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Chapter 418 is very smooth and requires extra money... Qi Hui, you're so slutty!

"Brotherhood of Blades is great. It's been a long time since I've seen such a pure and clean martial arts film!"

"Damn, Qi Hui's portrayal of the Imperial Guard is so damn handsome! It would be even better if he had a different sword; this one is so plain and ordinary, like something a low-level henchman would use."

"Actually, that knife is pretty cool, but I've seen it so many times that I don't feel anything for it anymore."

"That's right, those are the standard-issue swords of the Imperial Guards. But in martial arts dramas, any henchman can carry one or two, and then the protagonist breaks them with his bare hands. After seeing that so many times, of course it doesn't seem cool anymore."

"Just like how I see stunning beauties like Fan Bingbing, Yan Danchen, and Zeng Li every day, when I look at Yang Mi, I no longer find her that pretty."

"Yes!"

"Upstairs, Qi Hui is already handsome enough. If you give him an even more handsome sword, how are the others supposed to survive?"

"Junior Brother Feng is finally starring in a martial arts movie again, that's rare!"

"To be honest, watching the last scene, I felt that Qi Hui and Zhao Wenzhuo could fight to a standstill!"

"Indeed, at first, with the goose-wing saber against the long spear, the wide and sweeping slashes made me really afraid that Qi Hui would kill Zhao Wenzhuo. Then, with the dual sabers against the dual spears, although he was briefly suppressed, after Qi Hui switched back to his main weapon, he completely overwhelmed Zhao Wenzhuo, who was using dual spears. It felt like Zhao Wenzhuo's use of dual spears was a complete mistake."

"Even without dual pistols, he can't break through Qi Hui's goose-wing blade!"

"If it were a spear against a broadsword, the two might have been evenly matched. Zhao Wenzhuo made a mistake!"

"I think so too. Qi Hui's strength is no less than Nie Feng's!"

"Hahaha"

"If only Yan Ying were here, whoever marries Yan Ying would be the best in the world!"

"Yan Ying is no match for Zhou Miaotong!"

"Sin Yi is so beautiful. I especially liked her when I watched 'The Glorious Era'."

"Yes, Xian Yi already looked great in her Republic-era attire, but I didn't expect her to look even better in period costume!"

"I love Sin Yi so much, I love 80,000!"

"When will Sin Yee go astray?"

"Damn, that's a dangerous idea!"

"Ahem, I'm a little excited, but also a little reluctant. How strange!"

"Watch Erika Momotani a few more times and you'll understand why. It would be a shame if she didn't go into the adult film industry, and it would be equally a shame if she did!"

"Erika Momotani? I'll go check her out right now!"

"Good brother, remember to leave your address when you come back!"

"..."

A perfectly good movie discussion has gone off-topic again... Oh, no, it hasn't gone off-topic.
Even short films are still films!

Japanese action movies are still action movies!

There might even be a martial arts theme... well, let's not go into that.
……

China Film
Han Sanping held the newly released data file, his face showing surprise: "Martial arts films can achieve this result?"

The martial arts film genre has been sluggish in recent years, with many renowned Hong Kong directors failing in this area.
For example, "The Four Great Constables," directed by Chen Jia and starring Liu Yifei and Deng Chao, only grossed 200 million yuan at the box office.
Only Xu Ke's fantasy martial arts films were decent, thanks to the presence of Qi Hui and Ling Xiaosu, which earned them 700 million yuan at the box office.

Opposite the desk

Seeing Han Sanping's surprise, a director laughed:

"Mr. Han, have you forgotten? Last month, Fan Bingbing's 'The New White-Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom'..."

"That movie was so bad it was unbearable to watch, it was practically rotten to the core, yet it still managed to rake in nearly 4 million yuan at the box office."

"Brotherhood of Blades is so good, and its marketing is so creative, it can't be worse than these bad movies, right?"

Upon hearing this, Han Sanping was slightly taken aback, then suddenly realized that it made sense.

Martial arts films aren't actually that weak; they're just niche.
Even terrible martial arts films like "The New White-Haired Witch" and "The Four" can still gross hundreds of millions at the box office. It's not surprising that "Brotherhood of Blades" did a slightly better job. In fact, "The Four" even had three installments, with this year being the third.

Each of them can gross one or two hundred million at the box office, which is really not bad.

