"I seem to see my former self in this movie, the self who was once ambitious, who once compromised with the world, and later put on the golden hoop for the so-called magical powers. I know that many people may be full of misunderstandings about this work, and feel that this work has too many messy, illogical, and nonsensical plots, but, but... have you noticed that behind all these nonsense, there is actually a hint... a hint from innocence to growth, to loneliness..." After watching A Chinese Odyssey, the well-known film critic Chen Mo silently expressed his opinion on his Weibo.
“In fact, I was drowsy during the first half of the film, because I felt that the plot was unreasonable and I couldn’t concentrate on watching it. However, after the second half of the film, as the song ‘Reed War’ started, I suddenly realized that there might be a reversal in this film. Unexpectedly, I guessed right… Whether it’s the innocence of Fairy Zixia or the helplessness of Zhizunbao, or the lives of other small characters… It seems that they are ourselves… I feel sorry that I can’t star in this movie… I signed up for Director Lu’s movie twice and was rejected twice…” Liu Fangfei, a well-known artist from Joaquin Phoenix, liked “A Chinese Odyssey” and then expressed a little emotion on Weibo, as if she felt a little sad.
"If this movie is regarded as an art film, then it is a failure. However, if it is regarded as a reading of a person's life, reflecting the helplessness of the little people, it is extremely immersive... Who is not a little person in the movie? Is Zhizunbao a little person before he becomes the Monkey King? Even after he becomes the Monkey King, does he not count as a little person anymore? This is a kind of sadness, the sadness of all of us..." The well-known sociologist He Wangchuan also posted on Weibo and made the headlines...
"This is a comedy and a tragedy at the same time. If I really want to interpret it, then I think this movie is about fate, your fate, my fate, and everyone's fate..."
"This is……"
In the eyes of some experienced people, "A Chinese Odyssey" is indeed a tear-jerking movie.
Behind all the nonsense, they heard a deep sense of powerlessness.
They found it very touching.
"A Chinese Odyssey", which originally had a low score of 3.0 on Tomato.com, suddenly rose to 6.7 after the first screening. Not only that, "A Chinese Odyssey", which was originally ranked tenth on the new film list, instantly jumped to third place. It even jumped to second place on Tomato.com's new film praise list, second only to "Dream Travelers" which ranked first...
Of course, in a sense, "A Chinese Odyssey" is a really strange and controversial movie.
In other words, "A Chinese Odyssey" is really weird.
Why?
Because on another list, "A Chinese Odyssey" actually took the first place, with an index several tens of thousands more than the second place, which is recognized as a bad movie, "The Third Under Heaven"...
This list is called the New Movie Bad Review List!
Bad review list?
Yes!
What shocked everyone in the Chinese film industry was that another new movie, "A Chinese Odyssey", was even more powerful on the negative review list and actually took the top spot!
When everyone saw this phenomenon, their jaws dropped in shock.
They thought it was a bit bullshit.
Since the birth of Tomato.com, either the movie is rubbish and ranks at the top of the negative review list, or the movie is highly praised and dominates the first place in the positive review list. There has never been a movie like "A Chinese Odyssey" that ranks second in the positive review list and first in the negative review list...
This is……
What do you mean?
Is this movie so confusing?
They curiously clicked on the comments on the negative review list and took a look...
All right.
The negative review list is indeed fierce. Basically, all of them are about the nonsensical plot of this movie, and all of them are about the ending of this movie being too bad. There are also some writers headed by writer Liu Zhenqing who criticized this movie for tampering with the classics, destroying the original work, and destroying everything...
As for the connotation of this movie, the writer Liu Zhenqing does not think that this movie has any connotation. Instead, he thinks that this movie is simply a failed work that is forced to be sensational...
However, the positive and negative reviews of "A Chinese Odyssey" indirectly ignited the popularity of this movie, and gradually boosted the popularity of this movie...
…
"What? Is this the opening day box office of A Chinese Odyssey?"
"yes……"
“What’s our box office?”
"Our box office is..."
“…”
Joaquin.
Xu Cancan's face suddenly turned pale.
This was in stark contrast to Shen Lianjie's ecstatic expression...
Shen Lianjie was stunned.
…
There is a lot of noise and bustle on the Internet.
The war of words between good and bad reviews continues.
However, for people in the industry, whether it is a bad review or a good review, it all serves the box office.
If your crappy movie has a great box office, you are also a good movie. If your movie is good and the box office is crappy, you are still not good...
after all……
Is a movie that doesn’t make money and is a rip-off considered a good movie?
The night gradually deepened.
Wang Jinxue sat quietly in the office, waiting for the arrival of the early morning.
Just after one o'clock in the morning, Xia Hong walked in with a report.
"Sister Xia, how is it? Is the box office revenue coming out?"
"Well, the box office is out..."
"What do you mean?"
"The box office of "A Chinese Odyssey"...hmm..." Xia Hong hesitated for a moment, then looked at Wang Jinxue and seemed unable to speak.
"What's wrong?" After seeing Xia Hong's expression, Wang Jinxue knew that the box office might not be optimistic.
"Nineteen million..."
"Nineteen million? By the way, have you told Lu Yuan?" When Wang Jinxue heard the number, she was silent for a long time.
She seemed lost in thought.
The box office of 15 million is not a flop, it is already considered above average.
However, in Wang Jinxue's opinion, the box office performance of "A Chinese Odyssey" should not be satisfactory.
