The director starts by learning from the abilities of renowned directors.

Spielberg is indeed a top-notch master of pacing and storytelling, and Shen Qing clearly felt that "Taken 2" was a significant improvement over the first film.

The second film's story wasn't as good as the first, but after gaining Spielberg and Stephen Chow's abilities, Shen Qing further improved the script. Therefore, his version of "Taken 2" is actually a significant improvement over the original version in the original timeline.

This includes not only the script, but also the directing techniques.

At the end of November, the crew flew back to Beijing to complete the filming of the last few scenes. On December 3, after more than a month of filming, "Taken 2" officially announced that filming had wrapped.

On December 15th, China Film Group and Enlight Media, the distributors of "Lost in Thailand," invited heads of major cinema chains across the country to a screening at China Film Group. A total of 36 cinema chains attended the event.

This summer, another low-budget comedy, "Crazy Stone" directed by Ning Hao, achieved remarkable success in the Chinese film market, prompting cinemas to pay more and more attention to this type of film.

And the best in this field is definitely Shen Qing.

From "Making a Name for Oneself" to "Nightclub," and then to "Half a Comedy," which Shen Qing only co-wrote, his many low-budget comedies have all achieved remarkable success.

Although many people commented this summer that Shen Qing's low-budget comedies were not as good as Ning Hao's "Crazy Stone" in terms of quality, and even many theater managers thought so, this did not affect their enthusiasm for Shen Qing's latest low-budget comedy film.

Maybe "Nightclub" and "Half a Comedy" are not as good as "Crazy Stone", but so what?

The box office for "Nightclub" and "Almost a Comedy" was even higher!

What does this show?

This shows that Shen Qing's appeal is undeniable! It shows that if cinemas want to increase box office revenue, they need to give Shen Qing's films more screenings.

"If any new movie is as good as 'Nightclub,' I don't care what other theaters do, but my theater will definitely increase the number of screenings!"

"Definitely! What was Shen Qing's status when he filmed 'Nightclub'? What is Shen Qing's status now? After 'Ip Man', it feels like only Jackie Chan and Lee Lien-chi can surpass him. Even Andy Lau and Chow Yun-fat are not safe."

"Whether Andy Lau can outdo him will soon be revealed."

由尔东生执导、刘得华主演的电影《门徒》定档在了2007年的2月13日，而沈青的《人在囧途》定档在了2月15日。

The two movies coincided.

Another foreign comedy film I encountered was "Night at the Museum".

It will be released on the 15th, and the 17th is Lunar New Year's Eve.

Movies released during this period of the Spring Festival season, none of which were released exactly on the first day of the Lunar New Year, were released a few days before the holiday.

"Mr. Zhang, are you going to allocate more screenings for Andy Lau or for Shen Qing?"

Mr. Zhang is the head of the Guangdong Huaying Film Circuit. He refused to make a public statement, only laughing and saying, "Of course, whoever's movie is better will get more screenings."

2 pm.

Once everyone had arrived, Shen Qing also arrived and greeted the heads of the various cinema chains one by one.

"Thank you for your hard work, Mr. Zhang."

"Mr. Li, it's nice to see you again."

"Mr. Zhou, thank you for your support of the new movie."

The heads of major cinema chains were also exceptionally enthusiastic towards Shen Qing.

These days, having access to high-quality content still gives you a lot of influence; otherwise, how could Zhang Weiping have used the broadcasting rights of "Hero" to force major cinemas to increase the revenue share for film producers?

Shen Qing isn't that amazing, but he's not far off.

Then, the crowd stormed into the screening room, and the screening of "Lost in Thailand" officially began.

……

The feedback was overwhelming.

The original version of "Lost in Thailand" was of excellent quality, not to mention that Shen Qing's version was actually made by combining the abilities of big names such as Zhang Yimou, Jackie Chan, Steven Spielberg, and Stephen Chow.

This was mainly due to the abilities of Zhang Yimou, Zhou Xingchi, and Spielberg.

