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One day in February 1992, Wang Jing, who was planning to make "Deer Ding", heard the news that excited him, that is, a new play by Xu Ke was selling well in the Taiwan market!
As the originator of the Hong Kong film industry, how can you miss such a money-making opportunity? So after obtaining the consent of her friend Xu Ke, Wang Jing came to the office building of New Art City and wanted to borrow a copy of the other party's movie to observe and learn.
Wang Jing, who had planned to leave after watching it once, sat for four hours after seeing this new martial arts movie, and did not get up and leave until nightfall. Later, when recalling this scene, Wang Jing was still full of praise, using his words at the time to describe it:
After watching it for 10 minutes, I felt that my scalp was tingling and chilling, and I only thought of 4 words in my head to describe this play, that is: strong enough to fly!
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Also in 1992, Huang Xia, a ghost in the Chinese pop music scene, met with Xu Keluo Dayou for a drink. The three of them drank until they had enough fun before they came to Xu Ke's recording studio drunk, and the purpose of their trip was to record the theme song for Xu Ke's new work.
In the studio, full of wine and smoke, the laughter, shouts, and scolding of the three people intertwined, and finally finished recording when they were drunk. After recording the song, Luo Dayou said that he had sung it wrong, and the more authentic Chinese music godfather proposed to record it again.
But Uncle Xia, who was unruly by nature, refused to let him live, and he said to Luo Dayou in a voice that was choked by smoke and hoarse:
"Just want this version, this version is the best!"
28 years later, the three drunken people who drank that night would never have imagined that this drunken work would become an eternal classic in the Chinese music scene, and even its influence has long exceeded Xu Ke's new play itself.
Maybe the people who grew up listening to this song have already passed middle age, and maybe the childhood dream of fighting the sword and the world has dissipated, but whenever this familiar melody is remembered, we can always smile and smile in the lonely pride of the evening photo.
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Writing this, perhaps everyone has guessed that the theme song recorded by Huang Xialuo Dayou Xu Ke after drinking is called "A Laugh in the Canghai Sea", and the new Xu Ke movie that makes Wang Jingjin fly up is exactly what Dousha wants to say today, "Laughing Proud of the Jianghu 2 Oriental Undefeated".
Behind the scenes of Hong Kong films, pay tribute to the classics, hello everyone, I am Dousha.
In 1983, Xu Ke, who was tired of filming comedy in New Art City, ran to cooperate with Jiahe Pictures, the nemesis of New Art City, and the two sides made a costume fantasy martial arts film "New Shushan Swordsman". Due to the influence of factors such as the concept of film being too advanced and the special effects are immature, this work, which was highly expected by Jiahe and Xu Ke, did not make a splash in the Hong Kong film industry where comedy films are dominant after its release.
Although the market's disapproval made Xu Ke feel extremely frustrated, at this time, he received 2 surprises after his frustration:
First of all, because of the cooperation with its nemesis Jiahe Pictures, The Golden Princess Pictures, the behind-the-scenes capital of New Art City, realized that the seedlings that had been cultivated by hard work were likely to be poached by Jiahe. In order to retain the future cash cow of the Hong Kong film industry, the Golden Princess supported Tsui Ke semi-independent of New Art City and established his own "film studio" with the right to speak, which also laid an important foundation for Xu Ke's later classic remake plan.
Secondly, when filming "New Shu Mountain Swordsman", there was an abnormal Zheng Shaoqiu who fought with the blood demon in the film, and the result was that the other party transformed into a red-clad Lin Qingxia, and then stood on the stone Buddha statue waving a long skirt and turning around and laughing.
Seeing this scene, Xu Ke was stunned, he couldn't imagine that such an opposing image as evil and beauty could be combined so perfectly on Lin Qingxia.
So after filming this scene, Xu Ke shouted Lin Qingxia to her and said, "In the future, I will definitely look for you to shoot a play." Maybe Xu Ke at that time didn't think about what to shoot, but he remembered from the bottom of his heart that Lin Qingxia, who was stunningly dressed in red!
