Entertainment Reborn Rhapsody

Chapter 480: Zuoshan Eagle and "Medicine God"

CCTV's "trio" once again added fuel to the fire for Shanhe and "North African Operation". After the Spring Festival holiday, the domestic film market inevitably ushered in a box office decline, but the momentum of "North African Operation" in the country is still unmatched.

A week later, the domestic box office of "Castle Lake" exceeded 4 billion yuan.

In the second week of release in North America, the film's box office reversed its decline due to the expansion of the screening scale. In the seven days of that week, it closed at nearly 80 million US dollars. The word of mouth also increased instead of decreasing. The freshness of Rotten Tomatoes exceeded 80%, which made the smearing remarks of Western mainstream media and scholars somewhat embarrassing and ridiculous.

Of course, Western politicians and scholars also have their supporters. In Europe and the United States where "populism" is prevalent, there is no shortage of radical, blind and brainless trolls.

The box office recovery of "Castleball" in Europe and the United States really touched their sensitive points, and a large number of comments and messages boycotting Shanhe and "Castleball" began to appear on the Internet.

"The era of Huaxia Qiu should be over. America should not let him continue to show off his power!"

"Huaxia is the biggest enemy of the United States. Those who go to the cinema to watch "North Africa Operation" are all American traitors!"

"Hua Xia Qiu should be kicked out of Hollywood, and his movies should not be shown in theaters!"

...

Shanhe's influence and reputation in the world over the past decade are not given for nothing. Shanhe's fans immediately fought back.

"This is ridiculous. According to what you said, is Country M still a democratic and free country?"

"What's wrong with 'North Africa Operation'? Qiu adapted it based on facts. The real Chinese evacuation operation is much better than 'The Hurt Locker' in my opinion. At least the Chinese people don't invade other countries!"

"What a brainless troll. If the United States can ban Huaxia Qiu, why can't China ban Hollywood movies? It's obvious who will suffer the most. If the Chinese market is lost, the overall market value of the Hollywood film industry will at least drop by more than 30%!"

"Why is Country M getting worse and worse? It's because of idiots like you!"

...

For a while, the Western Internet was extremely lively, and many people also joined in.

"'North Africa Operation' is about the evacuation of overseas Chinese? That's interesting. It seems Hollywood has never made a movie of this kind!"

"Isn't it perfectly normal for Huaxia Qiu to film Huaxia's evacuation of its citizens? What's there to argue about?"

"After all this talk, is the movie good?"

"It's pretty good. It's much more interesting than The Mummy and Resident Evil. The war scenes are especially cool!"

...

A farce of boycotting Shanhe initiated by populists inexplicably provided free promotion for "Casablanca". In the third week, the film's North American box office fell by less than 15%, closing at 65 million US dollars again.

Not only did Universal Pictures and Fox curse at these trolls, but even the politicians and scholars who had been smearing Shanhe were left speechless by these supporters!

What a bunch of idiots, you just know how to fire random shots, without any logical thinking and never consider any consequences. If you want to criticize Shanhe, you have to find the right way!

Hua Xia Qiu has lost the persistence of an artist and the soul of a creator. He has become a spokesperson for autocracy and stood on the opposite side of democracy and freedom. With so much information, why don't you just spray out whatever you want? Why do you have to talk nonsense and boycott and ban him? Can you ban Hua Xia Qiu?
Not to mention the prestige and connections he has built up in Country M over the years, not to mention the amazing global commercial value of the couple. Even the major Hollywood capitals cannot allow anyone to ban Hua Xia Qiu. Behind him stands a vast Chinese market with unlimited potential. If one wants to make money in China, Hua Xia Qiu is a figure that cannot be avoided!
The "King of Understanding" has been very harsh in criticizing Hua Xia, but he also often mentions that he is a fan of Hua Xia Qiu's books. This is a smart and advanced way of criticizing!

In this farce with a sense of comedy, the global box office of "Castle Lake" has exceeded 1 billion US dollars, reaching 1.8 billion US dollars, which makes Western media scholars bitter. Why don't we change the topic to criticize? The cost of criticizing Hua Xiaqiu is too high and it is not cost-effective!

At the end of the first week of March, "Castle in the Sky" broke the 5 billion RMB box office threshold in China as expected. At this time, the film's screening ratio in domestic theaters is still above 10%, and the attendance rate is still not low. The ceiling of Chinese-language films is still rising step by step!
The media naturally would not let go of this shocking news. The Internet was trending, and the front-page headlines were all about Shanhe and the "North African Operation".

