Step to raise chickens? In the video, I saw Bu Zhenyun wearing a red cloak, walking among the chickens with a peerless sword, and the expressionless look was not the "God of Death that does not cry"?
This video made many netizens mistakenly identify it as He Rundong, until the Buddha-figure was blown up and a like message came to the truth.
It turns out that the step shocking cloud in the video is a guy in Leshan, Sichuan, he is an avid fan of "Fengyun", especially loves step shocking clouds, so he came to this divine operation, which shows how deeply rooted the step shocking cloud created by He Rundong is.
But when "Fengyun" was casting, He Rundong was the director's helpless choice, what is the story in this? And listen to Uncle Chai.
In the conscience of director Xu Jin, the first choice to play Bu Zhenyun is Zhang Zhenyue.
In the 90s, Zhang Zhenyue also starred in some film and television dramas. But in 2000, he threw himself into writing songs and turned down the offer.
After being rejected, Xu Jinliang chose Li Yapeng, who was righteously popular.
At that time, "Swordsman" starring Li Yapeng was on the air, and if he played Shocking Clouds, it would definitely earn enough popularity for the TV series version of "Fengyun".
After contact, Li Yapeng was very interested in "Fengyun", and the two hit it off. But at the critical moment of signing, CCTV reported the news of a remake of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", and the director was still Zhang Jizhong who had cooperated with Li Yapeng.
At the same time, Zhang Jizhong also threw an olive branch to Li Yapeng.
On one side is CCTV's famous novel by Jin Yong, and on the other side is Ma Rongcheng's most popular comics. It seems difficult to choose, but "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is about to start shooting, and the other roles of "Fengyun" except for Li Yapeng have not been set, and the start time is uncertain.
Therefore, Li Yapeng resigned from the role of Step Shocking Cloud almost without thinking about it and devoted himself to the filming of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
Li Yapeng's departure made the "Fengyun" crew, which could not find actors, even worse.
No way, who let the director invite all the popular stars? They don't have many schedules, who will wait for the crew to start? Many times A-list stars only enter the group after others start shooting, and their time is precious.
The director who was unavailable finally adjusted his thinking and invited Zhao Wenzhuo, whose career was in a downturn, hoping that he could take the next step to shock.
This is a good opportunity for Zhao Wenzhuo.
After the Wong Fei Hung series of movies, Zhao Wenzhuo did not have too impressive works. Moreover, he also did not concentrate on filming because he was in love, so that director Tsui Hark, who had always been optimistic about Zhao Wenzhuo, was unwilling to cooperate with him again.
Without the support of a big director, Zhao Wenzhuo could only return to the mainland to film. Even if he later participated in the TV series "Huo Yuanjia", word of mouth and ratings were miserable.
At this time, "Fengyun" came to the door, which can be said to be a good opportunity for him to turn over.
Therefore, Zhao Wenzhuo not only readily agreed to star, but also studied the script very carefully. But to Xu Jinliang's surprise, Zhao Wenzhuo, who studied all the roles once, changed his mind.
The more familiar he is with the script, the more Zhao Wenjiao likes Nie Feng, an amiable hero. This character is very similar to his own personality, and Zhao Wenzhuo is confident to play Nie Feng well, so he found a director.
Although Nie Feng and Bu Zhengyun are the two male protagonists of this TV series, whether it is the setting of the plot or the memory of the characters, Nie Feng is far inferior to Bu Zhengyun, but Zhao Wenzhuo still insists on playing Nie Feng. Seeing that Zhao Wenzhuo insisted so much that Xu Jinliang did not object.
In fact, Xu Jinliang's preferred candidate for Nie Feng is Gu Tianle. Another popular kid. Not surprisingly, he was rejected again.
Anyway, no one could be found to play Nie Feng, so Xu Jinliang immediately agreed to Zhao Wenzhuo's proposal. In this way, Nie Feng's candidate was finally decided, and the crew of "Fengyun" finally had the first main actor.
After Nie Feng decided, Xu Jinliang made a careful selection before deciding to let He Rundong, who had just returned to China to develop, perform a shocking move.
Of course, He Rundong was chosen not because the director could not find anyone to beat himself up, but because He Rundong's appearance was highly similar to the step shocking cloud depicted in the comics.
