"...I mean, can we amplify the inner anxiety of the character Xu Lang, his nostalgia for the friendship between himself and Gao Bo, and the journey of returning to his family and returning to peace? These can all be amplified.
"
Bald Xu said it tactfully, but he seemed to be selling his so-called "midlife crisis" all the time.
The element of mid-life crisis is also reflected in "Jiaolu", but not much is touched on. However, He Xin is not interested in the term mid-life crisis.
What is a midlife crisis?
In He Xin's understanding, it is nothing more than having an old man and a young man, seven-year itch, touching the right hand, high work pressure, and family conflicts. But isn't this the normal state of life? It is precisely because of so many problems.
We need to work hard, struggle, and manage our lives.
Mid-life crisis is a foreign term. Foreigners emphasize the individual, so they are always anxious about crises and so on. But Chinese people pay attention to responsibility. When people reach middle age, they have the elders and the younger ones to support the elderly and children.
That is one person's responsibility. As for the seven-year itch, the left hand touching the right hand, the disappearance of love but the family affection, and the young couple coming to accompany each other all the time. These are the characteristics of Confucian culture that have been handed down for thousands of years.
If we follow the logic of foreigners and think that so many migrant workers in China have left their hometowns, separated from their spouses, separated from their flesh and blood, and come to the city to work hard, isn't it all a mid-life crisis?
It's the same in the city. During the reform more than ten years ago, so many people were laid off. But everyone gritted their teeth, worked hard, and came out step by step.
The so-called crisis, if you work hard, struggle, and come out of it, that is happiness.
Compared with the mid-life crisis that Bald Xu sells to these migrant workers, the former laid-off workers are just the petty bourgeoisie and hypocrisy of intellectuals.
To put it bluntly, it is still the same thing that everyone knows is advocating for foreigners.
Some things cannot be said very straightforwardly. After all, the "囧" series needs the core character Xu Guangtou. Even though He Xin didn't agree with it in his heart, he couldn't refute him on the spot. He pondered for a while and said: "This book is only a semi-finished product at the moment.
You seem to have it done. But..."
At this point, he paused for a moment, looked at Bald Xu, and warned: "What we are going to do is a commercial comedy. Whether it is funny or not, and whether it can win the sympathy of the audience, that is the most important thing."
Xu Guangtou, who was originally full of joy, was a little stunned, but he is a smart man, not as stubborn as Rao Xiaozhi, Cheng Er, and in most cases even more tactful than Ning Hao.
He nodded thoughtfully and said, "I understand."
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Today's National Day release continues last year's box office popularity. Following "The Hawthorn Tree" released on September 16th and "Jing Wu Feng Yun Chen Zhen" released on September 21st, they both exceeded 100 million, and "Detective Dee" released on the 29th
"The Tongtian Empire" even claimed to have exceeded 200 million.
Previously, Feng Xiaogang's "Tangshan Earthquake" set a box office record for domestic films with a box office of 673 million in the summer release. Then there was "Detective Dee" dominating the National Day release. In the Lunar New Year release, there is also the much-anticipated "If You Are the One 2". As soon as the National Day release is over
, the stock market opened, and the shares of Huayi Brothers, which had just been listed on the GEM last year, were rising steadily.
These days, in addition to the media focusing on the box office trends of movies released during the National Day holiday, various promotional soft articles and all kinds of praise from paid film critics, there are also questions about how much Huayi’s stock has risen, how much the Huang brothers are worth, and Feng Pants.
, Li Bailian, Huang Xiaoming and other celebrities hold shares, and their net worth exceeds 100 million.
Even Cheng Hao couldn't help but feel disgusted after reading the news: "If I had known this, I might as well have joined Huayi."
When Wang Jinghua left, Huayi did find someone to recruit her, but she still chose to sign a contract with Sister Hua who had switched jobs to Chengtian.
"As long as you have enough money to spend, don't look at the height of this mountain."
He Xin is quite optimistic about this. Compared with the Internet companies in later generations who easily made tens of billions or hundreds of billions overnight, the current movie companies' hundreds of millions or billions are nothing more than child's play.
"That's all I'm saying, hey, when will your company be listed in the future?" Cheng Hao asked.
"Well……"
Regarding the issue of going public, apart from Xiao Douding often talking about it, He Xin and Ning Hao have never really thought about it. They are a director and an actor, and they started the company just for better creation. The word going public seems very far away.
Going public is nothing more than using investors' money to make movies, cash out, and cut leeks... To be honest, He Xin has never been good at capital operations like this in his life, so he thought about it and let it go. Spend enough money and do what you are good at.
What else can I ask for when I like something?
Among the films released during the National Day holiday, the only one that He Xin felt regretful about was "Sword Rain" produced by Wu Yusen and directed by Su Zhaobing.
The box office of the entire National Day period was only 25 million, which was less than a fraction of "Detective Dee".
During this time, He Xin stayed at home with his wife, dealt with some work matters, learned Bajiquan and Wing Chun from Zhang Jin, and was also dragged by his wife to watch a few movies.
From a filmmaker's point of view, the one with the highest artistic level is of course Guoshi's "The Hawthorn Tree". The green little yellow duck and the little face full of collagen are really cute. Dou Xiao, who has a rustic face, is also very suitable for that era.
Characteristics, it is hard to imagine that this guy is actually an overseas Chinese in Canada.
