Not only Chinese like to shoot martial arts, Singaporeans also like to shoot martial arts.
But Singaporeans are very "skilled", and they like to "borrow" Chinese martial arts novels and film and television works.
For example, in 1993, the Singapore Radio and Television Board filmed "Lotus Battle", adapted from Gu Long's "Meteor Butterfly Sword", but combined the plots of "Smiling Proud of jianghu 2: Undefeated in the East" and "The Undefeated Rise of the East" and filmed in Shanxi, China.
Later, this drama was also introduced to the mainland, and the ratings were quite popular after it was broadcast in the mainland.
In 1994, the Singaporean producer who "tasted the sweetness" decided to "take advantage of the victory".
They once again teamed up with China's Shanxi Television to copy the sequel "Heavenly Silkworm Change" produced by Hong Kong Li's TV RTV (the predecessor of ATV) in 1979, "Tianlong Recipe", and made another martial arts drama "Crane Roaring Nine Days".
Because it is copied, in fact, the "similarity" under the comparison is very obvious.
However, due to the fact that our mainland has not introduced the original work "Tianlong Recipe", the audience naturally cannot find that "Nine Days of Crane Howling" is a remake, but feels that "Nine Days of Crane Roaring" is quite wonderful.
However, this remake version is indeed very careful, and while "borrowing", it has also done five major optimizations.
First, "Tianlong Tips" is a 40-episode drama, and "Nine Days of Crane Roaring" has been compressed to 30 episodes, and the plot is relatively more compact.
Second, although the story core of "Nine Days of Crane Roaring" is basically the same as that of "Tianlong Tips", the main creator has also added a lot of emotional dramas to the play, making the character stories more abundant.
Third, it is necessary to include elements of Chinese martial arts dramas.
For example, it quotes the bone sponge palm from Wang Jing's movie "Deer DingJi"; there are also nine yin white bone claws from "The Legend of the Eagle Shooter", the Zhenlong chess game in "Tianlong Babu", the pocket house in "Xiao Shiyilang" and so on.
Fourth, choose China's "best scenery".
The whole drama is filmed in the mainland, of which the filming location in Shanxi is Wutai Mountain.
The dramas filmed in real life naturally have a real texture, which is not comparable to those green screen and post-cut studio TV series, and it is much better than many Hong Kong and Taiwan dramas filmed in the studio.
Fifth, learn Hong Kong's action scene shooting techniques.
The action design in the play is very careful, and the "Heavenly Dragon Recipe" has created a lot of "martial arts skills", such as changing the Crane Li Nine Heavenly Divine Skills to the Crane Roaring Nine Heavenly Divine Skills, and putting the "Return of the Other Way to the Other Body", which originated from the "Eight Parts of the Heavenly Dragon", which is based on Murong Tianfeng's body, making the action presentation very ornamental.
Of course, the soundtrack of "Nine Days of Crane Roaring" also left a deep impression on the audience, although there are only two songs in the play, the theme song "Heroic Love" and "Thank You Lover", these two original songs are sung with chivalrous bones and soft intestines, and they still sound intoxicating to this day.
Among them, "Heroic Love" was composed by Muzi and lyrics by Muzi and Wu Qingkang; "Thank You Lover" was created by Muzi and included in Wu Qingkang's folk album "Hanging Up and Selling".
Don't look at it as a remake, but the Singaporean actors are very dedicated, even the footage of riding a horse is done by himself.
Chen Taiming, the male protagonist who plays Murong Tianfeng, was also seriously injured when he fell off his horse, but he still insisted on completing the scene before going to the hospital for medical treatment.
It is precisely because of these aspects of creation that this drama has been a great success in the mainland and has become a good memory of many viewers.
Now that the TV series has been broadcast for 27 years, many actors have participated in this work, and the careers of later actors have undergone earth-shaking changes.
Let's take a look at some of the most memorable actors in the show, how they have developed since the show, and how they are now.
1. Chen Tiantian (Zhu Zihe)
The character of The Purple Crane True Man Zhu Zihe is actually derived from Yun Feiyang in "Tianlong Recipe".
