China Entertainment 1997

After the final battle, the movie basically comes to an end, and the rest is more of an Easter egg and a pit-filling feature of the first part of "Xiu Chun Dao".

For example, Hokusai stayed in Jiangnan and silently looked back at the capital.

The captured Shen Lian was eventually released by Chongzhen and demoted from Baihu to General Banner. The two brothers Lu Jianxing who returned to the capital were the ones who picked him up from prison.

After being released from prison, Shen Lian accidentally found Zhou Miaotong of the Jiaofang Division. During his escape, he had heard Beizhai say that he had a younger sister who was unknown where she was living. After several checks, he was sure to be his sister-in-law and planned to save her.

On the other side, Ding Xiu, who looked like a rogue, defeated several Jinyi guards, inquired about the whereabouts of his junior brother Jin Yichuan, and rushed to the capital.

And these Easter eggs just connect to the first "Xiu Chun Dao", turning the originally relatively independent events into a series, and also filling in many pitfalls of the first part.

At the end of the movie, along with the closing credits, Gu Miaomiao's singing sounded. It was the theme song of "Xiu Chun Dao 2" - "Love Is As Light as You" that Cao Xuan personally "composed".

"Just seeking pleasure

You are sighing softly

I also look forward to it

The years before my eyes are like a song

Yanlongjiang River is cold

My love is endless

…

This misty rain

Memories of this life

Love is as light as yours

…”

This song is actually the promotional theme song of the original "Xiuchundao·Shura Battlefield", sung by singer Zhou Shen.

The song is majestic and full of delicacy, with a moving melody and a full sense of imagery. It is a good masterpiece.

Unfortunately, it is too difficult to cover, resulting in low popularity and low popularity, making it a niche product.

Cao Xuan didn't care about a movie theme song, so he simply gave it to his singer Gu Miaomiao, which was considered a compliment and would increase her popularity.

After the singing dispersed, the screen turned black, the audience in the theater applauded, and the creative team came on stage to express their thanks and answer some questions from reporters and audiences.

[Why didn’t Chongzhen kill Shen Lian and Beizhai in the end? 】

Cao Xuan, one of the screenwriters, said: "From the plot point of view, Chongzhen has already grasped the overall situation, almost all the insiders have been killed, Shen Lian is no longer indifferent to him, he can be killed or not.

The same is true for Hokusai. In addition, Chongzhen also felt a little guilty towards Hokusai, so he showed his noble hand..."

This statement makes sense logically, but in fact the most fundamental reason is that this is a prequel.

Killing Shen Lian, the plot of the first part is so unclear!

[Are the leading actors satisfied with their performance in the movie? 】

Not only did Cao Xuan answer this question, but other main creators also talked about their opinions, whether they were modest or confident, but overall they were satisfied.

It’s okay not to be dissatisfied. Wouldn’t this ruin the situation?

Even someone as upright as Wang Zhiwen would not do that. He had criticized the movies he starred in before, but that was because he was dissatisfied.

Now, let’s not mention that Wang Zhiwen himself is very fond of "Xiu Chun Dao 2", especially Lu Wenzhao, a character with a complex setting.

Lao Wang personally has always been fond of this kind of tragic character with a fatalistic flavor, and he was also interested in this role when he accepted the script.

Even considering his personal relationship with Cao Xuan and Cao Xuan's powerful connections, it was impossible for him to directly ruin the situation.

Wang Zhiwen is straight, but not stupid!

[Is there any plan to release "Xiu Chun Dao 3"? 】

Cao Xuan and Old Monster Xu looked at each other: "We have thought about it, but we still need to study the details."

Whether the "Xiu Chun Dao" series will be expanded into a movie universe has been discussed many times within Fanxing.

As I said before, other movies of "Xiuchundao" want to cover some historical events of the Ming Dynasty according to the so-called ancestral generations, or the story of Shen Lian, whether it is fighting against the rebels or fighting against the Tartars, there are also articles to be done .

But there is a core problem. The core concepts of the two movies in the "Xiu Chun Knife" series are the struggles of small people in big events, which is the temperament of the entire movie.

If Shen Lian continues filming according to the historical process, it will definitely still be a tragedy.

Moreover, Shen Lian escaped from death in both movies, so to do it again would be a bit too deliberate.

At most, there will be one more film in the "Xiu Chun Dao" series to give Shen Lian an ending. Even if he doesn't die, he will really go into seclusion.

