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Chapter 629 wasn’t banned either!
Wonder Woman, also known as Diana Prince, is a superhero from the DC Comics of the United States.

He first appeared in All-Star Comics #1941 in December 12 and was created by William M. Marston and Harry G. Peter.

Diana Prince, originally Princess Diana of Paradise Island, was the illegitimate daughter of Zeus, the king of the Olympian gods, and Hippolyta, the queen of the Amazons, and had demigod blood.

After coming to human society, Diana changed her name to Diana Prince and began to fight crime and do justice as Wonder Woman, practicing the Amazon people's concept of power and love with her actions.

During World War II, the story of Wonder Woman inspired many American women to bravely respond to the call to join the army and participate in the war, and also subtly influenced a new generation of feminists.

In the 1970s, she appeared on the cover of the feminist magazine "Ms." and had her own well-known TV series, and has since become a cultural symbol of feminism.

Wonder Woman is a character in American popular culture, part of myth and part of history.

In order to make up for its low legitimacy, the overall structure of the United States spends a lot of money on conceptual shaping every year.

Only by relying on a developed business model can military use be transformed into civilian use, thus reducing expenses.

But regardless, Wonder Woman is part of the core narrative of the United States.

Perhaps, compared to its peak period, Wonder Woman has passed its peak and the American TV series project has also failed, but it is undeniable that it has become a part of the history of the United States.

As the Marvel Cinematic Universe gradually takes shape, the DC Cinematic Universe also has more room for imagination.

From initial disdain to gradual acceptance, people with insight can see that Hollywood's creativity is beginning to wither and the importance of superhero movies is gradually becoming prominent.

The success of Marvel's "Avengers" also points out a way.

Amid the bombardment of Western narratives and the chaotic public opinion, Shen Santong and Warner reached a collaboration on the live-action Wonder Woman film.

It seems that Shen Santong occupies a dominant position among them.

What is a co-production?
In the past, co-productions were always taken advantage of by foreign countries, and some people in China used them to flatter or to wash their clothes.

Santong Entertainment and Warner co-produced "Wonder Woman" and took a dominant position.

These words combined together create an extraordinary impact.

It is placed on a higher level desktop.

Not only that, within one month of its release, "The Martian" set a double record for moviegoers and box office in Russia. Its value exploded, replacing "Avatar" to top the Russian film market.

Marina, one of the heroines, soared to become a Russian superstar.

As of August 8, "The Martian" has grossed $6 million worldwide, making it into the top ten of the annual global film list.

After "The Avengers" and "The Hunger Games", and before "The Dark Knight Rises".

"The Hunger Games" has been released for nearly three months, while "The Martian" has only been released for a month, so there is still box office potential.

In another week or two, it will be ranked second on the annual global film list.

"The Avengers" has the bonus of the Marvel series and the guarantee of Disney's distribution capabilities. What does "The Martian" have?
However, after years of accumulation, Shen Santong has at least opened up the domestic box office and Asia, and even opened up the situation in Europe, starting with Greece and gradually penetrating.

More than 400 million US dollars is the domestic box office, but the real results are there.

The official media found a way out for Shen Santong.

We ended up not being happy last time, maybe it was a communication problem, so I’m going to try to interview you again.

Shen Santong has made history. There are people who can bow their heads, but in the film industry, he is the only one.

However, Shen Santong was in seclusion.

It was considered a polite refusal.

8 month 10 day.

Shen Santong's 13th film, and also the third to last in his inventory, "The Lost Tomb: The Mystical City", adapted from the best-selling novel "Ghost Blows Out the Light", was released.

The number of people who wanted to see Dongtian immediately exceeded 400 million.

The pre-sale revenue reached 2.4 million, breaking the previous pre-sale record set by "The Martian".

The box office of the midnight show on August 8 exceeded 10 million yuan, once again breaking the box office record for the midnight show.

As soon as "The Lost Tomb" was released, it topped the Weibo hot search list and made headlines.

#Zhang Li's beautiful legs# (explosive)

#Lu Yi Hu Bayi#
#Is this monster real?#
#Oriental fantasy blockbuster#
#Huang Bo Wang Fatty#
#Five stars rise from the East, good for China#
#Please, Shen Santong, don't take a rest#
Shen Santong from "The Thieves" also showed up at the premiere, indicating that he is still there.

"The Lost Tomb" didn't even attend the premiere.

With the premiere of the movie, the phenomenon of "The Black Panther" sweeping the entertainment circle and the social pages was reproduced.

Movie fans were excited.

The first reaction is true!

The texture is unbeatable!

"When the red monkey jumped out of the cave, I almost bit my tongue! Such a big red monkey, so scary!"

"I am a senior fan of Ghost Blows Out the Light. Director Shen made drastic changes to the film, but the core was retained, including the red hyena, the giant salamander, the bear man, the fire ladybug, the pig-faced bat, the prairie otter, the desert army ant, the black-eyed monster snake, the corpse-scented arum, and the Queen's Tomb. After watching Director Shen's films, I really can't watch other bad films."

