On September 15, "The Night Banquet" will be released
About 4 hours after the release, Time.com opened the score. The initial score was only 6.3, and the comment section was full of curses.
【What did you take the photo of?】
[Facts have proved that Feng Xiaogang is good at making comedies, but it is best not to touch such big productions]
[I am a fan of Uncle Ge, but I must admit that the role of Emperor Li is really not suitable for him]
[Indeed, he is obviously a villain, but I always feel that he is telling a bad joke and is particularly dramatic]
[The actors' acting is okay, but the plot is a mess. This kind of localized adaptation of Shakespeare's plays looks so awkward]
[It’s a waste of ticket money to go with "The Promise"]
[Last year's "Xiu Chun Dao 2" and "The Promise", this year's "Painted Skin" and "The Night Banquet", every time I thought Cao Xuan was being blown away a bit, a big director would always come over and slap me in the face]
[Sorry, I want to apologize to "Painted Skin". Although I still think its box office is inflated, it is at least a complete and excellent commercial movie.]
[Cao Thief: It’s not that I, Cao Xuan, am so powerful, but that everyone here is rubbish]
[I strongly suspect that Cao Xuan is the son of destiny. Why did Director Chen and Feng Xiaogang abandon their past reputations and make bad movies to support him]
[Let’s just ask if there is a possibility that the two of them are only good at making bad movies]
[That’s not to say, the two directors are still of good quality. The results of "Farewell My Concubine" and Feng's comedy movies are here, but "The Promise" and "The Banquet" are really bad, and can only be said to be a sinking ship]
[What are the three major mainland directors? They are just three bad guys. From now on, except for Fanxing’s movies, I won’t pay for them anymore]
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【……】
In 2006, those who could afford to go to theaters to watch movies, aside from fans, couples, leisure and entertainment groups, there were still a large number of senior movie fans who loved movies.
These movie fans have very high standards for movie aesthetics, are much more picky than ordinary viewers, and deeply hate bad movies.
And more than half of the users who are accustomed to being active on film and television information website platforms such as Time.com are exactly these senior movie fans.
These people were not even satisfied with "Painted Skin" before, let alone "The Night Banquet", which made the director and the movie a complete mess.
If these posts were seen by Feng Xiaogang, his blood pressure would soar to over 200, and his vitiligo might worsen...
But for Cao Xuan and Fanxing, they are indeed somewhat grateful to Huayi and Feng Xiaogang.
The reputation of "Painted Skin" is not bad, but it can't be said to be particularly good, especially since it broke the record of "Titanic" at the box office and topped the list of mainland film history. While it was unparalleled in the limelight, it also became the target of public criticism.
Honors are magnified, and so are shortcomings!
If there is Zhihu now, there will definitely be people asking "How do you feel about Painted Skin being ranked first in mainland film history? Do you think it is worthy of the name?" The following answers are probably in the thousands.
But now that "The Night Banquet" is released, it not only shares a lot of firepower, but also belittles itself and exalts "Painted Skin".
If it weren't for the fear that the Wang brothers would fight against him, Cao Xuan would have sent someone to deliver a banner with eight big characters written on it, "Helping others, unparalleled masterpiece".
"The City of Gold", "The Promise", and "The Banquet" are all big productions, directed by three major mainland directors, and the time between their release is not long, so they are often mentioned together and known as the three worst movies.
The worst is "The Promise", and "The Banquet" ranks second.
Feng Xiaogang is known for being good at telling stories. Among the so-called three major mainland directors, the average quality and public reputation of his early films are actually the best.
It's a pity that it expanded later. Not only did the level decline seriously, but also various shootings and other dirty things were frequently exposed, and he was eventually cast aside by the public.
In 2006, although many people didn't like Feng Xiaogang, many viewers thought he was a good director with true temperament and ability.
Even Cao Xuan, although he doesn't like or even hate this person, has to admit that Feng Pants is a good director.
Especially before 2015, he was not disturbed by a large number of commercial and variety shows. Feng Xiaogang was definitely one of the top directors of Chinese films.
Even after 2015, although "I'm Not Pan Jinlian" and "Youth" have many flaws, they still have many merits.
At least compared to Guo Xiaosi, Bi Dao and others, they are simply master-level existences...
In Cao Xuan's personal opinion, among Feng Xiaogang's many movies, "The Banquet" is one of the worst.
The movie "The Banquet" is adapted from Shakespeare's "Hamlet". This does not mean that it cannot be localized into Chinese, but if you want to change it, then make it clear.
