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Chapter 818: First Day Explosion
As expected, the theater was packed. After entering, Su Miaomiao looked around and saw almost no empty seats.

"I kind of regret it. There are too many people here today. I should have come later."

The two sat down and Su Miaomiao complained.

Wang Yingnan didn't care, he put the drink in his hand into the hole of the seat armrest, and said nonchalantly: "What's the big deal about crowds? It won't affect your movie watching.

I have been looking forward to Gu Wei's "Detective Chinatown 3" for a long time.

I was waiting to see it during the Chinese New Year last year, but it was postponed for a whole year because of love, and I don’t want to wait any longer.”

Soon, the audience entered the theater and took their seats one after another, the lights went out, and the movie on the big screen began to show.

A big dragon logo flew out, followed by the logos of production companies such as Weiming Tianxia, ​​China Film, and Wanda.

At the beginning of [Detective Chinatown 3], Tang Ren and Qin Feng are already on a plane from New York to Tokyo.

The camera kept flashing, showing the scene of Qin Feng's father being arrested when he was a child, the interview for the police academy, the last conversation with Sinuo in Chinatown, Thailand, and the discussion with Song Yi about human nature, animal nature and the abyss after solving the case in New York.

Qin Feng woke up in shock, turned around and slapped Tang Ren. At this time, their flight landed in Tokyo.

Noda Hao, played by Satoshi Tsumabuki, was waiting for the two at the airport. After the three of them met up, the Chinatown detective duo officially began their journey to solve cases in Tokyo.

The overall style of [Detective Chinatown 3] is still joyful, but Gu Wei's version is much more compact than the original, and the overall logic of the case is not much worse than the previous two films.

The reason why the original version of "Detective Chinatown 3" suffered a terrible reputation was that the director and producers mixed too many nonsensical comedy elements into the movie, creating many stupid and inexplicable segments.

It’s fine that everyone likes to watch comedies during the Spring Festival, but the core of the "Detective Chinatown" series is actually still solving cases. The comedy elements are just the wonderful chemical reactions produced by the contrast of characters' personalities and various accidents in the process of solving the cases.

Just like a dish, the chef gets praise from diners for the exquisite carving and beautiful presentation of the dish, so he focuses on the appearance of the dish and ignores the most essential thing - whether the dish tastes good.

The original version of "Detective Chinatown 3" is like this, mixed with too many comedy elements, deliberately funny, but the detective plot is too thin and cannot stand scrutiny. The audience comes in to watch it for fun, but cannot savor the whole story like the first two parts, especially the first one.

In the end, it won at the box office but lost in reputation.

Now Gu Wei's version of "Detective Chinatown 3" has fully learned from this lesson.

The comedy style of the [Detective Chinatown] series has not changed, but the plot has been streamlined a lot, many unnecessary plots have been deleted, and the presence of the main storyline has been enhanced.

The current "Detective Chinatown 3" can be said to be completely different from the original version in terms of story.

The biggest change is the addition of a new role as Vice President of the Southeast Asian Chamber of Commerce – Nguyen Van Gang.

And from the case's perspective, there were three stages of progressive pursuit of the murderer.

At the beginning of the movie, there is solid evidence that Watanabe Masaru is the murderer in a closed room murder, so he invites Tang Ren and Qin Feng to solve the case.

The two first discovered that the closed room murder case might be a setup by Su Chawei, that is, the deceased was the murderer, who wanted to frame Watanabe Masaru and use his own injury to achieve his business goals.

But Su Chawei was not faking his death, but was really dead, which started the second reversal. After learning about Su Chawei's plan, his deputy Ruan Wengang carried out the hitchhiking murder.

With the help of Noda Hao, Kobayashi Anna and various forces, all the evidence of Ruan Wengang's murder was collected, and he finally admitted that he was the murderer in excitement.

Everything seemed to have been settled, and everyone believed that the Tokyo locked room murder case had been solved.

But Qin Feng discovered through various clues during the investigation that Su Chawei's secretary Kobayashi Anna might be the real murderer behind the scenes.

Just like Sinuo in the first part, she hid in the dark, and through various means and hints, she stirred up Ruan Wengang's ambitions and at the same time gave him the opportunity to kill people.

In the end, he eliminated the top and second-in-command of the Southeast Asian Chamber of Commerce without any action on his part, and at the same time obtained a competing real estate project from the Black Dragon Society. He achieved three goals with one stone and committed an almost perfect crime.

