Anti-Japanese War, weapons designer at Fengtian Arsenal

How to film "Journey to the West" is a problem. It is definitely not possible to film it according to the original novel. The original novel is so dark and cruel, is it necessary to make a horror film?

In the planning room of Julong Culture, Li Qinwu and Li Xin sat on both sides of the desk. Li Qinwu said, "Just shoot it according to the 86 version of Journey to the West. The 86 version has been beautified many times. The master and apprentices have conflicts and warmth. It is very suitable for the whole family to watch. Anyway, I still remember the scene when the Monkey King's eyes were narrowed and he called out to Zhu Bajie helplessly, and Zhu Bajie ran to save the Monkey King. It was quite heartwarming."

Li Xin nodded.

"Okay, let's just film it according to the 86 version of Journey to the West. After all, it's already been successful once. People in this era have watched less. If we film it according to the original Journey to the West, the dark and cruel plot will probably cause chaos.

We can strengthen our friendship. The Journey to the West Five can have internal struggles, but they should be limited to the level of internal company struggles. When encountering problems, we should still protect each other. "

Li Qinwu continued to add: "The plot is based on the 86 version of Journey to the West. We can improve other aspects, such as the magic fighting special effects. You can let Zero do it, such as the magic of heaven and earth, and Wukong's growth from small to big. This can be made more shocking.

As for props, if they are directly fired from No. 2 ceramic steel, they can be made more exquisite and refined. The Monkey King suit in the 86 version of Journey to the West is actually made of cloth. It looked okay when I was a child, but it seems a bit simple when I grow up.

Let's get a set of metal Monkey King armor. The Monkey King is the god of war, so the armor must be handsome. You can use Han armor and Tang armor as the base, add some decorations, and make a handsome Monkey King suit."

When Journey to the West 86 was filmed in the previous life, the country had not yet solved the hunger problem, the economic conditions were not good, and the crew did not have much funding, so the costumes and props looked simple. Now that they are filming, there is naturally no problem with funding.

As for the shape of armor, the national armor circle in later generations developed quite impressively. Many people have reproduced historical armor, such as the up-loader Jie Ge, who has enough armor at home for Nurhaci to start his rebellion 10 times.

In his previous life, Li Qinwu watched all of Brother Jie's videos and had a good understanding of the shapes of armor from different eras. Now it was enough to use this knowledge to make armor for the Monkey King.

However, Li Xin had objections to making armor for the Monkey King.

“Armor is nice to look at, but if Monkey King keeps wearing it, won’t it make him look too murderous? After all, our Journey to the West is for audiences of all ages, so is it inappropriate to do so?

Moreover, in the plot, Monkey King's clothes were made for him by his master using tiger skin after he killed a tiger. This also reflects the master's care for his apprentice. If he wore armor, what would happen to the tiger skin? "

Li Qinwu thought about it for a moment and felt that it was indeed a bit inappropriate for the master and his disciples to wear armor while traveling, so he came up with a bold solution.

"Let's put it this way. When Monkey King is on the road, he usually wears the tiger skin skirt and cassock made by his master. When he is fighting monsters and demons, Monkey King takes out his golden hoop stick, and a golden light flashes on his body. Then he puts on armor and enters combat mode."

Li Xin's eyes lit up.

"Similar to the transformation of Armor Hero, once Monkey King transforms, the audience knows that a fight is about to begin. The fighting and combat segments can be concentrated after Monkey King transforms. It's great!"

After the discussion, the filming started directly. Li Xin contacted the punitive army clones who were on vacation in various parts of the country and asked them to keep an eye out for good scenery so that the crew could go there to shoot.

As for the actors, Li Qinwu created clones based on the master and apprentices in the 86 version of Journey to the West. Many times the first impression is the best, and it is difficult to find a direction for improvement.

Li Qinwu maximized the sensitivity of these clones, allowing them to perform moves that are more powerful than the actors in their previous lives. He also selected level 3 body density so that their weight would not be too large while still being able to perform power moves.

