1928年5月,在当时中国电影年产量已经超过百部的情况下,国产新片的上映本为常事,尤其是在上海这座平均每天都有不止一部新片上映的城市更是如此。然而,武侠电影《火烧红莲寺》的上映并不如此简单,它火爆到迫使明星公司在3年内连拍18集,并引发中国影坛在3年内拍了250部武侠电影。茅盾先生曾在一文 In May 1928, at a time when the annual production of Chinese films exceeded 100, the release of domestically made new films was commonplace, especially in Shanghai, where more than one new film was released on an average daily basis. However, the release of the martial arts movie “Fire Honglian Temple” was not so simple. It was so hot that it forced the star companies to make 18 consecutive series in 3 years and caused Chinese film and filmgoers to shoot 250 martial arts films in 3 years. Mr. Mao Dun was in a text