Entertainment Rebirth Rhapsody

Chapter 455: This matter is not over yet, just wait!

Amid calls for the film to be banned from theaters by mainstream Western media, The Room was released as planned.

On the last day of April, Wednesday, Disney scheduled the premiere two days in advance. Sanhe missed the ceremony as scheduled, but Hathaway came.

Hathaway, who is five months pregnant, has a bulging belly. The light blue silk long sleeve dress makes her plump figure look full of charm. She is like a harvest goddess on the red carpet, making the reporters and fans present shout and take pictures non-stop.

As Shanhe's wife, and an American, Hathaway was undoubtedly the focus of reporters' interviews. The controversy caused by Shanhe in European and American media naturally became the core topic of questions.

"Annie, there has been a lot of controversy in the media recently about what Qiu has done and said. What do you think about this?"

Hathaway's answer was very intense. She instantly changed from a graceful goddess to a husband-protecting demon.
"I am angry about this. I don't understand why Qiu's choice would cause these people to attack him. He just did what he should do. Is there anything wrong with loving his country, speaking for his compatriots, and advocating drug prohibition? These reports and speeches are simply rumors and slander. They always like to ignore facts and look at others subjectively and narrowly. They like to classify people with ideology and prejudice and define others with double standards. My husband is a great writer and director. He has a pure and great personality, which is beyond doubt!"

"Annie, shouldn't artists maintain their independence? If Qiu becomes a spokesperson for power, can he still be called an artist?"

"Haha... the whole world knows that Qiu never accepts endorsements!"

Hathaway looked at the reporter who asked the question and replied with a sneer,
"This is all your subjective conjecture. You have no idea of ​​the facts, yet you start making accusations. I have read the script of Operation Mekong, which is a perfect action movie that combines business and reality. It is passionate but also full of reflection. Qiu has not changed his style. I don't want to explain too much to you. Qiu is very proud and he doesn't bother to fight back against your remarks. Whether he is an artist or not does not need your verification!"

"Annie, how much do you think the criticism from the media and Western mainstream cultural circles will affect Qiu's international reputation? Will the box office prospects of Room be hindered?"

"Look at history. Great artists always have to go through unwarranted suspicion and attacks, but their works will speak for themselves. I have great trust in my husband and I adore him! As for the box office of Room, let's wait and see. Truth, goodness and beauty will always be more popular than unwarranted malice!"

...

After dealing with the reporters, Hathaway waved to the cheering fans and walked into the China Grand Theater.

The premiere of "Room" was still star-studded. In addition to the friends of the Shanhe couple, there were more Hollywood stars and producers who came to support the event than expected.

People who can gain a foothold in Hollywood, a world of fame and fortune, are smart enough. They understand Shanhe’s power in Hollywood better than those literati and scholars.

With the passing of Jobs, Sanhe has become Disney's largest individual shareholder. This alone makes him as stable as a rock in Hollywood, not to mention his and Bruckheimer's unrivaled record in Hollywood. The two of them have a tacit understanding of each other, and from interests to feelings, they are truly the best combination and have a close relationship.

Bruckheimer is not someone you can easily mess with. The old rogue has been in Hollywood for decades, has connections all over the world, and is known for his recklessness. Once he is provoked, even the Academy of Oscars dares to bite him, and he can bite them until they are covered in blood and in a state of embarrassment!
Even though Harvey Westan seems to be very powerful because of the tricks he plays in Hollywood, if he really meets an old gangster, he has to step forward and greet him respectfully!
Anyone who wants to touch Hua Xia Qiu is touching the cream cake of Bruckheimer and Disney, and is making an enemy of them. The media's superficial criticism will not have any effect on Hua Xia Qiu. If one wants to completely discredit Hua Xia Qiu, he must first be removed from Disney's shareholders!

But this idea is almost impossible. Not to mention the huge profits that Huaxia Qiu has brought to Disney, just looking at the increasingly big and delicious cake of the Chinese film market, Disney will continue to deepen its relationship with Huaxia Qiu and Chuhe Film and Television.

Almost the entire Hollywood knows that some seemingly plausible controversies cannot affect Hua Xia Qiu's status in Hollywood. Therefore, almost no one in Hollywood participated in this "overthrow of Qiu" incident. Even the Academy Awards, which has always had a grudge with Shanhe, remained silent.

As soon as Hathaway walked into the cinema, she exchanged pleasantries with the guests in the manner of a hostess. As Shanhe's wife, the proprietress of Chuhe Film and Television, and a wealthy person on the Forbes rich list, she naturally exudes grace and elegance in the eyes of others.

