Chapter 286 Tongfu Inn - Sharing blessings, sharing difficulties (two in one)
The main plot of "Profiteers plotting against the Seven Heroes" is not complicated.
Li Youbin plays Boss Pei, Pei Zhicheng. On the surface, Boss Pei is a sixth-rank official of the Ministry of Household Affairs. He is responsible for patrolling various places and secretly investigating people's conditions. Once local economic problems and official lawlessness are discovered, he will immediately report them to the investigation and investigation.
It stands to reason that Pei's responsibilities are more like those of the imperial censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate. However, considering his good business ability, it would not be appropriate to be simply a censor, so Zuo Le still gave him a household status just like the original version.
After all, the Ministry of Household Affairs also has officials sent to inspect it, so the logic is not wrong.
This Pei Zhicheng appears to be patrolling various places, but in fact he is the white glove of Mr. Pan of Dongchang.
He traveled to various places not to investigate cases, but to use a series of unfair business methods to defraud local people of their money and then leave with the money.
Ji Weili is his thug and killer. When Pei Zhicheng encounters some "troublesome problems" while working, Ji Weli solves them.
With Eunuch Pan as his backer, Ji Lili, a master, to clear obstacles for him, and Pei Zhichen's strong business ability, this group of people committed major crimes one after another.
The assassin who assassinated him before was Pei Zhicheng, who caused many families to die in other places, and the other party came to him for revenge.
This time back in Qixia Town, Pei Zhicheng repeated his old tricks - accumulating land to build houses, inflating house prices, selling them and leaving with the money.
Based on the plot, Qixia Town is divided into Hedong and Hexi. Hedong is a commercial area and is relatively prosperous, while Hexi is a rural area with many women, children, the elderly, weak and poor.
Pei Zhicheng first quietly bought a large amount of land and houses in Hexi. Among them, because there were some unscrupulous households, Yu Ji was unable to assassinate them.
After buying enough land and houses, Pei Zhicheng asked people to let out the news that a mysterious wealthy businessman had brought a large amount of funds and was preparing to start a big fight in Qixia Town.
Then, Pei Zhicheng went into battle personally and threatened to build new banks, silk and satin shops, medicine shops and five-star inns in Hexi.
After some operations, the townspeople of Qixia were shocked, and housing prices in Hexi skyrocketed.
The audience in front of the screen also looked confused. This movie is... alluding to the real estate market?
If we talk about the most criticized problem in the country in the past ten years, the excessively high housing prices will definitely not be ranked among the top three, even if it does not rank first.
Major real estate developers are notorious and hated by countless people in the country.
However, many film and television works rarely pay attention to this aspect. Even if they do, they only touch upon it briefly and rarely directly point out the pros and cons.
There are many reasons behind it, and I really understand them all...
This time, the movie "Wulin Gaiden" directly combines the main plot and real estate. To be honest, it is a bit surprising.
In fact, "Wulin Gaiden" has always had the habit of metaphorical satire and reflection of reality, which was reflected in many characters and plots of the original TV series.
For example, bookseller Aunt Fan satirizes unscrupulous media publishers, Jianghu Monthly Murong satirizes unscrupulous reporters, Chopper Gate is a metaphor for pyramid schemes, Chicken King Contest mirrors talent shows, Han Juan satirizes comparisons between acquaintances, Nangong satirizes extreme environmental protection, and Simpson satirizes lip service
Patriotic Banana Man…
The so-called martial arts world and the so-called rivers and lakes are just the human world.
"Wulin Gaiden" can become a classic not just because of the dense baggage points that make people laugh every few seconds, but also because of these realistic reflections.
Therefore, the audience will find it funny and real when watching the drama, because many plots and characters are what happened in reality.
Different from TV series, several protagonists laugh and curse in one episode. As a movie, it must have its own main line, and if you want to support the skeleton of a high-quality movie, you have to come up with a big trick.
And real estate is undoubtedly a good selling point.
Zuo Le once studied carefully in Goldfinger's barrage and comment area. When the original "Wulin Gaiden" movie was released, the rise in housing prices was only in its initial stage.
