Shadow of Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 327 Breaking the Record

During this period, the third season of "Homecoming" has finished airing, and with its high-quality production and An Xiaoxi's superb performance, it has generated a strong response worldwide.

Not only did its viewership ratings continue to climb, breaking various records, but it also sparked heated discussions on social media, becoming a popular topic of conversation among viewers.

This year's film industry has also been incredibly exciting, with a series of excellent films making their debut and collectively creating box office miracles.

As audiences became engrossed in the dramatic plot, a series of box office miracles that shook film history were born.

With its excellent production and An Xiaoxi's strong influence, "The Legend of Qiongfang in Troubled Times" has become an undeniable force in this year's film market.

This film vividly depicts the resilience and struggle of women in a special era. The delicate emotional expression and the grand historical background complement each other, and it successfully broke the box office record of one billion RMB in the Chinese film market.

Compared to other films released during the same year as tribute films, "The Legend of Qiong Fang" achieved box office success in China that was one to two times higher than the latter, thanks to its greater emotional resonance with the general public and the strong personal charm of An Xiaoxi, demonstrating its strong market competitiveness.

Of course, as a tribute film, it has a great advantage in China, but it is much worse abroad.

Even so, thanks to An Xiaoxi's powerful influence, "The Legend of Qiong Fang" still grossed $5.28 million worldwide.

Compared to "Mulan" and "Evolution", this box office is indeed somewhat lacking.

Given the special nature of the film's subject matter, achieving this level of box office success is already extremely difficult.

At the same time, the disaster film genre is witnessing a "two-horse race".

The regular version of "Armageddon" was released at the same time as "2012". With its tight plot, stunning special effects, and different portrayals of humanity and disaster, it stood out in the box office competition.

With its impactful post-apocalyptic setting and well-developed characters, it has captivated audiences worldwide.

Ultimately, the regular version of "Armageddon" grossed $18.25 billion worldwide, far surpassing "2012's" $7.91 million, achieving a dominant victory in this box office competition.

Even more noteworthy is that in mid-December, Qianbeifeng Entertainment followed up its success by releasing a 3D version of "The End of the World" one day ahead of "Avatar".

With the support of technological innovation and the 3D wave, the 3D version of "Armageddon" has once again sparked a global movie-going frenzy with its more immersive viewing experience.

In direct competition with the phenomenal blockbuster "Avatar", the 3D version of "Armageddon" successfully grossed $13.62 billion at the box office, thanks to the excellent word-of-mouth it had built up beforehand and the upgraded viewing experience.

The two versions of "Armageddon" grossed a combined $31.87 billion worldwide.

It not only far surpassed Avatar's $17.9 billion box office performance, but also topped the global box office charts.

(P.S.: The global box office of Avatar was $27.9 billion, but due to the 3D version of Arnaud, it is impossible for it to have such a high box office, hence the slight revision.)
It broke global box office records, becoming the first film in history to surpass $30 billion at the box office, marking a new milestone in the film market's box office performance.

In 1998, Cameron won the Academy Award for Best Director for "Titanic". During his acceptance speech, he happily quoted a line from the movie and shouted, "I am the king of the world".

In the original timeline, after the huge success of Avatar, many people and media believed that Cameron had once again proven himself to be the "King of the World".

However, all of this was disrupted by the sudden appearance of Hu Xiaobei and An Xiaoqian.

After all, the previous film, "Hyper Evolution," broke the global box office record with $15.28 billion.

"Armageddon" broke global box office records twice, topping the global box office charts with an astonishing $31.87 billion.

Avatar, the second highest-grossing film worldwide, only earned $17.9 billion, failing to even surpass the $20 billion mark.

The difference in box office revenue between the two is so huge.

Even if the media wants to hype up Cameron, they have to make sure it's real.

After all, Hu Xiaobei never claimed to be the king of the world, and An Xiaoqian never said anything so shameful in public.

Yes, that's it!

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January 2010, 2, New Year's Eve.

Professor An returned to Jiangcheng for the Chinese New Year and specifically discussed wedding arrangements with Hu Xiaobei and the other two. After the New Year, instead of arranging work, Hu Xiaobei and the other two took a year-long honeymoon leave ahead of schedule.

On February 25, 2010, Hu Xiaobei's shadow ability was upgraded to level six, and he gained new shadow abilities.

【Break Limits lv6】Break the limits, break through the upper limit, and reach the ultimate dimension.

On the surface, Hu Xiaobei gains a new ability with each promotion.

In fact, these abilities were originally possessed by his shadow, but they were not so obvious before he advanced.

Since the ability of shadow has been awakened, manipulating shadows to deform, perceiving through shadows, and allowing shadows to touch reality are the most basic abilities of shadows, like innate instincts.

The same applies to blessing, shadow splitting, transformation, and breaking limits; these forms had already begun to appear faintly after Hu Xiaobei's transmigration and rebirth.

Take his ability to break limits as an example. The fact that Hu Xiaobei has never encountered any bottlenecks is the most direct proof.

This ability to break limits not only allows him to surpass his own limits and continuously improve his abilities, but also raises his ceiling.

Upon advancing to level six, it gains the additional characteristic of extreme dimensional ascension.

Just like An Xiaoqian's spatial abilities, after more than two years of perception and research, Hu Xiaobei himself has also mastered some of this ability.

With the support of extreme dimensional advancement, spatial abilities are no longer simply personal storage spaces, teleportation, or spatial blades.

Spatial abilities enhanced Hu Xiaobei's ability to travel through time and space, directly elevating him to the point where he could travel through time and space.

However, Hu Xiaobei's current physical condition is too weak. If he were to choose to travel through time, his body might collapse.

Now, the only ones capable of time travel are probably souls bound to the ability of shadows.

He's about to get married, wouldn't it be better for him to stay with Qianqian and live a peaceful life?

What kind of time travel game is this?!

Therefore, after gaining the ability to travel through time and space dimensions, Hu Xiaobei had no intention of traveling through time again.

However, he has shadows, especially after advancing to level six, he has six extra shadow transformation slots.

Two of the spots were given to An Xiaoqian and Liu Xiaoli respectively, and in addition to the most fundamental shadow, he also needed to reserve one shadow transformation spot.

As a result, only three Shadow Transformations are currently available for use.

He had already made up his mind that once he was familiar with his current abilities, he would use his ability to travel through time and space to send his three avatars into different time and space dimensions in batches.

If possible, he hopes to find worlds like cultivation, martial arts, superpowers, and technology through two of the incarnations.

As for the other avatar, he already has a target locked on.

Hu Xiaobei had always felt as if he was being watched by beings of higher dimensions.

This feeling is becoming increasingly clear as his abilities improve.

Having advanced to level six and possessed the ultimate dimensional ascension characteristic, and mastered the ability to travel through time and space, he was able to anchor himself to the worlds inhabited by those higher-dimensional beings.

The Shadow Transformation will randomly select one person from among those high-dimensional beings who are paying attention to him.

(PS: After you transform into a Shadow, you can indirectly convert Shadow Transformation slots.)
While assisting the evolution of higher-dimensional beings, the transformation of shadows will also allow Hu Xiaobei to draw energy from higher dimensions.

The higher the evolutionary level of the higher-dimensional being being assisted, the more benefits Hu Xiaobei can obtain, making it a win-win situation for both parties.

If the so-called higher-dimensional world does not possess magical powers.

So, having the avatar obtain the consent of that lucky higher-dimensional being and take him (or her) to other higher-dimensional spaces might not be a bad idea.

(End of this chapter)