Not to mention that the ancient Western aristocratic values of "Hamlet" are not easily accepted by Chinese audiences. The key point is that it has been adapted into a local film, the lines are translated, and the performance style is somewhat dramatic.
The whole movie is filled with a strong sense of dissonance. Although the audience may not understand it at all like "The Promise", they still find it inexplicable and without any disturbance.
It can be said that "The Banquet", like "The Promise", used huge funds, supplemented by top-notch costumes, photography, scene soundtracks and actor configuration, and ended up telling an empty and boring garbage story.
Fortunately, the investment in "The Night Banquet" was relatively small. Although there was "Painted Skin" before it and "Baby Project" after it, it was not as hard-faced as "Xiu Chun Dao 2" like Wuji. It has been around half a month of high quality.
Schedule.
According to insiders, the estimated box office of "The Banquet" in the Mainland is between 120 and 140 million.
Coupled with advertising sponsorship, overseas copyrights, DVD and TV channels, I can’t say how much this movie will make, but at least the capital is guaranteed.
In contrast, "The Promise" lost in all aspects including box office, word-of-mouth, and revenue, allowing Huayi and Feng Xiaogang to gain some respect.
I guess that when Lao Mouzi's "The Golden Armor" is released during the Lunar New Year, "The Promise" will have to be compared and beaten repeatedly.
Director Chen is incompetent and furious!
But this is not bad, at most it is a joke. Some books directly portray Chen Da as an adulterer, Chang'e uses his money and resources to raise little fresh meat, and even Arthur is no longer his seed...
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"The Banquet" failed in word-of-mouth and barely managed to save money, which dampened the hot atmosphere in the industry after "Painted Skin" became a box office hit.
Everyone understands once again that the previous situation is just an example. So far, the mainland film market has not reached its glorious period. For most films, the 100 million level is already a good result.
"Baby Project" released at the end of September also proved this point, and its performance was quite satisfactory. Even with the support of Star Cinema, the box office in the mainland is estimated to be over 100 million.
The performance of two key movies in the industry allowed everyone to regain their composure, but they also became increasingly aware of the horrific results of "Painted Skin" and the influence of Cao Xuan.
Even if the box office performance of "Painted Skin" is not normal, with Cao Xuan's addition, the box office performance of the next new movie will probably not be too far off.
The investment for Cao Xuan's next film "Taken" has been confirmed. The cost is not high and there is no share for outsiders. It will focus on overseas markets. Considering the script setting and the scale of the action, it is hard to say whether it can be released in the mainland.
However, the super-large production "Three Kingdoms·Red Cliff", which will be filmed next year, has a big plate and generous portions, and it has become a favorite in the industry.
Not to mention other private companies, even Shanghai Film Studio is deliberately meddling in it. The number of phone calls Han Sanye and Cao Xuan have received these days can fill two pages.
If Fanxing and China Film Group hadn't been strong enough and had some vague intention of joining forces, they probably wouldn't have been able to protect their 80% share.
When part of the behind-the-scenes cast of "Three Kingdoms·Red Cliff" was announced, the outside world was shocked.
[Producer]: Han Sanye, Cao Xuan, Lao Mouzi
[Special Advisors]: Xie Jin, Wang Fulin, Zhang Zhaolin
【Director】: Lao Mouzi, Chen Kexin, Huang Jianxin
[Action Director]: Chen Xiaodong, Zhang Lei
【Photography】: Lu Le
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The producer and director are both easy to talk about, and I have basically mentioned them before.
Lao Mouzi finally asked Cao Xuan to invite Maolu, but although he was the director, he was mainly responsible for the production and did not participate in the actual shooting.
In terms of action guidance, Zhang Lei is Fanxing's official action director. This time he joins the crew and has more learning and training.
Chen Xiaodong was recommended to Cao Xuan by Lao Mouzi, Old Monster Xu and Chen Kexin.
He has served as the action director for "Heroes" and "City of Golden Armor" and has unique insights into big war scenes. He was also the action director for "Tou Mingzhuan" in the original time and space.
Lu Le is a well-known photographer. He has collaborated with Lao Mouzi and Feng Xiaogang on many films, including "Assembly", "1942" and "Tangshan Earthquake". Big scenes are not a problem for him.
In addition to action guidance and photography, many of the related art teams also come from the crews of "Heroes" and "Armageddon" and have relevant experience in large-scale scenes.
The reason why such a luxurious behind-the-scenes team was formed was to provide support for Chen Kexin and Huang Jianxin, so as not to collapse in the big war scene.
