In the screening room.

After watching the easter eggs, some of the audience applauded again, whispered to each other, and discussed the highlights of the plot.

"It's so exciting! So exciting! This movie is definitely the pioneering work of the Chinese film universe. It's so good, especially the last scene, where one man defends the city, the ultimate battle, that scene is enough to make me pee. Did you take a picture just now? I want that picture for my wallpaper."

"I didn't take any pictures. Go find them online later. Why do you want me to take pictures of you while you watch a movie? I'm your official photographer! Get out of the way! I can't hold it in any longer!"

"Mr. Lu is just a cameo in this movie. I thought he was a superhero, but I didn't expect him to be the man behind the superhero. But the title of this movie, hahahaha, Sword Wielder, it really is true that money means you can do whatever you want!"

"You know shit! I actually think he's the most eye-catching character in the film. And he'll probably be the core of future films."

"I think the next hero will be Dr. Gu. So cool, so cool, domineering and mischievous. Who plays this character? I don't think I've seen him before."

"He's a newcomer, probably no older than 30. He looks stunning in women's clothing, and his acting is also great."

"Fuck, I wouldn't have thought of it if you hadn't mentioned it! And there's women's clothing!"

…

Lu Hao was wearing a hat, sunglasses and a mask, walking among the crowd fully armed, but no one noticed him.

Listening to everyone's discussion, Lu Hao naturally felt a sense of accomplishment, but more of it was peace.

When he makes movies now, he has already moved beyond the stage of excessively pursuing word-of-mouth and box office. He can basically ignore external interference and concentrate on writing scripts, creating characters, and working on special effects.

Things that are made with care will never be too bad.

…

the next day.

The box office of the premiere of "The Swordsman" is out. Within 24 hours, the cumulative box office exceeded 230 million, ranking first in the same period, and broke the highest record of the first-day box office ranking of domestic films, winning the championship.

The popularity of this movie has really skyrocketed.

With the bonus of Lu Hao's previous fans and word-of-mouth, the bonus of the sentiment of the first domestic film universe, and the halo of being the pioneering work of the new theme of "Spiritual Revival"... it is not surprising that it has such popularity.

Many well-known directors and actors in the circle once again flooded Lu Hao's phone with calls.

Various media also sent interview invitations through various channels.

So much so that Lu Hao had to turn off his phone and stay at home all day long.

I stayed alone in the study and watched the movie "Swordsman" over and over again at least twenty times.

Watch it frame by frame.

Watch it over and over again.

After looking at the details, look at the overall situation, after looking at the overall situation, look at the rhythm, and after looking at the rhythm, look at the picture.

In fact, there are still some shortcomings.

The biggest drawback is that the imagination is too rich and the pictures in the mind are too grand, so the current technical effects are not perfect.

Secondly, due to length limitations, there are not enough details about the Snow Tribe. After all, this is already a two-hour movie. If it is extended any further, the rhythm will be unbalanced.

It's a question of trade-offs.

Thirdly, the finale seems a bit thin and not powerful enough. The intensity of the confrontation is enough, but the twists and turns are a bit lacking.

This is also a trade-off and compromise to pave the way for the next movie.

Of course, these are all Lu Hao's self-analysis, a review by a perfectionist who is nitpicking and finding fault with everything.

In fact.

On the Internet, netizens from all walks of life have praised this movie to the sky.

Judging from the results, the box office has been rising for several consecutive days, exceeding 1 billion in four days. Theaters have added more screenings, and the box office is still soaring.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is a hugely successful film.

Many professional box office prediction agencies have extremely high expectations for this movie, and the prediction numbers they give are scary.

Six billion, seven billion, some even predict it will exceed ten billion.

In fact, as far as the global film market is concerned, movies that broke 10 billion yuan were already produced ten years ago.

It is the "Legend of Zeus" in the Olympus Mythology Universe series.

The global box office total is nearly $3 billion.

An extremely terrifying number.

However, to date, no Chinese-language film has been able to break the extremely high threshold of 10 billion yuan.

…

Lu Hao no longer reads good reviews. On the Rotten Tomatoes website, he specifically looks for some long, critical reviews.

The most popular and eye-catching post was posted by a person nicknamed "DreamWorks No. 1 Fan."

This person used to be a loyal fan of his own and had given high praise to his previous movies.

But for this one, it was only given Samsung.

——On the Success and Failure of Swordholders, Commercial Success and Artistic Failure

Judging from the film reviews, this fan is indeed a veteran filmmaker.

From the perspective of story, the highlights of "The Swordsman" were analyzed in detail, and the film was praised as a masterpiece of commercial films.

But he also said that compared with Lu Hao's previous films, this movie is too artificial and Lu Hao has lost the spirituality of his previous works.

The in-depth exploration of human nature remains superficial and is too templated.

This film review received a lot of support from former fans, and was forwarded from Rotten Tomatoes to Weibo by many people, which sparked quite a bit of heated discussion.

Considering it from a more rational perspective, Lu Hao admitted that what he said was right.

The dispute over commercial films and art films has never stopped among hardcore movie fans, and it continues one after another.

There is no solution to this question.

Even those directors that Lu Hao thought were famous, such as Feng Kuazi, Wang Mojing, and even Stephen Chow, have been betrayed by their die-hard fans.

The more they praised it in the beginning, the more they will criticize it when the new movie comes out and does not meet the audience's expectations or aesthetics.

Many directors have lost their reputation in their later years because of this.

In fact, not only the audience, but also the director himself, will waver between these two routes.

The person who does the best in this regard and has the most consistent values ​​and approach is the prolific director Wang Jing.

After making a classic, when he gets tired, he quickly makes several bad movies to refresh his spirit, and lives an extremely self-centered and transparent life.

Lu Hao felt that he was also at this stage now.

Balance is the most difficult thing to master.

Perhaps there will never be a day of perfect control, which is a state that a director should pursue throughout his life.

Lu Hao thought about this film review and reposted it on his Weibo.

At the same time, a sentence was attached.

——"I'm tired. I won't shoot this year. See you next year."

Then Lu Hao quit Weibo, thought about it, and simply uninstalled it on his phone. He didn't even want to read the comments.

Know your mind and see your nature.

Don't be disturbed by external things.