Chapter 71 Applause or not
"How's the media commentary?" Peng Yichen hurriedly grabbed Wang Xiang and asked urgently.
Wang Xiang looked up and saw that it was Peng Yichen, and said with a smile: "The evaluation of the media is very good, you don't have to worry."
Peng Yichen took the newspapers and magazines in Wang Xiang's hand and carefully flipped through the report on "Twelve Warriors".
Wang Xiang took out one from a stack of newspapers and opened it for him to read.
"The only bad review is this "Southeast Entertainment Illustrated", but their credibility in movie reviews is very low, so don't care too much. ”
Peng Yichen followed Wang Xiang's finger and saw the comments of "Southeast Entertainment Pictorial" at a glance.
"It's a dry, boring film, with more than 90 minutes of story all taking place in a small conference room. No women, no gunfights, a standard boring art film at this time. The only thing that is interesting is Zhao Jianguo's acting skills and Peng Yichen's scandal. ”
This is not a positive comment, Peng Yichen's smile is a little ironic, after all, this is a media that is mainly engaged in entertainment and gossip, and he avoided the question of their deliberate provocation last night, and of course he will not get their favor.
"Damn, the reporter of this newspaper has all the coal ash in his head? They are talking nonsense with their eyes open!" Peng Yichen didn't react, but Huang Bo angrily pulled the newspaper over and threw it into the trash.
On the contrary, Peng Yichen exhaled lightly, and heard a bad news first, which made him completely relax and return to his previous calm and ease.
What's more, the evaluation of "Southeast Entertainment Pictorial" is not unreasonable.
In the previous life, when "Twelve Angry Men" was released, although it also received a lot of praise, the scene of the whole movie was too simple, and it was also the most criticized by ordinary fans.
Especially for ordinary viewers who lack legal knowledge and social thinking, they will indeed feel that this movie is rather dull.
Of course, as long as you have a little bit of relevant knowledge and thinking, it is easy to be attracted to this movie.
So Peng Yichen actually didn't have too many expectations for the box office of this movie from the beginning.
He made this movie, in addition to not wanting the audience in this world to miss out on a classic movie, but more because he thought that this film could win professional awards.
Although their comments are biased, they are not unreasonable, and our film is indeed boring in the eyes of some audiences. The corners of Peng Yichen's mouth raised slightly, and he sighed.
"Director Peng, you don't have to pay too much attention to it, basically no one cares about their movie reviews. Wang Xiang smiled and flipped through the remaining newspapers, pointing to the comments of several professional film media, "You see, these professional film critics give your movies a high evaluation, and generally speaking, only a week after the movie is released, these film critics will comment." This time, they announced their opinions so quickly, which shows their love for this movie. ”
Huang Bo listened to Wang Xiang's words, his eyes narrowed with laughter, and he grabbed the newspapers, "Let me see, how do these film critics praise our movies?"
Huang Bo opened the first one and exclaimed in surprise: "The review of the Huaxia Film Times has come out!!"
"Huaxia Film Times" is a rare professional daily newspaper for films distributed nationwide in China, but in fact, because this newspaper is too professional, its sales are not too high.
But the newspaper's film reviews are highly valued by professionals in the film and television industry. Because the famous Chinese film critic Fu Jiesi has to publish at least one long film review in this newspaper every week.
The 55-year-old is one of China's most famous film critics.
He is the first film critic in history to win the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Huaxia Yanhuang Film Festival, and the film review program he produced has won the ratings champion of Huaxia talk programs for three consecutive years, and his influence is incomparable to that of ordinary film critics.
Therefore, when he heard "Huaxia Film Times", Peng Yichen immediately turned his attention to the newspaper in Huang Bo's hand.
"Did Jessie write a review of our movie?" Although the mood has relaxed, after all, this movie embodies the hard work of all the actors and staff of the entire crew, and Peng Yichen naturally hopes that the work he has come up with will not let the hard work of the rest of the crew be in vain.
Huang Bo replied as he looked at it.
"That's right, that's the comment of Fu Jisi. That's what he said in the newspaper......"
He read out aloud the original text of Fu Jiesi.
