It's reasonable for me, a stuntman, to live a crazy life, right?

Chapter 1151: Turning the tables? Bite back? The shame of the industry?

"Yesterday at 7pm, at the Gubei Water Town in Miyun, Yanjing, Jiang Wen's new film "Hidden Man" held an open-air premiere event. This time, Jiang Wen finally stopped being mean and turned into a warm-hearted man, entertaining friends and relatives in the industry."

"The premiere of Evil Never Dies had a great atmosphere. As soon as the subtitles came out, people started applauding. They applauded when the chief producer Zhou Yun came out, applauded when the lead actor Peng Yuyan came out, applauded when Jiang Wen came out... When the main film started, they applauded seven or eight times."

"As we all know, Jiang Wen's films have three basic characteristics: the images are transparent and textured; the lines are dense and the dialogues are fast; they are full of masculine hormones and have a strong rhythm.

"Evil Never Dies" retains the above characteristics, but the story is not as exciting as "One Step Away". It can even be said to be simpler. It tells the story of Li Tianran's revenge by climbing walls and flying over rooftops.

It is worth mentioning that the film has many absurd and humorous jokes, such as "Writing a Diary", "The Dream of Red Mansions Written in This Room", "No. 39 Dongmianhua Hutong", "Xiangshan Nudist Camp", etc. There were frequent laughs on the scene, and I believe that the response of ordinary audiences will be better..."

Overnight, the press release for the premiere of "Evil Does Not Suppress Justice" spread all over the Internet, sparking a lot of heated discussions and comments.

I don’t know if it’s because of the money spent on marketing, but as of now, the entire internet is praising how good this movie is!

However, when Ning Hao and Xing Aina came to see Xiao Shitou, they brought an answer that did not quite match the online marketing press release.

"This film still follows Jiang Wen's previous style. He made dumplings for the sake of a bowl of vinegar and burned a smoking house for a gift. But in the end, he didn't eat the dumplings but the opium went into his nose.

Get an injection for immortality, make a piece of clothing for invisibility, but the immortal seeks death on his own initiative, and the invisibility is left naked.

The traitor kneels on the ground like a dog, the knight flies onto the roof like a dove, who is sleeping in the funeral knell and unable to wake up, who is frozen in the sea of ​​fire and lost his voice?
You can dodge the bullets of love, but you can’t pull out the teeth of hatred. Peking is an isolated island. When the sea recedes, it becomes a world of rivers and lakes..."

A piece of flowery little poem came out of Ning Hao's mouth so beautifully that it made Chen Fei feel a pain in his teeth.

"Can you speak human language?"

Ning Hao smiled awkwardly, sat back on the sofa, and uttered six words: "Straightforward and mediocre."

Hearing this, Fade Chen couldn't help but sigh for Ying Huang.

I'm afraid that the 4 million yuan of strong support will be wasted again.

"Okay, let's stop talking about Jiang Wen and talk about your new movie. How far have you progressed in post-production? Is it almost finished?"

"It's almost there, it will definitely be in time for the Spring Festival."

After saying that, Ning Hao suddenly asked back, "By the way, isn't Ning Ying holding a premiere for "Asura"? Didn't she send you an invitation?"

"Yes, I didn't go." Chen Fei replied calmly.

He didn’t even attend the premiere of Jiang Wen’s “Evil Does Not Suppress Justice”, so how could he possibly go to the premiere of “Asura”?
If he showed up at the premiere of "Asura" today, Jiang Wen would probably come knocking on his door before the afternoon!
"Stay for lunch?"

"No, I have kids at home. I'll just sit for a while and then leave."

"alright."

He said he would leave after sitting for a while, and Ning Hao really did leave after sitting for a while!

In less than an hour, the couple said goodbye to Fade Chen, got in the car and left the villa.

"If you don't know, you would think they were in a hurry to go back and have a second child."

Chen Fei complained quietly, causing Liu Yifei to roll her eyes at him: "Who said they are going to have a second child? It's because Sister Na is worried about her child and is afraid that he will be hungry, so she rushed home to make lunch."

"Doesn't she have a nanny at home?"

"I asked for leave."

"Oh, I see!"

Chen Fei suddenly understood, and then the child started crying.

"He wants milk."

