The music is beautiful.
The scenery is also beautiful.
Movie fans gradually saw the sand blowing in, and in the sand, a girl wearing a bamboo hat was getting closer and closer.
Wang Hao stared at the girl.
Qin Ya looked very mysterious when she was wearing a bamboo hat, but she was very beautiful and charming when she took off the bamboo hat. Perhaps it was because of her dress, but Wang Hao felt that Qin Ya did not look like a college graduate.
Then, he subconsciously looked in Qin Ya's direction, but all he saw was his sister Wang Jinxue.
He was suddenly speechless.
…
Liu Wanqing sat silently in the last row, watching the movie alone.
There was originally someone to watch the movie with. Liu Wanqing's aunt and external affairs manager Li Fang was supposed to accompany her.
However, a few minutes before the movie was about to be released, Li Fang received a phone call and had to go out temporarily for something.
So, Liu Wanqing could only watch "A Chinese Odyssey" alone.
Liu Wanqing likes Lu Yuan's "The Legend of Sun Wukong". She likes the monkey in Lu Yuan's writing who would rather die than surrender. She also likes to meet the wise Tang Sanzang.
The characters in "The Legend of Sun Wukong" seemed completely alive to her, especially the words of Sun Wukong, every word of which touched her heart.
She also longs to be like Sun Wukong one day and would rather die than lose.
Therefore, she was naturally extremely looking forward to "A Chinese Odyssey". She felt that perhaps "A Chinese Odyssey" was just such a story, a story of struggle.
but……
The sound at the beginning of the movie gave Liu Wanqing a bad feeling. She felt that the overall tone of the movie might be gray, and it might bring her a tragic beginning.
The plot of the battle between Sun Wukong and Guanyin at the beginning made Liu Wanqing's premonition stronger and stronger.
Perhaps, this is really a gray movie, and perhaps the next plot will be the story of how Sun Wukong atones for his sins five hundred years later.
However, after the plot officially began, Liu Wanqing was stunned.
This "A Chinese Odyssey" not only does not start with a gray tone, but instead begins with a series of hilarious and even illogical comedies...
Liu Wanqing found that she really couldn't adapt to this kind of plot for a while.
Is this really a comedy?
But even if it's a comedy, you have to use some logic...
Why do I feel like there is absolutely no logic in this comedy?
Liu Wanqing was stunned. As the plot gradually progressed after Bai Jingjing appeared, Liu Wanqing became even more confused.
The plot is getting more and more ridiculous. It seems like Sun Wukong and Bai Gu Jing are in a relationship...
etc!
"A Chinese Odyssey" is nothing like "The Legend of Wukong", and Sun Wukong is nothing like the Sun Wukong in "The Legend of Wukong"...
These are two completely different concepts.
One refuses to admit defeat and never gives up, while the other is playboy, frivolous, and even a bit of a scumbag.
For some reason, Liu Wanqing felt a huge sense of disappointment in his heart, and this feeling of disappointment made him feel very disappointed.
"What the hell is that..."
"What's going on?"
"Is this the plot from Journey to the West?"
"This isn't even the plot of 'The Legend of Wukong', is it? What a joke! Wasn't Sun Wukong suppressed by the Buddha? Why is he suppressed by Guanyin now?"
"this……"
In the cinema, some people were watching the movie seriously and laughing from time to time, while others were cursing, looking extremely disappointed and speechless. A few extreme people even stood up and left the cinema without saying a word, cursing.
Liu Wanqing did not leave.
She continued watching the movie.
…
"Haha, it's OK that 'The Monkey King' is bad, but I didn't expect your movie 'A Chinese Odyssey' is even worse. So this is 'A Chinese Odyssey', without any substance, empty logic, with all kinds of cheap jokes from the beginning, even such a cheap thing as stepping on fire. Haha, I think this movie will be the worst movie of the year!"
"I always felt that "The Legend of Wukong" was ruining the classics. However, even though "The Legend of Wukong" was ruining the classics, it was at least full of emotions and could barely be considered a book. But what is the meaning of your "A Chinese Odyssey"? Tell me, what is the meaning of your "A Chinese Odyssey"?"
"I don't even want to call him trash now. I think Lu Yuan is a scum!"
"Haha, talented? Maybe he is indeed talented in other aspects, but this movie is full of jokes for me. Yes, it is a joke!"
"I have a feeling that after this movie is over, Lu Yuan may really become the biggest joke of this century!"
"Lu Yuan... hehe..."
Liu Zhenqing, a well-known traditional writer, poet and critic, watched the beginning of the movie in a cinema. Immediately after watching it, he posted a series of long Weibo posts, which were full of his disappointment and anger at the movie. There were too many criticisms one after another.
There is no such thing as nonsensical comedy in China in this world.
