The third master admires Chen Mengxi very much, just like he admires Ning Hao...

In fact, San has always supported young directors, including the sixth generation. As early as 1999 when China Film was established, Sanye, then deputy general manager of China Film, launched the "Youth Film Project" project, funding a group of sixth generation directors, such as Senior Lu's "Extra Summer", Wang Xiaoshuai's "Dream Country", Guan Kui's "Goodbye, Our 1948", Wang Quan'an's "Eclipse", and A Nian's "Call Me"...

But these people are not doing well!

It’s okay if you don’t work hard, but you still think you’re awesome.

If you can’t sell a movie, the audience in your own country doesn’t buy it, and you still think you are awesome?

Complaining that the system is not working has hindered one's own performance...

Fortunately, there was a Lu Chuan and a Ning Hao...

After all, Chen Mengxi is not a director, he is a screenwriter, investor, producer...

"I heard that the American version of "Rose Red Lotus" has been sold well?"

"…Well, it sold well, but the story has nothing to do with the script I wrote, and it has become a story of a serial murderer of a mentally ill person…"

The third master asked again: "...Is the scale very large?"

"It's very big, bloody, violent, and it's all about sensory stimulation!"

“…that’s impossible to introduce it!”

"So, I didn't even mention it..."

"Mobile Maze..."

Chen Mengxi answered: "I will ask them to delete some overly violent shots, or cut them into long-term vision..."

"It's so easy to talk to you!" The third master looked at Chen Mengxi with satisfaction, and then said, "I'll introduce you to a few people!"

"...I'll bother the Third Master!"

...

Who can I introduce?

Of course, it is Cheng Long and Robert Mingkov, the director of "Kung Fu King"...

To put it bluntly, director Robert Minkov is quite famous. He is the director of "The Lion King".

Because I love Chinese martial arts very much, I found screenwriter John Fosk to refer to "The Lord of the Rings" and made the script for "Kung Fu King";

After the script was formed, he first found Li Lianjie. After reading the script, Li Lianjie agreed to participate in the role after he found it interesting. Cheng Long also agreed to participate in the role on the premise that he learned that Li Lianjie was playing.

The problem is here!

The script was written by an American screenwriter - a martial arts action movie focusing on Chinese Kung Fu stars was actually written by an American screenwriter!

Moreover, John Foske is not a particularly famous screenwriter. What is his representative work?

"Marco Polo" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: The Sword of the Blue Underworld"…

Therefore, everyone can predict the virtues of "Kung Fu King"!

Of course, Chen Mengxi could not be so stupid as to sing the opposite tune in such an occasion. His performance was the same as most people on the scene, smiling and polite words...

There is a small detail. Chen Mengxi originally thought that Cheng Long didn't know him, or hadn't heard of his name at all. After thinking too much, Uncle Long directly called out his name and said, "Why don't you look for me for such a good work in "Mobile Maze"!"

"Next time..."

"It is not easy for Chinese people to work hard in Hollywood, we must unite!"

"You are right..."

After only five minutes of chatting, Cheng Long was the protagonist of the whole banquet, and a bunch of people lined up to meet him...

Chen Mengxi brushed his face and walked towards the corridor while no one was paying attention...

There are no people in this place...

Still not used to such occasions!

Suddenly I wanted to smoke a cigarette, so I touched my pocket, let alone cigarettes, and I didn't even bring a lighter...

"Why are you hiding here?"

"...You are here too!"

Turning his head, it was Liu Yifei, wearing a black off-shoulder dress...

Liu Yifei didn't say anything, Chen Mengxi asked her: "Is there any cigarette?"

"Do you think I'll have that thing?"

"…It's hard to say, you celebrities are under great pressure. Who knows what you do in private?"

"I don't smoke!"

Chen Mengxi changed the topic: "The King of Kung Fu is about to be released. Do you have any thoughts?"

"…What can I feel? I am almost exhausted when I run for publicity every day!"

"Thanks for your hard work…"

It's really hard to get close, so can't you leave some room?

Anyone who leaves room to play with a sentence will not have yet to confirm the relationship...

...

Hard publicity is useful!

"Kung Fu King" was released on the 18th in North America. It won US$20.87 million in the first weekend, won the single-week box office championship, and 3,151 theater theaters...

Uncle Long + Li Lianjie, there is still this card!

On the 24th, it was released in mainland China, and won a box office of RMB 80 million on the first weekend, breaking the mainland box office record.

Impeccable in all aspects!

In the North American situation, the North American box office forecast for "Kung Fu King" is around $50 million...

So, he won $20.87 million in the first weekend, which is quite reasonable...

The reputation is also good, Rotten Tomatoes has a positive review of 68%, and the IMDb score is also 7.2 points...

But the mainland...

The reputation is so bad!

The main reason is that the publicity is too much, and the content is just passed...

Look, Cheng Long and Li Lianjie cooperated for the first time, and they gained great attention. They emphasized fighting scenes during publicity...

Double J battle!

But the fighting effect has no special highlights.

The King of Kung Fu!

Two Chinese action superstars, they fight, just like that...

It’s not as good as Stephen Chow’s “Kung Fu”, at least it gives people a refreshing feeling!

The movement guidance of Yuan Baye has done his best. Uncle Long and Li Lianjie are both older, and their movements are getting slower and slower now...

There is no way to reflect Cheng Long's sense of power in "Drunk Fist" again, or Li Lianjie's elegance in "Huang Feihong".

In order to cover up this, Yuan Baye asked the two to wear big and thick clothes to try to show the "power" in kung fu instead of being quick and quick to attack.

Strictly speaking, this martial arts movement design makes them look more like dance than martial arts!

For viewers who are used to watching Chinese action movies, this design is not at all good...

Many viewers complained: The game between the two Chinese action movie superstars looks neither majestic nor light nor agile!

As for the plot...

It completely copied "Lord of the Rings" and mixed all the screenwriters' ideas about Chinese action movies: from Shaw Brothers opening to Li Lianjie playing sticks, Cheng Long's drunken fist, the white-haired witch, and various elements and scenes of Hong Kong films, the frustration of a boy, learning from his master, the high-end villain, duel and revenge of Yicheng, etc.

According to many film critics, "Kung Fu King" just borrows a few iconic oriental symbols and combines the Western magic of the Lord of the Rings to build the plot, that's all!

Many netizens directly said the plot of "intellectual retarded"!

Feng Kuzi also scolded the plot for being very mentally retarded...

Therefore, even if it won 80 million in the first weekend, due to reputation and piracy, many people are not optimistic about the trend of this movie...

What's more, on April 30, "Iron Man" was the first to enter the mainland market.

It's really the first, the release date of North America is May 2...
Chapter completed!