140 Martial Arts All Heavens Must-have Novice Village Plot
"The Swordsman" was filmed in many locations. The Xinwu Film and Television Base mainly shot street scenes and interior scenes.
For example, today's scene is a famous scene in "The Swordsman", and the plot of the novice village where countless protagonists of the martial arts world play.
Liu Zhengfeng washes his hands in a golden basin!
This scene does not have Linghu Chong's role in the original work, but in the play, in order to increase the protagonist's sense of presence, Linghu Chong is forced to rescue Liu Zhengfeng in front of the Songshan Sword Sect and confront the Songshan Sect with him.
In this case, the Huashan sect and the Songshan sect will almost be opposed. Depending on Yue Buqun's temperament, it is possible to directly clean up the sect.
So Cao Xuan discussed with Zhang Dabeard and the director during filming to weaken the confrontation between Linghu Chong and the Songshan Sect. He only saved Liu Zhengfeng out of the Songshan Sect's righteous indignation for massacre of the entire Liu family.
In this way, Linghu Chong's guilt would be reduced, and Yue Buqun would not be too angry, and would even help cover him up and treat him lightly.
Huang Jianzhong was persuaded by Cao Xuan and temporarily changed the script. Weizi, who played Yue Buqun, quietly gave Cao Xuan a thumbs up.
In fact, he also saw that there were some logical problems in the plot, and he also raised his opinions, but he was very dismissive and the director and producer did not pay attention to it.
Weizi and Cao Xuan haven't played together much for the time being, and he has heard about Cao Xuan's "drama tyrant", but for today, he is definitely on Cao Xuan's side.
Cao Xuan was very calm. After changing the script, he reconnected with Zhang Hengping, who played Lu Bai.
This person once played Ruan Xiaowu, the bodybuilding champion in "Water Margin", and he has acted in many Jin Yong dramas.
In addition to Lu Bai in this version of "The Swordsman", he also played Chu Wanli in Hu Jun's version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", Li Yapeng's version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and Huang Xiaoming's version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" Lu Youjiao, Hu
Fisherman in the Ge version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", Yu Daiyan in the Deng Dynasty version of "The Legend of the Legend of the Condor Heroes".
Huang Xiaoming's version of "The Deer and the Cauldron", Huo Jianhua's version of "The Swordsman" and Dou Zhikong's version of "Blood Sword" also appeared.
Definitely an old face from Jin Yong’s universe...
Cao Xuan didn't know him very well, but he had eaten twice with Zang Jinsheng's help. When they met this time, they chatted and reminisced about old times.
After all, they are produced by the same producer, and there are many actors who co-starred in "Water Margin" and "The Swordsman".
Cao Xuan and Zhang Hengping appeared early, and there were also Zang Jinsheng (Lu Zhishen) who played the unruly monk, Xu Jingyi (Wang Ying) who played one of the Six Immortals of Peach Valley, Wang Wensheng (Qin Ming) who played the bad role, and Bao Dachu
Han Fuli (Xie Zhen)...
There are five or six Liangshan heroes alone, and there are even more other minor characters.
Now that the cast of "The Swordsman" is reunited, I am happy, but seeing Cao Xuan who has begun to play the male lead, I can't help but feel that things are different and people are different.
After a while, the filming of the plot officially started.
Because of the previous plot reorganization and simplification, although Linghu Chong fought a battle with Tian Boguang, he was not seriously injured.
Although there was a misunderstanding later, with the testimony of little nun Yilin, I was finally qualified to participate in the meeting.
After filming this part, Liu Zhengfeng washes his hands in the golden basin. The most important part of this part of the story is twofold.
The first is to highlight the incompatibility between good and evil, and the second is to create the image of the Songshan Sect as a domineering and cruel villain.
The most important thing is to kill the entire Liu family. No matter what the position of the Songshan sect is, or how deep the hatred between the good and the evil factions is behind them, surround them, rely on the strength of their numbers, and kill their wives and children one by one in front of them.
