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Chapter 354 "Let the Bullets Fly"

Summarize Jiang Wen's movies in one sentence: "I made this dumpling just because of this bit of vinegar."

Jiang Wen himself said frankly that it is not enough for his movies to have a story. He can think up a story in ten days and half a month, but the lines in it will take a long time to polish.

"I finished telling a story to the screenwriter, and the screenwriter said it could be filmed. Why did you come to me? I said it couldn't be filmed. Of course, I already had a story, but you can't solve problems with a movie. This is how many filmmakers reason for poor performance.

"Your story is an idea, but there are no details in it, no lines. The lines are not for narrative. For me, the narrative is too simple, so I can really shoot a silent film and finish it.

"For me, the lines are to find the corners of his (character) heart that he may not have discovered himself, and use the opposite, concealed, or even the moment when he is exposed inadvertently, so that everyone can gain insight. his heart.

"Such lines make sense."

This is the charm of Jiang Wen's films.

Needless to say, the lines in "Let the Bullets Fly" were read and chewed by the audience after ten years.

Cheng Yu'an likes two scenes in it the most. One is Mazi's first day in office, and Master Tang tells him that he came to the wrong place.

"It's too late! The previous county magistrates set Goose City's taxes to 90 years later, that is, 2010 in the fucking Western calendar. We came to the wrong place."

"I think this place is nice."

"The people have become poor, and there is no oil to squeeze."

"Labour and management have never thought of scraping the money of the poor."

"If you don't scratch the poor man's money, who do you take it from?"

"Whoever has money earns it."

"Have you ever been a county magistrate?"

"No."

"Let me tell you, when the county magistrate takes office, he has to set up a good name, win over the gentry, and pay taxes and donations. After they pay, the common people will follow suit. After getting the money, the gentry will return the money in full, and the common people will share the money."

"Why is it only [-]%!"

"Seventy percent belongs to others! To get thirty percent depends on Huang Silang's face."

"Whose face?"

"he."

"He?! I came all the way here just to see his face?"

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This line was later filled in by countless up master editors, which shows its brilliance.

There is also the part of the Hongmen Banquet, what the audience saw was probably the game between the three film kings at the wine table, saying a bunch of inscrutable lines to test each other.

But what Cheng Yu'an saw was Jiang Wen's camera and light in this scene.

This scene was only 8 minutes long, and it was shot 35 times, which took a week, and each shot was a roll of film to the end, consuming [-] rolls of film.

The setting and lighting of this scene are very particular. Three cameras are orbiting and shooting, and the three wine bottles on the table play a very important role.

If this game is to be unfolded, [-] words will not be enough.

Ring shooting can best express the interaction and game of characters, you come and go, it is very exciting and exciting.

The scene of the Hongmen Banquet can basically be said to be a textbook for the ring track.The three characters come and go, putting on airs, combining fiction and reality.

In the end, Mu Zhi got nothing. He rode a white horse with a disheveled face and a dignified expression.

The horse-drawn train came again.

"Third, do you want to go to Shanghai or Pudong?"

"Shanghai is Pudong, and Pudong is Shanghai! Hahahaha!!"

Mu Zhi resolutely rode his horse to keep up and rushed to another battle.

"The Sun Also Rises" sounded, and the movie ended.

Cheng Yu'an has watched "Let the Bullets Fly" countless times before, and watched it again at the premiere today. With the sound of the trumpet in "The Sun Also Rises", Cheng Yu'an couldn't stop crying.

It's not that he's hypocritical, this song matches Mu Zhiyuan's lonely back, and it especially pokes Cheng Yu'an's tears.

Jiang Wen has never interpreted the political metaphor of "Let the Bullets Fly" in public, and Cheng Yu'an does not want to over-interpret it, but he will just put the story of "Let the Bullets Fly" on another person.

At the end of the movie screening, the audience stood up, and Cheng Yuan whistled loudly.

