TV drama scripts are written in episodes, with each scene written separately.
He came up with a template and followed it, but what's more, Su Rui Chen also searched his brain for "Journey to the West", "The Legend of Monkey King", "Sun Wukong Subdues the White Bone Demon" and so on.
Anyway, all the scripts of movies and TV dramas about Journey to the West have been searched out, and if they can be borrowed, they will be borrowed. Classics are just so refined.
Of course, the natural also want to integrate "Huang" in it, he for the "New Journey to the West" set the main tone is gradually reveal Huang background, will this background blend in not easy.
The first difficulty he encountered was how to start the story, and the opening of the old version of Journey to the West in this world is to introduce the stone on the Flower Fruit Mountain, which is the stone that turned into Sun Wukong. This narrative method is very good at starting with a clear theme.
However, since "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" is going to reveal the background of the primordial chaos, it should start by directly mentioning Pangu's creation of heaven.
The problem is that from Pangu opening the sky to Journey to the West, it takes at least one episode, which is too slow. This is similar to dumping all the worldviews at the beginning, which will cause readers' disgust. The same goes for this TV series, it will also cause the audience's disgust, so the initial exposition must be handled just right.
"It's best to dig a big hole, like suspense, so that readers have the desire to continue reading" Su Xichen seemed to have thought of a method, but how to dig this hole?
There are indeed many pitfalls in the myth of Honghuang, but none of them are suitable and have nothing to do with Journey to the West itself.
What unsolved mysteries does Journey to the West have?
Racking my brains, I wrote down one idea after another on paper, but they were all shot down by Su Xuechen one by one, so that after thinking for two or three hours, nothing was written. If this continues, it's really dangerous to finish writing in two months.
Suddenly a flash of inspiration struck and I patted my own head "I'm so stupid, it can be like this, at the beginning of each episode, tell the story of the Primordial God for five minutes or three minutes, yes, yes, that's it."
"But what about the length of the plot? Each episode starts with an additional five minutes, which would extend the time significantly. It seems troublesome to make adjustments in the program schedule."
"What's the way to make this program not delayed due to the increased five minutes, but also ensure the quality of each episode?" After thinking for a while, I thought of a two-way approach, but it requires Yu Qiyuan's consent.
This method is related to the subsequent script, so Su Shichen rushed to find Yu Qiyuan with a stern face.
Arrived at Yu Qiyuan's room and knocked on the door.
"Director Yu, there's something I'd like to discuss with you."
"'Please come in' Yu Qiyuan said, 'It's about the shaping of Sun Wukong. I've thought it through and decided to take a middle-of-the-road approach, both are necessary. On one hand, we'll set up Sun Wukong as a heroic character, on the other hand, we'll arrange for him to have an emotional experience, just like you said. However, in doing so, we must weaken both aspects, after all, 'Journey to the West' is not a book about individual heroism, nor is it a romance novel."
"Yu Dao considered it very thoughtful, and so did Sun Wukong in this role. However, just now when I was writing the script in my room, I suddenly thought of a method that would be beneficial for explaining the Honghuang mythology."
"What's going on?" Yu Qiuyuan.
"Before I mention this method, I'd like to ask Director Yu a question. Every TV series has an opening sequence, but considering Director Yu's many years of experience in directing, how many people actually watch the opening sequence? Even if there is a nice-sounding theme song, especially when watching online."
"Not many, to be exact very few. Most people who watch online will fast forward, while those who watch TV at home have no choice but to watch because there is no fast forward function on TV."
"In other words, nobody really likes watching opening credits, so I have a suggestion: suggest that 'Journey to the West' doesn't have an opening credit sequence."
"No trailer?"
"Yes, it's naturally impossible for all the myths of the Primordial Chaos to be condensed into one Journey to the West. However, we can change the opening sequence of each episode to tell the myths of the Primordial Chaos, from Pangu creating heaven and earth to Journey to the West. Each episode will tell five minutes, and with over 60 episodes, that's over 300 minutes, which is almost enough to roughly narrate the entire myth of the Primordial Chaos."
"This proposal is quite good, just like this, compared to wasting five minutes on a trailer that no one watches, it's better to use the time of the trailer to tell the myth of Honghuang." Yu Qiyuan felt more and more that this method was feasible. "Hmm, ingenious idea, but very suitable."
Success!
Su Xuan clenched his fists in the dark, cheering himself up. This way, it saved him a lot of effort to write the script. Next was to use the plot of Journey to the West to slowly bring out the Honghuang myth.
Actually, Journey to the West can lead to many mythological places. For example, in Chapter 24, "The Great Sage of Mount Wutai Leaves His Friend", and "The Five Elements Mountain Practitioner Steals Ginseng". In this chapter, a character named Zhenyuanzi appears, and Sun Wukong actually loses a magical duel with him. This is also quite normal.
Who is Zhenyuanzi? However, he is a contemporary of the demon master Kunpeng and Minghe Laozu, Sanqing and others, known as the ancestor of the earth immortal. How could Sun Wukong be his opponent?
The Three Pure Ones and the Four Emperors are all his friends, this is absolutely not nonsense.
In the old version of Journey to the West, seeing that Zhenyuanzi is so powerful, it seems that even Sun Wukong is not his opponent. I have always wanted to know his identity since I was a child and saw him for the first time, wondering who on earth Zhenyuanzi is.
