Director’s Legend

Over and over again, until the last scene ended, Shao Shuaijun watched "The Night Watcher" back and forth, listening to all the comments. No matter good or bad, abusive or contemptuous, they all echo in my mind over and over again. My self-confidence was overwhelming from the very beginning, and I wanted to direct a real blockbuster of my own.

Then 3D photography was rejected, but he still felt that "The Night Watcher" would be the coolest.

The Golden Horse Award failed, and "Painted Skin" was a box office success. It was undoubtedly a big failure in the awards, which was also the biggest negative for him. Shao Shuaijun couldn't bear it, and he began to long for it, eager to use "Night Watcher" to destroy all resistance. I don't know whether it was because of his confidence or arrogance, but he got into a scolding with the Academy Award.

At this time, the special effects version of "The Night Watcher" was almost ready. After watching his work, Shao Shuaijun began to waver uncontrollably. He always felt that the movie was good to watch, but his inner self-confidence seemed to be like a castle in the air and began to collapse bit by bit.

He tried to encourage himself, even if the internal premiere review was poor, he was unwilling to admit that he would fail.

However, after watching the movie several times, the audience's comments became worse and worse, which finally made all his confidence collapse in an instant and turned into ruins.

Shao Shuaijun closed his eyes and opened them again, hoping that this was just an illusion, but the curtain slowly closing in front of him ruthlessly shattered all his fragility. He felt that the darkness was about to swallow him up. He felt that the entire cinema was a prison, and he was trapped in it, unable to escape.

"Ajun, the last game is over, let's go back." Li Xiuxiu said. Pulled him back from the realm of darkness.

Then he went back in silence.

"Ajun, the movie box office hasn't been released yet, don't be nervous."

Shao Shuaijun turned his head, not wanting Li Xiuxiu to see how funny and ridiculous he was now: "It's already out. It's getting late. Sister Xiuxiu, you should go to bed early. There are still many things in the company that need you to deal with. Let's just take care of the movie. When he leaves, the dust has settled and nothing can be changed.”

After Shao Shuaijun's repeated persuasion, Li Xiuxiu finally returned to rest.

In an empty room. Only Shao Shuaijun was left.

"Bad reviews... doesn't mean bad box office results! Shao Shuaijun. You still have hope!"

After rubbing his stiff face, Shao Shuaijun covered his head and started to sleep without taking a shower or taking off his clothes.

…

Three days later, the weekend box office of "The Nighthawks" was finally released.

69 imax theaters in North America. It grossed $5.8 million at the box office. Almost every movie is packed. But this is also the only joyful thing about "The Nighthawks". 3,045 theaters in North America are open. It only took in a box office of US$15.96 million in the three days of the weekend, and including IMAX theaters, it was only US$21.76 million. Ranked third on the weekend box office list.

"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End", which was released for four days, ranked first with US$110 million, and "Shrek the Third", which was released for two weeks, ranked second with US$51 million.

Although the existence of pirate movies is so outrageous that the box office of other movies may be affected, the summer season has always been dominated by blockbusters, and the audience will not be greatly diverted by this.

The poor performance of "Nighthawks" is equivalent to a death sentence in North America.

What's even worse is the rating on imdb, which is 4.6 points, a super bad movie score.

"The plot is dry and cliche. Apart from the fighting scenes, I can't think of anything that deserves points."

"I don't know why Thomas is entangled in crime and breaking the law. Why can't he become a hero freely? There is also an inexplicable ending. This director is really smart and his IQ has no lower limit!"

"I think plot aside, watching it on imax is really enjoyable and awesome. Especially when Thomas is on the top of the building and declares himself the night watchman, overlooking the whole city, it's so cool, it's like being there! I recommend you to go Watch it in imax theater."

"It's such a bad movie. Jake Gyllenhaal should go back and make your cut-sleeve romance movie. China Shao, go back and make your monster movie!"

"After watching it, I feel that my IQ has been lowered. I originally thought that the reason why I couldn't understand the movies made by Chinese people was because they were too profound. After watching this movie, I finally realized that it's not the movies that are profound, but that we are too profound. This is only suitable for preschoolers!”

There was a lot of criticism on imdb, and it was even worse on Rotten Tomatoes. There were a total of 87 reviews, 15 of which were qualified, and the freshness rating was 17%.

"Obviously, Shao Shuaijun wanted to follow the Hollywood business model, but his head was filled with awkward ideas that ruined what should have been an excellent movie."

"With childish plots and clichéd narrative methods, Chinese directors are not suitable for commercial films."

"The explosive action, the conflicting heart, the theme of doing good and eliminating evil, and the character of gratifying grudges, all the elements are big selling points. Unfortunately, when combined, it is another "Hulk", which is disappointing."

"Obviously, Hollywood produces hundreds of blockbusters every year, which are popular all over the world. This does not include "The Nighthawks". Hollywood is not that easy to break into, China Shao."

Overwhelming criticism and ridicule attacked Shao Shuaijun.

The box office of "The Nighthawks" in North America plummeted. It only took in 8.7 million US dollars in the second weekend and 2.3 million US dollars in the third weekend. It was urgently released in less than three weeks. It only made a total of $29 million in ordinary theaters. Then it was released in the Southeast, South Korea, and Japan, and the box office was also very poor. In the end, these regions combined only got 12 million US dollars.

