MTL - I’m a Director, I’m Not Bad-Chapter 382 380. Tell a Story Well (3/3)

   Chapter 382 380. Tell a good story (33)

   "Fade in. In the rainy night, a group of people are besieging Ye Wen.

   Toggle. Ye Wen was drinking in a tavern.

  Ye Wen: (Put down the wine glass) Don't tell me how deep your kung fu is. Master is so powerful. How profound the sect is. Kung fu - two words. One horizontal and one vertical. That's right, lie down. Only those who stand are qualified to speak. Are you right?

   Toggle. The rain dripped from the brim of Ye Wen's hat, and a man wrapped the iron chain around his hands. Ye Wen was ready to fight, and a group of people rushed towards him, and Ye Wen knocked them down one by one. The rain splashed on Ye Wen's body. A person jumped from the second floor..."

Ip man?

Wing Chun?

  Looking at the story of the script, a question mark finally popped up in Xu Xin's mind.

   Is it really Ip Man?

  He didn't know what to say.

  Because when Yang Mi was pregnant, the couple talked about the martial arts in "The Great Master" when they were chatting.

   I don't know when, Ip Man seems to have become an unavoidable name.

   Maybe it started from Bruce Lee's mentor?

   Or the movie "Ip Man"?

  In short, Xu Xin didn't feel anything before, but in the past few years... the name "Ip Man" seems to have spread across the country all at once.

  No one knows, no one knows.

   Regarding these matters, he also asked Yang Mi about the status of Wing Chun in the martial arts world.

  According to Yang Mi's statement...or the old man Yu's statement:

   "Wing Chun, back then it belonged to the southern small boxing style. Now it is spread in this era, but back then, it didn't really have much power."

   The reason is that what the old man said... Although Xu Xin thinks it is biased, he still agrees with the core point.

   "Not cruel enough."

  The Chinese martial arts back then were not the same as strengthening the body now.

  The purpose of the kung fu at that time was actually one.

   kill.

  The reason why Wing Chun is not ruthless is not that it does not have ruthless moves, but because of regional issues.

  In that era, the ethnic characteristics of the northern and southern regions were actually quite obvious.

  Southerners are short, not as tall as northerners.

   Except for those with extraordinary talents, people with small physiques generally suffer when fighting against people with large physiques.

  Therefore, the old sayings "South punches and north legs" and "Hands are two doors, hit people with legs" are actually evidence.

  Wing Chun, a martial art that mainly focuses on boxing, will suffer relatively speaking when facing the tall and tall northerners.

   And this point of view is not just the old man's ramblings.

  In 1929, Jiang held the first national martial arts competition in Nanjing.

  Invite masters from all walks of life from the north and the south to gather and fight against each other.

  According to the records, after the first round of the "sea selection" Nanfangquan VS Beibeiquan, the group arena match ended, and the only people standing on the ring were the martial artists from the north.

   These are all things that actually happened, and there are records to support them.

   Wing Chun is indeed well-known today, but at that time, it was the same as many southern boxing styles, and it was much inferior to northern boxing.

   There is no need to talk about the rest of the fallacies that the northerners have a character like a fire.

  In short, it was recognized by everyone that the north of the martial arts world was greater than the south.

   Now that Ip Man appeared, Xu Xin more or less understood what the story was about.

  Although he didn't believe that Wang Jiawei's angle would be so narrow, the whole story must be unfolded from Ip Man's point of view.

   It’s just that he still can’t understand how a descendant of a small southern boxing style has anything to do with northern martial arts... Could it be another anti-war drama? Escort a national treasure or something like that, and the children of the two places will become attached to each other?

   This curiosity made him continue to read.

   But the script is quite thick.

   I can’t finish watching it in a while.

  After flipping through a few pages, Xu Xin closed the door after seeing Gong Yutian going to the South to hold a retirement ceremony, and asked Xu Haofeng:

   "Old Xu, is this script developed from Ip Man's perspective? Was Gong Yutian killed in the south?"

"neither."

   It seemed that he also knew that the whole script was too thick, so Xu Haofeng simply helped him start sorting out the story line.

  Maybe it was really drunk.

   In some places, he speaks very vaguely, and his tongue is a bit big.

   Obviously Moutai has a lot of stamina.

   But Xu Xin more or less understood the whole story.

"That is to say, Gong Er is to get back the name that Gong Yutian gave Ye Wen, as everyone proves that the Gong family has never been defeated. Even if they lose, they will take it back in person. Then they became friends with Ye Wen... Then follow the normal History...just like in the "Ip Man" movie, Ip Man has Gong Er in his heart, and he wanted to go to the Northeast but failed, so he met in Xiangjiang?"

"right."

