As soon as "Fengshen Part 2" was officially announced, it immediately aroused heated discussion. Many netizens said: "It's finally here! The expectations are high." No one knew before the broadcast of " Fengshen Part 1 " Whether it is not optimistic and has been highly anticipated since the official announcement, why does a movie like this, which does not use "traffic actors" and has a very long production cycle in the fast food era, break out? ——“I don’t want any thoughtful movie to be buried.” Perhaps the feedback from netizens is the best answer.
With no traffic capital, why did "Fengshen Part 1" become popular?
Looking back on the road to "Fengshen", you will find that the popularity of the "Fengshen" series is not accidental. It is the director team of Wu Ershan who has carefully crafted the script since 2014, and repeatedly revised the script of more than ten drafts in five years; From casting to "Fengshen Training Camp" actor training, a group of unknown young actors completely handed over their precious two years of youth to the crew; it was the real-life construction of the shooting, historical props and costumes, and the time-consuming and labor-intensive special effects production in the later stage. .
Director Wu Ershan revealed in an interview that the actress who played Daji, Naran, could not even speak Chinese when she first joined the crew, but two years of training enabled her to speak fluently during the official filming. It is not shoddy, there is no aesthetic degradation, and it will not forcefully sell feelings. Five years is enough to eliminate a group of people in this era where traffic is king, but with the efforts of a group of people, they have created a movie era exclusive to "Feng Shen".
"Sincerity is the last resort." The ingenious production has enabled "Fengshen Part 1: Chaoge Fengyun" to achieve excellent box office results and word-of-mouth results. Nearly 1.2 million people on Douban gave it an average score of 7.8. The audience's recognition and expectations are not groundless. The excellent results of the first part have also laid a good foundation for "Fengshen Part 2: War of Xiqi".
Part 2 postponed? The director responded!
During the road show of "Fengshen Part 1", director Wu Ershan promised the audience that "Fengshen Part 2" will be released in the summer of 2024, which also triggered the entire network's response to "Fengshen Part 2" Netizens have a lot of expectations for "What exactly is it going to tell? What kind of story is it?" "Will there be changes in the appearance of the characters?" and so on. Unfortunately, "Fengshen Part 2" was not released in the summer as scheduled, which also triggered speculation among many netizens.
At 9 o'clock in the morning on October 29, director Wu Ershan apologized to the audience when he announced the schedule, saying that due to a series of reasons such as the heavy post-production workload and high difficulty, """, which was originally supposed to be broadcast during the summer vacation, "Fengshen Part 2" failed to be released as scheduled. Fortunately, the Spring Festival is scheduled to be released, which also solves the worries of netizens. Is the second part of
really worth looking forward to?
On the afternoon of October 29, "Fengshen Part 2" also appeared at the 26th National Film Promotion Conference of the China (Hengdian) International Film Fair. First, it responded to the audience's question about "whether there are upgrades and surprises in the second part." The answer to this question is yes. The visual effects and actions have been fully upgraded. Compared with the first film, the production difficulty has been greatly increased. The number of special effects shots has been increased while maintaining quality, and the real-life action shots have more texture. At the same time, because Xiqi’s camp and the Yin Shang camp launched a real duel, there were many spell duels in the duel, with the help of mythical beasts and full of visual spectacles.
Secondly, it responds to everyone’s expectations for the content. At the story level: using Xiqi as the scene, the Yin and Shang army approaches the city, and the two camps enter In the duel, the soldiers and civilians of Xiqi will defend their homeland together; character level: Deng Chanyu who appeared in the first Easter egg, Wen Taishi returned to the court, The four generals of the Demon Family and other "glimpse" characters in the first season There will also be a sufficient space for performance. Moreover, director Wu Ershan previously revealed that "Fengshen Part 2" will be adapted from the 34th chapter to the 66th chapter of the original work. The "spoilers" and so on have also raised expectations. .
