Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

Without Yuen Biao and Sammo Hung, Tsui Hark had to adjust the lineup of "New Shushan Swordsman".

Zheng Shaoqiu still plays Ding Yin, while the actor who plays Di Mingqi has been changed from Yuan Biao to Qian Xiaohao.

Yu Hai still plays Yizhen, and Liu Songren plays Zen Master Xiaoru, but he becomes Liu Jiahui.

The Lord of the Immortal Palace, which was originally supposed to be played by Brigitte Lin, was replaced by Liu Xuehua.

Speaking of Liu Xuehua, what impressed everyone most about her was her performance in the Qiong Yao drama.

Most people even mistakenly believe that Liu Xuehua grew up in Baodao.

But in fact, Liu Xuehua grew up in the Mainland and moved to Xiangjiang with her family when she was 5 years old.

In 1978, Liu Xuehua was admitted to the Great Wall Film Company, a left-wing film company.

After acting in several dramas, she collaborated with TVB and filmed two TV series, but the response was average.

Later, Liu Xuehua's contract with Great Wall Film Company expired. TVB wanted to sign a long-term contract with Liu Xuehua on the grounds of cooperating with Chow Yun-fat, but she declined.

It can be said that from 1978 to now, Liu Xuehua has been working hard in the film and television industry for a long time.

Compared with Lin Qingxia, Liu Xuehua's reputation is naturally incomparable.

However, Liu Xuehua, who was only 23 years old at this time, had a dignified and beautiful appearance and was sufficiently outstanding in appearance.

Through the skillful hands of the makeup artist, the fairy aura of the Lord of the Immortal Castle was restored to Liu Xuehua's body.

Originally, Tsui Hark wanted Brigitte Lin to play the role of the fairy castle owner, but unfortunately, he could only think about it.

However, after the role was changed to Liu Xuehua, after putting on makeup and taking a closer look, Tsui Hark was still surprised.

Overall, the drama "New Shushan Swordsman" has obviously lost a lot of its star flavor compared to the previous one.

However, because Bao Shaogang invested 50 million in this drama, the special effects level of this drama has been significantly improved compared to the previous one.

Between this round and round, it's really hard to say which one is more outstanding.

For audiences, celebrities are one of the biggest reasons that attract them to the theater.

But the most important thing is whether the movie is good or not. If this is not done well, even if it attracts the audience, it will not achieve good box office results in the end.

The martial arts scenes in "New Shushan Swordsman" maintain the consistently high standard of Xiangjiang Kung Fu movies.

It can be said that in terms of action design, "New Shushan Swordsman" escapes from the current boring and endless exchange of moves, and the fighting is so smooth.

Moreover, coupled with special effects technology, Ding Yin's sword skills are even more amazing.

It's not as monotonous as in the TV series. Here, Ding Yin plays with the sword, which is dazzling to watch.

The plot of "New Shushan Swordsman" starts from the Wu Huan era. As a spy, Di Mingqi was hunted down because he angered the marshal and had to flee for his life in a hurry.

When Di Mingqi escaped to a strange mountain temple and was about to rest here, he was attacked by a group of strange things.

Fortunately, Ding Yin from the Nanhai Sect appeared and saved his life.

When Di Mingqi saw Ding Yin's martial arts skills, he asked him to be his disciple, but was rejected by Ding Yin.

Then Zang Xiaoru of the Kunlun Sect appeared with his land Yizhen.

It turns out that they were all invited by the Long Eyebrow Ancestor to deal with the big boss of the show, the Blood Demon.

Unfortunately, the blood demon was too strong. Zang Xiaoru and Ding Yin teamed up and failed to subdue it. Instead, Zang Xiaoru was injured and was poisoned by the blood demon.

Fortunately, Patriarch Longmei arrived in time and temporarily used the Haotian Mirror to seal the Blood Demon, but he was unable to eliminate him.

