Kang Jianfei threw the script to Xu Ke and asked with a smile: "I have made major changes based on your opinions. You should be satisfied now, right?"
"This script is very good." Xu Ke grinned, showing two rows of uneven teeth.
In fact, the script of last year's "New Shushan Swordsman" was not written by Xu Ke, but he provided the plot framework and asked the screenwriting department of DreamWorks to create it. Xu Ke's own screenwriting ability is not even as good as Gao Zhisen.
The current final version of the "Shu Mountain" script took more than four months to write and involved the efforts of more than ten people, including Kang Jianfei and Xu Ke.
First of all, the plot structure is much larger than that of "New Shushan Swordsman" in the original time and space. Of course, because the plot and characters of the original novel are too complicated, there must be many major changes when writing the movie script.
For example, in the original work, Yu Yingnan, a female disciple of Emei, was changed into the male protagonist by Kang Jianfei, while Li Yingqiong and Yu Yingnan were in a relationship of senior sisters and brothers who loved each other.
In preparation for the filming of the "Shu Mountain" trilogy, the villain of the first part is set to be "Blood God Son" Deng Yin (also known as Ding Yin in the film and television works). This Deng Yin was originally the junior disciple of the real Changmei, who was imprisoned for violating canon rules.
After being expelled from his master's school, he accidentally obtained a magic book "Blood Nerve" and cultivated to become a demon.
The general plot is that Yu Yingnan, a weak scholar, went to Beijing to take the exam and stayed overnight in a ruined temple. By chance, he met Deng Yin, who was expelled from his master's school. He accidentally opened the mechanism under the Buddha statue, allowing Deng Yin to obtain the magic cultivation method "Blood Nerve".
Deng Yinben and Yu Yingnan hit it off immediately, and the two chatted happily. Deng Yinben became obsessed with watching "Blood Nerve" and wanted to absorb Yu Yingnan's blood to practice magic attacks. However, he was saved by Li Yingqiong who went down the mountain to practice - Deng Yinben
When Yin was expelled from the school, all his skills were almost useless. Therefore, he could not defeat Li Yingqiong, who was just starting out.
The chivalrous girl Li Yingqiong and the scholar Yu Yingnan had a secret love, and then Yu Yingnan joined the Emei Sect and became a disciple of Master Yuanyuan, becoming fellow disciples with Li Yingqiong.
When Yu Yingnan achieved some success in his practice, the two of them went down the mountain together to perform chivalry, only to find that all the people in a certain town were slaughtered by the blood cultivation technique. The two fought against Deng Yin, who had become the son of the blood god, but was defeated.
He was in such a mess that he could only rely on the magic weapon given by his master to escape.
Yu Yingnan couldn't settle down in his heart. Because it was his unintentional mistake that allowed Deng Yin to obtain "Blood Nerve", he decided to kill Deng Yin himself.
After that, the male and female protagonists naturally had many adventures along the way. In the process of fighting monsters and upgrading, they met many righteous friends. Moreover, Li Yingqiong acquired the purple and green swords in Mangcang Mountain, and Yu Yingnan also obtained the magic weapon Nanming Lihuo.
Sword. In the end, a group of friends work together to kill Deng Yin, the son of the blood god, and Yu Yingnan and Li Yingqiong finally become a couple of gods.
In order to cater to the audience's taste, there will naturally be some love triangle arrangements in the film. However, these are minor and not too much emphasis will be placed on them during filming.
In fact, the plot of the script is not very complicated, but it is far more interesting than Xu Ke's "New Shushan Swordsman", and the rhythm is completely a model for future blockbusters, which will keep the audience entertained from beginning to end.
As for the second part of the "Shushan" trilogy, it depends on the box office performance of the first part before deciding whether to invest in it. However, the villain of the second part has been tentatively designated as the green-robed ancestor.
Xu Ke was originally afraid that the script would be written in a different way, but now he is extremely satisfied, at least it is much better than the script he came up with before. Of course, Xu Ke still made many changes to the script, especially during filming, he would make slight changes according to the situation.
Modification. But the general plot direction will not change.
"You choose the actors yourself," Kang Jianfei said. "The actors who signed the film contract last year will remain the same. But for those like Zheng Shaoqiu and others whose contracts were terminated, don't look for them anymore. It's up to you to decide which actors to replace."
"I understand." Xu Ke nodded, but he was thinking about which actors were suitable.
The heroine Li Yingqiong will naturally be played by Li Saifeng, which was already agreed last year. Zhao Yazhi will play a senior fairy. As for the choice of the male protagonist and the villain, the choice is uncertain.
Xu Ke thought for a while and suddenly said: "I am going to let Liu Songren play the role of the villain Deng Yin."
Kang Jianfei nodded and said: "Liu Songren is very good. Among Hong Kong actors, he still has a lot of chivalrous spirit. Let's see if he can bring the possessed Deng Yin to life."
"As for the male lead Yu Yingnan," Xu Ke tapped his fingers and said, "What do you think of Leslie Cheung?"
Kang Jianfei was still very satisfied with Zhang Guorong's image as a scholar, but it was difficult to let him play the role of a swordsman. He said, "Call him to come and try it out."
We already have an idea for the male lead, and the remaining supporting roles will be much easier to handle. Brothers Hui Yinghong and Hui Tianci can play important supporting roles, and a number of trainees from the training class can also be brought in to make their debut.
The two discussed it for more than half an hour, and Xu Ke finally left with satisfaction with the script, followed by Yu Kanping into the office again.
After Yu Kanping signed Wang Zuxian, he has been filming for the past few months. He specially created an urban romance film "Love in Taipei" for Wang Zuxian. The male protagonist of the movie is Taiwanese singing superstar Liu Wenzheng. The box office mainly hits Taiwan and Southeast Asia. This
Seed seeds don’t fetch much in Hong Kong.
