Walking into the room, waiting for Liu Yifei and Liu Xiaoli to sit down, Zhang Ran opened a plastic bag and took out three books from it. These are some of the materials he has collected in the past two days.

He put the book in front of Liu Yifei: "You read these three books first, and when you finish reading, we will analyze the character of Wang Yuyan in detail." ”

Liu Yifei flipped through the three books in front of him, namely "Xia Meng's Movie and Life", "The Biography of Jin Yong", and "The Woman in Jin Yong's Novel", and asked puzzledly: "Master, why do you want to read some books?"

Zhang Ran explained: "Sanmao once said that the special feature of Jin Yong's novel is that it writes a love word that human beings still can't fathom and can make people go to heaven and hell. If you don't understand the relationship between Jin Yong and Xia Meng, you won't understand the description of his love in the novel. As an actor, if you want to play Jin Yong's role well, you must also understand this emotion. Have you watched "Smiling Proud Jianghu"?"

"I've seen it!"

Xia Meng's husband is called Lin Baocheng, in "Smiling Proud Jianghu", Ling Hu Chong fell in love with the little junior sister, and the little junior sister finally ran away with Xiao Linzi, this story is that Jin Yong compares himself to Ling Hu Chong, Xia Meng is Yue Lingshan, and Lin Baocheng is Xiao Linzi. In "Dragon Babu", Duan Yu is Jin Yong, Wang Yuyan is Xia Meng, Wang Yuyan loves her cousin, and Duan Yu stalks Wang Yuyan. is different from "Smiling Proud Jianghu", in "Dragon Babu", Jin Yong forcibly snatched the goddess from his rival and married him. ”

Liu Yifei was dumbfounded when he heard this: "So that's the case, Master!"

Zhang Ran said with a smile: "So if you want to play Wang Yuyan, you have to understand the character of Xia Meng, you have to understand what kind of woman Xia Meng is, and what Jin Yong pinned on this character." ”

Liu Yifei nodded seriously and said, "Master, I know!"

Zhang Ran was very satisfied with Liu Yifei's reaction: "Apprentice, you have to remember that as an actor, it is not enough to just read the script to create a character. Especially in the adaptation of novels, we must study the author of the novel and the era of the work, and only by studying these things thoroughly can we create living characters. A lot of Hollywood actors basically take on one or two plays a year, and before the performance, they talk and look at the time to study the role, and we should learn from those Hollywood actors in this regard. Take on a little less drama and put more effort into character building!"

This is really not nonsense, Daniel Day-Lewis studied Lincoln's autograph, biography and contemporary interpretation of him in order to play Lincoln well, and finally came to the role that has been admired so far. Similarly, before Bell acted in "The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling", Bell spent two months researching the materials of the Nanjing Massacre. So much so that when Zhang Yimou met him halfway, Zhang Yimou couldn't answer many questions about this character that Bell asked.

"I see, Master!"

"Your image is classical. It is especially suitable for ancient costumes, and there will definitely be a lot of costume dramas in the future, so don't be a housemaid, read more, and visit more places of interest to understand the historical and cultural connotations. Only when you have a full understanding of the whole history and culture, when you start performing, can you really put yourself in that moment, not acting. ”

"What is an otaku? Master?"

"It's the girl who stays at home all day and doesn't go out. Okay, stop talking nonsense! I read all three books in two days. When you know more about Jin Yong and Xia Meng, let's talk about the script. ”

Liu Yifei looked at the three books in front of him, and said pitifully: "Master, these three books are so thick, I read very slowly, can I be graced for two more days?"

"Do you think I'm a vendor in the wet market?" Zhang Ran's face sank. Pointing to his nose, he asked, "Bargain with me here!" I have to read it in two days, and I can't be perfunctory, and if I find that you don't take it seriously, I'll turn around and leave." Leave it to you!"

Liu Yifei puffed out his face and said, "Stinky master, stingy ghost!"

Zhang Ran didn't care about her, waved his hand and said, "Okay, you go back to your room and take a look, I'm going to start writing the script!"

