Chapter 129 Wukong 【Seeking Monthly Pass】
Many people think that with Xu Wenruo's talent, it is only a matter of equality with these directors, and there is no big deal about time in advance. After all, the reason for questioning Xu Wenruo is that he is too young, not that Xu Wenruo is not good at his level.
But even so, there will still be many people who question Xu Wenruo by age. After all, this is people's inertial thinking. They have no worries and are not doing things well. Unless Xu Wenruo can achieve irrefutable achievements, just a web drama with good ratings and reputation is not enough.
As the show's launch date approaches, many people's discussions about Xu Wenruo gradually shifted from his identity as a director to his failure to release a new song for so long.
"Oh, Xu Wenruo has gone on the road to director forever. He probably has forgotten his identity as a singer."
"The last time I listened to Xu Wenruo's new song was half a year ago. The dog-good Huayi. If it weren't for its desire to play Xu Wenruo, I guess Xu Wenruo had released a lot of new songs some time ago."
"Indeed, if Xu Wen could enter the singer's finals, then he could hear at least ten new songs. Thinking of this, we would have suffered heavy losses."
"Why didn't Xu Wenruo release new songs? This time we seized the opportunity, we all left a message below his Xingxun and asked him to release new songs as soon as possible."
"I want to watch Xu Wenruo's filming of film and television dramas, and I also want to listen to Xu Wenruo's new songs. It would be great if Xu Wenruo could release more new songs during the filming interval."
"Hahahaha, isn't it a bit too much? The donkeys in the production team dare not do this."
Xu Wenruo also saw the messages from these fans under his Xingxun, but Xu Wenruo did not choose to reply to them, but instead stepped up the production of new songs to surprise these fans.
The day before the show was launched, Xu Wenruo completed all the production of the new songs, and suddenly uploaded Xingxun Music without any promotion.
Some fans open the Xingxun Video player on a daily basis and look for Xu Wenruo's songs from the list, but suddenly find this unexpected surprise. So many people quickly gathered under Xu Wenruo's new song page to comment. In just a few minutes, the number of comments below was noticeable at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Hahahaha, come and see what I found? A new song!"
"I can still see Xu Wenruo's new song in my lifetime, and I burst into tears."
"This new song was released so suddenly, there was no news at all, but I just like the surprise you gave."
"Hehe, I just finished urging Xu Wenruo a few days ago, and I saw a new song today. Xu Wenruo's movements are really fast."
"I just like Xu Wenruo's inattention, and I hope that the more surprises such as this will be better."
Many Xu Wenruo's fans were surprised by the news that he released his new song. After listening to Xu Wenruo's new song, the doubts in his heart remained undiminished. Even if he only looked at the title of the song, doubts emerged in his heart.
"Wukong"?
Is it the Sun Wukong in Journey to the West? But what does this have to do with Xu Wenruo? The doubts in his heart were planted, and fans began to listen to this long-lost new song carefully.
"The moon splashes on the galaxy, the road is long,
The wind and smoke are gone, and the shadow is gone;
Who told me to be extraordinary?
Who makes me a dilemma of love and hate?
Later, my heart broke down."
The low and soothing prelude sounded, and Xu Wenruo's voice slowly emerged, but his slightly sad bass added a hint of melancholy to the song.
After hearing this, Xu Wenruo's fans did not actually hear what Xu Wenruo's song had to do with Sun Wukong, because in everyone's impression, Sun Wukong was a monkey who was not afraid of heaven and earth. This sad and melancholy tone was too different from the image of the Monkey King.
"The world is in the sky, don't worry about grudges,
Give up and be enlightened and be confused, and the six dusts remain unchanged;
And angry, sad and crazy,
Is it a human, a ghost, a monster,
But, the heart has a devil debt.
Calling Buddha, turning back without shore,
Kneeling alone as your teacher has nothing to do with life and death;
Good and evil world, true and false world,
The separation of dust is not clear,
It's hard to break!"
