Chapter five hundred and forty-six standard version and no deletion + addition and revision
The drama "Dragon Gate Escort" is a bit special for Zuo Le, not because it is the sequel to "Wulin Gaiden", but because of the way it appears.
As mentioned before, "Golden Finger" usually "draws lessons" from the finale of a new TV series or the release of a new movie, and the film library is updated with three new works.
When "Dragon Gate" appeared, the film library was updated with four new films in one go.
Zuo Le thought at first that Goldfinger had been upgraded, but later he saw that there were two "Dragon Gate Escorts" movies.
To be more precise, it is a standard version of "Dragon Gate Escort" and an undeleted + added and revised version of "Dragon Gate Escort". The two dramas have the same general plot, but there are countless details changes.
Zuo Le encountered this situation for the first time in Golden Finger and was very interested.
So, Zuo Le took the time to carefully watch and compare the two versions of "Longmen Escort" and finally figured out what was going on.
Here we first introduce the plot background of "Longmen Escort Bureau".
Longmen Escort Agency.
This name actually appeared in the sister chapter "Wulin Gaiden", which is Tong Xiangyu's natal family, a famous bodyguard agency in the world.
At that time, the characters who appeared in the escort agency included Tong Xiangyu’s father, Mr. Tong, the escort chief, and his younger brother, Tong Shitou.
But in "Longmen Escort", there are no these two characters. Instead, Tong Xiangyu is assigned a younger brother-Tong Chengchou.
In the original barrage, many viewers thought Tong Chengchou was Tong Shitou. They also thought that Shitou was a nickname and Chengchou was a famous name.
But in fact, this point of view is not consistent with many details in the play.
Let’s talk about their personalities first. Tong Chengchou is steady and affectionate, which is completely different from the young and reckless Tong Shitou in "Wulin Gaiden".
If this can be explained by age and maturity, then the age incompatibility between the two is the biggest argument.
Bai, Tong's son Bai Jingqi was 25 years old when he appeared, and Sheng Qiuyue was 31 years old. Recall that in the plot, Tong Chengchou called Sheng Qiuyue his sister. Even if this "sister" is just an honorific, the age difference between the two will not be too big.
Therefore, the age difference between Tong Chengchou and Bai Jingqi is at most 5 years old. Tong Shitou in "Wulin Gaiden" was already an adult before Bai and Tong confirmed their relationship.
In addition, Bai Jingqi calls Sheng Qiuyue "little aunt" all year round. If there is only one uncle, why should he add the word "little".
Therefore, Tong Chengchou and Tong Shitou are definitely not the same person.
As for where Tong Shitou and his father went, it is not mentioned in the play. The old man is probably dead, and Shitou may be dead, or he may go wandering around the world.
Anyway, the leadership of the Longmen Escort Bureau was later passed to Tong Chengchou. At that time, the Longmen Escort Agency had declined and was forced to move from Hanzhong to Shuhe Town.
Of course, when Zuo Le changed the script, he had no intention of going to Yun Province for filming, so he changed Shuhe Town into Wujia Town.
Qixia Town is a town built by seven heroes, and Wujia Town is a town where people from the Zuo, Gao, Xue, Kong and Wang families live together.
Not only are they of the same blood, they are a perfect match, but there are also little easter eggs buried...
Wujia Town is a relatively prosperous commercial town. After the Longmen Escort Bureau settled in, it developed well. Unfortunately, it caught the attention of others and was plotted. Tong Chengchou was killed by the escort during a escort trip.
The Longmen Escort Bureau was immediately disbanded, leaving only the widowed Sheng Qiuyue and a group of "old, weak, sick and disabled" to stick around.
Huh?
Why are the heroines of the two dramas both widows? Could it be that the screenwriter... tsk tsk...
When Tong Chengchou opened the Longmen Escort Agency in Wujia Town, Shanhe Bank, the number one bank in the world, invested in it.
The young owner of the Shanhe bank account has dreamed of being an escort agency since he was a child. He has admired the Longmen Escort Agency that was so famous back then. Now that he has learned that the Escort Agency has declined, he plans to regroup as a major shareholder. This is how the story of "Longmen Escort Agency" begins.
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After introducing the plot, let’s talk about why there are two versions of “Longmen Escort Bureau”.
Compared with the sister chapter of "Wulin Gaiden", the reputation of "Longmen Escort" is not very good, and there are even many negative reviews.
The standard version, in particular, was criticized extremely badly. When Zuo Le watched the show, he found a large number of viewers complaining and venting their dissatisfaction in the comments and comments.
Regarding these opinions and what he saw, Zuo Le made a summary of the standard version of "Longmen Escort Bureau".
There are three reasons.
First, the screenwriter has too many personal opinions. After borrowing the characters, he expresses his own opinions on many things. In most cases, they are in line with the opinions of the majority of the audience.
But there are also some that are not recognized by others, so differences arise.
Second, there are too many neta elements, which means excessive fun.