Otherwise, this movie would not be the struggle of a small character, but a walking lone star of evil, with teammates dying and myself jumping around randomly.

And if you were to film Shen Lian's father and ancestors, and come to an era of Jinyiwei, according to many people's assumptions, it would follow the routine of "ancient martial arts agents".

This kind of shooting method is not impossible, but it goes against the movie temperament of the "Xiu Chun Dao" series.

To put it bluntly, "Xiu Chun Dao" is a series of movies with a tragic flavor of literary youth. It has its own limitations and can support a short series. If you want to play in the movie universe, you have to reinvent yourself.

But now that it has been reborn and its bones have been replaced, it is no longer "Xiu Chun Dao".

Fanxing can reset the arrangement and create the "Jinyiwei" universe and the "Flying Fish Suit" universe, but the "Xiu Chun Dao" series should stop there.

Cao Xuan has not yet decided whether to film "Xiu Chun Dao 3", mainly because he has not thought about the entry point.

"Xiuchundao" was written in the early years of Chongzhen, and he was hanged in the seventeenth year of Chongzhen. By the time the Tatars arrived in Suzhou, it had been twenty years, and Shen Lian was still alive and could not carry the sword.

So it is too late to kill the Tatars, that is, to fight against the rebels, or to participate in the infighting between the emperor and the civil servants, and other plots.

But these story backgrounds are not as famous as the death of Tianqi and the death of Wei Zhongxian in the first two parts. Is it possible to write about the death of Yuan Chonghuan?

That is an epic battlefield, the first minefield in the late Ming Dynasty. This chapter says it will explode...

No matter what, compared to the previous two films, if "Xiu Chun Dao 3" is to be filmed, the time span will not be short, so there is no rush, and the script will be developed slowly, depending on the situation.

………

Some media and film critics were invited to the premiere of "Xiu Chun Dao 2".

There are also film critics who voluntarily go to public screenings to watch movies, and then post their thoughts on blogs and other online platforms or print media columns.

With the popularity of the previous film and Cao Xuan and others, this film attracted many film critics and fans, and a large number of reviews soon emerged.

"5 stars for the scene and setting, 5 stars for the martial arts action, 4 and a half stars for the plot, 10 stars for the actors, Bingbing is so beautiful, Ding Baiying is so heroic, and the little apprentice is also doing his job" - [Eat your rice]

"King Cao Tian is so handsome. I don't think any of the cold and ascetic men like Shen Lian and Li Zicheng can play the role of Cao Xuan better than Cao Xuan" - [Sandy Spray]

"Wang Zhiwen's sword never grows old, and the role of Lu Wenzhao is so amazing" - [Twilight Lion]

"Zeng Li surprised me. Her writing and acting are excellent, and her fighting scenes are also exciting. The part about breaking a knife in the bamboo forest is so handsome. I think she can develop into fighting dramas. Maybe she will be the next Yang Ziqiong" - [Gui Ji Yaoyao]

"Facts have proved that Mr. Xu is really talented, but he needs a good script and a good team, and he needs to be watched by a big shot like Cao Xuan. I hope he will learn to be smarter in the future and make more good movies like "Xiu Chun Knife" and less Thinking about "Seven Swords" and "The Legend of Shushan""——[Zael]

"The plot has some shortcomings, but the flaws are not hidden. Overall, it can be regarded as a highly completed commercial movie." - [It's Xiaowei]

"I don't think it's as good as the first one, but my wife thinks it's better than the first one, and I haven't quarreled with her" - [Fat Brother Takes Charge]

"The sadness of separation and the inability to control one's own actions against the background made people feel very complicated when they came out of the theater. Cao Xuan, who makes movies and sings in the Spring Festival Gala, always makes people feel sour" - [Something like that]

"When I heard that a prequel was going to be made, I was always afraid of ruining this movie series. Fortunately, the stars cherished their feathers and worked very hard. The first part was 90 points, and this one I give 85 points." - [Exiled Stars]

"To be honest, it's not as good as I expected, but it's not bad either. It's still very comfortable to watch a movie like this on a big weekend." - [Difficulty Difficulty]

"It's a bad movie that makes money, you are a thief, please ban me if you can" - [Pang Yidian] - This account violated the platform rules and was banned for 365 days

"..."

Generally speaking, the reputation of "Xiu Chun Knife 2" is acceptable. It cannot be called a bad movie, and it is still far from a classic. Especially compared to the first part, the general audience feels that it is two points inferior.

