Chapter 73
Although it's childish to make a bet.
But Wang Yige and Qiao Yiqiao both found it interesting.
After listening to this, Wang Yige smiled cheerfully and held out a hand: "It's a deal. If I lose, I will play a small cameo role in your new play. You can abuse me however you want."
Qiao Yiqiao held his hand: "No problem, me too."
The two smiled at each other and the bet was settled.
"Just enjoy watching the movie," Wang Yige said and left, "I have something else to do."
"Okay." Qiao Yiqiao nodded.
In fact, although Wang Yige is very arrogant and his words are unpleasant to the ear, we have to admit that he is also a very talented and stable director.
The short film he directed was usually a gangster film, but within twenty minutes, he managed to achieve an extreme reversal. Coupled with the participation of big-name actors, it looked very enjoyable to watch.
Qiao Yiqiao watched "Light and Shadow 7" carefully and couldn't help but sigh that everyone took the filming very seriously.
Even a creator like Wang Yige who always recreates his works is trying to come up with a little bit of innovation.
But his favorite is the work of collaboration between director Zheng Mao and teacher Shen Si.
This is a serious historical drama, but it is surprisingly interesting.
Although the film is about history, and the period is the turbulent era between the Eastern and Western Han Dynasties, director Zheng Mao lowered the perspective.
And extremely rarely, the protagonist is a female character.
Qiao Yiqiao actually didn't know much about that period of history, but in just two or three minutes, director Zheng Mao created an era of brutal rule.
The "Wangtian System" was promoted during this era, causing a large number of farmers to lose their land. The Wang Mang group also widely implemented the law of collective responsibility, even neighbors were held responsible, and there were countless corrupt officials.
Wang Mang even built large-scale projects, recruited many beautiful women, and lived an extravagant and lustful life.
It was at this time that the lower classes began to rise up in rebellion.
The protagonist is one of them.
But she was different from the mainstream female characters of the time. She was a girl who grew up between the countryside and the city. What she loved most was money, and the technology she was most proficient in was "Bojing".
This is an ancient chess and card game that could be considered gambling in that era.
At that time, everyone from kings and generals to rural peasants were enthusiasts of the classics.
Even Emperor Wen, Emperor Jing, Emperor Wu, Emperor Zhao, Emperor Xuan and others were loyal players of Bojing.
The protagonist made her fortune by playing this kind of game. After experiencing a series of changes and twists and turns, she gradually began to have a sense of social responsibility.
Eventually, she even became famous through her knowledge of classics, but she was unwilling to accept this kind of miserable social environment, so she finally gathered a group of people who were keen on knowledge of classics and rose up in rebellion.
At first she had only a few hundred people under her, but later she gradually expanded her team and finally gathered a hundred thousand people.
Of course, her uprising ultimately failed.
But her name, along with many other rebels from the grassroots, was recorded in history books and shines brightly in the long history of China.
Her name is Chi Zhaoping.
Perhaps she is not as famous as other female generals such as Fu Hao, Lady Xian, and Qin Liangyu, or even as world-famous as Mulan who joined the army, but her life is full of the patriotism, dignity, and pride of women from the grassroots.
This time, "Light and Shadow 7" is based on the theme of "love". Qiao Yiqiao originally thought that historical themes would only focus on the love for family and country.
But I didn’t expect that Mr. Zheng Mao’s idea was not just that. Instead, through the growth of a woman, he allowed her to gradually develop a love for her country from her love for money.
The fact that he can show a magnificent era and complete the growth of a character in just twenty minutes is enough to show the skill of director Zheng Mao.
After reading it, Qiao Yiqiao felt it was heart-wrenching, tragic and delicate.
The quality of the films made by the two directors who shot comedies and romances is also quite good.
They did not, as has been the recent trend in the film and television industry, try desperately to increase the value or create some touching and tear-jerking scenes. Instead, they focused their perspective downward and filmed a small thing.
Love is simply the growth story of a pair of childhood sweethearts. The overall style is particularly similar to that of director Hirokazu Koreeda, and the deep affection can be seen in the ordinary.
The comedy is a very outrageous story. Two strangers are driving on the road, racing against each other, both suffer from road rage, and even fight each other in the end, but they sympathize with each other.
Both comedians are the kind that make people laugh just by watching them. The whole movie is outrageous yet funny. After seeing the two of them kissing at the end and then vomiting violently, the whole theater was laughing so hard.
But the entire "Light and Shadow 7" also has its shortcomings.
That is the shooting of science fiction themes.
It's a story about a man who falls in love with a robot.
Qiao Yiqiao was not the only one at the scene. Many viewers also frowned after watching it. They didn't know why these two fell in love. The whole thing was like a stream of consciousness film.
Mixed with a lot of narration and music.
But this laid a good foundation for Qiao Yiqiao's "Nuo".
Qiao Yiqiao had attended many test screenings and constantly adjusted the film, so he could almost anticipate the film's effects.
But the audience's reaction still gave him a lot of surprises.
For example, some people screamed and covered their eyes, some were attracted by the Nuo opera performance, and when the truth was revealed in the end, sighs and exclamations could be heard from time to time...
Teacher Bai Qiu even had tears in his eyes when he watched from the side.
Qiao Yi Qiao thought that this result was enough.
Finally, the film ended and the audience burst into applause.
After the moviegoers left, he could still hear many people discussing the final episode of "Nuo".
Of course, these are just Qiao Yi Qiao’s own judgments.
