I didn't want to be an actor

"Tai Chi Master" has been registered...

Starring Shen Liang, directed by Wu Jing…

Wu Jing roughly talked about the script handed over by several people...

It basically follows the routine of the TV series version of "Tai Chi Master" - the young man accidentally enters a secret place and acquires a unique skill. Then the secret place is found by the outside world. The young man shows his power and achieves a great reputation...

This routine is hard to break!

Including Feng Delun's "Tai Chi", although a bunch of so-called steampunk elements have been added, the overall plot still continues this routine.

"Why did you think of doing "Tai Chi Master"?"

"Brother Jing wants to revive martial arts action movies..."

"So, the first one was "Tai Chi Master"?"

Wu Jing explained: "I originally wanted to shoot it according to 'Swords, Guns, Swords and Sticks Chang Nan', which corresponds to the seven scenes of 'Rivers, Lakes and Seas on a Windy, Snowy Night'... I even prepared the story of 'The Knife'... but Brother Liang said he wanted to Performing "Tai Chi"..."

The story of "Knife": In order to seek justice, a young pig-killing boy, with only a pig-killing knife, angrily challenged the power of officials and bandits in a world where heroes are judged by swords and there are many famous swords. Breaking into the underwater sword formation, he bravely defeated the five top swordsmen and shocked the world with a hundred swords... With one sword, he aroused hundreds of swords to dominate the situation, but in the end he was defeated by a gentle "hairpin sword".

It means being killed by a honey trap!

This book is so old-fashioned.

Shen Liang interjected: "I like the arena mode in "Tai Chi Master"!"

Dong Leonnian: "For traditional kung fu movies, it is difficult to create new scripts... because the rhythm of the plot is here... If you want to re-enter the ring... then the plot will not be easy to change..."

"I think we can work harder on action design. I'm going to contact Yuan Heping and invite Li Lianjie to come out..."

Shen Liang shook his head: "The plot is the most important, otherwise, let alone Li Lianjie, it would be useless even if you invite Bruce Lee out!"

Wu Jing almost spit out his wine: "...if I really invite Bruce Lee out of the mountain...do you think it's useless?"

"...This is a metaphor!" Shen Liang also laughed at himself and suggested: "You might as well find some online writers, or find some martial arts animation creators. The teams of "Five Elements in the Mist Mountain" and "Pillow Sword Song" are all good!"

"I feel like you are repelling Hong Kong filmmakers?"

"No... I also collaborated with Tsui Hark on "The Legend of Shushan"..."

"But Tsui Hark is more of a producer, right?"

"...Producers also have to work...I recommend you to watch the online movie "Defiant" starring Xie Miao. The director is a post-90s generation from Mainland China, but the basic language of the movie is very good, including the action design. It is not at all better than that gang. The veteran director is terrible!”

Wu Jing was a little surprised: "Xie Miao?"

"Yes, Internet University, the director's name is Yang Bingjia!"

"Very talented?"

"not bad!"

"Then...why not make a theatrical movie?"

Shen Liang smiled: "I'm too lazy to serve the various second-generation people in the circle, and I'm too lazy to deal with a bunch of so-called financial backers... I don't make a lot of money from filming online, but I'm already a brand, although it's not as good as a movie." Big stars can earn tens of millions or even hundreds of millions, but those who earn hundreds of thousands from a movie are not considered poor, right?"

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In fact, for domestic entertainment audiences, after Cao Dun's "The Twelve Hours of Chang'an", the aesthetics of mainland costume film and television dramas and the film and television industry have been completely upgraded!

Compare and contrast the costume blockbusters made by Hong Kong directors, such as "The Sword of the Third Young Master" produced by Tsui Hark and directed by Ye Dongsheng, "Qi Men Dun Jia" produced by Tsui Hark and directed by Yuan Heping, including "Detective Detective 3" directed by Tsui Hark himself , and then to the latest "Legend" directed by Tang Jili and starring Jackie Chan.

The costume film and television dramas produced by the older generation of Chinese-speaking directors are completely the same as "The River is Red" directed by Zhang Yimou.

The aesthetics of art, the film and television industry, and the special effects have brought about a film quality that is not advancing but regressing. The audience even feels as if billions of dollars have been spent on the film, and the result is a movie that will be huge at first sight.

Not enough texture!

Let's put it this way, the same special effects blockbuster, the same costume fantasy, the same all-star cast, the same monster special effects.

The costume fantasy blockbuster directed by Tsui Hark is "Detective Detective 3", produced by Tsui Hark, and "Qi Men Dun Jia" directed by Yuan Heping. Compare it with "Assassination of Novelists" directed by Lu Yang.

In terms of art, service, and film and television industry standards, are the previous Hong Kong directors' films very similar to those of Internet giants?

Sometimes you have to admit that no matter how powerful a person is, their aesthetics will become outdated as they age, and their abilities and energy will decline overall.

Therefore, in "Shushan", not only the script was not allowed to be touched by Tsui Hark, but also Fu Huadao was part of the "Assassination of Novelists" team...

And the assistant director also arranged for several post-90s generation...

Even the second part "Shushan: Dabi" and the third part "Shushan: Ascension" simply let Tsui Hark be the producer...

In the first movie, Tsui Hark had a name, but he didn't do much...

Because Lu Yang is here too!

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Wu Jing drank too much again...

It feels like he drinks too much every time he drinks, and his cheeks are rosy...

Shen Liang called his assistant and sent him back to the hotel, and then continued to chat with Dong Runnian and Lei Jiayin about the casting of "Keep You Safe".

Everything else is easy to talk about, including Mr. Feng, who all agreed to find Mary to make a guest appearance!

Wei Ruyi was in trouble.

Wei Pingan's sister was very concerned about Wei Pingan. As Wei Pingan's actions to clear up rumors on the Internet intensified, she misunderstood that Wei Pingan had a sexually transmitted disease and forced him into a van and took him to the hospital for examination. At the same time, due to her brother's lead, she also Participated in the action to clean up online rumors.

This role is very important!

We must find a comedian, or an actress with a sense of humor...

Dong Runnian: "I originally wanted to find Jia Ling, but she is a big director now and doesn't have time to play such a role..."

"You shocked me. You didn't send her an invitation letter?"

"No..."

"That's good..."

Shen Liang asked Lei Jiayin: "Brother, do you have any recommendations?"

Lei Jiayin shook his head: "No..."

"How about this," Shen Liang thought for a while: "The "Annual Comedy Competition" is quite popular recently, and there are several good female comedians. Tengxun has also done "Serious Gagas" before, and also recommended several good female variety show hosts... You send invitations to them all, and then hold an audition..."

"You don't have a candidate either?"

"All the people I work with are Big beauty, not this role!"

Lei Jiayin quickly replied: "Yes, the actresses I work with are all big beauties!"

"Okay," Dong Runnian agreed, and asked by the way; "Can the casting for "Annual Meeting" start?"

"What's the matter? You want to shoot two dramas at the same time?"

Dong Runnian calculated: "It will take at most three months to shoot "Keep You Safe", and three months for post-production. If it can't catch up with the summer season, the National Day season will also be fine... After that, we will do "Annual Meeting"... The actors will be decided first!"

Lei Jiayin: "... What is "Annual Meeting"? "

Shen Liang explained: "It's another drama... I have already found Yu He and Teacher Wei to star in it..."

"Oh, two dramas, you want to be a film and television tycoon!"

Shen Liang asked back: "Your film and television tycoon only produces two dramas a year?"