This man knows how to hype

Chapter 288 Film and Television Area Team Building Project

Speaking of which, Xu Xiyu went to see "Kuang Bi" because he saw some video clips of Xu Jiang, played by Jia Bing, on the Internet.

This character is really interesting under Jia Bing's interpretation.

Moreover, there are some memes that are not found on Blue Star.

For example, the sentence "From now on, sit at the same table with your children when you eat."

Xu Xiyu was quite looking forward to seeing everyone’s reaction when these things appeared on Blue Star.

It can be said that the character of Xu Jiang attracted a considerable number of audiences for "Kuang Bi", and was a very good marketing subject in the early stages.

Therefore, in order to ensure that the Blue Star version of Xu Jiang can achieve the same effect and humor as the original version.

Xu Xiyu took advantage of his opportunity to perform on the Spring Festival Gala and found a comedian comparable to Jia Bing to play this role.

Based on these preparations, Xu Xiyu didn't care at all whether "Pengcheng Thirty Years Old" and "Songs in the Qin Palace" would be updated or not.

Instead of focusing on this, it’s better to take a look at the relevant content of "Rampage".

Don't tell me yet.

After Xu Xiyu finished washing up, he found that a bunch of bloggers in the film and television section of Station D had already made secondary creative videos related to "Kuang Kuang".

Clicking on any video will give you a good amount of views.

Moreover, among the highly praised comments, there must be a comment like [Another team building in the film and television area, why don’t you thank Mr. Dan? (dog head)].

In addition, some hardworking people not only made secondary creation videos, but also directly made interpretations of four episodes.

It’s more than an hour long video, and I don’t know how they finished it in just one night.

Moved by the thought, Xu Xiyu decided to get it for free. He also clicked on the video titled [Understand in one breath why the first four episodes of "Kuaisan" are so wonderful] and started watching it, which increased the blogger's playback volume.

I mentioned before that the first 12 episodes of "Rampage" are a complete plot stage.

If we were to break down these 12 episodes, the first four episodes would form a relatively complete story.

Apparently, this blogger discovered this, too.

He just said in conjunction with the edited video: "In the first four episodes of "Kuang Bi", the two story lines of An Xin and Gao Qiqiang were intertwined.

One story line is about Gao Qiqiang raising the banner of An Xin, responding to various temptations from the Tang brothers, and finally resolving the troubles in the video store and establishing his prestige in the Jiuchang Street vegetable market.

Another story line is about An Xin investigating the Huang Cuicui case, and later being arranged to be an undercover member of the Crazy Donkey team. She was informed of her undercover identity by an insider and almost died at sea.

One of the excellences of "The Storm" is that these two story lines reflect each other. In layman's terms, when Gao Qiqiang encounters a crisis, An Xin is also experiencing a test.

I think the screenwriter definitely hopes to cross-shape An Xin and Gao Qiqiang's identity background and character through trials and crises.

Judging from the plot setting, the tests faced by An Xin are much more dangerous than those faced by Gao Qiqiang.

Therefore, if it were an ordinary creator, it would be easy to make Gao Qiqiang's performance too thin and overemphasize the male protagonist An Xin..."

Hearing this, Xu Xiyu couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Is it okay for Gao Qiqiang to become thinner?
However, there is one thing that the blogger said correctly: the screenwriter did set up a cross-reflection crisis for An Xin and Gao Qiqiang.

Moreover, the crisis on An Xin's side is even more serious.

After all, he nearly died several times in the first four episodes.

Therefore, it stands to reason that the crisis tension on An Xin's side should be stronger.

But judging from the results, the tense atmosphere of Gao Qiqiang's story line in the original drama was better.

As for An Xin, everyone who has watched the show knows that, to put it bluntly, it seems like she is just joking.

The reason for this situation is not really the screenwriter's fault.

It's a problem with the director and the actors. The director failed to express the crisis that the screenwriter set for An Xin in the text through audio-visual language.

