China Entertainment 1997

Xinwu Film and Television Base Water Margin, Lion Building on Zishi Street

Yuan Baye and Kang Honglei were making the final arrangements, while Ding Haifeng and Cao Xuan were listening.

As a result, Wang Siyi was seen holding a small stool and sitting down behind the camera. Then she took out a bag of melon seeds from nowhere, crossed her legs, and said "I'm here to watch the fun" written all over her face.

This girl is here for revenge!

Two days ago, the crew filmed "Wu Song Kills His Wife". Wu Song's steel knife was placed on Pan Jinlian's neck, and Cao Xuan was watching the movie happily holding red date tea.

At that time, Wang Siyi was almost angry to death. It was in vain that the two of us had a good relationship in the movie. How could you do this?

So now, when filming "The Fight to Kill Ximen Qing", Wang Siyi specially brought a bench and snacks to the scene to see how Cao Xuan was "beaten".

Cao Xuan really didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he didn't care about her, and followed Yuan Baye to correct the positioning again, and the filming officially started.

Speaking of martial arts action scenes, they look smooth and neat to the audience, but in fact they are all edited in post-production. When the actors actually film the scenes, the process is extremely boring and trivial.

For example, when Ximen Qing slashed with a knife, Wu Song dodged sideways, punched his chest twice, and kicked Ximen Qing away with a roundhouse kick. Ximen Qing fell to the ground and smashed a table.

The finished set of actions lasted only two or three seconds, and the shooting was divided into at least five or six shots. There were several backup shots of the special table alone. If the shot was not good, it would be dropped again.

Of course, this is for ordinary actors. If you are a professional action actor with martial arts skills, you can just use the tricks directly, which saves a lot of trouble.

Cao Xuan had no foundation in kung fu. Although Ding Haifeng had trained before, he had become a monk halfway, so he could only use stupid methods.

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The scene of "The Fight to Kill Ximen Qing" is actually very simple in the original work.

After Wu Song killed Pan Jinlian, he put his head in a food box and gave it to Ximen Qing who was having a drink in the Lion House. He first frightened him and then killed Ximen Qing.

During this period, Ximen Qing's only bright spot was that he took advantage of Wu Song's unpreparedness at the beginning and kicked Wu Song's knife away.

And it was this point that made Ximen Qing make a wrong judgment, thinking that Wu Song was not worthy of his reputation. The high-ranking official who originally wanted to escape became furious and raised his fists to resist.

As a result, Wu Song was completely angered.

Wu Song, who could kill a big insect with his bare hands, lifted Ximen Qing up in two or three strokes and threw him downstairs. He was almost breathless from the fall. Wu Song slowly went downstairs and cut off his head with a knife.

The whole process seemed like squeezing a chicken to death.

But the filming of the TV series must not be like the original work, after all, it is the highlight.

Moreover, after the previous plot, the audience hated Ximen Qing and had accumulated a certain amount of anger. Letting him die at this time was too simple, which was a bit anticlimactic.

Therefore, Wu Song must metaphorically beat Ximen Qing violently, and the beating must be beautiful and exciting. The beating must make Ximen Qing cry for his father and mother, and the audience will be relieved.

The tone that Yuan Baye set for this scene was one-sided.

Except for Ximen Qing throwing a wine glass in the beginning and kicking the knife out of Wu Song's hand according to the original work, he was unilaterally crushed and beaten by Wu Song after that.

The fight between the two seemed more like Wu Song deliberately letting out a few bad words before killing Ximen Qing.

During this period, Ximen Qing fought hard to survive, but was unable to do anything. He could only be beaten to death by Wu Song in horror.

From the perspective of ordinary viewers, this plot can be summarized in one word——

Cool!

Speaking of which, I still want to @take a look at "New Water Margin".

In fact, Cao Xuan personally has a good impression of this drama, and it is even his favorite in the new version of the Four Great Classics.

However, Cao Xuan was worried about the scene of fighting and killing Ximen Qing in "New Water Margin".

Ximen Qing actually had a close fight with Wu Song, and was even more powerful than Wu Song in the early stage. Not only did he know the cassock demon-bending skill, but he also chased Wu Song with a knife and beat Wu Song back steadily, and Wu Song was even injured.

Moreover, Ximen Qing said boldly: "Wu Dutou, let's stop it here. If you force me again, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Can you believe that Ximen Qing took the initiative to fight against Wu Song?

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It is no exaggeration to say that just looking at this paragraph, if Ximen Qing can go to Liangshan, he will be ranked as high as Tiangang.

The audience even thought that Ximen Qing could counterattack.

However, Wu Song had the aura of a protagonist and knew the art of blood-blasting, and finally killed Ximen Qing.

The duration of the battle to kill Ximen Qing in CCTV's "Water Margin" was about 2 minutes. Wu Song "cruelly killed" Ximen Qing, and the audience watched it heartily.

In "New Water Margin", Ximen Qing and Wu Song fought for more than 7 minutes. Wu Song "counter-killed" Ximen Qing, and the audience's blood pressure soared with frustration.

Because of this paragraph, "The New Version of Water Margin" received a lot of praise, but Wu Song was always ridiculed by the crowd, which became the failure of the entire drama.

Although Cao Xuan plays Ximen Qing, he doesn't protect his shortcomings.

If he was given a choice, he would rather be beaten than fight Wu Song.

Who is Ximen Qing? He is a prodigal son who has just mastered boxing. He can fight for 300 rounds with Wu Song, who is said to be the best in foot combat in "Water Margin". Even the dead insects in Jingyanggang can be so angry that they come back to life.

An adaptation that violates the essence of the character, or an excessive pursuit of martial arts effects that ignores the character, will be meaningless no matter how many shots there are.

Fortunately, CCTV's "Water Margin" followed the original work, with slight changes, but they were all within the character framework.

At least, Ximen Qing played by Cao Xuan is like this...

Because of this, Cao Xuan was kicked over by Ding Haifeng and fell to the ground. He was very motivated and his face was filled with joy as he watched the replay with the director.

Kang Honglei almost thought that Cao Xuan had awakened some extraordinary attribute.

The scene in the Lion House was filmed for a day and a half. Cao Xuan did not use a body double and acted in person during the whole process. Ding Haifeng, on the other hand, used a body double twice because the action was more difficult.

Yuan Baye admired Cao Xuan for his good looks and willingness to endure hardships, but perhaps because of Cao Xuan's poor kung fu skills, he had no intention of extending an olive branch.

Cao Xuan was very disappointed. He was still thinking about whether he could hold Ba Ye's lap and go shopping in Hollywood.

After filming The Lion House, Cao Xuan's scenes on the set of "Water Margin" were basically finished, with only a few reshoots left, which could be completed in three or four days.

Before that, Li Mingqi had already finished his work and left. Before leaving, the old lady left Cao Xuan her home address and phone number, asking Cao Xuan to visit her home when he returned to the capital.

Wang Siyi's scenes have basically been filmed, but this girl had so much fun on the set that she couldn't bear to leave. She stayed on the set of "Water Margin" every day after filming was completed.

Cao Xuan was actually a little reluctant to let go of the new friends he had made on the set of "Water Margin", but he was eager to return to Beijing to pursue his great career, so he could only reluctantly say goodbye.

On May 2, 1997, the 43-year-old Blair took office as the new British Prime Minister, becoming the youngest British Prime Minister since 1812.

On the same day, Cao Xuan also ended his career on the "Water Margin" crew. At the finals banquet hosted by Zang Jinsheng, Cao Xuan defeated several Liangshan heroes.

On May 3, Cao Xuan said goodbye to everyone and boarded the train back to the capital.