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Chapter 676 The Two People Who Cheated

Zhang Yimou will be able to integrate.

In "The Great Wall", Matt Damon represents Western individualism and heroism, while the Chinese soldiers represent collectivism, emphasizing unity and teamwork.

What ultimately bridged the two was the word "trust" taught to Matt Damon by Jingtian Church.

Liu Yifei looked at Li Mu with a wry smile. It was a fusion of Chinese and Western styles, but it didn't feel right.

"Talk less and watch more!" Li Mu gently held Liu Yifei's small hand and played with it carefully.

However, when "urgently send the message to General Chen of the Eagle Army, urgently send the message to General Wu of the Tiger Army, urgently send the message to General Lin of the Crane Army..." the intelligence soldier ran quickly among the colorful and densely packed soldiers, and the armor on both sides made clinking sounds.

When a long shot pans from the inside of the city wall where machinery is rumbling all the way to the city wall where a great battle is imminent, this moment seems to take people back to the dazzling golden harem ceremonial guard in "Curse of the Golden Flower".

The beacon towers with smoke rising from them, the fancy drumming performed by all-female generals, the colorful shadowless imperial guards, the Qinqiang drums and Kongming lanterns - all these were so Zhang Yimou-esque that it felt like I was watching a live performance called "Impression of the Great Wall".

Everyone was talking at this moment, and their voices seemed to be a little louder.

But the rest is hard to describe. The plot of this movie is really too simple, and it gives people the feeling of four words: simple and crude.

They fell in love during the battle, and then inexplicably the West saved the world, and the Great Wall seemed dispensable.

Because you'll realize halfway through the movie that what it wants to tell us is not how indestructible the Great Wall is, but that it is completely useless. While fighting, the Taotie directly shifts the battlefield and runs into the palace.

Li Mu estimated that the fans were also confused now, as if the movie was about to end.

At this moment, the eyes of the media and film critics were shining.

The traffic they want seems to be coming soon, especially the film critics, who are already waving their pens and recording frantically.

As the 100-minute movie ended, the audience still gave applause.

"I'm afraid Tiantian is going to be in trouble this time." Liu Yifei obviously felt that this movie might have a lot of flaws, and the protagonists in it would all be subject to controversy.

Especially Jingtian, because she and Matt Damon’s combined roles account for 80% of the entire film.

As a highly promoted character, he has enough roles in the play and a lot of investment is made in its promotion, so it is natural that he will face complaints after the film's poor reputation when it is released.

Li Mu shook his head and smiled. Jing Tian has always had good resources, but she just can't find a suitable movie to play the female lead for her. This is really strange.

As Zhang Yi led the main creators on stage to thank the fans, guests and media who came today, it also meant that the premiere came to an end.

After expressing his gratitude, Zhang Yi also hurried down.

Li Mu and Liu Yifei had already stood up and were about to say goodbye and leave.

"How did you feel about the movie?" Zhang Yi asked, "Don't be shy about anything or comfort me."

Li Mu smiled bitterly after hearing this, and then did not shy away:
"Brother, your scene is grand, but after patching it up, it will only be flashy and superficial. After all, the story is the most important thing for a movie!"

Zhang Yi nodded after listening to it. He had guessed it. After all, he had watched the finished film for so long that he was already prepared for it.

"Okay, I'll take you out."

"It's only a few steps away, there's no need to go. I think we have a lot of things to do here. You go ahead and do your work. Xixi and I will leave first."

Li Mu waved his hand, and he and Liu Yifei left the theater hand in hand.

There will probably be controversy tonight, but many film critics are paid, so they will generally be restrained. However, on the first day of the release, controversy will probably come like a tide.

Li Mu was halfway home when he clearly saw Liu Yifei looking out the window eagerly several times.

Li Mu took a look and saw a snack street.

There were bright lights and crowds of people, and you could smell the fireworks even through the car window.

"Want to eat?"

Li Mu slowed down the car and asked with a smile. It seemed like he hadn't eaten it for a long time. The taste of this snack was so tempting that he couldn't resist it even if he knew it wasn't that healthy.

Liu Yifei nodded heavily, with a glimmer in her eyes.

"Okay, wait for me for a while." Li Mu found a place to stop and walked directly to the snack street.

After more than ten minutes, Li Mu felt that he had bought everything he wanted, and returned to the car with satisfaction.

Seeing that each bag was filled with snacks, Liu Yifei couldn't help swallowing.

"Eat, what are you waiting for?" Li Mu directly opened a bag, which contained grilled squid. He knew that the hygiene level was average, but snacks have the flavor of snacks, so why would he care so much.

"Ha" Liu Yifei asked the question, but her hands did not stop moving. She picked up a string and put it to her mouth.

"Otherwise, if we take it home, the little bun will look at us and want to eat it too, what should we do?" Li Mu said as he ate.

