The 50th Academy Awards in 1977 were not held as scheduled in April, and Wang Xiaohu didn't know the specific reason, because he was very busy now, and he had to improve the storyboard script of "Myth" every day. [No pop-up novel network]

This is also a matter of no choice, who has made the collection of books about the mainland in the Hong Kong library less, especially the books on Chinese history are even rarer, far less than the collection of books in Jin Yong's house.

Wang Xiaohu and Jin Yong have studied the costumes, props, weapons, etc. in "Mythology" for a long time, and Wang Xiaohu learned several very important information from Jin Yong. For example, the weapons of the Qin Dynasty were mainly long swords, spears, halberds, ge, bows and arrows, and Qin crossbows, and the iron tools of the Qin Dynasty were very mature, but the terracotta warriors and horses used bronze tools, only a few iron tools, which is a very puzzling thing, of course, Wang Xiaohu is just for making movies, and has not done too much in-depth research.

The main reason for this is to avoid goofs, the most obvious goofs in the original "Mythology" is the Goryeo general chasing Princess Yushu, and Jackie Chan is connected with a thick rope around his waist, and the weapon used is made of stainless steel, and the weapon in Jackie Chan's hand is a standard bronze long sword. Such a bug must not appear in your own movie, otherwise it will make foreigners laugh out of their big teeth.

The second important information is that the army of the Great Qin Dynasty was divided into three parts: the Beijing division soldiers, the county soldiers, and the border guards. The historical record of General Meng Tian had led troops in Shangjun for a long time, belonging to the ranks of border guards, it is obvious that Wang Xiaohu took Meng Tian as a soldier in Beijing, and he was also the main guard in charge of Qin Shi Huang, which is out of place.

Wang Xiaohu smiled dumbly, grinning for most of the day before saying something that Jin Yong couldn't understand. "No wonder you want to make up a Meng Yi, and there is such a relationship. Meng Yi is Meng Yi, anyway, foreigners can't understand Chinese names, it's just a musical note. ”

Looking at it this way, General Xu who appeared behind him must be the incarnation of Xu Fu. Wang Xiaohu thought about it, no matter what his name is, as long as the main details don't make people jump out of the thorns.

Another thing that makes Wang Xiaohu more interested is the distribution of various arms in the Qin Dynasty, as mentioned earlier, the Qin Dynasty army has three parts, and the arms are also divided into infantry (including crossbow soldiers), chariot soldiers, cavalry, sailors, and infantry is divided into light and heavy armor, the former has no armor, mainly using bows, crossbows and other long-range weapons, and the latter wears armor on the upper body, and fights with long weapons such as spears, halberds, and ge.

Dressed in armor and armed with bows, crossbows and other weapons, they are called chauffeurs, and they are the main force in the infantry and generally play a very important role in the army.

The chariot soldiers are equipped with single-wheeled, two-wheeled and four-horse wooden cars, each with 3 people, all wearing armor, the emperor is in the middle, and the armor is divided into two sides, holding long weapons.

In the end, what made Wang Xiaohu more entangled was the cavalry, because Jackie Chan's Mengjia army cavalry in the original version did not play a role at all, according to Wang Xiaohu's concept, at least he had to shoot the spirit of "Yanyun Eighteen Flying Horses, Pain Like a Tiger", but how did the whole "Myth" be filmed? What left the deepest impression on Wang Xiaohu was the horse's hooves!

Yes, that's right, it's the war horse called Black Wind under Jackie Chan's crotch, this horse is too bullish, and it can kick several people away when it raises its hind hooves, there are several such scenes in the film, and finally Wang Xiaohu was speechless and asked the sky, Nima, this is the legendary "unity of man and horse"? This is the legendary war horse that has been trained by the horse trainer of "The Lord of the Rings" for half a year? Fool people!

Moreover, and there is absolutely a problem with the design of Jackie Chan holding a long sword, everyone knows the truth that cavalry combat pursues an inch long and an inch strong, who can you stab to death with a long sword? Please, at least you have to carry a bow and arrow on your back to make a few passes, or hold a spear or something to stage the most basic plot like the Three Heroes vs. Lu Bu.

In short, Wang Xiaohu thinks that the overall strength of the Great Qin cavalry has been ruined by Tang Jili, and foreigners must shake their heads after reading it, the Qing Dynasty is not as strong as the Roman Empire in the same period, and it is the most fatal thing to cause such a wrong hint!

Therefore, Wang Xiaohu's comprehensive revision of these war scenes must show the strong spirit of the tiger and wolf division of the Qin Dynasty army.

It is a waste of time and brain cells to frame these things, if it weren't for Wang Xiaohu catching Jin Yong to be a strong man, according to his speed and perfect requirements, there would be no three or five years that would not be able to handle these things. In the end, Wang Xiaohu grinned and said to Jin Yong: "Lao Dou, do you want to put a position of history and military advisor on the cast list?" ”

"What's the use of taking a job?" Jin Yong rolled his eyes and said disdainfully: "You have to give me a salary!" ”

Wang Xiaohu smiled, "The relationship between the two of us is so good, and it hurts to talk about money!" ”

"I can fully understand what Shaw said."

