Chapter 590: A Battlefield Without Gunpowder (End)
Before the movie "The Grandmaster 2" was screened, the fans in the screening room were both looking forward to it and a little worried.
"The Grandmaster 1" was so well made. In a sense, "The Grandmaster 1" surpassed many previous martial arts movies and inevitably raised expectations, so much so that they worried that "The Grandmaster 2" would not be as good as
"The Grandmaster 1" was so good, but I'm even more worried that "The Grandmaster 2" will be like a sequel to a sequel, which is a huge disappointment.
There are many similar movies in China. The first one was amazing, but the second one was so bad that even my mother didn’t recognize it.
but……
When the movie comes out...
In the late Qing Dynasty, artillery, foreigners, smoke, and those martyrs who went on to find a tomorrow for China.
Hong Quan, Baguazhang, Xiangxiang Quan, Neigong, Foshan Shadowless Kick...
Characters from troubled times that are both angry and inspiring appear on stage one after another. The building is about to collapse. The heroes search for light in the darkness and search up and down. The familiar but dazzling kung fu flickers on the screen like shooting stars.
This dark and humiliating troubled world...
"The Grandmaster 2" is like a picture scroll, using the kung fu of fists and fists as the keynote, connecting the past episodes of Chinese history, bringing the audience into that past era, and feeling the glory of martial arts in that era.
They were amazed.
In the middle of the movie, when Zhou Yang's voice "A man must improve himself" combined with Huo Yuanjie's fierce kung fu routines made people excited, no one was worried that "The Grandmaster 2" was not as good as "The Grandmaster 1".
The light in front of the screen flickered, illuminating Huang Jiacheng's face, confident and shining.
Zhou Yang sat in front of the screen, watching the plot of "The Grandmaster 2" gradually reach its climax...
He felt the progress of Huang Jiacheng's understanding of martial arts movies, and through the plot, he clearly felt that Huang Jiacheng's concept of a generation of masters, from the man in "The Grandmaster 1" to self-improvement, gradually deepened to "a great knight who serves the country and the people".
A magnificent historical event is vividly displayed in the form of a movie.
"China used to be called the sick man of East Asia. Even now, there are still many old beauties who misunderstand us Chinese people... This movie, in a sense, wants to eliminate this misunderstanding...
...At the same time, I also want to use this movie to let everyone see the continuous self-improvement of us Chinese people..."
"In the history of the late Qing Dynasty, the more I read the information, the more humiliated I feel, and the more I read the information, the more angry I feel..."
"After watching your "Spider-Man" some time ago, I suddenly realized that we have actually entered this battlefield without gunpowder, but this time it has become a cultural war..."
"The protagonist is the hero of this movie, but he is just one of the heroes of that era. He is too small to change the final outcome..."
"I actually want to make the audience cherish the peaceful time more through this movie..."
"..."
When the movie was playing in the second half, Zhou Yang suddenly heard Huang Jiacheng's voice in his ears. When he subconsciously turned his head, he saw Huang Jiacheng looking at the screen, seemingly feeling something.
Zhou Yang did not respond, but nodded and continued to look at the screen.
On the screen, the last few plots of "The Grandmaster 2" made the audience angry and sad at the same time.
The revolutionary martyrs fell under the gunfire, and those ignorant and corrupt officials of the late Qing Dynasty signed unequal treaties one after another in order to protect themselves.
Although the protagonist Huang Feihong single-handedly beat the villain to death and saved a whole city, he still could not avoid being crushed by this great era. In the end, he looked at the broken mountains and rivers and was helpless.
After the movie ended, the lights came on, and the audience was immersed in the movie for a long time without getting up. They suddenly realized that they were living in a peaceful world, a new era of China, and then they stood up.
Then...
Amidst a series of applause and the question of when "The Grandmaster 3" will be filmed, the premiere of "The Grandmaster 2" ended successfully.
Although the script was written by Zhou Yang, it was obvious that the second half of the script was changed by Huang Jiacheng. The happy ending was missing, which made people feel bad after watching it, but it also left a lingering aftertaste, which made people trapped.
Endless Anger is not so much a martial arts movie as it is a documentary recording the humiliating years of the late Qing Dynasty, but with a martial arts cloak.
Zhou Yang stood up and also applauded.
He didn't know for a moment whether he should say that the ending of the original version was better or that of the version modified by Huang Jiacheng. He just felt that the final clip was too heavy and made people breathless.
"The Grandmaster 2" finally ended with a burst of noise.
The reporters went crazy and surrounded Huang Jiacheng and Zhou Yang. Under the protection of security guards, Zhou Yang finally squeezed out of the screening room and blended into the crowd.
