The whole movie is divided into two timelines, one is 2014, which can be simply referred to as the [original time and space].
The heroine Gu Xiaojiao was originally the daughter of a wealthy family. In the 1990s, when she was a teenager, her father died in an accident and her family went bankrupt.
This accident was actually a plot against Gu's father's company, and a new designer named Lu Ming was forced to be involved.
Lu Ming had nothing to do with this matter originally, but he accidentally discovered the conspiracy. Under coercion and inducement, he became a silent "accomplice". He took this opportunity to get support and developed all the way up. More than ten years later, he became a well-known real estate tycoon.
At the same time, the grown-up Gu Xiaojiao was not so lucky and became a leftover woman with nothing accomplished.
Her usual wish is to marry a rich man and redeem her old house.
It was also at this time that "Lu Ming", who had achieved success and changed his name to Lu Shiyi, got the opportunity to connect time and space. In order to further his career, he planned to connect to nineteen years later to obtain future information and technology.
As a result, an unexpected error occurred during the implementation, and time and space did not connect to the future, but instead connected to the past without his knowledge.
Thus, the second time and space of the main line of the movie appeared, which is 1995, which can be called the [New Time and Space].
At this time, Gu's father had not gotten into trouble yet, Gu Xiaojiao was a carefree rich girl, and Lu Ming had not turned evil, but was a simple and kind-hearted rookie in the workplace who worked diligently, hoping to make a name for himself one day.
The two time and space journeys are connected, and the connection point happens to be the house where Gu Xiaojiao lived in 2014 [original time and space], which is also Lu Ming's residence in 1995 [new time and space].
Under the influence of the power of time and space, the house was split into two halves and became a place similar to a transit station in time and space.
Gu Xiaojiao and Lu Ming accidentally live together in time and space. They can travel to each other's time and space through the door, which leads to a series of stories.
Whenever a plot involves time and space, especially bidirectional time and space, its setting cannot be too simple.
Because there are many plot changes and settings, it is easy to have many loopholes, but it cannot be too complicated, otherwise many viewers will not be able to understand it.
Boss Wei never underestimates the audience's knowledge reserves. This world is full of hidden talents and countless masters.
When writing the script, Wei Yang and the writing team specifically sought out experts to discuss the topic of time and space. They were so excited that they were dizzy and their heads were buzzing after they came back.
But he would not overestimate the overall audience's appreciation level.
Although there are many talented people, ordinary people still make up the majority, and the purpose of commercial films is to make money, so they will inevitably take care of the general public rather than just showing off their skills.
Although the story of "Time Raiders" is set in time and space, it does not dwell on this setting.
As the plot unfolds, it focuses more on the relationship between the male and female protagonists, as well as the redemption and correction of the main storyline.
The funny daily life and personality interactions of the male and female protagonists in two different time and space backgrounds can be said to be the biggest selling point of this drama.
Fan Xiaopang and Wei Yang are both very likable, one is bold and lively, the other is silly, cute and honest.
The former is actually okay. "My Love from the Star" showed Fan Xiaopang's carefree and somewhat funny personality. Later, in order to fit the public's impression, she occasionally leaned towards this direction.
So in everyone’s impression, this role is not really Fan Xiaopang’s true self, but it actually looks quite similar.
Fan Xiaopang not only portrayed Gu Xiaojiao's appearance, but also interpreted his inner character.
The vain and aggressive appearance actually reveals the anxiety of fear of losing. Although she seems to be hardened and beaten by life, she always maintains her clumsy and kind efforts.
Fan Xiaopang has many highlights in this drama, but Wei Yang’s personal favorite is the scene where he speaks his suppressed truth after getting drunk, and shouts "I am the most beautiful in the world" with a silly smile, which directly makes this character come alive.
In comparison, the character of Lu Ming seems a bit "thin", and the whole movie is about being honest, kind and sincere.
It seems that he doesn't have as much room to perform as Fan Xiaopang, but don't forget that he plays two roles.
Lu Ming is naive and cute, while the evil Lu Shiyi is a real black-hearted capitalist.
He is vicious and calm, and acts decisively. His eyes are full of considerations of interests, and his every move is a killing move that makes everyone suffer.
Always believe in Boss Wei’s ability to play the role of a big boss. His every move is full of masculine charm and domineering aura.
