186: Trash movies

Chen Shi and her boyfriend came to watch the movie Zhong Wuyan together.

They are both loyal fans of Ye Bai.

Chen Shi likes to play honor of kings, and her boyfriend Han Xinghe also likes to play games made by Ye Bai, and even more so enjoys watching the animations and TV series produced by Ye Bai.

Now that Ye Bai's first movie has been released, they naturally have to come and support it.

The movie quickly began.

The opening was a shadow play.

Chen Shi and the others had naturally never seen it before, and were immediately intrigued.

"The opening is actually animated, how special!"

The beginning of the story tells of a master who sealed a Fox Spirit in Mount Yaksha.

Then, a Historian narrated why King Xuan of Qi and the others were there.

The plot developed quickly, and King Xuan of Qi and Zhong Wuyan released the Fox Spirit during an argument.

"King Xuan of Qi is really played by a female actress," Chen Shi whispered to Han Xinghe.

Han Xinghe, however, felt that something was not right at this moment.

He had seen all of Ye Bai's film and television works, but this time, although the costumes and styling were as consistent as ever,

he just felt it wasn't serious enough.

Perhaps it was to fit the comedy?

As they continued watching, the story became increasingly outrageous.

The Fox Spirit was sometimes male and sometimes female, and liked both King Xuan of Qi and Zhong Wuyan.

King Xuan of Qi, on the other hand, was lustful to the core; he liked the Fox Spirit's beauty but needed Zhong Wuyan's martial prowess.

Zhong Wuyan wanted to give up on King Xuan of Qi, a man not worth her love, but was then tricked by Duke Huan of Qi into believing that she had to fall in love with King Xuan of Qi and make him fall in love with her to remove the mark on her face.

Midway through, the audience in the cinema was roaring with laughter.

Later, Zhong Wuyan went out to war, but King Xuan of Qi lost cities and even Zhong Wuyan by playing Mahjong with other kings in the palace.

This again made everyone grit their teeth.

Until the end, Zhong Wuyan sadly left the palace, and the mark on her face also disappeared.

She decided to throw an embroidered ball to choose a husband, and the Fox Spirit caught the embroidered ball, but who would have thought that just as they were about to kiss,

the Fox Spirit was pregnant!

Zhong Wuyan was also pregnant!

So in the end, they all lived together with King Xuan of Qi.

After the movie ended, an entertainment reporter was waiting outside to interview, holding a microphone, "Hello, can I interview you?"

"You just watched Zhong Wuyan, right?"

Chen Shi nodded.

The reporter smiled, "What do you think of this film?"

Chen Shi thought for a moment, "It was quite funny, but I don't think the ending was very good? I still feel that King Xuan of Qi isn't worth Zhong Wuyan loving him so much."

Hearing that the ending wasn't good, the reporter quickly asked Han Xinghe, "What do you think?"

Han Xinghe frowned, "I am a loyal fan of Ye Bai. I've watched his previous romance of the three kingdoms and journey to the west, as well as the later TV series the great qin empire: fission."

"How should I put it, this movie is funny, and the whole film revolves around love, but I feel it's a bit hasty. After watching it, I found it quite amusing, but thinking about it carefully, I don't think it's as good as his previous works."

After the interview.

Soon, an editor posted on the internet.

[Ye Bai's first movie was rated as having a bad ending by the audience, a bit hasty. It seems there's still a big gap between movies and TV series. Has Ye Bai been praised too highly and lost his original intention?]

This post essentially put Ye Bai on the hot seat.

Many people who hadn't seen the Zhong Wuyan movie yet began to wonder if Ye Bai, this guy, also had a day when he stumbled.

And the audience who had seen it had mixed reviews, indeed.

[I think it was great, especially funny. Many parts made me laugh out loud while watching, and the audience in the cinema was also laughing.]

[Not good at all. King Xuan of Qi only sought Zhong Wuyan when he needed something and Xia Yingchun when he didn't. Zhong Wuyan was also speechless; with such powerful strength, she was willing to always be King Xuan of Qi's thug. It's not as good as strange tales from a chinese studio.]

[Good, good! There was a line in it that was particularly good: Love is unconditional giving and sacrifice for the beloved, only wishing for their happiness and joy.]

[A bad movie. This is Ye Bai's only stain in his life. The marketing in the early stages was so strong, even with three women and one man playing Mahjong late at night, but in reality, it felt like it was filmed like playing house.]

[It's disgusting. Zhong Wuyan was utterly submissive for love. Duke Heng of Qi deceived Zhong Wuyan for the country. King Xuan of Qi clearly didn't love Zhong Wuyan but used her. The Fox Spirit constantly caused trouble between the two. In short, this movie is very disgusting.]

There was much discussion online, which made many people hesitate.

Should this movie be watched or not?

Many of Ye Bai's fans still chose to watch it, but after watching, the online reviews remained the same.

Those who liked it said it was good, and those who didn't said it was bad.

Even honor of kings players started to ponder.

So, the movie's Zhong Wuyan is the Zhong Wuyan from honor of kings, how tragic.

For a while, many people started playing the hero Zhong Wuyan, and

You don't know until you play, and once you play, you're shocked.

Although this Zhong Wuyan is positioned as a warrior, most people use her as a support.

This hero has low damage, but if you're lucky, you can keep petrifying the opponent.

It's quite interesting.

Many honor of kings players also started leaving messages below Ye Bai's Social Media Platform account.

[Ye Bai, you made Zhong Wuyan so awesome in your movie, why not strengthen her?]

[Who can teach me how to pass Blood King Palace's Memory?]

[I just want to ask, who can beat the newly released Zhong Kui? One ultimate skill sucks in five!]

[Any sisters want to play with me? I can carry you to diamond!]

[The hero Zhong Wuyan is really average, her range is too short, but the petrification is alright.]

Ye Bai has always been indifferent to online comments.

Movies are made for people to watch, so it's normal for people to find them not good.

This film indeed has quite contradictory reviews.

So why did Ye Bai still make this movie?

He naturally felt there were merits in it.

Sure enough, half a month later, film critic Lin Sen published a post on Social Media Platform.

[Lin Sen: Perhaps you all misunderstood

While everyone was debating whether

As a film critic who has seen all of Ye Bai's works,

I want to say:

Many people criticize

From the opening animation, Ye Bai was telling us that this is not the serious political war drama you expected.

When King Xuan of Qi is played by a female actress, when the Fox Spirit freely switches between male and female,

Ye Bai deliberately breaks the audience's inherent expectations for gender and love stories.

King Xuan of Qi, the Fox Spirit, and Zhong Wuyan—this love triangle—the first time I watched it, I also didn't understand what Ye Bai wanted to express.

But when I rewatched it, I suddenly seemed to understand what love is.]