"'Casino Robo' has grossed over 5 billion RMB in China, and Shanhe has opened up new boundaries for Chinese-language films!"

"With a domestic box office of 5 billion and a global box office of 1.2 billion US dollars, Shanhe is not afraid of the deliberate suppression from Europe and the United States!"

"In the face of strength, any clamor is a foil to success. The mountains and rivers give the first roar for China!"

...

The box office success of "North Africa" ​​caused a stir in the outside world, and even the Qiu family could not help but sigh.
"Fifty billion! That's incredible! Ten years ago, a box office of over 100 million was big news. In the blink of an eye, everything has changed!"

"No!"

Xie Meiyu echoed her husband and continued:

"Do you remember the name of the movie Xiaohe filmed when he was an ambassador for the Olympic bid?"

"Run, Dad!"

Shanhe smiled and replied,
"That wasn't filmed by me. I just gave the idea and participated in writing the script!"

"Yes, that's it. At that time, your father and I took your sister to the cinema to watch a movie and celebrate her birthday. The cinema was packed, and the box office was only a little over 100 million!"

“It’s been more than ten years!”

Shanhe hugged his daughter who rushed into his arms, kissed the giggling baby, and responded casually,
"At that time, the domestic film market reform had just begun, and there were only a few cinemas in the country. Now, Golden Harvest Cinema Line alone has nearly a thousand cinemas in China, with nearly ten thousand large screens. It's incomparable!"

"So many?"

Xie Meiyu looked up unexpectedly at her son who was hugging Xiao Huihui affectionately, and said with emotion,

"No wonder Chuhe Films is now valued at over 100 billion US dollars. Zhong Lifang is such a capable person! You have to thank me and Auntie Qu. We saw at first glance that she was a strong woman and wanted her to take over the Chuhe Group in the future. But now, even Yang Liu doesn't think highly of the Chuhe Group!"

"Yang Liu is a veteran of Chuhe Film and Television. She has been working hard for the company since its establishment. She has a deeper affection for Chuhe Film and Television than I do. Aren't you forcing her to do something she shouldn't do?"

"What should we do? Your aunt Qu and I are old and want to retire. We need someone we can trust to take over. I don't count on you two siblings anymore!"

Xie Meiyu glanced at her daughter-in-law beside her.
"Nini, how about you try it?"

"what!"

When Hathaway saw that the matter was related to her, she quickly waved her hand and responded:

"Thank you, Mom. I don't know how to run a business. Besides, I have to take care of the kids now, and I have to go to Hollywood to promote a movie in a few days!"

"Didn't you say you would work less frequently in the future? Being a chairman is easy. You can learn it after a little practice. You don't need to watch over me all day!"

Before Hathaway could answer, Qiu Jiang started to criticize his wife.
"Why are you making things difficult for Nini? There's nothing to worry about with a real estate company. If you can open it, open it. If you can't, just close it down and save yourself the trouble!"

"If you don't speak, no one will think you are mute!"

Xie Meiyu attacked Qiu Jiang with a burst of attacks.
"This is the business that Qu Ling and I have worked so hard to build. What's wrong with a real estate company? We don't steal or rob. The money we make is clean. Just ask around and see what the Chuhe Group's reputation is like in China. We are also contributing to the country's development!"

"Haha...your greatest contribution is to make all the people in the country become house slaves!" "You old intellectual, you have been cynical all your life and don't understand anything about the world. I don't want to waste my time talking to you!"

"What's wrong with the old hipster? Was I wrong? Look, the real estate bubble will burst one day!"

"You know shit!"

...

To be honest, Shanhe agreed more with his father's point of view, but he didn't want to get involved in his parents' quarrel, so as not to implicate others. The couple looked at each other and quickly fled the battlefield with their daughter in their arms.

In mid-April, "Casablanca" was released in China for nearly ninety days, and finally ended with a domestic box office of 5.8 billion yuan and a global box office of 1.4 billion US dollars!

Different from the excitement of the whole country, Shanhe himself is very calm about this data. In the previous life, "Wolf Warrior 2" made more than billion at the box office. Shanhe's appeal in the country at this time is not comparable to Wu Jing!
In terms of film quality and cast, "North Africa" ​​crushes "Wolf Warrior 2". 2 billion is probably the limit of a single film in the current Chinese film market. As for whether "Wolf Warrior " can create another box office miracle in this life, Shanhe is somewhat skeptical.