"Get out! Don't even think about competing with him!"

Liu Yifei stared at him vigilantly, and then very seriously drove him out of the bedroom.

He secretly took several sips last night, and it was almost not enough for Xiao Shitou to drink, so Liu Yifei directly activated the "Strict Defense" skill on him.

……

Time quickly came to the afternoon. After lunch break, Chen Fei saw the premiere press release of "Asura".

"This morning, Ningying, together with a number of well-known domestic film and television institutions, held a premiere screening of the fantasy film "Asura" in Yanjing, which took 6 years and cost 7.5 million yuan to produce!
The film specially invited top talents from the film industry of 35 countries around the world to participate in the production, showing the high standard of Chinese heavy industry fantasy films. At the premiere, the film's on-stage and behind-the-scenes stories and the hardships behind the creation were told one by one. "

"Actors Wu Lei, Liang Jiahui, Liu Jialing and other main creative teams were present, and shared the story of the film's creation and behind-the-scenes details with the producer and director, and emphasized that the film is not only a science fiction blockbuster, but will also trigger the audience's thinking about human nature."

"Today, the mobile cinema V2.0 version was officially released. The fantasy film "Asura" became its first 3D film source, and a 'premiere for thousands of people' was held online. This innovative model breaks the geographical restrictions and meets the viewing needs of overseas audiences for Chinese-language films. Producer Yang Zhenjian highly recognized the innovative model of the mobile cinema and looks forward to new cooperation in the future."

"..."

In order to maximize the publicity effect, Ning Ying has put in a lot of effort.

Anyway, the investment in issuing press releases and engaging in marketing is definitely no less than that of "Evil Never Dies".

After all, the investment is 7.5 million yuan, so this gimmick is enough.

Similarly, the pressure on this movie to make a profit is also very high, at least twice that of "Hidden Man"!
The slogan shouted by Jiang Wen was "over 15 billion", while the slogan shouted by "Asura" was "30 billion"!
Regardless of whether it will be successful or not, both companies are quite confident.

"This time, I will win!"

Jiang Wen called Chen Fei and asked for the screening schedule while expressing his strong self-confidence.

The main reason is that he attended the premiere of "Asura" and watched the entire film, so he has such great confidence.

"Then good luck to you."

Anyway, the movie screenings would be given to anyone, and there were indeed no big movies at the same time, so Chen Fei simply did Jiang Wen a favor and arranged for Pan Asia Cinemas to schedule more screenings for "Evil Does Not Suppress Justice".

45%, this is the greatest sincerity he can give.

As for whether the box office can boom, it depends on whether the quality of the film can meet the expectations of movie fans.

……

After a night, it was the 12th.

Looking around, several entertainment news events have made it to the hot search list on Weibo today.

"The youth and love film "Better Days", directed by Derek Tsang and starring Zhou Dongyu and Yi Yang Qianxi, held its launch conference in Hengdian today."

"The comedy and romance TV series "Sweet Blast" starring Lu Han and Guan Xiaotong will premiere on Mango TV's Golden Eagle Exclusive Theater on July 7, and will be broadcast simultaneously on iQiyi, Mango TV, Tencent Video, and Youku. Stay tuned!"

"After Cai Xukun debuted as the center of the variety show "Idol Producer", his single "No Accidents" with independent Chinese lyrics officially started pre-promotion."

"The romantic film "It Started with a Kiss", produced by New Classics Media and directed by Chen Yushan, starring Wang Dalu and Lin Yun, officially started filming today." "The reality show "Rocket Girls 101 Research Institute" officially started broadcasting on Tencent Video. The 11 girls formed a group and moved into the dormitory, and they were so happy that they took off. Yang Chaoyue, Wu Xuanyi, and Meng Meiqi took amazing pictures together..."

"..."

The word "traffic" has evolved to the point where it has become a hotly pursued topic among capital and netizens.

However, "traffic" actually has different classes!
This can be seen from the press releases that have become hot topics today.

As recognized members of the "Four Big and Three Small Top Stars in the Entertainment Industry", any new developments about Yi Yang Qianxi and Lu Han will surely occupy the front page headlines of the Weibo hot search list!

But it is a pity that Lu Han, the originator of the term "traffic", suffered a sharp drop in popularity due to the announcement of his relationship.

