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"I've always seen Americans saving the world, but this is the first time I've seen a movie where a Chinese immortal saves the world!"

"It felt a bit strange. I always felt that this kind of subject matter was incompatible with us Chinese people. But after watching the movie, I seriously reflected on myself. We should have broken the stereotype in that movie that only Americans can save the world!"

"This movie is so weird, I can't appreciate it. A group of ancient Chinese people dressed in weird clothes saving the world? Are we living in a modern society in the 21st century?"

"It's a lousy film that imitates others. It's not that I worship foreign things, but Hollywood superhero movies are not something Chinese films can handle. "War on Tides" is just a poor imitation!"

"It's very passionate and exciting. It's the first time I've watched such a Chinese superhero movie. Hu Ge's role as Chun Yang Zhenren is really handsome. Why can't we Chinese have superheroes to save the world?"

"Only the officials are allowed to set fires, but the people are not allowed to light lamps? For those who think it's embarrassing to see the Chinese saving the world, put away your inferiority complex and fawning on foreigners. China is no longer what it was in 1860!"

"So cool! I will definitely go to see "War of the Demonic Tide" a few more times after it is released. The special effects of the movie are great and satisfy all my imaginations of the immortal heroes, especially their super cool spells and swordplay!"

"As expected, the role of the Sword Immortal should be played by Hu Ge. At the end of the movie, the immortal Chunyang fought with the devil with his sword, and the scene where the sword froze the fourteen continents almost made me climax!"

"The fairy heroes in "War of the Demonic Tides" are full of our oriental aesthetics and fairy spirit. They are more handsome than those Hollywood superheroes who rely on mutations for the poor and technology for the rich. They are more in line with Chinese aesthetics. I have to praise them!"

"I don't know whether foreigners can accept it, but as a Chinese, I am so excited to see a movie like "War of the Demon Tide"!"

"This is a high-quality popcorn special effects movie with above-par plot, special effects, and acting. It is not bad even if compared with Hollywood. The combination of Chinese legends and culture in the movie is more in line with the aesthetic taste of Chinese audiences!"

Just the day after the preview of "War on Tide of Devil" ended, a large number of internet celebrities and film critics expressed their opinions on the film.

A total of more than a thousand viewers were invited to watch the four preview screenings. Even though half of them were insiders and people in the industry, they would not rashly express their opinions, but the remaining 500 film critics and lucky viewers would not hold back and would speak freely on the Internet at the first opportunity.

Some praised, some criticized, and some even looked down on and were so anxious that they jumped up and down.

Just like the appearance of "Wolf Warrior 2", which made many people anxious and thought that only Hollywood could make such a movie.

The emergence of "On Tides of Devil May Cry" has also caused many people who are used to watching Hollywood superhero movies, and even think that Hollywood is superior and that what Hollywood can shoot cannot be shot in China, to speak out on the Internet.

There were only a few thousand people who watched the preview, but on the Internet, there were as many as four or five hundred articles about the film, and the number of supporters and opponents was almost half and half.

To be honest, the cultural confidence of the Chinese people has not yet grown to the level of being on par with that of the United States.

In other words, those born in the 00s who are most proud of their motherland’s culture have not grown up yet.

The current Internet users are mainly those born after 85, with a small number of those born after 90. The era experienced by this group of people was the era when America was number one in the world and Hollywood blockbusters swept the world.

The same level of special effects, the same story of saving the world, would not be considered a problem if it were put into a Hollywood movie, because such movies have appeared in large numbers over the past few decades and everyone is used to them.

But once the story was set in China and the protagonist was a Chinese saving the world, many viewers felt a little uncomfortable and felt indescribable weirdness.

I've actually never seen a movie like this before.

Some people adjust themselves quickly and think that such movies are more exciting. Every day, Americans save the world, and now it is the Chinese who save the world. But some people just can't get their heads around it, and naturally think that such movies are wrong and unacceptable, so they try their best to criticize "War of the Demon Tide" from various angles, boosting others' ambitions and destroying their own prestige.

Of course, there are also many public intellectuals and American figures who have sneaked in and taken advantage of the situation.

Faced with such online public opinion, the people inside Guangying Times were a little confused. They thought that after the preview of "War of the Demon Tide", it should have received a lot of praise.

This is China's first superhero blockbuster and China's first special effects blockbuster that reaches Hollywood's top standards. It should be praised as a genius.

Even when they were making it, they were full of pride.

Why are there so many people on the Internet who want to boost others' ambitions but destroy their own prestige, who have no confidence in their own culture, and who cannot accept seeing Chinese people saving the world in movies?
The employees of Light and Shadow Times were a little surprised, but Wu Yuan had expected this.

Compared to the criticisms received by "Wolf Warrior 2", the public opinion received by "War of Demon Tides" is really nothing.

After all, this movie has nothing to do with "patriotism". It's just that the setting of the Chinese saving the world makes mainland audiences who are used to watching American blockbusters feel a little uncomfortable, and they subconsciously find fault with it.

Wu Yuan firmly believes that once this movie is released on a large scale, the market and movie fans will give it a fair evaluation.

Just like "Wolf Warrior 2", even though it was ridiculed on the Internet, it did not prevent the movie from setting box office records.

And the facts have proved that Wu Yuan’s idea is correct. The silent ones are the majority. These "opinion leaders" invited to the preview of "War of the Demon Tide" cannot represent the general public.

February 2015, 2, the first day of the Lunar New Year.

"War on the Demonic Tide" was released nationwide in mainland China.

On the day of its release, with 7 movies competing at the same time (Dad’s Vacation, which was originally scheduled to be released on the first day of the Lunar New Year, was temporarily withdrawn), "War in Time" earned 1.56 million yuan at the box office in its first year, becoming the box office champion of the day!
The three movies that should have been a big hit, "The Man from Macau 2", "Dragon Blade" and "Wolf Totem", were overshadowed by "The Last Tycoon".

Just as Wu Yuan thought, mainland audiences all have their own standards in their hearts.

Nowadays, when movie ticket prices are similar, special effects blockbusters are definitely the ones to watch first!

Mainland movie fans are not yet tired of watching special effects blockbusters. In fact, Marvel has only just started and enlightened mainland movie fans.

This is truly a case of the previous generation opening up the market, so that the later generations can easily enjoy the profits.

On the second day of its release, the box office of "War of Demon Tide" remained strong, and it once again won the title of daily box office champion with a box office of 1.86 million.

"The Man from Macau 2" only earned million in box office revenue in two days after its release. "Dragon Blade" and "Wolf Totem" were even worse, with only million and million respectively.

The box office siphon effect of "War of the Demon Tide" has begun. (End of this chapter)