This director is vindictive.

Chapter 214 Director Li's performance was solid, and the ending was truly moving! Chen Mo, you know how to praise people!

The premiere of "The Climbers".

Whether a movie is good or not is a matter of personal opinion.

After all, everyone has their own interpretation of Hamlet.

However, generally speaking, it is still quite easy to find the advantages and disadvantages.

For example, even Yang Mi, who hasn't acted in many movies and whose films have received poor reviews, has noticed the problems with this movie right now.

Or perhaps she was also somewhat surprised, not expecting that such a low-level mistake would occur in a cast of so many talented, skilled, and famous actors.

The lines don't match the lip movements, which is really low-level.

Another example is realistic films, which you turn into martial arts movies, with characters flying over rooftops and scaling walls.

"So, is Lao Hu going to be in trouble again this time?" Yang Mi asked Chen Mo in a low voice.

Chen Mo glanced at her, but didn't say anything, his eyes were full of surprise.

Oh, I didn't expect you to notice too!
Yang Mi immediately gritted her teeth in anger. What? Is my taste really that bad?
"Clap clap clap!" The guests and audience members at the scene applauded very kindly.

This applies to Chen Mo and Yang Mi as well, although it is mostly done with politeness.

If Yang Mi could see the "obvious" problems with this movie, how could the media reporters on site not see them?
However, this is, after all, a patriotic film, and it's also part of the 70th anniversary National Day holiday, so it's really hard to predict how much the film will gross.

Chen Mo's previous reviews of "My People, My Country" and "The Captain" did not offer much opinion on the films, but he was clearly quite optimistic about their box office prospects.

Whether it's just empty talk like most directors in the industry exchanging pleasantries is still unknown.

So what about this movie?
As the saying goes, things don't happen more than three times. Of the three blockbusters released during the National Day holiday, three of the most anticipated patriotic films, Chen Mo has already "favored" two of them. So, if this third one continues to be "favored" in the same way as the previous two...

They certainly have something to write about! Don't you see, after Chen Mo made two consecutive predictions about the box office "prospects," many netizens felt that Chen Mo might have started to lie and say things against his conscience.

It's not that several highly anticipated blockbusters can't possibly be successful at the same time during the same release window, but the probability is actually not that high.

For example, during the summer movie season, "Shanghai Fortress" is a prime example.

Moreover, even if all three films are good, there will definitely be differences in quality among films released in the same period.

Let's see what Chen Mo says this time!

In fact, it's not like Chen Mo said the movie would be a big hit and it actually would be. But there's nothing we can do. Right now, even a fool knows that the media and the general public are watching Chen Mo.

In addition, Chen Mo's previous two works at least gave some good predictions, so whether they were just empty words or not, we'll see this time.

Chen Mo was also thinking about how to say something polite.

Suddenly, he noticed that Li Rengang, the director of "The Climbers," was also watching this scene. When Chen Mo looked over, he gave Chen Mo a smile.

Chen Mo immediately had an idea!
"Director Chen, you previously made predictions about 'My People, My Country' and 'The Captain'. What do you think of 'The Climbers' after watching it?" the reporter asked immediately.

"How should I put it about this movie? Director Li truly lives up to his reputation as an experienced veteran director, delivering a consistently solid performance in this film. The actors' acting was also consistently excellent. What moved me most were those simple, genuine smiling faces in the real footage at the end of the film!" Chen Mo said.

For a moment, the reporters looked at each other in bewilderment.

No, is it really that much praise?
Are you still Chen Mo?

If you're being coerced, just nod!

However, some people quickly understood the meaning of Chen Mo's words, and exclaimed, "Wow, wow!"

Then, one by one, they looked at Chen Mo with shining eyes.

Holy crap, it has to be you again! Chen Mo!
This Chinese culture is truly profound! This comment sounds like a very high evaluation of the film.

Listen to this: praising the director, praising the actors, and praising the moving parts of the film—it's all praise, not a single word of criticism!
Compared to what Chen Mo said at the premiere of "My People, My Country" and "The Captain", this time it seems to be more comprehensive!

