Chapter 186 An unprecedented low tide
.
The list of nominations for the Golden Horse Awards has come out again. The indescribable light and shadow caused by Chu Yue's box office failure has signed up for Chu Yue from last year's "Love Can't Be Love" to this year's "The Forbidden Heroes" (the registration time for the Golden Horse movies is different, and it can often be seen that he won the Golden Horse Awards in the Golden Horse, and he won the Awards in the Golden Horse next year).
"Love Unfinished" and "Hidden Heroes", "Butterfly Love Flower" and "Haven Forbidden", what are the four films shortlisted? "Love Unfinished" was shortlisted for the best drama, Chu Yue and Zhang Baizhi were both shortlisted for the best actor and actress, Lin Rui was shortlisted for the best director and original script, and Chu Yue had the best song and best soundtrack to be shortlisted.
"The Hidden Hero" almost won nothing, and its only result was that it was nominated for the best action design! The only one that was nominated for "Butterfly Love Flower" was Chu Yue's best movie song, and "The Forbidden of Heroes" won nothing, without a single nomination.
"Love Unfinished" is a drama from last year, which means that since this year, Chu Yue's three consecutive dramas have all failed miserably. First, there were collective box office losses, but this year, no drama in Chu Yue had a box office of over 100 million yuan in the entire Chinese territory (including Hong Kong and Taiwan). Now, the collective defeat in the awards has led to the media's argument that Chu Yue is not good enough!
For a time, other shortlists of this year's Golden Horse were overshadowed by Chu Yue's majesty, although such majesty was not what anyone wanted. Of course, the media did not unanimously reverse Chu, but just felt that he might have passed the peak period and could no longer be as glorious as before! A word from a columnist can best describe the current media's attitude: "Contradictory!"
Yes, it’s a contradiction! Chu Yue’s reputation in the media is well-known, and from the perspective of the media, he never hopes that a superstar like him who can bring heavyweight news will fall like this. However, at this moment, if he doesn’t step on Chu Yue, who is in a low tide, it seems to lack professional ethics. It’s really a contradiction!
However, it is best to reflect the media's opinions on Chu Yue. It is a sentence: "kevin. You should not be a director or an actor. It will not reflect your value and will only reduce your achievements. It is better to be a singer!" This may be what all the media want to say to Chu Yue!
However, people seem to have forgotten that no matter how Chu Yue was, the two dramas last year were indelible, both of which were indelible, whether they were in the box office of 2 billion or the results at the movie awards!
Of course, Chu Yue's fans were unhappy - what were those people and the media talking nonsense? Kevin was just not very lucky this year. His strength was there, so who would have been afraid of?
The most ridiculous thing is that Xie Junrong's fans took the opportunity to attack Chu Yue and angered Chu Yue's fans again. The two sides fought a war of verbal battle again. In the end, Chu Yue stood up and told his fans that they did not need to be angry for some remarks, nor did they need to go to war with others!
Chu Yue admitted that since this year, he has indeed fallen into a low point! If one is not handled properly, it is very likely that he will not recover from now on. However, he felt that he would not, because he found his own feelings and knew what he should do next!
At this time, "A Yue's Story" was released. This drama could have had a better schedule, but Chu Yue didn't really want to fight for it. So this drama came late in November!
"A Yue's Story" is an art film. To be precise, this is a film with a somewhat marginalized theme! Thinking about the theme conveyed by Gao Fei in the play, you can actually imagine the fate of this play!
The first day of this film still exceeded 3 million. Just like the comment of a columnist, the art film can still reach more than 3 million on the first day. How many people can do it now? This is Kevin's appeal. He has never declined, but he is just unlucky!
As mentioned above, "A Yue's Story" itself describes a relationship between father and son, in order to express the current situation of the new generation of people who collectively lose their sense of current status! To be honest, this is indeed a bit marginalized, and it is not like a commercial film no matter how you watch it!
