Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

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Wu Jing put a lot of effort into "Wolf Warrior"...

Cost of 8000 million!
Furthermore, the "Running Man" production team specially prepared an episode to promote "Wolf Warrior"...

Wu Jing was so moved that he cried during that episode.

I'd like to thank the production team and all the guests...

It's estimated that Wu Jing will not be able to refuse the movie version of "Running Man".

There was no way around it; the debt of gratitude was too heavy…

哦，《太平轮》（上）12月4号上映，《战狼》12月5号，12月5号还有一部《匆匆那年》上映…

On December 12th, the movie versions of "My Early Menopausal Girlfriend" and "The Best of Us" will be released.

On December 20th, "Gone with the Bullets"...

The Lunar New Year film season is very crowded!
So, Wu Jing asked Shen Mo to help promote "Wolf Warrior," but he never expected that Shen Mo would actually team up with the production team to create an entire episode about "Wolf Warrior"...

Shen Yan, of course, also wanted to help with the publicity.

However, during his live stream, a lot of netizens said that "Women Who Flirt" wasn't good...

Shen Yan nodded and told the truth: "There's a problem with the story's premise, because the second female lead isn't a bad woman in the traditional sense... I guess the director only remembered to give Yang Mi's character some flaws that the public wouldn't accept when filming was almost over, so she says 'it's just for fun'... I don't know what the director was thinking, how he wrote such a plot?"

"Even as a chick flick, 'Women Who Flirt' doesn't meet my standards!"

"Of course I can say that! I became famous through romantic comedies!"

"...It grossed nearly 200 million at the box office in its opening weekend, so it's already profitable... Of course I can say a few words..."

"Pang Ho-cheung... I've seen his 'You Shoot, I Shoot,' which was quite interesting. I haven't seen many of his films, but I know a little about him. He's a typical wise man who isn't philosophical... His films are entertaining, but this kind of entertainment is very time-sensitive. Entertainment is a product of the broader social culture, and the broader social culture is always evolving. Once time passes, entertainment may fade into boredom. He's a director who can't survive without satirical jokes. For a director like him, I can only say one thing: there are different levels of intelligence, and different levels of vision."

"I won't say who he is now; you'll find out in a few years!"

"I'm really looking forward to both 'Wolf Warrior' and 'The Crossing'. I've read the script for 'Wolf Warrior' and it has a lot of the feel of 'Bullet Scars'. The screenwriter for 'Wolf Warrior', Mr. Dong Qun, is the author of 'Bullet Scars'!"

Back when the script for "Wolf Warrior 2" was exposed for plagiarizing the novel "Bullet Scars," many "enthusiastic" netizens flocked to the Weibo account of the author of "Bullet Scars" to demand that he punish the screenwriter of "Wolf Warrior 2."

After the incident, the screenwriter of Wolf Warrior 2 reluctantly spoke out, admitting that he was the author of "Bullet Scars"...

This whole thing was a bit of a misunderstanding, but most of the "helpful" netizens involved were just bystanders unaware of the facts, some of whom hadn't even seen "Wolf Warrior" or "Bullet Scars"...

But that doesn't stop them from liking to set trends, and they often get caught up in those trends...

It's a bit ironic, and a bit foolish.

"Bullet Scars... It's a very chuunibyou (delusional) work. The male protagonist is named Zhan Xiage, doesn't he sound a lot like an overpowered protagonist? The plot is actually similar to many of the strongest soldier kings in urban areas right now..."

"Wolf Warrior is a military action film of above-average quality! It filled a gap in the market... After Wu Jing finished filming The Big Shot, he went to the military camp to study for eight months. He said that he wanted to create a new era for action actors. I talked to him. Purely from the perspective of action, it is basically impossible to surpass Li Lianjie. Almost all of Li Lianjie's films have great action scenes. He understands the use of all types of weapons, which is far beyond any action actor in history. This is a very incredible achievement."
His movements are as agile as a dragon, perfectly executed, and his fight scenes are fluid and captivating! For example, Donnie Yen innovated action films by adding fighting elements, but his portrayal of Guan Yu involves wielding his crescent blade like a stick.

"Look at 'The Warlords' again. Li Lianjie's every move is logical and beautiful. Isn't that a proper martial arts film?"

"It's impossible for him to surpass Jackie Chan. Jackie Chan's physical condition is too strong. He has explosive energy and a great recovery ability. I saw an interview where he said that when he was young, after filming a full day of high-intensity action scenes, most people would have collapsed long ago. But he would go home and run and swim, and then... That's too strong! That's why he can complete those high-intensity action scenes!"

"Therefore, he needs another role: a soldier!"

"...Let's not talk about him anymore. I'm also really looking forward to 'The Crossing'... It was originally called '1949,' which wanted to use a sunken ship to tell that history, from Wusong Wharf to Keelung Port. At first glance, it's a passenger ship, but behind it lies the decay and migration of an era. At a specific historical juncture, whether you're a powerful figure, a merchant, an ordinary citizen, or a refugee, everyone's life is like trying to cut water with a knife..."

Shen Yan still did some promotion for "The Crossing"...

Actually, when filming "The Crossing," John Woo was recovering from a serious illness, had lost most of his hearing, and was physically exhausted...

But "The Crossing" is indeed quite bad. It feels like John Woo had a serious illness that took away all his directing abilities—he acted like a novice, forcing the actors to recite a lot of the characters' inner thoughts in monologues, and the dialogue itself was also poor…

It feels like they've run out of ideas and are just trying to fool people...

I heard that there's a lot of internal strife at the production company behind "The Crossing," which probably affected the production team as well!
However, it's hard to predict how well "The Crossing" will turn out, considering how awful "Red Cliff" was...

Another thing is that the promotional posters are simply ridiculous; they actually feature an M26 Pershing tank…

The Nationalist Army's equipment consisted at most of the M4 medium tank; the Pershing was a heavy tank, rare even in the US military, and was later used in the Korean War…

Such a large production crew, don't they even have a military advisor?
……

By December, Shen Yan had completed more than half of his scenes.

The production team no longer needs to work overtime to film him!
Yan has been making a lot of phone calls lately, and they're all in English...

Most of the crew were unaware of what had happened, but after filming wrapped up for the day, Shen Yan took the initiative to say, "I've been communicating with the production company in the US about the progress of 'Burning'..."

"What's going on?"

"With a bunch of movies being released during awards season, 'Burning' wasn't particularly eye-catching. It opened in 7 theaters in its first week, with a per-theater box office of over $30,000... The second week it expanded to 48 theaters, with a per-theater box office of nearly $10,000... The results were very good, and the box office was not bad for two consecutive weeks. I heard that this week it has expanded to 328 theaters!"

What do these represent?

"The reviews are pretty good... 'Burning' has won several critics' awards..."

Uh, to be precise...

It's only so-so, considering it's been in theaters for twenty days and the box office is only $187 million...

Moreover, the maximum number of cinemas that can be opened is 328!
"The Grandmaster" managed to secure a theatrical release in 749 theaters.

(End of this chapter)