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Tuesday, January 7, 2003.

Los Angeles, Hollywood, the Chinese Theatre is sparkling with stars today, because another Hollywood blockbuster is showing.

The epic blockbuster "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" is being released!

The first film in the series was released in June 2001, and now, a year and a half later, the second film has finally been released.

As a film in the series, "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" has essentially secured the top spot at the box office this week, but whether it can achieve the same box office as the first film, or even surpass it, remains to be seen.

The first film, "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey," grossed $3.69 billion worldwide, ranking eighteenth on the all-time global box office chart.

Yes, modern Hollywood blockbusters are indeed very exaggerated.

There's nothing we can do; it's all the fault of the super-powerful US dollar factory.

The highly anticipated film, *The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug*, was released simultaneously in multiple locations around the world on Thursday, January 9th, three days after its premiere.

On that day, the North American box office totaled $305 million, of which "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" took in $252 million.

After the news report came out, everyone gasped in shock.

The film achieved such high box office revenue on its opening day, a feat many films never reach even after their run ends.

Indeed, there's simply no comparison.

Friday the 10th saw the North American box office continue to rise, grossing $362 million, of which $267 million was taken by the film "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug".

Next came Saturday and Sunday, the weekend, and The Hobbit grossed $288 million and $270 million respectively.

In its opening weekend, "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" grossed $1.077 billion.

The news shocked the world.

Everyone knows that The Hobbit is a series, and the second movie is The Desolation of Smaug, which is a great battle between the dwarves and the dragon Smaug.

Unlike the movie in the original timeline, Paramount in this timeline is quite willing to invest in special effects and script optimization.

The script adaptation alone cost $35 million, and the special effects alone cost $380 million.

With a willingness to invest and strive for excellence, the film boasts top-notch special effects and a compelling storyline, significantly enhancing its entertainment value and appeal.

As a result, many viewers have given this movie very high praise.

At the same time, the current film market is dominated by only The Hobbit, leaving everyone with few other choices.

Moviegoers love watching movies, especially those with amazing special effects and top-notch storylines, which are worth revisiting.

Most importantly, this film is nearly three hours long, an hour longer than other films, which is one of the reasons for its faster box office growth, as ticket prices have increased slightly.

It grossed over one billion US dollars in its opening weekend, and that's all from the US market alone.

Tuesday arrived, and the global box office figures (excluding the US) were released: $1.56 billion.

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Together, the global box office has now reached a staggering $2.637 billion.

On Facebook's movie website, many people have given the latest insightful reviews of "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug":
"The movie is fantastic, but these box office figures really shocked me. Could this movie really break five billion US dollars? How is that possible?"

"When Titanic broke the 2 billion dollar mark at the box office in 1996, I was so shocked that I was speechless. Now, less than ten years later, the movie box office is about to break 5 billion dollars? Is the US dollar so worthless now?"

"Perhaps it's not that the US dollar is worthless, but rather that counterfeit money rings are so rampant that this has led to such exaggerated box office figures."

"What does this have to do with counterfeit money? Is this movie bad? Anyway, I've watched it five times in a row. I went with my friend, and we went every day after get off work. Every time we went, the theater was packed. Below are our photos and movie ticket stubs~"

And just like that, a huge argument broke out.

From websites to chat software, and then to offline.

Fans are raving about the film, while opponents argue that counterfeit money is harmful and that the adaptation is inadequate.

In short, those who oppose it have all sorts of reasons.

Paramount not only failed to stop this war of words, but even fueled it from behind the scenes.

This makes the promotion of the film much simpler.

The box office figures for the second week came out quickly. In North America, the company earned $680 million, a relatively ideal decline.

Overseas box office, however, is still rising, reaching US$1.608 billion, thanks to a significant contribution from mainland China this week.

Yes, this movie has also been released in mainland China.

Although The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug is a Western film, that doesn't stop moviegoers from liking it.