See, they not only praised the director for his consistent performance, but also the actors for their excellent acting skills, and even the film for its moving scenes.

It's no wonder the reporters were initially confused; after all, it was indeed a rather euphemistic way of putting it.

Chen Mo dared not linger, after all, he was afraid that these reporters, who seemed to thrive on chaos, would tear down that thin veil of secrecy.

That would be embarrassing.

So, he left with Yang Mi without even saying goodbye to Wu Jing.

Meanwhile, the people at the premiere gradually came to their senses, and their expressions turned strange.

Wu Jing sighed inwardly and looked at Director Li Rengang with some concern. Zhang Zhiyi seemed a little withdrawn, and Hu Ge looked completely bewildered.

But many more people were secretly giving Chen Mo a thumbs up; that comment was truly amazing!
Yang Mi was somewhat puzzled when Chen Mo brought her out of the room.

She felt something was off, but couldn't quite put her finger on what it was.

So she kept glancing at Chen Mo, and finally couldn't help but say, "I feel like what you said to the media reporters just now was a bit strange!"

Chen Mo looked at Yang Mi with a helpless expression, slowly moved his gaze downwards, and then couldn't help but sigh. So, is she really all bark and no bite?

Yang Mi instantly understood the meaning behind Chen Mo's gaze, and immediately glared at Chen Mo with a cute but fierce expression.

"Ahem, do you know which films this director, Li Rengang, has directed?" Chen Mo still revealed a little bit.

"Huh?" Yang Mi was stunned. She really hadn't paid much attention to this.

“The three most recent movies are ‘Dragon Blade,’ ‘Time Raiders,’ and ‘14 Blades,’” Chen Mo said.

Yang Mi was stunned for a moment, then picked up her phone and searched for these movies.

Then, when she looked up at Chen Mo again, she was filled with admiration.

Why? Because none of these three recent films directed by this director, Li Rengang, have a rating higher than six points!
Chen Mo said that Li Rengang performed consistently well as always. What does that mean? You actually think he's praising him? That's practically saying that this movie's rating is at most six points!

Upon closer examination, the actors' performances were deemed excellent. Among so many actors, Wu Jing stands out as the box office star, and he is also the actor with the highest personal film box office in the past two years.

Hu Ge, an actor with a large fan base, gained countless fans in his early representative work, the "Chinese Paladin" series. In 2006, he suffered a car accident that disfigured him. After his comeback, although his appearance was imperfect, his acting skills improved even further, and he starred in a series of excellent TV dramas such as "The Hunting Ground," "Nirvana in Fire," and "The Disguiser." He is also one of the actors with the most male fans, which shows his great influence.

You may not like Zhang Zhiyi, but it's undeniable that Zhang Zhiyi's international credentials are much more valuable than Fan Bingbing's!
There's really nothing to say about their acting skills; they're definitely on point!
So Chen Mo essentially said something pointless!
Looking at the last sentence, what moved him the most was the video footage at the end of the film.

But those are just archival footage, which is the unspoken meaning. There's nothing in the whole movie that can move you. The criticism is subtle and sophisticated.

Look, even Yang Mi was a bit stunned and didn't react at first.

In fact, Chen Mo's words were quickly and shrewdly published by the media.

"Chen Moming's praise is actually satirical, personally demonstrating the profoundness of Chinese language and culture!"

"The Climbers has been targeted by a director with a 10 billion yuan budget for a sophisticated sabotage!"

"Chen Mo personally took the stage, demonstrating what the most sophisticated social niceties look like!"

After seeing Chen Mo's words, netizens were all amused.

"Unfortunately, I'm uncultured; all I can say is 'Holy crap!' Chen Mo was too awesome this time!"

"Damn, Director Li is as consistent as ever. I really didn't realize it at first."

"It sounds like praise, but it's all sarcasm! The pinnacle of polite conversation!" "Directors, take note: it's outdated to insult people without using profanity. Every sentence is praise, every sentence is mockery, and the key is you can't say they're being disrespectful!"

