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The counter-trend rise in the box office of "The Return of the Great Sage" has attracted the attention of many people in the industry.

Generally, this situation is mostly because a certain "explosive point" has appeared, driving the box office of the movie.

This is not difficult to check. Soon someone discovered that "The Return of the Great Sage" had unknowingly occupied the circle of friends of many young and middle-aged people.

The origin is the official video account of "Shiguangzhiqiu", which updated a "micro-documentary" about the animation production of "The Return of the Great Sage".

In this documentary, many behind-the-scenes footage of the movie are recorded in detail.

At the beginning of the project of "The Return of the Great Sage", Ye Zhiqiu took the script and held a meeting with everyone in the studio.

Yang Jie, the director of "Journey to the West" with gray hair and high prestige in the industry, had a heated discussion with a group of young people without any airs.

Hundreds of beautifully drawn painting manuscripts that tell how the final character image in the play was formed...

What is even more shocking is that in the scene where the Monkey King lifted the seal and transformed in the play, the special effects were made with exquisite details down to every strand of hair.

After these highlights were released, they quickly sparked heated discussions among netizens.

"This is a well-made domestic animation!"

"I cried so hard. They even found the senior who produced "Havoc in Heaven" at Huahai Art Factory to cooperate!"

"As a 40-year-old middle-aged man, I felt a little familiar when I saw the fighting style at the beginning. I remembered it when I saw this video. It is really full of childhood memories."

"Fuck, the last cool transformation scene cost nearly 12 million!"

"I am really envious of my fellow animation practitioners. The production level of "Autumn of Light" is definitely the first echelon in the world, and they are willing to spend money. It's awesome."

"What impressed me most was what Ye Zhiqiu said in the meeting-this is our Chinese superhero!"

"I originally wanted to watch "Galaxy Messenger 2", but now it has been changed to "The Return of the Great Sage"! Just for their dedication, it is worth supporting!"

Then, this enthusiasm quickly moved from Weibo and other online platforms to social media.

I don't know when it started, a topic called "We owe our own superhero a movie ticket" spread on WeChat Moments.

Many netizens went to the cinema and posted a photo of themselves holding a movie ticket after watching "The Monkey King: Hero is Back".

"We owe our own superhero a movie ticket - I've paid it back!"

Moments, a relatively private social media, may not be as wide-ranging as Weibo, but the depth of communication is better.

It's just like "The first cup of milk tea in autumn". If you see a blogger post a dynamic on Weibo, you may not drink it yourself, but if a friend you know drinks it and posts it on Moments, the situation is different.

Her husband bought it for her, so I must not be less!

It is probably because of this mentality that the single-day box office of "The Monkey King: Hero is Back" remained high for several days in a row. Even on the first day after the "May Day" holiday, when even "Battlefield of Fire" fell sharply to barely break 100 million, "The Monkey King: Hero is Back" still won 130 million box office in one fell swoop, topping the single-day box office list.

As soon as this result came out, the entire film and television industry was stunned again.

This animation is not only going to be a Hollywood blockbuster, but also to have two best actor winners!

In the first week of its release, the cumulative box office of "The Return of the Great Sage" has reached 870 million yuan, and breaking 1 billion yuan is a foregone conclusion.

However, a big tree will attract the wind, and there have been many doubts on the Internet.

The first to bear the brunt is the doubts of many black fans, "The Return of the Great Sage" must have hired a water army to create momentum, otherwise how could there be such an abnormal box office performance, and some people even mocked these water armies as "rescues invited by monkeys".

In fact, the "Shiguangzhiqiu" studio, including Ye Zhiqiu's supporters, have experienced this kind of doubt many times.

Even for a work like "That Rabbit", there are many people who criticize it, which is not surprising.

In the past, they might have had some arguments, but now they have a sense of "letting go" and will instead agree with it in a very silly way.

"Yeah, yes!"

"Yeah, we all are."

"Yes, yes, yes, I am a water army, the kind that comes from tap water."

"Hahaha, tap water is amazing, isn't it!"

Soon, the word "tap water" spread all over the Internet, and more and more netizens who spontaneously promoted "The Return of the Great Sage" joined the ranks of "tap water".

The "tap water incident" was reported to the crew of "The Return of the Condor Heroes". The reporters who had been waiting for many days finally seized the opportunity at the door, blocked Ye Zhiqiu, and asked him what he thought about this matter.

In response, Ye Zhiqiu's answer was very domineering, and he asked directly.

"Do you think I need to hire water army?""

Many reporters laughed dryly. To be honest, they didn't believe it.

First, with Ye Zhiqiu's "straightforward" character, it is indeed unlikely that he would do this. Second, this kind of group propaganda with such a wide coverage is far from being done by hiring some water army.

Otherwise, each film crew would have done it long ago, and the effect is better than spending money on advertising!

Immediately, a reporter asked, "So, what do you think is the key to the success and popularity of "The Return of the Great Sage"? Can you tell me?"

This is a serious question, and Ye Zhiqiu also thought about it seriously for a few seconds.

"I think there are two main points. First, it is the power of classics. This film is adapted from a famous book, and there are also classic film and television works such as "Journey to the West" and "Havoc in Heaven". It has accumulated many fans, so the audience will be more quickly involved in the new work. ”

"Second, it is the role of "feelings". When making this work, Director Yang, Teacher Li, Huang Shiguang, the person in charge of "Autumn of Light", and all the staff in the studio were actually doing it with full of feelings and passion. "

"As long as you are a child who grew up in China, who doesn't have a complex about the Monkey King? In fact, every teenager has a Monkey King in his heart, the peerless hero who descends from the sky on auspicious clouds, and the invincible god of war who fights against 100,000 heavenly soldiers in a red robe. "

"We think that the Monkey King is the hero of Chinese children. No matter how many years have passed, he should be remembered again and again. Therefore, we have tried our best to do our best. When the audience feels it, they will naturally support you. "

Ye Zhiqiu's words made many reporters nod their heads.

"The last question, some people on the Internet say that "The Return of the Great Sage" is another peak of domestic animation. What do you think?"

"First of all, I am very grateful for the support of netizens." Ye Zhiqiu replied, "But, for me personally, I don't like the term "peak of domestic animation". ”

“From the beginning, the goal of ‘Autumn of Light’ was not to become the pinnacle of Chinese animation.”

“Our goal is to hope that one day, Chinese animation will no longer be noticed because of the label of ‘domestic’, but will be strong enough to make others forget what is domestic and let the world know: here is a group of creators standing upright on the world stage, competing with excellent works from all over the world!”

As soon as these words came out, the crew of The Return of the Condor Heroes, who were watching Ye Zhiqiu being interviewed with great interest, also applauded and sighed.

Look, what a domineering statement!

When it comes to showing off, our Director Ye is still the best!