After this scene, the scene shifts to a bonfire burning in the wilderness, with people sitting around the bonfire.
A bard was playing his lyre, bringing this sad story to an end.
It turns out that the previous plot was a "memories" and a "story" told by the poet.
His companions were unwilling to kill the controlled Afiro. They believed that Afiro could still be saved. They thought that even if Afiro was completely controlled now, they would travel thousands of miles to find Afiro and save him.
It was like Afiro had saved them many times.
Afiro's consciousness was suppressed by the evil of the magic sword. He looked at his former companions coldly, picked up the magic sword, and left his companions' sight without looking back.
Gone and never to return.
The far northern ice field has been shrouded in darkness. The fallen Afiro leads an army of cloaks with an ominous aura around them, commands the magical beasts whose sanity has been completely devoured, and occupies this once multi-racial gathering place.
The reluctance of his companions has led to the terrifying storm that is now sweeping the entire world, and has also caused the heroic wisdom of Afiro to fall along with the annihilation of his own sanity.
A young man asked, "Didn't the devil's companions find him and rescue him?"
The bard shook his head and said, "The fallen Afiro is more powerful than before, and he is surrounded by the dark army. They cannot get close to Afiro."
The young man muttered, "They are arrogant and choose unplanned actions, but they are not capable of bearing the consequences of such actions. Are they more sinners than Afilo?"
The audience nodded.
The bard laughed and said, "Yes, they are the more careful sinners."
The next morning, the bard said goodbye to the caravan with a smile, declined everyone's attempts to keep him, and set out on his journey alone.
When the old bard was leaving, he took out his pocket watch and compass to check the direction. The sharp-eyed audience suddenly discovered that this pocket watch and compass were the ones used by Afilo's former companion at the beginning of the play.
It was a human magician with flaming red hair. According to their conversation at the time, this thing was once Afiro's favorite. Afiro, who had no common sense, was deceived into taking away this exquisite pocket watch compass inlaid with jewels. The human magician with flaming red hair bravely exposed the scam. Afiro gave the magician the thing he once loved.
Afterwards, the worried magician was worried that this "handsome fool" would be deceived again, so he said he would accompany Afiro to the next city. Then, he never left this fool who had never tried anything, and became his companion and "nanny".
He was also the one who objected most strongly when Afiro asked his companions to kill him.
The audience's hearts skipped a beat.
Although Afiro’s friends were not as powerful as Afiro, they were also famous heroes and elites in various professions.
What kind of experience and blow made the former hero put down his magic wand, pick up the lyre, and become a bard, constantly telling people the heroic stories of Afilo and the sins of his companions.
The magician's once fiery red hair had turned snow-white, his once handsome face was covered with wrinkles created by time, and his eyes were no longer as clear and wise as before, but had the turbidity of a dying man.
The bard stuffed the pocket watch and compass into his arms, wrapped his tattered cloak tightly, took his lyre, and headed for the next singing location.
No one knows that such a down-and-out old man once had an extremely glorious time.
Audiences who have read the original novel remembered this person's identity.
Afiro's companions spent their entire lives trying to save their best friend, and as time went by, they died one by one in regret. Of the two still alive, one is the current Elf King - elves have a much longer lifespan than humans; the other is the first friend and companion that Afiro met during his journey, an excellent magician.
His magic has reached the pinnacle, and even the current president of the Magic Association is no match for him. His magic also allows him to live longer than ordinary people.
This old man at the top of the magician gave up all his honors, even his own name, and became a humble bard when Afiro's dark army threatened to sweep across the earth, singing about Afiro's past, telling people that Afiro was still the hero and that the evil he did was not his original intention. However, there was a group of people who were saved by Afiro at the cost of giving up their souls, but they failed to save Afiro's soul.
They are the real sinners.
Fans of the original novel fell silent, as if they were recalling the tragic events that were going to happen later.
The audience who had not read the original novel also fell into deep thought, and seemed to be able to understand the old man's behavior.
When the audience can understand the characters in the play, their emotions are aroused. As the plot of the movie continues, they can immerse themselves in the world created by the original author, director, and actors.
The young man who asked the bard the question was the protagonist of the book "The Magic Sword".
