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Volume 2 1998 Chapter 200 Change your way of life

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    "Jin Yong's martial arts dramas all have an out-of-this-world quality. He transcends the trivial matters of ordinary people's daily life, such as oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar, weddings and funerals, etc., so it gives people the impression of a fairy tale world that is different from reality.  .¡±

    After Qin Tianzhu finished speaking, he looked at the art director of the show.

    "My artistic requirements for Jin Yong's drama are that it is based on the real world and higher than the real world. For example, when choosing scenes, we need to have real-life shooting of famous rivers and mountains in China, but real-life shooting alone is not enough.  It will give people the psychological suggestion that this is the real world, and this psychological suggestion will undermine our creation of a martial arts fairy tale world."

    "As you all know, due to cost-saving reasons in TVB's martial arts dramas, there are often some scenes set up indoors, which look fake and are criticized. But I think this kind of set-up scenes are not  It¡¯s not useless, at least it will convey an association to the audience in front of the TV that this is an illusory world.¡±

    Zhang Zhong replied: "Xiao Qin, you are right, but we will not use this method of building interior scenes, right?"

    "Of course, our hardware conditions are much better, so we should do better. My plan is as follows. In the three composition levels of the close shot, middle shot and distant shot of a picture, we use real scenes for the close shot, and use real scenes for the middle shot and distant shot.  Draw it with CG and do the final synthesis. For example, we create a composition of a character practicing swordsmanship on a mountain. The mountain below is a real scene, and the mountain scenery in the distance can be drawn with a computer. Distant mountains drawn by a computer can be  Towering into the clouds, there are all kinds of strange peaks and steep slopes, and you can even have a smoky effect. In this way, a picture of a martial arts world that is based on reality and more dreamy than reality comes out."

    Of course, if all the backgrounds are made with CG, the resulting picture effect will definitely be more dreamy and beautiful, but when combined with real characters, it will be more distorted. If you want to deceive the audience's eyes, you will need a lot of picture rendering work. This is obviously  It is uneconomical.  This has been proven during the production of "The Brightest Pig Bajie".  Now switch to this mode of processing the near, medium and distant scenes separately, which is to achieve a balance between effect and time.

    Zhang Ji still has some concerns: "Even so, the workload of special effects is quite large. It is easy to synthesize one or two shots, but if we want to present a complete martial arts world to the audience, we need to ensure the visual effects of the entire drama, Amethyst  Can Shi complete such a large workload?¡±

    After saying this, he looked at Zhu Shaobing, the special effects representative attending the meeting, with some suspicion.  In the "Bright Pig" project, Zhang Zhong was also personally involved in the background synthesis special effects work.  In "Bright Light", it can only amaze the audience for a few minutes, but it cannot achieve the effect of presenting a mythical world throughout the entire drama.

    Zhu Shaobing gave Zhang Ji a confident smile.

    "Mr. Zhang, we at Amethyst have not done anything for more than a year. During the time you went to New Zealand to study, we at Amethyst developed many software plug-ins, and robotics technology has also made progress. Therefore, this  The automation level of background synthesis work has been greatly improved compared to the time of "Splendid Light". We at Amethyst are capable of completing the requirements put forward by Director Qin."

    Of course, another reason why Zhu Shaobing dared to issue this military order is that the creation of the martial arts world is still based on reality. Compared with the completely illusory mythical world, the workload is much smaller.

    Regarding the visual effects of martial arts dramas, Qin Tianzhu also put forward some requirements: "In terms of art style, I hope that our martial arts dramas are not oil paintings, but landscape paintings. At this point, Professor Lao Song gave us Amethyst Stone Engineer  Got some guidance."

    Oil painting emphasizes form and substance, landscape painting emphasizes spirit and artistic conception, Jin Yong¡¯s martial arts emphasizes elegance and elegance, which is very Chinese culture. Qin Tianzhu also prefers Chinese style in his art style.

    "When it comes to the use of colors, don't be as elegant as in ink paintings. The audience for martial arts dramas is young people, and they still prefer colorful ones."

