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As the opening credits of "Chinese Hero" began to play, the theater suddenly became quiet.

The plot soon reached the point where Hua Yingxiong became Jin Ao's disciple, but as fate would have it, his family was framed by a villain and massacred. To avenge his family, Hua Yingxiong came to attack Jin Ao with a red sword. Compared to Ekin Cheng, Jet Li's sword dance was obviously more chic and elegant.

The action director of the entire film was Cheng Xiaodong, who designed the "Nine Swords of Dugu" in "Swordsman".

However, all these fancy sword moves, coupled with special effects similar to the "light saber" in "Star Wars", fell into the eyes of the audience, especially the directors and martial arts instructors who came from the martial arts industry, and they were completely flashy and sensational.

"Is this a Hong Kong-style blockbuster? I don't think it's anything special!"

“You’re right, it’s just that the moves are a little more fancy, and some light effects are added to the sword, but can you call it high-tech special effects?

"........."

Every word was full of sarcasm, and some people even laughed loudly.

"I think the people who made this movie are all amateurs! No one knows anything about movie special effects!"

Hearing the sarcasm from the people around him, He Guanchang remained calm and turned to look at Cheng Long.

"Aaron, what do you think?"

"Godfather, I don't think this movie is that simple."

As the saying goes, experts see the details while laymen see the excitement. People in the martial arts industry only see the graceful sword moves, but Cheng Long sees the sharp editing techniques, exquisite action design, and special effects that perfectly combine the plot and characters without being exaggerated to the point of overshadowing the main theme.

"Yes, this is very different from "New Shushan Swordsman"."

Ho Kwun-chang said with a serious face, "In the use of special effects, we know how to coordinate with the scenes and plot to create a realistic visual effect."

Cheng Long opened his mouth, "But..."

He Guanchang asked, "Just what?"

"But special effects of this level can be produced by local companies in Hong Kong, not to mention Hollywood."

Cheng Long said: "If the special effects of "Chinese Hero" are all at this level, it can't be called a blockbuster."

"The movie has only been on for less than half an hour. It would be too hasty to draw conclusions now. Let's continue watching."

He Guanchang said with a smile.

Cheng Long nodded. He had directed and produced countless action films, so he was well versed in the plot routines of martial arts films.

Often the highlight of a movie is placed at the end, which is the so-called Boss battle. The plots before this are all designed to pave the way for the climax of the final decisive battle. They are scenes arranged for the character arcs and image shaping of the good and evil factions, and are also arrangements to make the boss battle logically self-consistent.

After more than an hour, the much-anticipated climax finally arrived.

When Hua Yingxiong and Wudi Zongheng were fighting at the Great Wall, the cinema was extremely quiet at this moment.

The martial artists who had been making sarcastic remarks just now all shut their mouths, with stunned and stunned looks on their faces.

Some viewers even covered their mouths, surprised and unbelievable. After watching Hong Kong movies for so many years, this is the first time they have seen such a scene!

Cheng Long frowned. Although this level of movie special effects was not uncommon in Hollywood, for Hong Kong audiences who had only seen some simple sound, light and smoke effects, the shocking impact brought by this series of special effects shots was unprecedented.

For a Hong Kong movie to have such a scene, it can truly be called a top-notch production!
He Guanchang also thought so. Although he did not participate in the production personally, he could also see what the special effects scene represented.

Amidst the exclamations, the peak showdown between Hua Yingxiong and Wudi entered a white-hot stage.

Rising Sun, Great Wall, Dragon Roar, Red Sword...

Seeing the pictures, special effects and moves blended perfectly together, the audience, film critics, media and film company representatives were all deeply attracted. After all, many people present had never been to the mainland or seen the Great Wall.

Just as people in the Song Dynasty might never see the "northern scenery with snow drifting for thousands of miles" in their entire lives, the audience at this time saw the beauty of the Great Wall.

Looking at the special effects flying around during the final battle between Hua Yingxiong and Wudi, Xu Ke's eyes were burning as he muttered to himself:

“That’s it, that’s it…” “Are you okay?”

Shi Nansheng noticed that something was wrong with him and gave him a push.

"No...it's okay..."

Xu Ke seemed to wake up from his madness, staring at the screen with his eyes wide open. His mouth felt dry and he couldn't say anything.

However, Nansun Shi had already guessed it. When Xu Ke tried to shoot "New Shushan Swordsman", he specially invited the Hollywood special effects team for support. However, it was too advanced for the Hong Kong audience at that time, resulting in poor box office performance, which seriously hit his enthusiasm for the film industry and digital special effects.

At the same time, it also interrupted the Hong Kong film industry's transition to computer special effects, causing the gap with Hollywood to widen.

The current "Chinese Hero" can be said to be completing the unfinished work of Xu Ke.

When she thought of this, she comforted him softly, "I heard from Qingxia that this movie was organized by Fang Sheng. Even the Hollywood special effects company was contacted by Fang Sheng for cooperation. If you want, can we find a chance to ask him for advice?"

"Ok!"

There was a gleam in Xu Ke's eyes, and then he looked in the direction of the luxury box.

At this time, in the box, Wang Zuxian and Lin Qingxia, who were watching "Chinese Hero" for the first time, were so shocked that their eyes widened and they covered their mouths with their hands.

Listening to the background music of "The Lone Star", Zhu Lin couldn't help but sigh:
"I watched it again and it was still so shocking. I never thought that movies could be shot this way."

“That’s the beauty of the film industry.”

Fangyan took a sip of Coke.

"Yanzi, do you think we in the mainland will be able to produce such a movie in the future?"

Gong Xing's eyes flickered.

"That's natural, but it's definitely not possible now."

Fangyan shook his head. The current mainland film industry is still in the pain period of marketization and commercialization, and industrialization is still a long way off.

"Where's Xiangjiang?"

Lin Qingxia blinked.

"It's tough. Although Hong Kong now has a complete system, if it doesn't transform to digital special effects, it will be eliminated sooner or later."

The dialect is spoken with confidence. After all, "Jurassic Century", which is the culmination of Hollywood industry, is a groundbreaking masterpiece.

The film raked in over 6000 million at the box office in Hong Kong's local market, causing the entire Hong Kong film base to fall, and Hong Kong films have never recovered since then.

"what?"

Lin Qingxia, Wang Zuxian and others were shocked.

"Of course, it's not too late to take this step now."

There is a hint of mystery in the dialect tone, "Let's consider "Chinese Hero" as the starting point of the industrialization of Hong Kong films."

As he spoke, he glanced through the glass of the box at the ending credits with the cast list already floating out, and then looked at the theater which was as silent as a cicada.

After watching this martial arts blockbuster created with such dazzling special effects, the audience realized that it is completely different from the feeling of watching those hard-core kung fu movies in the past. It is not a question of whether it is good or not, it is really that kind of rare!
Xiang Huaqiang, Xiang Huasheng, Li Lianjie, Li Zhi and others looked around. The dead silence around them made them feel anxious and uneasy.

Just as the first light came back on in the dim theater, the first round of applause rang out from the audience.

Then, the second, third, fourth...

The audience erupted in thunderous applause, completely drowning out the ending theme song of "Chinese Hero". (End of this chapter)