The premiere of "The Legend of the Dragon Slayer: The Leader of the Demon Sect" was naturally held in Longcheng, which is the base camp of Yueguan.
The premiere was an unprecedented event.
In fact, Yue Guan did not deliberately manage connections.
But if you bloom, butterflies will come.
Yueguan is now blooming dazzlingly.
There is no need for him to deliberately manage his connections, there will be people rushing to make friends with him.
When "Wolf Warrior 2" was released, Wu Jing was in such a dilemma that he couldn't even find a few friends in the industry to help support him. It couldn't happen here in Yueguan.
Coupled with Wang Jing's connections, I think that when Hong Kong films were in decline and a large number of people had no food to eat, it was Wang Jing's continuous filming that gave them the opportunity to work and make money.
Many kings and queens in Hong Kong are grateful to Wang Jing.
The king of bad movies is the king of bad movies. You can’t deny Wang Jing’s status in the industry, especially in Hong Kong circles.
So the number of people who came to support us today was not ordinary.
Reporters squatted at the premiere and met many big names, looking like they were attending an awards ceremony.
"Liu Dehua, Liu Dehua is here."
"Zha Zhahui is here too."
"Oh my god, is that Jet Li? He will actually show up? Hasn't he already announced his retirement?"
"Look, look, Li Jiaxin, Li Jiaxin, my goddess."
"This should all be for Wang Jing. Fatty Wang's connections are still stable."
There is really no need to brag about Wang Jing’s connections.
After a little shouting in the circle, many people came even though everyone knew that they would be resented by Wu Baige if they came here.
Wu Baige didn't dare to let "Tai Ping Wheel" and "The Demon Cult Master" collide head-on. This attitude of surrendering without a fight explains a lot of problems.
Therefore, there was no need to hesitate to take sides in the first place, and now there is even less hesitation to take sides.
Wang Jing had a lot of friends who came to support him, and the coffee shop seemed to be awesome, but when it came to the guests who caused the excitement at the scene, we had to look at Yue Guan.
The status of the kings and queens has been reached, but most of the fans are already middle-aged, and they will not be too fanatical about chasing stars.
Therefore, their ability to carry box office performance began to deteriorate, and the market even began to abandon them.
As for Yue Guan's connections, except for a group of old artists, the rest are basically popular Xiaohuadan or first-line male stars in the Central Plains.
The status of these people is not as high as the kings and queens, but their popularity is really high, and everyone can attract a lot of attention when they appear.
"Liu Yifei is indeed here."
"As expected, Tang Yan and Yang Mi also came together. They are very popular right now."
"Huang Xiaoming and Jia Jingwen appeared together. The male and female protagonists of the TV series version of "The Legend of Heaven and the Dragon Sword" are the actors of the movie version of "The Story of the Heaven and the Dragon Slayer". They really gave them enough face."
"Liu Shishi is actually here too, Xiao Hua Dan is about to be gathered by Yue Guan."
"Not only that, have you seen Zhao Liying and Zhu Yilong? They also bought the second season of "Chuang Ming" from Yue Guan."
"Damn it, who is that woman? Why are a group of people surrounding her?"
"Let's see, oh my god, isn't that the One-Star Princess? The president of the Five-Star Group and the founder of ByteDance, she will also appear here. Is the scandal between her and Yue Guanchuan some time ago true? ?”
"Another senior has arrived. It seems to be Zha Liangyong, the president of the Martial Arts Literature Society. He is another billionaire. Yue Guan's connections are simply incredible."
"Wait a minute, Feng Xiaogang is here too?"
Yes, Feng Xiaogang is here too.
Yue Guan was invited to the premiere of Feng Xiaogang's "1942" before, but Yue Guan did not go.
There is a saying that the quality of "1942" is pretty good, but because of the subject matter, it is destined to be cannon fodder, and Yue Guan is too lazy to face it.
