1905 Film Network News Recently, according to the National Film Administration's October 2021 filing and project announcement, the film "Zheng He's Journey to the West 1: The Sea of Vicissitudes" written by Ur Shan and Lü Hanzi was officially approved.
The film will focus on the historical events of the Ming Dynasty Zheng He's voyage to the West, and the story is set in the second year of Yongle, telling the story of the Ming Emperor Zhu Di's desire to open a sea ban and revive the shipping route. Unexpectedly, the first envoys to Nanyang did not return. The envoys disappeared, rumors spread, so Zhu Di sent the eunuch Zheng He to the West, one to find out the truth about the disappearance of the envoys, and the other to build good communication with the countries along the way to restore sea trade.
One of the screenwriters of the film, Urshan, is a famous director, who has directed the magical love film "Painted Skin II" and the suspenseful adventure film "Ghost Blowing Lantern Dragon Hunt", both of which have performed well at the box office and word of mouth. In addition, he also has a pending film "Fengshen Trilogy", which has been produced and is ready to go.