【Dream of Martial Arts】
Tsui Hark A famous film director in Hong Kong, China, the master of martial arts films, and one of the top ten directors in Hong Kong "A Chinese Ghost Story" injected new elements into the theme of "Liao Zhai", the "Swordsman" series created a new style of martial arts, and the "Once Upon a Time" series created a patriotic martial arts film. From the late 1980s to the early 1990s, Tsui Hark's style was the industry. The trend of the genre, the template of the genre.
Tsui Hark is a pioneer in the eyes of others. However, there are two film projects that make people unforgettable. It is precisely because these two film projects have not been completed that every time he encounters setbacks and difficulties, he wants to quit the film industry and wants to give up He will be awakened by the dream in his heart. If he quits the film industry like this, no matter how much he achieves in other fields in the future, he will die. Speaking of which, friends who are familiar with Hong Kong films and fans of Tsui Hark have already guessed that these two film projects are one of the four famous novels "Journey to the West" and Jin Yong's martial arts "The Return of the Condor Heroes". Today, we will talk about the origin of Tsui Hark and "The Condor Heroes" through the timeline:
In 1966, 16-year-old Tsui Hark (Xu Wenguang) read the martial arts novel "The Condor Heroes" for the first time. The bizarre martial arts world and Yang Guo and Xiaolongnu Attracted by his love story, he became obsessed with martial arts and became a die-hard fan of Jin Yong . He read Jin Yong's 14 martial arts novels in one semester.
In 1969, Tsui Hark went to the United States to study. His father wanted him to follow his father's business to study medicine.
In 1978, he returned to Hong Kong to apply for a job and submitted dozens of resumes, but every time he failed, he changed his mind and wrote letters to the bosses and directors of film companies and TV stations. He once wrote letters to Hu Jinquan and Zhang Che, Neither Zhang Che nor Hu Jinquan recommends going to work in a big company like , Shaw, , because big companies are full of talented people, and a young man without any experience can't have a chance to succeed without ten or eight years. Therefore, Tsui Hark chose to work in the TV station first. In the same year, he shot the martial arts drama " Golden Sword Lover " which became an instant hit. The success of this film attracted the attention of Wu Siyuan and Wu Yusen .
In 1979, under the promotion of Wu Siyuan, Tsui Hark filmed his first film "Butterfly Change", but unfortunately it was not well received, and then the filming of " Type 1 Dangerous " and " Hell No Door " ended in failure at the box office.
In 1981, Tsui Hark was very depressed because he had nothing to film, and John Woo recommended him to Art City to shoot " Ghost Horse Zhiduo Xing" which was a big hit at the box office, and won the Golden Horse Award for Best Director, and later filmed " Best Partner" 3 The Queen's Secret Order broke the box office record. At this time, Tsui Hark wanted to shoot the movie in his heart, but it was rejected by the owner of Art City. The Art City company only allowed to shoot comedy films. Finally, Tsui Hark established a film studio to be responsible for the film production and released it under the name of Art City. Grams are responsible for their own profits and losses.
In 1987, Tsui Hark became a box-office guarantee with the "True Colors of Heroes" series and "A Chinese Ghost Story", and planned to shoot "The Condor Heroes", and was recommended by Huang Zhan to see Tsui Hark visit Jin Yong. Jin Yong suggested Tsui Hark to shoot the relatively unpopular "Flying Fox in Snow Mountain", Tsui Hark preferred "The Condor Heroes", and finally Huang Zhan suggested to shoot "Swordsman" first, and then "The Condor Heroes".
In 1991, Tsui Hark asked , Brigitte Lin and to play the undefeated East in the filming of "Swordsman" in 1991. Jin Yong strongly opposed it.
In 1992, "Swordsman: The Undefeated in the East" was a big hit at the box office. Jin Yong was very angry when he saw that his work was changed by Tsui Hark. The script of "The Condor Heroes" Zhang Tan was released, Tsui Hark plans to invite Andy Lau to play Yang Guo, and Wang Zuxian to play Xiaolongnu. Tsui Hark personally visited Jin Yong to negotiate the rights to adapt the novel, but Jin Yong refused to meet with Tsui Hark. Tsui HarkWife Shi Nansheng came to visit again with gifts. Jin Yong warmly entertained Shi Nansheng, but Jin Yong strongly disagreed when it came to the copyright of the adaptation of "The Legend of Condor Heroes".
In 2001, Tsui Hark directed " Legend of Shushan " which failed at the box office. In an interview with the media, Jin Yong commented that "Tsui Hark doesn't understand martial arts at all, and the filming of "The Legend of Shushan" was a complete mess. The movie " Outsmart Tiger Mountain " was released in Hong Kong, China, and Jin Yong recognized it after watching it. Jin Yong talked about Tsui Hark now that he is mature and can adapt my novels in the future.
In 2016, LeTV Pictures launched Tsui Hark to direct "The Condor Heroes"
In 2017, LeTV collapsed, and the “The Condor Heroes” project stagnated.
In 2018, when Jin Yong passed away, Tsui Hark wrote an article in memory of his memory. The "Lover" project, ready to start in 2020, suddenly received the task of the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television to shoot the gift film " Changjin Lake ", in 2021 "Changjin Lake" was released and won 5.775 billion, in 2022 " Changjin Lake Water Gate Bridge" The box office target of is 4.225 billion, and the "Changjin Lake" series has reached 10 billion. However, "Changjin Lake's Water Gate Bridge" only earned 4.067 billion. At present, the main theme of the market is in power, and martial arts films are on the decline. Between this Bona The film industry asked Tsui Hark to shoot the more secure project "The Prequel of the Tiger by Wisdom" first, so Tsui Hark will shoot "The Prequel of the Tiger by Wisdom" at the end of this year, and it is expected to be released in the Lunar New Year file in 2023 or the Spring Festival file in 2024.
arrives in 2024 The filming of "The Legend of Condor Heroes" will start in 2025. Bona will pay 44 million yuan to Tibet Yiyi Culture Media Co., Ltd., and 26 million yuan to Dongyang Siyuan Film and Television Media Co., Ltd. , paid 17.5046 million yuan to the film studio and 5 million yuan to Beijing Heyu Film and Television Production Co., Ltd., with a total payment of 92.5046 million yuan, that is, the film has not yet started the preparatory stage. Bona has invested close to 100 million yuan, and the initial investment is about the overall film. 1/3 of the investment, so the investment guarantee for this "The Legend of Condor Heroes" is 300 million.
At present, few fresh meat actors and traffic stars can be popular for 5 years, and many traffic stars have collapsed and filmed The film and television drama is implicated and cannot be released normally. Because director Tsui Hark chose to use amateurs to play Yang Guo and Xiaolongnu, the film will not release any information on Yang Guo and Xiaolong actresses before the film is released. The actors of Yang Guo and Xiaolongnu are being secretly trained. The training content includes physical training, swordsmanship practice, conjugation of Weiya, etc. At the same time, there are also strict assessments in terms of acting skills. Two of the more than 40 amateurs will stand out and will play Yang Guohe in two years. little dragon girl . The cost of training 40 amateur actors for Tsui Hark in two years is far less than the salary of a movie star for a traffic star. Are you looking forward to Tsui Hark's version of "The Condor Heroes"? Welcome to leave a message in the comment area to discuss...!
