The Wind of China Entertainment 2005

Chapter 505 Release
The next day.

The power of the media and film critics began to be exerted, and each of them wrote with great eloquence.

"Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate is a true 3D martial arts movie, a martial arts world in the inn!"

"'Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate' is a film that is both beautiful inside and out. It has great 3D effects and all the elements you can think of in a martial arts film: revenge, treasure hunting, love between men and women, and a variety of weapons."

"It was not until I saw Lu Yuan's performance as Yu Huatian that I realized that being feminine is not about being effeminate. Yu Huatian's femininity reveals a sense of dominance, which is in sharp contrast to Feng Lidao's timidity and slickness. Lu Yuan played two roles by himself, and his interpretation of the characters is amazing."

"'Flying Swords of Dragon Gate' is the best domestic film of the year, bar none. The IMAX version is really good, the special effects and plot are great, it's worth the money!"

"Famous film critic Zhang Xiaobei angrily criticized "Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate" for its poor plot, saying Xu Ke did not tell the story well and fawned on the fans. Li Yuchun's acting as Gu Shaotang was so poor that it made people feel choked up."

10 am, community.

The curtains were drawn, dim sunlight seeped in, and the bedroom was dim.

On the messy bed, Lu Yuan and Liu Shishi snuggled together, breathing softly.

After returning from the premiere last night, the two of them had a big fight and didn't fall asleep until very late.

"Ding ding ding." The cell phone, which was shaken by the bed in some corner, started to ring desperately.

"Um, phone."

"Yeah." Lu Yuan's eyelashes trembled slightly, and he responded with one word, and then there was no movement.

"Ding ding ding."

"Answer the phone." Liu Shishi twisted the hands that were covering her chest.

"Hmm~" Lu Yuan lay on his back and continued to sleep soundly.

Liu Shishi wanted to kick him, but her thigh was pressed down.

She had no choice but to pull her arm out from under the quilt in a daze and stretch her head to the side.

First, I touched a steamed bun lid with a pattern on it, and without thinking, I smeared it on my boyfriend's face.

He reached out again and found a narrow strip of cloth with several thin silk ribbons attached. He took it out and subconsciously prepared to throw it at him again. But he seemed to realize something, opened his eyes, took a look, and embarrassedly put it back under the pillow.

Lu Yuan felt that he couldn't breathe well, so he opened his eyes: "What is this? It's thrown everywhere."

"You threw it last night." Liu Shishi gathered her hair, pulled the quilt to cover her shoulders, leaned into his arms, and groaned, "It's so noisy, answer the phone quickly."

"Where's the phone?"

"How should I know? Find it yourself."

"Move aside."

"You're pressing my hair!"

It was not until the phone was about to die that Lu Yuan took it out from the gap between the head of the bed and the mattress.

"Who is it?" Liu Shishi was so exhausted that she couldn't sleep at all, so she asked while resting her head on his chest.

Lu Yuan glanced at the incoming caller: "Ning Hao."

"Why is he looking for you?"

"who knows."

"Hello, Director Ning, what's the matter?" He yawned.

Ning Hao teased, "It's been so long, I hope I didn't disturb you from doing your work."

"Just woke up." He pinched the little bun.

"Do you have time tonight? Let's have dinner together. I'll introduce you to a neighbor."

"Okay, location."

"I'll send it to you on WeChat later."

"it is good."

"There's quite a lot of discussion about Yu Huatian online, with overwhelming praise. I missed the premiere yesterday, but I plan to have it officially released this afternoon. I'll take your sister-in-law to see it."

"That's great. Let's hear Director Ning's thoughts when we meet tonight."

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After chatting for two minutes, the call ended.

Liu Shishi broke free from his clutches halfway, put on a bathrobe and went to the bathroom.

Lu Yuan continued to lie down and read the news related to "Longmen" on the Internet.

Last night, "Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate" and "The Flowers of War" held their premiere ceremonies in Beijing. In this age of rampant internet trolls and pimps, the brilliant writings of film critics are not of much reference value.

He focused on checking netizens' comments on Tieba and Weibo.

At present, in terms of word of mouth on the Internet, "The Flowers of War" has a slightly better reputation.

Netizens generally responded that "The Flowers of War" is Zhang Yimou's best film since "To Live", and is much better than "Three Guns" and "Under the Hawthorn Tree".

Even Bi Chenggong, a famous film critic who is regarded as a "Zhang hater", made a rare post on Weibo, highly praising the film from various angles including the script, and even believed that it could reach the level of an Oscar.

