502: The only Sequel that Is Not Bad (1)
――【Mango New Year's Eve Concert, Cai Fan's performance stunned the audience, and his new song resonated with countless audiences! 】
――[Feng Yilun made the finale appearance at Lychee TV’s New Year’s Eve party, pushing the atmosphere to the climax! 】
――【The Four Heavenly Kings are on the same stage on Dragon TV, and a familiar melody sounds, triggering a nostalgic craze! 】
――【CCTV New Year's Eve Concert reaches new heights of beauty, creating an audio-visual feast! 】
――【Blueberry TV’s Chinese-style artists gathered together to sing and dance to top the headlines! 】
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The popularity of the Golden Rooster Awards Ceremony only lasted for a few days, and was replaced by the New Year's Eve concerts held by major TV stations.
Because we shoulder the responsibility of saying goodbye to the old and welcoming the new, we see that no matter which year, no matter which satellite TV, in the official announcement stage, there are endless "big moves", or the introduction of "top" stars, or the use of their own variety show resources , or develop the "nostalgic" function of outdated celebrities.
Each satellite TV station is trying to break the restrictions of geographical space within a limited time, using the coolest and dazzling lights, stages, choreography, and costumes to attract the attention of the public, so that they can gain more ratings by staying in front of the screen.
For this year's New Year's Eve concert, the ratings of several satellite TV stations were very close. Among them, Blueberry TV, which had a number of Chinese-style artists on stage, was even better.
With the arrival of the new year, the New Year's Day schedule of 2026 has also begun.
Red Maple Entertainment's comedy film "Dead on the Moon" starring Xia Duoyu and Ma Zhu, Penguin Film and Television's romance film "Spring Fairy Tale" starring Gao Jin and Hong Dou, as well as screenwriter Jiang Ge, director Zhou Mulong, Zhang Fucheng, Qin The ghost film "A Chinese Ghost Story 2: Human Road" starring Shi H and Chang Zilin is the three most popular movies, accounting for 90% of the film schedule.
"It seems evenly matched."
"There hasn't been such a strong confrontation for a long time."
"There are so many blockbusters, and the three heroes are divided. It all depends on who can finally win the first place at the box office."
"I feel like I have a chance."
"Indeed, "A Chinese Ghost Story 2: Human World" is a sequel, and its reputation and box office will decline. Generally speaking, it is only two-thirds of the first part's 4.8 billion, while "Death on the Moon" and "Spring Fairy Tale" It’s all predicted to be in the 3 billion level.”
"Three films worth 3 billion, and then the total box office on New Year's Day exceeds 10 billion? It's unlikely. One film will eventually break through and squeeze out the other films."
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On the eve of the release, various analysis posts and prediction posts appeared frequently on the Internet.
Django's strength is obvious to all, but his opponent this time should not be underestimated.
The pre-sale box office of "A Chinese Ghost Story 2: Human Road" exceeded 300 million, of which the box office for the after-hours show accounted for 48%. The number of moviegoers is expected to be 1.5 million, and the average ticket price for the after-hours show is 38 yuan.
"Death on the Moon" is second, with a pre-sale box office of 500 million, and zero-hour box office accounting for 37%. The number of moviegoers is expected to be 1 million, and the average ticket price for zero-hour shows is 65 yuan.
"Spring Fairy Tale" followed closely, with a pre-sale box office of 200 million, with zero-hour box office accounting for 33%. The number of moviegoers is expected to be 800,000, and the average ticket price for zero-hour shows is 34 yuan.
Jiang Ge and others cannot watch it immediately because the wedding process will start at four or five o'clock in the morning. They need to have a good rest so that they can have the physical strength and energy to cope with the wedding easily. After all, the newlyweds will be very busy on the wedding day. , need to entertain guests and handle wedding-related matters.
"The Point Guard Is Here"
But most people still have a lot of leisure time. They have three days off on New Year's Day, so Chen Zhikun took his family to the cinema to watch "A Chinese Ghost Story 2: The Way of the World".
However, watching a ghost movie on the first day of the new year does not seem to have such a good atmosphere.
Fortunately, it is Django's new film, otherwise the audience would rather choose the family-friendly comedy "Death on the Moon" or the sweet romance "Spring Fairy Tale."
"It's the sequel to the one we watched last time... that... the poignant love story between Nie Xiaoqian and Ning Caichen, right?" Mother asked.
"Yes mom." Chen Zhikun replied.
