Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 472 The movie begins

The opening of The Great Wall.

The underground palace of "Afang Palace" was built successfully.

The moment it was completed, the sky and the earth changed color.

The wind is rising and the clouds are rolling, the sun and the moon are dim.

Sand and rocks were flying and the wind was howling.

No matter how you look at it, it doesn't seem like a good thing happened.

The cool scenes coupled with the intense background sounds make the audience feel as if they are in the scene.

Many viewers were shocked and had only one thought in their minds.

This special effect is so awesome.

Many people were speechless as they looked at the extremely spectacular panoramic view of the underground palace of "Afang Palace" on the screen.

Compared with the ending plot of "Chu and Han", the "Afang Palace" in "The Great Wall" is obviously more specific and more shocking.

Lifelike terracotta warriors, majestic military formations, and chilling weapons.

Every frame, every picture smells of money.

After the shock, the second thought came to mind:

How does this level of special effects compare to "Avatar"?
Unfortunately, no one was able to answer this question during the movie.

At the same time as the underground palace was built, there was a house in Xianyang city.

In the darkness, several people were chatting.

"After hundreds of years of continuous attempts...Finally, the world has been restored, life has revived, and everything has returned."

"This world is ours after all, and all living things are nothing more than our captive livestock."

"Hundreds of years ago, immortals and mortals were separated, and now we are back."

"Use their own spear to attack their shield. The seal is broken by mortals themselves. Those who are punished by heaven will eventually become mortals. We only need to sit back and enjoy the results."

These voices had appeared at the end of "The Myth". The audience present had naturally seen "The Myth", so they quickly recognized the people behind these voices.

That's right.

It was Xu Fu.

As well as Lu Sheng, Hou Sheng, Han Zhong and others.

Historically, these people were alchemists who sought the elixir of life from the Great Wall for Qin Shi Huang Ying Zheng. Later, because they were unable to do their job and also spoke ill of Ying Zheng behind his back, they were all eventually sent to eat dirt by Ying Zheng.

In "The Great Wall", after Zhou Mo's changes, these people have another identity.

Immortal.

Of course, the title of "immortal" is something these people give themselves.

The true identities of these people are alchemists with magical powers who can do things that ordinary people cannot do.

Through the conversations between these people, the plans behind them are gradually revealed.

Afang Palace was a conspiracy.

The purpose was to break the blockade of "immortals and mortals forever separated" by building the Afang Palace, so that spiritual energy could return to the world and allow alchemists like Xu Fu and Lu Sheng to regain their status as "immortals".

As for the origin of "The immortals are forever separated".

It's not mentioned in the movie.

This can be regarded as a pit set by the movie, paving the way for subsequent film plans.

But what we know is that "Eternal Separation of Immortals" was originally used to curb practitioners like Xu Fu and seal these "immortals" who were bullying and committing evil in the human world.

Therefore, the alchemists themselves cannot open these seals.

Once they try to open the seal, they will be met with a violent counterattack.

That's why they devised a plan and made Ying Zheng order the construction of the Afang Palace so that they could open the seal as "mortals".

Today, the Afang Palace has been completed and the seal has been broken.

Xu Fu and his team succeeded, and the sealed power is slowly recovering.

But it was not completely successful.

On the one hand, because only a part of the seal of Afang Palace was broken, even if their strength was restored, it would not be able to return to its heyday.

On the other hand, since the seal can be broken, it means that it can be sealed again.

Once the seal is successful, they will fall back into the same situation of falling from the clouds as in the past.

For Xu Fu and others, making them live like mortals is simply a fate worse than death, and it is a negation of everything they have.

Therefore, no matter what, they must prevent the seal from being restored again.

In order to achieve this goal, the most urgent task is to restore peace to the world.

Only when things get chaotic will this group of alchemists have room to display their abilities.

They can also completely regain their former strength.

Only then can they regain the position of immortal, treat all living beings as their livestock, and let them be slaughtered at will.

In order to cause chaos in the world, the Qin State must be destroyed.

To destroy the Qin State, it is necessary to destroy their emperor, kill the Qin heir, defeat the Qin army, and destroy the Qin court.

Several alchemists gathered together and discussed a series of countermeasures.

“We must let the former nobles of the seven kingdoms rebel again, arouse their resentment, ignite their ambitions, call on them to bring their armies and destroy the Qin Kingdom.”

"We need to bring in soldiers from outside the pass, tell them everything inside the pass, including food, wine, women, and children, and ask them to send troops to attack us."

"We must cause strife among the Qin court officials, let them attack each other, start a civil war, and consume their manpower."

"We must keep their successor away from the court and train an ambitious person who has high aspirations but poor skills. After helping him take control of the court, he will lead the Qin State to destruction."

"We need to increase our numbers and spread the scriptures of cultivation. We will surely be able to find people who are willing to submit to us."

Every line and every sentence was a conspiracy against the Qin State.

But each one deliberately avoided the person who was most important to the entire Qin State.

Ying Zheng.

The First Emperor, Ying Zheng, was such an amazing man.

This man, who had been taught by Ma Fujun since childhood, and later ascended to the throne of King of Qin, successfully destroyed the six kingdoms, and finally unified the world, made these alchemists feel genuinely afraid.

He was domineering towards his enemies but gentle towards the people.