On the one hand, the quality may be slightly inferior, but there is also a lot of psychological element to it.

The first part of "Xiu Chun Dao" performed very well, especially given that two martial arts masterpieces, "House of Flying Daggers" and "Seven Swords", have hit the street one after another in the past two years. It is regarded as a representative of martial arts movies, both in the industry and The outside world has very high expectations.

This expectation has both advantages and disadvantages for "Xiu Chun Dao 2". The advantage is exposure and a lot of attention, but the disadvantage is that the audience will measure the movie with a higher standard.

Cao Xuan was still defensive about this, and even prepared for the worse.

After all, the original "Xiuchundao 2" received a greater impact from public opinion.

It was quite a war of words at the time with the first film's logical flaws, suspicion of smearing Chongzhen, poor emotional lines, Da Mimi's inexplicable extra scenes and disaster performance.

The Fanxing version of "Xiu Chun Dao 2" has made a series of corrections, which has been greatly improved compared to the original version.

For example, the logical flaws should be as complete as possible, and it should be clearly marked as "purely fictional, not history".

A large number of emotional scenes have been deleted, and the heroine Hokusai's scenes have been strictly arranged according to the main plot line, and the character has also been improved to a certain extent. The most important thing is that Fan Xiaopang's performance is good. Although it is not outstanding, it is better than the original version. Much better.

It is precisely because of the removal of these bugs that the overall quality of "Xiuchundao 2" is better than the original version, and its reputation is stronger than Cao Xuan expected.

Cao Xuan had a golden finger to support him and felt stable, but the others could not hide their disappointment.

After all, Fanxing's main movies in recent years, whether it's "When Men Are in Love", "The Knife of Spring" or this year's "The New World", have achieved both good reviews and box office success. This time, it's rare for a movie with slightly inferior taste to appear, and it will definitely be hit.

What worries them even more is the box office of "Xiu Chun Dao 2".

14 million on the first day, 15.62 million on the next day, and nearly exceeded 30 million in two days. The results are impressive, but also expected.

The scary thing is that on the third day, the box office dropped by 4 million, with only 10.92 million at the box office. The decline is obviously accelerating.

Especially when "The Promise" is about to be released, everyone is worried. Some people who are dissatisfied with Cao Xuan Fanxing even start clamoring for the hype that "Xiu Chun Dao 2" is about to collapse at the box office, and Cao Xuan's true colors will be revealed.

Only Boss Cao remains calm!

Without "The Promise", he might still be worried. With "The Promise", he has shown everyone that what is a good movie can only be judged by comparison.

………

On the evening of December 15th, the premiere of "The Promise"

Director Chen and his crew walked confidently down the red carpet, drawing cheers from Chef Xie, Jang Ok-nyeo, and Korean King Jang Dong-gun.

However, what Cao Xuan is very confused about is why the media calls Jang Dong Gun the King of Korea when he is obviously an actor and does not have much achievements in the music industry.

Later, after asking someone to find out more about it, I found out that such publicity was just to compete with Cao Xuan, the King of China...

Cao Xuan is speechless. It’s not Cao Tianwang who is pretending to be cool. Although Zhang Dongjian is considered one of the top actors in South Korea and has achieved excellent box office results in South Korea in recent years, when it comes to popularity in Asia, it’s not Cao Xuan who ties up several people. opponent.

Not to mention Europe and the United States, Cao Xuan can beat all the leading actors in the "The Promise" crew with just one hand.

However, Zhang Dongjian and another Japanese actor Hiroyuki Sanada were very polite to Cao Xuan, even respectful.

The level of the entertainment industry in Japan and South Korea is stricter than that in China. It is probably because someone in their country said hello. After all, Cao Xuan also knows some Japanese and Korean entertainment bigwigs in South Korea and Japan.

A big boss said hello. As long as the two of them were not stupid, they would naturally understand how to treat Cao Xuan.

Not to mention domestic actors, even if they are as unruly as Chef Xie, no matter how dissatisfied they are, they still have to call him Brother Xuan when they meet.

Just kidding, his godfather is obediently acting as Cao Xuan's little brother, he really doesn't dare to jump around anymore...

Cao Xuan was still a little regretful. It was rare to see a box-office battle, so he came here thinking that someone would challenge him. Not to mention pretending to be a slap in the face, it would be enough to relieve his boredom.

