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Chapter 739: Different from what everyone imagined

So crazy.

But Liu Yifei was speechless and could not find any loopholes in Li Yu's words to refute.

She also hopes that she can be so arrogant and say to others, "Is there anything bad in the drama I acted in?"

Unfortunately, she will never have the chance to say this in her life because she has acted in many bad movies.

As for Li Yu, his performance since his debut has been excellent.

Even the scripts Li Yu wrote for others were not bad.

"Just watch it. I think Director Chen will make a great movie," Li Yu added.

He must have a basis for saying this.

First of all, when filming this movie, Chen Kaige did not modify the script and the shooting speed was relatively fast.

这就稳了.

Movies shot by Chen Kaige at a faster speed are generally not bad.

I'm not afraid of his speed, I'm just afraid that he will take his time to polish his skills and build up his big move.

For other directors, the more they polish their work, the better.

For Chen Kaige, the more he polishes himself, the faster he will be able to finish his job.

There is a saying that goes "the longer the night, the more dreams you may have." As time went on, all kinds of strange ideas came to his mind.

He stuffed all his ideas into the movie, but couldn't control them, so in the end the movie ended up with beautiful pictures but an incomprehensible story.

This kind of movie is a bit like chicken ribs, tasteless to eat but a pity to throw away.

Even if you say it's bad, the graphics, camera movement, and art are all top-notch.

To put it nicely, the plot is terrible.

It is said that "The Promise" is a murder caused by a steamed bun.

In fact, "The Legend of the Demon Cat" can be summarized in one sentence: a bloody case caused by a demon cat that urged manuscripts to be submitted.

Chen Kaige is still the same Chen Kaige. Over the years, he still likes to play with bloody murders caused by something.

On the stage, Chen Kaige interacted with a group of actors.

The actor included Zhang Luyi, who played Emperor Xuanzong of Tang.

In fact, Li Yu felt that Zhang Luyi was a little too young to play Emperor Xuanzong of Tang.

Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was already over fifty when he snatched his daughter-in-law Yang Yuhuan into the harem.

When the Anshi Rebellion broke out, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang was already a seventy-year-old man, not as young as Zhang Luyi.

Li Yu thought it was quite funny that Zhang Luyi always played roles that didn't match his age.

In the later "The Qin Empire", he played a teenage Qin King Ying Zheng, which shocked the audience.

It is said that the greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment.

Before "The Qin Empire", the Qin Empire series had three excellent works: "The Qin Empire: The Splitting", "The Qin Empire: The Vertical and Horizontal" and "The Qin Empire: The Rise".

The audience has high expectations for "The Qin Empire".

What everyone thinks is that the stories of Duke Xian of Qin, King Huiwen of Qin, and King Zhaoxiang of Qin are already so exciting when adapted into TV series.

With the appearance of King Ying Zheng of Qin who destroyed the six kingdoms, the pinnacle of the Qin Empire series came.

As a result, the producers told the audience that they were worrying too much and they would tell everyone what it meant to pull something in one's trouser pocket.

Zhang Luyi is a pretty good actor. He has good acting skills and his image is suitable for playing an emperor.

Li Yu felt that he was the one who was criticized the most in "The Qin Empire" and it was unfair to be criticized for the biggest flaw.

Shouldn't the director be held responsible for letting him, who was in his thirties or forties, play the thirteen-year-old Ying Zheng?
Didn’t the director know that Zhang Luyi’s age would distract the audience from playing the 13-year-old Ying Zheng?

And to be honest, even if a teenager with great acting skills was found to play Ying Zheng, it would not change the fact that the audience was disappointed with "The Qin Empire".

The core of a play is always the script.

The script determines the bottom line of a drama. The script of The Qin Empire is the worst in the Qin Empire series, far inferior to the three previous works.

The audience's appetite has been whetted by the three previous films, and their expectations for "The Qin Empire" are too high.

The quality of the screenwriters has dropped significantly, the audience is cursing, and the inevitable outcome is that the reputation of the film will flop.

Zhang Luyi also performed well in Chen Kaige's "Legend of the Demon Cat", although his performance did not match the character's actual age.

However, Li Yu could guess Chen Kaige's intention.

Chen Kaige probably wants to find a younger actor to enhance the CP feeling between Emperor Xuanzong and Yang Guifei.

This is actually nothing. Li Yu thinks that as long as the actors’ acting skills are good, it’s enough.

When making historical blockbusters about historical figures, it is not necessary to require the actors to be exactly like the historical figures in every aspect.

Sometimes you have to make some trade-offs.

Take "The Prosperity of Times" for example. If they really found a 70-year-old actor to play Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, and let him stand next to Yang Yuhuan.

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Some viewers may find it offensive to see an old man and a young beauty playing a couple.

Since Zhang Luyi performed well in "Legend of the Demon Cat", Li Yu has reason to believe that he will also perform well in "Under the Prosperous Age".

Chen Kaige talked about his understanding of the Tang Dynasty and the Anshi Rebellion on stage.

The process is the same as many movie premieres, nothing special.

What everyone is really looking forward to is the premiere of the movie.

To be honest, before today, Li Yu had never seen the true face of this movie.

Chen Kaige did invite Li Yu to see the final edited version.

But at that time Li Yu was in the United States and had no time.

This is also good, it keeps a little mystery.

Li Yu is looking forward to seeing how Chen Kaige will make this movie.

When the main feature of the movie starts, the first shot that catches the eye is amazing.

A long shot captured the prosperous atmosphere in Chang'an City.

In the camera, Chang'an City is extremely prosperous, with crowds of people and merchants gathering in the streets.

In the distance, the magnificent palace stands tall, majestic and domineering.

This is consistent with people's imagination of the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

In many film and television works, the heyday of the Tang Dynasty was also portrayed like this.

As the plot progresses, everyone discovers that Chen Kaige's "Under the Prosperous Times" is not the prosperous Tang Dynasty that everyone imagined.

Because the following plot talks about how hard the lives of the lower-class people are, and how luxurious the lives of the aristocracy in Chang'an and Luoyang are.

Many refugees have appeared all over the country. In this prosperous era, the crisis has begun to emerge.

This is different from the prosperous Tang Dynasty that everyone imagines.

In the eyes of many people, if An Lushan had not launched a rebellion, the prosperous era could have continued.

An Lushan's rebellion was caused by the fact that Xuanzong was old and confused, so he delegated power to An Lushan, which fostered the ambition of this evil man and eventually led to a disaster.

Liu Yifei expressed her doubts: "Wasn't the Tang Dynasty a prosperous era? Why did the people at the bottom live such a hard life? History books all say that the Tang Dynasty was economically prosperous, so it could achieve the goal of "fat is beautiful". Without enough food, how can it achieve the goal of "fat is beautiful?"

"You're overthinking it. In ancient times, as long as no one starved to death, it could be called a prosperous era. The nobles in big cities like Chang'an and Luoyang considered fat beautiful, and residents in big cities might also enjoy some of the benefits of a prosperous era.

As for areas outside big cities, forget it. During the reigns of Emperor Taizong of Tang and Empress Wu Zetian, the population was not that large, and many people starved to death due to famine.

During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong, the population was even larger. If there was a disaster, there would not be enough snacks to eat. In years of good harvest, most people could only barely fill their stomachs after paying various taxes and harsh policies.

Li Yu answered.

His purpose in writing this script was to tell those who fantasize about traveling through time that ordinary people in the most prosperous period of ancient times lived worse than modern beggars, so there was nothing worth traveling through time and space to sing about.

(End of this chapter)