new kung fu king

Chapter 469 Revising "Mythology" and aiming at Hollywood
The matter of appeasing Weng Meiling was naturally done by Zhao Yazhi. It took Zhao Yazhi a long time to get Weng Meiling to forgive Wang Xiaohu. When she hung up the phone and saw her husband was busy, she couldn't help sighing. Willing to.

Seeing her husband in such a creative state with such high enthusiasm, Zhao Yazhi quietly left the study and went to the kitchen to cook red bean soup for her husband.This red bean soup is Wang Xiaohu's favorite porridge. No matter how busy he is, he must drink a bowl every day.

And Zhao Yazhi also added black sesame seeds and other things to the porridge. This is what she saw in a folk recipe. For four years, adding black sesame seeds to red bean soup can make her husband's white hair turn black. Now it seems that the effect looks good. So you have to stick to it.

Half an hour later, Zhao Yazhi came into the study with the red bean soup. Seeing that Wang Xiaohu was still writing on the manuscript paper, she stepped forward and interrupted, "Ah Hu, take a rest, drink the red bean soup first."

"Okay." Wang Xiaohu put the pen on the table, rubbed his hands together, took the red bean soup, and drank it while blowing on the hot air.

Zhao Yazhi took a piece of paper and looked at it seriously, and asked after a while: "Ah Hu, is this the new film you are planning to shoot?"

"En." Wang Xiaohu nodded and continued to drink porridge.

"What's the name?"

"Myth." Wang Xiaohu smiled after finishing speaking, "Does it feel tacky?"

"Hehe, no matter how vulgar your writing is, there will still be audiences watching it in the cinema." Zhao Yazhi smiled lightly, and took another piece of manuscript paper to watch, "This story is a little hard to understand."

Wang Xiaohu had already finished his red bean soup, put the bowl aside, and said, "Where is it?"

"This is the story where Tiger fell from the cliff and fell into a coma, but the next scene unfolded with Meng Tian's vision. What is the relationship between the two of them? What is your story mainly about?" Zhao Yazhi frowned. eyebrow, asked puzzled.

"That's a good question!" Wang Xiaohu chuckled, which showed that his wife was reading the storyboard script seriously.

Ever since he was inspired by Jin Yong’s family, Wang Xiaohu had the idea of ​​shooting a movie that reflects the Chinese cultural heritage and wants to show the world the splendid Chinese culture of 5000 years. The report of the terracotta warriors and horses immediately led to two related movies in his memory: "Ancient and Modern" The Love of Terracotta Warriors" and "Mythology".

The former is a novel written by the famous Hong Kong female writer and screenwriter Li Bihua in the late 80s. Her unrestrained imagination created a poignant love story that travels through time and space and never changes. It was directed by Cheng Xiaodong in 1989 and starred by Zhang Yimou and Gong Li. It was a big sensation, and won good results overseas and at the Hong Kong Film Awards. At the same time, it can be said to be the originator of fantasy films that travel through time and space.

This kind of time-traveling film did not receive much attention in Hong Kong at that time. According to Wang Xiaohu’s research, in the 90s, there was only one "Frozen Man" that was somewhat similar to "The Love of Terracotta Warriors". No one else could follow suit. .But the novelists in Hong Kong and Taiwan were inspired by it, and then there was the hearty "Looking for the Qin" that Wang Xiaohu read back then!
This unintentional work has attracted a lot of attention in the 21st century. To be more precise, "Mythology" is actually a remake of "The Love of Terracotta Warriors in Ancient and Modern Wars". It may be because of the famous creators and starring actors such as Tang Jili, Jackie Chan, and Kim Hee-sun. No one dared to stand up and say that Jackie Chan stole Li Bihua's ideas, but deep down, the theme of "Mythology" and "The Love of Terracotta Warriors Between Ancient and Modern Wars" are in the same vein.

As for why he chose "Mythology" instead of its predecessor "The Love of Terracotta Warriors", Wang Xiaohu thought about this question for a long time.

First of all, in terms of subject matter, "Mythology" is Jackie Chan's transformational work. Don't look at Jackie Chan's age, jumping off a building or other life-threatening moves is not very good-looking, but the ambition of the main planner Tang Jili is not small. If If it's not because there are many bugs in the plot, it can be like what Jackie Chan said: this is an epic masterpiece to promote Chinese culture.

In this regard, the starting point of "The Love of the Terracotta Warriors" is relatively weak. Wang Xiaohu once read Li Bihua's original "The Terracotta Warriors", and found that the original work and the film directed by Cheng Xiaodong were very surprised. It has been combined with the theme of the original work, but it is too far behind "Myth" in terms of conception.

Secondly, Wang Xiaohu feels that the theme of "Mythology" is not only based on "Endless Love" in 2000, at least he can understand Tang Jili's ambition.For example, the most obvious one is the helmet that General Meng Yi, played by Jackie Chan, refuses to take off in the film. After seeing it, many viewers commented that this helmet is an eyesore. In fact, Tang Jili wanted this helmet and that armor to explain to foreign audiences. One thing: This is our ancient Chinese armor, which is different from the samurai armor of the Japanese shogunate era, and even more different from the armor of the Middle Ages.

