Although at the beginning, Menjie became the emperor only after "killing his brother and usurping the throne", but a man with unparalleled domineering power and matching power skills is really very attractive!

Li Shimin can become the object of countless people's pursuit, so why can't the emperor played by Men Jie?!

Compared with Wu Yanzu's "cowarded the whole movie", during most of the movie "The Night Banquet", Menjie was in an absolutely strong position, dominating the operation of the entire world and the entire movie.

develop.

Whether it's Wu Yanzu's fate, ups and downs, or the identity of Queen Wan'er played by Zhang Ziyi, it was all arranged by Men Jie!

Even another woman who could rival Menjie, Queen Wan'er played by Zhang Ziyi, could only do some small tricks in Menjie's shadow most of the time.

!

In the end, although it ended with "Men Jie died of poisoning and Zhang Ziyi succeeded in taking over", when Men Jie drank the poisonous wine at the end, it was fully demonstrated that Men Jie at that time knew Zhang Ziyi very well.

The wine handed to him was poisonous.

The reason why he drank this glass of wine can only mean that Menjie cares more about the relationship between the two of them, rather than the power he was so passionate about!

This aspect seems to be somewhat similar to the roles played by Wu Yanzu and Zhou Xun, but it is very different.

They pursue their almost stupid dreams without any power, while the emperor played by Menjie has extraordinary power but does not use it.

Such an arrogant and wanton look really captured the hearts of countless viewers.

With the successful conclusion of the movie "The Banquet", if 100 people fell in love with the actors in the movie "The Banquet" after watching it, then at least half of them fell in love with Menjie.

Because the image of the emperor played by Menjie is so domineering, he is definitely the real domineering emperor that countless people have imagined!

As for the remaining people, about 10% fell in love with Zhou Xun because of his infatuation, and the same 10% fell in love with Wu Yanzu because of his passion.

As for Zhang Ziyi, who plays Queen Wan'er, about 30% of people fall in love with her because of her ruthless tactics and outstanding performance.

Just like Wu Zetian, many people despised her. But there are also countless people who like this woman who uses power to the extreme and regard her as their idol.

And in the end, apart from the production company and director Feng Xiaogang, the one who benefited the most from the entire movie "The Banquet" should be Men Jie, who is between good and evil!

And in the end, after Menjie, Zhou Xun, Wu Yanzu, Huang Xiaoming and others died one after another during the 'Palace Night Banquet', and only Zhang Ziyi became the biggest winner, many viewers at the scene nodded slightly.

Nodding. I just feel like the movie has come to an end.

but……

In the last scene of the movie "The Night Banquet", a sleeve arrow suddenly shot out from the shadow in the corner, and quickly shot towards Zhang Ziyi, who had just successfully become the empress of the empire, killing her instantly.

After he died on the spot, the audience was in confusion.

What rhythm is this?!

All the main actors in the entire movie are dead?!

Feng Xiaogang is going to defy heaven!

Originally, most viewers thought that with the death of Zhang Ziyi, the movie "The Banquet" was not completely over. Later, the direction of the arrow from the sleeve would be explained, and many people thought that the person who assassinated Zhang Ziyi

It might be a role that I and others had inadvertently missed in the movie "The Night Banquet", but...

Just when everyone was looking forward to it, the movie "The Night Banquet" was actually over. As the cast and crew were listed, the lights suddenly turned on, and everyone knew...

The movie "The Banquet" is really over!

Instantly, the scene became noisy, and everyone was intensely discussing the truth about the finale of the movie "The Banquet".

Some people believe that the person who assassinated Zhang Ziyi in the end was Wu Yanzu who narrowly escaped during the 'Palace Night Banquet'.

Some people feel that they are some ‘foreshadowing’ characters that they and others did not pay attention to before.

Some people think that Men Jie had arranged it before. After he drank the poisonous wine and died, someone would assassinate Zhang Ziyi. The purpose may be to reunite the two in the underworld, or it may be because he does not want to let Zhang Ziyi meet again.

The entire country falls into the hands of women.

Some people even thought the same as Menjie, and felt that the ending designed by Feng Xiaogang just wanted to express the moral of "the greedy heart will never stop", rather than specifically referring to a certain ending.