Comic author Ma Rongcheng's Bu Zhenyun originally referred to the proportion of European figures, so He Rundong, who is 1.86 meters tall and has eight-pack abs, stands out.
He Rundong was very excited to receive this role.
This is not only because he can be the leading actor just after his debut, but also because he himself is a fan of the manga "Fengyun".
How proud it is to be a hero that everyone admires.
In order to play a good step, He Rundong pushed off other jobs and concentrated on receiving martial arts training in the crew of "Fengyun".
This practice is one month.
It is estimated that today's actors will feel incredible when they hear such news. After all, now there are not only Wu Ti who are filming, but also have substitutes for the back and side faces, and no one should accept such training.
But He Rundong not only did not object, but also seriously participated in the exercise. Not only that, Zhao Wenzhuo, known as the "Kung Fu Emperor", was also watching and learning, and from time to time he also pointed out He Rundong a few times.
The serious attitude of these two leading actors is also one of the reasons why the TV series "Fengyun" can become a classic.
In fact, the actors of Nie Feng and Bu Zhengyun in the whole play are not the most difficult to find, and it is difficult to find the anti-No. 1 hero.
As the big boss of the remake, he must not only have majesty and domineering, but also be bad. Moreover, after all, it is the drama version, and it wants to be distinguished from the movie "Stormy Clouds", so it is this role that gives the director the most headache.
At the beginning, Xu Jinliang wanted to find Dillon to play the hero.
But how can a well-known actor play a villain? At that time, Dillon played all righteous heroes, and the results of the negotiations can be imagined.
The director who was rejected again, this time finally made up his mind to invite the movie version of the hero - Shinichi Chiba to play the TV series version of the hero.
In fact, Chiba Shinichi is really suitable for playing Xiongba.
He not only has excellent acting skills, but also looks exactly like a comic. As long as he stops there, he is like a villain coming out of a comic, and it makes people feel terrified at a glance.
The casting of the actor has been twists and turns, and the actress has also broken the director's heart.
As Bu Zhenyun's lifesaver and Hongyan Zhizhi, Chu Chu is one of the important characters in the play.
The first actor director Xu Jinliang thought of was Zhu Yin.
The Zixia fairy she played is smart and cute, leaving too deep an impression on the audience, and Zhu Yin is Zixia in the hearts of many fans.
If she plays the cute, lively and innocent Chu Chu, it would be very appropriate.
The original author Ma Rongcheng also praised Zhu Yin: "It looks very pitiful in appearance, which makes people feel excited, and is very appropriate to the role."
But like the actor, Zhu Yin also failed to join the crew of "Fengyun" due to scheduling and salary problems.
Zhu Yin regretted, and the director team set their eyes on Jiang Qinqin again.
As the acting skills of Jiang Qinqin, the heroine of Qiong Yao, naturally need not be said, even Qiong Yao praised her as an actress with a strong spirit, and she promised to try on the costume to make the director team happy.
What's more, here, Jiang Qinqin also met his old partner Zhao Wenzhuo.
Jiang Qinqin and Zhao Wenzhuo met in the crew of "Qinghe Absolute Love", and it just so happened that when the crew of "Fengyun" selected actors, "Qinghe Absolute Love" had just been released, and the pair of bitter lovers played by Jiang Qinqin and Zhao Wenzhuo who loved each other but could not stay together moved countless audiences.
While the tacit understanding between the two is still there, playing a couple again at this time just saves the process of cultivating feelings. And Zhao Wenzhuo believes that this kind of role with pathos is more suitable for Jiang Qinqin.
So Zhao Wenzhuo found the director again, and he suggested that Jiang Qinqin play Ming Yue and Second Dream, that is, Nie Feng's lover.
Perhaps because the director team has not been smooth in casting, and they are afraid of affecting the start time of the actor to resign, they agreed to Zhao Wenzhuo's proposal without research.
However, when Jiang Qinqin tried on the costume, the director team was pleasantly surprised to find that her appearance on the outside was too similar to the second dream.
I have to say that Zhao Wenzhuo's vision is really good.
The emotions of Nie Feng and Ming Yue moved many audiences, and the story of Nie Feng and Second Dream was even more impressive. The phrase "leaning on the building to listen to the wind and rain, looking down on the rivers and lakes" became a classic line that everyone sang at that time.
