Fooling Huayu for Thirty Years

Chapter 403 1.7 Billion! "Heroes of Heaven and Earth" a Huge Hit! Jingwen and Yuanyuan Sound the Alarm After Encountering Hathaway!

"Next, why don't we start with Wan Qian?"

"How to do?"

"Isn't it simple? She and Ma have an ambiguous relationship."

"Does this work? There are plenty of girls who have ambiguous relationships with Ma Xun."

"The key point is that we've investigated Wan Qian, and she doesn't have any connections."

"Oh, no wonder they chose her. But I heard she also starred in a Hollywood blockbuster?"

"She was recently discovered by some netizens, which is why we need to focus on dealing with her."

Working through holidays and festivals is the norm in the entertainment industry.

However, the Wang brothers are still figuring out how to deal with Ma Xun and how to make "Heroes of Heaven and Earth" a success.

They certainly deserve to be called dedicated.

But just as they had determined a new direction, someone came to talk to them about something.

"what?"

"What's wrong? I was so surprised."

"This... CCTV..."

"What happened?"

"News broadcast..."

"what?"

Realizing something was wrong, I quickly turned on the TV.

This has already made it onto the news, what else is there to say?

What methods are still effective?

The two Wang brothers now had a feeling that the matter was over.

Forget it, this loss was too crushing.

These days, everyone knows how powerful the news broadcasts are.
Then look at Chen Kaige's "The Promise"... it's hopeless.

Fortunately, the Wang brothers didn't lose too much this time.

They can even make some money from the publicity and distribution.

These two are really betraying even their allies.

But now we need to figure out one thing.

"Why was it featured on the news?"

"Could this kid really have connections to the heavens?"

"Impossible, right? No matter how awesome someone is, they can't just go on like that."

"We need to figure out why!"

……

The shock the Wang brothers felt was understandable.

After being broadcast on the news, the movie "Warriors of Heaven and Earth" could no longer be described as unstoppable.

It caused a box office explosion!
On the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, the box office revenue exceeded 10 million yuan per day!
This directly surpasses the previous highest single-day box office record.

This is what's known as a box office reversal!

This year, our New Year's Day has a special feature: it falls on a Thursday.

Therefore, the 234th is exactly a full weekend.

What a perfect timing for this news broadcast!

Such strong box office momentum occurred on a weekday.

A decline has indeed occurred.

But soon, it was another weekend.

And on the 10th, which was Saturday.

The official poster for "Heroes of Heaven and Earth" has been released again.

Breaking 100 million!

They've officially announced that they've surpassed 100 million! That's amazing!
You know, the weekend isn't over yet.

Judging from this, the box office performance on those weekdays before was quite good.

Breaking 100 million is equivalent to breaking through a psychological barrier.

In the eyes of netizens, it has been upgraded to a true blockbuster!

"Warriors of Heaven and Earth is indeed a blockbuster! It's truly awesome!"

"This movie is definitely worth watching; it moved me to tears!"

"Putting everything else aside, that last scene alone was worth the price of admission!"

"Actually, if you look at the details, this movie was made with great care. It's said that the Sword Saint himself thought he would have a lot of screen time, but..."

"Many parts are very good, the armor and weapons are really great!"

"The story is a little thin, but overall it's still very good."

"Actually, this is a film about the late Tang Dynasty, which is very rare these days."

It has received rave reviews online.

Douban, a website originally intended for rating and writing movie reviews, is now being put to full use.

"Warriors of Heaven and Earth" has officially released its ratings and immediately soared to a high score of 8.3!
Currently, very few new domestically produced films have achieved such high scores.

Ahem, most of the high-scoring movies are Hollywood films.

Regardless, the outlook for "Warriors of Heaven and Earth" is very positive.

So, with such a box office explosion, how much will this movie ultimately gross?
However, many netizens are also very curious about one thing.

"Why did this movie make it onto the news?"

"Yes, it's not that it didn't exist before, but it's become very rare in recent years."

"Could it be that there's some juicy gossip surrounding this movie?"

"Does Chen Hong have a powerful background?"

"What kind of background could Chen Hong have? She used to work as He Qing's assistant at the Beijing Film Studio."

"Rumor has it that the investors in this film, along with Ma Xun, one of the screenwriters, have very powerful connections!"

"really?"

Sure enough, we netizens also enjoy being bystanders.

Moreover, this matter is indeed intriguing.

CCTV's news broadcasts can be considered top-tier advertising.

You should know that prime-time advertising slots fetch astronomical prices every year.