In the cinema, two hours passed. On the big screen, Qin Feng explained the entire cause and effect of the Tokyo locked room murder case in court, including Su Chawei's plan to frame Watanabe Masaru, and the entire process and motive of Ruan Wengang's hitchhiking murder.

Based on conclusive evidence, Nguyen Van Gang was brought to justice.

"I felt from the beginning that Ruan Wengang was not a good person. He is indeed the big boss. Su Chawei's frame-up plan and hitchhiking murder are indeed interesting, but I don't think there are any surprises."

Seeing this, Su Miaomiao whispered to her best friend beside her.

Wang Yingnan turned his head and glanced at her: "Don't worry, the movie isn't over yet."

"Could there be a reversal?" Su Miaomiao murmured.

On the screen, Qin Feng and Tang Ren said goodbye to Noda Hao and prepared to go to the airport. As a result, the camera turned and Qin Feng appeared in a traditional Japanese courtyard.

The wooden screen was pulled open, revealing Yui Aragaki, who played Kobayashi Anna, wearing a black kimono with red flowers. She was kneeling in front of a wooden table, meticulously brewing tea.

Qin Feng took off his shoes and walked into the room, sitting opposite Kobayashi Anna.

The audience in the theater also knew that this should be a crucial plot, and they all held their breath watching the two people on the big screen.

"When President Su Chawei was alive, he particularly loved drinking tea, so I learned the skill of making tea for a while. Although I dare not call myself a tea master, I always get the president's praise." Kobayashi Anna poured a cup of tea for Qin Feng.

"Xiao Lin-chan once said that you and Chairman Su Chawei were like father and daughter."

"Of course, I have been following the president since I joined the Southeast Asian Chamber of Commerce. He has promoted me all the way, and we have a very deep relationship over the past ten years."

"So you planned to kill him, to repay his kindness!"

After these words were spoken, Kobayashi Anna's expression did not change much, but it surprised the audience.

Wang Yingnan's mouth curled up slightly; "Look, the final turn is coming."

Afterwards, Qin Feng recounted the entire case from the beginning, but this time he added the role played by Kobayashi Anna.

He helped Su Chawei plan the frame-up operation and pretended to accidentally leak it to Ruan Wengang, thus stirring up the other party's ambitions and helping him create the best opportunity to kill someone.

Kobayashi Anna's methods were very clever, and even Ruan Wengang himself felt that this was a good opportunity given to him by God, and he killed people driven by interests and ambitions.

Qin Feng found out that the real murderer was Anna Kobayashi, but he did not report her.

Just like he didn't report Sinuo and Song Yi in the first two parts.

Ruan Wengang and Su Chawei are both gangsters who have done all kinds of evil. Their current fate is a retribution for their evil deeds.

“Someone once told me that when you stare into the abyss, the abyss also stares into you.

When you do evil, no matter how just your reasons are, you will inevitably fall into the abyss in the end."

After Qin Feng finished this advice, he turned and left the room.

Kobayashi Anna was the only one left in the room. After two seconds of silence, she sighed, and when she opened her eyes again, her eyes became extremely cold.

"Qin Fengsang is an extremely smart man, but he is still wrong. I will not fall into the abyss because I am the abyss!"

The screen went black, the movie officially ended, and the ending song began to play. The main creators of "Detective Chinatown" also started to lead the extras in dancing, just like the previous two films.

The lights in the theater gradually brightened, and the audience came back to their senses one by one.

"Oh my god, this is amazing, it turns out the real culprit behind this is Anna Kobayashi, this is totally beyond my expectation.

It’s really good. I feel the third part is better than the second part and can be compared with "Detective Chinatown 1".

Do you think Anna Kobayashi is a good person? The look in her eyes at the end was so scary, she looked like a villain."

After the movie ended, Su Miaomiao and her boyfriend followed the crowd out of the cinema. Along the way, she chattered with Wang Yingnan beside her about her thoughts on the movie.

The others are similar. The detective plot of "Detective Chinatown 3" is truly unexpected yet reasonable, and the various twists and turns are very exciting.

There is no shortage of comedy elements in the movie, allowing the audience to walk out of the theater with a smile while still reminiscing about the plot. All in all, it is definitely a good movie above average.