Liu Yifei saw Zhang Ran let him go, took his arm, and begged: "Master, I'll just watch here, if there is anything I don't understand, I'll ask you!"

Zhang Ran thought for a while and agreed: "That's fine, but you have to be quiet, I don't like to be noisy when I write the script!"

Liu Yifei was happy: "Yes, Master!"

Zhang Ran didn't care about her anymore, opened his notebook and began to write the script of "Six Beings", while Liu Yifei took "The Woman in Jin Yong's Novel" and slowly flipped it up; Liu Xiaoli had nothing to do, and took "Xia Meng's Movie and Life" to look at it.

Science fiction and science fiction movies are different carriers, science fiction novels can have a good story, while science fiction movies have only one good story is far from enough. "This Man Is from Earth" is hailed by many as a masterpiece, and the story is extremely creative, but in fact, this $200,000 movie has zero box office and has not been released in theaters at all.

Similarly, there were two excellent sci-fi films in '99, one was "The Matrix" and the other was "Chrono Hacker". The two movies are very similar in a sense, they are both an empty fantasy world, and "Chrono Hacker" also creates two levels of fantasy space, and the idea is even above "The Matrix". But the impact of the two movies cannot be the same, the box office gap is huge, the global box office of "Time and Space Hacker" is only 18 million, while the box office of "The Matrix" is 460 million, a difference of more than 20 times at the box office.

The reason for this gap is very simple, "The Matrix" has wonderful fights and dazzling special effects, while "Hackers of Another Dimension" does not have these, lacks visual impact, and ordinary audiences do not like to watch it.

According to the discontinuity of space in quantum mechanics, space is not a straight line itself, but a series of points on a straight line, but the interval between them is as small as Planck's constant, so there are six different worlds in the whole universe. This principle is not easy to understand, simply put, the six worlds of "Six Beings of the Six Realms" are a bit like a sponge stained with water, the sponge is a world, and the water is a world.

In addition to the idea cow, the story of "Six Beings" is also very exciting, but if it is filmed directly according to the novel, it will definitely end up with "Time and Space Hacker", and the box office will definitely fail. Because the whole story lacks visual impact, especially the final ending, the male protagonist directly installs traps on the chair. And then it was too easy to crucify the killer.

As a commercial movie, the final high tide must be given enough time and space, and the audience must have an outlet for the emotions accumulated for dozens of minutes. If the audience's emotions are not vented at the end, they will feel unhappy.

Gao Qunshu made a movie called "West Wind Spirit", and at the end of the movie, the actor and the killer are about to have a decisive battle. The hearts of the audience were lifted. But at this time, the killer was shot and killed by someone else. Almost all the viewers who have watched this film are shouting about the ending, giving people the feeling that I have taken off my pants and you show me this.

Zhang Ran doesn't want to make such a mistake, so the final ending must give enough space for the hero and the killer to have a thrilling battle. However, although the male protagonist and the killer in the novel have special abilities, their abilities are too weak, and the two of them only have the ability to freely travel through six worlds, and there is nothing else special.

It's definitely not good as a movie, so Zhang Ran must give them stronger strength. Let them be like Superman, with the ability to fly to the sky. During the decisive battle, let the protagonist and the enemy fight from the ground to the sky, from the first world to the second world, and the third world. Of course, since the strength of the two people is comparable, they can't tell the winner from the loser, and in the end, the male protagonist leads the killer into a trap. Crucify him.

The same opening part of the movie also needs to be changed, and the opening of the novel is full of suspense. But it's not thrilling enough and lacks visual impact. Therefore, Zhang Ran decided to change the identity of the actor and changed from an ordinary office worker to a retired soldier. In this way, when the heavily armed police come to the door and arrest him, he will knock down the police and flee. Staged a city chase scene. However, there were too many police officers, and he was still caught and sent to a psychiatric hospital.

Two days passed in a flash, and Zhang Ran pulled out the outline of the script. However, he is not particularly satisfied with the outline, and there are still many things that need to be revised.

