Chapter 661 I’m Not the Producer This Time
In fact, there are still cases where Tang Legends have been adapted into the field of mass communication.
Farther away is "The Dragon Girl" directed by Wang Tianlin in 1957, and closer is "Nie Yinniang" directed by Hou Hsiao-hsien.
There are also some other TV series, such as "The Red Whisper Girl" starring Shu Qi
There is one thing in common: they are not very successful.
The influence of Legends of the Tang Dynasty is more implicit and pan-cultural, and it works in a subtle way.
For example, "The Romance of the West Chamber" by Wang Shifu, "The Romance of the West Chamber" is clearly adapted from "The Legend of Yingying";
In fact, "Legend of the Demon Cat" has the splendor and novelty of Tang Dynasty Legends.
But "The Legend of the Demon Cat" is too boring...
The first half was okay, but the second half was baffling...
The starting point for everyone's work has become their love for Concubine Yang...
But this love is too sudden.
The movie may be really meaningful, but the expression of the movie itself does not reach people's hearts directly!
Especially at the end of the film, in order to push the sad atmosphere to a climax, the director overlays several images, including Danlong’s explanation, the reappearance of the blissful banquet, the bodies of Concubine Yang and the white dragon, the tears of the black cat, the high flight of the white crane...
The repetitive rendering and intensification is a bit emotionally tiring!
In short,
The graphics are beautiful and the art is great.
The plot and characters make people feel that they can barely pass, but if you think about it carefully, it is not...
A very embarrassing movie.
It's like an article, with a lot of well-written bits and pieces, and then these gorgeous paragraphs are pieced together without a theme.
Do you think this is a good article? Is it worth reading?
Of course, some people say that articles need logic to form images, but movies put the visuals in front of you, and the images can be independent...
Oh, the story of "The Legend of the Demon Cat" is very simple: During the prosperous Tang Dynasty, there was the most beautiful woman in the world named Yang Yuhuan. She symbolized the glory of the Tang Dynasty. The emperor loved her and the people also admired her. However, troubled times came, and the emperor wanted to kill her in order to quell the rebellion, but he did not want to leave a name in the history books, so he killed her secretly and lied to her that it was just a fake death and she would come back to life in a few days. However, the young man Baihe who admired Yang Yuhuan saw through this conspiracy. When he found Yang Yuhuan, Yang Yuhuan was really dead. Later, the boy Baihe couldn't accept it, so he decided to take revenge. However, because he was poisoned, he could only live in the cat's soul.
Thirty years later, a man named Bai Juyi wanted to write a poem for Yang Yuhuan, but the truth in the history books was changed by the emperor who killed Yang Yuhuan. The white crane boy, that is, the cat, not only wanted to avenge Yang Yuhuan, but also It wants to return the truth to the world, so while taking revenge, it also seeks out Bai Juyi. It wants to use Bai Juyi's hand to tell the world the truth about Yang Yuhuan's death...
that's all!
But... the banquet of bliss still makes people yearn for it endlessly: the sky darkens, the lights in the shop gradually light up, a group of Jinwu guards in red robes and black boots pass through the rows of shops, jump off the boat, and are led upstairs by the flower girl, with colorful lacquerware painted with gold , the sparkling wine glasses, the spinning dancers, the jingling rings, the flying Luo Shang...
The Tang Dynasty is romantic!
By the way, if we want to film Legend of the Tang Dynasty, shouldn’t we build a Tang Dynasty?
Then...are you looking for Director Chen?
He is the professional when it comes to building cities and creating wonders!
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Tang Chuanqi can do it, but not now. On the one hand, the company does not have that much money. On the other hand, the current film market is still too small to accommodate stories that are destined to be niche!
Shen Xudong’s idea is to cooperate with several streaming media and create a few trial movies.
Zhao Linhai, Liao Gaoxiang and Zhao Xin also had the same idea, except that they wanted to cooperate with a state-owned factory and use government funds to shoot.
That's right, they are not very optimistic either...
However, Shen Xudong asked Zhao Xin to choose two stories and write the script first.
Zhao Xin chose "Nie Yinniang" and "Kunlun Slave"...
In fact, Shen Xudong felt that "The Story of the Qiu Bearded Guest" and "The Red Line Stealing Box" were more story-telling, but he had no inspiration, so he simply asked Liao Gaoxiang to be responsible for these two stories...
What does he do on his own?
Of course it’s social!
After entering March, Shen Xudong transformed into a social butterfly, and you can see him at various public events and film-related events.
Although Huang Zhongjun's Huayi brothers are half-dead, his words still make sense: In China's film and television industry, personal ability is important, but not the most important. Making friends is the primary productive force.
Well, it was actually Shen Xudong who forced her to attend many occasions and meet a lot of big shots, most of whom were famous entrepreneurs.
I made him a member of the Chinese Entrepreneurs Club. He often participated in activities and met Liu Chuanzhi, Wang Shi, Yu Minhong, Niu Gensheng, Zhu Xinli...
They are all interested in Shen Xudong.
Especially after "On the Road" was released for half a month and had a box office of 130 million.
Many people are joking about investing in Shen Xudong's next movie...
Just kidding, after all, everyone knows that Tianmei Media is not short of funds!
However, we have negotiated quite a few implant plans. For example, Lenovo fully sponsored the notebooks, mobile phones and other digital products in "Perfect"...
Of course, it's definitely not free, 20 million.
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"Unfortunately" took in 69 million at the box office in the first four days, and 48 million in the second week, successfully surpassing 100 million.
It was released for half a month and the box office exceeded 130 million!
The tail power is very strong!
In terms of word-of-mouth, not to mention that everyone praises it, at least it is mostly praised.
Of course, the overseas performance of this movie... can be ignored. It was released in Hong Kong for three days and the box office was less than 100,000 Hong Kong dollars. It was not released in Southeast Asia at all. Golden Harvest released "Dream Showbiz"...
Well, a large-scale three-level film!
The reputation is similar to that of "Playthings", and the box office exploded - the box office exceeded 25 million Hong Kong dollars in ten days!
Just in time for the big photography exhibition to take off, everyone wants to see the real Hong Kong entertainment industry.
"Dream Showbiz" is very realistic - the plots in it are all based on real cases. In the Hong Kong entertainment industry, there are three key words: hidden rules, gangs, and capital games.
The unspoken rule is to have sex first and then play.
In that era, things like being supported and hidden rules were all on the surface, so there was no pressure to learn from them...
In addition, the protagonist was also given a photo of the incident...
And was raped…
Of course, the heroine ended up sleeping with the company's top executives, got a movie contract, and then continued to sleep with her... In the end, she became famous!
It’s very dream-like and very entertainment-oriented!
The starring role is Fu Ying, one of the members of Huang Paco's girl group Cookies, and the other one is Stephy Tang...
Stephy Teng caught up with Ye Nianchen and starred in "Love", and has successfully transformed into an actress...
I heard that the relationship between the two was not good, and Fu Ying had always been unhappy with Stephy Teng. Seeing that she was thrown away several positions, she simply took off her clothes!
It can be considered as a moment of fame...
He really became famous. The copyright of "Dream Showbiz" was sold to 47 countries and regions. Although it is a third-level film and many scenes are very explicit, but... the plot is very ironic. An actress who dreams of working hard on her own is eventually reduced to relying on... Sleep with me on top...
With a dash of critical realism!
By the way, Shen Xudong didn't have any signature this time. Whether it was production, production or supervision, Xu Hui's name was all written...
Therefore, many people are guessing who Xu Hui is...