You don't understand the happiness of the director

Chapter 651 ① Adaptation Feedback ② Smart Mahua ③ Dragon Mark ④ Have a Chance to Sleep Together

At the preview, what surprised Tian Xiwei and her friends the most was the words in the opening credits: "This film is adapted from Flowers in the Mirror, Journey to the West, Classic of Mountains and Seas, Zhuangzi, and A Dream of Red Mansions."

At the beginning, when netizens heard the title "Xiao Yao You", they all thought that this movie should have something to do with Zhuangzi. After all, Wang Quan had used Zhuangzi elements in "Inception", and he personally admired this ancient philosopher.

Later, the trailer came out, and it seemed to have nothing to do with "Zhuangzi", but some elements of "Classic of Mountains and Seas" could be seen.

But they didn't expect that there was a story about "Flowers in the Mirror" in this, and it was ranked first. It was obviously mainly adapted from this classical novel. None of the three of them had read the book or the related film and television adaptations, so they treated this as a completely new story.

At the beginning, Tang Han, who passed the imperial examination, was played by Jiang Wen. He was replaced by another person from his youth to middle age. However, due to the superb makeup technology, the transition when changing people was very smooth.

Speechless in the face of the people of Jiangdong, he decided to stay in the capital to prepare for the exam.

In order to make a living, he came to the library of the Imperial College to do odd jobs under the introduction of a friend, and started a part-time work and study life. By the way, he read all the books in the library.

Later, when he was forty years old, Tang Han took part in the imperial examination for the last time, but still failed.

So he decided to return to his hometown to be a private school teacher. However, when he was on the way, the eunuch played by Sun Honglei took him back with an imperial edict and two hundred executioners, and sent him directly to the palace, where he met the almighty Emperor Huang Xuan and the even more almighty Empress Dowager Gong Li.

The emperor was like a puppet, with no expression and didn't speak much. The empress dowager asked Tang Han if he had seen a book called "Map of Mountains and Seas" in the library.

"I've seen it, it's quite interesting."

"I heard that Mr. Tang has a photographic memory. How much do you remember about this book?"

"It's just a novel about strange things and gossip. Why should I remember it?"

"Remember how many points!" The Queen Mother's expression became much more serious.

"Replying to the Queen Mother, seven points, seven points, no more."

"Mr. Tang is indeed a talented person," the Queen Mother looked at Sun Honglei, "Little Lei, get ready and let Mr. Tang lead the way for you to find that thing."

"What is that?" Tang Han asked, "What road do you want to take?"

Sun Honglei winked at him: "Don't ask, just follow our instructions."

Many of the audience at the scene have watched "Condemned", and now they have psychological trauma when they see Sun Honglei. However, in this movie, he plays a eunuch with low eyebrows, a humble look and a funny appearance, which is quite subversive.

When Tang Han left, Eunuch Lei asked the Queen Mother, "What should we do with this person after we find the things?"

The Queen Mother turned and left, leaving behind one sentence: "Do you still need me to teach you? Throw it into the sea to feed the fish."

Lei Gonggong smiled and said, "I understand~"

"Hiss~" I thought Sun Honglei wouldn't be too bad this time, but now it seems that he is still a villain. However, the role played by Teacher Gong Li is even more chilling.

Before leaving the capital, Tang Han learned from a friend that the library of the Imperial College had caught fire and the books inside were burned.

This made him sigh with regret, and he then asked Lei Gonggong for paper and pen, preparing to write down some of the rare books he had memorized.

Eunuch Lei's eyes lit up: "Mr. Tang, can you also write down the "Map of Mountains and Seas" from memory?"

"let me try."

Then he painted some very abstract pictures, which made Thunder God frown.

Tang Han crumpled up the manuscript paper consciously and said, "Forget it. Just tell me where you want to go. How should I lead the way?"

"First go out to sea, then head south."

"South, then can I go home? My home is in a seaside town in the south."

Eunuch Lei smiled and said, "Mr. Tang, it won't be too late to go home after you finish the affairs of the Empress Dowager and the Emperor..."

However, just as they were passing by their hometown, they happened to encounter a merchant ship.

There was a slightly plump man standing at the bow. Tang Han rubbed his eyes. Isn't this his brother-in-law Song Qingming!
The movie was half an hour into its run before the main characters Fan Wei, You Benchang, Chen Duling and the giant panda Po appeared. It seemed like they had just started the main storyline, but it didn't feel boring.

First of all, the scenery is well shot. The palace is very gorgeous and novel. The overwhelming royal fleets are majestic and have the atmosphere of a superior country.

