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The powerful propaganda in Nanjing brought the audience's patriotic sentiments to a peak.

The film's release drew a large influx of viewers to cinemas to support this type of historical film.

We must never forget the national humiliation.

On the 22nd, the box office grossed 11 million, and combined with the 5 million earned on the 21st, the total box office gross reached 16 million.

This data is second only to the films of China's three major directors.

The moment the results were released, the internet was already buzzing with support for Lu Chuan.

The fourth largest commercial film director in mainland China.

Ning Hao, a director who has proven himself with three consecutive films, is simply ignored.

On the 23rd, "The Eight Hundred" was released.

The film relies solely on promotional posts on Weibo by actors under Xiaole Pictures, the film's main actors, and even cameo actors.

Industry insiders were completely baffled, unable to understand Tian Xiaole's publicity stunt.

There was no pressure or aggressive tone used to force Nanjing to change its filing.

Was the compromise made because of the subject matter of the film?

Many people in the industry think this way.

The data for both movies came out the next day.

The box office in Nanjing has once again exceeded ten million.

Questions began to emerge online, but were quickly drowned out by other voices.

With box office takings exceeding ten million for two consecutive days, Lu Chuan couldn't sit still any longer. In a media interview, she talked about the hardships she endured during filming.

"I spent four years preparing for this film, putting in a lot of effort and encountering many difficulties during filming, all to present the audience with a different perspective..."

【The Eight Hundred】 had a decent opening day, thanks to the fact that the scriptwriter and producer was Tian Xiaole, attracting a large number of moviegoers to the theaters to support the film.

With a strong cast of lead and guest actors, the film grossed 12 million on its opening day.

Tian Xiaole is browsing movie reviews on "Rotten Eggs" (a Chinese film review website), where the ratings for two movies are still unavailable.

He discovered that any negative reviews or film reviews analyzing the content of the movie "Nanjing" were quickly overshadowed by a large number of positive reviews.

Tian Xiaole called over the person in charge and instructed, "This data is abnormal. Check the backend to see if someone is faking positive reviews."

"Okay, boss."

Watching the hurried departure, Tian Xiaole shook her head; the person Huang Jixin had found was of mediocre ability.

After "Rotten Eggs" shut down a large number of accounts that were flooding the comments section, genuine reviews about "Nanjing" were finally seen by movie fans.

"A shameless film that uses national calamity as a gimmick, its reflection on war and its confused values, and the message it tries to convey are completely incomprehensible."

"If you want to portray the kindness in everyday life, you don't have to be so obvious about it. It's outrageously hypocritical, ugh!"

"What exactly is this bastard director trying to express? Is he trying to use the suffering of the Chinese people to flatter his so-called nobility?"

"If you're so prone to self-reflection, why don't you change your nationality and try filming again!"

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[Nanjing] Real film reviews are flooding the "rotten egg" screen, and a large number of viewers who were tricked into going to the cinema are beginning to vent their anger and frustration without restraint.

Users from other websites and forums began flocking to the "Rotten Eggs" website to express their opinions on the film.

Without exception, the criticism was overwhelmingly negative.

The film 【Nanjing】 focuses solely on tolerance and reflection.

Ignoring national sentiments is harmful to Chinese people and raises serious issues of political stance.

Meanwhile, Lu Chuan and her team of main creators were still tirelessly touring the promotional tour.

With two consecutive days of excellent results, the director wore a smile on his face, seeing the dawn of success and fame.

Having just finished a day of roadshows, Lu Chuan stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of her hotel room, finally releasing the pent-up frustration in her heart.

"Tian Xiaole still wants to target me. Now, it seems not so bad to climb up the ladder by stepping on him, the screenwriter and producer."

Lu Chuan's lips curled up into a crooked smile, like a dragon king, as she scrolled through her phone's contacts.

He had wanted to pursue Qin Lan before, but Tian Xiaole beat him to it. Now that he was a big commercial film director, he wouldn't refuse again, right?

With that in mind, Lu Chuan confidently typed: Come to my room, let's talk about my role in my next movie.

Only if I could steal Tian Xiaole's woman could I truly release the pent-up frustration in my heart.

Before the text message could be sent, there was a knock on the door.

Lu Chuan revealed a smug smile. Is this the charm of a big commercial film director?
Before I even invited them, they came to me on their own initiative.

Is it Gao Yuanyuan? Or Qin Lan?

Hearing the urgent knocking, Lu Chuan calmly straightened her clothes before opening the door.

Upon seeing that it was his assistant, he frowned impatiently.
"Why are you in such a hurry? What's wrong?"

"Director Lu, quickly check the trending topics on Leyu Weibo."

"meager?"

Lu Chuan's heart skipped a beat. He knew that Leyu Weibo was Tian Xiaole's private tool, and it might be used to slander his movie.

He quickly logged onto the Weibo page.

As expected, the top three trending topics were all about him and his movie.

