Chapter 60: Preparing for the Film

Liang Xiaolong's family lived in Yanjing, visited the Forbidden City, the Great Wall, the Summer Palace and other scenic spots, and in his spare time, Liang Xiaolong had already sorted out the script of "The Bride Is Not Me", and at the same time began to adapt the script of "Black Fist". He has not forgotten his promise to the old man, he must shoot a large-investment anti-Japanese war film next year, but this requires money, and he must continue to accumulate money to start next year's plan.

The adaptation of "Black Fist" Liang Xiaolong already has a clue, first of all, the beginning of the film, what kind of means to make the audience like and be fascinated by the film. If the protagonist comes out, he is a peerless master, and after two games, it will cause the audience to suffer from aesthetic fatigue, so this method is not advisable, and it is necessary to create an image for the protagonist, an image that fans can easily accept.

Liang Xiaolong first thought of "Ip Man", the reason why "Ip Man" is so successful is because it creates an otaku who can do kung fu, and then through repeated challenges to bring out the spirit of Ip Man, fans will be crazy obsessed with "Ip Man" and Donnie Yen. Drawing on this, Liang Xiaolong is ready to shape Gao Gang into a hip-hop boy who knows kung fu.

And the beginning of the film can be expressed in dance, just like the kung fu street dance at the premiere of "Police and Thieves", or even the crazier kung fu street dance, so as to attract the attention of fans in an instant. At the same time, Gao Gang's characters have to inherit the style of the original film, with a hint of silliness in the sunshine, this kind of man with a little silly is often more attractive than a man with a smart person, and the "Tough Guy" series interprets this very well.

The male protagonist has been determined, and the next step is to determine the heroine, the original Cantonese version is a realistic woman who can sell everything for the sake of profit, and finally wake up and commit suicide, and the original Chinese version cannot be regarded as a character at all, because the clip is from the Cantonese version, many places do not make sense, the only reason for the existence of this character is to encourage Gao Gang to fight black boxing, which promotes the development of the plot.

In the new film, because an American actor was going to be launched to play this role, Bruce Leung named the heroine Anna. She is full of surnames and is also very realistic, but she also loves Gao Gang deeply, in order to change the living environment, she encouraged Gao Gang to fight black boxing, after Gao Gang was seriously injured, she felt sorry for Gao Gang, persuaded Gao Gang to quit this business, between money and love, she finally chose love.

The hero and heroine are determined, so what does the story want to express? How to express it? If you don't know this, the script you write will only make people see it in a fog, and the film you make will also make the audience see it in a fog.

Liang Xiaolong's purpose in filming this film is to promote Chinese kung fu, so the film is to express Chinese kung fu, so how to express it? Through a series of big battles, does it show that Chinese kung fu is very capable of fighting? Of course not, that's just a superficial act, Chinese kung fu lies in the spirit, and no longer with fists and feet, just like "Ip Man", it shows the spirit of Ip Man, the spirit of the Chinese, so it succeeded. If the director makes "Ip Man" a film that fights for war, it will definitely be reduced to a second-rate film.

Therefore, the promotion of Chinese kung fu and the fight against masters of various countries are just an external situation, and to show the spirit of Chinese kung fu, another role is needed - captain, the original film is a rustic man played by Zheng Zhongji. Of course, this character also has to be changed, because the original film wants to explain the truth that "the tiger dies because of its skin", and now the spirit of Chinese kung fu is not to practice martial arts for the sake of fighting, but to practice martial arts for the sake of strengthening the body and exercising the spirit.

The three main roles have been determined, and some of the characters in the original film must also be removed, especially the woman who became a junior, in the Chinese version, her existence is redundant, and after Liang Xiaolong's adaptation, her existence is more redundant, and the content of the new film is not related.

The next step is to determine the opponent, because the spirit of kung fu needs the actual combat ability of kung fu to set off, and without the corresponding actual combat ability, fans will only say after watching it: It is better to practice martial arts every morning and do morning work.

Liang Xiaolong has long been thinking about this, this film is to integrate the combat skills of various countries, so just choose some more famous boxing styles. Liang Xiaolong finally set up six fights, the first against the unpopular dragon set, the second against the taekwondo master, the third against the Muay Thai master, and the fourth against the street fighting master.

After recuperating from his injuries, he was threatened with a gun by the gang and forced to play the fifth duel, which the gang promised to be the last. It was a three-on-three battle against karate, boxer and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu masters, and Gao Gang's first two teammates were quickly defeated, and he had to fight three to win bravely. But at this moment, the gang broke his word and kidnapped Anna, and Gao Gang was once again forced to step into the ring for the final pinnacle battle against the UFC (Free Fighting) champion.