The two of them had grease stains on their lips, but they ignored it. However, when they mentioned the buns, they always felt like they were secretly eating snacks, which made the snack even more flavorful.

After more than ten minutes of chewing, the food was finally consumed by the two.

Liu Yifei took out two tissues and used one to clumsily wipe Li Mu's mouth.

"Okay!" Li Mu glanced in the mirror and felt that the corners of his mouth had been wiped clean. He started the ignition and drove away.

It was already past eleven o'clock in the evening when the two returned.

Liu's mother was still walking around the living room holding the little bun, obviously not asleep.

"Mom, the little one hasn't slept yet?"

Seeing this, Liu Yifei quickly took it.

"No, I don't know if you guys went out. I slept for a while after 8pm, and then I kept my eyes open. By the way, what took you so long?"

Mother Liu glanced at Liu Yifei and asked.

"Uh, we were delayed a bit on the road." Liu Yifei's eyes flickered.

"Remember to wipe your mouth clean next time. You're an adult now." Liu's mother took a piece of paper from the table in the living room and handed it to her, then went upstairs to her bedroom.

Only Liu Yifei blushed and couldn't help but pat Li Mu lightly: "I didn't wipe it clean, why didn't you remind me?"

"How would I know? Yours is on the right, and you can't see it from the car. It's not bright when you just enter the yard, and it's not bright when you enter the living room."

Li Mu spread his hands helplessly.

But the little bun seemed to be pointing at the oil stain on the right side of Liu Yifei's mouth and shouted with a smile.

"Why don't you help me wipe it? My daughter is laughing at me." Liu Yifei pouted.

"Here it comes." Li Mu took the tissue and wiped it carefully, then straightened Liu Yifei's face, "Well, it's fine!"

The little bun also slowly fell asleep in Liu Yifei's arms, and slept soundly. When Liu Yifei put her on the bed, she was originally lying upright, but when she turned over, the little bun pressed her chubby little face on the small pillow, her pink little mouth slightly opened, and her two little hands clenched into fists, placed freely and comfortably on both sides of her head.

For Li Mu, this may be a warm night, but for Zhang Yi, this night is like the calm before the storm.

Although some film critics praised the gorgeous scenes and top-notch special effects of "The Great Wall", all of this is just flashy and useless, just as Li Mu said.

No one praised the plot of "The Great Wall", even Jing Tian was praised for his improved acting skills.

The global release of "The Great Wall" came as scheduled on the 16th, and movie fans were full of anticipation.

But as time went on, the media and social media platforms exploded.

The most notable news among them is that LeTV Pictures CEO Zhang Zhao is angry!

The reason was that the film critic posted a photoshopped Jing Tian poster, in which the avatars of all the actors in The Great Wall were replaced with Jing Tian's avatar, and wrote:

"Zhang Yi is dead (artistic career)".

Not long after, LeTV Pictures CEO Zhang Zhao retweeted the post and appeared very angry:
"You who hide in the gutter and curse Chinese films are already rotting! Film workers live forever! (No one lights candles for you)"

Blasphemous Movie then published a long Weibo post, explaining in detail why he did not think The Great Wall was a good movie:

"The domestic version was shortened to allow for more screenings", "Too many boring moments, pale characters, a weak story, no imagination", "It's still a popcorn movie, don't insult popcorn", "The Chinese director's skill in character creation is about the same as that of "Lord of the Rings" directed by Guo Jingming [Weibo], and the performances are also at the same level".
These remarks are undoubtedly sharp, but this controversy has sparked heated discussions among many netizens.

"How should I put it? The Great Wall really fell far short of my expectations. It was really mediocre!"

"Maybe I expected too much from Zhang Yi. The popcorn was indeed popcorn, but it was just average among popcorns!"

"I can only say it's a bad movie, but the scenes are okay, and the ticket price is barely worth it!"

"This is a commercial film in itself. How can you use this to measure the artistic level of director Yimou? Aren't all heroic blockbuster stories like this? I give it an excellent rating."

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This controversy has clearly divided into two distinct camps.

One group thinks that Zhang Yimou made a bad movie this time, while another group thinks that this is pretty much it for a commercial movie.

But unexpectedly, this was just the beginning of the dispute.

Afterwards, Zhang Zhao tore apart a group of self-media film critics on Weibo, including the "Poisonous Tongue Movie" who is quite famous in the film review circle. All this was because the film critics gave a bad review to "The Great Wall".

Moreover, LeTV Pictures sent a lawyer’s letter directly to Sina Weibo celebrity @堕葬电影: “Boss, stop nagging him, here’s the lawyer’s letter.”

The text in the attached picture requires the film critic to delete the Weibo post and post an apology, otherwise legal responsibility will be pursued.
(End of this chapter)