#Is this movie trying to find humanity in the invaders?#
#Forgetting the suffering we endured is tantamount to betraying history. What is the director's intention?#
#Crackdown! The film's stance is highly problematic!#
Bang!
Upon seeing the trending topic, Lu Chuan trembled uncontrollably and angrily smashed her phone away.

"Aaaaaah~ How dare he? How dare he!!!"

"Tian Xiaole, what the hell... what did I do to offend you that you're targeting me like this...?"

Seeing Lu Chuan's frenzied state, the assistant kept his distance, afraid of being caught in the crossfire.

He's planning to change jobs. If his family finds out he's working as Lu Chuan's assistant, they'll probably call him an accomplice of Han Jian.

After venting her anger with a hoarse voice, Lu Chuchuan was panting heavily, clearly still unable to calm down.

"We must find someone to suppress the public opinion."

Thinking of this, Lu Chuan lowered her head and looked for her phone, which had been smashed.

"What are you standing there for? Help us look for it!"

"oh oh."

The assistant nodded quickly, intending to quit after receiving this month's salary.

This is enemy supplies; we might as well take it.

"Director Lu, the phone is under the sofa."

"Then what are you standing there for? Climb in and get it for me!"

Lu Chuan was in a hurry, his face contorted with rage. Every minute that was delayed would be a minute more damage to his reputation and the film's box office.

The assistant lay on the floor, reaching under the sofa to grab the phone, but just barely managed to get it.

"Director Lu, give me a push, I can't reach it."

Lu Chuan kicked him in the butt, and the unprepared assistant winced in pain, his head hitting the sofa beam.

"Hurry up and take out your phone. If you delay even one minute, can you afford to pay with your worthless life?"

"Go to hell, you piece of shit!"

The assistant stood up and slapped Lu Chuan hard across the back. Before Lu Chuan could recover, the assistant kicked him in the stomach.

"He kicked it for the people."

"Howl~"

Lu Chuan screamed in pain, clutching her stomach and curling up like a shrimp, her nose running with pain.

At that moment, he felt humiliated.

How dare a nobody like him defy the powerful?
On the other hand, with his son achieving such outstanding results, Lu Tianmin was all smiles whenever he met anyone.

Despite his age, he's a seasoned internet user with accounts on various websites.

He opened the Leyu Weibo page with a grin. Tian Xiaole had been so hostile to his son before, but recently she had been quiet, which made him feel strange.

The trending topics list that caught Lu Tianmin's eye stunned him. After realizing what was happening, he burst into a tirade of curses:
"You scoundrel Tian Xiaole, I will fight you to the death!"

He had barely finished speaking when he felt a surge of energy rush from his heels to the top of his head, his eyes rolled back, and he fainted. Tian Xiaole received a call from Han Sanping.

The film's content is problematic, and the public outcry is so great; as the investors, we can't escape the responsibility.

"Xiao Le, no matter how much you target Lu Chuan, you don't have to go to such extremes, do you?"
Judging from the news online, it seems like things are heading towards a lose-lose situation.

"Uncle Han, are you implying that this is a propaganda campaign I orchestrated against Lu Chuan?"

"Isn't that right?" Han Sanping asked.

"Does he deserve it?" Tian Xiaole retorted.

Han Sanping fell silent.

I remember when Tian Xiaole pointed at the experts and professors and cursed them during the Rim of the Pacific (ROC) symposium.

Given Lu Chuan's status, she is indeed unworthy of Tian Xiaole's fate.

Seeing that Han Sanping hadn't reacted yet, Tian Xiaole reminded him:
"You should go watch the movie; this is purely a matter of public outrage among moviegoers."

Other websites and forums might be silenced by the film's PR team, but I won't buy into that. My film reviews strive for objectivity.

"Is the movie really, as some online comments suggest, a whitewashing of ordinary life?"

Han Sanping still can't believe that a director would use this history to whitewash Xiao Rizi.

If this is true, then he has committed a grave sin.

"You should go and see for yourself."

Industry insiders share the same idea as Han Sanping.

They felt that Tian Xiaole had gone too far.

They've been aggressive since the release date was announced.

Seeing how well "Nanjing" did at the box office, they started to sabotage it, and they did it to the point of trying to destroy it.

Tian Xiaole didn't know what others thought, and even if she did, she wouldn't care.

On its third day of release, "Nanjing" suffered a sharp drop in box office revenue, earning only 730 million yuan, due to negative word-of-mouth and competition from "The Eight Hundred" released at the same time.

Lu Chuan became anxious.

My father was so angry that he was hospitalized, but I didn't tell anyone.

His dream of joining the "100 Million Yuan Director Club" with this film is about to be shattered.

In an effort to salvage the film's reputation, he held a press conference, where he cried his heart out.

"I don't know how I offended Director Tian Xiaole. He started targeting me from the moment the release date was set, and even after the movie was released, he still wouldn't let me go."

