In the Chinese film industry, Lao Bai is now more than just a top boss, or a superstar.
It can even be said that the so-called wealth and fame in the eyes of ordinary people, as well as the prestige and status that Lao Bai has achieved for Chinese films around the world, are not the most important in the eyes of filmmakers.
What they value more is Lao Bai’s guiding role!
Yes, guidance.
For many Chinese filmmakers, Lao Bai's works are a beacon that guides them.
When Lao Bai filmed a few minutes of "Battle of the Warehouse", and then filmed "Dragon Inn", "Kill Bill" and "Assassin's League", he brazenly launched "Heroes", a landmark super movie.
Blockbuster!
Four movies have impressed countless Chinese filmmakers.
The appearance of "Dragon Inn" allowed the world to see the world in Lao Bai's heart for the first time, and also experienced the charm of adult fairy tales for the first time. Although the domestic box office of "Dragon Inn" was not very high, it was only sold in foreign countries.
It was released in a few Southeast Asian countries and earned tens of millions at the box office, but no one can deny the impact "Dragon Inn" has had on Chinese movies!
On major video websites, "Dragon Inn" has been played more than 100 million times, and has been praised by countless fans.
Among the top 100 Chinese movies, "Dragon Inn" ranks 29th!
You must know that the so-called top 100 Chinese movies are not sorted by box office, but are ranked extremely strictly based on the evaluation of film peers and senior movie fans after complex conversions. As a purely commercial movie, it ranks 20th
Nine, it can be seen that the classic status of "Dragon Inn" made the filmmakers and the audience realize for the first time that fighting can still be fought like this, and the world of "warriors" can also be so romantic!
Before "Dragon Inn", there was another one with a higher rating, "Battle of the Warehouse". Unfortunately, this short film only lasted a few minutes, so it was unfortunately not included in the top 100.
Until now, Chinese filmmakers still have not been able to produce "Dragon Inn" and "Battle of the Warehouse".
It's not that they can't design more cool moves, or that they can't find real masters of martial arts, but when martial arts, film technology and what they learned from Lao Bai are combined, they can't make Lao Bai's
Express romance, heroism, or character!
However, Chinese martial arts films are constantly improving, and everyone sees this, and in East Asia and Southeast Asia, areas where China has far-reaching influence, martial arts films have gradually become more popular...
Martial arts movies are unique to China and started with Lao Bai.
And if there was only one "Dragon Inn", Lao Bai's contribution would at most be a new genre. But the subsequent appearance of "Kill Bill" allowed filmmakers and audiences to see another possibility: traditional martial arts
Combined with modernity, you can also try a scalp-numbing style.
When Chinese filmmakers began to think about this, Lao Bai made "The League of Assassins" again!
This one is a real box office blockbuster.
What's even more amazing to filmmakers is that when others began to think about how to combine gorgeous action design with music, stories and even costumes to make a movie more "unique" than "Kill Bill", Sun Peng had already started
Turn it into a "special function"!
In addition to Superman's action design, there are also twisting bullets and other combinations, which opened up new ideas in one fell swoop.
At this point, the new school of martial arts... no, it can no longer be said to be the new school of martial arts, but the new school of action design has entered the scene, attracting the attention of countless movie audiences. For a time, I don’t know how many old-school kung fu film directors were heartbroken, and young
The directors and action directors were suddenly enlightened and became loyal believers in Lao Bai!
And then...
A "Hero" once again confused those who tried to make movies.
And this time, not only were they confused, but also another wave of filmmakers who were holding on to their previous achievements and lamenting the decline of costume blockbusters. They were surprised to find that when China was best at ancient scenes and Lao Bai
When the created martial arts are combined together, it creates a completely refreshing feeling!
And around the world, "Hero" has earned as much box office revenue as any other costume blockbuster.
After that, everyone understood something again.
With four movies, plus one "Battle of the Warehouse", Lao Bai used a complete evolutionary chain to show Chinese filmmakers his understanding of "martial arts" and also pointed out how to take this path.
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Nowadays, the total number of martial arts movies produced in China every year, or movies that combine martial arts with other genres, has exceeded ten. The domestic box office is nearly 5 billion, and the overseas box office is also more than 1 billion. Their influence among the audience is also growing.
.Whether it’s in the film industry or in the textbooks of major universities, all credit for this is attributed to Sun Peng!
And, it’s just one item.
Don't forget, in addition to martial arts films, Sun Peng also created the "Bourne" series and the "Hurry Up" series. These two purely Chinese film series announced the maturity of Chinese action films, which have repeatedly broken box office records.
"Beast" is the pinnacle after the release of "Taken 2 True Lies".
There are also animated movies. Although the initial cooperation with Japanese and Hollywood animators caused many people to criticize Lao Bai on the Internet for worshiping foreigners, the subsequent release of "Mulan" by DreamWorks made these criticisms instantly quieter. And
For Chinese animators, they know even more clearly that if Sun Peng hands "Frozen" directly to them, the final result is likely to ruin this classic, and it is impossible for Lao Bai to get the current status of animation.
Almost supreme status in the circle!
After experiencing martial arts, action and animation, and even supernatural, death and other movie genres, under the gaze of countless Chinese filmmakers, Lao Bai finally turned his attention to science fiction movies!
"The Matrix" is an attempt. Strictly speaking, "The Truman Show" is also an attempt.
As for "Terminator 1", it can no longer be simply regarded as an attempt.
After the two science fiction films became successful under the management of Hollywood veterans, Lao Bai made "Frequency of Life and Death", a low-cost science fiction film. In addition to filming "The Martian" himself, he also filmed "The Martian".
Two scripts, "Terminator 2" and "Inception", were handed over to Chinese filmmakers!
The total investment in the three movies is close to 5 billion Chinese dollars!
This time, can Lao Bai still achieve unprecedented success like martial arts, action and animation movies? The box office of these three movies can be said to be crucial!
If he fails, Lao Bai may fall from the altar.
And if it succeeds, Chinese science fiction movies are likely to truly rise in the future! And by that time, Chinese filmmakers are likely to bring a surprise to Sun Peng, one that is as good as "Tomorrow's War"