Along the way, he heard many comments from movie fans who came out.
Most of the comments commented that this movie made people excited to watch it, but it also made people grit their teeth. It was not like "The Grandmaster 1", which was extremely shocked by the punching and physical kung fu.
But everyone's comments basically say that "The Grandmaster 2" is a good movie, and it has taken another thought-provoking path among martial arts movies.
Zhou Yang was somewhat influenced by the plot of "The Grandmaster 2". After walking out of the cinema, he had some realizations, but he couldn't help but lament how lucky he was to live in a peaceful era.
Fortunately, I have traveled to this era. If I had traveled to the late Qing Dynasty, I might have been in a tragedy.
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Early morning of July 26th.
"King Kong Tiger" was finally painted in China.
Before its release, this superhero movie, which was considered a turnaround by DV, not only failed to continue the glory of the "Superman" series and open up the superhero universe, but instead withdrew from the Chinese stage in an extremely embarrassing manner.
Regarding the sequel to "King Kong Tiger", there is not much discussion on the Internet, let alone any hot spots.
Many filmmakers had already anticipated this ending, but they didn't expect that it seemed to come a little faster than previously expected...
With the release of "King Kong Tiger", the premiere of "The Grandmaster 2" and the movie "Alien" also started to become a bit embarrassing.
"The Grandmaster 2" premiered with a box office of 50 million yuan and won the daily box office championship.
The box office of the movie "Alien" dropped to 41 million. Although it was released for five days, the box office drop is normal. In addition, "The Grandmaster 2" itself has local advantages and box office appeal, and it has taken away many movies.
With the film schedule of "Mutual Change", it seems that it is nothing unusual to win the box office championship, but it did not win the box office daily championship for a week in a row, which inevitably made director Delson feel depressed and panicked.
He felt that his dominance over China was no longer as strong as before.
I also feel that Chinese movies have begun to fight back. The era when Hollywood movies released in China could block gods and kill Buddhas has passed.
After Delson was bored for a long time, he didn't feel much angry. He had been in the film industry for so many years and his mentality had long since become peaceful. Although the momentary victory or defeat was humiliating, he was not unable to accept the reality.
"I need information about Zhou Yang. The more detailed the information, the better."
When the box office results for "The Grandmaster 2" came out, Delson picked up his phone after a brief silence and made a call to his assistant.
Not long after, the assistant came over with a thick piece of information.
Although Delson accepted the reality and knew that his "Mutation" would not explode in China as he imagined, he would not do nothing.
He began to look up information about Zhou Yang seriously so that he could know himself and his enemy and fight without danger.
However, after spending half the night and reading Zhou Yang's information, Delson's mood suddenly collapsed and he began to feel weird.
Zhou Yang's experience is very similar to that of James Bunt, the king of Hollywood horror movies. He rose from humble beginnings and led the trend of an era. However, the movies James Bunt made and the things he did are at least still
It can be regarded as a normal person, but Zhou Yang...
I write all kinds of scripts, write songs, create music...
Every experience has no trace, as if it suddenly happened and appeared out of nowhere.
Delson was stunned.
"Damn! Can you tell me, is this guy human?"
"This is completely unscientific!"
"Tell me, why can an ordinary electrician suddenly be able to make movies, write songs, and write such amazing music?"
"..."
In the office, Delson muttered to himself somewhat uncontrollably.
Afterwards, the office fell into a long silence.
He never imagined that he would see such an unscientific situation...
I even felt that I was living in a YY novel or some movie, and the protagonist of this novel was named Zhou Yang...
It wasn't until more than an hour later that the assistant knocked on the office door and saw Delson in a daze.
"Mr. Delson, over in China, a movie called "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is about to be released. This movie is directed by Director Shen Changwei... who is also the chief director of the Olympic Games. Chinese officials attach great importance to this movie.
This movie will most likely squeeze our "Mutation" film schedule space again..."
Delson nodded subconsciously, and then smiled bitterly: "We are besieged... No one would have thought that one day we would be besieged in the Chinese market... The withdrawal of "Magician Klein" is very wise..."
"Mr. Delson, I don't understand. If Chinese Movies are released like this, aren't they worried that their box office will be affected?"
"I don't know, but those who are besieging us are all movies written by Zhou Yang. Perhaps, for him, no matter how the box office is affected, he is always the winner... In order to make the movie "Infernal Affairs" break the box office
700 million to suppress "Superman 2" and even donate all the box office, what else can't he do? He is a lunatic, and I suddenly regret poaching his actor... This person actually holds a grudge...
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