Chapter 1617 The Prodigal Son

Tsui Hark is really annoyed. As a director, what he fears most is meeting those bosses who are too stingy. Meeting the kind of boss who wants to save money here and there, who doesn't care about the quality of the movie and only pursues the cost, is really annoying. But this time, meeting such a generous boss like Lin Feng, who is so generous that he demands even the smallest detail, is unbearable. Although this is good for the movie, it is also a waste!

Tsui Hark is not one of those irresponsible directors. He feels that he needs to consider the cost for Lin Feng, and of course for himself. Otherwise, it will be embarrassing if it is spread that the box office of the movie he shot is not enough to cover the cost. But facing Lin Feng's "extravagance", Tsui Hark is completely speechless.

Of course, you can understand the eight boys in front of the "Xianjian Inn" and the harmony of these houses and vegetable fields. What Tsui Hark can't understand is that Lin Feng insisted on letting "Li Xiaoyao" run into other people's houses-looking for props. You say, this scene is not redundant, what is it? What does looking for props have to do with the plot of this movie? Could it matter? And it costs money to make these things like "hemostatic grass", "tea eggs", "garlic". Although these things are easy to make, they still cost money. And it's really unnecessary!

It's useless! Tsui Hark's insistence is completely useless! Faced with Lin Feng's strength, Tsui Hark finally agreed reluctantly. There is no way, Lin Feng is the boss, and he did not interfere with his filming, just asked him to add a few scenes. Tsui Hark has no reason to refuse Lin Feng.

On the movie screen, you can see "Li Xiaoyao" rummaging through boxes in a house, and from time to time you can see "Li Xiaoyao" take out a "tea egg" or a "salt" and put it in his arms. Seeing this scene, all "Xianjian fans" smiled knowingly. Once upon a time, the first reaction of players entering the game was to search for things everywhere to see if they could find some small props for "adding blood" and "making up the basket". After all, these things in the game cost money to get, and there will always be a little pleasure to get them out of thin air.

Looking at the audience who smiled knowingly around him, Tsui Hark shook his head again and again. He really couldn't understand why this scene was so worthy of Lin Feng and others' love, and even naturally smiled. This was incredible.

Lin Feng glanced at Xu Ke, who was tangled on the side, and smiled secretly. This scene, only real game players can feel its meaning, and the rest of the people will never understand it. Of course, as one of the "protagonists", such theft, and nonsensical theft, is very easy to be resisted by non-game players. In order to let this part of the audience accept this "legal theft in the game", Lin Feng asked the "Li Xiaoyao" in the movie to leave a note at the home of each stolen item - this hero took xxx today and will return it another day.

This can satisfy the game players, satisfy the non-game players, and highlight Li Xiaoyao's extraordinary and naughty.

Fortunately, this scene only took more than o seconds to end, and then "Li Xiaoyao" came to the market in Yuhang Town.

Hiss! Taking a breath of cool air, all the audience exclaimed. Although the market is not big, with only seven or eight stalls, it is lively enough, with the sound of buying and selling, as if you are really in the market. And everyone keeps talking, and these words are undoubtedly the words in the game, and now they are faithfully restored in the movie.

Sigh! For all the fanatical "Xianjian fans", hearing these words really touched me, and I felt that "Xianjian Qixia" became a reality in front of me.

"Brother Xiaoyao, Brother Xiaoyao, go back quickly, your aunt is sick!" At this time, Wang Xiaohu, a child in the village who admired Li Xiaoyao, ran over and shouted anxiously.

Well, finally the plot of Xianling Island is about to be touched. ——Lin Feng muttered for no reason.

"Boss, what are you talking about?" Lin Chiling was a little puzzled and asked softly.

Lin Feng smiled. I was a little too involved and thought I was playing a game. But this also shows that this "Xianjian Qixia" is faithful enough to the original. Although the plot seems to be a bit dragged out and not compact enough, for game fans, this rhythm is just right.

The plot of the movie is just like the game. After Li Xiaoyao found that his aunt was ill, he decided to go to the "Xianling Island" to seek immortal pills from the fairies to cure his aunt. However, at the door of the inn, he met three Miao people. Hearing that Li Xiaoyao was going to Xianling Island for medical treatment, they gave Li Xiaoyao a "Sky-breaking Hammer".

Seeing this "Sky-breaking Hammer", Tsui Hark was upset again. You said that this is a completely disposable prop and will never be used in the future. Just make one with paper, as long as the appearance is more delicate, the authenticity cannot be seen in the movie screen. But Lin Feng didn't do it. Lin Feng insisted on having someone make a steel hammer exactly the same as the one in the game, and specially carved the pattern on the west side, spending nearly a thousand yuan. This made Tsui Hark call Lin Feng a prodigal son.

