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Chapter 715 I don’t want to pay for the film, but I want the person
Li Yu could only shape the character in this direction.

Deshini's Mulan has already set a good example. The audience will not buy into a Mulan that mindlessly kills people on the battlefield like Wonder Woman.

This is a historical film. Even if it is not a historical record, it has a historical background.

Making a copy of Wonder Woman really won’t work, this is not a superhero movie.

Except for characters like Mulan who may be fictional, the story content is true. The Northern Wei Dynasty did fight against the Rouran many times.

The Rouran was in a very miserable situation. They should be considered one of the weakest grassland forces in history and were basically beaten by the Northern Wei throughout the whole process.

Anyone who has a little knowledge of that period of history knows that the Northern Wei Dynasty's attitude towards the Rouran was to attack the Rouran whenever they had time or no time.

It's not that the Rouran were so cruel and evil.

The main reason is that the founder of the Northern Wei Dynasty also came from the northern grasslands to rule the Central Plains.

In the first few decades after the founding of the Northern Wei Dynasty, the rules of the grassland tribes were still maintained, and there was no such thing as salary for soldiers and generals.

Only after winning the battle can the generals and soldiers share the spoils.

That's why there are military children like Hua Mulan who provide their own war horses and equipment to join the army.

For them, going to the battlefield is no different from making a lot of money. As long as they win the battle, they can share the spoils.

Of course, in these aspects, the film cannot be shot according to official history.

The well-known story of Mulan embodies positive spiritual qualities such as bravery, loyalty, wisdom, self-transcendence, loyalty, filial piety, chastity, and defending the country.

If Li Yu followed the official history completely and said in the movie that Hua Mulan actively responded to Guo Jia's call to attack the Rouran in the north because there was no salary and the spoils needed to be shared, it would be too vulgar.

After listening to Li Yu's character creation direction, Da Tiantian felt a little uncomfortable: "Why can't Hua Mulan be as domineering as the Princess of Qin in The Great Wall? The Princess of Qin was so domineering, but Hua Mulan was a little weak. She was beaten up by a few people in the military tent. This is a bit inconsistent with the image of a heroic woman that I imagined."

Maybe the Mulan that Da Tiantian imagines is a fierce general galloping on the battlefield.

"One is a historical film, the other is a mythological film, how can they be the same? With your face and physique, you hold a knife and chop down countless armored enemies on the battlefield. Do you think you are a two-knife turkey, chopping all the way from Causeway Bay to Tsim Sha Tsui?"

Li Yu continued to complain: "Hua Mulan was beaten in the military tent, which is already in the story. The story also does not explicitly say that Hua Mulan is particularly good at fighting.

Hua Mulan was finally promoted to a general who led an army alone. A general is not a fighting general. For a general, force is not the most important thing, but courage, wisdom and command ability are what are important.

Zhuge Liang rode a four-wheeled cart when he went to the battlefield, but that did not prevent him from becoming a famous military strategist.

Li Yu felt that many people had misunderstandings about generals. These people thought that generals were all very good at fighting.

In fact, many generals can't fight at all.

Some of them can't even draw a bow or ride a horse, but they can still command their armies to be invincible.

This may be related to those TV dramas. When two armies are fighting, they like to let the generals fight one-on-one. The winning side will take advantage of the situation to charge and the losing side will be quickly defeated.

In movies and TV dramas, people always feel that if a general wins, he wins, and if he loses, he loses.

It was as if all the soldiers were there to watch the show. They would chase when their general won and retreat when their general lost.

In real ancient battlefields, one-on-one duels are actually very rare.

He has already become a general, only a fool would want to play a one-on-one duel.

It is said that the historical masterpiece Romance of the Three Kingdoms is very popular in the Land of Cherry Blossoms.

The famous generals of the Warring States Period in the Sakura Country all had a copy of the book and used it to learn tactics from the Three Kingdoms, which was exactly the same as the Jurchens of the Later Jin Dynasty.

Influenced by the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, they liked to fight one-on-one. After Toyotomi Hideyoshi unified the Sakura Kingdom, he invaded the Sun Kingdom and Silla Kingdom.

The Ming Dynasty sent General Li Rusong to lead tens of thousands of troops into the peninsula. The famous general of the Sakura Kingdom proposed to challenge the Ming Dynasty general Li Rusong in a duel.

When the Ming Dynasty soldiers heard his invitation to a duel, they looked at him with a caring look, and finally responded with a barrage of muskets and artillery fire.

This is the real ancient war, and serious people would fight one-on-one.

“Although what you said makes sense, I feel that such a role lacks passion to play.

Or maybe I should just stop acting, I don’t think I can act out that kind of strategic planning, intelligence and wisdom.”

Da Tiantian was a little hesitant.

Her acting skills can only be described as hard work and dedication.

"Not acting anymore?" Cao Qing on the side was confused.

Is this the capriciousness of a rich and beautiful woman? The money has already been invested, and now she says she doesn’t want to act anymore.

"Yes, I don't want to play this role anymore. I prefer domineering roles like the Princess of Qin." Da Tiantian answered seriously.

"If you don't want to act, then don't act. Your temperament is too noble, and you are not particularly suitable for a role like Hua Mulan.

Hua Mulan was born into a military family and could afford armor and war horses. Her family conditions were not bad, but there was still a gap between her and a truly wealthy family.

At first I was a little worried that if you played Mulan, people would feel uncomfortable seeing your face.

No matter how you look at it, she looks like a daughter of a powerful family who sent her to the army to gain experience, not like a child from a military household. "

Regarding the fact that Da Tiantian doesn’t want to play Mulan, Li Yu thinks that as long as Da Tiantian is happy.

If Da Tiantian played the role, she would definitely have to work hard to fit the role.

Li Yu seriously suspected that Da Tiantian simply didn't want to learn martial arts and was afraid of being tired, so she gave up the role.

Da Tiantian studied dance in her early years and injured her knees. Careful people can tell from the dramas she has performed that she walks with her feet turned outward.

The reason is a knee injury.

If she walked in a swaying manner like Si Teng, she would feel very uncomfortable, but that was for filming.

Given her condition, it would be somewhat difficult for her to learn martial arts, as it might make her knee injury worse.

But when Li Yu notified Liu Yifei, he did not say this.

She would never say that Da Tiantian, the investor who brought money into the crew, didn't want to act anymore, so it was Liu Yifei's turn.

He lied with his eyes wide open: "Xixi, I just spent two hours convincing Da Tiantian and successfully persuaded her to give up the role of Hua Mulan. You have to understand my good intentions."

Li Yu's deception skills are not as good as Guo Fan's, but he is not a drag among directors.

Misleading people and making rosy claims are essential skills for a director.

How can you get investors to invest in your movie if you don't know how to deceive people?
If you don't know how to fool people, how can you trick some famous actors into joining your crew?
Those extremely popular actors have a lot of film contracts, and there are many crews that want to invite them to act in movies.

Sometimes, when you don’t give as much as others or you don’t have the ability to give that much money, you can only rely on your mouth to trick people.

Of course, the ceiling in this regard still depends on Guo Fan.

If Guo Fan exerts his full strength, he can really achieve a situation where I don’t want to pay for the film, but I still want the person.

When Yu Rongguang saw it, he called him an expert.

(End of this chapter)