Shaw Yifu has finally been able to take a breath recently, Shaw Brothers Pictures has made more than 20 movies in a row in the past six months, but once it was screened, it became Waterloo, and the box office combined was less than 10 million. Shao Yifu also knows the disadvantages of the Shaw Brothers blockbuster system, but the ship is too big, coupled with his usual stinginess, it has never been too difficult to turn around. If it was just Shaw Brothers, he wouldn't be too bored, mainly because the resurgence of Jiayi made him feel a huge threat.

Shao Yifu also contacted Huang Xizhao of Li's TV station to deal with Wang Jie's Jiayi together, but unfortunately Huang Xizhao is not a fool and will not be easily used as a gun by Shao Yifu. Fang Yihua also proposed to do something in private, but was solemnly persuaded by Shao Yifu, Shao Yifu is not a bodhisattva, he just knows that Wang Jie's background is strong, and Wang Jie, a demon, must not be regarded as an ordinary person, God knows what Blackwater International is doing behind his back.

The Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant has once again made wireless the focus of attention of the people of Xiangjiang, and the ratings of TVB have begun to rise in the past few days, and Shao Yifu has begun to shift his focus to the TV station.

After the release of "Embroidered Spring Knife", it attracted a large number of Xiangjiang audiences to watch, a large part of which was aimed at Zhou Yunfa and Zhang Guorong, at this time people still don't understand the fan effect, but after the box office was released in the first week, the eyes of Xiangjiang film and television companies were green.

The box office of "Embroidered Spring Knife" in the first week was 8 million Hong Kong dollars, a figure that stung the eyes of Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang of Golden Harvest Pictures.

"That Cheng Long, how are you getting in touch?" Zou Wenhuai asked hopefully as he looked at He Guanchang across the desk.

He Guanchang sighed helplessly and said: "Don't mention it, do you know how much Cheng Long paid with bonuses for the whole year last year, it was a full six million, and he also had 10% of the shares of DreamWorks Pictures, and after these two years, William's little ghost will let him go to Hollywood to develop, and the conditions we gave are really insignificant." ”

Zou Wenhuai was silent for a long time after listening, and said helplessly: "Let's pay more attention to Sanmao, don't accidentally fly too." ”

At the same time, Wang Jie and Shao Yifu were having tea at Cuihua Restaurant.

"I wonder what happened to Mr. William's invitation this time?" asked Shao Yifu.

"I want to negotiate the purchase of Huaxing Entertainment Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Wireless, this time, if Mr. Shao can't make the decision, I can talk to the Li family. Wang Jie put down the teacup and said.

Shao Yifu was very angry when he heard this, although he did not fully control the TVB, but he was already in charge of the TVB. Shao Yifu thought about it for a long time, and felt that it was better to sell the little ghost in front of him, maybe he could use it in the future, and besides, he didn't pay much attention to this small record company at the moment, and Shao Yifu couldn't imagine Huaxing's achievements in the future at this time.

"I can agree to Mr. William's request, but the price must be right, otherwise I will not be able to explain it to the Li family, and if I have any use for Mr. William in the future, I hope to be able to help. ”

Wang Jie picked up the teacup and saluted: "It's no problem at all, I wish us a happy cooperation!"

After a week of hot screenings, the film reviews of the embroidered spring knife also began to be published in major newspapers and magazines:

"Ming Pao" on the scum personally commented: This "Embroidered Spring Knife" personally believes that it is the most recommended film during the entire summer vacation, and there is no one. I am very glad that the Xiangjiang film can tell the tragedy so maturely and coldly.

The film tells the story of three Jinyiwei: the eldest brother of the trio, Lu Jianxing (played by Zhou Yanfa), the general banner of Jinyiwei, has the goal of life to reach the height of his father's life- Shen Lian (played by Li Lianjie) and Jin Yichuan (played by Zhang Guorong) are his brothers; Shen Lian (played by Guan Zhilin), an official prostitute in the teaching workshop, is bent on raising money to redeem her body and take her away to fly away; Jin Yichuan has been pestered by his fellow brother Ding Xiu (played by Wan Ziliang) because of his huge life secret, and he is very annoyed, until he meets Langzhong's daughter Zhang Yan (played by Chen Yulian) when he sees a doctor, and his life seems to be bright. However, the peaceful lives of the three little people are not peaceful because of the fall of Wei Zhongxian (Zeng Jiang), a big man, and the successor Zhao Jingzhong (Ren Dahua), the great eunuch of Dongchang, finds them and asks them to hunt down Wei Gelding. The three of them caught up with Wei Zhongxian, and even successfully surrendered the decree to the imperial court, only to find that things were not as simple as they imagined, and their fate was also dragged into a set of interlocking huge conspiracies by ruthless creation, and led them to the tragedy of inevitable destruction. Everyone in the upper echelons has what they want, Chongzhen (played by Wu Weiguo) wants Wei Zhongxian's money, Wei Zhongxian wants his life, Zhao Jingzhong wants Wei Zhongxian's life, and Han Kuang (played by Lu Liangwei) wants to bring down Zhao Jingzhong, for which each of them has very careful plans and calculations, but the lives of these three Jinyi guards have never appeared in the scope of their consideration. So Lu Jianxing finally waited for the official clothes of the hundred households that he had been thinking about, but in an instant he changed them to the prison clothes on the guillotine; Shen Lian finally had the ability to redeem Zhou Xiaotong's body, only to find that he had never got her heart; Jin Yichuan wanted to clear his name, get rid of his senior brother, and live quietly from then on, but in the end, he was doxxed by his life and died to save his senior brother who pursued him: the story of the three brothers is a complete tragedy.