However, while everyone was discussing their ideas fiercely, Zhang Yimou, who was sitting at the front, could not help but flash a strange smile on his face and said softly.

"Feng Xiaogang, what a huge ambition!"

As Feng Xiaogang's old rival and friend for many years, at least in terms of his work, Zhang Yimou can be said to be one of the people who knows him best!

Indeed, what everyone at the scene imagined might be the real ending of the movie "The Night Banquet", whether it was a specific person who killed Zhang Ziyi, or no one did it at all, but Feng Xiaogang wanted to express something

All kinds of connotations are possible.

But Feng Xiaogang’s initial thoughts...

We are not limited to these specific ideas at all!

Regarding the novel "Hamlet", there is a very, very famous saying. Even more people know this sentence than people who have read this novel——

A thousand readers, there are a thousand Hamlets.

The movie "The Banquet" directed by Feng Xiaogang is an adaptation of the novel "Hamlet". The reason why it finally came up with such a suspenseful ending is precisely because it wanted to create one.

For a thousand viewers, there are a thousand ideas for "The Night Banquet".

In general, Feng Xiaogang has great intentions. If the movie "The Night Banquet" becomes the most popular movie in China in 2006 and the box office reaches a considerable height, I am afraid that Feng Xiaogang will really get his wish and create the movie "The Night Banquet".

》The existence of a handed down classic!

But it's a pity...

Feng Xiaogang's idea is obviously a bit taken for granted. If nothing else, the box office of Zhang Yimou's new film "The City of Golden Armor" alone has a good chance of surpassing the movie "The Night Banquet". Feng Xiaogang's expectation is ultimately

Impossible!

However, even if it cannot become a 'legendary classic', the performance of the movie "The Banquet" will not be too bad, and it can definitely be regarded as one of the classic Chinese movies in 2006!

"It shouldn't be a problem for this movie to have a box office score of over 100 million. The final score should be around 150 million!"

In the end, after recalling the specific level of the previous movie "The Banquet", combined with the film's publicity and Zhang Yimou's many years of directing experience, I made a more pertinent evaluation.

Such a data is exactly the same as Menjie’s original idea!

Previously in director Feng Xiaogang's room, several key members of the crew made an estimate of the box office performance of the movie "The Night Banquet". The specific numbers fluctuated greatly, and the number Menjie guessed was '

Such a number is over 140 million.

As for other people, Wu Yanzu and Huang Xiaoming gave very conservative guesses. Wu Yanzu only gave a more general concept of 'more than 100 million', and Huang Xiaoming didn't have many, and only said 'more than 120 million'.

of numbers.

In addition, the closest person to Menjie's guess is director Feng Xiaogang. The specific number he guessed is only 10 million higher than Menjie's, which is a specific box office of 150 million.

After that, perhaps because several more conservative or more likely numbers had been guessed by Men Jie and others, the numbers guessed by Zhou Xun and Zhang Ziyi were more outrageous.

, Zhou Xun guessed a box office of 180 million, and Zhang Ziyi directly guessed a box office of 200 million.

This is why when everyone speculated on the box office of the movie, no punishment or reward was given. Otherwise, Zhou Xun and Zhang Ziyi would definitely lose a lot!

Of course, Menjie is actually not sure of winning!

The final box office of the original movie "The Banquet" was indeed around 140 million. In terms of cast and plot, there is no difference between the original and the current version of the movie "The Banquet" except for Menjie.

change.

but……

Just the existence of the variable ‘Menjie’ is enough to be a factor that affects the final box office!

Originally, Menjie had indeed appeared in many film and television works. Except for the TV series "Wulin Gaiden", which had a complete cast change, other film and television works did not have much impact on the final results because of Menjie's joining.

, but there are certain factors involved.

The main reason is actually very simple, because the roles Menjie played in those film and television works were only supporting roles, not leading actors!

You know, the specific box office of a movie is not only related to its excellence, but also has a lot to do with the main creative staff of the movie!

For example, the male and female protagonists of Zhang Yimou's new play "A City of Golden Armor" are respectively Zhou Runfa and Gong Li. If they were replaced by two stars whose acting skills and temperament are not inferior to the two, the final box office would be

It will be a big blow. After all, the performance of a film and television work is largely related to its lineup.

Otherwise, the meaning of a star's existence would not be that great.
Chapter completed!