The star is legit but sick.

Chapter 689 The Highest Level of Kung Fu

In the theater, many audience members have stood up and left.

Pidan felt that his bladder was a little bloated and he needed to go to the toilet.

In fact, he really wants to watch the movie again, but he has been sitting in the theater for more than an hour. It is time to go out and move around. He also has to do exercise in the evening. It is too early to watch it a second time.

After leaving the theater with his girlfriend, Pi Dan went to the bathroom first.

In the restroom, two boys I knew were still talking about the plot and scenes in "Kung Fu".

"That last Tathagata Palm move was so cool!"

"A palm technique that falls from the sky!"

"Xu Ye is really good at filming. I haven't seen such a good kung fu movie in a long time."

Suddenly a boy said, "Your wife is Bucktooth Jane."

The boy next to him was stunned for a moment.

Why are you making personal attacks?
Then the boy said, "It's okay to turn off the lights."

Pi Dan found the conversation between the two people quite interesting.

It's obvious that these two boys are college students on summer vacation, and their mental state is quite different from that of ordinary people.

There were also people in the toilet who had just finished watching other movies.

Although these audiences did not say anything, they listened clearly to the sounds around them.

"What is Tathagata Palm? What palm technique that falls from the sky?"

"Are there still good kung fu movies these days?"

"What does Bucktooth Jane do?"

Some people also became curious about what these people were discussing.

After Pidan finished using the toilet, he went shopping in the mall with his girlfriend for a while.

He opened the fan group while shopping.

He sent a message in the group before watching the movie, and now the number of messages in the group has reached 99+.

His fan group is quite lively. Except for talking about his videos, fans talk about everything.

"Dan Zai, it's been almost two hours, haven't you finished watching it yet?"

"What is Xu Ye's new movie like?"

"Danzi, please say something. Are you sick to death?"

Pidan took a look at the chat history of the silly group members and sent a message.

"I just finished watching the movie. I highly recommend it to everyone. This movie is absolutely a masterpiece. I can guarantee that it is the best kung fu movie in the past ten years!"

Pi Dan didn't say it too firmly. In fact, in his opinion, "Kung Fu" is more than that.

It is not only the best kung fu movie, but also one of the best movies.

But aesthetics is a matter of personal preference. Some people just don't like watching this type of film, and you can't force them to do so.

"Really? I don't believe it."

"Show me your bank card transaction records. I'll see if Xu Ye transferred money to you."

"It's fine to just say it's good, but why did you even use the word 'masterpiece'? As far as I know, all the movies that were said to be masterpieces before they were released ended up being terrible flops."

"Danzi, did you take the money?"

When Pi Dan saw what his group members said, he said directly: "Don't worry, I will hold a lucky draw tonight and give away ten movie tickets. Let's talk after the movie."

As soon as the lucky draw came out, everyone's attitude changed immediately.

"Egg boy is generous!"

"Please tell me the secret!"

"Quick, whip me!"

This lottery was originally part of Pidan’s plan. He did not refute the fans because he really accepted Xu Ye’s gift.

But he would not speak against his conscience.

Since the movie is really good, he can help Xu Ye promote it.

After shopping and eating, Pidan and his girlfriend returned to their residence together.

On the way back, he turned on the song "Xu Da Xia" and played it on repeat.

After watching the movie, I listened to this song again and felt something different.

The song "Xu Daxia" has a tight rhythm.

While listening to the song, the last scene came to my mind, where Sing Zai, dressed in a white shirt and black pants, moved gracefully, and single-handedly challenged the Axe Gang.

This made Pidan feel that his fighting ability had improved.

With this BGM, he can defeat all enemies.

He glanced at his girlfriend who was sitting in the passenger seat.

Let’s start with this enemy!

……

The preview of "Kung Fu" started in the afternoon, and the show that Pidan watched was also the first one.

By the evening, the box office results for the first day of the preview of "Kung Fu" were basically released.

On the other side, director Tang Zhirong had just finished a gathering within the circle.