"It seems that martial arts films are about to be welcomed by investors again..." Han Sanping laughed, knowing full well the nature of domestic film and television investors.

They blindly follow trends whenever a popular topic comes up.
The result... naturally, was a complete mess.

The director laughed and said, "Actually, there's more than that; we already have some."

"Oh?"

"You forgot? 'Rise of the Legend'," the director laughed. "It starred Sammo Hung and Eddie Peng."

"I remember now." Han Sanping nodded, somewhat relieved. He also hoped that all types of films in China would flourish and spread widely.

Let a hundred schools of thought contend, let a hundred flowers bloom!
The instructor's ideas are always fresh and insightful!

……

Huayi
The Wang brothers, Zongjun and Zonglei, along with Chen Guofu, were somewhat surprised by the data for "Brotherhood of Blades".
"A serious martial arts film can achieve this result?" Wang Zonglei asked in surprise.

"Even a terrible movie like 'The New White-Haired Witch' made nearly 4 million yuan, so what's wrong with 'Brotherhood of Blades' achieving this?" Wang Zongjun put down the documents and smiled faintly.

Wang Zonglei remained silent for a while. "The New White-Haired Witch" was a movie produced by Berna, who was an old rival of Huayi Brothers. It was normal for his older brother to be a little unhappy.

Yu Donggua… cough, Big Brother is right. If that bastard Yu Dong's martial arts movie can make 4 million, it's normal for Qi Hui and Lu Yang's to have similar results.
"Mr. Wang and Mr. Wang," Chen Guofu said, "In that case, I will submit the application for the Golden Horse Awards."

He hadn't actually expected the movie to achieve this level of success; it was quite unexpected.

"Okay, report it," Wang Zongjun nodded. "Just let us know if you need anything, and we'll do our best."

"Okay." Chen Guofu nodded, turned and left to take care of his business.

The Golden Horse Awards are held in Taiwan, and there are quite a few procedures involved; he needs to keep an eye on them.

……

the other side

Led by Lu Yang, Qi Hui and his group began their nationwide roadshow.
The opening day box office was good, but that's just the beginning, not the end.
We must not let our guard down!

Whether the box office can be boosted depends on the upcoming roadshow.

So, Qi Hui and his companions traveled all over the country, taking countless flights, sometimes even feeling dizzy at the sight of an airplane.
However, compared to Qi Hui, Lao Ling, Xiao Zhang, and the others, Zhao Wenzhuo seemed full of energy and high spirits.
This made Qi Hui wonder who was actually older.

Zhou Yiwei couldn't help but whisper to Zhao Wenzhuo about how to improve his physical strength, as he was quite envious.

Zhao Wenzhuo chuckled and told him that more exercise and rest would be enough.

Actually, he saw hope of becoming popular again, so of course he was full of enthusiasm.

Some things are only appreciated when they are lost, and he also wanted to be as popular as he was at the beginning of the century.

Unlike Qi Hui and others, who are already very famous but don't know how to cherish it.

Sigh, the more outdated you become, the more you'll miss your current treatment.
"Mr. Zhou, I'd like to ask, how did you interpret the scenes where you were acting out the 'very smooth' and 'add money' scenes?" an audience member asked.
During roadshows, audiences will always be curious about certain aspects of the show.
Some actors could answer the question, while others could not.

Years later, a memorable scene might even emerge: "The Desperate Illiterate."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

"Yes, yes, we're curious about that too!"

Upon hearing this, the audience started to cheer and jeer. There was no way around it; those two iconic scenes were just too outrageous!
Online, some people have already started calling Ding Xiu "Brother Run" or "Paying Money Layman".
"This..." Zhou Yiwei was extremely embarrassed. He coughed lightly and then said seriously:
"Actually, I didn't really understand these two scenes, and I often made mistakes while acting them."

"The reason I was able to act so well is entirely thanks to Teacher Qi Hui's help!"

As he spoke, he stepped aside, drawing everyone's attention to Qi Hui.

"It was thanks to Teacher Qi Hui's help that I was able to perform that way. What you saw was just me repeating what others had said."

Instantly, all the lights in the room turned, and all eyes fell on Qi Hui, with a somewhat meaningful tone:
Qi Hui, you're so slutty!
(End of this chapter)