As for "Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate".

Because of the success of "New Dragon Inn", many people feel that this drama has major problems with its plot and the story line is too scattered.

There were all kinds of comments, such as Xu Ke shouldn't have turned the open and secret struggles among three groups of people into six groups in order to expand the scale of "Dragon Gate Inn".

Some people also think that the actors were chosen inappropriately and analyze them one by one.

However, the 3D martial arts special effects were realistic and the visual effects won a lot of praise.

Many people also believe that this film established the standard for Chinese 3D movies and is a film that can hold its head high visually no matter where it is taken.

In addition, his roles as Yu Huatian and Feng Lidao received rave reviews.

Ten minutes later, Liu Shishi finished her shower, pushed the door open, walked to the window, and lifted a corner of the curtain.

"How about we go see The Flowers of War this afternoon?" He leaned sideways and asked, supporting his head.

"Okay."

Lu Yuan saw her stretching her neck and looking furtively downstairs: "What are you looking at?"

"I saw my dad, carrying a bag downstairs, but I didn't know where he was going."

Liu Shishi lowered the curtains, lay back on the bed, and asked, "What are we having for lunch?"

"I also can."

Lu Yuan held her in his arms: "What do you want to eat?"

Liu Shishi pulled his curly hair and began to read out the names of the dishes: "Fried eggs with garlic sprouts, mutton meatball soup, stir-fried mutton with green onions, and stewed mutton with radish and wolfberry."

"You don't feel sick of it so early in the morning. Why is it all mutton?"

"Well, brother, you worked hard last night, let me make up for it for you." She bit her lip, suggesting something meaningful.

"Snapped!"

Lu Yuan slapped her little butt with his backhand.

Miss Liu wrinkled her nose.

"Mutton." He looked at the ceiling and began to wonder which store nearby would be good.

She turned over, took out her cell phone and started typing.

"What?"

"Ask my dad if he's going to the market."

Lu Yuan blinked, and immediately guessed what she was thinking, "I think it's okay."

"My dad asked me what I wanted to eat. Humph, he doesn't even ask me now."

"You say it."

After a while, Liu Shishi waved her phone and said, "Done. We'll have a big meal for lunch today."

"Lunch is taken care of, so what should we eat in the morning?" Lu Yuan glanced at the clock on the wall and felt that he and his girlfriend were like two people who depended on their parents for support.

"Are you hungry?" Liu Shishi rubbed the stubble on his chin with his nose.

"A little bit." "Then what do you want to eat?"

He thought for a moment: "Mantou, cherry."

"What's the way to eat this?"

Liu Shishi frowned and said, "Neither of these two houses has any apples. I just saw a few apples in the refrigerator."

"have it."

"No." She was sure.

"Oh, what are you doing?"

Lu Yuan pinched the wet cherries in one hand and kneaded the steamed buns with the other.

"I said yes."

December 12, 15pm and pm.

After the premiere the day before, "Flying Swords of Dragon Gate" and "The Flowers of War" were released one after another.

In fact, both parties initially chose the same release date: December 12th.

In order to seize the initiative, Zhang Weiping first announced that "The Flowers of War" would be screened in advance at 12:15 on December 18.

Yu Dong was not to be outdone and announced the next day that the release date of "Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate" would be officially advanced to 12:15 on December 14.

The two blockbusters were released on the same day, competing against each other.

The battle for the Lunar New Year box office at the end of this year has truly entered its white-hot stage.

The situation is different from 2009.

When "Three Shots Surprise" and "The Besieged City" were competing, due to the limited number of screens, both sides fought to the death for the screening schedule.

There are now about 9000 screens in the Chinese film market, an increase of about 3000 from a year ago.

Although it is still not a lot, it at least ensures that the two films can have relatively sufficient screenings in the early stages of their release.

Therefore, the competition mainly comes from the appeal of the two films to the audience.

In terms of the first day's box office, "Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate" will most likely win.

In addition to the fact that the screening time is 4 hours longer, the ticket price will also be higher than "The Flowers of War" because it is a 3D movie.

The listing price of "The Flowers of War" is around 90 yuan, that of "Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate" is 110 yuan, and the ticket price for the IMAX 3D version is as high as 150 yuan.

Of course, for theaters, both movies will definitely be scheduled at similar times on the first day.

This is a test of the market, and then the number of screenings on the weekend will be adjusted based on the audience's choice and attendance rate.

4 pm.

After Lu Yuan and Liu Shishi finished their meal, they took a nap. After they had recovered their energy, they drove to the nearby cinema with satisfaction.