Moreover, he also postponed the release date of "The Legend of the Dragon Slayer: The Demon Cult Leader" by two weeks, so he has already done his best to save face.
This time, for the premiere of "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Slayer: The Leader of the Demon Sect", Yue Guan thought of reciprocating the courtesy, so he also sent an invitation to Feng Xiaogang.
I didn't expect him to come.
The small steel cannon appeared, and of course Yue Guan and Wang Jing personally welcomed it.
Xiaogang Pao didn't say anything to stop Yue Guan Wang Jing from coming to Taiwan. He just said lightly: "Thank you both for your face and delaying the release date for two weeks. I'm here to learn from it and see how to make a commercial film."
Although the tone was still a bit sinister, Yue Guan and Wang Jing looked at each other and neither of them took it seriously.
The box office trend of "1942" is very clear, it is destined to be cannon fodder.
People are so miserable, what's the point of making them angry? Anyway, they can definitely ride on the box office.
Although it is premiering today, neither Yue Guan nor Wang Jing believes that "The Legend of the Demon Cult" will not be able to compete with "1942" at the box office.
Obviously, these are the only two blockbusters in this schedule. If the audience doesn’t like to watch that one, they must watch this one.
"Director Feng, please take a seat. The movie will start soon."
Yue Guan personally arranged the small steel cannon.
Mainly because there are a lot of female celebrities here today.
Many of these female celebrities have had a relationship with him. In such public places, they don't know what they think. They always approach him intentionally or unintentionally and make ambiguous movements.
And then elicited a frenzy from reporters and hostility from other women.
Yue Guan didn't want to have a Shura scene unfold at this kind of premiere.
I really want to tear it apart. Wait until I make a version of the palace fight drama someday and stuff you all into it. I can’t even do it if I don’t want to.
Now, let’s just watch the movie honestly.
After the guests were almost here, the premiere of "The Demon Cult Leader" finally started.
The lights go out.
Everyone fell silent.
Yue Guan felt that his hand was grabbed by someone, and the other person's palm was full of sweat.
He turned around and saw that it was Gao Yuanyuan.
She didn't mean to take advantage of Yue Guan.
"I am nervous."
It's the first time I've made a movie with such a huge investment, and it's the first time I've seen such a huge momentum.
She couldn't imagine what the consequences would be if "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Slayer: The Leader of the Demon Cult" was released.
In fact, there will be no consequences.
If "The Legend of the Dragon Slayer: The Demon Cult Master" hits the market, the biggest impact will be on Yue Guan, and the industry will question his ability to handle the box office.
For others, the impact is actually not significant.
No one expected the three heroines to carry the box office, at least not yet.
As for Wang Jing, everyone knows his reputation as the king of bad movies. Making one more bad movie is just a basic operation.
That's why Yue Guancai should be the most nervous.
But Yue Guan did not.
He patted Gao Yuanyuan's catkin to express comfort, but did not speak.
Now, just watch a movie in peace.
Not just him, everyone at the scene was quiet.
Even before it was released, "The Legend of the Dragon Slayer: The Demon Cult Leader" was regarded by the industry as a top seed that could hit 500 million at the box office, and attracted much attention. However, the quality of this movie will only be known after watching it.
Yue Guan and Wang Jing did not arrange screenings in advance, the crew did not lack publicity funds, and the market did not need screenings to warm up, so there was no need to expend such effort.
Therefore, now is the first time for many people to see the finished product of "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Slayer: The Demon Cult Leader".
Feng Xiaogang and Zha Liangyong were watching very seriously.
One of these two people is a direct competitor, and the other is a talented fan of Yue Guan. They both want to know what Yue Guan can make a martial arts movie.
The answer soon appeared to them.
Yue Guan appears at the beginning of "Eternal Dragon Sword".
It's just that he is not playing Zhang Wuji, but Zhang Cuishan.
Moreover, Yue Guan and Li Jiaxin appeared together. One of them played Zhang Cuishan and the other played Yin Susu.