But if the director's tragedy only comes to this point, it is still a mediocre work, but what is commendable is that the director has done the following three points, so you have to admire William Jerthschild King Rothschild is really a master storyteller.

First, "Embroidered Spring Knife" is a tragedy of "people", no longer a tragedy of faces, images or whatever. The so-called tragedy is the destruction of something valuable for others to see, but something valuable is never equal to something perfect. A young man who studied hard every day since he was a child, insisted on helping his grandmother cross the road every day, and then was admitted to the University of Hong Kong, and entered the world's top 500 after graduation, and worked diligently to create more value for the company, and never even stepped on an ant in his life, and died of leukemia The image does not conform to human nature, and if it is too isolated from the audience, it will naturally have no artistic appeal. And "Embroidered Spring Knife" is different, his three protagonists have all faded away from the "divinity" of ordinary works and returned to "people" and returned to human nature. The main body of their human nature is glorious, and the brotherhood and enterprising spirit are touching, but everyone also has their own dark corners, Lu Jianxing did not hesitate to bribe his boss in order to obtain an official position, and he also spared the two brothers by cutting off his meritorious service; Shen Lian coerced the officials of the Criminal Department to issue a pardon order in order to rescue the prostitutes of the sect, and even more in order to obtain a huge amount of money, he secretly indulged Wei Zhongxian and caused a catastrophe; not to mention Jin Yichuan, no matter how pure and creamy he is now, he has always been a Jiangyang thief with blood debts. It is precisely because these three protagonists are all "human" that their tragedies are human tragedies that this kind of tragedy is more real and has more breathtaking power.

Second, "Embroidered Spring Knife" is an inevitable tragedy. Xiangjiang movies seem to have been accustomed to relying on "coincidence" to interpret the story, and without coincidence, the plot has no way to spread out at all, and coincidence has become a treasure of bad movies. But there is no coincidence in "Embroidered Spring Knife", this tragedy is an inevitable tragedy caused by society and human nature, and it is a tragedy that the three protagonists have no chance of escaping. Even though the three protagonists are full of personality, their fate is not determined by their personalities. Even if Lu Jianxing does not learn from the official position and does not come out in everything, the errand of chasing and killing Wei Zhongxian was not "actively fought for" by him at all, it was precisely Zhao Jingzhong who found them, just because "look at you mixed up like this, you know that you are not a eunuch"; Even if Shen Lian didn't love Zhou Xiaotong, he wouldn't have been obsessed with letting Wei Zhongxian go for gold, but even if they really killed Wei Zhongxian, Zhao Jingzhong would still kill them, and the three brothers still couldn't escape death; even if Jin Yichuan didn't have such an abrasive and demon-like senior brother as Ding Xiu, with Zhao Gonggong's wings, it was only a matter of time before his identity began to doxx, and he still died after all, and he couldn't get any sympathy. In fact, the tragedy of their lives is inevitable in the general social environment, and the root of their tragedy lies in their social status. Zhao Jingzhong said that these three Jinyi guards who have no money and no power are just ants in his eyes, in fact, they are not even as good as ants, ants still have life and know how to steal life, but no matter in Chongzhen, Wei Zhongxian, Zhao Jingzhong or Han Kuang's plan, they are just three lifeless chess pieces, and they have been decided to be abandoned sons early on, so the death of the three of them is sooner or later, it is inevitable. The director's genius lies in this, this helpless but inevitable "whoever bumps into him will die" is far more heart-wrenching than the general sense of "don't do or die", and it can also teach people to start reflecting while sighing.

Third, "Embroidered Spring Knife" tells people that the revenge of the tragic character is still a tragedy. In the film, Lu Jianxing succumbed to death, Jin Yichuan was killed, and Shen Lian was seriously injured. And when Chongzhen finally knew that everything was done by Zhao Jingzhong, Zhao Jingzhong had calmly taken his relatives out of the customs and went to Houjin. The emperor was naturally powerless and unwilling to avenge the three brothers, so he could only rely on Shen Lian and Ding Xiu to hunt down Zhao Jingzhong to avenge his brothers. It is worth noting that none of the three knives of the three brothers that Shen Lian brought were longer than Zhao Jingzhong's spear, and in desperation, Shen Lian could only let Zhao's cavity stab into his body in exchange for the opportunity to pierce the knife into the other party's chest. I think this is a very interesting metaphor presented in the language of the film, the powerless and ant-like Shen Lian's revenge on even the fallen Zhao Jingzhong can only be this kind of decisive and heroic fish to the net. Perhaps, the weak who have been oppressed and humiliated have become non-rampant traitors, and the awarding of heads has never been just a bridge in a drama novel that does not enter the stream.