He gave up his relationship with Xiao Yao because he inherited the position of head of Wudang, which was the inducement for a series of disputes between the rivers and lakes.
Zhu Zihe and Xiao Yao fell in love and killed each other twice, the first time Zhu Zihe spared Xiao Yao; the second time Zhu Zihe died under Xiao Yao's strong strength.
Before entering the show business circle, Chen Tiantian, who played Zhu Zihe, was a member of the Singapore Star Football Team and a karate black belt master, with a very good martial arts foundation and a good figure.
Because of the handsome image, Chen Tiantian played a handsome and sunny male protagonist when he was young, such as the Nangong Sword in "Lotus Battle".
But with the increase of age, Chen Tiantian's appearance slowly decreased, and his figure was also a little out of shape, at which time he opened up a new drama path and began to play some funny roles.
For example, in Jin Chaoqun's "Tianshi Zhong Kui" in 1995, he played The Brother Ofe Wang Fuqu, a righteous, bold and funny character.
In the 3 TV series cooperated with child star Cao Jun, Chen Tiantian played the image of a funny uncle.
For example, in 1997's "True Destiny Little Monk", he played the iron barrel;
Wild played in 1998's "The Twelve Bronze Men of the Little Monk of True Destiny";
Shen Gongbao, played in 1999's "Lotus Boy Nezha", etc.
2. Chen Taiming (Murong Tianfeng)
Murong Tianfeng, the lord of Murong Mountain Villa, is a character created by Xu Tingfeng, the male protagonist in "Heavenly Dragon Recipe".
He was the son of Murong Shi's son Jin Peng, and inherited Murong Shi's mastery of "taking the other way and giving back to the other body".
He joined forces with Luo Yunfei to kill Xiao Yao and remove a harm to the imperial court, but in the end he was killed by the emperor with poisoned wine, which is a tragic figure.
Compared with Xu Tingfeng, played by Bai Biao, Murong Tianfeng, played by Chen Taiming, is relatively young and does not appear mature enough, but his image is handsome and easy to get the love of female audiences.
Chen Taiming's early experience in his acting career is a bit like Wen Zhaolun, although he has a handsome and handsome face, he often plays the role of a villain who makes people grit their teeth hateful.
For example, just debuted in "Golden Sandton Road" as the sinister and cunning villain Fang Shunhua;
Shi Chaoyi, played in "Kunlun Nu", is also a big bad guy who will stop at nothing to achieve his goals;
In the 30-episode drama "Silver Sea Waves", he created the most classic screen image of his acting career, Qiu Wenlong, who is both the male protagonist and the villain.
Like Chen Tiantian, Chen Taiming has also won numerous awards for shaping many classic images.
He is low-key, from the art so far rarely rumors, in recent years to Taiwan to shoot dramas, in 2019 Ke Zhennian director 'How your side, my side OK" is his last TV series.
3. Cao Guohui (Luo Yunfei)
This drama has three male protagonists, and Luo Yunfei is also one of them, derived from the boy Fang Zhen in "Tianlong Recipe".
Luo Yunfei and Murong Tianfeng are half-brothers, and the role is extremely heavy, and the three heroines of Liu Ruyan, Huan Zhu, and Bai Lian Sect Dignity Ping have emotional dramas.
But the character is a bit stereotypical, and too bright, and it is an unpleasant character.
Cao Guohui himself has a righteous and awe-inspiring face, he has outstanding acting skills, is a righteous person, and has a good reputation in the Singapore showbiz circle.
Cao Guohui debuted in 1989, and in the 1991 fashion drama "Spy Sea Danger", he played the rich man Du Shaofang, who was involved in a love triangle, with a clear image, which was recognized by the audience, so his career also went to a new level.
Cao Guohui is also very close to the Hong Kong showbiz industry, having collaborated with Li Lizhen in the thriller "A Dream"; and also participated in the TV series "The Inside Story" cooperated by MediaCorp and ATV, and has cooperated with Yuen Wing Yee, Wong Il-wah and Cheng Zeshi;
He also collaborated with Zheng Yuling on the English-language environmental drama Oh Carol.
