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In the corner that no one cares about, the box office of "Catching the Doll" soared to 2 billion, and the movie "Dream of Red Mansions: Golden and Jade Relationship", which was originally scheduled to be launched this summer, has been withdrawn for a wave.
This movie itself is a movie that has been backlogged for many years, with an uninteresting team and an uninteresting lineup, which has led to the fact that no one is optimistic about the movie from the release of the trailer to the official finalization, and even Guan Xiaotong, as one of the leading actors, has a cold attitude towards this movie.
After the movie was withdrawn, it was rescheduled for August 16, but the grinding back and forth, the audience was even more impatient.
Now that the momentum of "Catching the Doll" is rapid, the withdrawal operation of the movie "Dream of Red Mansions: Golden Jade Relationship" is inevitably regarded as a "deserter".
Today's classic remakes are not easy to do, and many classic film and television dramas can be scolded for being bloody if there is a little rumor of remakes, but "Dream of Red Mansions: Golden Jade Romance" was complained about not because of the remake of the classic, but because the casting adaptation is not high, and the trailer has a cheap taste of a big online movie.
In contrast, the news that the drama version of "Dream of Red Mansions" is about to be remade during this period of time has successfully aroused the audience's curiosity and even a sense of expectation.
The production team is a must, and I saw the director's name: stable
"Dream of Red Mansions: A Dream of Red Mansions" is not eye-catching in terms of the team, but the upcoming remake of the drama version of "Dream of Red Mansions" has made the audience's eyes shine in terms of screenwriter and director configuration.
The screenwriter Liuyu Zi is not famous, but he has participated in the screenwriting and creation of two popular dramas, one is the classic palace fight drama "The Legend of Zhen Huan", and the other is "The Legend of Ruyi", which is also popular online. While serving as a screenwriter, Liuyu Zi is also the author of the original novels of these two novels.
This time, as a screenwriter adapting other people's works, it is still a famous work like "Dream of Red Mansions", which is a test of Liuyu Zi's ability to create and adapt, and it also proves that the industry's literary skills and ideological realm are recognized.
At the relevant seminar, Liuyu Zi elaborated on her understanding of the IP of "Dream of Red Mansions".
She is a language teacher, and her profession requires her to deal with literature, which actually ensures that the screenwriter has a minimum understanding and understanding of the original work.
Moreover, Liuyu Zi mentioned in a related interview that she would communicate with the costume designer about the character's clothing and costumes according to the fate and personality of the character, she compared Xiangling to a lotus flower, and wanted to use a white hosta to reflect Lin Daiyu's noble and pure image, she compared Xue Baochai to a peony, and would try to choose simple clothes to show the character's character and fate.
These designs made according to the characters show that Liuyu Zi has a very good understanding of the story and character experience of "Dream of Red Mansions".
However, as a screenwriter, Liuyu Zi also needs a good director to give full play to her advantages, she collaborated with other directors in "The Legend of Ruyi", which is popular but has a mediocre reputation, and "The Legend of Zhen Huan" with Zheng Xiaolong is a finished product with both word-of-mouth and popularity.
And the director of "Dream of Red Mansions" this time is Zheng Xiaolong.
As long as you are familiar with Zheng Xiaolong, you know that he is the best at rigorous and real details, "The Legend of Zhen Huan" is essentially a palace fighting drama, but the effect of filming is full of realism, from the shaping of the characters to the development of the story, there is a deep cultural heritage.
After experiencing the run-in of "Dream of Red Mansions", Zheng Xiaolong and Liuyu Zi's partner is destined to be worth looking forward to.
Classic IP is not easy to grasp, and respecting the original work can ensure the texture
At the seminar, screenwriter Liuyu Zi actually conveyed to the public her own adaptation direction, she should make efforts to preserve the classics and seek innovation, and Liuyu Zi also promised that she would respect the spirit and connotation of the original work, and dig deep into the complexity of each character and the multi-dimensional story from a modern perspective.
To ensure the charm of the original work, but also to be different from the previous work, pay tribute to the classics, and bring the audience a more novel feeling, is the basic principle of Liuyu Zi's adaptation and creation.
As for the ending of the story, Liuyu Zi still hopes to respect the ending of the original work, so that the plot is more detailed and richer.
Of course, the team is very important, and the cast is even more important, although "Dream of Red Mansions 4.0" is still in the planning and preparation, and the casting process may have to be put on hold, but netizens have nominated some suitable candidates.
The one with the highest voice is actually Chen Duling, as an actor with a strong ancient temperament, Chen Dulin really has the cowardly and tearful temperament of Lin Daiyu, her eyebrows and eyes are stretched, beautiful and exquisite, but there is a sense of natural and original weak willow support.
In terms of image and temperament, there is really nothing wrong with the vision of netizens. But Chen Turin was born in 93, and even if she is already 30+, no matter how good her state is, there is a significant gap between her and her teens. But the nomination of netizens does give the drama party a range of choices, referring to the image of Chen Duling, it will not be like "Dream of Red Mansions: Golden Jade Relationship", which will find an actor with a maid appearance and shape Lin Daiyu into a heartless fat girl.
As for the role of Jia Baoyu, the actor who is closest to the current era, and the most valuable reference is still Yang Yang, when he starred in "Dream of Red Mansions", Yang Yang had not fully grown up, at that time he was full of youth, good looks, and baby fat is obvious, Jia Baoyu's role must have the luxury of a pearl in the palm of his hand, too ordinary appearance, and he can't play the love of the Mid-Autumn Moon and the flower of Lucky Star Chinese Restaurant and dawn.
Just like the casting of the movie version of "Dream of Red Mansions: Golden and Jade Romance", the actor's facial features are not delicate enough, and his rustic atmosphere is too obvious, not like the young master of Jiafu, but like the son of a man.
With a stable team, casting can not only show the screenwriter and director's understanding of the role, but also become a highlight to attract the audience.
Previously, director Zheng Xiaolong also called on the industry to return the right of casting to the director at the event of film and television dramatists, this time "Dream of Red Mansions" will inevitably need new faces, if Zheng Xiaolong's appeal is supported, I believe that this version of "Dream of Red Mansions" has a great possibility to create new classics.
Of course, the audience's expectations for this version are entirely because of the filter of "The Legend of Zhen Huan", and the height of director Zheng Xiaolong makes the audience feel more and more that the remake of "Dream of Red Mansions" has a drama and is stable.
But before "Dream of Red Mansions" is officially launched, no one dares to guarantee whether it will be a continuation of the classic or a rollover that destroys the classic. It's just that people are more popular than dead people, compared with the film version of "Dream of Red Mansions: Golden and Jade Relationship", the remake of the new version of "Dream of Red Mansions" is really much more pleasing to the eye.
Finally, what do you think about the news that "Dream of Red Mansions" is about to be remade again? Do you recognize the team configuration of Zheng Xiaolong + Liuyu Zi? Join the discussion in the comments section, or nominate the casting or relatively niche newcomer actor you think is the most suitable.