Throughout the screening room, most of these experienced theater managers were laughing so hard they were doubled over. If they weren't mindful of their status, they probably would have laughed even more unrestrainedly.

The first impression everyone had after watching the movie was that it was much better than "Nightclub". "Nightclub" grossed nearly 3000 million, and with Shen Qing's current popularity, it wouldn't be unreasonable for this movie, called "Lost in Thailand", to gross 8000 million, right?

Don't say that "Crazy Stone" is of good quality but only grossed less than 3000 million at the box office.

If Shen Qing had directed "Crazy Stone," would you have watched it again? Would it still have only grossed less than 3000 million yuan at the box office?

As the internal screenings concluded and managers from various cinema chains returned to their respective regions across the country, news of Shen Qingxin's new film receiving rave reviews began to spread.

Shen Qing even gave a special interview to Sohu reporter for this.

"Director Shen, how did you come up with the idea of ​​casting Wang Baoqiang in a comedy? After all, his previous roles were mostly rather dull rural youths."

"Baoqiang is a treasure; time will prove just how much comedic talent he has."

"So, Director Shen will likely invite Wang Baoqiang to star in new films again, right?"

"Of course, I will continue to invite them."

"I didn't expect Director Shen to value him so much."

"Let me put it this way, if I were Zhou Xingchi, then Baoqiang could be my Wu Mengda."

"That's a very high compliment."

"Sometimes, he might even be the real Zhou Xingchi, and I might be the supporting actor Wu Mengda."

reporter:"?"

"Some say that making more blockbusters is the only way to stimulate and promote the rapid development of the film market. Director Shen's obsession with making more low-budget comedies is a waste of his talent and does not benefit the healthy development of the film market. What is your opinion on this?"

"Blockbusters have a very significant role in expanding the film market. Whether it's 'Hero' or 'House of Flying Daggers,' they have greatly promoted the rapid development of the Chinese film market. However, low-budget comedies also have huge potential and may even break the ceiling of domestic film box office in the future."

When the interview was published, Shen Qing was surprised to find herself being cyberbullied.

There are large-scale online criticisms of his replies, word by word.

"Shen Qing must think he's being very modest, praising his partner as Wu Mengda, how sophisticated he is! But what's with comparing yourself to Zhou Xingchi? You don't actually think those lousy comedies you've made can be called movies, do you? I've seen 'Nightclub,' what kind of movies are those?"

"Can 'Nightclub' be compared to 'Shaolin Soccer' or 'Kung Fu Hustle'?"

"Don't try to piggyback on Stephen Chow's fame."

"Not on the same level."

"Didn't he always claim to be a fan of Jackie Chan? I can do all the boxing styles Jackie Chan uses, so why is he suddenly bringing up Stephen Chow?"

"Still don't you understand? He wants to piggyback on everyone's success."

"The last praise for low-budget comedies was excessive. They should just follow the lead of blockbusters and get a taste of the profits. What's with all the hype about breaking the box office ceiling? It would be so embarrassing if they didn't."

"You just don't understand, do you? They only said there's a chance in the future, but they didn't say how far into the future. Maybe they were talking about 50 years from now?"

Shen Qing has quite a few fans, and they spontaneously organized to fight back against the attacks from anti-fans.

"Is it really that hard to make a blockbuster? 'Ip Man' and 'Taken' had moderate budgets and weren't top-tier blockbusters, but how many blockbusters have grossed as much worldwide as those two? Making a martial arts blockbuster? Isn't that a piece of cake for Shen Qing? Besides Jackie Chan and Li Lianjie, Shen Qing is probably the most capable martial arts star in the country, right?"

"The reason Director Shen Qing said that low-budget comedies have the potential to break the box office ceiling is that he is very optimistic about this genre. It's not that he necessarily wants to break the ceiling; is it really worth being so serious?"

"Just because someone is a fan of Jackie Chan doesn't mean they can't also be a fan of Stephen Chow?"