MTL - Tokyo Literature and Art Times-Chapter 460 The ambition of the director!

   Chapter 460 The Ambition of the Superintendent!

   Fatty Wang is over, he is completely over.

  Although, before he came, he had already thought that Takeshi Iwata must know martial arts.

   But he never imagined that this Japanese director knew martial arts so well.

   This must be a very strange thing, right?

   A Japanese, Japanese, he knows martial arts so well.

   If he understands Chinese culture, that's fine, but Chinese culture is broad and profound, and there are too many things in it.

  Wuxia is only a small part of it.

   It turns out that he, a Japanese, understands so well!

   The point is, what does it mean that you are so familiar with the works of Master Jin?

   Well, Fatty Wang couldn't figure out what this meant for a while.

   There is probably a Japanese director who understands martial arts, which doesn’t seem to be a big deal.

   But I just thought it was very interesting, great, very monkey race.

   That's right, that's it.

   There is a feeling of late meeting.

Of course, Fatty Wang didn't know why Iwata Wu knew martial arts so well, and he didn't even know what Iwata Wu's idea was.

   Actually, as far as martial arts culture is concerned, it definitely became popular from our mainland side.

  The Legend of the Legendary Heroes, the Legend of Xiangma, opened the era of martial arts.

   And the martial arts at that time, in terms of writing, were not so vernacular, it seemed that this was an existence that contradicted the New Culture Movement.

   However, the martial arts novels at that time were progressive.

  For example, The Legend of Xiangma is related to a real event at that time. Generally speaking, this book is anti-foreigner.

  A certain warlord kidnapped the foreigners and made them hostages, and this event unfolded.

   If it sounds unpleasant, it is the martial arts novels at that time, which indeed used ethnic contradictions.

   Of course, this is really bad.

   Because at that time, if the hatred of the country and the family could not be written, then what else could be written?

   is so naturally popular.

   Then, not long after, martial arts movies appeared.

  Our Chinese film history, Takeshi Iwata is very clear in his heart, he is a professional, these are the test points.

   The first movie "Dingjun Mountain", but this is a play, not a feature film.

   The real first full-length feature film, called "Yan Ruisheng", was also adapted from a real case in the magic capital at that time.

  The average movie fan may not be familiar with what this movie is about, but if you have seen Jiang Wen's "One Step Away", you should be able to understand.

   "One Step Away" is an adaptation of "Yan Ruisheng". The whole story, which is the core part, is similar between the two films.

   Is Yan Ruisheng the murderer, the famous courtesan who died, and how much criticism he suffered? In short, the story is similar.

  In the beginning, "Yan Ruisheng" became popular all of a sudden. The filmmakers in our country actually know the model of commercial films very well, and they really know how to rub off on real hot spots.

   After a lot of sequels were made, then... well, it started to be shoddy.

   After that, I found a new way.

  The martial arts movie, that’s how it came.

   The first martial arts movie was recorded as "Burning the Red Lotus Temple".

   As far as this movie is concerned, it actually used the world's leading film special effects invented by our Chinese filmmakers.

   is really doing tricks on the film, and then making the fights look very magical.

  I also use some partitions when shooting, which creates a filter-like effect.

   In short, the film is technically good, and it was a great success.

   Later, many sequels were made, and there are more than 100 in the legend. At that time, the movies were like TV series.

   But, those who can watch movies are basically rich people.

   Therefore, the core market for movies at that time was the magic capital.

   Look down on other places.

   However, there are more than 100 films of this movie, how can the quality be good?

   Besides, why are they all legends?

   Very simple, this movie actually has a big problem.

  Because, I have never made such a type before, and I have never had such a magical film. Many viewers have really become fans.

   was so fascinated that they actually walked into the deep mountains and forests to find immortals and imitations.

   Well, the era of immortal cultivation seems to be about to begin.

   Such a situation was naturally criticized by progressive literary and art groups at the time, especially left-wing writers.

   Indeed, the country hates the family, the mountains and rivers are broken, and as a result, a group of people go to the immortals to watch movies, are you mistaken!

  This movie is a big poison!

   Even the bald head thinks this thing is not good, so all the "Burning Red Lotus Temple" were all destroyed.

   That... Well, probably in the history of China, the most banned movies are definitely bald heads, no one else.

   However, the business opportunities of martial arts movies have been seen by many people.

   At that time, the three major film companies in Magic Capital made almost all of this type of films, and under such circumstances, there was a black sheep in the industry.

   is the day one.

   This day is the predecessor of Shaw Brothers.

The company   Tianyi has a sign from the very beginning: we will release a movie a week!

   Their method is also very simple, that is, they just find a troupe and shoot their scenes.

  Hey, a movie just came out.

   In fact, the Shaw Brothers films of later generations are often in this mode.

