Huayu: Hard fight against Zhang Weiping at the beginning

Chapter 492 The rising sun
I saw everyone leaving comments saying that they didn’t like the mindless plot in the previous chapter, so I’ll try a different approach.

……

The next day, the forum was always busy, with netizens who had watched the movie constantly sharing their feelings on the forum.

"Brothers, this is so shocking. I predict that Lu Yang will definitely become the second Zhang Chen..."

"It's impossible for Zhang Chen to be second, but he is definitely one of the best action film directors in the country. The only one better than him is Zhang Chen~"

"Brother upstairs, stop talking nonsense and give us some solid stuff~"

"Yeah, that's the good thing, let's get to the point~"

"I'm not good at Chinese, so I can't say it, I can only say 'damn' to express my admiration~"

"Let me tell you something. I got full marks for my college entrance exam essay. There are so many famous scenes, and everything about them is beautiful..."

"Big brother upstairs, your composition was copied, right? Is this the level of yours that you can only get a perfect score?"

"You guys are wasting time, let me start. The movie starts off really cool. The way Lao Chen escaped is so magical. I want to report him~"

"Report what?"

"The screenwriter who reported it must not be an ordinary person. It is impossible for him to come up with such a scene without real life experience. I suggest Uncle JC to investigate him carefully. Maybe the screenwriter is really an agent..."

Zhang Chen was also lurking in the forum and smiled secretly when he saw the comments from netizens.

Reporting the screenwriter, isn't that reporting me?
Although "The Man from Lone Ranger" is directed by Lu Yang, as the second film in the spy universe, Zhang Chen must of course provide escort.

The version written by the screenwriter team was not bad, but it was not amazing enough, especially the fighting part.

Zhang Chen added many famous scenes into it.

To put it simply, this version of "The Man from Nowhere" is basically a collection of famous scenes from "Darkside" + "Extraction" + "Gangs of London" + "Gray Shadow" + "Deliver Me from Evil".

That is the legendary stitched monster.

Don’t be afraid of stitching errors. As long as the stitching is done properly, it will look better.

The movie opens with the famous scene from "Black Orchid", which immediately sets off the movie's status.

Next, when everyone thought that the subsequent plot would be similar to "Taken", using the agents' expertise to find clues, the plot directly gave the answer: the kidnapping was arranged by Lao Chen himself.

This saves the process of finding someone.

The subsequent scene where the gangster boss changed his mind and raised the price temporarily, and Abu's forced rescue of people was based on the scene of rescuing the little boy in "The Rescue".

Sure enough, one netizen said: "The scene where Abu rescues the little girl is amazing. The feeling of punching the little girl is completely different from "Taken". To be honest, it really amazed me. It's a bit like "Kowloon Walled City", but more brutal than it~"

"Yes, yes, I think so too. I was saying that it felt a little familiar. It turns out that it is a bit like "Kowloon Walled City"~"

"I feel that Ruian's skills have improved again. Have you noticed that although Ruian is the action director, the fighting styles of Taken and The Man from Nowhere are completely different. In Taken, he is a bit cool, killing people with a gun, and it feels very smooth and easy to fight with him.
But "The Man from Nowhere" is different. Abu fights desperately from beginning to end, and he looks very embarrassed in many fights, but it just feels real.

That’s how people should act when they fight for their lives.”

"Brothers, didn't anyone mention the gunfight scene at the farm? I think that was the highlight of the movie. To be honest, my heart beat faster when I watched it. The scene design was so good..."

"Agree, the highlight moment of the whole film~"

"Agree +1"

"Agree +2"

There was a long list of seconding voices below, and someone even posted a still.

"It's not a candid shot, it's an official still. Unfortunately, the photo can't express the essence of the scene at all. Let's just take a look at it..."

Zhang Chen looked at the number of likes under the photo and finally felt that his hard work was not in vain.

In the movie, after Abu rescued the little girl, he followed Lao Chen's advice and went to a farm in the suburbs to hide.

This is Lao Chen’s safe house, which has sufficient weapons, is far away from the city, and has been simply reinforced.

