Recently, the current situation of 60-year-old Maggie Cheung was revealed.
She and her friends appeared at Art Basel in Hong Kong, which was very different from the events attended by Donnie Yen's wife Wang Shishi and Tony Leung 's wife Carina Lau.
In the photo, Maggie Cheung is wearing a mask, her figure looks a little thin, and she is dressed casually, not like a lady at all.
Some netizens asked, is this a Reuters photo of Maggie Cheung's comeback for filming? Is there any work coming out this time?
We did not wait for Maggie Cheung's latest work, but waited for a Lou Yixiao Maggie Cheung's work - " New Dragon Gate Inn "!
So, does this remake of the movie destroy the classic, or surpass it? Brother Fei finished watching the movie and summarized it as follows: is speechless! "New Dragon Inn" will win all the word-of-mouth box office success.
please see the detailed analysis.
1. The box office pounced first.
The 2024 Qingming Festival is very impressive, not only breaking the historical box office record for this period, but also allowing imported films to regain some dignity.
Hayao Miyazaki's animated film "How Do You Want to Live", the monster movie "King Kong vs. Godzilla 2", and DreamWorks Animation's "Kung Fu Panda 4" won the first, second and third place.
Cinema movies are in full swing, are online movies the same?
html On April 6, the online movie box office rankings were released. The top three movies were "New Dragon Gate Inn", " Cat Demon Story " and " Snake Skin Beauty ".
Judging from the list, the box office difference between online movies and theater movies is still quite big. The single-day box office of all movies has not exceeded 500,000, and the number of moviegoers is also very small, and the audience is completely uninterested.
The fantasy adventure film "Snake Skin Beauty" starring Liu Di and Shang Na won the third place, with a single-day box office revenue of 279,000. The cumulative box office in the first three days was only 1.44 million. The total box office is expected to stop at 4 million, and there is a high probability that the cost will not be recovered. .
"Cat Monster" starring Zhang Rongrong ranked second, with a daily box office of 420,000, and a total box office of 930,000 in two days. With the star joining, the attention will naturally be much higher. If you take a long-term approach, you should be able to make a small profit back. accomplish.
"New Dragon Inn" starring Lou Yixiao won the championship at its premiere, but the gold content of this championship is too low. It only took in 460,000 on the first day, which was only 35,000 more than the second place.
Although this is an online movie, the production cost is not low. Based on the effect of the film, Brother Phi predicts that the budget cost will be around 15 million.
The main expenditures include three parts:
First, costume movies involve a large number of scenery, props, costumes and makeup, etc. For example, the construction of the ship and ancient buildings, the decoration of the scenery after landing, and the costumes of the actors (props and makeup) all require high costs.
Secondly, this costume movie is somewhat different from previous martial arts movies. Many special effects have been added to the movie, such as illusions and the dragon. This requires a lot of time and money for special effects production. Although the special effects of this film are at the 50-cent level, the team's efforts cannot be denied.
Third, this movie invited Lou Yixiao and Chen Zhipeng. Lou Yixiao is well-known for "Love Apartment", and Chen Zhipeng is a member of the Little Tigers, and almost everyone knows them.
They are not top-tier stars, but they can definitely get an appearance fee of 1 million each. In addition, there are also rising traffic stars Liang Sen, Lu Danni, etc. These actors also need to be hired, and they are extras. Some parts are quite heavy.
Therefore, based on the above three points of analysis, the budget cost of "New Dragon Inn" is 15 million. However, the box office on the first day is too low. According to this trend, the final box office may be around 6 million to 8 million.
The producer will lose nearly half of the money. Unexpectedly, Lou Yixiao and Maggie Cheung suffered a huge loss!
2. Word of mouth hits again.
What kind of movie is this remake of "New Dragon Inn"?
Before talking about this movie, let's first take a look at Maggie Cheung's version of the classic "New Dragon Inn".
The plot is summarized as follows:
During the Ming Dynasty, Dongchang Cao Shaoqin, played by Donnie Yen, wanted to cover up the sky with one hand, so he forged an imperial edict to kill Yang Yuxuan, the Minister of War, and wanted to use his children to lure Yang Yuxuan's subordinate Zhou Huai'an (played by Liang Jiahui).
The chivalrous girl Qiu Moyan, played by Brigitte Lin, and the heroes from all walks of life draw swords to help, rescue Yang Yuxuan's children, and meet at the Longmen Inn to wait for an opportunity to escape.
Maggie Cheung plays the role of Jin Xiangyu, the proprietress of the Dragon Inn, but she is sincerely attracted to the handsome and handsome Zhou Huai'an. A big war is coming...
This version of "New Dragon Inn" was produced by Tsui Hark and directed by Li Huimin, who met Stephen Chow when it was released. It was attacked by many movies, but in the end it still grossed 21.5 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office. You have to remember that this was 1992.
The following year, the film gained favor during the awards season and received multiple nominations for the Hong Kong Film Awards. After time, the Douban score of "New Dragon Inn" stabilized at 8.7 points, making it one of the top 250 classic films. One member.
Let’s take another look at Lou Yixiao’s “New Longmen Inn”.
The movie is composed of four forces:
The first force is Jin Xiangyu, who used a boat as a cover and disappeared for several years;
The second force is Zhou Huai'an, who secretly protects Qiu Moyan and a box - the coastal defense machine want the map;
The third party force is the Japanese puppet master played by Chen Zhipeng. He and his three men have been tracing the whereabouts of the confidential map;
The fourth force is the Dongchang Jinyiwei. They discovered the Japanese pirates and prepared to eradicate them. I found that I was alone and weak, so I followed behind.
In this way, the forces from all directions converged on the ship of gold and jade.