As for several special advisers, Xie Jin is one of the representatives of the fourth generation of directors.
He has a high status in the industry. In fact, in his early years, the old man wanted to film "Red Cliff War", but due to various reasons, his wish was never realized.
When he learned that Fanxing was filming Red Cliff, the old man came over and read the script. He thought it was pretty good and helped a lot.
Xie Jin played a lot of roles in Lao Mouzi's nod to be the director, and in easily gathering the luxurious behind-the-scenes lineup of mainland movies, and even part of the cast.
Cao Xuan originally wanted to hire him as a producer, but the old man's health didn't allow it, so he hired him as a consultant.
As for Wang Fulin and Zhang Zhaolin, they are both directors of the 1994 version of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
Among them, Wang Fulin is also the chief director, and he also filmed the CCTV version of "A Dream of Red Mansions". Zhang Zhaolin is one of the co-directors of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the chief director of CCTV's "Water Margin", and one of the nobles when Cao Xuan started his career.
This time when filming "Three Kingdoms: Red Cliff", Cao Xuan personally came to invite two people to serve as consultants.
Zhang Dabeard was originally one of them, but he was busy filming "The Deer and the Cauldron" and "The Sword of Blood", and he considered himself to be just a producer in charge of logistics, so he didn't come over to provide any guidance.
In addition, most of them are the teams of mainland classic historical dramas in terms of serving Hua Dao and many other aspects.
Many people thought of using the mastermind behind the scenes from Hong Kong and Taiwan, but Cao Xuan strongly rejected the idea. Not to mention other subjects, he really didn't particularly believe in the professionalism of the Hong Kong and Taiwan teams in terms of history.
Cao Xuan does not require it to be completely based on historical facts, because the plot of the movie "Three Kingdoms: Red Cliff" is a partial "official history", so Fu Huadao will not restore it 1:1 according to history.
After all, if the production conditions of the late Han Dynasty were strictly followed, the beauty of many aspects of the film would be greatly compromised.
As a commercial film, Cao Xuan personally understands and supports this trade-off.
However, although it is not required to completely restore history to a 1:1 ratio, the prerequisite is that it still needs to fit in with the history of the late Han Dynasty. Some relatively minor changes can be made, but they cannot be excessive. At least there cannot be outrageous mistakes such as flying saucer hats.
In this regard, Cao Xuan still trusts the mainland team, and has also invited relevant historians to provide guidance and check for deficiencies.
It is no exaggeration to say that "Three Kingdoms: Red Cliff" was just the construction and investment of the behind-the-scenes team, which cost tens of millions of yuan, almost as much as Cao Xuan's salary alone.
Cao Xuan: I didn’t expect it, I’m pretending to be cool again (akimbo)
The luxurious and dazzling behind-the-scenes team, a record-breaking investment of RMB 300 to RMB 500 million, and the golden name of Fanxing + Cao Xuan not only attracted the attention of a large number of audiences and media, but even actors in the industry were crazy about grabbing a role.
So far, there are only a few finalized characters in the entire "Three Kingdoms: Red Cliff".
Cao Xuan plays Zhou Yu and Zhou Gongjin, and Bao Guoan plays Prime Minister Cao again after more than ten years.
Lu Su found Zhao Dehan, Duke Xiao of Qin who seemed honest and honest at first glance... no, it was Hou Yong, who happened to be the actor who played Lu Su in the original version of "Red Cliff".
In addition, the role of Jiang Gan was taken by Huang Bo, Mr. Zhou played the role of Mrs. Mi, and Xu Huanshan played the role of veteran Huang Gai.
This actor is also the actor who plays Master Wen in "The Legend of the Gods" and is very good at portraying these loyal and brave veterans.
As for other roles, some are still being contacted, and there are still no specific candidates for more roles, so we have to slowly find out.
The other characters are just that, the most important one is Zhuge Liang, who can barely be considered as the double male lead with Zhou Yu. The role in the first part is even more important than Zhou Yu's.
If given the choice, Cao Xuan would definitely favor Tang Guoqiang, but he is too old.
Cao Cao was 54 years old when he attacked Chibi. Mr. Bao Guoan was born in 1946. He will be in his early 60s when filming next year. A little make-up will suit his condition.
But Zhuge Liang was only 27 years old during the Battle of Red Cliff, and Zhou Yu was 5 years older than him. Even considering the acting skills, you can find some actors in their 30s, or actors in their 40s who look younger.
