Martial arts works have always been a major feature of the domestic film industry, but it is a pity that this market, with the changes of the times, has gradually declined.
Fortunately, with the rise of the "Embroidered Spring Knife" series, domestic martial arts once again have signs of hope, and the latecomer Xie Miao's "No One in Sight" series has given the martial arts market a chance to shine.
In this context, Shi Xiaolong, who also debuted as a child star, finally couldn't sit still.
In mid-May, Shi Xiaolong's new work "Knife Catcher" was put on the agenda and went to the public's field of vision, and it is not surprising that this drama will be released during the summer vacation of 24, and it should be the same as the "No One in My Eyes" series, as a member-only work.
The director of "The Knife Catcher" is Qin Pengfei.
Don't look at the inconspicuous name, Xie Miao's popular works "No One in Sight" series of IPs and "Northeast Police Story" series of IPs are all directed or directed by Qin Pengfei.
It is no exaggeration to say that Qin Pengfei is currently one of the people behind the scenes who are best at making martial arts works in China.
Directed by Qin Pengfei and starring Shi Xiaolong, the background propaganda said: This drama is full of masters, real kung fu and real fighting, and the children of the rivers and lakes are happy and revengeful.
Judging from such a drama announcement, it is not difficult to see that the goal of "Knife Catcher" is to benchmark the "No One in My Eyes" series.
This is very interesting, this is not only director Qin Pengfei's "left and right fighting", but also a "showdown of the century" that is still absent.
Shi Xiaolong and Xie Miao both became famous at a young age and filmed a lot of classic action masterpieces.
Later, with the passage of time, Shi Xiaolong and Xie Miao both gave up their "child star career" and returned to their studies, and later after learning something, Xie Miao returned to the film and television market again, and has been struggling in martial arts works for many years, but it has also been in a tepid state.
It wasn't until Semyon created the two series of IPs "No One in My Eyes" and "Northeast Police Story" that he became the top performer, had a super high reputation, and was known as the "savior of domestic martial arts".
Now, when Xie Miao is on fire, Qin Pengfei wants to support Shi Xiaolong again, trying to replicate Xie Miao's route and create a martial arts superstar again.
This is Qin Pengfei's own challenge to himself, his recognition of the market, and his challenge to the future of martial arts.
Such a challenge is also very interesting: Xie Miao, Shi Xiaolong, who will be the "leader" of martial arts.
There will only be one king on a track, and the current king is Semyon, but who knows what will happen in the future? What if Shi Xiaolong, who returns, is here to stage the return of the king?
It is worth mentioning that: Judging from the official poster released by Gaze, Shi Xiaolong in "The Knife Catcher" has a high degree of similarity to Xie Miao's "Blind Man" in terms of image, both of them are raunchy "reckless men", and their masculine temperament is off the charts.
At the same time, it is not difficult to see from the official announcement of the play: the crew of "Knife Catcher" is ambitious, and it is currently promoting the "Knife Catcher Universe".
Knife catcher, Jinyiwei, has always been a "mysterious profession" in ancient times, Jinyiwei already has a series of "Embroidered Spring Knife", Xie Miao brought the fire to "become blind", knife catcher, can it become a big IP comparable to Jinyiwei and "Ranger"?
It's worth waiting and seeing.
Shi Xiaolong's "Knife Catcher" is a perfect return, which not only rekindles the flame of martial arts movies, but also opens a door to the ancient rivers and lakes for the audience.