Chapter 239 0238: Suspense Mystery + Comedy, OK! (3)

"The combination of the crazy and funny Chen Lei and the smart and honest Song Ge is full of laughter. What impressed me the most was the innocent-looking little girl Liu Xuexin. Her eyes really scared everyone in the cinema. They are all talented."

"The combination of suspense and comedy has no sense of contradiction and is in line with the direction of the plot. It is a solid work with not embarrassing laughs and strong reasoning."

"The structure, completeness and rhythm of the story are well controlled. The plot is intertwined and the ending is unexpected."

"The overall outline is clear, there are no big loopholes in the logic, the plot has twists and turns, and the development of the case is explained in a relaxed and funny way. The key is whether it is critical or not, which finally made him laugh less awkwardly."

"It's unexpectedly good-looking, with a comedy form, an outer core of reasoning, and an overall sense of relaxation. There are plenty of hilarious, tense, and terrifying moments."

""Poltergeist" made him completely lose interest in domestic comedies, but he didn't expect that film to restore his confidence in domestic comedies. It is not complicated, not embarrassing, and does not skip scenes."

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Reviews of the "Detective Chinatown" movie quickly appeared on the Internet, with professionals and non-professionals expressing their feelings about watching the movie in words.

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The most surprising thing is not how suspenseful, funny and exciting the plot is, but also the acting skills of Tang Ren, Qin Feng and Sinuo, or to be precise, the acting skills of Chen Lei, Cong Ge and Liu Xuexin.

Among them, Chen Lei has experience in acting, but none of his previous roles were serious dramas. Song Ge barely has any acting experience. After all, he has been studying at the Shanghai Theater Academy for a year. Liu Xuexin is not an ordinary junior high school student. No acting or performance experience.

There are three people like that, and the chemical reaction explodes when they are put together. Each one's performance is remarkable. From beginning to end, the acting is not dramatic, not embarrassing, and it seems very real!

They are both newbies, so why is the gap so big?

Not only the audience is curious, but also colleagues in the film and television industry are very curious.

That's not the first time. Gu Yao, Shen Yang, Gong Li, Zhang Jun, Qin Shiyue, etc. have one or more talented actors in one drama. It's incredible to think about it.

So...

How?

Is it because Jiang Ge is so lucky that all the people he meets are acting geniuses? Isn't it true that Jiang Ge is very capable and has been trained to become a powerful person?

Discussions come and go, but no one can tell clearly what the reasons are.

Everyone came to the conclusion before - Django is awesome!

Anyway.

No matter what, the reputation of "Detective Chinatown" is rapidly growing.

"All good reviews? No, no, no, no, all of them are fake?"

"Spoilers? That's not a premiere, but a thousand screenings in 150 cinemas in 35 cities across the country. The audience must be 10,000 or 20,000. Is it the money I gave the trolls?"

"If you have more, please tell me. It's definitely worth the price."

"Seeing is believing, and hearing is believing. Just see for yourself and you will know."

"Let's see if Bu Cang has bought the second ticket."

"It's not a boast, it's not a bad thing. It's definitely not 10 points, but it's definitely better than 8 points."

…

The purpose of screening has been achieved, and that part of the audience has turned into tap water, and various Amway movies are available on WeChat Moments, Weibo, Douyin and other platforms.

Two hours later, it officially entered the National Day schedule and all movies were released.

Jiang Ge held Zhou Lingwei's leg and walked into the cinema again. He had just watched his own movie, but now he was watching the wrong leg's movie.

After taking a seat.

Zhou Lingwei took off her mask, rested her head on Jiang Ge's shoulder, and whispered: "Their schedule is too many, more than ten points higher than their movies."

Jiang Ge put away the popcorn and drinks first, then took off his mask and said: "The theater chain is very realistic. Hollywood blockbusters with huge investment, strong publicity and outstanding selling points will naturally be screened in prime time and in the cinema hall. The purpose is to maximize its box office potential.”

Zhou Lingwei blinked and said: "But he is not optimistic about those two Hollywood blockbusters. They can only get high-ranking films for three to five days at most, and they will be slowly released later."

Jiang Ge pondered for a moment and said: "In the past, I didn't rely on word of mouth. Although most of the movies in the series are getting worse as they are made, there are many exceptions. Let's take a look at the reviews after the first show."

Zhou Lingwei smiled and said: "Anyway, the reputation of their movie has exploded, so they can get some filming."

Jiang Ge nodded in agreement and said: "Then why he changed his strategy and changed the premiere to a screening, just to get a head start."

