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Chapter 455 Cao Xuan: I don't understand, but I'm shocked

After the final decisive battle, the movie is basically the end, and the rest are more of easter eggs and the hole-filling nature of the first part of "Xiu Chun Knife".

For example, Beizhai stayed in Jiangnan, silently looking back at the capital.

Shen Lian, who was arrested, was eventually released by Chongzhen, and demoted from a hundred households to the general banner, and the two brothers who returned to the capital, Lu Jianxing, were the ones who picked him up from prison.

After being released from prison, Shen Lian accidentally found Zhou Miaotong of Jiaofang Division. On the way to escape, he had heard that Beizhai had said that he had a younger sister who was living there.

On the other side, Ding Xiu, who looked like a rogue, overthrew several Jinyi guards, inquired about the whereabouts of his junior brother Jin Yichuan, and rushed to the capital.

And these easter eggs are just connected to the first "Xiu Chun Knife", turning the relatively independent events into a series, and also filling in many holes in the first part.

At the end of the movie, Gu Miaomiao sang along with the subtitles at the end of the film. It was the theme song of "Embroidered Spring Knife 2" that Cao Xuan personally "created" - "Love is as light as you".

"Just want to be happy

you are sighing

I also hope lightly

The years in front of me are like songs

Yanlong River is cold

I am in love

……

this misty rain

Memories of this life

as passionate as you

......"

This song is actually the promotional theme song of the original version of "Xiu Chun Dao·Sura Battlefield", sung by singer Zhou Shen.

The song is full of atmosphere and full of delicacy, the melody is moving, and the picture is full of sense. It is a good masterpiece.

It's a pity that the cover song is too difficult, resulting in low popularity and popularity, and it belongs to a niche boutique.

Cao Xuan didn't care about a movie theme song, so he simply gave it to his singer Gu Miaomiao, which was regarded as a compliment and increased her popularity.

The singing disappeared, the screen turned black, the audience in the theater applauded, the main creative team came to the stage to express their thanks, and also answered some questions from reporters and audience.

[Why didn't Chongzhen kill Shen Lian and Beizhai in the end? 】

Cao Xuan, one of the screenwriters, talked eloquently: "From the perspective of the plot, Chongzhen has already grasped the overall situation, and almost all the insiders have been killed. Shen Lianyu doesn't care about him anymore, it doesn't matter whether he is killed or not.

The same is true for Bei Zhai, and Chongzhen also felt a little bit guilty for Bei Zhai, so he held his hands high..."

This statement is logically acceptable, but in fact the most fundamental reason is that it is a prequel.

If Shen Lian is killed, the plot of the first part will be so incomprehensible!
[Are the leading actors satisfied with their performance in the movie? 】

Not only Cao Xuan answered this question, but other creators also talked about their opinions, whether they were modest or confident, but overall they were satisfied.

It doesn't matter if you're not satisfied, isn't this messing things up?

Even as straightforward as Wang Zhiwen, he would not do that. He criticized the movies he starred in before, but it was because he was dissatisfied.

Now, let’s not say that Wang Zhiwen himself likes "Xiu Chun Knife 2", especially Lu Wenzhao, a character with a complicated setting.

Lao Wang has always been in love with this kind of tragic character with a sense of fate, and he also liked this role when he accepted the script.

Even when it comes to his personal relationship with Cao Xuan and Cao Xuan's powerful connections, it is impossible for him to directly destroy the situation.

Wang Zhiwen is straight, but not stupid!

[Is there any plan to release "Xiu Chun Knife 3"? 】

Cao Xuan and Old Freak Xu looked at each other: "We have thought about it, but we still need to study how."

Whether the "Embroidered Spring Knife" series will expand into a movie universe has been discussed many times within Fanxing.

As I said before, the other films of "Xiu Chun Knife" want to cover some historical events of the Ming Dynasty according to the so-called ancestors, or the stories below Shen Lian, whether it is fighting against the rebels or fighting against the Tartars, there are also articles to do .

But there is a core problem with this. The core idea of ​​the two films in the "Embroidered Spring Knife" series is the struggle of small people in big events, which is the temperament of the whole film.

If Shen Lian continues to shoot according to the historical process, then it must be a tragic path.

Moreover, in the two movies, Shen Lian escaped from death by a narrow margin, so it would be a bit too deliberate to do it again.

The "Embroidered Spring Knife" series can at most make another one, and give Shen Lian an ending, even if he does not die, he will really return to seclusion.

