Chapter 219: Negative Reviews

As the director and starring of the film, Zhao Zhenghao even has to travel to several cities a day, participate in many roadshows, and is so busy that his feet do not touch the ground, and he can only sleep for three hours a day, so tired that he can't stand it, so he can only take advantage of the transition to squint for a while.

Although Yu Yabin does not have many roles in this movie, because Peng Jieshan, one of the leading actors of this film, cannot participate in too many promotional activities due to personal reasons, and Feng Xiaojing, the titular heroine of this film, is very popular, but to support a roadshow alone, the weight is a little light, and Yu Yabin needs to help share it.

Therefore, the total number of her publicity activities these days is no less than that of Zhao Zhenghao.

This gives reporters too many opportunities to ask about this relationship, and at the scene of all publicity activities, eight out of ten questions from reporters are related to scandals, and only two are related to movies, which are also inseparable from the multilateral relationship between Zhao Zhenghao, Feng Xiaojing, and Yu Yabin.

When Zhao Zhenghao, Yu Yabin, and Feng Xiaojing appeared on the same occasion together, the reporters were naturally even more crazy, even if many questions had been asked many times, they still had to ask them again.

At the scene of a roadshow, a reporter once again asked Zhao Zhenghao how the relationship with Yu Yabin began, Zhao Zhenghao did not answer in an official way this time as before, but asked the staff to get a guitar, first came a gorgeous guitar SOLO, and then sang, "I don't have time to think about many things, so this naturally happened......"

Love is really like the ancients said, "I don't know where it starts", and it happens naturally.

Zhao Zhenghao did not finish singing Xu Wei's masterpiece "Walking", which was originally a song he prepared for the second album of the "Heroic Spirit" band, and it was planned to be officially released around May Day after the release of the two parts of "Journey to the West".

However, releasing this song at this time is not entirely beneficial to this album, after all, it has been more than two years since the release of the first album of the same name of the "Heroic Spirit" band, during which Zhao Zhenghao rarely participated in activities with the members of the band, so that many fans who accepted and liked this band later did not know that his lead singer was Zhao Zhenghao.

With Zhao Zhenghao's current momentum, the bonus given to him by the lead singer of the "Heroic Spirit" band is already minimal, but whether it is Wang Rui, Liu Yang, Yin Zeqing, Tian Xiaolei, or Zhao Zhenghao himself, he has never had the idea of letting him give up this identity.

Wang Rui, Liu Yang, Yin Zeqing, and Tian Xiaolei know very well that they can have today, and their own abilities and efforts only account for 30 percent, and seventy percent of the reasons are because of Zhao Zhenghao's light.

Without the addition of Zhao Zhenghao, the "Heroic" band would not have won the status of a super-first-class band in the rock circle of the Dragon Country, and it is unknown whether it can become an army and gain a foothold in the rock circle of the Dragon Kingdom.

The four of them are not stunned young people who have just mixed the rivers and lakes, they are all old fritters who have been crawling and rolling at the bottom of the rock circle of the Dragon Kingdom for many years, they have suffered enough, they have fallen enough on their heels, and they have touched enough walls, and the edges and corners of their bodies have long been smoothed out by the cruel reality.

The four of them are very satisfied with their current state of life, even if they occasionally feel complacent and want to stand on their own, they are quickly extinguished by themselves!

They know very well that even if they rely on their current popularity and momentum to stand on their own, they may be able to continue their glory for a period of time, but it will soon be unsustainable!

Because they now have a clear understanding of their own ability and level, without the blessing of Zhao Zhenghao's prestige, without the group promotion of the songs created by Zhao Zhenghao, and without the promotion of "Zhenghao Studio", they want to go longer and further in the rock circle of the Dragon Kingdom, and the possibility is very small!

If they had the ability and level to stand on their own feet in the Dragon Kingdom rock circle, they would not have fallen to the point where they did not get ahead until the "Heroic" band was formed.

Zhao Zhenghao doesn't want to give up his identity as the lead singer of the "Heroic" band, which is also very simple, because many of the songs he prepared for himself are in the band mode, rather than putting them together temporarily, it is better to cultivate and maintain a ready-made band all the time, and it can be used when the time comes.