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Seven years later, in 1990, Hu Jinquan's "Smiling Proud of the Jianghu" directed by Xu Ke was officially released. Jin Yong's original IP blessing Cheng Xiaodong's martial arts design, coupled with Xu Ke's cynical political criticism, will show the chivalrous righteousness and deceit of the jianghu to the fullest.
Such a theme model makes fans who are tired of watching comedy films have a freshness that is as high as a temple but do not forget the distance of the rivers and lakes, so this drama has been recognized by the majority of fans as soon as it came out, and even praised as "the pioneering work of new martial arts films", and Xu Ke has also gained the reputation of "the originator of new martial arts".
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Although the film made Xu Ke receive box office and applause, it was difficult for him to be happy at this time. On the one hand, it is because of the contradiction with the idol Hu Jinquan when shooting the movie, resulting in the filming and production of this film being slightly sloppy.
One of the most obvious examples is that Jacky Cheung, who plays Ouyang Quan, did not explain clearly after getting the "Sunflower Treasure Book", but the ending after that was not clear because of the rush to release the film.
On the other hand, although the film was recognized by the audience after its release, the picky Hong Kong media people openly questioned that Jin Yong's "Smiling Proud of the Jianghu" was less than Tian Boguang, Dongfang Undefeated, Peach Valley Six Immortals and other classic characters after being adapted by Xu Ke, which is not the real "Laughing Pride jianghu" at all.
Because of this, Xu Ke was sad in his heart and at the same time could not help but have some regrets. So when the producers found Xu Ke again and wanted to make a sequel, Xu Ke did not hesitate to agree to the other party's request.
In this way, a work of genius in the history of martial arts films was officially launched in the addictive warm sunshine shadow of The Xiangjiang River.
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This time, Xu Ke learned the lesson of the filming of Xiao Aojianghu, and will adapt the supporting role of only 4 pages in the original book, but the character image of the highly controversial Oriental Undefeated and set her as the protagonist of the sequel.
In order to increase the integrity of the story and the tension of the dramatic effect, Xu Ke used his own trick of "old bottle of new wine" to make a drastic magic change to Jin Yong's original work, and let Dongfang Undefeated and Ling Hu chong have a connection in love.
Such a new martial arts script adapted from Jin Yong's martial arts "Smiling Proud of the Jianghu", but not stuck to the original book!
After getting the investment and script concept of Golden Princess Pictures, the most important question in front of Xu Ke is that the oriental undefeated who has a variety of styles but is domineering and dashing, and Ling Huchong, who is also good and evil but uninhibited, who should find these two most important roles to play?
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Because of the reason for respecting the original work and the feelings of martial arts fans, Princess Jin suggested that Xu Ke follow the way in previous film and television works and use male actors to play the role of Dongfang Undefeated.
But at this time, Xu Ke was no longer the fledgling young director, but the helmsman of the new martial arts movie that shook Xiangjiang. Coupled with the box office blessing of "Smiling Proud of the Jianghu" 1, Xu Ke boldly rejected the producer's suggestion and finally decided to use an actress to play Dongfang Undefeated.
The reason why Xu Ke has the courage to use actresses is because at this time, in his mind, he already has the most perfect Oriental undefeated candidate.
This person is no one else, it is Lin Qingxia who surprised the world with a red dress in "New Shushan Swordsman" 7 years ago.
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Although Xu Keli supported Lin Qingxia to play dongfang undefeated, he was puzzled by his old friend Huang Xia and dissatisfied with Jin Yong.
Mr. Jin Yong personally called Xu Ke and clearly opposed Lin Qingxia to play this role. He even threatened to take back the copyright and canceled the cooperation, and publicly shouted xu Ke "Don't touch my work again"!
