A different director [entertainment circle]
Chapter 94 Chapter 094
Kong Xiuming had a very happy time in the past year, and he completely integrated into the group of boys in his class.
He is usually called to dinners and parties. Of course, Kong Xiuming often does not attend, but this does not dislike their friendship.
Friends all know that it's just that Kong Xiuming doesn't like to be so lively, but he is definitely a friend worth making.
After Kong Xiuming and Karl watched "Fortress Earth" last time, the students in the class were full of interest in Huaguo.
They fell in love with Qin Yan, Shen Chunan, and the unique temperament of Hua people...
Carl and the boys would often chat with Kong Xiuming, talking about Qin Yan from sci-fi movies.
If it was in the past, Kong Xiuming might still hesitate whether he needs to learn about science fiction in order to get closer to his classmates.
Now, he doesn't have this trouble at all. For science fiction, he only wants to say "really fragrant".
Kong Xiuming was originally an engineering student, so he had a certain understanding and interest in science and engineering.
Didn't like science fiction before, just felt that text novels made him sleepy.
And Qin Yan will show the charm of science fiction more intuitively through the screen, and Kong Xiuming will continue to transform and evolve towards science fiction fans.
Kong Xiuming began to read various works in the world, and then included "Foundation", "Dune", "The Gate of Anubis" and so on. These are classics that cannot be missed in Western science fiction literature.
At the same time, Kong Xiuming also began to pay attention to science fiction in his own country, and he discovered many super powerful novelists.Moreover, he always felt that Huaguo's science fiction novels were full of completely different humanistic concerns[1].
Kong Xiuming has been looking forward to when his country's sci-fi works will be transformed into movies like "Fortress Earth" and put on the big screens around the world.
The dissemination of novels is definitely not as good as movies, after all, the pictures and music are more intuitive.
"Earth Fortress" is the best example. Many viewers who have no interest in science fiction at all have entered the cinema because of the special effects.
Of course, if there is a little bit of dissatisfaction, it is that Karl seems to like Huaguo more and more. He likes to chat with himself when he has nothing to do, and occasionally learns Chinese with himself.
Kong Xiuming's daily work and experiments have taken up most of his life.
Now that the little personal time left is also occupied by Karl, Kong Xiuming has a headache.How can he get a girlfriend?Is it possible that I will continue to be a bachelor like this?
Overseas students have been very excited recently.With the Olympic Games approaching, all countries have begun to select athletes for next year's Olympic Games.
People around the world will also start to care about which country and city will host the Olympics next.
In fact, the world's perception of Huaguo is really one-sided and leaky. Is it the country with the largest land area and the largest population in the world?
That's all.
There is nothing that can make the other party fall in love with it actively. Of course, others will not come to understand you actively.
The Olympic Games gave Huaguo a chance to appear on the world stage, and more and more people began to pay attention to Huaguo and learn about the city of Pingcheng.
Kong Xiuming's life has become more colorful because of the Olympics and Qin Yan, so he has been following various news about Qin Yan on the Internet.
When he found out that Qin Yan was going to be in charge of filming the Olympic promotional video, Kong Xiuming was very excited.He had a premonition that Qin Yan would definitely bring a promotional film that was completely different from other directors!
It must be full of the artistic charm of Huaguo, and it will definitely be able to pass on the cultural characteristics of Huaguo to foreign countries.
Should the theme of the promotional film be Tai Chi, history, porcelain, silk or something else?
There are so many cultural symbols that Huaguo can choose from. For a while, Kong Xiuming didn't know which one would best represent Huaguo and make Western people boil the most.
Kong Xiuming felt that as a fan of Qin Yan and a native of China, he would definitely be able to spot the promotional video immediately.
After I finish writing today's paper, I will go online to search for Director Qin's updates.Kong Xiuming made up his mind while rushing to report.
Suddenly someone knocked on the door, the sound was quite urgent.Kong Xiuming didn't even need to guess, he knew it must be Karl.
Since Kong Xiuming lived in the school for the first year last year, Karl and a few friends in the class have rented a house together with him.
Kong Xiuming is also considered an overseas student, one of the few who can fully integrate with foreign students and rent together.
In fact, after getting along for a long time, they will also find that boys of their age have many common topics, such as cars, games, girlfriends, comics and so on.
It's just that language and culture make it difficult for them to approach and understand each other.
Kong Xiuming had no choice but to open the door of the room. As expected, Karl was standing at the door wearing a loose T-shirt. He looked like he had just woken up. He said to Karl:
"If I remember correctly, your project should have a mid-term inspection in two days. Have you finished your report? Come play with me again."
In the past two days, Karl has been completely crazy because of the project. He will be impatient with whoever brings up the project with him.
But now Karl seems to be completely indifferent to his report, and suddenly stretches out his hands to hold Kong Xiuming's wrist:
"No, no, those are trivial things! I have something to show you!"
I don't know what can surprise Karl so much. Karl originally wanted to drag Kong Xiuming to his room, but the news he wanted to share was too exciting.
Carl walked directly into Kong Xiuming's room and said:
"Let me use your computer!"
A set of operations is smooth and smooth, and it can be seen that Karl and Kong Xiuming have a really good relationship in private.
Kong Xiuming quickly opened it, and the webpage he wanted to show Carl was the Youtube, the largest video website in the Beacon Country.
Now young people in the West are more and more fond of surfing, and online videos have become a part of their lives. Kong Xiuming often uses them in the lighthouse country.
It's just that there are too few videos about my own country above.Occasionally there are a few, and there is no way to attract young people in the West.
Kong Xiuming has been thinking about when he will be able to watch Chinese programs on Youtube?
After opening the tubing, Kong Xiuming found his goal on the homepage without even seeing Carl jump to the page for a second.
Recommended video on the homepage - "Sword"!
Kong Xiuming is very clear that the home page recommendations are usually reserved for some well-known foreign video producers or companies. What does this have to do with him?
However, Karl directly pulled Kong Xiuming over, sat next to him and said:
"Look at this."
Karl has already clicked on the video, but Kong Xiuming was completely stunned when he saw the video.
Because there appeared on the computer screen a miracle in the world that he was all too familiar with - the Great Wall.
The Great Wall, which stretches for thousands of miles, is like a long yellow line, dividing the land into two.
The beginning of the picture is an overhead shot, from the city wall, to the beacon tower, and then to the entire Great Wall, "according to the shape of the mountain, following the terrain, or shoveling, or building, or picking a ditch", winding like a giant dragon.
The shock of looking down from a high altitude is too strong!While lamenting the vastness of the earth, we are also amazed at the creativity of human beings.
The "Great Wall" is originally a symbol of Chinese culture, and it is the national spirit of man's determination to overcome nature and tenacity.
Was this video made by a Chinese?It was actually able to appear on the homepage of Youtube. As soon as these questions appeared in Kong Xiuming's mind, Karl took the initiative to answer them for him.
"This is the promotional video for the Olympics filmed by Director Qin! It's really shocking!"
"I just watched it for 1 minute, and I came to watch it with you! How about it, I'm interested!"
Kong Xiuming was surprised at first, and then a little bit frustrated. He agreed to pay attention to Director Qin's works. Why is he still not better than Carl?
