The "Iron-Blooded Heart" unit of "Jin Yong's Martial Arts World" was launched, with mixed reviews.
Guo Jing and Huang Rong are good-looking, there is no slow motion in the fight scenes, and the pace is so fast that it can fly.
But there are also shortcomings. The blind pursuit of a fast pace leads to a lack of foreshadowing and detailed characterization.
is extremely unfriendly to viewers who are not familiar with "The Legend of the Condor Heroes". The new version of
is now on the air, which means there is another excuse to review the old classic version.
"The Legend of the Condor Heroes" has been remade several times, but only the 83 version has been enshrined in the altar. Weng Meiling's Qiao Huangrong is an unavoidable peak.
3 version is divided into three parts, " Iron-blooded Danxin " + " Ashes of Time " + "Huashan Sword Theory".
The characters in the play have distinct personalities. Huang Rong of Weng Meiling is smart and cute, and Guo Jing of Huang Rihua is simple and kind-hearted.
Liu Dan’s Hong Qigong, Qin Huang’s Old Naughty Boy, Zeng Jiang’s Huang Yaoshi, Jiang Yi’s Ke Zhen’e, etc., are all irreplaceable classics.
At the same time, the 83 version of the classic is also inseparable from the efforts of some people behind the scenes.
1. Strong production team
A good TV series cannot be separated from a good production team.
3 version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" has a luxurious lineup from producer to director to screenwriter.
The chief director and producer of this drama is Wang Jing’s father Wang Tianlin, a gold medal producer of TVB.
, " Legend of Chu Liuxiang ", " Book of Swords and Enmities" , " Border Town Prodigal Son " are all written by him.
In addition, his apprentice Johnnie To has a pivotal position in the Hong Kong film industry. He has won the Hong Kong Film Awards many times and is known as the godfather of gangster films.
In this film, he serves as the executive director, which shows the quality of this drama.
At the same time, in order to ensure the filming of this classic work, the crew also established a "guest support group".
has included Ni Kuang, one of the "Four Great Talents", well-known writer Dong Qianli, martial arts film director Chu Yuan and martial arts geek Tsui Hark, etc. to provide suggestions for the TV series.
With such a lineup, it is difficult to think of the quality of this drama low.
2, Excellent casting
After the production team has finalized, the selection of actors is the top priority.
In terms of casting, Wang Tianlin regarded whether the actors are close to the original characters as the first priority.
The TV station spent a lot of manpower to find suitable people. Huang Rihua played Guo Jing and Yang Panpan played Mu Nianci, which was unanimously recognized by everyone.
In addition, the joining of Xie Xian, Li Siqi, Zeng Jiang, Liu Dan, Liu Siu-ming and others also added weight to the drama.
However, the casting of newcomer Michael Miao to play Yang Kang caused considerable controversy.
In the end, Wang Tianlin overcame all opinions and settled on Miao Qiaowei, and then the handsome Yang Kang was born.
All the actors have been confirmed, but there is no suitable candidate for the heroine Huang Rong.
Even Ni Kuang once said: "Huang Rong is the soul of this drama. Who is chosen to play Huang Rong has a bearing on the success or failure of this drama."
So the crew decided to cast the "Ideal Huang Rong" through "auditions" This is where the “draft” event begins.
After rounds of selection, 23-year-old Weng Meiling stood out.
Dressed in ancient costume and holding a willow branch, she successfully conquered Jin Yong with the sentence "The daughter of the owner of Peach Blossom Island meets Jin Daxia".
Jin Yong expressed his position on the spot - this is the Huang Rong I am looking for.
However, at this time, Weng Meiling was a complete newcomer. In addition to hosting "Women's New Look", she only made a guest appearance in "Thirteen Sisters".
In order to reduce risks, this drama chose to film and broadcast simultaneously to see how the audience reacted.
What everyone didn’t expect was that the TV series had become popular throughout Hong Kong before it was finished. After
was introduced to the mainland, it set a ratings record. Huang Rong played by Weng Meiling is also known as the most beautiful "Pretty Huang Rong". It is the most classic version in the hearts of many martial arts lovers. After Weng Meiling, there is no more Pretty Huang Rong.
3, "Terrifying" supporting cast
In addition to the luxurious starring cast, the supporting characters in this drama are also very eye-catching.