Moreover, this time he plays a villain, and he deliberately pretends to be old, wearing glasses and a decent and neat suit. He has a particularly gloomy style of a gentleman villain, which made many female audiences scream and shout "Brother, kill me".
Judging from the overall appearance and visual effects, there is no doubt that Lu Shiyi has the upper hand.
Later, when the movie became a hit, a real estate tycoon, who was the prototype of the character, joked on Weibo that his appearance was so handsome that it really brought him a great psychological burden on his image.
But what many people, including Wei Yang himself, did not expect was that Lu Ming was more popular than Lu Shiyi.
To be honest, Lu Ming and Wei Yang’s acting is very funny, with a bit of stupidity and shyness, especially when they are teased by Gu Xiaojiao, they are a bit like a little puppy being bullied by a big sister.
This is very different from Wei Yang's previous roles and real image.
Wei Yang has been in the industry for many years, and the roles he has played are all relatively strong. Even when he is a student, he is often a problematic person.
Other aliens, domineering presidents, princes and emperors, male protagonists in cool novels, and screenwriter detectives may have various personalities and characters, but they are all so-called male protagonists.
Not to mention in real life, a serious and domineering president is usually known for his stability, maturity and high emotional intelligence.
So everyone felt an unprecedented sense of contrast from the "little puppy" in "Super Time Cohabitation".
No matter how handsome and charming Lu Shiyi is, he can only be on par with characters like Professor Gu and Li Chengyin.
But who has ever seen Boss Wei with a pure and innocent face, blushing when being teased by an older sister, looking like a shy young boy.
Perhaps it is precisely because of this that everyone is so tolerant and praises Lu Ming.
Especially the remarks made by some female gangsters, their fantasies about "Boss Wei's version of the little puppy" were so disgusting that even Boss Wei blushed after reading them.
But then again, for a movie with love as the main theme, half of its success will be achieved if the male and female protagonists perform well.
The main plot of the movie is also well done.
At the end of the movie, Lu Ming made a different choice at a critical juncture for Gu Xiaojiao and chose to save Gu's father.
This is Gu Xiaojiao’s biggest wish, to let his father and himself at that time live happily and have a relatively complete life.
However, this also caused changes in time and space, and changed the fate of the people involved. Gu Xiaojiao and Pan Shiyi in the [original time and space] of 2014 disappeared.
Or maybe they did not disappear, but they could not travel through time and space, and they no longer existed in the same time and space, and the two people in love would never see each other again in this life.
This was Lu Ming's redemption of Gu Xiaojiao, changing the other person's future, but it was also a redemption for himself.
Lu Ming chose a path that followed his heart, allowing his originally evil self to correct his life.
In the 1995 [New Time and Space], Lu Ming, who chose a different path, met the grown-up Gu Xiaojiao many years later, and perhaps a new story will unfold.
This ending is relatively open-ended, satisfying the audience who likes both be and he, allowing them to derive their own understandings and increasing discussion.
It can be said that it kills two birds with one stone! …
“This movie is pretty good.”
In the cinema, Liu Tianxian wiped her eyes sentimentally. Girls tend to have a weakened resistance to this kind of love movie, and it is common for them to be moved to tears.
She hadn't paid much attention to the movie at first, and even had some trouble finding it in the beginning, but she got so into the plot at some point that she even cried during the later stages.
Nazar next to her was fine, her eyes were just a little red.
The main thing is Fan Xiaopang, who was defeated in the movie. If Wei Yang died for love, she would definitely cry much harder.
Deng Chao was the calmer one among the group. He was not too deeply touched by the movie and rather appreciated some of the comedy scenes in it.
The various jokes about time and space in the film made him laugh to death, and the other gags were also funny, especially the line in the quarrel, "You are far worse than Li Bingbing", which almost made him die.
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Deng Chao came from Huayi. When he joined, Fan Xiaopang was already preparing to run away, so he was quite familiar with the grudge between the two soldiers.
These two are mortal enemies!
It would be fine if Fan Xiaopang just made fun of himself in the movie, which is not uncommon in many movies, but it is really sharp to use the jokes against his archenemy.
Deng Chao really admired Wei Yang. How great a talent did he have to dare to write this line in front of Fan Xiaopang, and finally persuaded the other party to edit this part into the feature film.
Naza and Liu Tianxian were also shocked by this. If they put themselves in their shoes, they might not be able to bear it.
