2010, Jiang Wen's fourth work, "Let the Bullets Fly" starring Ge You and Chow Yun-fat was released during the Lunar New Year. In an era when the mainland's big screen was just emerging, it took in a box office of 636 million, ranking second in the history of Chinese films.
1994, Stephen Chow's three comedy films have earned more than HK$100 million in Hong Kong. Among them, "九品官" has achieved both word-of-mouth and box office success.
These two films have one thing in common. They were phenomenal works at the time. In addition to the box office, the topic of discussion was just like Zhang Songwen's "Hurry".
Countless movie fans happily joined the discussion, and even talked about it in the streets. After time, it has become a classic work in Chinese film history, and is ranked among the top 250 on Douban.
It can be said that these two movies have influenced several generations.
Nowadays, someone has launched a challenge to the classics, and there are two movies at once. This is Zhang Hao Pengci Jiang Wen and Stephen Chow's latest film "Brother Hao County Yamen ".
So, what is the quality of this film? Was it a success with word-of-mouth and box office success? Will it surpass the classics or destroy the classics?
Brother Fei will take you to find out!
1. Box office.
Recently, mainland physical theaters have become a one-man show for "King Kong" and "Godzilla", and the scenes are breathtaking.
If you can't stand big scenes, let's learn about big online movies.
On March 30, the box office rankings of mainland online movies were released. The top three for were " The Order of the Demon God ", "囧 father " and "Brother Hao Goes to the County Office".
Li Chengfeng and Song Ning's suspense film "The Third Suspect" ranked fourth. It was online for seven days and had a box office of 2.54 million. It should be possible to finally break even.
are both Feng Gong's apprentices. Jia Ling is very successful in theater movies. Song Ning, who is a cross talk actor, can hardly receive scripts after the age of 40. She starred in "The Third Suspect" "People" is really too ordinary, almost like a joke.
Since there is "囧Mom" by Xu Zheng, how can we lack "囧Dad"?
After Xu Zheng's "囧 Mom" was released, Brother Fei was thinking that "囧 Dad" would definitely come out in a while, but this time it was too late.
Yu Entai and Zhou Xiaoou 's comedy film "Unfortunately" is finally here. It opened with a box office share of 320,000 yuan and won the second place. You invited two celebrities, why are they so different?
"Order of the Demon God" starring Liu Zirui and Cheng Jinming won the championship. It was joined by online movie celebrities Pan Changjiang and Han Dong. It earned a total of 2.34 million in three days and performed well.
This is a typical costume fantasy film, comparable to Guo Jingming's "Qing Ya Ji".
The third runner-up was "Brother Hao in the County Office".
is still very impressive in terms of data. 9 received 7.85 million in one day, and the number of moviegoers on Saturday reached 75,000. ranked first in the cumulative box office rankings for one week. In other words, this online movie has the highest box office in the recent period. .
Besides, it has been online for 9 days, and the single-day box office is almost the same as the premiere of "囧 Papa". At least, until Nick Cheung, Zhang Yishang and Tam Yaowen's "Super Detective" is released on April 4, this film can continue to get high box office scores.
Analyzing from a box office perspective, "Brother Hao in the County Office" has been successful.
2. Movie reviews.
"Brother Hao is in the County Office" is an online movie written, directed and acted by Zhang Hao, with stars such as Tong Fei, Zhao Xiaorui and Wu Qihua assisting.
tells the story of Zhang Hao, who plays the protagonist and takes over as the county magistrate of Ancheng instead of his adoptive father.
The adoptive father could not stand the control of the housekeeper Zhang Hao. In his words: "I am already 76, and I can still have children when I am old. It just happened that I received an order from above to serve as the new county magistrate of Ancheng County."
In fact, , I couldn't stand the green grassland brought by the housekeeper, so I sent him away.
Our Brother Erlonghu Hao went on the road with two followers. When he arrived in Ancheng, he was greeted by "Master Zhen" played by Wu Qihua.
learned after introduction that some of the 44 county magistrates before him were corrupt and some were honest, but they all died without illness and died unexpectedly. It seems that there is a crouching tiger, hidden dragon in this place.
Brother Hao, who wanted to be a good official, realized the way of being an official after a "Hongmen Banquet": that is to be soft and hard, and to save his life at critical moments.
By chance, he learned about his life experience, and was later pursued by Gao Dentang, a local snake. He had no choice but to run away.
When he arrived at the bandit's den, Brother Hao met the young marshal again, which brought good things to the boss and the young marshal. He even became a guest and began to learn new skills in archery and horse training.
With the help of the young marshal's father, Brother Hao returned to the hall and brought the evildoers to justice.
The film is highly similar to Jiang Wen's "Let the Bullets Fly".
