On the third day of the Lunar New Year, in the afternoon, a theater in Kunshan, Jiangsu.

Wearing sunglasses and a mask, John Woo finally arrived here from the center of the magic city.

It took more than two hours on the road, and for the first time, John Woo felt that watching a movie was so ritualistic.

Entering the theater, it was afternoon time, and it stands to reason that there should not be many people here.

But there were still more than a dozen people in the ticket queue in the hall at this time.

Wu Yusen thinks that this is the reason why the economy here is still good, after all, it is close to the magic capital.

I glanced at the electronic screen of the theater ticket.

In fact, there are more than five movies in the entire Spring Festival file.

In addition to Xingchen's three movies, there are also his own "Red Cliff", the Xiangjiang movie "Happy Events at Home 2009", and the Hollywood movies "Sound Dreams" and "Bridge to Wonderland".

This is normal, in previous years, there were not no movies during the Spring Festival, but there were very few that could make a splash.

John Woo calculated the film schedule, Xingchen's three movies accounted for more than 80%, and among the remaining films, "Red Cliff" was probably less than half.

John Woo knows that this kind of film arrangement is almost like this all over the country.

He naturally didn't think that this was still the result of strong support from above.

After all, Zhongying Niu is a cow, but it also has a relative influence in the radiation vacuum area, such as the area around the magic capital.

And now around the magic capital, Xingchen's three movies can get such a high film schedule.

Needless to say, that's the result of market selection.

So, is it really that good-looking?

At this time, the assistant reminded: "It's time to check the tickets." ”

"Well, let's go inside."

John Woo went straight into the theater.

Next, he will watch "People in Embarrassment" first, then "Crazy Racing", and finally "Wonderful Night 2".

Four hours later.

John Woo and his assistant smoked cigarettes in the safe corridor of the theater, reviewing the two movies they had watched.

Two comedies, one lighthearted and makes people laugh.

The other one is more advanced, as long as fans turn the corner and experience the laughter, they are full of stamina.

He calculated for himself that when the two movies were played, there were no less than fifteen laughs in the theater.

And these two movies are very different from the Xiangjiang, peeing and fart movies.

Both of them have their own unique and profound themes.

The former fits the themes with strong resonance such as the Spring Festival, asking for salary, and going home for the New Year, and has humanistic care, and the actors' images, performances and plots are simple and down-to-earth.

The latter is full of irony, and it stops at the point, and there will be no transition, and the actors' performances are also simple and down-to-earth, full of sincerity.

The laughter of the two movies is different, so I don't get tired of watching it continuously, and the freshness is still there.

It's no wonder that so many people say that they read all the suggestions.

In the festive atmosphere of the Spring Festival, movies can make people laugh and "celebrate the New Year with joy", in fact, they will not worry about the box office.

But the question is, can this alone make such an impact?

Wu Yusen feels that even with Lu Ping'an's appeal and support from above, as well as publicity regardless of the cost, it is obviously not enough.

This is evidenced by the fact that so many movie theaters did not open earlier.

And now the market response is stronger than expected, so that theaters have opened ahead of schedule.

There must be something else going on here.

He then set his sights on the last "Wonderful Night 2".

The film's advantage in the number of films is not obvious, and the relationship with the other two films is 4:3:3.

But on the Internet, the film has the highest rating, the most reviews, and the number of reviews is growing the fastest.

It can be said that now the entire Spring Festival file can have such a big impact, and this movie accounts for at least half of the credit.

So what's the magic of this movie?

Wu Yusen glanced at the time and was about to check the ticket.

He took out a cigarette again, smoked it, and was probably ready to enter.

Five minutes later, the ticket check-in for "Wonderful Night 2" began.

John Woo and his assistant entered.

Sit down and look around.

Like the first two, the attendance rate is huge, and it is basically full.

After another five minutes, the big screen began to play commercials.

After a ten-minute commercial, the movie officially opened.

Also an opening animation, Xingchen's "Holding the Stars" is now an iconic opening credit, and it is very recognizable all over the world.

Then I quickly got to the point.

First of all, the music sounds, the iconic background music of "Wonderful Night 1" sounds, which is heavy, mysterious, and has clear memory points.

John Woo has watched "Wonderful Night 1", and both Chinese and American versions have seen it.

At that time, he also lamented that the Chinese and American versions were almost identical, but the Chinese version just couldn't go out, while the old one could be welcomed by the whole world.

At that time, this topic also aroused many discussions, and everyone felt that Lao Mei's influence in the world was really strong.

Of course, there are many people who discuss that Lu Ping'an is smart and shrewd, and some people think that Lu Ping'an can do this step is really strong.

Having said that, the opening of the film is first a concise lens language, first overlooking the entire capital, then zooming out a little more, and the lens height is also smaller, and then lowering it to lock on some specific high-rise buildings.

Finally, through the woods, the concrete museum is revealed.

It's Hollywood, and a few shots allow fans to bring their memories back to the museum.

John Woo already knew that the next thing would have to be the shots of those museum collections.

Sure enough, with the artistic font title of "Wonderful Night at the Museum 2" appeared.

Along with the high dynasty part of the BGM, the dinosaur skeleton appeared in the picture, and the protagonists in the first part, such as Mulan, Genghis Khan, Zhao Kuo's villain, and the turtle's back plate.

The way each lens moves is different.

For example, characters such as Mulan are displayed horizontally to highlight an expression and demeanor.

For example, the turtle back plate is a depth-of-field change lens, and you can only see the small turtle back plate dozens of meters away that is guarded by the four heavenly kings in the picture is constantly being pulled closer, coupled with the use of light and shadow, only the golden turtle back plate in the distance in the picture is shining, so shining, and so far away, what stands out is a solemn mystery.

In the next second, a close-up of the turtle's back plate appeared.

While everyone saw the turtle's back plate clearly, they also subconsciously understood that it must be the protagonist again in this part.

With BGM, in this way, the quality of the movie will be directly opened from the general movie through just a few shots.

And the list of makers who appear in the picture is also more important in this kind of high-level picture.

Of course, for the average viewer, they don't think that much.

Such an opening will only bring the memories of all the viewers who watched the first part back to the summer of 04.

Look at the familiar characters.

Everyone began to look forward to how the new adventure would unfold.

As a result, this thought has not dissipated, and in the next second, a pair of gloved hands appeared, and the characters in the first part were boxed one by one. (End of chapter)