text | Muran
editor | Sanyuan
I thought that " decrypting " was Chen Sicheng's big move, but I didn't expect that a bigger move would be behind him.
After the first trailer of "Decryption" was released, the most shocking thing was the image of Liu Haoran .
A handsome young man with a full sense of youth turned into a bald man with a strange face. This appearance alone makes people can't help but look forward to what kind of work "Decryption" will be.
In an interview, Chen Sicheng also mentioned that this "Decryption" is different from any film he has directed in the past, and there is a lot of room for interpretation, which is destined to be more difficult to shoot "Decryption".
But Chen Sicheng’s trick is to restart the Tang Detective IP and film a "Tang Detective 1900" with the story set in 1900.
The film has been registered and will be launched in late July. The expectations are high at once.
, Tang Tan Universe returns
The story of "Tang Tan 1900" is also rooted in Tang Tan Universe's work.
This is the fourth work in the "Tang Detective" series directed by Chen Sicheng in addition to the online drama.
In order to shoot this movie, Chen Sicheng specially found a 200-acre piece of land in Shandong and built a San Francisco Chinatown in 1990, trying to restore it as much as possible.
Just looking at the floor space of the scene, you can tell how large the scale is.
Compared with the first three works, which were filmed in Thailand, the United States and Japan, due to the particularity of the background of "Tang Detective 1900", it is impossible to find a Chinatown that fits the characteristics of the period in other countries that are too modern.
Therefore, compared to shooting abroad, it is faster to build a real scene and avoid many unnecessary troubles.
After all, when filming in the United States and Japan, we encountered a lot of obstacles, either having to shorten the time, or facing police reports from local residents. Not being able to guarantee quality is one aspect, but it will also increase the budget a lot.
Setting and building on-site may not be cheap, but it allows the team to concentrate on shooting, and the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.
So, what kind of story does "Tang Detective 1900" tell? In the
film, in San Francisco in 1900, a white woman was murdered in Chinatown, and the suspect was a Chinese man.
As this murder case caused social unrest, people demanded the closure of Chinatown. At this time, Chinese medicine doctor Qin Fu and Chinese A Gui were involved in the case. They raced against time and finally found the murderer in a battle of wits and courage.
It is not difficult to see that the biggest difference between this film and the first three "Tang Detective" films is the special historical background.
The development of the country at that time was different from what it is now. On the one hand, the attitude of foreigners towards the Chinese was also very different from now.
It is clear that murders can occur anywhere, but just because the murders occurred in Chinatown, they began to boycott the Chinese and demanded the banning of Chinatown. What appears behind
is not just a murder case, but also the embarrassing situation of Chinese people abroad in 1990.
From this point, we can feel Chen Sicheng's ambition, not only to make suspense films that he is good at, but also to integrate social, political, economic and other elements into one film.
I believe this movie can make everyone feel the infinite possibilities of the "Tang Detective" universe.
Second, the reborn "Iron Triangle" combination
Internet rumors say that the starring cast of this drama is the same as the previous three " Chinatown Detectives ". The casting remains unchanged, and with the addition of director Chen Sicheng, it is still the familiar Iron Triangle combination.
But the difference is that when filming "Tang Detective 1900" again, both the director and the starring actors have undergone radical changes.
ranked first, Wang Baoqiang .
In the "Detective Chinatown" series, Wang Baoqiang's role is very intuitive: to contribute laughter.
Before this, Wang Baoqiang's main focus was comedy, which did not allow the audience to see more of his possibilities.
Although his acting skills have been unanimously recognized by everyone, and he is a well-deserved actor, I don’t know what Wang Baoqiang can do in other types of films besides comedy?
It wasn’t until last year’s “ Octagonal Cage ” that Wang Baoqiang, both a director and a starring actor, contributed an inspirational film of excellent quality. Only then did the audience realize that today Baoqiang has already It’s not the Baoqiang it was back then.
Looking for Wang Baoqiang to film "Tang Detective" again, I wonder if Chen Sicheng will explore more potential strengths in Wang Baoqiang.
ranked second, Liu Haoran.
Among the works starring Liu Haoran, the most impressive one is "Detective Chinatown".
In addition, there is also " is the best, our " on the small screen, which also makes everyone agree that Liu Haoran can only play a young high school student.
Before "Decryption" was released, Liu Haoran was already impressive. As soon as this movie was released, he could completely break the audience's inherent impression of him.
Therefore, if Liu Haoran plays the role of Chinese medicine doctor Qin Fu in "Tang Detective 1900" again, it will definitely have a different look and feel.
The third place is Chen Sicheng.
When director Chen Sicheng made "Decryption", it happened to be his tenth year after turning into a director, so he tried to challenge such a difficult work.
Pursuing innovation and change, not just making money, is what Chen Sicheng pursues as a director.
Prior to this, he had been quiet for several years, not acting as a director or acting, but had been waiting for an opportunity to break the situation, so that he could produce a work like "Decryption" with a fresh texture and subject matter.
After experiencing this film, Chen Sicheng also has a different understanding of movies. If he makes "Tang Detective 1900" again, he will have a different presentation.
Although it is still the familiar iron triangle combination, today is different from the past, and the acting and directing skills have changed and improved to varying degrees. This is the direct factor why the "Tang Detective" series can bring freshness to the audience.
Conclusion
One-time success is accidental, but subsequent successes are inevitable.
There is no doubt that Chen Sicheng has figured out the secret of the box office of Chinese movies, especially suspense movies. Chen Sicheng has summed up a set of laws that are sure to make a lot of money.
is a director. He has the "Detective Chinatown" series and is a producer. He also has successful works such as "三级", "无码", "Manslaughter" and other successful works.
It is foreseeable that both "Decryption" and "Tang Detective 1900" will win high box office.
Especially "Tang Detective 1900", as a new attempt based on the Tang Detective universe, is enough to attract movie fans to contribute to the box office.
The third part of the "Tang Detective" series has already achieved box office results of over 4 billion. I wonder if this prequel can break through 5 billion and create another box office miracle?
