Zhang Yimou listened to Yue Guan's words, and his heart was also stirred.

One thing to say, he really likes the script of "Shadow", especially the conspiracy and calculation in the script of "Shadow", which is very enjoyable and has a very online IQ.

But he is also a senior director, and his level has always been there.

After listening to Yue Guan's words, he immediately realized his mistake: the script of "Shadow" is indeed IQ online, but it is too petty.

If he wants to make a small-scale historical film with small people, there is nothing to say, this is definitely a good movie.

But what he wants to shoot is the warring states.

It's the world.

That's just a conspiracy calculation, and it's not worthy of this background.

To solve this contradiction, there are two ways:

First, change the background;

Second, change the character and plot.

Of course, Zhang Yimou chose the second option.

Because he himself knows very well that if he really makes those small-scale historical films, it will become a literary film again.

And literary films have no box office.

He wants the box office.

So, he can't be capricious.

And he also knew in his heart that after being named by Yue Guan, modifying it in the direction given by Yue Guan would definitely be more in line with the movie-watching hobbies of ordinary audiences.

"Yue Guan, you are not authentic. Zhang Yimou pointed at Yue Guan and scolded with a smile: "You are too unauthentic." ”

Yue Guan: "??? why am I not authentic?"

In order to revise the script of "Shadow" for you, I thought about it yesterday at three o'clock in the morning.

Do you really think you can figure it out with a tap of your head?

actually said that I was not authentic and couldn't bear it.

Zhang Yimou explained: "You already knew that "Shadow" had so many problems, why didn't you point them out earlier? Isn't this script yours?"

Yue Guan spread his hands: "Director Zhang, the script of "Shadow" is really not mine, it is a script submitted by the screenwriter who was bought out by our company. In terms of the quality of the script itself, it is indeed excellent. In fact, my targeted adaptation does not improve the quality of the script itself, but the changes made for the audience, simply put, my adapted plot will increase the box office of this play, and it may not necessarily improve the reputation of this play. ”

Take Tian Zhan's point as an example, leaving blank space is far better than making it clear in the eyes of many viewers who like to pretend to be forced.

There is also the ending, the blank space of the original script leaves all kinds of divergent thinking possibilities, but after being changed by Yue Guan, the ending is basically fixed, which is a minus in the eyes of many big Vs.

Including improving the pattern of a play, no longer letting "Shadow" see the big from the small, but really telling a grand story and proposition, in fact, it is not loved by film critics.

Otherwise, Zhang Yimou would not like the tone of "Shadow".

But what Yue Guan can confirm is that after he changes it like this, the audience will definitely like it more.

Because as Yue Guan has always said, the audience is relaxed when they go to the movies, not to move their heads. For historical movies, when the audience goes to the cinema to watch it, it will definitely not be just to see shadows, assassinations, love jade, and tearing X......

But the great directors of our country seem to only see this, obviously there are so many magnificent stories in our history, but they aim at conspiracy, love jade, assassination, tearing X and other things that can't be filmed on the stage.

If "Hero" is filming the story of King Qin's sweep of Liuhe, wouldn't it be more important than filming a few assassins?

If "The Legend of the Demon Cat" is a story about the coming of all countries in the Tang Dynasty, wouldn't it attract the audience more than a story of Yang Guifei?

"Wu Ji", "Night Banquet" ......

is a good historical movie, but as a result, all that is left to the audience is endless slots.

In fact, it can be made better, if the audience who comes to watch historical movies still sees love, love, conspiracy and intrigue, isn't it good to watch urban movies? Isn't it fragrant to go to see police and gangster movies? Why do you want to watch history?

Zhang Yimou has been a director for decades, so he can naturally understand Yue Guan's words very clearly.

He nodded: "Indeed, as you said, if you change it like this, it will be more straightforward, and the reputation will not necessarily be better." ”

Deng Chao couldn't hold back and interjected: "Director Zhang, I think the box office is more important, and there are many kinds of word-of-mouth, it doesn't matter if the word-of-mouth of those experts is listened to or not, just like the audience." ”

He supported Yue Guan's proposal 10,000.

Because Yue Guan is an example given by the governor of Dadu, Ziyu.

And Ziyu is played by him.

