Chapter five hundred and ninety-two 'Fengshen' trilogy!
The "Twelve Zodiac" box office leaks are still abuzz on the Internet. Regardless of whether it is true or false, it has now begun to expand.
Nowadays, things on the Internet can no longer distinguish between true and false. Whichever side the public opinion is on is right.
On the contrary, if public opinion is not on your side, even if you are right, you will be wrong.
This is an era where there is no distinction between right and wrong, black and white.
Huayi is still carrying out large-scale negative public relations, but various media, self-media, and marketing accounts that are afraid of chaos in the world have also followed up with reports in order to attract attention.
Seven or eight years ago, mainstream media and medium-sized media would rarely report such gossip without any substantive evidence.
At that time, the bigger media were still a little reserved, that is, some tabloids didn't care so much.
But now, except for the state media and some media directly under the Ministry of Propaganda, there is no reserve and integrity to speak of. Whatever is topical will be reported.
Other film and television companies are also fanning the flames and adding insult to injury, eager to cause some trouble for Huayi.
But I didn't go too far and end up getting into trouble.
The Internet is abuzz. There are only three or four days left in the Spring Festival, and the promotion of the two movies has not fallen behind.
In addition, the Spring Festival is also a good time for the release of popular TV series, and entertainment industry news is becoming more and more popular day by day.
The New Year is coming soon, and Tang An also has a lot of things on his hands, and he needs to make decisions on many projects.
During the Chinese New Year, Wu Ershan also came to the company because he was going to make a new movie.
The "Painted Skin" series and the "Ghost Blowing Lamp" series, four blockbusters, have established Wu Ershan's status as a top director, and his domestic box office total is second only to Tang An.
At the same time, he is one of the few in China who can shoot movies with costumes and fantasy themes.
No, today he is here just for a brand new type of movie.
"Director Wu is going to remake "The Romance of the Gods"?"
Tang An was a little surprised. Wu Ershan was not satisfied with two consecutive big productions with an investment of 200 million, and now he wanted to do something even bigger.
"Dr. Tang, I have this idea. After the previous few movies, I think I should be able to control such a series and create our Chinese epic movies, just like Hollywood has their "Lord of the Rings" and "Star Wars"
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Seeing that Tang An had no intention of being unhappy, Wu Ershan began to share his thoughts.
Although with his current performance, even if he still has a contract with Hantang for more than two years and one movie, as long as he wants to leave, any company will help him pay liquidated damages without hesitation.
However, Hantang is already the largest film and television company in China, and it was Tang An who single-handedly supported it.
Unless you go it alone and open a studio, but in that case you don’t have the money to invest in a blockbuster movie worth hundreds of millions, so you still have to find someone else to invest.
His salary, dividends, and investment income for "The Mysterious Cave of Longling" totaled over 50 million, and other companies couldn't give him much more.
Furthermore, there are few people who are as generous as Tang An and spend more than 200 million to make movies.
The only movies that Huayi has invested more than 200 million in are "Kung Fu King" and "1942". The former has two international superstars, and the latter is a movie by Feng Xiaogang.
Moreover, it is said that Feng Xiaogang reluctantly returned to making comedies after he broke into the street. Even Feng Xiaogang cannot talk about absolute freedom, and how good treatment others can get.
Tang An also didn't expect that Wu Ershan would still work on the "Fengshen Series". He came up with this idea more than a year earlier than originally.
He is also an ambitious person, but his ambition is different from Xu Zheng's.
"Director Wu, tell me what you think."
Tang An nodded and did not refuse. If you cannot satisfy an ambitious person, he will leave without hesitation and find someone or a company that can meet his requirements.
Although he was a little surprised that Tang An agreed so readily, Wu Ershan didn't think too much and began to tell Tang An about his idea.
"During this period, I took the time to watch all the series such as "Star Wars" and "Lord of the Rings". I think the theme of the movie should be the struggle between good and evil, the changes of the times and the growth of heroes."
"Just like Frodo in "The Lord of the Rings" and Luke in "Star Wars", the audience is targeted at the younger generation. Although this kind of universal theme is a bit cliché, it is indeed essential."
The theme is okay, good and evil, changing dynasties, and the character growth is enough to support a super big IP.
Tang An thought for a while and asked, "What is the main line of this series?"
Wu Ershan said, "I think the main line is the change of the Shang and Zhou dynasties, and the other sub-line is to explain the religious struggle between the two religions."
"In other words, on the whole, it is still a struggle between the Shang and Zhou camps. The Shang is evil and the Zhou is good?"
"That's it for now."
"But in the original work of "The Romance of the Gods", the cause of the War of the Gods was explained. It was because the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Cult committed a catastrophe in the world of mortals. The entire War of the Gods looked like a fight between gods and mortals suffered.
"Zhou Wu defeated Shang" was just a stage for the gods to complete their own killings."
Tang An pointed out a key issue. Most of the two factions in the movie have good and evil factions. It is also necessary to use some details to explain why evil is evil and in what aspects evil is manifested.
For this kind of super blockbuster, we must first create the world view and background, then create the characters, and then the plot.
As for dramas and comedies, the plot is the most important. The plot promotes the characters, and the background and world view are not so important.
Tang An and Wu Ershan talked a lot about how difficult it is to make a movie like "Lord of the Rings" or "Star Wars".
It's okay for a simple popcorn commercial movie. The most important thing is to do good special effects and make sense of the plot, and it will basically be a big hit.
But epic series are not that simple.
Wu Ershan also only had a rough idea, and even the world view was not complete.