Looking out the car window, I saw a long queue at the cinema entrance, and all the people coming in and out were young men and women.

At this time, a pair of little girls wearing the same down jackets walked out of the cinema arm in arm, talking and laughing.

The reporter approached, holding up the microphone: "Good afternoon, both of you. Are you available for an interview?"

"Okay." The two girls, one with long hair and the other with short hair, agreed generously.

The three of them found a seat.

The reporter asked: "Can you tell me what movie you just watched?"

"'Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate'!" the short-haired girl blurted out.

"Does it look good?"

"It looks good." The long-haired girl said without hesitation.

The reporter continued to ask: "Why did you choose this film?"

"Because it is China's first 3D martial arts film."

"Other than that."

“We saw the trailer online and thought the characters were okay.”

"After watching it, are there any particularly memorable moments or plots?"

"Yu Huatian!" The short-haired girl blinked her big eyes and said excitedly, "Lu Yuan's role as Yu Huatian left a deep impression on me. It was definitely worth the ticket price. The scene where he and Zhao Huaian rushed into the tornado to fight was also very shocking. It made me realize for the first time that Chinese films can be so powerful."

"Are you fans of Lu Yuan?" the reporter noticed her expression.

"I am." Rapunzel raised her hand. "She is a little lion, so she counts as half."

The reporter knows who are Liu Shishi's fans.

He glanced at the two posters of very different styles in front of the cinema and asked, "Will you go to see The Flowers of War next?"

The two girls looked at each other and said hesitantly, "Still considering it."

"Why? This drama has received good feedback online. Isn't it because the lead actor is Lu Yuan?"

"It's not like that." The long-haired girl waved her hand.

"We are not brainless fans. I just admire and pay attention to Lu Yuan's works and roles. As for why I should consider it."

She paused for a few seconds before adding: "'The Flowers of War' is set against the backdrop of the Holocaust. There have been many movies with similar themes, such as 'Nanjing! Nanjing!', but only a handful of them were really well made.

Moreover, the producers promoted this film by hyping up the sex scenes, which felt so low. I heard that the female characters in it had a bad ending, so I subconsciously didn’t dare to watch it.”

"What about you?" The reporter looked at the girl with short hair.

"I hope that the Lunar New Year holiday season can have some happy content. The topic of Flowers of War is really heavy, but Dragon Gate is just right."

Zhang Yimou always calls himself a craftsman.

In fact, his business journey has not been smooth, as can be seen from the Douban ratings of a series of his films.

"Curse of the Golden Flower" scored 5.9 points, and "Movies and Celebrities" scored 4.8 points.

These films continue Zhang Yimou's obsession with color and form, but they focus too much on form and ignore the story itself.

Ever since he started filming "Hero", he has been entangled with the box office, and this entanglement is something he must face. To walk on two legs, in addition to sentimentality, he also needs high-quality commercial films to occupy this position.

Lu Yuan and Liu Shishi hunched over as they entered the theater and sat down in their seats.

"There are so many people." Liu Shishi sipped the fat otaku's happy water and stuffed some popcorns into her boyfriend's mouth.

Lu Yuan opened his mouth and took it: "Of course, after all, it's Zhang Yimou. Although Bell is famous abroad, his popularity in China is actually not that high. More than 60% of the audience came for director Zhang Yimou."

"I saw the media reporting that this film is going to win an Oscar."

"Uh"

A golden dragon logo flashed across the big screen.

The beginning of "The Flowers of War" is a war scene, dominated by dark warm tones, without too many color combinations, but with a tragic sense of history.

The church part adds a variety of color combinations, especially the colorful glass, the dark blue student cotton jacket, and the colorful cheongsams worn by prostitutes, which form a sharp contrast with the war part outside.

Just simple colors can fully demonstrate Zhang Yi's photography skills.

The story unfolds slowly.

On December 1937, 12, in that cold winter, Nanjing fell.

A city, a church, a war, 13 prostitutes, a group of Jinling female students, a priest, and some soldiers, all gathered together by accident against the backdrop of the "massacre".

Later, the female students were discovered by the Japanese army and forced to attend a celebration banquet and perform for them.

Everyone knew that this trip would be extremely dangerous, so the female students discussed committing suicide collectively.

But they were rescued by a group of prostitutes led by Yu Mo, who replaced the group of female students.

"."

The movie ended, the lights came on, and the audience was still immersed in the plot, with tears filling the theater.

Lu Yuan turned his head and said, "Okay, I shouldn't have brought her here."

(End of this chapter)