Otherwise, this movie will not be the struggle of a small person, but a walking lone star, with teammates dying and jumping around by himself.

And if you shoot Shen Lian's parents and grandparents, come to an era of Jinyiwei, according to many people's assumptions, it will follow the routine of "Ancient Wuxia Agents".

This kind of filming is not impossible, but it violates the film temperament of the "Embroidered Spring Knife" series.

To put it bluntly, "Embroidered Spring Knife" is a series of movies with a tragic color of Wenqing. It has its own limitations and can support a short series. If you want to play the movie universe, you have to reborn.

But since the fetus has been removed and the bones have been replaced, it is no longer "Xiu Chun Knife".

Fanxing can reset the arrangement, create the universe of "Jinyiwei" and the universe of "Flying Fish Clothes", but let's stop with the "Embroidered Spring Knife" series.

Cao Xuan still hasn't decided whether to make "Xiu Chun Knife 3", mainly because he hasn't figured out where to start.

"Embroidered Spring Knife" is in the early years of Chongzhen. He hanged himself in the 17th year of Chongzhen. When the Tartars came to Suzhou, it was 20 years old.

Therefore, it is too late to kill the Tartars, that is to join the rebels, or participate in open and secret battles between the emperor and civil officials, and other plots.

But the background of these stories, compared with the death of Tianqi and the death of Wei Zhongxian in the first two parts, is not so famous. Is it possible to write about the death of Yuan Chonghuan?
That is an epic battlefield, the first minefield in the late Ming Dynasty, this chapter said it would explode...

No matter what, compared to the first two films, if "Xiu Chun Knife 3" is to be filmed, the time span will not be short, so there is no rush, and the script will be made slowly, depending on the situation.

.........

Some media and film critics were invited to the premiere of "Xiu Chun Knife 2".

There are also film critics who spontaneously go to the public screening to watch the film, and then post their impressions on online platforms such as blogs or paper media columns.

With the popularity of the previous work and Cao Xuan and others, this movie attracted a lot of critics and fans, and a lot of comments soon emerged.

"5 stars for the scene, 5 stars for the martial arts action, 4 and a half stars for the plot, 10 stars for the actors, Bingbing is so beautiful, that Ding Baiying is full of heroism, and the little apprentice is also working hard" —— [Let's eat your rice]

"Cao Tianwang is stupefied. I think no man like Shen Lian and Li Zicheng, who are ascetic as Shen Lian and Li Zicheng, can play Cao Xuan better than Cao Xuan." ——【Sand Spray】

"Wang Zhiwen's treasured sword is not old, Lu Wenzhao's role is too amazing"——【Twilight Lion】

"Zeng Li gave me a pleasant surprise. The writing and drama are excellent, and the fighting drama is also wonderful. The scene where the sword is broken in the bamboo forest is very handsome. I think she can develop and develop in acting. Maybe she will be the next Yang Ziqiong"——[Ghost Ji Yaoyao]

"Facts have proved that Mr. Xu is really talented, but he must have a good script and a good team, and he needs a big boss like Cao Xuan to watch him. I hope he will learn to be smarter in the future and make more good movies like "Xiu Chun Knife". Pondering "Seven Swords" and "Legend of Shushan"" - 【Zael】

"The plot has certain flaws, but the flaws are not hidden. On the whole, it can be regarded as a commercial film with a high degree of completion"——[It's Xiaowei]

"I don't think it's as good as the first one, but my wife thinks it's better than the first one, and I haven't quarreled with him" —— [Fat Brother in Power]

"In the context of Liren lamenting and being involuntary, coming out of the theater is very complicated. Cao Xuan, who makes movies and sings in the Spring Festival Gala, always makes people feel sour." ——[You Yang]

"I heard that there was going to be a prequel, and I was always afraid of ruining this movie series. Fortunately, Fanxing took good care of her feathers and worked very hard. The first movie scored 90, and this one I gave 85." ——【Exiled Stars】

"To be honest, it's not as good as I imagined, but it's not bad. It's still very comfortable to watch such a movie on a big weekend." ——【Difficulty】

"Misappropriating bad movies, fuck Cao thief, block me if you have the ability" - [Pang Yidian] - This account violated the platform rules and was banned for 365 days

"..."

Generally speaking, the word-of-mouth of "Xiu Chun Knife 2" is not bad, it is not a bad film, and it is still far from a classic. Especially compared with the first film, the general audience feels that it is two points inferior.

