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    Since Cheng Peng's identity was exposed and netizens knew that he was the singer of "Myth", many people hope that he can make "Myth" into a movie.  In Cheng Peng¡¯s forum, someone even launched an event with tens of thousands of signatures asking him to film "Myth".  There is an endless stream of signers, and now there are more than 100,000 people.  Everyone likes the song "Myth", the story, and Yu Shu!  Cheng Peng was very moved, but he had some concerns about filming this story.  "The Myth" is a generous effort in terms of plot, photography, and editing. However, the movie is too ambitious and ignores many details, resulting in low reviews. What's more terrible is that the box office is not particularly good, except for South Korea.  , other places are unsatisfactory.  ??This still has Jackie Chan¡¯s name. If it were played by someone else, I¡¯m afraid it would be even worse.  Although Cheng Peng really likes this story, and he started off by relying on "The Myth", he is a little unwilling to give up like this.  After "Dark Invasion" became a hit overseas, he gained a better understanding of the overseas market and finally made up his mind to film this story.  "Myth" has very good selling points. The action scenes can attract male audiences, the love scenes can attract female audiences, and there is also Jackie Chan. It stands to reason that it should be a big hit overseas. Why is its performance overseas unsatisfactory?  Cheng Peng felt that the ratio between love scenes and action scenes was a bit out of balance. Love is the theme of this movie, but there are too few love scenes between two people. Moreover, the content was a bit messy, and many things were not explained clearly, such as Qin Shihuang.  The Chinese people can definitely understand the scene before death, but not many foreigners can understand it.  In addition, the war scene in "Myth" is a problem.  The movie uses a lot of people.  But it¡¯s the same as many war scenes in domestic movies.  It lacks sufficient visual impact and is unattractive to European and American audiences who are accustomed to big scenes.  In fact, you don¡¯t need many people to shoot this kind of scene. When Tom Cruise and others charged on horseback in "The Last Samurai", there were only a few dozen people, but it gave people the impression of an overwhelming number; they did not necessarily have to be dressed neatly and neatly.  Armor, "Braveheart" is entirely a group of farmers, the war scene still looks very impactful, mainly because of the composition.  There are many things that need to be modified to make "The Myth".  For example, Yushu's identity was originally a princess of Goryeo. During the Qin Dynasty, there was no Goryeo, only North Korea. The North Korea at that time was a different concept from the later North Korea.  Cheng Peng changed Yushu to Princess Yuezhi. Yuezhi was a neighbor of Qin and had a relatively friendly relationship with Qin. However, the Yuezhi and the Xiongnu were in a state of war. Princess Yuezhi married Qin Shihuang to express friendship and  fight against the Huns together.  It makes perfect sense.  The protagonist of the movie, Meng Yi, is a real person in history. Meng Yi is the younger brother of General Meng Tian.  He was Qin Shihuang's senior minister. In his later years, he was one of the most trusted ministers.  When traveling, he was a member of Qin Shi Huang's chariot, and when entering, he was in the emperor's presence.  After Qin Shihuang died, Zhao Gao designed to kill him.  The idiom "fame and reputation" comes from Zhao Gao's plan to kill Meng Yi.  However, Meng Yi was a civil servant, not a general, so Cheng Peng considered changing Meng Yi to Meng Tian.  Meng Tian made great contributions in the war to destroy Qi. After the unification of Qin, he led an army of 300,000 to attack the Xiongnu and regained the Hetao area. He was a world-famous hero. It was very normal for a girl like Yu Shu to fall in love with him.  But Cheng Peng finally gave up this idea, because when Qin Shihuang died, General Meng Tian and Prince Fusu led the army to garrison at the border and did not travel together, which was seriously inconsistent with historical facts.  In addition to these details, the structure of the film also needs to be modified. Although "Myth" also has a three-act structure, it does not conform to the fifteen-node theory.  Therefore, Cheng Peng adjusted the structure of the script. The entire structure was completely based on fifteen nodes, deleting a lot of content and adding some things.  