that Wang Xiaohu is so young, he probably couldn't imagine that a young man would understand "Xia" so profoundly. "How do you want to modify it?"

"How to adapt it? Of course, you copied the original version from the 83rd edition!" Wang Xiaohu thought in his heart, but said in his mouth: "Of course, it was adapted according to the needs of business and art. You spent more than two years making it The creation is complete, so the difficulty of adapting the script can be imagined.”

"Of course I know this." From a certain point of view, the workload of screenwriters is several times more difficult than that of writers, especially for such a huge task of adapting classics. Jin Yong understands the difficulties during the period very well, so he smiled Said: "I won't urge you to finish it, but I have a request, after the script adaptation is completed, you must show me the purpose."

"That's for sure." Wang Xiaohu was delighted in his heart. He was really afraid that Jin Yong would urge him to write a script like others urged him to write a book: "But I also have a request that I hope Mr. Cha will agree to."

"Xiaohu, you can just say it straight."

"I hope that the scripts that have passed through my hands will be completely filmed by me, and I also hope that I will act as the agent for Mr. Cha's novels and film adaptation rights." Wang Xiaohu said here with a self-deprecating smile: "Maybe Mr. Cha feels that I am a little arrogant, but After you read the script of the first episode of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" after I adapted it, you should agree to my request."

For some reason, Jin Yong's expression didn't change much, he kept smiling and said, "Although it's a bit arrogant, I can feel your strong self-confidence, so I'll just wait and see!"

"Hey, it's done!" A gleam of joy flashed in Wang Xiaohu's eyes, he got up and shook hands with Jin Yong: "Mr. Cha, do you think we can sign a contract?"

"I feel like I've been fooled by you!" Jin Yong smiled and nodded at Wang Xiaohu and said, "It's okay to sign the contract, but I also have requirements. If your adaptation doesn't meet my requirements, I will definitely demand compensation."

"Look at what you've been saying."

"Also, I'm only 48 years old now, and I'm far from being a bad old man. You'd better stop calling me old, otherwise I will feel very old!" Jin Yong scolded with a smile: "My mental age is not the same as that of the old man. You will always be 18 years old."

"Haha, I'll pay attention next time." Wang Xiaohu scratched his head in embarrassment. The reason why he used the word "you are old" is mainly because he respected Jin Yong in his previous life, and when he met Jin Yong through novels, Jin Yong was already seventy years old. He will never make this mistake again.

The two drank tea and exchanged topics about the adaptation of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". Being able to communicate with Jin Yong face-to-face on such high-level things made Wang Xiaohu feel a lot of pressure. "The understanding of" is also explained through the interpretation of the 83 version.

I heard Wang Xiaohu talking eloquently after dispelling the tension: "In the early years I heard that "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is also known as "The Legend of the Desert Heroes". I think Mr. Cha's novels can be divided into three parts according to the era, namely "Iron Blood" "Dan Xin", "Evil in the East and Poison in the West", and "On the Sword in Huashan", the Iron Blood Danxin is named after Yang Tiexin, and the evil in the east and the poison in the west are naturally Huang Yaoshi and Ouyang Feng. It was these topics that made Jin Yong take a high look at Wang Xiaohu.

In Jin Yong's view, what Wang Xiaohu said was completely expressed in the way of film and television, and this catered to the purpose of Jin Yong's trip.Now he feels more and more that Wang Xiaohu can write a script that satisfies him.

Li Shaonan didn't know how much tea he refilled for the two of them, this was the first time he heard his master tell the script, and eavesdropped here under the guise of pouring tea.

Wang Xiaohu and Jin Yong talked for a whole morning. They had a simple lunch in the nearby Hangong Teahouse. The classics I mentioned are very admirable.Wang Xiaohu learned some novel writing skills from Jin Yong, which brought great benefits to his future development.

After Jin Yong left contentedly, Wang Xiaohu sat down on the sofa with a sigh of relief, "I'm exhausted. If I didn't have some ink accumulated in my stomach, I would have ruined this good thing today. Shaonan, Hurry up and draw up a contract, the content is roughly like this, starting from August 72, 8, the film and television adaptation rights of the novels written by Mr. Cha Liangyong under the pseudonym Jin Yong will be arranged by our Xiehe Film Company"

Li Shaonan took a pen and paper and wrote it down without saying a word. After finishing the draft, he raised his head blankly and asked, "Master, why did you make this contract? I feel that Jin Yong's novels are nothing, and it takes a lot of effort to adapt them." .”

"You don't understand! The smell of wine is not afraid of deep alleys. Jin Yong's novels will be snapped up by people in the future. How can we waste such a great opportunity now?" Wang Xiaohu said with a wry smile. He knew that Li Shaonan would definitely I can't understand, otherwise, wouldn't his advantage of rebirth be wasted?

"Then now, master, are you going to film these, or adapt them for what?" Li Shaonan asked after thinking for a while.

Wang Xiaohu frowned, and said with a stern face: "You little brat asks so many why, why do you do it, hurry up and get me the draft contract!" Mouth twist!

When Bruce Lee came back, he gave Wang Xiaohu the information he wanted. After he joined forces with Run Run Shaw, the Zhao family was a little flattered by such a big face. Naturally, there was no problem with the engagement.When Wang Xiaohu heard this, he jumped up excitedly, and smiled silly in the office: "I'm getting married, I'm getting married." Fortunately, the company doesn't have many people now, otherwise his image will definitely be discounted if it is spread out. .

"After discussing the engagement time with A Zhi, tell me that the engagement banquet can't be arranged in the restaurant, it's not upscale!" Bruce Lee thought for a while and said, "Let's go to the Hyatt Hotel, it's not bad there!"

"Uh, Hyatt Hotel?" Wang Xiaohu was a little surprised: "Well, I know you don't like to participate in this kind of communication, but this time I will force you to participate."

Bruce Lee shrugged: "It makes me very happy to help you do something." Then he walked into the editing room and saw the untouched film and became a little anxious: "Hi, I went out all day to work for you, and you But no editing!"

Wang Xiaohu grinned and said, "Brother Xiaolong, don't get excited, the thing is like this, after you leave, Jin Yong will come."

After Wang Xiaohu explained the whole story, Bruce Lee showed a rare interest: "Xiaohu, have you ever thought about it? Our company has been shooting fashion dramas recently. Do you take the time to make a few costume dramas so that we can broaden the scope of the drama, otherwise The audience will lose interest in us.”

It's not that Wang Xiaohu hasn't thought about this question, but he has his own reasons. He raised his eyebrows and said, "The market for Kung Fu fashion dramas can still be squeezed. After all, everyone's image of you has been fixed. You are a great hero. Just like Chen Zhen, think about your "Thunderstorm" back then, when the market is immature, it's best not to make a rash transition."

"Thunderstorm" has always been a pain in Bruce Lee's heart. Yes, it was a work of Bruce Lee's transformation period. Although he acted with all his heart, the audience did not buy it. won praise from the audience.Bruce Lee frowned: "What you said is not unreasonable, so let's talk about it slowly. Now our job is to finish the first cut of "Warrior" as soon as possible!"

Wang Xiaohu nodded depressingly, thinking that we are going to be grooms, and we will be arrested for editing. Brother Xiaolong, can't you give us some time to prepare for the engagement banquet, and give us some time to discuss life with Azhi ?

　Well, Xiaomi admits, the plot is getting a little flat.But it's all an ambush, hey, you understand.The lightning and thunder were terrifying, but fortunately there was no power outage this time.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)