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Chapter 522: Detective Chinatown 3 Released

When the Great Way prevails, the world is a commonwealth. —The Book of Rites

As soon as a line of text appeared on the screen, the theater erupted in cheers.

From movies to TV series, every show begins with this line: Our "Detective Chinatown" is always so cultured!
This sentence also looks particularly grand and imposing!
This is the scale of a blockbuster!

The three-year wait has finally arrived!!!
High-energy right from the start!
Starting with Qin Feng's mother lying in a hospital bed, Qin Feng's past experiences are quickly edited together.

Qin Feng's father decided to rob a bank because his mother was diagnosed with a terminal illness. However, Qin Feng was distracted and lied to his father about the number of people in the bank, which led to his father's arrest and his mother's eventual death.

Immersed in remorse and self-blame, Qin Feng dreams of committing the perfect crime, and thereafter struggles between good and evil within himself.

"When you gaze into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you."

"Everyone is destined to play their own role from birth, some good, some evil."

Countless questions posed to his inner self, and meaningful glances entangled Qin Feng in anguish.

But Tang Ren was like a fly, so annoying that he couldn't be driven away.

Until——

Snapped!
a slap.

On the plane, Qin Feng, who had just woken up from his sleep, was stunned, while Tang Ren, whose sunglasses had been slapped off, was incredulous.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!!!"

The screening room erupted in laughter.

While probing human nature, it also brings joy and laughter – that's our "Detective Chinatown"!

Then the plane arrived at the station, and Noda Hiroshi came to pick him up, which led to an unexpected chaos at the airport!

Grand scenes, lengthy staging, yet full of delightful details; Qin Feng and Tang Ren deliver a consistently cool and stylish performance!
Qin Feng is in charge of being handsome, and Tang Ren is in charge of being cool!
A joyful and lively Chinese New Year atmosphere!
Roar! ...
Family! Detective Chinatown is really getting the hang of the Lunar New Year film!
Upon exiting the airport and entering the subway, Thai detective Tony Jaa is in action!
Detective team member +1 -- No!
They're here to fight...

Qin Feng decisively abandoned Tang Ren and ran away. Tang Ren lived up to expectations, using his wisdom and courage to escape from Tony Jaa, who was fighting ten against one!

Tony Jaa is coming after them!
A variety of hilarious car chases!
The logo for "Detective Chinatown 3" is displayed!

The film has officially begun!
The first instance!
Nantong Qiantang!

Chen Gou's favorite and most skilled segment is the Nantong joke segment!
Heheheheheheheheheha ...

The memory of Tang Ren being given flowers and held in the arms of an American uncle with one hand is now playing out in my mind like a joyful chorus!
Yellow lanterns, a pool of water rippling in the breeze, and a room full of naked men wearing only their underwear.

A dangerous and ambiguous environment~
Tang Ren and Qin Feng's expressions were a mix of nervousness, embarrassment, and barely concealed anticipation.
Tang Ren had a sudden inspiration!
Clap your hands!
"Beautiful pictures tattooed on the body, applause for the socialite!"

Poof! ! !

Hahahahahahahahaha!!!

The screening room erupted in laughter!
Everyone was doubled over laughing!
I laughed so hard tears streamed down my face!!!

This joke, this thought process... Pfft, hahahahahahahaha!!!
As expected of our "Detective Chinatown"!
As expected of Tang Ren's uncle!
Haha, I thought they couldn't understand Chinese!
Ahhhhhhh? ? ? ?

"Take it off!"

"Put it in!"

Is this a line we can hear in a movie theater? Hahahaha!
Why is Chen Gou so good at this?!
A group of naked men forced the two into the pool.
Ina Wen couldn't help but cover the eyes of her 6-year-old sister!

Ok!

Thank goodness it wasn't really R-rated...

Let's get down to the case!

Is this woman Masami Nagasawa?
Ordinary goods!
Don't worry, my Xingbao won't be interested!

When the two gang leaders, Watanabe Katsumi and Sochavik, were negotiating, Sochavik died. To clear his name, Watanabe Katsumi invited them to investigate the case.

A concise and straightforward case!

Qin Feng also thoughtfully summarized it: Japan, escape room, classic mystery, gangster!
All elements are maxed out!

Delicious!

Head to the murder scene immediately!

The area has been completely cleared by the police... The scene in the photo has been restored!
The dowsing rod comes into play, revealing a highly suspicious key piece of evidence—an ornament on the table!
...The police cleaned up the scene but didn't find this lonely ornament on the table. Was it the legendary detective Kogoro Mouri who helped them solve the case?

Masami Nagasawa has officially debuted!

She seems to be just average... She has some class, is quite tall, wears nice clothes, and is rather thin and attractive!