Moreover, the longer a band works together, the more tacit it cooperation and the better the atmosphere it creates, which also helps him release new songs.

Anyway, there are so many good songs in my hand that I can't use them all by myself, and it's not a bad thing to have an extra band to share.

As for releasing an album for the band, it has to be shared by other members, which is not a problem for Zhao Zhenghao at all!

Making money has never been Zhao Zhenghao's first goal, and now he is on the list of the world's richest people, and he has earned enough money, and the importance of this aspect in his life has been further reduced.

Moreover, with Wang Rui, Liu Yang, Yin Zeqing, and Tian Xiaolei, they have been cooperating since the establishment of "Zhenghao Studio", and after so many years of running-in, they have cultivated a good personal relationship from working partners and become friends.

One person attains the Tao, and the chicken and dog ascend to heaven!

It is a joy to be able to help a friend while being successful, and Zhao Zhenghao has no reason to refuse to do so.

Of course, when Zhao Zhenghao's performance in this roadshow was disseminated by the media, the song "Walking" aroused the interest of many people, and they left messages on Zhao Zhenghao's scarf, asking him to release the full version.

And Zhao Zhenghao's way of showing affection through singing has also sparked a wave of discussion among fans, and many female fans' envy and jealousy of the lucky Yu Yabin have become more and more profound, as for whether there is hatred or not, only they know it.

Boosted by the exposure of the relationship, the box office performance of "Journey to the West: Moonlight Treasure Box" continued to rise, and on the second and third days of its release, it won two more single-day box office championships with 210 million and 190 million respectively.

The cumulative box office in the three days of release also reached 560 million, leading the second place by more than 100 million, and was strongly crowned the box office champion of the week!

During this period, the theatrical scheduling rate of "Journey to the West: Moonlight Treasure Box" also gradually increased from 25% at the beginning to 30%, and further increased to 33% on the fourth day of release.

However, despite the increase in the film scheduling rate, with the end of the New Year's Day holiday and entering the working day, the single-day box office of "Journey to the West: Moonlight Treasure Box" still showed a diving decline, and the box office on the first day of the second week of release was only 90 million, not even exceeding the 100 million yuan mark.

On Tuesday, the single-day box office of "Journey to the West: Moonlight Treasure Box" continued to decline, only reporting 80 million.

At the same time, the film review statistics on "Journey to the West: Moonlight Treasure Box" on the Internet have also come to a phased result, this film has a generally low reputation among professional film critics, and the comprehensive score is only 6.3 points, which is barely passing!

These film reviews have mostly given good evaluations to the acting skills of the actors in "Journey to the West: Moonlight Treasure Box", and they have praised Zhao Zhenghao's breakthrough performance for the first time in comedy, thinking that in terms of acting skills alone, Zhao Zhenghao has reached the peak among his peers, and has proved that he can not only play a slightly vase role like Ning Caichen, but also have a good grasp of a comedy role like Supreme Treasure that is full of ugliness and pretends to be crazy and stupid.

In this film, Zhao Zhenghao really got rid of the idol burden on his body, really grasped the essence of the character, and made the audience temporarily forget his idol identity with superb acting skills.

From this point of view, Zhao Zhenghao has essentially got rid of the shackles of idols and has become a powerful actor!

And Peng Jieshan's breakthrough performance in this film has also been unanimously recognized by professional film critics, who believe that her role as Chun Thirty Niang is a classic, and she is the most outstanding character in the film except for the male protagonist Supreme Treasure!

Peng Jieshan's acting skills have also been vividly reflected in Chun Thirty Niang, which makes people really see her strength in this regard!

There are also some film critics who highly affirmed Zhao Zhenghao's directing skills, especially the vision of selecting actors and the ability to mediate actors, which have been highly praised!

In "A Chinese Ghost Story", he helped An Shuyi establish the status of "the first costume beauty" in the film and television industry of the Dragon Kingdom in one fell swoop, so that An Shuyi, the queen of the music world, has a masterpiece in the film and television industry, and really stands on her feet.

