China Entertainment: Been working as a director since 03

Chapter 409: The Spring Festival is here, and the PK officially begins

Those who participated in the gossip couldn't help but feel a little ashamed.

Their thoughts are too dirty.

Director Li was clearly explaining the play to Fan Xiaopang seriously, and the fact that Fan Xiaopang's acting skills had improved dramatically was the best evidence.

Look how hard Director Li has worked. He even has dark circles under his eyes.

In order to help Fan Xiaopang, Director Li really put in a lot of effort behind the scenes.

These gossip-loving people cannot understand Director Li’s good intentions, and actually think such a great and glorious cause is so dark.

It's their problem, they really should reflect on themselves.

In other words, the time management master has not yet collapsed and has not given dark circles another meaning.

Otherwise, even if Fan Xiaopang's acting skills amazed the audience, just because of the dark circles under his eyes, everyone would still suspect that there was something fishy.

"Director Li, if you're free sometime, I'd also like to discuss the role with you."

Liang Jiahui said with some longing.

He wanted to perform well so badly that he didn't want to miss any opportunity that could help him improve.

He has been an actor for so many years, and he knows that the same actor will show different acting skills under the guidance of different directors.

Take the famous 50-50 split, for example, Huang Xiaoming, the American captain in the Chinese entertainment industry.

He is strong when facing a strong opponent and weak when facing a weak opponent. Of course, this has something to do with his emotional intelligence.

But if you look closely at his dramas that performed well, you can find a common point: the directors and behind-the-scenes production teams of these dramas are all very powerful.

"Okay, we can talk about it some other time."

Li Yu did not refuse Liang Jiahui's request.

The filming of "Parasite" took place in this good atmosphere.

Because Li Yu had extremely high requirements, the shooting speed was not fast, but it was not slow either.

In a blink of an eye, a month and a half had passed, and the filming of "Parasite" was only about half completed.

The traditional Chinese festival, the Spring Festival, is approaching.

Li Yu would not work overtime during the New Year. No matter how urgent it is, there is no need to rush through these few days.

What's more, Hualiu Company's "Detective Chinatown" will be released during the Spring Festival, so Li Yu needs to return to Beijing to coordinate the overall situation.

As the director of "Detective Chinatown", Wang Jing attaches great importance to this film. He knows very well that this film can only succeed and cannot fail.

He rejected many veteran actors from Hong Kong Island, causing dissatisfaction among quite a few people in Hong Kong Island.

If the movie fails, it goes without saying that he will be severely criticized.

If the movie had been successful, the situation would have been completely different.

Once he succeeds, he will be a director who can make a lot of money by making movies in the mainland.

Even though those people disliked him, they still had to put on a frivolous smile when they saw him.

On New Year's Eve, Wang Jing, who was far away in Hong Kong Island, called Li Yu and said, "Director Li, I'm under a lot of pressure right now. If the movie fails, I won't be able to celebrate this New Year."

He personally feels that there is no problem with the quality of this film. It is a work that he really put a lot of thought into making, and it is many times better than the bunch of money-making movies he made in the past few years.

However, the success or failure of a movie is never determined by the director alone, but by the audience.

Just like Chen Kaige, what's the point of him thinking that "The Promise" is the best in the world? If the audience doesn't buy it, it will still be a flop.

"Don't worry, Detective Chinatown will not fail. We are very lucky, there are no strong competitors in this year's Spring Festival."

Li Yu dared to say this because he had the latest intelligence.

The real dark horse "Lost in Thailand" was completely timid after it retreated from the Lunar New Year period without a fight. Xu Zheng and the Fiber Optics behind him focused on stability and did not dare to take the risk of putting the movie in the Spring Festival period.

This leaves "Detective Chinatown" with ample room to grow.

As for Stephen Chow's "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", Li Yu really doesn't take it seriously.

"Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" earned 12 billion yuan at the box office in its original time and space, which is a really high result.

Because that year Stephen Chow did not encounter a strong opponent, and the audience's passion for the film had not yet been fully exhausted.

If there was a strong opponent, "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" would never have achieved such good results.

Unless Stephen Chow's team launches a big move in advance and launches a marketing campaign that's like "owing a movie ticket".

However, this trick is not very effective now, mainly because Li Yu has used it before.

If Stephen Chow uses it again, since he is not the first to try it, the effect will be greatly reduced.

On the other hand, the first part of "Detective Chinatown" is the highest quality one in the entire "Detective Chinatown" series, and there is no doubt that it crushes "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons".

The most important thing is that "Detective Chinatown" is a comedy, and comedy and the Spring Festival period are a perfect match.

During the Chinese New Year, urban families go to the cinema with their elderly and children to watch movies. Naturally, everyone hopes to see a movie that brings joy to everyone.

"Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" is also a comedy, but it contains a lot of bloody and violent scenes, which are too heavy.

The plot of "Journey to the West" is very weak. To put it nicely, it is nonsensical. To put it bluntly, it is completely illogical. The arrangement of many plots is unreasonable.

It’s not wrong that it’s nonsensical, the problem is that the leading actor is not Stephen Chow.

Only Stephen Chow himself can handle this style.

With him, his funny performance can make the audience ignore some unreasonable parts. It really won't work if it's someone else, they don't have this ability.

If "Journey to the West" was not created by Stephen Chow, it would definitely be criticized badly.

However, even Stephen Chow's works are still very controversial. This movie is the beginning of Stephen Chow's decline from the altar.

After New Year’s Eve, the Spring Festival arrives.

In addition to wishing each other a happy new year and receiving red envelopes, netizens are also very interested in the competition between the two movies "Journey to the West" and "Detective Chinatown".

One is a new work in which the King of Comedy has fully turned to behind-the-scenes directing.

The other is a conscientious work made by the king of bad movies who turned over a new leaf after betraying countless audiences.

Everyone is very curious about who will be able to stand on the ring to the end.

"Will movies without Stephen Chow still taste the same as before? I have already booked the movie tickets. I will take my wife and children tonight to find out. I hope that Stephen Chow, who is wholeheartedly devoted to being a director, will not let me down."

“Although what Fatty Wang said was a bit crazy, if you think about it carefully, it does make sense.

If he takes making movies seriously, he will be better than Stephen Chow. There is still a gap between professional directors and those who start their careers halfway.

In addition, the screenwriter of "Detective Chinatown" is Li Yu, whose quality is always guaranteed, so it is hard to say who will have the last laugh."

"I don't care who gets the last laugh. I've bought tickets for both movies. I'll watch Journey to the West tonight and Detective Chinatown tomorrow.

I wish there were more big directors competing with me, with one movie a day from the first to the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, so that it would be more enjoyable to watch.”

The discussions among netizens were generally harmonious.

Because Stephen Chow responded last year, saying that he was very honored and very happy to accept this competition.

This is a gentleman's fight, without the suffocating atmosphere of a tense PK between enemies.

When the two movies "Journey to the West" and "Detective Chinatown" were officially released, the audience who had booked movie tickets in advance had already entered the cinema to watch the movies.

This PK was officially declared started.

(End of this chapter)