You have to attend gatherings in their circle, which is also a way to exchange resources and expand your network.

He has been in the film industry for decades and has several representative works, so his status in the industry is naturally extraordinary.

Originally, there were a few little stars who were acting as the atmosphere group at the dinner table today who wanted to go home with him, but were rejected by Tang Zhirong.

He doesn't have time for other things now.

Last year, the second film in his "Ancient Gods" series was released at the same time as "Justice, My Foot", but in the end, it did not surpass "Justice, My Foot" in terms of total box office.

Although "Justice, My Foot" eventually won the box office championship with its high box office and prevented foreign films from winning the championship, Tang Zhirong still felt uncomfortable.

This is actually due to his prejudice against nonsensical comedies.

This year, another movie by Xu Ye was released, and Tang Zhirong paid great attention to it.

There was no movie directed by him released during this summer season, but there was a movie produced by him released, and the box office performance was only average.

In addition, with Piazza's aggressive approach this time, Chinese filmmakers, even if they are unhappy about it, understand that the hope of maintaining the Chinese film market lies in Xu Ye.

If Piazza really takes the championship this time, everyone will be embarrassed.

After returning home, Tang Zhirong opened the box office rankings.

These days, most of the summer movies have come to an end.

The movie with the highest single-day box office only had over 30 million yuan. Some movies that were about to be taken off the screen and had poor reputations even had a single-day box office of only over 1 million yuan.

For movies like this, even if you apply for a key extension, theaters generally won't schedule it for screening.

Cinemas are very realistic. If you can make money, they will naturally schedule more films for you.

Tang Zhirong's eyes slowly moved down, and his expression suddenly focused. "Why is Kung Fu ranked fifth?

"Kung Fu" single-day box office, 1815 million.

Tang Zhirong quickly checked the detailed data, but the specific attendance information was not available yet, and currently he could only see the schedule for 10,000 screenings.

"There are only so many box office tickets for 10,000 shows. How high must the attendance be?"

Tang Zhirong was dumbfounded.

"Kung Fu" is a 3D movie, and its box office is a little higher than that of a 2D movie, but such box office can only be achieved with an attendance rate of at least 50%.

Half of the seats in a cinema are sold out. This is too scary.

"It is also possible that on the first day, all the people who came to watch the movie were Xu Ye's fans." Tang Zhirong analyzed.

With Xu Ye's current box office appeal, it is normal that the box office will easily exceed 100 million on the premiere day.

Tang Zhirong then searched the Internet for relevant comments about "Kung Fu".

But when he saw the comments, he became a little confused.

"The action scenes are so cool. This is the first time I've watched such a kung fu movie in my life."

"I laughed so hard at a movie that my stomach hurt."

"I want to praise the special effects. They make me feel that my money is well spent."

What Tang Zhirong is confused about is, can kung fu movies also have grand scenes and special effects?

What kind of special effects can be produced with this kind of fighting scene?
When he roughly read through the reviews, he found that most of them were positive.

Tang Zhirong is also good at action and fantasy movies, and special effects are often used in his movies.

This made him also have a strong interest in this movie.

He had originally planned to wait until it was officially released before going to watch it, but since that's the case, he might as well go watch it tomorrow.

Tang Zhirong picked up his cell phone and prepared to buy a movie ticket for tomorrow's "Kung Fu" movie.

When he opened the ticket purchasing software, he found that the movie tickets for "Kung Fu" were almost sold out.

Basically, at least half of the tickets in each theater have been sold out.

Tang Zhirong also wanted to find a good position, preferably with no one on either side, but there was no such position at all.

"Is this a fucking preview?" Tang Zhirong was dumbfounded.

In the end he could only buy a ticket for a seat at the very back. Although the view was a bit bad, there was no one on either side and it was relatively quiet.

The next afternoon, Tang Zhirong put on a baseball cap and a mask and walked into the cinema.

As a famous director in the circle, many people know him. Tang Zhirong doesn't want to be discovered that he secretly went to see Xu Ye's movie.

