In 2000, when mr. Jin Yonglao participated in a CCTV program, he said: CCTV's "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Water Margin" were very successful, and after his works were remade into film and television dramas, they could only stay at the level of martial arts and did not reflect the cultural connotations.
Therefore, he hopes that he can cooperate with CCTV once and see what effect CCTV will have after adapting his work.
In order to show his sincerity, he was willing to sell the copyright of "Smiling Proud of the Jianghu" to CCTV for one yuan.
You know, at that time, many TV stations in the two sides of the strait and the three places were scrambling to shoot "Smiling Proud of the Rivers and Lakes", and the reason why Mr. Jin Yong was willing to "sell" the copyright of his own works was probably also to "produce CCTV, it must be a fine product"!
But who could have imagined that CCTV, which had filmed four famous works, actually overturned the car when good dramas were frequent.
After the CCTV version of "Smiling Proud of the Jianghu" was broadcast, the rating of a certain valve at that time was only 5.5 points, which was not as high as the current 8.3 points!
As for the reason, naturally because there is a TVB version of the pearl in front, it is easy for the audience to compare the two.
Nowadays, the rating of the CCTV version has risen year by year, and there is a trend of more than the TVB version, and it is obvious that the CCTV version of "Smiling Proud of the Jianghu" is undervalued!
So, how did this TV series counterattack? Next, let's talk about the behind-the-scenes story of CCTV's 2001 version of "Smiling Proud of the Jianghu".
After CCTV reached a cooperation with Mr. Jin Yonglao, he sent Teacher Zhang Jizhong as the general conductor and was fully responsible for the production of the film.
Because "Smiling Proud of the River" has been remade many versions, no matter which version is a mountain that is difficult to climb.
To this end, CCTV, with Mr. Jin Yong as the main screenwriter, gathered three well-known screenwriters to start from the plot first, with a hero of a hero, a tragic song that broke the world, a love affair that is both good and evil, and a stormy jianghu as the starting point, to re-describe a martial arts world that is happy and vengeful, but does not lose the glory of humanity.
It was not easy to set the "tone", but the selection of actors once again made the crew difficult.
The reason is that Ling Hu Chong, played by Lu Songxian, is dashing and arrogant, and Jet Li plays Ling Hu Chong, who is both divine and fierce. It's hard to find a presence that can rival them, let alone find someone who can surpass them!
It is said that the male lead candidate set by the crew at the beginning is Shao Bing, and Teacher Zhang Jizhong feels that Shao Bing is very consistent with Ling Huchong in terms of image and temperament. I just don't know why, the crew just filmed for two months, Zhang Jizhong replaced Shao Bing with Li Yapeng.
Changing actors in the middle is a taboo for filming, and it is also the protagonist, why did Teacher Zhang Jizhong do this?
It is rumored that teacher Zhang Jizhong's daughter has a good feeling for Li Yapeng, and teacher Zhang Jizhong has also clarified that he said that he replaced him because Shao Bing played a big card on the set. As for what the truth is, we won't discuss it too much.
Let Li Yapeng play Ling Huchong, at first the crew was not optimistic about him, many people thought that Li Yapeng spoke too sharply, the tone was too heavy, not dashing enough, he was more suitable for that kind of upright and dull role, let him play the hero less tasteful.
Fortunately, Li Yapeng was not discouraged, and with his deep understanding of the role, he gave different characteristics to Ling Huchong in each period.
From the unsuspecting freedom of the Huashan Sect and the little master sister, to the helplessness of being involved in the struggle between the jianghu and the rebellion of the people, to the responsibility of provoking the position of the leader of the Hengshan Sect for morality, and the relief after the achievement of retiring to the jianghu, he has a very delicate and real interpretation.
Ling Huchong, played by Li Yapeng, seems to be both righteous and evil and bold, but in fact, he is eclectic and righteous, and is a veritable upright gentleman.
When it comes to the actor candidate of the heroine Ren Yingying, I have to admire the vision of teacher Zhang Jizhong in picking actresses.
Xu Qing was 32 years old when she took over this play, and many viewers were not optimistic about her playing Ren Yingying, a young girl of wonderful age, and even some people complained about her: full of young women's feelings.
But it is precisely because of this experience that Ren Yingying, played by Xu Qing, has more of a deep and sophisticated way, and how can a young actor interpret such a feeling?
Ren Yingying, played by Xu Qing, has no sense of violation, and I am afraid that many people still think that Xu Qing was the right age at that time!
In addition, Ren Yingying, played by Xu Qing, has a lot of fight scenes in the play, and at the beginning she wanted to use a stand-in, but the director insisted on letting her shoot. There was no way, she had to grit her teeth and discuss with the director, she could play the scene without a stand-in.
When filming the scene of the green bamboo lane to save the fox chong, she wanted to hang Wei Ya to pick up a flying xylophone, but she couldn't reach it, and the xylophone hit Xu Qing's face twice, and when she shot it for the third time, Xu Qing couldn't help but cry.
Exquisite and skilled acting skills, heroic and refreshing play, Chuchu moving crying scene, besides Xu Qing, who else?
Miao Yiyi, who played Yue Lingshan, once played Helan In "Wu Zetian" to make her circle countless fans. But the Yue Lingshan she played was indeed inferior to yue Lingshan, played by the TVB version of Chen Shaoxia.
