Chinese entertainment starts with Hong Shixian

Chapter 670 The Five-Star General of the Entertainment Industry and the Christmas Offensive
Two days later, "The Lost Tomb" was released.

Unsurprisingly, he was bombarded with criticism and ridicule.

In other words, swearing is not allowed on the internet now, otherwise the creative team would have a deep understanding of the amazing talent and art of swearing among netizens.

Of course, while swearing is forbidden, netizens still have their own art of insulting.

"Damn it, garbage movie, terrible film, it's more than a hundred times worse than 'Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe'!"

"Logically chaotic, movie garbage, screen full of slow-motion close-ups, thinking it's aesthetically pleasing, but actually vulgar and trashy, no wonder it's Li Rengang."

"Lu Han is disgusting! She's not as witty and brave as Wu Xie at all. She just acts cute and tries to be gay the whole time. It's disgusting!"

"Damn it, Lu Han is even more of a moron than this movie!"

"League of Gods was a filming accident, The Great Wall was a pile of garbage, and The Lost Tomb is a disaster site!"

"The person upstairs is right, they're all terrible movies!"

"I'm going to watch 'Operation Red Sea,' I feel terrible right now!"

"Is this the kind of script the original author adapted? No wonder 'The Grave Robbers' Chronicles' can't compare to 'Ghost Blows Out the Light'!"

"Ghost Blows Out the Light is just a small part of Lao Zhang's writing journey, but The Grave Robbers' Chronicles is Lao Xu's eternal peak. Prequels, sequels, sequels, prequels, and prequels to The Grave Robbers' Chronicles will all be arranged in the future!"

"Isn't saying this too hurtful to him?"

"Young Grand Secretary: Damn it, you've got a head injury—!"

"Hahaha, I was laughing so hard."

"I'm going to watch 'Operation Red Sea' to give Xu Jinglei, the author of 'Southern School of Literature,' a hard time!"

"I'm going too! Doesn't he want his movie to have high box office? Then I'll boost his competitor's box office and disgust him to death!"

"..."

Online, netizens joined in the frenzy, hurling insults at the various creators of "The Grave Robbers' Chronicles".

Soon, the reputation of "The Grave Robbers' Chronicles" plummeted, and it was universally condemned.

But soon, a number of dissenting voices began to emerge, praising Lu Han to the skies as the greatest male character of all time.

These voices didn't discuss the movie, the story, or the logic; they just talked about Lu Han and how he was. As a result, many moviegoers simply ignored them.

Unsurprisingly, these people are all die-hard fans of Lu Han. They don't even bother to say a word about the movie, and the whole thing is just about how great Lu Han is.

That's true, neither Li Rengang nor "The Lost Tomb" paid them a salary nor provided them with any emotional support.

Therefore, it doesn't affect regular viewers continuing to criticize "The Lost Tomb".

The film's box office performance quickly responded, grossing 1.6 million yuan on its opening day, but then declining steadily over the next few days.

In less than a week, the daily box office revenue was reduced to a fraction of the opening day's revenue.

One word: Terrible!

However, compared to "The Great Wall," this movie is still acceptable, considering its lower budget.

With the popularity of "The Lost Tomb", the box office of "Operation Red Sea" saw a slight increase.

This...is somewhat of a dark joke!

"Hahahaha..." Wang Changtian slapped his thigh, laughing from ear to ear: "I didn't expect that all these competitors would be my accomplices, this is so interesting, hahahaha!"

Yu Dong, standing nearby, was equally amused: "Operation Red Sea may not be that good, but our opponents were really bad, which made us look... hahahahahaha!"

He couldn't hold back any longer. After so many years in the film and television industry, he had never seen anything like this before.

It can only be said that the success of a film requires its own excellence, but sometimes, it also requires consideration of the times, environment, and background!

A sudden inspiration struck Yu Dong; he immediately thought of the film "Operation Mekong" that his company was currently working on.

Like "Operation Red Sea" and "Wolf Warrior", this movie is also a patriotic film with exciting fight scenes, realistic scenes, and numerous explosions!

such a pity!
Last month, seeing how big the hype was for "The Great Wall" and "Operation Red Sea," he suddenly backed down... not exactly backed down, but just didn't want to waste time and energy on internal conflicts.

"Operation Red Sea" was invested in by Berna, and "Operation Mekong" was led by Berna.

The two collided, which was somewhat self-destructive.

But... how could he have imagined that his opponents were all a bunch of chickens and dogs?
If he had known this would happen, he definitely would have made "Operation Mekong" a hit!
This isn't his fault; after all, he couldn't have imagined so many competitors would engage in "reverse competition."

