Chapter 229: Bad Reviews
At the end of the press conference, at noon that day, Zhang Chu and his entourage arrived in Xiangjiang.
In just half a day, as the content of the press conference continued to ferment on the Internet, Wang Jinghua has received more than a dozen invitations for cooperation.
"Don't be in a hurry, I'll screen it after I go back, which brand to cooperate with, and then we'll study it slowly."
Wang Jinghua laughed so much that she couldn't close her mouth, and she didn't expect that Zhang Chu's words could have such a big impact.
However, soon Wang Jinghua couldn't laugh.
The day before they arrived in Xiangjiang, "The Legend of Shushan" in which Zhang Chu participated was screened in Xiangjiang.
Xu Ke wanted to make a surprise, so he didn't do any publicity in the early stage.
It is estimated that he wants to attract attention through the extreme visual effects of the movie itself.
Unexpectedly, it backfired, and the special effects of "The Legend of Shushan" really shocked the audience in Xiangjiang, but the movie was only released for one day and received a flood of bad reviews.
Those who are familiar with Xu Ke know that he has a characteristic of making movies, and his technique is often greater than the plot.
On the road of pursuing technology, Xu Ke almost went crazy.
Among the many directors of Chinese-language films, Xu Ke is second to none who likes to develop new technologies, sparing no expense in using the most top-notch equipment and the latest shooting techniques to present the most gorgeous special effects and fights.
As a result, most of Xu Ke's works are visually stunning and perfectly composed, but the plot does not stand up to scrutiny.
Someone once said that if a movie specifically hires Xu Ke to be in charge of the atmosphere group, and then pairs it with a director who is a great storyteller, then it will definitely be able to produce a good reputation.
It's a pity that the director who can cooperate with Xu Laowei has not yet appeared.
So I can only watch Xu Ke go further and further on the road of showing off his skills.
Before the release of "The Legend of Shushan", people were still looking forward to this movie.
First of all, the cast can be called luxurious, Hong Jinbao, Zheng Yijian, Zhang Bozhi, Tan Yaowen, three generations of popular actors in Xiangjiang, plus Zhang Chu, a highly topical mainland actor, Zhang Ziyi and Wu Jing can only play supporting roles in it.
With such a cast, as long as the director doesn't toss around blindly and shoots a story casually, the box office will not be too bad, after all, those who can act, those who can play, and even those who are responsible for playing handsome, are fully equipped.
But after the movie was released, the audience found out that none of the actors had particularly outstanding performances, or that there were not many opportunities for them to perform.
The style is avant-garde, but the plot is too thin, which alone has dissuaded many people and lowered the reputation of the movie.
How thin is the plot?
Zhang Chu went to the cinema that night, and when he was filming in the crew before, he didn't know what he was playing, but now that the finished film is out, he really wants to see it.
After watching it, he still didn't understand what he was playing.
It seems that "The Legend of Shushan" has built a fantasy and ethereal world of immortals and demons.
But when it comes to the specific story, it feels like it's a joke, the villain in the story is called "Youquan Blood Demon", who looks like a moldy octopus, but it makes a childish child's voice.
There is also a finger-sized second villain named Red Corpse, who is in league with Youquan.
At the beginning of the story, Youquan attacked Kunlun Mountain, and after Master Guyue, the leader of Kunlun Mountain, inexplicably drove away his beloved disciple Xuantian Sect, he stood on the top of the mountain with his bare hands and waited for death...... It's inexplicable.
Then the Master of the Lonely Moon played by Zhang Bozhi cracked.
The fragments were collected and reshaped by the old Baimei Dao, and became Li Yingqi, the master of the Heavenly Sword of his Emei faction.
It makes people seriously suspect that this fat old man conspired with the Youquan Blood Demon to trap the Kunlun faction together, in order to strengthen himself.
In the next 200 years, Xuantianzong and Danchenzi, the great disciple of Mount Emei, joined forces to fight the enemy, thus forming a deep friendship.
But the process of resisting the enemy was not expressed at all, and it was all spoken by mouth.
The Youquan reappeared, and after many fierce battles, it was able to enter the Blood Cave Retreat, which was its true purpose, to use the Blood Cave to absorb the strength of the Yuan Shen itself.
On the other side, the only one that could compete with Youquan's Heavenly Thunder twin swords failed.
The master of the Thunder Sword was burned to ashes, and the master of the Heavenly Sword was still alive.
The white-eyed old Taoist saw that it was not good, and passed the position of head to the Xuantian Sect of Kunlun Mountain, and then flew directly up.
In his words, it's a trip to another dimension to find an artifact.
That's a lot of.
let the eldest disciple be the doorman, but passed the position of head to outsiders.
Could it be that Master Guyue was killed by the trap, and his conscience was uneasy, so he made up for it at this time.
Or do you know that you can't do it, and find a substitute for the dead before you escape?
Then Danchenzi played by Zhang Chu guarded the door of the blood cave every day, and when he encountered a red corpse as petite as a finger, his mother's heart was overflowing, and she completely forgot the master's teachings, and she was seized by her.
A loyal and good man suddenly became a great villain who slaughtered the Emei faction.
Xuantian Sect chose to inherit the Thunder Sword and wanted to have another double sword combination with the only remaining Heavenly Sword heir, but he failed again, and he was also burned to charcoal.