Xu Wenruo's singing style is very unique, as if he is singing, and as if he is telling. This unique singing style originates from the recitation of drama and has a unique charm.
With Xu Wenruo's singing, a image of Wukong also appeared in everyone's hearts, but this Wukong was different from his usual image. For some reason, the monkey's back looked very desolate and seemed very sad.
"What's the use of this iron rod?
So what if I have this change;
Still uneasy, still melancholy,
The golden hoop is on the head, and you still want to say it.
I want this iron rod drunken dance demon,
I have this change and is confused;
Stepping on the spiritual sky, being unruly,
The world is dangerous and dangerous, and it is impossible to escape.
This stick will bring you to ashes."
All the preparations were in the last burst. Xu Wenruo had an undepressed sense of anger in his voice, but he was very restrained. The angry but forced suppression of emotions made Xu Wenruo fully demonstrate it.
What impressed all fans the most was the choking tone of the last sentence. The change in this tone was simply the finishing touch of the whole song. It not only made Sun Wukong's image fuller, but also sublimated to a certain extent, allowing people to remember a monkey full of sadness.
"I don't know why, after listening to this song, I felt very sad inside, like a stone stuck in my heart."
"I believe there must be a sad story behind this song, but I don't know why Sun Wukong is so sad."
"What's the use of this iron rod? Hehehe, it's of course very useful."
"I know if you don't say it. You must have hit Huanglong with an iron rod, right?"
"What's wrong, I'm going to get off the bus. This is not the car leading to kindergarten."
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After listening to the new song, many fans naturally shared it with their friends around them. So without any publicity, Xu Wenruo's new song "Wukong" quickly became popular.
After more than half a year, the news that Xu Wenruo released a new song once again spread, and it soon spread on the Internet. Many people were also moved by the artistic conception of the song.
The lyrics of this song are very simple and straightforward. The lyrics of the whole song do not even tell a complete story, but this style leaves a lot of blank space for the audience.
After all, Sun Wukong is a household name. Everyone grew up watching the story of Journey to the West since childhood. Many people’s childhood idols are Sun Wukong, who is not afraid of heaven or earth.
When I was a child, I even reached the level of being obsessed with the infatuation. Even if it was an ordinary wooden stick, I could wield it for a long time. I liked to imitate Sun Wukong's appearance while walking.
So when I saw the title of "Wukong", many people thought it would be a music with a passionate tune, but I didn't expect it to be so depressed. This is not the Monkey King who made a big fuss in the Heavenly Palace, but the Monkey King who was pressed under the Five Elements Mountain and could not move at all.
Everyone admires the majestic Monkey King, but no one is paying attention to whether the monkey is truly happy, nor has he cared about what happened one by one, which touched his mood.
Xu Wenruo gave everyone an answer, that is, the monkey's heart must not be happy, his heart must be full of torture and helplessness. The transformation from Monkey King to Sun Wukong has been full of choices and struggles.
"Oh, I want Xu Wenruo to tell me the story of why this monkey is sad."
"Xu Wenruo would definitely not release such a song for no reason. He must have wanted to express something."
"Is it a hint that he is in a state of being banned? Then he wants to kill those who want to ban him with a stick?"
"Isn't Xu Wenruo that monkey? He was so popular at the beginning, just like Sun Wukong who made a big fuss in the Heavenly Palace, but now he has been banned and suppressed the foot of the Five Fingers Mountain."
"You all look easy to understand. If you want to know the story behind it, just ask Xu Wenruo, why do you choose to guess randomly?"
So many people went to Xu Wenruo's Star News to ask questions, but Xu Wenruo still did not reply to them. Only the answers he obtained would be more interesting.
With the launch of "I Am an Actor", many people opened the video immediately. Many Xu Wenruo's fans did not get the source of the story of the song "Wukong", so they flocked to the show to find out.
Many eager fans skipped the clips of the actor introducing themselves and went directly to the display of the works of the four directors.
"Sure enough, Xu Wenruo was going to shoot a clip of Journey to the West, no wonder he was able to write this new song."