"Wulin Gaiden" is also good at making jokes, but all the jokes revolve around the plot. Those who understand it will laugh knowingly, and those who don't understand will not affect the overall situation.
The jokes in "Longmen Escort" have reached the point where there is no distinction between priorities and priorities.
To a certain extent, it affects the development of the plot, and many plots are even used to make jokes. From a plot arrangement perspective, this is putting the cart before the horse.
What's even more fatal is that many of the jokes here are unpopular and unknown to the public, which leaves people who don't know the truth confused and unable to catch the funny points.
Fortunately, the online platform has barrage to explain it, but what about the TV platform? Or what about the viewers who don’t like barrage?
Isn’t this to some extent an act of “persuading” the audience?
Moreover, this kind of crazy plot rhythm will also create a "dry" feeling for some viewers, which will challenge the audience's tolerance.
The reason for the above two reasons, to put it bluntly, is that the screenwriter went too far and did not have a reliable director to put the brakes on to stabilize the rhythm.
It will become clear if we compare it with the sister chapter "Wulin Gaiden".
It contains all kinds of preaching and personal stuff, and it also contains a lot of jokes, but the "measurement" is very well grasped.
At the same time, the overall plot rhythm is fast and slow, neither anxious nor impatient. The audience feels the warmth of "Tongfu Inn" and never tires of watching it.
Therefore, if we want to improve the quality of "Dragon Gate Escort", the script must first eliminate the private preaching that can easily cause controversy, and secondly, arrange the primary and secondary relationship between fun jokes and the plot, and delete a large number of non-nutritious "stems".
The next step is to find a good director, stabilize the situation, and control the overall rhythm. I dare not say that the drama will be completely transformed, but at least the quality will be raised to a higher level.
As for the third reason, which is also the most criticized point, it is the character design and part of the plot arrangement of "Dragon Gate Escort".
But regarding this point, the undeleted + added and revised version of "Longmen Escort" basically solves this problem.
In these 12 extra episodes,
"Dragon Gate Escort" has a total of eight leading actors, three couples plus an old man and a young man.
Among them, the three characters that have caused the most topics are Qiu Yingluo, Bai Jingqi and Sheng Qiuyue.
Qiu Yingluo is a lustful worshiper of money, loves to fish for good guys, and talks a lot of crooked truths.
The controversy caused by this character is mainly because his personality is inconsistent with the public's view of right and wrong.
But if you can accept this character design, there is actually nothing about this character that makes the audience particularly dislike it. Her "badness" is all on the surface, and most of the time it is just lip service without any actual actions.
She's a bit of a scumbag but not a bitch, and to a certain extent, you might even think that Qiu Yingluo is a bit "cute" in a different way...
Moreover, as the plot develops, the reason for Qiu Yingluo's temperament will be revealed. It is because she has experienced emotional trauma and been stimulated before, so she is so "dissolute".
The standard version of "Longmen Escort" does not explain anything about Qiu Yingluo.
But in the uncut + added and revised version, Qiu Yingluo fell in love with the innocent Badou in the later period, and the "scumbag" became a good wife, and the emotional scene was particularly sweet.
This character was "whitewashed" and came to shore, and was loved by the audience.
In comparison, Sheng Qiuyue and Bai Jingqi have bigger "black spots".
Sheng Qiuyue is reckless and ignorant, and knows how to use a knife when trouble arises. Throughout the drama, she repeatedly caused trouble for the Longmen Escort Bureau, and every time she had to have other people wipe her ass. However, this person did not appreciate it and tried to blame her.
The emotional scene with Lu Sanjin was a bit inexplicable, and the audience was very tired from watching it, and did not get the "sugar" that a couple should have at all.
Previously, Tong Xiangyu in "Wulin Gaiden" had a little emotional drama, and has been remembered by countless yuba, and her reputation is much worse than that of Xiao Guo.
And Sheng Qiuyue is more than 10 times more powerful than Tong Xiangyu, which naturally arouses even greater resentment and disgust from the audience.
As for Bai Jingqi, he is impulsive, ignorant, careless, glib, has high vision but low hand, has little sense of responsibility, and does not know how to be polite to his elders.
Do you still remember Mo Xiaobei’s annoying face? Bai Jingqi is even worse than Xiaobei.
Mo Xiaobei was a 10-year-old girl at the time, while Bai Jingqi was an adult in his 20s.
Just think about how unpopular this character is.
The most important thing is that he is the son of Lao Bai and the shopkeeper, and he is the emotional sustenance of countless viewers for "Wulin Gaiden".
Lao Bai’s son is so virtuous!?
The audience was extremely dissatisfied. The original dissatisfaction increased several times.
Especially in the drama, when facing his father Bai Zhantang, his father-in-law Lu Xiucai looks like a scoundrel, and people can't help but go in and slap him.
Not to mention that the image of the actor in the original version is far from that of the second generation Thief Saint in everyone's mind. He has a bad personality and low looks. Who would you blame him if you don't criticize him.