The main reason is that Kong Xiuming has been obsessed with experiments these days and cannot extricate himself.
But now that the promotional video is in front of him, Kong Xiuming looks forward to watching it with Karl.
Just now it was from the perspective of aerial photography, but now it is like a goshawk swooping down, lowering its mouth quickly, and changing the perspective quickly. With the sound of breaking through the sky, Karl and Kong Xiuming even had the illusion of weightlessness.
This is the charm of pictures and figures, which is enough to make people feel immersive.
The Great Wall starts at the end of the millennium, and it is connected by countless beacon towers.
The video screen came directly to a beacon tower, and a soldier was looking to the north.
Beacon soldiers need to be stationed on the beacon tower for a long time to prevent foreign enemies from invading, and the soldiers stationed will be rotated for ten and a half months.
The beacon towers are separated by ten miles, and there is nothing but the vast land during the station.
Beacon towers and soldiers are lonely.
Kong Xiuming suddenly thought, if it was him, would he be able to endure such loneliness?
A woman in armor soon appeared on the screen. She was the soldier who came here to hand over the work to the man.
Seeing this, Kong Xiuming has already started to frown. The picture is beautiful and the plot is not bad.
But the problem is that in ancient China, women were not allowed to serve as soldiers. How could such a scene happen?Is this purely fabricated history?
Moreover, there are still many historical mistakes. The number of soldiers stationed in the Beacon Tower in different dynasties is different, but at least two people should be in groups. How could it be possible for a single person to be stationed.
Kong Xiuming didn't think that Qin Yan would make such a low-level historical mistake. Everyone knew that men and women were different in Huaguo since ancient times, and the military system was strict. It should be more rigorous to spread the Great Wall culture.
These possible adaptations seem to highlight the loneliness and friendship of soldiers.
Kong Xiuming glanced at Carl who was next to him. Carl had read this paragraph just now, and his face was still full of excitement.
It seems that "The Sword" is indeed very attractive to Karl.
The soldiers in the picture are of course the two soldiers played by Xie Beiyang and Xi Qianqian.
Without Kong Xiuming's introduction, Carl excitedly yelled in substandard Chinese:
"Bei Yang thank you! Qianqianxi!"
Kong Xiuming has a headache hearing this Chinese language, why is it so difficult to teach foreigners to learn Chinese?
Every time the two of them hand over work, there will be a competition, which seems to be their only entertainment in this place of scarcity.
Xi Qianqian said to Xie Beiyang, "I will definitely not lose to you this time."
Xie Beiyang didn't say much, but just drew out his sword silently.
There was no rush to attack, the two got ready and looked at each other solemnly.
At this moment, Kong Xiuming had the feeling of seeing a duel between knights, cowboys, and samurai.
Perhaps different countries have different military cultures, but the spirit of duel is universal in all countries.
Karl even said directly: "Duel!"
"Contest", "dual", Eastern and Western cultures have a commonality at this moment.
It seems that Karl is even more excited because of the content he is familiar with.
It can be seen that Xie Beiyang and Xi Qianqian are very familiar with each other. During the martial arts competition, they can completely predict what moves the other party will make in advance.
The two sides were at a stalemate for a while, constantly making moves and dismantling moves.
The two of them are not unpredictable swordsmanship, but a real weapon collision, it seems that they are really two soldiers fighting each other on the battlefield.
This kind of battle between the needle point and the wheat awn is too fierce, the sparks that bloom when the long sword collides, the soil raised by the military boots on the Great Wall, the two people's calm confrontation...
Both of them are wearing armor, it can be seen that this is definitely carefully designed, both wild and artistic.
However, how could ordinary soldiers wear such exquisite armor? This is another design that is divorced from reality and history.
In the end, it was Xie Beiyang who was slightly better, with a sword on Xi Qianqian's chest, leaving a shallow dent on the breastplate.
Moreover, there are several small pits of different depths around, telling that Xie Beiyang wins every time in this way.
Xie Beiyang directly retracted his sword and turned around. Xi Qianqian also said more and walked towards the beacon tower. She should watch the beacon tower for a while.
Here alone, the sky is the bed and the earth is the bed, guarding the mountains and rivers alone.
"Xie Beiyang is so handsome!" Carl said excitedly.
Who doesn't like a strong man?Who doesn't like good looking people?The soldier played by Xie Beiyang has both these characteristics, and naturally captured Karl's favorite instantly.
After thinking about it, Carl immediately added: "Xi Qianqian is also very beautiful, which is different from the beauty of ordinary women."
Qin Yan was absolutely successful in shaping the appearance of the two characters.You must know that the people of the Beacon Country have always had their own aesthetics towards the Chinese, which makes it difficult for the Chinese themselves to accept it.
Just now Kong Xiuming was worried about whether Karl would like the looks of Xie Beiyang and Xi Qianqian, but now it seems that he was worrying blindly.
But this does not mean that Kong Xiuming relaxes, the doubts in his heart are getting heavier.
The scene of the play just now was very beautiful, even though Kong Xiuming didn't understand how difficult the technique of this long shot was, it still left enough deep memories for Kong Xiuming.
But this is completely different from Kong Xiuming's perception of Huaguo's traditional cold weapons, and it almost subverts the aesthetics of martial arts movies.
In fact, when Chinese people talk about "long sword", the image in their minds is still a slender one-handed sword, which is easy to carry and can be decorated with sword tassels. In ancient times, it was a carry-on of many immigrants.
Especially in the late last century, the popularity of martial arts culture has made more and more people have a good impression of "sword" through martial arts films.
Most of the sabers are long and narrow, straight, and sometimes even need to have a certain degree of toughness. In film and television dramas, there are often sections of curved long swords and finger-flicking blades.
But in fact, anyone who knows a little about the history of ancient weapons in China knows that this kind of good-looking rapier is not suitable for use on the battlefield.
Because slender long swords are more suitable for stabbing and picking, and knives suitable for chopping and chopping are more often used on the battlefield.
Modern martial arts film and television has not deliberately corrected this misconception, and the reason is very simple. From an aesthetic point of view, the audience just prefers "long sword"
Who doesn't want to have martial arts?Who doesn't want to be more elegant and handsome?
Herein lies the problem.
The broad-edged swords used by the two soldiers in the promotional video Qin Yan shot are closer to the weapons of real soldiers.
The shape is more like the broad-edged sword of the Spring and Autumn Period, and the Longquan sword system is more familiar to Chinese people.
Just now I showed Xie Beiyang's saber a close-up in slow motion. The blade is sharp and has dark lines all over the body, but in the period of broad-edged swords, there was no such good manufacturing technology.
This long sword does not conform to history, nor does it conform to martial arts novels, it is completely nondescript.
Kong Xiuming knew that the long sword and armor were really good-looking, and he also admitted that the martial arts scene just now was very good-looking.
But can these things really be recognized by domestic audiences?It is completely inconsistent with the current general aesthetics of knights in China.
Kong Xiuming couldn't explain why he had such a reaction. He secretly turned his head and glanced at Karl next to him.
He found that Carl was still very excited, he was so engrossed in the picture that he didn't even notice his peeking.Seeing Karl so fascinated, Kong Xiuming put away his worries once again.
