Chapter 389: Useless

In another time and space, the movie "The Blade of the Assassin" may be the most underrated martial arts film.

In fact, it is not accurate to call it a martial arts film. Rather than calling it a martial arts film, it is better to say that it is a film about the survival of small people in the cracks.

The story is set in the late Ming Dynasty, around the Tianqi and Chongzhen years. The Ming dynasty had been thrown into chaos by Wei Zhongxian's eunuch party, and the Jurchens in the north were eyeing the country covetously.

As the treasury was empty, the emperor turned his attention to Wei Zhongxian, who was expelled from the capital and was as wealthy as a country.

The emperor issued an edict to capture Wei Zhongxian alive, but the commander of the Eastern Depot and Wei Zhongxian's adopted son, Eunuch Zhao, interfered and the emperor instead ordered the capture of Wei Zhongxian's head.

However, the shrewd Wei Zhongxian had already seen through the current situation. Shen Lian, the protagonist who was ordered to hunt down Wei Zhongxian, was unable to refuse the price offered by Wei Zhongxian, and was helpless due to various coincidences in reality, so he had to let Wei Zhongxian go.

The future is unpredictable and there is no way out.

The eldest brother who is obsessed with promotion, the second brother who falls in love with a girl from a brothel, and the third brother who is beginning to fall in love with a young girl from a clinic are all caught up in the whirlpool of history.

In another life, many people have not seen this movie, or have seen it but were attracted by the cool fighting scenes in the movie without really understanding the plot of the movie.

But Shen Lang has studied this play very seriously.

When it came to historical issues, Chinese-language films back then were prone to problems like those in Zhang Yimou's "Hero."

These directors always want to use big productions and just a few dozen minutes to describe a grand era and a thrilling history spanning decades.

What consequences will this have?
The scenes are grand but the content is empty. After watching it, the audience felt like they were watching a historical documentary and did not feel like watching a movie at all.

What is a movie?
It is the audience who seeks spiritual resonance.

However, the play "Embroidered Spring Blade" solves this problem perfectly.

Although it is disguised as a martial arts film, it is actually telling the story of that period of history.

Use the fate of small people to bring out the fate of that era.

When watching the movie, people will follow the joys and sorrows of each character in the movie, and will follow the ending of each character in the movie to feel the pulse of that era.

More real and more engaging.

Shen Lang said to Peng Mo: "What's the director's name? When can we meet?"

Peng Mo was excited when he heard this: "Brother Lang, I won't say anything more. Thank you for giving me face! Before this, I said I would ask you out, but Pan Jie blamed me. I should have listened to your opinion first."

"I told her that as long as I show up, Brother Lang will definitely give me a face!"

"After all, you are my child's godfather! Right?"

Shen Lang: "...Yes, yes, yes! You are right! What's the director's name? The key point, focus on the key point!"

"...Call Lu Yang, meet me at the coffee shop downstairs from my house tomorrow afternoon!"

"it is good!"

……

Shen Lang had actually heard of Lu Yang. He had acted in several movies before, and he had some impression of two of them.

But in terms of fame, he certainly can't compare with directors like Xu Ke and Ning Hao.

When Lu Yang saw Shen Lang, he stood up and walked to the door of the private room. When they met, he said excitedly: "Teacher Shen, to be honest, when I found Peng Mo, I just wanted to give it a try, and I didn't have much expectations at all!"

"But I didn't expect that Mr. Shen actually agreed to meet! When Peng Mo told me last night, I was so excited that I couldn't sleep well all night!" Shen Lang didn't get arrogant just because Lu Yang was a "small" director. Instead, he politely bent over and shook hands with him, then said, "Director Lu, I really like your "Blind Cinema". The setting and camera sense of this film are really great! I was also very excited when I heard Peng Mo say that you wanted to meet me!"

"Very excited" and so on, that's just bragging.

Shen Lang also took a look at Lu Yang's work last night.

Lu Yang has filmed more than a dozen films, the most famous of which is "Blind Cinema". This movie tells a heartwarming story and has won awards in Busan, South Korea and Kazan, the bear country.

After watching the movie, Shen Lang felt that it was indeed a good movie. It was a small movie, but it was able to tell a thorough story.

Lu Yang really didn't expect that Shen Lang was actually his "fan". He was so excited that he was at a loss for words. He kept saying modestly: "I still have a long way to go, and there are many flaws in my work. I didn't expect that Teacher Shen would give me such great encouragement. Thank you, thank you!"

Lu Yang's thanks were sincere. Peng Mo, who was standing by, saw that the two were talking happily, so he said with a smile: "Brother, Shen Lang is the godfather of my child. Don't be polite when you talk. We are all family!"

Shen Lang nodded and smiled, "Yes, Director Lu, let's talk about movies. I heard that you want to make a movie called "Embroidered Spring Blade". What is the story like?"

Shen Lang asked even though he knew the answer.

Lu Yang quickly took out the script from his bag, handed it to Shen Lang with both hands and said, "Teacher Shen, this is the script!"

Shen Lang took the script and started reading.

Sure enough, the plot is basically the same as the plot in another time and space.

He flipped through it briefly, then put the script down and looked at Lu Yang: "Director Lu, who are you looking for...?"

Lu Yang said: "I have seen the New Dragon Inn starring Mr. Shen, as well as the recently aired Green Snake. I would like to ask Mr. Shen if he is interested in playing the leading role in my martial arts film... the second of the three Jinyiwei brothers, Shen Lian!"

Second child?

Not acting!

Why not play the second role?

However, it would be rude to refuse directly, so Shen Lang asked again: "Director Lu, do you have any idea about the martial arts action design for this film?"

Lu Yang was shocked when he heard this: "We have already invited martial arts director Li Sang!"

When hearing the name Li Sang, people outside the circle may feel confused.

But everyone in the industry knows that he is a great martial arts director who has worked for Big Brother, Li Lianjie, Wu Yusheng, Yuan Kui, Yuan Heping, Gaffe and Besson films.

The work he directed even became the only action film to be shortlisted for the Cologne Film Festival and won the organizing committee's grand prize.

Peng Mo was surprised and said, "Li Sang, Senior Brother, you are so awesome that you can even invite him?"

Lu Yang was a little proud, but he quickly concealed it and said with a smile: "It is indeed difficult to invite Teacher Li, but I found Professor Wang from the Film Academy as a middleman and finally negotiated it!"

When Shen Lang heard that it was Li Sang, he immediately felt that the movie was a bit useless.

The reason why he agreed to meet Lu Yang was, firstly, that he was very interested in the movie, and secondly, because he had just mastered all the martial arts routines, and it would be a shame not to put these skills into practice.

In fact, the role that Lu Yang asked him to play is indeed the leading actor in the movie and also a very important role in the whole film. He also has an inexplicable relationship with the female lead!

But now that his hope of getting a role as a martial arts director in the crew was gone, he lost interest in the role of Shen Lian.

"Teacher Shen, I'm really looking forward to your performance!" Lu Yang looked at Shen Lang with anticipation.

(End of this chapter)