In the face of overwhelming doubts from the outside world and pressure from people around him, Xu Ke did not flinch, but chose to strengthen his ideas and concepts. Because his journey is no longer the Hong Kong film industry that seriously follows the trend, but the sea of stars that can be in line with the trend of the world.
Such ambitions are like the vows he and his old friend Wu Yusen shouted on the rooftop of the bar with a hoarse voice choked by smoke: "Let's change the world movie together!" ”
Perhaps it was Xu Ke's persistence and determination that impressed the producers, and finally Lin Qingxia, who was full of immortality, successfully entered the crew.
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If the producer's compromise is out of trust and respect for Xu Ke, then Lin Qingxia's performance is the submission certificate submitted by Xu Ke.
But to Xu Ke's surprise, Lin Qingxia's next attitude made Xu Ke inhale a cold breath.
It turned out that although Lin Qingxia had the experience of playing Jia Baoyu as a woman dressed as a man when she debuted, her subsequent roles were basically mainly women. When she finished watching the original book of "Smiling Proud of the River", she still couldn't understand how to play a half-male and half-female role.
Perhaps seeing through Lin Qingxia's bitterness and doubts, Xu Ke found Lin Qingxia and said to her:
Don't look at Jin Yong's original work, it will affect you. You just have to remember that the trick of playing a man is "neck to be hard"
Lin Qingxia, who has many years of acting experience, instantly opened up after hearing Xu Ke's four-word know-how, and constantly understood and speculated during the filming process of adding it, and finally presented us with that:
Eyebrows like sharp sideburns like a knife cut, a red dress of the absolute Fanghua, walking with the wind to appear with BGM of the East undefeated!
Such an undefeated East completely subverted Jin Yong's original work, he not only had the pride of the world's heroes, but also had the ambition of the emperor's hegemony, and he combined masculinity and femininity just right.
Looking at the entire Hong Kong film industry, in addition to Lin Qingxia, only Zhang Guorong can do this.
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It is precisely because of the successful portrayal of the role of Oriental Undefeated that Lin Qingxia has created the most classic character image in the history of martial arts films, and she has been nominated for the honor of the Academy Award for film with this role.
Even in the eyes of many fans, the Oriental undefeated can only be played by Lin Qingxia, and Lin Qingxia is what the Oriental undefeated should look like.
Writing this, Dousha suddenly remembered such a picture in the film: At the end of the movie, when the East was undefeated and fell off a cliff, he said to Ling Huchong: I will not tell you, I want you to remember me, let you regret it for a lifetime!
Yes, after so many years, the Undefeated East has been reshaped countless times by countless people. But whenever we mention this role again, that period of jianghu, we still have not forgotten Lin Qingxia, and we have never regretted it: I met you in that era of long hair fluttering youth.
We have never forgotten that 30 years ago, you raised your head slightly in red, and then proudly but lonely said to everyone: "You negative people of the world!" ”
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If Lin Qingxia's successful entry into the group allowed Xu Ke to eat a reassuring pill in this life game, then jet Li's joining made him hold the belief that he would win. Writing this, you may have questions:
Xu Guanjie, who had a wonderful performance in "Smiling Proud of jianghu 1" and was praised by Jin Yong as the most in line with the spirit of the original work, why was he replaced by Jet Li when filming the sequel? And why did Jet Li, who replaced him, claim that after many years, he claimed that his role of Ling Huchong was completely blind?
"Smiling Pride Jianghu 2 Oriental Undefeated" is Dousha's personal favorite Xu Ke's work, even surpassing the "Hero Nature" and "Laughing Pride Jianghu 1" that made him famous. In order to give everyone a more detailed understanding of the behind-the-scenes story of this play, I will focus on two parts.
And the two questions mentioned above, Dousha will also reveal the answers for everyone in the next episode. If you are also a martial arts fan, if you have revisited this movie many times, please remember to give Dousha more likes and comments to share, we will see you in the next episode!
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