Liu Yifei walked into the room. Put the three books in front of Zhang Ran and said proudly: "Master, I've finished reading." She looked at Zhang Ran, her eyes flickering, with a shallow smile on her face, a feeling of "I'm very well-behaved, praise me".

Zhang Ran bowed slightly: "Tell me about the similarities between Xia Meng and Wang Yuyan." ”

Liu Yifei thought for a few seconds, but didn't come up with an answer, she felt that Xia Meng was not like Wang Yuyan at all, and bowed her head and said, "Master, I don't know." ”

Zhang Ran was a little speechless: "Apprentice, do you know how pigs died?"

Liu Yifei shook his head and said, "I don't know." ”

Zhang Ran sighed and said, "Stupid!"

Liu Yifei said puzzledly: "Why is it stupid?"

Liu Xiaoli next to her was happy when she heard this, this kid is so stupid!

Zhang Ran was extremely depressed in his heart, looked at Liu Yifei, and sighed: "Apprentice, do you know how Master and I died?"

Liu Yifei was startled and asked with concern, "Master, are you sick?"

Zhang Ran really had the urge to hit the wall: "I'm angry with you stupid apprentice! You say, I'm such a smart teacher, why did I accept you as a stupid apprentice!"

Liu Yifei muttered in a low voice: "Stinky master, you are stupid!"

Zhang Ran didn't want to waste time, it was very boring to quarrel with children, so he said, "Okay, tell me what kind of woman Xia Meng is." ”

Liu Yifei thought for a while and said: "Xia Meng is the eldest princess of the Great Wall Film Company, known as China's Audrey Hepburn, especially popular, there is a director surnamed Cen who will not marry her for life, the book says that she is ice clear and jade, out of the mud but not stained, and never spread scandals." ”

Zhang Ran nodded, it seemed that the book was not read in vain, and analyzed: "What you said is correct, but the understanding is not deep enough." To understand Xia Meng, you must know what kind of company Great Wall is. The Great Wall Company was the largest leftist film company at the time, and it was the literary and artistic front of progressives from the mainland in Hong Kong. Leftist companies all implement a low-wage system with equal distribution, and big-name celebrities are paid the same wages as ordinary employees. Although Xia Meng is popular all over China, there is a lot difference in treatment from other big-name stars. However, Run Run Shaw wanted to dig Xia Meng into his company, and when he called her, Xia Meng said sternly on the other end of the phone that she wanted to make movies for the revolution and would not work for the capitalists. It seems silly to others, but for her it is her own belief and pursuit.

Let's talk about Wang Yuyan, in Wang Yuyan's opinion, martial arts turmoil, sinister rivers and lakes, and moral virtue are nothing, and she only has her beloved cousin in her eyes. But Murong Fu is not good to her, and she is also stupid in the eyes of many people. So what is projected on Wang Yuyan is Xia Meng's idiot, if you want to play Wang Yuyan, your focus should be on 'idiot', 'idiot' is the tone of Wang Yuyan's character. ”

After hearing these words, Liu Yifei suddenly realized and said with a smile: "Master, you are so powerful, I understand!" (To be continued.) )

PS: After the start of the Cultural 1st Revolution, the Xiangjiang leftist film companies were impacted, and Xia Meng chose to retire and went to Canada. It was not until after the reform and opening up that Xia Meng formed his own film company Jade Bird and returned to the film industry as a producer. "Heroes from Ancient Times" is the work she supervised, and the pioneering works of Xiangjiang New Wave films, "Running to the Angry Sea" and "Like Water", are also from her. However, after supervising the production of three acclaimed and popular films, Xia Meng quickly withdrew and sold the blue bird to the theater businessman Jiang Zuyi, withdrawing from the cusp of the times.

Jiang Zuyi is Jiang Zhiqiang's father, and An Le's predecessor is the blue bird. Because of the blood of the leftists, An Le is relatively close to the mainland, and the movies "Hero", "Ambush on All Sides", and "The City Full of Golden Armor" directed by Zhang Yimou are all invested by An Le.