Regarding the problems of these two characters, the undeleted + added and revised version of "Longmen Escort" has not made too many changes, but only added a lot of details to explain why the two are like this.
For example, Sheng Qiuyue's recklessness is because others tricked her or she was deliberately angered. When she gets into trouble, she is actually being used by others. She is a scapegoat.
Blaming the blame is actually because you are tough-talking, or you are embarrassed to bow your head after being scolded too harshly, but in fact you feel very guilty, and you will actively show off your guilt and meritorious service afterwards.
As for the emotional line, a lot of details were added, sugaring was added crazily, the plot was sorted out, and the interaction was strengthened. The male and female protagonists naturally became sweet.
As for Bai Jingqi, his natural personality is still the same, but he has added a growth line. With the encouragement of his lover, he has gradually changed some bad habits and continued to mature.
At the same time, he will deepen his advantage, which is his infatuated and single-minded devotion to his lover Lu Qingcheng, and add weight to this aspect.
As a result, Bai Jingqi's character changed from a good-for-nothing trash to a person who is worthless but extremely infatuated.
Even though it's just such a small change, the entire character's image instantly changes from negative to positive.
As for being rude to the elders, they also add some excuses to clear it up. For example, he and Lao Bai are "good buddies". Although they are not big or small on the surface, they respect their father very much in their hearts.
As for being disrespectful to my father-in-law, I did it deliberately. In fact, I was so frightened that I gritted my teeth.
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The undeleted + added and revised version of "Dragon Gate Escort" is nearly 10 hours longer than the standard version, which can be converted into about 12 episodes.
Of these 12 episodes, more than half have been corrected for various character and plot errors in the standard version.
It is precisely because of this change that several characters who were originally disliked gradually became fuller. Although they still have shortcomings, they also have shining points.
So it looks brilliant and real!
As a professional screenwriter and a well-known "magic reform master", Zuo Le expressed his admiration for the sexy operation of the original version of "Dragon Gate Escort".
At the same time, it really saved him a lot of trouble, at least he no longer had to make adjustments to his character.
In addition to reducing preaching, playing jokes and controlling the rhythm of the plot mentioned above, Zuo Le also deleted some unnutritious and bloated plots that were forcibly added for explanations and made a wave of streamlining.
At the same time, the original version of "Dragon Guard" should have a sequel, which left a lot of hooks. Zuo Le did not plan to continue filming, so he simply created an original ending to complete the drama.
In the end, the script of the Shanhe version of "Longmen Escort" was produced for 52 episodes, 12 episodes more than the original standard version, and the quality also doubled several times.
I dare not say it is compared to "Wulin Gaiden", but at least it will not be criticized as badly as the original version.
Let’s talk about the casting of this drama. After selecting the male characters, there are still three female characters left, and there is also a child named Mu Mu.
It's easy to say that although "Family with Children" doesn't make many children's films anymore, it still has resources for child actors. After searching around, Gao quickly found a suitable one.
The three female characters, Lu Xiucai and Guo Furong's daughter Lu Qingcheng, were chosen to play Mao Tong.
With a petite figure, cute face, and youthful spirit, she is the most suitable among Shanhe female artists.
Sheng Qiuyue is the eldest sister of Guangdong Province. She must have good acting skills, be beautiful, and speak Cantonese.
Zuo Le's chosen candidate was Hu Tao'er, the Hong Kong TV queen whom she met on "Actors Come to PK". However, when Lao Gao contacted her, the other party's filming schedule was unavailable.
So, Lao Gao planned to follow this idea and try to find some female artists in Xiangjiang. However, Boss Tian learned about it and recommended a friend to him.
Wang Ou, the second-tier top actress in the group, has a bright and dignified appearance and a good reputation. Although she is from Guizhou Province, she is very close to Guangdong Province and can speak fluent Cantonese.
Lao Gao contacted the other party and found out that the conditions were indeed consistent in all aspects. The landlady also spoke and it was quickly confirmed that Wang Ou would play Sheng Qiuyue.
As for Qiu Yingluo, it took the longest to cast the three roles.
This role is not difficult to play, but it is difficult to grasp the heat, perform well and be lovable.
It's not like there are no female artists in Shanhe who have this ability, but they either have a scene in "Wulin Gaiden", or their image doesn't match or they don't have the schedule.
In the end, Guo Jinfei recommended his old drama partner Qian Fangfang, which impressed Lao Gao.
Since then, "Dragon Gate Escort" has all starring actors.
But except for Guo Jinfei, Mao Tong, and Wang Ou, the other leading actors are not well-known.
The "shabby" lineup is rare in Shanhe dramas in the past two years. However, after receiving the news, the outside world is still very concerned about every move of this crew.
Who makes "Longmen Escort" a companion piece to the national TV series "Wulin Gaiden"?
If one day "Bright Sword" will also have a sister chapter "Drawing the Sword", and "Mao Liang" will have a companion chapter "The Bald Thief", the battle will definitely not be small...