First of all, the background is set in the Republic of China, and then there is the story of taking office as the county magistrate, which is exactly the same as "Let the Bullets Fly".
Secondly, the story structure is highly similar to Stephen Chow's "The Ninth Grade Sesame Official".
For example, the county government during the Republic of China was the same as the county government in the Qing Dynasty. Wu Qihua, who played Fang Tangjing, was invited. The two attendants could see Wu Mengda and Xu Jinjiang Lei Bao.
In the original version of "Nine Levels of Sesame Official", Bao Longxing went to Meng Chun Tower in the capital due to an unexpected incident, where he practiced tongue skills and fought with women.
In "Brother Hao is in the County Government", Brother Hao encountered an accident and went to the village, where he learned skills such as archery and horse training.
's final return and reversal also copied the route of "Nine-Rank Sesame Official".
"Brother Hao is in the County Office" has Jiang Wen's irony, but also has Stephen Chow's nonsensical elements. The overall completion level is quite satisfactory, and you can catch a glimpse of it when you relax at night. Brother Fei personally rated it two stars, 5 points.
3. Zhang Hao succeeded.
Not long ago, Peng Yushu also made a remake of Stephen Chow's "The Nine-Rank Sesame Official", called "The New Nine-Rank Sesame Official", which was basically a remake of the original version. The box office of
in theaters was not successful, only 5,893 yuan, and the online on-demand box office is still unknown.
Zhang Hao's "Brother Hao is in the County Government" is much more advanced this time, adding elements of adaptation, which is significantly higher than "New Nine Pins Sesame Official", and it also has Brother Hao's own stuff.
On Stitches, in addition to touching on Stephen Chow and Jiang Wen, the plot and plot also incorporate "The Deer and the Cauldron", "Fight Back to School" and Gu Long's character Fu Hongxue.
Coupled with Zhang Hao's unique flavor of the Northeastern rural youth, "Brother Hao is in the County Office" presented has a special taste in my heart. It is produced by Brother Hao. It may not be a high-quality one, but it is definitely interesting.
The reason why Zhang Hao is successful is due to the following two aspects.
The first aspect is that this film was a box office success.
Online movies will not go offline. If people continue to demand them, they will continue to generate box office. Some online movies have a lifespan of as long as a year. For example, in 2022, "Orochi 3" directed by Lin Zhenzhao and Chen Zihan is still on the list. Ranking.
Brother Fei analyzed the predicted cost of "Brother Hao in the County Office" and found that it is between 5 million and 8 million. The biggest expense for this film is the starring role, but the starring role is himself, which will save a lot of money.
The other one is Hong Kong actor Ng Kai-wah.
As a star who has faded away, Wu Qihua’s salary is not too high. RMB 500,000 is already as high as the sky. The rest of the lesser-known actors’ salaries are negligible.
At present, the production cost of this film should have been recovered. According to its trend, the final box office will be about 20 million. This is a huge profit for online movies.
The second aspect is Zhang Hao’s expansion of the movie universe territory . Most people would not dare to get involved in a movie like
. The possibility of smashing a classic is very high. The film does look a bit bad. If someone else plays the role, it will definitely not be able to achieve the effect of Zhang Hao.
Zhang Hao's previous impression on the audience was still "Brother Erlonghu Hao". After all, he has already been deeply involved in this series, just like Zhao Benshan's "Country Love Story", how to jump out of the comfort zone and portray different character types. This pair For Zhang Hao, it was also an extraordinary test.
Once "Brother Hao Goes to the County Office" is successful, Zhang Hao's film universe will continue to expand to the costume comedy genre. He has already mastered grassroots and small roles. As an independent producer, he already has the ability to remake classic works.
Therefore, if "Brother Hao Takes Down the County Government" is successful, Zhang Hao will make a lot of money.
4. Ending.
Currently, Stephen Chow has several news releases. One is "9527 Theater"'s first short drama "Golden Pig and Jade Leaves", which is expected to be released in May;
secondly, he is planning to shoot the movie "Women's Football" and has selected international players Zhao Lina and Li Jiayue;
Third, there is finally news about "Mermaid 2".
Hengdian Film and Television's answer to investors' questions: Stephen Chow's "Mermaid 2" is in a waiting state for release in 2024, and will most likely be scheduled for this summer.
Jiang Wen, who cherishes feathers very much, has recently received news about the project of a new film "Heroes Come Out". This will be Jiang Wen's sixth self-written, directed and starred film, and the audience is looking forward to it.
Remaking is a thankless task.
Stephen Chow tried his hand at his classic movie "The King of Comedy" but failed. Zhang Hao's career this time has a different flavor. In time, he can really give it a try in theaters.
It is worth mentioning that one of the four villains was played by Internet celebrity anti-fraudster Lao Chen, and Zhang Hao also began to praise Internet celebrities.
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