On January 30, the film "Fengshen II: War in Xiqi" held a grand roadshow in Shanghai. Director Wuershan, producer Luo Shanshan and starring actors Huang Bo, Yu Shi, Narnaqi, Chen Muchi, Fei Xiang, Naran, Wu Hankun and Bailiga sent New Year greetings to the audience, interpreted the characters' inner thoughts and shared behind-the-scenes stories.
Poster of "The Second Part of the Conferred Gods: War in Xiqi"
The film "The Second Part of the Investiture of the Gods: The Battle of Xiqi" is centered on the thrilling defense of Xiqi. Jiang Ziya and Ji Fa were ordered to lead the Xiqi army and people to hold their positions resolutely; while Deng Chanyu and Wen Zhong, under the order of the Shang King Yin Shou, led the four generals of the Demon Family and the Shang army to attack Xiqi aggressively. The two camps were on the verge of a war, not only with fierce fighting, but also with dazzling magic battles. The competition for the "Investiture of the Gods" became increasingly fierce in this tense situation.
At 0:00 on January 31, the box office of "Fengshen II: War in Xiqi" exceeded 600 million yuan
The second part of Fengshen further focuses on Ji Fa's growth. "I once followed Yin Shou to destroy other people's homes, and now our home has been destroyed as well." Actor Yu Shi revealed the transformation he experienced in this film. "When he truly became a master, he realized what the real meaning of war is? It is to defend the country, to protect those weak family members, and to defend his homeland with friends to the death."
The universe of Fengshen is vast, and the plot of Fengshen II focuses on the crisis of Xiqi. Director Wuershan has many precise ideas for filming the war. "We have no personal experience of ancient wars. We need to read some records of real ancient wars and find a way to express them in a movie."
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Wuershan revealed that he likes to study ancient wars very much. "I especially hope that the wars in our film are truly logical, and each formation of attack and defense has its own wisdom." In the film, the allusion of "Jiang Taigong fishing" is further deepened. "In the original book, Jiang Ziya was fishing, mainly because he met Ji Chang. We hope that Jiang Ziya will become a wise man who provides important strategic and tactical ideas in the defense of Xiqi, so this allusion is used as a tactical hint."
Two days after its release, the box office of "The Legend of the Gods: The Battle of Xiqi" has exceeded 600 million. At the event, the main creators exchanged enthusiastically with the audience. Yin Shou, played by Fei Xiang, was stabbed in the first part and was very weak at the beginning of the second part. Fei Xiang revealed that in order to get closer to the role, he figured out the transition from "business Yin language" to "ICU Yin language". Director Wuershan added that this is the sound effect of lung leakage. Interestingly, Fei Xiang also taught Huang Bo to speak the lines in the lung leakage style on the spot. Huang Bo learned it well and made the audience laugh continuously.
Stills from "The Second Part of Conferred Gods: War in Xiqi"
Regarding the relationship between Ji Fa and Deng Chanyu, which fans are concerned about, director Wu Ershan interpreted the two as "sympathetic to each other", while Yu Shi "explained" that he was "observing the battle situation" and that the joy of dancing together came from "the warm moment after the fierce battle, and the happiness that naturally came out was from the heart."
As a "special program" of the roadshow during the Spring Festival, Fei Xiang, Chen Muchi and Na Ran performed an impromptu "sketch" on the spot, humorously interpreting the scene of Yin Jiao visiting his parents to ask for red envelopes on New Year's Eve, which made the atmosphere on the scene full of joy.
