Fooling Huayu for Thirty Years

Chapter 401: Breakthrough of 4000 Million! "Heroes of Heaven and Earth" Completely Overwhelms! Bingbing Returns, Full of Sincerity

Breaking news! "Warriors of Heaven and Earth" grossed 3000 million yuan in just two weeks!

"To be precise, in less than ten days, 'Heroes of Heaven and Earth' has already surpassed 30 million views!"

"The critical reception of the blockbuster film 'The Promise,' which was released at the same time, has plummeted!"

Director Chen Kaige still insists on his point of view: the audience just didn't understand his movie!

"Director Chen Hong, in an interview, commented on the box office performance of 'Warriors of Heaven and Earth,' saying: 'It was an unexpected surprise…'"

Christmas is over, and "Warriors of Heaven and Earth" has broken through the competition from other films released during the Lunar New Year holiday season.

At first, people were hesitant to talk about "The Promise," but as more people watched it, more people dared to speak out.

We simply can't understand your movie!

However, many people actually understand what kind of person Chen Kai is.

He would never compromise and would remain true to himself.

As a result, they directly connected with the movie fans.

This naturally made things even worse for "The Promise".

You should be more polite, or humbly accept everyone's criticism.

That might improve people's impression of you, and they might be more forgiving of the movie.

You, Chen Kai, are really something else, resolutely refusing to believe that the problem lies with you?

Alright, then everyone, let's not be shy!
Many people started bringing up old grievances.

A recent old debt is all too simple.

"No wonder we didn't get into the Tokyo International Film Festival!"

"I used to think that Gong Li and Chen Kai had a big conflict, but now I realize that Gong Li is perfectly fine!"

"If you ask me, Gong Li might have had a very difficult time back then!"

The fact that the film wasn't even nominated for the Tokyo International Film Festival has sparked a lot of discussion online.

There are really a lot of talented people online; they've even come up with a short skit about Gong Li's predicament.

But that's not all.

Bingbing has directly defected to the enemy, and she can't even care about the movie she starred in.

Netizens had another round of jokes.

But that's not all.

Finally, some netizens pointed out that there are actually many problems with the details of this film, "The Promise".

Is this film really worth 300 million?

"I also have some doubts."

"No, there was a lawsuit before. Didn't that flower field sue the production company? This at least shows that they really went to many places to film, and they even built some things."

"Huh? Does that prove anything?"

"The problem is actually with the special effects! I feel that the special effects in this movie are simply not worth it!"

"Yes! Especially the opening scene with those bison, it was just amazing..."

"It's probably only slightly better than our domestic TV dramas."

Finally, many netizens felt that there were problems with the details of "The Promise".

These days, special effects are clearly more expensive. The investment of 300 million, at least according to them, means they hired a very expensive foreign special effects team.

But what we are seeing now is...

This is so rough!
We, the audience, are all wearing glasses!
The topic of special effects quickly went viral, and then someone leaked information!
"Wow! I did this special effect!"

what's the situation?
Why has someone come forward to claim it?

Anyway, this person appeared on the internet and spoke with absolute certainty.

The key point is...

"If I had known it was 'The Promise,' I would have done more work on the details, even though I was paid less."

Was it too little?
How much exactly?

"Our team earned a total of 100 million RMB for this segment."

That's all the money?

It sounds like a lot, but anyone who knows anything about this knows it.

This is wrong!

Because based on the currently available quotes, Industrial Light & Magic can only provide 30 seconds of work for one million US dollars!
Yes, that's the price there, and it's calculated by the second. The key point is that they price it in US dollars.

Let alone the bison scene, it definitely lasted more than thirty seconds.

There's a huge problem with the interest rate differential between the US dollar and our RMB!

And more importantly...

The movie "The Promise" has been emphasized since the beginning of its promotion.

They hired all the special effects teams from overseas!

Even if you manage to watch until the end, the special effects team listed in the CAST is all in English!

So how did it become something done by our domestic team?
Moreover, it's only one million RMB.

Now, it doesn't matter whether what this person said is true or false.

Anyway, this topic instantly became a hot topic!
Naturally, it soon reached the official side of "The Promise".

Immediately, someone came out to refute the rumor.