Only in imax theaters, from the original 69 theaters to all imax large screens in the United States, the number of people watching the movie has refreshed over and over again. The powerful commercial effect of imax shocked everyone. It grossed US$5.8 million in the first weekend, and exceeded US$10.48 million in the second weekend. It is still attracting more people to watch the movie, and demand exceeds supply.

Whether it is a success or a failure, "The Nighthawks" began to land in China and Europe. Just like the problems encountered in the United States, "The Nighthawks" failed miserably at the box office and its reputation was even worse. In mainland China, with the powerful appeal of Shao Shuaijun, "The Night Watcher" has exceeded 100 million in box office. Can no longer continue.

But compared with the advertised RMB 1.3 billion and the real RMB 900 million, this amount of money is simply a drop in the bucket.

On Time.com, both the public rating and the critic rating of "The Night Watcher" set a new low for Shao Shuaijun's works. The public rating was 5.8 points and the vividness was 26%.

"After watching "The Night Watcher", I doubt whether it is a movie made by Shao Shuaijun. It is simply a hodgepodge of confusing things. If it is a business, just pretend to fight from beginning to end. If it is a serious game, don't be a dog. There was blood here and there, I was really poisoned."

"Although Shao Shuaijun is my favorite director, I still have to give "The Night Watcher" a score of 4 points. It is an inexplicably second-rate movie."

"The plot is so depressing that I want to suffocate. It doesn't have the thrill of a heroic blockbuster at all. Bad review!"

"Junjun's movie is the best, the best! 10 points, no explanation!"

"150 million U.S. dollars. 1.3 billion yuan, just show me this thing."

"No matter how crazy you scream, it can't change the poor quality of Chinese directors. It's enough to be successful at home. Who do you think you are when you go to Hollywood to embarrass yourself?"

"After reading it, there are some things that I can't say and feel unhappy about. I can feel what Shao Shuaijun wants to say and what he wants to say. But he pursues commercialization too much, but he doesn't even tell the story well. How can he commercialize it? In the past, Shao Shuaijun was known as 'talking' The director of the story', it now seems, was overstated."

Among the film critics, the loudest one was Wei Jian of "Nandu Entertainment Weekly". He did not say it in the review, but published a statement on Time.com: "The talent of the river is exhausted, and the hero of the night is arrogant. These two idioms are tailor-made for Shao Shuaijun. We I have to admit that Shao Shuaijun has always been a very thoughtful and talented director, and many movies have proved this. But as the story goes, Fang Zhongyong could write poetry when he was a child, but he became a fart when he grew up. Why? Because people need to walk down-to-earth and cannot imitate birds to fly, Shao Shuaijun is imitating birds to fly. How can a director who has never proven himself in various awards become a great director, let alone a great Hollywood director? Failure is inevitable!"

Wang Rui, director of Nortel's directing department, also expressed his opinion: "The Nighthawks failed, and another Chinese director failed in Hollywood. Can Chinese filmmakers really break through the shadow of Hollywood? I hope Shao Shuaijun will not be defeated by the setback in front of him." Although there are setbacks on the road to Hollywood, as long as we continue, we will eventually return to Hollywood one day."

Cai Xiaoyun, a special correspondent of "Beijing Entertainment News", gave a score of 24: "The contradiction between ideology and business is the biggest problem of "The Night Watcher". Shao Shuaijun's failure lies in his failure to integrate ideology into business and let the two There is a disconnect, which results in the plot not flowing smoothly and being incoherent.”

After all, Time.com is mainly about film reviews, and most of them just criticize movies. However, the media in the three places across the Taiwan Strait suddenly exploded, especially in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

"The Academy Awards were right to reject "Painted Skin". Shao Shuaijun must pay the price for his arrogance!"

"The failure of the Golden Horse Award is not a problem of our organizing committee, but a problem of the film itself. The nomination of "Painted Skin" is the maximum tolerance."

"People can speak arrogantly, but they must know how to understand themselves."

""The Nighthawks" hit a wall at the box office, and Dream Chaser's stock may plummet!"

"The film cannot recover its capital, and Shao Shuaijun's company is facing a desperate situation!"

"The first mainland entertainment stock may be forced to postpone!"

More media also dug up Shao Shuaijun's old accounts. He scolded reporters at Hong Kong press conferences to "shut up", he slammed his microphone at the airport, he refused to sign autographs for fans, he was hungover in a hotel, he talked nonsense in interviews, he cursed the Golden Horse and the Academy Awards, as if Shao Shuaijun was the entertainment industry. The biggest cancer.

Those filmmakers who were forced to shut up in the debate on literature, art and business, now that the first batch of investment targets of the Youth League have been settled, and no longer have any worries, they have begun to appear in the media again, lashing out at Shao Shuaijun for being profit-seeking, and they will eventually end up ruined!

Whether you criticize him or support him, Shao Shuaijun seems to have disappeared from the entertainment industry, and there is no news at all.

No response, no rebuttal.

The darkest moment envelopes the hearts of everyone who cares about him! (To be continued...)

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