Chapter 077: Ip Man 2
At this time, Ye Jingcheng was sitting on the table with his feet on his back, sitting upside down on the chair, and he was thinking about what script to write.
Lei Juekun left behind the problem, after some consideration, Ye Jingcheng still decided to come down. It is certain that this matter is difficult, but it is not good for him to do it both publicly and privately.
Yu Gong, Lei Juekun will definitely give him the greatest rights in this matter, and can even help him borrow from Xinyicheng and Yongjia Films. First, it can meet the shortcomings of others, and secondly, it can meet the various resources of the cinema chain.
Yu Private, Ye Jingcheng's current reputation is big, but it is just a sensation stirred up by the media, and after this incident, there may not be a few people who can recognize him, and the best way to solve this problem is to take the initiative to push himself to the mouth of the storm.
There are risks, but there are dangers. As long as Ye Jingcheng successfully seizes the opportunity, he may be able to become a representative of the good and bad of a movie in the future, and no matter how bad it is, it can make the audience play a familiar role.
"Ah Cheng, eat the fruit." Zhong Chuhong came in in a purple nightgown with a fruit bowl. Seeing that Ye Jingcheng didn't react, she called again: "Decrepit? ”
"Huh?" Only then did Ye Jingcheng react.
"Eat the fruit, great talent. It's no wonder that you're stuck at home every day, and you can write a script. Zhong Chuhong glanced at him angrily and brought the fruit bowl to his table.
After eating a few pieces of fruit tastelessly, Ye Jingcheng turned around and asked Zhong Chuhong, and said, "Ah Hong, are there any martial arts characters on Hong Kong Island that are particularly sought after by many people and have a big reputation?" ”
He doesn't know the tastes of Hong Kong Island audiences, but Zhong Chuhong, a native of Hong Kong, knows more or less, right?
Zhong Chuhong stuffed another piece of fruit into his mouth, thought about it and began to count his fingers, and said while counting: "Fang Shiyu, Su Qi'er, Huang Feihong..."
Zhong Chuhong can't count them here, after all, she knows about these characters through the movie show, and she doesn't even know the history of these people......
Ye Jingcheng wants to make a martial arts film, but the old martial arts idea will definitely not work. It's not a question of whether he has it or not, it's that he doesn't understand the essence. Mass production of martial arts films like Shaw Brothers also took years of experience to master the routine plot of the old martial arts.
This is one of Ye Jingcheng's two disadvantages, and he is not as familiar with the routine plot as Shaw Brothers. The appeal of the characters is not as good as that of Chenglong and Hong Jinbao under Golden Harvest. If he wants to stand out and get rid of these two disadvantages, he must have elements that he can master, such as creating a series of new schools of martial arts.
The premise of creating a new school of martial arts must be different from the old martial arts. This difference summarizes that the idea can be changed, the content can be changed, but the essence cannot be changed.
For example, he can switch the background of the story, martial arts does not have to be set in ancient times, in fact, modern times can also have the shadow of martial arts.
For example, the old martial arts will be replaced with the same moves a thousand times, and what tiger and crane double-form, such as the divine palm, and the snake-shaped trick are all not. On the tightrope hanging Weiya, replaced with Foshan shadowless feet, modern weapons battle, which can arouse the audience's desire to watch without special effects.
In fact, these are not difficult things, the most difficult thing is the protagonist problem. Lei Juekun suggested that he himself be the protagonist of the film, but the problem was that he simply didn't know what role he was suitable for.
Do you want him to come up with a story on his own? He doesn't think he's capable of that.
"And Bruce Lee counts?" Zhong Chuhong said again.
"Bruce Lee? Forget it. Ye Jingcheng was stunned for a moment and replied.
Strictly speaking, it shouldn't be counted, because there is no such thing as martial arts in modern times. However, based on Bruce Lee's past deeds, it can indeed be regarded as a modern martial arts character admired by tens of thousands of people.
"Bruce Lee?" Ye Jingcheng muttered to himself, as if he had many thoughts.
After thinking about it for a while, this idea was then vetoed by Ye Jingcheng, and Bruce Lee had a great influence on Hong Kong Island and even the entire Chinese community. Question: How does he make a fuss out of the other person?
In addition, Bruce Lee died only a few years ago, and at this time it can be said that the bones are not cold, and he uses it to make a fuss about disrespecting the dead.
"I don't know who said before, Bruce Lee still has a master, isn't it also very powerful?" Zhong Chuhong gave advice again, and this time it really made Ye Jingcheng have a flash of inspiration.