In the new version, it can be openly and frankly told to the audience what kind of person Zhen Yuansu is.
There is also this time's Ginseng fruit that can bring out the top 10 spiritual roots of heaven and earth, this setting is a welfare for many online writers.
Apart from this, several main characters can also lead to many topics. First of all, let's talk about Sun Wukong, one of the four great spiritual monkeys in the primordial chaos. In the old version, only the names of these four great spiritual monkeys were vaguely mentioned, but Su Shi Chen can say out the identities of all four people.
For example, Xiaobailong can lead to the origin of Longgong, and at the same time, it can also throw out a question why Longgong is so unbearable. It's worth noting that in mythology, dragons and phoenixes are competing for hegemony.
After piquing the audience's interest, the background can be revealed, which is the first of the Three Calamities of Heaven and Earth in the myth of Honghuang, where the three tribes of Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin contend for dominance.
To know that humans are a very curious animal, knowing the first of the three disasters of heaven and earth, they want to know the second and third, so a new pit is completed.
Then comes Sha Weng, Sha Weng appears to be a very simple person, seemingly without any stories. However, after obtaining the Western Scripture, he was conferred the title of Nanwu Eight Treasure Golden Body Arhat Bodhisattva. This title alone can lead to the Buddhist hierarchy of Shami, Shamen, Bhikkhu, Emperor Release, Sound Hearing, Arhat, Bodhisattva, Buddha, and Patriarch. Immediately afterwards, one can use the Buddhist hierarchy to compare the strength of the Immortals, dividing them into Golden Immortals, True Immortals, etc.
According to Buddhism, Xiaobailong can also lead to the Heavenly Dragon Eight Divisions.
The Eight Trigrams are the eight divisions of heavenly troops, dragon troops, yaksha, gandharva, asura, kinnara, garuda and mahoraga. All these intricate things can be brought out one by one, that is to say, "Journey to the West" and Su Renshan's "Honghuang" are inseparable.
The room was quiet, and even the sound of pen writing could be heard clearly. Su Release Morning believed that after "New Journey to the West" was filmed, it would definitely become the annual ratings champion. Of course, what he liked most was his book "Honghuang" becoming the annual best-selling book champion.
With inspiration, Su Rui Chen wrote all the way until 11 o'clock and only stopped because his stomach was growling with hunger. He ordered a set meal from room service, and as expected of a star-rated hotel, the food arrived within ten minutes.
After eating his fill, he suddenly remembered there was a piece of good news that he hadn't told Wang Ni.
"Hello, Auntie. Still working? Don't overwork yourself, there's always tomorrow for work. Your health is more important..."
"Who is this?" The voice on the other end of the phone wasn't Wang Ni's familiar voice, but a young woman's. Su Xichen's nagging concerns came to an abrupt halt. Had he dialed the wrong number? He looked at the name stored on his phone - no, he hadn't made a mistake.
"Uh, who are you? I'm looking for Aunt Wang."
"Oh, it turns out you're looking for my mom, she's cooking, wait a moment."
Mom? Is this really Wang's daughter?
Turning her gaze to the other end of the phone, Wang Ni was wearing an apron and busying herself in the kitchen like a housewife, but this housewife was not up to par, as it was already past 11 o'clock and she had just started cooking.
"Mom, someone is looking for you." Wang Shan handed the phone to Wang Ni.
"Phone? Who?"
"I don't know, but I'm very concerned about your mom. She told you not to just focus on work and to rest more, and also called you 'Auntie'." Wang Shan said this and Wang Ni already knew who was calling.
"What's up, Xiao Chen?"
"Auntie, why are you cooking so late? Are you again only focusing on work? I've told you many times, don't just focus on work."
"Hmm" If it were someone else who was muttering like this, Wang Ni would have blown up long ago. However, listening to Su Xichen's mutterings, Wang Ni only responded with a nasal sound.
"By the way, auntie, was that woman just now your daughter? Why haven't I seen her before?"
"Just returned from studying in the United States."
"Oh, right, Auntie, I have some good news to tell you. You should know that I was chosen by Director Yu as the screenwriter for 'New Journey to the West', and it was during this time that I wrote a book tied in with 'New Journey to the West' which will be sold together with it. I plan to give this book to your company to publish, what do you think?"
"It's not Auntie's company, it's our company, Xiaochen you also have shares" Wang Ni corrected.
"Oh, oh, slip of the tongue, okay, auntie, I still have some things to improve on the script, let's talk next time." As Su Rui Chen was about to hang up, she added, "Auntie, remember not to work too late."
"Hmm" and then hung up the phone.
"Who is mom?" Wang Shan asked with her big, shining eyes wide open.
"Su Release Morning, a genius writer from Yang City." Wang Ni introduced briefly.
"Genius writer? There are many geniuses, but is he a Scurviro genius?" Foreign genius writers are countless, and Wang Shan, having studied abroad in the US and returned home, has seen his fair share of geniuses. So, she doesn't think much of this Yangcheng's so-called genius author.
"Xiao Chen is indeed a genius," said Wang Ni.
"Even a genius can't compare to Scurvano." The Scurvano in Wang Xuan's mouth is a genius writer from the United States, who has already written three bestsellers at the age of 17. Wang Xuan himself admires him very much and often mentions him on the phone, so Wang Ni also knows about it.
"Xiao Chen's genius is no less than Skuvara's, and even more so." Wang Ni.
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