In recent years, Cao Guohui has aged a lot, and his output has decreased a lot, but he is still very active.
This year, there is a 36-episode drama "Soul Ferry • Nanyang Legend", which brings together the most luxurious actors in Singapore's showbiz circle, including Cao Guohui, which is very worth looking forward to.
4. Ding Lan (Li Honggui)
Ding Lan, the movie star we are familiar with, was once a popular action star in the 80s.
In fact, she did not practice martial arts, but came from a dancer background, but soon after her debut, she was excavated by director Zhang Xinyan to star in "Shaolin Temple", and since then she has embarked on the "road of no return" of martial arts actresses.
She also participated in Jet Li's "Shaolin Boy" and is the goddess in the hearts of post-80s boys.
In the 1980s, Ding Lan was also one of the few actresses who could stand alone, and she was the heroine of the film "Shaolin Folk Disciple", "Flying Crane", "Thirteen Sisters of the Heroine", and "The Great Thief of Tanglin".
With the reduction of mainland film production, after entering the 90s, Ding Lan flew to Singapore to seek development and appeared in many TV dramas.
Li Honggui was only a supporting role with few scenes in the play, but it can be seen that Ding Lan at that time was already a bit old.
Her development in Singapore is not smooth, and she does not play a very heavy role, because after all, the xenophobic consciousness of the Singapore showbiz industry is still quite strong.
Ding Lan returned to Beijing to do business in 2001 and has not heard from her for many years.
5. Chun Yu Shan Shan (Zhu Rongdi)
Zhu Rongdi was the eldest son of Zhu Che, the king of Zhennan, and the elder brother of Zhu Huanzhu. Although he supported the King of Zhennan in plotting a rebellion, he was not bad in nature, and he was very kind to his sister Zhu Huanzhu and deeply loved Liu Ruyan.
In the end, he sacrificed himself in order to save the emperor's life, although the role is not very much, but it is a more three-dimensional character.
Chun Yu Shanshan is also a dancer, and is also an actor excavated by director Zhang Xinyan.
In 1986, he signed a contract with the Hong Kong Yindu Agency, replacing Li Lian's outstanding role in the action film "Yellow River Hero" directed by Zhang Xinyan and starring Yu Chenghui, in which he played the jianghu artist Che Tian, leaving a deep impression on the audience.
In 1992, Chun Yu Shan Shan accepted an invitation from the Singapore government to sign a contract with MediaCorp, and the first TV series was the Minchu action drama "Heroes of Dangkou" with Zhou Chuming and Li Meiling.
Chun Yu Shanshan has a pair of bright eyes, but has a cheerful personality and is good at playing those sunny and funny characters, so the drama is very wide, and he can often be seen in TV dramas.
Chun Yu Shanshan has so far participated in more than 60 TV series and more than 20 movies, including Wu Jing's box office myth "Wolf Warrior 2".
In this year's TV series "Trumpeter in Place", he played the supporting role hou Jidong, which is a military drama starring Li Yifeng, Chen Xingxu, Zhang Xinyu and Xiao Yang.
It is a pity that an actor with such a good foundation has never become popular...
"Nine Days of Crane Roaring" and "Lotus Battle" are both TV dramas cooperated by the Singapore Radio and Television Bureau and Shanxi Television in the mainland, and are also adaptations of Chinese martial arts novels and film and television works.
However, compared with the high reputation of "Lotus Battle", the adaptation of "Nine Days of Crane Roaring" is obviously much inferior, from the story to the characters.
Many viewers felt that "Nine Days of Crane Roaring" was inferior to "Tianlong Recipe", and Pi Ge thought that this was due to the fact that the starting point of "Tianlong Recipe" was too high.
After all, "Tianlong Recipe" is the sequel to Li's god work "Heavenly Silkworm Change", and its story is derived from Huang Ying's classic novel, and the adaptation of "Nine Days of Crane Roaring" on this basis is difficult to surpass the original.
But for most mainland audiences, "Nine Days of Crane Roaring" is still one of the classic martial arts dramas of the 90s in our minds, and it also occupies a place in our memory.
Text/Pippi Film Editorial Department: Bloody Dan Heart
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