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"Old Li, what do you think? I feel like the setting of this movie is a bit messed up. Is it another 'Star Wars'?"
After returning to the hotel, Fan Bingbing directly asked Li Bingbing for her thoughts. While 'Wushuang' was indeed well-made and profitable, the plot and setting of 'Monkey King' are a bit too far-fetched.
It completely subverts Journey to the West and people's deeply held mythological beliefs. The gods are transformed into aliens and confront humans, and the conflict even escalates into an interstellar war. It's truly outrageous. It clearly has all the elements of a bad movie. It's impossible for a movie like this to succeed.
Li Bingbing was indeed somewhat pessimistic about the film, but it wasn't because the plot was overly complex. On the contrary, it was much simpler than the mythical tales of Journey to the West. Genetic lock is a key concept. Whether gods or immortals, they all continuously refine their genes to develop their potential, harnessing the laws of the universe to grow stronger.
Immortals don't create things out of nothing; they simply master powerful abilities during evolution, combining the special properties of natural resources to create magical artifacts and elixirs. In other words, nothing lasts forever; gods and immortals have lifespans, and they too will age and die.
Those who have activated the lightning ability and possess the power to control thunder and lightning belong to the Thunder Clan. The Thunder Clan is numerous, but the most powerful elite are those who have joined the Thunder Department of Heaven. At the pinnacle is the Thunder God, who has broken the genetic lock five times, a being comparable to the Celestial Sovereign, second only to the Four Heavenly Emperors and the Five Elders of the Five Directions.
It can be said that the so-called secrets of cultivating immortality are simply the four steps of refining essence into qi, refining qi into spirit, refining spirit into emptiness, and refining emptiness into the Dao. Once the Dao is successfully achieved, the evolution of life is complete, transcending the mortal realm and becoming immortal.
The difference between immortals varies with the number of times the gene lock is broken. For example, Patriarch Bodhi broke the gene lock six times and already had the strength to fight against the third generation of gods. If he broke it for the seventh time, he would be infinitely close to the strongest second generation in the legend, which is comparable to the ancient demon species, and already had the strength to cross the universe in the flesh.
The setting is incredibly simplistic and crude, completely shattering everyone's preconceived notions. This is why Fan Bingbing isn't particularly impressed. Not only her, but also Wang Jinghua and some of the older artists in the Beijing film industry.
If Wu Mingxuan weren't currently in power, with the full support of the China Film Group and the Third Master, they would have already denounced and criticized him. This is simply a desecration of our traditional culture and religious beliefs, so many people are waiting to see Wu Mingxuan's jokes.
Li Bingbing herself wasn't sure, so she turned to her sister, Li Xue, and asked, "Xue, what do you think? Is this movie even good?"
"How can I describe this movie...it's actually very similar to the setting of the Euro-American Paradise, mainly targeting the young people born in the 80s and 90s. The key is to see whether the overseas market and the young audiences in China can accept it. If they can accept it, this movie will be great and will lead to a super franchise.
If it is too advanced and people can't accept it, it will be like the previous "A Chinese Odyssey", which did not satisfy people at the box office. But we have already earned back most of the cost, so the risk is not big. From the perspective of film investment, this is It was a very calculated risk.
Even if he lost, he'd still make money. At most, his reputation would suffer. However, the next film, "Chinese Zodiac," would easily make up for the lost reputation, so the loss was still within acceptable limits. He's much more clear-headed than you.
This is what Li Xue admires most about Wu Mingxuan. Unlike those big directors in the industry who simply rest on their laurels, once he achieved fame and success, he would try to innovate at the height of his popularity and attention. This wasn't some patchwork innovation, but a complete overhaul.
For example, with "The Monkey King," Wu Mingxuan positioned it not as a mythological film, but as a science fiction film, hence the unified marketing pitch: a Chinese-language Star Wars and a Chinese-language superhero movie.
This is a brand new area in the Chinese entertainment industry that no one has ventured into, nor dared to invest heavily in. If it succeeds, it could create a truly outrageous box office success, both in the local market and abroad. This is the real reason why so much of the industry supports him.
However, Li Xue now senses something amiss and feels that Fan Fox's true intentions are becoming increasingly apparent. She has spoken publicly, and her motives are clearly not entirely pure. Li Xue decides to test her again.
Li Xue directly asked Liu Yifei, who was sipping her hangover tea, "Yifei, you're the youngest among us, and you grew up in America. So, what do you think of the setting and plot of this movie? Are you okay with it?" "
It's very good. Simple and clear, a bit like Marvel comics. Frankly, it's similar to many of the settings and plots in Thor. I suspect my godfather copied... borrowed from there. The gene lock is a very good setting, perfectly avoiding the mutant's X-factor."
Had she never read Marvel comics?
Liu Yifei realized when she first saw her own script that this was a superhero setting from America.
The film simply transforms technological change into self-cultivation, employing powerful genetic technology and ancient mechanical techniques from the pre-Qin period, and recasting the gods and goddesses as aliens.
Marvel and DC have long used this kind of setup and plot, but Eastern mythology hasn't yet employed it. Therefore, Liu Yifei believes the film will be a strong performer overseas.
This same sentiment also occurred in the hotel room shared by Cecilia Cheung and Nicholas Tse. However, unlike Fan Bingbing and the others, Nicholas Tse, who grew up studying in North America and frequently reading superhero comics, is extremely optimistic and even has a strong admiration for Wu Mingxuan.
There's definitely some borrowing and plagiarism involved, but Wu Mingxuan's work is a true secondary creation, and it manages to avoid some of the key selling points and copyright issues, combining it with our own mythology to create a cinematic universe. It's truly incredible. Nicholas Tse thinks this series is cool and promising.
Cecilia Cheung doesn't understand the whole thing; she just brought it up after hearing some of her seniors privately say it wasn't very appealing. Now that it's come to this, she certainly hopes Wu Mingxuan continues to be more successful, otherwise wouldn't it be a bit of a loss for her to make such a huge sacrifice?
"Tingfeng, if you put it that way, then this copyright must be very valuable?"