""Love in Taipei" has been released, right? How is the sales going?" Kang Jianfei asked casually. He didn't have high hopes for this Taiwanese romance film. As long as it doesn't make a loss, it's enough. The main thing is to let Wang Zuxian accumulate more.
A little experience in filming.
Yu Kanping sighed: "The box office is more than NT$11 million. After calculation, the cost has been basically recovered. We should be able to make some gains in Nanyang."
Kang Jianfei did not blame Yu Kanping, but said: "Taiwan's domestic films cannot sell, so it is good to have a box office of over 10 million."
In addition to serving as the general manager of DreamWorks Taiwan branch, Yu Kanping also takes care of other affairs - such as contacting Taiwanese film producers, sending filial money to the Taiwan Information Bureau, etc.
After talking about Wang Zuxian's matter, Yu Kanping suddenly said: "I'm afraid Jin Chaoqun will not come to Hong Kong to film. He just wrote a letter of regret at the Information Bureau. The day before yesterday, Jin Chaoqun invited me to dinner in Taipei and asked me to say sorry on his behalf.
He will also pay off the liquidated damages for the sequel to "Blue Sky" by selling his house, but he really can't continue filming."
When "Bao Qingtian" was first filmed, it was blocked by the Taiwan authorities and could not be sold in the Taiwan market. A few months ago, it was sold to Guangdong/Dong TV Station, and a Bao Qingtian craze quickly set off, and then it was released one after another in mainland China.
It was broadcast on more than ten TV stations and became the most popular TV series in the mainland this year.
Hong Kong's "Wen Wei Po" published the popularity of "Bao Qingtian" in the mainland and praised the quality of this TV series. As a result, it was targeted by people from the Hong Kong branch of Taiwan's Central News Agency. This TV series was obviously produced by DreamWorks Television Production Department
However, Phoenix TV was shot while lying down and was attacked by many right-wing newspapers in Hong Kong.
As for the lead actor Jin Chaoqun of "Bao Qingtian", under the threat of the Taiwan authorities, he went back to write a letter of repentance. I am afraid that he will not be able to film in Hong Kong in a few years.
"The Information Bureau doesn't have any films that embarrass DreamWorks, right?" Kang Jianfei asked, this was what he was most concerned about.
Yu Kanping shook his head and said with a smile: "That's not true. The Information Bureau and the Third Young Master pay tribute every year, and the Bamboo Union Gang gets dividends. Both black and white are taken care of. As long as there is no big problem, the Information Bureau will
I will definitely turn a blind eye."
It can be said that Taiwan’s officialdom is not easy. Although today’s leader, President Chiang Kai-shek, advocates integrity and frugality and sets an example, the officials below are doing so in a secretive way. Even President Chiang Kai-shek’s sons are more powerful than the other in making money.
The amount of money DreamWorks pours into the News Bureau every year is really not in vain.
Just like this time, "Bao Qingtian" was obviously produced by DreamWorks Television Production Department, but after investigation, it was produced by Phoenix TV. The main reason was that the Information Bureau wanted to preserve the financial resources of DreamWorks.
Kang Jianfei suddenly thought that if the release of Xu Ke's "Shu Mountain" caused a sensation, the Taiwanese authorities would really ban DreamWorks.
In fact, Kang Jianfei is not afraid of losing Taiwan's box office. What he is afraid of is the chain reaction caused by being blocked by the Taiwan authorities. The reason why he still chooses to cooperate with the mainland is mainly because Kang Jianfei is a time traveler and knows the big trend of the future.
In fact, not only Kang Jianfei, but anyone with a normal mind should know how to choose.
In a parallel space, after the Sino-British negotiations concluded, many right-wing newspapers in Hong Kong announced their suspension of publication. It was considered that those bosses were leaving a way out for their future. Shao Yifu suspended the Shaw Brothers System a few months after the Sino-British negotiations concluded.
Film business, while turning its energy to the development of TVB, it also completely turned to the Chinese government, donating tens of millions to the mainland every year to aid students.
Jiang Zhiqiang's brother Jiang Zhiwen even invested in the joint construction of Nanguo Cinema with the mainland in the second year after the Sino-British negotiations concluded, laying the political foundation for the future rise of Anle Cinemas.
Anyway, after it was confirmed that Hong Kong would return to the motherland in 1997, smart people in Hong Kong knew how to hold on to the situation.
The funniest thing is that after the ban was lifted in Taiwan, Taiwanese investors could not directly go north to the mainland to invest in film production, so they invested their funds in Hong Kong companies, and then the Hong Kong directors went to the mainland to film the film, and then brought it back to Taiwan for release.
Starting around 1988, the film cooperation model in which Taiwanese businessmen provided money, Hong Kong people were hired, and mainland scenes were produced, began to operate more and more smoothly.
Yu Kanping came here this time to report to Kang Jianfei on the status of the Taiwan branch. The branch invested in two movies this year, one of which barely paid back, and the other of which lost more than NT$1 million.
Such a situation proves that Taiwanese local films are really hopeless. No wonder the Taiwan branch of New Art City has stopped production and is not willing to break up with Zhang Aijia for Mecca. The main reason is that Taiwanese films cannot make money.
"Jingle Bell……"
After Yu Kanping left, Zhao Yazhi's call was directly transferred by his secretary: "When is it? You are still in the company and you are not leaving!"
"I'll be here soon. Just wait for me." Kang Jianfei hung up the phone and went out. Zeng Bolin quickly followed.
After a month of publicity, tonight is the semi-finals of the Miss Oriental Beauty Contest. As the organizer, Kang Jianfei will naturally participate. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation at Qidian ()
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