On weekdays, some farm workers live here to hide from others.

The two hid in the farm, quietly waiting for Lao Chen to pick them up.

Then Andy On got the news and came with a group of men to catch the turtle in the jar.

This famous scene comes from the fifth episode of "Gangs of London", a legendary episode.

Although the logic of this drama is not sound, the fighting scenes are really explosive.

There is a reason why it is so good, the director is a violence maniac, the director of "The Raid" in the original time and space.

The gunfight scene in the farm is so sensory exploding that it is no exaggeration to say that it is the best gunfight scene in recent years.

It was transplanted by Zhang Chen and became one of the famous scenes in "The Man from Lone Ranger".

When Zhang Chen was designing these famous scenes, he also asked Lu Yang to draw the storyboards at the same time, so he could capture the essence of the scenes.

"It was so cool when the whole farm was surrounded by masked men in a fan shape~"

"When the farm was surrounded and beaten, I almost thought the protagonist was going to die~, and then the moment the iron gate fell, my heart fell back into my stomach. The counterattack afterwards was really cool..."

"Can anyone tell me how the screenwriters of Xingchen Entertainment came up with these scenes? Compared with "The Man from Nowhere", Hollywood gunfight movies are just shit~"

"Do you remember that in the previous interview program, Lu Yang showed the storyboard draft of this scene. It is said that these shots took a long time to design and he and Zhang Chen had a meeting to discuss it.

No wonder the movies produced by Xingchen Entertainment are so good, just this seriousness deserves a thumbs up~"

"I saw a joke online. How would Wu Baige shoot this scene?"

“Haha, I can imagine it. First there would be gunshots, pigeons flying everywhere, and then masked men would beat up the farmers without even reloading.

Taking advantage of the moment when the gunfire stopped, the farm gate opened and Abu, wearing a windbreaker and holding two guns, appeared at the door. The slow motion showed the fluttering of the windbreaker and the flashing of the muzzle fire.

When the slow motion ends, a group of people will lie down on the opposite side~"

"Upstairs, your description is so vivid~"

"Upstairs, you know Wu Yusen~"

Just when people were discussing it heatedly, a message appeared quietly.

"I'm just asking, doesn't anyone think Andy On is the most attractive character in this movie?"

After a brief pause, someone immediately responded.

"Finally someone has spoken up for Andy On. I've wanted to speak up for a long time but never dared to."

"Andy On is the most handsome in the whole film, no doubt about it~"

"Yeah, yeah, the moment he appeared and went to the gun store with a drink to steal a gun, I was struck by how handsome he was~"

There seemed to be something different mixed in the forum, but his statement was recognized by most people.

"Andy On's villain is really fierce. I'm worried that the protagonist can't beat him."

"I feel the same way~"

Lu Yang deliberately made the villain Andy On very charming, and he also has his own ideas.

I feel that in previous action movies, the protagonists were too powerful.

Either you are very strong or you are extremely lucky.

Lu Yang felt that it was too romantic and wanted to pursue more reality.

This kind of trend was already there in "Kowloon Walled City". The protagonist Xie Miao was made very miserable by him and often had to fight 1VS several people.

"The Man from Nowhere" is similar, which is why there are so many desperate scenes.

Even the most ordinary villain's subordinate is not a weakling.

It's impossible to chop melons and vegetables.

You have to try your best.

So the protagonist is made very embarrassed by him, but the audience does not feel that the protagonist is abused. Instead, they feel that the style of punching hard is very realistic.

Andy On's character is very eye-catching as soon as he appears on the stage. His arrogance is very impressive and even steals the show.

It’s a famous scene from “Deliver Me from Evil”, how could it not steal the show?

Andy On first appeared on the scene with no troops, and then he got his first weapon at a gun store.

He was then targeted by local gangs, who thought he was a fat sheep.

I didn't expect to be robbed by the thieves.

Andy On killed the gang boss and distributed the money to his men, asking them to find out the information. That's how they found out that Abu was hiding in the farm.

