Rebirth of the Evil Life

Tsui Hark is really a pain in the ass. All along, as a director, what I fear most is meeting those bosses who are too stingy. It’s really annoying to meet a boss who wants to save on this and that, who doesn’t care about the quality of the movie and only pursues cost. But this time, I met a boss as generous as Lin Feng, who was so generous and demanding even the smallest detail, it was unbearable. Although this is good and bad for the movie, isn't it a waste?

Tsui Hark is not one of those irresponsible directors. He felt that he had to consider the cost for Lam Feng, and of course for himself. Otherwise, if word gets out in the future that the box office revenue of his movies is not high enough, that would be embarrassing. But faced with Lin Feng's "lavish spending", Tsui Hark was completely speechless.

Of course, you can understand the eight boys in front of the "Fairy Sword Inn" and the harmonious relationship between these houses and vegetable fields. What Tsui Hark couldn't understand was that Lin Feng insisted on letting "Li Xiaoyao" run into someone else's house - looking for some props. You said, this scene is not redundant, what is it? Does finding props have something to do with the plot of this movie? Can it matter? And it costs money to make things like "hemostatic grass", "tea eggs", "garlic" and the like. Although these things are easy to make, they also cost money after all. And it’s really completely unnecessary!

Useless! Tsui Hark's persistence is completely useless! Faced with Lin Feng's strength, Tsui Hark finally reluctantly agreed. There was no way, Lin Feng was the boss, and he didn't interfere with his filming, he just asked him to add a few scenes. Tsui Hark had no reason to reject Lin Feng.

On the movie screen, "Li Xiaoyao" can be seen rummaging through boxes and cabinets in private houses. From time to time, "Li Xiaoyao" can be seen taking out a "tea egg" or a "salt" and stuffing it into his arms. Seeing this scene, all "Fairy Sword fans" smiled knowingly. Once upon a time, the first reaction of players when entering the game was to search around to see if they could find some props that could "increase blood" or "make up baskets". After all, you have to spend money to get these things in the game. Being able to get them out of thin air always gives you a little pleasure.

Looking at the audience with knowing smiles around him, Tsui Hark shook his head repeatedly. He really couldn't understand what was there about this scene that made people like Lin Feng like it so much, and even smile naturally. This is incredible.

Lin Feng glanced at Tsui Hark, who looked confused, and smiled secretly. Only true gamers can understand the meaning of this scene, and others will never understand it. Of course, as one of the "protagonists", such a theft, and it is a nonsensical theft, is very easy to be resisted by non-game players. In order to make this audience accept this "game-legal theft" behavior, Lin Feng asked the movie's "Li Xiaoyao" to leave a note at the home of each stolen item - This hero will take xxx one today and return it tomorrow.

On the one hand, this can create a god to satisfy gamers. Secondly, it can also satisfy the non-gamer audience. Thirdly, it can also highlight Li Xiaoyao's extraordinary and mischievous nature.

Fortunately, this scene ended in just over 0 seconds, and then "Li Xiaoyao" came to the market in Yuhang Town.

hiss! Taking a breath, all the audience exclaimed. Although this market is not big, with only seven or eight stalls, it is lively enough, with the sounds of buying and selling going on, as if you are really in a market. And everyone keeps talking, and these words are undoubtedly the words of the game, and now they are faithfully restored in the movie.

sigh! For all the ardent "Sword and Fairy Fans", hearing these words is really emotional, and it feels like "Legend of Sword and Fairy" is becoming a reality before your eyes.

"Brother Xiaoyao, brother Xiaoyao, go back quickly, your aunt is sick!" At this time, Li Xiaoyao's admirer, Wang Xiaohu, a child from the village, ran over and shouted anxiously.

Okay, finally it’s time to touch on the plot of Fairy Island. ——Lin Feng muttered for no reason.

"Boss, what did you say?" Lin Chiling asked softly, feeling a little confused.

Lin Feng smiled. I was a little too involved and thought I was playing a game. But this also shows that this "Legend of Sword and Fairy" is faithful enough to the original work. Although the plot always seems a bit dragging and not compact enough, for game fans, the pace is just right.

The plot of the subsequent movie is just like a game. After Li Xiaoyao found out that his aunt was ill, he decided to go to the "Fairy Island" to seek the fairy's elixir to cure his aunt. However, at the door of the inn, I met three Miao people. When they heard that Li Xiaoyao was going to Xianling Island to seek medical treatment, they gave Li Xiaoyao a "Sky-Breaking Hammer."

Seeing this "Sky-Breaking Hammer", Tsui Hark's balls ached again. You said that this is a one-time prop and will never be used again. Just use paper to paste it up. As long as the appearance is more refined, the authenticity will not be visible in the movie screen. But Lin Feng refused. Lin Feng insisted on making a steel hammer exactly like the one in the game, and specially carved the pattern on the west side, which cost nearly a thousand yuan. This made Tsui Hark even call Lin Feng a prodigal son.

