In 1959, Jin Yong left the Ta Kung Pao to set up his own portal and founded Ming Pao with Shen Baoxin. Shen Baoxin is in charge of business, and Jin Yong is responsible for editing.
Although they constantly changed the content of the supplement and tried to change the news route to increase sales, ming pao's sales just did not improve, resulting in Jin Yong's serious deficit in the first year.
To what extent did you lose money? It is said that for a time Jin Yong had to rely on pawns to survive.
In order to get rid of such a dilemma, Jin Yong often wrote all night, and even sometimes he even wrote a novel "Divine Eagle Hero" with illness.
The old staff of "Ming Pao" also recalled: "Mr. Zha was really miserable at that time, tired of work and ordered a cup of coffee, and also drank with Mrs. Zha and mrs. Zha." ”
Fortunately, Jin Yong's martial arts novels, which were serialized in "Shang Bao" and "New Evening News" at that time, already had a large number of readers, and as "Divine Eagle Heroes" was serialized in Ming Pao, many people began to pay attention to "Ming Pao" in order to watch Jin Yong's martial arts, which allowed "Ming Pao" to come back to life.
Ni Kuang also said something like this: "Ming Pao does not go out of business, it all depends on Jin Yong's martial arts novels." ”
That is to say, "Eagle Hero" accompanied the author through the most difficult period of entrepreneurship. And this work is undoubtedly of great special significance to Jin Yong.
Therefore, in 1960, Mr. Jin Yong directly participated in the screenwriting, cooperated with Emei Pictures, found Xie Xian and Nan Hong, and took the lead in making it into a Cantonese feature film with a total length of 4 episodes.
In 1976, Hong Kong's BestView launched its first TV series version, and shaw subsequently adapted the novel into two films.
By 1983, "The Condor Hero" had become the novel that had been remade into the most film and television dramas in Jin Yong's works.
Among them, the Andy Lau and Chen Yulian versions produced by TVB are the most respected, and the drama has achieved a super high rating of 90% after its launch, and Mr. Jin Yong also recognizes this version: "I think Andy Lau and Chen Yulian shot better." ”
In view of the success of this drama, in 1984, Taiwan's China Television also made a film (Pan Yingzi version) in an attempt to share a piece of the pie, but the response after the broadcast of the drama was far less enthusiastic than Andy Lau's version.
Perhaps because of the pearl in front, the brilliant record set by Andy Lau's version is difficult to be broken, coupled with Mr. Jin Yong's high evaluation of Andy Lau's version, so that for a long time, no one dared to remake "Divine Eagle Man" into a TV series.
Because to shoot again is to be self-deprecating, it is tantamount to punching yourself in the face.
This situation continued until 1994, when TVB finally couldn't sit still and decided to remake "Condor Heroes". The reason why tvb executives will make such a decision is roughly based on these two considerations.
First, the novel has not been remade for more than a decade, and Andy Lau's version has long been unable to meet the visual needs of the audience. If there is a new version at this time, different actors will definitely make the audience refreshed. Even if the ratings are not good, they will not be bad!
Second, if the new work does not break the record set by Andy Lau's version, it will not be ashamed, after all, the record was set by his own company, and he challenged himself, no matter how he said it.
Considering the brilliant record set by Andy Lau's version of "Eagle Hero" after the launch, TVB does not have much confidence in whether the remake can be successful. Therefore, the investment that TVB is willing to take out is very limited, after all, no one is willing to spend money to make money!
Because of the limited funds, After receiving the task, Li Tiansheng immediately decided: boldly use the newcomer as the protagonist, and the supporting role was selected from the actors who had created the classic role, so that the veteran actors could escort the newcomers.
So who to find to play Yang Guo? Just when Li Tiansheng was at a loss, a newcomer named Gu Tianle entered his vision.
Although Gu Tianle had a history of imprisonment, Li Tiansheng felt that this young man with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, a face like a crown jade, and a young man who made mistakes and could get lost and know his way back was exactly Yang Guo in his heart.