Kill.
As soon as this scene came out, it was almost impossible for the Songshan Sect to clean up their innocence, and even the three leaders who stood by and watched followed suit.
You can say that this is the rule of the world, but readers and audiences will not care about this.
The Songshan sect is the bad guys, the three masters and the martial arts heroes, except Dingyi who took action, are all hypocrites.
It is precisely because this scene was written so infuriating that it became the best slap-in-the-face scene.
As long as the protagonists of the major martial arts Zhu Tianliu come to Swordsman World, they will definitely attack the Songshan Sect.
In particular, Fei Bin, the master of Dasongyang, was verbally criticized and beaten by the protagonists in turn, and his death was in various bizarre ways. The amount of it was enough to write an online article as reference material to seduce the villain.
Cao Xuan didn't get Zhutianliu's turn, but at the filming site, watching Songshan send men and horses to surround Liu's house, he was still full of feelings.
This scene in the play, aside from letting Linghu Chong lose his sense of existence, is still very consistent with the original work in other aspects, especially the killing of the Liu family, including women and children, one by one, which makes people feel angry.
Linghu Chong was not in the original work, but now he is on the scene. Seeing this scene, he must not turn a blind eye. He tried to show off several times, but Yue Buqun held him down.
It wasn't until Liu Zhengfeng was about to commit suicide that Yue Buqun was shaken and couldn't hold on for a moment, before Linghu Chong finally took action and rescued Liu Zhengfeng.
Cao Xuan jumped and opened Liu Zhengfeng's suicide sword, glanced at the corpses of women and children not far away, and said with anger and gnashing of teeth.
"Does the Songshan sect have to kill them all?"
"There is no coexistence between good and evil. Liu Zhengfeng colluded with the devil's sect, and everyone got it and killed him. Master Yue, do you, the Huashan faction, want to stand up for him?"
Yue Buqun stood up, glanced at Liu Zhengfeng, and sighed: "Chong'er, get out of the way."
"Master!"
Linghu Chong looked at Yue Buqun in disbelief and hesitated, but still did not retreat.
Liu Zhengfeng opened his mouth to persuade Linghu Chong not to wade into the troubled waters. Fei Bin and Lu Bai also showed murderous intentions. During the confrontation, Qu Yang appeared and rescued Liu Zhengfeng.
The Songshan Sect immediately turned around and wanted to hold Linghu Chong accountable. Yue Buqun verbally blamed him, but in his words, he said that it was not your turn to control the Huashan Sect. They punished the Songshan Sect internally and did not let the Songshan Sect take away Linghu Chong.
The subsequent plot is that Yue Buqun is angry with Linghu Chong for not abiding by his master's orders, and asks him to go back to Huashan Mountain to face the wall and think about his mistakes.
Linghu Chong bid farewell to Yilin, and unexpectedly encountered the Songshan sect hunting Liu and Qu, and chasing Qu Feiyan. He couldn't help but save people, which leads to the following story.
Similar plot changes are just a microcosm of the script changes during the filming of "The Swordsman".
Although Cao Xuan prefers the original work, he does not copy it completely rigidly. As a screenwriter, he has two skills and has his own considerations for the plot.
There were some plots where Cao Xuan convinced the director and screenwriter, and there were also plots where he was convinced by the screenwriter.
Everything comes first with script quality!
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At the end of March, about two weeks after "The Swordsman" started shooting, another heavyweight actor joined the cast.
Yu Chenghui, known as the contemporary swordsman.
This figure who is considered a leading figure in today's martial arts world is not only good at martial arts routines, but most importantly, he also has certain practical combat capabilities.
Cao Xuan knew that later generations of the Internet had always praised this person a lot, but he was not sure whether he was that amazing, so he called Wu Jing and asked.
