665. Positioning is important
"I like this world of temples and rivers and lakes!" Xu Cang said with a smile.
"Actually, I always feel that the world of the world can never exist independently. Many martial arts novels have abandoned the temple background and only listed the world of the world separately. But to put it bluntly, according to the views of modern people, the so-called world of the world are just black clubs." Xu Cang continued.
"The kind of world I like is definitely impossible to be separated from the temple or the court..." Xu Cang began to express his thoughts.
"Okay, I understand. I think about it and I will give you a reply after a while." Wang Yifan understood Xu Cang's thoughts.
There are many martial arts, but they are generally divided into two types.
One is pure martial arts, which is a bit like a fairy tale for adults. In this kind of martial arts novel, the official background of the court usually has little presence.
For example, Gu Long’s martial arts novels usually have a blurry official background.
Even if "Lu Xiaofeng" involves a large number of people related to the court, in fact, it does not involve too much court struggle.
The other is a martial arts that is closely related to the court and tends to be realistic.
This type of martial arts usually has many historical backgrounds, borrowing historical backgrounds as the general environment and timeline, and then allowing the world, the knights, and the story to be interspersed in a certain historical period.
For example, "The Three Heroes of the Jianghu", "The Book and Sword of the Sword" and so on.
If Wang Yifan was asked to choose, he would probably choose the "Huang Feihong" series.
Because this series is actually a kind of martial arts, martial arts from the Republic of China period.
There is also the "Ip Man" series.
The "Ip Man" series is different from the "Huang Feihong" series, and it is different from "Huo Yuanjia". In fact, when it comes to Wang Yifan in "Huo Yuanjia", he always felt that he was very frustrated to watch. Why?
Because the hero actually got beaten to death on the ring due to poisoning, it was not good at all.
Whether it is "Ip Man" or "Wang Feihong", it is really cool!
At least, in these two series, Ip Man and Wong Fei-hung both show the awesomeness of a generation of masters.
Wang Yifan always felt that Xu Cang was suitable for filming costume films. As expected, this time Xu Cang targeted the martial arts movies.
In fact, Xu Cang naturally couldn't be as confused as he was. As a major commercial director in China, Xu Cang naturally had his own considerations.
Because Li Mingjuan is a woman, she follows the feminist color path, which is determined by her gender advantages.
Coupled with her name as the number one female director in China, it can be said that it was a natural result, and the result was quite good. Now Li Mingjuan has become a benchmark among domestic female directors.
As for Luo Junzhuo and others, to be honest, they have long been unable to keep up with the trend of the times.
And what about Xu Cang?
Xu Cang’s positioning is actually very important, or the director’s positioning is very important.
In the field of science fiction films, Wang Yifan and Chen Hang are already too far ahead, and it is really difficult for Xu Cang to catch up.
Although Chen Hang seems to have failed several movies, in fact, Chen Hang is still one of the most famous science fiction directors in China. In addition, with the full support of Jiuzhou of the prosperous Tang Dynasty, Chen Hang is not something Xu Cang can surpass in a short period of time, especially in science fiction movies, Chen Hang became famous much earlier than Wang Yifan.
And what about Xu Cang? In fact, compared to Li Mingjuan, he is not unique enough. Compared to Chen Hang, is his strength really stronger than Chen Hang?
Or is he better than other new generation directors who are active or rising? Not necessarily!
So he also needs to find another way and overtake on the curve.
Choosing a martial arts movie is actually a choice that Xu Cang made after careful consideration.
First of all, martial arts movies can be said to be national quintessential movies, and China has the only unique feature film in the world.
Secondly, there is currently no real martial arts film director in China, and this is Xu Cang’s opportunity.
In addition, martial arts movies are actually very potential, martial arts may not be just about shooting costume martial arts. There are also modern martial arts. In a broad sense, those action movies can also be considered in the category of martial arts movies.
In fact, it does not mean that there are no major martial arts directors in China, such as Yang Long, who is actually a major martial arts director.
But the problem is that Yang Long's identity and status are not limited to martial arts movies, and his martial arts movies are usually not just martial arts movies. For example, the movie "Heroes Without Regrets" is actually a war drama that is more than a personal drama.
This is what Yang Long is best at, that is, the big scene.
So no one confined him to martial arts movies.
In addition to Yang Long's famous slow work and meticulous work, he took several years to make a movie, and naturally he became a transcendent.
Xu Cang aimed at martial arts movies, so he naturally wanted to overtake on the curve and become a benchmark for martial arts movies.
He has collected so many scripts, but isn't it really eye-catching?
Not that, but this is his first martial arts movie, the film that established his status. It can be said that it is crucial, just like the positioning match when playing games.
That's why Xu Cang asked Wang Yifan for help.
Because Wang Yifan is the most stable one, his script may not be the most creative, but it is definitely mainstream and commercial enough.
Xu Cang couldn't pursue any personal expression of thoughts now, because he didn't have the qualifications yet.
Wang Yifan took out a script outline from the safe. In fact, Wang Yifan had already written many script ideas and kept them in the safe.
It will only be taken out when needed. Of course, these scripts have been backed up by the Script Association.
For Xu Cang's movie, Wang Yifan chose the "Longmen Inn" series!
First of all, from the perspective of box office and commercial aspects, "Longmen Inn" is undoubtedly more in line with mainstream commercial movies than "Embroidered Spring Sword".
The box office potential of "Longmen Inn" is also greater than that of "Embroidered Chun Dao", because "Embroidered Chun Dao" is too realistic. It is not bad to say that a realistic movie is, but before the IP is formed, it is indeed not as good as a commercial blockbuster like "Longmen Inn".
Of course, the requirements for actors in "Longmen Inn" are much higher than those in "Embroidered Spring Sword". In terms of casting in previous lives, to be honest, in Wang Yifan's view of Xu Laoqian's "New Dragonmen Inn", the casting was not chosen well, or Jin Yingyu performed too well in the film. Of course, this is also because the characters themselves are easier to like and have more room for performance.
But there was also the preference of Old Monster Xu, the two heroines, Jin Xiangyu and Qiu Moyan, but they were all snatched away by Jin Xiangyu.
In "Longmen Inn", not only the protagonist is outstanding, but the supporting role is also outstanding. The waiter's knife can be said to be the most amazing thing in the fight!
Who would have thought that an inconspicuous little character would end up becoming the most exciting part of the last one?
Chapter completed!