Chinese entertainment industry in disarray? Hollywood goddess welcomes strict father!

"I love Shanghai. It made me rich, allowed me to support my daughter's education, and let her live like those foreign ladies, wearing Western dresses, drinking coffee, and watching movies!"

"But a few days ago, when she and her classmates went to see a movie, some foreigners tried to assault them. They fought back and preserved their chastity, but the foreigners, enraged, beat them severely..."

"When I arrived at the hospital, she was still unconscious, her nose was broken and her chin was fractured... I called the police... but the police officers at the local station didn't dare to do anything..."

"So I told my wife, 'I'm coming to see you, Mr. Xu. Only you can handle this!'"

In a luxurious room decorated in the style of the Republican era, a middle-aged man in a suit was pouring out his grievances, his tone shifting between pride, indignation, and tears. But in the end, he spoke through gritted teeth: "I beg Mr. Xu to help my daughter get justice!"

The person listening quietly to the middle-aged man's story was an elderly man with gray hair. He didn't rush to answer, but instead beckoned to his godson next to him to hand the emotionally agitated middle-aged man a glass of wine.

After the middle-aged man calmed down from his drink, the older man with gray hair, while playing with the orange cat in his arms, casually asked, "Why didn't you contact me before calling the police?"

The middle-aged man was speechless for a moment: "I..."

The old man continued, "Because you look down on people like me and don't want to owe me a favor."

"Your wife is my wife's goddaughter, but you, her godson-in-law, never visit my home."

"You won't even call me godfather!"

The middle-aged man grew anxious, put down his wine glass, and said, "I can give you money..."

The old man shook his head helplessly: "What could possibly make you so disrespectful to me? On my youngest daughter's wedding day, you tried to bribe me to kill someone for you?"

"I know you're a kind person, and I like kind people. Your enemies could be my enemies too, but are you family?"

The middle-aged man finally understood and immediately changed his address to "godfather..."

The old man put down the orange cat in his arms, stood up from the sofa, and laughed, "Today is your god-sister's wedding day, why don't you go out for a drink? Those foreign devils who bullied my goddaughter will become bait in the Huangpu River tomorrow!"

The middle-aged man left the room, deeply grateful. Outside in the grand courtyard, a Western-style wedding was underway, with guests in large numbers and a lively atmosphere...

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Beyond light and shadow.

As the opening scene of the film ended, everyone in the theater suddenly snapped back to reality, and a distinct commotion arose in the darkness.

"A generous gift of crab!"

Ao Mei's pretty face was full of shock. She turned to Lu Lin beside her and asked, "Is this our new movie?"

When she was filming on set, she was given scripts for her specific roles and had no concept of the entire movie. Today is the first time she has seen the finished film.

But this opening scene alone had already stunned her.

Judging from the commotion in the performance hall, she was clearly not the only one who was stunned.

The film's unpretentious cinematography and simple dialogue, seemingly unremarkable, captivate viewers and immerse them completely.

What is this?

This is the skill of a world-class film master!

Moreover, it's the skill that only a film master at the peak of his career possesses!

If one's skill level drops even slightly, it would be difficult to achieve such an effect; it is truly a masterpiece of unparalleled skill!

In fact, this movie truly deserves such praise. Although titled "Shanghai Bund," it is actually the first film in "The Godfather" series, a genuine classic in film history.

The opening scene, in particular, is a textbook example of cinematic excellence.

When Lu Lin started filming last year, he already possessed the Lesser Vehicle Holy Body. His superhuman memory helped him replicate all the cinematic language one-to-one. Otherwise, he really wouldn't have dared to take on the Godfather series and adapt it into a Chinese-language film.

Fortunately, he didn't mess it up in the end; at least the first and most important scene was adapted very successfully!

The fact that everyone present today is a professional filmgoer, and that they can accept the background setting and be fully immersed in the film, is enough to prove its success.

With a solid foundation laid at the beginning, the subsequent plot developments will naturally follow!

"This is of course our new movie..."

Lu Lin rolled his eyes at Ao Mei, both amused and exasperated, then gestured with his chin toward the stage lights and said, "Look, it's just the right time for the two of us to go on stage."

Elizabeth Olsen was busy trying to calm herself down as she watched her first appearance in the movie, and she looked quite nervous.

There's no way around it; Chen Baoguo's performance as the "godfather" was just so perfectly controlled and exquisite.

The scene then shifts, and she and Lu Lin appear in the second act, which inevitably puts her under immense pressure.

Don't make him look like an incompetent idiot!

Actually, she was a bit too nervous, because the focus of the second act wasn't her.

The second act focuses on Xu Wenqiang, the third son played by Lu Lin and dressed in military uniform, returning home to attend the wedding of his youngest sister, played by Li Lin, and meeting all the members of the Xu family.

In plain terms, the key point is to introduce the entire Xu family to the audience through the lens!

Besides Li Lin's portrayal of the adorable youngest sister getting married, there's also Li Dabai as the resilient mother, Huang Xiaoming as the domineering eldest brother, Qin Ritian as the slick second brother, Hu Ge as the adopted son of the Xu family, and Chen Baoguo as the father, who together form the core family members of the Xu family.

As for the foreign woman played by Ao Mei, she is just a supporting character to Lu Lin. Her role is similar to that of Liu Tao, who did not attend the premiere today and played the role of the eldest brother's wife.

After Lu Lin met with his family members one by one, the two found a table and sat down. Only then did Ao Mei have a proper line, asking Lu Lin in English what his family did and why they were so prestigious.

Lu Lin, on the other hand, gave only a vague answer, which also conveyed to the audience that the male protagonist is a progressive young man who does not want to get involved in his family's underworld business and only wants to join the army to save the poor and weak nation!

The second act ends here. The third scene then shows the old father meeting various figures in Shanghai at his daughter's wedding, showcasing the charisma of the old tycoon.

The film's pace was unhurried yet incredibly captivating, so much so that the entire theater was completely silent except for the movie's sound effects and dialogue, with everyone watching with rapt attention.

Until Fan Laodi, playing a Shanghai star, cried to the old man, calling him his godfather, that the movie role he wanted to play had been rejected by the film studio boss.

After calming his godson down, the old man had someone give the film studio owner a warning. The owner's beloved horse was beheaded and secretly stuffed into his bed. When the film studio owner woke up in the morning, he was so frightened that he went insane.

At this point, another commotion broke out in the performance hall, because the feeling of reality was too strong!

The initial display of violence made viewers realize that this family was definitely not good people!

The most acutely felt discomfort came from the four major film studios, led by Warner Bros., who instinctively felt uneasy upon seeing the bloody horse head in the movie.

If the movie hadn't already been filmed, and Lu Lin hadn't suddenly decided to involve them in a co-production, they would have suspected that Lu Lin deliberately filmed this scene to subtly criticize them: "You bunch of idiots, you instigated Old Martin to trip me up. Don't think I don't know, I'll get you sooner or later!"