The reason for this doubt is that censorship has a hard indicator: feudal superstition must not be promoted!

For this system, Zhang Junsheng feels very ridiculous...

In the 90s of the last century, it was still possible, for example, ghost movies and TV series such as "Lonely Ghost in the Black Building" and "Liao Zhai" can also be broadcast...

But later, it became the promotion of feudal superstition, and even some hot-blooded anime became the propaganda of bloody violence and affected children and teenagers.

This should be a mutual revenge between peers!

Your box office is so high, it must be because of a loophole, and you must be reported!

Therefore, in order to avoid this situation, when investors set up the project, they simply do not shoot ghosts, but only shoot demons!

Wen Yi once asked an official of the General Administration system, why is China not allowed to make ghost movies?

Answer: China is a country with an unequal education of the population, and many people have very low scientific literacy, if the country allows ghost movies to be made, or ghost movies are reflected on TV and cinemas, quite a lot of ordinary people will really believe that it is true.

There is a certain truth that state managers should proceed from the overall situation, rather than manage from the perspective of a certain industry.

People who make movies are at least educated, and they will find this type of film to be entertainment, but what about the audience?

Look at the obsession and trust of our parents in their forties and fifties with TV commercials, and the fanaticism for Ponzi schemes introduced by investment intermediaries...

Hehe, then what do you say is the difference between a demon and a ghost?

Since ghost movies are not allowed to be made, can there be Xianxia dramas for Mao?

Believing in ghosts is superstition, but believing in immortals is not? I haven't seen any action from the General Bureau in the world's Xianxia dramas!

Isn't it superstitious that there are immortal temples everywhere that collect incense money?

Aren't they all feudal superstitions...

Therefore, when "A Chinese Ghost Story" applied for the project, the label was gods and monsters, magic types...

Zhang Junsheng prepared two versions, if Nie Xiaoqian can't be a female ghost, then simply change it to a fox demon...

I didn't expect the General Administration to pass it directly, it is said that it is because some people at the top level appreciate Zhang Junsheng...

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"Pretty Ghost Story" is, of course, a commercial film!

Although it is claimed to the outside world that the script is based on the version directed by Li Hanxiang, Zhang Junsheng knows very well that his version is based on Xu Laowei's drumming.

Director Li Hanxiang's level of Chinese studies is too high, and his movies are full of classical literati temperament, and ordinary people can't learn it at all!

Also, in Li Hanxiang's era, movies were still art, and now they are more inclined to commercial works.

The most obvious difference between Xu Laowei and Li Hanxiang's version is the timeline!

Li Hanxiang's version has a famous timeline: the end of the Ming Dynasty and the beginning of the Qing Dynasty.

The so-called country is about to die, and there will be demons!

The background of the era of broken mountains and rivers and social turmoil has created a sinister atmosphere in the world and panic in people's hearts, and it has also paved the way for this ghost story!

The two main characters, Ning Caichen and Yan Chixia, also became friends because of the resentment that they had no way to serve the country.

The hatred of the family and the country is exactly what the traditional literati have always cherished!

This kind of thing is also very much in line with Li Hanxiang's consistent style.

Xu Laowei's version is a purely entertainment commercial film, and there is no mention of the timeline at all, mainly because the audience at that time has regarded movies more as an entertainment demand, and is reluctant to mention more grand topics such as the country, nation, responsibility, etc...

The audience doesn't care about the era in which this story takes place!

There is Lao Wang's jade feet to see, it is enough...

The difference between the two versions is also reflected in the character design, Li Hanxiang's Ning Caichen is too close to Pu Songling's original "Nie Xiaoqian"...

Ning Caichen is a scholar who studies hard in the cold window, and the original text of "Nie Xiaoqian" has this description at the beginning: "Generous and refreshing, incorruptible and self-respecting." And "life is the same." ”

Nie Xiaoqian smiled and said: "I don't sleep on a moonlit night, I wish Xiuyan is good." Ning Caichen replied awe-inspiringly: "I am afraid of people's words." A slight misstep will be a shameful mourning. ”

The Chinese translation of 'stumbling' is: refers to a feeling of "loss" when the genitals penetrate deep into the negative genitals of the other party.

In other words, Ning Caichen doesn't want to experience loss, but is afraid of people's words...

In fact, in ancient China, in all this type of mythical and strange stories, the male protagonists appeared as scholars who studied hard in the cold window, "Strange Tales from Liaozhai", "Night Rain and Autumn Lantern Record", "Zi Buyu".

Since they are the creations of literati, they represent a certain hidden desire in the hearts of this type of literati!

Female ghosts are usually beautiful, because they are basically the product of the objectification of the projection of the scholar's subconscious desires!

By the way, fox demons usually don't charm scholars, they are all messing with characters with heads and faces, such as the king of the ring...

Xu Lao Wei's Ning Caichen is a sling, but a handsome sling...

Although he is a scholar, he has no fame, and he makes a living by collecting debts!

The image is very honest, and even a little stupid...

Yan Chixia described Ning Caichen as 'slim and elegant, with two sleeves and a breeze, flower fists and embroidered legs, learning what he didn't use, and achieving nothing...

The audience likes such a protagonist, in this era, everyone is not interested in the story of princes and princesses, handsome scholars and beautiful female ghosts, you don't see that the male number one in "Frozen" is a stinky sling, and the villain is a prince!

Slings save the world, this is a victory for civilians!

God and monster type, the villain is of course very important, the villain must be strong, otherwise, how to bring out the hero's majesty and light?

So, the villain is the Millennium Dryad.

Why Dryad?

This is a reflection of the ancient Chinese culture of tree worship, which is called plant worship in cultural anthropology.

Jin Zhen wrote in the article: "The Chinese like to plant cypress trees in cemeteries, which originated from a kind of folklore. Legend has it that in ancient times, there was a vicious beast named the dragon, which liked to steal corpses and livers, and came out to dig graves to eat corpses every night. This beast is flexible, the track is fast, the gods are haunting, it is impossible to guard against, but its nature is afraid of tigers and cypresses, so the ancients often stand stone tigers and plant cypress trees in the cemetery to avoid this evil beast. ”

Actually, in a sense, Xu Laowei's version is closer to a martial arts movie...

The bitter lord is wronged, that is, the innocent passer-by, Li Hanxiang's version is a scholar, and when he arrives at Xu Laowei, he is a chivalrous man!

He came to the ancient temple just to find Yan Chixia to compete, for the name of the world's number one swordsman. Then, I didn't win the competition, and I was killed by a female ghost at night...

Li Hanxiang's version is beautiful and serious, and the feelings of family and country are clear and clear. Xu Laowei's version of the picture and lines are more interesting, but it can't be said that there is no family and country feelings at all!

But Xu Laowei's poetry is obviously inferior to Li Hanxiang.

Ten miles of Ping Lake is full of green, and the hosta secretly cherishes the Chinese New Year. If the rain cover can protect each other, only envy the mandarin ducks and not the immortals.

Ten miles of flat lake frost sky, inch by inch of green silk sorrowful year. Look at the moon-shaped single look at each other, only envy the mandarin duck and not the immortal.

Lao Xu obviously borrowed from Li Hanxiang's version!

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Zhang Junsheng makes movies.

And it is also the first theatrical movie in his life, and there is definitely no shortage of money for investment or anything, but he still took the initiative to find Huaying.

After all, if a movie like "A Chinese Ghost Story" is reported by peers, it will definitely be blocked!

It's better to find Huaying to invest together and share the pressure...