I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 544 Doubt

After Melissa finished shooting the footage, she was the first to say goodbye and leave.

She could tell that Liu Jin was really weak.

He has to catch his breath for a long time to say a single sentence.

She didn't want to provoke Eva and Alizee under these circumstances.

Alizee and Eva both had red eyes.

The two sat on the edge of the bed, each holding one of Liu Jin's hands.

"Liu Jin, let's not make a movie anymore, okay?"

"Yes, Amos, let's just quietly write our books and not get involved in those troubles. It's too dangerous."

Liu Jin smiled and opened his mouth.

It took him a long time to manage to say, "I'm fine!"

"You said you were fine, but the doctor said you were almost..."

Alizee started crying as she spoke!
"I'll go back to France once I'm feeling better."

I'm no longer involved in things here.

"Really?"

"I promise!"

In just a short while, Liu Jin was already panting heavily.

Alizee and Eva stopped trying to persuade him and instead sat quietly on either side, watching Liu Jin.

A moment later, Liu Jin fell into a deep sleep once again.

……

As news of 'Amos has awakened' spread, Liu Jin's fans cheered with joy.

USC students, led by Jenny and others, staged a revenge movie-watching event.

They organized a large group of USC students to rent out a theater to watch "Life Is Beautiful".

Although many people had already seen it, they were still deeply moved after watching the second performance and expressed their love for "Life Is Beautiful" when asked by reporters.

Life Is Beautiful is not a story about the American people.

This is a story that belongs to all mankind... It is poignant but not tragic, giving people a sense of warmth and strength, and you will have new feelings every time you finish reading it.

Ah Kui is so kind.

The Jews who once fled to Shanghai to escape the war spent the warmest time in that country invaded by foreign powers.

I want to go to Shanghai!
I don't understand why I want to stop this little life.

Life Is Beautiful tells a story that can move all of humanity.

To be honest, I used to really enjoy the simple life, but now I seriously doubt that Amos's stories are based on real historical events.

I love life!

……

Howard Stringer has closed his Facebook page.

This is a social networking site that is very popular among college students across the United States.

University students are sharing their daily lives and feelings on Facebook, attracting more and more people to register.

Stringer is also keeping an eye on this platform.

Because from here, he can learn more about the most authentic information about "Life Is Beautiful".

Currently, most viewers believe that this is a work that aligns with universal values ​​and presents no viewing obstacles.

This is very troublesome!
This shows that more and more people agree with the views expressed in Liu Jin's book.

The Little Life is NC, it is militarism, and it has committed numerous crimes.

And these are precisely the outcomes that ordinary people least want to see.

However, Life Is Beautiful was already a sure thing.

He glanced at Nobuyuki Idei sitting in his office and sighed softly.

"Mr. Izui, stop playing tricks."

Life Is Beautiful is unstoppable. Our top priority is to find a way to reverse the public's boycott of Sony.

You should be well aware that our stock is constantly depreciating.

Whatever we do now is meaningless; we might as well focus on our own tasks and make adjustments after things calm down. I heard this old saying from a Chinese restaurant in Pasadena the other day.

It means "Better shut up than shut down," implying that saying too much can lead to mistakes.

"Stereotypes about Sony have already formed among the public, and whatever we do now will only reinforce those prejudices."

Nobuyuki Idei sighed and said, "Mr. President, I understand what you mean."

He hesitated for a moment, then said, "I will report to Mr. Morita, but I know that you have done your best."

“Mr. Idei, we have all underestimated Amos.”

Hopefully, we won't make the same mistake next time we face each other.

"must!"

Nobuyuki Idei nodded solemnly. The office television was replaying an interview with the cast of "Life Is Beautiful" on CW.

Although Liu Jin fell ill, it made the crew's cohesion exceptionally strong.

Led by Sofia and Harvey, they spent ten days recording sixteen interview programs and visiting thirteen cities.

It can be said that they gave it their all.

Today is the 29th, and "Life Is Beautiful" has been in theaters for two weeks.

After grossing $110 million in its first week, it earned $63 million in its second week.

The North American box office has now reached $170 million.

A box office of 200 million in North America shouldn't be a problem.

Meanwhile, after two weeks of screenings, box office revenue in Europe is approaching 100 million euros.

According to relevant organizations, the European box office is very likely to reach 200 million.

The film also performed very well at the Chinese box office, breaking the record set by "Hero" just two weeks after its release. However, the growth rate has begun to slow down.

It is expected to gross over 300 million, but breaking the box office record set by Titanic will be quite difficult.

And then there's Hong Kong Island...

Leslie Cheung still has considerable box office appeal in Hong Kong, with his box office earnings currently approaching 30 million.

That's an absolutely brilliant achievement!
Stringer looked at the documents in his hand and couldn't help but sigh.

How much was the budget for this movie?

Sixty-five million US dollars!
Judging from the current situation, this is going to be another blockbuster movie.

Can the global box office reach $500 million?

almost!
If the film were controlled by Columbia or Sony, it could still be released on the Japanese mainland even if the local government disagreed.

At that point, a box office of 600 million is not impossible...

Stringer immediately shook his head and gave a wry smile.

Of course, it's also possible to lose everything, just like The Shawshank Redemption, which was critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful.

Looking back now, the phenomenal success of "Life Is Beautiful" was due to a great deal of coincidence and uncertainty.

First, Liu Jin and Luo Lin competed for a month.

Life Is Beautiful seized this opportunity to expand its influence, generating considerable buzz even before its release.

After that, Liu Jin became very good at creating gimmicks.

A declaration of defeat by the Emperor in 1945 certainly attracted a lot of attention.

Before the release of "Life Is Beautiful", you went out on the street and asked America who did the attack on Pearl Harbor?
It's estimated that 70% of Americans would give you a variety of answers: China, America, Russia...

But nobody called it a "small life".

Stringer suddenly frowned.

Does this mean that the small things in life are subtly changing the fact that they are a defeated nation?

After World War II ended, America was initially very wary of her daily life.

However, starting in the 1960s and 70s, America relaxed her control over her daily life.

Over the decades...

When Americans talk about their daily lives, they mention sushi, ramen, sashimi, karate, ninjas, aikido, anime, and so on. But they can't seem to recall that they were once part of the Axis of Evil and that they caused great disaster to America.

Will the joke in "The Eye of the Beast"—that Defense Secretary America goes to Iwo Jima to commemorate her childhood and her time fighting alongside the US military—actually happen?
Maybe!
Something just doesn't feel right!

Stringer closed his eyes and pondered for a long time.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes.

Could Liu Jin's shooting incident really have been a staged act of self-inflicted injury?

What's the point of a billionaire like him taking such a risk?

For the meager profits from "Life Is Beautiful"?
It shouldn’t be!

Stringer took out an evaluation report about Liu Jin from the drawer.

This is the assessment he had done by an FBI profiler.

He read it carefully again, and then took out a medical report on Liu Jin's injuries that he had bought from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

The report indicated that Liu Jinzhong's shot was extremely dangerous.

When have you ever seen a billionaire with a net worth of hundreds of millions of dollars take such a risk for a profit of one or two hundred million?

impossible!
However, everything seems too coincidental.

It seems that all the coincidences came together to create the phenomenal success of "Life Is Beautiful".

After a moment's hesitation, Stringer picked up his pen and wrote a sentence on Liu Jin's profile report: "Extremely crazy, adventurous."

Under certain circumstances, he might go insane!

Then, after a moment's hesitation, he added a series of question marks to the end of the passage.

? ? ? ? ?

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(End of this chapter)