On January 16, the movie "The Red Lotus Worm of the Martial God Su Qi'er" released a fixed trailer, and on January 25, Tencent Video was officially launched. The film is starring Chen Xinzhe, Lan Xinyan and other actors, and still tells the story of Wu Zhuangyuan Su Qi'er. It is worth noting that in this new version of "Su Qi'er", the well-known actor Xu Shaoqiang plays the villain in the film. Teacher Xu Shaoqiang is also one of the main actors of the classic version of "Su Qi'er".
The film and television role of "Su Qi'er" was really well known to the audience in the 1992 movie "Wu Zhuangyuan Su Qi'er". The film was written and directed by Chen Jiashang, co-starring Stephen Chow, Zhang Min and Wu Mengda, and Xu Shaoqiang also played a role second only to Wu Mengda in the film. This "Wu Zhuangyuan Su Qi'er" eventually received an audience rating of 8.0 points, because of the comedy and irony in the film, it once became the content of Zhou's films sought after by fans.
Because of this, when it comes to "Su Qi'er", fans can't help but associate this role with the early Zhou Xingchi. Stephen Chow's version of "Su Qi'er" is also considered a classic version. Many of the main actors in this classic version, after the rise of online movies, once cameoed or played important roles in many "Su Qi'er" versions of online movies. This kind of actor connection is also easy for the audience to think of Zhou Xingchi's classic version.
This time, in the new version of "Su Qi'er", it is the help of teacher Xu Shaoqiang, who plays a major villain in the film. It is worth noting that in this new version, Su Qi'er is facing opium dealers. Teacher Xu Shaoqiang still plays a very capable villain role, and has contributed a lot of martial arts content to fans in the film. The veteran actor is a regular in many online movies, often playing villain roles. It can be said that Xu Shaoqiang is a villain face.
"The Red Lotus Worm Worm of the Martial God Su Qi'er" has released a story synopsis, and you may wish to take a peek at the leopard:
On the eve of the Opium War at the end of the Qing Dynasty, the national strength was weak, opium was raging, and the people were not happy. Huang Feihong, the leader of the vigilante group, was secretly calculated by the Fire Lotus Sect, and his life and death were uncertain, and the anti-smoking action was also blocked. Su Can was ordered to join hands with the jianghu gang woman Mingxin to continue to thoroughly investigate the evidence of the Fire Lotus Sect's opium sales, and at the same time went deep into the tiger's den to rescue Huang Feihong.
The Fire Lotus Sect compares opium to fairy grass and uses strange techniques to deceive people's hearts. During this period, the absolute Daoist leader who manipulated the puppet medicine man, the mysterious and vicious evil emperor, and the fire lotus sect female killer Ming Ling, who was also an enemy and friend, appeared one after another, and the evil emperor set up a situation to frame Su Can to reduce his family to a beggar, and the unruly Su Can fell to the bottom of the valley, and it was better to live than to die. With the help of his beloved Su Can, the Elder of the Cai Gang passed on the Forbidden Land to Su Can. The reinvigorated Su Can joined forces with the anti-smoking minister Lord Li to launch a final battle with the Fire Lotus Sect, and the hot-blooded boy Su Qi'er embarked on a road to save the country...
Judging from the story synopsis, this new version of "Su Qi'er" is not the same as the classic version. Stephen Chow's version is dedicated to satire and has a strong grassroots spirit. And this new version is dedicated to singing, mainly the role of Song Su Qi'er in the face of the destruction of opium. Obviously, the new version of "Su Qi'er" cannot be seen as a comedy, but a typical online movie content. In particular, magic, demagogic content, etc., are the best at shooting online movies.
The male protagonist of the new version is young actor Chen Xinzhe. He has shot many online film works, such as "Snake King" and "Heavenly Book". However, most of these online movies are tepid. This time, Chen Xinzhe challenged the role of Su Qi'er, facing Gao Shan with Zhou Xingchi in the classic version. Obviously, the current level of this young actor is difficult to compare with the acting skills of Stephen Chow at the peak.
The heroine of the new version is Lan Xinyan. The actor has been in the film for many years, and has undergone many name changes in the middle. She has made some graded film works, which have won herself a relatively wide "popularity". However, it is precisely because of the emergence of this kind of film that the actor has lost more opportunities in future cinema films, and can only play roles in some films that rub the edge ball. After changing her name, Lan Xinyan also participated in the filming of many film and television dramas, but there were too few plays that became famous in the end.
It is worth noting that Yang Jianwu, the director of "The Red Lotus Worm of the Martial God Su Qi'er", has also filmed an online movie called "The Golden Pirate of the Martial God Su Qi'er", and the actor configuration of the latter is similar to the former. The main actors of this "Golden Pirate of the Martial God Su Qi'er" are Chen Xinzhe, Zhao Jiaxuan, Wang Li Dani and Xu Shaoqiang. Zhao Jiaxuan is the daughter of Zhao Benshan's teacher. The film "Golden Pirates" has been released online in 2020, and the reputation of fans formed is not good.
Therefore, for this new version of "Su Qi'er", it is recommended that the audience still lower their expectations. After all, many online movies are now far from keeping up with their other aspects in terms of story content creation. (Text/Ma Qingyun)