"The Magic Sword" is actually a group portrait drama, a "historical fact". The so-called protagonist is actually the person who connects the main line.
Following the protagonist's experience, the audience saw the customs and habits of various races in this magical land, as well as the deeper conflicts and barriers between races under external threats.
The protagonist's adventure is accompanied by hatred and friction between races. Although everyone knows that they should unite at this time, the hatred accumulated from generation to generation can actually be resolved in a short conversation.
After all, every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt has its creditor, and revenge must be taken.
As Afiro's dark army grew stronger and stronger, and even dragons joined Afiro's camp, the whole world finally realized that it was impossible to defeat the dark lord alone.
At this time, Afiro's former companion, now the Elf King, finally deciphered the truth about the magic sword from the ancient elves' books.
The truth about the fight against the demons of the abyss that was lost thousands of years ago.
The magic sword was originally the key to seal the abyss demon, and also a movable entrance to the abyss. The magic sword has been contaminated by the abyss, and it is the abyss demon that controls Afiro.
Thousands of years ago, the warriors anticipated that the key might be contaminated, and left behind a remedy. That remedy was seven second-level sealing instruments, held jointly by the leaders of the army at that time.
In addition, they left behind suppression buildings on the ground to suppress the breath of the abyss. The purpose of Afiro's army launching a war was, first, to cause more sadness and hatred and increase the power of the abyss; second, to destroy these altars that suppressed the breath of the abyss.
Of the seven altars, Afiro had destroyed four. The remaining three were in the elf territory, in the human capital, and one was lost in the sea due to an earthquake, and its whereabouts were unknown.
A lot of things have happened in the past thousand years, and even the elves with a longer lifespan have experienced decline and revival. Therefore, the whereabouts of the seven sealed instruments are now unknown, and they can only be found in ancient books.
The magic weapons would attract each other and guide the direction of other magic weapons. As long as they found a magic weapon, they would find hope of winning the war.
Otherwise, if the abyss opens again, even if the races on the ground can win, the current civilization will be completely destroyed.
As the protagonist, he naturally possessed one of the magic weapons. The burden of finding the magic weapon fell on him.
Other races also realized the seriousness of the matter, and under the advocacy of the Elf King and the Bard, they established a joint army. They resisted the dark army from entering the palace, guarded the remaining altars, and tried to find a way to repair the destroyed altars.
The method of building an altar is also in the magic weapon. As long as they get the magic weapon, they can repair the damaged altar or even build a new altar.
Seven altars are erected, and seven warriors hold sealing instruments and chant ancient spells on the altars. The abyss will be suppressed again and evil will retreat.
The plot of the first part ends with Afiro leading his army to personally attack the elves' territory.
The former friends looked at each other from afar in front of the battlefield, and the picture was frozen on Afiro's cold eyes and the Elf King's sad tears.
When the ending song sounded, the audience who were fully immersed in the plot had a feeling of being in another world.
They seemed to be following the protagonists in the play, experiencing these magnificent adventures together, and experiencing countless touching and sad moments.
In war, even if there is beauty, it will be instantly destroyed in the flames of war.
The sweet love, warm family affection, and intimate friendship that once existed were all burned out by the flames of war. Painful separations are happening everywhere and at any time. All happiness is a luxury in a turbulent world.
This is a war, a war that is sweeping the world, and no one can be immune to it.
It was a long time after the movie ended that the audience came to their senses and muttered, "Why did it end so soon? This is so unfair."
Yeah, it was such a rip-off. I just had a great time watching it and it ended.
Even fans of the original novel think so.
Even though they knew what was going to happen next, they still felt like something was tightening in their hearts and they couldn't breathe.
Because it was not the premiere, the audience knew that there would be an Easter egg after the long ending song, so most people stayed and waited for the Easter egg.
The Easter eggs did not disappoint them, but made their hearts ache even more.
The Easter egg and the opening credits echo each other, still depicting the past of Afiro before he fell. This Easter egg depicts the encounter between Afiro and the rebellious elf prince who was driven out of his home.
At that time, the elf prince looked a bit ruffian, not like an elf at all. On the other hand, Afilo's elegant temperament was more like an elf.
And now, every expression and every movement of the Elf King are as if planned with a ruler. He is a perfect elf.