Liu Tianxian is fine. She doesn't have many mortal enemies. Even though she and Liu Shishi are now in some conflict, they don't have a big grudge against each other. At most, they are competitors, not mortal enemies.
Naza put herself in his shoes and thought that if it was Rouba, she could barely tolerate it with the mediation of Boss Wei.
But if it was Sister Shuangzi, there would be no room for negotiation, and Wei Yang's beauty trick would be useless...
"It has laughs and tears, and the quality is not bad. Our movie is in danger."
Deng Chao did not forget the purpose of coming here today to spy on the enemy. He still had some luck when buying the ticket just now, but now he felt much more depressed after watching the movie.
Based on his personal experience, a movie of this quality, coupled with the popularity of Wei and Fan and a violent publicity campaign, would definitely not have a low box office floor.
300 million? Deng Chao couldn't help but shook his head. Apart from other things, the reputation accumulated by "Famous" alone, under the premise of guaranteed film quality, the conversion rate will definitely exceed imagination.
500 million? !
Deng Chao gave a bold yet conservative estimate.
The reason why he is bold is that at this stage, a Chinese-language film with a box office of over 500 million is considered to be a very good film, and there are only about a handful of them in the entire Chinese-language film industry.
The reason why he is said to be conservative is that Wei Yang is different from ordinary filmmakers after all, and this year is another year of box office explosion.
The first part of "Tiny Times" grossed over 500 million yuan, and Zhao's directorial debut grossed over 700 million yuan. Wei Yang's new work has many advantages and is more marketable than the above two.
But no matter whether it is bold or conservative, the box office of "Time Raiders" will not be too bad, which means that the screening schedule of "The Four 2" will be greatly reduced.
Originally, this movie would easily break 200 million, and there was also a hope of reaching 300 million.
But now with "Time Raiders" and the two fierce tigers behind it, there is little hope.
Liu Tianxian hopes that by showing her face more in this movie, she can at least stabilize the declining trend, even if she can't make a comeback.
Deng Chao's situation was not as miserable as hers, but at least the movie was centered around himself, and he sincerely hoped that the film would perform better and give him more confidence and experience.
However, now that dream has been shattered, they are now hoping that the screening schedule will not be cut too much, at least to break the 200 million guarantee.
Except for Naza who was heartlessly happy for Wei Yang, everyone else returned to the hotel with a lot on their mind, and some even stayed up until midnight before falling asleep.
The next morning, the creators of "The Four 2" were busy with another day of promotional work.
It’s just that there is a small episode that everyone is concerned about, which is the first-day box office and screening changes of "Time Raiders".
The news about the first day's box office was released early last night, but many of the data sources are not accurate, so it cannot be taken seriously.
It was not until this morning that the official Weibo account of "Super Time Cohabitation" announced the official data.
74.88 million! It's a pity that it didn't break the first-day box office record of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" and was even half a point behind "Tiny Times".
But no one would think that this box office is low. Even for the main creators of "The Four 2", they are so envious that they are almost jealous.
"Tiny Times" reached its peak right from the start, and its box office data was completely different from that of most movies, so it cannot be used as a reference.
Normally speaking, with the quality, cast and related publicity strategies of "Time Raiders", as long as the word of mouth can be maintained, it will never end up like "Tiny Times".
This also means that the box office data of "Time Raiders" may be better than many people imagined.
What Deng Chao and his colleagues worried about really happened. Seeing the fierce momentum of "Time Raiders", the theater chain quickly adjusted the screening schedule.
Its screening rate on the third day directly exceeded 50%, and even approached 55% at one point.
Again, the three films including "The Four 2" have some stumbling blocks, otherwise it would be possible for them to get 65% of the screenings.
But it’s not easy now. The screening schedule of “The Four 2” was not cut in half, but it was cut by more than half.
The creators' enthusiasm for the roadshow was dampened, and they just muddled through their days, watching "Time Raiders" continue to grow with unstoppable momentum.
On December 14, Saturday, the single-day box office of "Time Raiders" reached 96.48 million.
The next weekend, the single-day box office returned to around 80 million.
Although it did not set a record of breaking the 100 million yuan record in a single day, the crazy performance of "Time Raiders" which grossed 250 million yuan in three days still shocked the entire film industry.
Boss Wei's name has become the most dazzling existence in the entertainment industry at this time...
(End of this chapter)