"Today, I accidentally saw a movie produced by Hui Min Film and Television, written and directed by a rookie actor.
I thought I would tolerate half an hour at most. But when I saw the end of the movie, I couldn't help but burst into tears! Yes, readers, please don't doubt it, I haven't shed tears for a movie in years. But this movie really touched me. This "Twelve Warriors" is enough to be called 'great' in my eyes.
Some movies move you gently, some make you smile with tears, some movies hit your heart, and some movies shock you because there is something that violently shakes your heart. That kind of thing is called justice, it's called conscience, it's called persistence. That's all I have to say about Twelve Warriors. ”
Obviously, when Fu Jiesi wrote this film review, he had not suppressed his excitement.
Huang Bo excitedly flipped out the next newspaper.
"This is Kyoto Entertainment Weekly, and they have a special issue for our films. The editor-in-chief, Chu Xing, personally wrote the film review......
"Twelve Warriors", directed and starred by Peng Yichen, is a very wonderful legal film, the story not only involves the law, but also explores the two issues of human nature and system. The film's screenwriting skills and directing techniques are very exquisite, and the ups and downs of shooting a simple story are filmed.
In addition to the fascinating plot, "Twelve Angry Men" also deeply reveals human nature. The director did not use any special effects, did not use editing skills, but created a classic legal film by creating twelve characters with different personalities. The film reminds all audiences in a subtle way: the truth must be so obvious, everyone can make mistakes, and every case should be treated cautiously, which is the fundamental reason why the state introduced the jury system. ”
Huang Bo read three or four film reviews in a row, without exception, all of them praised "Twelve Warriors".
At this time, Peng Yichen couldn't wait for Huang Bo to read one by one, so he directly grabbed a few copies by himself, wanting to see if there was any evaluation of the actors' performances in it.
The first thing he found was the evaluation of the No. 3 juror of Zhao Jianguo's performance in "Huaxia Film and Television Figures":
"It is undeniable that the classic of "Twelve Warriors" relies more on the brilliant design of the screenwriter and the director's ability to tell the story. But what I pay the most attention to is the wonderful collision of the twelve actors in this film. The most striking is undoubtedly the rough No. 3 juror played by top acting actor Zhao Jianguo.
In the limited space of the movie, Zhao Jianguo used extremely superb facial details and action style to create an image of a tough guy with an impulsive personality, stubborn and rude, but a soft heart.
The arrogance and ruthlessness that insisted on letting the defendant go to the execution ground again and again made people hate it; When he finally tore up the photo of himself and his son, he cried silently, letting you see that this is a helpless and pathetic father.
Zhao Jianguo used this character to once again prove that he will never be worthy of the title of actor. ”
It wasn't until he flipped through the last book of "New Trends in Entertainment" that he finally saw a review of his performance, and although it was only three sentences, it still made him excited.
"Peng Yichen should not be remembered as a director and screenwriter just as a director and screenwriter in the movie "Twelve Warriors". At the age of 21, he can vividly portray the image of a mature, steady, righteous and tenacious middle-aged juror. We can expect him to have even more amazing performances in future performances. ”
Just when Huang Bo and Peng Yichen were excited by a "applause" professional comment, a low and steady voice suddenly came in from outside the door.
"Don't look at those reviews, during the preview screening, you should have thought that "Twelve Warriors" will definitely get good reviews from professional film critics. Sun Yizou walked over with a smile and took away the newspapers and magazines in Huang Bo and Peng Yichen's hands.
took the stack of first-day box office statistics in Wang Xiang's hand and put it in the hands of the two people, and then said his conclusion in a very calm tone.
"The box office on the first day was 280,000 yuan, 300 screens, and the box office of a single screen was less than 950 yuan, which was still a big gap from the company's expected single screen of 1,500 yuan. ”
Hearing such a low first-day box office, Peng Yichen and Huang Bo's excitement just now seemed to have been poured on a basin of cold water.
They finally came to their senses, the film market is not up to film critics, and the audience is the key to the success of a film.
If they want to prove that "Twelve Warriors" is a true classic movie, they still have to wait for the audience's test......
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