The Chinese comedies in this world are all those with a hint of Beijing flavor, or they tend to be action comedies...
After Liu Zhenqing saw the so-called beginning of "A Chinese Odyssey", he felt that "A Chinese Odyssey" was an insult to the classics...
This time, after Liu Zhenqing posted the criticism on Weibo, he was not denied by all walks of life like his previous work "The Monkey King", and was not accused of suppressing young people by all walks of life.
This time, his Weibo posts received countless comments of support and countless criticisms.
After seeing these comments, Liu Zhenqing made a joke, continued to watch the plot of the movie, and continued to criticize the movie, even rating it as one of the worst jokes of the year...
…
“That’s not like his level.”
"How could he come up with such a plot?"
"That's not right... Xiao Lu doesn't seem like the kind of person who likes to act so crazy..."
After Chen Guanxiong quietly watched the series of messy and nonsensical jokes in the plot, he frowned deeply.
He felt that the movie was filled with huge embarrassing scenes after it reached the middle, and he couldn't find any nourishing content...
He was also very disappointed. After being disappointed, he began to feel confused. He didn't know what was wrong with Lu Yuan.
Why on earth would they write such a confusing script with no plot at all?
certainly……
The interludes in this movie are very good, very ethereal, accompanying the yellow sand, and exuding an indescribable smell.
Such an episode coupled with such a plot...
It's simply...
Chen Guanxiong himself even felt like he was ruining a classic.
"Grandpa, I think this movie is pretty good. At least it's humorous..."
"I think this is an alternative way of expressing satire in comedy. Why does comedy have to have logic?"
“…”
The granddaughter Chen Xi next to her shook her head. She was watching the script with great interest and did not care about the loopholes and details in the script.
…
"What's going on!"
"Is this the whole thing?"
"How does this make us see..."
"I'm not going to watch it anymore! I'm leaving... I came here with great enthusiasm to watch Lu Yuan's movie, but I didn't expect it to be filmed like this... I'm sorry, I really can't accept it..."
"Let's go together..."
"Yes! Together!"
“…”
When "A Chinese Odyssey" was halfway through, several middle-aged people in the cinema could no longer bear the nonsensical plot and exaggerated performance. They shook their heads, feeling disappointed and a little indignant.
They really like "The Legend of Wukong". They especially like the characters in it and even every little detail of the plot.
But……
The more I like "The Legend of Sun Wukong", the more disappointed I am with "A Chinese Odyssey".
They even remembered Liu Zhenqing's comment that ruined the classics...
They suddenly felt that the comments made sense!
"If you don't want to look, get out of here. Don't talk here and disturb us!"
"Yeah, the movie is pretty good. Go away. Even though I don't have your support, I still have people who support me..."
"What's so ugly? I've been enjoying it till now. You middle-aged people are totally out of date!"
"Yeah...you don't understand at all..."
"This is a comedy. Don't you know what a comedy is? Go away..."
"right!"
In the cinema...
Some of the older people clamored to leave, but some young people stood up and started arguing with the older people.
Young people don’t think this movie is bad. Instead, they think it is worth watching. They can’t stop watching it because they are smiling one after another...
They don’t even understand why these middle-aged people are cursing like that!
Is this movie bad?
What went wrong?
Is it that Lu Yuan’s acting is bad or that there are no jokes in the film?
…
"A Chinese Odyssey" is controversial.
It seems that this movie has been full of controversy since the very beginning of the script.
The older generation, or the middle-aged people who are a little older, can't accept this kind of jokes and think it's rubbish and a bad movie, but the younger generation thinks this movie is very interesting and very good...
On this day...
Similar situations are happening everywhere in movie theaters in China.
The young people and the older generation had disagreements, some of which were so extreme that they started arguing on the spot.
Fortunately, a security guard saw that the situation was not good and stopped it in time. After pulling the quarreling people out, the situation calmed down a little.
but……
After leaving the cinema halfway through the movie, these young people and the elderly also had differences of opinion, and also launched a series of insults around whether this movie is a war of words...
Of course, there are fewer verbal battles in real life, but on the Internet, verbal battles have set off a new wave of smoke!
The movie "A Chinese Odyssey" has not even seen half of the plot, and even the next part of "Peach Blossom Fantasy" has not yet been introduced, but the popularity on the Internet has completely exploded.
"This movie will be the biggest setback in Lu Yuan's film career. I think Lu Yuan needs to reflect on the plot and take the movie seriously. Otherwise, Lu Yuan will disappear from the entertainment industry like a flash in the pan! I am disappointed, really disappointed!"
"Why are you disappointed? Do you know what comedy is? It's rubbish. You only know how to stick to the old stuff and don't understand Lu Yuan's ability to perform in movies! Nonsense? What's wrong with nonsense? Why do movies have to have logic? Everything has its meaning. If you don't understand, stop talking nonsense!"