Moreover, all the audience members are from the industry. In addition, "Nuo" is the last one to appear, and it is a rare supernatural theme, so it is possible that it is fresh for a while.
The specific situation will have to be left to tomorrow and to the general audience.
That is what Qiao Yiqiao is most nervous about right now.
…
Xiaoqiu is a TK short video creator.
The content of his short videos is mainly concentrated in the field of film and television. To put it bluntly, he became famous mainly by complaining about the latest film and television works. Now he has millions of fans on TK and is a veritable big blogger.
His complaints are known for their sharp language, and he often criticizes the latest works to pieces, with endless witty remarks.
So he has a lot of say in this field.
"Light and Shadow 7" is very popular, and Xiao Qiu will obviously not miss this popularity.
This work is naturally topical, after all, it is rare to see seven top directors competing on the same stage.
So Xiao Qiu’s plan for the new video is also very simple - he wants to rank the seven directors, and he cannot be the only judge, he also needs to take the public’s perspective to look at the film.
He bought tickets for a cinema near his home, ready to go see it as soon as possible.
Of course, he also had a psychological expectation before watching it. In his imagination, the works of big directors such as Zheng Mao and Wang Yige should be of guaranteed quality, not to mention the works. The directors of the science fiction and horror works are all newcomers, and there are few excellent works in these two themes, so Xiao Qiu was ready to complain about these two works.
He started watching the movie with more than a hundred viewers.
The first few works were directed by famous directors. The films they shot were naturally very guaranteed, and just as Xiao Qiu expected, the quality was good.
Among them, his favorite is the fantasy work by a director named Han, which has very rich visual presentation and a remarkable story, which left a deep impression on him.
When it came to the science fiction film, Xiao Qiu sneered as he watched it.
As expected, there haven’t been many good works on this subject.
He also waited for "Nuo" with this expectation.
He could even imagine what a boring horror movie this would be.
However.
From the first shot, he was firmly drawn into the story.
Afterwards, whether it was the weirdness of the plot, the director's control of the thriller points, or the actors' performances, especially the presentation of various rich Nuo operas, Xiao Qiu was stunned.
It wasn't until the film began to reveal the truth that he even got goose bumps.
Compared with the rich visual presentation above, the various sorrows in this ordinary life are the most touching horror...
He didn't react until the Nuo performance was over.
The amount of information is really too much!
He has watched so many movies that he can be considered a veteran moviegoer.
Therefore, he instinctively felt that the bizarre scenes in the first half of the film were not just for the sake of weirdness, but must have quite rich connotations!
Walking out of the cinema, he was still thinking about the last short film.
He even forgot that the purpose of his trip was to interview everyone about their movie-watching experience, and instead directly bought tickets for the next show. For the sake of "Nuo", he was willing to watch the movie twice!
It was during his second viewing that he realized more subtleties. For example, the works of director Zheng Mao were very interesting and worth savoring.
The connotation of the play "Nuo" far exceeded his imagination.
Even after watching it for the second time, he was still infected by the eerie atmosphere created inside and felt scared unconsciously. Maybe this is the fear engraved in his DNA.
Then he discovered that everything from every scene, every dance move and lyrics of the actors to every small prop, even just a small advertisement on the wall, had profound meaning.
Although what he hates to do most is over-interpretation, if you look carefully, you can see the various connotations, especially the elements of discrimination and stereotypes, and almost every scene can be interpreted.
After walking out of the cinema, he just felt high.
I even want to go back and watch it a third time!
Then, he suddenly realized why he came here.
He was clearly here to interview people on the street and shoot short videos!
Xiao Qiu quickly took out his cell phone and asked the audience who had also walked out of the movie.
"You just watched "Light and Shadow 7". Which work do you think left a deep impression on you?"
Many people recognized him and began to answer enthusiastically.
"Oh shit, of course it's Nuo, it's so scary!"
"Nuo, the pictures are so... weird and beautiful, full of Chinese elements, my DNA is moved!"
"The one directed by Zheng Mao and Nuo are both amazing. I can still see Nuo opera when I close my eyes now... I really don't dare to sleep tonight!"
"Especially the protagonist of Nuo, the scar on his face is so realistic."
“I can still hear the Nuo opera now…”
"This is the first time I feel that our Chinese horror movies are so scary, but it seems to be more than just scary. The final twist is really touching and chilling..."
"Actually, this is the first time I've heard of Nuo opera, but I didn't expect it to be so interesting..."
"The actors' performances were all great, especially the grandfather. Although he was so old, his movements were so beautiful."
"I watched a Nuo opera once when I was a child, and the show in this movie is really realistic!"
Although many viewers also mentioned the works of director Zheng Mao or other directors such as Wang Yige.
But those who said they were deeply impressed by "Nuo" accounted for an absolute majority.
Even if ordinary audiences do not see those metaphors and messages, they all think that "Nuo" is a scary, touching, weird and beautiful work.
It is almost the best horror and supernatural work they have seen in recent years.
Many people even asked timidly, can this movie really pass the review?
Then I thought about it carefully, and it seemed that there were indeed no ghosts, no blood or horror, and it was also traditional culture, but how could it be so scary?
Xiao Qiu conducted several interviews and the feedback given by the audience was highly consistent.
He hurried home with a lot of materials.
Soon, his new short video was produced.
The title is "Unexpected surprises and shocks in "Light and Shadow 7"!"
This short video quickly topped the hot list.
The number of views has reached tens of millions. !
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