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Chapter 458 Excusing

Ning Tong's three girls gloated over Yolanda's misfortune, just like the word-of-mouth decline of "Passing Through Your World". It's the same as being black again, everyone's unfriendliness towards each other has long since needn't be concealed.

At the beginning of the summer, "The Future Will Not Date" had a good reputation and box office. Yolanda's wish to see Ning Tong's jokes was not fulfilled. The quality of the movie is really good, especially Ning Tong's acting skills are definitely one of the highlights in that movie. Unless it is a professional sunspot, no one will deliberately black Ning Tong.

And "Passing Through Your World", which was released for four weeks, did not have Ning Tong, but Shishi and Ying Bao participated, which was enough for Yolanda. When the film's reputation plummeted and the box office fell off a cliff, Yolanda is better than eating a big bucket of ice cream.

During that time, she couldn't sleep without watching all kinds of ridicule and complaints about movies on the Internet for half an hour every night, she was so happy.

Then, Yolanda expects that the martial arts movie "The Sword of the Three Young Masters" she starred in will become the rescue work of this year's Lunar New Year, as the media said, and carry the banner of martial arts revival, shocking the film industry and becoming famous all over the world!
However, the illusory bubble of daydreaming was soon mercilessly burst by various negative reviews.

Compared with the good reputation of "Passing Through Your World" in the first week of its release, "The Sword of the Three Young Masters" gained more attention and exposure at the beginning of its release, but in the end not only did it not get a good reputation, even the box office It was a mess, which surprised everyone, but this time the surprise was not because the grades were too good, but because the grades were so poor that it was unbelievable.

As an adaptation of a classic martial arts novel, the box office in the first week was less than 1 million. This is the worst first-week box office for a martial arts movie since the rise of new martial arts movies. Like a death knell, everyone can see how dilapidated the martial arts film market has become. In addition to the previous "Assassin Nie Yinniang", which barely saved its capital, the media predicts that in the next few years, the Huaxia film market will be very prosperous. It's hard to look at good martial arts movies with big investment.

Yolanda never expected that her movie would hit the market again. Since its release, she checked the box office and Douban ratings for several days, and became more and more angry every day. Later, she even smashed the new computer in anger.

But after all, it’s only the first week. Although the film’s word-of-mouth and box office have hit a record low for the new martial arts genre, the crew and producers obviously won’t give up on this. At least the lowest goal of getting back the money is still to be achieved, anyway. The total investment is not high, but if you try hard, there is still hope.

So, starting from the second week, the entire crew of "The Sword of the Three Young Masters" began to receive a large number of various announcements, and ran publicity in major first-tier cities across the country. For this reason, the TNY group, which had not had any new movements for a long time, was assembled again. Advertise the movie everywhere, and Yolanda, as the heroine of the movie, devotes all her energy to calling on all fans who like her to go to the cinema to support her new movie.

Of course, when they were running publicity, the various bad reviews of the movie were naturally an unavoidable topic, and everyone in the crew spoke in unison, dismissing those bad reviews on the Internet as black fans and smearing, or some The competitor deliberately hired trolls to discredit the film.

On Weibo, Yolanda kept calling out to everyone in interviews, "What is the quality of the movie? Is it good to watch? Everyone will know after buying tickets and watching it. Don't be fooled by those black trolls on the Internet." Bewitching, we worked hard to finish this movie, all the actions in it were done by ourselves, without a stand-in, in order to make a good fight scene, my knee is still injured."

In order to prove to everyone that she has devoted herself to this drama, Yolanda also posted the scars on her thighs on Weibo!

With the concerted efforts of the entire crew and the hard-working publicity campaign of the distribution company, the weekly box office from January 1th to January 10th finally came out, and the box office trend surprised the crew of "The Sword of the Three Young Masters", because they The box office of the film has fallen by less than 1%, and it still has a revenue of 16 million this week, with a total of 5865 million in two weeks, ranking fourth.It is not far from the goal of 1.5 million to pay back the cost.As for word-of-mouth, it also stubbornly rose against the trend on Douban, one point more than last week, reaching 2.5 points.

Of course, this surprise is just a little bit of comfort to many people who are worried about the film's precipitous decline and even more shameful results. s failure.

And this week's champion is still "Kingsman", which once again won the championship with a score of 5.3 million, with a total of 12.9 billion in two weeks, becoming the film's largest box office in the world.

The second place is unexpected. The newly released cartoon "Nian Beast" for children surprised everyone with a score of 1.6 million.

As for the third place is "Bear Infested 3", which received another 9876 million with a slight drop, and the cumulative total of 3.5 million in three weeks. With a cost of less than 5000 million, the profit is already very good.

