Chapter 682 "New Shadow": In addition to tricks, there are also heroes [6340 monthly pass plus update]

The success of "Glory of the Great Han" did not make Yue Guan lose his mind.

The altar has never been stable.

Today you are standing on the altar, and tomorrow you fail in a new play, there is a high chance that you will fall from the altar.

Unless you don't film anymore, such as Zhou Xingchi, then you can stay on the altar all the time.

But Yue Guan is still young, and he will definitely not quit the entertainment industry now, so the higher he is praised, the more cautious Yue Guan becomes.

Even more cautious than before.

Originally, Yue Guan was going to make a cameo appearance in "Shadow" after he was busy with "Glory of the Han Dynasty", and by the way, he brushed up some imperial spirit. Yue Guan is not particularly optimistic about the box office ceiling of "Shadow", so he himself is not particularly concerned.

But "Glory of the Han" is just too successful.

Successful to the point where he raised the bar for himself.

The play "Shadow" is not friendly enough to ordinary audiences.

Zhang Yimou has his own aesthetics, and his artistic aesthetics are often not consistent with the audience's aesthetics.

The big director likes to play metaphors, brain-burning, and unfathomable......

These problems are all in the script of "Shadow".

Originally, Yue Guan didn't care much about these problems, and he didn't shoot it himself anyway.

But now that he has decided to make a cameo in the role of Pei Wang Peiliang, he has begun to care about these issues.

Pei Wang Pei Liang has not a lot of scenes.

If he shoots seriously, no matter how well he acts, it is easy to be affected by the whole drama of "Shadow".

So Yue Guan was left with only two options:

First, if he doesn't accept the role of Pei Wang Peiliang, what "Shadow" is filmed has nothing to do with him.

Second, revise the script of "Shadow" to make the script of "Shadow" more friendly to ordinary audiences, less pretended to be profound, and more simple and straightforward heroic spirit.

Yueguan chooses the second option.

Good imperial dramas are hard to find.

Since you decided to shoot with your heart, it would be better to perfect the script of "Shadow".

If it were someone else, it would be difficult to convince Zhang Yimou.

But Yue Guan now has this ability and status.

Moreover, Yue Guan wants to make changes to the script, and Zhang Yimou estimates that he can't ask for it.

is a great director, Zhang Yimou also knows that script ability is his weakness, and color and large-scale scene scheduling are his strengths.

Therefore, it is definitely a wise choice to hand over the script to Yue Guan, who is recognized as having a stronger ability to control the market and the deepest empathy for the audience.

Yue Guan talked to Zhang Yimou on the phone, and as he expected, Zhang Yimou was overjoyed.

He had visited Yue Guan in Miracle Company before, hoping that Yue Guan would give some opinions on the script of "Shadow".

At that time, Yue Guan did say some small opinions, but he didn't mention too many constructive ones, because Yue Guan didn't think about shooting it himself at that time, so he didn't pay attention to it at all.

Now, Yue Guan is obviously serious.

And when Yue Guan became serious, there was no need to say anything about his past achievements.

At this time, the crew of "Shadow" had started filming, and the national teacher announced the news that Yue Guan would come to the crew tomorrow, and at the same time said that he would revise the script, and the whole crew was immediately lively.

There are surprises, and there are fears.

Everyone knows Yue Guan's status, and they also know that the script of "Shadow" was provided by Miracle Company.

If Yue Guan had a whim, he might have deleted all of their scenes.

But no matter how worried they were, they didn't dare to say anything.

Zhang Yimou's crew, the core is always Zhang Yimou, no matter how big the actor is, it is useless.

And the addition of Yue Guan makes the combination of Yue Guan + Zhang Yimou heavier.

Oppose this pair, unless you don't want to mix in the circle.

Next.

Before Yue Guan's car arrived at the crew, the actors of the crew got together and talked about it.

Deng Chao was surrounded by the most people, because everyone knew that Yue Guan and Deng Chao had a good relationship, and the script of "The Mermaid" that made Deng Chao famous was provided to him by Yue Guan.

"Chao, is this person Yue Guan easy to contact, is he arrogant?" Wang Qianyuan asked.

