He finally got the script. Although he was mentally prepared, he still felt a little disappointed after briefly reading the script.
As a fan of martial arts novels when he was a student, he had of course read most of Liang Yusheng's works. In their time, when it came to romance novels, it was definitely Qiong Yao and San Mao, and when it came to martial arts novels, it was definitely Jin Yong and Liang Yusheng.
At that time, Liang Yusheng and Jin Yong were equally famous, but later Jin Yong gradually became a master, but few people paid attention to Liang Yusheng. The reason is probably that Liang Yusheng had many works, and the quality of his works was uneven. Especially in the later period, the quality of his works was obviously not good.
The early works were so stunning.
I remember that when He Xin first read Liang Yusheng's works, he always felt a little confused. Later, after reading more, he discovered that most of his works are in series.
For example, after watching "Seven Swords Down the Mountain", you will find that the latter is a prequel to the former after watching "The Legend of the Heroes Beyond the Wall". There is also "The Legend of the White-haired Witch" before that, and "Seven Swords Down the Tianshan"
"After that, there are a series of consecutive novels such as "Three Heroines of Jianghu", "The Legend of Glacier Goddess", "Three Heroines of Jianghu", etc., forming a large and complete Tianshan series.
The entire Tianshan series records the struggle of more than three generations in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties to resist the Qing rulers’ armed persecution of Ming Dynasty orphans and ethnic minorities in Xinjiang Province.
Among them, there are a large number of folk knights and civil forces who want to curry favor with the ruler, as well as court officials who go far away from the government center to stabilize the situation in Xinjiang. The conflicts and entanglements in these aspects form an ups and downs picture.
"Seven Swords Down the Tianshan" should be regarded as a transit point in this series to connect the past and the future. The plot extends from the Tianshan Mountains in northern Xinjiang to the entire Xinjiang Province, and may even go to the capital at that time.
It is precisely because of this that "Seven Swordsmen" has become the most concentrated plot and the richest character presentation in the entire Tianshan series.
From the exiled Han elites who supported the Ming Dynasty regime left over from the late Ming Dynasty, to the conflicts of interest between ethnic groups caused by the conquest of the grassland tribes, and the imperial court's use of martial arts masters to purge the people on a large scale in order to suppress the rivers and lakes and the people, these three groups
The main conflict reaches its climax in this novel.
As a result, three generations of martial arts figures came into being, combining their own martial arts, weapons and unique personal personalities to form the theme of the conflict.
However, the script is obviously very different from the original novel. The plot focuses on the escape of the people of Wuzhuang. In the process of avoiding the massacre of the city, the Seven Swords of Tianshan was born.
A large amount of space is used to foreshadow the character of the original characters, showing how the farmers who originally advocated peace were forced by the situation to take up arms and protect themselves, and focused on showing the growth process of the so-called Seven Swords of Tianshan in the struggle with Fenghuo Liancheng.
What is this operation?
Well, Mr. Xu has great ambitions. He wants to create a trilogy of the "Seven Swords" series, roughly focusing on the three themes of escape, resistance, and attack.
However, although he did not have a deep impression of this movie, there does not seem to be any so-called trilogy in his memory, probably because the first part was a hit, and then there was no more.
After "Seven Swords", it seemed that Old Monster Xu had been dormant for several years. It was not until the launch of the "Di Renjie" series that the audience saw the familiar Xu Ke again.
To be honest, seeing that the main plot conflict in this novel has been relegated to the second line, with numerous and complicated emotional threads at the forefront, and then there are all kinds of foreshadowings, and the script sometimes feels mindless, He Xin somewhat regrets it.
But for the sake of money, I decided not to worry about it. Fortunately, the character of Fenghuo Liancheng, who is the grindstone in the growth process of Seven Swords, is relatively fleshed out in the script.
And if we judge the role based on the number of roles, then the character he plays, Fenghuo Liancheng, should definitely be regarded as the leading male lead in this film.
Thinking about it this way, his mentality has become much more balanced. He doesn't care whether the show is good or bad, just think of it as honing his acting skills and playing the role of Fenghuo Liancheng well.
So he began to read the script intensively and write biographies of characters.
The description of Fenghuoliancheng in the script is probably that this man has great martial arts skills and kills people without blinking an eye. He actually doesn't like the Qing court very much, and he will not bow down and call himself a slave in front of the prince of the Qing Dynasty. He kills martial arts people just for money.
To maintain the army under his command.
But at the same time, his character is very complex and extremely selfish. He looks very strong on the surface, but in fact he has extremely low self-esteem on the inside. He is also very fragile emotionally, not good at expressing, and even uses hurtful ways to express his love.
