At first, I just wanted to make money

Chapter 660 The Legend of Tang

Compared with other directors, Yang Shupeng has CCTV as a platform, so he can directly give the script of "Bitter Bamboo Forest" to Zhao Xin...

Shen Xudong likes "Bitter Bamboo Forest" very much.

This is the remake of "Seven Samurai", where the bandits were replaced by officers, and the samurai were replaced by bandits.

The biggest problem is the misunderstanding between the bandit, whose conscience is not completely wiped out, and the kind, almost ignorant villager.

It is also the origin of the story!
This movie is very embarrassing because it has a broken name "My Tang Dynasty Brothers";
What's even more embarrassing is that there is a big bad movie "Sui Dynasty Visitors" in the same period...

Seriously speaking, "My Tang Dynasty Brothers" is a pretty good film, not particularly good, but overall not bad. In the environment where many directors no longer know how to make period films, this film gave a Very nice template:
Try to respect history as much as possible.The living standard of the ancient people may have been very poor, and they did not have so many fine clothes;

Comedy is more than shit;
Tell a logical story fully, sincerely and honestly;
Actors must pass the acting skills.

If there is still a requirement, it is to add a little surprise on the previous basis.

"Bitter Bamboo Forest" has a silly and coquettish feeling, satisfying all fantasies, and shattering all fantasies!Stupid to the depths and naturally cute.

"How? Not bad, right?"

Shen Xudong nodded: "...That's right, but it's a bit niche..."

"Well, indeed!"

Zhao Xin also nodded...

After all, he has been a producer for several years, and he can still tell the difference between popular types and niche types!
Shen Xudong continued: "Our company generally only produces mainstream commercial films..."

Zhao Xin shook his head: "Yang Shupeng approached Shanghai Film, and Shanghai Film will contribute..."

"Then why did you give me the script?"

Zhao Xin took out a book: "Do you know Wang Xiaobo's "Stories of Tang People?"

""Story of the Tang People"?" Shen Xudong took the book and flipped through the introduction: a collection of short stories, five chapters, "Uncle's Lover", "Night Journey", "Red Fury at Night", "Red Thread Stealing Box", "Lixin" Street A No. [-] and Kunlun Slave"...

"Wang Xiaobo is a writer I like very much. This "Stories of Tang People" is based on the legend of Tang Dynasty. The writing style is free and uninhibited, and the narrative is modern and refined..."

Seeing that Shen Xudong was very interested, Zhao Xin continued: "I have always felt that in the era of overwhelming costume movies and TV dramas, it seems that no one has ever tried to film Wang Xiaobo's Tang Dynasty stories. These are like fairy tales, or more like dreams, like The wandering of the soul in history..."

"It's hard..."

"Of course I know it's difficult. Whether it's the market or skills, it's a very difficult thing."

"You put it here, let me see!"

"Well, I think it's because we can cooperate with a few state-owned studios and release one first..."

"...you make me want to think about it!"

……

Of course, Shen Xudong has also read Wang Xiaobo's book.

Unlike other readers, the first book Shen Xudong came into contact with Wang Xiaobo was the short story "A Maverick Pig"...

Then start reading a lot!
If Wang Xiaobo’s works should be categorized, they can barely be regarded as educated youth literature, but they are very different from the contemporary educated youth literature. Educated youth literature is also called scar literature. There are a large number of works that review the life of educated youth. The passing of time, the helplessness of being teased by the times, the feeling of being abandoned, the disillusionment of ideals, etc...

Wang Xiaobo is also considered an educated youth writer. You changed the title of "Golden Age" to "My Educated Youth Life; Female Doctors in the Life in the Countryside; Love and Sex in a Special Era" is also established!

The writing is really good, and there is a sentence in it that I still remember deeply-"It's so dangerous, I almost fell in love with you." To what extent did it have to be twisted to make love a dangerous thing?
"Golden Age", the abnormal age is a prison, encircling and suppressing the goodwill of the people, those who fight are the dead, those who suffer silently are the ordinary people, and those who follow the trend to do evil and survive are the poor people, this is not a love story of mutual affection, This is the tragedy of everyone losing or having to live their own lives.

Birth is not at the right time.

When you realize that Wang Xiaobo is not a stinky hooligan, and then watch "Golden Age", you will be very sad...

