China Entertainment 1997.

Chapter 600 Invincible, how lonely it is~

The next day, Cao Xuan returned to the United States non-stop to film, while Jiang Wen led others to continue commercial performances.

With the large-scale release of "Let the Bullets Fly", the word-of-mouth of the movie began to stand out.

A large number of film critics and audiences who have watched the movie leave their own comments on Weibo, Mtime, Tianya and other online platforms.

[This is a powder keg overflowing with hormones, the 130-minute film is full of climaxes, and the audience is boiling from the beginning to the end]

[The lines are great, the humor is exquisite, the plot structure is compact, the beginning and the end echo, and the integrity is extremely high]

[The story of a bandit meeting a bully... this film is too surprising]

[Although there are still some problems, but the overall flaws are not concealed, Jiang Wen did make money by standing up]

[There are too many connotations, Jiang Wen is so bold]

[Shooting a tiger and a tiger, taking a photo of a rapid pace, and taking a photo that seems like a world away]

[Many people think this movie is a funny movie, and they regard it as a collection of sketches, which is a big mistake. There are countless metaphors and connotations]

[Uncle Ge and Cao Xuan are really brilliant, without them, the movie would be much less colorful]

[Killing people has to punish their hearts. It’s the first time to play the role of a big villain after many years. Cao Xuan gave a full score. I always think that Cao Xuan is more suitable to play a villain. He has a halo of dominance, but it’s a pity that there are too few roles.]

[Indeed, Cao Xuan's role as the villain always gives people the feeling of overturning the protagonist group at critical moments]

[Good movie, no wonder Cao Xuan and Uncle Ge were invited, but the one who surprised me the most was Hu Ge, who didn’t have many roles, but it impressed me]

[Cao Xuan definitely found the right one. Jiang Wen's aura is too strong, and it's the home court. Most actors can't hold him down. Only Cao Xuan can handle him in terms of position, status, fame and acting skills. The best candidate]

[The performances of the three great movie stars are simply enjoyable, after watching them three times, I still don’t think I’ve seen enough]

[The box office on the first day came out, 4080 million, surpassing "Tangshan Earthquake" and breaking a new Chinese first-day box office record]

[Box office, high!Word of mouth, hard! 】

["Let the Bullets Fly" is tall and hard! 】

【…】

Nearly 8.5 people rated it on Mtime.com, and finally got a high score of [[-]]. This statistic is not generally high for a movie that is still in theaters.

You must know that many details of "Let the Bullets Fly" have not been revealed yet, and it is far from reaching the level of applying for World Heritage in later generations.

In many people's minds, this is a well-made drama, or even a comedy, with a score of 8.8, which is already a very good reputation, even because of the filters of fans of Cao Xuan and Lao Jiang.

In fact, if you look through the reviews in 2010, you will find that "Let the Bullets Fly" has a lot of praise, but there are also many critics.

The most important thing is those fans who like literary movies. They think that Jiang Wen has changed, and his body is full of money. This movie is far worse than "The Devil Is Coming".

Some of them can't even say why, that is, it is too rough, and even regard the humor as a loophole, and evaluate it with a high attitude.

What made Cao Xuan very speechless was that this group of people took "Avatar" a lot of praise, but the key point is that they haven't reached the point.

If you talk about the special effects and technological innovation of "Avatar", there are indeed few movies at this stage that can match it. The worldview structure can be said to be very good, and the contribution to the world film industry is also a great contribution.

But when it comes to the plot, the story of "Avatar" is really not amazing. At best, it is quite satisfactory, and at worst, it is mediocre and old-fashioned.

Although the plot of "Let the Bullets Fly" does not dare to boast how good it is, the development logic, the collision of fighting skills between the characters, and the plot structure are definitely the best works of Chinese-language movies, and it is also worthy of a battle in the world.

Not to mention that the real advantage of "Let the Bullets Fly" is not the plot, but the lines, connotation and performance of the actors.

Many so-called senior movie fans often only watched it once, and didn't appreciate the essence of the movie, so they hurriedly expressed their opinions. This is not an objective and true evaluation.

Cao Xuan didn't participate in the road show, so he just chatted about this matter on Weibo and wrote a small long comment of less than 3000 words.