Now that the leading actors have been confirmed, there is no need to create new clones for the supporting roles. Just recruit from the existing group of clones. For example, the Black Bear Demon was played by Li Xiongnu. His expression is a bit unnatural, so by putting black makeup on his face and sticking black hair around him, he looks more hideous and terrifying when playing the Black Bear Demon, which is quite suitable.

There was also Li Jianfeng who volunteered to play the role of Erlang Shen. This guy is tall and well-proportioned, and his role as captain of the special operations team gave him the aura of a superior, making him just the right person to play Erlang Shen.

The punitive army clones rushed to divide the Journey to the West actors, and then there was the issue of props. All the armor and weapons were made of ceramic steel, which has a metallic luster after being polished smooth, and is perfect for making armor plates. If you want to make armor of different colors, you can also paint it.

As for the costumes, they were all made by a clothing factory in Henan. They were made according to the clothing that was popular during the Tang Dynasty, and the emphasis was on refinement. For this purpose, the clothing factory also invited old tailors who used to work in the Qing Palace to hand-sew the costumes.

Everything was ready, and the crew of Journey to the West started filming at the end of that month. Julong Daily and Julong Broadcasting simultaneously promoted the news, informing the world that Julong Culture was filming Journey to the West, which caused quite a stir in the country.

These people of the Republic of China never imagined that one day, Journey to the West, one of the four great classics, would be adapted into a movie. All kinds of messy letters came in and filled up the office of Julong Culture.

Upon seeing this, Li Xin directly opened a small section in the Julong Daily, reporting on the filming progress of the Journey to the West crew every day, and from time to time he would take photos of the selected actors and the finished armor and weapons and publish them.

Those exquisite armors and weapons were still shocking even through extremely distorted newspaper photos. More and more letters were sent to Julong Culture. Even some great figures who had left their names in history walked into Julong Culture’s office and personally inquired about the progress of the filming. This shows the importance of Journey to the West in the hearts of the Chinese people.

It can be said that Journey to the West was popular all over the country before it was released. It’s a pity that no matter how fast Julong Entertainment moves, Journey to the West will not be released to the public until the second half of the year.

Li Qinwu stayed in the Journey to the West crew for a few days, watching how the crew worked. After satisfying his curiosity, he planned to return to Chongqing. He had more important work to do. But before leaving, he found Li Xin and asked, "With our strength, it's almost certain that we can make the film, but have you ever thought about how to broadcast it?

Even in Shanghai, there are no more than 100 cinemas now, right? Our Journey to the West is not only for rich men and women, but also for ordinary people. Have you thought about how to deal with this?"

Li Xin really hadn't thought about it, he was only thinking about making the movie.

Li Qinwu continued: "There are now more than 500 Longlong stores, not counting those in the city, there are at least 400 in the countryside, which is equivalent to us having 400 branches.

In addition to selling cheap goods to make life better for the people, I also want to use these outlets as promotional sites. Now is the time to install radios and projectors in Longlong Store. I remember that these two technologies are not difficult. You have been exposed to these things a lot. Do you have any opinions?"

Li Xin nodded.

"These two things are indeed not difficult to manufacture. Electronic products are just starting out in this era, and there is not much advanced technology. We can overcome them one by one.

As for the radio, the structure of a crystal radio can be used. It is cheap and easy to deploy. Anyway, our bird spectrometer signal is super strong, and the crystal radio can also receive the channel.

The movie projector is even simpler. Its internal structure is just a gear bulb and a zoom lens. The most difficult part is the variable rubber lens, which is also easy to make. We have a set of gun mirror production equipment in the Fengtian Arsenal. We can make lenses by just modifying it.

The speakers do have a little technical difficulty, but after the electronics factory is built, simple speakers can still be made. Even if the sound quality is not very good, as long as the sound is clear, it's fine. If you really can't make it, you can consult No. 0 Ma.

In fact, we can produce all these things if we think about it, but the most difficult thing is the film."