He was frugal with himself but generous to the common people.

What's more, he inherited King Wucheng's last wish and dedicated everything to the country.

It is really difficult to find a conspiracy that can effectively deal with such a person.

Unless you defeat him head-on.

Or wait for him to die.

They imagined many schemes to plot against Ying Zheng, but rejected them one by one.

But fortunately, they don't have to pay too much attention to Ying Zheng. The reason is simple. Anyone who breaks the seal of "Forever Separated from the Immortals" will definitely suffer the backlash from the seal.

In the corner, Huang Xiaoming nodded slightly.

So far, he has not found any logical loopholes in this plot.

He only reads more information because of filming, which makes him better than the average person and barely able to reach the level of online debate.

He didn't find any problems, which means that ordinary viewers will basically not encounter any major problems.

From this point of view, there is no professional knowledge threshold for "The Great Wall".

Some people who make historical films like to find an unknown character and make a big fuss about him. This is a typical threshold for watching movies.

Basically everyone knows people like Xu Fu.

So there will be no viewing difficulties.

"This special effect is really amazing. I feel it is better than "Avatar". What do you think?" Huang Xiaoming asked Chen Kun beside him.

After the filming of "JERK" is finished, "Homecoming" will also begin.

So at this premiere, the four leading actors simply sat together.

Chen Kun nodded, but didn't say much.

Huang Xiaoming continued, "I feel really honored to be able to work with Director Zhou. The same is true for "The Great Han". It's a pity that it's not a movie, so this kind of special effects can't be used."

This is just a show-off.

Logically speaking, with Huang Xiaoming's temper, he would never say this in front of others, but because Chen Kun was there, he couldn't help it this time.

However, when Chen Kun heard this, he looked at Huang Xiaoming strangely.

He pursed his lips, but ultimately said nothing.

Huang Xiaoming was looking at the screen the whole time, so he didn't notice Chen Kun's expression.

After several alchemists discussed the consequences of breaking the seal, the camera smoothly shifted to the palace.

At this moment, Ying Zheng already knew the truth of the matter.

When the Afang Palace was completed, a voice from the unknown told him a lot of information.

The effect of “immortals and mortals are forever separated”, the identities of Xu Fu and others… and so on.

It is true that Afang Palace was able to preserve Zhao Shan’s body, but it is also true that it broke the seal.

After the seal was broken, the subsequent actions of Xu Fu and others can be guessed.

As the emperor of Qin, he naturally could not sit idly by and watch the subsequent plans of Xu Fu and others succeed.

From the voice in his mind, Ying Zheng knew that the so-called immortals were a group of people who regarded all living beings as worthless.

It would be fine if they were really high and mighty, but the practice of these people is based on sacrificing the lives of living beings.

Neither the teachings from his father that "the people are the foundation" nor the ideas of the Legalists whom he trusted could tolerate the existence of these people.

So, Ying Zheng immediately ordered the army to take action against this group of people.

In this way, a great war broke out between the Qin State and the alchemists.

The alchemist was able to gain the upper hand by relying on various strange methods at the beginning.

However, as the Qin soldiers continued to sum up their experience, they soon turned the disadvantage around and successfully killed or arrested many alchemists.

This section is another exciting battle.

Whether it is the cooperation between the Qin soldiers or the strange techniques of the alchemists, all of them are full of special effects.

Arrows, spears, siege weapons.

Magic, escape techniques, and unorthodox methods.

It is colorful yet not too cluttered.

It looks really addictive.

Sitting on the seat, Zhou Mo had an ice-cold little hand in his hand without him noticing.

My palms are wet and full of sweat.

He gently patted Da Tiantian's little hand and comforted her, "It's okay. Isn't this good?"

Da Tiantian nodded and hummed.

"I heard you say in the past that you wanted to create a special effect that was different from the industrialized special effects in superhero movies. Could it be this?"

“It’s just an idea and an attempt. We will collect your and the audience’s opinions later.”

Da Tiantian nodded: "I think it's good."

"That's good, right? Then when you come out later, don't blink." Zhou Mo reminded with a smile.

When Da Tiantian heard this, her heart was pounding.

The same thing happened elsewhere in the theater.

The guests all stared intently, and did not breathe a sigh of relief until the battle was over.

When the people sitting next to each other looked at each other, they all noticed the strange look in each other's eyes.

This is truly a brand new experience.

It is not a technological cannon battle, nor is it super powers and mechas, but a visual experience that is different from Western science fiction movies.

Eastern fantasy.

Many people think of this word.

These four words are not uncommon on the Internet and have appeared in many places, especially in the field of online novels, which have long developed Eastern fantasy to a very deep level.

But in the past, this kind of excitement was limited to words.

This is the first time it has appeared on the big screen.

But even this first time has left a deep enough impression on many people.

At the same time, in the plot, Ying Zheng also started something that left a mark in history books.

Burning books.

Trick people.

The books that were burned were those of practitioners.

The one who is being cheated is the alchemist who tries to use living lives as nourishment.

This is done in order to minimize the influence of the alchemists.

And along with the capture of the Taoist priests, the method of repairing the seal was gradually collected.

After getting the method, Ying Zheng immediately began to give orders and started preparations to repair the seal.

Mount Tai.