Chapter 704 Pressure Is on "Red Cliff"

Actually, it’s not necessary.

An inventory of Shen Xudong’s investment and film production in recent years has been compiled into an inventory, and then appeared in major soft articles!

Some are written by companies looking for people to write them, most of them are spontaneous...

Shen Xudong is so powerful this year, "Cao Cao", "Zhao Zilong 2", "On the Road", "Back to 20" and then "The Ancient City". Five dramas in a row were hits!

And they are all phenomenal sales - "Cao Cao" 207 million, "Zhao Zilong 2" 168 million, "The Lost Road" 176 million, "Back to 20" 267 million...

The box office of "The Ancient City" exceeded 100 million in its first weekend.

The box office is just a show off, but the critical reputation is pretty good!

A bunch of netizens praised Shen Xudong as ‘the savior of Chinese films’…

Oh, "Jingjue Ancient City" scored 7.8 on Douban and 7.7 on Time.com. The highest-liked review was: 'Unexpectedly good. There is no fault in every aspect. This kind of project is not easy. ’

Also, "Jingjue Ancient City" definitely represents the top level of today's Chinese commercial films and industrial productions. The narrative is smooth, the plot is ups and downs without losing humor, the atmospheric scenes and props, and the actors' performance are also great... Congratulations to Liu Ye, and congratulations to the world. Ba Chang found the most suitable Hu Bayi! ’

In fact, most audiences are very tolerant of Chinese movies, but the premise is that you want them to see sincerity and hard work...

If the movie itself surprises them, it will naturally receive a lot of praise...

Are there any surprises in "Jingjue Ancient City"?

Nonsense, the scale alone has shocked all the audience - there are zombies, fire snakes, the exquisite queen...

The special effects part, all the green screen parts and pure CG parts, CG characters and real-person interaction parts, all of these do not show a "cheap feeling" from beginning to end, which is particularly commendable!

In terms of genre, Chinese science fiction or monster films have always had a hard time making the audience believe them or get into the action quickly. In other words, they look fake no matter how they are filmed.

Because we watch too much Hollywood, many viewers think that science fiction or monster movies should look like something. This is unsolvable. How do we film it? Copying Hollywood on the surface cannot solve the problem of internal acceptance by the audience. This is a problem of aesthetic acceptance. , there was no solution for a time...

However, the art concept of "Jingjue Ancient City" refers to the Northwest in the 1990s. The art and historical atmosphere are very complete and the degree of completion is very good.

Especially the scene design of the black sandstorm and the exquisite ancient city is very shocking!

Not to mention that people will be drawn in immediately, at least there will be no drama.

And there are also embroidered shoes in the easter egg part - leading to "Longling Mysterious Cave".

What else is there to be dissatisfied with?

Oh, the reason why it didn’t score 8 points is because...many people said it was ‘more than a little worse than “Raiders of the Lost Ark”, “National Treasure” and “The Mummy”...

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"I was under a lot of pressure at the beginning because the original book "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" was so popular. I heard that the sales of the original book alone exceeded 10 million..."

The creators of "The Ancient City" promote the movie.

No matter what the movie is, when promoting it, the actors must have a feeling of ‘uneasy’ → ‘pluck up the courage’ → ‘strive to adapt’ → ‘integrate into one’…

If you don’t brag, how will the media report it?

How will the audience know that you put in a lot of effort for the role?

Liu Ye... is really amazing. During this period, he was really crazy about acting!

"Lan Yu" is being filmed here and "Happy Street" is being filmed there;

One is filming "Blood Romance" and the other is filming "The Promise";

Here we are filming "A City of Golden Armor" and there we are filming "Dark Matter";

Here I am rehearsing and touring the drama "Amber", and there I am filming "Beauty Grass" and "Surrender to the Innocent Girl"...

I heard that while filming "The Ancient City", there are also two TV series on hand, "The Years of Our Lives" and "A Woman's Epic", and by the way, "Nanjing!" Nanjing! 》Reshooting work...

But... there's nothing wrong with his presentation at all!

Being an actor is just a job. Just like some people only have one job, and some people have to work two or three jobs a day, can we say that the former's job must be better than the latter's?

Therefore, cheating is never a crime. On the contrary, if you tell me how you worked hard, devoted yourself, and sacrificed yourself for a role, and then acted like this?

I just think you're either a noob or a liar.

Most of the drama actors in later generations did too many dramas when their own strength was insufficient, leading to a collapse in quality...

To put it bluntly, even if they devote themselves wholeheartedly, they may not be able to guarantee the quality!

However, Chen Hao did indeed sacrifice a lot, which everyone from the director to the actors all recognized:

Liu Ye said: "Chen Hao wants to lose fat and gain muscle. In addition, there is weapons training and physical training. The crew specially invited a whole team from abroad to train us. Jiang Wu and I practiced for two weeks, and both It was a bit unbearable, so Chen Hao persisted for three months... Moreover, as long as she continues to play Shirley Yang, she must keep training..."

Chen Hao himself was quite embarrassed: "No, actually the training is quite interesting. Moreover, it can not only be used in the "Ghost Blowing Lamp" series, but the "Republic of China" series has also begun to arrange a lot of fighting scenes for me..."

Xu Ke said: "The sequel will be launched in September, and the script has already been completed... We are considering whether to shoot three movies in a row..."

"The next film is of course "Longling Labyrinth"... As expected, it will be released in the summer of 2010... and then one will be released every other year..."

"The remuneration... starting from the next film, all their remuneration will be converted into investment. We must ensure production..."

Oh, there are also many media and reporters who are more concerned about the conflict between Xu Ke and Wu Yusen - the publicity team has previously issued various press releases to promote the news of another duel between Xu Ke and Wu Yusen.

Yes, "The Ancient City" and "Red Cliff" are two weeks apart, but they are also in the same schedule and must be competitors...

Moreover, it was also revealed that Xu Ke wanted to make a movie about the Three Kingdoms in 1995. At that time, his ideal candidates were Zhao Yun and Li Lianlian, Zhou Yu and Liu Dehua, Kong Ming and Zhou Xingchi, Xiao Qiao Guan Zhilin, and Li Jiaxin, but in the end the director of the project became Wu Yu Sen…

Reporters secretly asked Xu Ke what he thought of "Red Cliff". Xu Ke was very frank: "Actually, we have grabbed many themes, not just "Red Cliff". I am good friends with him, and I am looking forward to his "Red Cliff". . We all have many different views on Zhuge Liang, Cao Cao, Zhou Yu, and the "Battle of Red Cliff". It's not that he took the lead. Whoever can take the picture will take the picture. If the picture is good, everyone will be happy. If the picture is not good, everyone will be happy. , just...hehe."

"You didn't watch the movie in advance?"

"I have two projects in my hands, "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom" and "Di Renjie", and I also have to supervise the production of "Ghost Blowing Out the Lamp". Do you think I have time to care about others?"

"...Will you make movies about the Three Kingdoms in the future?"

"It depends on the situation, no one can say for sure..."

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Xu Ke really didn't give Wu Yusen any face - if the picture is good, everyone is happy, but if the picture is not good, just... haha.

The next day, a bunch of portals used this passage as their headlines...

In short, the pressure is completely on "Red Cliff"...

Oh, "Jingjue Ancient City" exceeded 100 million in three days, with a revenue of 187 million in the second week. After ten days of release, the cumulative box office was 288 million, which is only 4 million away from the 292 million box office record of "Mobile Phone 2"...