When discussing "Tao" with Taoist Master Li Xinjun, it was not that Shao Shuaijun was preparing to convert to the Three Qing Dynasties and become a Taoist priest. It was because he wanted to better understand how Taoism arose in ancient times and how it had such a far-reaching influence.
He has some unformed ideas and is preparing to develop some new movies.
That year, he gave a speech at the opening ceremony of the New Electronic Technology Research Institute, saying that China has five thousand years of cultural heritage and many mysterious treasures, but no one has developed them. Now it happens that he has no new movie plans, so he simply
Find something in China’s traditional culture.
The more you search in traditional culture, the more you can appreciate the breadth and depth of Chinese culture.
Based on Shao Shuaijun's current thinking, he can make at least four series with good selling points.
One is the "Ancient Legends" series. The main characters that can be written include Nuwa, Fuxi, Shennong, Huangdi, and Dayu. Nuwa created humans, Fuxi taught the ancestors, Shennong tasted hundreds of herbs, Huangdi defeated Chiyou, and Dayu controlled the floods. You can take pictures of them.
There is too much content. Especially the battle between Huang Di and Chi You.
There is a great and upright protagonist - the Yellow Emperor, the ancestor of the Chinese people, who struggled endlessly for the cause of mankind, went through many killings, and finally unified the Central Plains.
There is a super villain - Chi You. Chi You leads the Jiuli tribe outside the Central Plains. He has countless men, a vast territory and abundant resources, making him an excellent candidate for the villain.
The Yellow Emperor had a group of good brothers - Yinglong and Hanbao. Yinglong sent floods and Hanbao swept away the wind and rain.
Chi You also had several younger brothers - Feng Po and Rain Master, who were able to summon wind and rain and were extremely arrogant.
Huangdi had a master, Guangchengzi, who taught him various skills and laid the foundation for Huangdi's rise.
The Yellow Emperor had a confidante, the Nine Heavens Xuannv, who came down from the world to help the Yellow Emperor fight against Chi You, giving the Yellow Emperor a reason to persevere.
Huangdi also had an assistant - Emperor Yan. It is said that they were still brothers. They didn't know each other unless they fought. After the fight, they went to challenge Chi You together.
The Yellow Emperor also had high technology - the compass, and Chi You used witchcraft. The Yellow Emperor used science to get rid of superstitions, which is a great material for man to conquer nature.
Love, teacher-student love, brotherhood, comrades-in-arms, all the elements of Hollywood blockbusters are there. As long as you write a good script, it won't sell well.
And the series can be finalized. After Yinglong sent out the flood, the floods could not be quelled, so Dayu came to control the floods. The drought demon broke through the wind and rain, but he went crazy and became a monster. Everyone shouted for beatings. The Jiuli tribe was conquered.
, some merged into the Yanhuang tribe, and some retreated to the south of the Yangtze River, establishing the Sanmiao tribe and becoming a minority ethnic group in southern Xinjiang.
There are many stories that can be continued separately to form a huge series of stories.
The other is the "Immortals, Buddhas, Gods and Demons" series. The main characters that can be written include the Eight Immortals, the Jade Emperor, Li Jing Nezha, Tang Monk Wukong, King Zhou, etc. The Eight Immortals cross the sea and show their magical powers, the Jade Emperor rules the three realms, the love and hatred between Li Jing Nezha and his son, Tang Monk Wukong
There are more than just these things that can be filmed in "Journey to the West". There are too many gods in China, the special effects have kept up, and the script is well written. It will definitely not be much worse than Hollywood's low-IQ blockbusters.
The other one is the "Hundred Schools of Thoughts" series, which reproduces the turbulent era of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.
The last one is the "Biographies of Assassins" series. Zhuan Zhu stabbed Wang Liao, and the comet struck the moon; Nie Zheng stabbed the Han puppet, and the white rainbow penetrated the sun; Yaoli stabbed Qing Ji, and the goshawk struck the palace. They are all very cool.
A very fascinating story.
Of these stories that originate from mythology and history, what Shao Shuaijun wants to do most is the story of the battle between the Yellow Emperor and Chi You. This story is too classic and fits the Hollywood blockbuster routine. However, to make this story well, it requires a lot of historical accumulation, and it must be in line with
The blockbuster model is a blockbuster model, but it cannot portray history beyond recognition, which requires a lot of homework.
The Yellow Emperor is the ancestor respected by Taoism, so Shao Shuaijun and Li Xinjun talked about the Taoism of the Yellow Emperor.
Li Xinjun was a erudite Taoist priest who knew astronomy and geography. He had a particularly profound study of ancient mythology. He had many allusions and theories and a complete set of ideas.
Comparing what Li Xinjun said, Shao Shuaijun gradually gained a deeper and deeper understanding of the ancient times.
I have a clearer understanding of what to do about the story of the battle between Huangdi and Chi You.
After a day of leisure, after returning home, Shao Shuaijun teased his son, and then wrote the script. Ancient legends, immortals, Buddhas, gods and demons, various schools of thought and assassin biographies. If these four series are completed, it will definitely be a huge project.
.It is difficult to accomplish it alone with one’s own efforts.
"It seems that I have to think hard about how to conceive these series." Shao Shuaijun picked up the pen, thought for a while, and then put it down.
Then he dialed Yi Jianmei's phone number.
"Hey, Sister Mei, I want to discuss something with you. I have a movie project recently, and it's huge. I probably can't complete it alone. You can ask Jiahe's screenwriting department to cooperate. It's best to post a call for scripts on the Internet.
, I will pass the information to you right away.”
It is a consistent practice of great directors to provide their own ideas and the screenwriters to write the scripts.
After passing on the creative information, Shao Shuaijun could safely conceive of the ancient legendary battle between Huangdi and Chi You.
