I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 455: Three Visits to "Shushan"? (13)

"Swordsman"...

Tsui Hark is very proud of his magical changes to Invincible Oriental!
Actually, Jin Yong was quite unfair. He thought Tsui Hark made some changes and was very upset...

It is normal for the original author to have some opinions of his own. However, when Chen Qiaoen later starred in the TV version of "Swordsman", also playing the role of Dongfang Bubai, Jin Yong not only did not criticize her, but the relationship between the two was so good that the outside world thought that Chen Qiaoen was Jin Yong's "goddaughter" - every time Chen Qiaoen came to Hong Kong, she would stay at Jin Yong's house.

Comparing the two versions of Dongfang Bubai, Chen Qiaoen and Lin Qingxia, Lin Qingxia is far superior.

Mr. Jin Yong is not a person without aesthetic ability. How can he be so clear in his praise and criticism and his likes and dislikes?

Perhaps it was because of Tsui Hark's strong personality, the two of them had an unpleasant experience...

——King Hu is a good friend of Jin Yong. When Tsui Hark organized the filming of "Swordsman", he asked King Hu for the copyright, and then... Tsui Hark kicked King Hu out of the crew!

With such an experience, it would be strange if Jin Yong could treat him well!

This cannot be blamed on Tsui Hark.

King Hu was too slow in filming. "Swordsman" was scheduled to be released in Taiwan in January of the following year, and the copyright had been sold. However, it was already November, and King Hu had only filmed the beginning!
There was no other way, Tsui Hark had to do it himself, and he teamed up with three directors, Cheng Xiaodong, Li Huimin, and Jin Yanghua, to shoot the film. After a busy month, they finally wrapped up the filming, and then hurriedly edited it... and finished the work before the deadline.

However, Tsui Hark is indeed thick-skinned. Later, when he was filming the movie "New Dragon Inn", because it was a remake of "Dragon Inn" directed by King Hu, Tsui Hark just shamelessly went to King Hu, whom he had once annoyed, to show his goodwill.

What can King Hu do?
I'm so thick-skinned, I can only choose to forgive him...

Ahem, let’s talk about “Swordsman” back.

"I don't particularly like him," Shen Liang explained, "I sympathize with Lin Pingzhi more..."

"Lin Pingzhi?"

"A good young master of an escort agency had his entire family wiped out overnight, then jumped out of the wolf's den and fell into the fire pit... a perfect script for the protagonist, but he ended up meeting Linghu Chong!"

"But he killed Yue Lingshan!"

"…I think this part is a bit deliberate. Before Lin Pingzhi killed Yue Lingshan, this character's character was not a big problem. He was better than the other main characters in the book. But Jin Yong insisted on making Lin Pingzhi evil, so he killed Yue Lingshan… Maybe he wanted to set off Linghu Chong! Even if Yue Lingshan died, Linghu Chong could be with Ren Yingying more smoothly!"

"Is that how you see it?"

Shen Liang nodded: "Yes... I feel that in the whole book, Lin Pingzhi has two biggest roles: he robbed the little apprentice sister, causing Linghu Chong to fall into a trough, paving the way for his adventures in the martial arts world; and then he brought the Book of the Sword of Exorcism to Yue Buqun, revealing the true face of the Gentleman Sword, which directly changed the trajectory of Linghu Chong's life."

Hearing this, Xu Ke slowly took a puff of his cigar and said, "…So, you want to play Lin Pingzhi?"

"That's not the case. If I were to act in "Swordsman", it would be a fan fiction. At the beginning, I would get the "Sword Manual of Exorcism", and then make copies and spread them all over the world..."

"... "

Xu Ke was too lazy to even smoke his cigar, and stared at Shen Liang with wide eyes...

This idea is so awesome!

Shen Liang said: "I'm going to tell you something that may not sound nice. You might as well shoot The Legend of Condor Heroes instead of The Legend of Zu!"

"I don't dare to shoot "Shushan" anymore!"

"Why don't you dare to shoot? The technology is mature now, I think it's a good time!"

Tsui Hark shook his head: "…The scale of Zu Mountain is too large to be made into a movie."

"Then make it a trilogy. I can play the villain, Blood Godson Deng Yin!"

"Do you have an idea?"

"Um,"

……

Regarding "Shushan", the original novel is too long and has too many characters.

The disciples of Emei Sect alone include three heroes, two clouds, seven dwarfs, and four great disciples...

As for the original novel, many people praised that "The imagination of "Shushan" is breathtaking."

What? Just describing the scene of the immortals is called imagination. Every time they fight against the evil sects, no one from Emei will die. At most, they will be injured, unconscious, or poisoned, and then they will be saved by various magical herbs and elixirs. The evil sects will be miserable. Their entire family will die, and nothing will be left...

The evil people and villains are basically brainless and mentally retarded. They are a group of rabble who work together to resist the enemy, but they dislike each other.

To put it bluntly, this book is not a novel at all, it's not even a story, it's just a collection of fantasy settings.

Any classical cultivation book on the list found on Qidian.com can beat this one!

Therefore, if you want to adapt, you have to start with the setting!
"The world is in great calamity, the spiritual energy dissipates... Emei is acting as the proxy sect of the God Realm..."

Shen Liang referred to the setting of "Legend of Sword and Fairy III". The Emei Sect is the leader of the 72 fairy realms in the world.

There is abundant spiritual energy, countless rare treasures, and a bunch of magical artifacts as the sect's treasures.

The world is in great calamity, and the Emei sect intends to sweep away most of the elites of the Central Plains before the spiritual energy disappears, and ascend to heaven with the entire sect...

Deng Yin felt that this was too selfish!
Why can't those who practice unconventional methods and those who practice independent cultivation ascend to heaven?
The answer is, "The spiritual energy in the spiritual world is limited, and it is impossible for everyone to ascend!"

This is the main contradiction!
It's not about who is right or wrong, the ideas are different...

At this point, Shen Liang said: "The Emei Sect is not so righteous, and Deng Yin is not a murderer by nature... Only by filming it this way can the plot have ups and downs... Otherwise, in the battle between justice and evil, everyone wants to stand on the side of justice, which will be meaningless!"

Tsui Hark took a puff of his cigar and said, "Do you...really want to make Zu Mountain?"

"Of course!" Shen Liang nodded.

"Let me think about it..."

Tsui Hark has a complex about "Shushan" and wants to leave something real before he retires, but he wants to make the "Shushan" he imagined, not the one planned by Shen Liang...

"If you're interested, let's do it together!"

“…wait for me to finish the project I’m working on!”

……

"Did Director Tsui Hark decline the offer?"

"almost…"

Back at the hotel, Rouba asked Shen Liang about "Shushan"...

"So...are you still filming?"

"No rush, even if we do start filming, it won't start until next year..."

Shen Liang waved his hand: "You should take a rest first!"

Rouba pouted: "You want to live broadcast again?"

"I have to let my fans know I'm safe."

"...Okay, I'll go back to the bedroom first..."

Shen Liang reminded him, "Take a good look at the script of 'Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils'. The filming process in Hong Kong is very fast!"

"I see."

Rouba left, and Shen Liang went to the study, turned on the computer, and entered the live broadcast room.

“Hong Kong…I feel okay…”

First he explained his daily life, and then said: "I talked to the director about the schedule a few days ago. Anyway, I can't shoot a movie now if I go back to the mainland, so I might as well shoot another one!"

“Sell it to Byte?”

"You're overthinking it. I'm definitely going to release it in theaters!"

"Lost in Russia is Lost in Russia... Streaming media cannot support large-scale movies!"

(End of this chapter)