Maybe I don't like it, but as long as the promotional film can attract foreign audiences and help them understand Chinese culture, it will be fine.
"Sword" has only started playing for 3 or 4 minutes, and the content is far from over.
For the next period of time, Lian Xie Beiyang and Xi Qianqian often competed with swords, and Xi Qianqian was more likely to lose because the blade was not sharp enough.
So Xi Qianqian wanted to find a sharper sword, and while Xie Beiyang was guarding the beacon tower, she went to find a swordsmith.
"I'll go to the Central Plains and come back."
"it is good."
In the bustling town, Xi Qianqian finally found out about the swordsmith.
It's just that Xi Qianqian, who is used to the desolation of the border, is a little out of tune with this flowery and gentle town, and walks on the streets a little inexplicably lonely.
The swordsmith is a strong, naked//topless man, which fits the international image of a blacksmith.
"Oh! The blacksmiths in our country are also like this!" Carl said excitedly.
After hearing Xi Qianqian's story, the swordsmith didn't say anything, he just accepted all the coins.
Not gold and silver, but a particularly famous knife coin in the history of Huaguo.
Many people don't know that Huaguo's currency system used to lead the world.
Of course, it's not the sword coins of a specific dynasty. Qin Yan carried out a blurring process, only retaining the general image of the sword coins.
The swordsmith began to forge the iron, and the blazing flames turned it into steel.
At this time, Kong Xiuming's major is reflected. As a science student, he also knows some casting techniques.
He discovered that some links did not exist in reality, and it was impossible to do it with the ancient sword casting technology.
For example, the flame, how could there be such a strong open flame in the normal building process.This kind of flame looks good, but the temperature is not high, and it is impossible to remove the impurities in the iron.
Kong Xiuming felt nervous for a while, this will definitely be criticized by a large number of drama test parties.
Beauty is beauty, divorced from reality.
Qin Yan took a picture of a liar who is promoting it all over the world, can't you make it more realistic?Such magicalism, aren't you waiting for others to find it?
Besides, Kong Xiuming knew that Carl’s major was materials science, don’t look at Carl’s usual idleness and joking, there are people who want to fall in love with him all day long.
But in fact, Karl is also a top student, otherwise it would be impossible to be admitted to the Ivy League.
No, Karl will also start to complain about Qin Yan's professionalism, right?
Thinking of this, Kong Xiuming couldn't help but defend Qin Yanye:
"I think it may be that Qin Yan lacks some knowledge about metals and materials, but our country's sword casting technology is indeed very superb."
Kong Xiuming, a little confused, said:
"Who would treat a promotional video as absolutely real? This is obviously for the sake of looking good. I'm not watching a historical documentary."
"However, if there is a chance, I really want to learn about the ancient craftsmanship of Huaguo."
"Why don't I write about the smelting history of the history of various countries in the world next time I declare a project."
Is this also possible?
Kong Xiuming's brain is now in a daze. Did he take the promotional video too seriously?
He wanted to say something more, but Carl said directly: "Be quiet first, there is more to come."
Kong Xiuming couldn't talk anymore, so he continued to watch quietly.
Because in the process of showing the sword casting, "Sword" also shows the style and appearance of the ancient city, which also does not belong to any dynasty in history, it is more like the master of Huaguo culture.
When Xi Qianqian wandered around the town, he could see buildings from the Tang Dynasty, ceramics from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and even the clothes worn by pedestrians were not limited to a certain dynasty.
In "Sword", the 5000-year cultural crystallization of Huaguo is displayed in these unobtrusive ways.
However, Kong Xiuming didn't have a special understanding of the history of his own country. At least when he looked at these things, he didn't immediately recognize that they shouldn't exist in the same time and space at all.
Returning to the Beacon Tower again, Xi Qianqian finally got his wish and defeated Xie Beiyang.
Xie Beiyang suddenly said to Xi Qianqian:
"I heard that the front line is about to start a war, and the enemy is coming again. Are you going?"
"Of course, if I don't go, those who forge swords for me, forge armor for me, and cultivate for me, who will guard them?"
This lonely and desolate beacon tower suddenly overlapped with the bustling and flowery city just now.
Without the soldiers who endured loneliness and stationed on the frontier, how could they live and work in peace and contentment?
The story of Xie Beiyang and Xi Qianqian ends here. There is no so-called love, but pure fighting and defending the country.
Next came the most miraculous scene, the figures of Xi Qianqian and Xie Beiyang gradually blurred.
Countless soldiers also came to guard the Beacon Tower, and the Great Wall was gradually eroded by time.
With the passage of time, only dilapidated ruins remain of the Great Wall of the past.
Karl didn't seem to be touched by this scene, but Kong Xiuming was shocked inside.
He has also been to the Great Wall, and he said why the Great Wall in "Sword" is so complete!
In fact, the Great Wall shown just now is not real, but a scene repaired by Qin Yan through special effects technology.
Before anyone could marvel at the greatness of the builders, Qin Yan used special effects to show the damage and abandonment of the Great Wall.
The weight and ruthlessness of history at this moment are all spread out in front of people's eyes.
"In the Qin Dynasty, the moon was bright and the Han Dynasty was at the pass, and the people who marched thousands of miles have not yet returned."
No wonder others would say that Qin Yan is the No.1 director in Huaguo who uses special effects.Others use special effects to make the scene more magnificent, but Qin Yan uses special effects to highlight the desolation of history!
I don’t know how other people will feel after watching this video. At least after Kong Xiuming watched it, he just wanted to walk the Great Wall again, take a look at the traces of history, and walk in the long history of his country.
Finally, the modern Great Wall and Heping City appear in the picture.
Written in Chinese and English at the same time——
"Pingcheng, welcome to come."
"Sword", so far.
Kong Xiuming also couldn't tell what kind of feeling he was. Although there were many things in the whole video that he couldn't understand, and they didn't meet his expectations, he was still affected by the emotions in "Sword".
That is a sense of pride. My country has a long history, the prosperity that once surpassed the world, and countless hot-blooded sons...
Maybe Pingcheng once fell down, but now it has re-emerged on the world stage, and is inviting demons and people from all corners of the world to be their guests.
Kong Xiuming really felt the spirit and emotions conveyed by "Sword".
But he always felt that something was a little weird, obviously every element was Chinese culture, but it didn't feel like a Chinese movie.
As a result, when Kong Xiuming continued to think about this question, Karl on the side shook Kong Xiuming's shoulder frantically:
"Wow! I didn't expect you Chinese people to like such a promotional video! This is so exciting, it's like watching a blockbuster movie!"
Hearing Carl's words, all of Kong Xiuming's doubts were answered!
style!
Qin Yan did not shoot "Sword" in the style of Huaguo's promotional film, and leaned more towards Western visual preferences!
He thought about it carefully, and found that the color system, filter, and lighting in the entire video were not the methods commonly used in Huaguo promotional videos.
The color saturation is higher, the plot is more conflicting, the plot is noisy, and the costumes and props are gorgeous and exquisite... This is obviously different from the mainstream aesthetics of Chinese culture.