"That's okay. It's quite interesting. The soundtrack and songs are very nice." My father praised it.
"I'm going to be tricked into tears again." The wife sighed.
"I think 2 will not follow the same sadistic love path as 1." Chen Zhikun said.
"What route is that?" the wife asked.
"Ah..." Chen Zhikun scratched his hair and laughed dryly: "Then I don't know."
“Since ‘A Chinese Ghost Story’ is still used as the title, it must be Ning Caichen and Nie Xiaoqian as the male and female protagonists, and the story also revolves around them.” My wife analyzed.
"That seems to be the case." Chen Zhikun thought for a while and said, "Let's see how Jiang Ge wrote this script. I believe he will not let us down."
The family of four chatted for a while while waiting in line, then checked in and went directly to the theater.
Attendance for Django's movie is as high as ever.
After a while, the lights dimmed and the logo of the relevant department appeared on the big screen.
"here we go!"
The theater suddenly became quiet, and everyone's attention was focused on the picture.
Outside the window, Nie Xiaoqian, played by Qin Shih, reappeared the classic scene. Then, just like the first film, the four words "A Chinese Ghost Story" appeared in the fluttering red cloth that filled the entire screen.
["The sky is covered with frost over the ten-mile flat lake, and every inch of blue hair is worried about the old age. I only look at the moon to protect each other. I only envy the mandarin ducks but not the immortals!"]
The opening of the film begins with Ning Caichen and Nie Xiaoqian reciting poems and painting, a quick review of the plot of the first part, and it evokes the audience's memories of that poignant love, as well as Nie Xiaoqian's lingering fear of the dawn after her body and body were destroyed. "The Dawn Never Comes".
Suddenly, the sound of erhu came in, bringing out the title of the second film, "The Way of the World."
"Search for your own path and move forward
free world
No matter how much water and mountains are gone, they can’t be left behind.
God never fails to guarantee that my hometown will always be well..."
Familiar sounds, familiar operations, and the same theme song as the first one, but it's not the "A Chinese Ghost Story" that amazed everyone at the time.
Yes, this song is "The Way of the World" sung by the singer Zhang Liming.
"Everything you see is green mountains
Green hills are full of rain, arrows and wind knives
Why is the road to my hometown endless?"
The pace is neither urgent nor slow, but the feeling of moving forward is like the ruthlessness and objectivity of time.
Compared with "A Chinese Ghost Story", this song has a bit more sadness.
"Tao, Tao, Tao, Tao, Tao, Tao, Tao, Tao, seek the way of the world."
Both demons and demons say that they are good
Winds, thunderstorms, heaven and earth, ghosts crying and gods howling
Why did the old country turn into a sea of blood?
Why is Guyuan Road the road of no return?
Ask the human world where to find the truth. "
How did the "old country" turn into a "roaring sea of blood"? How can "Guyuan Road" be the "point of no return"? What exactly is "the way of the world"?
This short song actually raised several questions in the audience's mind.
[Yan Chixia lived in seclusion at Lanruo Temple, and Ning Caichen returned to Jibaozhai, but what he saw was a miserable scene. The wooden fence blocking the county gate was covered with wanted notices, and corpses were placed beside the road. wooden cart...
"Hey, who is that young man?"
"He's a scholar from Nei Tiao Street at the back."
"Why did he come back now? Everything has changed."
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Several women in the house pointed at Ning Caichen outside through the cracks in the window.
Ning Caichen walked into a restaurant and saw a group of fierce-looking people. He sat down timidly, ordered a bowl of noodles, and ate it with relish.
Suddenly, a big man came into the store carrying a horse's leg.
Ning Caichen subconsciously looked outside the store and found that his horse was gone. He turned to look at the meat in the big pot on the kitchen table and the dog holding a human hand in front of him. All vomited out.
It turns out that something happened to Jibaozhai. The place had already been occupied by bandits. At this time, the official came to catch the fugitive and scared the robbers away. In order to collect the reward, the official arrested Ning Caichen directly, regardless of whether he was similar to the person in the portrait. Prison. 】
"Is it a man or a horse in the pot?"
"Horse."
"Why do I feel like a human being?"
"With such a dark era background, it's not surprising for people."
"Wow, can this pass the trial?"
"That's the horse."
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For a moment, the theater was buzzing with chatter. In just a few minutes, a darker county was depicted to them than Guobei County in the first film.
At the same time, it also determines the overall tone of this film, which is still "satire."