At eight o 'clock sharp, the movie "Regret of Youth" officially started screening.
Just by watching the beginning, Xiao Yunhai frowned slightly.
As a director, his ability to appreciate was much higher than the average person's.
The most important thing about "Regret of Youth" was the emotion. However, whether it was the color of the picture, the background music, or other aspects, Xiao Yunhai did not feel this.
Xiao Yunhai sighed in his heart. "Oh no, Wang Wei and Zhao Zhen's feelings towards the film are wrong."
For a director, if he wanted to film a good film, feelings were often more important than all the technical aspects. This was especially true for literary films. If the feeling was right, no matter how bad the script was, it could still turn something rotten into something magical. However, if the feeling was wrong, even the best script would be ruined.
Yu Yuexian, who was beside him, said, "Why do I feel that this movie is a little weird?"
Zhao Wanqing nodded and said, "I feel that way too. I keep feeling that something is wrong."
Wang Yifu, who was sitting in the front row, frowned from the moment he saw the first scene. His expression was very serious.
As the leading film critic of Hua Xia, Wang Yifu's eyesight was much better than Xiao Yunhai's.
Zhuang Bin, who was beside him, secretly glanced at his notebook and saw that it said, "The style of the film is wrong at the beginning. The use of color is average. The background music is even worse. It can't give people a sense of immersion."
After reading Wang Yifu's evaluation, Zhuang Bin's expression turned ugly.
In reality, Wang Yifu was not invited by Zhuang Bin. Hu Changsheng did not tell the school and privately invited him.
His motive was obvious. He definitely hoped that Wang Yifu would say something good about the film.
However, how could Zhuang Bin not tell whether the film was good or bad?
He and the school's teachers had already seen the film. Although they did not say anything, they knew that the film was okay at the end, but there were obviously problems at the beginning.
Hu Changsheng invited Wang Yifu without permission. Wasn't he asking for a scolding?
Thinking of this, Zhuang Bin glared at Hu Changsheng.
After forty minutes, the style of the movie suddenly changed. The colors of the picture faded a little, and the soundtrack became a little sad and beautiful. It gave people a much stronger sense of immersion.
Xiao Yunhai thought to himself, What are Wang Wei and Zhao Zhen doing? Could it be that one person filmed the first half of the movie while the other filmed the second half? This was too ridiculous. There are two styles in one film. What a joke. "
Wang Yifu and the other film critics also frowned. A bad-tempered film critic even stood up and walked out without giving face to the Yenching Film Institute.
Wang Wei and Zhao Zhen, who had been observing everyone's expressions, had their expressions changed at the same time. Could it be that there was something wrong with this film?
A trace of anger flashed across Hu Changsheng's face. He happened to know the film critic who walked out, so he quickly chased after him. When he returned, there was a layer of frost on his face.
After ninety minutes, the movie ended, and the lights were turned on. Wang Wei and Zhao Zhen brought the main cast to the front of the stage and bowed deeply.
But the awkward thing was that there were only a few people in the audience who were half-heartedly applauding.
Wang Yifu said to Zhuang Bin, "It's getting late. I'll go back first."
The other film critics also came over to say their goodbyes.
Zhuang Bin didn't even dare to ask for their opinions. He politely sent them off.
Senior Lee Hoon shook his head and sighed softly, "There are too many problems. Almost all the problems that new directors often have, they have all committed at least once. I really don't understand why the school allowed this film to enter the competition. "
Yu Yuexian said, "The biggest flaw of this film is that the style is different from the beginning to the end. Could it be that these two directors each filmed half of the movie? Sigh, it seems like our school is going to lose this time. "
Xiao Yunhai said, "Not necessarily. Although we can see the problems, it doesn't mean that the fans can see it too. To be honest, the plot of this film is not bad. It might be able to get a good box office. "
Zhao Wanqing said, "But we can basically be sure that the film critics won't give it a high score. I think the two directors will be like you and get scolded."
Zhao Wanqing was right. When Wang Yifu walked out of the theater and discussed with the other film critics, everyone's opinion of this film was very average.
One of the film critics sneered, "It's even worse than 'Charlotte's Troubles'. Although the script of 'Charlotte's Troubles' is terrible, at least Xiao Yunhai filmed it well. There weren't any major problems. But this' Youth's Regrets' has a good script, but it's terrible. What a pity. "
"This time, the Yenching Film Institute is probably going to lose face. If you ask me, they might as well use 'Charlotte's Troubles' to enter the competition. They are competing in the box office. With 'Charlotte's Troubles's' strength, it will definitely win. "
"The Yenching Film Institute wanted to film a movie that was both good at the box office and good at the box office. But they underestimated the director's ability."
Wang Yifu sighed, "Okay, everyone, let's go back and write the film reviews. Tomorrow, I will take a look at the other two schools' films. I hope they won't disappoint us. "
In the second screening room of Hua Xia Theater, a 22-year-old student was staring at the subtitles in a daze.
His face was thin, his hair was messy, and he wore a pair of thick black glasses on his nose. It was obvious that he was very short-sighted. His face was sallow, and he seemed to be malnourished.
"Boss Wu, almost everyone has left. Let's go."
A fat guy next to him patted the young man's shoulder and said.
"Fatty, how much money do we have left for the special effects research lab?" Boss Wu suddenly asked.