Seeing these two people walking side by side, Feng Xiaogang's heart sank.
As a major director of commercial films, he still has a good grasp of the audience's psychology.
Yue Guan and Li Jiaxin are both so good-looking. Appearing on the big screen attracts the audience in itself.
He could imagine that audiences across the country would be bright-eyed after seeing Yue Guan and Li Jiaxin, feeling that their movie tickets were well spent.
The subsequent plot will deepen the audience's impression.
Martial arts, fairy tales for adults.
"The Demon Cult Leader" dismantles this kind of fairy tale.
Zhang Cuishan was forced to death on Zhang Sanfeng's 100th birthday, and Yin Susu subsequently died in love.
Before she died for love, Yin Susu pulled the eminent monk from Shaolin Temple to exchange the limit for one and what she said to Zhang Wuji planted the seeds of revenge for Zhang Wuji.
And Zhang Sanfeng's strong attack pushed the initial wave of mischief to the extreme.
Xiaogangpao came with his wife Xu Fan.
After seeing this, Xu Fan asked Xiaogangpao: "What do you think of this opening?"
Xiaogangpao looked solemn: "Don't fall into the cliché."
Yes, unconventional.
The plot does not follow the original work, but it does not make people feel inconsistent, but is full of expectations.
Especially the performances of Yin Susu and Zhang Sanfeng.
It can completely bring unexpected joy to the audience.
Cha Liangyong was also sitting in the audience, and when he saw this, his heart moved slightly.
"Changed Zhang Sanfeng's settings? No, it's not a change, it's a deeper dig."
As a die-hard fan of Yue Guan's books, Zha Liangyong conducted in-depth research on several of Yue Guan's martial arts novels, and soon realized that even in the original "The Legend of Heaven and Sword of the Dragon", there were many domineering profile descriptions of Zhang Sanfeng.
For example, when his disciple Song Yuanqiao said, "The supreme martial arts master, who slays dragons with his precious sword, can't reach out from the sky, who can compete with him?" Zhang Sanfeng replied lightly, "It's not a few hundred years, but seventy or eighty years at most. When I was young, I have never heard these words."
What seems to be an ordinary reply reveals Lao Zhang’s domineering and calmness.
When he was young, he defeated all the demons and became the best in the world. He single-handedly supported the martial arts world in the post-Five Jue era.
At that time, the Yitian Sword and Dragon Slaying Knife had no reputation at all.
Later, he cultivated his moral character and founded the Wudang Sect, and the martial arts world returned to the era of bright stars. However, there was always a sun hanging over the martial arts world—himself.
Another time, Zhang Sanfeng went to Shaolin to worship the mountains. After meeting Zhang Sanfeng, Shaolin monk Kong Xing was so frightened that he peed, "There are thousands of monks in Shaolin swarming around. You may not be able to choose the Shaolin Temple."
One possibility is enough to show Shaolin's fear of Zhang Sanfeng.
And Zhang Sanfeng achieved great fame when he was young.
Lao Zhang cultivated immortality in the later period, but when he defeated the demons in the early stage, his men must have been stained with blood, otherwise it would not have been possible to scare the eminent monks of Shaolin Temple into that state, let alone be recognized as the best person in the world.
"The Master of the Demon Sect" portrays Zhang Sanfeng in a domineering direction. In fact, there is no problem with the logic.
At the same time, Zhang Wuji's transformation was also very logical.
A child whose parents died when he was young, a child who grew up being bullied by Wudang disciples, can be cowardly and even more tolerant.
No longer explode in silence, but perish in silence.
Zhang Wuji exploded.
When he was forced to jump off the cliff by Song Qingshu and Zhou Zhiruo, and met Huo Gong Toutuo, all the viewers had already realized that Zhang Wuji was going to learn the Nine Yang Magic Skill.
The actor who plays Huo Gong Tutuo surprised the audience.
Chiba Shinichi, the domineering character he created in "The Storm", is also a classic character with a domineering side.