The revised story goes like this: Meng Yi was ordered to take Princess Yushu of Yuezhi back to Qin as his concubine, but the Xiongnu got the news and sent troops to attack in order to prevent the two families from getting married.  The escort led by Meng Yi only had a hundred people. Faced with the siege of thousands of Huns cavalry, a bloody battle began.  In the end, only Meng Yi protected the princess and fought back. Chased by the Huns cavalry, Meng Yi and Yu Shu, who were hit by several arrows, fell into the valley Yi Xiaochuan has been having this dream for many years. He doesn't understand why.  Therefore, he has been engaged in research on the Yuezhi Ancient Kingdom, hoping to solve this mystery one day.  One day, his friend Liang Jiahui invited him to join an archaeological team. They discovered the ruins of an ancient city, which may be the Yueshi Ancient Kingdom. They needed the assistance of experts in this field.  After hearing about the ruins of the Yueshi Ancient Kingdom, Yi Xiaochuan agreed without thinking.  At this point, the story enters the second act. In order to pursue internationalization, the original film set this part in India. This part is very interesting, especially the fight scene on the production line, which is particularly exciting.  ?However, there are also many illogical places in this part. For example, the appearance of the portrait of Yushu is quite outrageous. How could Qin Shihuang give the portrait of his concubine to a foreign prince? Who would give the portrait of his wife to other men!  It is different at the Yueshi site. This is Yu Shu's home, and the portrait may have been given to Yu Shu's parents.  Cheng Peng placed the second act at the Yuezhi Ruins in order to turn this part into an Indiana Jones-like story, full of traps, murderous intent, and mysterious foreign culture, making the whole story more attractive.  After Yi Xiaochuan and the others entered the ruins of the ancient city, they found that it was densely packed with traps and traps, and people kept dying because of triggering the traps.  Under the guidance of Yi Xiaochuan, the remaining people broke through numerous obstacles and came to the center of the ruins.  They found a coffin hanging in the air. Liang Jiahui took off the gems on the sacrificial sandalwood, and the coffin suddenly lost its buoyancy and fell to the ground.  Yi Xiaochuan found Yu Shu's portrait inside the coffin lid, but at this time the main hall collapsed.  Liang Jiahua escaped, but Yi Xiaochuan was trapped inside.  I don't know how long it took, Yi Xiaochuan had a dream, in which Yu Shu described the situation of the Yueshi Palace to him. After waking up, he found a passage and escaped based on Yu Shu's description.  Seeing that Yi Xiaochuan survived the catastrophe, the Liang family decided to go to the Qin Terracotta Warriors Museum to find the truth.  Yi Xiaochuan hopes to find his dream; Liang Jiahuai wants to find the mystery of the gem.  At this time, Liang Jiahui learned that the person who had been supporting him for several years was actually Mr. Gu, who was deprived of the title of professor after being exposed by Yi Xiaochuan for tomb robbery. The two secretly cooperated due to selfish motives.  At this point, the story enters the third act.  Yi Xiaochuan and the Liang family took a helicopter to the top of Lishan Mountain and entered the canyon of the waterfalls.  There is an artificial tunnel inside.  Leading to the suspended heavenly palace.  Yu Shu and deputy general Nangong Yan appeared alive in front of Yi Xiaochuan. Yu Shu, who had been waiting for thousands of years, thought that Meng Yi had kept his promise and came back to find her, and was very moved; Yi Xiaochuan finally found the answer in his dream.  At this time, Mr. Gu followed him to the Tiangong, and a big battle started. Although Nangongyan's kung fu was high, he was no match for the gun in Mr. Gu's hand. Just when Mr. Gu pointed the gun at Yu Shu, Yi Xiaochuan stood beside her.  forward.  Just like when I used my back to protect Yu Shu from the arrows shot by the Huns.  During the melee, the Liang family accidentally pried out the gems on the mechanism. The palace lost its buoyancy, causing the imperial mausoleum to collapse.  When Yi Xiaochuan and Yu Shu were preparing to leave the tomb, Yu Shu discovered that Yi Xiaochuan was not the real Meng Yi, and flew back to the tomb despite Yi Xiaochuan's dissuasion, insisting on staying and waiting for the fulfillment of the two-thousand-year promise.  