"Shanghai on the Bund" is a veritable drama of the Republic of China, but this era is not that long ago, and the vivid history still exists in everyone's heart.
It was a turbulent era, but it was also an era of dire straits.
The humiliation and disasters China has suffered for more than a hundred years have reached their peak in this era.
So when the old era passed and the new era came, every Chinese person mustered up all their strength to move forward, but the lesson of being beaten just because they fell behind was still vivid in their minds.
In that era of dire straits, gang vendettas and competition for interests, how could they be compared with the hatred between the country and the family?
Therefore, in Xiao Qian's design, the layout of the new "Shanghai Bund" has been improved a lot. On the surface, it tells the story of what happened in a corner of Shanghai Bund, but in fact it is the epitome of all Chinese people unwilling to be humiliated and rising up to resist.
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In the structure of the story, he borrowed more from the movie version, and wanted to turn the new "Shanghai on the Bund" into a vigorous epic of resistance to aggression and oppression.
With this foundation, the character creation will become clear.
In the original version, the identity change of the male protagonist is very blunt.
It is extremely unreasonable for progressive young people from the May 4th Movement to easily become gang members and enjoy doing so.
A patriotic young man with ideals and enthusiasm should not be so easy to accept gangs.
So in Xiao Qian's redesign, Xu Wenqiang has more missions.
After participating in the May 4th Movement, he accepted the organization's arrangements after being released from prison, and rushed to Shanghai to prepare to participate in the workers' movement. However, the situation in Shanghai was treacherous at this time, the workers' movement was repeatedly suppressed, and everyone was in danger.
The organization discovered that someone was secretly sabotaging the operation, and the biggest suspect was the local Youth Gang in Shanghai.
So the organization decided to send smart and capable people to infiltrate the Youth Gang to find out the truth. Xu Wenqiang, who happened to be from Peiping, met him and was unlikely to arouse suspicion, so he got the task.
In this way, Xu Wenqiang's process of joining the gang will have a reasonable explanation, and it will be more easily accepted by current audiences.
As for the character Ding Li, there is no need to make any changes.
Born into poverty, strong vanity, lack of self-confidence in love, etc., will all become the shining points of this character.
As for Ding Li's ending, the original version had him become a Shanghai tycoon, while the movie version had him killed. In Xiao Qian's opinion, it would be more vivid if the character Ding Li died.
So, in his writing, Ding Li died again.
Why say again?
The remaining two characters, Feng Chengcheng and Fang Yanyun, do not need to be moved.
Feng Chengcheng, who was born into a wealthy but innocent family, is more like an innocent flower in troubled times.
The whiter the character, the stronger the impact on the audience, and the more sympathetic he will be to that chaotic era.
If Feng Chengcheng is the white lotus among the rocks, then Fang Yanyun is the struggling rose. Covered with thorns, the superficial strength is just to cover up the helplessness of survival.
The final death is more representative of the sorrow of women in the dark ages.
In the original version, Chen Hanlin is the purest image. His Bodhisattva-like character runs through the plot, but his writing is not clear enough.
In Xiao Qian's writing, he darkened Chen Hanlin.
This young man who was initially full of passion and determined to serve his country eventually became a traitor and traitor.
Just like that era of great waves, some people transformed into real gold, while others sank in the waves.
His rebellion led to Ding Li's death, and he died from Fang Yanyun's poisonous needle on the dock to RB.
Fang Yanyun died under random gunfire, but when he looked back, he seemed to see the workers' armed group led by Xu Wenqiang welcoming the arrival of the Northern Expeditionary Army.
His father died, his love was gone, and Feng Chengcheng, who had nothing, embarked on a ship and went to a place unknown to anyone.
Since she left, she also "went".
She shouldn't have appeared in this era, just like a flower in the waves.
In Xiao Qian's plot, Yamaguchi Xiangzi replaced Feng Jingyao and became the biggest villain in the play.
This is only reasonable.
With a powerful empire as her backing, Yamaguchi Kōko's ability to stir things up must be above that of a gang leader, Feng Jingyao.
The death of Yamaguchi Kōko means that imperialist ambitions will eventually be shattered.
Ma Yujiao sent Xiao Qian a very experienced screenwriter, Chu Wenqing.
As the writer of Shanghai TV, Chu Wenqing has written countless scripts. But after seeing Xiao Qian's design for the first time, he was still shocked.
In Xiao Qian's writings, revolutionary workers are no longer tall and omnipotent figures, but have become more flesh-and-blood.
But this made Chu Wenqing even more hesitant.
"Classmate Xiao Qian, isn't it inappropriate for this... revolutionary worker to talk about love?"
Xiao Qian is very persistent and also knows the future trend.