The key lines are very interesting. The bickering and attacks between Jiang Wen, Sun Honglei and Lei Gonggong's men are not boring at all. Although Sun Gonggong is a smiling tiger, he does provide some laughs.

Duo Jiugong, played by Mr. You Benchang, is over 80 years old. He was a scholar in his early years, but later he started working as a sailor when he always failed the exams. He has been working as a sailor for decades and is knowledgeable. He is good friends with Tang Han and Song Qingming.

Because Tang Han's daughter Tang Xiaojun wanted to go to the capital to find her father, she secretly boarded Duo Jiugong's boat. Her uncle Song Qingming finally caught up with her after great effort and decided to escort her to the capital. Unexpectedly, she met her brother-in-law on the way, and there were so many people from the court around him.

However, when Duo Jiugong heard where they were going, he was surprised, "That place might be ominous. I know many old helmsmen who didn't come back alive from there."

Duo Jiugong's original intention was to persuade Tang Han not to get involved in this muddy water, but Tang Han spoke too quickly and said that he was working for the emperor and the empress dowager and had to leave.

The smart businessman Song Qingming felt something was wrong at the time and asked, "Why are you saying this?"

Sure enough, after hearing what Tang Han said, several of them, including Duo Jiugong's boatmen and the giant panda Po, were determined to go with them.

Don't leave? Two hundred swordsmen obey your orders!

So the two teams set off together, passing through some small coastal countries. As a special envoy, Tang Han was warmly received by those kings.

During this period, Liu Yifei played the female pirate king Shi Xianggu, who made a brief appearance with a quite subversive look.

Later, when they were passing the dangerous place called Killing Wind Pass, which was mentioned by Duo Jiugong, a whirlwind at sea separated them and lost a large number of ships. Tang Han separated from Lei Gonggong and officially formed a team with Song Qingming and others.

Since they could no longer find the way they came, they decided to simply head south along the route on the "Map of Mountains and Seas".

Lei Gonggong discovered that his living map was lost, and he could not report back, so he found the ghost things that Tang Han had drawn before, and decided to find the way according to those maps.

At this point the movie had already been going on for an hour and had finally entered the main plot.

Later they found out that the movie was 170 minutes long, nearly three hours long, and excluding the foreplay, the rest was still the length of a normal movie. However, this length is not conducive to the scheduling of the film. Fortunately, the film was released in November, a cold period, and basically did not involve competition with strong films.

Otherwise, even if this movie sells well, you can schedule two rounds of other films while you schedule one round. Unless the attendance rate is twice that of the other film, it is hard to say which one the theater will choose.

This is one of the reasons why Wang Quan chose to release the film during a cold period, so that the theaters can only choose themselves at that time.

After an hour, the movie turns to a magical color, and the strange creatures that appeared in Journey to the West, Classic of Mountains and Seas, and Flowers in the Mirror begin to appear one after another. The scene is grand and the visual effects are full, which is very enjoyable to watch.

It's a bit of a test for the bladder, as the legs of the boys and girls in front of you are constantly moving, but there's no point in the film where you can pee.

After watching half of it, you will find that there are many similarities between the previous and the next parts, and the script is very cleverly written.

Although Zhou Ye, Wang Churan, and Tian Xiwei all bought Coke, they didn't drink it, so they finally finished watching this nearly three-hour long movie.

It is known that the cost of "Zhu Xian" was 5 million yuan, and it is said that the average cost of "Xiao Yao You" is more than million yuan more than "Zhu Xian".

But after watching it, everyone felt that the cost of this film should be at least 200 million dollars.

Those grand scenes, magnificent pictures, and the theme of ocean sailing are clearly benchmarked against the "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, and "Pirates of the Caribbean" is also one of the most expensive series in Hollywood.

After watching the film, the three women carefully rated the film and wrote some of their own comments.

Although the investigators hoped to receive more critical reviews, they really couldn't write any. As a commercial film, the scenes and images of this movie obviously cost a lot of money, and this aspect has been done to the extreme. In addition, the lines are also very exquisite and full of mysteries.

The only thing that felt a bit awkward was the love story between Jiang Wen and Liu Yifei. However, in the film, Jiang Wen is a scholar, and Liu Yifei is a fierce bandit. The strong woman and weak man are quite interesting.

When she returned to school, Tian Xiwei immediately found Wang Quan on WeChat and mustered up the courage to send a WeChat message: "Director Quan, what a coincidence! I went to the cinema today and watched the preview of "Happy Journey". It was shot perfectly. I am still shocked."

