Chinese entertainment starts with Hong Shixian

Chapter 459 If only Jing Tian weren't here...

Huayi
"Not only did the enemy refuse to surrender, but they also dared to retaliate... Qi Hui is really arrogant!" Wang Zonglei said, holding his tablet and subconsciously pursing his lips.

“He didn’t say that.” Wang Zongjun glanced at his foolish younger brother: “Those were said by three war heroes.”

"I know, I'm talking about his trailer!" Wang Zonglei said, somewhat exasperated.

Beside him, Chen Guofu quietly looked at the data on the tablet... He didn't interrupt the two brothers' bickering.

"Old Chen, how are the 'Wolf Warrior' numbers going?" Wang Zongjun asked.

Although Qi Hui and Wu Jing's use of this phrase for promotion seems incredibly arrogant, to be fair, it really does fit Qi Hui's character in the trailer!
Various helicopters, tanks, explosions—Wang Zongjun even caught a glimpse of a 107mm rocket launcher in a fleeting moment!
Such a grand scene, coupled with Qi Hui's expertise in playing top soldiers, makes this statement a perfect match.

The same enemy invaded, the same contempt for the enemy, and the same victory over the enemy!

Not to mention the other viewers, even he, the president of Huayi Brothers, couldn't help but feel his blood boil and wanted to see the movie.

“Very good,” Chen Guofu said. “All the data are rising rapidly, and discussions about ‘Wolf Warrior’ are gradually increasing on various platforms such as Weibo.”

"Many media outlets predict that this movie will gross 8 million yuan."

"What? 8 million?" Wang Zonglei was stunned and quickly moved closer to Chen Guofu.

8 million yuan in box office revenue is not a lot; nowadays, domestic films are already reaching the 10 billion yuan level.

There are one or two movies with this level of box office success every year.

The Hollywood blockbuster "Transformers 4" even garnered an astonishing 1.9 billion yuan at the box office.

However, the total investment for this film, "Wolf Warrior," was only seventy to eighty million.

Qi Hui's investment accounted for half of the total investment, in addition to his share of the box office revenue as the lead actor...

If this box office data is true, Qi Hui will make a fortune once again!
Despite their large size and revenue of hundreds of millions or even billions of yuan, Huayi's actual net profit is not that high.

To be honest, he was genuinely envious of Qi Hui!

Huayi Brothers has been making movies for so many years, but they don't actually have many films that gross over 800 million yuan at the box office.

Wang Zongjun lit a cigarette, feeling somewhat uncomfortable: "8 million is just an unreliable prediction by the media, it's not like there really is that number."

"Whenever those media outlets write articles, don't they always exaggerate and try to grab attention?"

"That makes sense!" Wang Zonglei nodded in agreement, feeling somewhat at peace with his previous resentment.

Chen Guofu pursed his lips and decided to remain silent. In fact, based on this data analysis, "Wolf Warrior" might have grossed more than 8 million.

……

the other side

Yang Mi, holding the data, was equally envious.

The data from "Wolf Warrior" is truly enviable. If her movie could achieve this before its release, the betting agreement would probably have been fulfilled immediately!
The romantic film she starred in, "Silent Separation," has also begun its pre-release promotion.

It was originally scheduled for early April, but Qi Hui came on so aggressively, like a fierce tiger.

Upon seeing this, the production company did not hesitate to change the release date to the end of April, in preparation for the May Day holiday.

Logically speaking, romance is a popular genre, so there's nothing to fear when it comes to military themes and the like.

But this won't work against Qi Hui!

How many romantic movies has he made a splash in recent years?
The suspenseful sci-fi web series "The Beginning" is so powerful that it puts Teng Huatao's "Waiting for the Wind" to suffocate.
The same applies to last year's "Brotherhood of Blades".

"It seems like I should cooperate with Qi Hui..." Yang Mi murmured, making plans in her mind.

She had always had this idea, but unfortunately she never had the chance.

The only time she managed to get Jing Tian and Qi Hui together, Yang Mi still feels heartbroken when she thinks about it now!
She lacks the ability to decide the casting for a play, while that bastard Qi Hui always gives Jing Tian the best scripts and roles.