Although making a movie is to strive for authenticity, sometimes you still have to be sloppy when you need to be sloppy. Otherwise, the cost of making that movie would be too high and wasteful. Many disposable props would be a waste of resources if they were made too finely.

Unfortunately, facing the meticulous Lin Feng, Tsui Hark could only give in again and again.

The subsequent plot is very simple. Li Xiaoyao goes out to sea on a fishing boat and finds the "Xianling Island" in the sea. However, to enter the "Xianling Island", you must break through the first maze of "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" - the Lotus Pond Maze.

This maze is the first maze in "The Legend of Sword and Fairy" and it is also the most poetic one. When Li Xiaoyao steps on the lotus leaf in the game, the lotus leaf will move along a fixed route. Li Xiaoyao needs to accurately find the center of the maze - 6 Asura statues, and smash them one by one with the "Heaven-breaking Hammer" given by the Miao people, and then the real road to the "Xianling Island" will appear.

However, before that, Li Xiaoyao will encounter the first battle in the game - the frog guarding the 'Lotus Pond Maze'. In the game, Li Xiaoyao will attack through a turn-based system, which is definitely not the case in the movie, otherwise it will completely destroy the pattern of the movie and affect the audience's appreciation rhythm and pleasure. Therefore, after Lin Feng, Tsui Hark and Taiwan Daewoo discussed, they finally decided to use computer special effects to let these "frogs" attack Li Xiaoyao, while Li Xiaoyao dodged and fought back.

On the movie screen, Li Xiaoyao held a wooden sword in his hand and fought the "frogs" on equal terms. Finally, after killing several frogs, Li Xiaoyao upgraded. In the game, a dialog box will appear when Li Xiaoyao upgrades, but it will not work in the movie. Therefore, Li Xiaoyao was asked to use a sentence - this hero's swordsmanship is more proficient - to replace the upgrade dialog box, and at the same time, Li Xiaoyao's "attack" was slightly higher in the following battle, so as to highlight Li Xiaoyao's upgrade through the contrast of the picture.

Amazing! ——All the "Xianjian fans" in the cinema could only use amazement to express their excitement at the moment. They did not expect that this time, the "Xianjian Qixia Zhuan" movie would be so beautiful while being faithful to the original. Although these dozens of seconds of pictures are all processed by computer special effects, they are already exciting enough.

Of course, what all "Legend of Sword and Fairy fans" are looking forward to is the "Lotus Pond Maze" later. This is the first maze in "Legend of Sword and Fairy" and the most impressive maze.

The movie screen flashed, and the music changed from the tense music of the battle just now to the melodious flute sound, and a lotus pond water appeared in the eyes of all the audience. The green lake water, the endless lotus leaves, and the misty mist make this picture beautiful and refreshing. It is no exaggeration to say that at this moment, the lotus pond water color is no worse than the scenery of the elves in "The Lord of the Rings".

However, although this picture is beautiful, all the audience have no mind to appreciate this beautiful picture. What they care about is the next scene-the lotus pond maze. In the game, Li Xiaoyao stepped on the lotus leaves and floated lightly on the water. So what about in the movie? How will this special effect be handled? Is it perfunctory or dazzling?

Tsui Hark forgot Lin Feng beside him and sighed-a prodigal son!

At this time, Li Xiaoyao has already stood on the lotus leaf in the picture, and then he saw the lotus leaf slowly floating on the water surface, and the layers of water ripples rippled outward in circles with the flow of the lotus leaf. The ripples on the water surface are so real that it is amazing. I am afraid that the best computer special effects in the world today are no more than this. You know, the flow of water is very difficult in computer special effects, and it is not easy to produce such realistic special effects.

Special effects that people can't tell whether they are real or fake, conservatively estimated that it will cost millions of dollars just for this water ripple effect. Millions of dollars for a water ripple effect? ​​Too exaggerated! ——Some people may ask in surprise.

But in fact, this is still the most conservative estimate. Just look at the lotus pond maze in front of you, the surrounding area is endless, the wind blows through the water waves, and the lotus leaves float through the water ripples. This kind of special effects, each one costs 18 million. You can't make it. And it may not be so realistic!

Amazing again and again, everyone was amazed at the special effects in front of them.

"Boss, this special effect costs so much money, isn't it a waste!" Wu Zhaopu came over from behind and asked quietly.

In a movie, the real special effects should be used in those big scenes, and now such exquisite special effects are used at the beginning, which Wu Zhaopu thinks is a bit wasteful. And the audience may not be able to notice it.

Lin Feng smiled mysteriously, said nothing, and continued to watch. The fairy bathing later is more worth looking forward to!