A different director [entertainment circle]

By August 8th, the world's expectations for "Hundred Schools: The World" have reached an unimaginable height.

No matter at home or abroad, "Hundred Schools" is the most popular search term.Discussion on the plot of "Prosperity" and the prospect of "Tianxia".

Under normal circumstances, the box office of a movie will decline rapidly after half a month after its release, and the fixed basic and passer-by are almost consumed.

But because of the imminent arrival of "Tianxia", the discussion of "Prosperity" has remained high.

The decline in "Prosperity" has caused many professionals in electric ticket forecasting to shout "unheard of".And according to their guesses, if the quality of "The World" is no exception, the box office of "Prosperity" can even rise against the trend.

No one dares to make predictions about the box office of "Prosperity". "Prosperity" has extended the release key in most theaters around the world, and the miracle of "Fortress Earth 8" and "Born in Silt" will be repeated throughout August——

One director and two films released at the same time!

There is no need for the distribution company to negotiate with the theater chain, and the theater chain handed over the contract.Even if there was some discord with Qin Yan before, who would have trouble with money?

In terms of the performance of "Prosperity" alone, it is definitely not a miracle. At least several Hollywood commercial films in the same period can still compete with it.

But everyone knows that the potential of "Prosperity" has not been fully released. After all, when the film was just released, the overseas box office did not care.

And Huaguo also experienced a storm of public opinion in the early stage, which caused the box office to fail to explode as expected.

But everyone sees the super scary potential of the second "Under Heaven", even Paramount Pictures has completely shifted the focus of its recent work to "Under Heaven".

Online and offline publicity go hand in hand, as long as you go online, you will definitely see the promotional videos and interview reports of "Hundred Schools", and the promotional posters of "Hundred Schools" are definitely placed in the most dazzling position in movie theaters.

Everyone was a little nervous and excited. They vaguely felt that "Hundred Schools" was likely to create an unprecedented box office miracle.

Who doesn't want Qin Yan to witness the birth of a miracle, movie audiences all over the world want to see how far Qin Yan's "The World" can go.

Kong Xiuming and Karl were not in Pingcheng, but in Kong Xiuming's hometown, a southwestern city that can only be regarded as a third-tier city in China.

In such a laid-back city, everything will be slower, such as Internet topics, such as movie premieres, such as the pace of life.

Except for some internationally renowned IPs, there are very few audiences who stay up for a movie and go to the premiere in the middle of the night.

But when Kong Xiuming and Karl lined up, they were shocked by the number of audiences waiting for the premiere, which gave them the illusion of being in a cosmopolitan city.

All the shopping malls outside the movie theater were closed, and even the street lights were off. Only the inside of the movie theater was disturbed, and inside and outside the gate were two completely different worlds.

Not to mention Kong Xiuming, even the boss and employees of the movie theater did not expect such an exaggeration at first.

This theater is a franchise theater chain of Tenghui. When they were notified by Tenghui theater chain that they needed to work overtime on the evening of August 8th and keep at least 10% of the film schedule for "The World", they still had some doubts in their hearts. I think Tenghui is making a fuss out of a molehill.

Although "Prosperity" is very popular, the pre-sale results in their theaters are very average, and I think "The World" is about the same.

But when they opened the ticket sales, they realized that they were too short-sighted, and they were willing to call Qin Yan: God forever!

Because "Hundred Schools" is no longer a simple movie, it has almost become a social phenomenon.

If you haven't watched "Hundred Schools", you will have no common topics with your colleagues and classmates, and you may even be excluded unconsciously.

Seeing the demand for premiere tickets, the theaters immediately arranged shifts. All the films at 12 o'clock in the entire theater were "Hundreds of People: The World". I want to make a lot of money at night.

Many viewers regard watching the premiere of "The World" as a very ceremonial event. The popcorn and drink machines in the cinema have been running and have never stopped.

However, Tenghui Theaters can be regarded as a particularly ethical company in the industry. In addition to triple overtime wages, there is also compensation for time off. The employees have no objections.