"As soon as I got the data, I came to you... I... I didn't know how to tell him this data, and I didn't tell Wu Tingting. After all, we spent so much energy and worked hard for so long, but the premiere box office was only this small. I think this should be a big blow to President Lu..." Xia Hong was silent for a moment, then looked at Wang Jinxue.
She could imagine what Lu Yuan felt after answering the phone. She could even clearly imagine Lu Yuan's expression after hearing the box office data.
Mr. Lu must be looking extremely disappointed.
after all……
Such a promising movie ended up not even making 20 million on its first day.
this……
"What was the box office of Dream Travelers?"
"Dream Traveler..." Xia Hong hesitated for a moment, and finally took a deep breath, "30 million!"
“…”
Wang Jinxue became even more silent after hearing this data.
She looked out the window.
The moonlight outside the window is bright and quiet.
How disappointed would Lu Yuan, who has always been so arrogant and proud, be after receiving this news?
Although Lu Yuan has been controversial since his debut, he has always been smooth sailing and has never suffered such a big blow.
so……
This news is really hard.
"Sister Xia, go to sleep first. I'll talk to Lu Yuan..."
"Well, that's troublesome."
Xia Hong nodded, her chubby face twitched slightly, then she turned and left the office.
In the office, Wang Jinxue hesitated for a moment, and finally took out her cell phone and called Lu Yuan.
She knew that Lu Yuan must not have slept at this time.
"Hello?"
"Lu Yuan..."
"Uh, Jinxue, why aren't you asleep yet?"
"Are you okay?"
"I'm fine, I just have a runny nose. I don't know when this cold will end... A-choo!"
“…”
On the other end of the phone, Lu Yuan sneezed again when he was halfway through his speech.
After sneezing, the sound of wiping nose was heard.
It was obvious that this cold made Lu Yuan very helpless.
"I put some cold medicine in the suitcase..."
"I took it, but this time I have a runny nose due to a cold, which is quite speechless. Everything else is fine, except the sneezing and runny nose... It's ridiculous... But this is not right. I was with you a few days ago, why didn't you catch a cold, but I did..." Lu Yuan's voice sounded quite energetic, and he even joked to himself helplessly.
"My physique is better than yours... You don't exercise much..."
"I have a good physique..."
"Bah... Lu Yuan, I have something serious to tell you, you have to be mentally prepared..." Wang Jinxue spat lightly, and then after remembering what she was going to say next, her voice became a little heavy.
"What preparations? Jinxue, don't tell me I'm going to be a father... A-choo, Jinxue, I'm telling you, don't lie to me... A-choo, damn, will this sneeze ever stop? Who is scolding me behind my back again!"
"Bah, Lu Yuan, what are you thinking about... This is not what I told you... And I'm not pregnant..."
"So what did you say?"
"The opening day box office results for "A Chinese Odyssey" are out."
"Ah? The box office is out? How much?"
"You should be mentally prepared first."
"I'm in good spirits... Tell me, I can handle it!"
"Nineteen million..."
"What? How much?"
"Nineteen million..."
"Um...this..." On the other end of the phone, Lu Yuan's voice suddenly became hesitant.
"Lu Yuan... I know this data is hard to accept, but it's reality... Lu Yuan, it doesn't matter. This movie failed, we can move on to the next one. Life can't always be smooth sailing..."
"????"
There was a sudden silence on the other end of the phone.
seem……
I was at a loss.
"Lu Yuan, are you still listening? Lu Yuan, don't scare me..." When Wang Jinxue heard the sudden silence on the other end of the phone, her heart suddenly hung in the air, and even a very bad scene suddenly appeared in her mind.
This moment...
She wanted to buy a ticket immediately and rush to Yanjing to accompany Lu Yuan.
"Um... I'm listening. I'm thinking about how to hold the celebration party... Jinxue, do you think we should hold the celebration party in a five-star hotel?" Lu Yuan suddenly reacted on the other end of the phone.
"Are you...are you okay? How about I come over? I'll come and accompany you now...You should have a good sleep now, and I'll be by your side when you wake up..." After seeing Lu Yuan's words, Wang Jinxue became even more worried and stood up immediately.
She was always calm, but suddenly she felt a little flustered...
"No, no...Jin Xue, you misunderstood. What are you thinking? The box office of "A Chinese Odyssey" of 19 million is considered a bad result? A flop? Please, the premiere box office of this movie exceeded my expectations. I predicted the premiere box office of this movie would be 7 million a few hours ago..."
"???"
…
"Xiao Lu...are you okay?"
"I'm fine..."
"Xiao Lu, actually..."
“…”
Lu Yuan hung up the phone with Chen Guanxiong.
Quite speechless.
"Lu Yuan... I'm sorry, I didn't take a good picture..."
“…”
Lu Yuan hung up An Xiao's call and fell into confusion.
“Brother Lu…it’s okay, our next movie will be better…”
"???"
"Boss...are you okay?"
"???"
Early morning.
Lu Yuan touched his nose.
Suddenly I began to doubt myself.
My "A Chinese Odyssey" has performed beyond expectations.
Why are you all comforting me?
etc!
This is so...
The script is wrong!
The opening box office of 19 million is the best among all the movies I have ever made, okay...
In your eyes, is this considered a failure?
What is wrong with this world?
Looking at the vast night in the distance.
Lu Yuan fell into self-doubt.
That's not right!
I want to reward you all...
At this glance…
There's no way for me to spend money to reward myself?