On the night of the 17th, a post about magic tricks suddenly appeared on Tianya. The poster claimed to be a top magician in China. After watching "Now You See Me", he specially posted to reveal the magic that appeared in the movie.
"Now You See Me" is now in theaters. Although some of the magic tricks are explained in the movie, there are still some that are not answered.
People who have seen the movie are naturally very curious, and people who have not seen the movie also want to find out how the movie was shot.
First, I explained the three magic tricks at the beginning of the film.
"First of all, let's look at the first magic trick. Deng Chao actually has two decks of cards in his hand. There are several sevens of diamonds in the first deck. The others are empty shots or with their backs facing down. The cards shown to the audience in the second deck are
A normal shot, but without the 7 of diamonds.
First, he took out the first deck of cards and flipped them over quickly. The reason why the audience saw only the 7 of diamonds most clearly was because the 7 of diamonds were inserted into the deck in sequence, and other blank cards were invisible.
As for the pattern on the building, of course I paid the electrician on the building.
The third magic trick is that there are actually three spoons on the body, which are bent, complete, and broken. They are placed in the cuffs, waistband of jeans, and pockets.
First, he took out a complete spoon and knocked it twice to indicate that there was no problem with the spoon. Then he raised his hand and took out the broken spoon, pinched the handle with his thumb and forefinger, and then it would slide down naturally.
Then use the other hand to press down, and the audience will naturally be psychologically suggested. Finally, you can take out the curved spoon from the cuff with the back of your hand.
The fourth magic trick is actually an iron gate at the bottom, as any attentive audience will notice.
After unhooking the anklet, I came up just to take a deep breath, and then pour the piranha. There is one situation where the piranha will not bite, and that is when its stomach is full.
But if it smells blood, it will bite regardless of whether its stomach is full or not, so the fallen piranha was already fed and did not attack immediately. The bright red water also gushes out from the pipe below.
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Then comes the last magic trick, which is actually done by 3D projection...
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"It's really not bad. If it's really magic, it would make sense according to what he said. I just don't know if they can produce this effect."
There were thousands of words, and Tang An actually read them all without skipping a beat.
Although some of them are different from what he shot, the magic trick of the Seven of Diamonds was edited directly and took some tricks, not like this.
The comments below are also very interesting, except after a wave of 666, someone actually said that the poster did not fear that Tang An would hire someone to kill him if he exposed other people's magic tricks.
"Those who can see the flaws in magic may not necessarily be able to do magic. Otherwise, everyone can do magic just by reading some books and videos." Xu Manyun shook his head and smiled.
"Yes, the marking teacher may not be able to answer every question even if he doesn't look at the answers."
"By the way, how much did it cost to invite them?" Tang An asked again.
"200,000, I received a text message on my phone, it was them." Xu Manyun nodded.
"That's fine, just wait and see, this post will definitely be reposted."
"Why don't we find more magicians, interview reporters, or arrange a TV show to let people reveal the secret?" Xu Manyun asked puzzledly.
Tang An waved his hand, "Why waste that money? Wu Bo will definitely do it for us, just wait and see."
She was still a little worried, "What if it really affects the box office?"
"This is a movie, so the audience won't think everything in the movie is real, unlike real magicians who worry about being exposed."
"Taking a step back, even if there are any negative effects, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. It is a good thing to have arguments, as long as they are not one-sided."
"Then I'll send someone to keep an eye on it, and if there are any signs, I'll report it immediately."
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The atmosphere in the Chengtian Entertainment large conference room was heavy.
A projection screen at the end of the conference table displays reviews from major forums and post bars.
For example, Brother Guan is a bit funny. He is a good red rabbit who doesn't ride a horse. Every time he goes into battle, he goes out with a sword on his back. Moreover, the sword is always thrown out to kill people, and then he steals other weapons from others to beat them.
Zhuge Liang is also a veterinarian, and he is a veterinarian who manages births. He has two mantras: "I understand a little bit" and "I need to be quiet" on his lips all day long.
The fire in Xinye and the fire in Bowangpo are gone. I have time to spend time with my sister-in-law there.
Sun Shangxiang's classic line "The rise and fall of the world is the responsibility of every girl."
There are negative comments everywhere, some are nonsense, some are well-founded.
Wu Bo looked a little bad, as if he had worked too hard.
However, he was still very angry when he got angry, and the table was banged loudly.
"What on earth is the public relations department doing? Why did there suddenly be so many negative comments overnight? Where did the money I approved for you spend?"
No one else spoke, and the director of the public relations department could only bite the bullet and speak, "Dr. Wu, I was doing well before. It seems that starting from last night, the number of negative comments suddenly increased sharply. I roughly calculated the number and found that the number has almost doubled. I
I suspect Hua Yi did it."
"There's no need to be suspicious, it's clear that Wang Zhongjun did it."
Wu Bo cursed loudly, took a breath and then said, "There was no response from China Film Group?"
"I have received a call from their public relations director before, but the fee is not enough. If we conduct public relations, there will not be enough funds for publicity, so we can only take care of one thing." The director of the public relations department said quickly.
"Crack!"
Another slap on the table. I have no money and nothing to do. Southeast Asia is also popular now, so a lot of money needs to be spent.
"I want to see how much money Wang Zhongjun can afford!" Wu Bo said through gritted teeth.
It is now Saturday, and the box office of "Now You See Me" has risen to 23 million on the second day, which is almost close to the highest box office of "Red Cliff". Today is the first rest day, and it is inevitable to break 25 million in a single day.
And "Red Cliff" only increased by 3 million yesterday. This is only the second Friday. You can imagine how big the impact has been.
I originally thought that Wang Zhongjun and Tang An were just trying to help each other, but I didn't expect that the other party would be so willing to spend money. It is estimated that the promotional expenses spent so far have exceeded 30 million, and this is only the third day of release!
Just when Wu Bo was cursing secretly in his heart, a senior executive suddenly spoke up.
"Director Wu, there is a very popular post on the Internet about "Now You See Me", which reveals the magic in it."
Wu Bo suddenly became overjoyed and became energetic, "Where is it? Release it quickly."
After playing around with it, the original post appeared on the projection opposite.
If you look closely, you can see that some of the magic tricks in the movie have been revealed.
Wu Bo suddenly had an idea, and he ordered, "In this case, we will also add some trouble to Wang Zhongjun. You go find some magicians, arrange interviews with reporters, and let them criticize "Now You See Me" for being fraudulent."
"Contact a TV station and ask them to create a special feature, ask a few magicians to reveal the magic in the movie to the audience, and hire some trolls to hype it up."
The most important thing about magic is mystery. Once this veil is lifted, it will no longer be magical.
This was Wu Bo's idea. Didn't the audience just come here for this magic theme? Now that the magic has been exposed, they have naturally lost interest.
Even if it can't cut the other party's box office in half, it can at least prevent some viewers from entering the cinema.
Who would be willing to go into the cinema to see a magic trick that they have already seen on TV?