The heirs of the co-authored Lei Yan Sword didn't end well, and they all had to be burned to charcoal in the end.
The two swords of Tianlei were combined for the third time, and Zhang Bozhi and Wu Jing finally succeeded in combining them.
At this time, Bai Mei Lao Dao got the artifact in another dimension - the power of the universe.
This one is very pompous.
But this is not the most important thing, the important thing is that there are 200 years to prepare, why not go for it?
Now I found it all at once.
So does it mean that if the fat old man had gone to look for it earlier, he wouldn't have had to kill so many people?
In short, the cosmic power is here, and the spiritual power and rebirth power of the Xuantian Sect have come to a triad.
The two swords of heaven and thunder + the three-in-one can defeat the blood demon and the red corpse.
As for Danchenzi, who has been taken away by the naked corpse and taken away by the Youquan?
Of course......
If it's a brother, come and cut me!
The most common sentence in the film is "Haoran righteousness, heaven and earth last forever", this sentence is about human nature and is suitable for making a big fuss, but what you see is a big scene and big special effects, and it doesn't really reflect this.
Obviously, Xu Ke wants to make a big story, but the content is too rich, and the duration of a movie can't be done at all.
What's more, the special effects scenes in the film compress the space used to tell the story to a very small extent.
Before the actor had time to do anything about emotional progression, the picture suddenly changed, and then there were gorgeous special effects scenes.
Therefore, Zhang Chu didn't understand what he was acting at all.
The actors don't know, so naturally don't expect the audience to understand it.
spent money to buy tickets, but was so dazzled by special effects that his eyes were spent, and it was a strange thing not to scold the street.
The movie was scolded, and the actors couldn't run.
From Hong Jinbao to Zheng Yijian, from Zhang Ziyi to Zhang Bozhi, from Wu Jing to Tan Yaowen, Zhang Chu is naturally among them.
When I learned that Zhang Chu was participating in this movie, people were still looking forward to it.
Knowing that he went to Dongying to fight and won a big victory, they all wanted to see him show his real kung fu in the movie.
As a result, there was nothing, and all the action scenes were either made waves on the spot, or with an evil smile, hugging the shoulder grinder.
It's like a domineering president, who can be satisfied?
Zhang Chu watched it once, but he didn't want to mention this movie again.
Of course, he feels that he is very innocent, he is an actor, how to act naturally depends on the director's arrangement, and now he has played such a thing, it is really ......
A week after the movie was released, the box office of Xiangjiang still broke 10 million.
In addition, the smartest thing about Yongsheng Xu Ke is that there is only one day between the mainland release time and Xiangjiang.
Before piracy reached the mainland, it preemptively made a wave of money.
Scolding is another matter.
As a result, the mainland box office also broke 10 million.
After all, so many stars are still very attractive.
But even so, with an investment of 90 million, the box office is expected to be less than 40 million, and Yongsheng still loses the bottom.
In order to give Xiang Huaqiang an explanation, Xu Ke began his flickering journey, with the super stunts of the whole film, coupled with the fact that foreigners don't understand Chinese Xianxia culture at all, and they prefer to be very curious, it is said that Xu Ke has caught up with North American film dealers, and is expected to sell "The Legend of Shushan" at a good price.
Don't count on making money, it's a blessing to be able to recover the cost.
Zhang Chu heard about these things later.
At this time, he was busy receiving firearms training, and unlike learning to drive, Zhang Chu's talent in firearms was so talented that even he was shocked.
In just a few days, he went from a novice who didn't know anything to free disassembly and assembly, and fixed the target gun to hit the bull's-eye.
The person in charge of teaching Zhang Chu was the firearms instructor of the Xiangjiang Flying Tigers, and he was also amazed by this, and even called Zhang Chu a natural killer.
Because very few people can do it, the first time they touch a firearm, they don't feel a little nervous.
Of course, if he knew about Zhang Chu's past, he wouldn't be so surprised.
After all, Zhang Chu had blood on his hands, and the lives under his hands were not a thousand, but eight hundred.
In addition to firearms, Zhang Chu also learned the tactical movements of soldiers.
Xiao Yan played by him is a retired special soldier, and the tactical movements taught by the army are engraved in his bones.
These are naturally more difficult for Zhang Chu, and in only two days, he will be able to master them proficiently.
followed by driving stunts, at this level, Zhang Chu behaved like a real rookie, just got the driving book, and it was already good to be able to drive steadily.
It's a bit difficult to do stunts while driving.
But Zhang Chu is naturally bold and willing to try new things, although he learns slowly, he can also master it little by little.
After I don't know how many cars he crashed, he was also considered out of school.
The time has come to the end of March, and the preliminary preparations for "Hurricane Rescue" are ready and will start soon.
But before that, Zhang Chu has one more thing to do.
Shoot the first promotional advertisement for Super Star Sports.
"Only the most unique you can be worthy of the most exquisite superstar sports. Win respect with quality, win the future with comfort. ”
Zhang Chu held a shoe in his hand, facing the camera lens, and said the propaganda slogan for the Nth time.
"OK, it's over."
Call......
Zhang Chu breathed a sigh of relief, he was really tired than making a movie.