On September 15, "The Night Banquet" will be released

About 4 hours after the release, Time.com opened the score. The initial score was only 6.3, and the comment section was full of curses.

【What did you take the photo of?】

[Facts have proved that Feng Xiaogang is good at making comedies, but it is best not to touch such big productions]

[I am a fan of Uncle Ge, but I must admit that the role of Emperor Li is really not suitable for him]

[Indeed, he is obviously a villain, but I always feel that he is telling a bad joke and is particularly dramatic]

[The actors' acting is okay, but the plot is a mess. This kind of localized adaptation of Shakespeare's plays looks so awkward]

[It’s a waste of ticket money to go with "The Promise"]

[Last year's "Xiu Chun Dao 2" and "The Promise", this year's "Painted Skin" and "The Night Banquet", every time I thought Cao Xuan was being blown away a bit, a big director would always come over and slap me in the face]

[Sorry, I want to apologize to "Painted Skin". Although I still think its box office is inflated, it is at least a complete and excellent commercial movie.]

[Cao Thief: It’s not that I, Cao Xuan, am so powerful, but that everyone here is rubbish]

[I strongly suspect that Cao Xuan is the son of destiny. Why did Director Chen and Feng Xiaogang abandon their past reputations and make bad movies to support him]

[Let’s just ask if there is a possibility that the two of them are only good at making bad movies]

[That’s not to say, the two directors are still of good quality. The results of "Farewell My Concubine" and Feng's comedy movies are here, but "The Promise" and "The Banquet" are really bad, and can only be said to be a sinking ship]

[What are the three major mainland directors? They are just three bad guys. From now on, except for Fanxing’s movies, I won’t pay for them anymore]

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【……】

In 2006, those who could afford to go to theaters to watch movies, aside from fans, couples, leisure and entertainment groups, there were still a large number of senior movie fans who loved movies.

These movie fans have very high standards for movie aesthetics, are much more picky than ordinary viewers, and deeply hate bad movies.

And more than half of the users who are accustomed to being active on film and television information website platforms such as Time.com are exactly these senior movie fans.

These people were not even satisfied with "Painted Skin" before, let alone "The Night Banquet", which made the director and the movie a complete mess.

If these posts were seen by Feng Xiaogang, his blood pressure would soar to over 200, and his vitiligo might worsen...

But for Cao Xuan and Fanxing, they are indeed somewhat grateful to Huayi and Feng Xiaogang.

The reputation of "Painted Skin" is not bad, but it can't be said to be particularly good, especially since it broke the record of "Titanic" at the box office and topped the list of mainland film history. While it was unparalleled in the limelight, it also became the target of public criticism.

Honors are magnified, and so are shortcomings!

If there is Zhihu now, there will definitely be people asking "How do you feel about Painted Skin being ranked first in mainland film history? Do you think it is worthy of the name?" The following answers are probably in the thousands.

But now that "The Night Banquet" is released, it not only shares a lot of firepower, but also belittles itself and exalts "Painted Skin".

If it weren't for the fear that the Wang brothers would fight against him, Cao Xuan would have sent someone to deliver a banner with eight big characters written on it, "Helping others, unparalleled masterpiece".

"The City of Gold", "The Promise", and "The Banquet" are all big productions, directed by three major mainland directors, and the time between their release is not long, so they are often mentioned together and known as the three worst movies.

The worst is "The Promise", and "The Banquet" ranks second.

Feng Xiaogang is known for being good at telling stories. Among the so-called three major mainland directors, the average quality and public reputation of his early films are actually the best.

It's a pity that it expanded later. Not only did the level decline seriously, but also various shootings and other dirty things were frequently exposed, and he was eventually cast aside by the public.

In 2006, although many people didn't like Feng Xiaogang, many viewers thought he was a good director with true temperament and ability.

Even Cao Xuan, although he doesn't like or even hate this person, has to admit that Feng Pants is a good director.

Especially before 2015, he was not disturbed by a large number of commercial and variety shows. Feng Xiaogang was definitely one of the top directors of Chinese films.

Even after 2015, although "I'm Not Pan Jinlian" and "Youth" have many flaws, they still have many merits.

At least compared to Guo Xiaosi, Bi Dao and others, they are simply master-level existences...

In Cao Xuan's personal opinion, among Feng Xiaogang's many movies, "The Banquet" is one of the worst.

The movie "The Banquet" is adapted from Shakespeare's "Hamlet". This does not mean that it cannot be localized into Chinese, but if you want to change it, then make it clear.

Not to mention that the ancient Western aristocratic values ​​of "Hamlet" are not easily accepted by Chinese audiences. The key point is that it has been adapted into a local film, the lines are translated, and the performance style is somewhat dramatic.

The whole movie is filled with a strong sense of dissonance. Although the audience may not understand it at all like "The Promise", they still find it inexplicable and without any disturbance.

It can be said that "The Banquet", like "The Promise", used huge funds, supplemented by top-notch costumes, photography, scene soundtracks and actor configuration, and ended up telling an empty and boring garbage story.

Fortunately, the investment in "The Night Banquet" was relatively small. Although there was "Painted Skin" before it and "Baby Project" after it, it was not as hard-faced as "Xiu Chun Dao 2" like Wuji. It has been around half a month of high quality.

Schedule.

According to insiders, the estimated box office of "The Banquet" in the Mainland is between 120 and 140 million.

Coupled with advertising sponsorship, overseas copyrights, DVD and TV channels, I can’t say how much this movie will make, but at least the capital is guaranteed.