"+1, I would rather watch Director Shen's movies over and over again. This level of dedication alone is enough for other directors to learn for a lifetime."

"It should be the project management ability. I have a friend who works in the entertainment industry. He said that Santong Entertainment's best feature is management."

"The icy queen is so beautiful. I feel like I've eaten corpse konjac and am hallucinating. Wearing a gas mask is useless. My heart is icy."

"The corpse of the Queen of Jingjue does not rot and emits a fragrance. I can do it!"

"I can do that too!" "Don't be scary upstairs, and be gentle."

"Desert army ants are quite scary. Has anyone noticed that army ants are not simply copied, and different army ants have different details."

"I also discovered it. There are also fire beetles. When they burn through the ice, they are as beautiful as oil paintings. The picture is so beautiful! It is hard to imagine that this is the level of our domestic films. It is really amazing. Director Shen, please come out soon. We fans have a lot of questions. Please explain them to us."

"Director Shen, please come back soon!"

With the premiere of the movie, #Director Shen, please come back soon# immediately topped the Weibo list.

A real explosion of heat.

Shen Santong asked Weibo to manually cool down.

But it’s so popular.

The Flower Society came to discuss an exclusive interview, and Shen Santong chose to agree this time.

From the heart.

It's okay once or twice, but if it happens again and again, it's a bit shameless.

This time the question was of a higher level.

The host asked: "Director Shen, how do you view the challenges facing the overseas expansion of cultural products?"

A standard question, neutral.

He didn't use the word "difficulty", but used the word "challenge", which shows that his thinking ability is obviously improved compared to that of CCTV hosts.

Shen Santong said: "We have an old saying that goes 'there is no first in literature and no second in martial arts'. No matter how good a writer is, he dare not boast that his writing is the best in the world, but people with great martial arts skills often boast that their martial arts skills are unparalleled in the world."

"I think this is a phrase used by scholars to belittle warriors. In fact, scholars are more aggressive, and the same is true for culture, especially the United States."

"Its culture is a strong one. Even in Europe, which has a very deep cultural heritage, Hollywood blockbusters dominate their movie charts. The charts are filled with them."

"Even though some European countries still think that the United States is nouveau riche and vulgar, they still succumb to Hollywood culture."

"Putting aside the controversy surrounding Nolan's plagiarism, just looking at the story, it may seem brain-burning and obscure, but it is actually very popular."

“When I was working on Inception, I thought about this form of expression, but after discussion and research in our team, we came to a conclusion.”

The host asked: "What's the conclusion?"

Shen Santong said: "If I take this photo, I will be scolded."

The host asked: "Being scolded?"

Shen Santong said: "After the release of Inception, my suspicion was confirmed. Our public opinion has a tendency to drive people crazy, and even to destroy everything."

“Hollywood blockbusters, they’ll accept the narrative and help guide it, as a matter of course.”

"They treat domestic films with a different set of standards. For the same film, they don't accept the one made by Chinese people, and think it's nonsense."

"This is where Hollywood's advantage lies. It naturally puts itself in a strong position, and the media and propaganda in most countries subconsciously recognize this."

"Of course, we have our own autonomy. I'm talking about other countries."

The host avoided this sensitive topic: "So you think going overseas means facing the impact of different cultures?"

Shen Santong: "Hollywood has provided us with an opportunity. In the American film market, audiences are tired of blockbusters that focus on special effects, 3D, and technology over story."

"Audiences will mature, and our audiences will get tired in the future, as will audiences in other countries."

"The question is whether we can seize the opportunity and produce confident and viable film works."

There is one thing Shen Santong didn’t say: universal values ​​may be deceptive, but they are also a standardized concept.

Hollywood is a tool for promoting American values ​​and, to some extent, has also customized standards for the "unified market" formed with free trade.

Generally speaking, the United States is the world hegemon, but the world does not belong to it, and it does not belong to it by right.

This is true for international institutions and trade rules, as well as the cultural field.

If the University of Tokyo does well, Hollywood will actually cultivate a market for the University of Tokyo.

In the long run, this is true even in previous lives.

The host asked cryptically, "Do you plan to take a break, recharge, and start again?"

Shen Santong asked back: "I didn't stop, so how can I start again?"

The host hesitated for a moment, and it was obvious that Shen Santong still intended to grill some people.

Before, people could say that Shen Santong promoted local narratives and closed off the country to the outside world. But now, he has collaborated with Warner on the most mainstream "Wonder Woman" and is still the dominant party.

The news has not been announced to the public yet, but there are rumors.

Moreover, Shen Santong did not have any extreme reaction and acted honestly.

The more this happens, the more pressure some people feel.

The host changed the question: "Many fans are worried that you will say goodbye to movies, after all, you have produced a lot in the past."

Shen Santong corrected: "I have a lot of work on hand! It's just that for some reasons, I focus on narrative techniques and theoretical research, but there will be works to be published in the future."

"Isn't 'The Lost Tomb' showing normally now? No one is trying to stop me, right?"

This made the host silent.

(End of this chapter)