As soon as "Let the Bullets Fly" was released, it sparked a big discussion, and everyone was interpreting the metaphor of the movie.

"Have you watched "Let the Bullets Fly"? It's too much." Even the company has been discussing it these days.

"I didn't watch it, I can't buy a ticket!" "Let the Bullets Fly" even has a scalper ticket.

"Didn't our Taopiao ticket pack 20 tickets, didn't you go to see it?"

"What are you doing with 20 copies? They will be gone the next day, and I didn't get them."

"Who did you say was standing on the train at the end? Is it Master? Isn't he dead?"

"Who sold the second child?"

"There is a problem. The cavalry regiment will be here soon. Even if Mazi buys guns with money, he can't do it so quickly. To distribute guns to the people of the city, how many guns do you have to have?"

"Although Huang Silang has fallen, the two big families are still there, and the people of Goose City will continue to linger under the oppression of the two big families."

Under the hot discussion, the box office of "Let the Bullets Fly" soared like a rocket, and it couldn't be stopped.

3000 million on the first day, over 4 million in two and a half days, 1.7 million in [-] days in the first week, [-] million in [-] days.

During this period, there may have been criticisms from some activists. For example, a CCTV anchor said on his personal Weibo:
"The swear words, bloody scenes and sexual innuendos throughout the film tortured me, an ordinary viewer, to leave early."

"The appeal of the film is not based on showing public dissection and putting hands on women's sensitive parts, not to mention the obscene language shouted in Shanxi dialect. These can only make the audience feel extremely uncomfortable."

"However, when a child, especially a teenager, sees these images of 'fist and pillow', whether it will inject an irrational impulse into their growing body and mind, I am very worried! Box office is important, and responsibility is even more important!"

Talk about teenagers again.

Teenagers are less vulnerable than you think.

What about "Resident Evil 11" released in China on November 16?
The popularity of "Let the Bullets Fly" has greatly reduced the schedule of several films released at the beginning of the month, and the biggest impact is "Laughing Jianghu" and "On the Journey".

The two films do not have a big-name guarantee. Even in their own Golden Harvest Cinema, because there are too many viewers watching "Let the Bullets Fly", even if the theater manager wants to keep the film schedule of "On the Journey", he can't ignore the laws of the market. The two halls are arranged in a cycle of "Laughing Jianghu", "People on the Journey" and "The Orphan of Zhao".

Because of Chen Kaige's name, "The Orphan of Zhao" was affected, but its market share is still slightly higher than the former two.

Then, "If You Are the One 2" landed, with a strong box office of 3300 million on the first day, swearing that Feng's comedy has a strong position in the Lunar New Year file!
Since Yao Yuan has 37% of the quota, he replaced the second female mango with Yang Xue.

"Let the Bullets Fly" released fierce news at this time. The producer Ma Ke said that during filming, he and Jiang Wen had a big fight because of the advertisement placement.

During the Hongmen Banquet, there were several hundred-year-old wineries who wanted to do implants, and each of them opened up to 3000 million yuan. The three wineries compromised and were willing to leave the country together. The three of them drank a kind of wine each, which was the real [-] million yuan.

But Jiang Wen disagreed, saying that it would disrupt the rhythm of the film, "Jiang Wen almost quit."

The two had a quarrel, and had a cold war for more than a month, during which time they relied on their daughter-in-law to spread the word.

Why are you talking about this now?

Because the advertising revenue of "If You Are the One 2" is as high as 6000 million, no less than 20 brands are placed in the film, and there are many close-ups.

To say such things at this time is to imply that "If You Are the One 2" is not sincere.

The facts are indeed like this, people with a discerning eye can see that this film was used by Feng Xiaogang to raise money.

Cheng Yu'an joined the filming team for a few days, and took half a day off to go to the premiere of "If You Are the One 2".

After I came back, I never asked for leave again, and devoted myself to filming in the crew.

(End of this chapter)