The King of Bad Movies[Entertainment Circle]

The morning show of "Jianghu" was already full, but in the afternoon show, the number of viewers waiting in line outside the exhibition hall really surprised the organizers. Many viewers who watched the first show in the morning wanted to watch it again. Zhao" is one of them.

"Jianghu" still has a lot of praiseworthy points, and it is not enough to just read it once, it must be pondered over and over again.

The first time he watched Ling Zhihuai's movie was more than ten years ago. Ling Zhihuai's "Thunderbolt" shocked his aesthetics when he was young. It can be said that in his eyes at that time, those scenes that were as strong as oil paintings Color is cinema.

This "Jianghu" is obviously the culmination of Ling Zhihuai's directorial career.

The remote and simple artistic conception of the film is extremely well portrayed, the makeup and hair styles of the characters are also extremely sophisticated, the story rhythm is smooth and not lengthy, and Gu Yu and Lu Shaoyang's interpretation of the characters is even more perfect.

After reading it for the first time, "Xiao Zhao" simply recorded his first experience, but after reading it for the second time, he opened the file and wrote a [-]-word testimonial.

In this article, he focused on Gu Yu's performances in the three movies "Frightened Magpie", "Graduation Season" and "Jianghu"——

"Wen Che's cunning and cruelty, Chi Yue's innocence and perseverance, and Ji Ming's personality transformation, Gu Yu can switch between these roles freely, showing excellent acting skills at the actor level. These roles are completed to a high degree. , witnessing such a performance, I feel that the characters come alive in front of my eyes, this is the charm that actors bring to the characters."

Yan Xiu took the time to watch "Jiang Hu". After watching, he touched his chin: "I also invested money. Why didn't Director Ling ask me to play Ji Ming?"

Gu Yu stared at the other party silently: "Your remuneration... can poach half of the investment in "Jianghu", right?"

"I didn't say I wanted to play the role of Lu Shaoyang." Yan Xiu narrowed his eyes and smiled at Gu Yu, "How about I play the boy Ji Ming?"

Gu Yu: "...you have no chance."

""Jianghu" is a good book, you have a good vision." Yan Xiu said with emotion, "Don't think too much about the box office for now, rely on this movie to fight for an award."

Gu Yu didn't seriously ask about the process of the City A Film Festival. He read the feedback on the Internet and found that the City A Film Festival was indeed a bit deserted. Although the stars in the circle helped a lot, the enthusiasm of investors was not high.

Yan Xiu sighed: "At least a few good books have been selected. This year is only the first year. Next year should be even better."

However, thanks to the film festival in City A, the word-of-mouth of "Jianghu" has spread to a small extent. Apart from the film itself, Gu Yu's appearance on the red carpet has also attracted the attention of the fashion media.

In the bitter cold wind of City A, Gu Yu abandoned the usual clothes and suits, and chose a warm gray coat instead. The ordinary colors were matched by him to create a different taste.

——In the eyes of the fans, this is also a rare business for Gu Yu.

"City A Film Festival comes once, and the premiere of "Jianghu" comes again. In the second half of the year, I can absorb many fresh islands. I am looking forward to it!"

"Overnight, the number of boys wearing gray coats doubled around me... Boys actually care more about what the people around them are wearing than us, right?"

"This man looks good no matter what he wears, he is indeed my husband! I love you, Gu Shanyu!!"

City A Film Festival will be held in late November and early December, only one month before New Year's Day. Taking advantage of the word-of-mouth accumulated at the film festival, "Jianghu" released the only promotional video for the film.

Compared with the finished film of "Jianghu", this promotional film can be said to condense the essence of the film, simple music, hearty fighting, picturesque Jiangnan, flying sands beyond the Great Wall...finally turned into two magnificent The big character - rivers and lakes.

Gu Yu couldn't help feeling that Ling Zhihuai was really good at taking pictures.

He suspects that the director must make "Jianghu" a good job because he has been hit by a wall some time ago. In any case, "Jianghu" is also invincible in terms of texture.

"The picture is so beautiful... Is this "Jianghu"?"

"If the finished film of "Jianghu" can have half the quality of the promotional film, Mr. Fu Ji will be gratified if he knows it?"

"Is this the world of Ji Ming? It's completely different from what I imagined."

Movie fans originally thought that "Jianghu" was just an old-fashioned movie that could not attract investment, and the quality should be mediocre. Even if Ling Zhihuai had an amazing record, the director's golden period of creation has passed. Rehash the old tune.

But the promotional film of "Jianghu" has greatly exceeded the expectations of fans.

Not to mention the smoothness of the picture, the rhythm is also well controlled, making people unable to resist going to the cinema to witness Ji Ming's life - even though they have already learned the ending from the novel.

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On the eve of New Year's Day, Lu Shaoyang, Gu Yu and other leading actors began to promote the film on various platforms. Even Xue Yanyu, who was filming on the set, deliberately asked for leave to come back to participate in the promotion. The filmmaker suddenly received a message, and his face immediately changed.

Lu Shaoyang asked curiously: "Brother Wang, what's the matter?"

The producer took a deep breath: "The "Final Battle" has been moved."

