Superstars start as villains

Chapter 170 Lust, Caution.

Compared to [Assembly Number]'s ingenious publicity, the publicity offensive of [Certificate of Names] is almost all focused on the actors. Zhou Xing and Hua Tsai have frequently produced excellent works in the past two years, and they are absolutely crushing in terms of box office appeal [ Assembling number] With a group of leading actors, the publisher will naturally not waste such an advantage.

As a result, Zhou Xing started to get busy again, starting in November, he was busy running various announcements, as well as media interviews and other publicity activities.

Of course, the mainland entertainment industry in November 2007 did not belong to the two blockbuster films [Voting Certificate] and [Assembly Number]. On the contrary, the two "very interesting" movies have always dominated the headlines of major entertainment media.

One is Lust*Caution directed by the "famous director" Ang Lee. Since its release on November 11, this film has been the focus of entertainment, especially the passionate scene between Wei Zai and Tang Wei, which has caused an uproar in public opinion. .

In fact, when Lust*Jeep was submitted for review for the first time, the cuts were required to be as long as 30 minutes. As a result, Lust*Jeep won the Golden Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival, so only 7 minutes of scenes were cut.

The other is [Apple], which was originally planned to be released in May, but was postponed to November 5 because of the review. Due to the exposure of the previously deleted scenes, this film can be said to be well-known, and Fan Bingbing also because of this The film became "famous".

These two films are actually irrelevant. [Apple] is just a low-budget movie with an investment of 400 million yuan, while [Lust*Caution] is indeed a big production directed by Ang Lee, and the subject matter is completely different.

But both films have a lot of passionate scenes, so that many film forums are full of "seeking seeds" messages.

Of course, there are also many viewers who think that [Lust*Caution] is 145 minutes long and only has 10 minutes of passionate scenes, but it is really unfair to be regarded as a passionate film, but this kind of voice was quickly criticized by many netizens For "False Taoism", after all, what is exposed is what is exposed.

What's more interesting is that Wei Zai and Tong Dawei, who are also the leading actors of these two films, have not received much pressure from public opinion, and many netizens even expressed their envy, while Fan Bingbing and Tang Wei, who are the leading female stars, have become the target of public criticism.

However, Fan Bingbing is a member of Huayi, and the public relations team behind her immediately started to operate, helping her establish the phenomenon of "dedicating herself to art". Not only did her career not be affected, but it went to a higher level.

As a rookie, Tang Wei was completely banned.

In the end [Lust*Caution] had a domestic box office of 1.38 million, and Ang Lee once again gained both fame and fortune. Not only did Wai Jai escape, but he also won the Best Actor Award at the Golden Horse Awards for this film. Tang Wei, who sacrificed the most, only won one "Best New actors", but the price they paid was extremely heavy.

This is the entertainment industry, without fame and background, if something happens, they are destined to be abandoned and become victims.

On December 12th, "Certificate of Voting" premiered, which kicked off the prelude to the fierce fighting in the Lunar New Year file.

At the premiere, Chen Kexin talked a lot about the difficulty of filming the film, and gained sympathy, and the effect was quite good. In Zhou Xing's view, Chen Kexin did not have many high-minded "famous directors". His first consideration when making a film was It is whether the audience can accept it, which is why he rarely wins international awards.

The movie opens with a few lines of white characters, describing the time and place of the [Certificate of Voting], and then, there is a chaotic battle on the battlefield, with people turning their backs everywhere, killing and tyranny flooding the entire battlefield, and then it stops abruptly.

A pitch-black screen lit up again, showing the tragic scene of corpses strewn across the battlefield. Suddenly, a hand moved on the battlefield. Zhou Xing's pale and dirty face appeared in front of the camera, his eyeballs were bloodshot, and he was panting heavily. There is a hint of confusion, grief, and a hint of numbness in it.

He stood up with difficulty, and walked in the battlefield of dead bodies. Gradually, there were no more dead bodies around him, but it was desolate.

As he was walking, he fell down and woke up again. A woman was cooking porridge for him. When the bowl of porridge with clear soup and little water appeared in front of him, he jumped on it. He just took a sip when he burst into tears. Snot, didn't even lift his face.

"I'm the only one left, I'll pretend to be dead."

This scene made many film critics start to record. As an actor, the difficulty of a one-man show is quite high. How can one person face the camera and convey the emotions of the characters to the audience?

The opening paragraph before was Zhou Xing's one-man show. In this scene, he didn't have a single line, and even his body movements were mechanical, but the audience's attention was firmly attracted to him.

Combined with the picture, the audience will have questions: Who is he?How did he survive?What is he going to do?
And the only line in the scene where he hugged the woman and cried bitterly also answered one of the puzzles. It turned out that he survived by pretending to be dead. He was a deserter.

After waking up overnight, the woman was gone. Pang Qingyun, played by Zhou Xing, had become a sword and armor. He had money but could not buy food. He could only squat next to the broken house in the back street like everyone else.

Then Jiang Wuyang, played by Jin Chengwu, appeared, and the two fought, and the final result was naturally that Pang Qingyun crushed Jiang Wuyang.

Jiang Wuyang cherished his talents, pulled Pang Qingyun into the gang, and then robbed the army rations together. Pang Qingyun also attracted the attention of the leader Zhao Erhu because of his performance when robbing the army rations.