Therefore, the screenwriter also borrowed the words of Shopkeeper Tong in the movie to assert that the housing price bubble will not last long and will collapse sooner or later.
Zuo Le didn't know if anyone believed the screenwriter's words and didn't buy a house. If they believed it, they would almost regret it.
At least in Zuo Le's year of 2021, although housing prices have fluctuated, they are far from collapsing. In third- and fourth-tier cities, they are even soaring.
It is precisely because of this that the tone of the movie at the time was against the housing market at the time, and due to various other reasons, its influence was not high.
And now Zuo Le is remaking it. Due to the difference in time, although the housing price problem has not improved, the common people have seen through the ugly faces of real estate developers.
In terms of setting the tone, the movie stands with the public, and the protagonist's values will be recognized by the audience.
As for whether it will offend some people...
Director Zuo Da is not a vegetarian. Besides, his movie is set in ancient times. Even if it reflects reality, the satire is of an unscrupulous real estate businessman who speaks for the common people, so why bother him.
The most important thing is that the real estate industry is really not popular nowadays. It’s not that it doesn’t make money, but it’s too sensitive. Countless people are watching it.
Want to cause trouble?
I'm afraid that if things don't work out, I'll get into trouble.
………
At one and a half o'clock, I was surprised by Zuo Le's choice of materials at first, and then my eyes lit up.
As a film critic, he still understands some things, so he marveled at Zuo Le's mastery of timing and proportion.
He could even predict that if "Wulin Gaiden" had the courage to delve deeper into propaganda in this regard and arouse the long-standing hatred and anger of Chinese people about housing prices, it might become a phenomenon-level explosion.
But after I calmed down for a month and a half, I realized that this wouldn't work.
With Zuo Le's energy, it is okay to satirize real estate and use it as a selling point. However, if it is to encourage publicity, stir up domestic public opinion, and guide the people, this is a taboo, and it will be a disaster if you are not careful.
If Zuo Le didn't want to die, he would never dare to play like this.
Moreover, Zuo Le is so bold that the movie "Wulin Gaiden" is not suitable.
After all, the core selling point of the movie is the story of "Wulin Gaiden" and Tongfu Inn. Fans want the theatrical version of the movie.
The real estate part is just the main line of the plot. Using this as the main promotion is putting the cart before the horse.
Idian Yueban sighed secretly. As a film critic, he still hopes that there will be more movies in China that expose the shortcomings of reality, just like South Korea and Asan.
But then again, movie makers are also human beings, and it is instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.
Spending a lot of money to make such a realistic movie is not only risky, but it may not be liked by the audience, and it is thankless for your efforts.
Moreover, South Korea and Ah San have made so many films exposing the reality. Except for a few that have some effect, the others still do not help. What should those people do? It is horrifying to think about it, and it is full of irony.
Putting aside the distracting thoughts in my mind, I returned my gaze to the movie at half past one.
Pei Zhicheng heated up the housing prices in Hexi. People in Qixia Town waved their banknotes to buy houses. Several people in Tongfu Inn, especially the married Bai Zhantang and Guo Furong, suddenly lost their composure.
Luckily for Bai Zhantang, shopkeeper Tong was there to suppress him, but Lu Xiucai couldn't suppress Guo Furong. The two of them spent all their savings, fifty taels, planning to buy a house.
But there are too many people who don't want to buy a house, and house prices have soared. When it is their turn, they can't afford a good house. The fifty-two dollars they have in hand is enough to buy a leaky cattle shed.
The original version of this house-buying scene was that Concubine and Chichi imitated TV shopping. Zuo Le slightly changed it when filming, and turned it into a popular live-streaming e-commerce.
"Oh my god, this is so worth it."
"Sisters, buy it, buy it, you must buy it."
"..."
The Internet celebrity's goods were so strong that the audience in front of the screen burst into laughter.
In the subsequent plot, as the housing prices in Hexi rose higher and higher, other merchants went to Hexi to invest one after another. Shopkeeper Tong couldn't sit still anymore and planned to find Pei Zhicheng to build relationships and get a house.
In order to get what she wanted, shopkeeper Tong even went so far as to engage in the beauty trap herself. Unfortunately, as a makeup genius, her techniques were too advanced.