At the same time, the actors failed to give the characters enough small details to show their personalities.

The blogger continued his video, mixing up different clips and explaining: "Let's first talk about why the character of Gao Qiqiang is so vivid.

Here are a few examples. For example, in the second episode, the Tang brothers had a conflict with Gao Qiqiang in the vegetable market and discovered that An Xin was An Changlin's nephew.

He chose to visit Gao Qiqiang, on the one hand to apologize, and on the other hand to test the relationship between Gao Qiqiang and An Xin.

The two were waiting at the door of Gao Qiqiang's house, and when Gao Qiqiang came over and saw them, the camera gave a close-up of Gao Qiqiang's hand.

Here, Gao Qiqiang clamped the car key on his finger in reverse, making a simple brass knuckles..."

When the blogger said this, he paused the screen and circled it in red.

Then, he continued, "Including when he was testing the Tang brothers later, Gao Qiqiang, who was in a state of tension and rapid thinking, would pretend to eat melon seeds naturally.

This is using big movements to hide his true emotions, which is a method often used by many people when they are nervous, so it seems extremely lifelike.

In addition, there is another scene that left a deep impression on me. In the video store, he was sitting sideways on a chair, smoking with one hand and putting the other hand behind his back.

The camera deliberately went behind him and gave a close-up of his palms that were trembling with nervousness.

To sum up, the creators of the series used a variety of unique camera languages ​​and detail designs to make Gao Qiqiang's various emotions quite tense and very real.

All I can say is, our dear Mr. Dan, you have found a treasure this time. It would be a miracle if this drama doesn’t become a hit…”

As soon as these words came out, the screen was filled with comments like [Adan: This time I really found a treasure, I made a profit]

[A Bao: This time I really found an egg. I made a profit.]

[A Zhuan: This time I really found a treasure, I’m so lucky]

These crazy comments made Xu Xiyu laugh again.

He suddenly remembered that last night, Zhang Wenyan called him and thanked him repeatedly, saying that if it weren't for him, he wouldn't be able to play such an outstanding role.

He also said that the promotion of the live-action drama will begin soon, and when he is interviewed, he will make sure to explain Xu Xiyu's guidance and dedication to "Kuang Da" to all the audiences.

His words were sincere and his tone was earnest, and his expression made Xu Xiyu feel a little embarrassed.

However, having said that, Gao Qiqiang's authenticity and three-dimensionality are indeed built up through a bunch of details created by Xu Xiyu.

Because of his "inspiring" ideas, other actors and creators were encouraged to exert their subjective initiative and come up with more content. It is not to say that because Gao Qiqiang is a villain, he must be more three-dimensional than the good guy. This theory is nonsense.

In contrast, it is difficult to remember what is special about An Xin.

Except for that weird accent he inherited from "Chicken Feathers Flying to the Sky".

Of course, some people also say that only people like An Xin who are selfless and alone can fight against the forces of darkness. This is a self-saving statement.

There are so many anti-gang and anti-corruption cases in reality. Could it be that they were all done by orphans with no desires or anything else?

Even if it is true that all of these were done by orphans, this is not the way to create a play.

Because the audience will only be moved by the sacrifice of a flesh-and-blood person.

A "God" without weaknesses.

As a human audience, how can we resonate?
Thinking of this, Xu Xiyu continued to focus his attention on the video.

The blogger also began to tell An Xin's story line.

"Let's talk about why An Xin is so outstanding. It's still the second episode. An Xin and Li Xiang visited the rental house to investigate the Huang Cuicui case. They found someone in the house, and then there was a chase scene.

Finally, when chasing into a crowd of people, the man detonated a grenade. Although the grenade was fake, no one knew it at the time.

Without knowing it, An Xin pounced on it without hesitation. Here we make a simple pull tab.

Let’s break down this plot in detail and see how the director arranged the shots to create tension and bring out An Xin’s life story…”

Hearing this, Xu Xiyu remembered the original approach.

