I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 454 Martial Arts Movies (33)

Shen Liang is now the number one person in the domestic entertainment industry!
It's like this, when a project starts, the investors will give money based on the status of the director and the cast.

Let’s take The Return of the Condor Heroes as an example. If you hired Lin Gengxin, the cost would be no more than 8000 million…

Of this 80 million, Tsui Hark's face accounted for at least 50 million!
But if you find Shen Liang, the investors will at least give you 3 million.

Because Shen Liang’s base is ten billion!

In fact, the project of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" is even worse than previously said - the producer, LeTV Pictures, has its own capital chain problems, and now, it has hit the epidemic, and the project development is nowhere in sight.

Unless Shen Liang is willing to join.

In addition to this reason, Tsui Hark was also somewhat curious about Shen Liang...

……

We met at a restaurant next to the hotel.

Shen Liang brought Rouba with him. When Rouba heard that the director was Tsui Hark, he was very excited and pulled Shen Liang to have an artistic exchange...

The kind that shoots within the three-second zone!
Glossary: ​​Shooting from outside the three-point line is called outside shooting…

Ahem...

"Director Xu!"

"Liangzi... yo, Rouba..."

"Director Xu knows her?"

"I've seen it a few times... I have an impression of it!"

Shen Liang stood up and asked for a seat, poured him a cup of tea, and asked, "What have you been busy with recently?"

Tsui Hark sat down and replied casually: "Preparing for The Condor Heroes..."

"how is the progress?"

Xu Ke took out a cigar and asked if they minded. The two shook their heads. He lit it up, leaned over, and sighed: "...It's not going well..."

"It's okay, good things come to those who wait..."

After a few pleasantries, Shen Liang got straight to the point: "Have you read the book "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils"?"

"Well, I saw it!"

“We’d like you to direct.”

"Why are you looking for me?"

"Although this is a crime film, the overall plot is more like a modern martial arts fable... I think you are suitable!"

"A modern martial arts fable..." Xu Ke's eyes lit up and he nodded: "That's fine... I'll take it!"

"Actually...ah? You agree?"

Shen Liang had prepared a lot of excuses...

So smooth?

"I really like this story...I have a lot of free time now, so filming is better than staying at home!"

“…Then when do you think it will start?”

Tsui Hark asked back: "Are you currently filming Director Chen's work?"

"Hmm..." Shen Liang nodded: "It will be finished in a week at most!"

Tsui Hark: "Then we'll start filming in half a month..."

“…As for the actors?”

"Chen Guilin and Xiaomei will use you two. Do you have any ideas for other actors?"

"I don't have a specific idea, but I've always wanted to work with Mr. Liang Jiahui..."

Xu Ke smiled and said, "No problem, he is free now...what else?"

"That's all. You can arrange the other actors as you wish."

“What is the estimated funding amount?”

"We calculated that 6000 million Hong Kong dollars is about right... I don't take any salary..."

"You don't want to be paid for the film?" "I invest half, and I'll get a share later..."

"That's enough! Let me say this first," Xu Ke slowly took a puff of his cigar and said, "If there is a conflict during the filming, I hope you will respect my opinion!"

Shen Liang nodded: "That's for sure..."

"Then wish us a smooth start!"

"…Okay…Meat Ba."

Shen Liang reminded him, and Rouba quickly raised his teacup...

Xu Ke took another puff of his cigar, looked at Rouba and Shen Liang with interest, and suddenly asked, "Do you two have any ideas about The Condor Heroes?"

Rouba looked at Shen Liang, who asked back: "...Movies?"

"Yes, the movie version!"

……

Tsui Hark wanted to make The Return of the Condor Heroes back then...

I heard that "The Return of the Condor Heroes" was the first martial arts novel that Xu Ke read, and it opened the door to the world of martial arts for him.

Unfortunately, after "Swordsman", Jin Yong and Tsui Hark had a complete falling out and he was no longer willing to authorize him to publish the copyright...

The Return of the Condor Heroes movie version…

I think that LETV got the copyright and invited Tsui Hark to direct it...

I have seen an answer: There is only one successful logic for adapting Jin Yong's novels into movies: viewers must see the movie before understanding Jin Yong's stories.

Otherwise, no matter how high the quality of the movie is, as long as it is related to Jin Yong’s story, it will most likely be criticized!
Unfortunately, that era is over.

Can it have a good reputation if it is changed beyond recognition and incomplete?
Yes, those shot in Hong Kong in the last century.

Two episodes of "Swordsman", two episodes of "The Deer and the Cauldron", "Dragon and the Dragon", "The Demon Cult Master" and one episode of "Ashes of Time"...

The quality of the movie is good, and the environment at that time was also good. The main population on the current Internet were mostly unfamiliar with Jin Yong's stories when they watched these movies in the past. The creators could delete and modify them at will. As long as the final output content was OK, even if it was far from Jin Yong's story or even had nothing to do with it, the audience would be able to accept it.

But I don’t believe that the audiences who are familiar with Jin Yong’s stories can accept adaptation settings at the same level as the old Hong Kong films.

Therefore, we must follow the original work!
Another point is that the key to "The Return of the Condor Heroes" is the love between Yang Guo and Xiaolongnu. Can Tsui Hark still film a love story now?
Skeptical.

After all, his decades-long love with Shi Nansheng ended just like that!
So, Shen Liang said directly: "I am not very optimistic about the movie version of The Return of the Condor Heroes... and it is not easy to find actors. Even if I play Yang Guo, who can play Xiao Longnu?"

Tsui Hark looked at Rouba and thought, well, Rouba really couldn't play the role of Little Dragon Girl.

He said: "Take your time to choose the actors, we will definitely find the right one!"

Shen Liang still shook his head: "Mr. Jin Yong's novels are all long, with plots stretching for hundreds of thousands of words, and foreshadowings... I'm afraid it will be difficult to show them with the size of a movie!"

“So, we need to adapt it!”

"...If there are too many adaptations, it won't be The Condor Heroes anymore." At this point, Shen Liang remembered something and asked, "...Does Director Xu know about online novels?"

"of course I know!"

"There is a type of martial arts fan fiction... where the protagonist travels into the book and changes a lot of the story..."

"Through a book?"

"Yes... For example, if I were to travel into The Return of the Condor Heroes, I would definitely stop Zhen Zhibing... Moreover, Li Mochou is often one of the heroines!"

Tsui Hark was surprised: "Li Mochou is the heroine?"

Shen Liang shrugged: "She is like a dragon. She thinks she is trapped by love and crazy because of love... Most importantly, she is a beautiful Taoist nun!"

In fact, Li Mochou is quite bad and cold-hearted. When she meets the weak, she kills innocent people indiscriminately. But when she meets the strong, she stops being crazy and immediately becomes a cautious businessman who can calculate the enemy's situation.

But... in several TV series, Li Mochou is pretty good...

People’s worldviews are influenced by their appearance, so many people think that Li Mochou is just a poor little girl!
"You are not interested in Jin Yong's works?"

"…Um,"

Shen Liang nodded: "After playing "The Legend of Jin Yong", I'm not interested anymore... except for "Swordsman"..."

Xu Ke smiled and said, "Do you like Lin Qingxia?"

(End of this chapter)