I am a historical film director in the entertainment industry.

"Cheng Sheng is a smart man!" said Young Master Wang, glancing at Third Master Han.

Upon hearing this, Feng Dapao's eyes darted around, and he suddenly realized what was going on.

After the interviews, the premiere finally came to an end, and everyone left.

The media were even more excited and posted everything that happened tonight online.

[A star-studded event; Wu Baige truly lives up to his reputation as an internationally renowned director. Judging from the guests on the red carpet at the premiere, his position in the Chinese film industry is unshakeable.]

[After the film ended, Director Wu bluntly stated that Cheng Sheng's "Three Kingdoms" was inferior to his "Red Cliff" film.]

[Who wins in a showdown between Cheng Sheng's "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and Wu Baige's "Red Cliff"?]

I watched the movie "Red Cliff" and then watched "Romance of the Three Kingdoms," and I felt it was comparing a piece of crap to a classic...

I don't know how much money Wu Baige gave to the media, but many media outlets are praising the movie. Of course, a small number of media outlets are telling the truth.

But a small number is always a small number; many viewers were drawn to the cinema by the reports from most of the media.

After watching it, the audience felt they had been deceived.

The ticket wasn't expensive, but I felt cheated emotionally.

The furious viewers launched a barrage of angry comments online.

I watched 10 minutes of this movie and immediately deleted it to save my intelligence.

[Upstairs, is it that serious? I was thinking of going to see a doctor! Don't scare me!]

Is it really that big of a deal? It's just a movie.

I agree with the original poster. The original Three Kingdoms storyline is excellent, but the props and scenes are poor, while the storyline of Red Cliff is poor, but the props are more elaborate.

【Damn it, Wu Baige, give me back Zhou Yu and Xiao Qiao! Because they were born in Jingchu, they're called Mengmeng (cute). I'm totally smitten by how cute they are!】

[Haha, Mengmeng, stand up! I could laugh at this joke for a year.]

The dialogue and plot were so awkward; the only redeeming feature was the costumes.

[This isn't even the best adaptation; Hong Kong directors should probably stop making historical films.]

[This ruined a classic; I need to wash my eyes after watching it.]

[This movie depicts Cao Cao attacking Jiangdong for a woman—how could such a trashy plot pass censorship? I suspect the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television took bribes.]

[This movie is very good, especially the part where Lu Bu fights Sun Wukong for Diao Chan for hundreds of rounds. However, Xue Baochai is really too strong. If it weren't for Darius's outer edge cheat + Noxus Guillotine, that M4 six-times scope spray would have killed her. Besides that, I particularly appreciate Zhuge Liang's line to the 108 monkeys of Flower Fruit Mountain, "Young man, don't put on airs in front of your Brother Liang." It shows Zhuge Liang's indignation at the monkeys killing him with three blows. In short, the movie has an interesting plot, amazing dialogue, immersive war scenes, and well-developed characters.]

[To the person upstairs, you're truly something else. Just say this show is terrible, why all the rambling?]

At this moment, Wu Baige fainted from crying in the toilet.

How can a film like this be compared to Cheng Sheng's films? It makes even "Three Kingdoms" seem inferior.

I declare Cheng Sheng the winner of this drama.

Netizens are geniuses too, they've utterly bashed "Red Cliff" online.

But you can't blame them for that. After all, the better the promotion for "Red Cliff" was, the more humiliated they were.

Everyone thought that "Red Cliff" would be a visual feast like "Three Kingdoms," showcasing the brilliance of the Battle of Red Cliff to the audience.

Unfortunately, Wu Baige fed the audience a mouthful of shit and pee nonsense.

Anyone with even a basic understanding of history would absolutely rant and rave about this movie.

Everyone says Newton must be turning in his grave, but if Luo Guanzhong knew about this drastically altered film, his coffin lid wouldn't be able to hold him up either!
Cao Cao is not Cao Cao, Zhou Yu is not Zhou Yu, Zhuge Liang is not Zhuge Liang. It is said to be a Three Kingdoms movie, but only the names are the same as the Three Kingdoms. The plot is completely made up.

It's really hard for audiences to like a film like "Red Cliff" with this kind of feel.

A hotel near Wuhou Temple. Several mainland celebrities, including Zhao, Zhang Fengyi, Xiao Songjia, and Hu Jun, sat in a room, their expressions unreadable – perhaps happy, perhaps sad!
I thought that the release of "Red Cliff" would be a hit, but after reading some reviews of the movie online, I found a mess of random insults and complaints.

Zhang Fengyi had the darkest expression because his portrayal of Cao Cao was criticized by netizens as utterly worthless, and he was even said to be unworthy to carry Bao Guoan's shoes.

He has acted in so many dramas, and his fame far surpasses that of Bao Guoan. This is the first time he has been criticized so harshly.

"That's really embarrassing," Zhang Fengyi said with a stern face.

“Teacher Zhang is right. I don’t even dare to go out on the street now, for fear of being talked about,” Zhao said.

Since playing Xiao Yanzi, she has become a national goddess. She almost broke down because of the movie "Red Cliff".

"There's no harm without comparison," Hu Jun said.

He also attended the premiere of the movie "Three Kingdoms" and felt immense admiration for Cheng Sheng after watching it.

He simply couldn't bear to watch his own performance in "Red Cliff".

"I have to go to a CD roadshow tomorrow, and I'm thinking of asking for leave instead," Xiao Song said, rubbing his temples.

The movie is so bad, I feel ashamed to go out and promote it.

After hearing what the Song family said, the others fell silent.

The roadshow was supposed to promote the movie, but now it seems they just went there to embarrass themselves.

"We've already signed the contract, we can't back out."

"Fine, let's just bear with it."

"I've finally seen through Wu Baige. What kind of international director is he? He's not even as good as an average domestic director. I won't dare to work on any of his films anymore."

……

Soon, the box office figures for the first day of "Red Cliff" were released.

2700 million.

Everyone was astonished by the box office results.

It's not that the box office was bad, it's that it was too good.

It's almost unbelievable that such a terrible movie could gross 2700 million yuan in a single day.

However, on second thought, given Wu Baige's and the star-studded cast of "Red Cliff," it's not surprising that the daily box office was so high.

Although it grossed 2700 million, compared to the opening day box office of "Three Kingdoms", "Red Cliff" is a mere shadow of its former self.

The movie "Three Kingdoms" almost grossed over 100 million yuan on its opening day.

Wu Baige thought his film could surpass Cheng Sheng's and receive rave reviews, but the box office results slapped him in the face, not even reaching a third of Cheng Sheng's.

The film reviews and online insults taught him a profound lesson.

What is the difference between reality and fantasy?

Fantasy is always just fantasy.

Reality, however, slapped him in the face.

He really broke down.

He achieved some success in Hollywood in his early years, but then he thought he was a big Hollywood director and publicly stated that he would no longer make Chinese-language films.

He just overestimated himself. After achieving some success, he went on to make several movies in Hollywood and even bankrupted one of the seven major Hollywood film studios.

This hadn't brought him to his senses, and he'd been lingering in Hollywood for several more years. (End of Chapter)