Originally, he played two roles by himself, and most of the governors Ziyu and Ziyu's shadow substitutes were in Jingzhou, in which the scene in Jingzhou was to crush Ziyu.

Judging from the degree of highlights, Jingzhou also crushed Ziyu.

After Ziyu was defeated by Yang Cang, he was trapped in a cave, the living people were not ghosts, skinny, full of only thinking about revenge, knowing that his wife and the shadow stand-in were together, and he only dared to watch outside the window.

If such a character can attract fans, it would be strange.

Originally, Deng Chao didn't think there was anything, after all, he still had the role of Jingzhou, and Jingzhou was still very bright.

But hearing Yue Guan say this, he felt that it made sense.

Dadu Governor Ziyu is the idol of all the people of Peiguo, both civil and military, and is recognized as a hero, how can it be just like this?

Jingzhou is indeed very high.

But if Ziyu can be a little more highlighted, then why not?

Deng Chao is not stupid, this is clearly something that is beneficial to himself, and he must resolutely support it.

With Deng Chao opening, Wang Qianyuan also went up: "Director Zhang, I think what Mr. Yue said makes sense." Although the script of "Shadow" is exquisite, the pattern is indeed smaller. ”

Tian Zhan played by him has a lot of scenes in secret, but in fact, he can't see anything on the surface......

If the audience is too lazy to use their brains after watching it, Tian Zhan played by him is estimated to be a passerby general.

Of course, Wang Qianyuan also wants to highlight his presence.

And if it is modified according to what Yue Guan said, his role will definitely add some scenes and characters.

Therefore, Wang Qianyuan is also a resolute supporter of Yueguan.

Of course, there are those who support it, and there are certainly those who oppose it.

Because according to Yue Guan's words of modification, some people's roles will definitely be cut.

It even has to be deleted entirely.

Because if you change the style of the whole play, the existence of some characters itself seems out of place.

But even if they had ideas, they didn't dare to openly oppose Yue Guan, after all, there was nothing wrong with their brains, they could only pin their hopes on Zhang Yimou, hoping that Zhang Yimou would show his domineering spirit as a great director, and sternly refuse Yue Guan's proposal.

Zhang Yimou let them down.

Because Zhang Yimou's brain is fine, he also thinks that according to Yue Guan's words, it will definitely be better for the box office.

"Yue Guan, how do you think it should be changed?" Zhang Yimou asked.

Yue Guan was a little hesitant.

Zhang Yimou saw Yue Guan's concerns, and waved his hand very casually: "Don't have any worries, just say it, this is my play." Even if the actors' plots are affected because of the deletion of the script, I will be responsible, and I will naturally introduce other resources to them in the future. ”

As a national teacher, he is qualified to say this.

And even if he doesn't say so, if he really wants to forcibly delete it, there is nothing other actors can do.

When facing a great director, the actor himself is weak.

Coupled with Yueguan's capital, it is even more vulnerable.

So this matter itself is indeed Yue Guan and Zhang Yimou's final say, but neither of them is the kind of person who bullies others, if it really affects the interests of the actors, they are still willing to compensate them.

Seeing Zhang Yimou say this, Yue Guan also nodded: "The affected actors can also come to me, our company has a lot of dramas, and we will try to compensate you for some resources." ”

Zhang Yimou stopped Yue Guan: ""Shadow" is the scene I want to film, I am the director in the crew, and you are also invited by me, I definitely can't let you take the blame for me." Don't worry, although the resources in my hands are not as good as yours, I can still make up for the losses of the actors. And this drama will not succeed, and next time, I will not retire this year. ”

Zhang Yimou said this, and of course Yue Guan couldn't say anything more.

In fact, normally speaking, this consequence should indeed be made up by Zhang Yimou himself, Yue Guan changed the script to help him, and it actually didn't benefit much for Yue Guan himself.

Zhang Yimou obviously knows this, so he is very good.

Naturally, Yue Guan will not rush to be the wronged leader.

Despite this, Yue Guan did not say whose role he cut directly, he first started to change from the Pei Wang played by himself and the Dadu Governor Ziyu played by Deng Chao.

