Wulin Treasure Manual: The Movie and Television Companion Book for "My Own Swordsman"

Author: Ning Canshen, Li Yaping
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Publish Date: 2006-04-01
Features: From its premiere on CCTV before the Spring Festival to its current rebroadcast, this unconventional comedy, dubbed China's "Friends" in ancient costumes, has garnered attention and discussion from professors to ordinary netizens. Moreover, the book is helmed by Ning Canshen, the screenwriter of "My Own Swordsman," a rising internet author whose popularity has surged recently. He personally selected a series of dialogue excerpts from the episodes under the banner of "Rediscovering the Martial Arts World," presenting them to readers as "the essence of the classics," sure to delight the "" (fans). In the "Biography of Characters from Tongfu Inn," from investors Hao Yaining, director Shang Jing, and screenwriter Ning Canshen, to the main cast including Yan Ni, Sha Yi, Yao Chen, Yu Entai, and Jiang Chao, all reveal their true, detailed thoughts for the first time in "The Martial Arts Treasury," uncovering another reality behind "My Own Swordsman." Ning Canshen's personally selected scripts are a must-read for those who want an exclusive peek behind the scenes. Accompanying the book is the "Martial Arts Red Treasure Book," a must-have collection of witty sayings from the martial arts world. Creating "The Martial Arts Treasury" was merely a way to reflect on what remains after the excitement fades. It's like after watching adults set off huge firecrackers as a child, stepping on the red shreds and smoke, checking which firecracker hasn't been lit yet, striking a match, cupping your ears, and listening to the crisp sound. What can later creators learn from it? What has seeped into the minutiae of our lives, even to the bone—"Never needs to be remembered, yet never forgotten"—can always bring joy and warmth to our hearts? On nights when "My Own Swordsman" isn't available, turn off the TV, brew any tea, and read a few pages of "The Martial Arts Treasury" by the light. Then, wash and sleep.
"My Own Swordsman" is a martial arts drama shot with a playful tone, a comedic attitude, and an ironic approach. Before filming began, we had already defined its concept: laughing at martial arts. A group of young people with diverse personalities, both pitiable and lovable, gather in Tongfu Inn, experiencing the risks and legends of the martial arts world, tasting the warmth and cold of human life, and experiencing the sweetness and bitterness of family and love. The play is a mix of various comedic elements—there are narrative twists from traditional theater, the lexical characteristics of crosstalk and other Chinese opera forms; elements of dark humor, the absurdity of popular comedy; touches of surrealism; internet slang, fashion tips, advertisements, computer games, pop songs, and variety show simulations. It borrows freely from satire, praise, exaggerated humor, and heartfelt admiration, blending them all into a single, cohesive whole. In short, it inherits classics while breaking conventions, seeks humor without lacking warmth, combining the teachings of traditional realism with the deconstruction of postmodernism—all to create a comedy that is both refined and accessible, fresh and new.