"No, I just don't understand. Can someone enlighten me? What's wrong with what Chen Mo said?"

"Director Li Rengang's three most recent films have all received consistent high ratings: Jackie Chan's 'Dragon Blade' (6.0), '14 Blades' (6.0), and 'Time Raiders' (4.8)!" He's consistently delivering solid performances, you get it?

"Is the last sentence hard to understand? The most brilliant part of your film is the past footage, you understand?"

"So praising an actor's acting skills isn't being sarcastic, is it?"

"No, that's not it. But this is the most high-end one. In the context, it's practically pointing at Li Rengang and asking, 'You found so many good actors to act in this, and this is the crap you made?'"

Not only that, because of this incident, Chen Mo's past comments on other movies were also dug up again by the media and netizens.

For example, his comments on films like "Legend of the Demon Cat" and "L.O.R.D.: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties" earned Chen Mo a new title from netizens.

"Chen, the Yin-Yang Master, Silent!"

"Holy crap, I used to think Chen Mo was just like everyone else, blindly recommending movies regardless of their quality. But now I realize his reviews are just... amazing! He's a true master of yin and yang!"

"He's quite handsome, so why does he have such a crooked mouth?"

"Haha, but is 'The Climbers' really that bad? Surely not?"

"I'm really looking forward to the National Day holiday releases, and I'm eager to see if Chen Mo's prediction will come true this time!"

What frustrated Li Rengang the most was that, of course he was angry, but he couldn't refute Chen Mo's words. People said that he performed as consistently as ever, was there a problem?

If you admit that Chen Mo was insulting you, wouldn't that be admitting that you've really been making bad movies all along?

Just like the poet Chen Mo back then, Chen Mo said that "The Legend of the Demon Cat" had the shadow of "The Promise". Everyone knows it's about Yin and Yang, but only the poet Chen Mo felt that Chen Mo understood this movie.

Why? Because he doesn't think "The Promise" is a bad movie!
However, whether Chen Mo's three predictions will come true has become the focus of everyone's attention.

Netizens are all amazed that even though Chen Mo doesn't have any movies released during the National Day holiday, when they turn on their phones, all the news is about him.
None of these three movies have been officially released yet, so everyone is just observing from the sidelines.

However, Yang Mi was also a little puzzled, because she actually sympathized with Hu Ge!
She was initially quite happy for her old friend Hu Ge, after all, the movie "The Climbers" did indeed bring together many famous and talented actors, and it was a patriotic film released during the 70th anniversary celebration.

Therefore, the success rate is very high no matter how you look at it.

Over the years, Lao Hu has tried his best to develop in the film industry, and he has indeed worked very hard, but he just lacks a bit of luck.

She was also completely baffled as to why this was.
Actually, it's not just Yang Mi who's baffled; many of Hu Ge's fans are also completely baffled. Why is that?

Although "The Climbers" has not yet been officially tested by the market, Yang Mi still trusts her husband Chen Mo very much.

If Chen Mo says this movie has problems and he's not optimistic about it, then it's probably going to flop!
"Why is it so difficult to adapt TV shows to the big screen?" Yang Mi asked, somewhat puzzled.

"That's normal. Actually, the small screen and the big screen are two different things!" Chen Mo didn't think there was anything wrong with it.

"How so?" Yang Mi asked.

"Let me give you a simple example. Have you noticed that many movie actors actually have periods of inactivity?" Chen Mo said with a smile.

"A break between dates?" Yang Mi asked, puzzled.

"That's right. The difference between movies and TV series is that movies require the audience to be somewhat unfamiliar with the actors! TV series often have dozens of episodes, which gives them enough time and space to develop the characters from the beginning. Therefore, TV series actors do not need to be unfamiliar with the characters because as long as they follow the plot, they can naturally be replaced by the characters that the plot reshapes."

But movies are different. Movies are at most two or three hours long, so there isn't enough time to reshape a character. Often, a character appears without any foreshadowing!

Therefore, at this time, a sense of unfamiliarity is very important!