And Chen Lifeng, the actor who plays Yilin, paid a lot when she filmed this play.
Chen Lifeng was originally a very standard antique beauty, because the plot required, she shaved herself into a bald head. After Qingsi was gone, the staff thought that she would regret it, but she still smiled and giggled, but instead talked about the benefits of shaving her head.
Let me ask you, who among today's actors shaves their hair for filming?
It is worth mentioning that Mao Weitao, who plays the undefeated teacher of the East, she is the vice chairman of the Chinese Dramatists Association and a famous Yue opera performance artist, she perfectly interprets what is difficult to distinguish between male and female, and the gorgeous demon ye does not lose Lin Qingxia at all!
Speaking of which, do you still think that Oriental Undefeated is played by an actor?
In addition, Yue Buqun, played by Teacher Weizi, is also very classic, and the Yue Buqun he plays, the real villain among the absolute hypocrites, the hypocrites in the real villains, he is superficially polite and upright, but he is actually a hypocrite who will stop at nothing to achieve the goal.
Teacher Weizi interpreted the role of his mother-in-law group very well in dealing with the role of his mother-in-law, whether it was his demeanor or his actions, so that when he saw him on TV many years later, he would silently read in his heart: Yue Buqun, you hypocritical villain.
Then again, Mr. Zhang Jizhong has previously served as the producer of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and "Water Margin", and after those two episodes were broadcast, each of them can be called a god work.
I thought that the CCTV version of "Smiling Proud of jianghu" would be another fine work, but I did not think that the drama was not recognized by the audience after it was broadcast, and the reason was because the TVB version of "Smiling Proud of Jianghu" was too classic, and the audience often compared the two.
In terms of actors, the TVB version of "Smiling Proud of the Jianghu", whether it is Ling Hu Chong, Ren Yingying, or Dongfang Undefeated, etc., the casting is very successful.
In particular, Ling Huchong, played by Lu Songxian, has also been highly affirmed by Mr. Jin Yong, who believes that Lu Songxian has played the Ling Huchong in his heart.
Mr. Jin Yong said: "Lu Songxian's eyes and expression, as well as his maverick and unfettered personality, are very suitable for Ling Huchong. ”
In addition to the TVB version of the actors shine, their respective Chinese dubbing is also very good, of which Lu Songxian is dubbed by tvb gold medal du Yange, and the voice of Yang Guo in the 95 version of "Divine Eagle Man" is also his masterpiece.
He voiced Ling Huchong in different periods, and the emotional changes were in place, which also made fans have a strong sense of substitution.
In terms of scenes, CCTV attaches great importance to shooting scenes, and the crew has also made a lot of efforts for this, just to build a hanging temple, the crew spent 800,000 yuan.
In addition, the grass, trees, mountains and rivers in the play are all filmed in real time, which is very similar to the shooting experience of "Journey to the West".
In contrast, the TVB version of "Smiling Proud of the River", most of the scenes are curtains, many background boards have been reused, and the pattern is obviously smaller.
In terms of soundtrack, the soundtrack of the TVB version is called "The Song of Smiling Proud of the Rivers and Lakes", which is composed by Mr. Hu Weili, a famous hong Kong soundtrack master.
By the way, many fans who have watched the original work mistakenly think that it is adapted from the classical song "Guangling San", in fact, this soundtrack has nothing to do with "Guangling San", but is adapted from China's classical Buddhist music "Qingxin Pushan Mantra".
In addition, the performance in the play is a piano flute ensemble, but some of the music is played by the bamboo flute, Xiao Sheng is melodious, the bamboo flute sound is crisp and bright, and the combination of the three reflects the sword and light sword shadow vividly, which not only contains the friendship between Qu Yang and Liu Zhengfeng who break through the portal, but also represents the bumpy love between Ling Huchong and Ren Yingying.
The CCTV version of the soundtrack "Smiling Proud of the Jianghu", written by the well-known composer Zhao Jiping, "Farewell to the Overlord", "Journey to the West", "Tianlong Babu", "Great Qin Empire" have all asked Mr. Zhao Jiping to compose, coupled with Liu Huan's long voice, instantly let people feel the figure of people in the rivers and lakes.
Although the CCTV version of "Smiling Proud of the Jianghu" was not very well received after it was broadcast, Mr. Jin Yong lao recognized this version very much, and he felt that the CCTV version was the jianghu in his mind.
On the one hand, it may be because when the producer Li Tiansheng was preparing to shoot the TVB version of "Smiling Proud of the Jianghu", TVB did not attach much importance to the drama as CCTV, which can be seen from the actor configuration of the entire drama.
On the other hand, the CCTV version of "Smiling Proud of the Jianghu" pays more attention to the cultural connotation in the novel, in addition to the wonderful fights, it also highlights the glorious side of human nature.
With the passage of time, the audience's aesthetic has also changed, it is no longer the time for everyone to follow the clouds, everyone has their own independent views and opinions, and the CCTV version of "Smiling Proud of the Jianghu" will eventually be justified.
Nowadays, the rating of the CCTV version is still rising year by year, surpassing the trend of the TVB version.
Such a situation seems to illustrate a problem: a really good work, do not mind being worse than a moment. This is the most important thing than how the publicity is crazy, and after precipitation, it can still be appreciated by the audience.