To sum it up, Wang Xiaobo said that the most important thing for him to write a book is "interesting".

It is enough for you to read his novels and find it "interesting". If you want to get other chicken soup-style insights, sorry, you can't get it from him.

His works, "Golden Age" and "Silver Age" have been read...

"Longevity Temple" is not good, although it is light and interesting, but I don't want to read it after repeating Chapter 7, just like I can never finish reading "The Castle of Crossed Fate"...

Gritting my teeth, I finished reading "On a Winter Night, A Traveler", and gritted my teeth, I didn't finish reading "The Castle of Crossed Fate"...

Although I know it is a good work, but... writing a book requires talent, and reading a book also requires talent, some novels just can't be read!

"Legend of the Tang Dynasty" can be read without gritting your teeth.

Shen Xudong prefers "Night Travels" in it. The debate between monks and Confucians is humorous, and the words are full of heart. Monks don't know Buddha, Confucians don't know Confucius and Mencius, bullshit socks are not anyway, and those who have no morals become friends...

very interesting!

But not enough to make a movie.

Because... this is a piece of pure nonsense fiction, literally, pure chat type!
The scholar was traveling at night, looking for a partner, but he did not expect to meet a monk he looked down upon, and even wanted to use a slingshot to open the bald head several times on the way;
The monk is not a good person, he does robbery, but because he doesn't want to kill, he has nothing to do with the scholar...

The ending was very dramatic. The two guys who had their own ghosts became good friends in the end, and even made an appointment to hang out at the monk's house.

After reading it quickly, Shen Xudong had an idea: Be Tang Legend!
……

Shen Xudong's main focus is to act vigorously and resolutely!

Now that we decided to shoot Tang Chuanqi, we chose the story.

As usual, I found Zhao Linhai, Zhao Xin, and Liao Gaoxiang, and said that I wanted to make a series: Legend of Tang...

"If you want to film the Tang Dynasty, you must first show the Tang Dynasty. I think it is a bit difficult. The Chinese of our generation have been slaves for too long and dance with shackles. It is difficult to make a movie with a little depth, let alone a magnificent and majestic movie. We have never experienced the great era of inclusiveness and upliftment, so how do we shoot?"

Zhao Xin said: "I think it is feasible. The Wu Dynasty filmed in "Detective Di Renjie" has a very prosperous Tang atmosphere, especially the Wuhuang played by the old drama bone Lu Zhong, with a calm tone and a murderous smile. , It seems that the last second I was talking and laughing with you, and the next second I will tear you to pieces.

In the first episode, the Turkic missions are interviewed, the Tang Dynasty dances and dances, and the Turkic acrobatics complement each other.

The military is majestic and majestic; the kung fu is wonderful and neat.

Li Yuanfang used a short knife and a viper's long sword to confront each other in the desert of Ganliang Road. How heroic, how confident and heroic, he put aside his tricks and fought all the way;

The costumes in the play, soapy clothes and silk towels, bamboo hats and cloaks, and the boots and armor of Qianniuwei, all set off the broad shoulders and make the talents stand upright..."

Shen Xudong was speechless: "Speak human words, don't drag the words, we are all from our own people!"

Zhao Xin chuckled: "Recently, I was a bit influenced by watching "Story of the Tang Dynasty"...I'm serious, there is a Tang Dynasty in Zhaozhao, heaven is endowed to all nations, it is bustling and prosperous, and it will shine for thousands of years...If such an atmosphere can be created, I think the movie is almost the same. It's done!"

Liao Gaoxiang shook his head: "...it's not that simple, the most important thing in a movie is the story..."

Shen Xudong agreed with this point of view, so he said: "Legend of Tang Dynasty" is a suitable story for adaptation... "The Story of the Ancient Mirror", "The Story of the Pillow", "The Story of Yingying", "The Story of Liu Yi", "The Story of Everlasting Regret", "The Story of Li Wa", "The Story of Nanke" "The Legend of the Prefect", "Red Line", "Bu Feiyan"? Pick one!"

The three of them stopped talking...

After a while, Zhao Linhai said: "...I'll go back and look through it."

　I've been busy with getting married recently, and I'm mainly busy with decorating the new home...

　　A bunch of broken things, not updated in time, sorry...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)