Speaking of which, I have to say that the movie is a little regretful, the director is still not ruthless enough, and finally gave the audience a brighter ending: Shen Lian was saved, ran to Suzhou, and went to find Zhou Xiaotong who was waiting for him there. In fact, people with a little medical common sense know that it is impossible for a body pierced by a spear to tie two bandages like a belt around his waist to be able to gallop vigorously, and Ding Xiu alone blocked the attack of dozens of privet cavalry, which is too underestimating the combat effectiveness of the Manchurian Eight Banners cavalry. Of course, I understand the director, maybe he just doesn't want to make this movie too sad and desperate, after all, life has to go on, and it always takes some courage and hope to live.

Therefore, I still have to say that what a good "Embroidered Spring Knife" is a bloody and shocking thing! Of course, it must be stated that what both the director and I said was just those things in the Ming Dynasty.

Yishu also expressed his own feelings:

The embroiderer of the spring knife, the standard weapon worn by the Ming brocade guard. Just like the name of the knife, the embroidered spring knife is light and narrow, and there are double blood grooves on both sides, which can be stabbed and cut, and the style is feminine but quite lethal. "Embroidered Spring Knife" is named after this, one is a simile The theme of the story is closely related to Jinyiwei; the other is a metaphor for people, Lu Jianxing, Shen Lian and Jin Yichuan brothers are strong in martial arts, but they are all introverted - the eldest brother is bitter and does not dare to cross the Lei Chi, the second brother has a crush on Si Miaotong of the teaching workshop and does not exceed the courtesy, and the third brother can only endure when he is caught. Interestingly, although the three of them are all embroidered spring knives, they are slightly different in style, which also alludes to some differences in the personalities of the three - Lu Jianxing's horse chopping knife opens and closes, which secretly fits the characteristics of the eldest brother's calm and resolute character, and roared angrily when he hit Shen Lian, "Why do you want to buy an official and harm me and ruin my name" , but one person took the crime of bullying the monarch and accepted the result of being beheaded, reflecting Lu Jianxing's loyalty and righteousness; the third brother Jin Yichuan made the elegant double knife, which was not only tired of suffering from lung disease, but also related to his chic and lively youthful feelings; and the second brother Shen Lian used the most standard embroidered spring knife, and he was also one of the most restrained of his emotions: he never slept in bed when he arrived at the Jiaofang Division, knew that he was a spare tire but still saved the heroine from the pit without regrets, and was willing to risk the world's disapproval to save the rival for the heroine, etc., the plot was simply abusive to the extreme. From the perspective of weapons, the protagonist's martial arts feelings are worthy of recognition.

"Who cares about the life or death of the three ants" Zhao Jingzhong's arrogance has given a footnote to the whole film, this is a movie of small people. The protagonist in "Embroidered Spring Knife" is no longer a powerful giant, but an obscure chess piece. Even though the powerful Jinyi Wei has the capital to fly and dominate, the three brothers who have no money and no way are just living at the bottom of this huge national violence machine, and they can only face the future with their lives, and only by seizing the opportunity can they climb to satisfy the desires that may not be mentioned at all in the eyes of dignitaries. But opportunities can also be traps, when Wei Zhongxian, who is like a ghost Satan, bewitches the loyalty in Shen Lian's heart, and successfully gambles to find a way out, Shen Lian, who is lucky, not only degenerates into an unqualified gambler, but also stirs up the whole chess game. But at the most critical moment, the little people burst out with great courage and strength to complete the redemption of justice and humanity.

An unsheathed knife is like life, and there is no way back if it is unsheathed. A small passage of "Embroidered Spring Knife", three brothers who share hardships and hardships, and have experienced life and death, gallop on the prairie on horseback, and talk about where they want to go next, the eldest brother said that he wants to take his mother to Quanzhou, and his mother has not seen the sea, so he wants to take her to see the sea. There was a breeze under the scorching sun, and the scorching sun made people unable to open their eyes. Such a bright moment was a rare and beautiful moment in the lives of the three brothers.

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After Wang Jie acquired Huaxing Records, he personally met with the previous person in charge, Chen Shufen, Wang Jie said to him: "I know that Ms. Chen is a very talented person, although Huaxing has merged with DreamWorks Records, but Ms. Chen, I will not be idle, I now appoint you as the deputy general manager of DreamWorks Records and the general manager of DreamWorks Brokerage, Shi Tian of the brokerage company originally did not like to manage the work of artists, this time I transferred him to the production department of DreamWorks Pictures, and let him do the movies he likes." ”

Chen Shufen was greatly moved after hearing this, and said excitedly: "I will definitely do my best to do a good job and will not let you down." ”

Wang Jie took out a document and said: "This is the planning case of a show I wrote, you take it back and study it carefully, I have already said hello to Director Liang, and you are responsible for the specific operation." ”

Chen Shufen picked up the document and saw four big characters printed on the cover - Super Girl.