Lu Yang’s positioning of Andy On is very interesting. He has extremely high fighting power, is a ruthless person, and treats human life as worthless.

He would shoot at passers-by and kill the JCs at will, but he would not attack the little girl.

Even when his men wanted to hurt the little girl, he would kill them without hesitation.

It's not about finding humanity for bad guys, it's simply about leaving a chance to whitewash them in the future.

After all, he is someone that Golden Harvest is promoting, and Zhang Chen wants to see the audience’s reaction. If he can be whitewashed in the future, he might become a member of the spy universe.

In the plot of the movie, the final battle is a three-way fight between the police, the masked men led by Andy On, and Abu.

The location is Taksim Square in Istanbul, which has a status similar to our Tiananmen Square.

The climax is modeled after "The Gray Man". First, the masked man chases Abu to Taksim Square, and Abu's car overturns.

While the two sides were fighting fiercely, the police also arrived at the same time.

Under Andy On's orders, some of the masked men blocked the police route to prevent them from affecting their side, while the other part took the opportunity to encircle and suppress Abu.

The police and the masked men were fighting fiercely.

Abu took the little girl and escaped during the chaos, sneaking into a tram.

The crazy Andy On drove a pickup truck and fired a machine gun at the subway.

Similar scenes have never appeared in previous film and television works.

Abu could only barely hold on with the help of a bulletproof shield.

At the critical moment, Lao Chen finally arrived.

Overturned the pickup truck and saved two people.

The three continued to flee, with Andy On and the masked man chasing after them, and behind them was the police tactical team.

After a tense car chase, everyone fled into the slums.

Yes, classic ghetto again.

What followed was a tense street fight and a solo show of Mozambique’s shooting skills.

The three of them fled all the way to the rooftop. Lao Chen and the little girl jumped to the rooftop next door one after another, but when it was A Bu's turn, they were knocked down by Andy On who came rushing over.

The two men fell from the rooftop to the second floor, and during the fight they fell from the second floor to the first floor.

A separate melee scene is set up here for the two of them, which is also the highest achievement of melee in the entire play.

With reference to "Extraction", Lu Yian and Lu Yang used all their tricks.

Falling off a building, being hit by a car, fighting with cold weapons~
The effect is very good. Netizens said that it is beautiful and they have not seen enough and want to see more~
Andy On's madness was once again demonstrated as he actually wanted to use a grenade to kill himself and Abu together.

Fortunately, Abu reacted quickly and the grenade exploded in vain.

Andy On can't defeat Abu, but Abu can't get rid of Andy On either.

The two men fought, their wounds continued to increase, and their physical strength reached its limit.

Eventually the two were surrounded by police.

In the crowd, Lao Chen saw that there was no way out and left with his daughter.

Under the gaze of countless guns, Andy On and Abu were put on black hoods and taken to police cars.

The video ends here~
There has been a lot of arguing on the Internet about the ending.

Some people

"What a rubbish director, what a shitty ending, Abu was actually caught in the end~"

"I guess the Turkish Ministry of Public Security must have paid for it~" "I've never seen such a frustrating ending~"

"I won't copy the successful case of Taken"

Another group of people

"Can you guys use some logic? With an opponent like Andy On, it's already very difficult for Abu to be alive."

"Did the director make the villain too strong~"

"It's not being strong, it's being crazy. If someone wants to die with you at any time, what can you do?"

"Even if Abu is replaced by Brian, he probably won't be able to escape~"

"It would be hard for anyone to have such a strong opponent who wants to die with you~"

Some people have different perspectives
"Old Chen, you bastard are such a coward! People helped you save your daughter, but when Abu was in trouble, you just walked away. I've never seen such a coward..."

"I second the suggestion. Lao Chen's characterization is a complete failure. It's the biggest flaw in the entire film~"

"The opening credits are about heroes, and the ending credits are about bears~"

When Director Chen at home saw these comments, his blood pressure kept rising.

He called Xingchen Entertainment, should he clarify?
The answer I got was, no, let the bullet fly for a while...

