"I see! No need to contact the other person, okay! That's all. Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Chen Jinfei hung up the phone, his face was gloomy and scary, just now the head of the company in the United States called, Lionsgate has rejected the cooperation offer.

Liu Xiaoli knew that Chen Jinfei had contacted Song Zheng's partner in the United States, and according to her thoughts, this matter should be nine out of ten, after all, no one can refuse such a large amount of sponsorship.

But now it seems that things are not so simple.

"Jinfei, what's wrong?"

Chen Jinfei said in a deep voice: "Lionsgate refused. ”

Liu Xiaoli was taken aback when she heard this, and said, "How is it possible, didn't you say that the talks went smoothly before? Why did you suddenly refuse?"

Chen Jinfei's face was faintly angry, and he said: "It was originally very smooth, and Lionsgate had already reached a verbal agreement, but Song Zheng refused. ”

"Song Zheng?" Liu Xiaoli couldn't help frowning, "Why is it him again? No? Jinfei, isn't Hollywood a producer system? Song Zheng is just a director, how can he refuse?"

Chen Jinfei said: "The other party has explained, when they reached a cooperation agreement with Song Zheng, Song Zheng asked for the final decision-making power on everything related to this movie, if he didn't agree, Lionsgate would have no choice." ”

"So what now, how is Sissi going to explain it to her?"

Chen Jinfei sighed and said: "I can only tell the truth, in fact, I still think that since she has decided to have this path, it is only right that she should go to school well, and she must be hard to strike iron." ”

Liu Xiaoli looked at Chen Jinfei, she also knew that at this time, she couldn't force Chen Jinfei too quickly.

"Jinfei, I also know that what you said makes sense, but you should also know Sissi's temper, the most reasonable one, we want her to realize her own shortcomings, just by saying, that won't work. ”

When Chen Jinfei heard this, he hesitated for a moment, but still nodded: "What you said is good." ”

Chen Jinfei said and picked up the phone.

"Who are you going to call again?"

"On the American side, put the others aside first, and the person surnamed Song thinks that without him, I can't help it? As long as I want, Sissi can go to Hollywood at any time. ”

Obviously, this time Chen Jinfei is planning to go it alone, not relying on others, and independently pushing Liu Yifei to Hollywood.

Chen Jinfei thought very simply, the same money opened the way, smashed into a certain Hollywood production company and agreed to cooperate, and spent money to support Liu Yifei as the heroine.

It's just a good idea, but the reality is cruel.

That night, Chen Jinfei got a reply.

"What? There are so many production companies in Hollywood, and none of them are willing? So why did Lionsgate say yes?"

The reason why Lionsgate promised Liu Yifei that he could bring capital into the group was because there was Song Zheng in this play, and relying on Song Zheng's current appeal, they didn't have to worry about the box office results of this movie at all.

However, Chen Jinfei wanted to support Liu Yifei.

Sorry, who is Liu Yifei?

Even if Chen Jinfei is willing to invest in full, people still have to be careful about reputation, after all, no company in Hollywood is willing to bear the reputation of a bad movie manufacturing factory.

However, one company expressed its intention to cooperate, but they only agreed to provide a production team and promised to act as an agent for distribution, but they needed to pay a certain amount of security.

But this is not a real Hollywood production, although Chen Jinfei wants to praise Liu Yifei at all costs, he doesn't want to be this kind of wrongdoer.

Although he failed to find a partner, Chen Jinfei was very depressed, but it also provided Chen Jinfei with an idea, and Liu Yifei was alone, and people were not interested, so he simply found a group of big stars.

Who are the Chinese movie stars who have the appeal in Hollywood?

Song Zheng?

He is still almost, only one "Hurricane Rescue", and it was released in the United States in the form of introduction.

The one who really has box office appeal is undoubtedly Cheng Long, a kung fu superstar like Li Lianjie.

Such a big cast should be of interest to Hollywood production companies.