It's true that he has no interest in competing with Hollywood blockbusters, but if he has to fight for it to schedule movies, will it be money? If he schedules more movies, he can make a lot more money.

A few minutes later, the lights in the cinema dimmed and the big screen lit up, showing "Gears of War: Deep Space Warrior".

The alien war robot was regarded as an enemy and was forced to sign a treaty with humans and leave the earth. Three years later, a powerful alien warrior from the other side of deep space plunged the earth into crisis of destruction again. The protagonist asked the alien war robot for help, and an epic catastrophe was completed. Turning the earth into a hellish battlefield...

A very simple story.

How should I put it, it feels a bit like "Predator vs. Transformers", forcibly merging two different types of aliens together.

To put it nicely, it is "innovative"; to put it badly, it is "a fool's errand".

Deep space warriors invade the earth for no reason, the expelled war machines come back to save the earth with a strong sense of justice, the human coalition forces fight together, and a series of puzzling plots that make my head hurt.

In particular, the initial scene of reconciliation between the human coalition and the war machine is even better than the scene in "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" where Superman and Batman turned hatred into friendship in one second because of their mother's namesake.

Of course, the plot of a popcorn movie is not very good, but the special effects are good.

The special effects are full, after all, the cost is as high as 200 million US dollars.

but.

There are also special effects.

Yes, very GG, GG everywhere.

As expected, the version is provided by China, and more than 90% of GGs are produced by foreign manufacturers.

Then……

"Then why the fuck is there a movie inserted in GG!"

"It's too blunt to add GG directly to the lines."

“I told the foreign warrior, ‘I’ll drink the land cow drink too,’ and made him laugh!”

“When the war machines were fighting against the deep space warriors, the words ‘red and hot, trance-like, hot pot, popular because of the gathering’ floated over. The GG card delivered by Haidilao was the most speechless.”

“Everything you eat, drink, wear, etc., is all covered in GG.”

"Is there really no implants and no movies?"

…

When the audience is immersed in the fierce battle atmosphere created by the movie, suddenly inserting a GG that has nothing to do with the story will obviously affect the movie-watching experience. Once they are instantly separated from the plot, it will be difficult to get involved again.

In fact, if you don’t deny the GG implant, you won’t be able to accept the frequent appearance of a large number of hard advertisements in film and television works.

"After telling the story badly in the first 45 minutes, he can't understand it if he doesn't want to. Just end it as soon as possible. He never expected that it would actually last 100 minutes!"

"You bite off more than you can chew. You throw a hammer here and there, a stick here and there. It's so messed up that you don't know what you're talking about."

"The mentally retarded plot is indistinguishable from others, the disgusting and embarrassing gags, and the overwhelming capital and GG business made him watch a super long GGMV."

"In addition to the special effects, the whole movie has no special effects and implants. The plot is not well-written, and the editing and logic are also a mess."

"I couldn't stand it and wanted to do something else but couldn't. I was in a panic when I went to sleep. I wasted my ticket by leaving. It was such an uncomfortable feeling after being entangled for more than two hours."

"In terms of setting up a huge alien universe, it tells a lot of inexplicable backgrounds. There are too many useless plots and information. I feel sleepy after watching it."

…

When Jiang Ge and Zhou Lingwei came out of the theater, almost everyone in the audience complained.

It seems.

Everyone's aesthetic taste is very high.

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One day later, the first month’s box office came out.

1. "Gears of War: Space Marine", 520 million.

2. "Detective Chinatown", 310 million.

3. "Helljack 3", 290 million.

4. "The Age of Broken Love 3", 80 million.

5. "Where the Knife Goes", 70 million.

…

With a high film schedule and high pre-sales, "Gears of War: Deep Space Marine" took the first place in the first month.

And with its high reputation and high attendance, "Detective Chinatown" counterattacked and took over.

The former scored 7.7 on Douban. After watching the series, the audience went from being crazy about that series to being completely disappointed. The level of War 3 has slipped, and War 4 has directly become a bad movie that makes money. The score dropped to 5.5 in one day.

The latter's Douban score was 8.6. The audience who watched it not only felt happy, but also had thoughts about "good and evil" and "human nature". The score also dropped slightly, reaching 8.3.

At the same time, both movies were on the hot search list, and it was unclear whether one was praised and the other was criticized.

"'Gears of War: Deep Space Marine' is so insincere. Did you make that thing in four years?"

"'Hell Jack 3' is also half-baked. It was purely made to make money."

"If "Detective Chinatown" is awesome, that's it!"

"A qualified movie can create characters through plot, promote the story through characters, and express the ideas of the writer and director through the story, not special effects."

