Chapter 483 Subversive Adaptation

If you deal with this, many details in the script need to be re-adapted.Chen Kaige said.

I think any adaptation is acceptable if a movie can be made better, even exceeding the achievements that Hero has achieved now.Chen Hao smiled and said: You can reshoot it after the TV officially starts filming, not to mention that there is only one script now.

Why do you think it would be better to combine Kunlun and General Guangming into one?Chen Kaige asked.

Movies require drama and conflict. Kunlun and General Guangming have exactly the same appearance. This is dramatic conflict, but the identities of the two are very different.Chen Hao continued: I think it would be a good ending to let Kunlun replace the general and become the king in the end.

However, I never thought of letting General Guangming become king Ah, and Kunlun replaced General Ah as king, so there was no way to talk about Ah.Chen Kaige is becoming more and more puzzled.

I think Kunlun can be portrayed as a slave who is unwilling to be ordinary. He was loyal to Guangming at first, but later due to some conflicts, he wanted to change, for example, protect the person he loved.Chen Hao smiled.

By now, Chen Kaige has basically understood how Chen Hao wants to adapt his script. Yes, this adaptation seems to make the whole story clearer, and it also feels very intuitive. If it is filmed, the audience will probably feel very happy.

But as the ancient costume magic movie "The Promise" that Chen Kaige worked hard to shoot, is Chen Kaige just to make the audience happy?He has more and more profound expressions.

If Kunlun is finally allowed to ascend to the throne, I think it is a complete subversion of the whole story.Chen Kaige felt that this was different from his original intention.

In fact, we can create an open ending, and Kunlun does not need to be the king, so we can leave more room for imagination for the audience. Kunlun can become the king, and can also lead the beautiful city to fly away.Chen Hao smiled and said: The central idea we want to express is that man conquers nature. You can overcome fate as long as you work hard, even if you are just a slave, a slave who is called as a shadow.

Chen Kaige's face frowned and then stretched out again. Chen Hao gave him a completely different idea. Compared with the previous script, the adaptation of the story of "The Unrequited" has the same parts, but there are too many different parts.

At first glance, it was ignored a lot of what he wanted to express, but overall, the story seemed to become more exciting.

After being a director for so many years and being one of the screenwriters of "The Promise", Chen Kaige cannot tell the difference between a story.

In fact, there is a saying that Chen Hao makes a lot of sense. It is certainly a good thing to express if there are too many things, but it is very likely that the Qu is high and weak. "Jing Ke Assassination of the King of Qin" is the best example.

Chen Kaige always believed that "Jing Ke assassination of Qin King" was his most proud work after "Farewell My Concubine", but the domestic box office was very miserable and the reputation was very ugly.

So after Chen Hao put forward his opinion, Chen Kaige seriously thought about whether he could re-adapt the script according to the other party's ideas.

Chen Hong has read the script and has heard Chen Kaige talk about her views on the new movies many times. Chen Hao's suggestions completely gave a new idea. She already thought the script of "The Promise" was very excellent, and it turned out that Ah could be adapted like this!

In fact, the reason why Chen Hao adapted against "The Promise" is also from Zhang Yimou, because Director Zhang filmed a movie called "Shadow" more than ten years later, which was regarded as a shadow, but was eventually counterattacked by the shadow.

At the same time, he also used some elements of the Korean gangster movie "New World". In the end, Li Zicheng defeated all opponents and eventually became the king of gangsters and also became the last successful person. Moreover, the Douban score of this movie is not bad, as high as 88 points.

Chen Hao, please let me think about it carefully.Chen Kaige was still a little unwilling to give up and completely overturned his previous script and re-adapted it.

Chen Hao looked at the unparalleled beauty and the stunning beauty of Chen Hong asked: Sister Chen Hong, what do you think?

Chen Hong shook her head and said: I basically don’t participate in script creation at all. I am just a layman in this regard. However, after hearing what you said, the story has indeed become more conflicting and dramatic, and the turning points and conflicts of the characters are also unexpected.

Chen Kaige looked at Chen Hong with dissatisfaction. You said this, aren’t you saying that the script I wrote is not good? Of course, the script of "The Promise" was not written by him by Chen Kaige alone.

Director Chen, I think you should take advantage of the wind in the past two years to make this movie. Now European and American audiences have a sense of freshness and curiosity about domestic commercial costume blockbusters, but if you wait for two years and wait for this gust of wind, it is hard to say that domestic costume commercial blockbusters want to sell well abroad.

But even if it is adapted according to your ideas, can this movie be sold in Europe and the United States?It is not surprising that Chen Kaige has such a question. After all, Chen Hao is too young and his understanding of the film market may not be as clear as him.

With MGM's full-scale operation, my own commercial box office appeal, and the quality of the movie itself is not too bad, I think there will be no big problem in winning a box office of 100 million US dollars in North America. As for the domestic market, we will also win at least 230 million US dollars. We set the global box office estimate at 200 million US dollars.Chen Hao looked at Chen Kaige who wanted to speak, waved his hand and said: Director Chen, don’t think I’m talking big. I have this confidence. Don’t you have nothing, or do you think you are not as good as Zhang Yimou.

Chen Kaige's face looked a little ugly, and then he said relieved: You don't have to play provocation with me. I'm not a young boy. Of course, in order to let more foreign audiences watch excellent movies in our country and promote the traditional culture of our country, it is indeed necessary for me to make such a movie.

Chen Hao smiled and said, "I don't believe you don't have the intention to compare with Zhang Yimou."

Chen Kaige also smiled, as if saying, I just don't admit it, what can you do with me, but Zhang Yimou is really excited about what Chen Hao said just now. If he can get a box office of 200 million US dollars in the world, he will be the number one domestic director.

After Mr. Han proposed to invite Chen Hao to star in Chen Kaige's new movie, Chen Hong had a full understanding of this young man. If "The Promise" can be released in Europe and the United States, it would definitely be the best choice to have a superstar like Chen Hao with global box office appeal.Although the chat between Chen Kaige and Chen Hao was not very pleasant at first, Chen Kaige finally compromised, which surprised Chen Hong a little because Chen Kaige was a person who rarely compromised.

Chen Hao is not only handsome, but also very talented, which makes Chen Hong appreciate the young man in front of him even more, and Meimu Liupan is even more looking forward to future cooperation!