On the one hand, the quality may be slightly inferior, but there are also many reasons for psychological elements.

The first part of "Embroidered Spring Knife" performed very well, especially under the premise that the two martial arts masterpieces "House of Flying Daggers" and "Seven Swords" have hit the street one after another in the past two years. It is regarded as a representative of martial arts movies. The outside world has high expectations.

This kind of expectation has advantages and disadvantages for "Xiu Chun Knife 2". The advantage is exposure and a lot of attention, and the disadvantage is that the audience will judge the movie with a higher standard.

Cao Xuan was still prepared for this, and even made worse plans.

After all, the original version of "Xiu Chun Knife 2" received a greater impact from public opinion.

With the flawed logic of the first film, the suspected smearing of Chongzhen, the bad relationship line, Da Mimi's inexplicable extra drama and disaster performance, there was a lot of verbal war at the time.

The Fanxing version of "Xiu Chun Dao 2" has made a series of corrections, which has greatly improved compared with the original version.

For example, the logical flaws should be as complete as possible, and it should be marked [purely fictional, not history].

A large number of emotional scenes have been deleted, and the role of the heroine Beizhai is strictly arranged according to the main plot line, and certain character improvements have been made. The most important thing is that Fan Xiaopang performed well. Although it is not more brilliant, it is better than the original version Much better.

It is precisely because of the removal of these bugs that the overall quality of "Xiu Chun Knife 2" is better than the original version, and the word-of-mouth is stronger than Cao Xuan expected.

Cao Xuan has a golden finger to back him up, so he can feel at ease, but it's hard for the others to hide their disappointment.

After all, Fanxing's main movies in the past few years, no matter "When Men Are in Love", "Xiu Chun Knife" or this year's "New World", all have a good reputation at the box office.

What worries them even more is the box office of "Xiu Chun Knife 2".

1400 million on the first day, 1562 million on the next day, nearly breaking through 3000 million in two days, the results are impressive, but also expected.

The scary thing is that on the third day, it lost a small 400 million in one breath, and the box office was only 1092 million, and the rate of decline was obviously accelerating.

Especially when "The Promise" is about to be released, everyone is very worried. Some people who are unhappy with Cao Xuan Fanxing even started to hype that "Xiu Chun Knife 2" is about to collapse at the box office, and Cao Xuan's true nature is revealed.

Only Boss Cao remained calm!

Without "The Promise", he might still be worried, but with "The Promise", he will let everyone see and see, and what is called a good movie can be compared.

.........

On the evening of December 12th, the premiere of "The Promise"
Director Chen and the main creators of the film crew walked confidently through the red carpet. Chef Xie, Zhang Yunu, and Korean king Jang Dong Gun aroused bursts of cheers.

However, Cao Xuan was puzzled as to why the media called Jang Dong Gun the King of Korea, since he is clearly an actor and has not made much achievements in the music scene.

Afterwards, I found someone to find out more about it, and then I realized that such propaganda was for the purpose of fighting Cao Xuan, the king of China...

Cao Xuan is speechless, it’s not Cao Tianwang pretending, although Jang Dong Gun is considered one of the top actors in South Korea, the box office in South Korea has been very good in recent years, but in terms of popularity in Asia, it’s not Cao Xuan who tied it together opponent.

Not to mention Europe and the United States, Cao Xuan can beat all the leading actors of "The Promise" by himself with just one hand.

However, Jang Dong Gun and another Japanese actor, Hiroyuki Sanada, were very polite to Cao Xuan, even courteous.

The level of the Japanese and Korean entertainment circles is stricter than that in China. It is estimated that someone in their country greeted them. After all, Cao Xuan also knows some Japanese and Korean entertainment bigwigs in Korea and Japan.

When a big boss greeted them, as long as they were not stupid, they would naturally understand how to treat Cao Xuan.

Not to mention domestic actors, even if they are as ruthless as Chef Xie, no matter how dissatisfied they are, they have to honestly call Brother Xuan when they meet each other.

Just kidding, his godfather obediently treats Cao Xuan as his younger brother, so he really doesn't dare to jump around anymore...

Cao Xuan was still a little regretful, it was a rare box office fight, and he thought someone would provoke him when he came here, not to mention pretending to be a slap in the face, just to relieve the boredom.

