I'm just trying to ride the wave of popularity!

Chapter 289 New Movie: "Judge Bao's Nighttime Interrogation of Ultraman"

A brief silence fell over the meeting room.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Li silently took out the document.

Under the lights, the official seal on the document was particularly eye-catching. He looked around at everyone and said, "With the approval of higher authorities, the Film Bureau will establish a special fund of 1 million yuan to focus on supporting young directors' creative work, technology research and development, and overseas distribution!"

As his voice fell, the directors who had been rushing towards the door hesitated noticeably.

Liang Xiaogang wanted to say something more, but he noticed Chen Kesen quietly tugged at his sleeve, then stared intently at the document.

"Ahem..." Li Mingrui suddenly turned around and silently sat back down in his office: "Since it's the organization's decision, we should naturally support it..."

this moment!
The tense atmosphere immediately eased considerably.

Li Mingrui coughed lightly, turned around and sat back down first, and the others followed suit and returned to the table.

Although Liang Xiaogang still looked gloomy, he reluctantly moved back to his chair at Chen Kesen's prompting.

The tense atmosphere in the meeting room gradually dissipated, replaced by a delicate balance. They were unwilling to back down, yet they could not hide their desire for the special fund.

Immediately afterwards, everyone stared blankly at the document!

Chen Li surveyed the conference room, his fingers lightly tapping the box office data report on the table: "Ladies and gentlemen, the Chinese film market is ushering in an unprecedented opportunity. This year, our goal is to push the total box office of domestic films to break the 30 billion yuan mark!"

He opened the folder and took out an official document: "The Film Bureau has formulated a special support policy—any domestic film that grosses over 100 million yuan will receive an additional 25% tax rebate; director teams with two consecutive films grossing over 100 million yuan will be given priority to receive a 30% production subsidy for the next support project..."

His gaze swept back and forth between Zhou Yang and Liang Xiaogang. "This policy has no entry barriers, no qualifications required. Anyone who is dedicated to making films can enjoy tangible support. The market needs diversity; it needs both commercially successful films like *Wu Hun* and artistic masterpieces like *Yellow River Ballad*."

As he spoke, he raised his teacup: "I hope everyone can put aside their prejudices and work together to expand the market. At that time, not only 30 billion, but 50 billion will be just around the corner!"

In the conference room.

Although Liang Xiaogang and the others still kept their faces tense, their eyes unconsciously drifted toward the official document.

When Chen Li announced that "films that gross over 100 million yuan can enjoy a 25% tax rebate," several young directors even secretly started calculating.

Seeing that everyone's attention had shifted, Chen Li pressed his advantage, producing the agreement: "Gentlemen, if there are no objections, please sign here to confirm. From now on, we will compete fairly according to market rules..."

Just as the agreements were gradually appearing on everyone's tables...

Just as everyone was about to sign...

Suddenly, Li Mingrui took a deep breath, frowned, and said sarcastically, "A box office of 100 million is not a problem, but who knows if some people will use the theater chains to block our screenings? So that when we break 100 million, they will suddenly cut in?"

Zhou Yang wiped his glasses, silently put them back on, and sneered: "Director Li's previous film, 'The Swordsman,' only had a 28% attendance rate. Don't tell me it's because the theaters are targeting you? Also, didn't you all leave? Retired? What are you signing? Just hand over all 50 billion to me!"

"you……"

It looks like Zhou Yang and these directors are about to start arguing again!

Chen Li was at his wit's end. He quickly pressed down on the agreement to smooth things over, and looked at Zhou Yang with a wry smile: "Everyone, calm down. Mr. Zhou, you calm down too. On behalf of the supervisory unit, I'd like to make a promise: if we discover any problems with the film scheduling in the future, we will deal with them seriously, no matter who it is..."

After speaking, he looked around at everyone: "From now on, President Zhou is a member of the association. I hope everyone can put aside their prejudices and stop targeting President Zhou. Let's unite against external threats and develop together, how about that?"

After Chen Li said a few words, the conflict subsided slightly.

Everyone signed the agreement one after another.

Half an hour passed quickly, and after all the directors had signed the agreement, they got up and left the conference room one after another.

Before leaving, Liang Xiaogang gave Zhou Yang a deep look, his eyes filled with both resentment and a hint of gloom.

Chen Kesen then deliberately pushed the chair away heavily, making a jarring sound.

The young directors whispered amongst themselves, occasionally glancing back at Zhou Yang, who was still sitting in the same spot, their eyes filled with a mixture of indifference and wariness.

When the last director's footsteps faded at the end of the corridor, only Zhou Yang and Chen Li remained in the conference room.

Sunlight streamed through the window into the conference room.

Chen Li handed over a freshly brewed cup of tea: "Does President Zhou have any other thoughts?"

Zhou Yang took the teacup, took a small sip, and then put it down. He calmly looked at Chen Li and said, "Boss, our company plans to release 10 films in the first half of the year. Here are the scripts and filming registration forms. Please approve them as soon as possible!"

Chen Li was taken aback: "So many?"

Zhou Yang pushed up his glasses, a slight smile playing on his lips: "We're planning to release 20 films this year! I was just thinking we could push it to 50 billion at the box office..."