The movie is said to be a remake, but in fact part of it is an adaptation, and the other part has hints of a sequel.
Maggie Cheung's version of "New Dragon Gate Inn" takes place in the desert outside the Great Wall. It mainly tells the story of Jianghu knights fighting against the commander of Dongchang. Qiu Moyan finally disappears in the quicksand. It is a typical martial arts film;
and Lou Yixiao's version of "New Dragon Gate Inn" takes place in the desert outside the Great Wall. "Inn" takes place at sea. It is mainly a story about Jianghu knights and Dongchang cooperating to defend against foreign enemies. Qiu Moyan becomes the daughter of loyalty and virtue, and only she can open the box.
In addition, there are many sequel stories in it, such as the second marriage of Jin Xiangyu, the emotional intersection of Jin Xiangyu, Zhou Huaian and Qiu Moyan, etc.
How is the reputation of "New Dragon Inn" this time?
That’s really hard to describe! Let's take a look at everyone's complaints:
Some fans said: "Watching it while playing on your mobile phone, it's a standard bad movie."
"Lou Yixiao is no longer popular anymore? He's filming this kind of thing, fast forward and watch me They were all restless. "
"It's so bad that it's so weird. Do you have to show your thighs in the performance? In the end, it was forced to sublimate the concept of the movie."
Someone else said: "There is no feeling in the whole movie for more than an hour. After the plastic surgery failed, I couldn't even watch the show. "
"Forget it, my thighs are not beautiful, they are really not beautiful!"
Some fans said unceremoniously: "To be honest, Lou Yixiao shoots this kind of website. It's better to live stream the goods."
I believe I don't need to say anything more. Lou Yixiao's version of "New Dragon Inn" has also gained a lot of reputation, and it has also been a hit at the box office.
Now, let alone surpassing the classics and paying homage to the classics, this is a direct hit at the word-of-mouth and box office. This is the most complete destruction of a classic.
3. Lou Yixiao’s remake.
Remakes have become popular recently. Ever since Chen Sicheng's remake of the Indian film "Manslaughter" achieved high box office results a few years ago, many domestic filmmakers have set their sights on overseas high-quality films.
"All or Nothing", which was produced and invested by Chen Sicheng in last summer's release, and "Hot and Spicy" by Jia Ling in this year's Spring Festival release, were both remakes and both achieved very good results at the box office.
Nowadays, remakes have spread to online movies. Several have been released in the past two months, such as Peng Yushu's "New Nine-Rank Sesame Official" and Zhang Hao's "Brother Hao Goes to the County Office". They are all blatant remakes, including Zhang Rongrong. "Cat Monster" also has a remake concept in it.
Why are filmmakers so keen on remakes?
First of all, the remake can directly touch the classic movie.
Before, there was Peng Yushu with Stephen Chow; there was Zhang Hao with Jiang Wen; Zhang Rongrong with Chen Kaige; this time Lou Yixiao with Maggie Cheung.
No matter whether the box office is good or not, the popularity will definitely not be bad. After being exposed on the Internet, many writers are willing to write about such a movie, which will increase the publicity efforts.
Secondly, there is no need for an original script, as long as you purchase the copyright, you can remake it at will.
The original script is the soul of the movie. Whether it is good or not directly determines the quality of the movie. A good script is something that many filmmakers can only meet but cannot seek.
For example, Zhang Yimou meets "Alive", Jiang Wen meets "Let the Bullets Fly", Chen Kaige meets "Farewell My Concubine", Donnie Yen meets "Ip Man", Tony Leung Chiu-wai meets "Infernal Affairs", etc.
If there are gems before, then why bother to be original? Just shoot it directly, which can reduce the production cycle and increase the IP value. The probability of box office failure will be greatly reduced, and it will be easier to shoot.
This is the main reason why there are endless remakes of movies. You see, Bao Beier, now specializes in remakes, and can also mass-produce remakes. No matter if they are good or not, if they are remakes, there will always be audiences who will pay for them.
In addition to top stars, many second- and third-tier actors, when they reach a certain age, capital is not willing to support them, and they gradually disappear from the public eye. If they don't get a film contract, they have to find their own way.
In the past few years, Zhao Wenzhuo and Chen Haomin have basically become regular actors in online movies. Even top stars will sometimes come to the Internet to play. You see, Wong Jing, Donnie Yen, Simon Yam and Nick Cheung are also doing pretty well. Well.
Lou Yixiao has had very few opportunities to receive good scripts since "Love Apartment". After all, when female actors are over 35 years old, there will be fewer and fewer roles suitable for them.
Lou Yixiao may have had his own reasons for taking over the filming of "New Dragon Inn" this time. Although Maggie Cheung was defeated this time, Brother Fei thinks it is not a big problem. As long as she maintains a high exposure rate, she will always be here. Within the circle, opportunities are given to those who are prepared.
4. Conclusion.
Not long ago, veteran actor Li Liqun posted a video lamenting: is old!
Attached are photos of Jackie Chan , Sammo Hung and himself with gray hair and beard. Netizens really felt bad after seeing it. After all, these actors have been with us for decades.
Maggie Cheung, a contemporary of Jackie Chan, has been out of action for more than ten years now. I checked her work schedule and found that there is currently a reality show variety show "Unreplicable" in which she will participate.
The other one is Jia Zhangke's "The Club", which was rumored to star Maggie Cheung in 2011. It has been 13 years now. I don't know if I will see Maggie Cheung on the big screen in my lifetime.
I think that if Maggie Cheung comes back again, the response will be no less than if Stephen Chow stars in a movie. When the time comes, will you be willing to donate a movie ticket?
Do you have anything to say about Lou Yixiao's "New Longmen Inn"?