In this long commentary, Cao Xuan introduced why he took the role of "Huang Silang", as well as some speculations and experiences about Huang Silang.

At the same time, he also talked about some of the word-of-mouth turmoil of "Let the Bullets Fly".

Cao Xuan believes that the movie "Let the Bullets Fly" is not perfect, it does have many flaws, and even some of the ideas conveyed are hardly completely correct.

But sometimes daring to convey or discuss this kind of thought is essentially a kind of courage.

The media and some movie fans are always used to throwing cold water on it, acting as a reasonable person, explaining from various angles that "Let the Bullets Fly" has received too much praise, and cooling down the film for various purposes.

But there is no perfect film in the world, with bright spots, thoughts, and depth, why can't we praise it?

If we have to wait until a perfect Chinese-language film is released, I am afraid it will not be possible in one or two hundred years.

In the end, Cao Xuan also praised Jiang Wen specifically, thinking that he is a very thoughtful and courageous director. Many details of "Let the Bullets Fly" are so rich and complex that one of the parties involved was amazed by it.

If you simply regard it as a movie about bandits fighting bullies, it would be somewhat overkill...

Since 2003, Cao Xuan has made more than two-digit movies, large and small.

But he seldom responds to external evaluations. Whether it is praise or derogation, it is one thing to accept it in his heart, but he basically accepts it as it is and will not refute it.

This time "Let the Bullets Fly" actually doesn't have much to do with him.

He is neither a director nor a villain. As a villain, he has completed his task well and has even been widely praised.

All the controversies revolved more around Jiang Wenlai.

This is why Cao Xuan is willing to post on Weibo. If he is controversial, he will not say anything.

It was precisely because the spearhead was pointed at Lao Jiang that Cao Xuan came out to say a few fair words. For Cao Xuan, who has become more and more unwilling to publicly participate in the controversy of public opinion in recent years in order to avoid being too embarrassing, this statement is extremely rare.

Lao Jiang also made a special phone call to express his gratitude for this, and invited Cao Xuan to return to China for a celebration wine.

As the most influential superstar in the Chinese film industry, Cao Xuan's remarks cannot be ignored.

Although many people think that he is protecting the calf and starring in "Let the Bullets Fly", it is not objective to say these words.

More people think that what Cao Xuan said is not wrong, good is good, bad is bad, it should be scolded, it should be praised, and there is no need to cool down.

Chinese-language movies are always cooling down and pouring cold water on them. When will they develop?

As for Cao Xuan’s details, it did arouse a lot of discussion. There were more than 3000 posts on Mtime.com discussing “Let the Bullets Fly” a day, and a large number of film critics followed suit and wrote articles. Into the theater again.

.........

If the word-of-mouth of "Let the Bullets Fly" is generally positive, then the box office of the movie is completely good.

The box office on the first day was 4080 million, which directly broke the record in mainland film history.

The two-day box office exceeded 6500 million, and the best single-day box office was [-] million, breaking the previous record held by "Avatar".

In the end, "Let the Bullets Fly" had a box office of 3.08 million in the first week, surpassing "Avatar"'s 2.99 million, breaking the historical record of the first week.

Breaking through 3 million in the first week!
In this era of blockbuster movies with 2 million yuan, the madness of "Let the Bullets Fly" shocked the entire industry.

Before that, they were indeed very optimistic about this movie, but they were only optimistic.

The most capable player here is Cao Xuan. Strictly speaking, Jiang Wen is not good at commercial box office. Uncle Ge’s box office fluctuates up and down.

Therefore, although everyone is very optimistic about the combination of the three, they are not without murmurs.

Therefore, there are guesses at the box office, with a guarantee of more than 2 million yuan, and those who are optimistic think that it can reach 5 million+, but most people prefer to be around 3 to 4 million yuan.

This data can basically rank among the top five or even the top three of the year. Considering the fame of a few people, the chances are still very high.

But everyone never expected that "Let the Bullets Fly" could break through 3 million in the first week.

You know, the box office of "Tangshan Earthquake" in the first week was less than 2 million, and "Let the Bullets Fly" directly raised 1/3.

On the contrary, there is no need for reference for "Avatar". First, the ticket is expensive. Many IMAX screens are almost twice the price of ordinary movie tickets. Second, it has a long release time.