Tang Zhirong watched this movie with a critical eye.

He wanted to pick some thorns out of it.

However, as the movie started playing, Tang Zhirong's eyes became serious.

In this long shot at the beginning, the motionless police station and the arrogant Crocodile Gang boss form a sharp contrast.

This way of expression made Tang Zhirong applaud in his heart.

“What a great photographer!”

When the scene showed that Kuliqiang and his two companions were fighting with the Axe Gang, Tang Zhirong excitedly patted the armrest.

His movement was so large that everyone in front of him turned around to look at him.

Fortunately, Tang Zhirong did not take off his mask, but just smiled awkwardly.

"Who is this martial arts instructor? I must invite him to be the martial arts instructor for my next movie!"

Tang Zhirong is currently writing the script for the third film in the Ancient Gods series. This series of films is based on oriental aesthetics and features a lot of action scenes.

A good martial arts director is very important to the entire movie.

On Earth, the martial arts instructor responsible for the fight scene between the three coolies and the Axe Gang is Sammo Hung, whose level is also top-notch in the Chinese film industry.

The martial arts director for the later action scenes was Yuen Woo-ping, who also has a title called the world's number one martial arts director.

Sammo Hung's martial arts style is realistic, bold and domineering.

Yuen Woo-ping is different, he can do it all.

It was under his guidance that the classic fighting scenes that followed were created.

More than an hour later, Tang Zhirong finished watching the entire movie.

He leaned back in his chair, lost in deep thought.

In the movie, the fight scene between Tiancan and Dican, as well as the final fight scene, surprised even a knowledgeable director like him.

He couldn't understand what was going on in Xu Ye's brain. How could he come up with so many fancy things and show them on the big screen?

As a director, Tang Zhirong pays attention to more things, and precisely because he pays attention to more things, he can feel the horror of this movie more.

Once this movie came out, all the other movies in the summer season seemed like essays written by elementary school students.

"This is what we call professionalism!" Tang Zhirong exclaimed.

At this time, the cast and crew list played to the section about martial arts instructor.

Tang Zhirong looked carefully and saw Xu Ye's name written in the column of martial arts instructor.

The expression on his face suddenly became very complicated.

He even said he would invite someone to be his martial arts instructor, but that's bullshit.

When he came out of the cinema, he sat in the car and smoked two cigarettes.

Before, he always felt that Xu Ye’s films were not artistic enough. Now, the artistic quality of a film is as high as that of a third or fourth floor.

Tang Zhirong had to admit that he liked this movie very much.

Just based on the directing skills demonstrated by Xu Ye in this movie, he is definitely one of the top directors in China.

"The future life is terrible."

Tang Zhirong feels that there is a high possibility that the box office of "Kung Fu" will exceed that of "Guardians of the Galaxy"!
In this case, he can't be petty.

Tang Zhirong took out his mobile phone, edited a piece of content and posted it on Weibo.

"The highest realm of Kung Fu is to see the world, oneself, and all living things. Kung Fu reflects the fickleness of the world with humor. Xu Ye uses his fists and feet as a brush to paint a picture of the awakening of a small person. From chaos to enlightenment, he sees the dangers of the world and the brilliance of human nature. In the end, he creates a legend of growth and redemption with an inclusive heart."

After posting this Weibo, Tang Zhirong remembered the last line of the movie.

"If you want to learn, I'll teach you."

After Tang Zhirong published this Weibo post, it immediately attracted a large number of marketing accounts.

The marketing accounts were all confused.

Why did Tang Zhirong suddenly promote "Kung Fu" and give it good reviews?

In addition, the screening schedule of "Kung Fu" has been increased today, and there are more and more discussions about "Kung Fu" on the Internet.

By the end of the second day, the second day's box office of "Kung Fu" was released!
The number of screenings increased from 10,000 to 15,000, and the box office increased to 28 million!

After only two days of preview, the total box office has reached 46 million.

(End of this chapter)