The next day, the comments of filmmakers and film critics in major newspapers and magazines were all applauded by "Two Big Smoking Guns", while the audience remarks interviewed by reporters were polarized with the former.

Zhang Che: Ah Ren is a genius! And his movies are more manly than my martial arts!

Hu Jingquan: This movie is a reflection on life, and it will surely become a classic!

Xu Ke: I really hope to work with Mr. Chen on a movie one day!

Huang Baimin: This film can be recorded in film history, it can become a textbook, I have met a director like Mr. Chen who can tell a story for the first time, except for the editing technique of the whole film, any other work can be done by ordinary filmmakers, so the success of this film lies entirely in his director - Chen Yongren!

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Film critic Yuan Qing: What is told is the story, what is pushed is the plot, and the famous saying is "ring after ring". In the shooting, the camera switches smoothly, and dozens of segments are sprinkled to present a complex event with multiple branches to the audience clearly and coherently. In terms of rhythm, it can be said that it is slow and urgent. At the beginning, the background and location of the characters of the story are introduced like a military parade, and a bird's-eye view is drawn for us unhurriedly; Just as we were slowing down our thinking, suddenly a famous person became active one after another, and one by one it continued to boil, only to feel a boom, and the changes and development were overwhelming, just like a thriller suspense film with layers of camouflage and nakedness, but you felt more nervous and curious. The so-called fate is all coincidence, and it must be accidental. Life is really like an extraterrestrial planet, whether it is easy or difficult, we can calculate and even design our own orbits, and whether it can really be as we expect depends on whether the universe is too wide for people to collide with.

Film critic Qin Feng: It's hard to imagine such a complex relationship between characters and story structure, but director Chen Yongren, who is only 20 years old, is in control. On the one hand, he can save money, and the descriptions or narrations that can be completed with voice-over never waste film, and he has been hard cut many times; On the other hand, in addition to using a variety of lens languages to narrate, he also makes full use of the narrative function of music, and the atmosphere and emotional transmission of many scenes are completely completed by music. With so many characters, in order to make the audience see more clearly and not mess up, he also uses different music to distinguish different characters, and before the main character appears, the fixed music of the character is often played to pave the way for his appearance.

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Audience Member A: I felt like I had been cheated on, and I fell asleep ten minutes into the movie! I really don't understand how this movie can win the award!

Audience Member B: Can anyone tell me what this movie is about?

Audience C: I'm a little confused right now, I think it's funny, but I seem to be a little confused, no, I have to watch it again!

Audience Member D: After watching this movie, I started to doubt my IQ!

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In fact, as Chen Yongren expected, on the first day of its release, "Two Big Smoking Guns" relied on the name of winning the award at the Cannes Film Festival and Chen Yongren's popularity in Hong Kong at this time, with a box office income of 740,000 Hong Kong dollars, and in the next two days, with the good reputation of film critics, and caught up with the weekend, so they earned 820,000 Hong Kong dollars and 860,000 Hong Kong dollars respectively, topping the Hong Kong box office for three consecutive days; But from the fourth day, the audience who watched it began to explode, shouting that the movie could not be understood, and then the box office began to shrink, with a box office of only 630,000 Hong Kong dollars on the fourth day and 510,000 Hong Kong dollars on the fifth day......

There were two movies released at the same time, both of which were released one day earlier than "Two Smoking Guns". One is a film "The Heroic Girl of the Tang Dynasty" produced by the Ts, which tells the story of the strange woman Yu Xuanji, directed by Fang Lingzheng, and the main actors are Zhang Guozhu, Wan Ziliang, and Xia Wenxi. This movie can be described as one of the classics, especially the art design and music in the film, the director has passed rigorous research, showing the characteristics of the times during the Tang Dynasty, the film scenes are spectacular, and the photography style is beautiful, I believe that these have a considerable impact on Wang Jing's beautiful ** film. But after all, the scale is large, and there are still many people who are relatively thin and do not go to the theater to watch, with a box office of 2.8 million Hong Kong dollars a week

There is also a "Laughing Tai Chi" released by Golden Harvest, directed by Yuan Heping, starring Zhen Zidan and Shen Dianxia in the Republic of China kung fu film, the film integrates the break puppet show and break dancing that has just become popular in the United States, which is also an attempt and innovation of Yuan Heping on kung fu films. The box office was 4 million Hong Kong dollars in the first week of release.

"Qingyun, this is your ......".

"Thank you, Mr. Chen!".

"Zhenyu, this is your ......".

"Thank you, Mr. Chen!".

"Ah Xing, this is your ......".

"Thank you, Mr. Chen!" Dasha brother, this is your ......".

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There were three tables of banquets in a large box of a hotel in Kowloon, Chen Yongren distributed red envelopes to the actors who participated in "Two Big Smoking Guns", and then everyone raised their glasses to celebrate, and Chen Yongren was at the same table only Wang Jing, Chen Baixing, Zhong Changhong and Zhang Manyu A few close people, after returning to his seat, Wang Jing looked at Chen Yongren with a smile and said: "Ah Ren, is the last one sent to me particularly big?" ”。

Chen Yongren was stunned and said: "What is the last hair, especially big, what do you say?" ”。

Wang Jing was dumbfounded: "Red envelope! ”。

Chen Yongren sandwiched a piece of braised pork for Zhang Manyu, who was sitting next to him, and replied: "What more red envelopes do you want!" ”。

"I wipe ...... Anyway, I changed your script for you, and I found the actors sitting here for you, and I also solved a lot of problems for you during the filming process. After you gain fame and fortune, I have nothing? ”。

Chen Yongren looked at Wang Jing intently, until the latter flashed his gaze, and then asked, "Are we brothers?" ”。

Wang Jing glared and said: "Then it doesn't need to be said, one world, two brothers, water comes and goes, and there is no word for sticking a knife in the ribs!" ”

"If you're a brother, don't talk about money, talking about money hurts your feelings! Come...... Keep eating! Chen Yongren said and sandwiched a green vegetable for Wang Jing.