Compared with movies, promotional videos are more like a concentrated expression of visual aesthetics, so promotional videos broadcast in Huaguo must cater to the visual aesthetics of Chinese people.
Kong Xiuming also has a little understanding of Chinese culture. He knows that many directors shoot Chinese culture promotional films, and they will try their best to express the thoughts and atmosphere of "moderation", "heaven and man", "the great way", "the best kindness is like water", and "great harmony". .
But in "Sword", there is basically no artistic technique of black and white or blank space for expression.
The visual effect of "Sword" is even more intense, and the whole process is full of fierce confrontation, including the historical changes behind it, which also has an indescribable sense of disobedience.
If Qin Yan's previous works were more concerned with the feelings of the entire Chinese audience, then this time "Sword" is entirely to please the Western audience.
No wonder there are some nondescript feelings.
Kong Xiuming didn't know why Qin Yan made such a choice. This is obviously to promote the Olympic Games in Huaguo. Shouldn't it reflect more antique feelings?Why is it so intense?
At the same time, Karl also discovered Kong Xiuming's abnormality. He knew that Kong Xiuming liked Director Qin very much.
Usually the two of them understand these topics together, and Kong Xiuming's expression is particularly proud, but why is Kong Xiuming's expression so dignified when he talks about Director Qin today?
Kong Xiuming suddenly asked:
"How long has this video been out?"
Carl thought for a while and said:
"Well, it was only released this morning, and it has already gone viral on the Internet. And I saw that many social media, including friends on Facebook, are recommending Director Qin's "Sword", and it should be everywhere now. "
"I want to check everyone's evaluation of Qin Yan's promotional video this time."
Carl's face was full of disapproval, and he said:
"The filming is so good, what else is there to check? It will definitely be very popular."
Kong Xiuming didn't explain. The first thing he opened was of course Facebook, Youtube and other websites that he often used in Beacon Country. It had only been posted for a few hours, and there were already thousands of comments.
This is already the data that can only be possessed by the most anticipated movie trailers and the most exciting videos.
Sure enough, as Carl said, the comments on "Sword" on these websites are all praises.
"Wow, this is the first time I have seen such a fierce Chinese martial arts. This fighting era is too exciting."
"I originally thought that the people of Huaguo would have strange kung fu. They could fly over the roof and walk over walls. He also had that light feeling in fighting. This time I saw the head-to-head sword competition, and I felt really refreshed."
"I never thought that the women in Huaguo are so powerful! They can fight against men! And in the ancient times of Huaguo, could women go to the battlefield? My understanding of Huaguo and ancient women is limited to the ones filmed by Disney. The cartoon "Mulan"."
"Yes! I believe Qin Yan must be a feminist!"
"No, Qin Yan is definitely a power seeker. This kind of violent aesthetics, Qin Yan is too good!"
When seeing these comments, Kong Xiuming finally knew where his worries came from.
Because "Sword" is so in line with Western aesthetics, it can be seen that Qin Yan is obviously deliberately catering to Western audiences.
Not only the shooting method and picture performance, but even the elements of "female soldiers" are catering to modern Western society, thus conflicting with the real history of Huaguo.
In fact, after Kong Xiuming went to study in the Lighthouse Country, he felt more and more the aesthetic differences between different cultures.
Having received the influence of different arts since childhood, the public has different tendencies towards the pictures of movies.
The simplest example is that Chinese people like ink painting, while Westerners like oil painting.
The former pays attention to lines, shades and shades, while the latter pays attention to perspective, light and composition.
This is obviously a different aesthetic pursuit and standard.
This time, Qin Yan used the standards favored by the West to create, even more Western-oriented than "Earth Fortress" and other works.
Thinking of these problems, Kong Xiuming's headache grew more and more.What is Director Qin going to do?Isn't he afraid of being criticized by the people of the country?
Carl also watched Kong Xiuming check various news on the Internet. He thought that Kong Xiuming was just worried about Qin Yan, and he said:
"Do you think everyone's evaluation of "Sword" is particularly good? You have to trust the promotional film shot by Qin Yan, how could there be problems."
But Kong Xiuming's expression not only did not relax because of this, but became more serious.
Kong Xiuming immediately opened Huaguo's related websites, such as Weiweidou and Waterdrop Video.
Although Kong Xiuming also knew about these websites before, you are afraid that he was not a movie fan before and never used them.
Kong Xiuming was still thinking about where he could see the comments, but Kong Xiuming realized that he was completely overwhelmed.
There is no need for him to search for it. The homepages of the two websites are the screenshots and links of "Sword", and you can see netizens' comments on "Sword" by clicking on it.
Sure enough, just like Kong Xiuming's worries, netizens are obviously not happy with "Sword".
It has to be said that Qin Yan has attracted much attention both at home and abroad.
Even though Qin Yan released the trailer very suddenly, many people commented immediately.
"Although Director Qin's filming is wonderful, I always feel that something is weird. Is this really filmed by Director Qin? Is this really our country's traditional culture?"
"I doubt whether Qin Yan really understands our country's culture. Do you know what is reserved? What is reserved?"
"Take a battle scene, there is no beauty at all, you strike me with a sword, what's so good about it. It's really a waste of Xie Beiyang and Xi Qianqian's beautiful looks."
Moreover, "Sword" is now released on the water drop video in China, which is a full 12 hours earlier than the time in the lighthouse country.
For more than half a day, "Sword" has completely boiled over on the domestic Internet, and more and more people have participated in the discussion about "Sword".
Some people on the Internet have already begun to analyze many problems in Qin Yan's film, and they all said directly:
"I think there are too many common-sense mistakes in "Sword", wait for me to analyze slowly."
Sure enough, some people have already started discussing the various mistakes Qin Yan made in "Sword".
"The Kaijia worn by Xie Beiyang and Xi Qianqian does not exist in the real world."
"The sword casting craft that appears in "Sword" is not a serious traditional craft."
More and more "loopholes" were found in "Sword".
"Didn't you find that Qin Yan misused many traditional elements of our country? How could Tang Sancai and Yuan blue and white appear at the same time?"
"As a Chinese, don't you know these basic common sense? You are making international friends misunderstand our culture."
"Yes, I saw that some people in foreign countries have already started discussing the costumes in "Sword". They asked me if people in ancient China dressed like this. How should I explain it to him?"
These elements really existed in the history of China, but Qin Yan obviously didn't respect the historical facts.
Someone quickly summed it up:
"Qin Yan, this simply means that you don't have any understanding of the traditional culture of Huaguo. I think such a promotional film really can't represent the image of our country."
"Strange Flavored Beans" was originally a platform featuring "as a merciless criticism of Qin Yan".
There are many filmmakers who analyze the content of "Sword" from a professional perspective.
Like Kong Xiuming's intuitive feeling, Qin Yan used too many shooting techniques of western movies. Rather than saying that this is a promotional film for the Pingcheng Olympics, it is better to say that this is a commercial promotional film that Westerners like to watch.
Qin Yan instantly fell into a crisis of public opinion.
If it was normal, everyone would like Qin Yan's "Sword", but the problem now is the Olympics in Pingcheng, Huaguo.
We want to see the antique promotional film of Huaguo even more!
