"I didn't think much of it at first. ”

Xu Hui took another sip of tea, and then said: "What I first conceived was the protagonist Huang Feihong, first of all, Huang Feihong must be benevolent and righteous, a generation of grandmasters, a great man, for the country and the people." ”

"Yes, benevolence and righteousness, this is what your movie shows!"

"No, I wasn't prepared to make the actor so sloppy at first, have you seen my movie?"

"Look! It's such a sensation, how could you not have seen it!"

Dou Wentao pinched his nose and didn't speak, it was Liang Wendao who spoke...

Believe it.

"On Weibo, many fans scolded me for why I tossed Master Huang so badly, they gave examples, saying that Master Huang caught a bad guy, but the villagers refused to testify for him; saved innocent people who were injured, but the government put the account of offending the Americans on his head; he was under house arrest and surveillance by the government, but there were still martial artists who tried to become famous in the first war to kick the gym; he finally sent the martial artists away, but his beloved disciples decided to quit because of his own powerlessness..."

"Hearing you say that, I'd love to go and see it again!"

"You should really come with me, the feeling of the screening room is not the same as watching a film by yourself. ”

The two hosts talk every day...

"Mr. Jin Yong once asked a question through Qiu Qianren's mouth, is it true that if you are strong in martial arts, you have the right to judge life and death?"

"This is the question that will be raised when the martial arts complex in everyone's heart reaches a bottleneck, just like today, when we watch the scene of beating foreigners with martial arts in the movie, we will question whether this is to promote the prestige of our country, or to care about the prestige of the great powers?"

"Of course, a master is a master, he created a Hong Qigong! a moral yardstick that is jealous and hateful, and never likes to kill good people, do you remember what he said in that paragraph?"

"'Not bad. Lao Zhaohua has killed 231 people in his life, and these 231 people are all villains, if they are not corrupt officials and local tyrants, they are also traitors and evildoers. is always called gluttony, but he has never killed a good person in his life. Qiu Qianren, you are the two hundred and thirty-two!'"

"At first glance, there seems to be nothing wrong with this passage, but after a little scrutiny, I found that it was wrong! You see, Hong Qigong himself has a problem with theft, so can someone else kill him for this reason?"

Xu Hui raised this question, which made Dou Wentao and Liang Wendao a little speechless...

"Therefore, my 'Huang Feihong' will never kill anyone! Even if he catches the bad guy, his choice is to send it to the government. ”

Dou and Liang both looked quietly focused, and after listening to him stop after listening to this paragraph, Liang Wendao nodded and said: "It is more in line with the history of the time, and it is also more in line with the psychology of the Chinese people at that time that Huang Feihong can represent." ”

Xu Hui smiled: "That's it, on the other hand, I think kung fu movies should still be combined with the current background, after all, the current pattern has changed, when Mr. Li Xiaolong filmed "Jingwumen", Xiangjiang was a colony, to be honest, the Xiangjiang people of that era were only second-class people, they have a hatred for foreigners, so simply dividing foreigners and Chinese This expression method can trigger the public's pursuit." ”

"It's different now, the international landscape has changed, the gap between us and the Western world is narrowing, and we don't hate foreigners so much..."

"Bang Bang!"

Dou Wentao applauded: "I really didn't expect a drama, you need to think about it so much." ”

"No, this is also what I analyzed afterwards, in fact, when I was shooting, I simply wanted to make a little bit of a historical film, and a little sense of vicissitudes!"

"That's why it's called 'Once Upon a Time in China'. ”

Liang Wendao nodded, also picked up the teacup on the table, and took a sip: "I heard that the idea of the trilogy was there from the beginning?"

"Yes, the story of the first part takes place in Foshan, the second part takes place in Yuezhou City, and the third part is the capital. ”

"Layer by layer, good!"

Generally, there are guests who come to "Qiang Qiang Threesome", which is basically a performance of Dou Wentao and Liang Wendao, and a few dialogues may be arranged in the middle for the guests to say a few words, but I didn't expect that the whole issue almost became Xu Hui's personal talk show.