There are bright red circles on her cheeks, dark and purple eye shadow, fluttering glitter, lipstick that looks like a dead child, and a nose ring hanging on her nose.
It makes people watch their heart stop, and they can be called a counterattack fighter...
Shopkeeper Tong's beauty trap of course failed, and she asked Wu Shuang for help, but Pei Zhicheng didn't want to know that Pei Zhicheng had something in his heart. When he saw Wu Shuang as the head catcher, he thought that the other party was targeting him, and planned to send Ji to get rid of Wu Shuang.
On Wushuang's side, he also met Xiaoliu, who had returned from the capital and was specially sent to Qixia Town to investigate the case. Their adulterous affair... rekindled their relationship.
During this time, shopkeeper Tong saw Qixia Town becoming chaotic due to housing prices and cursed angrily.
“These thieves and profiteers have raised housing prices so high that no one can survive.
"Taking advantage of people's panic to drive up housing prices and disrupt the economy is nothing short of personal."
"People have worked hard all their lives, and all their hard-earned money has been taken away from them. How dark-hearted you have to be to see such a shameless thing.
"Living in the same dynasty with such people is simply a shame and a tragedy!"
………
“(⊙o⊙)Wow”
Seeing Shopkeeper Tong yelling these words in a hateful and angry tone on the screen, the audience was stunned and applauded enthusiastically, regardless of movie-watching etiquette.
"Well done."
"It's comfortable. Just by saying this, the movie ticket is worth it."
"It tells me what I'm feeling, and it's so satisfying."
"Director Zuo is so strong, he did a great job."
"You stupid profiteer, you deserve to be scolded."
“Hahaha, great”
"..."
The audience responded enthusiastically, and I felt very relieved at 1.30pm.
Strictly speaking, this scene does not fit in with the plot, but it is not trivial. On the contrary, this scene directly highlights the theme of the movie.
That’s right – anti-real estate “profiteers”.
I thought this paragraph was very well done, so I made a note of it in my notebook and planned to write a few more sentences in the film review.
Returning to the plot of the movie, Xiaoliu invites Wushuang to go to the autopsy. It is Ji Weili who killed two nail-biting households before.
While the two were discussing, Ji Weili led someone to kill him and fascinated the two.
In order to steal Pei Zhicheng's money, Ji Weili took the two of them to Pei's house. Pei Zhicheng was recognized by Yan Xiaoliu and his true face was revealed. He had to pay Ji Weili to silence him and keep it secret.
Ji Weili leaves the two of them to his killers. Before they die, Xiaoliu and Wushuang confess their love. At the critical moment, Bai Zhantang comes and saves the two.
Then, Xiao Liu took the two killers to the county government office.
When the audience saw Liu Tianwang wearing official uniform and speaking Cantonese in the lobby of the county government office, they were so shocked that they almost bit their tongues.
King Liu Tian is the magistrate of Lou County?
Big-mouthed aunt has made a lot of money...
Even a little over a month and a half was stunned by Zuo Le's trick of inviting Liu Tianwang to guest star. When he heard Liu Tianwang say in unfamiliar Cantonese Pu: "I, Lou Dehua..."
He couldn't help it anymore, his fat face twitched with joy.
The originally funny trial scene, because of Liu Tianwang's participation and the fact that he was not good at Mandarin, suddenly became the highlight of the movie, and the laughter of the audience in the hall almost reached the next door.
Magistrate Lou Dehua beat and intimidated him, completely breaking through the psychological defenses of the two captured killers. Just as they were about to confess, they were killed by flying needles in the lobby.
When the camera turned, in the hotel lobby, Xiaoliu told everyone about Pei Zhicheng's identity as an official of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Wushuang also said that this time Pei Zhicheng hired a murderer and was silenced in court. Lou Zhixian was so angry that he set up checkpoints everywhere. Once Pei was found, he would immediately invite him back to the Yamen for tea.
Xiao Guo expressed his disdain. Lou was the eighth-rank magistrate of the county, and Pei the sixth-rank official was still a capital official. It was simply overestimating his abilities.
Now Li Dazui quit and came out to defend his uncle. They had a disagreement and got into a quarrel. Everyone broke up the fight and then started to show off his unique tricks.