"Actually, with the special effects, it's easy to see the east side, but the ubiquitous GG is really unbearable."

"Tang Detective is really good-looking, and there are many details worth savoring."

…

Audiences and film critics are all praising "Detective Chinatown". In their eyes, that movie has already topped the National Day box office.

Of course, while bragging, don’t forget to step on those two Hollywood blockbusters.

Bu Nao.

The box office of Django was not very satisfactory in its first month. "Initial D" exceeded 300 million in its first month.

"Don't worry, the attendance rate is above 70%. He has received news that some theaters will arrange additional films tomorrow."

"The news I brought?"

"Wang Zhi, the prince of Yida Cinema, I had a drink with him once."

"Long time no contact."

"Those two Hollywood blockbusters have already been released, so we can no longer eat high-end movies."

"Okay, I'm getting better and better at understanding that business."

…

Chen Qian looked proud, then changed the topic and said, "That's wrong, how is the shooting of the new movie and TV series going?"

Jiang Ge replied: "The movie is currently being filmed and is expected to be completed by the end of the month. The post-production process will take a lot of time. It will not affect the plan to release during the Spring Festival. As for the TV series, we will have to wait until Huang Tao and the others come back from vacation in Dongyue to start filming."

Chen Gan asked: "How scary is "Painted Skin"?"

Jiang Ge replied: "Actually, there are two scary points, that is..."

Chen Qian immediately interrupted: "Don't spoil it."

Jiang Ge was so serious that he didn't know how to describe it, and said, "I'll wait and see the feature film."

Chen Gan couldn't help asking again: "Then, how good is "The Legend of Sword and Fairy"?"

Jiang Ge smiled and said: "If I say too much, I will say he spoiled it. Anyway, you can fly, never walk, and satisfy all my fantasies of watching dramas."

Chen Gan licked his lips and said: "Originally, horror movies and dramas are his favorite types. Now that I said that, he can't wait to watch it."

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The next day, the box office of "Detective Chinatown" counterattacked again, with 24% of the screenings and 410 million box office, while "Gears of War: Deep Space Warriors" had only 30% of the screenings, but the box office plummeted to 270 million.

In the next few days, the screenings of Detective Chinatown continued to increase, and the box office surpassed other films.

The two Hollywood blockbusters started high but ended low. Their monthly box office fell below 100 million first, and their weekly box office was 700 million and 1.1 billion respectively. The further reduction of the screening schedule was about 10%. It is expected that the initial total box office will not exceed 1.5 billion and 2 billion, which is far from the 2.88 billion and 1.71 billion predicted by Maoyan data at the beginning.

The other two domestic films in the top five have good reputations and got some screenings. One exceeded 700 million and the other exceeded 400 million.

There is no suspense. The box office champion of the National Day will be won by "Detective Chinatown".

After half a month of screening, the cumulative box office has exceeded 2 billion and is expected to hit 3 billion.

The battle between domestic films and Hollywood blockbusters in the National Day next year ended with the victory of domestic films.

"Awesome!"

"I thought Tang Detective would be able to fight, but I didn't expect it to be so overwhelming."

"That time it was not because of the contrast of his peers, but it was really excellent!"

"I've said it before, Jiang Ge is here, there will be good movies!"

"Jiang Ge, yyds!"

"Just kidding, he got three first places in the celebrity network influence rankings, can he be an ordinary person?"

...

Amidst cheers.

The box office of the movie scripts written by Jiang Ge has reached 4.2 billion in total. When "Detective Chinatown" is released in Tokyo, I dare not say that it will exceed 5 billion, but 4.7 or 4.8 billion will definitely be there.

His ranking in the overall list of celebrity network influence screenwriters can rise again.

And.

Chen Lei, Song Ge, Gu Yao and other leading actors have won the love of many audiences, and the popularity has soared.

"Ding Dong, Chen Lei and other artists bound to the host have been ranked higher in the celebrity network influence actor rankings because of the host's movie. The host's [Elite Level·Director Knowledge] experience +10%!"

"Ding Dong, the host's Chen Lei and other artists' fame and popularity have been effectively improved. The host's [Superstar Value] +15000!"

...

After hearing the prompt sound, Jiang Ge went to the system to take a look. [Elite Level·Director Knowledge] is only 10% upgraded. It will be enough when "Painted Skin" is released.

At that time, Hu Xiao knocked on the door and came in, slightly excited: "Mr. Jiang, the mayor's secretary just called and said that the mayor wants to meet you."

It was late to finish writing, so I won't divide it into chapters. That chapter is not enough for two chapters.