Huayu: Starting from Fahrenheit

Chapter 277 Slam Dunk

At 11 o'clock, the premiere press conference of "Slam Dunk" officially began.

The main creators of the crew went on the stage in front of the screen to be interviewed by the media.

Zhu Yanping was the first to speak.

"Thank you so much for coming to support us. On behalf of the crew, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you all."

First, I would like to thank the guests.

Then, the interview officially began.

The reporters who were called stood up one by one to ask questions.

"Director Zhu, I remember in July, the crew announced that Yao Ming would be invited to star in the film.

But when we look at today's poster, it seems that Yao Ming is not on it.

He himself did not come to the scene today.

Excuse me, did Yao Ming not appear in the film, or was there some unexpected situation?"

"Yes, in our original plan, Yao Ming would indeed play a cameo role in the film, but due to some other reasons, this plan was cancelled later."

Zhu Yanping continued:

"Originally Yao Ming was only going to play a cameo role, so his role would not affect the overall quality of the film. We also did not look for someone else to replace the role that was originally planned for him."

Journalists in recent years have become really professional in digging out news.

Ask one question at a time.

After a short while, a lot of interesting news about the movie was dug up.

For example, the lead actor of this drama, Jay Chou, received a salary of more than 10 million Hong Kong dollars, a figure that only first-tier artists such as Andy Lau can achieve in the Hong Kong film industry.

Jay Chou is worth a lot of money, and his role is definitely heavy. According to the producer, Jay Chou filmed 40 days of continuous action scenes, which was very hard.

Then, before the filming of "Slam Dunk" started, the TV broadcasting rights were bought by Eastern Movie Channel at a record high price of NT$1800 million (approximately RMB 450 million).

He also received NT$1500 million (approximately RMB 375 million) in Taiwan film subsidy funds.

This statement is mainly to brag about the movie's box office success and Jay Chou's appeal.

The interview lasted nearly half an hour, with several key members answering questions in turn.

As the leading actor and the box office draw of the film, Jay Chou was asked the most questions.

However, some questions about the gossip.

For example, Jay Chou refused to answer questions about the verbal battle with Jolin Tsai regarding fake charts.

He mainly answered questions about movies.

“I took on this script mainly because the character is like a tramp, but he has a special mission, and I particularly like this kind of character with a special mission.

In addition, I originally wanted to sing the theme song of the film with Chen Bolin and Chen Chuhe in a hip-hop style, but since they didn’t want to sing, I ended up having to sing it myself.”

The press conference interview was really boring.

At the beginning, Wu Zhuo was very interested.

But as I listened, I didn't hear any big and explosive news, just some small stuff.

This made him lose interest and feel a little sleepy.

Finally, the interview ended, the creators stepped down from the stage, and Slam Dunk began playing on the screen.

What can I say about the movie "Slam Dunk"!

If you are a fan of Jay Chou, then this movie is definitely worth watching.

This movie is very Jay Chou and very cool.

If the original "Initial D" was tailor-made for Jay Chou, then this "Slam Dunk" is a movie that is completely made for Jay Chou alone.

To sum it up in one short sentence: an extended version of Jay Chou’s super cool MV.

Let's not talk about the music of the film. Let's talk about the plot and characters of the film.

The supporting roles and behind the scenes are all very dazzling.

Idol stars Charlene Choi, Bolin Chen, Chen Chuhe, Liu Genghong, talented comedians Eric Tsang, Ng Man-tat, Li Liqun, Yan Ni, Huang Bo, Wang Gang, super extras Jacky Wu, Huang Jianxiang...

In one sentence, it can be described as the moon surrounded by stars, and all the supporting roles are just there to highlight Jay Chou's handsomeness and coolness.

Of course, in addition to the front-stage lineup where every face that appears is familiar, the production team behind the scenes is also very dazzling.

Cheng Xiaodong, three-time winner of the Hong Kong Film Awards for Best Action Choreography, did his best this time.

Various basketball moves that mix Chinese Kung Fu and basketball stunts were created for Jay Chou, and with the help of top art director Xi Zhongwen and Zhang Yimou's exclusive photographer Zhao Xiaoding, every move of Jay Chou on the court is full of brilliance.

Then the combination of Chinese Kung Fu with sports events such as basketball and football is itself a very cool selling point and there is a lot of room for development.

"Slam Dunk" continues the style of Stephen Chow's "Kung Fu Soccer", and is full of imagination in both action and pictures.

Jay Chou is not only good at playing basketball, but also a superman in fighting.

One man challenged seventy or eighty gangsters armed with sharp blades in a bar. Even Bruce Lee was not as arrogant as him.

The character played by Jay Chou is a super martial arts genius who has inherited almost all of Chinese Kung Fu and is omnipotent. At his most powerful, he can use the Great Shift of the Universe to travel through time and space and change the outcome of a game.

This will undoubtedly be an exciting movie for young audiences.

But that’s it!
There are many advantages.

There are obviously many shortcomings.

The biggest disadvantage is that it’s fake!

Like all previous Chu Yen-ping movies, this is a very good bad movie.

For a commercial film whose purpose is to entertain people and fool oneself, it is rather despicable to be so harsh in examining its plot for its falsehood, exaggeration and emptiness.

However, the biggest failure of "Slam Dunk" is that it could learn from any other movie but "The Promise", and it brought out the essence of Jang Dong-gun's time and space reversal in "The Promise" to the fullest.

It's even given the name of "The Great Shift of the Universe", which is so fake that it makes people feel heartbroken and they can't stand it and want to complain.

Could it be possible that there will be another "murder case caused by a basketball?"

The final ending design is also so fake that it is unbearable.

The protagonist Fang Shijie, who was abandoned on the basketball court since childhood, finally found his biological father by becoming famous on the basketball court.

Then, the protagonist's father who abandoned him turned out to be the richest man in Asia.

As soon as this character appeared, the orphan protagonist was really proud of himself. Not only did he have powerful martial arts skills, but he also became the richest man.

But this kind of ending design inevitably reminds people of the creation mode of the most popular online popular suspense novels:

The male protagonist must be successful in love, have unrivaled abilities, and have endless wealth falling from the sky, which can almost satisfy the imagination of any normal man.

But.

Although Wu Zhuo himself complained that the plot was fake.

But it has to be admitted.

This kind of cool-style plot is indeed very popular with the audience.

This is probably the reason why this drama achieved a box office of 200 million in the last century, making Jay Chou a new and dazzling figure in the Chinese film industry.

And then, and then!

With this success, Chang Hong feels that Jay Chou’s box office appeal is amazing.

He sold all his money to create "刺陵" for Jay Chou.

Then I lost all my pants.

Changhong withdrew from the Chinese-language film market directly because of this movie.

(End of this chapter)