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He is usually called to dinners and parties. Of course, Kong Xiuming often does not attend, but this does not dislike their friendship.
Friends all know that it's just that Kong Xiuming doesn't like to be so lively, but he is definitely a friend worth making.
After Kong Xiuming and Karl watched "Fortress Earth" last time, the students in the class were full of interest in Huaguo.
They fell in love with Qin Yan, Shen Chunan, and the unique temperament of Hua people...
Carl and the boys would often chat with Kong Xiuming, talking about Qin Yan from sci-fi movies.
If it was in the past, Kong Xiuming might still hesitate whether he needs to learn about science fiction in order to get closer to his classmates.
Now, he doesn't have this trouble at all. For science fiction, he only wants to say "really fragrant".
Kong Xiuming was originally an engineering student, so he had a certain understanding and interest in science and engineering.
Didn't like science fiction before, just felt that text novels made him sleepy.
And Qin Yan will show the charm of science fiction more intuitively through the screen, and Kong Xiuming will continue to transform and evolve towards science fiction fans.
Kong Xiuming began to read various works in the world, and then included "Foundation", "Dune", "The Gate of Anubis" and so on. These are classics that cannot be missed in Western science fiction literature.
At the same time, Kong Xiuming also began to pay attention to science fiction in his own country, and he discovered many super powerful novelists.Moreover, he always felt that Huaguo's science fiction novels were full of completely different humanistic concerns[1].
Kong Xiuming has been looking forward to when his country's sci-fi works will be transformed into movies like "Fortress Earth" and put on the big screens around the world.
The dissemination of novels is definitely not as good as movies, after all, the pictures and music are more intuitive.
"Earth Fortress" is the best example. Many viewers who have no interest in science fiction at all have entered the cinema because of the special effects.
Of course, if there is a little bit of dissatisfaction, it is that Karl seems to like Huaguo more and more. He likes to chat with himself when he has nothing to do, and occasionally learns Chinese with himself.
Kong Xiuming's daily work and experiments have taken up most of his life.
Now that the little personal time left is also occupied by Karl, Kong Xiuming has a headache.How can he get a girlfriend?Is it possible that I will continue to be a bachelor like this?
Overseas students have been very excited recently.With the Olympic Games approaching, all countries have begun to select athletes for next year's Olympic Games.
People around the world will also start to care about which country and city will host the Olympics next.
In fact, the world's perception of Huaguo is really one-sided and leaky. Is it the country with the largest land area and the largest population in the world?
That's all.
There is nothing that can make the other party fall in love with it actively. Of course, others will not come to understand you actively.
The Olympic Games gave Huaguo a chance to appear on the world stage, and more and more people began to pay attention to Huaguo and learn about the city of Pingcheng.
Kong Xiuming's life has become more colorful because of the Olympics and Qin Yan, so he has been following various news about Qin Yan on the Internet.
When he found out that Qin Yan was going to be in charge of filming the Olympic promotional video, Kong Xiuming was very excited.He had a premonition that Qin Yan would definitely bring a promotional film that was completely different from other directors!
It must be full of the artistic charm of Huaguo, and it will definitely be able to pass on the cultural characteristics of Huaguo to foreign countries.
Should the theme of the promotional film be Tai Chi, history, porcelain, silk or something else?
There are so many cultural symbols that Huaguo can choose from. For a while, Kong Xiuming didn't know which one would best represent Huaguo and make Western people boil the most.
Kong Xiuming felt that as a fan of Qin Yan and a native of China, he would definitely be able to spot the promotional video immediately.
After I finish writing today's paper, I will go online to search for Director Qin's updates.Kong Xiuming made up his mind while rushing to report.
Suddenly someone knocked on the door, the sound was quite urgent.Kong Xiuming didn't even need to guess, he knew it must be Karl.
Since Kong Xiuming lived in the school for the first year last year, Karl and a few friends in the class have rented a house together with him.
Kong Xiuming is also considered an overseas student, one of the few who can fully integrate with foreign students and rent together.
In fact, after getting along for a long time, they will also find that boys of their age have many common topics, such as cars, games, girlfriends, comics and so on.
It's just that language and culture make it difficult for them to approach and understand each other.
Kong Xiuming had no choice but to open the door of the room. As expected, Karl was standing at the door wearing a loose T-shirt. He looked like he had just woken up. He said to Karl:
"If I remember correctly, your project should have a mid-term inspection in two days. Have you finished your report? Come play with me again."
In the past two days, Karl has been completely crazy because of the project. He will be impatient with whoever brings up the project with him.
But now Karl seems to be completely indifferent to his report, and suddenly stretches out his hands to hold Kong Xiuming's wrist:
"No, no, those are trivial things! I have something to show you!"
I don't know what can surprise Karl so much. Karl originally wanted to drag Kong Xiuming to his room, but the news he wanted to share was too exciting.
Carl walked directly into Kong Xiuming's room and said:
"Let me use your computer!"
A set of operations is smooth and smooth, and it can be seen that Karl and Kong Xiuming have a really good relationship in private.
Kong Xiuming quickly opened it, and the webpage he wanted to show Carl was the Youtube, the largest video website in the Beacon Country.
Now young people in the West are more and more fond of surfing, and online videos have become a part of their lives. Kong Xiuming often uses them in the lighthouse country.
It's just that there are too few videos about my own country above.Occasionally there are a few, and there is no way to attract young people in the West.
Kong Xiuming has been thinking about when he will be able to watch Chinese programs on Youtube?
After opening the tubing, Kong Xiuming found his goal on the homepage without even seeing Carl jump to the page for a second.
Recommended video on the homepage - "Sword"!
Kong Xiuming is very clear that the home page recommendations are usually reserved for some well-known foreign video producers or companies. What does this have to do with him?
However, Karl directly pulled Kong Xiuming over, sat next to him and said:
"Look at this."
Karl has already clicked on the video, but Kong Xiuming was completely stunned when he saw the video.
Because there appeared on the computer screen a miracle in the world that he was all too familiar with - the Great Wall.
The Great Wall, which stretches for thousands of miles, is like a long yellow line, dividing the land into two.
The beginning of the picture is an overhead shot, from the city wall, to the beacon tower, and then to the entire Great Wall, "according to the shape of the mountain, following the terrain, or shoveling, or building, or picking a ditch", winding like a giant dragon.
The shock of looking down from a high altitude is too strong!While lamenting the vastness of the earth, we are also amazed at the creativity of human beings.
The "Great Wall" is originally a symbol of Chinese culture, and it is the national spirit of man's determination to overcome nature and tenacity.
Was this video made by a Chinese?It was actually able to appear on the homepage of Youtube. As soon as these questions appeared in Kong Xiuming's mind, Karl took the initiative to answer them for him.
"This is the promotional video for the Olympics filmed by Director Qin! It's really shocking!"
"I just watched it for 1 minute, and I came to watch it with you! How about it, I'm interested!"
Kong Xiuming was surprised at first, and then a little bit frustrated. He agreed to pay attention to Director Qin's works. Why is he still not better than Carl?
The main reason is that Kong Xiuming has been obsessed with experiments these days and cannot extricate himself.
