Who are the most famous and most popular directors in Hong Kong? I believe that many people agree with the views of the editor, yes, that is Xu Ke Wang Jing and others. There is a director who is also as famous as them, but after he came to the mainland to develop, the box office has not been successful, and he is the costume film master Cheng Xiaodong. Speaking of this filmmaker, it is also a household name, classic works such as "Oriental Undefeated" and "Ghost of Qiannu" are all directed by him, and he is still Jet Li's right hand in the film industry.
Cheng Xiaodong has a very high status in the Hong Kong film industry, he is at the same level as xu Ke Wang Jing and other big directors, and he is comparable to masters such as Yuan Pingyuankui in the martial arts circle. However, in the mainland market, Cheng Xiaodong has not been able to do it, and his previous highest-grossing work was "The Legend of the White Snake" with Jet Li for 214 million yuan. Many Hong Kong directors have made a lot of money at the mainland box office, such as Zhuang Wenqiang, Liu Weiqiang, Chen Guohui, etc. have achieved box office success. Most of the objects cheng Xiaodong cooperate with are superstars, such as "Jiangshan Beauty" brings together three superstars: Dawn, Chen Huilin, and Zhen Zidan, but in the end, the box office was dumb and could not be sold.
Costume films are the subject matter that Cheng Xiaodong is best at, and it is reasonable to say that the box office of movies such as "Jiangshan Beauty" is very explosive, and I can't imagine that in the end, even the cost will be confiscated. Of course, the market was too small in that era is also one of the reasons why it failed to sell, if the film is put to the present casual collection of more than 500 million should not be difficult, right? The actor configuration of this film is quite powerful, the heroine Chen Huilin was the hottest actress in the entertainment industry at that time, Dawn was one of the four kings, Zhen Zidan was an action superstar, such a strong combination did not sell at the box office, the film side estimated how not to expect it before the screening?
"Beauty in Jiangshan" is directed by Cheng Xiaodong and starring Chen Huilin, Li Ming, Zhen Zidan, Guo Xiaodong and so on. The film tells that in the era of war between the princes, the general Murong Xuehu was responsible for training the princess Yan Fei'er in martial arts, and later the princess was killed by the traitor Hu Ba, and then escaped from the palace, fortunately saved by a hermit with high martial arts, Duan Lanquan, and the two fell in love. However, in the face of external worries and internal troubles, Yan Fei'er did not know how to choose...
"Jiangshan Beauty" is indeed a good hand from the star lineup, but after careful study, you will find that there are also shortcomings, because none of the films can really pick the beams and carry the box office. Chen Huilin and Li Ming are both singers, although their popularity is very high, but after all, they have crossed over to the film industry, and their business ability in this area is average, so it is reasonable that they failed to achieve a big sale in the end. Zhen Zidan is very popular now, but at that time he was only a little famous, and his appeal was even worse, otherwise he would not have played deputies to his juniors with his seniority.
"Jiangshan Beauty" is a very good theme, but the mainland box office only received 42.86 million yuan, ranking 25th in the year. Such a record can only be said to be decent, and it is a bit far-fetched to say that the top ten have not entered the hard way. Three superstars starred, Cheng Xiaodong is also a long-established big director, why is it difficult for the mainland to even break 100 million? How is he worse than Xu Ke Wang Jing? In terms of talent, Cheng Xiaodong does not lose to anyone, he can be a director and a martial arts instructor, which is not reached by many directors, but his weakness is that he cannot integrate with the mainland audience, which is why he cannot succeed for a long time.
When Xu Kewang Jing first came to the mainland to develop, he also encountered a situation of unsatisfactory water and soil, but soon they made changes and integrated into it. For example, Xu Ke has the "Di Renjie" series, "Wise Tiger Mountain", "Dragon Gate Flying Armor" and other films are super high-grossing. Wang Jing has the "Macau Storm" series and the "Chasing the Dragon" series, which have achieved box office success. 12 years ago, the box office of "Jiangshan Beauty" can be understood, after all, the film market was not good at that time, but last year, the big IP of "Xuexian" only collected 400 million yuan, which was a bit low, and Cheng Xiaodong was not as brilliant as he did martial arts when he was a director.
"Jiangshan Beauty" has a general performance, the mainland has not even received 50 million, shooting costume films is quite expensive, investors should not lose less. The film score is also not good, Douban 4.6 points, which is really losing the box office and losing word of mouth. The four kings have achieved good results in the film industry, but in contrast, Dawn is slightly inferior, and it is embarrassing for such a large production to sell such a good film. Chen Huilin's appearance is very high, but acting is too difficult for her, her acting skills really can't control the role, Zhen Zidan was still accumulating strength and trying her best at that time. Do you remember Cheng Xiaodong's huge production? Welcome to discuss!