Chapter 66 The reputation is not bad, the box office
The so-called Shura battlefield refers to the war between Asura and Shakti in the Hindu and Buddhist public cases.
Asura and Shakti are two gods in Hindu mythology who are enemies of each other. Asura has beautiful women but no good food, but Shakti has good food but no beautiful women. The two of them are jealous of each other, so they start fighting if they don't agree with each other.
Every time they fought a war, every war was a river of blood, and no soldiers survived. As a result, later generations turned such a battlefield into the Shura battlefield. Mainly to express the brutality of war.
Of course, in Japanese comics, it refers to a favorite scene in the case of a love triangle or polyamorous, and the heroines appear one after another, such as the two girls on the surface who politely praise each other... In fact, the sword is hidden in the belly, and the sword is secretly turbulent... (For details, see the first paragraph of "Born in 1984", the first paragraph of Shurachang, and the later paragraph is too... )
It is appropriate for Lu Yang's "Embroidered Spring Knife 2" to be named "Shura Battlefield".
In addition to the cruelty of war, it is also necessary to extend the meaning of war. The confrontation between Shen Lian, Lu Wenzhao and the Ming army was actually meaningless. It's just that he has pledged his allegiance to the king of faith, and the king of faith wants to kill them. This cruel Shura field is nothing more than a cleansing of the chess game, there is no justice and evil, only life and death.
At the end of the movie, subtitles appeared on the big screen, and many viewers got up and prepared to leave, when suddenly the camera changed, and two teenagers competed with each other, both of them were dressed as ronins, the difference was the weapons they used, the shorter one used a pair of short knives, fierce and fierce, and extremely fast;
They are actors Yu Shaoqun and Zhou Yiwei!
“… This is Ding Xiu and Jin Yichuan! Wow, a sequel is coming!"
"No, why isn't it Xu Hui?"
"This is Zhou Yiwei, right?"
“… I don't like Zhou Yiwei, I want Xu Hui!"
Damn, I can only say that Ding Xiu's charm is too great, and he actually covers up the whole plot...
However, there are still people discussing the plot, and Xu Hui heard it very clearly.
"The movie is good! I finally have a domestic movie that I can watch!"
"Hey, did you say Hokusai fell in love with Shen Lian?"
"I'm more concerned about why you don't cut down the drawbridge and show a killing?"
“… It's true, and Hokusai ran back, and I can't accept it!"
“… Don't complain, I think it's very good, I can see that the entire director team is working hard to make a domestic movie!"
Xu Hui was originally going to leave the venue five minutes ago, but unfortunately, the buns had to be finished...
There was no choice but to wait for everyone to leave and sneak out before the next wave of people entered.
In fact, in the last climactic scene, when it was discussed, Xu Hui felt that the suspension bridge was unreasonable, and it was obvious that the suspension bridge could be cut so that the pursuers could not catch up, so that Mao had to let Hokusai leave alone?
But Lu Yang was very stubborn, and he felt that it was very reasonable, "because of this reasonable choice in Shen Lian's heart." First, he had to distance Hokusai from his pursuers so that Hokusai had enough time to escape. Second, Shen Lian did not intend to die. He believed that he could defeat Lu Wenzhao and survive. Moreover, Shen Lian and Pei Lun did defeat Lu Wenzhao. This proves that Shen Lian's judgment is right: there is no need to cut the bridge at all..."
In the face of the stubborn director and screenwriter, Xu Hui really wanted to lift the table and scold, 'You are Tianjiao, why don't you go to Jiuxiao?'
After thinking about it, I still endured it.
After all, Lu Yang is not a bug like Xu Hui, his brain has not been opened, so he calmly persuades.
Who knew that Lu Yang was like a stubborn donkey, so he had to shoot this suspension bridge scene, so that he would not die and let Hokusai return halfway, probably to show the love of the hero and heroine in life and death...
Congratulations to Shen Lian, finally the spare tire turned positive, and successfully did the promising job of picking up the plate?
It's already very good, at least there is no Hollywood blockbuster kind of rolling sheet plot before going into battle...
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On the way back to the hotel, Zhao Baozi was in a bad mood.
On the one hand, it is because the plot of "Embroidered Spring Knife 2" itself is very hard, the hard-pressed Shen Lian, the hard-pressed Hokusai, and the hard-pressed world;
On the other hand, it was because Xu Hui answered a phone call in the middle of fiddling with her body, and then stopped...
MMP, the old lady's lust was provoked, so you quit?
What does that mean?
I really can't blame Xu Hui, he answered Huang Wen's call just now, the box office of the first scene of "Embroidered Spring Knife 2" has been released, and the real-time box office shows a total box office of 2.2 million...
Uh, it's not very good, first of all, "Embroidered Spring Knife 2", today's scheduling rate is 24%, which means that there are nearly 6,000 displacements, and the results of the first screening in the same period are released, which means that 2400 screenings are over.
It took 2,400 shows to earn 2.2 million box office, which means that the attendance rate is only less than 30%...
