Chinese entertainment starts with Hong Shixian

Chapter 661 The same words still apply: hold firm...

In fact, it wasn't just the navy; other military units also organized screenings.

For example, the People's Armed Police!
Compared to other branches of the military, the People's Armed Police have a relatively lower level of secrecy and more opportunities for entertainment.

In the first few days after the release of "Operation Red Sea", due to some unforeseen circumstances, not many military units organized screenings.

But things are different now. The situation has changed, and it's time to let the hardworking soldiers relax, watch a movie, and unwind.

Although the movie tells the story of the Marine Corps' Jiaolong, Jiaolong is proficient in amphibious combat, excelling in sea, land, and air combat.

It's just that their level of proficiency isn't as high as that of specialized units.

Therefore, "Operation Red Sea" is actually suitable for the entire military to watch.

Every branch of the military can find its own reflection in it.

The People's Armed Police, in particular, are another branch of the military besides the Jiaolong Commando.

Moreover, the film did not neglect the characterization and portrayal of the dragons simply because it focused on them.

The armed police were very satisfied with this.

Qi Hui was also very satisfied. He felt a sense of honor once again when he learned that his film had been widely screened by the military.

The last time I had this honor was when I was directing a warship to film a movie!
Online, many viewers also noticed the fierce performance of the armed police in the movie.

I couldn't help but be surprised.

"Wow? Are the armed police that powerful?"

"Exactly! They fight so fiercely? They're on par with special forces!"

"The two people upstairs, the armed police in the movie are wearing the uniforms of the armed police special forces."

"Hehe, you don't think that just because someone's name has the word 'police' in it, they're just a police officer, do you?"

"If you read the full name of the People's Armed Police, you'll know what kind of force it is."

"Damn, that firepower is really fierce. It's incredibly fast and relatively accurate. They just pick it up and fire. It sounds ruthless."

"..."

The release of "Operation Red Sea" not only brought a lot of attention to the Marine Corps, but also the performance of the People's Armed Police, which was noticed by many viewers.

The political department of the People's Armed Police was overjoyed; it was a great thing!
Please, have more of these kinds of troubles!

Just as "Operation Red Sea" was generating much discussion and attention, another highly anticipated film, "The Great Wall," was also released.

When the film was first released, numerous film critics wrote reviews that gave it positive reviews.

With a mix of doubt and anticipation, the audience still entered the cinema.

Although Qi Hui said that this movie is a Chinese story written by Hollywood.

Although Qi Hui said, "Don't be superstitious about internationalization, don't be superstitious about Hollywood."

However, not everyone has seen Qi Hui's interview.

Not all those who have seen it will listen to it.

Even if they listen, they may not necessarily believe Qi Hui.

"You're an actor and director, what gives you the right to talk about Hollywood like that?" Many viewers went to the cinema with this thought in mind.

And then...and then they started cursing!

This movie is truly indescribable, inexplicable, and disregards reality—a complete mess!
It's extremely distressing to watch!
The audience was confused as to why the female soldiers were made to jump.

Isn't this just feeding the monsters?

Furthermore, what about the early warning, delay, and resistance efforts outside the Great Wall, and the various forms of support such as food, weapons, and personnel inside the Great Wall?
Why are so many people just standing there dumbfounded on the city wall, fighting to the death?

No way?
They don't know how to write scripts, direct, or create content. They think the Great Wall is just a wall, and that's how you fight and that's it?

That's a military system, a complete military organization!

When a nation is weak, it relies on the Great Wall for defense; when a nation is strong, it relies on the Great Wall for offense.

Advance to attack, retreat to defend.

Such a wonderful thing, and it's just a simple wall in the movie?

Then stand on the wall and jump down to become food for the monster?
Besides these, the movie has a whole host of other inexplicable flaws.

For example, after fighting for so many years, the people inside the Great Wall still didn't know the weaknesses or intelligence of the Taotie.

Then it will depend on a few greedy foreigners to obtain it.

For example... never mind, let's not go into examples.

This movie is full of flaws. The only thing that's not bad is the end credits song by Wang Leehom and Tan Weiwei.

It's a common saying that bad movies often produce amazing songs.

However... not many people actually saw the end credits.