Within two days, the screenwriting department of Golden Harvest Entertainment took over the film creation plans for four series. According to Shao Shuaijun’s request, they unified the worldviews of the four series and drew up a rough framework. Then on the Internet, mainly
It was on various novel websites that a program called "One Million Screenwriters Recruitment Plan" was released.
"Literature lovers, screenwriters, and the famous director Shao Shuaijun, together with Jiahe Entertainment, are soliciting excellent scripts and outstanding ideas from all over the Internet. After the scripts and ideas are approved, you will receive a generous reward with a minimum of 10,000 yuan and no upper limit.
, is more likely to become the screenwriter of the new film directed by Shao Shuaijun.
The themes of this script solicitation plan are limited to four series, ancient legends, gods, Buddhas, immortals and demons, various schools of thought, and biographies of assassins. The world background is as follows... All characters and plots can only be displayed in the context of this world. Yes.
It is a complete script, which can be a small paragraph or an outline concept.
The deadline for submission of the first phase is the end of May 2012. Excellent scripts and jokes will be selected by the editors of Time.com, and then selected by the screenwriting department of Jiahe Entertainment, and finally handed over to Director Shao Shuaijun for final review. Once the script is approved by Director Shao Shuaijun, it can
Obtained the position of contract editor at Jiahe Entertainment.
A magical masterpiece of Chinese-language movies, looking forward to your joining!”
Almost as soon as the script solicitation plan was released, the entire novel and screenwriting circles were in a frenzy. Countless writers were gearing up to show off their talents. They were looking forward to being able to show off what they had learned, and then be selected by Shao Shuaijun and promoted as screenwriters.
Entertainment industry. Of course, some readers are also gearing up. They may not know how to write a script, but it is still possible to write an outline, a short paragraph, and a small idea.
Even if it is just an idea, as long as it is recognized, you will be rewarded with 10,000 yuan, so why not?
Authors and readers are busy, and the media is not far behind.
"International great director Shao Shuaijun has chosen the theme of his latest work, a fantasy-themed movie adapted from ancient Chinese myths and legends. Returning from Hollywood, Shao Shuaijun finally made an Oriental fantasy movie again after "Painted Skin"!" - "Beijing Entertainment News"
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"Escape from Hollywood superhero movies, Shao Shuaijun wants to create a Chinese superhero!" - "Yangcheng Evening News".
"The road to the industrialization of Chinese-language films has been paved, and Jiahe Entertainment sincerely invites directors from all walks of life to join the four major series of projects!" - "Sing Pao".
"Experts will decipher the secrets for you. The layout of Dream Chaser's acquisition of D2 and ILM has emerged, laying the foundation for the Chinese magic movie series!" - Magic City Online.
"Director Chen Jiashang praised the plan of four major series of movies and may direct four major series of movies." - "Ming Pao".
"Li Fangfang, Shao Shuaijun's female apprentice, said in an interview with reporters that she gave up directing "Adolescence 4" and reserved time for four major series. She also said that what she wanted to direct most was the assassin biography story." - "Beijing News".
"Shao Shuaijun's great disciple Gao Zhisheng has confirmed to join the four major series and will serve as the chief screenwriter of the Gods, Buddhas, Immortals and Demons series." - "Jianghuai Morning News".
"Are the four major series nonsense? How can Chinese-language movies impact magic? Not every Chinese-language blockbuster is "Painted Skin." - "Chutian Metropolis Daily".
"Shao Shuaijun's move to challenge Hollywood blockbusters with ancient Chinese legends is commendable but foolish. The development of Chinese films should be planned slowly, rather than by leaps and bounds with one or two movies." - "Nandu"
Entertainment Weekly".
The reports in the media, which were true and false, both supportive and opposed, did not shake the plan of the four major series at all. According to Shao Shuaijun's vision, we went forward step by step. Since he decided to solicit scripts, naturally, Shao Shuaijun also invited many directors by the way.
Join this program.
The four major series are magical works, and the specifications and standards are based on "Painted Skin" and "Painted Skin 2". They are blockbusters in Chinese movies. Many directors are attracted by this. Li Fangfang, Gao Zhisheng, it can be said
He is Shao Shuaijun's disciple. When his master has something to do, the disciple obeys him and joins this huge plan without hesitation.
Chen Jiashang has always been interested in fantasy themes, and he is eager to try it this time. Wu Ershan, the director of "Painted Skin 2", also decided to join. In short, many directors are interested...
"Director Shao Shuaijun's latest work plan is a series of ancient legends, various myths about the origin of the human race. Pangu created the world, Nuwa kneaded clay to create a human, a nest was made of wood to make a house, the Sui people drilled wood to make fire, Fuxi deduced the Eight Diagrams, Shennong tasted all kinds of herbs,
The Yellow Emperor unified China, Yao and Shun made immeasurable merits, and Dayu chopped mountains and controlled floods...recreating the land of China and the long-lasting mythical era. We look forward to your joining!" - Time Novel Network.
"Director Shao Shuaijun's latest work plan, a series of immortals, Buddhas, gods and demons... The ancients looked at the sky, the gods entered their dreams, and the vast world was so shocking! We look forward to your joining!" - Qidian Novel Network.
"Director Shao Shuaijun's latest work plan, the series of hundreds of schools of thought... a combination of vertical and horizontal, universal love but not attack, a great collision of ideological trends, what kind of dazzling fireworks will be set off? Looking forward to your joining!" - Time Video Network.
"Director Shao Shuaijun's latest work plan, the Assassin Biographies series... A woman looks beautiful to please herself, a man dies to be a confidant, how generous is it to die generously? Looking forward to your joining!" - Time Scarf.
Promotion is in full swing.
The Women's Federation is also moving forward calmly and firmly... (To be continued. Please search Piaotian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)