"Upgrade? I haven't heard of it before." Lu Shaoyang frowned deeply, "Didn't they set the Spring Festival schedule?"

"Maybe it's because there is too much competition for the Spring Festival this year." The producer invited everyone to sit down, "Director Ling is trying to find a way to arrange the film, and it's not sure who will win!"

But this meal, everyone lost their appetite.

The popularity of the New Year’s Day schedule is far less than that of the Spring Festival. Last year’s “Frightening Magpie” achieved a good box office result by targeting the New Year’s Day. This year, the crew of “Jianghu” has already planned in advance. It will be worse, but now, the sudden shift of "The Final Battle" has broken the crew's original plan.

Most importantly, as a big production with an investment of 4 million yuan, "The Final Battle" airborne on New Year's Day will inevitably squeeze the living space of Jianghu and other movies.

"Final Battle" is directed by Hong Kong director Jiang Qinghua. It is the subject of gunfight movies that the opponent is best at. The action is smooth and the explosion scenes are amazing.

"There are main-theme movies and big-budget comedies in the Spring Festival file. The theme of gun battle may not be suitable."

The "Silent Bloom" that Gu Yu participated in is scheduled for the Spring Festival. Regardless of the quality, the luxurious star lineup also makes the audience willing to join in the fun.

"Final Battle" uses a team from Hong Kong Island, but the funds are provided by two well-known film companies in China, and the business of these two companies also covers the theater department. In other words, even if the cost of "Final Battle" is far With less than 4 million, the film schedule cannot be low.

""Jianghu" originally wanted to recover a little cost based on the New Year's Day schedule, but now it seems difficult."

"This kind of literary film will definitely not be able to beat commercial blockbusters."

"Although Gu Yu's curse has not been broken so far, the box office of "Jianghu"... I am optimistic."

When it comes to arranging films, the theater chain is undoubtedly the most ruthless, with only one general purpose - everything is based on money.

Ling Zhihuai has mobilized all his contacts to fight for the film arrangement in theaters, and Gu Yu also contacted several famous people who met during the filming of "Silent Bloom", and the other party only said to try to find a way.

Two days later, the other party replied to Gu Yu—it is okay to add more films, and Gu Yu will have to participate in a film produced by the other company next year.

This favor is too heavy, Gu Yu doesn't want to owe it.

It’s not for anything else, it’s because most of these love movies are of poor quality, and the filming is just a waste of my reputation. If it’s really a good movie, actors who know the goods have already rushed to act, and it’s impossible to leave it to Gu Yu from an outside company. .

Before the official release, "Jianghu" launched a pre-sale link on the ticketing platform.

"Final Battle" is also available for pre-sale on the same day.

The contrast is dire.

On the ticketing platform, "The Final Battle" received nearly 70 "want to watch" likes, while "Jianghu" only had less than 10. The value of "want to watch" reflects the audience's expectations for the movie to some extent ——At least in the fast-paced moment, the refreshing "Final Battle" is more popular with the audience than the dull "Jianghu".

"It's nice to have money." Xue Yanyu said with emotion, "Do whatever you want."

"Do whatever you want."

Lu Shaoyang: "...is it time to play idiom solitaire?"

As the leading actor in the movie, Lu Shaoyang is under extraordinarily high pressure. Among Ling Zhihuai's several works, he is the least popular and well-known leading actor—to some extent, he is not as good as Gu Yuhong now.

If excitement was his main emotion when he first took over "Jianghu", now he is more anxious - for an actor of Lu Shaoyang's level, he really can't afford to lose.

Even if he loses, there are still golden green leaves to play, but as an actor, who is willing to be a supporting role for the rest of his life?

Who doesn't want to seize the opportunity when it is close at hand?

But now, the chance of success of "Jiang Hu" has transitioned from the original hope to no hope, and Lu Shaoyang feels very depressed.

It was the first time he acted as a male lead in a movie, and it was Ling Zhihuai's male lead. Lu Shaoyang really felt that his chance had come. Even though the crew of "Jianghu" was almost disbanded later, he didn't run away, but stayed firmly.

He thought that "Jianghu" could be released smoothly, and with the quality of the finished film, it shouldn't be a big problem to earn 2-3 million yuan without seeking a big hit.

But who knew, at this critical juncture, a "Final Battle" actually came.

After the pre-sale period ended, "Jianghu" was officially released on the New Year's Day holiday.

The situation was not much better than expected by the crew of "Jianghu". The giant "Final Battle" directly took away 50% of the film schedule, and "Jianghu" followed with only 16.7% of the film schedule.

"Time is fate. Director Ling's luck is really not very good. The movie "Jianghu" has been full of twists and turns since the filming started. I didn't expect this kind of thing to happen when it was released."

"If the quality of "The Final Battle" is inferior to that of "Jianghu", there is still hope, but Jiang Qinghua's shootout films have always been very stable, and the box office will not fluctuate too much."

The film market for the New Year’s Day file is not as prosperous as the Spring Festival file. If there is no film schedule in this time frame, it will be too difficult for “Jianghu” to stand out from the encirclement.

To a certain extent, the reason why "The Final Battle" was suddenly raised a few days before New Year's Day is actually due to the fact that there is no strong opponent.