Then I listened to Rainbow Fart for nearly ten minutes. I can’t say how strong this person is in actual combat, but among action actors, he is definitely one of the best.
As for young men like Cao Xuan, there are too many of them. Two or three of them cannot defeat the old man with their bare hands. If they each bring weapons, they will be destroyed immediately.
You know, Yu Chenghui is now over sixty years old, and it is very scary to still have such fighting ability at this age.
In addition to his martial arts skills, the old man himself has an excellent image and temperament. Not to mention his immortal demeanor, he also has the air of a master.
As soon as he appeared like this, the audience knew that this old man was not an ordinary character, not the protagonist, Grandpa Goldfinger, but also a big villain.
Zhang Jizhong admired the old man's magnanimity very much and specially invited him to play Feng Qingyang in "The Swordsman".
Later, we collaborated with him many times, including Huang Yaoshi, Zhang Sanfeng and Mu Renqing in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "Heaven Slaying the Dragon" and "Blue Blood Sword". They are all master-level characters in the dramas.
He is also one of the few actors who can impress the audience by playing the role of a great master. When many people think of a role like Yuan Ting Yue Zhi, the first person they think of is Yu Chenghui.
For example, when fans of "Swordsman in the Snow" conducted a spontaneous online casting call, Yu Chenghui won the role of Li Chungang with an overwhelming vote.
Everyone believes that only this old man can perform the sword god's majesty that "if heaven had not given birth to me, Li Chungang, my swordsmanship would last forever."
The old man didn't have many roles, and his biggest rival was the actor Cao Xuan, so he shamelessly asked for advice.
It's too late to practice martial arts, but it's good to learn a few tough moves to defend yourself. However, Chenghui is always kind and approachable, but he just doesn't tell the truth.
However, he also knew that he had pointed out the "Sword Art Routines" that Cao Xuan learned from Wu Jing to help him make his movements more beautiful.
At the same time, he also told Cao Xuan how to exercise daily. His muscles are a bit too stiff now, and many movements cannot be stretched enough.
In fact, there is no secret to martial arts scenes, and it is not actual combat. The key lies in the physical condition of the actors.
This is the basis. If your physical condition is good, the movements you perform will naturally be more difficult and more beautiful than others, and you will definitely get extra points.
Of course, this is talking about ordinary actors. Professional action actors must still have some basic skills. They must be proficient in at least 1 to 2 martial arts routines, and have a certain understanding of other boxing techniques and even modern fighting.
Cao Xuan has no intention of becoming an action star, so as long as he trains his body well, he can almost overcome most of the difficulties in fighting scenes.
Being able to do this is already very good. Of course, it would be even better if there were some equipment for boxing and kick training.
Cao Xuan is not that greedy. He just needs to improve his physical fitness. It will not only meet the requirements of acting, but it will also be good for his own health.
In fact, he has been exercising on a daily basis. After all, he is a celebrity and has to maintain the minimum physical requirements.
However, due to his busy schedule, Cao Xuan's fitness often stopped. He was a little slack before, spending three days fishing and two days drying nets.
Now that he had such a chat with Yu Chenghui, Cao Xuan rekindled his passion for fitness.
He was filming on the set of "The Swordsman" and had a fixed schedule every day. Although he didn't squeeze out much time, it still allowed Cao Xuan to exercise steadily every day for a long time.
Cao Xuan also asked the props department for a sword, and took it out to play with when he had time. He didn't ask for a good performance, but wanted a stable performance.
Cao Xuan used to watch TV and saw the characters in the drama pointing guns and knives at the enemy. Within a few seconds, they started shaking, making them look limp.
Last year when he was filming "A Better Tom", he practiced drawing and holding a gun. When he drew a gun and pointed it at Wang Zhiwen, he looked like a stable and cold-blooded killer.
This time playing "The Swordsman", Cao Xuan felt that this aspect should be strengthened.
Linghu Chong is a master swordsman, so what's the matter if he can't hold the sword firmly...