After all, with the success of "Operation Mekong" and "North Africa", it is not easy to replicate this craze.

However, Shanhe, the reborn person, does not dare to be sure. The inertia of reality is always strong. Even if a huge butterfly appears, many things will return to their original track as usual, such as "Dying to Survive"!
When the script of "Dying to Survive" appeared in front of Shanhe, he couldn't help but be stunned and sigh. In this life, he wrote a best-selling book "Dallas Buyers Club" and made a world-known movie of the same name, but he still couldn't stop the appearance of this movie!

"Does it look familiar?"

Han Jianu smiled and teased Shanhe,

"I'm not plagiarizing your Dallas Buyers Club. This is based on a real event that happened in China. The protagonist Cheng Yong in the story is a real person!"

"I know!"

Shanhe looked at the smiling Han Jianu across from him. She was Han Shanping's beloved daughter. It turned out that she was the screenwriter of "Dying to Survive". No wonder the film was released smoothly without any editing.

"Sister Jia, I've known about him for a long time. To a certain extent, Cheng Yong is the source of inspiration for me to write "Dallas Buyers Club"!"

"is it?"

It was Han Jianuo's turn to be on the other side. She looked surprised.
"When you wrote Dallas Buyers Club, he hadn't gotten into trouble yet. How did you know him?"

Before Shanhe could speak, Yang Liu beside him smiled and explained to Han Jianu:
"Hehe...Jia Jia, you should have seen "Send You a Little Red Flower", right?"

"Yes, I have read it. I have studied all of Shanhe's books and film and television works!"

"The boss also has a godsister who is the inspiration and prototype of this book, so she knows more about what happens in the leukemia community than you do!"

"I see! It wasn't very suitable at first, but why didn't you film this story later? I think it's a very good subject."

Shanhe laughed and joked:
"Because I'm not Uncle Han's daughter, there's no such way!"

"Go to hell! My dad would love to treat you as his own son. Besides, you are the king of the Chinese film and television industry. If you stomp your feet, the film and television industry will be shaken. Are you afraid that you won't pass the review?"

"Haha... Isn't Zuoshan Diao Uncle Han's nickname? I dare not steal his fame!"

"Who said that? You, Qiu Shanhe, are well-known in the entire film and television industry as Zuo Shan Diao. My father doesn't have this nickname!"

"what?"

Shanhe was stunned for a moment. Oh my god, there is also a "Shan" in my name. Then he couldn't help but curse,

"Who is so wicked? How can I, a Chinese intellectual with positive energy, be associated with a bandit leader?"

"Ha ha…"

...

The three of them chatted and laughed for a while, then turned the topic back to "Dying to Survive".
"Shanhe, tell me what you think of the script?"

Shanhe nodded as he flipped through the script and replied:

"This is an awesome script, Sister Jia, how do you want to proceed?"

"What do you mean by how to do it? Of course, it's filmed. Chuhe Film and Television and China Film Group are jointly producing it. Are you interested in directing it?"

"I've already directed 'Dallas Buyers Club', so it's not appropriate for me to direct again. Let's give young people some opportunities to perform. I think Wen Muye is a good candidate. Lao Ning or I can both act as a producer to help him share some of the pressure!"

Shanhe responded with a smile,
"Sister Jia, if you don't invest, I'm very optimistic about the box office performance of this movie!"

"Ah, how much do you think the box office will be?"

"Two billion!"

"There are so many! No one doubts your vision of Shanhe, so I won't be polite!"

"Haha... this is originally your script, so you should be the producer!"

"Well, I've never been a producer. Sister Yang Liu, why don't you join me?"

"Okay, but you have to treat me!"

"No problem, we'll be out in a minute!"

...

Looking at the backs of the two women leaving, before Shanhe could sigh, his cell phone rang. It was Hathaway's phone.
"Hey, dear, when will you come back? Your son wants to see you!"

"I'll be home soon. What's wrong with him?"

"He wants to tell you himself!"

"Dad, our kindergarten is holding a sports meet next week, you and my mom have to accompany me!"

"Ah, it's not appropriate for your mother and I to attend. Can you let your grandparents accompany you?"

"I won't. Neither you nor my mom have ever picked me up from kindergarten. Other people's parents will attend, so you have to accompany me too!"

Shanhe held the phone in his hand, his heart softening.
"Well, since you sound so pitiful, let us go with you!"

"Haha...Oh yeah! Mom, my dad agreed!"

(End of this chapter)