Director Wu Ershan said that the dubbing work of actors is currently underway. As soon as "Fengshen Part 2" was officially announced, it immediately aroused heated discussion. Many netizens said: "It's finally here! The expectations are high." No one knew before the broadcast of " Fengshen Part 1 " Whether it is not optimistic and has been highly anticipated since the official announcement, why does a movie like this, which does not use "traffic actors" and has a very long production cycle in the fast food era, break out? ——“I don’t want any thoughtful movie to be buried.” Perhaps the feedback from netizens is the best answer. With no traffic capital, why did "Fengshen Part 1" become popular? Looking back on the road to "Fengshen", you will find that the popularity of the "Fengshen" series is not accidental. It is the director team of Wu Ershan who has carefully crafted the script since 2014, and repeatedly revised the script of more than ten drafts in five years; From casting to "Fengshen Training Camp" actor training, a group of unknown young actors completely handed over their precious two years of youth to the crew; it was the real-life construction of the shooting, historical props and costumes, and the time-consuming and labor-intensive special effects production in the later stage. . Director Wu Ershan revealed in an interview that the actress who played Daji, Naran, could not even speak Chinese when she first joined the crew, but two years of training enabled her to speak fluently during the official filming. It is not shoddy, there is no aesthetic degradation, and it will not forcefully sell feelings. Five years is enough to eliminate a group of people in this era where traffic is king, but with the efforts of a group of people, they have created a movie era exclusive to "Feng Shen". "Sincerity is the last resort." The ingenious production has enabled "Fengshen Part 1: Chaoge Fengyun" to achieve excellent box office results and word-of-mouth results. Nearly 1.2 million people on Douban gave it an average score of 7.8. The audience's recognition and expectations are not groundless. The excellent results of the first part have also laid a good foundation for "Fengshen Part 2: War of Xiqi". Part 2 postponed? The director responded! During the road show of "Fengshen Part 1", director Wu Ershan promised the audience that "Fengshen Part 2" will be released in the summer of 2024, which also triggered the entire network's response to "Fengshen Part 2" Netizens have a lot of expectations for "What exactly is it going to tell? What kind of story is it?" "Will there be changes in the appearance of the characters?" and so on. Unfortunately, "Fengshen Part 2" was not released in the summer as scheduled, which also triggered speculation among many netizens. At 9 o'clock in the morning on October 29, director Wu Ershan apologized to the audience when he announced the schedule, saying that due to a series of reasons such as the heavy post-production workload and high difficulty, """, which was originally supposed to be broadcast during the summer vacation, "Fengshen Part 2" failed to be released as scheduled. Fortunately, the Spring Festival is scheduled to be released, which also solves the worries of netizens. Is the second part of really worth looking forward to? On the afternoon of October 29, "Fengshen Part 2" also appeared at the 26th National Film Promotion Conference of the China (Hengdian) International Film Fair. First, it responded to the audience's question about "whether there are upgrades and surprises in the second part." The answer to this question is yes. The visual effects and actions have been fully upgraded. Compared with the first film, the production difficulty has been greatly increased. The number of special effects shots has been increased while maintaining quality, and the real-life action shots have more texture. At the same time, because Xiqi’s camp and the Yin Shang camp launched a real duel, there were many spell duels in the duel, with the help of mythical beasts and full of visual spectacles. Secondly, it responds to everyone’s expectations for the content. On the story level: with Xiqi as the scene, the Yin and Shang army is approaching the city, the two camps compete, and the soldiers and civilians of Xiqi will defend their homeland together; on the character level: it appears in the first Easter egg Deng Chanyu , Wen Taishi returns to the court, the four generals of the Demon Family, , and other "Jingping Glimpse" characters in the first season will also have full room for development. Moreover, director Wu Ershan previously revealed that "Fengshen Part 2" will be adapted from the 34th chapter to the 66th chapter of the original work. The "spoilers" and so on have also raised expectations. . Director Wu Ershan said that the dubbing work of actors is currently underway.I also look forward to "Fengshen Part 2: War of Xiqi" being able to see you as soon as possible, allowing the audience to "watch Chinese mythology and celebrate the Chinese New Year"!