China Entertainment: Indulge in Vanity Fair

Chapter 349 It's Really a Waterloo at the Box Office
He Fang's gentle expression made some people think seriously, and also made the reporters who rebutted not knowing how to respond.

Since he hasn't tried it before, how can he refute this?

"Director He Fang, are you saying that Chinese passports are more useful overseas than American passports?" The reporter asked again what everyone thought was 'nonsense'.

"No, what I mean is that holding a Chinese passport makes you safer overseas than holding an American passport, not that it is more useful. European and American passports are definitely easier to use and can do a lot of things abroad.

However, when it comes to the safety and security work of embassies for their own citizens, Europe and the United States may not necessarily be comparable to China. "He just won't let reporters take advantage of this.

"Then why are Europe and the United States not as good at ensuring the safety of their citizens overseas as China? What is the reason?" Now some movie fans are interested.

"European and American governments talk about interests. If it is not in line with their interests to protect the safety of an overseas citizen, they will not go. The Chinese government talks about people-oriented, that is, the government's work is to serve all the people, so citizens overseas encounter safety difficulties. , then the government must serve the people.

So, everyone saw why things like "Operation Mekong" happened?This is to demonstrate our country's national prestige and prevent similar incidents from happening in the future.If something similar happens again in the future, we will take more severe actions than "Operation Mekong". "

Bang bang bang... the fans at the scene applauded and cheered.

In fact, He Fang is telling Hong Kong people by quoting from the sidelines that holding a Chinese passport is not useless but a drag as they think. It is beneficial. The BNO passport is actually of no use, especially when human lives are at stake.

Of course, it is useless to tell you many things ten thousand times. Only when others experience it once will they understand what the truth is.

Just like some entrepreneurs feel that American and Western private banks are safer, more secure, and better able to protect their private property.Then... one day in 2022, the United States and the West used facts to prove how ridiculous the United States and the West's so-called "private property is sacrosanct" was. The United States and the West rushed to rob the Russians' private property.

Then one day in 2023, the United States once again used facts to tell those wealthy Chinese who deposited their money in American banks that the so-called "private property is sacrosanct" and can be directly confiscated through bank bankruptcy.

Therefore, it is useless to say too much about many things. Now I don't want to say anything anymore. If he talks too much, people will criticize him as a "patriotic thief".So, if you don’t persuade them to die with nice words, what’s the use of trying to persuade them that some people deserve to die?The more you persuade him, the more he will feel that your purpose is impure and the more he will oppose you.

"Director He Fang, you just said that "Operation Mekong" is to demonstrate the country's prestige, so is it a propaganda film? Is it threatening foreign countries?" The reporter caught a loophole and asked immediately.

"The real Mekong River operation is to demonstrate the country's prestige, and my movie is just a screen movie adapted from real events. Movies are not weapons that can threaten others, and no movie can threaten other countries.

Whose movies can threaten other countries?Are Hollywood movies okay?Are Hong Kong movies good?Don't equate movies with the power of a certain weapon, that's two different things. "He Fang sternly retorted.

"Wu Jing, you have been developing in the Hong Kong film industry. How do you feel differently after returning to the mainland these years?" At this time, someone asked Wu Jing, regardless of He Fang, He Fang's fighting power is too strong.

"There is no big difference in feelings. If we want to talk about different feelings, what difference does it make if we are all filming in the same country? Many of the teams I work with in the mainland also work in Hong Kong. No one feels that there is any difference, they are all the same Filming." After Wu Jing had been around for a long time, he became more comfortable dealing with reporters.

"Do you have any plans to film in Hollywood again in the near future?"

"Yes, a sequel to John Wick still needs to be made. That series is very popular."

"Since you can develop in Hollywood, why do you need to go back to China to make movies?" The reporter's question is always so... retarded.

"Brother Jackie Chan is also developing in Hollywood. He has to go back to China to film. There is no conflict." Wu Jing counterattacked smartly.

"Do you feel that making a patriotic film like "Operation Mekong" is helping the government to promote it? Will it affect your star development?"

"It is an honor for me to make a movie like "Operation Mekong". I don't think it will affect my development, but it will help my personal development because I have found a new breakthrough." Wu Jing retorted.

"I heard that you and Donnie Yen are at odds. Are you still in touch? Will you say hello when you meet?"

