There are too many classics to write about in the old version of "A Chinese Ghost Story": Ning Caichen's "infatuation" with Nie Xiaoqian was brought out of the play by "brother" Leslie Cheung and brought to the audience. A weak scholar with a weak body and a kind heart, he fought for the female ghost lover and the big demon, such a fusion of femininity and masculinity made the old version of Ning Caichen full of incomparable charm.

When the two protagonists express their feelings, this affectionate look is intimidating, and the resentful eyes convey everything, without too many words, so that the audience understands it, this form of emotional expression is Bi Xia's favorite way.

The last reason why Bi Xia chose the old version of "A Chinese Ghost Story" is that the old version has very broad feelings. The emotional relationships in the new version are all vulgar and nonsensical idol drama love triangle types, not to mention any upper-level feelings at all. Through the role of Yan Chixia, a lonely hero, the old version brought out the feelings of the rivers and lakes that Pu Songling's original book "Strange Tales from Liaozhai" did not have, as well as the values of escapism without being weary of the world. Yan Chixia said in the film, "I hid in a ghost place just to avoid grievances on the rivers and lakes", and also said that "ghosts are the same as people, they use each other for profit...... The world of human beings is too complicated, it is difficult to distinguish right from wrong, but when they are with ghosts, they are black and white, and they are clear. Obviously, this is the director through the mouth of the ancients to express a kind of life perception that transcends the times and is common to ancient and modern times, if people abandon their conscience and do evil, it is not fundamentally different from ghosts harming people, and people often wear a layer of hypocrisy and find some high-sounding excuses, which is simply more hateful than ghosts. If justice is not good and evil reigns, then the world is no different from ghosts.

There are also lines in "A Chinese Ghost Story 2" such as "The country is dying, and demons are rampant", and it is not difficult to see the consistent feelings of the world in this series. But although Yan Chixia is evasive, she still has a clear distinction between right and wrong in her heart, and she is bound to punish the evil demons like her grandmother, which is bound to be punished quickly, which also implies that chivalrous heart is a ray of light to maintain justice in the dark and troubled times. Perhaps it is precisely because of such feelings that it has an emotional resonance that transcends the times. Therefore, when people look at it, it will trigger all kinds of different emotions of empathy.

Bi Xia has always believed that as a filmmaker, he should be thoughtful and socially responsible, and the wider the audience of the film, the more he should have his own due social role. Whether in memory or in reality, those movies that are praised as classics by people have their own themes and ideas that can resonate with the audience.

Bi Xia is not simply immersed in his own world when making movies, he pursues feelings while taking into account commercial effects. "A Chinese Ghost Story" belongs to the oriental fantasy theme. Oriental fantasy and fantasy movies have a good market in China or Asia. Not to mention that the old version of "A Chinese Ghost Story" in my memory received more than 20 million Hong Kong dollars in Xiangjiang at that time, and in 2008, a "Painted Skin" also received 230 million box office, becoming an influential oriental magic movie.

The two movies are several levels different in terms of plot and connotation, in Bi Xia's eyes, "Painted Skin" is a little better than the new version of "A Chinese Ghost Story", but it is not much better, the reason why the box office results are so different is because there is the old version of "A Chinese Ghost Story" in front of Zhuyu, and the new version has disappointed the audience in comparison. If there is no impression that the old version of "A Chinese Ghost Story" has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, the box office of the new version is believed to be not much worse than "Painted Skin". Not to mention "Painted Skin 2". Both the plot and the rhythm are very brainless, and the box office is still good.

In addition to the box office proof of oriental magic movies in memory, Bi Xia's "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" in reality also belongs to oriental fantasy, but it belongs to a TV series. There have also been directors who have filmed the drama "Liao Zhai" before, and there were good ratings at that time, from these aspects, Bi Xia believes that the Oriental Fantasy Magic Series is actually a theme that can be deeply explored. He believes that even after more than 20 years, "A Chinese Ghost Story" will still be a classic movie from memory to reality.

This writing is a whole day, during which Lian Huyu and Huang Xiaoyong came in Bi Xia without noticing. When he looks up. Only to find that the table outside was still lined up with neat fast food, but it was already cold. Although he felt that sitting for a long time made his back feel a little uncomfortable, Bi Xia was very satisfied.

On this day, he just wrote down the accident of "A Chinese Ghost Story", which still has many details that need to be carefully carved, this movie is not like "Savage Girlfriend", both the scene and the content are much larger, and it is not like "Savage Girlfriend" only needs two people to support a movie, it undoubtedly involves more aspects, and it is more elaborate Bi Xia's skills.

"Wood, take a break, you write all day." When Zhang Jing pushed the door in, Bi Xia was revising.

"Sister Jing, are you here?" Bi Xia saw Zhang Jing come in, and there was a burst of excitement in his heart for no reason, perhaps he was affected by the dream yesterday, on the face of the female ghost that made Bi Xia's heart tremble yesterday, Bi Xia saw Zhang Jing's face, and when he saw Zhang Jing at this moment, he actually had a feeling of being in a different world. Looking at Zhang Jing, his eyes once again recalled the affectionate gaze of the female ghost.

"What are you writing, you're stupid, aren't you?" Zhang Jing suddenly lowered her head as she spoke, and Bi Xia found that the roots of her ears were a little red. Zhang Jing has always occupied a strong position in the face of Bi Xia, but today when she saw Bi Xia's dark eyes, they were deep and boundless, full of surprises, aftertastes, and fascination...... , she suddenly felt a fluster, the deer in her heart collided, which made her feel a kind of shyness of a twenty-eight girl, Zhang Jing quickly changed the topic.

"Oh, I'm writing a new script." Bi Xia gathered his mind and handed the script on the table to Zhang Jing.

Zhang Jing secretly took a few deep breaths, and finally calmed down her mood. She took the script and didn't open it right away, but asked, "Ready to start a new drama?" ”

"Well, I took a lot of rest, just in time to be inspired." When Bi Xia talked about the movie, the excitement and confidence on his face were overflowing.

Hearing this, Zhang Jing paused for a while, and then said very seriously: "Wood, have you ever thought about yourself in the future?" ”

Bi Xia listened to Zhang Jing's words and was very puzzled, but still said: "I don't have Sister Jing to help me worry about it, why do I want to do so much." ”

Although she was suspicious of Bi Xia's words, Zhang Jing was still very happy, and she said angrily: "The stinky boy is getting better and better at coaxing people." Then he changed the conversation and said: "Wood, now that you have a lot of reputation in the film industry, needless to say, your script is naturally revealed, and your directing ability is also revealed, so you don't have any ideas?" You must know that although Lu Dao Huayi will not give you restrictions, it is definitely not a platform for you to display your directing ability. (To be continued......)