"That sentence?" Wang Xiaohu hurriedly asked.

"You kid is a master who protects his shortcomings, he is more attentive to his brothers and employees, and never treats them badly, for us old bones, hum, you are going to pick the door more and more to pick the door!" Jin Yong said angrily.

"This and that old bean, what are you eating at home today?" Wang Xiaohu changed the topic embarrassedly.

"No one cooks at home today, so if you want to eat, you can do it yourself." Jin Yong angrily flipped out a historical book and said.

"Okay, for the sake of your hard work, Lao Dou, I'll make an exception to cook the dish today." Wang Xiaohu sighed and pretended to be vicissitudes of life: "I haven't been in the kitchen for many years. It attracted Jin Yong to scold again

Even with Jin Yong's help, the historical and military information of "Myth" is still not very complete, and when it enters mid-May, Wang Xiaohu no longer wastes time in this regard, because Jackie Chan has designed the action of "Police Story" perfectly and thoroughly, and sent it to Wang Xiaohu for review as soon as possible.

"Not bad!" Wang Xiaohu looked at the action design plan in detail, Jackie Chan was very attentive during this time, so that when Wang Xiaohu looked up at him after reading the plan, he found that he had panda eyes, and smiled and said: "How is it, do you realize the hard work of being a martial arts instructor?" ”

Jackie Chan nodded vigorously, grinned and said: "I used to see you design movements for Brother Xiaolong and them very easily, and later when I collaborated with Big Eyes in "Drunken Fist", they all used the same old style, and this innovative type of action style is very torturous. ”

"Haha, it's hard to get started." Wang Xiaohu put the plan on the table, staggered his chin with his ten fingers, and said after a moment of silence: "After coming up with the plan, you have to be more attentive, let Sanmao accompany you to find the scene these days, and I will transfer Wang Jiaxin to come back from the United States to help you do blasting special effects, and"

"What else?" Jackie Chan frowned slightly and asked, "I feel that I have thought it through." ”

"Is that considerate? You haven't come up with a budget book yet! How can you shoot if you don't have money? Wang Xiaohu pointed at Jackie Chan and said: "You, let's learn more from Sanmao how to manage the company, the old rail car will push people stupidly!" ”

Jackie Chan blushed and said embarrassedly: "Then, then I'll go find Sanmao to make a budget book." ”

"Well, go ahead." Wang Xiaohu smiled and nodded, seeing that Jackie Chan was growing step by step, he was also happy in his heart.

Now that Jackie Chan has submitted the action design plan, I believe he has a suitable stunt candidate, and the prototype of the famous "family class" in his previous life has been formed.

The name "Family Class" represents the most outstanding group of stunt professionals in Hong Kong, each of whom is one of the best in a hundred elites, and their peers call them the "Flying Tigers" in the martial arts, describing them as brave and courageous and omnipotent, and their appearance indicates the release of thrilling and wonderful good movies.

According to the information that Wang Xiaohu currently has, Jackie Chan has several dragon and tiger martial artists who are often active, including Xiao Erlang, Mars, Li Qiangquan, Lu Huiguang and others who followed him at the earliest.

"Hey, the Seven Little Blessing brothers are about to have full wings! I'm getting less and less stressed! Wang Xiaohu leaned back in his chair and stretched his waist with emotion, and after a long time, he took out an English version of the script of "Police Story" from the drawer, sorted out his thoughts, and called the Hong Kong Governor's Office.

In the afternoon, Wang Xiaohu changed into a decent suit and drove to MacLehose's private villa with the script.

"Sir MacLehose, I'm sorry to disturb your rest." Wang Xiaohu was very polite after seeing MacLehose.

MacLehose doesn't seem to have a good rest, think about it, there has been so much trouble in Hong Kong recently, and he, the governor of Hong Kong, is not having a good time, but he is still relatively happy about Wang Xiaohu's arrival.

"God, you've finally come to me, can you relate to how I feel when I see you?" MacLehose came up and patted Wang Xiaohu on the shoulder and said, "I've been waiting for you for a long time, and I think you forgot about me." ”

"I'm sorry, in fact, I have already prepared the script, but I am too tired to see you during this time, so I dare not take the liberty to disturb you."

"You're right, I've been a bit of a mess during this time." MacLeho is very gentlemanly, "It's okay now, Tiger, what are you waiting for, let me see your script." ”

"Ok, the script is here." After walking into the living room, Wang Xiaohu presented the script with both hands, then rubbed his hands and said: "There may be some places in the script that are not very mature, I hope you will give valuable opinions after reading it." ”

This is where Wang Xiaohu is shrewd, in this English version of the script, he deliberately left a lot of loopholes, these loopholes are mainly used to test the Hong Kong Governor or the British political axe, if the Hong Kong Governor does not put forward any comments after reading it, then shoot according to this script.

But Wang Xiaohu believes that after reading the script, the Governor of Hong Kong will definitely put forward the opposite opinions, and these opposing opinions are the plot of "Police Story" in the original version.

(To be continued)