The Golden Age of China Entertainment

"Well! I've already written half of it, and I'm going to the Beijing Film Studio, so I can't do it empty-handed."

"Oh!" Fu Yiwei responded, and continued to stand behind to watch, "Chen Zhen? Are you going to write about Fist of Fury?"

To be precise, it should be.

That's right, it's the one Li Lianjie starred in in his previous life.

If the mainland wants to cooperate with Xiangjiang in film, the easiest subject for both parties to reach a consensus on is kung fu movies. There is no need to consider too many political factors, and there are not many things to avoid. Both sides can relax.

When it comes to kung fu movies, the two that Yi Qing was most impressed with are Zhou Xingchi's and Li Lianjie's.

After this movie was released in Xiangjiang in the previous life, it was just when kung fu movies were on the decline. Although the fighting scenes in it adopted a new model, they still failed to please the audience in Xiangjiang and did not achieve very good results.

However, regardless of the performance of the film, in this gorgeous appearance with the legendary stories of national heroes, in fact, in this film that explores the spirit of martial arts, the biggest feeling it brings to the audience is the renewal of the concept of kung fu. is rare.

A concept that is more contemporary and keeps pace with the times has been initially discussed in this movie, that is, the spirit of actual combat.

In the film, Li Lianjie, who plays Chen Zhen, talked about the word "fighting" many times, but did not stick to "martial arts". The discussion about the spirit and philosophy of martial arts is more at the level of cultivation.

And the topic of thinking was handed over to Fumio Funakoshi, who represented the wise men of the previous generation. His sad departure and his last sentence also represented a concept change in the martial arts itself, emphasizing the spirit and cultivation. People with martial arts concepts are no longer the strongest in modern fighting.

As he said, the easiest and most effective way to knock people down is with a pistol, and they put more emphasis on ideological actions.

The younger generation, represented by Chen Zhen, emphasizes the concept of "fighting" based on actual combat.

Chen Zhen's most representative sentence is: "The one that can defeat you is a good boxing technique."

This is completely contrary to the concept of traditional Chinese martial arts, and the pedantry of the Chinese people in this aspect also makes them lag behind the overall level of the world in terms of concepts.

As Li Lianjie said, the most important thing in traditional Chinese martial arts is routines. You come and go, and you see each move. That's why he started practicing from routines when he joined the martial arts team.And this deep-rooted traditional concept has actually become the biggest stumbling block hindering the development of Chinese fighting level.

This is why in the future, it will be difficult to see Chinese people in top events such as K-1, UFC, and Pride, which represent the highest level of fighting in the world today.

Why is that?

A big reason is China's neglect of actual combat.

Today's fighting is all about effectiveness. Every punch and every kick should be simple and effective. All kinds of skills are also based on the effectiveness of actual combat.

This is the first time that actual combat has been introduced into a movie. There is no flying to escape from the ground, there is not much you come and go, one move after another is basically all punches to the flesh, punches see blood, and use the simplest way to hit the opponent. fall.

It's a pity that this movie was released at the wrong time in the previous life, and the box office results were poor. If it hadn't been introduced to the mainland in the form of video tapes, perhaps such a good work would have been buried.

Going back to the movie itself, when watching this movie, many people in the previous life may only notice the wonderful fighting scenes, but ignore the essence of the movie.

What this movie shows is not only the legend of a hero, but also the national righteousness shown by individuals in that difficult era.

The smooth action scenes, without muddling at all, the lines are clean and neat, and the plot rhythm is tight, which is why Yi Qing likes this movie.

The content of the story tells that Chen Zhen, who was studying in Japan, learned the news of Huo Yuanjia's unfortunate death, and returned to the ever-changing China to investigate the cause of his master's death.

During the investigation, Chen Zhen challenged Akutagawa Ryuichi, who was competing with his master, and found that he was not his master's opponent at all. Later, Akutagawa Ryuichi was beaten to death by Fujita Takeshi and planted on Chen Zhen. Fortunately, the photon that Chen Zhen met while studying in Japan rescued him , Chen Zhen decided to take care of this Japanese girl who was desperate for him.

It's a pity that people in that era were full of hatred for the Japanese, thinking that the Japanese had nothing good, so the kind-hearted photon was not treated well. Chen Zhen did not hesitate to bear the infamy of a traitor and a womanizer, and ran away with photon Live in a broken house on the mountain.

The addition of this paragraph in the story is not groundless. In fact, it corresponds to the saying "ruthless may not be a real hero". With this content, Chen Zhen's character personality is also enriched.

Because of Li Xiaolong's pearls and jades first, of course mainland audiences are more familiar with Liang Xiaolong's version of Chen Zhen. In the minds of many audiences, Chen Zhen is a patriotic young man, a passionate man who distinguishes between public and private for the sake of national justice.

But Li Lianjie's version of Chen Zhen did not directly show Chen Zhen's passion and justice, but added Guangzi, a very controversial figure under the background of the times at that time, to show Chen Zhen's side as a man, and at the same time plump up this character. A national hero, he is no longer just a hot-blooded young man, but behind the unknown, there is a tender side of a man.

In addition, in the movie, there is also an important character Huo Tingen, the son of Huo Yuanjia, the second generation head of Jingwumen. After Chen Zhen came back, because of his high reputation in Jingwumen, he often robbed Huo Tingen. In the limelight, although Huo Tingen was a little unhappy, he also tried to squeeze Chen Zhen away, but his intentions were not bad.

He trusted and relied on this father's personal disciple very much. Although Chen Zhen left Jingwumen later, he did not want Chen Zhen to leave in his heart, but due to the pressure from people in Jingwumen and outsiders, he had to rush Go Chen Zhen and Photon.