Let him play the role of Huo Gong Tutuo, who has always been unconvinced by Zhang Sanfeng. His image, temperament and acting skills are very suitable.
Zhang Sanfeng is the best person in the world, and he is played by Hong Jinbao in an invincible and domineering manner. This understanding has been deeply rooted in the minds of the audience. If a small BOSS were replaced at this time, the audience would not think that he was qualified to be compared with Zhang Sanfeng.
But if Chiba Shinichi plays the role of Huogong Dutuo, there will be no such problem.
The audience will subconsciously assume the role of Xiong Ba.
Overbearing versus overbearing.
Chiba Shinichi can definitely sustain the momentum of this demon.
What amazes the audience the most is the way Zhang Wuji obtained the Nine Yang Magic.
The audiences who came to watch the movie on the first day were all audiences who were familiar with the plot.
But the way Zhang Wuji obtained the Nine Suns Magic Skill still amazed the audience who were familiar with the plot.
Huo Gong Tou Tuo, a generation of demons, was actually deceived by Zhang Wuji. He used a trick and took the initiative to give the "Nine Yang Magic" to Zhang Wuji.
Especially after Zhang Wuji said, "Not only beautiful women cannot be trusted, but also honest and honest men," the audience's eyes lit up when watching the movie.
The little steel cannon couldn't sit still at all.
Xu Fan sensed something was wrong with the little steel cannon and asked with concern: "What's wrong?"
Xiaogang Pao said in a deep voice: "Zhang Wuji's character changes have stood up and the audience will not be disappointed. This movie is half successful."
Previously, Xiaogang Pao was relieved when he discovered that the plot of "The Legend of the Dragon Slayer: The Leader of the Demon Sect" was different from the original work, because the original work party was the most picky. Even if Yue Guan was the original author, it would be difficult for the original work party to accept changes to the plot.
Yue Guan has changed so much that in his eyes the experiment will probably fail.
But after seeing Zhang Wuji's successful design of the Huogong Tutuo, Xiaogangpao understood that this possibility basically no longer existed.
Zhang Wuji's character change has been completely established, both in terms of logic and detailed behavior.
This change of character is not just for the sake of imagination. It is supported by strict logic and supported by practical actions. This completely distinguishes this version of Zhang Wuji from the original work.
The audience will no longer be distracted by the drama, but will completely step into this version of Zhang Wuji’s perspective.
"As long as the plot behind it doesn't collapse, the box office of this movie will definitely be good." Xiaogang Pao's tone was a little complicated.
He actually hopes that the plot behind "The Legend of the Dragon Slayer: The Demon Cult Leader" will be more interesting, so that the box office of "1942" will be better.
But he couldn't find fault with the first part of "The Legend of the Dragon Slayer: The Demonic Cult Leader", and he didn't think Wang Jing would suddenly miss the mark later on.
In fact, there isn't.
Not only that, after Zhang Wuji learned the Nine Yang Magic, the subsequent plot was full of high energy.
The six major factions besieged Guangmingding. The Ruyang Palace headed by Zhao Min wanted to compete with the snipe and the clam for the fisherman's profit, but in the end they took advantage of Zhang Wuji.
It is worth mentioning that the famous scene where Zhao Min and Zhang Wuji met for the first time and Zhang Min looked back and smiled while riding a white horse aroused uncontrollable admiration from the audience.
Even female viewers can feel the beauty that almost overflows the screen.
Stirring.
And Zhang Wuji learned the Great Shift of the Universe, successfully thwarted Cheng Kun's conspiracy on the Bright Summit, saved the Ming Cult with one person's power, and defeated the six major sects of the Righteous Path. The high-profile show-off scenes throughout the whole process made countless audiences extremely satisfied.
Only when Zhou Zhiruo stabbed Zhang Wuji did the audience feel a little unhappy, but it was still within the tolerance range.
