The Douban score of "749 Bureau" dropped to 4.4. Lu Chuan wanted to ask himself which one was the bad movie.

According to data from Maoyan Professional Edition, as of 12:27 on October 7, the box office for the 2024 National Day period (October 1-October 7) exceeded 2 billion, ranking sixth on the National Day box office list in film history. "The Volunteers: Battle of Survival", "749 Bureau" and "Road to Fire" ranked in the top three of the National Day box office list.

Among them, the second-ranked "749 Bureau" is the most controversial. At present, the box office score of the film has dropped to 4.4 points, which is only better than 20% of similar films, tying the worst personal reputation record of "Nine-story Demon Tower" 9 years ago.

Among the 145,965 reviews, 1-star reviews accounted for nearly 40%.

One blogger said: "This is the first time I've seen a movie that did well at the box office, sparked by curiosity due to negative reviews from all over the internet. The more you criticize, the more curious people who haven't seen it become about how bad it is, and they have to go and see it. The director of Bureau 749 is a master."

Recently, at the Ningbo roadshow of "749 Bureau", Lu Chuan responded to the controversy about "bad movies".

An audience member asked Lu Chuan about the stereotype of "bad movies". In response, Lu Chuan said: "I would like to take this opportunity to introduce to you the movies I have made. I have made "Looking for the Gun", "Kekexili", "Nanjing! Nanjing!", "The Banquet", "Born in China", "Nine-story Demon Tower", etc. If you are talking about bad movies, I would like to ask which one is the bad movie."

"Bureau 749" is an adventure action science fiction film produced by Beijing Jingxi Culture and Tourism Co., Ltd. It was written and directed by Lu Chuan, starring Wang Junkai, Miao Miao, Zheng Kai, Ren Min, Xin Baiqing, with Li Chen as special guest star, and Zhang Junning, Li Meng, and Yang Haoyu as special stars.

The story takes place in the "near future" of 2030. The film was inspired by director Lu Chuan's experience of working in the 749th Unit after graduating from military school. It tells the story of the growth of young soldiers from the third team of the 749th Bureau when they coped with a huge disaster.

The appearance of unknown mysterious creatures has caused the entire city to face an unprecedented crisis. A secret plan that has been hidden for many years has surfaced. The young man Ma Shan (played by Wang Junkai) is brought into the 749th Bureau and enters layers of mazes, starting an adventure and completing a self-growth and redemption during this journey.

The film will be released nationwide on October 1, 2024.