"Rumor! Our film 'The Promise' was made to blockbuster standards, and we hired entirely foreign special effects teams!"

Then, they produced evidence.

It's about some things that were signed with a foreign team.

Of course, it's impossible to show you very detailed information; some parts have been obscured.

So, the "Promise" team has cleared up the rumors, right?

What a pity!

Soon, the whistleblower produced even more compelling evidence!
Modeling, videos of the work process, and many details of the work process.

Most importantly, they also have outsourcing contracts!
Of course, the details will definitely be covered up as well.

This immediately caused an uproar online!
"What bullshit foreign team! It was all done by us Chinese!"

"Don't you know? In the IT industry, a lot of things are actually done by our domestic programmers."

"Yes, they all outsource the work to us now."

"Don't underestimate China, okay? We type much faster than foreigners!"

"What? Does 'The Promise' look down on domestically produced films?"

This... adds another charge?
Yes, that makes a lot of sense.

They clearly look down on domestic products.

If this matter gets blown up, it could become very serious.

The team behind "The Promise" quickly issued another statement.

I said I had absolutely no intention of looking down on domestic products, but this matter still needs further investigation.

That's it!

It must have been outsourced.

So it turns out that the so-called high-end foreign team was actually run by our own people.

Moreover, the whistleblower also said so.

"They gave us too little! With so little money, it's very difficult for us to manage."

We've found the reason!
The reason why people think that part is rough is because the money was too little.

In reality, experienced people understand this.

corruption!

"I guess someone took the investment money, hehehe..."

I didn't go into details, but those who understand will understand.

In fact, this situation exists in all walks of life, but the film and television industry is particularly hard hit.

Why do we have to wait until the TV series or movies are broadcast before we can make money?

In reality, in most cases, once investment is secured, profits are already being made.

Chen Kai is such a big director, with so many people around him, and they all rely on him for their livelihood!

Clearly, this time they're just showing everyone how they eat.

Such a scandal naturally led to another...

Wait, it's not over yet!

On the last day of 2003, someone used the editing tools available online to create a very interesting short video.

A tragedy caused by a steamed bun!
Well, the video quickly went viral online!
After everyone saw it... they finally understood!
We finally understand this film, "The Promise".

It was just a tragedy caused by a steamed bun!
Everyone laughed; this terrible movie has finally become a reality.

As for Director Chen, he doesn't know yet.

With this series of setbacks, the film "The Promise" can be declared dead.

Take it away.

On the other hand.

"Warriors of Heaven and Earth" swept through the market with unstoppable momentum.

As 2003 was drawing to a close, the box office had already surpassed 4000 million!
Based on this result, it has already surpassed the previous "The Matrix 3"!
On the day that "Warriors of Heaven and Earth" achieves transcendence.

That's really something, they just posted a poster on Douban.

The poster shows a hand patting a man in a black suit on the shoulder. It's really interesting!

So that means, excuse me?

Anyway, we're going to get there, and you're behind us.

Of course, this will definitely cause dissatisfaction among The Matrix fans.

They did indeed spray some words under the poster.

However, some people have said...

"Isn't this appropriate? There's nothing too excessive about it."

"Yeah, it doesn't depict people stepping on the characters in The Matrix Revolutions, right?"

"Yes, I think it's very appropriate."

Indeed, the poster itself is quite restrained.

In comparison, when our film "Warriors of Heaven and Earth" was first released, it had the same momentum as "The Matrix".

Now that they've surpassed it, they're actually keeping a low profile.

Therefore, fans of the hacker series didn't say much.

Of course, I'll definitely have to say something like that.

"What kind of ability is it to rule as king in our own country?"

"If you're so great, go beat them on the international stage!"

"Compare box office revenue? Why not compare global box office revenue?"

It's obvious that the people who say these things are very aware of the current limitations of our domestic films.

They did it on purpose.

There's no need to take it too seriously.

Anyway, we've won this Lunar New Year film season!
Based on the current box office performance, "Warriors of Heaven and Earth" is expected to break 100 million yuan next year.

Maybe by then, some people will still say, "This movie has only grossed over 100 million at the box office?"
Wouldn't that 300 million investment have resulted in a loss?

In fact, the money to make this movie came from Columbia Pictures.

They want the overseas portion.

However, there's no need to go into those details now.