He is a typical late-blooming actor, his famous work is still a literary film, and he finally got the favor of Zhang Yimou and starred in the movie of the national teacher, if he loses this opportunity, Wang Qianyuan will be very distressed.

So he was very concerned about Yue Guan.

The others also looked at Deng Chao.

Zhang Yimou's play, no matter what the box office is, as long as Zhang Yimou opens a new play and says that he needs actors, there are basically no unmoved stars in the circle.

The national teacher has this appeal.

No one wants to lose this opportunity.

Deng Chao said: "Don't worry, Yueguan is not difficult to deal with, the people are very good, and there is no arrogance." As long as you don't offend him, Yue Guan is actually an ordinary person. ”

"Except for Director Zhang, who in the crew dares to offend him. Wu Lei said enviously.

Guan Xiaotong glanced at Wu Lei, shook his head and said, "Director Zhang doesn't dare to offend Yue Guan." ”

Deng Chao laughed when he heard this: "Why is Yue Guan so terrible by what you say? I have been in contact with him a few times, and he is very approachable." ”

Directly sent him two resources.

Deng Chao felt that Yue Guan was the No. 1 good person in Tianzi.

Sun Li glanced at Deng Chao: "For you, of course Yue Guan is a good person, aren't we worried about our own role." Director Zhang said that Yue Guan wanted to change the script. ”

She is the heroine of "Shadow", and there are many plot scenes in this play and it is very heavy, Sun Li actually doesn't want to change it.

However, she knew that her thoughts were not important, but Yue Guan's thoughts were important.

Fortunately, the relationship between Yue Guan and Deng Chao is good, Sun Li specially asked Deng Chao when she was sleeping with Deng Chao last night, and Deng Chao also said that Yue Guan would definitely not pit them as husband and wife, so Sun Li was a little relieved.

But others don't have that certainty.

In everyone's discussion, Yue Guan arrived at the crew.

Zhang Yimou was the first to greet him, and no one dared to rob him.

"Yue Guan, you're finally here. ”

Zhang Yimou and Yue Guan hugged each other: "I've been waiting for you for a long time." ”

That's true.

In Zhang Yimou's eyes, Yueguan is basically equal to a box office of 100 million.

It's strange that he doesn't want it.

Yue Guan chuckled: "I've been busy, and I can't get out." I finally got some free time, so I immediately rushed to the crew. Director Zhang, I haven't stopped at all. ”

"Hard work. Of course, Zhang Yimou didn't mean to blame Yue Guan.

Yue Guan's original work plan did not include the filming of "Shadow" at all, and Zhang Yimou knew this.

The two exchanged two words, and Yue Guan got to know the actors of the crew briefly, and then went straight to the point: "Director Zhang, let's do a script and read it." The script needs to be revised, and everyone's opinions should also be taken into account. ”

Of course, Zhang Yimou has no opinion.

However, although Yue Guan had the intention to ask for the opinions of others, he did not take the lead in speaking, and no one else dared to speak rashly.

What if my ideas conflict with Yue Guan?

When the time comes, who will leave and who will stay? This question does not seem to need to be pondered.

Zhang Yimou was also very clear about these actors' concerns, so he simply nodded directly to Yue Guan and said, "Yue Guan, you can say it first." ”

Yue Guan was also polite: "Then I'll throw bricks and lead the way, Director Zhang, the script of "Shadow" is generally good, but some lines are buried too deeply. If you are not a professional film critic, ordinary audiences may not be able to get it after watching the movie, such a hidden line may be meaningful for the movie, but it is meaningless for the box office. ”

Zhang Yimou straightened up and asked seriously, "For example?"

"For example, Tian Zhan's line. ”

Hearing Yue Guan say Tian Zhan, Wang Qianyuan's expression also became solemn.

This is the character he plays.

"Tian Zhan's line is too deep, I dare to guarantee that after watching the movie, it will be difficult for most viewers to realize that Tian Zhan is actually Peiwang Peiliang's person. ”

Yue Guan has seen a lot of film reviews about "Shadow" in his previous life.

The play "Shadow", which was sprinkled with sunspots, got thousands of likes, and then even Tian Zhan was the king of Pei didn't understand it.

