Chapter 702 I love you without hesitation, Master Huan!

Liu Maizhuang pushed open the office door, still in a daze, and returned to his desk like a zombie. He even forgot to take off his bag. He sat down, tilted his head back, and looked at the ceiling.

This immediately made all the colleagues in the office who were still working overtime feel strange.

What's going on? What's going on?

The editor-in-chief of the website had been waiting for him. When he saw him like this, he left his office and walked over.

"Xiao Liu, Xiao Liu, what are you doing?" The editor-in-chief poked Liu Maizhuang's deltoid muscle with his finger.

Xiaoliu is Liu Maizhuang's nickname in the office, and everyone calls him that on weekdays.

"Ah?" Liu Maizhuang suddenly woke up with a startle, as if he had seen a ghost.

"I say, Xiaoliu, why are you in a daze for no reason?"

A male colleague next to him immediately laughed and said, "Did you run into a beautiful lady on the road?"

"Hey, our Xiaoliu has seen a lot of things in the world. He has seen all kinds of things at movie premieres. How could he be so distraught? I guess, could it be that he is possessed by a ghost?"

"Eh, there is such a possibility, but I seriously doubt it, so keep your distance!"

Everyone in the office was making fun of Liu Maizhuang, but he himself seemed a little dull.

"Xiao Liu, what's going on? Didn't I ask you to go to the preview of Miracle Pictures' new film 'The Ming Dynasty Robbery'? Did you go?" The editor-in-chief also noticed that something was wrong.

Liu Maizhuang nodded, "I went there and saw it, so I was in a daze."

"What do you mean?" The editor-in-chief was a little confused. "Is this movie too bad?"

The colleague next to him started to make a scene again, "It's possible. There's not a single costume movie worth watching these days. Xiaoliu must have been so sick of this lousy movie that he vomited in the cinema and is still fainting now!"

"No way, how bad must this movie be to make our little Xiaoliu, who has watched countless movies, vomit like this?"

"Haha, this proves one thing once again, there is no worst, only worse!"

But if it were under normal circumstances, Liu Maizhuang would have stood up indignantly at this time, and followed what everyone said, and then severely cursed the terrible movie he had seen, and even cursed the director, the main creative staff, and so on.

Strangely, he didn't do that. He just stood there shaking his head as if he was thinking about something.

But he said with certainty: "No, this is not a bad movie!"

"Isn't it a bad movie?" The editor-in-chief was surprised.

Everyone in the office was also puzzled.

Are there any good costume films these days?

"This movie is very interesting. Even an ordinary audience will feel that it is a well-made, carefully researched, and at the same time very enjoyable and commercial film, but it is also an excellent film with rich connotations."

Everyone present was a little stunned.

They have worked with Liu Maizhuang for such a long time, but rarely have they seen him use so many adjectives to describe a movie. What's even more commendable is that they are all positive words!

Oh my God, could it be that Liu Maizhuang took the money?

"Hey, Xiaoliu, let's make it clear first. No matter what benefits Miracle Pictures gives you, you can't be so obviously biased. You know that our website is very important in the eyes of movie fans because we are independent and have integrity!" The editor-in-chief had to remind him.

Liu Maizhuang was a little surprised. "Editor-in-chief, what are you talking about? I didn't get any benefits. At most, I didn't have to buy tickets for the advance screening. What I said is true!"

"Really?" Everyone present was stunned again.

"Xiao Liu, is this really a good movie?"

"Definitely good. I can't say it's a classic, but it's definitely not inferior to any other costume film!"

"Is this true? Is it that awesome?"

Liu Maizhuang nodded solemnly, "Absolutely shocking!"

At this moment, he seemed to have entered into the memories of watching the movie just now.

"After the film opens, it uses a high-level siege battle to reveal the chaos of the late Ming Dynasty and completely immerse people in that era. After that, the plot obviously walks on two legs. Sun Chuanting comes out of prison and starts to represent the court, always putting the overall situation first, while Wu Youke resigns and travels. He considers himself first when encountering things, but he has the benevolent heart of a doctor who saves the world."

At this point, Liu Maizhuang shook his head in admiration again, "The screenwriter of this movie is amazing. The plot is well-organized. First, a plague is used to reveal the various problems in the late Ming Dynasty. At the same time, Sun Chuanting and Wu Youke, two people representing two different philosophies, are brought together to brew a conflict!"

"On one side, Sun Chuanting fights against local tyrants and kills gentry, and on the other side, Wu Youke overcomes his fear, disregards his personal gains and losses, and uses unconventional prescriptions to treat plague patients. Each scene is so tight that it's suffocating, and makes people completely immersed in it involuntarily."

"But if it were just that, it would be fine. The suspicion from the court and the potential threat from the rebel Li Zicheng have made the images of Sun Chuanting and Wu Youke quite full, but it also makes people look forward to what kind of conflict these two people with completely opposite ideas will cause in the end."

Listening to Liu Maizhuang's words, everyone in the office seemed to be brought into a movie and became completely silent.

"Finally, the imperial court has repeatedly threatened us, and the army is about to go out. What should we do with the soldiers infected with the plague?"

"Ah!" Someone in the office suddenly exclaimed, obviously guessing the key.

