Nam Wah Theatre.
The leading theater on the left, with a large screening hall that can accommodate 1,200 people.
The first show was at 7 o'clock. Chen Qi and others were sitting upstairs. When they looked down, they saw that it was all dark and full of human heads.
There are both men and women, old and young, but generally the majority are middle-aged. "Tai Chi 2" is still a Mandarin film, so the younger generation who grew up speaking Cantonese will naturally be opposed to it. Of course, there are also kung fu movie fans. No matter what is in Mandarin or Cantonese, just watch it if you like it.
Li Lianjie and Zhen Zidan were sitting nearby, excited and chattering.
Historically, Li Lianjie has made three consecutive Shaolin-themed works. "Shaolin Temple" became an instant hit with a box office of 16 million, "Shaolin Boys" earned 22 million, and "Shaolin North and South" earned 18 million!
At that time, he was the number one person in the Hong Kong film industry in period kung fu films and was very good at fighting. However, he wanted to leave because he could not make any money. In order to retain him, Yindu asked him to be the director and make a movie called "Heroes of China".
He plays the story of a Chinese soldier who beats Americans.
It hit very hard.
Li Lianjie was confused all of a sudden and fell into a trough until "Once Upon a Time". He was not suitable for the genre of "Heroes of China". It was either ancient kung fu or fashion action. Military action movies were Wu Jing's category...
"..."
Chen Qi looked at the two of them. After the Tai Chi trilogy was over, it would be time to shoot a modern movie. It would be good for Zhen Zidan to be a villain. Then he would choose a few actors from the mainland. For example, "For a few hundred yuan a month, why are you playing with your life?"
"The one.
The audience came in one after another, and 80% to 90% of the seats were filled.
When the lights dimmed, Cheng Long sneaked in at the end.
Then the big screen lit up and "Tai Chi 2" began.
At the beginning of the film, accompanied by Hu Weili's brisk soundtrack, it shows the atmosphere of life in a Beijing courtyard, getting up early in the morning, practicing, cooking, playing and fooling around... The story follows the first part, this is the residence of Yang Yuqian, and Chen Shaomei,
Accompanied by brother and sister Chen Shaojie.
He broke through the Seven Heroes Tower, established a foothold in the capital, and became famous.
He opened a martial arts school, made friends, and was hired into the army to teach martial arts to officers and soldiers. He met a young military general from the imperial court, Nalan Yuanshu!
In the previous film, Prince Duan, Prince Rong, and Chen Zhengying all showed their faces, but not much. Nalan Yuanshu was the second male lead, and the first exciting fight also took place between the two.
Both of them used sticks.
As the saying goes, a boxer is afraid of a young man, and a stick is afraid of an old man!
When it comes to using long weapons such as sticks and spears, the older you get, the more experienced you are, and the more rogue you become. In later generations, when Hong Jin Bao was old, using stick skills was very interesting.
But Li Lianjie is different. He has been practicing routines since he was a child. He has been the national martial arts champion for five consecutive years and his fame is not in vain. Zhen Zidan is a bit more jerky, but his style is ruthless, just attack with bang bang bang.
I saw two people, one attacking and the other defending, either attacking or defending. The two long sticks danced majestically in all directions, moving like clouds and flowing water.
The audience was hooked.
"It's really awesome!"
Cheng Long couldn't help but nod, admitting that this style was not as good as Li Lianjie's, and then murmured to himself: "Fortunately, I don't make old-fashioned action movies anymore, otherwise wouldn't I be compared?"
Yang Yuqian and Nalan Yuanshu had the same idea at first, and both believed that they should practice martial arts to strengthen their bodies and then strengthen their country.
At this time, with the invasion of the West and the rise of the Boxer Rebellion, the court, the people, the country, and overseas were all in a strange state, and China was wailing. Yang Yuqian saw all kinds of things in the world, and got acquainted with Tan Sitong.
During the period, real and fake Boxers took turns to appear, and the double-faced Bodhisattva illuminated by a red light came out, causing the whole audience to exclaim.
"This look is so weird! So sexy and weird!"
"The two sisters are so beautiful! Are they from mainland China?"
"It must be from mainland China. This film was made in mainland China!"
"Wow, I really want to see their backs!"
"Tai Chi 2" is more in line with the temperament of Hong Kong movies, with kung fu, monsters, beauties, and an understandable historical background.
Due to the political reform, Nalan Yuanshu had a disagreement with Yang Yuqian, and even arrested Tan Sitong himself.
Tan Sitong could have fled, but he was willing to stay: "Reforms in various countries are all caused by bloodshed. Today, China has not heard of anyone bleeding because of reforms. This is why this country is not prosperous. If there is, please start from the same heir!"
"I will smile to the sky with my horizontal sword, leaving my liver and gallbladder intact!"
At this moment, coupled with the generous and heroic music, the feelings of family and country that the film wants to express can also be understood by Hong Kong people.
"..."
Cheng Long looked at it more and more seriously. He originally thought that he was just being invited to show his appreciation, but now he was really touched. Chen Qi always said that the pattern of his works is not big, so why not big?
Maybe it's just that the spirit is missing.
Hung Kam-bo's "Five Lucky Stars" has been finalized, and Cheng Long's script is also on the agenda, telling the story of Hong Kong's maritime police eradicating pirates in the early days of the 20th century...
This layout is larger than his previous works.
Looking at Tan Sitong, Cheng Long suddenly felt that he could improve it a little more and add some touching scenes.
Tan Sitong died. Nothing can change history and prevent him from dying.
Even Hong Kong films don't do much of this by letting dead historical figures survive - "Looking for Qin" had Zhao Pan replace Ying Zheng, and Xiang Shaolong's son was Xiang Yu. This is already unprecedented nihilism...
Yang Yuqian avenged him and went to Nalan Yuanshu for a duel.
The most exciting fight in the whole film has arrived, and the sound waves on the scene are one after another, one after another. Everyone's eyes are fixed on the big screen and they can't bear to look away.
"Boom stick!"
"He is worthy of being the martial arts champion of mainland China!"
"What's that guy's name? He's a pretty good fighter!"
Zhen Zidan listened to the audience's comments and grinned. She is going to be famous! She is going to be famous!
"Maybe when there is peace and prosperity, there will be no more disputes, no more foreign invasions, the country will be prosperous and the people will be strong, then you and I can have a good time over wine..."
Yang Yuqian killed Nalan Yuanshu and protected a group of Tan Sitong's students. This was the spark of hope.
At the end of the film, a large ship sails away with the waves to start a new road in the south. The children on the ship chant in unison: "I hope the morning sun will always shine on our land, and never forget the blood of the martyrs on the ground!"
After a movie is screened, the audience's attitude, satisfaction or dissatisfaction can be clearly felt.
Although the audience did not applaud, their attitude towards "Tai Chi 2" could be known from the instant discussion, enthusiastic laughter, and relaxed and happy atmosphere.
"Whoosh!"
When Li Lianjie and Zhen Zidan came on stage, the applause finally started.
There was nothing much to talk about during the road show, which consisted of question and answer exchanges and routine performances. The two of them went back and forth and had a few tricks. During the road show, something unexpected happened: a silly foreigner suddenly ran onto the stage excitedly, hugged Li Lianjie and kissed him, as if he admired him. It's incredible.
He was chased by security guards and ran around the stage several times before finally showing off his martial arts stance and being carried off, causing everyone to burst into laughter.
"Wow, Cheng Long!"
"It's really Cheng Long!"
At the end of the show, Cheng Long was accidentally discovered again. He seemed to be in a panic and did not want to stay. He lowered his head and left quickly.
Chapter completed!