China Entertainment started from Nortel 2002

Chapter 725: Being hyped
"'Wolf Warrior 2' box office will exceed $6 million. US media bluntly said: Too many movies like 'Operation Red Sea' and 'Wolf Warrior 2' are not good news for Hollywood.

Hollywood is counting on China, in part, to bring in huge box office revenue for its blockbuster franchises.

If Chinese films can deliver similar excitement to Hollywood blockbusters with local talent and local stars, English-language American action blockbusters will become less necessary.”

"On the day when Wolf Warrior 2's box office exceeded 30 billion yuan, director and lead actor Wu Jing attended a special screening in the capital. Wu Jing repeatedly said that the box office success of Wolf Warrior 2 was not his personal artistic achievement, but the audience created history with him.

The audience's hearts were already dry, but he lit a match and ignited the audience. This was an outburst of Chinese people's patriotic sentiment."

"Xinhua News Agency focused on commenting on "Operation Red Sea" and "Wolf Warrior 2", saying that Chinese films need more films of this type"

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These days, "Wolf Warrior 2" can be said to be moving forward with the October schedule. Even on weekdays, it can still take in about million yuan at the box office.

Hollywood is also a little panicked.

Because since 2015, China's box office in February has surpassed North America thanks to films mostly produced by the country.

In fact, Hollywood's panic is not without reason.

Because if China's own filmmakers can bring works that are close to the scope, scale and production standards of typical Hollywood blockbusters, then the appeal of these Hollywood films in China may decrease.

Moreover, if this were possible, China might be in a stronger position to negotiate over how much revenue Hollywood gets from film exports and how many American films can be shown in China in a given year.

"Sure enough, strength is gained through one's own efforts."

Han Sanping also sighed when he saw the somewhat pessimistic comments made by major Hollywood media.

Thinking back to the day, Hollywood had such a high status that at that time, Hollywood had already produced movies with box office revenues exceeding one billion U.S. dollars. At the same time, domestic movies with box office revenues exceeding one hundred million yuan could still make it onto the box office charts and were talked about with relish.

In just a blink of an eye, the gap has narrowed to such an extent that even Hollywood has started to panic.

"Oh, Dad, what era is this? The days when Hollywood dominated the world are long gone."

Han Jianu hurriedly put on her flat shoes, as if she was preparing to go out.

"Where?"

"My senior asked me to go and watch the preview of the refined cut of "Dying to Survive""

After putting on her shoes, Han Jianu hurried out.

The day after Li Mu came back from wrapping up the filming, he called Wen Muye and Han Jianu to come over and watch the refined edited version of "Dying to Survive".

"Brother!"

"Brother!"

Han Jianu and Wen Muye walked into the screening room and saw Li Mu already sitting there, so they hurriedly called out.

"Sit down, let's watch it together. Feel free to give us any comments while we're watching!"

Li Mu smiled and asked them to sit down.

"Okay, senior brother!"

During the movie, Li Mu stroked his chin and watched very carefully, almost staring at the screen intently.

This version of "Dying to Survive" has made many adjustments compared to the original version and can be said to be more in line with human nature.

For this reason, Han Jianu watched with tears in her eyes. Even though, as a screenwriter, she already knew the result, she was still attracted by the scene in front of her.

Wen Muye also wiped his eyes frequently.

"call!"

After reading it, Li Mu took a deep breath. At the moment, he didn't find any problems.

As he approached Li Mu, he cast his eyes towards Han Jianu and Wen Muye.

"I can't find any fault with it!" Han Jianu fell silent, as if she was recalling the movie, and then shook her head.

"Brother, if I could make a movie like this, I would be very lucky. As for finding faults with this movie, I don't think I am qualified to do so."

Wen Muye was deeply shocked.

"Don't underestimate yourself. A food critic may not be a good cook!" Li Mu patted Wen Muye on the shoulder and made the decision, "Then we'll edit it like this. The rest will depend on the review."

"It should be fine. After all, the script has been reviewed."

When it comes to the issue of censorship, Han Jianv became less confident. After all, she had seen the effects of the movie and it was indeed quite sensitive.

It is still unknown whether it can be guaranteed to pass after editing.

Feng Xiaogang’s “Youth” was rejected and is still being re-edited.

"It's hard to say, but it shouldn't be a big problem." Li Mu stood up with a smile, "Let's go and have a meal together."

As soon as the final editing of "Dying to Survive" was completed, Mengying Media handed it over to the General Administration for final review.

For this reason, Li Mu didn't even set a release date, for fear that the same situation as "Youth" would happen.

“I heard that Li Mu’s “Dying to Survive” has been edited and sent for review.”

"Do you know where the schedule is? I really don't want to share the same schedule with him. It's really uncomfortable."

"No news yet. Maybe we have to wait for the review progress."

The industry knew about it as soon as Mengying Media submitted it for review, and they speculated, "Will it not clash with Youth?"