"Bruce Lee's master? Ip Man !! ”
If it were any other character, he really didn't know how to master it. But for Ip Man, it is correct to be a series of movies in "Ip Man", which shows that the protagonist is a man with a calm personality and is very responsible.
I don't want to remove other problems, just the calm character of the protagonist, it is not difficult for Ye Jingcheng to master, or it can be said that he himself has this kind of character.
As soon as the idea came up, Ye Jingcheng immediately started writing, considering that he had snubbed the beautiful woman beside him, Ye Jingcheng said: "Ah Hong, you go to sleep first, I may have to catch up tonight." ”
"Oh~~" let out a long sigh, and Zhong Chuhong left in a daze.
The twin turbo motors twisted left and right, and Ye Jingcheng couldn't help but pounce on them. Immediately, he gave himself a slap in the face. Nima, how can you be distracted at this time and concentrate on it, understand?
So, Zhong Chuhong returned to the room with his front foot, and Ye Jingcheng followed his heels, deciding to finish his business first and then come back to create.
The twilight is vast and pine, and the flying clouds are still calm. Born in a fairy cave, the infinite scenery is in the dangerous peak.
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In the middle of the night, Ye Jingcheng returned to the desk with a spring breeze on his face, and slowly started writing according to the plot that appeared in his mind. The story begins with Ip Man being persecuted by the radish head and having to leave Foshan under the escort of his friend Zhou Qingquan......
That's right, the script Ye Jingcheng chose to write is "Ip Man 2: The Legend of the Grandmaster". The reason why the first part is skipped is not to say that the first part is bad, nor how good the second part is.
It's the most important thing to be a human being, and he can copy the theme of the film, but he must consider environmental factors. The subject matter of the first part is too sensitive, and it can easily become a hot topic of fact, which is harmful to him.
What's more, the background story is still in China, and if he forcibly wants to make this movie, he is likely to lose the two markets of Duwan and the island country. Although he does not need to rely on these two places to make his fortune, he will make a name for himself in Asia, and these two places will become key development areas.
As the saying goes, if you have money, you don't make a bastard, and there is no reward for being a martyr now, and he doesn't even have a word of condolences from the leader. Why not put it another way and put the money and silver of these two places in your own pocket. When the motherland is in need in the future, it is not too late for him to take it out for charity.
As for the filming of "Ip Man 2", if there is such a condition in the future, he will change "Ip Man 1" to a prequel, but it is just a difference in title. There seems to be a "Prequel to Ip Man" in the original time and space, but the quality of that film... Don't mention it.
To shoot this post-millennium film, the characters need to be changed a lot, and there are only three roles that can continue to be used, including Hong Jinbao, Zheng Panshi and Ren Dahua. I just don't know if these people will be too young to make the desired effect of the film, resulting in a decline in the quality of the film.
In addition, Ye Jingcheng needs to carefully consider the candidates for several more important roles. First of all, Ip Man's wife Zhang Yongcheng, apprentice Huang Liang, coolie Jinshan Find, boxer tornado.
The latter two characters are not that important, and I believe the audience knows very little about them. And the external conditions are not so high, just need to meet the word 'big guy'.
The most important thing is Zhang Yongcheng and Huang Liang, if Ye Jingcheng is allowed to define them. These two people are both handsome men and beautiful women, as for the acting skills, Ye Jingcheng really doesn't think so, anyway, one needs to know how to put on a score and be handsome, and the other needs to make people feel elegant and general.
Speaking of elegance, Ye Jingcheng thought of Guan Zhilin, not to mention that he still owed the other party a promise.
It's just that although this woman has an elegant temperament, when it comes to general... On the contrary, she looks childish and more suitable for playing some little women's roles.
"When it comes to being generous and decent, I don't know if she will agree." Ye Jingcheng turned the ballpoint pen in his hand and pondered.
The rest is the role of Huang Liang, Ye Jingcheng has no good impression of the original protagonist Huang Xiaoming, but it is undeniable that his popularity is indeed high, if you want to play this role well, you have to find someone who is more handsome than him and knows how to put on music.
Ye Jingcheng knocked on his head and found that there were really a lot of problems. Ip Man died only a year earlier than Bruce Lee, and his children may not be willing to let Ye Jingcheng use it as a movie theme.
"Forget it, write the script first, and then ask them out to talk." Compared to the superstar Bruce Lee, Ip asked's questions were much simpler. If so, Ye Jingcheng continued to improve the plot.