Wang Jing was stunned when he heard this, but sighed again and said, "Forget it if you don't have it!" I also know that the box office of "Two Big Smoking Guns" is declining, and it is estimated that when the movie goes offline, it will not even be half of the original box office of my "Frog Prince", and your heart must not be comfortable, and you should be used as a punching bag by you as a brother! ”。

"Dead fatty, you can die if you don't speak!" Before Chen Yongren could speak, Zhang Manyu next to him glared at Wang Jing with murderous eyes and scolded in a low voice.

Wang Jing also regretted his words, he remembered that Chen Yongren had some dark side of perverted violence in his heart, and when he was feeling uneasy, Chen Yongren said in a deep voice: "Fatty, what did you just say?" ”。

Wang Jing secretly complained in his heart, and said with a dry smile: "I didn't say anything, I just choked on eating too quickly just now, you must have heard it wrong!" ”。

"You said that my movie didn't even end up with half of your "Frog Prince" at the box office!".

Wang Jing said with a bitter face: "Just joke between brothers, you don't have to be so serious, right?" ”。

"Of course......" Chen Yongren smiled, Wang Jinggang breathed a sigh of relief, and listened to the former continue: "If you are despised by a brother who is more handsome than me, the key is that you are not as handsome as me, and even belong to the type of extremely obscene, you despise it, your uncle can bear it, and your aunt can't bear it!" Chen Yongren said and asked Zhang Manyu: "Ah Yu, am I right?" Can you bear it? ”。

Zhang Manyu's face turned red and he didn't speak, Wang Jing had already seen that Chen Yongren was not angry, so he smiled again: "What if you can't bear it?" ”。

Chen Yongren smiled strangely: "Fatty, do you dare to make a bet with me?" ”。

"What bet?" Wang Jing said vigilantly; He knew that Chen Yongren had a bad stomach.

Chen Yongren said: "Bet on the box office, what if the box office of my "Two Big Smoking Guns" is higher than your "Frog Prince"? ”。

Wang Jing breathed a sigh of relief and smiled: "Then you still need to gamble?" My "Frog Prince" was released during the Spring Festival, with a box office of more than 19 million Hong Kong dollars, and although your "Two Big Smoking Guns" performed well at the box office in the first three days, it fell sharply yesterday and the day before yesterday, and now there is still a month before the summer file. Never mind...... Spare you once, I didn't think I heard what I said just now! ”。

"Hearing is hearing, I must make this bet with you?"

Wang Jinghu hesitated for a moment, thinking that there could be no accident, so he smiled and said: "Why don't I do it if you send it cheaply to the door yourself?" What to bet on? ”。

Chen Yongren smiled: "You say ......."

Wang Jing was even more relieved when he heard this, and continued to smile: "I won't cheat you, if you lose, just give me the red envelope you owe me!" ”。

Chen Yongren's smile became brighter and brighter, and he asked, "What if I won?" ”。

Wang Jing was about to say something, when Chen Baixing next to him leaned in front of him and whispered: "Fatty, don't blame me for not reminding you, I saw in The Times that "Two Big Smoking Guns" had a box office of 1.2 million pounds in the UK for one week, and the rest of Europe combined for nearly 5 million US dollars! ”。 Wang Jing was in a cold sweat, and asked Chen Yongren: "Ah Ren, the bet just now is invalid!" ”。

Chen Yongren smiled: "Why? ”。

"Your film won an award at Cannes, and the box office in overseas regions must be good, you just deliberately sucked me!".

Chen Yongren shook his head and said: "You think too much, I only compare with you at the box office in Hong Kong!" ”。

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and Wang Jing was even more incredulous: "You're not joking? ”。

"Of course...... Only compared to the box office in Hong Kong, what should I do if my "Two Big Smoking Guns" surpasses "The Frog Prince"? ”。

Wang Jing said magnificently: "If it is only compared to the box office in Hong Kong, if I lose, I ask for whatever you say!" ”。

Chen Yongren nodded, and looked around at the people who had already been attracted attention: "Everyone heard what I said just now, and everyone here is today's notary!" With an inexplicable smile on his face, he lowered his head and continued to eat.

The people at the other two tables are also discussing, as participants in the movie, of course, they also pay attention to this movie, they have all learned film knowledge in the training class, and most of them still have some understanding of "Two Big Smoking Guns", but the recent box office is also in the eyes, I really can't think of anything that may exceed the 19 million of "The Frog Prince", just like Wang Jing said, half of the box office of "The Frog Prince" is relatively hanging.

Chen Baixing stared at Chen Yongren's expression for a while, and said to Wang Jing in a low voice: "Fatty, why do I see that your Yin Hall is blackening?" ”。

"Don't scare me......".