After the movie started, Kong Xiuming and Karl began to concentrate on enjoying the plot of "The World".

Recently, the two of them have been watching the film reviews of "Prosperity" on the Internet, and it can be said that they have been hit hard

In the past, both of them felt that they were very serious about watching movies, but they found that they missed too many details. Later, they had to go to the cinema for the second and third screenings.

What a relaxed, mindless commercial film, so many exciting plots must be added!More movies like this, please.

This time, Kong Xiuming and the two made up their minds that "The World" must read more carefully, so as not to miss key information.

The opening of "The World" is very exciting, and it takes a few minutes to describe some things that happened after Qin Shihuang's parade on Mount Tai.

For example, sporadic monsters and beasts appeared in the territory of Qin State, abusing people everywhere and killing people.Although the Emperor Qin and the schools of thought have extraordinary powers, ordinary people still have no power to resist in front of monsters.

This episode doesn't even have a narration introduction, only the tragic situation of the people struggling in troubled times.

Qin's army and scholars from all schools of thought tried their best to strangle the monsters.Without any language rendering, simply using the language of the picture is enough to show the tense atmosphere of the coming storm.

At the same time, all audiences are more and more understanding of Qin Shihuang's approach.Those who make big things don't stick to small details. If Qin Shihuang can really eliminate the disaster of the monster clan, then the massacre he caused is also understandable.

"There is absolutely no possibility of peaceful coexistence between humans and monster races!"

After explaining the basic plot, the camera finally came to Shui Huaisang.Sure enough, as Xie Beiyang said, he is the number one male in "The World".

Although Shui Huaisang's appearance shocked everyone, Kong Xiuming keenly heard a lot of sighs in the cinema.

Carl was already on the sidelines to help Kong Xiuming explain, "They are sad that Xie Beiyang's face is blocked by the mask."

Only then did Kong Xiuming suddenly realize that there was a hot topic on the Internet before, "Xie Beiyang's appearance in "The World".

Countless fans are speculating whether Xie Beiyang will always wear a mask to show people.

It was originally an unremarkable topic, but because of Qin Yan's "likes", it rushed directly to the hot search.

The most popular comment on this is: "Is it only I who think that Qin Yan designed such a look for Xie Beiyang because he didn't want others to see his wife?"

Of course, this is just a joking analysis, more people's analysis is that after Shui Huaisang puts on the mask, the character will change obviously.

Masks have similar symbolic functions in many movies, and they are definitely not just for appearance or style.

Sure enough, when Shui Huaisang appeared again, his identity had already become the patrol commander of the Great Qin Empire, walking in the darkness on behalf of the Great Qin Empire.

"Inspector Commander, your mission is coming. Do you need someone to accompany you? Zongheng Zhang's family is not such an easy target."

After knowing the mission, Shui Huaisang turned around and left, leaving a sentence: "No need."

It's still Shui Huaisang's voice, but the audience can read the sadness. The time interval between "Prosperity" and "The World" is too close. Everyone still remembers the curious and energetic Shui Huaisang in "Prosperity".

This makes it easier for the audience to be attracted by Shui Huaisang's transformation and sink into the plot.

After Shui Huaisang joined Qin, he became the sharpest knife in the darkness of Qin.And his task is to follow Qin Shihuang's order to kill those schools and forces that are unwilling to submit to Qin.

Who would have known that the Mohist school, which once represented "universal love" and "righteousness", would do such a thing?Unless, for Shui Huaisang, he found a reason to fight.

Shui Huaisang has battles with many schools, and the movie condenses these battles into a few minutes.

This scene is purely showing off, showing off the special effects technology of the fortress, showing off the art of the crew of "Hundred Schools", showing off Qin Yan's ability to direct the camera, and the shooting funds beyond imagination!

Legalism, Taoism, Mohism, Yin-Yang School, Famous School, Miscellaneous School, Farm School... Although it is just a glimpse, it is enough to make people amazing.