Therefore, this song actually became known to people because of Wang Leehom and Tan Weiwei's music video.

It can't be said to have a very large connection with "The Great Wall".

At the very least, it could be said that the connection wasn't very significant. Soon after, the opening day box office figures for "The Great Wall" came out, showing only 1.04 million yuan.

It's 200 million less than "Operation Red Sea".

Not to mention "Operation Red Sea" and "The Mermaid," it's not even as good as those terrible films from the Spring Festival two years ago, such as "From Vegas to Macau III" and "The Monkey King."

It's fair to say that the start wasn't a very good result.

Not only were the grades poor, but the internet was also flooded with criticism.

"Damn it, why were all the reviews so good? Why didn't anyone tell me this movie was this bad?"

"RNM, refund the money!"

"Do they think they've done right by us? We waited so long, thinking they'd be really good, but they turned out to be a pile of shit!"

"Zhang Yi, you're practically sitting at the same table as Teng Huatao and Lu Chuan now!"

"This movie is ridiculous! Monsters only appear once every sixty years, visiting regularly, sometimes even earlier. This isn't a monster, it's more like Aunt Flo!"

"No, it's too painful to watch. I need to watch 'Operation Red Sea' again to refresh my eyes."

"Let's go together and watch 'Operation Red Sea' again. The more you watch it, the more interesting it becomes."

"Indeed, has anyone noticed the cloth covering the sniper's scope? That's called a light-blocking net, made to prevent glare. That's what you call attention to detail!"

"Why are you staring at the small-caliber sniper rifle? Did anyone notice the tank the captain grabbed? There are several of them there. Why didn't he choose one of the others? Because that one has an automatic loading system!"

"Holy crap, is this for real? No way, I have to watch 'Operation Red Sea' again!"

"..."

Hubei Province, Jiangcheng

Zhang Yimou and other key members of the "Great Wall" cast, who had just finished their promotional tour, looked rather grim.

The audience was not in a good mood and their reaction was poor.

The majority of the audience are women, primarily fans of young male celebrities such as Lu Han and Wang Junkai.

Their attention to the film was limited to the few scenes featuring Lu Han and Wang Junkai.

As for the rest, he ignored them all, paying little attention to figures like the famous director Zhang Yimou or Hollywood star Matt Damon.

As for other non-fan moviegoers... sorry, that's all.

I left halfway through.

In other words, this movie is really bad.

Besides these feedbacks, the most direct feedback is actually the box office data.

On its second day of release, the box office increased by tens of millions.

Zhang Yimou, Gan Wei, and others thought this would be the beginning.

But to my utter surprise, this was actually the peak.

On the third day of its release, box office revenue dropped back to the level of its first day of release.

On its fourth day of release, the box office revenue was halved, reaching only 4 to 2 million yuan, which is not even a fraction of what it earned on its second day of release.

Now, everyone felt a chill run down their spines.

Matt Damon's heart is equally cold.

Besides his fixed base salary, his remaining income depends on the film's box office performance.

If the box office is low and there's no profit, he won't get any dividends!
This made him somewhat anxious.

He even turned down an invitation from his good friend Affleck for this movie.

If he goes back with this result, he doesn't know how much he'll be laughed at!

This made him uneasy, his heart pounding wildly.

A few days later, the first week's box office results came out: 4.01 million yuan.

Compared to the more than 2 billion yuan grossed by "Operation Red Sea", it can't be said to be very good, it can at least be described as a dismal failure.

Matt Damon's anxiety has finally died completely.

4.01 million, and that's not even in US dollars!
Damn it!

Gan Wei was dejected and pale. With the company collapsing to this extent, LeEco's stock was bound to be affected.

Zhang Yi slowly lit a cigarette and comforted her, "It's alright, don't forget we still have overseas channels."

"Don't forget, one of our studios is Legendary Pictures."

"Keep going, keep going! As I always say, if we hold firm, we will win, and there will be a way!"

He was comforting the creative team, and also comforting himself.

He invested over 10 million yuan in LeEco, and these investments were previously valued at over 300 million yuan. He couldn't let them just evaporate like that!
Upon hearing this, no one present spoke or offered an opinion.

Hearing these words, which sounded like a broken record, they even felt like laughing.

(End of this chapter)