Unlike the previous criticism of "The Forbidden", this drama has half of its reputation and half of its reputation. Luo Zhaoqi, the official film critic, believes: "The Story of A Yue is different from Kevin's previous dramas. This drama has a small investment but has a big theme. From the perspective of idea, Gao Fei's ideas are novel and handled well in some details, just like when Lin Jiaxin threw the child to Chu Yue, and the details reflected in delicately convey Gao Fei's ideas!"
"But we can't disagree. As a novice director, Gao Fei has not yet formed his overall view of the situation. The overall film has not been able to achieve a balance! Whether this is to convey the relationship between father and son, or to convey other themes, it has fallen into chaos. The new director always lacks effective control in these aspects. If Chu Yue and Lin Rui were not experts on the crew at the beginning, such mistakes would definitely be inevitable!"
"The film is not as rough as other new directors in terms of details. In this regard, Gao Fei is obviously a material that can be made. However, in some techniques, it still seems too rough and simple! When talking about disorder, we must talk about Kevin's performance. His performance in the play has made obvious progress compared to before, and his hands are all erect and brings the drama. There are many disordered factors in the film. One of them is that Kevin's performance has infinitely expanded the relationship between father and son. Gao Fei is the new director, and he cannot suppress Chu Yue, which has led to the current situation!"
"We can't just destroy this drama. Kevin did not make any mistakes in the drama, and Gao Fei made only mistakes that novices would make. When we criticize the theme of the film, don't ignore it. In fact, some plots of the film can be touching. Especially at the end, Kevin plays a irresponsible guy in the drama to rob, and the drama deliberately blurs the motivation. Whether it is done for the child or for him himself, maybe both! But here, we can experience a hint of warmth and a hint of cruelty."
"In the end, Kevin was shot dead in the play, and the camera pulled up the scene where he fell to the ground. A slow motion shot pulled all this very slowly and long. Looking at the whole play, the most wonderful thing is this scene. And at the end, a message left behind pointed out the motivation for Ayue to rob in the play. At this moment, the indifference that always brewed in the play disappeared at this moment. The accumulated touching impacted our hearts. It turned out that he could also have a sense of responsibility. However, this brought another cruel thought, what caused all this. The scene when the child was sent to the Polygon Bureau (orphanage, etc.) was sad!"
Luo Zhaoqi spent a lot of time commenting on this drama this time. In fact, as he said, this drama has both good and bad aspects. However, one thing he cannot refuse to admit is that Gao Fei did not understand how to mobilize the audience. Although he relied on children to attract everyone at the beginning, he soon continued to be bored. It was not until the end of the film that there was an orgasm!
In fact, there are three plots in the play that are very silent and very touching. One of them is that Chu Yue takes his child to do a paternity test. He is about to come, and the camera gives him and the child a close-up, and then opens up a long-term view. The feeling of harmony naturally surges out. Finally, when it comes to him, he takes the child away. Of course, this plot is nothing on the surface, but after thinking about it, you will know.
Another plot is the scene where Chu Yue went to rob. Before that, he arranged the child and then asked a social worker to go to him at a certain time. And he himself went to perform the robbery? Or did he commit suicide? Gao Fei deliberately blurted this point. If he committed suicide, why can't he go because he didn't want to take responsibility? This also fits the theme of the play. Unfortunately, Gao Fei did not handle it well.
These are three scenes that are recognized as the most touching, but these three scenes are obviously not enough to do anything. At least the whole film must maintain something that attracts the audience, and Gao Fei obviously did not do it.
The second day, the film's box office was 2 million, and the third day, it fell to about one million... Where can I see the box office rebounding sharply and strong last year's Chu Yue works, and the stamina of strong momentum. On the fifth day, it officially fell to 600,000! The film was finally released for only 24 days, with local box office of 10.8 million, Taiwan's box office was less than 10 million, and mainland box office was less than 20 million!
"A Yue's Story" invested only two million yuan. Apart from the earnings of the release and then paid Chu Yue to pay! However, all media are not concerned about this, but the box office, and another box office defeat!
The box office of three consecutive dramas hit a new low. Is this the superstar who swept the world with two dramas last year? Don’t mention the media, even his fans are confused and confused!