"Ziyu is the governor of Peiguo, the first person under King Pei, and has made great contributions to Peiguo. And since King Pei is eloquent and has the ambition to dominate the world, of course he can't cut off his arms. Therefore, Pei Wang and Ziyu need a reason why they must live and die together, otherwise these two characters will become very small. ”

If it was infighting in the peaceful era, it would be fine.

In the war years, the king of a country was at odds with the biggest minister under his command, is this a desire to destroy the country?

This kind of setting reveals a faint monarch's atmosphere, but King Pei is not faint, which is very contradictory.

Therefore, King Pei and Ziyu must have a reason to be enemies.

Zhang Yimou also quickly figured this out, and looked at Yue Guan with burning eyes: "What is the best reason?"

Yue Guan had already thought about it before he came, and said decisively: "Naturally, it is to seek the country and usurp the throne, and set the throne inherited by King Pei to belong to his brother, and his brother already has a son." There is no need to set it in too much detail, only a little explanation of the background, after King Pei ascended the throne, his brother's only son died of illness. In this way, Ziyu and King Pei have a reason to be enemies, and this does not affect their common heart. Du Du Ziyu is not a traitor, but he is not loyal to this king. ”

Deng Chao slapped his thigh: "Wonderful." ”

In this way, Ziyu's people were established and established.

Of course, Yue Guan will not deliberately discredit the role he plays, and he is not sick.

In the war years, there were many flames, a minor monarch and a talented and ambitious royal brother who was both civil and military, Pei Liang not only for his own selfish desires, but also for Pei Guo, both thought that he should be the best.

There is not much wrong with this idea.

So Tian Zhan is still loyal to King Pei.

Of course, Ziyu's loyalty to the first king is even more problematic.

Everyone is not wrong, and the pattern is instantly improved.

Deng Chao came with a "wonderful", which attracted Yue Guan's attention.

Yue Guan set his eyes on Deng Chao, and then shifted to Sun Li.

"Brother Chao, is it cool to add drama?" asked Yue Guan.

Deng Chao smiled embarrassedly.

He's really cool.

Jingzhou has the most scenes.

And after such an adaptation by Yue Guan, Ziyu's plot has also become both popular and important.

He certainly supported 10,000.

However, a movie is only that long.

If you add drama to him, the other people's drama will be reduced.

"I'm worthy of you, Brother Chao, and I'm sorry for Sister Li. Yue Guan gave Sun Li an apologetic look: "In the new script, Ziyu wants to portray a perfect commander, so Xiao Ai's plot must be deleted, because in the original script, Xiao Ai is basically a stain on Ziyu." ”

In front of Ziyu, Xiao Ai and the stand-in Jingzhou hugged each other and even had negative distance contact, this kind of drama has to say what kind of metaphor is expressed...... To put it bluntly, isn't it just cheating the box office?

What kind of?

There are many ways to express metaphors, and chicken love drama is the most inferior one.

Yue Guan doesn't reject chicken love dramas, but the problem is that his revised script really doesn't have a place for Xiao Ai.

In the original script, Yang Cang's knife technique is the best in the world, and it is Xiao Ai who cracks Yang Cang's knife technique.

The way to crack it is to overcome yang with yin.

This is out of place in Yue Guan's new script.

Play on the battlefield to overcome yin and yang......

That's not how you look for death.

And Xiao Ai, a puppet, an ancient woman who can't control her own destiny, has cracked the world's best knife technique......

The basic law must also be paid attention to in addition to the drama.

This is really illogical.

Sun Li actually realized that her role might be greatly deleted after hearing Yue Guan say that she was going to revise the script to the hero, and she was mentally prepared, but when she was named by Yue Guan, she was still a little uncomfortable for a while.

But she quickly came back to her senses and smiled reluctantly: "How much do you want to delete and change, Yue Guan, look at it." ”

Yue Guan hesitated for a moment, but still spoke: "Actually, deleting them all doesn't affect the plot." ”

Just let Ziyu and Jingzhou talk directly.

In the history of the Jin Ge Iron Horse, don't coerce innocent women anymore.

Sun Li: "......"

She thought that her plot would be deleted a lot, but she never thought that Yue Guan would want to delete it all.

Not only was she shocked, but Zhang Yimou was shocked.

"Yue Guan, delete it all?"