"Then it tells the story of one after another because of the turmoil of the war years, or people with various missions, finally gathered in the heroic place of this street. Through everyone's perspective, it shows the generation of martial arts masters at that time? Multiple protagonists ,multi-angle?"

"right."

   "..."

   Suddenly, Xu Xin frowned.

  This script... He smelled a smell of "Evil, West, Poison".

  Scattered, chaotic, slow.

  There is more than enough artistic conception.

   But the story line is fragile and messy.

  Ye Wen's line is a line of ups and downs.

  The story is mainly about Ip Man, his wife Zhang Yongcheng, and his coming to Xiangjiang.

  Compared with the movie "Ip Man", what he excavated is more a story about the mutual decline of southern boxers. Ip Man changed from Master Ye to a "grandmaster" who opened up courses to teach and recruit disciples.

  Yi Yitian, the master of the Bajiquan generation, embodies the line of those who joined the military in order to save the country in the early days, and resisted Japan and saved the country in the three eastern provinces controlled by the Japanese.

  As for Gong Er, it was in that turbulent era, under the control of the Japanese, the martial artists in the three eastern provinces were in conflict. With Ma San, the villain who took refuge in the Japanese, as the main point of conflict, a line of mixed views among family, country, and individuals.

   Moreover, because Gong Er has a relationship with Ye Wen.

   And Gong Er is going to the west to study medicine, and saved Yi Yitian's life on the train, so she and Yi Yitian also have a layer of connection.

  The final result is that Gong Er killed Ma San, got back the "things" of the Gong family, kept the rules, and finally voluntarily followed the Tao, and withered in the medical clinic opened by Xiangjiang himself.

  Because of the grace of life and love at first sight for Gong Er, Yixian Tian opened his barber shop next to the medical clinic and silently guarded Gong Er for a lifetime.

  Ye Man is the one who is unable to get together with his wife Zhang Yongcheng and his children, and because of Gong Er's refusal, both of them have kept their bottom line, and finally experienced the world and understood the original meaning of "Kung Fu".

  Xu Haofeng spoke in general terms, but Xu Xin felt that the whole story should be like this.

be honest…

   All of a sudden, his sense of the story fell.

   It's not that it's not exciting.

   But its lines are too clear.

   Want everything.

  It's very similar to "Evil in the East and Poison in the West".

   But according to the director's intuition, if Wang Jiawei doesn't make a choice, then it is very likely that this drama will... collapse in the end.

  If all lines can be taken care of, it means that all lines may collapse.

  Although the main story line of this script sounds simple at first glance, after reading the script texture of the first few pages...Xu Xin knows that its spiritual level is relatively delicate.

   But this is where the problem lies.

  This film... must be shot like this.

   Maybe, very Wang Jiawei.

   But it's definitely not a good movie.

  Because as one of the most basic requirements of a movie—the story, he didn’t explain it clearly.

   It is impossible to explain clearly.

  Up to 2 hours, 3 people's story lines, a complete mental journey, and various kung fu dramas and interspersed...

   It's hard to let anyone go.

   After thinking about it, he said:

   "It feels...difficult. This movie, it's difficult to shoot. It's...too full."

"It's too full. Because Director Wang is controlling the main plot, he didn't actually design a line of sky at the beginning. But... the history of Bajiquan is really brilliant, and Director Wang is not good at love. So there must be a line A line of sky..."

   "Then what can I do after the filming is over? No matter how you look at it, the time is not long enough, right?"

   "..."

   Now, Xu Haofeng stopped talking.

   Obviously, he didn't know what to do.

   After all, he is just a screenwriter, not a director.

   Being overwhelmed by this difficult question, usually it doesn't matter what he chooses. The important thing is tonight, guarding the steaming copper pot, all he can do is lift the cup:

"Dry."

  …

   "Yeah, this is..."

  When he heard Yang Mi's movement, Xu Xin, who was also drunk, looked away from the script and glanced at Xu Haofeng who was lying on the table...shrugged helplessly at his wife:

   "Old Xu is still not good at drinking."

   "..."

  Yang Mi was a little speechless, walked to the side of the two of them, and shook the second bottle that was already clean:

   "One catty of wine per person, isn't that enough?"

   "I'm fine. Except I'm a little drunk..."

   "...what are you looking at?"

   "The script of "The Grandmaster"."

   "..."

  Yang Mi was taken aback, her eyes fell on the script, she seemed to want to say something... But in the end, all the words were swallowed back in her stomach.

   What is over...is over.

   Nothing interesting.

   But her expression fell into Xu Xin's eyes.

   That touch of unwillingness... is exactly the same as her in front of the makeup mirror during the day.

   But before she had time to think about it, Yang Mi asked speechlessly:

   "Then what should he do?"

   "...open the guest bedroom, what can I do."

  Looking at the really unconscious old Xu, Xu Xin said:

   "Sleep here for a night, you can't just drive people away after this?"

