Chapter 466: Chapter 465 Master Yuan

“So you mean,” Wang Hao whispered, “we can’t seek them out either?”

“Exactly,” Li Chuang shrugged helplessly, “They all focus on techniques without paying attention to the form of presentation. Their fight scenes may look very realistic, but if you want to see ‘Inner Strength’ and that kind of mystery, you won’t be able to.”

Wang Hao grew more curious and asked, “Is there anyone else?”

“Of course there are, why wouldn’t there be?” Li Chuang smiled as he continued to explain to Wang Hao, “The third type is imaginative. A representative figure for this type of martial arts direction is Cheng Dong. Cheng Dong’s most typical characteristic is his ethereal moves, the best in using wires. I personally think his most typical work is ‘Qingxu.’ I don’t know if you’ve seen it, but it’s a fantasy martial arts film.”

Wang Hao firmly shook his head, “Haven’t seen it…”

Yeah, I’ve hardly seen any films from this world. Though I glanced at a few highly-rated ones on Douban before–forget it, their level is barely on par with ‘Youth’ from my previous life…

“I won’t talk much about the content of that movie,” Li Chuang said, “I can only say, a huge amount of the action scenes rely entirely on wires, there’s even a story about a wire breaking that almost killed the male lead. With wires, moms no longer need to film scenes backwards along the walls, and at the same time it supported a part of the post-production staff, even now whenever there’s a big action movie, post-production companies hire a bunch of novices to clean the wires, getting paid by the frame.”

“With the extensive use of wires, the lead actors now have more room to move and it also allows for greater breakthroughs in camera movement. When creating action effects, it not only greatly benefits the lead actors, but also helps the supporting actors take hits. In the past, those hit could only backflip themselves since everyone’s human and their own strength is too limited, but now it’s different, you have a bunch of masters pulling you up into the air when you’re hit…”

Wang Hao listened in amazement!

So this is the real origin of “I’ll make you cool and take you flying”…

“So from then on, our domestic movies are all about using wires,” Li Chuang shrugged his shoulders, “wall running, flying while walking, even needing to fly just to use the restroom to look awesome. The downside is that in recent years such action movies have seriously caused aesthetic fatigue, the audience starts complaining as soon as they see actors flying everywhere.”

“It seems we can’t use this genre either,” Wang Hao finally sighed after hearing this, “Now that you mention it, it seems we really don’t have many options left!”

“Exactly, why do you think I’m also distressed and frustrated,” Baby is suffering inside, but Baby is also helpless… Li Chuang said with a gloomy face, “The master we hired today, is actually the most suitable for our series. Master Yuan Xingping, known as Master within the circle and now number one internationally in martial arts direction. His father Yuan Xiaotian is also a formidable martial arts actor and choreographer, and his siblings are mostly involved in martial instruction in the industry; you can say their family belongs to movie royalty. His style involves a strong, sturdy base yet flows like drifting clouds and flowing water. Similar to Master Zhang Jialiang in that only real martial arts make for attractive scenes, the difference lies in the fact that his toughness is like a thick steel plate swooping down on your head, and in the end, the steel plate still quivers… This kind of power combined with a hint of vigor is his typical style.”

“A few years ago, a hugely popular film called ‘Snake Fist’ had Master Yuan successfully create an image of a serious yet lively protagonist, and he was extremely bold in the action design, incorporating a lot of highly difficult acrobatic moves in the movie, breaking human limits at the time and raising the difficulty level of action scenes. His action films are realistic yet not lacking in flair, with unique technique designs, grand and impressive, truly giving a grandmaster vibe! It makes one dream of martial heroes, even inspiring many kids to learn martial arts.”

“In that film, the protagonist could only be described as casually elegant, with movements that are systematic, respectful, and rhythmic, possessing both the dominance of a martial artist and the scholarly aura of a literate, with a bit of mischief. Characterization was richly crafted, and even many of the fighting moves reflected the protagonist’s personality. Especially the protagonist’s weapons, anything and everything–from umbrellas, sickles, blades, clubs, to even clothes and belts–were unconventional weapons, all readily available. Especially with your script, where every type of blade will appear, and every plant is a blade, Master Yuan is truly indispensable.”

Hearing Li Chuang say this, it seems that Master Yuan really is indispensable for this ‘The Proud Smiling Wanderer.’

No wonder why he kept muttering when we went to find him.

The martial arts directors from other genres all didn’t fit the style of this film, so only Master Yuan would do.

“No wonder,” Wang Hao also sighed. After pondering for a moment, he suddenly asked, “Did this master train in martial arts before?”