This is a very dangerous signal, indicating that those who have the idea to watch the movie "Embroidered Spring Knife 2" are far lower than the expectations of the theaters!
Generally speaking, when a movie with high expectations is released, the attendance rate will be close to 70%!
Although it is now working hours, the audience's lack of time to watch the movie is also the reason for the low attendance rate of the movie, but when "Once Upon a Time" was released, the first day of the release of "New Dragon Gate Inn" was full!
Xu Hui knows that the total box office of "Embroidered Spring Knife 2" is likely to not reach 150 million...
Although the total investment is less than 40 million, the box office of 150 million is enough to ensure the profitability of the project "Embroidered Spring Knife 2", but this is a work that is ready to be serialized, if the box office is not good, it is difficult for the board of directors to agree to continue the serialization...
The most important thing is that this will be a blow to Lu Yang.
When "Embroidered Spring Knife" was handed over to him, it was the most anticipated series...
Fifteen million in exchange for a total box office result of 170 million;
Now, 40 million is only 150 million...
It's unacceptable!
Unless word-of-mouth can become popular!
However, even if the word-of-mouth is popular, it may not be able to get a happy box office, after all, the style of "Embroidered Spring Knife 2" is too depressing...
In 2012, Huiwen's first cannon may not be able to go off!
How can Pao Hui still have any thoughts, what to care about Bao Zhile...
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Lu Yang and Deng Chao also received timely box office statistics, and the two of them also roughly converted, even if the attendance rate of the last two shows doubled, today's total box office is estimated to be more than 10 million.
It's not as high as the first-day box office when the first part was released!
The first "Embroidered Spring Knife" released in June 08, although Huayi had exaggerated publicity, it really won a box office result of 18 million on the first day!
The box office is not good, so I can only hope that word of mouth can save it.
“… Let's see how the audience reacts..."
Deng Chao comforted.
He knew that this thing was definitely a blow to Lu Yang...
Who made you not Xu Hui!
"How can there be any long-lasting love, three months later, Shen Lian, a scumbag, fell in love with Li Lianhua!"
"The sequel doesn't have a dog's tail mink, which is an unexpected surprise. The overall high standard of the upper part is maintained, the painting style is exquisite, and the costumes continue to be sophisticated. The strong embroidered spring knife with the gorgeous flying fish costume is a kind of beauty in itself. There are many highlights in the movie, Hokusai is one of them, she carries too much, Zhao Baozi has a good grasp of this character's character, and the forbearance and uninhibition are vividly expressed!"
"It's much stronger than the first part, except for the emotional drama, it's still hard to watch. I feel that the director Lu Yang's photography and action design have become their own, making people feel like they are in the martial arts, and the set seems to be covered with a dense drizzle forever, and the darkness is gripping. A large number of sports long glasses that follow the footsteps, and the knife technique is fast and neat. Inheriting the theme of the first part, the little people are humbled and reduced to chess pieces, and the agency regrets it all his life. The story is calm and the style is subtle..."
"Three and a half stars, compared with the previous one, obviously more investment, art, costumes, props and other details have been significantly improved, as a costume Chinese film, the film is obviously prepared very seriously in many reassurances, and it also increases credibility. However, in fact, the narrative part is slightly weaker than the previous one, and it is very ambitious, but it is not as simple and direct as the previous one. The actors are collectively brilliant, especially Lei Jiayin's role, which is a bit evil, and the art is really great!"
There are a lot of positive reviews, and the overall rating has reached 7.8 points.
The reputation is not bad, now wait for the word of mouth to spread!
And then the egg...
The current situation is like this, even if word of mouth spreads, there is only one week left for "Shura Battlefield"!
Because in a week "The Avengers" will be online.
As the first phase of the Marvel Universe comprehensive movie, Disney and Marvel cannot allow their Marvel movie plans to be blocked, and they will definitely make a big work that will surprise the audience!
Indeed, "The Avengers" not only swept $617 million in North America, but also won $1.5 billion at the box office worldwide!
It is directly setting off the Marvel superhero trend...
What's worse, the Chinese box office of this movie is not bad, the original time and space, "Women's Federation" successfully took over "Titanic 3D", completing the two-month record of Chinese domination...
For the sake of profit, the theater chain will also schedule more films for "Women's Federation"...
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On May 4th, the third stop of the roadshow, Shenzhen, Lu Yang, as the director, was interviewed by the media.
"Director Lu Yang, many viewers compare your "Shura Battlefield" with "Embroidered Spring Knife" directed by Xu Hui, and what they say the most is the box office, do you care about the director of the box office?"
"The needs of the audience are actually changing all the time, and they have completely different criteria for judging films, so what we have to do is to tell our story to the audience and get their feedback, not to say something that the audience wants to hear. A movie like "Embroidered Spring Knife" is definitely not a style that everyone likes, because it is very serious, and as for the box office, of course I hope that the box office is very high, and there is no director who does not want his work to achieve good results..."
"Then what do you think of the five days after its release, although "Embroidered Spring Knife 2" has a good reputation, the box office still failed to break 100 million?"