He's practically a five-star general in the entertainment industry, the epitome of the entertainment world's Christmas offensive.

"Old Wang, do you think this movie has a chance of making 5 billion?" Yu Dong asked with renewed interest.

This movie has a 100 million dollar investment from Berna. If it really grosses 5 billion dollars at the box office, the profits will be substantial.

"Well... it's hard to say," Wang Changtian said with a light cough.

Now he's become a bit more cautious. He certainly hopes for the highest box office returns, but... he's also afraid of jinxing the market!

Sometimes you shouldn't say things carelessly, in case they don't come true.

Yu Dong's face darkened as he looked at Wang Changtian, who had suddenly changed his tune.

what's going on?
……

The crew of "In the Name of the People" in Jinling
As filming progressed, several more actors wrapped up their scenes.

For example, Lao Luobo... which is also Yi Xuexi, Huang Pinyuan.

His role was actually quite small, mainly appearing in the later episodes.

For example, Wu Gang, and Secretary Dakang.

He went to Africa to play He Jianguo, that's right, he went to play the role in "Wolf Warrior 2".

Wu Jing and the others chatted about their respective projects in the group chat.

Old Guo's situation is getting back on track, though there are many difficulties, but they are trying to find solutions.

Old Lu's side is also progressing well; they've already started recruiting film crews.

Wu Jing's side is facing some trouble; Africa is a poor and rugged place, and there are too many difficulties to overcome.

In terms of the cast, besides him, the veteran He Jianguo is played by Wu Gang, and the rich second-generation military enthusiast... is the same role originally played by Zhang Han, now played by Yin Fang.

That is, the assistant gunner and assistant machine gunner in "Operation Red Sea".

Wu Jing thought he was good, and he had previously received training from Qi Hui.

It's easier for him to act in "Wolf Warrior 2" now, at least he doesn't have to teach the actors how to shoot anymore.

Originally, Yin Fang didn't want to go; Africa was too tough and tiring, and he had only just returned from there.

After much deliberation, Yin Fang consulted Qi Hui and finally went anyway.

Yin Fang has also become an actor who has starred in "Operation Red Sea" and "Wolf Warrior 2".

"Old Qi." Li Lu walked over and plopped down next to Qi Hui. "We're having a shooting scene later. You're an expert in this area. How do you want us to film it?"

Li Lu would often seek out Qi Hui to discuss filming.

However, Qi Hui didn't pay much attention to him. He only cared about his own drama and didn't care about anyone else's.

Oh... He paid a little attention to the blond guy, and Qi Hui persuaded Li Lu to cut all of the blond guy's scenes.

But Li Lu refused, as he had promised Huang Mao he wouldn't cut his hair completely.

Now that he's listening to Qi Hui, isn't he breaking his promise?

And, at Huang Mao's house... right?
However, Qi Hui's words made sense, and Li Lu decided to be a little bolder and cut Huang Mao's scenes even less.

“A little,” Qi Hui said. “I want to change my shooting method, switching from two-handed to one-handed.”

This scene takes place at the underground shooting range of the Shanshui Manor, where Qi Hui, who plays Qi Tongwei, shoots with a pistol as if venting his frustration.

The original plan was for Qi Tongwei to fire the gun with both hands, demonstrating his professionalism as the Director of the Public Security Bureau.

But... the attempt to draw a tiger backfired, and the way the gun was held with both hands made the scene look rather strange.

Of course, this scene uses a .22 caliber pistol.

In domestic commercial shooting ranges, don't even think about 9mm or 7.62mm pistols.

That is impossible!

Moreover, the .22 equipment was obtained through coordination by the Golden Shield side.

To prevent any unforeseen circumstances, the entire filming process must be overseen by professionals.

Although it wasn't live ammunition, it was still quite troublesome!
"Uh..." Li Lu asked, puzzled, "Why switch from using both hands to using only one hand?"

“Qi Tongwei is a seasoned gunman,” Qi Hui explained. “A seasoned gunman who uses both hands even when firing second-hand guns, aren’t you looking down on him?”

"Besides, isn't the emotion in this scene an act of catharsis?"

Li Lu nodded: "It's about venting."

"Then you need to relax," Qi Hui said. "What's the purpose of holding a gun with both hands?"

Before Li Lu could speak, Qi Hui replied, "It's to ensure a steady and accurate attack!"

After a pause, Qi Hui said in a deep voice, "It's too purposeful!"

Upon hearing this, Li Lu nodded thoughtfully, agreeing... If it's too purposeful, it's not really venting.
It doesn't look easy at all!
(End of this chapter)