Fly your sister, if you fly again I will have to go to the cardiovascular department...

Then a netizen's reply saved his life:
"Has no one ever thought that this is a foreshadowing? I guess in Taken 2, Brian and Chen will rescue Abu together..."

There was a moment of silence on the Internet.

Yes, if you think along this line of thought, it seems quite reasonable.

In everyone's inherent impression, "Taken 1" is about saving a daughter, so "Taken 2" is most likely about saving a daughter as well, at most it will be about saving a wife.

But no one ever thought that they could save other people.

Then people started to diverge in this direction.

"I guess Andy On may appear in "Hurricane 2"~"

"Of course there is, otherwise this character should have died in the finale. The fact that he didn't die means he will still be useful later..."

“I want to see Andy On being beaten up by Brian, Abu and Lao Chen~”

"I want, too……"

"I'm different. I want to see Brian beat up 007 or Jason Bourne~"

"Can Brian beat Jason Bourne?"

"Then add Lao Chen and Abu~"

"Then Andy On might have to help Jason Bourne..."

"Not only Andy On, maybe James Bond too..."

"Hahaha~"

Netizens are always omnipotent. Zhang Chen and Lu Yang were sweating in the office.

"Are you sure it wasn't someone from our company who leaked the information?"

"I've checked and it's confirmed to be not that." Dong Jianqiang assured, patting his chest.

When they first saw that some netizens had guessed the direction of the story of "Hurricane 2", they thought it was an insider who leaked the information.

But after an internal investigation, it was found that it was not the case.

All I can say is that there are indeed many hidden talents among netizens.

At the box office, "The Man from Nowhere" has been making great strides, but its performance has not been exaggerated.

3400 million on the first day;
2800 million the next day;
2100 million on the third day;
1200 million on the fourth day;
1100 million on the fifth day;
Breaking 100 million in five days;

"Spider-Man 3" was released one day later than it, and broke the million mark in six days.

Lu Yang was so excited that he was incoherent during the interview.

"Steady, steady~"

"What's stable?"

"I mean, Hurricane 2 should be a sure thing~"

"what's the situation?"

"Brother promised me that if the box office of "The Man from Nowhere" exceeds 2 million, he would let me direct "Hurricane "..."

"Congratulations~"

"Thank you."

"I think now, no one will doubt your ability to shoot "Hurricane 2"~"

Speaking of this, Lu Yang just smiled foolishly.

When the movie was first released, what he heard most was doubt. Now, he has finally proved his ability to the audience.

“What do you want to say to the audience?”

"I think what my senior said is right. Chinese moviegoers are always the cutest people~"

"Are you happy that the box office has exceeded 3 million? What do you think about beating Spider-Man ?"

"Of course I'm happy that the box office has exceeded 100 million. To be honest, I did think about it, but it certainly wouldn't happen in just five days...

As for beating Spider-Man 3, I’m just thrilled.”

"Critics criticized "The Man from Nowhere" for being a very old-fashioned story..."

"Let the critics criticize. I made this movie mainly for the Hurricane fans. If they are satisfied, I will be satisfied..."

“Can you tell us about the plot of Hurricane 2?”

"The plot of Hurricane 2? To be honest, I don't know either..."

On the other side, Zhang Chen was also being interviewed.

“Did you expect to break 100 million in five days?”

Zhang Chen shook his head: "From the beginning we were sure that the audience would like The Man from Nowhere, but we didn't expect the box office to grow so fast. It seems that the fans of Taken have been waiting too long~"

"Then do you think the final box office of "The Man from Nowhere" can exceed 200 million?"

"Breaking 200 million? It's very difficult..."

“Do you think The Man from Nowhere is a good movie?”

"Of course, Lu Yang and Lu Yian have their own ideas about action design, which is very good, and now it seems that the effect is quite good..."

“What do you think of the critics’ reviews?”

Zhang Chen shrugged: "This is just a visually appealing film, it doesn't have much substance, so you don't need to look for substance in it.

