Jing Wong, the controversial new edition of ＂Eternal Dragon Slayer＂, responds to the query!

Special feature of 1905 film network "Why don’t you come and shoot?" The new version of "Eternal Dragon Slayer" began to be controversial, and more than once "cleared the name" for the protagonists in public. In an exclusive interview with the 1905 film network, we mentioned this topic to him again, and he even responded with a golden sentence of "Would you like to shoot it?"

In the face of doubt, Jing Wong even asked the audience:"At first, everyone said that there must be no small fresh meat. If there is small fresh meat, I will not watch it. Now I say that (the protagonists) are too old, so is it good to be young or mature?"

Over the years, Jing Wong, who is nearly 70 years old, has gone her own way. In his view, it is a great regret to remake "Eternal Dragon Slayer" many years ago. As for casting, the director can’t just listen to the fans’ ideas, but what he thinks is appropriate is the most important. After more than 40 years of film and television, Jing Wong said frankly, "I know what I have done."

Along the way, he is fearless of storms and disputes. As he said, I quit when I was out of breath. "Why should I be afraid? Criticism is normal."

NO.1　In the face of doubts, the mentality is dull."Only accept fair and reasonable word of mouth"

In the evaluation of more than 30,000 people in Douban, and both of them scored only 4 points, Jing Wong’s reputation once again "bottomed out". But even so, the director’s mentality remains the same. "Only accept fair and reasonable word of mouth, and unreasonable comments will be forgotten."

"You know, now there are a lot of black powder specially to scold you, charge hundreds of pieces to write a black manuscript for a living, and it seems that he is very advanced. In particular, there is a platform where everyone is a romantic god. It has the final say in its scores. But when I was filming very well, I didn’t know where that platform was! "

After 1993, restarting the sequel to "Eternal Dragon Slayer" has always been a big stone in Jing Wong’s mind. At that time, as Zhao Min sent an invitation to Zhang Wuji to save the six schools in Dadu, it came to an end quietly.

Jing Wong said that "The Demon Master of the Dragon Slayer" is the seventh film starring in one year. The audience’s aesthetic fatigue and strong opponents in the same file did not perform well at the box office. He wanted to make a sequel at that time, but investors were unwilling to give him a play because of business considerations, so he had to accept it silently.

Later, "The Demon Master of the Dragon Slayer" was broadcast in the Mainland, which was praised as a masterpiece by everyone. The audience knew that Zhao Min had gone to Zhang Wuji, but Zhang Wuji never appeared. He has the responsibility to return a scene in which Zhang Wuji went to Dadu to find Zhao Min.

Jing Wong can feel that although the 93rd edition is regarded as a classic, its values and narrative methods are inevitably out of date. This time, he finally waited for the opportunity to remake the classic, and he also made up his mind to tell it thoroughly in a new way: the story started with Mr. and Mrs. Zhang Cuishan, and was divided into two parts, namely, "Jiuyang Shengong" and "Flame Xiongfeng", which lasted for four hours.

Talking about the difference between the old version and the new version, Jing Wong said that the 93rd version has Jet Li, so there is no need to add a lot of fighting design, leaving little room for other actors to play, only sacrificing Zhou Zhiruo to make such a super beauty play a pure villain. This time, in the new edition, he decided to calculate all the scheming of Zhao Min and Zhou Zhiruo, and Xiao Zhao’s life only lived for one person, which was completely expressed.

Over the years, "Eternal Dragon Slayer" has been shot in countless versions. But Jing Wong still thinks that the 77th edition starring,, and is the most classic. He praised every actor in the 77th edition, and Adam Cheng was his favorite Zhang Wuji. In this new version, he also stressed that actors should fit the role.

However, the casting of the new edition of "Eternal Dragon Slayer" is controversial.Some viewers ridiculed, raymond lam,Louis Koo; Tin Lok、Donnie YenAdd up to nearly 200 years old, too old, inconsistent with the original description.Janice Man、Yinong QiuandYun Qian QianIt is not glamorous enough, and it can’t compete with several female hosts in the 93 edition.

And in the face of everyone’s doubts, Jing Wong can be described as pushing through the crowd. He explained that raymond lam felt that he was only in his early thirties in the play, and that the juvenile part of the original book had been deleted, and he was over thirty, so he was absolutely suitable to play Zhang Wuji.

Besides, he hopes to find an actor who knows Tai Chi and feels like a grandmaster to play Zhang Sanfeng, and Donnie Yen is undoubtedly the best candidate. As for the three heroines, Janice Man, Yinong Qiu and Yun Qian Qian, they have completely satisfied their imaginations. Wang Jing praised the performance of the stars in the new edition of "Eternal Dragon Slayer". "I am very satisfied!"

