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Chapter 652: It is painful to be unable to get the love you want
In "The Thief", Chen Kuochuan, the general who suppressed the rebellion of the Xia Kingdom, would definitely be a positive character if written by an ordinary screenwriter.

At the beginning of the script, Li Yu wrote about all the good and bad things Huang Chao did.

It’s a good thing. Kill all the aristocratic families and let them experience what it feels like to be the common people in troubled times.

Bad thing, he killed more innocent people.

Huang Chao fits the definition of a thief.

Logically speaking, a hero should appear at this time to turn the tide and save the collapsing building.

This heroic figure should of course be Chen Kuochuan, because he was the marshal who suppressed the rebellion.

But that’s not the story in the script.

The Xia Dynasty court and Chen Kuochuan called Huang Chao and the rebel army thieves who committed all kinds of evil, burning, killing and looting, and they wanted to use the most evil words to label them.

When the generals under Chen Kuochuan commanded the soldiers to surround a city of the rebels.

They promised the rebels in the city that they would be spared if they opened the city and surrendered.

The rebels, who had run out of food, believed their words and naively thought that they could survive by opening the city gates.

As a result, after they laid down their weapons and opened the city gates, they were shot to death by arrows.

Thousands of surrendered soldiers were killed.

Chen Kuochuan and his generals said that all is fair in war, and the rebels are all thieves, so thieves must all be killed.

In order to keep them alive, we have to allocate some military rations to feed them.

Killing them all would not only save military rations, but also give us thousands more heads for reward money.

The Imperial Master frowned, he felt it was both ironic and true.

They were clearly the righteous army of Xia State, but they actually went against their word.

Either don't allow them to surrender or kill them all.

Since you allowed them to surrender and promised them the conditions for surrender, why do you go back on your word after they opened the city gates? What kind of insect behavior is this?
However, similar plots have appeared in movies such as "The Warlords", and the effect is still good.

When the national teacher thought that this was already very dark, he didn't expect that the real darkness was still behind.

Killing the surrendered was just child's play for the "Army of Justice" of the Xia Kingdom. Killing innocent people to claim credit and using the leaders of fellow villagers to gain military merit became a common phenomenon.

When they captured the sturdy eastern capital Luoyang, Chen Kuochuan believed that the common people in the city were actually helping Huang Chao's rebel army to defend the city, so he ordered a massacre.

There were countless dead bodies along the streets, underage children were killed as a game, and the swords were not put down for three days after the city was captured.

The fires blazed at night for three days, and not a single intact tree could be found in the city. More than 100,000 innocent people died, and the water in the moat turned red.

"Director Li, are you sure this is the army of justice? Why do I feel that they are more brutal than the rebels?" The national master was shocked.

"I'm not making it up. Although this is a fictional story, the stories in it are all real. It's just a mixture of stories from multiple dynasties in ancient times." Li Yu said seriously.

In history, when Zeng Guofan's army entered the city of Nanjing, the process of massacre was even more brutal than the script written by Li Yu.

In order to ensure the smooth release of the film, Li Yu has already "beautified" it.

After reading the entire script, the national master finally understood why the play was called "Thief".

Because all the characters in the movie, except the innocent people, are thieves.

The only difference is that the defeated thief died, while the victorious thief packaged himself as a perfect man and a pillar of society.

The ending of the script is really terrifying, and it gives me goosebumps after reading it. "Director Li, excuse me, is this script written for me? I like this kind of fictional history." The imperial teacher's eyes sparkled.

His "Curse of the Golden Flower" was intended to be filmed like this script. He wanted to tell everyone the ruthlessness of the imperial family through the movie, but the script ended up being a drag. Apart from the blinding golden armor, the things that impressed people the most were the white buns all over the city.

If he were allowed to shoot this script, he could accept the request not to change the script, just like when he was shooting "Man Jiang Hong", and just do his job as a director.

"What are you thinking about? I want to shoot this script myself. You have been planning "Fengshen 2" for so long. If you don't shoot it soon, investors and audiences will urge you." Li Yu brought the national master back to reality from his fantasy with one sentence.

Li Yu is not a professional screenwriter, writing scripts for others is his side job.

How can we give every script we write to others to shoot?

Don't forget, his main job is director and he also wants to make movies.

The national teacher was a little disappointed after being rejected by Li Yu.

Such a good script actually has nothing to do with him.

The worst thing was that Li Yu even let him read the script.

It’s better not to look at it. Out of sight, out of mind.

He was itching to watch it but couldn't film the script.

"Director Li, if you don't give me this script to shoot, why do you let me read it? It's very painful to see something you like very much but cannot get it." The national master complained.

"I'm not in pain, so how can you say I'm in pain? Your latest movies have beaten mine at the box office. It's been a long time since I seriously made a commercial movie that hit the box office," said Li Yu.

"Ready Player One" is different. When making this movie, Li Yu was not aiming for high box office from the very beginning.

He just wanted to use this movie to open up the domestic science fiction market.

As a result, this movie allowed director Fuji's masterpiece "Fortress of Devil City" to debut ahead of schedule, and almost closed the door to Chinese science fiction. Fortunately, Kong Dashan's "Cosmic Exploration Editorial Department" made a comeback, making "Fortress of Devil City" a complete joke.

"So, you are aiming to break the record again this time?" the national teacher asked curiously.

"You think too highly of me. If the number one box office winner is over 3 billion, I can still think about it. But over 5 billion, it's really difficult, okay?" Li Yu said, shaking his head.

Given the current size of the Chinese film market, it is almost impossible to reach 5 billion without the right time, place, and people.

As I said, not everyone is born with luck.

"I heard that you wrote the script for the movie Director Chen is currently filming?" The Imperial Master was trying to gather information again.

"I wrote it. Didn't he say that publicly?" Li Yu replied.

"What is the quality of the script? How does it compare to Thief?"

Although Chen Kaige boasted a lot, the national teacher still wanted to hear what Li Yu had to say.

Li Yu thought about it and answered truthfully: "My "Thief" may need to be revised further. This is just a draft, not the final version, so don't compare it with my "Thief".

Take "Man Jiang Hong" for comparison, it's more intuitive. I think if it's filmed well, it can be slightly better than "Man Jiang Hong".

In the end, the ending of the fictional story of "Man Jiang Hong" is different from the historical one. Qin Hui was killed, which has the flavor of an idealistic film. Director Chen's script is more profound and meaningful. "

The Imperial Master's heart skipped a beat, thinking that if he continued like this, with one side gaining strength while the other side losing, maybe Chen Kaige would really catch up and defeat him.

It seems like he has to work hard to make one or two good films.

(End of this chapter)