new kung fu king

Chapter 546 Prelude to National Screening

The screenwriter team of "Shanghai Bund" is busy in full swing, and Wang Xiaohu didn't let it go. In fact, he also has his own ideas about "Shanghai Bund".

From today's point of view, the 1980 version of "Shanghai Bund" is of course nothing new in the story mode of "gangster fight + desperation + revenge + love in troubled times", but at that time, TVB's "Shanghai Bund" But it is "the first person to eat crabs".
"Shanghai Bund", even if the setting is rough and simple, even if the plot is not so subtle, even if the martial arts are not so gorgeous and realistic, but since it can move Wang Xiaohu more than 20 years ago, it also touched a whole generation, maintaining its unshakable classic status.
It can be said that "Shanghai Bund" not only created the first hero myth in the history of Hong Kong dramas, but also directly influenced the creation of Hong Kong film and television.Needless to say, "The King of Thousand Kings" and "Shanghai Storm", including Chow Yun-fat's first hit in the film industry, "The True Colors of a Hero", which was rated as No. 1 in Hong Kong film history, basically followed this path. 'Kangzhuang Avenue' walked down.

At the end of the 80s and the beginning of the 90s, if the hero films that were popular in Hong Kong for a while and the underworld films "The Lame Man" and "The Wind and Cloud" adapted from real people and real events later, "Shanghai Bund" is the "birthplace" if you trace back to their origins.From this aspect, the historical status of "Shanghai Bund" cannot be denied.

But based on this point alone, "Shanghai Bund" will hardly become a well-known classic. Many pioneering works, if there is no "excellent work", once the situation changes, they may become forgotten corners.

The reason why "Shanghai Bund" can still be mentioned repeatedly after 20 years has made people think twice.

From Wang Xiaohu's point of view, "Shanghai Bund" is top-notch in terms of plot, structure, connotation, characters and even rhythm. Filming can only be done in Hong Kong and Macau, so the background looks a bit rough. This is a common problem in Hong Kong drama production, and "Shanghai Bund" cannot be blamed entirely.

It is said that when "Shanghai Bund" was broadcast in the mainland, not only Xu Wenqiang did his part to become the "Prince Charming" of thousands of girls, but Feng Chengcheng also influenced many men's mate selection criteria.Her love at first sight for Wen Qiang and her later infatuation reminded Wang Xiaohu of a recollection of Liang Yusheng's second line: Girls' feelings are always poetry; while Wen Qiang was hesitant at the beginning, and then he followed him wholeheartedly, but he also responded to a famous sentence. Poetry: I am afraid that the beauty will be tired by love.

Wang Xiaohu still remembers that when Wen Qiang and Cheng Cheng met for the first time in the drama, they were walking on the street and met two groups of gangsters fighting each other. One day, I will die on the street like them, so whoever wants to marry him is doomed to become a widow.Cheng Cheng was thoughtful, and early the next morning, she threw down the French ferry ticket, knocked on Wen Qiang's door early, smiling like a flower, "I'm not afraid of being a widow!" '
As a classic production, if Wang Xiaohu does not have his own ideas, it is impossible to create a work like "Jing Fu Men" that future generations cannot remake.

In Wang Xiaohu's memory, there are several versions of "Shanghai Bund". After "Shanghai Bund" hit the air for less than half a year, "Shanghai Bund Sequel" was launched while the iron was hot.Starring Lu Liangwei and Xie Xian.

Fifteen years later, in 15, TVB invited veteran stars Zheng Shaoqiu, Zheng Yuling, and new young stars Chen Jinhong and Lin Jiadong to film "New Shanghai Bund" with all the efforts of the whole station.

During this period, many "sister chapters" similar in theme and content to "Shanghai Bund" were released successively: "Shanghai Wind and Cloud", "Shanghai Storm", "Whampoa Love" and so on.

Even in the 90s, Hong Kong's film industry has repeatedly fried this bowl of 'cold rice'.Among them, there are two most famous ones: one is "Shanghai Bund Gambler" starring Zhou Xingchi, which tells the story of Zhou Xingxing, who lives in modern Hong Kong, dreams of returning to Shanghai to help Ding Li defeat the Russian gambling tyrant.

The other film is also called "New Shanghai Bund" produced by Tsui Hark. Playing Ding Li, the mainland actress Tranquility played Feng Chengcheng.

The lineup must be strong, but after watching it, it always gives people the feeling of "four different images": Leslie Cheung may want to correct his usual "femininity", but he overcorrected, and Xu Wenqiang, who should have been a scholar, played "full of gangsters" ', Andy Lau is too 'wooden', and the most unsatisfactory thing is Tranquility, who played Feng Chengcheng, a lady from a big family, into a 'sexy man'.

Of course, the biggest highlight of this film is that it subverts Xu Wenqiang's position as the leading actor in the original version of "Shanghai Bund", and Ding Li seems to have become the leading actor of this film.Andy Lau's subversive appearance and Tsui Hark's more subversive narrative style completely brought the audience another style of "Shanghai Bund".
However, if Wang Xiaohu is a standard "Shanghai Bund" fan, he will definitely not be able to accept this "gangster + sassy" "New Shanghai Bund".