After the Battle of Guangmingding, Zhang Wuji rectified the Ming Cult, became the leader of the Ming Cult, and returned to the world, only to find that the righteous martial arts world had suffered heavy losses.
During the investigation, the Mingjiao group also fell into Zhao Min's plot. Zhang Wuji went to find Zhao Min for the antidote. At this time, Zhao Min deliberately revealed the whereabouts of the Ming Cult and his party to the Emei Sect, allowing Zhang Wuji to choose one of the two.
Should he cause trouble for her or save the Ming Cult
Zhang Wuji's eyes flashed and he directly chose to capture Zhao Min.
Screen switching.
The Emei Sect surrounded the top management of the Mingjiao who had lost their fighting power. The Mingjiao, except Zhang Wuji, was in danger of being wiped out in one fell swoop.
At the critical moment, Zhou Zhiruo took action and betrayed him on the spot.
The most hidden barb wolf revealed her identity. It turned out that she and Zhang Wuji had known each other since they were young and had a mutual affection for each other. It was Zhang Wuji's initiative to force Zhang Wuji off the cliff, and stabbing Zhang Wuji on the top of the light was a silent understanding between her and Zhang Wuji.
Zhang Wuji and her are one good and the other evil. Zhang Wuji controls the Demon Sect, and she has become famous in the righteous martial arts world. Now she has de facto control of Emei. In the future, when the two of them join forces, the martial arts world will naturally be theirs.
When Xiaogangpao saw this, he was completely desperate.
"There's no chance, there's absolutely no chance." Xiaogangpao was talking about his own "1942".
Other viewers were in awe.
Gao Yuanyuan could feel the reaction of the audience.
She was more excited than anyone else.
Glancing at Yue Guan beside her, Gao Yuanyuan tilted her head and whispered in Yue Guan's ear: "Come to my place tonight. I want to thank you very much."
Yue Guan nodded silently.
Gao Yuanyuan should really thank him.
In the original version of "The Demon Cult Leader", Zhou Zhiruo was not so outstanding, and was just a cannon fodder setting.
Changing Zhou Zhiruo into such a brilliant character is 100% his fault.
"The Demon Cult Leader" has been filmed here, and it is already destined to be a success.
The only thing you need to worry about is whether the ending can match the amazing plot.
It turns out, it can.
Not only does it work, the ending directly elevates the entire movie.
Zhang Wuji traveled around the world and saw too many Han people being oppressed by the Tatars, and their lives were worse than death.
For the sake of national justice, Zhang Wuji put aside the hatred in his heart, made a bloody alliance with the Mingjiao heroes, and decided to rescue the six major sects of the Zhengdao Wulin. At the same time, he announced that from now on, the Mingjiao should give priority to resisting the Yuan Dynasty.
The power of Mingjiao alone cannot shake the century-old foundation of the Yuan Dynasty.
We must contact the heroes from all over the world and work together to achieve a great cause.
At this point, Zhang Wuji completed his personal sublimation, from a young man bent on revenge to a overlord with the world in mind.
The Mingjiao also officially transformed from a demonic sect into an anti-Yuan rebel army.
In the song "Have mercy on me, the world, there are many sorrows! Have mercy on me, the world, there are many sorrows", the Mingjiao heroes, dressed in white as snow, walked up to Zhang Wuji one by one, bowed and saluted, walked out with their heads held high, and never looked back.
The camera focused on these ordinary Mingjiao disciples.
Then, the picture changes on the big screen.
Those Mingjiao disciples who had made a bloody alliance with Zhang Wuji just now fought bloody battles with the Yuan people on the battlefield, and rose up to resist the oppressed Han people in the Central Plains.
Countless people fell.
Countless people continued to fight.
Countless more people fell.
Countless good men spilled their blood all over the Central Plains.
The picture is frozen at this point.
Many viewers felt their scalps go numb when they saw this, and even their eyes filled with tears.
This is the impact that excellent works of art bring to the audience.