In this "Journey to the West: Moonlight Treasure Box", Peng Jieshan successfully performed the rich role of Chun Sanniang with his help, leaving a classic image in the film and television industry, making the "actor" label on his body truly worthy of the name.

And Feng Xiaojing, who played the main role in a big-screen movie for the first time, her performance in this film is also remarkable, but there is still a big gap with Zhao Zhenghao and Peng Jieshan's breakthrough performances.

However, at her current age, it is already quite good to be able to have such a performance, and with the support of a noble person like Zhao Zhenghao, almost all film critics are unanimously optimistic about her future in the film and television industry!

As for Yu Yabin, who only appeared at the end of the film, she also left a deep impression on fans with her elegant and playful image, which made people look forward to her performance in "Journey to the West: The Great Sage Marrying".

In addition, the performance of the veteran actor Yang Dexiang, who played the second leader in this film, has also received good reviews, and Cao Junqiang, who plays the ancestor of Bodhi, has also been unanimously recognized by professional film critics.

In general, professional film critics have given good reviews to the acting skills of the leading actors in this film.

Professional film critics give bad reviews because of the story the film tells!

The vast majority of film critics only gave two stars to the story told in "Journey to the West: Moonlight Treasure Box", and even one star was given, and very few were given three stars.

Most of the comments are that this story doesn't make sense!

To be honest, as a complete movie, due to its large length, it was divided into the upper part of the two films, and the story of "Journey to the West: Moonlight Treasure Box" has really many flaws, and it is really not easy for ordinary people to see it.

The upper and lower parts of "Journey to the West", unlike the other two-part movies, can tell stories on their own, and "Journey to the West" needs to be watched both to understand the whole story!

Moreover, the connotation of the movie is more concentrated in the next part of "Journey to the West: The Great Sage Marrying", which makes the story of the upper part weaker and the plot simpler, plus although the story borrows the content of some traditional masterpieces "Journey to the West", it has made drastic adaptations of the borrowed content, making the story and the original work not only incompatible, but also boldly subverted and joked, which makes people watching the movie even more confused.

Therefore, after watching the whole film, most people don't know what the movie is about, and all they can say is "Brother Hao is so funny", "Sister Shan is amazing", "Xiao Jingjing is also good", when asked about the content of the movie, they all looked confused.

Zhao Zhenghao did not expect this result in advance, and he also thought about compressing the content of the upper and lower parts of "Journey to the West" to a certain extent, reducing it into a film, and telling the story completely in one film.

But after several considerations, I finally gave up this idea and decided to follow it as close to the original as possible.

This is not only a tribute to his youth in his previous life, a tribute to his favorite filmmaker in his previous life, Xing Ye, and his respect for the creator of the original film, but also a big reason, when he tried to delete the content of the original work, he found that he didn't want to reduce any shot, and he couldn't reduce it!

In Zhao Zhenghao's view, "Journey to the West" should be like that, two 180 minutes in the upper and lower parts, telling a complete story with its own values, outlook on life, and outlook on love.

Therefore, Zhao Zhenghao's mentality is very calm about the doubts of professional film critics, and in the face of reporters' criticism, he only answered with one sentence, "The real answer is in the next film, after it is released, you will naturally be able to get the most detailed answer from it!"

However, the media, which has always been good at fanning the flames, fueling the flames, and making trouble out of nothing, was not satisfied with Zhao Zhenghao's answer, so with the help of well-intentioned people, they began to collectively sing "Journey to the West", interpreting Zhao Zhenghao's answer as a pretext, thinking that what he said was completely fooling fans who did not know the truth to continue to enter the cinema.

Under the guidance of public opinion, fans' evaluation of "Journey to the West: Moonlight Treasure Box" also dropped from 7.5 points a few days ago to 6.0, almost failing.

Under the influence of negative word-of-mouth, the box office of "Journey to the West: Moonlight Treasure Box" also continued to fall, although there was a small rebound in the two days of the second week, but the single-day box office still did not exceed 100 million yuan, and finally the total box office in the second week only reported 490 million, not even 500 million. 10