But now that the promotional video is in front of him, Kong Xiuming looks forward to watching it with Karl.
Just now it was from the perspective of aerial photography, but now it is like a goshawk swooping down, lowering its mouth quickly, and changing the perspective quickly. With the sound of breaking through the sky, Karl and Kong Xiuming even had the illusion of weightlessness.
This is the charm of pictures and figures, which is enough to make people feel immersive.
The Great Wall starts at the end of the millennium, and it is connected by countless beacon towers.
The video screen came directly to a beacon tower, and a soldier was looking to the north.
Beacon soldiers need to be stationed on the beacon tower for a long time to prevent foreign enemies from invading, and the soldiers stationed will be rotated for ten and a half months.
The beacon towers are separated by ten miles, and there is nothing but the vast land during the station.
Beacon towers and soldiers are lonely.
Kong Xiuming suddenly thought, if it was him, would he be able to endure such loneliness?
A woman in armor soon appeared on the screen. She was the soldier who came here to hand over the work to the man.
Seeing this, Kong Xiuming has already started to frown. The picture is beautiful and the plot is not bad.
But the problem is that in ancient China, women were not allowed to serve as soldiers. How could such a scene happen?Is this purely fabricated history?
Moreover, there are still many historical mistakes. The number of soldiers stationed in the Beacon Tower in different dynasties is different, but at least two people should be in groups. How could it be possible for a single person to be stationed.
Kong Xiuming didn't think that Qin Yan would make such a low-level historical mistake. Everyone knew that men and women were different in Huaguo since ancient times, and the military system was strict. It should be more rigorous to spread the Great Wall culture.
These possible adaptations seem to highlight the loneliness and friendship of soldiers.
Kong Xiuming glanced at Carl who was next to him. Carl had read this paragraph just now, and his face was still full of excitement.
It seems that "The Sword" is indeed very attractive to Karl.
The soldiers in the picture are of course the two soldiers played by Xie Beiyang and Xi Qianqian.
Without Kong Xiuming's introduction, Carl excitedly yelled in substandard Chinese:
"Bei Yang thank you! Qianqianxi!"
Kong Xiuming has a headache hearing this Chinese language, why is it so difficult to teach foreigners to learn Chinese?
Every time the two of them hand over work, there will be a competition, which seems to be their only entertainment in this place of scarcity.
Xi Qianqian said to Xie Beiyang, "I will definitely not lose to you this time."
Xie Beiyang didn't say much, but just drew out his sword silently.
There was no rush to attack, the two got ready and looked at each other solemnly.
At this moment, Kong Xiuming had the feeling of seeing a duel between knights, cowboys, and samurai.
Perhaps different countries have different military cultures, but the spirit of duel is universal in all countries.
Karl even said directly: "Duel!"
"Contest", "dual", Eastern and Western cultures have a commonality at this moment.
It seems that Karl is even more excited because of the content he is familiar with.
It can be seen that Xie Beiyang and Xi Qianqian are very familiar with each other. During the martial arts competition, they can completely predict what moves the other party will make in advance.
The two sides were at a stalemate for a while, constantly making moves and dismantling moves.
The two of them are not unpredictable swordsmanship, but a real weapon collision, it seems that they are really two soldiers fighting each other on the battlefield.
This kind of battle between the needle point and the wheat awn is too fierce, the sparks that bloom when the long sword collides, the soil raised by the military boots on the Great Wall, the two people's calm confrontation...
Both of them are wearing armor, it can be seen that this is definitely carefully designed, both wild and artistic.
However, how could ordinary soldiers wear such exquisite armor? This is another design that is divorced from reality and history.
In the end, it was Xie Beiyang who was slightly better, with a sword on Xi Qianqian's chest, leaving a shallow dent on the breastplate.
Moreover, there are several small pits of different depths around, telling that Xie Beiyang wins every time in this way.
Xie Beiyang directly retracted his sword and turned around. Xi Qianqian also said more and walked towards the beacon tower. She should watch the beacon tower for a while.
Here alone, the sky is the bed and the earth is the bed, guarding the mountains and rivers alone.
"Xie Beiyang is so handsome!" Carl said excitedly.
Who doesn't like a strong man?Who doesn't like good looking people?The soldier played by Xie Beiyang has both these characteristics, and naturally captured Karl's favorite instantly.
After thinking about it, Carl immediately added: "Xi Qianqian is also very beautiful, which is different from the beauty of ordinary women."
Qin Yan was absolutely successful in shaping the appearance of the two characters.You must know that the people of the Beacon Country have always had their own aesthetics towards the Chinese, which makes it difficult for the Chinese themselves to accept it.
Just now Kong Xiuming was worried about whether Karl would like the looks of Xie Beiyang and Xi Qianqian, but now it seems that he was worrying blindly.
But this does not mean that Kong Xiuming relaxes, the doubts in his heart are getting heavier.
The scene of the play just now was very beautiful, even though Kong Xiuming didn't understand how difficult the technique of this long shot was, it still left enough deep memories for Kong Xiuming.
But this is completely different from Kong Xiuming's perception of Huaguo's traditional cold weapons, and it almost subverts the aesthetics of martial arts movies.
In fact, when Chinese people talk about "long sword", the image in their minds is still a slender one-handed sword, which is easy to carry and can be decorated with sword tassels. In ancient times, it was a carry-on of many immigrants.
Especially in the late last century, the popularity of martial arts culture has made more and more people have a good impression of "sword" through martial arts films.
Most of the sabers are long and narrow, straight, and sometimes even need to have a certain degree of toughness. In film and television dramas, there are often sections of curved long swords and finger-flicking blades.
But in fact, anyone who knows a little about the history of ancient weapons in China knows that this kind of good-looking rapier is not suitable for use on the battlefield.
Because slender long swords are more suitable for stabbing and picking, and knives suitable for chopping and chopping are more often used on the battlefield.
Modern martial arts film and television has not deliberately corrected this misconception, and the reason is very simple. From an aesthetic point of view, the audience just prefers "long sword"
Who doesn't want to have martial arts?Who doesn't want to be more elegant and handsome?
Herein lies the problem.
The broad-edged swords used by the two soldiers in the promotional video Qin Yan shot are closer to the weapons of real soldiers.
The shape is more like the broad-edged sword of the Spring and Autumn Period, and the Longquan sword system is more familiar to Chinese people.
Just now I showed Xie Beiyang's saber a close-up in slow motion. The blade is sharp and has dark lines all over the body, but in the period of broad-edged swords, there was no such good manufacturing technology.
This long sword does not conform to history, nor does it conform to martial arts novels, it is completely nondescript.
Kong Xiuming knew that the long sword and armor were really good-looking, and he also admitted that the martial arts scene just now was very good-looking.
But can these things really be recognized by domestic audiences?It is completely inconsistent with the current general aesthetics of knights in China.
Kong Xiuming couldn't explain why he had such a reaction. He secretly turned his head and glanced at Karl next to him.
He found that Carl was still very excited, he was so engrossed in the picture that he didn't even notice his peeking.Seeing Karl so fascinated, Kong Xiuming put away his worries once again.
Maybe I don't like it, but as long as the promotional film can attract foreign audiences and help them understand Chinese culture, it will be fine.