This says one thing: those who give him praise don't understand either.

But instead of complaining about the low IQ of these sunspots, we should reflect on it, if some hidden lines are buried and people can't feel it at all, then does such hidden lines make sense?

It's okay to be half a floor higher than the audience.

But if you go one level higher, in terms of box office, it's actually not necessary.

It's just for the sake of forcing the grid.

"Let's sort out the plot from the beginning, the background of "Shadow" is the era of war, and the heroes rise together. Jingzhou, the key place of Peiguo, was borrowed by the powerful neighbor Yanguo in the early years, and he did not return it. Ziyu, the governor of Peiguo, went to crusade, but was hit by the knife of the opponent's general Yang Cang, and was seriously injured. Ziyu, who was unwilling, secretly sent a stand-in Jingzhou to pretend to be himself, the prime minister of military affairs, and the internal envoy Ling Xiao Ai to help.

Carefully divided, there are actually three forces in the movie "Shadow", the first force is Yanguo, and Yang Cang is the supreme commander of Yanguo. The second force is Ziyu, the governor of Peiguo, who is in power in Peiguo, and his power is even greater than that of Pei Wang Peiliang, Xiao Ai is Ziyu's wife, and Jingzhou is Ziyu's stand-in. The third party is Pei Wang Pei Liang, he wants to destroy Yan Guo, and he also wants to kill Zi Yu and be a powerful Pei King.

Since Pei Wang Peiliang has this ambition, he is naturally not a dreamer. In order to achieve this goal, he has always been active. Yang Ping, the son of Yang Cang of Yanguo, sent a messenger to say that he wanted to take the eldest princess Qingping, the sister of Pei Wang Peiliang, as a concubine, Pei Liang said that he could consider it, but he didn't really think about it, because in the end Qingping killed Yang Ping.

And if King Pei wants to kill two birds with one stone, and destroy Yanguo and Ziyu at the same time, he must have a plan to get rid of Ziyu, so Tian Zhan came out.

On the surface, Ziyu was dismissed by Pei Liang for disobeying the king's orders.

Tian Zhan directly 'jumped back' to the court, and spoke for Ziyu, 'The lord can't!'.

Later, Yang Cang's son Yang Ping wanted to accept Peiguo's eldest princess Qingping as a concubine, Peiliang was ready to agree, Tian Zhan once again 'jumped back' and said, "Peiguo will be destroyed in your hands sooner or later, faint king!"

In the face of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs, Tian Zhan scolded and kicked again, not leaving Pei Liang with the slightest affection.

And Pei Liang shot Tian Zhan directly with an arrow.

As a result, the arrow hit the ground.

Tian Zhan picked up the arrow and said, 'Don't work hard for the lord, the minister will come by himself.' ’

Then Tian Zhan stabbed himself with an arrow.

It was not the key point to stab, but it won Ziyu's complete trust and became Ziyu's absolute confidant, and at the same time deceived the enemy Yang Cang.

After Ziyu was deposed, Tian Zhan was the first general of Peiguo. And Tian Zhan was also deposed, and Peiguo immediately became extremely weak.

So Yang Cang began to underestimate the enemy and withdrew 30,000 troops from the city.

And Ziyu also secretly found Tian Zhan and took Tian Zhan as a confidant.

In order to deceive Ziyu's intentions, Tian Zhan asked him, 'Governor, why do you bother to imprison yourself in the secret room?'

Ziyu was defenseless, and directly said everything about the stand-in Jingzhou, and at the same time expressed his true intentions: 'You help me capture Jingzhou City, and after the matter is completed, support me as the king, and you are the governor. ’

Tian Zhan, on the surface, is Ziyu's confidant, but in fact he is a hardcore royalist.

It was precisely because of Tian Zhan's intelligence that King Pei had murderous intentions towards Ziyu, and only then did he know that Jingzhou City was about to be broken, so that he could rescue Jingzhou when Jingzhou was about to be wiped out by Ziyu.

It was also because of Tian Zhan's intelligence that the assassins sent by King Pei were able to quickly find Ziyu's hiding place.