This time, the media finally couldn't hold back. If the stars such as Xia Zai, who had extremely stable status, had a bad box office in three consecutive dramas, at best, they would never think that Xia Zai was not good. However, Chu Yue is different, and he does not have a deep-rooted status!
All media described Chu Yue’s miserable defeat in a dismal tone, and several media criticized him without hesitation: “kevin, don’t waste the investment of the film company in the future, just be a singer!”
Hey, I'm not afraid to be honest, although Chu Yue's three dramas failed, they did not cause any company to lose money, and they all made certain profits! However, there was no such huge profit as last year's two dramas.
"kevin, what should you do now?" Ling Ling looked at Chu Yue anxiously. She didn't want to see Chu Yue's career so bleak, which would cause her to be implicated: "Do you want to find a way to vent it again!"
"Drink!" Chu Yue was fully focused and punched the wooden stake, which broke with a sound! He felt that he had been living a lot of easy life over the past few days: "What are you going to do? I don't have to pay attention to them, it's just that the box office and awards were lost, and I can't destroy me!"
"But, if you don't do anything like this now, that's not a solution. Otherwise, you'd better take on a few dramas or release a few more records!" Ling Ling couldn't help but feel anxious when she saw Chu Yue's indifferent look: "If you continue like this, you'll be done!"
"End?" Chu Yue burst into laughter and kicked the wooden stake with his legs. With a squeak, he kicked the wooden stake out of the soil: "Do you really think that way?"
Ling Ling bit her sexy lips lightly, and when she saw Chu Yue talking, she felt sad. She had been with Chu Yue for more than half a year. No matter how stupid she was, she knew that Chu Yue had not fallen in love with her, and only had some ambiguous love. She was thinking about her worries, but she suddenly felt that her waist was being held by someone, and her voice came to the communication room: "Okay, don't worry, anyway, you are becoming popular now, and there are two dramas, so there are no need to worry at all!"
"What are you talking about..." Ling Ling's heart jumped, looked at Chu Yue's eyes, and couldn't help but dodge a little: "I'm worried about you, do you think I'm worried about myself?"
"Okay, okay, we are not children, we are not outsiders, so don't scheming!" Chu Yueyi was a little annoyed. Ling Ling used him to become famous in Hong Kong and the mainland, and he and Lin Ling knew that. What's the relationship? Ling Ling's sincerity towards him was enough to make this inconspicuous, but he didn't like Ling Ling wearing the hypocritical mask in front of him: "Your career is rising now, and you are learning very quickly. It won't take long to get on the right track! My problem will not affect you!"
Ling Ling stared at Chu Yue in a daze, feeling panic in her heart. Her thoughts and thoughts were poked out, her mask was torn off, and her naked side was exposed. No one could help panic! After calming down her mood, she forced a smile: "Let's stop talking about this topic, okay?"
"You are all here? Very good, come and talk about it!" Lin Ling's voice came from the living room, interrupting what Chu Yue wanted to say.
After entering the living room, Lin Ling threw out a few scripts in front of Ling Ling: "These are yours, you choose it yourself, I will talk to A Yue about some serious matters. Now your value is very simple and chaotic. I insist that your value remains unchanged. The advertiser thinks it is too expensive and dare not come again. The eight million yuan pay has failed in the box office of three consecutive movies now, and the film company is not satisfied with the price, so no company is willing to find you to act at this moment!"
Ling Ling did not rush to choose the script immediately, but looked at Chu Yue and Lin Ling silently. Although she was Chu Yue's girlfriend, she always felt that she could not fit into Chu Yue's life at all, like an outsider. Is there such a couple? Ling Ling felt that maybe this incident was a mistake from the beginning...
Chu Yue shrugged, and Lin Ling smiled softly: "Xiaotian plans to start a new drama, or a comedy movie. He is amazing now and is a very powerful comedy director. If you are willing, he will leave the male lead to you. Unfortunately, Arui is too slow to write the script, otherwise he can get it back!"
Chapter completed!