Chapter 121: Seven Swords Premiere.
After this episode was broadcast, the popularity of Seven Swords was once again increased, especially the last fight between Zhou Xing and Xiong Xinxin made many kung fu fans excited, saying that just for this fight, it was worth the fare.
Shi Nansheng naturally would not miss this opportunity. He took advantage of this wave of popularity to carry out overwhelming publicity. Almost all entertainment media reported on this for a time. Zhou Xing's work in Xiangjiang was also exposed. This time, Liu Jialiang recognized him as his junior nephew, which was also exposed in all aspects.
The one who benefited the most from these reports was naturally Zhou Xing. Whether it was the audience or fans, he had the impression of him being able to perform and sing. However, few people knew that he had done martial arts and was so capable of fighting. This man seemed like a treasure. He could bring surprises to people by just digging.
Of course, in addition to the benefit of Seven Swords, the crew of [Initial D] and [Huo Yuanjia] were also overjoyed. After this operation, Zhou Xing's popularity will surely soar again. His two dramas as the male lead will definitely attract a lot of attention. Who doesn't like the free publicity?
Especially in the crew of [Huo Yuanjia], Jiang Zhiqiang and Yu Rentai were still having a headache, how to portray Zhou Xing as a "killer". After all, he had always conquered the audience by relying on literary dramas. Can it be accepted to suddenly transform into the market?
However, before they could come up with a reason, this problem was solved. How much publicity costs would be saved? Jiang Zhiqiang and Yu Rentai were very satisfied with Zhou Xing.
The early publicity was still in full swing. Except for Liu Jialiang who is old, the other starring actors were all spread out. Announcements from all over the country and on the show were very popular for a while.
During busy days, time always passes quickly. When Zhou Xing was almost numb when he was on TV, [Seven Swords] finally ushered in the premiere.
Mr. Xu is very famous in the circle. Many Xiangjiang stars even come to help [Seven Swords]. Of course, it is limited to big-name stars. If you have too low status, you should also consider whether you have enough weight.
[Seven Swords] is the first work directed by Xu Ke after [The Legend of Shushan]. Although [The Legend of Shushan] was released at the box office and its reputation collapsed, a few years later, many viewers found that [The Legend of Shushan] actually set a precedent for Chinese fairy tale movies in many aspects. Not to mention anything else, just based on special effects, no movie can surpass it in four years.
This is a very interesting phenomenon. Many movies were called "bad movies" when they were first released, but after a while, they were regarded as classics, such as [A Chinese Odyssey] [Hero].
As a popular art, movies must not be too advanced, because the audience cannot understand things that are too advanced. As film directors, they must have the vision to lead the times. Geniuses and madmen are often just a line of separation.
At the premiere, Xu Ke rarely told his story over the past few years. It turned out that since the box office failure of [The Legend of Shushan], he went to the United States to shoot [Black Hero 2]. It was also because of this film that he decided to shoot a martial arts movie, so this [Seven Swords] was created.
During the interaction, the audience's emotions were fully mobilized, and with the emergence of several subtitles of "Director Xu Ke's Works", the film officially began.
The opening was a massacre. The generals under Fenghuo Liancheng held various Qimen weapons and killed a group of martial arts people. However, due to the review issues, although there were broken limbs and arms, there was no scene of blood gushing.
Even so, the opening was shocking enough. The army of Fenghuocheng hung wooden signs on corpses, just as natural as placing tags on livestock. These devils only have silver in their eyes and did not take human lives seriously.
However, in a blink of an eye, all the wooden signs they hung on the corpse disappeared. In broad daylight, someone could take the wooden signs away under the noses of a group of experts?
However, a scene that disappointed the audience appeared. It was not a shocking hero who took the wooden sign, but a little old man who looked ordinary.
This scene of Liu Jialiang using lanterns to play with the army of war, is actually very skillful, but his simple and unpretentious actions did not resonate with many audiences.
That's fine. When Yang Caini's mouth came out, many viewers frowned, and many film critics began to write and draw in small notebooks. It was so out of the way.
Afterwards, Yang Caini brought Liu Jialiang back to Wuzhuang, but his identity was revealed. It turned out that he was an official of the previous dynasty, and even Fenghuo Liancheng was his former subordinate, committing many sins.
Then, Wu Yuanying, played by Yang Caini, and Han Zhibang, played by Lu Yi, went to Tianshan. After a blizzard, the three were rescued by Zen Master Huiming, and Yang Yuncong, played by Li Min, also officially appeared.
"Your senior brother is still in seclusion. You go and ask him to come out of seclusion and take the Youlong Sword down the mountain." Zen Master Huiming said to Yang Yuncong.
The next scene is the scene where Chu Zhaonan, played by Zhou Xing, breaks through the pass and slides down the cliff with Yang Yuncong. This appearance is definitely extraordinary, and many viewers don’t blink.
Seven swords go down to Tianshan on a snowy night, and this scene finally makes the audience feel the charm of martial arts films.
The scene of Wuzhuang's night battle pushed this emotion to the extreme, especially when Zhou Xing exerted his wrist, the Dragon Sword made a sound of air, which was so cool.
However, as the scene progressed, the audience felt something was wrong. How could it be said that in the Seven Swords, Yang Yuncong did not seem to have a strong presence, and he was not even as outstanding as the villain Fenghuo Liancheng, and others were even more so, especially the character Yang Caini. Not only did she say anything about Hong Kong Pu, she was just a drag in the play, and she did nothing in the play, and she took the Flying Waterfall Sword.
Zhou Xing had watched the film early in the morning. Although Xu Ke raised the length of the film to two and a half hours, he still cut off many plots, and the whole drama seemed a bit thin. The Seven Swords seemed to be just seven swords, not seven people.
Fortunately, Xu Ke followed Zhou Xing's suggestions, and many plot loopholes in the character Chu Zhaonan have been modified. Coupled with Zhou Xing's interpretation, this character has stood up.
Especially the scene of Luzhu dying in his arms made many viewers cry and also held their breath.
Finally, we waited for the final battle.
After breaking free from the chains, Chu Zhaonan, played by Zhou Xing, said to Yang Yuncong: "Second junior brother, I will take my own things back."
In the narrow alley, the scene of the two men's duel attracted swords to bring out the terrain to the extreme. Many viewers seemed to see the shadow of [Huang Feihong] and couldn't help but be surprised: Can the fighting scene be shot like this?
The final result is naturally that evil cannot defeat justice. Fenghuo Liancheng finally died under the Youlong Sword. However, before he died, he smiled at Chu Zhaonan and said, "Actually, you are the same person as me."
Chapter completed!