Relatively speaking, the Huang Xiaoming version broadcast in the mainland in 2007 had a great breakthrough, which may be due to the inherent conditions for filming in the mainland. Wang Xiaohu feels that the mainland version of "Shanghai Bund" Fang Yanyun, Feng Jingyao, Xu Wenqiang, Ding Li, etc Several characters have been processed again, which feels very like Shanghai in the 30s.

In particular, Feng Jingyao is played by Li Xuejian with flesh and blood, and Fang Yanyun's performance in the film directly overwhelms the female lead Feng Chengcheng, that is to say, Sun Li's version of Feng Chengcheng has not grasped it well.

In the new version, Sun Li has successfully interpreted the role of a young lady in Shanghai, but this young lady is not the Feng Chengcheng in Wang Xiaohu's heart who is dependent on Xu Wenqiang for life and death.

It is true that she also loves Xu Wenqiang, but it is more like a little princess who saved her fantasies and fascination with heroes many times. There is always a lack of spiritual collision and communication between her and Xu Wenqiang. A smile brought warmth to Xu Wenqiang, but it couldn't illuminate his life, and it was difficult to dispel the melancholy and haze in his heart, because although she loved him, she couldn't understand him.

The thought of integrating the two versions of "Shanghai Bund" made Wang Xiaohu's brain a lot bigger, but it's okay now, with the help of more than a dozen screenwriters under his command, he has a lot of time to create a classic version of "Shanghai Bund". "Shanghai Beach" came out.

The door of the office was pushed open unknowingly, and Zhao Yazhi walked in with a smile on her face and said: "Others are busy there, but you are lucky to come here to be lazy."

"Haha. I have more important things to do." Wang Xiaohu smiled, with deep concern in his eyes, and said, "You broke the precept this time."

"What?" Zhao Yazhi met her husband's gaze, frowned slightly and thought for a while, then she said with a relieved smile: "Who can blame this, who made your script well written, and you said that you are not suitable to play Xu Wenqiang, It's even more unsuitable to play Ding Li, anyway, I'm addicted to acting."

"Blame me, blame me!" Wang Xiaohu patted his forehead. At first he also wanted to play a role in "Shanghai Bund", but that kind of thought was when he met Zhao Yazhi, especially when he talked about "Shanghai Bund" with Zhao Yazhi last night. Over time, this idea gradually faded.

It is true that Zhao Yazhi is his wife, and she needs to personally supervise, direct, and even star in every TV series and movie of hers. Since Zhao Yazhi debuted, the two have formed the image of a screen couple, and they are even more envied by the circle Golden husband and wife partner.

But "Shanghai Bund" is an exception.It was the classic masterpiece of Chow Yun-fat, Zhao Yazhi, and Ding Li back then. A TV series made the three actors famous overnight. Wang Xiaohu now has enough. He is not short of fame, fortune, money, and status. He can no longer strangle or take away others. Classic masterpiece.

Besides, now my wife is deeply obsessed with acting, just hearing that the role of "Feng Chengcheng" is eager to try, how can I destroy it. (Xiaomi himself has struggled with this issue for a long time, and many buddies in our book review area have said that Sister Zhi is Xiaohu's binding equipment, but after thinking about it, I decided to maintain the original version.)
"But Ah Zhi, you have a heavy burden this time. I'm really worried that you won't find the feeling if you want to play against someone other than me."

Wang Xiaohu was faintly worried, so he directly expressed his concern.

Zhao Yazhi nodded seriously when she heard the words. She knew what her husband said was true, so she took a deep breath and said, "I will also work hard to become a truly capable actor."

"That's good." Wang Xiaohu smiled and scratched her delicate nose and said, "This time we will shoot some scenes in Shanghai, and the rest will be done in the film and television city. It may be more difficult to shoot."

"Going to the mainland again?" Zhao Yazhi sighed and said, "I'm worried about Jia En."

"I know. So wouldn't it be nice if we just took him there? Think of it as a family trip."

For a whole week, the screenwriting team of Xiehe Headquarters was busy writing the script of "Shanghai Bund". During this period, Wang Xiaohu also participated in it, adding his own conceived plots to it, such as adding part of Fang Yanyun's role, and improving Xu Wenqiang and Ding Li's previous work. Although all these increase the difficulty of script creation, the creative enthusiasm of the whole group has reached an unprecedented high.

At the beginning of September, news finally came from the mainland. Regarding the delay every time, Wang Xiaohu complained to Minister Huang on the phone for a long time.

Minister Huang Zhen also had his own concerns and difficulties, and said with emotion: "Mr. Wang, the current domestic environment is in front of us. Besides, this is the first time that the two parties have cooperated. It is inevitable that there will be a period of adjustment. Everyone should understand each other."

Wang Xiaohu loses his temper when he heard this. After all, the other party is the minister of the Ministry of Culture of the Mainland, and everyone has said this in a low voice, so he can't complain anymore.

"When is it planned to be released nationwide?"

"September 9th, but there may be a small episode. The above means to strengthen the scope and frequency of screenings in Yunnan and other regions." Huang Zhen said.

Wang Xiaohu was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood that Yunnan and other areas are the border of Vietnam. The momentum of the Qin Dynasty army in "Mythology" just boosted the morale of the soldiers fighting on the front line!
-
Uh, Gao Xixi is a man, haha, big BUG, ​​thank readers Hanma for reminding!
(End of this chapter)