"Before revolutionary workers are heroes, they are first of all a human being. As human beings, they have seven emotions and six desires. Revolutionary workers fight desperately because they understand the beauty of family, friendship and love better. I think Xu Wenqiang like this can
It is easier to get into the hearts of the audience.”
Chu Wenqing was convinced.
Although he has senior qualifications, he is not stubborn. Especially after seeing Xiao Qian's plot design, I feel that I have learned a lot.
When Chu Wenqing was writing the script, while Xiao Qian was giving guidance, he finally understood how the script was written.
Scripts are different from ordinary literary works.
Other literary works are more about stimulating readers' interest in reading and experiencing the beauty brought by literature through beautiful words and various writing methods.
The script is much boring.
If you just read the script, it's actually quite boring.
The plot designed by Xiao Qian became clear and clear under Chu Wenqing's writing.
Which scene, place, time, characters, location, etc.
The following will be divided into several sub-acts, all of which without exception directly describe how to perform.
For example, the crying scene:
If it is a literary work, I would use more beautiful words such as wailing, crying, pearl-like teardrops hanging from the corners of my eyes.
But in the script, there are only straightforward expressions such as crying loudly, crying slowly, crying silently, etc.
Seeing Xiao Qian's serious look, Chu Wenqing also became interested.
"How's it going, Xiaoqian, after reading the creation of the script, how do you feel?"
Xiao Qian scratched his head, not polite.
"I think the actors are really amazing. Just after watching these things, I know how to act. They are really talented."
Chu Wenqing smiled proudly.
"So, otherwise, do you think anyone can be an actor? Reading the script and understanding the summary of the whole play through reading the script are the basic qualities of an actor. People who can't do these will not be able to be actors at all."
Xiao Qian looked at him seriously.
"Uncle Chu, some people can act even without reading the script."
Chu Wenqing was shocked.
"Who is so awesome? What kind of acting method does he use?"
Xiao Qian became more serious.
"She is a cutout person."
Chu Wenqing was stunned.
"Cutout school? Is there such a performance school?"
Xiao Qian's eyes were filled with vicissitudes of life.
"It doesn't happen now, but it will happen in the future. This genre is powerful, has a large number of people, and is unscrupulous. It really doesn't look like anything."
The day has come to discuss an agreement with the TV station.
"Grandpa Ma, I'm not a greedy kid. Look, how about 20% of the advertising share?"
Ma Yujiao almost threw the pen in his hand.
"What do you mean by not being greedy?"
Xiao Qian nodded solemnly.
"This is the agreement signed by Uncle Hu Tiesheng and I."
Ma Yujiao took a deep breath, saying in her heart that we would not be angry with the child.
“Can a publishing house compete with a TV station?”
Xiao Qian spread his hands.
"Then there's no way to look at the ratings."
There is no means of calculating ratings these days. They just rely on manual statistics from the TV stations. Isn’t that just what they say casually?
Anyway, if the money is calculated based on the ratings, Xiao Qian will definitely not do it.
Ma Yujiao had already made plans.
"Our TV station can buy it out."
Xiao Qian really didn't want to agree, but couldn't think of a better way.
So angry!
"What price can the TV station offer?"
Ma Yujiao smiled extremely sinisterly.
"Fifty thousand per episode, this price is not low."
Xiao Qian really doesn't want to sell it. What a pity it is at such a cabbage price.
But opposite Xu Mingxia, if you dare not sell, I will slap you in the eye. The pressure is too great.
Really, you're not the one to act, so why are you so active?
"Okay. But the copyright belongs to me."
Ma Yujiao was very aggressive.
"You know, that's impossible."
Xiao Qian looked at Xu Mingming helplessly.
"Auntie, you saw it and there's really nothing we can do to talk about it."
Xu Mingming didn't think so.
"One episode is 50,000 yuan, and twenty-five episodes is 750,000 yuan. Xiaoqian, what do you want to do with more money?"
Xiao Qian was depressed.
"Auntie, it's not that I want so much money. It's that the value this play can generate in the future is unimaginable."
Seeing what he said, Ma Yujiao also felt that bullying a child seemed to go too far. After thinking about it, he decided to give in.
"Xiao Qian, what do you think of this? The copyright of this drama belongs to our TV station and you jointly. If any income is generated in the future, you and I will share the accounts together. What do you think?"
There is no other way.
While Xiao Qian was signing the contract, he said angrily: "Next time if there is a good show, ask Beijing TV if you want it?"
When Ma Yujiao signed, he used much more force. The force penetrated the back of the paper, like a knife and an axe.
"You brat, if you don't give me a TV station if you have good works, I guarantee you won't be able to leave Shanghai."
Xiao Qian almost cried on the spot.
"I think I have found the best actor to play Feng Jingyao."