Before the movie was shown, Hathaway took the stage to give a speech on behalf of her husband. Pregnant Hathaway was quite sentimental, with great emotional ups and downs. She spoke very emotionally on the stage.
“…The inspiration for Room came from Bernier and I, but it was based on reality. Reality is more cruel than novels and movies. I want to thank this great mother for her love that transcended everything and saved her child. This story has touched the whole world.

There will always be too much evil and filth in this world, and we cannot change it. Fortunately, everyone is still pursuing truth, goodness and beauty. I hope this movie can bring a bit of clarity to the turbid reality! On behalf of Qiu and the entire crew, thank you all for coming to the premiere!"

Hathaway's speech brought a sense of sadness to the theater ahead of time.

After the applause, the movie began to be screened. The Shanhe version of "The Room" has the same plot as the original, but they are two completely different films.

The movie begins with a basement skylight shrouded in warm light. With the child's innocent voice-over, the whole picture is warm and colorful, giving people a fairy-tale feeling, which is the tone of the first half of the film.

Shanhe tells a story of sin from a child's innocent and beautiful perspective. Just as the mother tells her child, the basement is the whole world and they live in a fairy tale.

The interaction between mother and son in the narrow basement is full of warmth and even a bit of joy. Even the quarrels and cold wars have a warm tone. Even the appearance of the perverted captor has some fairy tale demonic elements. The escape journey of mother and son is more like a fantasy adventure in a fairy tale.

Only through Hathaway's delicate performance can the audience feel the mother's hidden pain and let everyone understand this helpless reality born out of sin.

Shanhe's strength in storytelling is fully demonstrated in the first half of the film. Although the audience knows the plot of the film, they are still attracted by the experience of this mother and son who were imprisoned in the basement for six years.

From the daily warmth to the mother's decision to tell her growing son the reality, from the appearance of the perverted captor to the worsening life of the mother and son, the mother realized that they might starve to death in the basement, from the mother's decision to let her son escape from the basement first, to the thrilling escape process. The audience seemed to be in a real-life fairy tale with ups and downs!

They were distressed by what happened to the mother and son, moved by their sincere feelings, and happy that they were able to escape.

Unlike the fairy-tale life in the basement, the world outside is full of coldness. Because it was autumn when they escaped, the mother and son faced the cold of winter.

The movie slowly transitions from the child's perspective to that of a bystander, and the warm tones in the picture gradually turn into cold colors. Both the mother and the child need to step out of the dark fairy tale world in their hearts. All this is not easy!
Following the rhythm of the film, the audience feels the pain and fear that the mother and son face in facing reality. Unlike in the basement where they only need to face each other and own each other, they need to adapt to this cruel society and accept more people's different eyes and intentions.

The mother endured far more than the child. He walked out of the basement where he had been imprisoned for six years, but his soul still remained there!
She was full of fear and disappointment about herself and her future, and she decided to escape by leaving this world. The child once again saved his mother both physically and spiritually. When the child cut off her long hair that she had always cherished, and begged her grandmother to give the hair to her desperate mother in the hospital, the entire theater was filled with sadness and emotion. All the audience guests couldn't help but burst into tears, and some girls even burst into tears.

There is no sensationalism in the movie, but it is extremely sincere. The last twenty minutes of the film are almost soaked in the audience's tears.

It was not until the mother overcame her inner difficulties and the mother and son hugged each other tightly in the courtyard that the audience's emotions were completely released.

The mother and son lay on the bed, quietly enjoying the time together just like they did in the basement, for a long time!

The mother stared at her son and suddenly spoke,
"I'm so sorry, Tate!"

"It's okay! Just don't do that again!"

"I promise!"

"Are you okay now?"

"Yes, it's slowly getting better!"

The mother stroked her son's short hair and took out his long hair from her pocket.
"Tate!"

"Hmm?" "Your grandma brought me this, and I knew I would get better!"

The mother stroked her son's cheek and said to him with tears in her eyes:

"You saved me, again!"

"Ok!"

"I'm not a good mother!"

"But you're my mother!"

The mother cried and laughed at her son.

"I'm!"

The mother and son looked at each other, smiled and nodded.

"Yes I am!"

...

The movie ends with the mother and son bidding farewell to the basement, but the audience is immersed in the bleak autumn on the big screen for a long time.