"Director Zhang, I just said it casually, and you are the one who makes the decision. Yue Guan said politely.

Anyway, if you don't do what I say, I'll just run away.

"It's not just Sister Li. Yue Guan shifted his gaze to Guan Xiaotong and Wu Sanshi.

Both men had a sense of foreboding.

Unfortunately, this hunch is correct.

"The roles of Xiaotong and Sanshi can actually be deleted entirely. ”

Yue Guan opened his mouth and sentenced the two to death.

"In the world of great contention, in the era of war, there are many stories that can be told. The roles and scenes of Xiaotong and Sanshi are very chicken for the whole plot, so it is better to delete their plots and plump up the characters of King Pei and Yang Cang. ”

Hu Jun really wanted to give Yue Guan a thumbs up.

He played Yang Cang.

But he endured.

After all, Wu Sanshi is still here.

However, Hu Jun still admired in his heart: "Yue Guan is Yue Guan, he is too discerning, I think Yang Cang has few roles." ”

Yang Cang is the first in the world in martial arts in the script of "Shadow", he is the supreme commander of the enemy army, and the character prototype is Guan Yu.

Then in the original script, Yang Cang, an invincible character in the world, and his invincible sword skills were broken by Xiao Ai played by Sun Li.

First of all, I declare that there is no discrimination, and I don't want to attract any boxers, just from this description, it makes the character of Yang Cang low.

Xiao Ai's hanging is also inexplicable.

A woman who has never even been on the battlefield has come up with a way to crack the martial arts of the invincible generals in the world.

All other famous generals in the world can wipe their necks and commit suicide.

And the weapon that defeated Yang Cang, the umbrella knife, is known as the weapon of the world's most yin.

How to say it, Yue Guan watched the movie "Shadow" in his previous life.

One thing to say, the umbrella knife picture is really beautiful.

There is nothing wrong with the logical setting of yin and yang.

The problem is that the place where Ziyu and Yang Cang compete is a battlefield.

What the battlefield wants is iron blood, slaughter, and tragedy.

It's not artistic beauty.

And the battlefield of "Shadow" is very artistic and beautiful.

It's very yin and yang.

But the battlefield and yin and yang have never been related.

A group of elite soldiers fought with the most yin weapons in the world, and the fighting movements twisted and twisted, just like a woman dancing......

Again, it's beautiful from the picture.

But it's not a battlefield.

Since Yue Guan wants to change the plot, he is ready to change all of these.

Zhang Yimou's ability to schedule large scenes is undoubted, and during the filming of "Shadow", he gave up his ability to schedule large scenes and devoted himself to pursuing his own aesthetics.

And what Yue Guan wants is for Zhang Yimou to shoot his big-scene scheduling ability.

The battlefield match is a good battlefield match, and there is no need to instill in the audience any unfathomable truths of yin and yang, and the audience does not need to know these truths.

So the character of Xiao Ai has become unnecessary to exist.

And the eldest princess Qingping played by Guan Xiaotong and Yang Ping, the son of Yang Cang played by Wu Sanshi, have actually become less important.

"Director Zhang, what do you think the two roles of Princess Qingping and Yang Ping mean to the drama "Shadow"?"

Zhang Yimou thought about it, and then didn't say anything.

The real situation is that these two roles are reserved for young stars, to be precise, for traffic.

Count on them to bring the box office.

But does Zhang Yimou's movie still need actors to lead the box office?

Even if you can use it, Yue Guan is here, Deng Chao is here, and it will not be Guan Xiaotong and Wu Sanshi's turn.

Deleting their scenes and leaving the saved scenes to Pei Wang and Yang Cang is naturally fuller for the overall structure of a play.

Zhang Yimou soon realized this.

So he kept silent.

And silence is an answer in itself.

Guan Xiaotong and Wu Sanshi are both child stars, and they have a deeper understanding of the entertainment industry than many adult stars, and they don't dare to struggle much when they see this.

Although they still really want to brush up on the coffee position in Zhang Yimou's movie, Yue Guan and Zhang Yimou both chose to give up on them, so they can only accept their fate.

In fact, Yue Guan is not aimed at them, but their roles really don't need to exist, and the version of "Shadow" that Yue Guan watched has not become a plus point for the movie.