Hollywood movies in this timeline are very different from those in the original timeline, especially those from the three giants: Paramount, MGM, and Marvel Studios. They don't have nearly as many messy and complicated plot points.

It will also not involve politics.

Even on a cultural level, these three giants also have quite a few actors from the East Asian Chinese community.

Many of the films they controlled featured Chinese actors.

Therefore, people in mainland China, out of affection for Paramount, naturally have a great deal of goodwill towards The Hobbit, which is controlled by Paramount.

After all, the goodwill built up over more than a decade is hard-earned, not something achieved through two-faced tactics.

Including the second week's box office, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug's total global box office has reached $4.925 billion.

Such staggering box office figures have led many professional organizations to raise their box office predictions to six billion US dollars.

The box office of five billion US dollars is no longer a simple way to describe The Hobbit.

At this time, Paramount also took advantage of this positive news to release some good news: the project for the third "Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" has been launched, with a tentative total investment of 600 million US dollars!
Such a staggering investment! Many movies don't even gross 600 million US dollars, but this is just the investment for one movie.

So it's no wonder that "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" achieved such high box office numbers.

While The Hobbit was dominating the box office, Wang Duoyu was fishing on the Antarctic ice sheet.

Wang Yifei and the others had grown tired of the scenery of Antarctic glaciers and had completely lost their fascination with Antarctic penguins. At this point, they were too lazy to go out and stayed on the yacht.

Suddenly, the fishing rod in front of Wang Duoyu bent into the shape of a bow, indicating that a big fish had taken the bait.

As an experienced angler, Wang Duoyu did not immediately pull the fish back, but patiently waited.

These giant sea creatures have to be slowly honed.

A few years ago, he caught a three-meter-long Antarctic cod here in Antarctica. Could he catch another one today? More than ten minutes later, Wang Yifei and the others who had heard the news also came over. They were curious about what kind of giant fish they would catch this time.
The biggest fish you can catch at the fishing spot near your home in Harbin is the beluga sturgeon, which isn't anything new.

However, it's hard to say what kind of giant fish was caught in Antarctica.

So Wang Yifei and the others were very curious and looking forward to seeing this unusual giant object.

However, after more than half an hour, Bai Doufu rolled her eyes, turned around and ran back inside.

It's too cold on the deck outside; it's much more comfortable inside.

This is the Antarctic glacier region, where the outdoor temperature is at least minus ten or twenty degrees Celsius, which is extremely cold.

Not long after, Wang Yifei and her second brother went back inside, while Wang Junhong never came out.

More than an hour later, accompanied by a cheer, the giant creature finally surfaced.

Wang Duoyu was very patient and kept dealing with the giant creature himself until he finally managed to catch it.

Start the salvage operation!
This time, the catch wasn't an Antarctic cod, but a four- or five-meter-long bluefin tuna, estimated to weigh at least five or six hundred kilograms.

It is undoubtedly a behemoth.

The largest bluefin tuna can reach at least 700 kilograms, and that's for tuna with a recorded catch.

Many fishing vessels, such as some illegal private fishing fleets, catch larger tuna.

As the last pristine place on Earth, Antarctica's ice sheets attract numerous fishing fleets every year, including many from Japan.

They caught even bigger fish.

The specific details of the records are unknown.

After the colossal object was pulled onto the deck, Zhu Ling, Liu Xiaoli, and Wang Yifei all came out to see it.

Wang Yifei immediately took out her phone to take a group photo, then logged into her personal social media account and posted the message.

As a modern young woman, Wang Yifei is definitely at the forefront of the times. She went sea fishing and caught a huge fish, so of course she had to show it off.

As a result, there were many comments under Wang Yifei's personal social media account.

"Oh? Sisi went sea fishing? What kind of fish is that? It's so big! How much does it weigh?"

"I'm so envious! I want to go sea fishing too. Can you take me next time, Sisi?"