During the battle, Kong Xiuming even forgot to think about the plot, and simply enjoyed the violent beauty brought by the battle at this moment.

Moreover, the artistic expression of "The World" is even better, and the blank space, background, and artistic conception that belong to Huaguo art are used superbly.

When many film critics saw this, they were a little puzzled. They all knew that the two films were filmed at the same time, and they were also produced by the same art director. The difference should not be so big.They have a bold guess in their hearts, and they are not sure for now, they can only study it after the movie is over.

As the movie enters a slow-paced literary drama, the audience is also in the mood to start reflecting on the previous plot.

Now that the Mohist school, which has the strongest opposition and the strongest strength, has completely surrendered, other schools of thought will naturally suffer.

Among the descendants of the school that Shui Huaisang killed, there were many schools that had rejected Gongshuzi.

This episode made everyone inexplicably think of the former Gongshuzi's sigh "there will be no eggs under the collapse of the nest", and now it is fulfilled one by one.

More importantly, the executor will be the original Shui Huaisang, which makes the audience feel a little embarrassed.

As a film master, Qin Yan certainly understands what is called a piece of paper.After a series of battles, Huai Sang returned to his residence with a water, and then took off his mask as a turning point in the plot.

After showing his original appearance, Shui Huaisang finally showed a little fragility and hesitation in his eyes when he was absorbing it in the water basin.But Shui Huaisang's fragility is only temporary, as Shui Huaisang puts on the mask again, it disappears instantly.

The camera showed Shui Huaisang a close-up, and the audience was directly attracted by Shui Huaisang's eyes.Without a single line, the audience can already feel the pain in Shui Huaisang's heart.

"Xie Beiyang's acting skills are getting better and better."

This exclamation appeared in the hearts of countless viewers.

Everyone knows that the two films "Prosperity" and "The World" were filmed consecutively. Xie Beiyang's acting skills cannot be improved by leaps and bounds, but "Shui Huaisang" in the two films shows a completely different style.

It can only prove that in "Prosperity", Xie Beiyang has a thorough understanding of the role of "Shui Huaisang", and can play it in a low-key and restrained manner.

The acting skills that are most suitable for the role, not the dazzling acting skills, this is probably the strength of the actor!

The audience didn't quite understand the transformation of Shui Huaisang, why Shui Huaisang suddenly became an executioner,

If this plot is not well created, Shui Huaisang's character image may collapse in an instant.

And the audience felt that they had found a loophole in the plot - when Shui Huaisang visited these schools with Gongshuzi before, his strength was definitely not so strong!

How come it took only a year and a half for Shui Huaisang to control their life and death?And there is also a question left over from history, why did Qin Shihuang leave the Mohists to survive.

They didn't think that Qin Shihuang, who was decisive in killing and killing everything, would save Shui Huaisang's life just because he appreciated Gongshuzi.

This passage answers the question well.

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After Shui Huaisang completed the task, he reported to the Qin State Herald who was in charge of liaison.

However, the herald turned cold and said: "If you are told to wipe out all the Zongheng Zhang family, you will only kill three people and let the rest go?"

This is the state of Qin, and this is the first emperor!

Even though Shui Huaisang had been sent to carry out the mission, he still sent spies to follow Shui Huaisang all the way, and even returned to report the mission situation one step earlier than Shui Huaisang.

This clearly shows that they don't trust Shui Huaisang.But this is reasonable, how can it be so easy to believe the enemy who tried to assassinate him before.

Shui Huaisang's expression didn't change when he heard the other party's harshness, he knew the herald was following him long ago, he didn't show any signs of anger, and his eyes hidden under the mask were as cold as winter snow.

The audience inexplicably felt a little distressed. The innocent Shui Huaisang seemed to have completely disappeared.

"Isn't it enough to plunder their luck?"

Shui Huaisang threw the fragments of the Nine Cauldrons of Luck to the herald, with a somewhat impatient tone.