Fatty's face darkened. He sighed and said, "Only 20,000 to 30,000. Boss Wu, if there is no company to invest, we will probably be disbanded. "
It turned out that the young man's name was Wu Hao. He was a top computer software genius. With his own efforts and the help of a group of like-minded friends, he set up a special effects software research lab to design special effects software.
He had already completed a small part of it, but unfortunately, the lab was out of money.
Wu Hao went to many entertainment companies and investment companies, but no one was willing to invest.
Feeling frustrated, Wu Hao and Fatty went to the theater.
Originally, the two of them wanted to watch their idol Xiao Yunhai's' Charlotte's Troubles'. But when Wu Hao saw the title of 'Youth's Regrets', he felt that he had seen this title somewhere before.
Therefore, Wu Hao ignored Fatty's strong opposition and took him to watch 'Youth's Regrets'.
Wu Hao's eyes were filled with suspicion, "Fatty, do you know? This film looks like it was written by my father when he was alive. "
Wu Hao's father was called Wu Minzhi. He was a very famous screenwriter. Unfortunately, when Wu Hao was in high school, he and Wu Hao's mother got into a car accident.
When Wu Hao was packing up his father's belongings, he saw a notebook. In it was the last script that Wu Minzhi completed.
Wu Hao felt that it was very meaningful, so after reading it once, he put it away.
Because it had been a long time, although Wu Hao's memory was a little fuzzy, he still remembered the name of the script, 'Youth's Regrets'.
"What? Boss, are you crazy? This was written by two students from the Yenching Film Institute. What does it have to do with Uncle Wu? "
Wu Hao pursed his lips and said, "Let's go to my house."
The two of them took a taxi back to Wu Hao's house. After opening the door, Wu Hao went straight to his bedroom.
From a cabinet, he found a box. Inside it were the belongings of Wu Hao's parents.
Wu Hao picked up a notebook from the box and looked at it.
Fatty looked at him in surprise and thought, "It can't be real, right?"
Therefore, he also stood behind Wu Hao and looked at the notebook.
Although the writing on it was a little messy, and it seemed to be the first draft, Fatty still saw the names of the male and female leads.
Five minutes later, Fatty finally confirmed that the plot of 'Youth's Regrets' he just watched was almost exactly the same as what was written in the notebook.
Fatty flew into a rage and said, "The Yenching Film Institute is too shameless. They actually took your father's writing as their own. This is copyright infringement. If this is brought to court, those two student directors will be sentenced. "
A hint of struggle flashed in Wu Hao's eyes. After hesitating for a long time, he said, "Fatty, I want to use this notebook to make a deal with them. Although it's a little despicable, for our studio, I can only do this. "
When Fatty heard this, he immediately understood and said, "Boss, it's useless. Even if you can get a sum of money from them, compared to our software design, it's just a drop in the bucket. Let's not talk about other things. We can't afford to feed those twenty or so programmers. Sigh, Boss, if we can't take it anymore, we might as well disband. "
"No," Wu Hao said firmly. Wu Hao said resolutely, "I spent five years building the special effects software studio. It wasn't easy for me to get results. How can I just disband it?"
Fatty said, "But even if you get all of their box office earnings, it's probably not enough. They're not Yun Huang. They can't achieve the kind of heaven-defying results that 'Charlotte's Troubles' did. "
"Yun Huang?" Wu Hao's eyes lit up. He slapped his thigh and said, "That's right. Why didn't I think of that? Yun Huang's music, novels, movies, and TV series are all so popular. If he's willing to invest, it definitely won't be a problem. "
Fatty smiled bitterly and said, "Boss, what kind of person is Yun Huang? He's a top celebrity. It's hard to say if you'll be able to meet him. "
Wu Hao waved the notebook in his hand and said, "In the past, I might not have been able to meet him. But now, with this, there won't be a problem. Fatty, let's go to the Yenching Film Institute tomorrow and find their principal. "
Fatty nodded and said, "Okay."
The next day, the box office earnings of "Regret of Youth", "Flying Dreams", and "First Love 100%" were posted on Hua Xia Cinema's official website.
Among them, "First Love 100%" from the Shanghai Film Institute had the highest box office, earning 16.93445 million, ranking 12th among the movies of the same period.
Following closely behind was "Regret of Youth" from the Yenching Film Institute, earning 15.6881 million, ranking 14th among the movies of the same period.
"Flying Dreams" from the Shanghai Film and Television Institute earned 15.2432 million, ranking 15th.
The difference in box office earnings between the three movies was not big. The most important thing to determine the winner was the second day's box office earnings.
On the movie viewing website, "First Love 100%" had a score of 6.1, ranking first.
"Flying Dreams" had a score of 5.7, ranking second.
"Regret of Youth" had a score of 5.6, ranking third.
In the expert ratings, "Flying Dreams" had a score of 4.4, "First Love 100%" had a score of 5.6, and "Regret of Youth" had a score of 3.7. All three movies failed.
However, although Wang Yifu and the others did not hesitate to point out the shortcomings and shortcomings of the three movies, their words were not as sharp as "Charlotte's Troubles". In the end, they even gave them a few words of encouragement.
After all, the main creators of the three movies were students. It was quite good for them to have such standards.
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