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January brings biting cold winds, February brings warmer weather, and the Spring Festival film season is just around the corner... In the film industry, the Spring Festival season has always been a battleground for all!
During the 2005 Spring Festival, the Chinese film market witnessed an unprecedented box office battle.

The Hollywood blockbuster "Interstellar Intolerance" premiered globally, sweeping theaters with its stunning special effects and raking in 1.2 million yuan at the box office in its opening week, setting a record for foreign films during the Spring Festival.

Disney Studios also targeted the Chinese New Year film season for the first time, releasing an animated film called "Shrek." With its unconventional fairytale setting, nonsensical humor, and adult-oriented Easter eggs, it captivated countless Chinese audiences, maintaining a daily occupancy rate of over 90% and grossing over 5000 million RMB in its opening week…

Meanwhile, Huasheng Brothers, which suffered heavy losses in the midst of the controversy, also released a Lunar New Year film called "Cell Phone Frenzy" during this year's Spring Festival season...

This urban comedy, directed by newcomer Deng Yang, satirizes the modern disease of nationwide mobile phone addiction with absurd techniques, and unexpectedly became a dark horse in the Spring Festival film season.

With its down-to-earth humor and sharp social commentary, the film broke through the competition from "Star Trek Intoler" and "Shrek," earning 3000 million RMB in its opening week and ultimately grossing 8000 million RMB. This gave a much-needed boost to the nearly bankrupt stock of [Washington Brothers], saving it from the brink of collapse...

The only slight disappointment is that another martial arts film directed by a Hong Kong director, "Swordsman," flopped at the box office, being pulled from theaters after only three days. Following this, Tianyu Media released two more films, but neither made much of a splash in the market…

To everyone's surprise, Zhou Yang, who loves to ride the wave of trending topics and create news, actually let the Spring Festival film season go this time. The films released by the [Cinema Alliance] are all from various companies, including those from the five major film studios. Even [Huashang Brothers]'s "Cell Phone Carnival" had a normal screening schedule. It seems that the rumors circulating outside that Zhou Yang and his group were trying to wipe them out were completely untrue...

As March arrived and students returned to school, the market gradually cooled down.

According to statistics, the total box office during the Spring Festival reached 7.2 million yuan, with Hollywood movies continuing their strong performance and impacting the Chinese market.

Data shows that Hollywood films accounted for 85% of the total box office of 7.2 million yuan, with "Star Trek Intolerance" and "Shrek" sweeping the market, while domestic films struggled to survive with only a few scattered works such as "Cell Phone Mania".

After the 2005 Spring Festival film season ended, the atmosphere at the internal meeting of the Film Bureau was somber.

There were even rumors that the bureau chief lamented, "Imported films have turned our Spring Festival into their harvest season!"

Some participants pointed out that the problems of insufficient industrialization and monotonous genres in domestic films were fully exposed during the Spring Festival season, and that young audiences had become "spoiled" by Hollywood special effects.

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"My grass!"

"Oh shit!"

"This is fucking a name that carbon-based life forms could come up with?"

"My God, has Zhou Yang lost his mind?"

"I rely on!"

"Tokusatsu Storm Moon?"

"This is……"

"What the hell is 'Dark Demon King Ultraman'? And this one, 'Mighty Ultraman' and 'Racing Ultraman'?"

"Damn it, there's one here, holy crap, 'Bao Gong Night God Ultraman'! What kind of Sino-Japanese fusion is this?! Holy crap!"

"..."

2005 3 Month 10 Day.

After two months of silence, the official website of [Xuanshi Entertainment] suddenly exploded with a bombshell, leaving everyone staring at the news released by [Xuanshi Entertainment] as if they had seen a ghost!

【【特摄风暴月】震撼来袭！3月15日至4月15日，【炫世娱乐】旗下院线将连续30天上映5部特摄新片！】。

This is not something that will shock everyone!
To everyone's shock...

They stared at the list of tokusatsu films published on the official website of [XuanShi Entertainment] as if they had seen a ghost.

I felt my tiger body tremble violently!

Dark Lord Ultraman, Mighty Ultraman, Racing Ultraman, Judge Bao's Night Trial of Ultraman!
After seeing this series of outrageous names...

Everyone's eyes widened!
When this outrageous movie title exploded in the film industry, the entire industry was stunned.

Some people slammed their fists on the table and laughed, "Is this supposed to be a joke?" Others stared at the fantastical image of Ultraman battling on the poster and exclaimed, "Holy crap!" Still other film critics lamented, "Chinese cinema is doomed!"

When moviegoers saw the fantastical title "Judge Bao Judges Ultraman at Night," they first burst out laughing, then couldn't help but wonder—was this Judge Bao judging aliens, or Ultraman crossing over to solve a case? Some even dug up the "guillotine vs. light blade" clash scene in the trailer, leaving them utterly dumbfounded!

like……

This is a terrible movie, similar to "Monkey King vs. Superman 2"...

Has Zhou Yang suddenly lost his mind, allowing all the directors under his management to make easy money?

but……

What the hell!
Why am I somewhat curious to see what kind of underworld tricks Zhou Yang can pull off?
(End of this chapter)