Moreover, Cheng Long and Li Lianjie have never cooperated before, which is quite a bit of a king not seeing the king, if the two people are brought together, and then Liu Yifei is allowed to cooperate with these two kings, won't this be a good idea!

Moreover, when the time comes, he can still fight with Song Zheng in the box office once, he doesn't believe it, with Cheng Long and Li Lianjie, the two kung fu superstars, he can't kill Song Zheng.

Chen Jinfei thought about it, as if there was already a picture of Song Zheng's gloomy face and helpless acceptance of defeat in front of him.

It's just that this big cast is still a shadow, but Chen Jinfei is not worried at all, as long as he offers enough salary, he doesn't believe in inviting people.

If Song Zheng knew Chen Jinfei's thoughts, he would definitely be very happy, because when "True Lies" was released, he met this kind of pig opponent, and the summer box office champion was not far away.

Although this idea still only exists in Chen Jinfei's head, if Song Zheng knows about it, he can take out the script in minutes and then present it with both hands.

The King of Kung Fu

If Song Zheng hadn't been a traverser, he would definitely be as excited as an ordinary movie fan when he heard about such a big cast.

Cheng Long?Li Lianjie?

The two kung fu superstars, such a configuration of good words, compared with Lao Mouzi's "Hero", are all surpassed.

However, everything is afraid of this but.

A luxurious lineup may not be able to make blockbuster movies, such as Wang Jiawei's "East Evil and West Poison", of course, compared with "The King of Kung Fu" in history and "East Evil and West Poison", it is a * pool.

The original "The King of Kung Fu" is actually quite good in terms of plot alone, and if this theme was placed ten years ago and produced by the Xiangjiang team, it would definitely be very exciting.

But ten years later, when the Yankees of "half a bucket of water" came to shoot it, it had a bit of a "sunset red" taste.

Strictly speaking, the original version of "The King of Kung Fu" is actually an entertainment film made by American choreographers and directors, and it is an entertainment film made for overseas "kung fu lovers".

And those fans abroad who claim to be lovers of Chinese kung fu movies basically do not distinguish between martial arts and kung fu, nor do they distinguish between flying eaves and fists to the flesh, "Foshan Shadowless Feet" and "Rulai Divine Palm" are as magical to them.

For "Chinese Kung Fu", except for Bruce Lee, there is no more representative "symbol" than Li Lianjie and Cheng Long, but how to put these two symbols into a movie, the good and evil of the characters, the era of the story, the representativeness of "Chinese Kung Fu", the timing, occasions, tricks, etc., must be considered clearly.

In addition to the fact that the elements that should be considered in these kung fu movies are not clear, other aspects of the whole movie are not satisfactory, especially the CG special effects, which highlight the Wumao attribute all the time.

For example, the scene where Sun Wukong "teases" a group of minions at the beginning of the film is very discouraging, and the taste of "set" can be clearly seen in the mountains and the sea of clouds.

That's it, CG special effects are made by a Korean company, and the level of the sticks is just like that, but the problem is that Sun Dasheng, who has great powers, dealt with these little minions, first, he didn't show the bullish demeanor of "sweeping thousands of armies", and second, he didn't show that kind of "teasing" fun.

Especially those movements that show the "monkey meaning", I don't know if it is because Li Lianjie is not familiar with monkey boxing, or because of the huge failure of the "Great Sage Makeup", anyway, the "thunder" is terrible, and when the audience watched it, it was estimated that 99% of them immediately got goosebumps.

As for the much-anticipated "superstar showdown" that has been fantasized about by the major media, it is also very simple. Cheng Long did use "Drunken Fist", but compared to the heartiness in "Drunken Fist 1 & 2", the integrity of the moves in "The King of Kung Fu" cannot even be talked about.

Probably in order to reduce physical exertion, many difficult waist horse movements have been canceled, and all that remains is to use gestures and legs and feet to do some tricks.

