"Sword God" is adapted from the novel "That Sword" by the world-famous martial arts writer Gu Tong.
In the 1970s and 1980s, this was a huge IP that flourished in Hong Kong movies for many years and adapted many popular TV series.
After the millennium passed, martial arts adaptations began to slowly decline.
Before directing "Sword God", Shen Jinsong once made a bold statement, saying that as long as a good work is well shot, no matter how cliché the plot is, it can become a hit.
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At that time, he was full of confidence and ambitious, and he had been preparing for "Sword God" for a long time. Every move in the movie was carefully crafted, and the kung fu routines in the martial arts novels were restored to equal proportions.
But no one could have imagined that when such a sincere work was premiered on the big screen, it would be criticized again.
"The plot is too old-fashioned, and there are no special effects. The action is not cool enough, and it cannot compare with the hearty fighting in "The Grandmaster". Although the acting skills of the characters are okay, but... I am almost disappointed..."
"When adapting a classic, you need to adapt it in a way that is unique, and it must be modified to amaze the audience, otherwise it will inevitably be compared with the old version..."
"The movie is not bad overall, but it lacks the highlights..."
"In other words, it's a bit outdated."
Shen Jinsong heard the film critic not far away shake his head, and then commented softly.
Shen Jinsong turned his head slightly and saw that the film critic was Ba Liming.
Baliming is one of the most famous film critics in the industry. He is known for his sharp tongue. He can often spot the flaws in movies and then comment on them.
After hearing Baliming's vague comments, his heart was full of complexity. He even wanted to run to Baliming and follow Baliming to explain how exquisitely the film was shot and how beautiful the pictures were. Why didn't he pay attention to these things?
Focus on other content instead…
But he didn't do it after all.
He is not Chen Kai. He is more reserved in his actions and has a slightly reserved personality. Even if his heart is in turmoil, his face remains calm.
"Sword God" soon reached its climax.
The protagonist, one person and one sword, challenges the eight major sects in the world, one by one with one sword...
He attached great importance to the climax of this scene. When filming this scene, he repeatedly NGed and revised it, and finally made the protagonist's actions and character match the description in the original work. He thought about it more than once when this movie was released.
Can use this wave of climax to make movie fans scream.
However……
When he turned his head to look at the others, Shen Jinsong felt unprecedented disappointment.
No one screamed, no one got excited...
The expressions of the audience were very calm, and there were faint whispers.
He couldn't hear clearly what the whispers were about, but he knew that they were definitely not words of praise for his climax.
On the screen, the climax is over, followed by a long drama.
Shen Jinsong is also very sophisticated in literary dramas. Every dialogue is very metaphorical, and at the same time it shows the sublimation of each character from the beginning to the end, and also highlights the theme of "dragons and snakes in the rivers and lakes, returning to the ruins from the grass".
If a classic movie wants to be passed down and praised by others, such literary drama is a must.
Then……
The audience still had no reaction.
It was peaceful and quiet, as if watching an ordinary movie. Occasionally, a few audience members left the screening room to go to the toilet, and they left early not long after they came back.
Shen Jinsong's eyes returned to the screen, his calm expression unable to conceal his momentary sense of loss.
This state lasted until the end of "Sword God". When "Sword God" finished playing, the audience left one after another and behaved extremely calmly.
Along the way, no one said they regretted buying a ticket to watch this movie, and no one said how good this movie was.
It seems like everything is calm and without any ripples...
Shen Jinsong felt an unprecedented sense of loss, which was different from what he imagined. Even when Zhou Yilin came to call him, he still stayed in his seat.
"Let's go, Director Shen..."
"good."
Shen Jinsong stood up and then met Feng Minmin and others. He chatted with Feng Minmin and others, but he was obviously distracted and did not know what he was talking about.
He only knew that Zhou Yilin and Feng Ruijin seemed to have completely become opposites, although both sides were still laughing and laughing, hiding their knives in their laughter, which was so chilling that it made people feel cold to the extreme.
But these have nothing to do with him and are not important anymore.
"It seems like my movie is going to be a hit?"
After getting in the car, he suddenly said these words to the assistant director next to him.
The assistant director was silent.
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Early morning on October 22nd.
Shen Jinsong's "Sword God" is out at the box office.
The box office of "Sword God" on the first day was not too bad, with a box office of 13 million.
The IP of "Sword God" and the previous publicity are naturally effective. At least many people walked into the screening hall to experience the martial arts feelings of the past. Moreover, it is not a holiday, so the box office is indeed good.
However, "Sword God" did not create any waves, and it did not even make the headlines. No one praised it, and no one criticized it. The overall rating on Douban was 7.2, which is a movie that is average to the point of being average.
But this box office data is undoubtedly a slap in the face to Feng Minmin...
"Fortunately, "Sword God" won't be released on October 1st. If it were released on October 1st, it might be crowded out by Hollywood movies..."
The next morning, regarding the release of "Sword God", netizens commented on the movie like this.