In the play, the audience can see the maid played by Carina Lau, the waiter played by Wu Zhenyu, and Ouyang Zhenhua who plays the servant.
is most famous for Stephen Chow. As a supporting actor, he played two roles. One was Song Bing who appeared in the first episode, and he also had one or two lines.
The other was a beggar whose face could not be seen clearly and was beaten to death by Mei Chaofeng.
is such a shot of one or two seconds. Star Master actually suggested to the director whether Mei Chaofeng could kill himself with two moves.
Under the fast-paced shooting of TVB, the director will naturally not pay attention to this "dead-foot".
Many years later, Stephen Chow transplanted this experience into " The King of Comedy ".
I just don’t know if the director at that time was Johnnie To, and the two also collaborated on "The Death Judge" and "Ji Gong" in the 1990s.
Coincidentally, it was precisely because of Mr. Star that Johnnie To realized that he had no say in being a director, so he had a year of retreat to think.
was the basis for the later Galaxy Image, and classics such as " Underworld " and " Detective ".
4, 2 horses, 10 sheep, create the Mongolian grassland
In the first part of the play "Heart of Iron", there are a lot of scenes of the Mongolian grassland, but the filming of the entire play never left Hong Kong.
In order to better show the Mongolian grassland, the crew also took great pains and finally chose Lantau Island after multiple surveys.
set up the scene overnight, built a yurt, built a sheep pen, and even bought 2 horses and a dozen sheep.
In this way, a grassland scene with wind-blown grass and cows and sheep is laid out.
The crew also chose to focus on filming the scenes on the grassland, so the entire crew had food and accommodation here and filmed non-stop, finishing all the scenes on the grassland in just 10 days.
Judging from the rendering effect, many people would not expect that this is just a scene on Lantau Island, but it really looks like galloping on the prairie of Inner Mongolia.
In addition, when filming the snowy scenes, the crew spent a lot of money, even spending hundreds of thousands to purchase snowmaking machines from abroad to create icy and snowy scenes.
It is precisely because of the hard work of the crew that the quality of the TV series is more effectively guaranteed.
5, shooting scenes with frequent accidents
During the filming process, in addition to the difficult shooting environment, the crew also encountered many accidents.
Because there are many martial arts scenes in the play, there are also many difficult martial arts moves.
During a martial arts action, Weng Meiling was accidentally hit in the eye by a martial artist, and she was bleeding profusely.
After a week of hospitalization, Weng Meiling returned to the set.
The martial arts master was also frightened at that time, but Weng Meiling's words "I just want to cut off my double eyelids" saved the situation with high EQ.
In addition, in a fight scene between Huang Rong and Yang Kang, due to inaccurate timing, Weng Meiling, who was wielding a dog beating stick, hit Miao Qiaowei in the right eye.
Miao Qiaowei was in pain and fell to the ground. He thought he was blind and "looked for eyes everywhere on the ground." Fortunately, he was fine after being sent to the hospital for treatment.
Compared with the injuries of Weng Meiling and Miu Qiaowei, Huang Yuncai, who plays Ouyang Ke, is hanging by a thread.
During the filming of the scene where Ouyang Ke jumped into the sea, Huang Yuncai, who was already familiar with water, thought that everything was safe.
But after jumping into the sea, a big wave hit him and he was instantly washed away more than ten meters away.
In addition, the sandbox on my back became heavier after being soaked in water, and I was exhausted after filming all night.
Huang Yuncai was struggling at sea, and because this scene was a distant scene, the staff were all on the shore, and the distance was too far.
At the critical moment, a small boat came over and rescued the exhausted Huang Yuncai.
It can be said that the success of this drama is inseparable from the dedication of the actors, and it also made the actors famous for a time.
With the broadcast of the 1983 version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", it quickly aroused a strong response and was hailed as a peak of Hong Kong martial arts dramas.
After the series was introduced to the mainland in 1985, it triggered a frenzy of watching the series, which moved everyone, both men and women, old and young.
The success of this drama is no accident. Behind this drama, there are not only many actors who work hard, but also staff who work silently.
The most important thing is that they all uphold the original intention of respecting the work, respecting the characters, and respecting the audience.
It has been 41 years now, and the most beautiful "Pretty Yellow Rong" Weng Meiling, as well as many other actors, are no longer here.
But the fierce martial arts friendship in the play still echoes in the hearts of the audience.(Written by: Xi Chuangxue)