The online smear campaign was clearly premeditated and organized; it even angered my father so much that he was hospitalized.

Regardless, the film "Nanjing" consumed four years of my effort; it's innocent, so take it out on me if you have any complaints.

For reporters and viewers who are not yet familiar with the film's content, it seems that Tian Xiaole has been targeting Lu Chuan and Nanjing.

Media reports also favored Lu Chuan, believing that Tian Xiaole lacked the magnanimity of a great director and used his power to intimidate others.

Even more outrageous claims suggest that Tian Xiaole was jealous of Lu Chuan's talent, which is why she relentlessly suppressed him.

"Boss, the online public opinion is against you. Should we do something about it?"

With a large following of fans, some radical viewers believe that Tian Xiaole is attacking those who disagree with him.

But it's not enough to cause any major trouble.

"Lu Chuan wanted to divert netizens' attention, but things didn't go as planned, and he found himself in a dilemma of proving himself."

Tian Xiaole smiled and said, "To prevent uninformed viewers from buying tickets to see the movie, we'll release those controversial scenes. Viewers have their own judgment and will be able to distinguish right from wrong."

Often, the reason why a bad movie can still achieve high box office returns is because audiences are too curious.

Why did "The Promise" have such a high box office despite its terrible reputation?
It's all because Director Chen is known as the Palme d'Or winner.

Curious viewers naturally wanted to taste it to see if it was salty or bland.

Tian Xiaole is trying to prevent this from happening, with people online criticizing terrible movies and accusing the film of being a traitor...

It's too late for audiences to start criticizing after they've already contributed to the box office out of curiosity.

By then, all the money had been made, so being scolded a couple of times didn't bother me.

"I hope this doesn't infringe on any copyrights."

Tian Xiaole had, of course, considered this, and instructed Chen Zhixi:

"You find someone to do this, and then do this..."

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Lu Chuan thought that by playing the victim and diverting attention, the movie's box office would rebound.

Even if netizens criticize it, it will still attract a group of curious viewers to the cinema.

Unexpectedly, a blogger online created an analytical video about Nanjing.

Compared to the "bloodshed caused by a steamed bun," this video is more of an educational piece.

For example, in the scene of releasing prisoners, the victims are dressed in tattered clothes and have numb expressions.

In contrast, the soldier Kadokawa, dressed in a clean and neat military uniform, sheds tears of sorrow, his expression filled with struggle and pain.

It was as if he hadn't caused any of these sins, but had been forced into them.

The video included a voiceover: Japanese soldiers used only two drops of tears to downplay their militaristic violence.

The most controversial segment is the one where the actor voluntarily signs up to "Wei Anfu," which completely contradicts historical authenticity.

As the video went viral, viewers who were unaware of the facts began to question the film's content.

If the video is authentic, then the film's stance is definitely skewed.

Then everything Tian Xiaole did can be explained.

There must be some evidence to prove that a minor director is being targeted.

Major websites and forums, seeing that they could no longer cover it up, directly opened up the comments section.

Instantly, the director and the film became pariahs, hated by everyone.

At this moment, Tian Xiaole retaliated.

A year later, I updated my account again.

"The problem with this film is that it attributes the war to the individual and downplays the collective responsibility of militarism."

I have reason to suspect that there were shady dealings involved in [Kekexili] winning the award at the East Whale Awards.

The film's attempt to downplay the historical animosity surrounding that period is very likely one of the conditions for this.

The blog post, based on speculation without any evidence, became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

Many netizens are demanding that the movie be taken down and that the director be held accountable.

Even the investors were implicated.

What is the purpose of investing in a film with an ambiguous stance?
Han Sanping called Tian Xiaole and poured out his grievances.

"Xiao Le, because of the problems with this movie, the higher-ups held a special meeting to discuss it, and I was criticized. You have to compensate me."

"I should compensate you? Shouldn't you ask Lu Chuan for help?" Tian Xiaole teased irritably.

Han Sanping sighed and said helplessly, "This circle is only so big, and human relationships are something that can't be explained or understood."

Seeing that Tian Xiaole had no intention of comforting him, he took the initiative to change the subject:

"The script you submitted for review should be ready in the next couple of days. We need to figure out the allocation of the shares, right?"

"The budget has been prepared. Come over tomorrow to allocate it."

"I don't think your art film needs a big budget; just the two of us will be enough."

Han Sanping remained as domineering as ever, and Zuo Shandiao's style remained unchanged.

I know the movie will definitely make money, it's just a matter of how many times that amount will be.

Tian Xiaole's art films have no trouble selling their film rights.

With fewer investors involved, China Film Group can secure a larger share.

Tian Xiaole thought about it. "Pacific Rim has made them enough money. It's good for me to have some fun this time."

Most importantly, they can't offer any support for this film. Knowing it's a profitable project, they still share the profits; outsiders will call them a complete idiot. (End of Chapter)