But Tang Guoqiang is over 50 years old, so it may be okay to play a middle-aged and elderly Zhuge Liang, but playing a 27-year-old young man is really inconsistent.
The same goes for Liu Guan and Zhang. Cao Xuan intended to use several actors from the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" TV series, but they were all inappropriate.
The age is not bad, Liu Guan and Zhang were 47, 48, and 43 years old respectively in the Battle of Red Cliff. Several teachers are also in their early 50s, so there is not much age difference.
But the key is that my physical condition and temperament are no longer what they were more than ten years ago.
They were in their prime at that time and could perform heroic roles like several others, but now that they are older, it is inevitable that they will grow fat and grow old, which is very different from the Liu Guan Zhang in people's impressions.
Among other things, Cao Xuan has seen recent photos of Li Jingfei, who plays Zhang Fei. He has a round face and a kind and honest smile, just like the uncle next door.
It's not that this is bad, but if he were told to go to Dangyang Bridge to fight back Cao's army in this state, Xia Houjie, who was frightened to death, might be the first one to rush over and fuck Mr. Zhang.
Compared with Li Jingfei like this, Cao Xuan is closer to Zhao Xiaorui, the actor who plays Li Kui in CCTV's "Water Margin". He is about the same age, but his figure is well managed, and he has a lot of bad energy in him, giving him a fierce feeling like Zhang Fei.
If it were a big movie or TV series, Cao Xuan could ignore these details and put his feelings first.
But "Three Kingdoms: Red Cliff" is a commercial production with an investment of over 100 million. Compared with feelings, it pays more attention to effects. The actors are not suitable. Cao Xuan would rather give up the classic three brothers and choose someone else.
Of course, it would be better to invite these three teachers, so the crew has been communicating with the three teachers.
It's still more than half a year before the crew starts filming. If the three teachers can lose weight and exercise during this period, get closer to the image set by the script, and regain the temperament they had when filming "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", then Cao Xuan will definitely like them more
Come play Liu Guan Zhang.
This was not an easy task, but the three teachers thought about being able to re-enact Liu Guan and Zhang together and having such a big platform, so they all expressed their willingness to give it a try.
The crew immediately arranged for a fitness team to cooperate, and even showed their sincerity by promising not to come into contact with other Liu, Guan, and Zhang actors for six months.
But if there is no result from the six months of fitness, the crew will give a certain amount of compensation for lost work, but the character will be sorry.
Except for Cao Cao and Liu Guanzhang, these classic actors from "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", basically new actors were chosen for other roles.
For example, Zhao Yun was played by several actors in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". There is no classic Liu Guan, Zhang Cao, and there is no need to stick to the TV series.
In addition, Zhao Zilong has a certain climax in the movie, and he follows Zhuge Liang into Soochow, and his role is not light. Many people in the crew are looking for a young actor to play the role.
Zhao Yun's year of birth is unknown. According to estimates, he should be in his late 30s or early 40s. It would be reasonable to transform him into a young and middle-aged warrior with a little magic modification.
Therefore, this role is also the one that, besides Zhuge Liang, is extremely fiercely contested by the outside world.
There is also Sun Quan, who is about the same age as Zhuge Liang and is also suitable for young actors. He is watched eagerly by all the major and minor students in the country.
As for the female protagonists, even though it has been shown that they don't have many roles, Xiao Qiao and Huang Yueying still attracted countless female stars, especially Xiao Qiao, and the competition was even crazier than in the previous "Painted Skin".
So after a lot of digging around, the roles of Zhuge Liang, Sun Quan, Zhao Yun, and Xiao Qiao attracted the attention of A-list young actors and even top actors in the industry.
As for Cao Ying and the generals and counselors of Soochow, their roles were limited, and they were basically auditioned by less popular and powerful actors.
It is worth mentioning that due to the limited length of the movie and to avoid a slow pace, some characters and plots from novels or histories have been deleted to a certain extent.
For example, "Iron Cable Ships" was proposed by Pang Tong in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". According to historical records, it was because Cao Jun's navy was invincible, so he ordered war ships in order to inspire the courage of the Northern Army. This was a decision made within Cao's camp.
Considering the rhythm of the plot, the part where Feng Chu offered advice was deleted from the movie version, and Pang Tong naturally did not appear.
But according to the logic of official history, Cao Cao roped in the boat to exercise the water combat capabilities of the Northern Army soldiers. Zhou Yu discovered it and finally decided to attack by fire.
There are some similar situations, and in order to facilitate the concentration of the main line, in addition to deleting, some characters' plots are also moved to another person, two into one or even multiple into one.
