Chapter 49 The Crew’s Reaction

Generally speaking, reporters and media are not allowed to enter the film and television city privately to interview the works being filmed. Media ban orders will also be issued for film and television dramas being filmed!

Therefore, there will be proxy photographers in later generations...

The promotion of works will generally be handed over to specialized media for reporting, and media visits, interviews, etc. will be arranged at a specified time...

But... Shen Xudong is different. He is working with the screenwriter. The reporter's interview with him will not delay the normal filming, so the production director agreed!

The media that interviewed him is not very famous, it seems to be called "China Entertainment Report"...

The first thing he asked was, 'Did you write "The Great Hero: The Seven Strangers of Jiangnan"? ’

Shen Xudong nodded: "Yes."

"Then why did you write it?"

"It's making money. Jin Yong's drama is very popular now. Just write down your opinion and it will be published..."

"So when did you start writing?"

"Last year, I first took advantage of the popularity of "The Swordsman"..."

"Take advantage of the heat?"

"It's when the series is aired and the media is talking about it..."

"Then what do you think of that version of "Swordsman"?"

Shen Xudong was stunned for a moment, thought for a while and said: "I feel that the spiritual temperament and theme appeal of the whole drama completely deviated from the original novel. The essence of the original novel is the struggle for power, replaced by a competitive game of who is the best in martial arts... But I still quite I like it. Except for Li Anpeng's version of Linghu Chong, which is really not to my taste, everything else is good. It conforms to the oriental aesthetics. The color of the clothes and the background are both natural and beautiful."

"Do you also think Li Anpeng is not good at acting?"

"Of course, Linghu Chong's background is sincerity. He carries the burden of punishing evil and promoting good and pretending to be cool. In fact, he is struggling in the rivers and lakes, and his heart is depressed. The coolness is just a mask, but Li Anpeng... If nothing else, just say The scene where he pretended to be a general was so poorly acted!”

"...Many people say Lu Songxian's version is more classic!"

"It's normal," Shen Xudong shrugged: "Mainland dramas and mainland actors are always overly underestimated, and what's even more frightening is that they come and step on them. Many people have not even watched the complete TV series, so they start to praise them and belittle them. This is very unfair here, but it’s also normal... Let’s keep working hard!”

This topic ended and the subject was changed to "The Condor": "Have you seen the latest version of "The Condor"?"

"I'm paying attention, but I don't have time to read..."

"What to focus on?"

"Media evaluation..." After thinking for a while, Shen Xudong said: "I found a problem, right now, whether the drama is good or not, the ratings have nothing to do with it, the media has the right to judge.

In fact, the media only represents the interests of some people and is biased towards the petty bourgeoisie. The ratings of the works they recognized were not that high.

I feel that the biggest difficulty for us screenwriters now is how to balance these two evaluation systems. "

"You are right, the ratings of "The Condor" are actually quite high..."

"The Legend of the Condor Heroes" has been broadcast in major cities in 14 provinces including Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Guangdong, Sichuan, Yunnan, Shanxi, and Jilin. The ratings of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" ranked first among all channels. .

Not only that, in terms of commercial returns, Zhejiang TV, which bought the first broadcast rights, earned a record 70,000 per episode, but its advertising revenue was as high as 20 million!

It's definitely profitable.

"... Let's talk about "Dragon". Do you think this version of "Dragon" can surpass the TVB version?"

Shen Xudong thought for a while and said: "First of all, I want to say: Hong Kong drama productions are not majestic, but they also know how to use their strengths and avoid weaknesses, and avoid the aspects they are not good at. Although they are petty, the rhythm is bright, the soundtrack is exciting, and the selection The role is suitable and it’s easy for the audience to get into the play.”

"Let's talk about TVB's production model. It continues the assembly line system of Shaw Brothers studios and tries to save as much as possible, using studio scenes and rarely using outdoor scenes..."

"The production team of "Dragon Movie" is also aware of its own shortcomings in this aspect. The shooting scenes are mainly close-up shots, highlighting the actors and emphasizing the artistic conception, so as to maximize the strengths and avoid weaknesses and increase the visibility of the scenes.

In addition, it must be emphasized that when filming "Dragon", director Li Tiansheng's team had already experienced three Jin Yong dramas "The Deer and the Cauldron", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", and the team was more mature. "Eight Parts" is definitely a comprehensive production, based on the principle of giving priority to the perception of the TV drama audience, cutting out the complex and simplifying it, the rhythm is bright, the camerawork, music, and actors' performances are all excellent, so it is very watchable! "

"One more thing, I want to talk about it. Many people may not know that TVB is almost all Taiwan's efforts to create "Dragon Movie". TVB itself is a place that pays great attention to business and efficiency, but "Dragon Movie" is just The first scene of the first episode, when Qiao Feng appeared, took 40 days to shoot."

"When it comes to surpassing it, it's probably impossible! If TVB tries it again, it won't be able to surpass it!"

"However, it is an indisputable fact that TVB's version of "Dragon" deviates from the original work. Moreover, it cannot escape the trap of fast-food entertainment culture in character portrayal and plot selection, and lacks the charm and theme of the original book." You can’t ask for more depth.”

"So, as long as we shoot according to the plot framework of the original work and combine it with the great rivers and mountains of the mainland, even if we can't surpass it, I think it won't be too different!"

"That's very well said, then..."

…

Shen Xudong was chatting with the reporters here. Many people in the "Dragon" crew knew about Shen Xudong's interview and also knew about his article "The Great Hero: The Seven Eccentrics of Jiangnan"...

All praise…

In this era, talented people are still quite popular.

What's more, Shen Xudong is a handsome guy and a student in the drama department.

Mainly because his sisters had a good impression of him and helped him...

Moreover, Shen Xudong respects people very much. The crew of "Dragon" has dealt with him a lot. Apart from the sisters, they are just a bunch of supporting actors, such as the four villains and so on...

Everyone has a good impression of him.

This time it is a quantitative change leading to a qualitative change...

Okay, not even close...

After all, his identity is still just a scriptwriter.

It’s just a small adjustment for the crew!

The crew of "Dragon" has Lin Zhiying, who cares about a co-writer?

But Liu Yifei, who plays Wang Yuyan, is quite interested in him, or wants to ask the screenwriter for his understanding of Wang Yuyan...

However, she was embarrassed to go to Shen Xudong directly...

There is no way to find her, her mother is watching her 24 hours a day.

The reason is that when Huang Xiaolei was chatting with Shu Chang and Jiang Xin, she mentioned Shen Xudong’s opinions on the characters of "Dragon Babu", mainly commenting on the character arcs of several characters...

For example, Qiao Feng's background is a tragic hero, but he is also a member of the Jianghu. Since he lives in the Jianghu, he will inevitably kill people, so he must have a vicious character!

Commenting on Duan Yu, he said that his image is based on Jia Baoyu, who is generous to others and has a gentle personality like jade...

These are all things Shu advocated for Liu Yifei to learn.

Liu Yifei's understanding of Wang Yuyan - Wang Yuyan is the perfect girl...

She said it herself!

Therefore, Wang Yuyan in this version of "Dragon" is just a dull beauty, thin and boring...

She herself realized that something was wrong, but she couldn't tell what was wrong...

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