The guy in the easter egg who cheated after losing the competition is definitely not our elegant, perfect, and slightly cold Elf King.
Dark history, dark history...
A sad dark history.
After watching the entire movie, Lin Xin breathed a sigh of relief.
He didn't get to watch the movie because he was busy shooting a romantic comedy.
During the filming process, although most of the natural scenes were real scenes, many scenes were shot in front of a green screen. The shots they shot were also very fragmented, and the feeling was completely different from the movies that are edited and assembled now.
After watching the movie, Lin Xin once again felt the gap between the finished film and the rough cut.
He hadn't thought of where to put the scenes of Afero before he fell. Maybe it was a memory? He hadn't expected it to be played out in this way.
It begins with a story about a bard.
The scene of Afiro's fall contains both tense battles and sad sentimental scenes. The beginning of the original novel of "Magic Sword" is the ordinary daily life before the adventure that is the same as in fantasy novels.
Compared with the two, of course the former attracts the audience's attention more.
With these stimuli, the longer plot pre-adventure setup and introduction to the world view will not make the audience fall asleep.
They were still immersed in the shock of the previous experience.
Lin Xin fell into deep thought.
He was thinking about whether the editing techniques of this film could be used in his own film, and whether there were any ways to further enhance the audience's viewing experience.
Seeing that Lin Xin was lost in thought, Xue Fei did not disturb him but just sat with him quietly.
Lin Xin didn't wake up from his thoughts until all the audience had left and the staff began to come in to clean up the garbage.
Lin Xin apologized to Xue Fei: "Sorry, I got some inspiration and I have to go back to work."
Xue Fei said helplessly: "What's there to apologize for? You go back first, I'll buy some food and come over. I'll be free these few days and improve your food."
Lin Xin immediately said that inspiration would not go away, and he wanted to accompany Xue Fei to buy groceries and go back together.
Lin Xin said confidently: "This will reduce the time I have to wait for delicious food."
Xue Fei didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Actually, the waiting time is the same..."
Lin Xin said: "It's different, it feels different."
Since Lin Xin said so, Xue Fei did not force Lin Xin to go back to work first.
Lin Xin started to name the dishes he wanted to eat. I wonder if he can really find the inspiration he had just now with his head full of dishes.
Probably.
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Afiro's role in this film is not light among the supporting roles. More importantly, his plot is very likable, accounting for half of the tear points in the film, and he is one of the most three-dimensional characters in the film.
The flashback plot depicts Afiro's integrity and kindness before his fall, while Afiro in the feature film is extremely evil and cruel. The contrast between the two is very strong, making the character of Afiro even more tragic.
The actors who didn't choose this role beat their chests and stamped their feet. If they knew that this role had so many scenes and was so likable, they would definitely go all out to fight for this movie instead of ignoring the invitation.
They even thought with some resentment that if they had not rejected the invitation, it would not have been the turn of Lin Xin, a Chinese.
Although Lin Xin has the title of Best Actor, the director and the crew definitely prefer domestic actors.
What a big loss.
The fact that they are beating their chests so much shows how popular this character is.
Not to mention how pitiful the character of Afiro is, his completely different but equally breathtakingly beautiful image is enough to make a lot of fans rush to the screen with red eyes and lick it.
Nowadays is the era of male beauty, and men with good looks are easily popular.
A film critic said that it was fortunate that Lin Xin only played a very good-looking character now. Before that, Lin Xin had already won the International Film Emperor Award. Otherwise, his good looks in the play might have caused some judges' prejudice.
This review lists many actors who missed out on the Best Actor trophy many times because of their good looks, despite their outstanding acting skills.
These male actors have super high popularity and reputation, but they just lack a trophy to prove themselves. But most women will not encounter this dilemma.
This is enough to show the malice of some judges towards good-looking male actors. It is as if they have to label him as an idol just because he has a good face, and then think that choosing him means having vulgar taste.
Before Lin Xin was labeled as a very good-looking actor, he first won a Golden Water Award for Best Actor to prove his acting skills. This way, when he wins other awards later, he will have fewer unnecessary obstacles than other good-looking actors.
Some actors who always miss out on trophies because of their good looks even expressed their envy of Lin Xin on Facebook, which caused everyone to tease them.