In the thin line between life and death, Yi Xiaochuan escaped with the Sky Star Gem, while Yu Shu, Nangong Yan, Mr. Gu, Liang Jiahui, and others were buried underground forever.  The theme of the movie is love spanning two thousand years. Cheng Peng always felt that he did not describe the love between the two people enough.  So after completing the storyboard, discuss the script with the relevant crew members.  Xu Jinglei was invited, and several students from the Directing Department and Literature Department of the Film School were invited to participate.  After everyone finished reading the storyboard, Cheng Peng glanced at everyone's faces and asked: "Everyone, talk about your opinions. If you have any opinions, feel free to ask!" Chen Shaoping was particularly satisfied with this story, and it was particularly suitable for using his skills.  : "I think it's very good. The plot is somewhat similar to "Ancient and Modern War between Qin Terracotta Warriors", but it is more masculine than "Ancient and Modern War between Qin Terracotta Warriors", especially the two war scenes. Just looking at the composition makes my blood boil!" "The script is  I wrote it, and I know the advantages, but I'm not particularly satisfied with the details, so I hope you can talk more about the shortcomings!" Cheng Peng glanced at Xu Jinlei and said, "Old Xu, I invited you here because I want to hear it!  Let me tell you what you, a talented director, think about it!¡± Xu Jinlei pondered for a moment and said, ¡°I think the emotional scene is a little weak. There is too little interaction between Yu Shu and Meng Yi. If we add one or two scenes to them,  , it might be better to do some foreshadowing." Wang Qinian agreed with this view, and the emotional drama was weak: "Meng Yi died heroically, but his death was not linked to the theme of love. I think Yu Shu could have been given away at the beginning.  He has a token, such as a sachet, a jade pendant, etc. Here Meng Yi takes out the token, looks at it, and then dies. It only takes one action to express his inner feelings for Yu Shu. " Cheng Peng's eyes lit up and he said.  : "Yu Shu is the emperor's concubine. Meng Yi has always tolerated his feelings for her, but now that he is about to die, he has no scruples. Naturally, his true feelings will be revealed. This is a good idea." Xu Jinlei thought for a while and looked at Cheng Peng  Laughing: "At the end of the script, Yu Shu said, you are not Meng Yi, you are not Meng Yi! You can make some changes. Meng Yi was hit by several arrows to save Yu Shu, and there were scars on his body. These scars are always engraved in Yu Shu's heart.  , and Yi Xiaochuan did not have these scars on his body. At this time, Yu Shu saw that Yi Xiaochuan had no scars on his body, and knew that he was not the one he wanted to wait for. " Cheng Peng clapped his hands and said, "This is a good idea, better than my plan.  ???It's much more reasonable, and it echoes from beginning to end!  "  After discussing for a while, a student said: "Director, I have a question. When the characters in the script say 'yes', why do they always say 'hi'? It sounds weird, like Japanese.  " Cheng Peng learned the usage of "Hi" from the TV series "Empire of Qin" and explained with a smile: "The pronunciation of the language used in China in the pre-Qin era is close to the dialects of southern Fujian, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Guangfu today, and in Cantonese "  "Yes" is pronounced as "Hi", so people from the Qin Dynasty had no problem saying "Hi".  " As soon as this statement came out, it caused a discussion among everyone. It turned out that the Qin people said "Hi". After the script was almost discussed, Zhao Linlin finally spoke: "This movie has a big scene. There are two important war scenes. Yuezhi  The ruins of the ancient country need to be modeled, and the Tiangong part requires a lot of computer special effects. It will definitely not cost tens of millions. What is the budget?  " The original version of "Myth" cost 160 million Hong Kong dollars, close to 20 million US dollars, while Cheng Peng's version has more war scenes and more special effects, so the cost is naturally higher: "The preliminary estimate is around 200 million, the exact amount will have to wait.  The production department will make calculations and come up with a detailed budget table to determine!  ¡± Hearing this number, everyone present took a breath, 200 million, it¡¯s really a big deal this time! (To be continued, please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!
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