Director’s Legend

"A beautifully packaged, but lackluster film. The young director's excessive pursuit of business has lost the standard." ——Not long after the first film ended, there was the first film critic's review on the Rotten Tomatoes website . Kirk Hanitko from The Hollywood Reporter gave it a score of 24, a rotten leaf.

Followed by "Variety" magazine's Robert Kohler gave a score of 810, a bright red tomato.

"Although this film has no familiar Chinese stars, Li Lianjie and Yang Ziqiong, there are still hot fighting scenes, which are amazing. Compared with last year's filming of "Source Code", Shao Shuaijun has matured Although the story is too tortuous, it is still a rare masterpiece."

One piece of criticism and one piece of praise keeps the freshness of Rotten Tomatoes at 50%. It seems that the reputation of "Painted Skin" is not destined to be too high.

On imdb, audience ratings for "Painted Skin" also appeared.

George Levy gave 10 points: "I like this movie so much, the plot is relaxed, the bland part can make people feel the mysterious ancient rhyme of the East, and the sexy part can make people want to stop, especially at the end. Xiaowei turned into a white fox, I think it's amazing."

Schumacher's car gave 9 points: "I thought the shot of Zhang Yimou's sword piercing through the water droplets in "Heroes" was the coolest shot I've ever seen, but the shot of Xiao Wei peeling off his skin in "Painted Skin" was even worse than that. cool!"

Laposte only gave a score of 5 points: "I don't understand why Wang Sheng guarded Pei Rong in the end. Didn't she become a monster? However, the final battle between monsters was very good, and I won't lose to Top blockbuster special effects."

Amazon Butterfly gave it 7 points: "The peeling lens makes me uncomfortable, other than that, this is a qualified Chinese movie."

"I love "Source Code" very much. Even though "Painted Skin" makes me a little confused, I still give it 10 points. I support Shao Shuaijun, but it's a pity that he didn't play in person."——Mike, who took off his boots, gave a score of 10 points.

Perhaps the audience who chose to watch the first show are all audiences who have a preference for Chinese movies. on imdb. The scoring situation is very good, and it is not uncommon to score nine out of ten. In just one hour, the score was piled up to a height of 7.9 points. Although this will not be the final score. But for the watching audience. Undoubtedly it will be very attractive.

Shao Shuaijun walked on Hollywood Avenue, listening to the American audience who came out of the movie, talking and laughing about "Painted Skin". He laughed silently. The original version of "Painted Skin" had no chance to be released in the United States. After his efforts, "Painted Skin" has been screened in more than 3,000 theaters across the United States.

And judging from the audience who left, the movie brought joy to these people.

This is relying on his own efforts to bring joy through the film.

While Buried Alive and Source Code both found some success in the US, those were films that deserved recognition. "Painted Skin" is different. "Painted Skin" can be shown in the United States only after repeated scrutiny and polishing by his hands. Now all the voices in this ear seem to be applauding for him.

Although others don't know it, this Chinese, who is not tall and looks average, with a silly grin, is the director of "Painted Skin".

"Boss, what are you laughing at?" Yang Ying asked.

Li Xiuxiu left in a hurry after watching the movie, leaving Shao Shuaijun and other idlers to hang out in Hollywood. The acquisition of Summit Entertainment has reached a critical moment, if Shao Shuaijun hadn't pulled her along, she would not have come to the cinema.

"What are you laughing at? Don't you understand English? Foreigners are praising "Painted Skin". Can I not laugh?"

Yang Ying said with a smile: "Boss, you are too good. "Painted Skin" is really good, but it's a bit scary. It seems that this time it can win high votes again. Maybe it can be even better than "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"!"

""Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"? This is a bit of an extravagant expectation. With $130 million, there are not many domestic movies in the United States." Shao Shuaijun is still a little self-aware.

Yang Ying shook her head: "Not necessarily, "Painted Skin" is so good-looking, it will definitely beat the mysterious "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"."

"Haha, I will entrust you with a good word."

"Hey, don't worry, "Painted Skin" is sure to be a hit. Well, boss, when is your new movie going to be shot? I've been in the United States for almost half a month, and I have nothing to do, so I'm panicking." After a long time, Yang Ying finally confided in her heart.

Shao Shuaijun blinked his eyes, knowing that it was Yang Ying's flattery, but it was still very useful, and he laughed immediately: "I'm in a hurry, so, I heard that you like doing business very much, and you often play tricks on Xiao Cui Business experience, bragging about how much money you made in Hong Kong. Just right, I have to wait for my new movie, and Mr. Li is short of manpower, so you might as well be her assistant."

"Ahhhhh, I want to act in a movie, boss!"

"You may not be popular when you act in a movie. Go learn some business knowledge first. If you don't become popular, there is a way out. Recently, Mr. Li is too short of manpower. If you can work under her, you may become a company in the future. Boss, if someone else wants to help her, I may not necessarily agree, I am satisfied with you."

Shao Shuaijun knew that Yang Ying liked to tinker with small businesses. When he brought her to the United States, he didn't think about how to arrange her. In the filming of "Twilight", if an Asian protagonist was rashly added, the audience might not buy it. What is the difference between acting and not acting?

I can only send her to work in the company first, and wait until I have a chance.

No matter how awkward Yang Ying was, Shao Shuaijun had already made a decision, and she had no choice but to obey.

After shopping for a long time, I went back and forth to the Chinese Grand Theater several times, and found that as the sun gradually went down, more and more Americans chose to come in to watch movies. The attendance rate of "Painted Skin" here was even the third in the evening. Reached 80%.

Yang Hongtao called, and the staff sent to investigate in several big movie theaters reported the news. Today, "Mission: Impossible 3" is still the most popular, almost every show is more than 90%, although "Painted Skin" can't reach this level. The height, but it is getting better and better, surpassing the attendance rate of several other movies in the same period.

"Painted Skin has a good reputation. American audiences like the fighting and love in "Painted Skin" very much. The box office success should not be a problem. By the way, have you read the domestic news?"

"not yet."

"The good news is already on the desk. It's announced on Time.com. You can go and see for yourself. I'm going to have dinner with the people from Mira Company to discuss the expansion of the theater chain, so I won't talk too much, bye."

After hanging up the phone, Shao Shuaijun was aroused by the domestic box office, took Yang Ying and others back to the residence immediately, and checked the news online.

"The storm of "Painted Skin" is unrivaled, with a box office of 30 million on the first day, setting a new record in mainland film history!"

The huge title came into view, and the base map of the entire website became a poster of "Painted Skin". (To be continued..)

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