As a film adaptation, the general background will not change.
But according to the original background, King Zhou wrote a poem to blaspheme Nuwa. Because of this, Nuwa sent a thousand-year-old vixen to bewitch King Zhou and destroy the world.
When King Zhou made a mistake, the people of the whole world suffered, and Nuwa's character collapsed.
After all, Nuwa is the mother of the human race.
Even if you use some foreshadowing to tell how cruel King Zhou is, if you send a vixen to confuse him, it will only make him more violent and hurt more innocent people.
The ending of the Nine-Tailed Fox is like this. Nuwa said: I asked you to forfeit Yin and Shou Tianxia, because it was the weather. I didn't expect you to create karma for no reason, kill thieves, kill poisonous people, and be extremely cruel.
God loves to be benevolent. Today you have sinned so much that it is appropriate to rectify the law.
In the end, Nuwa sent the vixen to death for the crime of causing harm to thousands of people. It was ridiculous enough. Didn't Nuwa know what she had done for so many years, so why didn't she show up so early?
Nuwa refers to the messenger, and the nine-tailed fox can also be regarded as her subordinate!
In the end, Tang An and Wu Ershan communicated and gave a preliminary character design.
Tang An found a copy of "Zuo Zhuan" from the bookshelf, flipped out a few pages and spread it out in front of the two of them, "Director Wu, look at the description of Su Daji in "Zuo Zhuan". She is not the daughter of a Marquis of Jizhou."
"In 1047 BC, King Zhou launched a large army to attack the Su tribe. The Su tribe could not withstand the attack of the merchant army. Between destruction and surrender, the leader of the Su tribe chose to surrender and sacrificed cattle, sheep, horses and beautiful women. Among them were
There is Daji, a daughter of the Su clan, who is also Su Daji."
"My idea is that Su Daji was possessed by a nine-tailed fox on the way to Chaoge. The nine-tailed fox was not sent by Nuwa, but an ordinary nine-tailed demon fox with a similar character.
Xiao Wei in "Painted Skin 1" is innocent and ignorant of worldly affairs. He does things as he pleases and cannot tell the difference between good and evil."
"The character of King Zhou does not need to be mediocre and tyrannical at the beginning. The initial image is set to be a heroic king, so that the nine-tailed demon fox can fall in love with him. However, the character should show his arrogance and arrogance in the details. Later,
The transition won’t be too abrupt.”
Wu Ershan thought carefully about Tang An's suggestion. It was okay for a demon who did not distinguish between good and evil to create a wine pool and a forest of meat, roast fires, and dig out people's hearts, just like Xiao Wei in "Painted Skin 1".
The arrogant and arrogant King Zhou allowed Daji to do this because he doted on her. Although it is a bit far-fetched, it makes sense.
Wu Ershan nodded in agreement, saying that he would consider this setting.
Not only Daji, there are too many characters in the novel that need to be adjusted.
The two teachings of interpretation and interception must also consider how to set up the image. You can't just follow the rules of heaven no matter what you do. If you go against the will of heaven, the teachings will kill you.
There is also the second-generation official, a son of a wealthy family. His father's surname is Li, and he is well-known in the official circles. When he was young, he drove fast and without a license.
He has an arrogant temper and is nicknamed the "Silver Gun Bully". He will hurt people if he disagrees with him. He bullied others many times but escaped punishment because of his family's influence...
Nezha was always a figure that could not be bypassed. When he was practicing archery, he accidentally shot his arrow thousands of miles away and killed the boy Biyun who was sitting under Shiji.
Then he thought: "If you hit someone, you just have to strike first. This is his lair, so it's inconvenient." He picked up the Qiankun Circle and hit him in the future.
Caiyun Tong'er didn't take precautions. He pinched his neck and said "haha" and fell to the ground.
When Shiji asked Taiyi to ask for someone, Taiyi said: Nezha is a spiritual pearl in the next world. He assisted Jiang Ziya and was destroyed into a soup. He was ordered by Yuanshi's talisman. If you hurt your apprentice, it will be a fate.
.How can you say that everything is included and will ascend sooner or later? It seems that you are carefree, without humiliation or honor, and you are just practicing. Why do you act nameless and hurt your elegance?
Basically, Nezha was ordered by Yuanshi Tianzun to assist Jiang Ziya. It is his fate to kill your apprentice, and he deserves it. Why are you so concerned about it and hurt your own elegance?
Guang, Nezha is a completely brainless second-generation villain. He kills one person and then tries to kill another one first. Readers can’t wait for him to die.
However, in previous film and television works, Nezha has been portrayed as a positive character. In the audience's impression, he is also a cute young lady who makes mistakes.
Depending on the audience's inherent impression, you have to show something. If you shoot it faithfully to the original work, you will be scolded.
The two discussed it all morning in Tang An's office, and came up with a simple idea of the background, world view, main characters, and main plot.
Wu Ershan had to go back and connect all these to make a simple outline. Any conflicts had to be revised. It could not be done overnight.
Major events also need to have main characters, such as Nezha, Yang Jian, Lei Zhenzi, Ji Fa, King Zhou, Daji, Jiang Ziya, etc. It is also a big problem to distinguish the priorities and integrate them into the main plot without any obstacles.
After all, this is a movie, not a TV series, and it's not that long.
After sending Wu Ershan away, Tang An received Baidu Strategic Investment Vice President Tang Song in the afternoon, who came to discuss the acquisition of UC.
Baidu was frustrated by other shareholders and the management headed by Yu Yongfu, so it wanted to take over Tang An's 37% stake.