I think people are already tired enough in their daily lives, so it’s nice to watch a movie to relax. There’s no need to think about educating people in the movie…”

"Regarding The Man from Nowhere, the action design and editing are actually very good. Lu Yang is a very good director, so I dared to give Hurricane 2 to him..."

"I've also read everyone's speculations about Hurricane 2 online. How should I put it? Well, I admit that there are many talented people among netizens. This is indeed how we envisioned Hurricane 2..."

"Leak? No. Most movie plots in the world can be explained in one sentence. They are not difficult to guess.

What really attracts people are the details, action design, and narrative rhythm. The same story, shot differently, may have two different styles..."

"Of course, Hurricane 2 will follow the framework of the previous work, and the style will definitely remain consistent. What I can guarantee is that Hurricane 2 will also have an explosive long shot..."

When facing reporters from the media, both of them basically said whatever they thought.

There is no deliberate attempt to disparage Spider-Man 3.

Actually, Spider-Man 3 did well at the box office, but The Man from Nowhere did better.

Zhang Chen has no hope of the box office breaking 200 million.

The May Day period is still a bit worse. The five-day holiday has basically drained the box office potential, and there won't be much improvement afterwards.

Zhang Chen estimated that the final box office of "The Man from Nowhere" would be around 1.5 million yuan. If it wants to finally break 60 million yuan, it would probably take about days of screening.

In the original time and space, the box office of many movies was supported by this.

With such a long screening period of 60 days, 90 days, or even 120 days, it would be strange if the local box office was not good.

Most of the hot topics in the media were about "The Man from Nowhere" defeating the Hollywood blockbuster "Spider-Man 3" which was released in the same period. They used "Abu beat up Spider-Man" to describe this event.

Ordinary people just watch for fun, but people in the industry know the value of this matter better.

Especially Han Sanping.

In the past, in order to make domestic data look better, they could only use some means.

For example, there have never been any foreign films during the Lunar New Year period every year.

Therefore, the box office of many so-called blockbusters in China is inflated because there is no competition from Hollywood blockbusters in the same period.

But "The Man from Nowhere" is different, it was a direct fight with "Spider-Man 3".

And still won.

What is the concept?
No less than Liu Xiang winning the Olympic championship.

No, that’s not quite accurate.

A more accurate analogy would be MacArthur.

It doesn’t matter that there is no Chinese among the top ten famous generals of World War II, as long as MacArthur is there.

Lu Yang is the first person in China to defeat a Hollywood blockbuster head-on. Even Zhang Chen and Zhang Yimou don't have such a record.

Therefore, during this period, the media praised Lu Yang very highly, and even the Beijing Film Academy invited him back to give a speech to his younger classmates.

He is like the second Zhang Chen.

There is light on the surface of Beijing Film Academy.

The directing department is really doing well. As soon as the previous capable student graduated, another one popped up in the school.

It’s good to be in school.

It can better reflect the school’s teaching achievements.

……

Just when everyone was immersed in great joy, some people lost their composure.

Jing Tian had been quietly preparing for Taken 2 during this period, but when she saw the comments online, she was stunned.
The plot of "Hurricane 2" is actually Brian and Lao Chen going to rescue Abu?
real or fake?

Then I saw an interview with Zhang Chen, in which Zhang Chen personally admitted that there are capable people among netizens.

Isn't this an admission made by one's own mouth?

This is how to do?
Doesn't it have nothing to do with her daughter?

Jing Tian felt like the sky was falling.

Although she now has the masterpiece "Crocodile Storm", how can "Crocodile Storm" be compared with "Taken".

But Zhang Chen has already admitted it himself, is it still possible to ask him to change?
Jing Tian called Lu Zheng immediately in a panic, but Lu Zheng had no good solution.

"If it doesn't work, I'll just throw money at him and ask him to give you more opportunities to play..."

When Lu Zheng said this, he didn't have much confidence, he was just trying to cheer Jing Tian up.

Things are different now, Zhang Chen is no longer the same Zhang Chen as before.

I really have no idea whether I can hit him.

(End of this chapter)