The movie Ghost Blowing the Lamp: The Secret of the Dragon will be released on the big screen on December 18th.
It has been almost ten years since I started writing this novel.
If I think about it carefully, I am afraid that ten years is not very accurate.
Anyway, eighty-nine years Not leaving ten, so many years have passed in the blink of an eye.
Ten years is not a long time, but it is not a short time.
After all, it is more than 3,000 days and nights.
When I turn around and look back, as if with a snap of my fingers, I recall the original serialization of "Ghost Blows Out the Lantern" on Tianya Community Lotus Peng Guihua, which is still vivid in my mind. , it can be said that this work would not be possible without the support and help of all readers.
When I wrote Ghost Blowing the Lamp, I just wanted to write a Chinese-style adventure story.
There are so many adventure films and adventure novels abroad that are very popular, and our ancestors left so many treasures.
There must be a lot of imagination in them.
Unexpected wonderful stories happen.
As for adapting Ghost Blowing Lantern into movies and TV series, this was something I never thought of when I was writing it.
It was a good fate to participate in the production of "Xunlong Jue" this time, and it also gave me a deeper understanding of this industry.
I remember one winter a few years ago, I went to the Beijing head office to attend the annual meeting, and I happened to receive a call saying that Wanda had purchased the rights to film the film "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" and asked me to talk about it.
I stopped by after a meeting and seemed to be late.
When I entered, there was a room full of people.
I have the impression that there are producer Tao Kun, director Wu Ershan, screenwriter Zhang Jialu, etc.
To be honest, I didn’t remember who was who at the time.
I didn’t expect that from here on, I would be tied to a rope.
At first, I followed They said that I couldn't be a screenwriter.
I was used to writing novels and I didn't want to write scripts because I could write novels as I wanted.
Anyway, I never drafted novels and I never changed what I had written before.
This is not the case with movie scripts, which are endlessly revised.
After all, they require the cooperation of a huge team.
So at the beginning, I only agreed to be a consultant.
I would not write the script.
If you have any questions, just ask me.
In fact, it was not that easy.
Later, it was not enough to just talk without practicing.
I wrote a lot.
In short, the first meeting did not involve the content of the movie, so that was settled for now.
After saying goodbye to Beijing, a year passed in the blink of an eye, and I almost forgot about it.
The producer and director were not idle, and it was already a year later when we met again.
Everyone went to Haitang Bay in Sanya.
According to the producer brother, the oxygen in the seaside has high negative ion content, which helps to develop imagination.
In short, the writing of the script started in Hainan.
During the discussion, the main creative team of the film agreed that there are eight novels in total, and the physical books have been published for nearly ten years.
The plots in the original works are already well-known, and a certain amount of suspense is missing.
The classic parts of the original works should be retained, while adding more The new content will still surprise even viewers who are very familiar with the original work.
Therefore, the script of "Xun Long Jue" is based on the ninth part of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern".
Producer Chen Guofu and director Wu Ershan have very high requirements.
Zhang Jialu is also a very experienced top screenwriter.
According to the classic line of the ghost blowing the lamp, great minds always coincide, and the cooperation is very smooth.
Next, there is the long process of pre-production, shooting, post-production editing, and special effects production.
It turns out that a big-budget movie comes from scratch, requiring so many people to spend so much effort and invest so much time.
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In the initial preparation stage, I was dazzled and amazed by the various concept drawings.
I never imagined that the preparatory work for a big movie would be so huge.
After the filming started, the crew moved to the studio in Huairou, Beijing.
One time I went to visit the cast, and the director showed me stills of the grassland.
I was surprised again.
The grassland in September was as beautiful as an oil painting, and the actors’ looks were completely beyond expectations. exceeded my expectations, especially Hu Bayi played by Chen Kun.
It can be said that each character and the rich sense of time have perfectly restored the novel.
The visit was very rushed, and the director was busy looking at the footage on the monitor.
He asked me to watch with him.
When I saw it, a shot was shot repeatedly, and there was an actress sitting behind.
I thought she was an extra, with her face painted black.
Then the director said it was an angelbaby.
I was shocked.
The makeup was very different from what I usually see.
In order to pursue realistic effects, the crew put makeup on the actors that really made them feel like they were adventuring in an ancient tomb.
I also saw her image on the grassland, which was almost the same as how I originally imagined Ding Sitian.
The styling team referred to many photos of female educated youths who jumped in line on the grassland at that time, and the design was based entirely on those photos.
I had never been exposed to film and television dramas before, so everything seemed quite new to me.
But once I was exposed to it, I felt that this industry was too painful.
The pressure in every position, including producer, supervisor, and director, was very high.
I think back then, I was tortured a lot when it came to setting up ancient tombs, and I thought a lot about it with everyone.
Regarding the setting up of Naihe Bridge and Guimen Pass, I wanted to establish a system for the underworld, so that this huge underground world would have a cultural basis for its existence. , and is self-contained.
Although it is painful, when you get the shot you want, you will feel that all the hard work is worth it, and the feeling of being rewarded after all the hard work is also very interesting.
Recently, many readers have been asking about The Secret of the Dragon and why Ding Sitian is used as an introduction to set up suspense.
In fact, there are very few emotional scenes in the first eight volumes of Ghost Blowing the Lamp, and Ding Sitian, as King Hu Bayi’s triumphant first love, fits the emotional conflict of the characters required by the movie script very well.
We tend to recall our first love over and over again in the years to come.
Because there was no result, and because of time, we think about this relationship more and more perfect, and the more we think about it, the more heartache we feel.
I have always thought that Huang Pi Zi Tomb is the most emotionally-charged of the eight films before Ghost Blowing the Lantern.
The director and I thought of this at the same time.
Moreover, Ding Sitian died in a snowstorm in a pastoral area.
In the novel, this is only Hu Bayi's side of the story.
The truth will not be known until the movie is released.
My biggest achievement so far is that I have met many friends through the work "Ghost Blowing the Lamp".
Everyone has imagined the film version of this work more than once, and there is endless discussion about which actor fits the image of the character in the book.
This book can be brought to the big screen and presented in a variety of forms thanks to everyone's support.
I would like to take this opportunity to once again express my gratitude to the new and old readers of Ghost Blowing Lantern.
I hope to have the opportunity to continue to read with you in the future.
Sharing a new story, I also hope that you will support our Dragon Hunting Secret.
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