"Sword" has only started playing for 3 or 4 minutes, and the content is far from over.
For the next period of time, Lian Xie Beiyang and Xi Qianqian often competed with swords, and Xi Qianqian was more likely to lose because the blade was not sharp enough.
So Xi Qianqian wanted to find a sharper sword, and while Xie Beiyang was guarding the beacon tower, she went to find a swordsmith.
"I'll go to the Central Plains and come back."
"it is good."
In the bustling town, Xi Qianqian finally found out about the swordsmith.
It's just that Xi Qianqian, who is used to the desolation of the border, is a little out of tune with this flowery and gentle town, and walks on the streets a little inexplicably lonely.
The swordsmith is a strong, naked//topless man, which fits the international image of a blacksmith.
"Oh! The blacksmiths in our country are also like this!" Carl said excitedly.
After hearing Xi Qianqian's story, the swordsmith didn't say anything, he just accepted all the coins.
Not gold and silver, but a particularly famous knife coin in the history of Huaguo.
Many people don't know that Huaguo's currency system used to lead the world.
Of course, it's not the sword coins of a specific dynasty. Qin Yan carried out a blurring process, only retaining the general image of the sword coins.
The swordsmith began to forge the iron, and the blazing flames turned it into steel.
At this time, Kong Xiuming's major is reflected. As a science student, he also knows some casting techniques.
He discovered that some links did not exist in reality, and it was impossible to do it with the ancient sword casting technology.
For example, the flame, how could there be such a strong open flame in the normal building process.This kind of flame looks good, but the temperature is not high, and it is impossible to remove the impurities in the iron.
Kong Xiuming felt nervous for a while, this will definitely be criticized by a large number of drama test parties.
Beauty is beauty, divorced from reality.
Qin Yan took a picture of a liar who is promoting it all over the world, can't you make it more realistic?Such magicalism, aren't you waiting for others to find it?
Besides, Kong Xiuming knew that Carl’s major was materials science, don’t look at Carl’s usual idleness and joking, there are people who want to fall in love with him all day long.
But in fact, Karl is also a top student, otherwise it would be impossible to be admitted to the Ivy League.
No, Karl will also start to complain about Qin Yan's professionalism, right?
Thinking of this, Kong Xiuming couldn't help but defend Qin Yanye:
"I think it may be that Qin Yan lacks some knowledge about metals and materials, but our country's sword casting technology is indeed very superb."
Kong Xiuming, a little confused, said:
"Who would treat a promotional video as absolutely real? This is obviously for the sake of looking good. I'm not watching a historical documentary."
"However, if there is a chance, I really want to learn about the ancient craftsmanship of Huaguo."
"Why don't I write about the smelting history of the history of various countries in the world next time I declare a project."
Is this also possible?
Kong Xiuming's brain is now in a daze. Did he take the promotional video too seriously?
He wanted to say something more, but Carl said directly: "Be quiet first, there is more to come."
Kong Xiuming couldn't talk anymore, so he continued to watch quietly.
Because in the process of showing the sword casting, "Sword" also shows the style and appearance of the ancient city, which also does not belong to any dynasty in history, it is more like the master of Huaguo culture.
When Xi Qianqian wandered around the town, he could see buildings from the Tang Dynasty, ceramics from the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and even the clothes worn by pedestrians were not limited to a certain dynasty.
In "Sword", the 5000-year cultural crystallization of Huaguo is displayed in these unobtrusive ways.
However, Kong Xiuming didn't have a special understanding of the history of his own country. At least when he looked at these things, he didn't immediately recognize that they shouldn't exist in the same time and space at all.
Returning to the Beacon Tower again, Xi Qianqian finally got his wish and defeated Xie Beiyang.
Xie Beiyang suddenly said to Xi Qianqian:
"I heard that the front line is about to start a war, and the enemy is coming again. Are you going?"
"Of course, if I don't go, those who forge swords for me, forge armor for me, and cultivate for me, who will guard them?"
This lonely and desolate beacon tower suddenly overlapped with the bustling and flowery city just now.
Without the soldiers who endured loneliness and stationed on the frontier, how could they live and work in peace and contentment?
The story of Xie Beiyang and Xi Qianqian ends here. There is no so-called love, but pure fighting and defending the country.
Next came the most miraculous scene, the figures of Xi Qianqian and Xie Beiyang gradually blurred.
Countless soldiers also came to guard the Beacon Tower, and the Great Wall was gradually eroded by time.
With the passage of time, only dilapidated ruins remain of the Great Wall of the past.
Karl didn't seem to be touched by this scene, but Kong Xiuming was shocked inside.
He has also been to the Great Wall, and he said why the Great Wall in "Sword" is so complete!
In fact, the Great Wall shown just now is not real, but a scene repaired by Qin Yan through special effects technology.
Before anyone could marvel at the greatness of the builders, Qin Yan used special effects to show the damage and abandonment of the Great Wall.
The weight and ruthlessness of history at this moment are all spread out in front of people's eyes.
"In the Qin Dynasty, the moon was bright and the Han Dynasty was at the pass, and the people who marched thousands of miles have not yet returned."
No wonder others would say that Qin Yan is the No.1 director in Huaguo who uses special effects.Others use special effects to make the scene more magnificent, but Qin Yan uses special effects to highlight the desolation of history!
I don’t know how other people will feel after watching this video. At least after Kong Xiuming watched it, he just wanted to walk the Great Wall again, take a look at the traces of history, and walk in the long history of his country.
Finally, the modern Great Wall and Heping City appear in the picture.
Written in Chinese and English at the same time——
"Pingcheng, welcome to come."
"Sword", so far.
Kong Xiuming also couldn't tell what kind of feeling he was. Although there were many things in the whole video that he couldn't understand, and they didn't meet his expectations, he was still affected by the emotions in "Sword".
That is a sense of pride. My country has a long history, the prosperity that once surpassed the world, and countless hot-blooded sons...
Maybe Pingcheng once fell down, but now it has re-emerged on the world stage, and is inviting demons and people from all corners of the world to be their guests.
Kong Xiuming really felt the spirit and emotions conveyed by "Sword".
But he always felt that something was a little weird, obviously every element was Chinese culture, but it didn't feel like a Chinese movie.
As a result, when Kong Xiuming continued to think about this question, Karl on the side shook Kong Xiuming's shoulder frantically:
"Wow! I didn't expect you Chinese people to like such a promotional video! This is so exciting, it's like watching a blockbuster movie!"
Hearing Carl's words, all of Kong Xiuming's doubts were answered!
style!
Qin Yan did not shoot "Sword" in the style of Huaguo's promotional film, and leaned more towards Western visual preferences!
He thought about it carefully, and found that the color system, filter, and lighting in the entire video were not the methods commonly used in Huaguo promotional videos.
The color saturation is higher, the plot is more conflicting, the plot is noisy, and the costumes and props are gorgeous and exquisite... This is obviously different from the mainstream aesthetics of Chinese culture.
Compared with movies, promotional videos are more like a concentrated expression of visual aesthetics, so promotional videos broadcast in Huaguo must cater to the visual aesthetics of Chinese people.
