This director is very reliable

Chapter 88 Internal Preview
In the profession of director, there is no absolute yardstick to measure the pros and cons.
For example, who is more powerful, Li An or A Mou?
Li amine?Chinese first.

But the problem is that Ah Mou won no less awards than Li Min!

But I want to ask you who is better, Bi Zhifei or Li An, and you must know the answer.

This also raises the question: What exactly does it mean to be "excellent" in a good director?
What is the talent of a director?
No one can tell!

But the quality of a movie can basically be judged...

Of course Shen Changlin has confidence in "Embroidered Spring Knife 2", Lu Yang, the original director...

That night, at the internal preview meeting, many people came to the light, not to mention Wang Changtian and Zhang Zhao, Chen Jiashang also came, probably wanting to see how good the movie that replaced him was!

In addition, several theater managers were invited—they were looking at completed films, not unfinished pornographic films.

……

The style of "Sura Battlefield" continues "Embroidered Spring Knife". The protagonist, as a Jinyiwei, is a minion of the government and an insider in the system. Evil promotes good, let alone serving the country and the people.

In "Embroidered Spring Knife", there are not no righteous warriors in traditional martial arts films, but they are all marginal characters, and they also have unclear relationships with bureaucrats in the system.

Little people live in the cracks and are bound by history. No matter how hard they struggle, they can't escape the shackles of fate.

This kind of dark and heavy theme is itself a minority.

The popular historical martial arts stories are more inclined to Xu Ke's confrontation between good and evil, happy grievances, and chivalry.

The audience is more willing to win spiritually in an illusory world than to face the bleakness of life while watching a movie.

As a medium-sized production with an investment of more than 4000 million, and the previous work has already gained a lot of box office and word of mouth, the sequel will definitely need some commercial adjustments!

The whole play revolves around Lu Wenzhao and Shen Lian.

"Sura Battlefield" begins with the Battle of Saarhu. Shen Lian, who climbed out of the dead, rescued two comrades, one of whom was Lu Wenzhao, and the other was the great eunuch Guo Zhen. The world is miserable, Lu Wenzhao yelled: It's time to change the way of life.

Lu Wenzhao is a person who actively wants to change his destiny. He said that he wants to change his way of life. Whether he joins Wei Zhongxian's gang, joins the "disruptive party" gang, or joins the Xinwang gang, it's all the same. In order to change the way of life;

As a follower, if Shen Lian is not stimulated, he will basically follow the steps and live his life honestly. This is in stark contrast to Lu Wenzhao.

Two protagonists, one to the left, one to the right, a moth, and an ostrich, finally reach the same goal by different routes, and the struggle of the individual cannot match the cruelty of fate after all.

Guo Zhen also made an appearance. It was because of his operation that Lu Wenzhao was able to rise to the top and get close to Wei Zhongxian.

As an action movie, "Embroidered Spring Knife: Asura Battlefield" has a comprehensive upgrade in action compared to the first one. Whether it is the father-in-law who plays yo-yo, or Yu Nan's ability to distinguish the position by listening to the voice, they are all highlights.

The love line was given to Lu Wenzhao...

The most eye-catching character is of course Pei Lun played by Lei Jiayin. The complex fusion of characters, humor and black belly, wisdom and cuteness, loyalty and philistine, intolerance and cruelty, are all concentrated in one character!
The fireworks are very strong, and I have been eating since the appearance.

Desserts, Vegetarian meals, noodles, cigarette pots, those mouths are never idle...

In the final fight, Ding Baiying said to Lu Wenzhao: "Brother, don't you understand yet? To His Highness King Xin, you and I are both flaws!"

Lu Wenzhao suddenly realized, his grief and indignation grew, and he yelled at Shen Lian: "Shen Lian, you and I are destined not to survive this Shura field!"

At the end of the movie, Shen Lian thought he was going to die, and then a few Jinyiwei who released him came, and the leader was Hu Jun, that is, Lu Jianxing: "Shen Lian, you don't have to die. Tomorrow, go back to Beizhen Fusi, where Baihu is located." When it's full, you can do the general flag first!"