In the original drama, An Xin was confused at the beginning, which is fine because the incident happened suddenly.

Then there were a few panoramic shots of the panicked crowd around, which was a problem.

According to the language of the camera, after giving the panoramic shot, there should be a close-up of the crowd in panic, and it would be best to have a few people tripping, so that the sense of panic will be much stronger.

Of course, the real problem is not here.

The real problem was that after An Xin pounced on him, his expression was still confused.

The scene then cuts directly to the police station, where Zhang Biao asks An Xin "Did you know that this grenade was fake?"

An Xin's answer was: "I pounced on it and crushed it, so I knew it was most likely a firecracker."

There is actually no problem with the plot and lines of this scene.

But the filming and acting are not good.

A plot about facing life and death failed to create any content about An Xin.

It can even be said that the emotions that this grenade-catching plot gave to the audience were not as strong as the emotion that Gao Qiqiang felt when he was carrying a mantis shrimp and trying to find An Xin in front of the police station but couldn't find her.

You know, in film and television dramas, the best time to shape the protagonist is when he encounters a crisis.

The sense of urgency created by the crisis forces the protagonist to make a choice, and through the choice, the protagonist's character and way of doing things are emphasized.

In the first four episodes, the screenwriter gave An Xin several crises.

The first time, I threw a grenade.

The second time, he was hung up and beaten by the mad donkey to test his identity.

The third time, he was taken by Crazy Donkey to chop people up, and his identity was verified a second time.

The fourth time, when he was undercover, he met Meng Yu in KTV.

The fifth time, he was fed poison at sea and almost died.

There are more crises than Gao Qiqiang's, but the audience couldn't feel any emotions or content in the crises, except for the part where the poison was poured into the body.

Especially the third time, when Crazy Donkey took him to chop people, Xu Xiyu really laughed.

In the original version, An Xin was pretending to chop in every corner, while Crazy Donkey was just watching from a distance, with no intention of going forward to "check".

Whenever Crazy Donkey made a move to go up and check, the tension would instantly arise.

Because it is impossible for An Xin to kill people.

Isn't this plot more dangerous than the temptation that Gao Qiqiang faced from the Tang brothers?

Such a dangerous plot is perfect for highlighting An Xin's quick wit and character, but unfortunately, the original drama did not achieve this.

Forget it.

Later, An Xin was on the conveyor belt and had a discussion with someone, saying, "I'll kick you, and you run away."

After saying that, he stood there and shouted at the crazy donkey, "Brother, I can't swallow this" and so on.

This segment is even more important.

You have to know that the reason why An Xin was brought by Crazy Donkey to chop people was because he was severely beaten.

At that time, he was facing a real life-and-death crisis. He finally survived the beating and managed to sneak into Crazy Donkey's team.

When he was hacking people here, he first pretended to fight blatantly, and then discussed things with the people. Is he really not afraid of being exposed?

How can the audience get nervous when it's such a joke?
How to make the audience feel the urgency of the situation?
If the situation is not critical, how can An Xin's ability be demonstrated?
To sum up, what Xu Xiyu modified was actually the way An Xin behaved when facing these five crises, not a drastic change to the plot.

Of course, the last part, where An Xin was rescued and taken back to the hospital, was changed a lot.

In the original version, An Xin attributed the fault of not catching the person to himself, and was completely unaware of the problems of "internal traitor" and "corruption in the Jinghai officialdom".

This made his subsequent attitude towards Zhao Lidong unnatural.

Logically speaking, he should first be aware of Jinghai's current problems and realize for the first time how powerful the enemy is during this crisis where he almost died.

Then, in the face of strength, one still makes the choice to uphold justice, which is what can move people.

Instead of looking like a stubborn idiot like in the original version.

And this blogger also gave three examples in his video: putting out a bomb, slashing people, and returning from the hospital.

(End of this chapter)