“Overwhelming—”
"Sunflower acupuncture hand——"
"Let me go—"
"Ten slaps to subdue the dragon——"
"The Master said that you should die——"
Until Xiaoliu: "Help me take good care of my seventh uncle and grandpa."
Everyone: "Your seventh uncle and grandpa are dead."
Xiao Liu drew his sword: "Then the seventh uncle and grandma——"
This scene may be fun for ordinary viewers, but for fans of "Wulin Gaiden", it is all about feelings and memories.
They were watching a movie, and weren't they the ones from Tongfu Inn who were running to have another round of quarrels and show off each other's unique moves...
Now the wish has come true, two words - satisfaction!
The plot continues, Pei Zhicheng is exposed, and his backer, Eunuch Pan, abandons the army to protect the commander. In return for handing over Pei's business to Ji Weili, Ji has Pei killed and silenced.
At the critical moment, Bai Zhantang, who was ordered to investigate, stopped Ji Weili and protected Pei Zhicheng from leaving with his concubine.
The last three of the Ji family brothers finally faced off against Tongfu Inn.
After a fight, Bai Zhantang was beaten by Ji Weili and fled, and Ji Laosan complained about it.
"If you are so bad at kung fu, you are quite famous. What a world."
If there is a barrage at this time, the most marked ones will definitely be [official complaints] and [he is a thief saint, not a martial saint, all his kung fu lies in his feet]
After Bai Zhantang escaped, Ji Weili chased Pei Zhicheng and Pei Zhicheng again. The concubine stepped forward and protected Pei Zhicheng at the cost of her life, and Pei was successfully escaped by Bai Zhantang.
This video was quite touching, but some viewers had weird expressions on their faces.
Needless to say, Song Jia and Li Youbin were adopted fathers and daughters in "The Legend of Guandong". The two also starred opposite each other in the hit "Bright Sword" some time ago, with Li Youbin playing the role of Li Yunlong, while Song Jia played the role of Green Tea Zhang Bailu.
With this kind of relationship, the two people are parting from life and death here. Audiences who think too much about it always feel that it is a bit out of the ordinary.
Pei Zhicheng, who was brought back to the inn, was questioned by everyone in the inn and revealed that the mastermind of the inn was Eunuch Pan of Dongchang.
Facing the powerful Eunuch Pan, Xiao Guo, who had always been jealous of him, timidly quit because of his pregnancy. Shopkeeper Tong was very angry, and the two parties broke up on bad terms. Xiao Guo and the scholar moved from the inn to their new home in the bullpen.
Afterwards, Pei Zhicheng revealed to shopkeeper Tong that the matter was deeply involved with Tongfu Inn. In order to keep it secret, Eunuch Pan would definitely let Ji Weilai let Tongfu Inn be bloodbathed.
Shopkeeper Tong was not afraid at all and said bluntly: "I would rather be a dead ghost with a clear conscience than a living person who is afraid of ghosts knocking on the door in the middle of the night.
However, shopkeeper Tong had a tough talk and persuaded Dazui to leave when he returned. Xiaoguo and his wife left. Wushuang and Xiaoliu were detectives and could not escape their responsibilities. She did not want to implicate the innocent Dazui, but she did not want to be seen through by Dazui, so she insisted on fighting with everyone.
With the total death.
At this moment, Pei Zhicheng felt guilty due to shopkeeper Tong's words and hanged himself.
Shopkeeper Tong looked at Pei Zhicheng's body and realized that the danger was approaching. He hurried to the bullpen to inform Xiao Guo and asked her and the scholar to return to the capital. With Guo Juxia protecting him, Eunuch Pan did not dare to kill him.
However, Xiao Guo, who had already figured it out, flatly refused. The sisters had a heart-to-heart talk in the cowshed by the river, and staged the most touching scene in the movie.
Xiao Guo would not want to fight with Eunuch Pan because of his unborn child, but he would never leave the people in the inn to live alone.
Just like before, everyone shares the blessings and the hardships.
"The inn is our home."
"We have to guard it."
The two sisters' words each moved the audience deeply, and at the same time, the movie also came to the final decisive moment of the main plot.