But in seventy-seven forty-nine days, the Big Dipper will shift, and the Haotian Mirror will be dimmed once in ten years, and its power will be completely eliminated. At that time, it will no longer be able to seal the blood demon.

If you want to destroy the Blood Demon, you can only do it by finding the two swords from Emei Mountain, the Ziying Sword and the Qingsuo Sword.

The ancestor of Changmei asked Di Mingqi to go to Tiandao Peak to look for the heroine Li Yiqi, hoping to find the two swords to destroy the blood demon.

Ding Yin, on the other hand, took Zang Xiaoru, who was seeking death, to the Fairy Castle of Yaochi to find the master of the Fairy Castle to detoxify him.

But the owner of the Fairy Castle has been in seclusion for many years, and she will only show up when she meets a destined person.

After a lot of trouble, the owner of the Fairy Castle was moved by Ding Yin and showed up to help Zang Xiaoru detoxify.

Ding Yin also began to appreciate the kind-hearted Di Mingqi because of his previous experience, so he planned to accept him as his disciple.

But they didn't expect that the blood demon was hiding in Ding Yin's sword and even attacked Ding Yin.

Di Mingqi had no choice but to take Ding Yin back to the Fairy Castle for help, hoping that the castle owner would help Ding Yin detoxify.

But unfortunately, the owner of the Fairy Castle spent too much energy to save Zang Xiaoru and was unable to do anything at this time.

At this time, Ding Yin became very poisonous. For the sake of all the people in the world, the owner of the Immortal Castle broke the ice and sealed the entire Yaochi Immortal Castle.

In the end, only Di Mingqi, Yizhen and a female disciple of the Lord of the Fairy Castle escaped.

When the three of them arrived at Tiandaofeng, they met the old man Tiandao, who also named the location where Li Yiqi practiced.

But at this time, Ding Yin broke through the ice, and he also rushed to the edge of the sky, hoping to enter the demon world to gain power.

After a fierce battle, Old Man Tiandao died to save Di Mingqi, while Di Mingqi followed Yizhen, looking for the previous guidance, and found Li Yiqi.

Finally, under Li Yiqi's guidance, Di Mingqi and Yizhen cultivated into purple and green swords.

But when they were about to destroy the blood demon, Ding Yin, who was possessed by the blood demon, suddenly came out.

After a fierce fight, the owner of the fairy castle broke through the ice and arrived, and died together with Ding Yin, who was possessed by the blood demon.

At this time, Di Mingqi and Yizhen also realized the secret of the purple and green swords, and finally killed the blood demon on the spot.

The whole drama of "New Shushan Swordsman", apart from the ten minutes at the beginning to set up the chaotic world and the chaos of the world, the rhythm of the whole drama is still very tight.

After "New Shushan Swordsman" ended, Tsui Hark, who was sitting in his chair, had been waiting anxiously for something.

Because this is not a comedy, it is impossible to use the audience's laughter as a criterion for judgment.

But just when he was feeling uneasy, thunderous applause suddenly broke out.

At least in these few seconds, Tsui Hark's anxious heart could finally be relieved.

Generally speaking, in the era of 1983, it was by no means an easy task to shoot a special effects movie like "The New Shushan Swordsman" in Hong Kong.

But even so, Tsui Hark still did it, and it seems that he was very successful.

As the first blockbuster film acquired by Golden Harvest in Kowloon Cinema, "New Swordsman of Shushan" is the biggest in terms of film schedule and promotion efforts.

This also reflects the expectations of Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang for "New Shushan Swordsman".

"Director Xu, congratulations on making such a good special effects movie."

Not only He Guanchang, but also Zou Wenhuai specially came to the premiere of "The New Shushan Swordsman" today to support Tsui Hark.

"Mr. Zou, you're welcome. It's just the beginning. I hope the audience will like it."

Tsui Hark still can't let go. Although the premiere received a good response, it doesn't mean that the drama will eventually achieve a good box office.