Tang Ren is truly despicable: he flirted with Ah Xiang in Thailand, harassed Officer Chen Ying in the US, and flirted with the yakuza heiress, Aunt Kobayashi Anna, in Japan!
Look at Qin Feng next to me, so clean that even the sunlight seems gentle and the wind seems to slow down!
When speaking to Anna Kobayashi, I would intentionally keep my distance.

Tang Ren was even tempted by her "good looks" and took out the key evidence he had just found, telling Aunt Lin about it... which was then snatched away by Tony Jaa—but he failed to snatch it... and it was snatched away by the police, who were clearly not good guys.

This teammate is really terrible... Qin Feng is having such a hard time!
Aunt Xiaolin really is no good; she even gave Tang Ren a keepsake before she left... Oh well!
Hospital instance!

An autopsy!

Successfully entered the morgue!
The police suddenly arrived!

...Suchavik did indeed have a head injury from being hit, and the ornament was indeed a key piece of evidence.

The three quickly hid in the morgue, and Tang Ren was happily stuffed into a bag and pushed into Su Chawei's cabinet.

The police left.

Tony Jaa is here again.

Watanabe Katsu's men have arrived again.

They pushed Tang Ren and the female nurse away separately.

Then they collided with the elevator and the police.

As expected, the elevator broke down, and the two "corpses" started to "come back to life"... Hahahahahahahahahahaha!!!

The screening room erupted in laughter again!
Because it's really funny, hahaha!!!
After the autopsy was completed, all the questions needed to be answered by Aunt Lin, but she was suddenly kidnapped.

Then comes the journey of solving mysteries to find Aunt Lin, who was kidnapped by a rapist and murderer.

Grand scenes, subtle humor, costume changes, running around, creative puzzle-solving... these are all elements from previous "Detective Chinatown" films, and the laughter in the screening room never stopped.

...Ina looked at her 6-year-old sister beside her, who was also smiling happily.

finally! ! ! !
We found Aunt Lin!
Qin Feng is forced to make a choice by a deranged rapist and murderer!

Pushing down the guilty rapist and murderer would save both Tang Ren and Aunt Xiaolin!
The laughter in the screening room stopped at some point, and everyone's heart clenched!
The rapist and murderer fell to the ground with his arms outstretched and a smile on his face in front of the arriving police.

Soft music began to play.

[fell so quiet, this time drift into the darkness...]
boom! ! !
A cloud of blood rose.

[Let me be endless. Goodbye. End of my old life, no one is luckless……]
Everyone looked up in astonishment at Qin Feng, who stood alone at a great height, his face shrouded in darkness.

He slowly raised his hand.

The next shot shows them already handcuffed.

Qin Feng has been arrested!!!

Information that was already revealed in last year's initial trailer, after waiting for so long, I was not disappointed at all when I saw it!

The best part after the movie started!
This "Detective Chinatown" movie, it's all thanks to Qin Feng!
Operation to rescue Qin Feng begins!
Um... because they were being hunted by the yakuza, they left Japan?
Did Tony Jaa take the train to China?

Tang Ren inexplicably went to Thailand? He ran into Lin Mo, the male lead of the web series "Detective Chinatown," met Si Nuo from "Detective Chinatown 1" at a church, and gave her a nudge—what was that all about?
Fortunately, in prison, Qin Feng had a conversation with police officer Tanaka, which revealed that Q was an organization, not a single person.

Q tried to recruit Qin Feng, but Qin Feng refused.

Then... Tang Ren returned to Japan to conduct a fall experiment, trying to convince the police... In the end, Noda Hao sprinkled tracking powder on Qian Zai beforehand?

...A self-inflicted injury scheme to lure Q out?

Qin Feng is innocent.

Ina glanced at her younger sister beside her, and her sister happened to look over as well.

This is the normal kind of sister!
I'm a little confused by what I'm seeing...

Thank goodness for Qin Feng!!!
Released from prison!

...A large truck suddenly crashed into the car, deforming it!
Both of them were unharmed—which is to be expected!

Gangster thugs are chasing after us!

This is the 10nth time I've seen a chase and escape in "Detective Chinatown," but this time the change is... the five prodigies make an appearance.

*&#*&never mind!

Divide the troops into two groups!

Qin Feng rushed to the courtroom, while Tang Ren went to... the car to look for the murder weapon? And he found it... oh, his sister is still watching him; why isn't she watching the movie?!

Mingming has started the lively chase again.

The scene of the trial.

Qin Feng arrived just in time and began deducing the timeline. Tony Jaa also arrived, bringing evidence. It turned out he had gone to investigate Aunt Xiaolin's background.

After a relentless pursuit, Tang Ren delivered the murder weapon to Aunt Xiaolin.

