"Why?" Jon Landau looked at Boss Jia in surprise. He didn't understand why Boss Jia wanted to film the plot of the Yellow Turban Rebellion.
"Mr. Landau, what kind of movie do you think is the easiest to win the box office in the movie world?" Boss Jia suddenly asked.
"Naturally, it's a movie that can attract the audience and make them feel the same way!" Jon Landau said after thinking for a while.
"Mr. Landau, I'm so lucky to be able to get the help of a talented person like you!" Boss Jia couldn't help but sigh. "That's right, I think so too."
"So, do you think that we can show the audience a huge empire at the beginning of the movie, a battle between the eighteen vassals, and then decide the war of an era? Can such an opening really make the audience feel the same way?" Boss Jia asked with a smile.
Jon Landau didn't say anything.
"No, it definitely won't be like that. The audience will only feel confused. They won't understand what kind of country the Great Han Empire is. They won't understand what happened in this country, and they won't know what the eighteen vassals are doing."
"They might see a magnificent ancient war scene of hundreds of thousands of people killing each other. But so what? They won't understand what happened at all. They won't know why these people are fighting. Even if it's a classic scene like the battle between the three heroes and Lu Bu, to them, it's just three against one. What's there to be excited about? "
Boss Jia's series of questions made Jon Landau completely dumbfounded. He didn't know how to answer Boss Jia's questions.
In fact, for Hua Xia, Jon Landau's suggestion to ask for Dong Zhuo from the eighteen vassals to film the movie wasn't a problem. This was because Hua Xia people were already very familiar with the history of the Three Kingdoms. They didn't need any movie to help them popularize the movies of the Three Kingdoms.
To the audience of Hua Xia, what they wanted to see was a magnificent battle scene. They wanted to see the thrilling battle between the three heroes and Lu Bu. Therefore, it was not a problem to ask Dong Zhuo to film it. Even filming Red Cliff was not a problem.
However, if this movie wanted to be released worldwide, there would be a problem. This was because the global audience did not know about the Three Kingdoms at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. They were at a loss when they saw the plot and had no idea what it was talking about.
More importantly, they had no sense of immersion at all. After all, it was impossible to expect a foreigner to be directly brought into the history of Hua Xia.
There were too many examples of such failed movies.
The most famous ones were Lao Mouzi's Hero and The Great Wall. Although these two movies were about Hua Xia, they were stories that confused Hua Xia people.
Putting aside the fact that the protagonist of The Great Wall was a foreigner, the protagonist of Lao Mouzi's Hero was a person who had never been heard of in history. Moreover, the story itself was thin and exaggerated.
"When writing a new story or movie, the best way is to start with a character, a small character, and slowly show and describe the story and background of the whole era!" Boss Jia said with a smile.
"Actually, the ancients had already thought about this point. When Luo Guanzhong wrote the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, didn't he start with the three brothers, Liu, Guan, and Zhang?"
"Through the Oath of the Three Kingdoms in the Peach Garden, the prelude of the entire Eastern Han Dynasty to the Three Kingdoms period slowly opened up!"
"This is the best example for us. At the beginning of our movie, we must also focus on the three brothers, Liu, Guan, and Zhang. Especially on Liu Bei!"
"Therefore, I think that at the beginning of the movie, we should show Liu Bei's daily life when he was in poverty! The movie should not take too long. We should control it to about five minutes. We should show Liu Bei's character who lived in poverty and sold straw sandals for a living. However, he was ambitious and had a military strategy. He always wanted to save the country and save the world.
At the same time, we should show the village life of the entire Eastern Han Dynasty. Here, we can show the natural scenery, architectural features, characters' clothing, and other characteristics of the Eastern Han Dynasty. We should try to capture the audience's attention through these things. "
"We should use these five minutes to let the audience enter the era of the Eastern Han Dynasty first!"
"After that, we can let the Yellow Turban Bandits appear."
"We can design a plot where the Yellow Turban Bandits attack Liu Bei's village. A large number of villagers and landlords died in the hands of the Yellow Turban Bandits. They wanted to capture the villagers and attack Zhou Cheng. In the end, Liu Bei appeared as the savior. On one hand, he used Hua Xia Kung Fu to defeat the Yellow Turban Bandits. On the other hand, he led the villagers to resist and used strategy and tactics to defeat the Yellow Turban Bandits."
"Because of this, Liu Bei hated the Yellow Turban Bandits. He set his ambition to destroy them and restore peace to the world. Therefore, he went to the county and planned to join the army."
"This is the first part of the movie. The time limit is about 30 minutes. You can design the specific details yourselves, but the most important thing is to create the character. You must create a perfect Liu Bei who is in line with the values of benevolence, righteousness, and heroism!" Boss Jia spoke leisurely, which stunned Jon Landau.
It wasn't that Boss Jia's explanation wasn't good. Instead, it was that Boss Jia's explanation was too thorough. He directly analyzed the plot of a movie. He was straightforward and explicit. It was as if he was telling Jon Landau how to design the perfect beginning of a movie.
"What's next?" Jon Landau could not help but ask.
"Next is one of the biggest climaxes of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the Oath of the Peach Garden!" Boss Jia laughed. "However, we can make some changes to the plot of the novel."
"In the novel, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei got to know each other after seeing the recruitment notice. After that, they chatted and became sworn brothers."
"This kind of plot is not a problem in the novel. However, it is not very outstanding in the movie. At the same time, it is difficult to play the role of the climax."
"Therefore, we can make some changes here. Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei did meet at the city gate. However, they had a misunderstanding. You can make up the misunderstanding yourselves. Anyway, you have to make it sound reasonable. In the end, the three of them have a very unpleasant relationship. At the same time, there is a certain battle scene. You have to find a way to show the strength of the three of them. "
"At this time, the Yellow Turban Army came to attack the county. Zhang Fei was from a rich family. His house was outside the city and he became the target of the Yellow Turban Army. The Yellow Turban Army also killed Zhang Fei's relatives. Therefore, Zhang Fei decided to lead his family to fight the Yellow Turban Army to the death."
"During the battle, although Zhang Fei was brave and invincible, he was still outnumbered. Just as his family was about to be killed by the Yellow Turban Army, Guan Yu and Liu Bei, who had resolved the misunderstanding, came alone. Therefore, the three of them fought side by side."
"You can design a very beautiful and bloody battle scene here. For example, 500 Yellow Turban Army soldiers fought against the Liu, Guan, and Zhang brothers. But in the end, the three brothers worked together and killed the 500 Yellow Turban Army without any injuries. They won a hearty victory and at the same time, became famous!"
"This fierce battle also made Zhang Fei and Guan Yu understand that if the Yellow Turban Army was not destroyed, the world would not be peaceful. Therefore, they worshipped Liu Bei as their elder brother. The three of them prayed in the Peach Blossom Spring and set up a ceremony in front of the gods. From then on, they became three brothers who went through life and death together. Zhang Fei then used all of his family's wealth and family to recruit soldiers and horses. He trained an army of 500 people."
"This scene needs to be filmed in detail. It needs to show the brutality of the Yellow Turban Army, Zhang Fei's wealth and strength, Guan Yu's character and strength, and Liu Bei's wisdom and benevolence. This is to further create the image of the three main characters."
"Don't be stingy with the time. We can give it around 60 minutes. This is the crucial time to create the characters. It must be perfect. It must be so that the audience will like it."
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