You made me a superstar

Chapter 496 Rout
"Sword God" is adapted from the novel "That Sword" by the world-renowned martial arts writer Gu Tong.

In the 80s, this was a huge IP. It had flourished in Xiangjiang Films for many years and adapted many popular TV series.

After the millennium, martial arts adaptations began to gradually decline.

Before Shen Jinsong directed "Sword God", he made a bold statement, saying that as long as a good work can be shot well, no matter how old-fashioned the plot is, it can become a hit.

At that time, he was full of confidence and ambition, and he had been preparing for "Sword God" for a long time. Every move in the movie was meticulously crafted, and the kung fu routines in martial arts novels were reproduced in equal proportions.

But no one could have imagined that when such a sincere work was premiered on the big screen, it was criticized again.

"The plot is too old-fashioned, there are no special effects, the action is not cool enough, and it can't compare with the hearty fighting in "The Grand Master". Although the acting skills of the characters are not bad, but... I almost lack of sense..."

"When adapting a classic, it is necessary to adapt something different, and it must be changed so that the audience is amazed, otherwise it will inevitably be compared with the old version..."

"The movie is not bad overall, but lacks something to watch..."

"Or, a little outdated."

Shen Jinsong heard a film critic not far away shaking his head, and then commented softly.

Shen Jinsong turned his head slightly, and saw that the film critic was Baliming.

Baliming is one of the most famous film critics in the industry. He is known for his poisonous tongue. He can often see the flaws in the film right away, and then comment on them.

After hearing Baliming's indistinct comments, his heart was full of complexities, and he even wished to run in front of him and tell him how exquisite the film was, how beautiful the picture was, and why he didn't pay attention to these things. Instead focus on other content...

But he didn't do it after all.

He is not Chen Kai, he is more reserved in his actions, and at the same time has a slightly restrained personality. Even though his heart is turbulent, his face remains calm.

"Sword God" soon reached its climax.

The protagonist has one person and one sword, one-on-one against the eight major factions of the world, one sword and one...

He attaches great importance to the climax of this scene. When filming this scene, he repeatedly NGed and revised it repeatedly, and finally made the protagonist's actions and characters conform to the description in the original book. Let the fans scream with this wave of climax.

however……

When he turned his head to look at the others, Shen Jinsong felt an unprecedented disappointment.

No one screamed, no one got excited...

The expressions of the audience were very calm, and there were still whispers indistinctly.

He couldn't make out what the whispering was, but he knew it wasn't a compliment for his big orgasm.

On the screen, the climax is over, and the follow-up is a long period of literary drama.

Shen Jinsong is also very sculpted in literary dramas. Every dialogue is very metaphorical, and at the same time it shows the sublimation of each character from the beginning to the end, and also points out the theme of "dragon and snake in the rivers and lakes, returning to the ruins of the grass".

For a classic movie to be handed down and praised by others, such literary drama is a must.

then……

The audience still didn't respond.

It was calm and quiet, as if watching an ordinary movie. By chance, a few audience members left in the screening hall to go to the bathroom, and they left early not long after returning.

Shen Jinsong's eyes returned to the screen, his calm expression could not hide the momentary sense of loss after all.

This state lasted until the end of "Sword God", when the "Sword God" ended, the audience left one after another, and their performance was extremely calm.

Along the way, no one said that they regretted buying a ticket to see this movie, and no one said how good this movie was.

It seems to be calm, without any waves...

Shen Jinsong felt an unprecedented sense of loss, which was different from what he imagined, even when Zhou Yilin came to call him, he still stayed in his seat.

"Let's go, Director Shen..."

"it is good."

Shen Jinsong stood up, and then met Feng Minrui and others. He chatted with Feng Minrui and others, but he was obviously a little distracted, and he didn't know what he was talking about.

All he knew was that Zhou Yilin and Feng Minrui seemed to have completely turned into opposites, although both sides were still smiling, hiding a knife in their smiles, chilling people to the extreme.

But these have nothing to do with him, and they are not important anymore.

"My movie seems to be on the street?"

After getting in the car, he suddenly said these words to the assistant director next to him.

The assistant director was silent.

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In the early morning of October 22.

The box office of Shen Jinsong's "Sword God" came out.

The box office of "Sword God" on the first day was not too bad, with 300 million box office.

The IP of "Sword God" and the previous publicity are naturally effective. At least many people walked into the screening hall to experience the feelings of martial arts in the past, and it is not a holiday. Such a box office is indeed good.

But "Sword God" didn't make any waves, it didn't even make headlines, no one praised it, no one scolded it, and the overall rating of Douban was 7.2, which is a movie that can't be more mediocre than mediocre.

But this box office data undoubtedly slapped Feng Minrui severely...

"Fortunately, "Sword God" is not released on October [-]st. If it is released on October [-]st, maybe it will be squeezed by Hollywood movies..."

The next morning, in response to the release of "Sword God", netizens commented on the movie like this.

"Sword God" is not as popular as it was on October [-]st, "Sniper Phone Booth" is also not as popular as Guan Tong's youth film "The Youth We Chased Together in Those Years", and even the "We Were Love" released at the end of the National Day. "The Country" is also incomparable...