Look, even though "Sweet Combat" has launched a large-scale promotional campaign before its launch, it still failed to snatch the top spot on the hot search list from Yi Yang and Qianxi.

Cai Xukun, who ranked third on the hot search list, has apparently come from behind!

Even Wang Dalu and "Star Girl" Lin Yun couldn't beat him together. It can be seen that this guy will probably create a huge storm after his official debut!
As for "Rocket Girls 101", they are still in the early stages of coming out and it is not yet time for them to become really popular.

But I think it should be soon.

When "The Richest Man in Xihong City" is officially released, the Chinese music scene will probably be shocked by it!

Chen Fei is actually quite curious about these popular stars, actors, singers and so on.

Of course, he has no interest in competing with these people for traffic. After all, the two sides are no longer in the same dimension. What's more, he is now one of the "manipulators" of traffic.

The reason for his curiosity is mainly because he happened to have experienced this era of traffic explosion before his rebirth!

And now, he apparently has to go through it all again, and as an insider.

This feeling is quite wonderful.

……

On the 13th, "Evil Never Dies" and "Asura" are officially launched!
Influenced by Jiang Wen, the overall screening schedule of "Evil Does Not Suppress Justice" is naturally higher than that of "Asura".

The former has a comprehensive screening rate of 46.3%, while the latter has a comprehensive screening rate of 23.2%.

Ning Ying didn't mind it too much, because they believed that good movies could influence a reversal in the theater's screening schedule.

Even many fans of Wu Lei and Liang Jiahui think so.

However, the final result was beyond everyone's expectations!
On the day of its release, "Hidden Man" earned 1.35 million yuan at the box office, but "Asura" only earned 3169 million yuan.

On the second day of its release, although the box office of "Hidden Man" did not continue to rise as Jiang Wen expected, it still earned 1.03 million yuan in a single day.

But on the other hand, "Asura" only earned 1536 million, which was a sharp drop of half from the first day's box office!
This situation immediately aroused Chen Fei's curiosity.

So on the 15th, he dressed up in disguise and went to watch two movies, "Hidden Man" and "Asura".

First of all, it’s “Evil Never Dies”. Just as Ning Hao explained, Jiang Wen made this movie into a “muddleheaded” one.

The general framework of the film is indeed a purely commercial genre film, and so is the editing method. At the beginning, the main plot line of the plot is also very fast.

But the problem is that the male lead played by Peng Yuyan has no subjective initiative and is unable to drive the plot. He seems to be just a chess piece, and there is no indication of his inner fears or the layers of his character.

The skills of dodging bullets and killing enemies with chopsticks were almost the same as those in the anti-Japanese drama... So after half an hour, the plot of the movie was completely rotten.

The over-excited pace and out-of-control plot have always been Jiang Wen’s biggest problems, and this time the script further highlights this situation!

The movie tells a very simple story, but the chaotic rhythm makes it difficult to digest.

What belonged to his personal bad taste turned out to be a double-edged sword, sometimes a flash of inspiration and sometimes embarrassing and boring.

However, the scenes on the rooftop and in the hospital were still very good, but after the climax in the second half, the pace inexplicably began to drag again, completely lacking the exhilarating feeling of his previous directorial works.

It seems that after the end of "Let the Bullets Fly", he will no longer tell "stories".

"It's so annoying, contrived and noisy. Objectively speaking, the pictures are beautiful and the actions are wonderful, but it's really annoying. The characters are stupid, the logic is messy, and the jokes are always stuffed in inappropriate places. It's so annoying that I want to press the mute button in the cinema."

"I used to admire "One Step Away" very much. I was pleasantly surprised when I watched it. It still has elements of cinephilia, the structure of a play within a play, and the method of "My Life" is romantic and reckless, which can be compared with "Why Hell Is So Bad".

But "Hidden Man" disappointed me greatly. It couldn't live up to the crazy and high feeling of Sono Sion. Instead, it took the route of anti-Japanese drama and farce. The Japanese must have played dirty tricks, and the Chinese young man dodged bullets and fought ten people at once. They stabbed each other with needles and threw grenades at each other. The design was low-level, boring and forced to be funny. I feel that this is the worst work of Jiang Wen in my personal opinion."