Tomorrow will be 2004.

What is Ma Xun doing?

"That outsourcing incident..."

"That company is mine."

"Huh? This... there's that video too?"

"I helped push it up a bit."

"What? This, this..."

"What? What's the problem?"

"No, no problem, it's just... Brother Ma, you're too strong!"

Are you trying to say I'm a bad person?

"No way! When dealing with the enemy, you have to be ruthless!"

Although Jingwen had been spending a lot of time with Ma Xun, she had also witnessed a high-level movie marketing battle.

That's right, what's on the outside is the Lunar New Year box office battle between "The Promise" and "Warriors of Heaven and Earth".

But Jingwen saw Ma Xun behind the scenes, strategizing and annihilating the enemy from afar.

This series of moves was incredibly powerful.

The key point is that Jingwen has a very relaxed feeling.

Ma Xun mainly focused his energy on her... cough cough...

In short, that was a beautiful win!

Jingwen's last words were also the truth.

How can you be merciful when facing your opponent?
So that's how it is... huh?

Since their villa allowed them to see outside, Jingwen spotted someone at that moment.

Bingbing.

"If she... if she comes..."

"It's alright for you to be here."

"No, I'd better go first."

"What does it mean?"

"I'll leave you plenty of space."

"Ha ha……"

To be fair, Jingwen does know when to advance and when to retreat.

Ma Xun really likes that about her.

So, Jingwen and Bingbing met face to face without exchanging many words.

Just ...

"I'll be going to the United States with Brother Ma next."

"Okay, I get it now."

This is enough!

Bingbing was furious.

The Silent Bird quietly won a move.

Recently, she has been working hard to learn Northeastern dialect.

Leaving her aside, Bingbing entered Ma Xun's villa in a very open and generous manner.

then……

"Brother Ma~ I'm completely loyal to you!"

That's direct enough.

Ma Xun smiled and asked, "Was that sesame seed cake delicious?"

This question immediately brought a smile to Bingbing's pretty face.

They should pounce on them right now.

She was dressed very much for travel this time, wearing a floral print sundress.

Now that I'm here, it seems convenient... to wrap up the crumbs?

Why are you in such a hurry?

Ma Xun actually understood Bingbing's mindset, but at this moment, he certainly couldn't rush things.

Bingbing knew she had to work hard now. "Brother Ma~ I know I was wrong. I was really a bit... to be frank, this child of mine is also yours, Brother Ma. It will definitely be named Chengcheng when it is born, but I couldn't work during that time."

Ma Xun smiled and asked, "You want to study abroad?"

what?
Was it seen through immediately?
Bingbing never expected that the method she had painstakingly devised would be of no use to Ma Xun.

Actually, it's not that Ma Xun is particularly clever; it's just that there are too many people in the entertainment industry who do this.

However, what is due should still be given.

“Bingbing, since you’re still signed with me, I’ve prepared resources for you. If you don’t take a break during the Spring Festival, we can probably finish filming ‘Young Justice Bao 2’.”

She also starred in the original timeline of this second installment.

Giving it to her now is naturally no problem at all.

By the way, in the original timeline, her character was called something like Little Dragonfly.

This time, it seems we don't need to go through all that trouble; there's no need to add a dragonfly.

Moreover, Ma Xun directly provided resources, enabling Bingbing to maintain her popularity and status in the entertainment industry while giving birth... oh, I mean, studying abroad.

The timing of the show's broadcast was just right.

As for studying abroad... well, a one-year master's degree in the UK is easy.

Oh, well, not many people know how worthless this master's degree from studying in the UK is.

They would only think it was high-class and sophisticated. When Bingbing returned, she would become a top student in the art department of a royal academy.

Get it in one fell swoop!
"Brother Ma~ You're so great! I love you to death!"

Bingbing became even bolder, directly kissing Ma Xunqin again and again.

I must say, she is really fair-skinned.

She's a real beauty.

Ma Xun admitted that this body was indeed attractive to him.

But now...

"I just got pregnant, is it stable?"

"Well... how about we try a different angle?"

What does it mean to change your perspective?

That's a topic that's hard to elaborate on.

But Ma Xun really likes Bingbing's flirtatiousness.

Especially the way she swayed her body towards me.

(End of this chapter)