When he was depressed, Director Chen suddenly flashed out with a breezy face, looked at Cao Xuan reservedly, and admonished him in the tone of an old senior.

"I watched "Embroidery Spring Knife 2". The production intention was obviously impetuous, too ostentatious, and the film thinking was superficial. This is not the normal mentality of our filmmakers. We must learn lessons in the future and guard against arrogance and impetuosity."

Cao Xuan: "Ah, that's right."

He has seen through this old man. He was teased before, and he couldn't come to the premiere of "Xiu Chun Knife 2" because of his temper. Now that "Xiu Chun Knife 2" has a bad reputation, he immediately came to show his presence.

However, Cao Xuan was not angry at all, he came here today just to have fun, the more drifting Director Chen was, the more fun Cao Xuan would have.

Declining the company of other people, Cao Xuan approached Mr. Han, and watched as Director Chen talked about his original intention of making "The Promise"——

Of redemption, and of love and freedom!

How should I put it, although Cao Xuan did not enter university in high school, but these years, because of his business and art, in order not to show his timidity, he has never given up studying and recharged himself all the time.

Although he dare not say that he is a cultural person, Cao Xuan feels that he is not stupid, and his knowledge and reading are far beyond that of ordinary people.

But today he can understand every word that Director Chen said, and he can understand a certain sentence and a certain paragraph, but they are combined.

He was stunned!
Cao Xuan quietly looked at Sanye Han and the audience next door, and was startled when he saw them looking at the stage, nodding, smiling and applauding from time to time.

Could it be that I am too rubbish to understand the master?
But seeing the bewilderment in their eyes again, he felt relieved, his feelings are so fake...

Finally, Director Chen finished his long speech, and when the movie was about to be played, he took the initiative to @曹轩.

"Cao Xuan also came to our premiere today. I am very happy that he came to support "The Promise". After watching the movie, you must share your thoughts with everyone."

Cao Xuan's attitude was very correct, like a student who came to ask for advice: "Don't worry, Director Chen, I will definitely study hard."

Director Chen nodded in satisfaction, walked off the stage, and the built-up screen officially began to play the movie "The Promise".

The opening scene is the heroine Qingcheng played by Guan Gege when she was young, a cute little black girl, eating steamed buns among the dead.

Then suddenly a stinky little boy with a cockscomb helmet appeared, he captured Qingcheng, forced her to be his slave, Qingcheng lied to him, then knocked him out, and ran away with the steamed bun.

Most of the audience watched the movie seriously, but they didn't know that the small opening they thought was the most important clue of the whole movie.

The hostess ran to a lake and accidentally dropped the steamed buns into the lake. At this moment, Chang'e... no... Diao Chan... no, a goddess with hair flying upwards defying Newton's law came out, and she suddenly wanted to make a deal with the hostess.

A lifetime of delicacies, a lifetime of fine clothes, and the favor of the best man, all at the cost of not getting true love.

Really, in just 2 minutes, Cao Xuan couldn't restrain his desire to complain, not to mention making Chen Hong such a beautiful woman so ugly.

He didn't understand why a goddess popped up to make a deal. It was so abrupt that she forcibly prevented the heroine from getting love. It was said to be an oriental magic, but in fact it was too Western-style.

This goddess is not a goddess at all, more like a witch who deceives minors...

On the other side are the general Guangming and the slave Kunlun.

The general's fiery red hot gold armor is indeed bright enough, but he doesn't know if it will become a target for arrows on the battlefield.

As a result, I found out later that there is no need to go to battle in person at all, and it is over to send a group of slaves to lead the enemy's cattle to run back.

The scene of this war scene is quite grand, but it neither highlights the strength of the general, nor does it show any strategy. The only impression is that Kunlun runs fast.

Of course, this is not important. What is important is that when the general was fighting brightly, the North Duke played by Chef Xie Wuhuan rebelled and surrounded the ring city.

Qingcheng, Guangming, Kunlun, and Wuhuan, those who know are the films of Director Chen, but those who don't know think they are Guo Xiaosi.

It is worth mentioning that "The Promise" also published a novel of the same name, written by Guo Xiaosi, a match made in heaven belongs to...

Wuhuan's shape is particularly charming, like a big white rooster, and the weapon in his hand is more interesting, it is an iron palm.

When Qingcheng appeared on the roof, she took off her clothes with a charming face, in exchange for Wuhuan's subordinates to put down their weapons.