But even so, many people can't help but look forward to the follow-up increase of "Let the Bullets Fly".

Whether it can surpass "Avatar" is hard to say, but with this momentum, there is still great hope for the box office of the first 10 billion+ Chinese-language movie.

Jiang Wen was very excited. He thought this movie could make him stand up and make money, but he didn't expect to make so much money.

Cao Xuan was also very happy, for this movie, he won 2000% of the movie with the film salary + 50 million in cash, and it was just a few hundred million.

The second child is about to be born in the family, so I have money for milk powder...

Lao Jiang and Cao Xuan were happy, but the mood of the others was not so good, especially the few movies in the same period.

The first to bear the brunt is Director Chen's "The Orphan of Zhao", which claims to be a work of painstaking efforts after several years, aiming to wash away the shame of "The Promise".

However, it didn't work out.

The biggest notch of this movie is its anticlimax. The previous filming was actually good. The big villain kills the king, Cheng Ying sacrifices his own child to take in Zhao Gu, and prepares to take revenge and restore the country. The audience's expectations are actually quite high.

But the key lies in the second half of the scene, Zhao Gu and Tu Anjia became "father and son", and the enmity was mixed with kindness.

A story that was supposed to be decisive, suddenly became crumpled and wrinkled.

Zhao Gu was tangled, Tu Anjia was tangled, Cheng Ying was tangled, and the audience was also tangled.

According to rumors, it is largely because Mr. Chen kicked out the first two screenwriters, and went out to complete the following plot by himself, made a lot of changes, and was obsessed with digging out the "glory of human nature".

But for any movie, if you encounter these four words, 99 and a half out of a hundred movies will die, especially when Director Chen personally writes the film.

The final effect is that "The Orphan of Zhao" is like a chicken rib, tasteless to eat and a pity to discard.

Originally, the box office results were not bad, exceeding 7000 million in the first week, but soon came across "Let the Bullets Fly" in the second week.

After "If You Are the One 2" was launched, the box office space of "Orphan of Zhao" was further squeezed.

After three weeks, the box office will be 1.34 million. If this trend continues, it is hard to say whether Xiahua will break through 1.5 million.

The cost of "The Orphan of Zhao" is 8000 million. If the box office is 2 million+, plus other income, it will definitely pay back, but if it is this data, it may be a small loss.

"The Promise" lost, and "Orphan of Zhao" lost.

Director Chen's three films only made money from "Mei Lanfang", but they didn't make much money. With a box office of over 1 million yuan, even if the cost is not high, the income is limited.

The capital market is very realistic. Three consecutive movies have not made good returns. Even if Director Chen's fame is still there, the attractiveness of his halo will be discounted.

In contrast, Feng pants are amazing.

"If You Are the One 2" performed well, even under the tremendous pressure of "Let the Bullets Fly", it also handed over an answer sheet that satisfied many people.

The box office in the first week was 1.5 million, and the box office is expected to be 3.5 to 4.5 million, which can be called a big hit.

The most important thing is that the cost of this movie is not high, the pre-roll and placement of advertisements alone are basically recovered, and the rest of the box office and various copyright income are all pure profits.

To be honest, I don't blame the Wang brothers for praising Feng's trousers to the sky. As far as this ability to make money is concerned, the major domestic directors are definitely second to none.

At the same time, the total box office of the two films "Tangshan Earthquake" and "If You Are the One 2" is expected to exceed 10 billion+ this year.

With a box office of more than 10 billion in a single year, Feng Pants is so popular.

However, Jiang Wen suddenly came in and said, "Let the Bullets Fly" is expected to break 10 billion at the box office for a single movie, making Feng Pants' various records look rather embarrassing.

So much so that although "If You Are the One 2" had an excellent box office, Feng Pants was still not very excited, and even had a bad face drooping during the road show.

In contrast, Uncle Ge, who returned from the crew of "Let the Bullets Fly" to promote the crew of "If You Are the One 2", is full of joy.

This year's New Year's Eve, Cao Xuan performed steadily, and Lao Jiang became the biggest surprise, but the real winner was Uncle Ge.