"It's over. After watching the third part, I'm looking forward to the fourth part. I wonder who will be involved in the Q organization in this movie?"

When they walked out of the cinema, Su Miaomiao was still talking. "Then you have to wait a long time. I haven't heard that the fourth part has started filming, and I don't know how many years it will take for it to be released."

After Wang Yingnan finished speaking, he remembered something and took out his cell phone from his pocket.

"What are you doing?"

“I bought the movie ticket on Meituan, and now I’m posting a review after watching the movie.

Gu Wei really lived up to my wait over the past few years, [Detective Chinatown 3] is really good!"

After hearing this, Su Miaomiao also took out her cell phone.

“I’ll come too. I have accounts on Maoyan and Douban, so I can go there and give out two good reviews.

Sure enough, after watching a good movie, there will be a lot to say."

On the first day of the Lunar New Year in 2021, there were countless moviegoers like Su Miaomiao and Wang Yingnan across the country.

During the first Spring Festival after the epidemic, everyone's desire to watch movies, which had been accumulated for a long time, completely broke out.

As the most anticipated series of blockbusters during the Spring Festival, "Detective Chinatown 3" has truly reaped the benefits of this wave of dividends.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year of the Ox, the movie "Detective Chinatown 3" continued its trend of breaking pre-sale box office records. On the first day of its release, it took in 42 billion yuan at the box office with 11.3% of the national screenings, not only setting a new record for the Chinese film market, but also setting a single-market single-day box office record in the world.

At the same time, "Detective Chinatown 3" scored a high score of 9.6 on major ticketing platforms with nearly one million people rating it. The always-demanding Douban also gave it an opening score of 8.1. It can be said that good reputation and box office grew together.

In addition to its outstanding results, the film has also been a hot topic, appearing on 14 hot searches on the first day of its release. From the plot to the cast to the structure, the audience's attention and recognition of "Detective Chinatown 3" can be said to cover all aspects.

[These five years have paid off. From the 2016 summer season "Detective Chinatown 2" to today's "Detective Chinatown 3", Gu Wei has delivered a satisfactory answer to everyone with his strength and sincerity! ]

[It was funny and good to watch. I took my whole family to the cinema to watch it. We laughed so hard. The plot of solving the case was also very brain-burning. No one expected that the big boss behind the scenes was actually Anna Kobayashi.]

[Thanks to Gu Wei for choosing my "wife" to play the role of Xiaolin Anna. I originally thought that Aragaki-chan was the cute and sweet type, but I didn't expect that she could play such a cool and sassy role, especially the scene at the end of the movie where she confronted Qin Feng. That look was so killing me! ]

[Brother is as handsome as ever, Qin Feng yyds, "Detective Chinatown 3" is a super hit! ]

[Gu Wei's movies never disappoint me. Last year's "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils" and "Send You a Little Red Flower" gave me great surprises. This year's "Detective Chinatown 3" is another comedy blockbuster that got off to a good start. Different genres, but equally exciting! ]

[It’s over. I really want to watch the fourth part. I beg Gu Wei to shoot the fourth part as soon as possible. I want to know who is in the Q organization. I guess Song Yi should be one of them. Kobayashi Anna should also be one of their members.

I just don’t know if it’s Sinuo? 】

[I declare that "Detective Chinatown 3" is the best movie I have seen this year! ]

[The above, it’s only been one day this year, you’ve only watched this one, right? ]

[An excellent comedy detective film. Compared with the previous two films, the story is more complete and the comedy elements are just right. It can be seen that director Gu Wei has improved his skills.

"Detective Chinatown 3" is very good, and is a very good commercial blockbuster, but I still prefer "Better Days" and "Send You a Little Red Flower" directed by Gu Wei.

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In addition to the audience, the media also gave high praise to "Detective Chinatown 3".

The strong performance of [Detective Chinatown 3] on its first day of release also attracted widespread attention from foreign media.

Forbes (Fortune) said: "[Detective Chinatown 3] is the latest Chinese domestic blockbuster, proving once again that Chinese cinema chains are no longer dependent on Hollywood imports!"

Hollywood Reporter praised the film's director and leading actor: "In China, the new world's number one film market, the local superstar Gu Wei has a dominant influence!"

Although the movie has not been released in Japan yet, because it was filmed in Tokyo and uses a large number of Japanese actors, the local Japanese are also paying close attention to "Detective Chinatown 3".