For example, Han Dang, the three veteran generals of Soochow, is gone, and only Huang Gai and Cheng Pu, who smooth things over, and many of the generals of Soochow, have been moved to Gan Ning and Prince Ci.
As for the counselors, there was not much change because of the scene of fighting with the Confucian scholars, but the opposition scenes were mainly focused on Zhang Zhao, and the others were just a few followers.
Cao Ying is similar. Many counselors and generals are just backgrounds. The only ones who really have lines and scenes are Cheng, Jia, Yu Jin, Zhang Liao, Zhang He, etc., or Zhang Yun, Cai Mao, Jiang Qian and other plot characters.
Jingzhou scholars and other historical celebrities who occupied a large part in official history were basically deleted or lumped together into the above-mentioned characters.
This may also be a shortcoming of historical movies. Cao Xuan didn't think so at first. Recently, he happened to be studying the history of the Battle of Red Cliff because of the movie.
I found that this battle was not as simple as Sun Liu fighting against Cao.
Just the various internal struggles among the three companies are enough to write one paper. If we take into account the general trend of the world at that time, including Ma Chao, Shuchuan and other situations, we can write two more papers.
Specific battle analysis, contact battles, joint battles, decisive battles, pursuit battles, as well as the judgments and psychological games of both sides at the time, can be written by a mature online author with hundreds of thousands of words.
If you want to condense such a huge battle into a few hours of movie, it will definitely be "simple and naive", and you have to sacrifice countless details.
To be honest, Cao Xuan regretted it a little.
He finally understood why no one dared to make historical movies easily. It was so difficult to make good ones.
The difficulty is high, the investment is large, you may not make much money if you succeed, and you will lose everything if you fail.
Cao Xuan sometimes felt that he was being cheap, so he just picked up a book and made a copy of "Painted Skin 2". It was just a waste of money. He had to work hard to make the Three Kingdoms and be full.
However, the initial investment of hundreds of millions has been spent, and the crew has been deployed. It is too late to regret, so I can only grit my teeth and continue rushing forward.
In fact, now, the script, director, and team are all easy to say, and several characters have a broad range. The only exception is Zhuge Liang, and there is still no suitable candidate.
Liang Chaowei from Xiangjiang, Cao Xuan thought he was short and old.
Liu Tianwang is a bit old.
Jinchengwu's image is okay, but I always feel that he is not suitable for Zhuge Liang.
Wu Yanzu is a bit evil.
Teacher Chen is even more evil.
Hu Ge from Mainland China is young and unable to hold his own.
Lu Yi has a grudge.
Huang Xiaoming, I’m afraid his acting skills are not good.
Huang Sanshi has a good scholarly quality, but is a bit fat.
Zhou Jie, slightly ugly.
Chen Kun is a bit more feminine.
There are only a few qualified male actors in Taiwan who are eye-catching, and coupled with their popularity and lack of background, the chances of being selected are too low.
Cao Xuanhua went around and finally added Ren Quan, Huang Haibing, and Jin Dong to the list. After thinking for a while, he added a few more of the previous ones, and picked a few less popular ones such as Xin Baiqing.
group.
I plan to go back and call the director and screenwriter to interview them one by one, and finally select a more suitable candidate.
"Three Kingdoms: Red Cliff" is expected to start shooting after the Spring Festival, probably around March to April 2007.
The upper and lower parts were shot together. Taking into account scene changes, rest and other reasons, there may be some interruptions in the middle, but the total shooting time is no less than 8 months, and the fastest is half a year.
Apart from Cao Xuan's new Chinese album next year, most of his other schedules are expected to be devoted to this movie and global concerts.
But it just so happens that the baby is expected to be born next year, and such a concentrated schedule will allow him to save a lot of time to spend with the baby and the baby's mother.
But before that, he had to hurry up and film "The Rescue".
After filming this movie, he will basically stay in Beijing until the concert after the Spring Festival next year, so he can have a good rest.
In late September, Cao Xuan left many of the tasks of "Three Kingdoms: Red Cliff" to the crew, directors and producers, and he joined other main creators to go overseas to shoot "Hurricane Rescue".
The first stop is Xiangjiang, and then we go straight to Japan.
The original plot was set in an English-speaking Asian country to facilitate the language, but in the end the script was changed to Japan.
There was no way, the movie was mainly targeted at overseas markets, Japan was an important box office, and Hollywood also liked Japanese backgrounds, so it had to be changed to Japan.
King Cao Tianwang could only "endure the pain" and beat up Little Japan...
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