   "...Then I'll call my dad, you two come."

"Um."

   Soon, Yang Dalin and Yang Chunling walked over together.

  Drunk people are actually very heavy.

  Because the other party will not cooperate with you.

  Thus, the three of them tried their best to fall on Xu Xin's back.

  Old Xu is very heavy, at least 200.

  Xu Xin just carried him like this, and walked towards the guest bedroom with the bathroom out of breath.

  Come to the bed, looking at the sprawling old Xu, he panted and shook his lower body.

   "Dad, the light in the living room will not be turned off tonight, in case he wakes up and is thirsty and can't find water."

  Hearing what his daughter said, Yang Dalin nodded:

"good."

   Then, after covering him with the quilt, the family went out.

   "You can also rest, I will clean up the table in a while."

   "We are together."

  Xu Xin waved his hand:

   "I'm going to read the script, I'm quite curious... Don't worry about me, I'll go to the conservatory."

   "Why are you watching the past?"

   "Ha, don't worry about it, I'll do it."

   Comforted his wife, he pointed to the teacup on the table:

   "Just help me make a pot of tea and take it to the greenhouse."

   "What are you doing? Are you still fighting at night?"

   "After reading it, you also know that I like this story."

   "Want to take a copy of yourself?"

   "Am I such an obscene person?"

  Xu Xin rolled his eyes and walked out.

  Yang Chunling, who felt sorry for her son-in-law, came out with him, and the two began to clean up the hot pot.

   Soon, the table was cleaned up.

  Xu Xin added a few more chunks of coal to the stove, sat down at the table, unfolded the script and continued to read there.

  Yang Mi brought him tea and brought him a pot of water.

  By the way, I also took an ashtray.

   "Water, watch yourself, don't sit on the stove all the time... Is there a window for you?"

"Um."

  Xu Xin looked down at the script and answered.

  Seeing this, Yang Mi simply poured him tea into the teacup, then waited for the water to boil, and helped him brew it, and then moved the kettle to the corner of the stove to keep it warm, before leaving.

   Finally came again.

  Brought over a new pack of cigarettes, the seal was still torn.

   I forgot to take it just now...

   Guaranteeing that her husband could read the script in the most focused and comfortable state, she left the glass conservatory with complete peace of mind.

   And Xu Xin didn't say a word, just looked at the script one after another.

   A catty of wine would not make him unconscious.

  Although the head is a little dizzy, but the thinking of the brain is quite clear at the moment.

  Besides, because of the influx of alcohol, there was a kind of rapid thinking in his mind, and the illusion that all kinds of messy thoughts kept coming in and out of his mind.

So much so that he seems to be able to imagine a certain scene in every paragraph of the script, and all kinds of messy shooting techniques can also piece these pictures together into a paragraph... dizzy, the sense of déjà vu of the colorful lens reverberating in his mind .

   Very noisy.

   But I also got a lot of inspiration.

   And this look, I don't know how long it has been.

  It wasn't until he couldn't bear the urination and stood up that he felt a backache.

   Subconsciously glanced at the phone...

   It was found that the time had come to 2:05 in the morning.

   "..."

  Looking at the script that he had finished reading while holding his breath, he thought for a while, then packed up the script, and walked into the room with the cold cup of tea.

   Empty the water in the body.

   After adding another large cup of unbelievably strong strong tea, he still didn't feel sleepy, but the feeling of hangover gradually changed into a kind of... after numbness mixed with some headaches, he walked into the study.

be honest.

  This script...

  He is already dissatisfied at home.

  The story must be a very good one, but he saw an obscure taste of "Evil, West, Poison" everywhere in it.

   refuted the concept of film shooting he believed in.

   Take, for example, a story here.

  After the death of Gong Er, Yi Yitian and Ye Wen met once in Xiangjiang.

   When they met, it was in a restaurant, and Yixiantian wanted to have a hand with Ye Wen.

  Originally, he nailed the "handsome" piece on the chessboard with a nail, and told Ye Wen:

   "If you can let me move this chess piece, you win."

   And Ip Man told him:

"I am not interested."

  Yian Yitian continued to ask him:

   "I heard that Wing Chun has an eight-cut knife, which is said to be unparalleled in the sound of the stick, and unparalleled in the sword. It sounds scary."

   Ye Wen faced his persecution and asked him if he wanted to watch it.

   Yixiantian told him that he wanted to hear it.

   And explained that money is hard to buy, the razor in his hand has not been touched for ten years.

   Ye Wen told him:

   "I can try."

   Yi Yitian asked him again:

   "What do you use to listen to my knife?"

  Ye Wen picked up a pair of chopsticks.

  The script reads "Only the sound of sharp blades is heard, and it's over."