The Korean movie "Taxi Driver", which was released for two weeks, won 896 million this week, with a total of 1867 million in two weeks, and continued to dawdle quietly.

Although "The Sword of the Three Young Masters" hit the street is a foregone conclusion, but Yolanda did not give up on this, even the producers and distributors shook their heads and gave up after seeing the results of the second week. She finally insisted that she was no longer The movie's box office results or word-of-mouth, because no matter how anxious and angry she is, it's useless. The ratings and word-of-mouth on the Internet are still there. The only thing she insists on now is that the movie hits the street. She, she This character can't run off the street.

Just like when she was watching the jokes of "Passing Through Your World" before, she found that even if the film's mouth is not broken in the later period, the popularity of Liu Shishi and Zhao Liying as actors has not declined but increased, because they The roles of both of them are well received, so even if the reputation of the movie is bad, not only will it not affect their popularity, but it will also make them more liked and sought after by the foil of the movie.

Therefore, what Yolanda has to do now is to distinguish her role from the movie. The movie is a hit, but her character Murong Qiudi should not be responsible. She should be the biggest highlight of the whole film, or even the only highlight. In this way, I can get rid of the negative influence of the movie hitting the street, and then increase my popularity.

The first thing Yolanda has to do now is to find opinions or directions that can speak for herself from various online comments about "The Sword of the Three Young Masters". There are many comments on the Internet that speak well of the film and its actors, especially Yolanda.

"Although He Rundong was covered by tattoos on his face in "The Sword of the Three Young Masters", and was even wrapped in black clothes many times, the Yan Shisan presented to the audience turned out to be a warm and cute swordsman, which was a bit funny The dark series is really surprising.

Many friends said that "the sword of the third young master" should be called "the sword of Yan Shisan". , and in the turret, it was still Yan Shisan who flirted with Murong Qiudi with a sword. In Kuhai Town, it was Yan Shisan who killed the big boss, and it was Yan Shisan who taught the third young master the sword skills... In this film, the audience can see director Er Dongsheng and actor He Rundong's re-arrangement and interpretation of Gu Long's characters at any time, especially when they know that it is the third young master who taught the swordsmanship to the "useless Aji" , He Rundong's regretful little expression is even more invincible and cute, which makes everyone laugh and be impressed.

In fact, in the original novel, Yan Shisan did not attract so much attention, but in the film, Yan Shisan almost took over all the obligations that the protagonist should shoulder - molested the heroine, rescued the second girl, and "touched" the third young master All the women are still the main force for the revenge of the people in Kuhai Town. In the end, they teach swordsmanship and comprehend the way of swordsmanship, enlighten the male protagonist, and lead the film to philosophical thinking.

It is also the "warm male attribute" set by the characters that makes He Rundong's Yan Shisan gain a high degree of favorability among the audience. In the play, the absolute boyfriend Li Max, although he often pretends to be vicious, but he acts in a very old-fashioned way, punishing evil and promoting good, not being confused by interests and women, but angry at awakening the ignorant villagers to live on their own.He is also a "hero" with a strong ambition. He practiced swordsmanship diligently and wanted to get rid of the shadow of being "the best in the world" sword god. He did not hesitate to fight with his life.

He can freely switch from being honest and cute to being ruthless and chivalrous, and He Rundong's diversified eye skills and acting skills have exploded - the tattooed face in the film covers his face, but cannot cover his eyes. In many cases, he relies on this The eyes communicate with the audience, and because of this, the emotional expression is more violent, and he growls when he disagrees, and he brings the audience Yan Shisan with a funny emoji - a long-term special effects makeup for the audience to see Yan Shisan is a dark type, but in reality, He Rundong played the role with injuries, but what people see is a silently hardworking and dedicated Shisan Lang. "This is the praise of He Rundong throughout the article, but Murong Qiudi played by Yolanda didn't mention it at all.

""The Sword of the Three Young Masters" is known as one of the most successful works in Gu Long's late novels. This work is not so much about telling a story as it is about a struggle and redemption of the heart. Like Gu Long's early works Compared with playing suspense and gimmicks, "The Sword of the Three Young Masters" is more like a person's reflection and epiphany after half a lifetime. When I was young, I liked fancy tricks. After the experience, the most beautiful thing is the truth and acceptance without embellishment.