The main actors were almost selected, and finally the director decided to play Chu Chu by Tao Hong. Although Tao Hong's appearance is somewhat different from that of 18-year-old Chu Chu, her solid acting skills have been recognized by the audience.
In this way, the director team finally found all the actors, including familiar stars and new actors.
But the question arises, can such a makeshift lineup play "Storm" well?
What's more, there is also the movie "Wind and Cloud" starring Ekin Cheng and Kwok Fucheng Zhuyu in front, and the pressure of the TV series "Fengyun" is needless to say.
But there is pressure to be motivated, and the actors of the TV series "Fengyun" did not dare to slack off at all and put all their enthusiasm into it.
In order to make Nie Feng's stunts more perfectly expressed, the Kung Fu Emperor Zhao Wenzhuo did not insist on completing it himself, but found a dance teacher to complete the Thomas rotation in the Fengshen leg according to the requirements of the director team. It's just because the dance teacher makes it more ornamental.
The problem of the actors was solved, and the director team, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, encountered a new problem - special effects.
"Fengyun" is a fantasy martial arts drama, and the fascinating pictures in the comics must be presented one by one.
At that time, the special effects technology was not yet mature, and in order to shoot better effects, the director team and the special effects teachers studied all night, and they poured a lot of money into special effects.
It is reported that the picture of Xiangfei leading butterflies in "Huanzhugege" will cost 4 million, and you can think about how much money "Fengyun" has smashed in terms of special effects.
Although the price has also increased in different eras, the big and small special effects in "Fengyun": whether it is the Fire Qilin or Nie Feng's 40-meter sword, or the peerless sword, which is not a stunning existence?
The special effects of "Fengyun" can be called unprecedented, even if they are not inferior to the TV series filmed later.
With everyone's efforts, the TV series "Fengyun" finally met with the audience. The ratings of the Emperor's TV series are gratifying.
The broadcast of the last episode of "Fengyun" coincided with the Spring Festival Gala.
The proud "Fengyun" did not give way to this, but chose to play the hard Spring Festival Gala as usual. I thought that no one would watch it, who would have thought that the ratings of "Fengyun" were 3 percentage points higher than that year's Spring Festival Gala.
This is really the best reward for dedicated actors.
Starring He Rundong and Zhao Wenzhuo also ushered in the peak of their careers. Zhao Wenzhuo looked forward to turning over and fighting beautifully, and He Rundong's first TV series won a big victory and had a height that others could not reach.
Some people may say: He Rundong is not so handsome, and Zhao Wenzhuo's long hair is very funny. But none of this prevents them from becoming classics.
Some netizens said: "If you find Li Yapeng, Gu Tianle and Zhu Yin to play "Fengyun", it will be more classic. ”
However, Uncle Chai still insists that only those who have enough respect and understanding of the script can create classics. Although a good script can be hard to come by, the actor's secondary creation is more important.
Just like Wan Meixi was too lazy to audition and missed Concubine Hua in "The Biography of Zhen Huan", but accidentally achieved Jiang Xin; Lin Qingxia rejected the role of the boss lady in "New Dragon Gate Inn" but made Maggie Cheung, who rushed to the rescue, become a classic. Just imagine, if they hadn't refused, the performance would have been better than the actors who changed later? The same goes for "Storm".
Epilogue:
20 years have passed since the premiere of "Fengyun", the Douban score is still 7.7, and no one has remade it so far, and this TV series has also become a generational memory.
Looking back and looking back at the difficulty of choosing at the beginning and the achievements that were achieved later, this may not have been expected by the director team.
Classics make actors, and actors make classics. Everything is the best arrangement for the crew of "Fengyun", these actors seem to be the last helpless choice that no one can choose, and now it seems that they are all irreplaceable.
Whether it was 20 years ago or 20 years later, the audience's standards for good dramas have never changed, and TV series filmed with heart can get a good result. The current director and Xu Jinliang, who began to select actors, have made the same mistake: obsessed with traffic.
Traffic can only bring a temporary effect, but it cannot leave a masterpiece. When the flow is over, what is left of the black powder dispersing?
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[Text | Elementary School Students】
[Responsible editor | Yu Fei Nian 】
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