  Then, the next scene became Yi Yitian and Ye Wen walked out of the restaurant together.

  From now on, the sword will be sealed in the sky.

   Obviously, he lost.

  The design of this paragraph is quite artistic.

   Must admit.

  Especially the sharp sound of blades piercing through the air...different directors...there are too many images that can be used to express.

   can make people fully imagine.

   But he just couldn't take it.

  If he is allowed to shoot, he will correspond to what Ip Man said to Gong Er in front of the script, "Kung fu is a battle of finesse, if you break something, you win".

  Let Yixiantian and Ye Wen stand together, and the two fight close to body.

  Then, Ye Wen and Yi Yitian fought, each with one move.

  The razor...is definitely the most direct way to cut the throat.

  Since he chose to use chopsticks, one would be used to defend the throat, and the other would point to a vital point in the sky.

  Chopsticks will definitely not be able to stop the sharp knife.

   But he had to keep his hand, because the two of them didn't have any deep hatred, and they couldn't rise to the level of fighting for life.

   Moreover, he used knives and iron utensils, but Ye Wen used bamboo chopsticks.

  The reason why Yixiantian keeps his hands is because if he doesn't keep his hands, he becomes a murderer. People are fighting for advice, and if he kills, it is a sneak attack. It is against the style of a warrior, and it is a shameless villain.

  Secondly, if Ye Wen used iron chopsticks, his knife would definitely be blocked, but Ye Wen's other chopsticks could kill him.

  So in this competition, Ip Man had one tie and one win from two aspects.

   As a result of the competition, he won.

  So Yi Yi Tian Feng Dao.

   It's him, he will shoot like this.

  Because you don’t explain to the audience that it’s not okay.

  Why did Ye Wen win?

  How did Yixiantian lose?

   And if it is about pursuing artistic conception... then at most, he will hide Ye Wen's hand.

  Let the audience see Yi Yitian making a knife, and Ye Man blocks it.

   Then give a close-up of a single chopstick, and hide the second chopstick for the audience to think about.

  In this way, the audience in the movie theater can see that Ip Man successfully blocked, and it can also make them notice the little buttons and easter eggs they left when digging into the details of the movie later.

  Both aspects can be greatly compensated.

  Otherwise... you win if you say you win?

  Why?

   The pursuit of artistic conception is not the way to pursue it.

  Because no matter how many layers of meaning you prepare for a movie, at least you have to tell the most obvious story first, so that you can be worthy of the audience.

  But this script is full of unconstrained imaginations...

   This is very inappropriate.

  Directors can have ideas, but they can't be willful.

  Especially some parts of this story, which have obviously been changed by Xu Haofeng, after becoming the "Yang Mi version"...

  He doesn't even want to see this kind of situation where the audience must reach the director's level of thought in order to understand the story.

  So, sitting in the study and thinking...

  He felt that he had to do something about Lao Xu and his wife's hard work.

  So, he lit a cigarette.

   walked out of the house.

  After quietly smoking outside the door, my thoughts were cleared by the cold wind.

   Stuffed out the cigarette, and returned to the house, he directly took out a draft paper and a pen.

   Turn on the desk lamp.

  He decided to write a letter.

  A personal letter, in this handwritten way, while showing respect to Wang Jiawei, at the same time, from the perspective of a director, to put forward some of my own opinions.

   and the possibility of extending the idea of ​​the story.

   and structural changes.

   It doesn't matter whether you adopt it or not.

   But at least...he hoped that if the other party used some of his wife's ideas.

   Then give the corresponding respect.

  The movie crashes, it crashes.

   But obviously Yang Mi provided a better idea, you used it, but it still collapsed...

  Then why not stop the loss early and change direction?

   "Dear director Wang Jiawei, hello. I'm Yang Mi's husband—Xu Xin. I'm sorry to bother you in such a presumptuous way, but I think the handling of some problems in the script is a bit inappropriate"

  The night slowly deepened with the rustling sound of his writing.

   Leader owes updates: 4 updates

   I didn't intend to explain. I thought that after the previous few plot twists, everyone should be able to get used to the rhythm of my plot that can't be explained in a day.

   But today another person "read my outline", all kinds of speculations about why there are so many movies that Yang Mi can't act in, and what movies Yang Mi can't act in, I will kneel and lick Wang Jiawei and so on...

   In the story of the three chapters, I buried the line of Xu Haofeng's subsequent cooperation, and led to the way "The Grandmaster" broke the game, as well as the line that was reasonably added to this movie in the future.

   I accept readers’ imaginations, but one thing I found is that readers who like plot imaginations always disappear very quickly after I finish writing a plot and the plot does not go as they expected.

Fine. I will install more firewalls on the computer in a while, so that hackers will not invade my computer every day and peek at my outline.

  

  

  (end of this chapter)