Feng Xiaogang suddenly broke out in a cold sweat on his forehead and he wiped it unconsciously with his hand.

It’s not that he doesn’t dare to be tough, but the movie "Youth" also concerns the performance commitment of his shell company "Dongyang Mela".

Huayi’s 10.5 billion yuan was not given for free.

If the company didn't meet the standards, he would make up the difference in cash.

Dongyang Mira has hardly developed any other business except its own films, so the box office of "Youth" is crucial if it wants to achieve its performance targets.

"It'll cost at least 700 million. If it's comparable to 'Dying to Survive', it'll be the end of us."

Feng Xiaogang thought about it carefully, and his expression suddenly became gloomy.

In the same period, his appeal is definitely far less than Li Mu's, which is a disadvantage.

Moreover, he has no advantage in terms of subject matter. Fortunately, Li Mu made realistic films. If it were other big commercial themes, he would never have thought of giving it a try.

"I have to find out something."

Feng Xiaogang finally felt that to be safe, it would be best to stay away from "Dying to Survive" and to get more information.

"Director Feng, what? You want to treat me to a meal?"

Li Mu was very surprised when he heard Feng Xiaogang's invitation that night.

"Forehead"

"Director Li, I admire you from the bottom of my heart."

Feng Xiaogang's words suddenly made Li Mu a little confused.

"What is Feng Xiaogang up to? He invites me to dinner for no reason."

Li Mu grumbled to himself, but since all the good words had been said, Li Mu finally agreed.

"Director Feng invites you to dinner?"

When Liu Yifei saw Li Mu hung up the phone, she was also very curious, "What's the matter?"

"How would I know? But Feng Xiaogang is a man who never comes to visit me unless he has a request. I guess he probably has something to ask for."

Li Mu didn't believe the nice things Feng Xiaogang said, such as admiration, exploring realistic films and other messy excuses.

"I guess so."

Liu Yifei smiled happily.

"Wolf Warrior 2" still steadily broke through the 40 billion mark, and the official Weibo and Tik Tok of "Wolf Warrior 2" posted a record-breaking poster every day.

As far as the current situation is concerned, everyone in the industry knows that 40 billion will definitely not be the end point of "Wolf Warrior 2".

On the contrary, when people become famous, they are more likely to be involved in gossips, and the same goes for their films.

At this moment, a person named Yin Shanshan on Weibo, who claimed to be a teacher at the Central Academy of Drama, suddenly criticized "Wolf Warrior 2", which immediately topped the hot search list and attracted a lot of attention.

"It's worthless because it has no logic or values. The author (director) is a psychopath!"

“Wolf Warrior 2 is full of B-movie fun.”

"Wu Jing didn't consider the feelings of the children. It's summer vacation now. It's not good for children to watch this movie. There is too much blood and violence."

While Yin Shanshan was madly disparaging "Wolf Warrior 2", she also quoted a large number of European and American movies to demonstrate her so-called advanced knowledge of movies.

This really caused a huge uproar, and for a while, the Internet was flooded with criticisms of this teacher.

"After listening to what you said, I felt my stomach churning.

Maybe it's because big shots like you have different ideas from us ordinary people. I restrained myself from criticizing you, but seeing the expression in your video, how should I criticize you more appropriately? "

"I saw your video on Tencent Video! I guess you won't watch too many comments there to scold you! I came here specifically to scold you! You are so incompetent and yet you are still talking nonsense. If you are so capable, why don't you make a movie that you think is good and don't take advantage of the popularity of good movies! I don't want to say bad words."

"Fuck you!"

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"Don't be angry, it's not worth it." Xie Nan was stroking Wu Jing's back at this moment.

"Is she speaking human language? It's fine to film like this in Europe and America, and the villains should also have humaneness and moral integrity, like in "The Rock".
Yin Shanhu is just talking on paper. She is just talking nonsense from the moral high ground and does not realize how cruel and despicable the terrorists' methods are.

Moreover, the theme of the film is full of positive energy. Even children will feel proud of China's growing strength after watching it. The cruel reality of the world should not be avoided by children, but should inspire their patriotic passion and spirit of self-improvement.

Wu Jing was so angry that she held her breath while speaking.

"Look at what Director Li said. She is just trying to take advantage of the popularity of the movie. If you really respond to her, it will suit her needs. You see, most netizens still support you."

Xie Nan opened the comment section and found that most netizens were indeed on Wu Jing's side, but a small number of them were brainwashed. Although they seemed neutral, they had actually been led astray.

At the same time, Liu Yifei was also cursing.

"This person is crazy about being famous. She is also a teacher at the Central Academy of Drama. What kind of person is this? I really want to argue with her."

"It's not worth it. She's just a clown. If you argue with her, you'll get into trouble." Li Mu said calmly.

(End of this chapter)