Liu Maizhuang nodded and said, "Yes, for the sake of the overall situation, Sun Chuanting had to set fire to these soldiers infected with the plague to prevent the spread of the plague. But Wu Youke believed that these people could still be saved and were still alive. No matter what high-sounding reason was used, they should not be killed!"

"But in the end, Sun Chuanting burned all these people to death. Even when he was burning the soldiers, his expression was full of guilt, but he had to do it."

"Wu Youke was so disheartened that he would rather risk being killed than leave the military camp, but Sun Chuanting, at the critical moment, was willing to let him go even at the risk of being accused of being an accomplice to the enemy. This makes people realize that he is not a blindly loyal diehard, but he also has his own helplessness."

"In the last great battle, Sun Chuanting died tragically on the battlefield, revealing the disaster that would come to the Ming Dynasty. However, Wu Youke enjoyed peace, continued his traveling career of healing the world, and wrote a medical book that was passed down from generation to generation!"

When everyone in the office heard this, they were all shocked.

Although Liu Maizhuang's words were concise and to the point, it was not difficult to see from his tone, his expression, and even his body movements how shocked he was by this movie.

Moreover, each of them admired Liu Maizhuang's ability to appreciate films.

You should know that his pen name, Liu Maizhuang, comes from the surnames of the main creative triangle of the TV series Infernal Affairs. In the past few years, his film reviews on the Chinese Internet have been highly praised by movie fans because of his outstanding film appreciation ability.

Now, even he praises this movie so much, it seems that it is really a good movie!

Just when everyone wanted to say something, Liu Maizhuang suddenly opened the keyboard on his desk and turned on the computer and monitor. It was obvious that he was going to start working!

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"This is the best Chinese-language movie I've seen this year, there's no need for another one!"

When a WeChat message from Yang Huan went viral on social networks at lightning speed, triggering a frenzy among countless netizens, The Ming Dynasty Robbery, a movie that few people had paid attention to before, became an instant hit overnight.

Costume? War? Epic?

These gimmicks have been promoted to death by various blockbusters in the past decade or so, and many movie fans would even try to avoid them as soon as they see such promotional slogans.

Under such circumstances, does Young Master Huan still dare to call a costume movie the best Chinese-language movie he has seen this year?

This immediately sparked heated discussions among netizens.

"Best movie of the year? Master Huan, are you sure it's not Tiny Times?"

"Wow, that's right. Isn't it said that anything produced by Miracle Pictures must be of high quality?"

"It seems that Master Huan's movie appreciation ability is still at the level of his childhood!"

"Hey, you guys up there, can you please still speak human language? What's wrong with Tiny Times? Is it really bad? Why are my friends and I enjoying watching it so much?"

"Yeah, you guys who were born in the 1970s and 1980s, or even before 1995, can you please stop thinking that you know the market well? Do you know us? We just like Tiny Times, and we just like Young Master Huan!"

"Well said. Besides, the movie hasn't even been released yet, why are they all labeling it a bad movie? How can that be justified?"

"If I remember correctly, when Tiny Times was released, Young Master Huan didn't say anything. Looking back at the movies that Young Master Huan has heavily recommended in the past, they are actually all of very high quality, so this time should be the same!"

"On the top floor, Master Huan's evaluation and reputation are still quite trustworthy!"

"That's right, without further ado, just based on Master Huan's evaluation, it's a must-see!"

"Those who say it's a bad movie, go to the film review website and take a look. Liu Maizhuang's review is out, and he gave it a high score of 9.0 out of 10. My God, this is a classic!"

"I just read Liu Maizhuang's film review and reposted it on WeChat. The review is so good. I must recommend this classic movie to all my friends!"

"Yes, I also forwarded it on WeChat Moments and Weibo. I will definitely go and show my support when the time comes!"

"Haha, I told you, Master Huan's recommendation can't be wrong!"

"However, some of those trolls will definitely say that even Liu Maizhuang was bought by Young Master Huan!"

"No way, who made our Young Master Huan so rich and so willful?"

"I heard from Liu Maizhuang that Master Huan also attended the preview that night. What a pity! If I had known, I would have waited at the door."

"Yeah, I also want to meet Master Huan in person. I'm his die-hard, crazy fan!"

"I love you without hesitation, Master Huan!"

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With the heated discussions on the Internet and the film reviews from the major media and websites invited to attend the previews coming out one after another, although the film has mixed reviews, after all, with a budget of only 20 million, the production is definitely not comparable to those blockbusters that easily gross over 100 million, but judging from the reviews, it is at least above average, and most of them even gave it an excellent rating.

The overwhelming reputation has undoubtedly further boosted netizens' desire to watch the film.

Miracle Pictures also immediately captured the information on the Internet and invited managers from major theaters to watch the film. At the same time, it also began the first wave of publicity and promotion across the country and contacted the theaters to confirm the screening schedule.

Since other Hollywood blockbusters including "Gravity", "The Hunger Games 2", "Red Fire 2" and "Thor 2", as well as Chinese New Year films "Drug War" and "Control" are released at the same time, all major cinema chains have stated that it is impossible to give too high a screening schedule.

This is somewhat frustrating. After all, it has been difficult for domestic costume films to achieve high box office in recent years, except for the Di Renjie series.

So, in the end, "The Ming Dynasty" had to bite the bullet and be released on Friday.

As a result, I didn’t expect…