Chapter 865 How to develop "Under One Person"?
Ning Hao has read the novel "Assassination of Novelists"...
Shen Changlin admired Shuang Xuetao very much. He won "Assassination of Novelists" himself, and then recommended "Moses on the Plains" to Ning Hao. Lu Yang was very interested in "The Aviator"...
Again, serious literature is indeed suitable for film adaptation!
Of course Ning Hao has watched "Assassination of Novelists"...
He actually had no solution to Shen Changlin's problem.
Because the original work has no logic at all...
The protagonist applied for a job and received a job, which was to assassinate a novelist because the employer felt that the stories written by the novelist affected his health...
Of course there is no problem with the novel being written like this. We know that the story begins like this. We will not go into too much detail about how absurd this setting is, because when the author wrote this novel, the character setting was intended to be this way. The direction is upward!
The setting of the entire story is very bizarre, but we will not pursue the realistic logic, because we only pay attention to the development of this story line when watching.
But movies are different!
For two hours of content, logic and rhythm are very important.
You want to adapt a novel like this into a movie...
Want to be perfect?
Is it possible?
His suggestion is to use the text as much as possible in a different world, that is, the world in the novel, and try to rationalize the reality part...
Then use a strong rhythm to drive the plot, leaving the audience with no time to think about logical problems!
"I'm not Cameron. I can't attract the audience with just pictures!"
Shen Changlin shook his head...
"...Then I don't have any good ideas. "The Novelist" must not only meet the high concept, but also maintain enough suspense. It is too difficult...unless you set it as a parallel world from the beginning!"
“Erase the realism part of the movie?”
"right…"
This is an idea, parallel world, my world is my own!
It's like a fictional entertainment, you can write whatever you want...
"And you?"
Shen Changlin looked at his head and looked at Yang Qing. The latter was stunned for a moment, and then said: "I think Director Ning's idea is good..."
"Did you hear that?"
"Of course," Yang Qing explained: "The villain Li Mu is a doctor of medicine. He and his friends established Aladdin Company to engage in medical and genetic research.
Li Mu himself suffered from some kind of incurable disease. He wanted to cure his disease through genetic modification and even become immortal, so he began to secretly buy abducted children from human traffickers for experiments, but was discovered by his friends and partners. Kill and silence.
The red-haired ghost killed his good brother because he wanted to become a god, but fell into the devil's way and was stopped by his good brother, so he killed his brother...
The logic of these two characters is interlinked..."
Shen Changlin was a little speechless. We were talking about the world view. Why did you get involved in the plot?
never mind…
He knew why Yang Qing was so absent-minded - Yang Qing took over the film adaptation of "Under One Person".
It’s really hard for him!
To be honest, no matter who takes over the project "Under One Person", it will be a big headache...
Otherwise, Xu Cairen of the original time and space would not have bought the copyright, and then the copyright would expire...
We have been talking about preparations since 2016 and are preparing to release it in 2018.
Until 2022, there will be no trace at all.
In fact, all old fans who follow Renren know that since Tencent released big news in 2017, Xu Cairen personally shot a vcr to announce the start of filming, and there has been no follow-up.
For such a project with an IP foundation, if the shooting is successful, it will definitely make a lot of money!
That's the problem, "Under One Person" is too difficult to pass.
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The world view of "Under One Person" is too huge!
The original name is "The Stranger", and its English name is the outcast.
What the author wants to explore is the relationship between the "special" and the "general" among the crowd - how strangers with unique skills can settle down and live their lives as a "human being".
Then the world view opens up, involving the strange sects, alchemy, talismans, and various sects!
Moreover, one person is not a pure protagonist.
The main character has too little plot!
There are two relatively good chapters in One Man. In the chapter about Fengshen Chen Duo, the protagonist spends half of the time doing soy sauce, and in the chapter about Tang Sect's Anti-Japanese War, he basically listens to lectures.
Also, every character is brilliant and dramatic.
This makes it very difficult to make a choice, and you will definitely be scolded if you film it.
In addition, many people think that there are two protagonists under one person: Zhang Chulan and Feng Baobao.
There is an overt line and a hidden line, but in fact the real protagonist should be Zhang Chulan.
Here’s the problem, although most people don’t hate this guy Zhang Chulan, he definitely can’t be said to like him.
The initial setting of the image of Zhang Chulan was not pleasing to the eye.
He is too worldly. Because he is not worldly, he cannot survive!
You have to keep watching to understand the charm of Zhang Chulan - knowing the world but being worldly, being worldly but not being worldly, and being romantic beyond the world.
In "Under One Person", the most popular one is Wang Ye.
Even if you haven't watched "Under One Man", you still know the phrase "The King of Wudang pays homage to the Heavenly Master"!
Wang Ye absolutely crushes all other characters.
Even Wang Zhenqiu, Zhuge Qing, and Zhang Lingyu have a tendency to catch up with Chu Lan.
One movie cannot easily accommodate so many characters!
Therefore, it must be made into a series!
After Yang Qing got "Under One Person", he began to conceive the opening chapter...
After thinking about it, I can't find an entry point.
…
"How about learning from Marvel and taking it step by step?"
"I've thought about it, but...it's too difficult!"
Not only the plot issues, but also the casting...
Where can a person who rides a horse find Bu Yao Bilian who is as gentle as jade? Where can he find a baby with the appearance of a heavenly being? Where can he find a king who is impoverished and can benefit the world at the same time?
There is also the issue of review...
In the original time and space, because of the hat worn by the character, it was directly taken offline for rectification...
In the 17th century, French statesman Richelieu famously said: "Give me six lines written by the most honest man in the world, and I will definitely find enough reasons to hang him."
There are ghosts in "Under One Person"!
Tell me, how do you want to die?
Not only "Under One Person", generally speaking, the content of comic themes does not conform to the mainstream ideology, and the storyline, character settings, etc. are not very theme...
If it were to be turned into a movie, a lot of plots would have to be deleted, which would greatly affect the integrity, logic, and enjoyment of the story.
Fans of the original work will definitely not approve!
"If that doesn't work, how about learning from "One Piece" and making a spin-off similar to the theatrical version, without involving the main plot first?"
"Extra?"
Ning Hao also nodded: "Yes, it is difficult for you to change the main plot to satisfy everyone, so it is better to start from scratch!"
Yang Qing nodded frantically: "Then let's make a spin-off. The first part can be about Wang Ye's Wudang career..."
Shen Changlin interjected: "...Okay, my matter has been solved. All that's left is to find the screenwriter to study together. Let's go get something to eat?"
"...No, my problem hasn't been solved yet?"
Oh, I forgot about Ning Hao...
"Tell me about it!"
"It's the same problem again, "Country Teacher" doesn't match my style..."
Chapter completed!