Pei Wang Pei Liang is not a faint king, but he is not an all-knowing and all-powerful god, the reason why he can control the overall situation is only because Tian Zhan has been his person from beginning to end. ”

Yue Guan's words made many actors a little confused.

Tian Zhan is Peiwang Peiliang's person, and the script of this matter is not directly written, so many of them are not clear.

Hearing Yue Guan say this, they reacted.

So that's what happened.

If you calculate it like this, the plot is indeed smooth.

"Director Zhang, is this really the case?" everyone looked at Zhang Yimou.

Zhang Yimou nodded: "That's true, in fact, this line is still very clear, right?"

Melon-eating masses: "......"

Yue Guan spread his hands: "Just look at everyone's reactions, this line of plot is not explained from beginning to end, unless you watch the movie very seriously, you will be wrong." ”

Zhang Yimou was puzzled: "Isn't this a copy of Zhou Yu's fight against Huang Gai - a willingness to fight and a willingness to suffer? Pei Wang Peiliang's arrow shooting Tian Zhan in the palace is Zhou Yu's bitter plan to beat Huang Gai, it is difficult to understand?"

"It's not hard for me to understand, but for some viewers, they can't think that far. Director Zhang, just watching a movie, but also letting the audience connect with historical events, the requirements for the audience are too high. "Yue Guan Dao.

Zhang Yimou thought about it, but was still persuaded by Yue Guan: "Then change it and make it clear at the end of the play." ”

It is indeed to the point.

If it is not pointed out, the logic of Tian Zhan's line will not be smooth, and the character of Peiwang Peiliang will not be satisfactory.

A forbearant Langya Bang (lyb) lord like Pei Wang Peiliang, since he is not incompetent, of course, it is impossible to have no followers.

After all, he is the Orthodox.

Therefore, Tian Zhan is the most hardcore royalist.

After all these things were pointed out, Tian Zhan and Pei Wang Peiliang also stood still.

No one else is involved in this change, so there is basically no opinion.

Zhang Yimou looked at Yue Guan again: "Is there anything else?"

"Yes. Yue Guan gave an affirmative answer.

"The final ending of "Shadow" is too blank, leaving too much room for the audience's imagination, but it is not shocking enough, in fact, it can be more shocking. ”

"For example?" Zhang Yimou became interested.

The other actors also looked at Yue Guan.

The ending of "Shadow" seems to them to be very ingenious.

Jingzhou City was breached under Ziyu's planning, and Peiguo's strength increased greatly.

After Jingzhou City was forced, Pei Wang Peiliang Bird hid his bow and sent killers to kill Ziyu, who was already seriously injured.

Unexpectedly, Ziyu killed the assassin instead, and also touched the palace, preparing to assassinate the king and kill him, and become the king of Pei himself.

At a critical moment, Jingzhou, who was also hidden by Ziyu Bird, jumped out and killed his main master, Ziyu.

Then after Jingzhou killed Ziyu, he killed King Pei again.

Prepare yourself to be the king of Pei.

The entire logical line is smooth.

The shadow has everything in the end.

But it doesn't work.

Because this is not the final end.

Tian Zhan is a hardcore royalist, and in order to save the eldest princess Qingping, Peiliang's sister, he was almost hacked to death by Yang Ping.

His loyalty is unquestionable.

If Ziyu killed King Pei, Tian Zhan may still be loyal to Ziyu, because Ziyu is the idol of all Peiguo people, and he is also his idol, and he once fought more than a dozen thieves in order to save Ziyu.

But the lord died, and so did Ziyu.

Tian Zhan could not be loyal to a shadow no matter what.

After killing Ziyu and Queen Pei in Jingzhou, he couldn't successfully become King Pei, at least Tian Zhan wouldn't let him go.

After Ziyu's death, Tian Zhan was the first person in Peiguo's military.

Tian Zhan's refusal to accept it is equivalent to the military's disobedience.

The throne of Jingzhou is not secure.

Unless the person who walked out of the Blood Sea King's Palace was not Jingzhou.

Yue Guan asked Zhang Yimou a word: "Ziyu is the governor of Peiguo, and he has the shadow he has cultivated since childhood." Pei Wang Peiliang's identity is more noble, what about his shadow?"