On the contrary, the points were reduced, especially Yang Ping played by Wu Sanshi, whose acting skills and lines were actually blown up by Guan Xiaotong......

The so-called acting school among young stars is scary to death.

After finishing Guan Xiaotong and Wu Sanshi, Zhang Yimou rearranged the script and found a problem:

"Yue Guan, in this case, wouldn't there be no female characters in the whole drama?" Zhang Yimou frowned.

Yue Guan asked rhetorically: "If you don't arrange female characters, is it suspected of female discrimination?"

Zhang Yimou: "Definitely not suspected." ”

"Will it attract a boxer?"

"If you don't portray a female character, you will definitely not be insulted, and the boxer will naturally not be attracted. ”

"So why does it have to have female characters?" Yue Guan said seriously: "The fact that "Soldier Assault" also has no female characters does not prevent it from becoming a recognized classic. The play "Shadow" itself is not suitable for female characters. ”

Of course, Yue Guan doesn't hate women, he likes beautiful young ladies the most, and the number of harems can testify.

But there is obviously no suitable female role, so I want to forcibly install one, which is not respecting the female group, but will make the female group more responsive.

Because people think you don't shoot well and scandalize the image of women.

The background and story involved in "Shadow" can theoretically have beauties, but they should be the kind of stunning beauties, such as Diao Chan, such as Zhen Mi.

But the main structure of "Shadow" is war and capturing the city, so there is no point in beauty.

Instead, it will reduce the style of the whole show.

Zhang Yimou was convinced.

Deng Chao reminded in a whisper: "If there is really no female role, the boxer is also likely to box, saying that our drama discriminates against actresses and does not give actresses a chance." ”

Yue Guan: "......" is something that a boxer can do.

"Then let Sister Li bubble. ”

Yue Guan didn't want to cause trouble either.

However, Zhang Yimou seemed very bold at this time: "No, according to your ideas." If we make a historical drama with male hormones, it should be more attractive to the audience. And this can also be used as a promotional selling point, "Soldier Assault" should have done this at the beginning, which attracted a lot of people. ”

That's right.

Yue Guan knows a lot of young ladies, and when they watch the play, if a play can't portray a female character well, they would rather not have this female role.

Characters that are destined to be meaningless, if they only play the role of vases or decorations, removing them will not affect the box office, and even the box office will be higher.

Since Zhang Yimou has this courage, of course Yue Guan will not stop it.

"Actually, in this way, it becomes very simple. Yue Guan sorted out the specific points to be changed: "To put it simply, it is the character image of the plump Dudu Ziyu, Peiwang Peiliang and the world's first military general Yang Cang." These three characters stand, and so does this play. ”

"In what direction should I plump up?" Zhang Yimou asked.

"This is simpler, Du Du Ziyu, both civil and military, Brother Chao, you play in the Confucian side, don't play in the perverted side, is there a problem?"

Deng Chao immediately replied: "Absolutely no problem. ”

"Yang Cang's words, Mr. Hu, you can play in the direction of big heroes and heroes, you can be arrogant, but you have to be invincible enough, is there a problem?"

Hu Jun smiled: "What I'm best at is playing this kind of role." ”

"I also have confidence in Mr. Hu. ”

If Hu Jun's hero is not played well, then there are few actors in the domestic entertainment industry who can play heroically.

"As for King Pei, it's actually very simple, it's good to be set to be the kind of lonely person who rules the world and can kill anyone and do anything. ”

Yue Guan didn't want to play a good person.

Emperors, especially those during the war years, are too good and irresponsible to the country and the people.

In the original version, the character design of King Pei is relatively okay, and then plump up the character image, less pretending to be crazy and stupid, more decisive and courageous, and then adding some small stories, a three-dimensional emperor image is freshly baked.

Ziyu Jingzhou, Peiwang, Yang Cang......

As long as these four characters stand, the play "Shadow" can stand completely.

In the world of great contention, heroes emerge in large numbers.

The governor is both civil and military, and he is heroic.

Jingzhou hides the utensils in the body, and waits for the time to move.

Yang Cang is invincible in the world and cannot be beaten.

King Pei is a multi-faceted hero and looks at the world.

The story between these four men is enough to make a wonderful historical drama.