I didn't even think much of her! But that was before. Before, she was just an actress, but now she has Jaywalk Studio.

Now that she was the boss, she had a certain amount of power... Yang Mi's mind kept flashing with these thoughts, and the more she thought about it, the more hopeful she felt.

Anyway, I'm already burdened with this performance-based agreement. If I don't meet it, I'm doomed. I don't care about saving face!
Cooperating with Qi Hui has a high probability of being profitable, and there's no need to worry about having to pay any other price.

In the dirty entertainment industry, it's impossible to achieve anything without paying an extra price.

However, if you cooperate with Qi Hui, you won't have this concern!
If he had that kind of thought... what a good thing!

A flutter of excitement stirred within Yang Mi. Although she knew it was impossible, she couldn't help but let her imagination run wild.

She's been thinking about this for years!

If it weren't for Jing Tian, ​​how could Qi Hui have withstood her onslaught? If only Jing Tian weren't there.
……

"Damn it... why are all these bastard movies getting such good numbers?" Lu Chuan looked at the data from various media outlets, her face contorted with jealousy.

He is a leading figure of the sixth generation of directors, possessing superb cinematic artistry and professional film directing skills!
But why are the numbers for Qi Hui's films better than all his films combined?
"I want to see what this movie is all about!" Lu Chuan took a deep breath and, suppressing her nausea, clicked on the trailer for "Wolf Warrior."

He has always looked down on Qi Hui's movies and found them disgusting.

Because Qi Hui's films are all commercial films, lacking any artistry, depth, or substance.

Even a single glance would tarnish his years of artistic cultivation!

This time is different; he's making a commercial film as well.

Although his commercial films are full of artistry, he would feel even more accomplished if he could surpass Qi Hui while maintaining artistry!

With this in mind, Lu Chuan clicked on the trailer for "Wolf Warrior".

Soon, Lu Chuan's face turned green.

Because he saw Qi Hui's character fighting several Americans, and, according to the trailer, he even won!

Qi Hui actually dared to defeat American soldiers?!

How dare he even think of that? How dare he even film it?
Also, why did those Hollywood actors cooperate with that bastard Qi Hui to make this kind of movie?
Especially the line, "Not only did the enemy not surrender, but they also dared to fight back."

What audacity! How dare Qi Hui say such a thing!

Filled with anger, Lu Chuan opened Weibo and angrily wrote a post.

He's going to give this movie a scathing critique!

The so-called "Wolf Warrior," a so-called military blockbuster, is a complete misleading and vilification of Chinese youth. We yearn for democracy and freedom, strive to emulate the Western world, and do our utmost to enable our people to live an American-style life. However, this film, "Wolf Warrior," promotes violence and so-called anti-invasion, which is simply an irrational sentiment. It is a low-quality, cowardly act, an inability to face one's own mistakes, which then transforms into a morbid delusion. Qi Hui and Wu Jing can only find their sense of existence by defeating the West through this delusion!

Lu Chuan poured her anger and resentment into a blog post, which she then published with great fervor.

He can tolerate being called shit, but he must criticize and resist nationalist behavior that deviates from democracy and freedom and promotes this so-called fighting spirit!
As the message was sent, Lu Chuan breathed a sigh of relief, finally venting her pent-up anger.
He kept refreshing the screen, hoping other netizens would see it, hoping like-minded friends would join him in the fight to utterly destroy this movie.

Soon, the netizens he was looking forward to saw it.
However, these weren't the like-minded friends he had imagined; on the contrary, they were all mocking him.
"Hahaha, as expected of Rikukawa Taro, you're such a dog, yoshi yoshi!"

"Brother, you're awesome!"

"Your Japanese is so fluent, I'm afraid Rikutaro will have to kowtow to you twice!"

"Hahaha……"

"..."

As Lu Chuan watched the comments appear on the screen, the anticipation on her face gradually turned ashen, and then...

boom!
The tablet was dropped and cracked.

Lu Chuan roared, "Damn it, these barbaric and ignorant fools!"

(End of this chapter)