Just when he was feeling depressed, Director Chen suddenly appeared with a bright face, looked at Cao Xuan reservedly, and admonished with the tone of an old-timer.

"I watched "Xiu Chun Knife 2". The production mentality was obviously impetuous, too showy, and the film's thoughts were superficial. This is not the normal mentality of us filmmakers. We must learn lessons in the future and guard against arrogance and impetuosity."

Cao Xuan: "Ah, yes, yes."

He has finally seen through this old slut. He was criticized before and refused to come to the premiere of "Xiu Chun Dao 2" because of his temper. Now that he saw that "Xiu Chun Dao 2" has a bad reputation, he immediately came over to show off his presence.

However, Cao Xuan is not angry at all. He came here today just to have fun. The more arrogant Director Chen is, the greater the fun Cao Xuan will have.

Declining to be accompanied by others, Cao Xuan found Mr. Han and watched Director Chen on the stage talk about his original intention for the production of "The Promise"——

About redemption, and singing about love and freedom!

How should I put it? Although Cao Xuan did not go to college in high school, he has been engaged in business and art these years. In order not to show his timidity, he has never given up studying and recharged himself all the time.

Although he dare not say that he is a cultural person, Cao Xuan feels that he is not stupid, and his knowledge and reading volume far exceed that of ordinary people.

But today he could understand every word of what Director Chen said, and he could also understand certain sentences and paragraphs, but they were combined together.

He was confused!

Cao Xuan quietly looked at Mr. Han and the audience next door. He was shocked when he saw them looking towards the stage, nodding, smiling and clapping from time to time.

Is it really that I am too rubbish to understand the master?

But once he saw the confusion in their eyes, he felt relieved. They were so show-off in their feelings...

Finally, Director Chen finished his long speech, and when the movie was about to play, he took the initiative to @Cao Xuan.

"Cao Xuan also came to our premiere today. I am very happy that he came to support "The Promise". After watching the movie, you must share your thoughts with everyone."

Cao Xuan's attitude was very upright, like a student who came to ask for advice: "Don't worry, Director Chen, I will study hard."

Director Chen nodded with satisfaction, walked off the stage, and the screen set up officially started playing the movie "The Promise".

The opening scene shows the heroine Qingcheng played by the young Guan Gege, a cute little black girl, eating steamed buns among the dead.

Then suddenly a bratty little boy wearing a cockscomb helmet appeared. He captured Qingcheng and forced her to be his slave. Qingcheng lied to him, then knocked him out and ran away grabbing the steamed buns.

The vast majority of the audience watched the movie seriously, but did not know that the small opening they thought was the most important clue to the entire movie.

The heroine ran to a lake and accidentally dropped the steamed bun into the lake. At this time, Chang'e... no... Diao Chan... no, a goddess whose hair flew up regardless of Newton's law came out and suddenly asked the heroine to make a deal.

A lifetime of delicious food, a lifetime of fine clothes, and the favor of the best man, all at the cost of not getting true love.

Really, in just two minutes, Cao Xuan couldn't restrain his desire to complain, let alone making Chen Hong, a beautiful woman, look so ugly.

He didn't understand why a goddess appeared to make a deal. It was very abrupt and forced the heroine to be deprived of love. He said it was an oriental fantasy, but in fact it was too Western-style.

This goddess is not a goddess at all, more like a witch who deceives minors...

On the other side are the general Guangming and the slave Kunlun.

The general's fiery red and golden armor is indeed bright enough, but I don't know if it will become a target on the battlefield.

It turned out later that people didn't have to go into battle in person at all. They just sent a group of slaves to lead the enemy's cattle formation and run back.

This war scene is quite grand, but it neither highlights the power of the general nor shows any strategy. The only impression is that Kunlun runs fast.

Of course, this is not important. What is important is that when General Guangming was fighting the war, Duke Wu Huan of the North, played by Chef Xie, rebelled and surrounded the ring within the ring.

Qingcheng, Guangming, Kunlun, and Wuhuan. Those who know them are director Chen's films, but those who don't know them think they are Guo Xiaosi.

It is worth mentioning that "The Promise" also published a novel of the same name, written by Guo Xiaosi, a perfect match made in heaven...

Wu Huan's shape is particularly charming, like a big white rooster, and the weapon in his hand is more interesting, it is an iron palm.

When Qingcheng appeared on the roof with a charming look on her face, she took off her clothes and Wu Huan's men lowered their weapons.

