Huayu’s ex-husband.

Chapter 332 331. The King of Kung Fu? The King of Bad Movies!
Wei Wu's life was relatively fulfilling this time when he came back. During the day he was busy coordinating and planning the post-production of "The Blade of the Assassin", and at night he spent every night partying with Liu Tianxian.

Since his charm value increased to 100, Wei Wu's physique and physical strength have made a qualitative leap. He seems to have endless energy in bed, and his sex life is naturally very harmonious.

The two of them had always had a very close relationship, and now it was even closer.

Time flies and it is April 4th. After lunch, Liu Tianxian gave Wei Wu a cup of tea and asked:

"Are we going to the premiere now?"

It turns out that the premiere of "You Are the One" is this afternoon, and this time it will be held at the CBD store of Yanjing Wanda Cinema.

If Wei Wu is currently filming somewhere else, he definitely won't rush back to participate, but since he happens to be free today, he might as well go!

Liu Tianxian had nothing to do today, so she decided to go with him.

If Yang Mi was the lead actress in this movie, Liu Tianxian would definitely not go, but since Tang Yan was the lead actress in this play, Liu Tianxian was happy to show her support.

Wei Wu picked up the teacup, blew on it and said:
"Well, let's go after we finish putting on our makeup!"

So the two of them drank tea and chatted while waiting for the makeup artist to come and provide service.

At this time, Liu Tianxian suddenly mentioned another movie that was recently released:
"Have you heard? The Forbidden Kingdom has been released, but it seems the reviews aren't very good!"

Wei Wu took a sip and put down the teacup, curling his lips in disdain:
"You're being too tactful! It's not just not good. It's just a flood of bad reviews! Fans are clamoring for a refund!"

On the 24th of this month, which was the fourth day after the completion of "Knife of the Assassin", the long-awaited "The Forbidden Kingdom", starring the two Kung Fu Emperors, finally came out and officially met the national audience.

Thanks to the box office appeal of Cheng and Li, the film easily earned 1600 million yuan on the first day of its release, and the cumulative box office in the first four days of the weekend exceeded 4 million.

This opening performance exceeded that of "Assembly", "The Warlords" and "CJ7" a few months ago.

Even among the Chinese-language films released in the past two years, this is the best opening performance after "Lost in Thailand" and "Painted Skin".

At that time, Huayi also promoted the product at full speed:
"The Forbidden Kingdom has exploded at the box office, setting multiple records and easily topping the list"

"The Forbidden Kingdom grossed 8000 million in the first week in mainland China, Huayi is confident it will exceed 2 million"

"The Forbidden Kingdom grossed over 100 million yuan in the first weekend in Mainland China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, and the Asian box office is expected to surpass that of North America"

"The Forbidden Kingdom has achieved great box office success, and Jet Li intends to make a sequel"

"Kung Fu fever spreads around the world, and the national box office of "The Forbidden Kingdom" has exceeded 100 million yuan"

"The Forbidden Kingdom is a money-spinning film, costing tens of millions of dollars but the scenes were deleted, there is something hidden about Jet Li and Li Bingbing"

"Jet Li filmed The Forbidden Kingdom for his daughter, and felt pressure to play the Monkey King"

……

After all, she almost starred in this movie, so Liu Tianxian is still quite concerned about "The Forbidden Kingdom":

"Do you think this movie's box office in mainland China can exceed 2 million?"

Wei Wu said firmly: "It is definitely impossible to break it!"

Although the leading actress was replaced by Zhang Ziyi, who has slightly stronger box office appeal, the overall poor performance of the film cannot be saved by Zhang Ziyi, the vain heroine!
In the previous life, the final box office of the film was only 1.7 million, but you should know that the box office of "Assembly", "The Warlords" and "CJ7" all exceeded 2 million.

Then why did "The Forbidden Kingdom", which opened better, end up with lower box office?
The reason is very simple, the reputation has declined!
At that time in 2018, the movie's Douban score was 5.3, and then slowly rose to 5.8.

That is, in 08, when the movie was first released, Douban was not yet popular, otherwise the initial score would definitely be below 5. Generally speaking, the final box office of a movie should be 2.5 to 3 times the box office of the first week.

In other words, the normal box office range of "The Forbidden Kingdom" in mainland China should be between 2 million and 2.4 million.

However, the final box office of the film was only 1.7 million, which shows that it was greatly affected by word of mouth.

It is no exaggeration to say that before "The Forbidden Kingdom" was released, everyone regarded it as the second "Hero" and went to watch this movie with the expectation of breaking the box office record in the history of Chinese-language films.

I didn’t expect that the final box office would not even reach 200 million, let alone 300 million!
Jackie Chan + Jet Li + Zhang Ziyi + Li Bingbing, in terms of the cast lineup, even if you look at all Chinese-language films, it is extremely rare and high-quality.

After all, it was a unique collaboration between the two most powerful and valuable kung fu superstars in the Chinese film industry at the time.

Not only domestic movie fans, but many foreign movie fans are also looking forward to it.

I thought they were going to take advantage of the peak of their careers to make something big, but they ended up with a huge shit.

In one sentence, the greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment.

Before Jet Li made "Asura", and before Jackie Chan completely destroyed his reputation——

This film can be regarded as a landmark failure in the history of Chinese-language films and was once regarded as the most disappointing film of the duo.

Basically, if you count the top ten or top five worst movies of Jackie Chan or Jet Li, this movie will definitely be on the list.

Liu Tianxian casually opened her laptop and skillfully browsed the film and television section of Tianya Forum. She took a look at the online comments about "The Forbidden Kingdom":
“An American teenager’s YY journey!”

"The fight scenes are OK, but the story is just average."

"Pfft, the American Kung Fu world is so superficial!"

"RNM, give me your money back! This movie is really bad! The only time Jackie Chan and Jet Li worked together was this?"

"The fighting scenes of Jet Li and Jackie Chan are both very good, one is a master and the other is a ruffian. The ending song sung by Jane Zhang is also nice. It's a pity that the movie is not good!"

"The export of Chinese culture is accompanied by the alienation of commercial pandering and half-baked piracy, but the Huji Tavern has always been the highlight of Chang'an. Our country has thousands of chariots and does not discriminate against small streams."

"Alas, my two favorite Kung Fu superstars have stepped down from the altar of my childhood!"

"This is not the King of Kung Fu, this is the King of Bad Movies!"

"Internationalization equals degeneration, how can it be described in one word?"

"Not to mention the Chinese people's expectations for the film, even for the North American market, this kind of story arrangement is too old-fashioned: familiar settings, fancy moves and embroidered kung fu."

"To be honest: it's not that bad, it's just that fans have too high expectations for the first collaboration between the two. On the contrary, I think the action and costume design are quite good, but the plot is too lame. Without a good script, everything else is useless."

……

Tsk tsk, everyone is scolding so harshly!
If tickets for this movie really can be refunded, I estimate that at least 10 out of 9 people will do so!
Liu Tianxian couldn't help but raise the corner of his mouth with a gloating look. He looked up and glanced at Wei Wu, and lifted his right hair.

No wonder Wei Wu rejected her without even a second thought. He must have seen that this movie was a pitfall a long time ago. What a sharp eye!
Besides, the heroine of this movie, Jin Yanzi, is just a vase. You can tell from the reviews that basically no one mentions her.

At least a few people mentioned Li Bingbing and praised her white hair style, but no one mentioned Zhang Ziyi from beginning to end.

I heard that Zhang Ziyi is planning to make a comeback with this movie and regain the crown of the number one actress in the domestic entertainment industry from Fan Bingbing.

Now it seems that I was just overthinking!
(End of this chapter)