"Go away!"
"What do you mean? Are you still trying to whitewash "A Chinese Odyssey"? What are you trying to whitewash? How are you trying to whitewash it?"
"Haha, we don't mean anything. We just think that you... don't understand, you are out of date, you can't accept new things, and you... are going to be eliminated!"
"What, what did you say!"
"Not convinced?"
"Haha, what are you dissatisfied with?"
"Download Weibo!"
"Okay! Just go to Weibo!"
"Come post it!"
"Alright! Am I still afraid of you?"
The movie was just halfway through, when "Peach Blossom Fantasy" was about to end, a series of verbal battles about "A Chinese Odyssey" instantly spread across the Internet like gunpowder smoke!
In just twenty minutes, the popularity of "A Chinese Odyssey" went crazy, completely overshadowing the popularity of "Dream Travelers"!
As long as you go online, you will see that all you see is curses...
Tieba, Fanqie.com, Weibo, and the headlines of major portals...
Even Zhou Shuai's official Weibo account of Chaoyang Entertainment News was filled with criticism...
When Zhou Shuai saw that his Weibo post suddenly gained popularity, he immediately posted the details of the verbal battle on Weibo, and also posted his opinion on "A Chinese Odyssey"...
Of course, he did not blindly praise his boss's movie, but analyzed the ideological gap between the two age groups from an objective perspective. He also said that "A Chinese Odyssey" was not a bad movie. After all...
The movie is nearly three hours long!
This is not even half of it!
It's pointless to start an argument like this, right?
…
"A-choo..."
"A-choo..."
"Who is scolding me again?"
"Mr. Lu..."
"What's wrong?"
"You really guessed it right this time. There are countless people scolding you online..."
"What? I've been keeping a low profile these days, why are there still people scolding me? What's going on..."
“Because of A Chinese Odyssey.”
"Forehead……"
Lu Yuan wiped his nose while receiving an IV drip. After seeing the series of countless verbal battles on the Internet, he suddenly felt very strange.
"The movie isn't even halfway through yet?"
"yes……"
"Halfway...why did you start...swearing?"
"Mr. Lu, many people in the literary world have also left. The enthusiasm ignited by this movie seems to be crazy!"
"What? The literary world is here too? What's going on with them?"
"There are two situations. There are mixed reviews, but overall there are more criticisms. After all, Liu Zhenqing's Weibo has won the approval of many people..."
"Uh..." Lu Yuan was speechless.
This plot development is too ridiculous.
Are you cursing at all?
That doesn't make sense.
At least you should finish watching the movie before you start criticizing.
I don't divide the movie into two parts like in the original world...
this……
Lu Yuan felt very aggrieved.
…
Logically speaking, the polarized reputation of "A Chinese Odyssey" should make Shen Lianjie very happy.
after all……
His "Dream Traveler" has received rave reviews so far!
If it were a year ago, he would definitely join in the verbal fight and would have been having a blast.
But……
The online abuse did not make him feel any better.
He didn't even have any inflated mentality, but instead kept his eyes on the headlines of major media outlets.
You said Lu Yuan was scolded?
Has Lu Yuan been scolded enough times?
Moreover, this time it was not all criticized like his own "Capital City", but there were both good and bad reviews!
This can easily create a weird publicity effect!
He clicked on the entertainment industry, and the popularity index in the movie industry...
Then……
He noticed that the popularity and craze of this movie was far superior to "Dream Travelers".
There are no other reviews for "Dream Traveler" except for good reviews...
At this time Shen Lianjie became even more panicked.
If this continues, will December completely become the month of "A Chinese Odyssey"?
Is it going to be... again?
Shen Lianjie was extremely nervous, and his heart began to beat faster as he stood in the screening room.
He felt that he really needed to see a psychiatrist.
…
“Support Dream Traveler, support science fiction films! I believe my “City Fortress” will also be well received by everyone!”
"A Chinese Odyssey... Well, Director Lu, you failed this time, but I believe you will succeed next time!"
"Director Lu, if you have a movie next time, please invite me..."
“I would love to take a role.”
After seeing the criticism, Han Lu nodded, reposted the Weibo post with the heaviest criticism, posted his own comment and @ed Lu Yuan.
After that, he nodded and smiled.
Although "City Fortress" is about to start filming, the promotion cannot be neglected.
…
A series of insults and controversies here...
But the second half of "A Chinese Odyssey" finally kicked off in the cinema...
only……
The seats in the cinema are no longer as full as before.
In a cinema with more than 100 people, more than 10 seats were left empty...
There were also a few middle-aged viewers who were watching the movie but actually wanted to leave…