As several robes slipped down, Wu Huan's men lowered their weapons one after another. Wu Huan was not angry, but gave a thumbs up and a thumbs up with the weapon in his hand.

"puff!"

Cao Xuan really couldn't hold it back. This famous scene had too much impact on him, especially when combined with a certain incident, it was extremely interesting.

Master Han had a dark look on his face. He didn't know anything else, but when he saw Wu Huan's golden thumb, he still couldn't help but have a headache.

What a drama...

At this point, Cao Xuan can no longer bear to watch, or in other words, from here on, the movie starts to completely let itself go.

The general Guangming went back to rescue him, but was stopped by the killer sent by Wu Huan. He was deeply hurt, so he asked the slave Kunlun to wear his clothes to shock him.

Kunlun didn't know Wang, so Guangming told him that Wang was a man without weapons.

When Kunlun arrived at the royal city, he saw the king chasing Qingcheng, but he killed the king with a sword and ran away with Qingcheng.

Let's just say, no matter how urgent the matter is, why not simply describe the king's appearance?

How do you know the king doesn't hold a weapon?

Even if you don't take it normally, you won't take it even if the royal city is surrounded?

Besides, Kunlun, even if he is blind, can't he just shout to recognize him when he arrives at the scene? If he is afraid of exposing his identity, he can also observe quietly.

You see a group of people standing with two people surrounding them. A fool can see the situation, and he just chops the king.

Kunlun Kills the King, such a core plot that directly affects the entire movie, is so inexplicable that it is almost not even willing to deal with it.

For this reason alone, "The Promise" is a big bad movie that cannot be cleaned up...

The rest of the plot is even more confusing, and many professional commentators can't explain it clearly. The author went to watch the movie himself, and he couldn't stand it anymore, and his blood pressure soared to 177.

Cao Xuan was also dizzy, and his whole body was wandering. He only glanced at it occasionally, but it was like it was in pieces.

It was only when the last few people were captured by Wu Huan, and Wu Huan himself confessed to the villain, that all the audience knew his motives.

Because when he was a child, he was deceived by Qingcheng and the steamed buns in his hand were taken away. From then on, he never received love and no longer trusted anyone, so he wanted to take revenge on Qingcheng.

Wu Huan was particularly aggrieved and even cried, but Cao Xuan was so angry that he laughed.

Click.

Cao Xuan seemed to hear the sound of the worldview of countless people in the theater collapsing.

Although before that, they were probably just as confused as Cao Xuan.

But I never expected that the final villain kept killing the heroine. It lasted more than two hours, all because of a steamed bun.

Even more speechless, Wu Huan had already controlled everyone, and was inexplicably put down by Guangming's words.

He was obviously a villain with countless subordinates, and he obviously took control of the situation, but suddenly it became 1 vs 2, and then he was killed alive.

Idiot!

Guangming and Wuhuan both died, and then Qingcheng cried while holding one, and cried while holding the other, and then she and Kunlun flew away, and the movie ended.

The scene was silent for nearly ten seconds before applause erupted sparsely. Then other spectators who had not reacted were awakened, and the applause gradually became louder.

Director Chen stood up in high spirits, thinking that just now the audience was still immersed in the shock of the movie. When he walked onto the stage, he was the first to look at Cao Xuan and motioned for him to express his feelings.

Cao Xuan stood up, and Mr. Han tugged on his pants hard, with a bit of begging in his eyes.

He didn't care whether Director Chen was slapped in the face or not, but this was a China Film Group film, so he really couldn't afford to embarrass anyone.

Seeing Mr. Han's pitiful appearance, Cao Xuan couldn't bear his words. The premiere ceremony was really hard to ruin.

But if he was asked to boast, he, who has always been so eloquent, couldn't say it because his conscience really couldn't bear it.

After two seconds of silence, Cao Xuan looked at Director Chen who was smiling and said only one emotion.

"I couldn't understand it, but I was shocked!"

Director Chen was very happy. He did not have low emotional intelligence, but he was very confident in his work.

In his opinion, it is normal for people of Cao Xuan's level not to understand, and it is normal to be shocked. This is a very sincere evaluation.

The rest of the audience, who are bystanders, have a better understanding of the level of the movie and the true meaning of Cao Xuan's words. They are neither derogatory nor exaggerated. They are extremely sincere. They don't stick to the truth and can get both ends covered.

High, really high!