But people with good looks become famous quickly and earn more money. There are gains and losses. People may care about things they can't get, but the advantages of having a good face are definitely greater than a trophy.
Lin Xin is feeling these benefits now.
Suddenly, more and more international first-line brands invited him to be their spokesperson, and the number of film invitations that had decreased due to the "Best Actor Wall" also increased. His endorsement fees and film remuneration both rose to a higher level.
This is even higher than the value he gained from winning the Best Actor award.
It seems that a label of good looks is far more commercially valuable than a label of best actor. Consumers may not necessarily buy a product because of the best actor, but many people will be tempted to buy because of the stunning beauty in the advertisement.
"But I won't raise your endorsement fees." Lin Xin said to his elder brother and Brother Xue in a flattering manner.
Xue Fei wanted to rub Lin Xin's hair, but Lin Qin hugged Lin Xin and held her in his arms and rubbed her hard.
Now whenever Lin Qin has time, he sticks to Lin Xin, acting like a light bulb. Xue Fei looks at Lin Qin as if he is a psychopath.
Lin Qin felt bitter, but he didn't say it.
He just wanted to spend some time with his brother before he completely became someone else's relative. Is that wrong?
And he can also eat for free, Xue Fei's cooking skills are really good. Brother Lin thought shamelessly.
However, Lin Qin was very busy at work, and he could not disturb Lin Xin and Xue Fei many times. This was also an extremely sad thing.
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Because the new movie brought another wave of popularity to Lin Xin, the popularity of the trial version of "Little Love Song" that Lin Xin posted on the music platform also greatly increased.
The song, which was originally hovering in the top ten, jumped into the top three.
This is just a trial version, and it's unexpectedly popular.
The official version will be released after the movie is screened, it is just a warm-up for the movie.
Many comments under the preview version said that when they were listening to the song, they imagined Afiro’s thrillingly beautiful face and couldn’t help but hold their face and smile foolishly, as if Afiro was singing this little love song to them.
In the song, Lin Xin sings about his hesitation and anxiety in a secret love. He likes a girl and wants to attract her attention, but nothing he does seems to be right. In this relationship, he is as clumsy as a person who has just learned to walk, stumbling on the road of pursuing love. The girl's every frown and smile will make him become unlike himself, and make his love deeper.
He begs the other person to pay attention to him, begs the other person to look at him, begs the other person to have a little more affection for him... He will use all his strength, even if he falls and gets covered in wounds, he will still run on the road of pursuing his love.
He will be nicer to this girl.
So girl, love me.
The audience wanted to hear Afiro waking up and asking them to "love me", and then hold their greedy faces and shout, "Okay, okay, Afiro, I love you, I love you so much, please let me love you for the rest of my life!"
This song quickly became a must-have song for boys to confess their love, a must-order song on night radio stations, a must-sing song in KTVs, and background music played in the streets and alleys.
When a song is sung by so many people that their ears are callused, it is a sign of becoming a classic.
As to whether this song will become a classic, it depends on the movie.
If the plot of the movie is good, it will give the song more touching meaning and make the song go further.
If the plot of a movie is not good, when people sing this song, they will be reminded of the embarrassing plot, and even if the song is beautiful, it will cast a shadow.
This is also the influence of the binding of film and television dramas and songs. Some have become eternal masterpieces, while others have been buried.
When Lin Xin finally finished editing the film and entered the final stage of refinement, he received the news that the release date of the movie "Magic Sword" would be postponed.
For popular movies, theaters will postpone the screening time in order to make more money. The Demon Sword also received this treatment.
Since Lin Xin did not receive a share of the film's salary, the money he received from the delayed release of the film had nothing to do with him, but his popularity continued to grow, and he truly secured his position as the most popular male star of the new generation. From then on, no male star of the same period would dare to tie himself to him to hype his own status.
Lin Xin was once called "one of the many new rising stars", then "one of the twin stars of popular rising stars", and then "the leader among the new rising stars". Now, he has become a senior actor who has gotten rid of the title of new rising star, and a popular king among young actors, surpassing many predecessors. He has become one of the representative figures of male actors in the Chinese film industry.
With this elevated status, Lin Xin's first work, which he directed and acted in, has become even more eye-catching.
Will he continue his legend, or will he suffer a Waterloo?
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