"The four directors reproduced the four masterpieces respectively. I have to say that this link is still very attractive to me."
"I can't wait to see the short film Journey to the West filmed by Xu Wenruo. He also specially provided a song for this short film, and he really wanted to do it."
"Why do I feel that Xu Wenruo and Director Wang Tie seem to be a little conflicted? Their words are full of gunpowder."
"You may not know that the two of them had a holiday before. Director Wang Tie had criticized Xu Wenruo before, but Xu Wenruo ignored him at all."
After watching the Water Margin arranged by director Wang Tie and looking at Xu Wenruo’s adaptation of Journey to the West, the audience couldn’t help but have a thought in their minds, why does Xu Wenruo seem to have a deeper foundation than Wang Tie’s director.
A director who relies on experience to rely on his old jobs, only has this ability to turn over and over again. Directors are not an industry that can be used to gain everything with just one trick. It has a very high level of creative skills for directors. Unfortunately, Wang Tie seems to be a little self-confessed.
Xu Wenruo was much bolder. Not only did he make bold changes, but he even made major changes in the actor's performance style.
This exaggerated performance method is indeed suitable for young people's tastes, especially this relaxed and funny way to tell a classic story, which makes them feel very novel.
Under this exaggerated acting, even the slightly awkward acting skills of some actors seem to have a unique taste. Even Zhao Tianyuan's dazed acting skills are perfectly integrated into the character image.
Zhao Tianyuan plays a monkey monkey from Huaguo Mountain. He admires the Monkey King very much, especially the story of the Monkey King fighting against the 100,000 Heavenly Soldiers and Generals. It was this little monkey and Bajie talking about the past of the Monkey King at the entrance of the cave that made Sun Wukong's heart gradually become firm.
Sun Wukong chose to give up with his past. After leaving the Water Curtain Cave again, he was no longer the lawless Monkey King, but Sun Wukong who was about to protect his master to go to the West to obtain scriptures.
This view of Sun Wukong's story from different angles gave the audience a novel feeling, so when Xu Wenruo argued with Wang Tie, it was of course self-evident who they were on.
On the one hand, Wang Tie, who changes soup and not medicine for each film, and on the other hand, Xu Wenruo, a young but constantly innovating new director, chose to vote with his feet, and Xu Wenruo basically won.
After all, audiences like to watch novel videos. Xu Wenruo can meet their requirements, but Wang Tie cannot meet them at all.
"I've vomited. Wang Tie has made no progress in all these years, and he still looks the same. Since he made the movie "The Underworld", he has been going downhill."
"Water Margin arranged by Wang Tie really doesn't have that kind of heroic taste. Instead, it has a stingy spirit, which may have a lot to do with his frequent filming of gangsters."
"I really like Xu Wenruo's adaptation of Journey to the West, especially Tang Seng. He is so long-winded. Not to mention Sun Wukong, I want to beat him."
"Hahahaha, these people's words are so interesting. Xu Wenruo is also talented in making Journey to the West such an exaggerated comedy."
"Damn it, after listening to Director Jiang Kai's story, I realized that the short film wanted to express this meaning. No wonder the song "Wukong" is so sad."
"Friendly reminder that Xu Wenruo's new songs and short films are more delicious when eaten together."
After watching the works of the four directors, the audience suddenly felt something was wrong. Xu Wenruo was the most experienced director among the four people, but why did he only impress Xu Wenruo's short film after watching the short film, but he had no impression of the works of the other people?
However, after thinking about it carefully, they will understand that the four great classics are stories that everyone knows. Therefore, once they are filmed according to the rules, they can easily lose their own characteristics. After all, the audience has watched many versions of the four great classics TV series.
However, only Xu Wenruo made a major breakthrough among the four people. He chose to use a performance style that has never appeared to show this classic story. Of course, he could stand out among the four works. It is not surprising that the audience is impressed by Xu Wenruo's short films.
Chapter completed!