Li Lianjie's costume moves have always been known for their chic and stretching, but unfortunately I can't experience it at all in this play, I only see a blind and ruthless onslaught, except for hitting and being beaten, there are no amazing "tricks".

From a point of view, kung fu fans who are looking forward to this movie are actually quite pitiful, especially those foreign kung fu fans, who are not only difficult to truly appreciate the profundity of Chinese kung fu in terms of understanding, but also unable to distinguish between the tricks and perfunctory tricks on the screen in terms of senses.

Perhaps, there is indeed no need to ask the two action superstars who have become famous to "make a breakthrough", but even from the perspective of "keeping the success", the film's performance of some "symbolic" elements of Chinese kung fu films is insufficient.

Although many viewers in the media reported that Li Lianjie seemed more powerful than Cheng Long in the film, in fact, Li Lianjie's advantages were not shown.

In the past screen image, whether it is ancient costume or modern, Li Lianjie has always had a temperament of "quiet as a virgin and moving as a rabbit" than Cheng Long, which is most vividly expressed in his classic pose.

Li Lianjie's previous classic images have a pose that impresses the audience very much, this static and absolutely stylish style not only highlights Li Lianjie's own handsomeness, but also uses the pause and transition between pose and dynamic action to highlight a kind of martial arts "free and easy" cultivation, which is Li Lianjie's characteristics that are very different from other action actors.

But unfortunately, this trait is not seen in The King of Kung Fu.

The movie only portrays Li Lianjie's taciturn and precise words, but he forgot to design an absolutely attractive pose for Lao Li.

In this way, Li Lianjie's image in the film lacks a core impression throughout, as if it is really just a monkey hair, and finally it also flew away with the monkey hair.

Correspondingly, Cheng Long's language and physical humor are easier for Western choreographers to grasp, so Cheng Long's image is relatively full.

In the movie, in order to strengthen the effect of Li Lianjie's "cold humor", he even came up with the trick of "peeing into rain", which is a bit abrupt from any aspect.

In the final analysis, the biggest problem with "The King of Kung Fu" is actually the rhythm, the rhythm of the action scenes and the overall rhythm of the film, there are monotonous, scattered and lack of ups and downs.

Embodied in the action scenes, the most vulgar point is the abuse of slow motion, the director's intention, may be to show that every action of Chinese kung fu is very beautiful and magical.

However, too much slow motion, and showing those actions that are not remarkable, not only seems cumbersome, but also lowers the notch in the minds of kung fu fans.

In addition, the film also does a very strange job in terms of the timing of the transition between normal and slow motion, not to create anticipation and tension, but to soothe the nerves.

But the problem is that Nima is a kung fu movie, if the rhythm of the action shots is not to make people's palms sweat, but to make people's thinking appear suddenly dull, it is basically a failure.

In terms of the overall grasp of the movie, the choreographer also reflects the ambition of wanting to encompass everything, mythology, swordsman, fists and feet together, crossing, apprenticeship, revenge, romance, and treasure hunting together.

This story clearly shows the characteristics of "patchwork", that is to say, the choreographer first pours the east and east in his mind on the table, and then painstakingly looks for the clues that are connected, rather than having a central story first, and then seeing what richer elements can be included in it.

Although the two screenwriting methods seem to be not very different on the surface, they give people a very different feeling, especially in the naturalness of their feelings.

The former is more or less blunt with "Lalang matching", while the latter often has the surprise of "unintentionally inserting willows".

It is not surprising that "The King of Kung Fu" from the initial idea to the implementation in the middle cannot get rid of the traces of "fitting the situation" and "patchwork", and the final result shows the state of "eyebrows and mustaches", which is not difficult to understand.

To put it simply, this movie gives the audience, especially the Chinese audience, the feeling is that it is a mess, indeed, the cast of this movie is absolutely amazing, but Li Lianjie beats Cheng Long, it feels like Guan Gong fighting Qin Qiong, but Hollywood has never played according to routines, Alien and Predator have been going back and forth for several rounds, "very yellow" can't do it, then lean on "very violent", this is an unbreakable truth in the film industry.