    The art style must not only appear elegant and long-lasting, but also meet the young audience's requirements for brilliant colors. It would definitely be impossible for Qin Tianzhu to do it by himself.  However, art director Song Honglai is an expert in traditional Chinese art and has a clear understanding of the questions raised by the director.

    "No problem, Director Qin. I will lead my art team and work well with the special effects team."

    Song Honglai was recommended to the crew by Jin Guanghua. Qin Tianzhu didn¡¯t know much about him and had no impression of this person in his memory.  However, Jin Guanghua's Meihua Entertainment has been operating for several years, and the various talent selection systems have gradually matured. Qin Tianzhu believes that the talents recommended to him by Jin Guanghua are not mediocre.

    After the art style was determined, Qin Tianzhu put forward his own requirements for martial arts and music.  It would be too general and broad to make the listeners miss the point. He chose a reference work for comparison and explanation.

    "I??People really like the movie "The Swordsman: The Undefeated" directed by Xu Xu. I think if our "The Swordsman" can capture the essence of the movie "The Swordsman: The Undefeated", then  With some improvement in the visual effects, it would be the ideal martial arts drama in my mind.  "

    Among the people present, Cheng Xiaodong is the martial arts director of "The Swordsman: The Invincible East". He seems to be disapproving of Qin Tianzhu's praise: "After all, this is a work ten years ago. We must make some progress."

    Qin Tianzhu smiled bitterly and said: "It's not that I don't want to make progress, but this film is indeed excellent. I don't think any martial arts drama in the future can surpass this one. Even if you want to reach the level of this film, it is not that easy.  Of course, there may not be a big problem with the martial arts, as it is still Uncle Dong¡¯s own work after all.¡±

    "I don't like the effect of laser bombs flying all over the sky in current martial arts dramas, and I don't like the martial arts style of the more avant-garde "The Matrix". My requirement for the martial arts in "The Swordsman" is to achieve the level of the martial arts in the film "The East Ends"  The level of "Defeat". I like the martial arts in it very much. The movements are cool and sharp, and there is a kind of dance beauty. This is the style of martial arts I want. I prefer the light kung fu in it, with grass floating on the water, flying up and down, in the sky and on the ground, all in an exaggerated way.  In my martial arts dramas, qinggong is an important prop that embodies the essence of martial arts, and is an important way to satisfy the audience's demands for the martial arts world. We must capture the beauty of qinggong!"

    Cheng Xiaodong and Zhang Zhong thought at the same time that if they wanted to use Qinggong as a signature of Meihua Company's martial arts drama, the actors would suffer a lot.

    "If Uncle Dong feels that my requirements are low and you don't want to simply repeat them, that would be better. I look forward to your innovation. Anyway, my own imagination is a bit poor. Hahaha!"

    Cheng Xiaodong certainly wants to innovate and make breakthroughs, but innovation is not easy. After so many years, he dare not say which of his later works surpasses "The Invincible East".  Just do your best!

    Qin Tianzhu continued: "Another reason why I like this film so much is the excellent soundtrack in this film."

    The original soundtrack of "The Swordsman: The Invincible" contains 20 pieces of music. Whether it is the tit-for-tat decisive battle moments in the film or the lingering scenes of children's love, they are all vividly expressed, and the rich and diverse emotional colors are not the slightest.  The feeling of repetitive monotony.  In particular, the wonderful performance of the electronic synthesizer is definitely comparable to that of a large orchestra, giving people a wonderful martial arts feast.

    Among them, "Only Remember the Laughter of Today", "Drunk of Heaven and Earth", "Love", "Xie", "A Laugh in the Sea", etc., are all classics that people will never tire of listening to.

    Qin Tianzhu set the standard of his drama to be on par with "The Swordsman: The Invincible" ten years ago. It is not easy to implement at all, especially in terms of music, which puts forward a lot of originality of Meihua Music.  High requirements.

    "If I regard the production of a drama as cooking, then the original music will be MSG. Without MSG, the food will not taste delicious. Yufan, Haiquan, your music company can successfully complete "Swordsman"  ¡·The production task of background music?¡±

    Qin Tianzhu looked at Chen Yufan and Hu Haiquan, hoping that they could give him a confident answer.  But after a long time, I didn't hear their affirmative answer.