Another example is the Daqin army in the film, whether it is the Mengjia army or the rebel army, with a small amount of special effects to show the audience a majestic, invincible, and shocking effect.

"Most foreign countries praise their own knights and generals, but our martial arts films always depict reckless heroes, not big heroes." This is a film review written by Wang Xiaohu after watching "Mythology". "Some small details in the film show the good intentions of the creators. Unfortunately, neither Jackie Chan nor Tang Jili made good use of them. If I were to direct, I would"

This film review was criticized by netizens for nothing at the time, and some people even scolded the mother in the back, saying that the host (that is, Wang Xiaohu) does not hurt his back when he is standing and talking, what kind of onion are you?But that was indeed the conclusion of Wang Xiaohu's hard thinking. Afterwards, some professionals commented, saying that if it was shot like that, it would not be Jackie Chan's work, and Jackie Chan's role in the film would also be the first and second.

"This is actually an interlacing of two time-space-empty realities, breaking a single story, and relying on the different plot tensions of the two stories to jointly promote the development of the story. Such a double-linear structure has not yet been adopted by people, you can't understand It's normal." Wang Xiaohu explained to Zhao Yazhi with a smile.

Zhao Yazhi nodded: "Oh, since no one has adopted it, will the audience not accept it all of a sudden?"

Wang Xiaohu shook his head indifferently and said, "It doesn't matter. At this time, I will use similar scenes to switch. For example, what you said just now is when Tiger fell off the cliff and Meng Tian and the princess fell off the cliff when they turned to Qin Dynasty. For example, here."

"Similar transitions are the simplest and most practical way of transitions in film and television techniques. The visual effects of the film will not feel jumpy due to transitions, and the connection tends to be the most natural and smooth." Wang Xiaohu held the manuscript paper Point out a few places to say.

Zhao Yazhi frowned and thought for a while, then said: "According to what you said, there are several similar scene transitions used in this movie. If you use too much, will it appear full of craftsmanship? Lack of agility."

"Oh, I really haven't thought about it." Wang Xiaohu scratched his scalp. The question raised by his wife was really not easy to be noticed by others. He was only thinking about how to adapt what he thought was regrettable in "Myth". This problem has been ignored.

He patted his forehead and said: "Sure enough, Zhuge Liang is the best of the three cobblers. I think the script should be perfected by the two of us together."

Zhao Yazhi smiled "puchi", punched Wang Xiaohu's arm with her pink fist, and said relentlessly, "You are the cobbler."

"Yes, yes, yes, I am a cobbler, and my wife is very fragrant."

After the two played for a while, Zhao Yazhi leaned into Wang Xiaohu's arms and said, "Ah Hu, tell me about the main plot of this movie."

"Meng Tian, ​​a brave general of the Qin Dynasty, was ordered by Qin Shihuang to escort Princess Fanbang into Qin as his concubine. On the way, he was ambushed by rebels secretly ordered by Prime Minister Zhao Gao. In order to protect Princess Fanbang, Meng Tian fell into the chariot holding hands. Entering the Wanzhang Waterfall... The same dream has haunted archaeologist Tiger for many years. He dreamed of a blond woman, which made him fascinated even more, and made him fascinated by the ancient relics of the Qin Dynasty. One day. Finally, the two met in the floating palace. , waiting for 2000 years of love."

This is Wang Xiaohu's modified script. As for why Princess Fanbang was used instead of Princess Goryeo. Please, please check the history. When the Qin Dynasty unified the six countries, Japan did not exist. Could it be that the Laoshizi Bangzi Kingdom was established?Even if the country is established, it will be 200 years later.

Therefore, in Wang Xiaohu's script, he directly changed it to Princess Fanbang, and she was also a foreign princess with blonde hair and blue eyes. Since a film entering Hollywood, since it is entering Hollywood, the cast needs to be adjusted, and the Golden Cat must be there.

As for whether the Qin Dynasty in history expanded its territory to the United States, there is no way to verify it. After all, everyone knows that Americans are a country made up of immigrants. This shooting is to let people know: Qin Dynasty was very powerful back then, with hundreds of foreign countries Small countries come on pilgrimage. (In fact, there is really no way to study this thing in detail. In the mythology, there are the entire ancient India and other empires, such as Saudi Arabia, and I have never studied world history.)
On the other hand, for the consideration of the box office, Wang Xiaohu has decided to let Winterdur select two actresses with beautiful faces and box office appeal in Hollywood to play the Fanbang princess and the Indian girl respectively.

Zhao Yazhi didn't know the ambition in her husband's heart. After listening to the story, she sighed and said: "It's a very touching love story, but the ending is a bit too regrettable, can't Tiger and the princess leave the floating palace together and live in reality?" ?”

Wang Xiaohu said with a smile: "Sometimes regret is also a kind of perfection."
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Hey, guess what is the tragedy of "The Love of Terracotta Warriors Between Ancient and Modern Wars"?Special effects, explained later.

(End of this chapter)