You may think that there will be a lot of traffic on October [-]st, but looking at the reviews and word-of-mouth during the same period, you will know that "Sword God" has no potential to become a big hit.

In the office of the president of the China Film Association.

["Crazy Stone" trailer exploded! 】

[The trailer of "Laughing Flowers All the Way" is crazy, or will it be one of the few good movies in the road comedy? 】

【…】

Ironically, "Sword God" was not as popular as expected. Instead, the two movies "Crazy Stone" and "Laughing Flowers All the Way" that only had trailers became popular.

Regardless of whether there is someone behind the hype or how much money has been invested, it shows that Huaxing's expectations for these two films are ambitious.

After Feng Minrui watched the discussion of the two films on Weibo, he felt a burst of suffocation and pressure, and at the same time a little unspeakable sense of frustration.

The directors of these two films were all suppressed by them before, and they belonged to those banned directors...

Their emergence meant that Feng Minrui and the others were already at the end of the day.

Feng Minrui closed his eyes.

The word-of-mouth and box office of "Sword God" were far lower than his expectations, which indirectly proved that if Zhou Yang hadn't appeared, Chinese movies would still be ordinary during this year's [-]th Golden Week.

However, if there is no appearance of Zhou Yang, then there will be no "Infernal Affairs" and "Jaws" in this year's November, and there will only be "Lizard Man" with a bad reputation. If Lizard Man is on the same stage, they will work behind the scenes. Maybe, "Sword God" will be fired as a hero to snipe Hollywood.

Some possibilities floated through Feng Minrui's mind, Feng Minrui's emotions were extremely complicated, and finally turned into a faint sigh.

After a while, there was a knock on the door in the office.

When the assistant came in, the assistant told him that the last vote for the reelection of the China Film Association was about to begin, and this vote would determine who would be the helm of the China Film Association for the next five years.

After being the president for so many years, Feng Minrui, who is used to covering the sky with one hand, can naturally feel the endless sense of gap.

If Shi Yue didn't do those stupid things herself, would it be...

Naturally, there are not so many ifs in this world. He nodded, and then followed his assistant out of the office. He heard bursts of laughter from a long distance away.

Among them is Zhou Yilin's voice...

When he opened the door, the laughter stopped abruptly. Although these directors still called him the chairman, the respect and awe in their eyes no longer appeared in the eyes.

But he still sat in his seat calmly.

The meeting room suddenly became a little depressed, there was no laughter, everyone was whispering.

Chen Kai leaned towards Feng Minrui.

"They're going to force the palace."

Before Chen Kai finished speaking, he heard a door not far away open.

Later, he saw An Xiao sitting on the main seat with a notebook.

An Xiao is the host of this election, and even one of the supervisors...

He said yes, but after Feng Minrui waited for a long time, he didn't wait for Xu Kangnian to come over.

"Everyone, Xu Chu caught a cold today and couldn't attend the meeting, so I will attend the meeting for him, and I will keep the meeting fair and just..."

Feng Minrui saw An Xiao stand up and said a series of words.

He looked at the time, and then looked at the empty seats in the conference room...

Cao Bangguo and others did not come, neither did Shen Jinsong, and the seats of Shen Changwei, Wang Shuai and others were still vacant.

Among the younger generation, Feng Kai came over and sat in a very conspicuous position. Although he seemed out of tune with other people, he had a very strong aura.

The meeting will start soon.

Listening to a series of things being said in the meeting, Feng Minrui was in a trance.

It wasn't until the applause sounded like thunder that he reacted and stood up instinctively.

This year...

Zhou Yilin was successfully elected as the chairman.

But he withdrew from the core position of the entire Huaxia Film Association, and only hung up the vain title of "Honorary President".

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United States.

Zhou Yang received a call from Zhou Yilin.

On the phone, Zhou Yilin told Zhou Yang that now that he is the president, he has the final say on the entire Huaxia Film Association. The next step is to cooperate with the Huaxia Young Directors Association and try to fight against Hollywood movies. It will ease the conflicts between young directors and older directors, get rid of cancers and evils, and strive for unity...

Zhou Yang listened, but did not express any opinion.

He was never interested in these.

"Xiao Zhou, I'm not Feng Minrui, and I'm not anyone else. I know that a good bird chooses a tree to live in, and I also know what kind of position I will be in the future... Don't worry, I won't stab a knife in the back."

People's hearts are sometimes too complicated.

It was so complicated that Zhou Yang sometimes questioned the authenticity of Zhou Yilin's words, even though he said them with great sincerity.

"Director Zhou! Congratulations!"

After Zhou Yang finished chatting with Zhou Yilin, he hung up the phone.

"Mr. Zhou Yang, are you sure that you want to recruit students who have just graduated or are unemployed from the Film Academy to participate in your "Spider-Man"?"

"Ah."

Ke Luo Peggy looked at Zhou Yang, and after a while, the muscles on his face twitched, and finally led Zhou Yang into the American Film Academy.

He suddenly felt that the movie "Spiderman" might be even more unreliable than "Lizardman".

(End of this chapter)