"Wow, that's a bluefin tuna! It's so big! Good heavens, is it fake?"

"Wow, this bluefin tuna is huge! Can we buy some to eat? It was just caught, it should be very fresh, right?"

"You sing so well, you excel in exams, and you're such a great fisherman, is there anything you can't do?"

When Wang Yifei received a small plate of freshly cooked tuna, she took a picture and was about to post it on her social media account. However, after seeing so many comments, she thought about it and decided not to do so.

Because some people who resent the rich are already giving negative comments.

Through her deep-sea fishing photos, some resourceful people discovered that her yacht was a luxury yacht, her fishing rod was also quite luxurious, and her clothing and appearance were also noteworthy.

In short, Wang Yifei is suspected of flaunting her wealth.

Although many fans took turns attacking and denouncing this hater.

After all, Wang Yifei has been in the industry for several years, and each of her albums has sold more than 20 million copies. Her net worth is estimated to be several hundred million. So, there's nothing wrong with her dressing nicely when she goes out for sea fishing, right?

Moreover, the clothes she wears are mostly custom-made and belong to her family's business, so it's practically like they're free.

However, after seeing this situation, Wang Yifei still did not provoke these people further.

"At five meters long and weighing 689 kilograms, this must be one of the largest bluefin tuna ever recorded."

At the other dinner table, Wang Jianchao exclaimed in amazement.

He was still quite surprised by the data he had just measured.

There was no way around it; the giant fish that his ninth uncle caught was simply too outrageous.

A few years ago, I caught a three-meter-long Antarctic cod on the Antarctic ice sheet. I thought that was my peak, but I never expected that the tuna I caught today would be even more terrifying.

"Hehe, why bother so much? Anyway, we're not selling it, we can just eat it ourselves."

Wang Duoyu didn't care. He had more money than he could ever spend. Bluefin tuna was a pretty good seafood, especially a giant one that had grown to this size.

After tasting it, it was indeed extremely fresh and delicious. Bai Doufu kept praising it, while the two little ones, Wang Junxian and Wang Sixin, only knew how to eat rice.

“That’s true,” Zheng Baoyin said with a smile. Wang Yifei suddenly asked, “Brother Big Fish, are we heading home? We’ve been out for almost half a month now, haven’t we? It’s time to go home for the New Year.”

Lunar New Year's Eve this year is the last day of January, and today is already January 23rd, so there are only a few days left.

"Yes, let's go home!"

The luxury yacht then immediately headed for Ushuaia at a speed of thirty knots.

After arriving in the small town, we rested for a day before taking a flight back to Guangzhou.

This time it wasn't a direct flight either, otherwise it would have been too tiring.

I won't be going back to Dahonggou Village for the Chinese New Year this year; instead, I'll be spending the holiday in Guangzhou.

There's no way around it, winters in the north are just too cold.

Although Harbin now has a population of over 30 million, it has basically absorbed the population of the three northeastern provinces and a portion of the national population, as well as Russians from more than a decade ago.

Back then, Wang Duoyu brought over 100,000 Russian scientists from Russia, and with their families, the group now numbers in the hundreds of thousands.

January 30th, the 28th day of the Lunar New Year. Well, tomorrow is the 29th day of the Lunar New Year, which is also Lunar New Year's Eve, because there is no 30th this year.

On Beijing Road Pedestrian Street, Bai Doufu, dressed in new clothes, was all smiles and gesturing wildly as her sister filmed a video.

"I'll buy a new cotton-padded coat, wear a fancy hat, put some grease on my lips, and pretend I'm doing well. Nobody can see it. I'll eat instant noodles every day, and when I go home for Chinese New Year, I'll brag all I can about how I flew a rocket."

"Hahaha~"

Liu Xiaoli and Wang Duoyu, standing nearby, were laughing so hard they were practically falling over. Bai Doufu was just too adorable! (End of Chapter)