   However, instead of looking for a troupe, they turned into a factory.

  All actors and directors, in fact, their work has little to do with art, they are more like operators on the assembly line.

  Once, Shaw Brothers gave him a new contract for his Xiaosheng, and the Xiaosheng ran away in anger at that time, because the salary was not as good as that of the operators on the assembly line at that time.

   To put it bluntly, Shaw’s method is that under the extremely low cost, they are not afraid of any competition.

   The simplest logic, even if the box office is not good, the movie they made didn't cost much.

   But let’s not say that, under this style of spending less money, it has had a positive impact on martial arts movies.

   At least, this genre continued.

   Actually, many people probably don’t realize one thing.

   That is the real status of martial arts movies.

  The martial arts movie is one of the most distinctive types of Chinese movies!

   To put it bluntly, there is no such film in other countries in the world.

   is a bit more complicated.

  The martial arts movie is definitely an artistic treasure that Chinese culture brings to the world!

   And the reason why Takeshi Iwata values ​​Fatty Wang so much, the reason why he wants to shoot the sequel to "The Demon Lord".

   One of the most important reasons is that Takeshi Iwata is very clear.

  Our Chinese films are going to hit the international film market, and the real decisive killer is the martial arts film!

  Yes, that's what he thought.

   And, he knew very well, for the next 20 years or so.

   Film and television in mainland China is booming, and the genre of martial arts is definitely an extremely important part.

  Let's just say Zhang Yimou and Dao Chen, both of them have indeed gone international.

  However, how much international box office did the films of these two great directors get?

   Indeed, they have been very successful in terms of winning prizes.

  Even, the Chinese have high hopes for the two of them.

   But what about economic outcomes?

   Almost none at all.

   Well, it can’t be said that there are none at all, but there really is no box office that a movie has achieved.

   Until that movie came out.

   is "Hero"!

   This is a martial arts movie.

   So, the whole plan of Takeshi Iwata is like this.

   The movie "Jing Ke Assassinate the King of Qin", he intends to stimulate the arrival of the era of blockbusters.

   Now the time is quite ripe.

  The reform of the cinema system has achieved initial results.

   So, what's next?

   Point the way!

  To be honest, the place where Takeshi Iwata was most inspired by Chen Daqi is here.

  I filmed "Jing Ke Assassinating the King of Qin", but you also made one.

   But, this is still a historical film.

   is not to say that historical films are not good, it really does not mean that.

   However, why can't you, Dao Chen, think about it, and expand your imagination a little more, you make a martial arts film.

   That's right, martial arts films may be successful.

   In fact, Takeshi Iwata's "Jing Ke Assassinating the King of Qin" is already very much like a martial arts movie. With the role of Jing Ke as the protagonist, it actually interprets chivalry.

  It is a pity that Da Dao Chen didn't understand it, he still took the old path of literature and art.

   Now, Takeshi Iwata plans to use Fatty Wang again to make a movie "Eternal Dragon Sword".

   He believed that this was already tantamount to expressing it?

   In fact, in the current mainland, there are already many film crews filming martial arts, but it is still in a state of groping.

   For example, Changying Studio has filmed "Passionate Swordsman Ruthless Sword".

   This TV series is actually much more rigorous than the later "Little Li Feidao".

   This TV series by Changying Studio is almost based on Gu Long's novel, but with the content of another Gu Long's work.

   is completely consistent with the original, and almost no lines have been changed.

   But, it failed.

  Why did it fail?

  The casting is also too close to the original book, Li Xunhuan in the book is actually a middle-aged man.

   "Little Li Flying Knife" is amazing, so I found the handsome guy Jiao.

   Shandong Dahan, very handsome.

   Perfectly controls the shape of the instant noodle head, looks handsome and **** powder.

   "Passionate Swordsman Ruthless Sword" was in 1991, and "Little Li Feidao" was in 1999, so it's really time.

  Iwata Takeshi did this, is this to lead Chinese mainland movies into a new era?

   What can he get for himself?

   This is not obvious.

  Hengdian, Hainan, he has already made a large-scale layout of cultural tourism real estate. The better the development of Chinese film and television, and the more correct the direction, the more profitable he will be.

   These, Fatty Wang doesn't know at all, not even Hisaishi Ryo.

   Of course, Takeshi Iwata didn't need them to know, but there was one thing he had to ask these two.

   After talking about the sequel to Haoyitong's "Eternal Dragon Slayer: The Demon Sect Leader", Iwata Takeshi directly mentioned the issue of his new film.

   is just this question, which is rather strange.

   "I really want to experience depression right now."

  Depression?

   This thing can also be easily understood?

   Anyway, both Fatty Wang and Joe Hisaishi were taken aback.

   Good supervisor, what is your depression?

   (end of this chapter)