"Ah? This is the first time I heard in the media that I am at odds with him. If you hadn't told me, I wouldn't have known about it." Wu Jing counterattacked humorously.

Suddenly the whole audience burst into laughter.

"Some mainland actors said that the Hong Kong film industry is too exclusive, like you were all excluded back to the mainland, do you think this is true?"

"I returned to the Mainland because the Mainland has more resources and people have to survive. After 2000, the resources for Hong Kong films became less and less. I couldn't get any films in Hong Kong, but I could get them in the Mainland, so I Slowly it returned to the mainland for development.”

Wu Jing cleverly avoided the topic of "xenophobia in the Hong Kong film industry" and only talked about why he returned to the mainland to develop.

"As someone who has been in the Hong Kong film industry, what do you think is the reason why mainland films surpass Hong Kong films? What should Hong Kong films improve?" The reporter asked Wu Jing more and more in-depth questions.

Wu Jing turned his head blankly, and then thought for a moment.

"I can't answer this question. I'm not a film researcher, I'm just an actor. In fact, I just think that I will go wherever there is an opportunity. The same Hong Kong filmmakers went to South Korea when they thought there was an opportunity. A group of people went to South Korea. Later, I felt that there were opportunities in the mainland, and now many people are going to the mainland to develop. If you ask them what problems have arisen in Hong Kong movies and how to fix them, I believe many people can’t answer.”

When the reporters saw that He Fang couldn't squeeze anything out, they turned around and asked Pan Zhilin.

"Miss Pan Zhilin, as one of He Fang's Fang girls, she has never been offered a leading role by director He Fang. Why do you want to play a supporting role in his movie?"

Pan Zhilin shook her head, raised the microphone and answered, "You can learn a lot. Director He can teach people a lot on the set. I'm still young, so I'm not in a hurry to be a leading heroine."

"So you've been waiting for someone to give you a chance?"

"I think your information is lagging behind. In the new movie directed by He Fang, which was completed in May this year, Pan Zhilin is the heroine." Wu Jing interrupted to remind.

"..." This reporter was a little embarrassed, how could he, a Hong Kong reporter, care about the information of mainland movies.

"So, has Miss Pan Zhilin succeeded in taking over? I heard that you are Miss Fang who is most attentive to Director He Fang. Are you two in a relationship?"

"Giggle..." Pan Zhilin covered her mouth and smiled. "Many people want to spread the scandal with Director He. If I can spread the scandal with him, the popularity will be very high, right? But in fact, we are not in a relationship."

"Is it because you don't want to, or does Director He Fang not want to?" The reporter gossiped: "Have you pursued him?"

"It's not a question of whether I want it or not... I'm not pursuing him, we just have a working relationship."

"Is it because you don't like him or something? Why don't you pursue him when you have such good contact conditions? Or is it that Director He Fang only likes foreign girls?" Reporters like Pan Zhilin because she fell into their trap unknowingly. .

If you keep asking, there will be many possibilities.For example, the secret of He Fang's exclusive love for foreign girls, such as the evidence that Pan Zhilin has a crush on He Fang, such as... "Cough, cough, classmate Pan Zhilin is relatively simple and can't stand your temptation to make gossip news, so that's it." He Fang interrupted the reporter. their questions.

……

Next comes the autograph and photo session of the fan meeting...

After they finished this activity, the next thing they were going to participate in was the recording of the program, but at this time, the media reporters had already compiled today's interview into news and sent it out.

"He Fang: [Operation Mekong River] is to promote national prestige and frighten foreign countries"

"He Fang: Chinese passports are more secure than European and American passports"

"[Mekong Operation] Displaying Advanced Weapons to Intimidate Other Countries"

"Wu Jing: It's an honor to star in [Operation Mekong]"

"Pan Zhilin's pursuit failed"

"Where has Miss Fang been obsessed with for a long time?"

……

What can these Hong Kong media say?They are never polite for the sake of news, and they will be as mean as possible.

Fortunately, they did not go to Singapore that night. Otherwise, if Pan Zhilin was filmed discussing the Luminous script with He Fang late at night, wouldn't they be even more excited?The sales volume of the newspaper will definitely increase by N times.

With the media's exaggeration, the movie was officially released, and some fans also participated in the discussion.

