Indeed, what Liu Zhou had in mind was precisely *Youth*, Feng Kuzi's only commendable work from his later period.
As time entered the latter half of the second decade of the twenty-first century, numerous sharp-edged new directors began to rise. Veteran heavyweights like Chen Shiren, Zhang Yimou, and Feng Kuzi suddenly seemed entirely outdated.
Chen Shiren managed to release *Legend of the Demon Cat*, after which he contented himself with appearing on various variety shows and constantly showing off his son, Arthur. Later, following the bandwagon trend of *The Battle at Lake Changjin*, he cobbled together the *The Volunteers* trilogy, only to have internet users tear his promotional posters to shreds.
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