Chinese entertainment starts with Hong Shixian

Chapter 662 Which one is noble? Which one is filthy?
"Hahahahaha..."

In a club, the main creators of "League of Gods" laughed heartily, drinking and enjoying themselves immensely.

They did indeed make the save; that's an indisputable fact.

But The Great Wall also flopped!
The entire investment was 1 billion yuan, and it included Hollywood superstars, Andy Lau, a superstar, and so many so-called young heartthrobs.

But it still fell!
Moreover, it flopped terribly, even worse than their "League of Gods" flopped!
They certainly failed, but their opponents also suffered a terrible defeat!
Looking at it this way, doesn't the sense of frustration and depressing failure in your heart suddenly decrease a lot?

"Come on, keep playing the music, keep dancing!"

The group drank their wine, their faces full of smiles.

Comfortable!

With the release of the opening week box office figures for "The Great Wall," many in the industry knew that "The Great Wall" had completely flopped.

How much of the 10 billion yuan investment will be recouped depends on fate.

With the conclusion of "The Great Wall," everyone knows that "Operation Red Sea" will be unrivaled.

Currently, during the summer movie season, almost no one can rival it.

Indeed, "Operation Red Sea" made great strides, ignoring some obstacles.

The Legend of Gods?
"Great Wall"?
If you didn't know better, you'd think it was a speed bump!
Before I could even see it clearly, it was gone in a flash.

The creators of "The Lost Tomb" held an emergency meeting to discuss whether to release the film.

They were originally scheduled to be released next month, but given the current situation... it seems like next month isn't a good time to release them either.
It's not just "The Lost Tomb"; several other movies also have this idea.

For example, with the film "Lu Yao Knows Ma Li," he wanted to turn the tide, not to go head-to-head with Qi Hui!
There's also the youth romance film "Sweet Sixteen".

A few years ago, this kind of movie was very popular.

But now... after being repeatedly defeated by Qi Hui, youth romance films are no longer welcome in the market.

"Brotherhood of Blades" beats "But Always"

Wolf Warrior beat Let's Get Married!

Now, "Operation Red Sea" has completely crushed Liu Yifei's "So Young 2: Never Gone".

If they actually went up there in "Summer Trees and Paradise," they'd probably be nothing but speed bumps...

Thanks to the pioneering work of Qi Hui, Wu Jing, and others, military-themed films have gained increasing attention.

Li Chen, who was filming a movie in a Huairou studio, suddenly discovered that his film "Sky Hunter" seemed to be receiving a lot of preferential treatment.

Currently, the army has shows like "Soldiers' Assault," "I Am a Special Forces Soldier," and "Wolf Warrior."

The Navy has produced works such as "Fire Blue Blade" and "Operation Red Sea".

As for the Air Force, they have "The Story of the Cooking Squad"... cough cough, that's not the point. The point is, the Air Force lacks a blockbuster movie that can carry the weight of the series!
Coincidentally, Li Chen's "Sky Hunter" has come into the view of many people along with the popularity of "Operation Red Sea".

The PLA Air Force Political Department, which participated in the investment, couldn't help but harbor some illusions:

If Sky Hunter could be as intense as Operation Red Sea... that would be awesome!
Looking forward to it!

……

湘省
The roadshow had just ended, and Qi Hui was being interviewed by reporters.

"The box office failure of 'The Great Wall' confirms your earlier prediction." The reporter asked, "What are your thoughts on this?"

“No Poland at all.” Qi Hui smiled faintly. “This was already destined.”

"I still stand by what I said: openness is fine, and learning from foreign experiences is fine, but don't be blindly devoted to internationalization or Hollywood."

The reporter nodded and moved on to the next question: "Operation Red Sea is making great strides at the box office, and it has already entered the top five in terms of box office revenue. It may win the title of the highest-grossing domestic film in the future."

"Some even predict that the film's box office will reach the four billion level."

"However, 99% of the film's box office revenue comes from mainland China. What are your thoughts on this?"

Upon hearing this, Qi Hui frowned slightly. What did he mean? Was he saying that "Operation Red Sea" was just self-indulgent hype?

"I am a Chinese director and actor," Qi Hui said slowly. "My movies also tell Chinese stories, so it's normal that most of the box office revenue comes from mainland China."

"This also shows that the film is liked by the audience, and that our film is a success."

"If the majority of 'Operation Red Sea's' box office revenue came from other regions, then there would be a major problem! That would mean our film has failed!"

The reporter was stunned, never expecting Qi Hui to answer like that. She was well aware of the trap hidden in her question.

After Qi Hui finished speaking, he did not stop, but continued, "Moreover, there doesn't seem to be any fundamental difference between the box office revenue of audiences in mainland China and audiences in other regions, right?"

"You now have two movie tickets in front of you, one purchased in RMB and the other in USD."

"Tell me, which one is noble? Which one is vile?"

reporter:"……"

She couldn't utter a single word.

……

The interview video was quickly posted online, and soon attracted the attention of many netizens.

They all love watching the drama unfold.

"Hahaha, Xie Ruolin is making a limited-time comeback, huh?"

"I almost forgot, Qi Hui also played Xie Ruolin!"

"Without the stutter, it just doesn't feel right."

"This reporter is a bit problematic. He talks a lot about principles, but he's probably only interested in business!"

"Upstairs, everything is fake. Gold and silver, that's real!"

"When will you guys ever reach a higher level? Why do you always approach business matters with an ideological mindset? (doge emoji)"

"Sorry, I couldn't stop myself. Let's give our friendly forces upstairs a proper burial."

"A moment of silence!"

"Fly the flag at half-mast and observe a moment of silence!"

"Let's lower our trousers and observe a moment of silence!"

"Hahahaha, I'm dying of laughter! Is this some kind of Xie Ruolin dialogue competition?"

"These lines become more interesting the more you think about them."

"That's right. Look, Qi Hui is using it again, isn't he?"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

……

Jinling, the crew of "In the Name of the People"

After more than ten days of promotional activities, Qi Hui returned to the film crew to continue filming.

The promotional work for "Operation Red Sea" is mostly complete; the rest depends on word-of-mouth and audience preferences.

Qi Hui doesn't need to worry about these things. Enlight Media, Berna, and iQiyi know what to do, so they don't need Qi Hui anymore.

Therefore, Qi Hui returned to the film crew and continued acting.

Not only him, but Lao Ling and Xiao Zhang also returned to the sets of "The Mystic Nine" and "The Legend of Chusen," respectively.
Xiao Zhang went back two days early. After finishing filming "The Legend of Chusen", he was in a hurry to film "Medical Examiner Qin Ming".

Now, with the popularity of "Operation Red Sea", many projects and production teams have started to approach the two of them, seeking cooperation.

The scripts provided are mainly military-themed works, and the characters are mostly tough-guy types.

Bai Ke, Wang Yanlin, and Yin Fang are in similar situations.

The roles they were offered were all tough guy types.

Bai Ke was pleasantly surprised, as he was finally no longer acting in comedies but in web dramas!
However, something was strange; no one had given the script to Qi Hui.

This left Qi Hui speechless. What was going on?

Why are projects in the industry no longer asking me to act?
Feeling somewhat depressed, Qi Hui returned to the set of "In the Name of the People".

"Wow!" Upon seeing Qi Hui, director Li Lu slapped his thigh and exclaimed in surprise.
"Our hall manager is back!"

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