When it was learned that the movie had earned 236 billion yen on the first day, the Japan Film Journal reported the event and praised Yui Aragaki, Satoshi Tsumabuki and others for their outstanding performances in Detective Chinatown 3.

Especially Yui Aragaki, who was believed to have successfully achieved a transformation in her acting career with the help of a blockbuster film shot in China.

In fact, the exaggerated first-day box office performance of "Detective Chinatown 3" not only surprised the audience, but also shocked the practitioners in the film and television industry.

Although the domestic film market has been growing rapidly in recent years, with movies grossing billions, billions, or even 60 billion, no one expected that a movie’s single-day box office would exceed billion.

Many people are optimistic that "Detective Chinatown 3" can surpass "Wolf Warrior 2" and set a new box office record.

China Film Group.

"Old Fu, what do you think of the future performance of Detective Chinatown 3? Will it break the record of Wolf Warrior 2 as many people have guessed?"

Sitting in Mr. La's office was a middle-aged man wearing glasses. He had small eyes and looked very honest.

He is Fu Ruoqing, the next chairman of China Film Group after La Peikang. He is currently the chairman of China Distribution Company and the deputy general manager of China Film Group.

He is also the producer of the trilogy "My Country, My Parents", "My Hometown and I" and the trilogy "My Fathers and I" which is currently being prepared.

“I think it’s enough.

There is a reason why "Detective Chinatown 3" had such a high box office on the first day. Now is the first Spring Festival after Yi Qing, and many viewers have a strong desire to watch movies. "Detective Chinatown 3" reaped the benefits of this wave.

A large portion of the first-day box office was pre-sold.

Although the domestic film market has been growing, the total number of moviegoers has not changed much in recent years.

The reason why the box office of "Wolf Warrior 2" was so high was due to the subject matter. The main theme plus the later period of booking theaters by enterprises and institutions reached 60 billion.

Once the main audience of "Detective Chinatown 3" has watched the movie, the growth of the box office will naturally slow down. I don't think so many people will go to the cinema for a second or third screening."

La Peikang nodded.

"So how far do you think he can go?"

Fu Ruoqing, who was sitting opposite, thought for a moment and said, "It shouldn't be difficult to raise around 50 billion.

With the popularity of the IP of Detective Chinatown and Gu Wei’s own box office appeal, I think it should be able to exceed 50 billion!”

La Peikang smiled: "Whether it is 50 billion or 60 billion, the success of [Detective Chinatown 3] is the success of Chinese films.

China Film Group also has some investment, so we are bound to make some money!
Now I have to thank Mr. Han. Fortunately, he had high hopes for Gu Wei and supported him.

After two years of cooperation, the group has reaped great financial rewards and produced many high-quality films."

"It's a pity that this year's [Me and My Fathers] Gu Wei didn't agree to continue." Fu Ruoqing looked a little regretful.

"It doesn't matter. The group has cooperated with Gu Wei in many aspects. In addition to the "Tang Detective" series, there is also the "Wandering Earth" series, and the "Changjin Lake" he is currently filming, etc. There is still a long way to go in the future."

Fu Ruoqing nodded.

His relationship with Gu Wei is average, mainly because they don't have many opportunities to interact.

We will have to keep in touch more in the future. If he takes over China Film Group, the other party will be a very good partner.

At the same time, companies that have a certain share in "Detective Chinatown 3" such as Wanda Media and Light Media were surprised by the exaggerated box office results on the first day of the movie's release.

Wanda is not listed, and its earnings, apart from its reputation, come from the box office revenue of "Detective Chinatown 3".

Guangguang is different. It is a listed company. Although the A-share market is closed during the Chinese New Year, we can tell from the exaggerated box office performance of "Detective Chinatown 3" that when the holiday is over and the stock market opens, the share price of "Guangguang Media" will definitely rise a lot!
“This is pure wealth!”

In the president's office of Guangxian, Wang Changtian couldn't stop smiling as he looked at the box office performance of "Detective Chinatown 3".

He made a lot of money this time. Although Guangguang only had a 3% investment in "Detective Chinatown 10", this positive impact on the stock market is huge.

With one daily limit, the company's market value can increase by more than 20 billion, and Wang Changtian's net worth will also rise accordingly.

(End of this chapter)