Chapter 410: Vacation
""Taiwu Picture Scroll" is an excellent martial arts movie, that's right."
"From the two young disciples of Sword Forge Villa, their growth within the sect, to the contradictions involving an entire region, the confrontation between Sword Forge Villa and the Blood Sect, and finally the protagonist with the help of his comrades-in-arms to destroy the Xiangshu incarnation......"
"The whole movie is very complete, the plot is smooth, and there is nothing to complain about. The character image is also relatively abundant, and each has its own characteristics. The actors who joined the movie are also the more outstanding ones in China, with both fame and acting skills, and they are also in the movie, dedicating their due performance. ”
"Just from these places, "Taiwu Picture Scroll" is a qualified film work."
"If you add in its careful design in fighting action and its consistent eye-catching performance in special effects, this is a work above the pass line."
"Taiwu Picture Scroll" is a martial arts-themed movie, and in the movie, the interpretation of the chivalrous spirit is also very complete."
"People's biggest impression of Dimension Entertainment is, of course, that their special effects are excellent. It is undeniable that each of their works is extremely excellent in terms of pictures. However, we should not ignore the fact that this is a very, very good storytelling company, and they do it in almost every single one of their productions. ”
"Most of the productions of Wedo Entertainment are adaptations, looking for good stories from games and making them into films. They are always able to use lenses and pictures to express the whole story completely and beautifully while retaining the spirit of the original work and the general story line of the original work, which is actually rare. ”
"Speaking of "Taigo Picture Scroll", this movie is adapted from the game. This is a game with a high degree of freedom, and the gameplay can almost change according to the player's heart, and there is no fixed pattern. But overall, as far as the original game is concerned, this is still a work about kindness, righteousness, hatred, and chivalry to save the world. And the adaptation of the movie expresses this very well. ”
"On top of this, the movie version of "Taiwu Picture Scroll" is enough to be called excellent."
"Of course, it's not without its flaws."
"The steady way of creation certainly ensures the quality of the work and will not produce too bad films, but it is also difficult to create any surprises."
"That's the biggest problem: there's no surprise in 'Taiwu Picture Scroll'."
"Brother Ming Ming is excellent in all aspects, but it is this predictable excellence that makes people not interested, and after reading it, I am very satisfied, but there is nothing more."
"Perhaps, this is because our requirements for Wedo Entertainment are too high, but I really hope that they can launch more, better and better works."
"I'll keep looking forward to it."
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This film review is from 'Scouts'.
He is a fan of Dimension Entertainment and a neutral film critic. Neutral, objective, and not affected by factors other than film,
Dimension Entertainment's movies, well done, of course he will blow, and it is the kind that blows up. But if he doesn't do it well, he won't say it with a clear conscience.
For example, in the previous "War" and "Glory", he said that it was very, very good. As for "Taiwu Picture Scroll", although the overall evaluation is still mainly positive, it also said that the movie is stable and there are no surprises.
This kind of evaluation, if it had been put before, should not have existed.
A few years ago, if a domestic movie could make a work like "Taiwu", the actors' acting skills and plot were all online, the story was complete and smooth, the picture was beautiful, and the action design and special effects were world-class martial arts films, it would naturally be blown up by the audience.
But now it's different.
For this matter, we still have to blame Dimension Entertainment ourselves. It is they themselves who feed the audience's appetite.
To be honest, from a professional point of view, or according to the feelings of ordinary audiences, in fact, the overall film quality of "Taiwu Picture Scroll", although worse than "Glory", is definitely better than "Martial Arts Master: War".
However, after the first two excellent masterpieces, the audience's aesthetic level has improved, and it is difficult to say that it is treated differently because this film is a domestic blockbuster. What people expect is that Wedo Entertainment can make more excellent works on the basis of the original, and even bring greater surprises.
"Taiwu" is a good film, yes, compared horizontally, during the entire Spring Festival schedule, even the best one "Heavenly Fire Descends to Earth" is not as good as "Taiwu Picture Scroll".