There are all aspects, so what about the plot? The plot is the soul of the film, and it will also determine the success or failure of a film. In this regard, you can plagiarize the original film, only need to make a small amount of modifications, through the wonderful hip-hop performance, Gao Gang showed a good kung fu foundation, and was hacked. The boss valued it and invited him to fight black boxing, but Gao Gang refused. Girlfriend Anna explained the role of money to Gao Gang through a meal, and successfully encouraged Gao Gang to fight black boxing, and then was arranged to live with the captain, got to know the captain, and through a street fight, he learned that the captain was the real master, a hidden master.

Fighting against street fighting masters, Gao Gang won, but was seriously injured, Anna finally realized the danger of black boxing, persuaded Gao Gang to quit this business, the gang threatened with guns, and asked them to fight the last battle, as long as they won, they promised Gao Gang to quit this business. In order to win, Gao Gang had to ask the captain for advice, and finally understood the true meaning of martial arts, and successfully completed the one-on-three duel.

Then, just when they happily thought they could quit, Anna was kidnapped, and Gao Gang had to fight a final battle, while the captain helped him report the crime and cooperated with the police to fight the gang and rescue Anna.

After setting the background, characters, and story, Liang Xiaolong was ready to write, but before that, Liang Xiaolong called Wu Jing first: "Do you have any film appointments recently?" Wu Jing smiled bitterly: "I think I should have an appointment, but in fact I don't." Bruce Leung understands this, and under normal circumstances, unless you want to shoot Asian-themed films, Hollywood rarely uses Chinese movie stars. Moreover, although Wu Jing has a brilliant performance in "The Police and the Thief", there are six leading actors in that film, which invisibly weakens Wu Jing's influence: "That's right, I'm preparing to shoot a new film, you practice hip-hop dance first, and I'll notify you when filming starts." ”

cut off the call, Liang Xiaolong called Jessica again: "Jesse, do you have any appointments recently?" Jessica laughed: "Universal asked me to make a comedy, but the script was not good, so I pushed it." Liang Xiaolong said: "Then are you interested in cooperating again?" Jessica was pleasantly surprised: "Of course." Liang Xiaolong said: "Then you have taken the time to practice hip-hop recently, and I will inform you when the filming starts." Jessica asked, "You want to make a song and dance film?" Liang Xiaolong smiled: "Action movie, but there will be a kung fu street dance, you have to lay the foundation first." ”

Writing is far more difficult than ideating, especially when it comes to dialogue, where each sentence has to be carefully considered for what it does. Of course, the most difficult thing is the action design, this is not an ordinary action movie, it is a film that integrates various combat skills, each combat skill has its own style characteristics, if you can't show these characteristics, no matter how wonderful the fight is, it can't be considered a successful film.

Taekwondo's legs, Muay Thai's elbows, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu beatings, etc., must be clearly shown, and how to use Chinese kung fu to fight against these fighting techniques, while resolving the opponent's fighting skills, but also to play box office and style.

It wasn't until the end of January that Liang Xiaolong perfected the script, and then he wanted to say goodbye to his grandfather's family, and when he left, Kayla tempted Xiao Tingting for the last time: "Call sister, sister will bring you fun next time." The little girl smiled sweetly: "Dad said, there is a kind of deception in this world called empty gloves white wolf, Tingting is very well-behaved, listens to Dad's words, and resolutely does not fall for you." Such innocent and lovely words made everyone laugh, and Kayla patted her forehead with a headache: "A mountain is still a mountain high, and I have seen it for a long time today." The little girl smiled sweetly: "Goodbye little Yangniu, next time you come to play, remember to bring a gift to Tingting." ”

Returning to Los Angeles, Liang Xiaolong didn't care about resting and adjusting the jet lag, so he went directly to the company to find Carl: "Man, there hasn't been any mess in the company recently, right?" Carl gave him a blank look: "I went on a trip by myself and kept me busy in the company, so I was embarrassed to ask this?" Liang Xiaolong smiled: "I went out to play, wasn't it to find inspiration for creation." Not to mention, the effect is still very good, and the two scripts are completed. ”

Carl wouldn't believe his lazy nonsense, but he wouldn't have the heart to bother with him: "Show me first." Liang Xiaolong handed over the script, and Carl took a while to finish watching "The Bride Is Not Me": "The investment should not be too big, it depends on how much you are going to pay Julia." Liang Xiaolong said: "Two million dollars." I owe Julia a big favor before, so the salary of 20 million US dollars is not outrageous, and Carl also agrees: "Julia and you both have super box office appeal, and there is no need for other characters to find big-name movie stars, right?" ”

With Liang Xiaolong's current popularity, as long as his name is written in the editorial column, the box office appeal will not be weaker than that of any superstar. Not to mention Julia, the hottest candidate for this year's Oscar. Therefore, with the two of them in charge, there is no need to waste a lot of money to invite big-name stars. However, Liang Xiaolong still has one request: "I want to use Rupert Everett for the role of George." ”

"Oh......" As soon as Liang Xiaolong's words fell, Carl screamed and looked at him incredulously: "Man, are you going to use this infamous bad boy with the same surname?" No, absolutely not, it will create a lot of negative effects on the film, and we don't need to ask for trouble. ”

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