"Xu Qing is in charge of flirting, Liao Fan becomes a clown, Zhou Yun's character setting is quite pleasing, but in the climax action scene, the Japanese officer seems to have become Pan Changjiang in "Raise Your Hands", only stupidity and weakness. It's really bad. Maybe only Peng Yuyan's fans will be satisfied with it."

"The passion and imagination of the restoration of "Old Yanjing in the Republic of China" in the beginning really ignited my enthusiasm for watching movies, but the numerous self-righteous chaotic logic and unrestrained gimmicks, fighting, and rooftop parkour in the middle and later parts really extinguished the viewing enjoyment. It's a pity!"

When walking out of the theater, Chen Fei could clearly hear many people complaining about the plot of "Evil Does Not Suppress Justice".

Some people even put Jiang Wen and Chen Kaige together, saying that they are simply a pair of "half-brothers"!
There is no other reason, it’s just because all the movies made by these two in recent years are wonderful in the first half and a mess in the second half!
However, compared to "Evil Never Dies", "Asura" on the other side seems even worse!

If the former is a shit pot with gold rims, then the latter is simply those pit toilets in the countryside that have not been cleaned for a long time and are simply stinky!
"So, the Asura world in the director's mind is actually a deserted island? Holy shit! Whether it's the scenes, costumes, plot or special effects, the film exudes the feeling of a rubbish movie everywhere!"

"Haha, I really laughed. The war in the entire Ashura world is actually just a group fight between a hundred people? The heroine is set to have a stern face throughout the whole process, without any emotion, it's almost nauseating to watch."

"The palace is like a cruise ship. King Ashura keeps shouting about combining to defeat the sky, but the place he enters after combining looks extremely weird. Then after a burst of laughter, they die in an internal fight. It feels like King Ashura is just looking for death! Are the screenwriters in Chinese movies really so bad that they can't even complete the storyline?"

“I’m not a professional when it comes to watching movies, but the plot was so bad that I almost couldn’t stand it. I didn’t want to end it without a beginning or an end, so I watched it all the way through. But the ending and the plot twists were too sloppy, right?

Especially the scene and special effects when the heroine was fighting at the end were really not good enough. It was like a three-dimensional space, without any sense of grandeur and mystery. It was really confusing to watch! "

"The special effects are rubbish, the plot is rubbish, the acting is rubbish, I'd rather be the one to act in it, and the male lead is even more rubbish! Did the male lead pay for the 7.5 million yuan investment? Also, why would a Chinese fantasy movie hire a foreigner to act in it? What the hell is this? It's so damn embarrassing to watch them all together, it's simply the worst Chinese-language film!"

Although Chen Fei wanted to force himself to finish watching the movie, he finally found that he couldn't do it.

After walking out of the theater halfway through the movie, he took out his mobile phone and checked various rating websites, and was immediately delighted.

Maoyan's overall score is 4.5 points, and Douban's score is only 3.1 points, which can be compared with "Pure Mind: Chasing Dreams in Entertainment Industry".

Chen Fei was particularly curious about how Ningying would deal with the online public opinion and the abuse from fans in the future?
Just passively accept the scolding?
Or is it just trying to hold on and make a comeback?
However, what he never expected was that at 10 o'clock that evening, the producer of "Asura", Zhenjian Films, directly announced that it would withdraw the film from the schedule.

——We won’t show this movie!
At the same time, an announcement from the official Weibo account of the film company directly made this movie the focus of attention and a hot topic of discussion on the entire network!

"We want to protest! Why is the reputation of "Asura" so polarized on the two ticketing platforms? The film's score on Tao Piaopiao is as high as 8.4 points, but on Maoyan it is only 4.5 points.

This is clearly an organized and premeditated "black water behavior" and a disgrace to the industry! Maoyan platform must give us an explanation!
This unfair market environment is an insult to a real film production company! We are protesting and fighting! We want fairness! We want justice!
Without absolute fairness and justice, "Asura" will never be released online again!"

With the appearance of this latest announcement on the official Weibo of "Asura", Chen Fei was completely stunned.

It was clearly the producers who ruined the movie, but now they are blaming the ticketing platform?
What the hell is this horse?
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