Er Dongsheng once played Xie Xiaofeng in 1987. Now, he has given up the on-screen Xie Xiaofeng to others, and he hides behind the scenes to manage everything.It's a pity that this newly created "The Sword of the Three Young Masters" is like a delicate and gorgeous painting with nothing in it, and every stroke and every shot seems to say "I'm fake"!
The movie uses a large number of fake trees, fake flowers, and grand landscapes and sky created by computer special effects as scenes and backgrounds. Many places are very "anime" beautiful, without a trace of human fireworks.Er Dongsheng said in an interview that he deliberately arranged the scenes according to the feeling of old Shaw Brothers movies.Perhaps it is to arouse the feelings of old audiences, or to pay tribute to previous works, Er Dongsheng's intention of this move is not much speculation.We can accept the fake scene in the past, and there is no reason to criticize Er Dongsheng's "fake" this time.In a movie, the scene is important, but it is not the soul.

What I can't accept is that the whole movie just doesn't feel right.Throughout the movie, from the characters to the actors, there is no taste and temperament that should be there.

"Sword God" Xie Xiaofeng is really "my brother is not in the Jianghu, but the Jianghu is full of legends about my brother". He was born in a famous family, a genius in the sky, and a noble demeanor. In "The Sword of the Three Young Masters", although he was once a "useless Aji" when he was indulging in pain and struggling, he is by no means the appearance of the paralyzed Lin Gengxin.To express inner conflict and pain is to look numb, to express grief and anger is to clenched fists and roar, and even the final "enlightenment" does not have a sense of detachment and freedom.

He Rundong plays Yan Shisan, a character who is also contradictory.Yan Shisan was cold and quiet, the kind that could blend in with Han Qiu.His favorite color is black, gloomy and ominous, but lonely and proud.He is also a peerless swordsman like Xie Xiaofeng, but Xie Xiaofeng is the proud son of heaven, but he is a "grassroots" who rolled out of the mud and fought with his life.But in the way of swordsman, they are equally outstanding and equally talented.

Such a character like a lone eagle and wolf not only stabbed the inexplicable "skeleton flower" with the effect of "Lanling King mask" in the movie, but also became exaggerated.The flowers on that face can't hide the exaggerated expression of He Rundong's "flying eyebrows" full of facial features.

Yolanda can be regarded as one of the best performers, but it's a pity that the role of Murong Qiudi in the movie is really not flattering.And Yolanda's temperament is Xiaojiabiyu's type, and she can't support the character's temperament.In the original book, Murong Qiudi finally felt relieved and no longer entangled Xie Xiaofeng, but in the movie, it ended in the most decisive, fierce and bloody way.

If these few people are only out of state and unable to complete the role, that Zhuyeqing is simply a big thunder, and every line is embarrassing.This character actually has a lot of room for performance, pitiful, hateful and pathetic, but it is completely reduced to a clown-like existence in the movie.

There is another plot in the movie that made me dumbfounded and almost dumbfounded, that is, Xie Xiaofeng recalled the scene where he killed the young swordsman.Our peerless swordsman, who is a genius, can take advantage of people's surprise and strike from behind with a sword to cut off the opponent's head? !Such a shameless and despicable act should not have been done by Xie Xiaofeng anyway.Even if it is persecuted by his father, it is not allowed!It's too crappy!
The decisive battle between Xie Xiaofeng and Yan Shisan in the original book is the most gorgeous and turning point battle written by Gu Long.When two peerless swordsmen confronted each other, Yan Shisan used the No.15 style representing "death" when the two people's spirits were completely beyond the limit and natural.But at the moment when the sword was drawn, Yan Shisan didn't want to let this cruel and vicious sword stay in the world, so he used it to kill himself with his backhand.

This is the spirit of the swordsman!This is the realm of the swordsman!

In that battle, Yan Shisan died, but Xie Xiaofeng lost!

What about in the movie?Only a simple "fulfillment" was used to fulfill the dignity of a swordsman who died under the sword.Before Yan Shisan in the book died, his eyes became clear and bright.In the movie, we only see He Rundong's exaggerated and distorted face.

As a movie that talks about "swords", there are not many sword styles that can be seen in "The Sword of the Three Young Masters".Er Dongsheng tried his best to make his own third young master in this movie, but he didn't want to mix all kinds of things together, but ignored the core "God", and chose a bunch of inappropriate actors, just like a textbook Du Fu, who was forced to ride a motorcycle, can be funny, but he can only play seriously haha! "

Yolanda finally found a review that mentioned her character Murong Qiudi. Although it was a negative review, Yolanda found out after reading it that she didn’t hate her character very much. She played the heroine very well. No, it’s not my problem as an actor, but the problem of the director and screenwriter. Regarding this point, it seems to be a very good way to excuse myself. It seems that the fans of Liu Shishi and Zhao Liying did the same for them in "From You "The World Passes by", of course, Yolanda selectively ignored the words in the comments that said she was not suitable for this role at all.

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