Zhang Yimou did not speak.

And the other actors seem to have been opened a window.

"What Jingzhou killed was just the shadow of King Pei, and then King Pei killed Jingzhou again?" Wang Qianyuan's eyes lit up.

He loved the ending.

After all, Tian Zhan played by him is a hardcore royalist.

Yue Guan said lightly: "You don't need to make it clear whether the last surviving King Pei is the shadow King Pei or the real King Pei, this point can be left blank and let the audience guess for themselves, it is better than the original blank." ”

Yue Guan's proposal is actually a bit selfish, after all, he plays King Pei, and Jingzhou is played by Deng Chao.

Of course, he didn't want to lose to Deng Chao himself.

However, from the perspective of plot reversal, this arrangement is actually more logical.

And the audience can see it more clearly.

It is also more suitable for the name "Shadow".

The most important thing is that in this way, the character of King Pei is completely established.

Zhang Yimou thought about it for a moment, but nodded: "According to what you said, do you have any other ideas?"

Yue Guan smiled: "There is one more important thought. ”

"You say. ”

"The background of the story of "Shadow" is a prototype, taken from the Three Kingdoms, Yang Cang's prototype is Guan Yu, Ziyu's prototype is Zhou Yu, and Peiwang's prototype is Sun Quan. ”

Yue Guan's words did not cause a shock to others.

After all, they had also studied the script, and it was not difficult to find out.

But Yue Guan's next sentence shook the audience.

"Although there are prototypes, I have to say that the characters created in the script of "Shadow" are all low-profile versions, and they do not have half of the style of the original version. ”

Yue Guan looked around and sighed lightly: "Ladies and gentlemen, the Three Kingdoms is an era of golden iron horses, and it is also an era of heroes. Some of the Three Kingdoms are not only intrigues and tricks, but also those well-known heroes and heroes who leave a deeper impression on us. It's a pity that in the script of "Shadow", except for Yang Cang, who is still a little heroic, the other characters will only play with intrigues. ”

No one can refute it.

Yue Guan looked solemn and said seriously: "Since you want to take the Three Kingdoms as the prototype, don't shoot such a small family." Director Zhang, I believe you don't want to be told that the Three Kingdoms you filmed only have conspiracies and tricks, right?"

Zhang Yimou's face also became solemn.

Of course he didn't want to.

He thought carefully about the script of "Shadow" and found that it was indeed as Yue Guan said.

"How much do you want to change?" Zhang Yimou asked.

Yue Guan's answer was very decisive: "Basically, everything has to be changed, because the current script is too petty." King Pei should have the world in mind, and his character is relatively good. As an important minister of the two dynasties, the governor was both civil and military, was he just a skinny pervert? The reason why he recovered the state was only because he was slashed? The monarch and the world, the subjects and the people, the governor should have it in his heart. It is understandable that the lord is incompetent, and he replaces him, but where is the heroic spirit that should be there? The governor portrayed in the script is just a pervert who peeps at his wife and his stand-in, and has no heroic spirit.

Also, "Shadow" is a historical drama, and the fight should have the charm that it should have in the era of cold weapons. The fight between the general and the general should be a fight between the knife and the flesh, life and death. Director Zhang, don't indulge in any yin and yang aesthetics, the battlefield doesn't talk about yin and yang, the battlefield only needs to be masculine.

The historical prototype of "Shadow" is the Three Kingdoms era, what era is the Three Kingdoms? In the Three Kingdoms era, Cao Cao was still able to attack Wuhuan in the north, and Gongsun was still able to fight Xianbei and fall into the water; Sun Quan raised Baiyue to conquer Yizhou; and Zhuge Liang swept away the southwest. This is the spirit of the Three Kingdoms era, reckless China, iron horse Jingo, heroic spirit. Director Zhang, believe me, historical dramas should be filmed like this. Don't indulge in filming conspiracy, the audience may like to watch intrigue and intrigues, but will always prefer heroes. Our history is grand enough, so we need to shoot it with a big shot, not a twist. ”

Looking at Yue Guan, who was generously speaking in the field, everyone present understood the meaning of a word.

That word is called - pattern!

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