The movie is over, the subtitles are out...

Wang Changtian nodded, just about to boast: "Not bad..."

Shen Changlin smiled and said, "Wait a minute, there are easter eggs!"

Easter eggs?

Sure enough, after a while, Qin Hao's voice said: "It will be unlucky for you to fall into my junior brother's hands!"

"By the way, do you know a guy named Ding Xian from Swallow Swallow?"

"No... I don't know him, but I know that there is a double swordsman in Fusi of Beizhen, named Jin Yichuan..."

"Jin Yichuan?"

The camera zoomed in, and Qin Hao's face appeared on the big screen...

Subtitles appear: "Xiu Chun Knife 3: Ding Xiu", filming is about to start!
"The third part is going to be filmed?"

"Look at the word-of-mouth, box office and market feedback of this film... If the word-of-mouth is not bad, why not make it?" Shen Changlin asked Chen Jiashang: "What does Director Chen think?"

"The action scenes are quite novel, and the costumes are also exquisite..." Chen Jiashang couldn't help asking, "Is the cost really 4000 million?"

"Of course, we have detailed records of every expenditure."

Chen Jiashang was a little embarrassed: "That's pretty good..."

They are all directors, and Chen Jiashang can tell that the costumes, sets, props, pictures, actions, etc. of "Sura Battlefield" are all beautiful and elegant!

It took 4000 million to achieve this effect.

On the other hand, "Painted Wall", the painting style...

6500 million!

Where is it spent?
"I have a question!" Zhang Zhao suddenly asked, "You haven't used Hong Kong and Taiwan stars in two dramas, so aren't you worried about the Hong Kong and Taiwan markets?"

"Ha ha…"

Shen Changlin smiled, but didn't speak...

Let’s put it this way, around 2003, people in the Hong Kong circle looked down on the mainland, but the population is large and the market is here, so they come to sell movies with a guarantee and don’t share the bill with you;

In the beginning, Hong Kong directors and Hong Kong actors went north to mainly shoot action movies, and the Hong Kong team had an overwhelming advantage;
Mainland funders and investors, as long as they shoot action movies, they always use Hong Kong actors for Hong Kong teams, and they don’t use mainland actors at all. When Hong Kong teams shoot action movies, they even have to clear the set to prevent mainlanders from watching, so as to prevent stealing.

At that time, Hong Kong actors and directors were particularly popular, and they were regarded as gods by mainland investors.

Naturally, with an attitude of looking down!

It should be after 2007 that the proportion of the mainland film market has increased from [-]% to [-]%...

At this time, the so-called Hong Kong and Taiwan markets are not so important!
At the Hong Kong Film Awards at the beginning of the year, the host joked about "Let the Bullets Fly", saying that "the box office of a movie surpassed the entire Hong Kong market"!
However, many people, including mainland filmmakers, still habitually look up to the Hong Kong circle...

It was not until 2012, when Donnie Yen had a quarrel with Zhao Wenzhuo, that this situation was officially put on the table...

Shen Changlin came here in 2022. He has no special attitude towards the Hong Kong circle. The expectations he had for Hong Kong movies in the past don’t matter anymore. Except for the residual obsession with old Hong Kong movies, there is really nothing else.

Guo Songjiang explained: ""Embroidered Spring Knife" has a domestic box office of 2.48 million, but Hong Kong's box office has not reached 100 million...We have never thought about Hong Kong and Taiwan box office since the project was established!"

"Then how much box office do you think "Sura Battlefield" can make?"

Shen Changlin pondered for a while, and then replied: "The schedule is suitable, and we have the advantage of a sequel, let's start with 3 million!"

"3 million? There are no outsiders here, they are all our own people, just tell the truth!"

"I'm telling the truth. When "33 Days of Broken Relationship" was launched, I said that the promotion and schedule are suitable, and the box office is [-] million. You think I'm joking, but I'm actually making a real prediction, and it's the same this time. "

(End of this chapter)