Kong Xiuming also has a little understanding of Chinese culture. He knows that many directors shoot Chinese culture promotional films, and they will try their best to express the thoughts and atmosphere of "moderation", "heaven and man", "the great way", "the best kindness is like water", and "great harmony". .
But in "Sword", there is basically no artistic technique of black and white or blank space for expression.
The visual effect of "Sword" is even more intense, and the whole process is full of fierce confrontation, including the historical changes behind it, which also has an indescribable sense of disobedience.
If Qin Yan's previous works were more concerned with the feelings of the entire Chinese audience, then this time "Sword" is entirely to please the Western audience.
No wonder there are some nondescript feelings.
Kong Xiuming didn't know why Qin Yan made such a choice. This is obviously to promote the Olympic Games in Huaguo. Shouldn't it reflect more antique feelings?Why is it so intense?
At the same time, Karl also discovered Kong Xiuming's abnormality. He knew that Kong Xiuming liked Director Qin very much.
Usually the two of them understand these topics together, and Kong Xiuming's expression is particularly proud, but why is Kong Xiuming's expression so dignified when he talks about Director Qin today?
Kong Xiuming suddenly asked:
"How long has this video been out?"
Carl thought for a while and said:
"Well, it was only released this morning, and it has already gone viral on the Internet. And I saw that many social media, including friends on Facebook, are recommending Director Qin's "Sword", and it should be everywhere now. "
"I want to check everyone's evaluation of Qin Yan's promotional video this time."
Carl's face was full of disapproval, and he said:
"The filming is so good, what else is there to check? It will definitely be very popular."
Kong Xiuming didn't explain. The first thing he opened was of course Facebook, Youtube and other websites that he often used in Beacon Country. It had only been posted for a few hours, and there were already thousands of comments.
This is already the data that can only be possessed by the most anticipated movie trailers and the most exciting videos.
Sure enough, as Carl said, the comments on "Sword" on these websites are all praises.
"Wow, this is the first time I have seen such a fierce Chinese martial arts. This fighting era is too exciting."
"I originally thought that the people of Huaguo would have strange kung fu. They could fly over the roof and walk over walls. He also had that light feeling in fighting. This time I saw the head-to-head sword competition, and I felt really refreshed."
"I never thought that the women in Huaguo are so powerful! They can fight against men! And in the ancient times of Huaguo, could women go to the battlefield? My understanding of Huaguo and ancient women is limited to the ones filmed by Disney. The cartoon "Mulan"."
"Yes! I believe Qin Yan must be a feminist!"
"No, Qin Yan is definitely a power seeker. This kind of violent aesthetics, Qin Yan is too good!"
When seeing these comments, Kong Xiuming finally knew where his worries came from.
Because "Sword" is so in line with Western aesthetics, it can be seen that Qin Yan is obviously deliberately catering to Western audiences.
Not only the shooting method and picture performance, but even the elements of "female soldiers" are catering to modern Western society, thus conflicting with the real history of Huaguo.
In fact, after Kong Xiuming went to study in the Lighthouse Country, he felt more and more the aesthetic differences between different cultures.
Having received the influence of different arts since childhood, the public has different tendencies towards the pictures of movies.
The simplest example is that Chinese people like ink painting, while Westerners like oil painting.
The former pays attention to lines, shades and shades, while the latter pays attention to perspective, light and composition.
This is obviously a different aesthetic pursuit and standard.
This time, Qin Yan used the standards favored by the West to create, even more Western-oriented than "Earth Fortress" and other works.
Thinking of these problems, Kong Xiuming's headache grew more and more.What is Director Qin going to do?Isn't he afraid of being criticized by the people of the country?
Carl also watched Kong Xiuming check various news on the Internet. He thought that Kong Xiuming was just worried about Qin Yan, and he said:
"Do you think everyone's evaluation of "Sword" is particularly good? You have to trust the promotional film shot by Qin Yan, how could there be problems."
But Kong Xiuming's expression not only did not relax because of this, but became more serious.
Kong Xiuming immediately opened Huaguo's related websites, such as Weiweidou and Waterdrop Video.
Although Kong Xiuming also knew about these websites before, you are afraid that he was not a movie fan before and never used them.
Kong Xiuming was still thinking about where he could see the comments, but Kong Xiuming realized that he was completely overwhelmed.
There is no need for him to search for it. The homepages of the two websites are the screenshots and links of "Sword", and you can see netizens' comments on "Sword" by clicking on it.
Sure enough, just like Kong Xiuming's worries, netizens are obviously not happy with "Sword".
It has to be said that Qin Yan has attracted much attention both at home and abroad.
Even though Qin Yan released the trailer very suddenly, many people commented immediately.
"Although Director Qin's filming is wonderful, I always feel that something is weird. Is this really filmed by Director Qin? Is this really our country's traditional culture?"
"I doubt whether Qin Yan really understands our country's culture. Do you know what is reserved? What is reserved?"
"Take a battle scene, there is no beauty at all, you strike me with a sword, what's so good about it. It's really a waste of Xie Beiyang and Xi Qianqian's beautiful looks."
Moreover, "Sword" is now released on the water drop video in China, which is a full 12 hours earlier than the time in the lighthouse country.
For more than half a day, "Sword" has completely boiled over on the domestic Internet, and more and more people have participated in the discussion about "Sword".
Some people on the Internet have already begun to analyze many problems in Qin Yan's film, and they all said directly:
"I think there are too many common-sense mistakes in "Sword", wait for me to analyze slowly."
Sure enough, some people have already started discussing the various mistakes Qin Yan made in "Sword".
"The Kaijia worn by Xie Beiyang and Xi Qianqian does not exist in the real world."
"The sword casting craft that appears in "Sword" is not a serious traditional craft."
More and more "loopholes" were found in "Sword".
"Didn't you find that Qin Yan misused many traditional elements of our country? How could Tang Sancai and Yuan blue and white appear at the same time?"
"As a Chinese, don't you know these basic common sense? You are making international friends misunderstand our culture."
"Yes, I saw that some people in foreign countries have already started discussing the costumes in "Sword". They asked me if people in ancient China dressed like this. How should I explain it to him?"
These elements really existed in the history of China, but Qin Yan obviously didn't respect the historical facts.
Someone quickly summed it up:
"Qin Yan, this simply means that you don't have any understanding of the traditional culture of Huaguo. I think such a promotional film really can't represent the image of our country."
"Strange Flavored Beans" was originally a platform featuring "as a merciless criticism of Qin Yan".
There are many filmmakers who analyze the content of "Sword" from a professional perspective.
Like Kong Xiuming's intuitive feeling, Qin Yan used too many shooting techniques of western movies. Rather than saying that this is a promotional film for the Pingcheng Olympics, it is better to say that this is a commercial promotional film that Westerners like to watch.
Qin Yan instantly fell into a crisis of public opinion.
If it was normal, everyone would like Qin Yan's "Sword", but the problem now is the Olympics in Pingcheng, Huaguo.
We want to see the antique promotional film of Huaguo even more!
[1] Recommend two private products, "The Sad Man" and "Rural Teacher" are both works that have entered the pit.Moreover, these two novels can reflect the core characteristics of Chinese science fiction too well.
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