It's just that short segment after the news broadcast.

To put it bluntly, it refers to all advertising within China.

The only thing that can beat CCTV News is CCTV News itself!
Moreover, it was the older generation that defeated the newer ones.

Because the earlier the ratings were, the more terrifying they were.

The key point is that this news program doesn't report much information about movies and TV dramas.

The TV series "Desire" from back then.

Yes, it aired, and on the day of the finale of "Aspiration," they even did a long-running "program preview."

Because after the news broadcast, it's time for "Aspiration"!

This drama caused a huge sensation back then, and its high viewership ratings have been unmatched by any subsequent drama.

Moreover, this show made many, many people famous.

Zheng Xiaolong, Zhao Baogang, Feng Xiaogang... and so on.

They later became top figures in domestic film and television dramas.

Conversely, it's precisely this kind of drama that gets featured on the news.

The fact that "Warriors of Heaven and Earth" was also included proves how awesome this movie is, doesn't it?

Well, to be honest, to get featured on the news, it doesn't necessarily have to be something extraordinary.

For example, "Jiao Yulu", "Life and Death Choice", "The Great Waves", etc.

That's right, these excellent patriotic films can also be included.

So, looking at it this way, could "Warriors of Heaven and Earth" be considered a good patriotic film?

Is that really the reason?

Anyway, no one can say for sure right now.

However, netizens are just watching the show; ultimately, they have no vested interest in it.

Most people are just having fun.

But things are different in the entertainment industry.

I had heard long ago that Ma Xun had a very powerful background.

Is it because of his background this time?
If that's the case, what about the others?
Or should we simply side with Ma Xun?
Didn't Bingbing already give up the movie she starred in?
In short, many people in the entertainment industry are particularly eager to understand this gossip more thoroughly.

This could affect their future.

As a result, rumors within the industry began to circulate.

Many people are trying to find out more information.

Someone went to find Bai Xiaohang and Bai Daqing, the brothers.

It turned out that Bai Xiaohang was planning to go to the United States.

They just said they were too busy.

Some people even used their business connections to reach Wang Changtian, just to chat about a few things.

It still didn't work.

As for someone finding Sun Donghai, the guy immediately put on a long face when he heard about Ma Xun's matter.

This is truly baffling. Time flies, and the Spring Festival is just around the corner.

After breaking the 100 million yuan mark at the box office, "Warriors of Heaven and Earth" has seen a slowdown in its growth rate, but it remains the best film in the current domestic film market.

Many people are even making predictions.

Will "Warriors of Heaven and Earth" be able to break 200 million?

It seems a bit difficult.

Judging from the current trend, it is still possible.

Here comes something interesting!
This year's Spring Festival falls on the 22nd of the lunar calendar, and the New Year is just around the corner.

According to custom, one would have to visit relatives or friends and hold many gatherings.

A rumor has been circulating in a bar in Sanlitun.

"It's not as bizarre as you're making it out to be! I've heard about it. There's a reason why 'Heroes of Heaven and Earth' was featured on the news!"
It's actually quite simple. This film used cavalry, and currently, we only have one battalion of cavalry left in China.

After they finish filming, they can go see the movie when it's released.

I heard that Ma Xun paid for the entire venue and booked it for himself.

When people saw it... wow, they were all incredibly moved.

Later, the higher-ups found out about the movie, and upon watching it, especially the last scene...

The key is to understand that this is the Western Regions. Do you understand what the Western Regions are?

Now that we're in the Western Regions... I can't say anymore, so please don't get me into trouble.

That's the reason.

Anyway, believe it or not... just don't say I told you!

That's what they said with absolute certainty and with perfect logic!

The key question is, who is this?

Wang Yu, you know.

If other people said these things, few would believe them; most would think they were just bragging!
But as soon as Wang Yu said that, no one doubted him anymore!

But if it's just for this reason, does that mean Ma Xun's background isn't that impressive?
Anyone who is interested will understand.

They can even get the military to make a movie, and then there's all the stuff that happened afterward...

In short, Ma Xun's background is becoming increasingly mysterious!
Putting all that aside, the key point is that "Warriors of Heaven and Earth" achieved its box office success right before the Spring Festival.

It has already reached around 1.7 million!
……

Salt Lake City, USA.

The Sundance Film Festival is held in a small town that was originally famous for skiing.

However, this town is actually very close to Salt Lake City.

To put it simply, most people who attend the Sundance Film Festival choose to stay in Salt Lake City.