"The Orphan of Zhao", one of the three giants of "Let the Bullets Fly", and the male lead of "If You Are the One 2", he is the starring role in the three most popular movies in this year's Lunar New Year.

Uncle Ge has also become one of the most popular movie actors in the mainland...

As long as there is Cao Xuan standing in front of him, breaking his blockade is too difficult, and Uncle Ge can compete with it, and all the media have blown it to the sky.

As for Cao Xuan, everyone can't talk anymore.

Before "Let the Bullets Fly" was released, Cao Xuan's total domestic box office had reached about 35 billion yuan.

If the box office of "Let the Bullets Fly" exceeds 10 billion, North Korea's total box office will have a big step forward, and it may only take one or two movies to become the best actor of 50 billion.

Uncle Ge should be the closest to Cao Xuan, but there is still a long way to go.

With such a brilliant statistic, the media has long run out of boasting. They can only make a fuss about it. Commenting on Cao Xuan's daily performance, don't say 6.

It made Cao Xuan want to try it himself, if one day he made a movie with a box office of only a few million, would the media be able to blow the pot.

But it's a pity that with Cao Xuan's popularity, even if he acts in a cold and boring literary film, the box office is likely to exceed [-] million.

"Invincible, how lonely, invincible, how empty~"

Cao Xuan thought that if he hadn't quit the music scene when "Mermaid" was released, he could help Master Xing sing a theme song. No one knew "Invincible" better than him, and he could accurately grasp the emotion of this song.

Of course, if you can't wait until that day, you can also take advantage of the right opportunity to relax your heart.

.........

On December 12th, Cao Xuan officially finished filming from the crew of "Eagle Eye" and hurried back to China.

However, rushing too fast, Cao Xuan was still a step late. When he was on the plane, the Empress of the East Palace started to activate. When Cao Xuan arrived at the hospital, everything was settled.

7 catties and 2 taels, boy, everything is healthy.

Cao Xuan braced himself, held Hu Jing's hand against the old man's gloomy gaze, and said softly, "I'm late."

However, Empress Donggong didn't eat this set at all, she just looked at the little girl next to her, she couldn't help pursing her mouth, with tears in her eyes.

"It's so ugly, how can my son be so ugly."

Looking from the side, it is wrinkled and looks like a little red monkey. It is indeed not very good-looking, but it is a second child after all, and he has experience.

"Children are born like this, and it will be fine when they grow up."

Hu Jing had met little Cao Li back then, and understood this truth, but she still couldn't accept the reality.

"That can't be so ugly."

"What do you know, the uglier you were when you were born, the more beautiful you look when you look back, you were not as good as him when you were young."

In the end, it was the mother-in-law who gave her the best, and Hu Jing smiled with a few words of coaxing.

She was able to take a fancy to Cao Xuan back then, and she was more or less face-controlled. Naturally, she hoped that her son would be a handsome guy, instead of relying only on talent and family background.

Cao Xuan is quite confident about his genes.Little Cao Li is good-looking, with exquisite eyebrows and eyes, and Hu Jing is also considered a beauty. Combining the two, even if he is not a super handsome guy, he will not be too ugly to look at.

Then again, it doesn't matter whether a man is ugly or not. With his family's conditions, are he afraid that his children will not find a wife in the future?

The private hospital has everything that one expects, plus the preparations have been made in advance, so Hu Jing and her son can recuperate comfortably.

The father-in-law came to Cao Xuan. Although he looked down on this son-in-law who showed his true form, his grandson still attached great importance to it.

"Is the child's name ready?"

"Come on, Cao Yang, it means to face the light and have a bright future."

The name Cao Xuan was given by someone. There are men and women. Cao Tongchao, no matter how the "chao" is interpreted, being born facing the light or facing the sun has a more positive meaning.

It just so happened that Cao Xuan had a scorching sun venture in private, and he still liked this word, so he finally named his son this name.

As for whether it will be maliciously associated, who made their old Cao family's surname special.

Cao Xuan felt that he could properly teach his son martial arts, just joking, if someone deliberately insulted him, let him know what respect is.

He wanted to teach little Cao Li, but the girl didn't want to learn it. His son was rough and fleshy, so he practiced it, which could be regarded as making up for his regret that he didn't practice boy skills.

(End of this chapter)