    The Yuquan group still has quite good creative talents. Many of the songs they sing are composed by themselves.  If Qin Tianzhu asked them to write one or two songs for "Swordsman", they would have the ability to complete it.  However, Qin Tianzhu's meaning is obviously not that simple. His musical requirements for "The Swordsman" are like a big-budget movie, which requires a soundtrack album.  And the final effect should be on par with the movie "The Invincible East".  This is obviously not an easy task.

    The two of them were so hesitant, Qin Tianzhu didn't push them too much.

    After the meeting, he and the two of them took a look at the music company that had moved into the North Building a few days ago.  It hasn¡¯t been long since the music department was upgraded to a music company, and it still looks like a new company.

    After two or three years of development, the music company has made a lot of progress in terms of the number of personnel and the update of equipment.  Both hard and soft power have improved a lot, but the business performance has not improved at all.

    The company currently has four well-known singers, Yu Quan, Yang Kun, and Wang Feng. They are all very good and talented singer-songwriters.  In the past few years, several albums have been released one after another, and the results have been pretty good. Yuquan's "Cold to the End" in 1999 also reached sales of 2 million.

    But in general, they have not reached the level of the music department in the year when it was first established. The annual revenue hovers around 30 million. With the increase in expenses, the profit level has been declining year after year, which is inconsistent with the rapid progress of other business departments of the company.  A strong contrast was formed.  In addition, the head office does not pay much attention to Qin Tianzhu¡¯s recent achievements.He didn't pay much attention to the affairs of the music department, which made the music department feel a little embarrassed.

    While inspecting the music company, Qin Tianzhu also saw an acquaintance, He Shanshan¡¯s brother He Jiaming.

    Qin Tianzhu said with some surprise: "Brother Jiaming, when did you join our Meihua, why didn't I know?"

    "Why are I telling you? If I tell you, I will be unhappy whether you open the back door for me or not."

    After Hu Haiquan¡¯s introduction, He Jiaming joined Plum Blossom Music only a few months ago.  At the request of Qin Tianzhu, Meihua Music began to recruit musicians with expertise in music creation, musical instruments, etc. He Jiaming was one of these recruited musicians.  Currently, the company is training a women's band group of twelve, which is composed of some music school students who have expertise in national musical instruments.

    "Haiquan, although you are said to be a new company and a new building, I don't see anything new!"

    Hu Haiquan lowered his head when he was told that. Indeed, everyone in the company, including Hu Haiquan, had little energy.  Although music companies are among their domestic counterparts, it is not easy to maintain a profitable situation.  But looking at the entire company, their music company was the worst performer, and he felt that he, the manager, was responsible.

    ¡°The problem of your music company is ultimately a problem of the industry itself, and this problem will become more and more serious!¡±

    The music market mainly relies on income from the disc market, which is too fragile.  If the TV drama market had to rely solely on the audiovisual market to survive, Meihua Media would never be so prosperous today.  The disc market is deeply affected by domestic piracy, which is one aspect of its vulnerability. The disc market is also affected by the increasingly common free trend of the Internet, which makes it even worse.

    Qin Tianzhu said rather seriously to the colleagues in the surrounding music companies: "I am very pessimistic. Sometimes I even doubt whether the record industry can still exist in the future?"

    This is really a bit alarmist, and people in the music company felt uncomfortable after hearing it.  Qin Tianzhu didn't mean to attack them, but he really had such worries in his heart.  He remembered that in Europe and the United States, where intellectual property rights were better protected, the record industry was deteriorating year by year. In his memory, the world-renowned record company, EMI Records, a century-old store, also closed down a few years later.  It can be seen that this is a long-term trend.  This is also the reason why Qin Tianzhu has not paid much attention to the music company in recent years. He cannot give a good vision plan for the music company, so he can only choose to escape.

    Of course, Qin Tianzhu came here today not to pour cold water on them, but to cheer up the music company.

    He said loudly to the singers, songwriters, instrumentalists, managers and other employees of the music company: "The recording industry may die, but there will definitely be demand for music. So, we have to try to find a different way of living." (Unfinished)  To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel will be better and updated faster!)
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