It's not pleasing abroad, and it's also scolding at home, this is the real situation encountered by the original "King of Kung Fu", the Chinese audience's criticism of "The King of Kung Fu", the most concentrated is the alienation of Chinese cultural symbols in the film, the story of the Monkey King's troubles with the Pan Tao Club, and the Shaolin Temple monk, the drunken boxing ranger, The little girl who threw darts was mixed together, and then linked together with the experience of an American young man, and through the legend of the golden hoop stick, it became a hodgepodge of decisive battles for the top of the purple gold, which inevitably made the Chinese audience feel that the bull's head was not the horse's mouth.

Therefore, the audience saw that Li Lianjie was still the monk of "Shaolin Temple", and Cheng Long brought up the wine vat in "Drunken Boxing", and the two even practiced mantis boxing and serpentine tricks, which was basically a review of the famous works of the two.

Moreover, there are not many opportunities for the two to perform together, and there are even fewer rival scenes, Cheng Long supports the role of gags and eyebrows in the film, Li Lianjie's precarious sitting at the beginning and Sun Wukong's expression in the back are in stark contrast.

Although the two men who have grown old are still fighting desperately, and every move and style also shows everyone's demeanor, the audience doesn't look so enjoyable, and it always makes people feel that they are quite old-fashioned

The most unbearable thing is that the group of Yankees actually dared to tease the idol hero Monkey King in the minds of countless Chinese, and the Monkey King played by Li Lianjie is disappointing, because the vast majority of Chinese have seen Teacher Zhang's Monkey King when they were children, and the Monkey King behind has become a chicken rib, especially Zhang Weijian's version, which is simply unbearable.

Li Lianjie's Monkey King, okay! That's a joke!

The last is Liu Yifei, she plays a little girl who is not deeply involved in the world and full of hatred in the film, except for flirting with the little boy in the film, I really don't know what other role it can play, is it just a female feminine role added to this muscle movie, so that the audience will not look so boring.

It's a pity that she is sandwiched between the two kung fu superstars, and there are too few opportunities for the fairy sister to perform, let alone playing with the two kung fu superstars, even the white-haired witch played by Li Bingbing can crush her in minutes.

Not to mention the storytelling of the film, it is definitely a "fantasy" movie that Chinese look confused and foreigners can't understand, the so-called Western-style Chinese food, it seems that the ingredients are Chinese, but it tastes so Chinese.

Therefore, this is just a Chinese-style movie customized according to the aesthetic standards of foreigners, and after throwing away the glitz and glitz on the surface, the Chinese audience can appreciate that only the original ingredients in the dish remain.

Now Chen Jinfei wants to follow Song Zheng PK with such a pot of hodgepodge that no one feels fragrant when they eat it, okay! It's a good thing to be confident, but first of all, it's better to find a reliable screenwriter, at least to save up a movie that can make people feel smooth to watch.

Chen Jinfei is a person who does what he says, and immediately let the person in charge of the American branch contact Columbia, Lionsgate is the best collaborator in his impression, but people already have Song Zheng's movie, so it is naturally impossible to stage infighting at home, and the successful operation of "Hurricane Rescue" before naturally became his best choice.

The CEO of Columbia didn't expect happiness to come so suddenly, a stupid big money from China, suddenly asked for cooperation, and people invested in the production on their own, Cheng Long, Li Lianjie co-starred in the big cast, all they had to do was to provide support for the filming of the film, and give the movie a Hollywood name.

As for the heroine Liu Yifei proposed by the other party, it was naturally ignored, with Cheng Long and Li Lianjie, two kung fu superstars who have made a name for themselves in Hollywood, who cares about the behavior of the owner adding a little private information to it!

So, just when Song Zheng was still revising the script, the new film's competitor in the summer file was born, of course, even if he knew, he wouldn't take it to heart, a hodgepodge movie was not enough to affect the box office results of "True Lies".