At this time, the scene returns to the scene after Shui Huaisang performed countless missions. After killing the heir of the school of luck in the killer, Shui Huaisang sacrificed the broken Zhou Ding belonging to the Mohist inheritance, and used some kind of secret technique to destroy the opponent's fragments. Gathering together prevented the school's luck inheritance.

As for the other members of the school, Shui Huaisang didn't seem to have any interest in them, and always left immediately after completing tasks.

The herald was very dissatisfied with Shui Huaisang's answer and said, "Do you know that these remnants are gathering together and plotting an uprising. Don't you even know the principle of cutting grass and roots?"

Facing the challenge, Shui Huaisang didn't even want to give the other party a superfluous expression: "If you have the luck of the various schools of thought and are still afraid of them, the first emperor doesn't have to fantasize about a thousand years of hegemony."

Hearing that Shui Huaisang dared to talk about Emperor Qin, the herald showed a fierce expression and scolded: "How dare you disrespect the First Emperor!"

However, Shui Huaisang showed no signs of timidity, the territory of Qin country appeared around him, and the picture was once again a close-up.

The audience is very convinced that this is the most powerful force in the world view of "Hundred Schools" - the deduction world.

Shui Huaisang was actually able to use the deduction world, which proved that Shui Huaisang was also approved by Qi Luck.

The attentive audience instantly realized that the world constructed by Shui Huaisang was different from that of Gongshuzi and Qin Shihuang, and it felt a bit...combined into one.

Of course, the size of the world he built is far smaller than the two, which has something to do with strength.

Seeing this scene, the herald immediately said sternly: "Don't think that you can act willfully because you have the approval of the First Emperor."

Facing the other party's accusations, Shui Huaisang didn't feel nervous at all. He said frankly, "Isn't this what the first emperor taught? In order to complete the final plan, we only need to sacrifice the least amount of life, so we don't need to make a big fuss."

Yes, Qin Shihuang's plan at the beginning was to sacrifice a small number of people with the luck of the human race, and gather the luck of the whole world together, thereby defeating the monster race.

In the eyes of Qin Shihuang, this is a very simple arithmetic problem, sacrificing the peace and prosperity of the human race in the present few decades, in exchange for long-term peace and stability in the next hundreds or thousands of years.

This deal is worth it!

Since Qin Shihuang had such an ideal, wouldn't it be enough for him, Shui Huaisang, to recover all the luck scattered among the various families at the least cost?

Shui Huaisang's words were too straightforward, as if he was convincing the other party, but at the same time he seemed to be convincing himself.

The herald in charge of the meeting with Shui Huaisang heard Shui Huaisang's set of reasons one after another, but could not reply and could only stare at Shui Huaisang.In his opinion, Shui Huaisang must have hidden evil intentions, and he was not completely convinced by Shi Huang.

However, he was too afraid of Shui Huaisang's strength, so the herald found an excuse and left directly.

As soon as the scene changed, the herald went back to the palace to report everything to Qin Shihuang after leaving Shuihuaisang.

"My lord, it is a hidden danger in the end that the water and the Huai Sang Yin and the Yang are contradictory."

Qin Shihuang was still fiddling with the map of mountains and rivers in front of him, and said indifferently: "What's the matter, since the Mohists have already left their mark on the future territory of Qin, then it is impossible for him to choose to betray again."

"Gong Shuzi is really a character, I'm afraid he already guessed the big plan of the widow before he came to Mount Tai."

"He doesn't want to fight the widow to the death, he just wants to change the widow's deduction about the future of Qin."

Knowing this time, Qin Yan finally used Qin Shihuang's mouth to recover a suspense left over from the last "Prosperity" - the secret of Gongshuzi's battle with Qin Shihuang.

When Gongshuzi and Qin Shihuang deduced the future, although Qinshihuang won, Gongshuzi also discovered the flaws in the future Qin State.

If foreign enemies are changing their positions and life and death are at stake, Qin may be able to drive the people through tough policies, which is also a matter of righteousness.