After a long time, thunderous applause broke out in the China Grand Theater. All the audience guests stood up and applauded the film. Hathaway and Jacob's performances in the film conquered everyone!

That night, the audience who attended the premiere couldn't wait to post their feelings on the Internet.
"It's so touching! It's several times more touching than the novel. I almost didn't stop crying during the second half of the movie. Everyone must watch this movie. It would be a huge pity to miss it!"

"It's the best movie, bar none. Hathaway and Jacob's performances are so touching. Hua Xiaqiu is really a genius. A movie whose plot everyone knows can make the whole theater cry together. It's incredible!"

"I can't remember how long it has been since I cried in a cinema. Maybe I have never cried because of a movie before, but I was moved by Elizabeth and her son. There was no sensationalism at all, but the daily life was plain and warm, the language was down to earth, and even the music was gentle and soothing. But it was hard to control my emotions, and tears just flowed out!"

"Hua Xia Qiu always has this kind of magic, and Hathaway's performance in the film is amazing. Before watching the movie, no one would believe that Hathaway could play the role of a tough yet fragile mother to such an extent. There is no suspense about her winning the Oscar for Best Actress next year!"

...

The next morning, coverage of the premiere of "Room" made the front-page headlines of all Hollywood entertainment newspapers and magazines.

"A flawless film!"

"Hua Xia Qiu uses his works to tell everyone that arguments and criticisms are just empty talk!"

"Room ascended to heaven, but its creator fell?"

"Hua Xia Qiu brought his wife into the Hollywood Hall of Fame with just one movie!"

...

"The Room" not only conquered the audience, but also conquered film critics and the media. Shanhe has never responded to the criticism from the Western cultural circle, but the release of "The Room" is the biggest counterattack.

The rave reviews of "Room" have crushed all the criticism and pessimism against Shanhe. The work should speak for itself!

No matter how much you say or how harshly you criticize, groundless smears can never defeat a real masterpiece.

The attacks and criticisms from the mainstream Western cultural circle have turned Shanhe into a joke. You keep saying that they have become vassals of the powerful and are about to degenerate into mediocrity.

But the fact is, within a few days, Hua Xia Qiu handed over a genius work that amazed everyone, and the old face of the Western cultural circle was slapped, which was really embarrassing!
These scholars and writers looked at the newspapers in their hands with frowns on their faces, looking embarrassed. Now, they failed to attack or suppress, and were instead made fun of by others. They were too careless!

How could China produce such a monster? He is really protected by a diamond and is immune to all poisons! What a coincidence! He is so lucky!
Fuck! Hua Xia Qiu had planned this all along and deliberately set a trap for us to fall into. He was trying to tease us and the entire Western mainstream cultural circle!

Too rampant, too insidious!

Okay, Hua Xia Qiu wins this time. This matter is not over yet, just wait!

These people are used to being high and mighty, and their inexplicable sense of superiority is extremely strong. When they suffered a setback at Shanhe's hands, they were naturally extremely angry. They made up a bunch of excuses in their minds and regarded Shanhe as a thorn in their eyes and a thorn in their flesh. They felt uncomfortable just thinking of this name!

The release of "Room" made all the debates and criticisms against Shanhe disappear. Intellectuals are not stupid and will not confront Shanhe at this height, but the seeds of grievances between the two have been planted, and will grow again sooner or later!
On the second day of the May Day holiday, "Room" was released simultaneously in countries around the world.

The first day box office data completely dispelled all doubts about Shanhe.

"Room" opened in North America in more than 2 theaters and nearly 3 screens on its first day, and grossed over million US dollars. It should be noted that this is a D feature film and there is no box office bonus from D screens. This result has already broken the first-day box office record for North American feature films.

The audience's reputation was phenomenal. Almost all the audience had tears in their eyes when they walked out of the theater. For a "three-no" movie with no 3D, no special effects, and no big scenes, the audience survey rating was actually "A+", even surpassing the comic-adapted blockbuster "The Amazing Spider-Man" that was released just two weeks ago!
“So touching!”

"This is a great female film that all women deserve to see in the theaters!"

“There are no animation special effects, but Hua Xia Qiu has created two different worlds, and both worlds are so moving!”

...

On the first day, the film's Rotten Tomatoes rating was 99%, and the critics' index also reached 95%. The film review website was filled with praise comments.

With the explosive box office success on the first day and the phenomenal word-of-mouth, Hollywood Research immediately gave the following box office forecasts for The Room:

400 million in North America, 1 billion US dollars worldwide!
(End of this chapter)