After all, the general impression is that overseas Chinese are always very foreign, just like Wu Yanzu, Wang Lihong, Coco Li Wen, Liu Tianxian.
As for "Di Renjie" and "Feng Yun Chen Zhen", they are just fun to watch.
He Xin had no impression of the movie "Sword Rain" in his previous life. This time, he mainly watched it because of Wang Xueqi and Big S. As a member of the fifth-generation director collective, Lao Wang is definitely an underrated actor. The key is that he
The roles he plays have changed a lot, unlike Uncle Daoming, who has always played the role since Kangxi, and only appeared briefly in "Winter Solstice". The other equally changeable Lao Wang (Wang Zhiwen) is too low-key, caring for his wife and raising children, and his works
Not much really.
As for the big S, it’s simply because the pictures on the movie’s promotional posters are so glamorous.
After watching it, both He Xin and Cheng Hao were pleasantly surprised. High box office does not necessarily mean a good movie.
The plot of "Sword Rain" is not simple at all. Although it cannot escape the stereotype of love and hatred, it is cleverly conceived, suspenseful, and has a strong detective flavor. It is difficult to guess the ending until the end of the film.
Moreover, although "Sword Rain" is produced by Wu Yusen, it is not a Wu Yusen movie in the true sense; although it is a martial arts movie, it is very different from Xu Ke and Li Yu's style, and it is particularly down-to-earth.
For example, when I read martial arts novels in the past, the knights traveled around and did not engage in industry. Many of them had noble personalities and did not steal or rob. They did not become flower pickers or gangsters, but they had endless money on their bodies. It felt like they were just fighting and killing every day.
, talking about love, money seems to fall from the sky.
Then in this movie, I discovered that those knights who don’t eat the fireworks of the world are actually ordinary people. Even if you have extraordinary kung fu, you still have to eat and go to the toilet; even if you have extremely high qinggong, you still have to stay and take a ride.
As a result, the killer Xiaoyu rented houses everywhere and opened a cloth shop to make a living; another hero imitated Spider-Man and worked as a postman every day to earn a living; the boss, Wheel King, was the most awesome, and he didn’t have to make a living. With his great fame, everyone
The road government pays the money on time every month, which is one million taels of silver at a time.
Another killer is in the noodle business, and his biggest dream is to open a noodle restaurant in Jiangnan; there is also a killer who makes a living by doing magic tricks, and his specialty is the magic rope. Let’s talk about the most anticipated killer played by the youngest S
, her career turned out to be that of a delinquent woman.
Everyone has his own way, knights are also human beings, and killers are also human beings, and they are all trying to eat the fireworks of the world.
In previous martial arts movies, especially those of the popular Xu Laoguai and Li Yu, people were like a piece of paper. They could fly as high as they wanted and jump as far as they wanted. Including early Hong Kong movies
In TVB’s Jin Yong dramas, we often see the person behind him unable to catch up with the person in front, so he overtakes him with a forward somersault.
But "Sword Rain" completely abandoned this approach, keeping its feet on the ground and not playing tricks. Even if your kung fu is high, if you want to jump ten feet high, you still have to use your strength. The martial arts in the movie look more real.
The most important thing is that the plot is not straightforward, but suspenseful, link by link.
Whether a movie is good or bad, stars are very important, stunts are also very important, but more important are the director, script, and actors' performances.
It should be said that the acting skills of the actors in this movie are mostly top-notch. Not to mention Lao Wang, even Big S is surprising. She gave one of the few highlight performances in her career in this movie.
The only regret is that it may not be entertaining enough and lacks strong visual effects, resulting in a poor box office performance.
Another reason may be that the male lead in the film is an unfamiliar face - a Korean actor named Zheng Yusheng. Maybe it is because the Korean wave is prevalent now, or maybe the film crew wants to open up the Korean market. But this phenomenon is similar to that of later generations of small-time actors.
Just like fresh meat, it is short-lived and cannot last forever.
After the lively National Day holiday, He Xin started to get busy again, accepting exclusive interviews with the media, and even appeared on several talk shows, because on October 15th, "I Do" premiered.
…
"Is "I Do" good to watch?"
"nice--"
"Do you want to watch it again?"
"think--"
"Will you tell your friends to watch it together?"
"meeting--"
On October 23, in the largest screening room of Shanghai Universal Studios, the movie had just finished screening, and the three leading actors appeared on the scene without stopping. With their hair tied up, they were dressed like Tang Weiwei in the film.
Jiang Qinqin asked three questions in succession, pushing the atmosphere to a climax.
The two men in suits next to them looked at each other and communicated silently: Thanks to her, the whole business for more than a week has been supported by her!
The promotion of "I Do" has already started before the release. In addition to the regular release of materials and interviews with the main creators, the publisher also jointly launched an online and offline campaign to recruit hundreds of couples with sponsors Penguin and diamond brand I Do.
Activities such as Jiang Qinqin giving diamond rings and blessings have become very popular.
Although the movie-watching craze during the National Day Golden Week has just passed, and several blockbusters released before the National Day have clearly declined, "I Do" was released in the relatively deserted period of the third week after the Golden Week, and it still set off a small craze.
, the box office unexpectedly exceeded 500 million in the first three days of the weekend, and it won the next week's box office championship in one fell swoop. The momentum continued unabated during the five working days. As of October 22, the total box office had reached 80 million, breaking 100 million in two weeks.