After Wang Hao got Zhang Yimou's approval with the title, he gathered his courage and said to Zhang Yimou,""Director Zhang, I have some small opinions about the script that I would like to discuss with you!”
Zhang Yi smiled and said,""That's great. I'm also a little dissatisfied with this script. Let's discuss it properly!”
The more a master director like Zhang Yimou was, the more humble he was. That was why he could produce better and better movies!
Moreover, Zhang Yi was indeed not very satisfied with his script.
Previously, there was a screenwriter who wrote some movie scripts for him, such as " Ambush from All Sides ". The story was criticized by countless people, so Zhang Yi did not use that screenwriter anymore. For example," The City of Golden Armor " was adapted by Zhang Yi according to Mr. Cao's " Thunderstorm ". Therefore, the name of the original screenwriter was written by Mr. Cao and Zhang Yi.
After Zhang Yi finished writing, no matter how he looked at it, he felt that it was not perfect. However, he was in the middle of the game and could not see it. The people around him could not see it either and could not give him any advice!
Now that Zhang Yi had heard Wang Hao's idea for the movie title, he looked at Wang Hao in a new light. He was looking forward to Wang Hao pointing out his problems.
Since Zhang Yimou wasn't as headstrong as the other directors, Wang Hao said,""The overall plot of this script is very good. I guess you want to make it into the fifth generation and ten countries version of 'Thunderstorm'?”
Zhang Yi nodded and smiled.”
Wang Hao shook his head and said,""But have you ever thought about it?'Thunderstorm' is a matter that happens in a capitalist family. Each of them can only affect workers like Lu Dahai, a few hundred or a few thousand people. In our movie, it's the harem of a dynasty. The changes in this movie affect tens of millions of people. The king, prince, and even the queen. Although not everyone has the world in their hearts, at least someone has the world in their hearts. Otherwise, such a big scene and so many people would be involved. In the end, they only produced a harem version of 'Thunderstorm'. Wouldn't that be like drawing a tiger with the power of drawing a cat…"
Zhang Yi seemed to have woken up from a dream. He smiled and said," You hit the nail on the head. Your words woke up the dreamer. Indeed, the layout of this script is a little small. In your opinion, how should we change it?”
Zhou Runfa, Gong Li, Liu Huohua, Yang Mi, and Ni Dahong all looked at each other.
They really didn't expect Wang Hao, who was just an extra, to accuse a famous director like Zhang Yimou of having problems with his script. He was really fearless!
They admired Wang Hao's courage!
Gong Li stared at Wang Hao. She didn't have a good impression of handsome young men, thinking that they didn't have much talent or depth. But Wang Hao really impressed her!
She was looking forward to the chemistry between her and Wang Hao when they acted together!
Yang Mi couldn't help but worry for Wang Hao. This guy was really bold. He wasn't afraid of being kicked out of the crew!
Wang Hao smiled." What if we make the king into Cao Cao?" Even though Cao Cao was very vicious and selfish, and would rather let the world down than let the world down, and his sons also killed each other, Cao Cao was a hero who had the world in his heart and could swallow thousands of miles like a tiger…"
Zhang Yimou's eyes lit up. If the king's structure was upgraded, like Cao Cao, then the entire movie would not be as simple as a harem battle. The style would rise all of a sudden!
Zhou Runfa was also pleasantly surprised. When he read the script himself, he also felt that this king's style was too low. He was too mean. Whether it was to the queen or his previous wife, he was too heartless. He was a complete villain. He was very resistant to such a person from the bottom of his heart!
However, if such a king treated his family members poorly, but treated the people well, he could still be considered a good king. In this way, the image of this king would be more complicated and three-dimensional, and it would be more interesting to act out!
Wang Hao had wanted to say that the king in the script drugged the queen just because she had an affair with the eldest prince. It didn't seem like a king would do that, because the emperors of the past dynasties had at least abolished their titles and banished the concubines who messed up the palace. They had even given them poisoned wine or made them hang themselves. All of a sudden, they didn't drug the concubines like that!
However, if he changed the part about the slow poison, he would have to start all over again, which would be the same as denying Zhang Yimou, so Wang Hao didn't mention it.
He added," The three princes, the eldest prince and the youngest prince, grew up in the palace and have never seen the wind and rain outside. Under the pressure of the palace, it's normal for their mentality to be twisted. However, the second prince has been guarding the frontier fortress for a long time. He should know the sufferings of the people and should be a person who cares about the world. Such a person should not be a person who is overly filial. He should be a person who loves his mother and the world more. Therefore, the plot has to be reversed. Just like in the later part of 'Thunderstorm,' Zhou Chong can run to the light. The second prince should also turn this tragedy into a bright future…"
Zhang Yimou shook his head and said,"But I just want to film a tragedy…"
Wang Hao smiled bitterly.""Director Zhang, isn't the box office the most important factor in making this movie? You should have noticed that at this point in time, regardless of whether it's in our country or other countries, the audience doesn't want to be abused. They don't like to watch tragedies. The entire script is very depressing from the beginning to the end, making people not want to watch it a second time after watching it for the first time. After watching it, they also don't want to recommend it to their friends. The box office sales would not be particularly satisfactory!
Because the hearts of the audience have changed!"
Even a swindler like (I'm not the Drug God) needs a bright ending. If he only stays in the bleak reality, everyone is miserable, and the box office will not be so good!
Zhang Yimou's script had been questioned before. In the past, there was a very famous screenwriter, the screenwriter of Farewell My Concubine, Lu Wei. He had once discussed this script with Zhang Yimou and felt that there was a very big problem with this script.
At that time, Zhang Yi said confidently," Just based on me, Zhang Yi, Zhou Runfa, Gong Li, and Zhou Jielun, the box office earnings will be at least 200 million…" Therefore, he didn't overturn the script.
Lu Wei felt that Zhang Yimou had changed. He was no longer the same Zhang Yimou who had picked out 30 flaws for himself when his second film won the Berlin Silver Bear Award.
But now, Zhang Yi was very humble in front of Wang Hao!
Why?
(I won't be going back for the New Year this year. I'll be writing desperately. I only hope that everyone can enjoy it!))
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