There was no way around it; the town was called Park City, which belonged to Summit County, Utah, and the entire county had a population of less than 3.

Although this city is the most important place in the county, and even less than 3 people are concentrated in this Park City.

However, there are a lot of filmmakers attending the Sundance Film Festival, making this film festival rather peculiar.

To put it bluntly, any movie can get in.

Therefore, approximately a thousand films are screened here every year.

Most of them are still B-movies.

It's easy to imagine that a small town with a population of 30,000 simply couldn't accommodate so many filmmakers.

So, Ma Xun settled down in Salt Lake City and then... went to watch an NBA game.

Unfortunately, there aren't many entertainment options available in this area.

As for skiing... even though he's from Northeast China, he really doesn't know how.

Actually, skiing leads to orthopedics; this guy is too afraid of death.

To watch the NBA like this, you obviously can't go alone.

Wow! That number 47 is amazing!

"Didn't they say that Malone left? Does that mean the Utah Jazz are no good?"

Jingwen and Yuanyuan were naturally by his side as well.

Ma Xun, sitting on the left and right, seemed quite comfortable watching the game.

"That guy is Kirilenko, a Russian, and he played quite well."

"Huh? A Russian? Is that...?"

"Probably not."

"No, definitely."

What are they saying?
Certainly, the United States harbors significant hostility towards Russia.

Forget it, let's not talk about these things anymore.

We'll mainly focus on watching the game.

It must be said that the NBA at that time was still very entertaining.

Later, it was simply unbelievable.

It's not about having more three-pointers or anything like that.

The main problem was the NBA games that followed; they were hardly even games anymore.

They would shoot a few times and then stop, or stop every few minutes, either during free throws, timeouts, or commercial breaks.

This is too slow; the pace is no longer what one would expect from a competitive sport.

In fact, judging by film and television standards, this is something only a truly terrible director could have made.

The pacing is terrible; the audience won't be able to stand it.

Of course, Ma Xun also understood that it was all business; not to mention advertising, even betting companies had come in.

Therefore, more than 20 years later, NBA viewership and other data showed a comprehensive decline.

There were a few other things too; that school beauty was practically courting death.

No one can save it.

Ma Xun naturally had no interest in saving her; he was simply bringing the girl to watch the game, relax, and unwind.

This place is really boring.

Thankfully, the film festival will open in two or three days, and we'll be able to see a lot of bizarre films then.

That's right, that's what the Sundance Film Festival is like, with lots of bizarre films.

But then his phone received a message.

Wang Changtian gave him some data.

"The box office of 'Warriors of Heaven and Earth' has reached 1.7 million yuan."

Ma Xun laughed after reading it.

Why are you laughing?
If I remember correctly, the box office for "The Promise" in the original timeline was around this figure.

Now, I not only crush this movie under my feet, but I also profited from its box office!
hey-hey……

Moreover, it's worth noting that this is the first film to gross over 100 million yuan since the pandemic.

In other words, Ma Xun's restart plan was a great success!

Good things, all good things!

But Jingwen and Yuanyuan saw his smile.

"Is there something good?"

"Brother Ma, what exactly happened?"

Honestly, Ma Xun leading the two of them gave off a Zhang Wuji vibe.

Zhou Zhiruo and Zhao Min are both in my hands!

However, it is true that one's body may not be able to handle it.

Watching the game this time was a good way to relax.

As for this news...

"Guess! Haha..."

Ma Xun continued flirting.

For a while, the three of them laughed and joked non-stop.

The NBA isn't as drawn out as it used to be; a game is considered over in a short time now.

Ma Xun, Jingwen, and Yuanyuan decided to go back to the hotel.

While the two women went to the restroom, Ma Xun planned to go get the car.

The division of labor is clear.

Unexpectedly, before Ma Xun even left the stadium, he encountered someone.

"Hi."

Say hello, we know each other.

"..." But they seemed to completely ignore Ma Xun.

He simply lowered his head and walked over.

what's the situation?
Ma Xun watched the other person's back as Jingwen and Yuanyuan came out.

Anne Hathaway?

"You know each other well?"

Zhou Zhiruo and Zhao Min were already on high alert. Another foreign woman had arrived?

He's a formidable rival!
Ma Xun just looked puzzled.

Why is this foreign woman turning her back on me?
During her time in Hong Kong, this Western mermaid was absolutely persistent.

What's going on now?
Although she couldn't understand it, she still took Jingwen and Yuanyuan back to the hotel...

Talk about it later.

(End of this chapter)