"To be honest, the movie is very nice and the story is compact. I feel like the police are acting vigorously and resolutely without any nonsense. They just severely punish those who dare to harm Chinese citizens. And the biggest attraction of this movie is the new weapons and equipment. It feels very sci-fi. But I was told that only the robot dog was fake and the others were real. I was really shocked."

"I didn't expect China's weapons and equipment to be so advanced. I always thought they relied on human sea tactics and used obsolete weapons. But they use unmanned reconnaissance and attack aircraft, small unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, unmanned tanks, etc. It’s a lot of fun to see the advanced and sci-fi equipment.”

"It is true that this movie has quite a shock to people, especially neighboring countries and regions. You have to be careful if you want to do tricks on Chinese citizens in the future."

"Has China finally bared its fangs? Our neighbor has developed so much without saying a word? Fortunately, we have American soldiers here to protect us, otherwise I'm really worried that they will do something messy. Smecta."

"Oh, the equipment on display is no worse than that of the US military. I have never seen such advanced weapons and equipment at the opening day of the Yokota US military base. The island countries should work hard, and the US military should be careful. The Chinese dad is really scary, as expected. We have admired beings for thousands of years.”

"Aren't you going to install it? The weapons shown in the movie are probably comparable to those of the US military, right? If China's police and military operations have such equipment, according to China's principles, how many advanced weapons will their ace army use?"

"So does that mean their stealth aircraft J-20 is no longer a shoddy product?"

"Ha, upstairs, do you think the F22, the world's second largest aircraft, is a shoddy aircraft? Everyone has always underestimated China's strength, okay? They have already shown off their fifth-generation aircraft, but everyone insists on taking the initiative to smear the gangsters and downgrade China. They said they were not good at it. But when they were good at it, everyone said they were hiding their strength. This is really hilarious."

"That robot dog is scary. If China really has such a weapon, wouldn't it mean that the future battlefields will be filled with densely packed robot dogs with submachine guns on their backs? Who can beat them?"

"Don't be afraid, Boston Dynamics successfully developed it as early as 2005. That one is real, and the one in "Operation Mekong" is fake."

"Who knows if it's true or false? What if it's true and then they deliberately say it's false?"

"hiss……"

"This movie really has such powerful weapons and equipment? Then I want to watch it..."

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Some people may not expect that it is precisely because of these weapons and equipment in "Operation Mekong" that it has aroused the interest of international movie fans. The display of muscles not only did not scare away international movie fans, but attracted international movie fans.

It's just a pity that their film schedule has been squeezed.

In fact, you can see real-time box office data on the Maoyan APP. He Fang and the others know the approximate box office data before zero o'clock, but the data after zero o'clock is more accurate.

The first-day domestic box office of "Operation Mekong" was 24191 million yuan, or 2.419 million yuan. According to the first-day box office forecast, experts from Maoyan predicted a box office of 30 billion yuan. Obviously, this will be another very successful movie in China.

But...but the current international box office is not ideal. For example, the island country has always been the third largest box office. Usually, He Fang's movies contribute a lot to the box office of the island country in the Asian box office.

However, the box office of "Operation Mekong" only collected 6450 million yen on the first day, which is about 75 US dollars. This is far from the box office data of He Fang's movies in the island country.

Take "X-Men: Days of Future Past" as an example. The film's first-day box office in the island country was 7 million yen, about 7890 million U.S. dollars. "Operation Mekong" was released just one month later and the first-day box office was even " It's not even one-tenth as good as "X-Men: Days of Future Past". This is really a serious dive.

Obviously, even if they control the film schedule, the island countries are unwilling to release "Operation Mekong". If it were not for Warner's global distribution, it is estimated that it would be difficult for this film to even enter the island country market.

The same is true in South Korea. The first-day box office of "Operation Mekong" was less than US$20, about more than 2 million won.

Only Hong Kong was more normal, with a box office of 813 million Hong Kong dollars and approximately US$103 million on the first day.

"The box office of He Fang's new film has plummeted, and the momentum of continuous box office growth is about to be interrupted."

"If you fail to intimidate other countries with your new movie, the international market won't buy it."

"International Movie Fans Boycott China's Muscular Videos"

"The box office of He Fang Movie has really failed and is about to fall from the altar"

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