Su Chawei planned to frame Watanabe Katsumi by faking an assassination attempt, but he was instead killed by Aunt Kobayashi in the car. This was because Watanabe Katsumi was Aunt Kobayashi's father, and he had abandoned his wife and daughter years ago; recalling those times…

I almost forgot about Janice Man, she's beautiful, but this emotional stuff is really... To be fair, Aunt Lin's acting is really good!
My opinion of Masami Nagasawa has changed!

The scene where he accused Watanabe Katsumi was so well acted!

Case closed.

Q organized a meeting.

Qin Feng and Tang Ren must continue their investigation of the Q organization.

During the fireworks display, they sang "Heal the World".

Having experienced the impact of last year's pandemic, it feels especially poignant now!
The movie is over!

"Xu Xing is so handsome! Ahhh~"

"This case is even simpler than Conan's..."

"Second viewing! Second viewing!!!"

"It feels inexplicably messy..."

"I haven't had enough."

"It's awful!"

Amidst the murmurs of the departing audience, a sharp word was finally uttered.

To be honest, I feel that Ina Wen does have some shortcomings, but it's alright. She's becoming more and more commercial, but she's not terrible.

The script does have some issues. Chen Gou, for his own selfish reasons, didn't let Xing Bao continue as a screenwriter; the cases were too boring and too simple. However, even Ina Wen, who considers herself a fan of "Detective Chinatown," thinks it's a good thing.

Xingbao should just focus on her own IP, "Sheep Without a Shepherd," while "Detective Chinatown" belongs to Chen Gou.

They haven't finished reading it yet in the get-rich-quick group.

Starting a second viewing?
Second viewing!

Walk--

Inawen did not move.

Her younger sister was holding her hand and shaking it. When she looked up, she saw the poster of "Boonie Bears" on the wall next to her.

Oh right, I also need to take my little sister to see "Boonie Bears"...

Boonie Bears!
After getting their tickets checked and entering the screening room, while waiting for "Boonie Bears: Wild Land" to start, the get-rich-quick group finally started buzzing.

Xia Mo: "I guess you guys won't be able to reach the 70 billion yuan box office goal! I feel that this 'Detective Chinatown 3' is really just so-so. It's not even as good as the two episodes of the web series."

Li Lili: "I was dragged out of the house by my family to watch 'Hi Mom'. Is 'Detective Chinatown 3' really that bad? It has 40% of the screenings, and it's the highest-grossing film in a single region in terms of pre-sales, with over 10 billion yuan. Didn't they say it would easily reach 70 billion yuan? It's only past noon, and the box office has already reached 8 million yuan."

Xia: "I can only say that the movie was quite lively. Some people probably liked it, but compared to 'Wolf Warrior 2' and 'The Wandering Earth,' it's really not that good. It focused too much on the New Year's atmosphere, and the pacing completely collapsed after Qin Feng went to prison. I saw that quite a few passersby on the live square were already complaining about it."

Bevido: "Did King Oyster Mushroom fail to control Weibo's main page?"

Ina Wen: "This is the Spring Festival film season. I just finished watching it, and I think it's just so-so, but it should still be able to win the Spring Festival box office champion and the annual champion."

Xia: "11bao, you actually said that Xing Sheng's works are just so-so? What suddenly changed you, 11bao!"

Li: "Everyone says it's just so-so, it really isn't good. I'm going to have to think about whether to get a refund or not."

Yi: "...Don't back down!"

Yi: "It's so good, super good, absolutely amazing! Seriously, I'm not kidding! My 6-year-old sister couldn't stop smiling! I'm already planning to watch it five times. [Cute]"

Xia: "You actually took a 6-year-old to see this kind of movie..."

Bei: "It's alright, kids like excitement. I also think it's quite good, this kind of movie is perfect for going to the cinema during the Lunar New Year."

Li: "Okay."

Bei: "How about 'Lee Hwan-young'?"

Li: "It's alright. There aren't any major flaws so far. Don't worry, it won't threaten 'Detective Chinatown 3's' box office champion status! [laughing and crying emoji]"

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"Detective Chinatown 3" was indeed a phenomenal start to the film industry.

The 10 billion yuan box office achievement that countless films struggle to reach was unlocked by "Detective Chinatown 3" solely through pre-sales.

The box office raked in 12 billion yuan on the first day of the Lunar New Year, shocking the entire internet!
It set a new record for single-day box office revenue in Chinese film history!
It easily surpassed the previous record of 5.37 million yuan set by "Avengers: Endgame," which had a screening share of 82.6% at the time. It was only by "despicable" means that it surpassed "The Wandering Earth" during the Spring Festival that year.

At the time, The Wandering Earth had a single-day box office of over 500 million for five consecutive days, but unfortunately none of them were higher than 5.37.

After that, due to the impact of the pandemic, "Detective Chinatown 3" was postponed, and Xu Xing only released one film, "Little Red Flower," which allowed "Avengers: Endgame" to hold this record for nearly two years.