Zhang Wuji, the most important role in this trick, was entrusted to raymond lam. He even more bluntly said that the performance of the other party was better than that of Jet Li. "Jet Li is good at martial arts, and he has no problem with all martial arts, but the literary drama is just like that. Raymond lam is a man who performs literary dramas and combines civil and military affairs very well. "

Jing Wong introduced that he believed that raymond lam was misused and wasted his talent during the TVB period, and the two sides never sought cooperation. Later, when he heard that the latter had a great acting skill and was forced to do it, coupled with Louis Koo’s recommendation, he urged the other party to play Zhang Wuji in the new version of "Eternal Dragon Slayer".

During the five-month filming, 90% of raymond lam’s martial arts scenes went into battle in person. He praised the other party for not disappointing himself, and he was the most satisfied Zhang Wuji after Adam Cheng. "There is another Hong Kong acting actor!"

NO.2　Fight back directly in the face of controversy"I am a commercial director, and I can watch less if I don’t like it."

At the age of 25, she began to enter the film industry, and under the protection of her father, Jing Wong did have some brilliant highlights.

The series made him stand out, and the series made him famous, which once again proved that he was body of work. At the same time, such as works, Jing Wong somewhat borrowed feelings, and then fried cold rice.

Some people say that he personally created the classics and personally destroyed them. But for Jing Wong, it doesn’t matter. Praise and criticism are floating clouds, and movies are just a business. He has a principle in filming, every work should bring fame or profit, fame and fortune are of course the best, and he won’t shoot a film without fame and fortune.

For a long time, Jing Wong was branded as "the king of bad movies".In a variety show, a film critic asked a young director in front of Jing Wong, "Do you want to be Jing Wong or do you want to be?"Wong Kar-wai? "

A representative of commercial films, the king of bad films; A frequent visitor to literary films and a big coffee maker in the film industry. Comparing the two men, critics insinuate that Jing Wong’s works are vulgar and shallow, and are often criticized. Unexpectedly, Jing Wong not only didn’t get angry, but solved the embarrassment with high emotional intelligence. "Wong Kar-wai and Jing Wong don’t conflict, and we often sit together for tea."

In the conversation with us, he once again mentioned the choice of "want to be Jing Wong or Wong Kar-wai".

"Do you think you want to be Wong Kar-wai so easy? You don’t know how much thought and skill Wong Kar-wai spent, how much he sacrificed and how much he gave up. It’s stupid. It’s hard for Wong Kar-wai to do it. He is scolded more than me. "

Wang Jinghao said that the life of a director who is not a businessman will be short. He is a commercial director and never flatters his face. He appreciates directors who like to stylize their works, but he only pursues making the script logical, making the characters vivid and making everyone feel comfortable.

"Everyone has his own choice, and it’s best to go his own way. If you don’t like my way, it’s over if you don’t watch my play less."

Jing Wong is a "multi-point blossom" in the film industry, both as a director and an investor. The most beautiful thing about him as an investor is the sum of his investment. The reputation of the two films "Tin Shui Wai" exploded, sweeping the major film awards ceremony, allowing the audience to see the resilience of Hong Kong films again. But after all, it is still a literary film, and the film market performance is poor.

Jing Wong doesn’t mind this either. "The film industry needs literary films, and it is to make money by making commercial films." Jing Wong bluntly said that he likes watching art movies, but he is not good at filming. He is willing to support those who are good at filming. "If I have the ability, I am absolutely willing to help my peers."

But he also broke the news that many people have been helped by him and turned to scold him. "You will always meet this kind of villain in your life, and you won’t miss it. So don’t care, just do what you think is right. "

He has made a masterpiece, directed a bad film, been encouraged, and met with criticism. Jing Wong said that he has never been afraid of controversy, and there is nothing to argue about. Many people who say he is bad and scold him have retired, starved to death, disappeared and everything. He really can’t control so many people.

If one day, he feels that he is out of date and not suitable for the film circle, he will slowly withdraw from the front of the screen. Jing Wong regarded leaving the curtain as a natural thing. "This is not terrible, which means everyone will die." So when will you consider retiring? We asked conveniently.

"Retirement is not considered by yourself, but decided by the society. When the society doesn’t want you, you can’t even think about it; When society still needs you, you can’t even retire if you want … "

For life, for the future, the king of golden sentences, who has experienced storms, has long been indifferent and frank.