In contrast, "The Promise" lost in all aspects including box office, word-of-mouth, and revenue, allowing Huayi and Feng Xiaogang to gain some respect.

I guess that when Lao Mouzi's "The Golden Armor" is released during the Lunar New Year, "The Promise" will have to be compared and beaten repeatedly.

Director Chen is incompetent and furious!

But this is not bad, at most it is a joke. Some books directly portray Chen Da as an adulterer, Chang'e uses his money and resources to raise little fresh meat, and even Arthur is no longer his seed...

………

"The Banquet" failed in word-of-mouth and barely managed to save money, which dampened the hot atmosphere in the industry after "Painted Skin" became a box office hit.

Everyone understands once again that the previous situation is just an example. So far, the mainland film market has not reached its glorious period. For most films, the 100 million level is already a good result.

"Baby Project" released at the end of September also proved this point, and its performance was quite satisfactory. Even with the support of Star Cinema, the box office in the mainland is estimated to be over 100 million.

The performance of two key movies in the industry allowed everyone to regain their composure, but they also became increasingly aware of the horrific results of "Painted Skin" and the influence of Cao Xuan.

Even if the box office performance of "Painted Skin" is not normal, with Cao Xuan's addition, the box office performance of the next new movie will probably not be too far off.

The investment for Cao Xuan's next film "Taken" has been confirmed. The cost is not high and there is no share for outsiders. It will focus on overseas markets. Considering the script setting and the scale of the action, it is hard to say whether it can be released in the mainland.

However, the super-large production "Three Kingdoms·Red Cliff", which will be filmed next year, has a big plate and generous portions, and it has become a favorite in the industry.

Not to mention other private companies, even Shanghai Film Studio is deliberately meddling in it. The number of phone calls Han Sanye and Cao Xuan have received these days can fill two pages.

If Fanxing and China Film Group hadn't been strong enough and had some vague intention of joining forces, they probably wouldn't have been able to protect their 80% share.

When part of the behind-the-scenes cast of "Three Kingdoms·Red Cliff" was announced, the outside world was shocked.

[Producer]: Han Sanye, Cao Xuan, Lao Mouzi

[Special Advisors]: Xie Jin, Wang Fulin, Zhang Zhaolin

【Director】: Lao Mouzi, Chen Kexin, Huang Jianxin

[Action Director]: Chen Xiaodong, Zhang Lei

【Photography】: Lu Le

【……】:……

The producer and director are both easy to talk about, and I have basically mentioned them before.

Lao Mouzi finally asked Cao Xuan to invite Maolu, but although he was the director, he was mainly responsible for the production and did not participate in the actual shooting.

In terms of action guidance, Zhang Lei is Fanxing's official action director. This time he joins the crew and has more learning and training.

Chen Xiaodong was recommended to Cao Xuan by Lao Mouzi, Old Monster Xu and Chen Kexin.

He has served as the action director for "Heroes" and "City of Golden Armor" and has unique insights into big war scenes. He was also the action director for "Tou Mingzhuan" in the original time and space.

Lu Le is a well-known photographer. He has collaborated with Lao Mouzi and Feng Xiaogang on many films, including "Assembly", "1942" and "Tangshan Earthquake". Big scenes are not a problem for him.

In addition to action guidance and photography, many of the related art teams also come from the crews of "Heroes" and "Armageddon" and have relevant experience in large-scale scenes.

The reason why such a luxurious behind-the-scenes team was formed was to provide support for Chen Kexin and Huang Jianxin, so as not to collapse in the big war scene.

As for several special advisers, Xie Jin is one of the representatives of the fourth generation of directors.

He has a high status in the industry. In fact, in his early years, the old man wanted to film "Red Cliff War", but due to various reasons, his wish was never realized.

When he learned that Fanxing was filming Red Cliff, the old man came over and read the script. He thought it was pretty good and helped a lot.

Xie Jin played a lot of roles in Lao Mouzi's nod to be the director, and in easily gathering the luxurious behind-the-scenes lineup of mainland movies, and even part of the cast.

Cao Xuan originally wanted to hire him as a producer, but the old man's health didn't allow it, so he hired him as a consultant.

As for Wang Fulin and Zhang Zhaolin, they are both directors of the 1994 version of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

Among them, Wang Fulin is also the chief director, and he also filmed the CCTV version of "A Dream of Red Mansions". Zhang Zhaolin is one of the co-directors of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the chief director of CCTV's "Water Margin", and one of the nobles when Cao Xuan started his career.

This time when filming "Three Kingdoms: Red Cliff", Cao Xuan personally came to invite two people to serve as consultants.

Zhang Dabeard was originally one of them, but he was busy filming "The Deer and the Cauldron" and "The Sword of Blood", and he considered himself to be just a producer in charge of logistics, so he didn't come over to provide any guidance.

In addition, most of them are the teams of mainland classic historical dramas in terms of serving Hua Dao and many other aspects.

Many people thought of using the mastermind behind the scenes from Hong Kong and Taiwan, but Cao Xuan strongly rejected the idea. Not to mention other subjects, he really didn't particularly believe in the professionalism of the Hong Kong and Taiwan teams in terms of history.

Cao Xuan does not require it to be completely based on historical facts, because the plot of the movie "Three Kingdoms: Red Cliff" is a partial "official history", so Fu Huadao will not restore it 1:1 according to history.

After all, if the production conditions of the late Han Dynasty were strictly followed, the beauty of many aspects of the film would be greatly compromised.
To be continued...