But compared to its two predecessors, it can only be considered mediocre.
That's where the audience isn't so satisfied.
The relevant information was collected, summarized into a report, and put on Fan Zhe's desk.
After reading these things, he didn't feel anything bad at all, and even thought it was a good thing.
The aesthetic improvement of the audience, which Fan Zhe especially wants to see. As for the audience's higher requirements for dimensional entertainment, that should be.
He himself is the one who least wants to be complacent at Dimension Entertainment.
Fan Zhe himself is no longer short of money, and material life is no more attractive to him. He is not good at beauty or wine, and he has no pursuit of luxury and a more luxurious life. His spiritual quest exists in making better works.
He didn't want Dimension Entertainment to rely on the advantages of the 'Dimension' system and keep repeating itself, it was pointless.
And he never did.
From the beginning of animation, to the attempt of top-level CG serial animation such as "Demon Hunting Notes", whether to lose money or not is not Fan Zhe's first consideration.
In terms of TV series, from the beginning, "Fantasy of the Three Kingdoms" has a certain nature of costume idol dramas, and then to a high-quality TV series project made by a large number of special effects and a large number of action scenes in "The Grandmaster of Martial Arts". Moreover, he even opened works such as "Emperor Ruzi" and "Plotting Kyushu", which almost abandoned the advantage of 'special effects', just to pursue different types of things.
Even after all this has been done, he is even willing to invest a huge amount of money to create a story with a theme like "The Master of Mystery".
Not to mention that there are no similar works in China, on a global scale, "The Master of Mystery" is a high-cost and large-scale production of mysterious themes.
In terms of movies, from the small-budget movie "Hell Apartment" to "War", which is derived from the TV series IP, it has become a big investment in heavy industry films; and then to "Demacia: Glory" to start the beginning of the series......
Not to mention the game, the first work "Taiwu Picture Scroll", the entire investment scale has reached more than 1.3 billion!
Under the leadership of Fan Zhe, Wedo Entertainment has always been trying to do this.
In the past, many things were completely blank in China, so every time they explored unfamiliar territory, it was equivalent to expanding the boundaries of Chinese manufacturing outward.
This kind of thing is still very meaningful.
Therefore, Fan Zhe did not have much displeasure when he saw those related criticisms that "Taiwu" seemed a little mediocre in addition to praise.
It is appropriate to criticize what is made, especially the kind of things that have something to say.
As the saying goes, 'criticism is not free, praise is meaningless'. No matter what kind of abuse this sentence is, at least to find its original meaning, this is a big truth, and no one can say that it is wrong.
This is also a good spur for Wedo Entertainment itself.
At least, it can wake up some comrades in the company to be complacent.
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Of course, the matter is far less serious.
At least, the two bosses, Fan Zhe and Ye Jiayi, are still in a stable mood.
Even in the mood to go on vacation.
They spent the New Year in Shenghai this year, a family of four, had a sumptuous Chinese New Year's Eve dinner at home, and the four of them worked together, even Fan Zhe, who almost had no skills for cooking, went up to help.
After dinner, they took the movie tickets they had booked a long time ago, went to see "Taiwu Picture Scroll", and the next day on the second day of the Lunar New Year, they got on a plane and went to the southern hemisphere.
Fan Qing and Li Rong are old and have never been abroad.
In the past, the economic conditions were not very supportive, but now that he is rich, Fan Zhe also hopes that his parents can enjoy more happiness.
Traveling for the New Year is actually a pretty cool experience.
Winter in the northern hemisphere, but in the southern hemisphere, it is naturally the height of summer.
Now Brazil has experienced the warmth of South American beaches, and after a week of staying, it's time to move on to Argentina.
Stop in Buenos Aires, watch the passionate tango, taste the thick history, and look back at the past of the country of Argentina. Then, to Ushuaia, in Tierra del Fuego Park, at the end of that world, looking out to sea.