Wang Quan felt that the first part of "Xiao Yao You" was not shocking at all, the core ideas were not reflected at all, and even the special effects and big scenes were used in a rather restrained way.

However, since the other person praised him so much, Wang Quan still responded with a thank you and thought about the chance to sleep together.

In addition to domestic screenings, "Xiao Yao You" has also begun test screenings and reviews in the United States.

Then the American audience was surprised to find that this Chinese film was so good that all the actors in it spoke in English.

I was worried that it would be difficult to accept and that reading the subtitles would distract me, but now I don’t have to worry about that and can focus on the story and the pictures.

When "Xiao Yao You" began its trial screenings and reviews, the film's spin-off variety show "Beautiful Girl's House" was also launched on Xigua Video.

Eleven beautiful girls including Chen Duling and Wang Churan entered the Wang Quan Villa and began to receive training and exams to decide who would play the heroine of "Xiao Yao You".

Audiences who have watched "Xiao Yao You" know that the role of Tang Xiaojun is no less important than that of Shi Xianggu.

Moreover, Shi Xianggu only appears in the first part, while Tang Xiaojun plays in all three parts, and she is the core heroine.

She was not just a vase, but also used her astronomical knowledge to help Duo Jiugong's treasure ship out of trouble during the voyage.

Wang Churan has already determined that the final winner is Chen Duling. Now we can see some clues by watching the variety show, and Chen Duling is obviously given more shots.

Of course, the person who got the most shots was Yang Chaoyue, the person who livened up the atmosphere.

Just like her sudden popularity in "Produce 101", whenever she appears in variety shows, she always becomes the focus.

And because she has become famous, many people come to "Pretty Girl's House" just for her, and the barrage is full of words like "surpass" and "village flower".

Because there is still a month before the movie is released, there is not enough time for weekly promotion, so this variety show will be broadcast once a day for 10 days, with the main theme of being short, flat and fast.

This provides a good place for fans who can't wait for the weekly episode of "Creation 101" to go, and this variety show has become a large-scale team-building event for fans.

It’s just a pity that the person who got this precious role in the end was not Chaoyue, but Chen Duling with small ears.

As the results were announced, the film company immediately released a trailer for the heroines, featuring Liu Yifei, Chen Duling and Gong Li.

By the end of October, after the preview, "Xiao Yao You" adjusted some details and was formally submitted for review.

The review process went smoothly because it is a fantasy film and does not involve realism. Even the dynasties are fictional and do not involve historical nihilism. No one dared to hinder the film. The relevant departments also hope that this film can bring this year's mainland film market to a new peak.

At the same time, "Condemned", which had been released for a month, was taken off the screen, which was also a concession made by Wang Dao.

As a rule, such blockbuster movies would be postponed for at least one period (four weeks), and it is common for them to be postponed two or three times.

But in order not to upset some people, "Condemned" was only released for one month and was taken off the screen after earning 21.45 billion yuan at the box office.

However, the subsequent impact of this movie has always been there, and it may take until the prototype character is re-sentenced to alleviate it.

This also gave "Shameful Iron Fist", which did not reach 20 billion, an opportunity. In the ten days before "Happy Journey" was released, without "Condemned", they still had hope of hitting the 20 billion mark.

Although the performance was not as good as "Charlotte's Troubles", Happy Twist made more money because Shen Teng was a supporting role this time and Xihong City Film and Television did not participate much, so the bulk of the money went to Happy Twist.

This wave can earn at least 500 million, which is much more than making money from acting in a drama!

This also made the two bosses of Happy Twist see a shortcut to making money. Using other actors from the company as the protagonists and pairing Shen Teng as a supporting role, this would sell too well!
However, Shen Teng still has more roles in "The Shameful Iron Fist" this time, and the price they paid is also higher. Next time, they can consider giving Shen Teng fewer roles.

Just a few minutes of guest appearance, just for the sake of showing your appreciation.

At the end of October, the Marvel blockbuster "Thor 10" began to be released in global markets outside of China, Japan and the United States.

China and the United States have to wait until November 11rd in order to avoid "Escape from Home" in the competition in the global market. This also shows how much Disney values ​​​​Reign, a Chinese-language magical blockbuster.

From what Wang Quan learned, "Thor 3" received the best reputation and box office of the trilogy and was a huge hit in the global market. Fortunately, the two films avoided it, otherwise both would probably suffer losses.

In November, the dragon emblem of "Xiao Yao You" was officially obtained, and the countdown to its release has begun.

10, 9, 8...

(End of this chapter)