But if one day the Yaozu is really wiped out, the current harsh policy will no longer apply.Gongshuzi deduces the scene of the tyranny/harsh government, the turmoil and uprisings in the Qin state.

Gongshuzi can be regarded as a generation of arrogance, otherwise it would be impossible for him to hold the incomplete Qi Luck Cauldron when the Mohist School was torn apart.

In the world of Qin Shihuang's deduction, he found the status belonging to the Mohist school-whether it is the Mohist's "non-aggression" or "universal love", they can help Qin to complete the great cause.

Qin Shihuang even said with a hint of a smile: "Gong Shuzi is also a character. He knows that I don't have enough time, so he directly integrates the luck of the Mohist family into our territory of Qin, which helps me save at least a few dollars." Half a year."

"Then he helped Shui Huaisang to gain the approval of the Mohist's luck. It is really a good idea to let the widow have to save his life."

"But it doesn't matter, I'm not even afraid of the public loser, how could I care about a Shui Huaisang?"

"Use everything, let him continue to collect those idiots to collect luck. How is the furnace ready?"

"It's being built, and the emperor's great cause will definitely not be delayed." The herald replied with his head bowed, with fanaticism in his eyes!

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This piece of literary drama finally explained the complexity of the role of "Shui Huaisang" and many of its settings.

And there are still many details worth aftertaste, the audience watched it with gusto, they have completely entered the plot of the movie.

Carl took Kong Xiuming's hand and said, "Do you think Shui Huaisang surrendered to Qin Shihuang?"

Kong Xiuming shook his head and said, "Director Qin likes to hide plots too much, so I'm not sure."

And the audience also discovered one thing - a lot of material for the first promotional film of "Prosperity" came from "The World".

Qin Yan actually buried a hole from the very beginning, and all the plots are connected together.

Shui Huaisang is the well-deserved protagonist of "The World", but everyone doesn't know how to evaluate Shui Huaisang.

Shui Huaisang does not have a clear view of justice like the protagonist of ordinary movies, which can make people feel empathetic, and even the killing of Shui Huaisang often makes the audience feel a little disgusted.

Kong Xiuming sighed: "Director Qin played really big this time, not only in the fictional world, but also tried his best to eliminate the facial makeup of the characters. In commercial movies, there are many who dare to play like Qin Yan."

Commercial movies pay attention to straightforwardness, and generally do not emphasize the complexity of characters.

There are so many choices in this world, everyone is different, how can there be people who are purely good and purely evil.Shui Huaisang is like this, Gongshuzi is like this, including Qin Shihuang.

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Shui Huaisang on the screen became more and more taciturn.

Moreover, the audience also found that Shui Huaisang's clothes had changed from the cyan and blue colors of the past to the black color advocated by the Qin State, and the embroidery patterns on the clothes became more and more complicated, implying that Shui Huai Sang's status in Qin continued to rise.

In addition to this main plot line, Qin Yan incorporated many stories into it, such as Sai Feiyan played by Xi Qianqian.

The role of "Sai Feiyan" in the first part of "Hundred Family" is not so strong, she is just an ordinary person.

Skinny, running around for a living every day.In "Prosperity", Sai Feiyan appeared to change Shui Huaisang's view of Qin.

The first time Shui Huaisang saw Sai Feiyan farming in the field, he was a little surprised and said to Gongshuzi:

"Juzi, the state of Qin is really interesting, it actually lets women go to the fields to farm."

In fact, there is a wrong view that the social status of women in Huaguo has always been messed up.In fact, compared with the later Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, women stayed at home and vassalized men. In the Qin Dynasty, women's status was more equal.

At least in the state of Qin, women had equal property rights and social status.

After all, every manpower was extremely scarce in the Qin Dynasty. Even if you were a woman, you still needed to do a lot of farm work. It happened that this kind of pressure allowed women to gain a pivotal social status.

Qin Yan didn't discuss this issue too much in the movie, he just used a few shots to describe the current situation very implicitly, and then briefly mentioned it.

But who knew that Sai Feiyan's reappearance was actually related to Shui Huaisang?