The relationship between Chen Zhen and his brother will not end because of an unhappiness. When he learned that Huo Tingen was going to fight Fujita Takeshi, Chen Zhen went with him and finally defeated Fujita Takeshi.

The villain Fujita Takeshi is an essential epitome of that era. He is different from the simple Japanese samurai Akutagawa Ryuichi.Akutagawa Ryuichi is still an upright Japanese samurai, hoping to win through fair means and defeat Huo Yuanjia, but Fujita just intervened and poisoned Huo Yuanjia in advance before the competition.

The character of Go Fujita has revealed an unscrupulous ruthlessness since he appeared on the stage, and he is a very classic Japanese military leader.

In his eyes, there is no despicability, only victory and defeat, which also indirectly satirizes that era. The Bushido spirit spread by the Japanese in China cannot stand the test at all.

However, there is also a stark contrast between Fujita Takeshi's insidiousness and the kind and lovely Photon, and Photon has a deep love for Chen Zhen, gives up everything, and comes to China to find Chen Zhen alone, and saves Chen Zhen's life in times of crisis, but that's how it is A Japanese woman was not accepted by the Chinese people in that era. This was the helplessness of that era, and it was also the sorrow of that era.

Although Guangzi has always been opposed to Chen Zhen doing dangerous things, but at the same time she understands the righteousness. She knows that Chen Zhen is not a heartless person. When Chen Zhen was in the most difficult situation, she chose to leave alone and let Chen Zhen go To accomplish what you want to do most, that is to drive away the invaders.

In addition, one of Yi Qing's favorite parts of Li Lianjie's version of this movie is the handling of the ending, which is completely different from other versions.

In the previous editions, Chen Zhen beat Fujita to death to avenge his master, but he was also pursued by the Japanese military because he killed a Japanese soldier, in order to prevent the Japanese from further aggression against China , he risked his life for his life, so he became a national hero that people talk about.

However, in the movie, Chen Zhen did not die heroically, but found a traitor to take the place of the dead ghost, and left the local area by himself, and went to the three eastern provinces where the Japanese population was the largest at that time.

This change is not only surprising, but also meets everyone's expectations.The audience certainly hopes that the national hero Chen Zhen is not dead, he just changed his identity and continues to serve the country and fight on the front line of the Anti-Japanese War.

The only thing that makes people feel regretful is whether Chen Zhen and Guangzi are destined to wait for each other on the day of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War. Perhaps this love that should not have existed was the most precious at that time.Before the righteousness of the nation, what are these petty loves?

It took Yi Qing only one day to finish writing the script. When he copied those scripts before, he would make some changes. However, this time, he did not change a single word from the beginning to the end, because there was nothing wrong with it. It can be changed.

Chapter 5 and Three

"The script is good! Xiao Yi, I have already said that it is a pity for your talent to stay in the Beijing Film Studio. The Beijing Film Studio is where you should come."

The satisfied smile on Meng Shi's face when he put down the script was not fake. Although the subject matter of Chen Zhen had been filmed in TV dramas and acted in movies before, it was a bit suspected of being a fake, but the overall context of the story was similar.

To avenge his master, he created Hongkou Dojo in anger, and fought against Japanese samurai.

Everyone has already played the routine, but Yi Qing's script has written new ideas, especially the addition of the female character Mitsuko Yamada.

At this stage, Sino-Japanese relations are in the honeymoon period. The economic exchanges between the two countries are frequent, and high-level leaders frequently visit each other. Various official and non-governmental organizations under the banner of Sino-Japanese friendship have sprung up like mushrooms after rain.

For the hatred of Japanese aggression, the shame must be kept in mind, but for some anti-war friendly people in the Japanese people, it is also necessary to properly publicize it.

Of course, it can’t be overly publicized. Yi Qing’s script is handled very well, with a clear theme, and at the same time, it portrays two positive Japanese people, Mitsuko and Fumio Funakoshi.

That's it~~~~~~~

"Xiao Yi, what do you mean by the new form of Kung Fu movies you just mentioned, please tell me."

Yi Qing had expected Meng Shi to ask this question a long time ago, and explained: "Actually, it's not a new form, it just changed the fighting design in traditional kung fu movies. In previous kung fu movies, when fighting each other, it was too much. Pay attention to moves and routines, just like traditional martial arts duel performances, how should you fight the next move, how should I defend, it can be seen at a glance that they are all designed, and in this play, my idea is that everything All strive to be true, don't pay too much attention to the moves, the movements should be clean and neat, hit the vital point with one blow, and knock down the enemy in the simplest way."

Just like the first scene in the movie, when Chen Zhen was studying in Japan, he beat up Japanese miscellaneous soldiers. The fighting scene was not long, and the movements were simple, but every movement was very clean and sharp, and very fierce. A change from the elegant and unrestrained pursuit of traditional martial arts dramas.

On the other hand, there is a fight scene in front of Huo Yuanjia's mourning hall, which is a confrontation of traditional martial arts. Although Huo Tingen, who represents the essence of traditional martial arts, beats the kicker, the process is not easy, especially It was when he clearly had the upper hand, because he pursued moves too much, and was almost reversed.

Immediately afterwards, the third game was Chen Zhen's kick-off battle, which brought the new form of martial arts design to the extreme. It is the pursuit of one move to control the enemy, without excessive movements, and even mouth-picking moves, which is also a challenge to traditional martial arts aesthetics.

The fourth match was a duel between traditional martial arts and what Chen Zhen called fighting martial arts. In this duel, traditional martial arts suffered a crushing defeat. Simple and deadly fighting made traditional martial arts powerless to parry, and they were quickly defeated.