In the nearly four years since his debut, Lu Chen has become much more mature than he was back then.
Now he has completely integrated the three life memories from the dream world. After going through the ups and downs in the entertainment industry, he is no longer inferior to those real superstars in terms of his mind, magnanimity, and vision and experience.
If Lu Chen a year and a half ago had the popularity of a superstar, then now he has the temperament of a superstar and is standing at the pinnacle of his life.
It is precisely because of this that Lu Chen now does not care about the immediate gains and losses. As long as it does not involve the kind of scandal that can ruin his reputation, ordinary public opinion trends cannot shake him at all.
Then why should he take the initiative to get involved in these rights and wrongs? What can be proved in the end is always the work!
In this film "Swordsman", Lu Chen not only invested a lot of money, but also put in countless efforts and effort. The previous shooting was finally completed as scheduled, and the subsequent production was even more important, and there was no time.
Do you have the energy to argue with others?
Of course Lu Xi was not willing to give in. With her temper, if someone stepped on her, she should be beaten back severely. She did not want to be underestimated without saying a word.
But on the other hand, her sister's support for Lu Chen was unconditional. Since Lu Chen decided to ignore it, she gave up several publicity counterattack plans she had thought of and concentrated on managing and rectifying the internal affairs of Chenfei Media.
Above all, we should not let outside public opinion affect the mood of company employees.
However, Chenfei Media's uncooperative attitude of "you say your thing, I'll do mine" made those media who wanted to stir up trouble like a mouse pulling a turtle with nowhere to start. After a while, they naturally died down.
The speed of information transmission in today's society is too fast. Fresh news emerges in an endless stream every day, and it is not an earth-shattering event. Once the heat is over, it will naturally become silent.
The sad thing is that Marriott Pictures, Continent Pictures and Crown Pictures, three of them are all giants in the industry, and the latter two are even more established film companies. This time they have capsized in the gutter.
Although with the financial resources of the three companies, a movie that failed miserably at the box office would not be so debilitating that it could not turn around, it soon became a joke in the industry and was severely humiliated.
Time passed quietly, and the capital city entered the Moon of Fire. "The Young Man", "The New Seven" and "The Hustler" were successively canceled in domestic theaters, ending their journeys in embarrassment.
Under the pressure of Disney's summer animated blockbuster "Dream Aviator", none of the three martial arts movies could earn back their investment at the box office, and all of them suffered serious losses.
The impact of this is that many films of the same type that were in preparation were aborted, investors no longer favored martial arts films, and those that were so popular in the past have now disappeared.
At the same time, many Hollywood blockbusters were released in China, competing for the box office like evil wolves, which also attracted the attention of the general audience. No one would care about a few failed films.
On the Inspur blog, a well-known film critic summarized this and believed that the fate of films such as "The Young Man" was a failed attempt by domestic films to find a new path. If you want to break through the stereotypes of the original domestic films, you must find another way.
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His views are supported by many people in the industry.
"The Swordsman" is expected to be released on National Day, but not many people mention it anymore. The general view is pessimistic, thinking that with the precedent of "The Swordsman" and other films, "The Swordsman" will be difficult to create
Achieve outstanding results.
Some people even predicted that "The Swordsman" will be Lu Chen's Waterloo and end his undefeated streak!
The summer vacation has passed like this.
Looking back on the entire month of July and August, except for two low-budget films that have won good reputations, there is nothing worth mentioning about domestic films. Most of the box office revenue has been harvested by Hollywood blockbusters.
September 10th is 20 days away from the release of "The Swordsman".
"very good!"
In Chenfei Media Headquarters, in the preview room that was temporarily converted from a small conference room, when the final subtitles of the play were played on the projection screen, Chen Guozhi, who was sitting in the middle of the front row, stood up and said in a very firm tone: "Very good."
Excellent, better than I expected!”
The audition room suddenly burst into applause and laughter full of joy.
Chen Guozhi stretched out his hand to Lu Chen, who stood up after him, and said with emotion: "Lu Chen, I am very happy and honored to be able to co-produce this movie with you!"
The film that has just been shown in the screening room is the digitally edited version of "The Swordsman" that has been fully produced. Although Chen Guozhi is the director of "The Swordsman", his work mainly focuses on the early stage.
Lu Chen is basically responsible for the shooting, post-production special effects, editing, dubbing, soundtrack, etc.
To be honest, when he took over "The Swordsman", Chen Guozhi actually didn't care too much. He was mainly moved by Lu Chen's sincerity and also owed the latter a favor.
But after shooting a movie and seeing the final result now, the great director was deeply shocked. He even regretted not giving 100% effort when directing and filming.
Some details in the film are not perfect enough, the relationship between the characters is not clearly explained, and the plot twists are a bit abrupt...if you are picky from a professional perspective, you can still find a lot of problems.
However, these problems cannot cover up the brilliance of "The Swordsman" at all, especially the effects of several key scenes are very good, which makes him, a famous director at home and abroad, feel refreshing!
Chen Guozhi's professional sensitivity told him that this would be a hit!
Thinking of some people's negative remarks in the media not long ago, Chen Guozhi couldn't help but smile.
"Chen Daoyan is serious..."
Lu Chen said quickly: "It is my honor and luck to be able to cooperate with you!"
Lu Chen was telling the truth. Without Chen Guozhi, a senior director, the early filming of "The Swordsman" would never have been so smooth. Moreover, he learned a lot from Chen Guozhi, and he could not be called his mentor.
points, worthy of his respect.
Chen Guozhi shook his head with a smile and said: "I feel ashamed when I say it. I didn't put in so much effort, but I still have the title of director..."
After a pause, he asked: "It will be released in 20 days, why haven't I seen any news from you in your promotion?"
As a blockbuster with an investment of hundreds of millions, the publicity work of "The Swordsman" is obviously seriously lagging behind. Normally, it should have started one or two months earlier.
Of course, Chen Guozhi knew very well that the situation a month or two ago was really not suitable for publicity, but there has been no movement until now, which is a bit too much!——