When He Xin analyzed the character Feng Huo Liancheng, he found that some of the characteristics of this character were actually quite similar to his own, such as his love of money, low self-esteem, and never forgetting the goddess in his mind.
Of course, he will not be as extreme as Fenghuo Liancheng. What he advocates is that a gentleman loves money in a proper way and will not use such fashionable means of expressing love as hurt. Licking a dog seems to be more suitable for him.
He designed the biographies of Feng Huo Liancheng in this way. For example, Feng Huo Liancheng was born in a poor military family in the border area. In the Ming Dynasty, the status of military households was very low, and only military households could serve as soldiers.
During a certain slave invasion, his family died, and he was the only one who survived. After joining the army, relying on his martial arts skills and cleverness, he gradually grew from an ordinary soldier to a border general. His growth experience was a bit like "The Late Ming Dynasty"
The path of "Little Soldier at the Border".
It's just that in those troubled times, he had no belief in national justice. He only believed in money, power, territory and strength. In a certain battle with the Jiannu, the corrupt and ignorant civil servants of the court were holding back, resulting in a disastrous defeat.
Facing accountability from the court, he simply turned into a bandit and separatist power. After the Manchus entered the customs, in order to preserve his army and territory, he acted as a professional killer hired by the Qing court and massacred martial arts people in the northwest.
It was just that the character biography had just begun, and before he could develop the character description of Feng Huo Liancheng, his train of thought was interrupted by the sound of a phone ringing.
At first he thought it was Brother Feng's call again. During this period, several leading actors including Li Min, Yang Caini, Zhen Zizi, Lu Yi and others had come to the capital to assemble, unified under the leadership of action directors Liu Jialiang and Brother Feng.
, for equestrian and swordsmanship training.
Compared to the vast majority of them who have no basis in horseback riding, He Xin is considered one of the best, but his training in swordsmanship is a bit difficult, and his main weapon is a golden ring ghost head sword, which means he has to learn swordsmanship.
There are two routines with swords. For this reason, Brother Fen often called and urged him to go to the training hall rented by the crew to help him open a small stove.
It's just that this call wasn't from Brother Fing, but from Xiao Douding from the studio.
Ning Hao's "Green Grass" was finally completed successfully on the last day of June, and he has been busy doing post-production since he came back. Two days ago, he also went to New Film Studio to watch the first cut version. I have to say that compared with "
"Incense" used DV to shoot rough scenes at that time. "Green Grass" shot on film is simply too beautiful. The green grassland, clear lake water and blue sky and white clouds complement each other.
The only regret is that the dialogue in the film is all in Mongolian. It is impossible to understand it without subtitles, and it cannot reflect the black humor that is characteristic of Ning Hao from time to time in the lines.
As for Xinhao Studio, both of them are big bosses. However, the CEO of the studio, Xiao Douding, is very high-spirited. Not long after returning from Inner Mongolia, he was determined to develop new projects.
"Boss, I found a new project." Xiao Douding said excitedly on the phone.
"Uh, what new project?" He Xin was stunned.
When Xiao Douding told him and Ning Hao about this, he thought it was just talk. The total balance of the studio's accounts was only more than one million, so how could he use it to develop new projects? Besides, he also thought about this money next year.
After finishing "Green Grass", I devoted myself to "Crazy Stone".
"Aren't costume comedies very popular right now?"
"..."
When he heard about costume comedies, he was not interested. Probably because of the popularity of "Kangxi's Private Interview" and "Huanzhugege", after entering the new century, various so-called costume comedies that joked about history appeared.
For example, TV dramas such as "Little Smart" and "Dorogg" starring Zhang Weijian, including "The World Unparalleled" starring his girlfriend last year, are all TV series of this type.
I thought it was quite lively when I watched it in my previous life, but now I think about it, no matter the plot, performance or the way of persuasion in the drama, it is too low, comparable to those brainless TV dramas of later generations.
"Hey, hey, hey, boss, did you hear that?" Xiao Douding shouted on the phone.
He Xin could only cough twice, organize his words, and said tactfully: "Xiao Hu, it's good that you have this enthusiasm. But the current economic situation of the studio does not seem to be able to launch new projects, right? Let's talk about costume comedy.
The film is almost dead now, and it’s hard to say whether it will have a future! Otherwise... I’ll just watch it and forget it.”
"Hey, boss, don't jump to conclusions so quickly. Let me tell you, this script is very interesting. Really, why don't you read it first and then talk about it?" Xiao Douding asked anxiously.
"Uh... Okay, bring it over and let me take a look first."
He Xin didn't want to dampen Xiao Douding's enthusiasm, so he hesitated and agreed to read the script first. After all, he was a professional in this field, and he had enough reasons to convince her after reading the script.