Then, on a luxury yacht, we headed further south.
There is Antarctica.
Fan Zhe originally planned to take the entire yacht in a heroic manner, but later felt that it was a bit boring for his family of four, so he joined a professional tour group.
There weren't many people, there were about twenty people from all over the world, and there were four or five families.
The interior decoration of the yacht is quite luxurious, and there are special pastries and Chinese chefs on the beds, which are also required by Fan Zhe.
Their trip to Antarctica was certainly not the kind of trip on the high seas.
Although Fan Qing and Li Rong are not young, they are not so old that they can't move. With the help of a team of professional guides, we changed into the appropriate gear and took a yacht through the Drake Passage, where we landed on the shores of Antarctica.
I saw the penguins, and I saw the ice and snow in the polar regions.
This trip to the southern hemisphere lasted almost a full month and a half.
To be honest, since I started working, looking back, it seems that this is the first time that Fan Zhe has taken such a long vacation at one time.
When he was at work, he was an original painting dog, and his work was very tiring and heavy, and he was not much better than 996.
The so-called ninety-nine-six means going to work at 9 o'clock in the morning and leaving work at 9 o'clock in the evening, six days a week.
After founding the company Wedo Entertainment, he is not so busy, but as the leader of the entire group, he has a heavier responsibility.
Such an opportunity to relax is truly rare.
What's more, it's still with my parents, or with Ye Jiayi.
Speaking of Ye Jiayi, she actually wanted to withdraw halfway through the game.
According to her words, it is a huge group enterprise, with a total of two bosses. The big boss ran out to play in the mountains and rivers, and she, the boss lady, always had to go back to take care of things.
But he was forcibly pulled by Fan Zhe.
"As you said, I can't count how many of these huge groups, thousands of employees, and senior executives with the names of president, general manager, and director are now counted. With so many people and so many salaries, could it be that the two of us will not be able to move in a month? ”
“……”
Anyway, Fan Zhe didn't let her go.
In the end, in desperation, Ye Jiayi could only follow.
By the time the entire Spring Festival holiday had passed for a long time, the family returned to Shenghai, and it was already mid-March.
After putting into work, the first thing that came up with the report was about the box office of the movie version of "Taiwu Picture Scroll".
After a month and a half of screenings, the total box office of "Taiwu Picture Scroll" has reached 3 billion.
Later, it is estimated that there will be a release time of about half a month, and the total box office is expected to reach about 3.2 billion.
The box office of this movie should reach a level similar to that of "Martial Arts Grandmaster: War".
This is similar to the previous budget estimates for the commercial sector.
However, the box office performance of "Taiwu Picture Scroll" around the world is much stronger than that of "War".
You must know that "Taiwu Picture Scroll" is different from "Martial Arts Master: War Flames". The predecessors of these two movies and the IP before the adaptation are completely different.
"Martial Arts Grandmaster" started from the beginning, adapted into a TV series that became popular all over the country, and then adapted into a movie. Although "Martial Arts Grandmaster" has also been introduced to the overseas market, its influence is not so great. It's not bad in the East Asian market, and it's also hot in Southeast Asia, but in North America and Europe, the influence is very average.
But "Taiwu Picture Scroll" is different, this game, when it first came out, was the hottest game in the global market. Not only that year, but also in the following years, there are few games that can challenge "Taiwu Picture Scroll".
With 40 million copies sold worldwide, basically the core game users have basically bought this work.
Then the global box office of this movie, of course, there will be a certain guarantee. After all, there is still the support of fans of the game.
In North America, "Taiwu Picture Scroll" earned 100 million at the box office, and 170 million worldwide.
Counting the results of the domestic mainland, the total box office performance of this movie exceeded 4 billion and reached a scale of 4.5 billion, which is even better than "War".
And next, what will be released soon, there is also a core work of Dimension Entertainment.
Night Hunter.