Although making a movie is about striving for authenticity, sometimes you still have to be sloppy when you should be sloppy. Otherwise, the cost of filming that movie would be too high and it would be too wasteful. Many one-time props are a waste of resources if they are made too detailed.

Unfortunately, in the face of Lin Feng who was determined to spend every penny, Tsui Hark could only give in again and again.

The subsequent plot is very simple. Li Xiaoyao went to sea on a fishing boat and found the "Fairy Island" in the sea. However, if you want to enter "Fairy Island", you must break through the first maze in "Legend of Sword and Fairy" - the Lotus Pond Maze.

This maze is the first maze in "The Legend of Sword and Fairy", and it is also the most poetic maze. When Li Xiaoyao steps on the lotus leaf in the game, the lotus leaf will move forward according to the fixed route. Li Xiaoyao needs to move along the path. Accurately find the formation eyes of this maze - the 6 Asura statues, and use the "Sky-Breaking Hammer" given by the Miao people to smash them one by one, and then the real road to the "Fairy Island" will appear.

But before that, Li Xiaoyao will encounter the first battle in the game - the frog guarding the 'Lotus Pond Maze'. In the game, Li Xiaoyao will attack through a turn-based system, but this must not be the case in the movie, otherwise it will completely destroy the pattern of the movie and affect the audience's appreciation rhythm and pleasure. Therefore, after discussions between Lin Feng, Tsui Hark and the "Taiwan Daewoo" company, they finally decided to directly use computer stunts to let these "frogs" attack Li Xiaoyao, while Li Xiaoyao dodges and fights back.

On the movie screen, Li Xiaoyao held a wooden sword in his hand and fought evenly with the "frogs". In the end, after killing several frogs, Li Xiaoyao upgraded. In the game, a dialog box will appear when Li Xiaoyao upgrades, but naturally not in the movie. Therefore, Li Xiaoyao was asked to replace the upgrade dialog box with one sentence - This hero has become more proficient in swordsmanship. At the same time, Li Xiaoyao's "attack" was slightly higher in the following battle to highlight Li Xiaoyao through the contrast of the screen. upgrade.

Marvel! ——All the "Fairy Sword fans" in the cinema could only express their excitement at this moment with exclamation. They did not expect that this time the "Legend of Sword and Fairy" movie would be so good-looking while being faithful to the original work. Although these dozens of seconds of footage are all processed by computer stunts, they are already exciting enough.

Of course, what all "Fairy Sword fans" are looking forward to more is the "Lotus Pond Maze", which is the first maze in "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" and is also the most impressive maze.

The movie screen flashed, and the music changed from the tense music during the battle to the melodious flute, and the color of the lotus pond appeared in front of all the viewers. The turquoise lake water, the endless lotus leaves, and the misty mist make this picture beautiful and refreshing. It is no exaggeration to say that the water color of the lotus pond at this moment is no worse than the scenery of the elves in "The Lord of the Rings".

However, although this picture is beautiful, all the viewers have no intention to appreciate this beautiful picture. What they care about is the next scene - the lotus pond maze. In the game, Li Xiaoyao steps on the lotus leaf and floats lightly on the water. What about in the movie? How exactly will this special effect be handled? Is it perfunctory or dazzling?

Tsui Hark forgot about Lin Feng beside him and sighed - What a prodigal son!

At this time, in the picture, Li Xiaoyao had already stood on the lotus leaf, and then he saw the lotus leaf slowly starting to float on the water. The layers of water patterns rippled outward with the flow of the lotus leaf. The water on the water surface The ripples are so realistic that they are probably the best computer-generated special effects in the world today. You know, the flow of water is very difficult in computer stunts, and it is not easy to create such realistic special effects.

It is a special effect that makes it impossible to tell whether it is real or fake. It is conservatively estimated that the watermark processing effect alone will cost millions of dollars. A watermark effect costs millions of dollars? What an exaggeration! ——Some people may ask this in surprise.

But in fact, this is still the most conservative estimate. The lotus pond maze in front of you is endless as far as the eye can see. The wind blows through the water waves, and the lotus leaves float through the water ripples. This kind of special effect cannot be achieved by every 18 million people. And it may not be possible to achieve such a realistic effect!

People were amazed at the special effects in front of them.

"Boss, it's such a waste to spend so much money on this special effect!" Wu Zhaopu approached from behind and asked quietly.

In a movie, real special effects should be used in those big scenes, but now using such exquisite special effects right after the opening seems a bit wasteful in Wu Zhaopu's opinion. And the audience may not be able to detect it.

Lin Feng smiled mysteriously and continued reading without saying much. The fairy bathing at the back is even more worth looking forward to!