Everything is back now!
With 40.2% of screenings, half of those screenings alone resulted in box office revenue more than double that of the competitors!
The box office record of Chinese films must be protected by the Chinese people!

Shocking everyone in and outside the industry!
Xu Xing's phone kept ringing all day.

When "Childhood Games" was first released, the level of worship and adoration for it was already abnormal, and now it has become even more exaggerated.

However, Xu Xing also showed humility, telling them that it was all thanks to Director Chen's excellent directing, and that she was just an actress—"No, no, no!!! You are the greatest in the history of Chinese-language cinema!!!"

Okay, this awkward meme is starting to become popular.

With no promotional tasks on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Xu Xing stayed at the villa. With the help of Teacher Yang and Dilraba, she celebrated with the "Detective Chinatown" crew in the WeChat group while replying to various New Year's greetings and congratulations.

The pandemic continues to have a significant impact overseas, but "Detective Chinatown 3" led to an explosive recovery for the Spring Festival film season and has been widely reported by media in other countries and regions.

Therefore, many friends from overseas also sent their congratulations.

Some were replying to WeChat messages, some were answering phone calls, and some were video calling. Finally, after a brief respite, before they could even properly reward Dilraba for her meticulous service, which was met with undisguised adoration, the phone rang again…

Well, because of the release of "A Writer's Odyssey," Teacher Yang has been busy with her own things from time to time.

After Xu Xing summoned her to cancel all her work and come over, Dilraba, just like the previous few days, did nothing else but stick to Xu Xing all day long, touching up her makeup and changing clothes before sticking to Xu Xing again.

—Is Dilraba overwhelmed with happiness, or is she making an even deeper decision? Yesterday, she even told Xu Xing that she wanted to take a break and have a child. Teacher Yang had to persuade her for a long time before she stopped her.

So, apart from the time she spent surfing the internet after waking up in the morning and before getting out of bed, Xu Xing didn't even have time to read online reviews of "Detective Chinatown 3".

Sun Man did send some information to Xu Xing, along with a preliminary summary: the reputation was mediocre, even slightly negative.

In the working group for "Detective Chinatown 3", the issue of reputation was also mentioned. Director Chen concluded that we cannot be arrogant. The battle has entered a white-hot stage. We must fight back against the smear campaign and maintain our reputation at the same time!

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Xu Xing took another look.

Director Chen began to emphasize maintenance.

"There have been some minor setbacks, but nothing too serious yet. It's mainly targeting him. There's a lot of support for your criticism, and most netizens feel it has nothing to do with you. The current marketing direction is to emphasize that this is a pure Lunar New Year blockbuster, and it's normal for it to be a little imperfect. In order to cover the audience, we can't use anything too complicated."

Sun Man summarized over the phone.

After one night, the reputation of "Detective Chinatown 3" has begun to falter.

The main problem is that the case is too idiotic.

But this is the tone that the "Detective Chinatown" IP has explored and developed: it should be family-friendly and simple.

All Xu Xing could do was ask the crew to find a plastic bag and put the original "decoration" that was being held directly in his hand into it.

Why the ornaments were still in the room and went unnoticed by the police is a key plot point that drives the story forward. Xu Xing raised this issue in his comments on the script for "Detective Chinatown 3" before filming began, but they didn't change it, and Xu Xing couldn't do anything about it.

Even if Qin Feng directly intervened instead of the three men and one knife, it's still a bit difficult to handle that the criminals made such a big show of creating such a simple puzzle.

And so on, these little details.

This is not a film by Hsu Hsing, but by director Chen.

Actually, it was Director Chen who made the boast.

When "Detective Chinatown 2" was released, Director Chen gave an interview about "Detective Chinatown 3," saying that Japan is a major country in mystery, and choosing to go to Japan was a tribute, as well as to showcase Chinese mystery in Japan. He said the cases would definitely be classic and rigorous, and would not disappoint the movie fans, blah blah blah.

Now all of that has been brought to light and proven wrong.

Secondly, there's the problem of advertisements everywhere.

Tony Jaa gets into a fight and drinks a bottle of Dongpeng Special Drink; when he goes to China to investigate Anna Kobayashi's background, he always has a bunch of JD.com boxes next to him while riding in the car.

They scattered money at the Shibuya intersection and even arranged for a bus with a China Merchants Bank credit card sticker on it.

As such.

These are things that Xu Xing could not possibly do.

The story is well-told, and moviegoers will tolerate it, but now it's just more "evidence."

For now, fans are still learning from the experience of "Detective Chinatown 2" when it was released, when internal conflicts with the film's marketing team ruined the film's reputation and almost led to its downfall by "Operation Red Sea". The main complaints are from casual viewers.

However, Detective Chinatown 3's lead this time is too great, and they are starting to get restless.

(End of this chapter)