The popularity of "Sword God" cannot be compared to that of "Sniper Phone Booth" on October 1st, nor can it compare to Guan Tong's youth film "The Youth We Chased Together in Those Years", and even the "We" released at the end of the National Day
"The country" can't be compared...
You may think that there will be a lot of traffic on October 1st, but looking at the reviews and word-of-mouth during the same period, you know that "Sword God" does not have the potential to become a big hit.
In the office of the president of the China Film Association.
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【……】
Ironically, "Sword God" was not as popular as expected. Instead, two movies that only had trailers, "Crazy Stone" and "Laughing All the Way" became popular.
Regardless of whether there are people behind the hype or how much money has been invested, it shows that China Star's expectations for these two movies are ambitious.
After reading the discussions about the two movies on Weibo, Feng Minmin felt a burst of suffocation and pressure, as well as a slight sense of unspeakable frustration.
The directors of these two films have been suppressed by them before, and they belong to those banned directors...
Their emergence showed that Feng Ruijin and others were already in the dark.
Feng Ruijin closed his eyes.
The reputation and box office of "Sword God" were far lower than his expectations, which indirectly proved that without Zhou Yang's appearance, Chinese movies would still be ordinary during this year's National Day Golden Week.
However, without Zhou Yang's appearance, there would be no "Infernal Affairs", no "Jaws", and only a "Lizard Man" with a bad reputation on November 1 this year. If "Sword God" and "
If "Lizard Man" is on the same stage, if they work behind the scenes, maybe "Sword God" will be promoted as a Hollywood sniper hero.
Some possibilities floated through Feng Kui's mind. Feng Kui's emotions were extremely complicated and finally turned into a faint sigh.
After a while, there was a knock on the door in the office.
When the assistant came in, the assistant told him that the last vote for the new term of the China Film Association was about to begin, and this vote would determine who would be the helmsman of the China Film Association for the next five years.
After being the president for so many years, Feng Minju, who is accustomed to covering the sky with one hand, can naturally feel the endless sense of gap.
If October himself didn’t do those stupid things, would it be...
Naturally, there are not so many ifs in this world. He nodded, and then followed the assistant out of the office. He heard bursts of laughter from a distance.
Among them is Zhou Yilin's voice...
When he opened the door, the laughter stopped abruptly. Although the directors still called him president, their eyes no longer had the original respect and awe.
But he still sat calmly in his position.
The conference room suddenly became a little depressed. Instead of laughing, everyone was whispering in low voices.
Chen Kai leaned towards Feng Ruimin.
"They are going to force her to have a baby."
Before Chen Kai finished speaking, he heard the door not far away opening.
Then, he saw An Xiao sitting on the main seat with a notebook.
An Xiao is the host of this election and one of the supervisors...
It was said that it was one of them, but after waiting for a long time, Feng Ruijin did not wait for Xu Kangnian to come over.
"Everyone, Xu Chu has a cold today and cannot come to the meeting, so I will come to the meeting on his behalf. I will keep the meeting fair and just..."
Feng Ruijin saw An Xiao stand up and said a series of words.
He looked at the time, then looked at the empty seats in the conference room...
Cao Bangguo and others did not come, nor did Shen Jinsong. The seats of Shen Changwei, Wang Shuai and others were still vacant.
Among the younger generation, Feng Kai came over and sat in a very conspicuous position. Although he looked out of place with the others, he had a very strong aura.
The meeting started soon.
Feng Kui listened to a series of things being said in the meeting, and Feng Kui felt a little confused.
It wasn't until the applause sounded like thunder that he reacted and stood up instinctively.
This time...
Zhou Yilin was successfully elected as president.
And he withdrew from the core position of the entire China Film Association, only holding the fictitious position of "honorary president".
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USA.
Zhou Yang received a call from Zhou Yilin.
On the phone, Zhou Yilin told Zhou Yang that now that he is the president, he has the final say over the entire China Film Association. The next step is to cooperate with the China Young Directors Association and work hard to fight against claims such as Hollywood movies.
At the same time, he will ease the conflicts between young directors and older directors, eliminate cancers and scourges, and strive for unity...
Zhou Yang listened but did not express any opinion.
He was never interested in these.
"Xiao Zhou, I'm not Feng Minmin, and I'm not anyone else. I know that good birds choose trees to roost in, and I also know what position I will be in the future... Don't worry, I won't stab you in the back."
The human heart is sometimes too complicated.
It was so complicated that Zhou Yang would sometimes question the authenticity of Zhou Yilin's words, even though he was extremely sincere.
"Director Zhou! Congratulations!"
After Zhou Yang finished chatting with Zhou Yilin, he hung up the phone.
"Mr. Zhou Yang, are you sure you want to recruit freshly graduated or unemployed students from the film school to star in your "Spider-Man"?"
"Um."
Chloe Peggy looked at Zhou Yang. After a while, the muscles on her face twitched, and finally she took Zhou Yang into the American Film Academy.
He suddenly felt that the movie "Spider-Man" might be even more unreliable than "The Lizard".