And Gu Tianle's untamed and affectionate personality is just in line with Yang Guo's character setting of good and evil.
What is Gu Tianle's "lost and returning"?
Gu Tianle rebelled since he was a child, and at the age of 15, he entered the society to work hard, and later "followed the trend" to become an ancient puzzle boy, fighting, drinking, robbing and committing crimes, just as fiercely.
One day, he gave the robbery to his brother, and when the police arrived, his so-called brothers left him and fled!
For the sake of his brother's righteousness, Gu Tianle took all the charges and was sentenced to 2 years in prison.
Unexpectedly, during the prison period, his girlfriend got along with his brother again, and a series of blows made Gu Tianle begin to reflect on his life.
After he was released from prison, he decided to change his mind, and his friends introduced him to a modeling agency as a scout, looking for beautiful women and handsome men on the street to shoot MV, but after looking for a long time, there was no suitable one.
Later, his friend told him: You yourself are very handsome, and if you really can't find it, take a picture and try it yourself. Gu Tianle thought about it right, anyway, who shoots is shooting, did not expect this shot to make him directly popular.
Next, he frequently appeared in the mv of popular singers such as Zhang Xinzhe and Andy Lau, but unfortunately the good times were not long, his career had just improved, and his modeling company went bankrupt.
In desperation, he had to turn to TVB to run the dragon set. Because of its excellent appearance, Gu Tianle captured many fans in less than a year.
Seeing that the turnaround was imminent, Gu Tianle was pulled out of the black history of having a criminal background, and for a time everyone avoided him, and his career also plummeted.
But this time Gu Tianle was not panicked at all, and the experience of being imprisoned as a young man made him know very well that there was no shortcut in the road of life. Therefore, he cherishes the hard-won work now, and cherishes every performance, even if it is a dragon set, he does his best.
High appearance and willingness to endure hardships made his brother Zhang Guorong very appreciative, so he recommended him to Huang Baiming.
Huang Baiming also responded to this incident in a later interview: "Many big stars, he is not willing to play with newcomers, so many newcomers can't get ahead." Unlike Zhang Guorong, he didn't care.
One day, he called me and said he was going to introduce a new person to me, saying that he was optimistic about this new person and would definitely succeed.
He said you sign him, this must be red. Who is this person? Gu Tianle. ”
Because of Zhang Guorong's introduction, Gu Tianle was able to enter Li Tiansheng's vision. However, Gu Tianle has not starred in any dramas, so many people are very opposed to Gu Tianle starring in Yang Guo.
Fortunately, executive producer Li Tim-sheng strongly recommended him: give this newcomer a chance! This is why there is now "no one can be black, only solar black" Gu Zai.
And Li Ruotong, who played the little dragon girl, was still signed under Du Qifeng's banner at that time, and he also took the hot route. For example, in the "Burning of the Red Lotus Temple", Li Ruotong sacrificed a lot.
Li Tiansheng felt that she was very in line with the temperament of Xiaolongnü, so he introduced Li Ruotong to Mr. Jin Yong, hoping that Mr. Jin Yong could give him a check.
After getting the approval of Mr. Jin Yong, Li Tiansheng cheekily found his old colleague Du Qifeng to dig people, and Li Ruotong also lived up to expectations, playing the little dragon girl who did not eat fireworks in the world and was pure and jade, and this role also became the most classic screen image in her acting career.
Although Li Ruotong is a flight attendant, her efforts in the acting road are definitely no less than any actor.
When filming "Condor Heroes", she often had to take a car out of the scene, and she herself was prone to motion sickness, vomiting several times every time she sat in the car, even if she was unwell, she did not complain and still insisted on filming.
In addition, all the action scenes in the play she asked to star in person, and she was very desperate to shoot the scene, and on several occasions she also hurt her bones, causing her to be bruised and swollen, but she did not flinch or cry bitterly.
In addition to the protagonist, the supporting roles in the play are not small.
Bai Biao, the actor who plays Guo Jing, has played Guo Jing twice in the Jiashi version of "The Legend of the Condor Hero" and "The Condor Hero", and is also the only actor who has played Guo Jing in the TV series "Shooting Eagle" and "Condor".