If an actor frequently appears in public, people's impression of the actor will become very fixed. No matter what role the actor plays, people will think of the actor himself, not the role!
Therefore, many movie actors often try to "disappear" before a new movie is released!
"That's exactly what we wanted to create this sense of unfamiliarity!" Chen Mo explained.

Yang Mi suddenly realized that this kind of knowledge might have been mentioned by teachers in school, but it was usually not taken seriously.

But in reality, all successful film actors understand this principle.

Why do you think there's a hierarchy of disdain among actors? Because film actors and television actors are truly different!

Why did Zhao Liying's acting skills go from being praised in the early stages to frequently appearing on the big screen later on, but the opposite happened?

This is the reason. People have seen too much of her glamorous side, so when she suddenly plays a character with a big contrast, it's hard for them to get into the story, which is what we call "breaking the character"!
"Of course, that's only one reason. For example, 'The Climbers' was purely a problem with the director and screenwriter," Chen Mo added.

Why are the post-85 actresses so clearly divided? Those who became famous in TV dramas generally do well in that field, but their performance on the big screen falters.

It might not actually be a problem with acting skills.

Rather, movies and TV series are two completely different mediums!

Getting back to the main topic, let's return to the three films released during the National Day holiday.

On September 30, the three films were released nationwide almost simultaneously.

After the release of the three films, almost all of Chen Mo's previous predictions came true.

"My People, My Country" indeed has the best reputation among the three films.

What's somewhat ironic is that Chen Mo's comments on "The Climbers" were also used in connection with "My People, My Country".

"Poet Chen is indeed Poet Chen. Of the seven segments, his 'Daytime Meteor' was the most bizarre, and he delivered a consistently excellent performance! He's practically on par with Li Rengang!"

The films "The Captain" and "The Climbers" also fulfilled Chen Mo's predictions.

"As expected of 'The Captain,' it's another 'Blazing Hero.' No wonder Chen Mo said that the subject matter was well-chosen; it really was just a well-chosen subject matter!"

"The Climbers is just awful, it should be renamed The Love Story on Mount Everest. A patriotic movie and you give me a high-altitude romance? Li Rengang's performance is really consistent. Judging from the ratings, this movie will probably be similar to the previous ones!"

"Holy crap, the only touching thing was the real footage at the end of the movie, but what the hell did I even watch?"

"Suddenly I realized that even Chen Mo's second line, 'The actor's acting is on point,' was ironic. This is supposed to be a realistic drama, right? What the hell is this about flying over walls?"

"Chen Mo is a real man! He really dares to speak his mind! His comments on 'The Climbers' were spot on and true in every way, and he didn't actually say anything negative! That's awesome!"

"No, I'm wondering if anyone will dare to invite Chen Mo to the premiere after this? Chen Mo's words alone could cost 'The Climbers' at least 100 million yuan less at the box office!"

"Hey upstairs, why don't you say that Chen Mo's words could increase the box office of 'My People, My Country' and 'The Captain' by at least 100 million?"

Immediately, the media reported on it, and netizens discussed it heatedly.

As the National Day film season kicked off, several movies performed exactly as Chen Mo predicted: "My People, My Country" took the lead with the most outstanding results, followed closely by "The Captain," while only "The Climbers" lagged behind.

Surprisingly, although "The Climbers" lagged behind, its box office performance was not bad, only not as good as the two films released in the same period.

Wu Jing, however, was trending on social media this time because he was cursed with 20,000 swear words.

Chen Mo was not surprised by this.

It's not that I offended anyone or threatened anyone's interests, but rather that fame brings trouble.

The films "Wolf Warrior 2" and "The Wandering Earth" have put him in the spotlight.

If you keep succeeding, there will be no problem. But if you suffer even the slightest setback, you will naturally become the target of those haters.

Speaking of black, Chen Mo suddenly thought of the web series he was about to film. It can be said that, in the context of domestic film and television works, that series is very special. It can truly be described as the culmination of blackness, darkness, and black air!
(End of this chapter)