"Director Xu, have you watched a movie recently?"

“… I rarely have time to watch movies, but if it's famous, my assistant will buy me a disc to watch it at some time. ”

I didn't know what to think about dyeing, but Xu Hui still explained.

"Zhen Bullet's "Ip Man 2", how do you think this movie is worse than "Once Upon a Time"? Why is there such a big gap at the box office?"

Dou Wentao glanced at Xu Hui with ill intentions and asked.

“… Maybe it's because Ip Man can't beat Wong Fei Hung? Okay, I'm kidding!"

……

The reason why "Ip Man 2" is not highly rated is mainly because of the last paragraph of the movie: when Hong Zhennan and Ip Man fought with Western boxers in a "tornado", it was originally a very traditional revenge nationalist narrative, but the director deviated from the "conventional" plot development and arranged a Ip Man's speech at the end, which actually reversed this traditional, vengeful, and yellow race against the white race against the "sick man of East Asia" style of victory into a call for racial equality, The Western-style declaration of human rights of mutual respect and understanding was applauded and cheered by the British audience, and the national sentiment that had been exaggerated before disappeared.

The ambiguous attitude towards British colonial rule reflected in this kind of plot treatment reflects that the nostalgia of postcolonialism has become a popular trend of thought in Xiangjiang society today.

Therefore, "Ip Man 2", we will feel awkward when we watch it, just because the director's ass is crooked!

If the director's ass is crooked, the movie will definitely not be up!

……

This is the end of the Hong Kong publicity.

The next day, the crew of "Huang Feihong" returned to Beijing.

In the business class, Tong Liya read the newspaper in a low voice: 'The movie "Huang Feihong" was directed by mainland director Xu Hui, released for a month, won a box office of 52 million Hong Kong dollars, and temporarily ranked as the box office champion of Chinese films for 10 years, it is worth mentioning that in 09, the director of the box office champion of Chinese films in Hong Kong "The Girl We Chased Together" is also Xu Hui, it is hard to imagine that mainland directors can actually make commercial films that meet the flavor of Hong Kong, the author can't help but ask, what happened to our Hong Kong directors...'

"Okay, don't read it, between the lines there is a superior meaning, I have a very bad impression of Xiangjiang, why don't you open your eyes to see it?"

"Do you know how I lived in Xiangjiang a few years ago?"

Wu Jing said with a wry smile.

“… By the way, Brother Jing, Nalan Yuanshu in "Men Should Be Self-Improvement" is going to find Zhang Jing. ”

"Zhang Jing, he's good!"

Wu Jing probably thought about it and nodded, which was regarded as approving Zhang Jing.

"Do you know him?"

"I don't know each other well, but I've met, after all, we are both mainlanders, and we are working hard in Xiangjiang at the same time..."

"You know, right?"

Xu Hui lowered his voice.

"Know what?"

"Brother Chao no longer plays Liang Kuan..."

"Well, he told me that day. ”

"I'm ready to find a new face. ”

"Okay, you're the director, you have the final say!"

Wu nodded, and the matter of role change was solved.

Big-name directors and big-name actors are in the same crew, and many things must be nodded by both sides.

It is true that Wu Jing's "Men Should Be Self-Improvement" received a salary of 12 million, but the role of Huang Feihong is none other than him at this stage, and he can offer a higher price, after all, even the salary of Tong Liya, the actor of the thirteenth aunt, has risen to 3 million.

Judging from the current situation, the box office of the first part of "Once Upon a Time" should be around 760 million or 100 million in China, and the overseas results can at least 80 million US dollars.

Half a month after its release in Europe, the box office in France, Germany, and the United Kingdom combined was almost $20 million, South Korea and Japan had another $20 million, and North America reported $7 million in the first week - only 500 screens opened on the first day, according to the market feedback received by Disney, the box office of "Once Upon a Time" is likely to earn more than $30 million in North America...

Coupled with the box office in Southeast Asia, which has exploded, it has swept the overseas box office results of 72 million US dollars.

There is no doubt that Wu Jing is now qualified to offer a salary of more than 20 million, and even has the right to claim a share!