After the theatrical representatives left, only the five major investors of Red Cliff and Director Zhang Yimou remained.
Having watched the final cut, everyone now felt mostly at ease. As seasoned professionals in the film industry, they all possessed a basic ability to judge a movie's quality. This Red Cliff was undoubtedly a highly engaging commercial blockbuster.
Ever since Chen Shiren’s The Promise, everyone except Liu Zhou had harbored a lingering trace of anxiety about Red Cliff, despite Zhang Yimou’s previous successes with Hero and House of Flying Daggers. But now, it was clear that Zhang Yimou was miles ahead of Chen Shiren; there was no need to worry about him dropping the ball. Having finally resolved his biggest weakness—the script—Zhang Yimou had undoubtedly delivered an exceptionally stellar piece of work.
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