As a result, the "Kuizi Battalion" snatched the food before they could spend the night. Without food, it means that there is no way to survive. At this time, Pang Qingyun proposed to join the army.

"The Kuiziying is arrogant and has a strong army. He doesn't like us people at all, but Chen Gonggong from the Military Aircraft Department is short of manpower. His green battalion soldiers are often bullied by the Kuiziying. He always wants to strengthen his power. If we vote for him "

Zhao Erhu, played by Andy Lau, said bitterly: "Okay, if you are a bandit, we also want to be the biggest."

"You used to be a soldier, neither black nor white, why should I trust you?"

"Natou name certificate!"

In the cave, the three killed passing merchants and swore to be sworn brothers.

As soon as the picture changed, Pang Qingyun and the three of them were kneeling in front of the yamen, and there were three people sitting in front of the high hall. The one on the left was Di Gong, the one in the middle was Mr. Jiang, and the one on the right was Chen Gong.

In fact, this arrangement of seats is also very particular. In ancient times, the left was the most respected. For example, among the six departments, there are often many right servants who take up positions, but there is always only one left servant. He is the absolute real power faction, and Di Gong on the left is also the most powerful. One, Kuiziying is his subordinate.

And Mr. Jiang in the middle is the supervisor of the imperial court. He represents the imperial power, that is, the queen mother.

And the one on the right is Mr. Chen mentioned by Pang Qingyun. His power is the weakest among the three.

During the thunderstorm season, there was loud thunder, and the two parties knelt and sat, and there were also three people. The camera kept switching among the three people, and finally fixed on the three court officials.

Chen Gongdao on the right: "You took a battalion of soldiers and ambushed the Taiping Army in Hechuan. The whole army was wiped out. I haven't seen you for two months. How dare you come back?"

It seemed to scold, but it was actually giving Pang Qingyun a chance to defend himself.

At this time, Zhao Erhu, played by Andy Lau, looked at him sideways, as if he was a little surprised that Pang Qingyun was the leader of the first battalion.

Pang Qingyun, played by Zhou Xing, kept his head down, with a calm expression on his face: "Master Chen, during the battle of Hechuan, Master Jiang sent the Kuizi Battalion to guard my left flank. He Kui retreated thirty miles in fear of the enemy. , just staring at death."

"The whole army was wiped out? Are you the only one alive?" As a veteran in the officialdom, Mr. Di's words were absolutely heartbreaking.

"I'm not going to die, I just want to come back to see you, Master Jiang!"

At this moment, Master Jiang, who was sitting in the middle, raised his eyelids: "How many of you are there?"

"Eight hundred!"

Di Gong smiled contemptuously, and then the three adults all laughed. However, the three adults are old actors, and their smiles all hide deep meaning.

Di Gong naturally laughed, laughing at Pang Qingyun's overreaching, 800 people want to shake his position?

Chen Gongxiao felt regretful but also had a tinge of expectation, because he only had 500 people under his command, and if he could bring these 800 people under his command, his power would also grow.

Mr. Jiang in the middle smiled awkwardly. He originally thought that Pang Qingyun's appearance would help him check and balance Di Gong, but he didn't expect that he only had 800 people, which was far less powerful than the Kuiziying.

In order to gain the support of Chen Gong, Pang Qingyun issued a military order and captured Shucheng in ten days.

Afterwards, after a fierce battle, with 800 people desperately disrupting the [-] Taiping Army, Lu Dashan finally made a move and wiped out the [-] Taiping Army in one fell swoop.

When he returned from victory, Mr. Chen was naturally overjoyed: "Haha, Mr. Di, Pang Qingyun is also considered a lieutenant general, and Pang Qingyun and we are destined to be together."

It was obvious that Pang Qingyun was to be brought under his command.

Di Gong was rather unwilling: "You bet right."

At this time, Master Jiang in the middle said first: "Pang Qingyun, how about I give you another five battalions of troops?"

This is very interesting. Mr. Jiang represents the queen mother, and he stands up impatiently at this time. In fact, he represents the queen mother to win over Pang Qingyun, which shows that the Qing government is already very weak in controlling the local officials.

Chen Gong finally bet on the right treasure, how could he hand over Pang Qingyun?Immediately said: "Then I will make the icing on the cake, Lu Dashan will be at your disposal in the future!"

"Thank you sir!" Pang Qingyun didn't change his face, but the two bandits Zhao Erhu and Jiang Wuyang looked bewildered. They didn't understand why there was such a big difference in treatment after just one victory?
"Pang Qingyun, an old friend from Kuiziying is waiting for you, He Kui."

At this time, a man in golden armor came out from the back hall: "See my lord!"

"Since it's an old friend, it's easy to handle. In the future, if you attack the city, he will take the defense." Di Gong said coldly.

"He's here, how do we divide?"

Di Gong ignored Zhao Erhu, but looked at the two adults standing: "Master Chen, Lord Jiang, do you have any objections?"

Mr. Di, an old fox, sat firmly on the Diaoyutai from the beginning to the end. Mr. Chen seemed to bet on the right treasure. Mr. Jiang invested five battalions of troops, but he swallowed all the benefits without a single soldier.

Seeing this, most of the audience actually didn't understand the way of it, but senior movie fans faintly realized that this is not a simple war movie.

(End of this chapter)