Lao Xu came here in the morning, and Su Meng had already gone to pick him up.

With nothing to do, he took a basketball to the backyard, and after shooting for a while, there was a sound of the car door closing outside.

When he walked into the room with a slight sweat, he saw Xu Haofeng walking in with Su Meng.

"Old Xu~!"

After saying hello, he saw Su Meng holding a bag of breakfast.

"Um."

Xu Haofeng nodded with a smile. Seeing his slightly sweaty look, he smiled and said:

"What about sports?"

"Learned a few moves from Kobe and practiced a bit."

"Good guy, why is he so powerful?"

The two of them came to the dining table while chatting and laughing.

"Have you eaten?"

"Just a bite to eat on the plane."

Xu Haofeng said as he took out the printed script from his bag.

"Here, this is the latest version. If nothing else happens, this will be the final script of "Liu Bai Yuan"."

Hearing this, Xu Xin nodded, but did not look anxiously, but asked:

"When do you plan to start filming?"

"After the new year. The casting process has started recently. It is expected that things will start after the new year."

Xu Xin was stunned:

"Then the script of "The Man of Tai Chi"..."

"No delay."

Xu Haofeng shook his head:

"As long as you don't rush me to make "The Master," I'll be working on it while preparing "Liu Bai Yuan." The part I'm responsible for should be pretty easy. Just after reading the Chinese version of the script, I had an inspiration in my heart. But...

Are you sure Keanu Reeves can shoot it? It involves a lot of Eastern philosophy, and he may not understand it."

"It all depends on the person. What's more, Chen Hu has some considerations in this regard. His film is probably shot in Xiangjiang. Yuan Heping's status is here. As for the producer, I guess he will be a local in Xiangjiang."

"I thought you would get started directly. This story will be filmed by you...I think it will be very exciting. You will help sublimate the entire theme of this story."

Xu Haofeng's words came from the bottom of his heart.

In his opinion, the original story of "The Man of Tai Chi" was really bad.

But as Xiao Xu, the tinkerer, tinkered with the story... the taste immediately became completely different. The concept was deeper, the plot of the story was smoother, and even the qualities exuded both inside and outside the script were...

It suits Xu Haofeng's own taste very well.

It's really good.

But in the face of his compliment, Xu Xin, who was drinking porridge, just smiled and shook his head.

"This story is too shallow and too niche for Hollywood."

Hearing this, Xu Haofeng asked curiously:

"Is Keanu Reeves really just trying to fulfill the dream of this martial arts instructor named Chen Hu?...Is this man so generous?"

"Um."

Xu Xin nodded in agreement and said:

"This man is really loyal. The two of them are like brothers, loving and righteous."

"...It's really rare."

"No..."

Eat in a hurry and chat in a hurry.

After finishing breakfast, Xu Xin sat on the sofa and started reading the script.

Have to admit...

Lao Xu's scripts always bring him all kinds of surprises.

For example, the opening chapter of "Liu Bai Yuan".

Swish, swish, three arrows hit the plaque. At first glance, it was a warning, but in fact it was also a self-expression of force.

The three arrows, with the same strength, are immersed in the plaque on both sides, indicating the stability of the archer's strength... Another example is fighting on the street. As long as the opponent hits the back of the head, he will lie down.

This means admitting defeat.

People will also keep their hands on it.

If you have been beaten and still don't admit defeat, then you will fight to the death.

This kind of martial arts rules was something he had never heard of, and he had never seen it in a movie. But Lao Xu's script gave a precise explanation and reflection...

Speak from your heart.

Like a novel.

But it’s also a bit hard to put down.

but……

"I think you still need to polish your literary drama carefully. Sometimes the story is too obscure, which is not good."

After reading the story of "Liu Bai Yuan" as a whole, he gave his own suggestions:

"Including the later duel and some martial arts content. If you don't explain it in the script, I actually can't understand it. How are you going to do this part? Use narration?... If you don't use narration, then the audience will not understand it.

Li Wuli. This is not good... If you really want to tell the story clearly and tell the audience the unwritten rules of the martial arts in the old times, or the conflicts and conflicts of martial artists adapting to the times... you still have to tell the story first.

speak clearly."

After hearing his words, Xu Haofeng nodded slightly and then asked:

"What about the overall feeling?"

"It's pretty good. But in this story you still made the same mistake as "Japanese Pirates". That is, you took what you know for granted, thinking that as long as you write it and film it, everyone will understand it. But some people are real

I don’t understand, so... I need to make it more... clear. It doesn’t have to be straightforward, but you must explain it clearly to everyone."

"...Narration: To be honest, I didn't think about it. But after hearing what you said, it seems possible..."

"You must explain it clearly, otherwise people will still not understand what they should not understand. "Master" does this very well. In the story, you use words to describe the rules of Tianjin martial arts and various conflicts.

It was expressed. But you ignored it in "Liu Bai Yuan"..."

"Um……"

The two of them were chatting about the script and the story.

After they had finished talking, Xu Haofeng began to take notes in his notebook.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Xu Xin also marked the parts that he felt were inappropriate and helped him start splitting them.

In fact, in the past two years, Xu Xin has become more and more aware of the importance of "telling a story well."

Making movies is about telling stories.

Whether it's Wang Jiawei's confusion or Lou Ye's sway... no matter what, we should not deviate from the core idea of ​​"storytelling".

The story of a movie must be greater than the spiritual attributes of the director.

If the director wants to express something, he can. But he must first tell the story clearly.

Lao Xu's "Japanese Pirates" actually suffered from this problem.

"Liu Bai Yuan" can only be said that he is aware of it, but has not yet fully understood it. Now that he has seen it, he has to point it out.

Otherwise, the look and feel of this film... based on a director's intuition, he estimated that it would not be very good-looking.

The two of them chatted until noon, and the entire script was filled with all kinds of "graffiti".

Su Meng was about to remind Brother Xu that it was almost time and it was time to go eat.

At this time, Xu Xin's phone rang.

Glancing at the caller, he was stunned.

Got the call:

"Hello?"

"Director Xu, are you busy right now?"

Lu Yang's voice rang from the phone.

"Well... I'm not busy, what's wrong? Tell me."
To be continued...