And the actor Wei Qiuhua, who plays Huang Rong, is one of the masters of ATV in the 1980s, and the 86th edition of "White Haired Witch" is from her wonderful interpretation.
The actor who plays Zhou Botong in the play is the well-known Emperor Li Yaoxiang, who uses superb acting skills to interpret the eccentric old naughty boy into three points.
And the reason why he can act so well is not only due to good acting skills, but also to the fact that he contracted the role of Zhou Botong.
In addition to playing Zhou Botong in the 95th edition of "Divine Eagle Hero", he has also starred in "ZhongshenTong Wang Chongyang", "The Southern Emperor of the Archery Eagle", and "The Legend of the Archery Hero", as a "Zhou Botong Professional Household", he is really impressive.
Also impressed by the audience is Sydney, who plays Li Moxuan in the film, which not only conforms to the original appearance of bright eyes and teeth and white jade skin, but also vividly interprets Li Moxuan's infatuation and obsession with love and hate in the performance.
It is precisely because of its excellent interpretation that there is a Lady Ma in "Tianlong Eight Parts", which makes people hate to grit their teeth.
In addition, as newcomer actors, Li Qihong and Zhang Keyi have just stood out from the Hong Kong Sister Beauty Contest in 1994, although their acting skills have yet to be improved, but the roles they play are still insurmountable.
I have to admit that Li Timsheng has done the casting work to the extreme.
On July 31, 1995, the new version of "Condor Heroes" was officially launched on TVB Emerald TELEVISION between 21:30 and 23:30.
Since there was Andy Lau's version of Zhu Yu in front, the audience at that time was not very "cold" to this version starring newcomers. Therefore, the average rating of the new version of "Condor Heroes" after broadcasting was only 29 points, ranking fifth in the annual ranking.
The hong Kong ratings champion that year was "Criminal Investigation Files", with an average rating of 32 points, and the highest period hit 38 points. "Imperial Court No. 4" and "Heavenly Descent" ranked third and fourth had an average rating of 30 points, while "Dao Ma Dan", which ranked eighth, had an average rating of only 22 points.
Judging from the above data, although such achievements are not very good, they are also good, after all, Gu Tianle at that time was still a newcomer.
So, how did Gu Tianle's version of "Divine Eagle Hero" win the battle to turn around and thus become one of the divine dramas?
This is thanks to the fact that in 1998, the drama was introduced to the mainland and quickly became popular throughout the country.
At that time, the Cantonese theme song of this drama was "Mythical Love Story" sung by Zhou Huajian and Qi Yu, which was replaced by the Chinese song "Homecoming" sung by Hu Bing and Xi Linayi when it was introduced.
The simple and easy-to-understand lyrics, sad melody, and low tone will show the inner monologue of the little dragon girl three times before and after saying goodbye in front of the fans, without too much gorgeous embellishment, but also can still touch the audience's heart and make people cry.
And this highly sung male and female duet has also become the hottest song in the streets and alleys of that year.
In addition, this version makes up for the shortcomings of other versions and is the most faithful to the original version. In addition, the selection of veteran actors to escort newcomer actors is also the reason why this drama has become a classic.
It is worth mentioning that Gu Tianle's version of "Divine Eagle Hero" has a lot of unique features in action fighting, and it integrates many shooting methods directed by Xu Ke, such as the sword array of the Quanzhen Sect and the light skills of the Tomb Sect, which also left a very deep impression on the fans.
Today, 26 years have passed since the 95th edition of "Divine Eagle Man" was broadcast, and the cp of Gu Tianle and Li Ruotong has long become the eternal "aunt and child" in the hearts of drama fans.
Although there are many flaws in this play, such as waterfalls made of plastic plastic wrap, and it is obvious that the big eagles of the wear gang can be seen, the director and every actor are doing their best to perfect these regrets, and finally achieve this classic. So far, it is a classic that cannot be surpassed in the hearts of countless post-80s and post-90s.