As a few robes slipped off, Wu Huan's subordinates put down their weapons one after another. Wu Huan was not angry, but instead gave a thumbs up and a thumbs up with the weapon in his palm.

"puff!"

Cao Xuan really couldn't hold it back, this famous scene had too much impact on him, especially when combined with a certain event, it was extremely interesting.

Sanye Han had a black line on his face. He didn't know anything else, but he couldn't help but get a headache when he saw Wu Huan's golden thumb.

too dramatic...

At this point, Cao Xuan couldn't bear to look directly at it, or rather, from here the movie began to completely let himself go.

The general Guangming went back to rescue him, but was stopped by the killer sent by Wuhuan, and was severely injured, so he asked the slave Kunlun to wear his clothes to frighten him.

Kunlun didn't know the king, so Guangming told him that the king was a man without weapons.

When Kunlun rushed to Wangcheng, he saw Wang chasing and killing Qingcheng, but he killed Wang with a sword and ran away with Qingcheng.

Let's just say, no matter how urgent the matter is, can't we briefly describe Wang's appearance?

How do you know that the king doesn't take weapons?

Even if you don't take it normally, even if the royal city is besieged, don't you take it?

Besides, Kunlun, even if he is face-blind, can't he just call out to recognize him when he arrives at the scene? If he is afraid of revealing his identity, he can quietly observe it.

Look at a group of people standing, surrounded by two people, a fool can see the situation, but he chopped off the king directly.

Kunlun killing the king, such a core plot that directly affects the whole movie, is so inexplicable that it is almost unwilling to be perfunctory.

On this point alone, "The Promise" is a bad movie that can't be cleaned up...

The rest of the plot was even more messy, and many professional commentators couldn't explain it clearly. The author went to see the movie by himself, but couldn't hold on anymore, and his blood pressure soared to 177.

Cao Xuan also looked dizzy, making the whole person wander off, and only occasionally glanced at it, anyway, it was a fragmented one.

It was the last few people who were arrested by Wu Huan, and Wu Huan himself confessed to the villain, so that all the audience knew his motive.

Because he was deceived by Qingcheng when he was a child, and the steamed bun in his hand was taken away, so he never got love again, and he no longer trusted anyone, so he wanted to take revenge on Qingcheng.

Wu Huan was particularly wronged and even cried, but Cao Xuan laughed out of anger.

Click.

Cao Xuan seemed to hear the sound of countless people's world view collapsing in the theater.

Although before this, it is estimated that they are similar to Cao Xuan, and they are already in a daze.

But it never occurred to me that the last big villain kept killing the heroine for more than two hours, all because of a steamed bun.

What's more speechless, Wu Huan had already controlled everyone, and was put down by Guangming for no reason.

It is obvious that there are countless big villains under him, and they have clearly grasped the situation, and suddenly become 1 against 2, and then they are killed alive.

idiot!
Both Guangming and Wuhuan are dead, and then Qingcheng cries with this one, and cries with that one, and then flies away with Kunlun, and the movie ends.

The scene was silent for nearly ten seconds, and then there was sparse applause, and then the other audience who hadn't reacted were awakened, and the applause gradually became warmer.

Director Chen stood up vigorously, thinking that the audience was still immersed in the shock of the movie just now, he walked onto the stage, and was the first to look at Cao Xuan, beckoning him to talk about his feelings.

When Cao Xuan got up, Sanye Han tugged at his pants vigorously, with a little begging in his eyes.

He doesn't care if Director Chen is slapped in the face, but this is a China Film film, so it's really embarrassing.

Looking at Sanye Han's pitiful appearance, Cao Xuan couldn't bear the words. The premiere ceremony is really not a good place to mess up.

But if he was asked to boast, he, who has always been eloquent, would not be able to open his mouth. It was really hard for his conscience.

After two seconds of silence, Cao Xuan looked at the smiling Dao Dao Chen and only said a word of emotion.

"I can't understand it, but I'm shocked!"

Director Chen is very happy. It's not that he has low EQ, but he is very confident in his works.

In his opinion, it's normal for people at Cao Xuan's level not to understand, and it's normal to be greatly shocked. This is a very sincere evaluation.

The rest of the audience, who were on the sidelines, understood the level of the film better, and they could also better understand the true meaning of Cao Xuan's words, which were neither derogatory nor exaggerative, extremely sincere, and they could give both ends of the story.

High, it is high!

(End of this chapter)