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Chapter 466 Go China Films!

Many netizens have spontaneously started a campaign to protect the votes.

After watching the movie, they would take a picture of their ticket stubs, post them online, and mark the cinema and showtime.

Some people even staked out various cinemas to collect evidence of box office fraud and sent it to the legal department of China Dragon Film.

Some programmers even created a mini-program specifically for collecting and compiling evidence of box office fraud.

However, the theater chains and Disney that were named have yet to respond.

Wanda Cinemas only issued a statement saying they were investigating, and then there was no further follow-up.

Disney has gone completely silent, even turning off comments.

However, the box office fraud scandal did not subside; instead, it escalated.

The internet is flooded with netizens posting photos of their ticket stubs and news of booking out entire venues.

The hashtag #I'mBuyingATicketForDragonSoarsAcrossTheWorld# has garnered over 300 billion views and more than 5000 million discussions.

A netizen with the ID "Ji Cha Ren" posted a Weibo post: "I originally only wanted to see it once, but Disney stole my ticket. Fine, you steal one, I'll buy ten. I booked three screenings today for the grandpas and grandmas in my neighborhood."

The accompanying picture shows thirty movie tickets and a photo of a movie theater full of elderly people.

This Weibo post was quickly forwarded hundreds of thousands of times, and countless netizens followed suit.

"I booked the entire afternoon session at the company; all my colleagues can watch for free!"

"I'm a university student, and I've booked the entire school auditorium for the whole university to watch!"

"I'm Niu Ma. Someone asked me to look at this yesterday, and today I'm asking my coworkers to look at it!"

Even many passersby were influenced.

"I wasn't planning on watching it, but Disney's actions are so disgusting that I have to buy a ticket to support them."

"I haven't been to the movies in ages. I bought a ticket today specifically for one reason: to disgust Disney."

"I used to think Hollywood blockbusters were awesome, but now I realize that our own movies are truly good."

At the headquarters of China Dragon Film, Rob stared wide-eyed at the box office figures on the big screen.

"Bro—pinch me."

Rob's voice trembled: "Am I dreaming?"

"What's wrong?"

Chen Xun walked over.

"See for yourself!"

Rob pointed at the screen: "Yesterday's box office was $1.2 million! That's a 46% increase from the previous day! The global box office has already reached $21 billion!"

Lee So-yeon was equally excited: "Domestic box office exceeded 7 million RMB in a single day, setting a new record for single-day box office in film history. It's even more exaggerated overseas. In North America, the single-day box office increased by 62%, and in Europe by 58%. Many cinemas added midnight screenings, and they were still packed."

Jennifer leaned closer, looking incredulous. "Weren't they saying box office growth was slowing down? How come it's suddenly jumped so much?"

"What else could it be?"

Christine smiled and said, "Disney has given us free publicity. The box office theft has really stirred up the audience's rebellious mentality. The more you try to stop me from watching, the more I want to watch. The more you steal my tickets, the more I want to buy them."

Chen Xun took a bite of his steamed bun and nodded: "The audience has a scale in their hearts. They know better than anyone who is good and who is bad, who is genuinely making movies and who is playing dirty tricks."

At Disney headquarters, Bob Iger smashed everything he could.

The office was a mess, with shards of glass and documents scattered all over the floor.

"A bunch of useless trash!"

Bob Iger pointed his finger at Tom Rothman and yelled, "I told you to cheat on box office numbers to ruin Chen Xun, not to help him! Now the box office is actually up! Are you satisfied?"

Tom Rothman huddled in the corner, head bowed low, barely daring to breathe.

He couldn't understand how a flawless plan could have turned out like this.

The box office fraud not only failed to ruin "Dragon Fight," but actually made its box office even more explosive.

"Mr. Egger—what do we do now?"

Tom Rothman asked in a low voice, "Should we tell the theaters to stop?"

"What's the point of stopping now!"

Bob Iger roared, "The whole world knows we cheated on the box office! We've completely lost face!"

Just then, the assistant burst in, his face deathly pale: "Mr. Iger! Something terrible has happened! The Chinese film authorities have issued a notice!"

Bob Iger's heart sank: "What notification?"

"They released the results of their investigation into the box office fraud!"

The assistant handed him the phone: "A total of 127 cinemas nationwide were found to have engaged in box office fraud, 83 of which are owned by Wanda and Hengdian. These cinemas have now been fined and their rights to screen all Hollywood films have been suspended for three months!"

"What?"

Bob Iger snatched the phone, his hands trembling.

On the screen, the Film Bureau's announcement clearly stated: "Upon investigation, it has been confirmed that some cinemas have engaged in illegal activities such as misappropriating room fees and switching ticket stubs. The cinemas involved are hereby fined 500 million yuan, suspended from screening Hollywood films for three months, and ordered to publicly apologize to the audience and the crew of 'Dragon Soars Across the Seas'."

Following this, Wanda, Hengdian, and other involved cinema chains issued apology statements.

"We apologize, we were wrong. We will make strict rectifications and accept public scrutiny."

"We extend our sincerest apologies to the crew of 'Dragon Soars Across the Seas' and to the audience."

Disney's stock price plummeted by 12% that day.

Paramount, Universal, Sony, and other Hollywood studios were so alarmed that they quickly distanced themselves from Disney, issuing statements saying they had not participated in box office fraud.

"We have always abided by market rules and resolutely resisted box office fraud."

"We believe in fair competition and oppose any unfair means."

Tom Rothman looked at these statements and was on the verge of tears.

They forced everyone to coordinate their efforts to suppress Chen Xun, but now that things have gone wrong, everyone has run away, leaving Disney to take the blame.

After the results of the investigation into the box office fraud were announced, the box office of "Dragon Fight" experienced another surge.

On its tenth day of release, the film grossed over $25 billion worldwide, surpassing the box office of Avatar at the same point in its run.

On its fifteenth day of release, the film grossed over $3 billion worldwide, becoming the fastest film in history to reach that milestone.

All the Hollywood films released during the same period combined didn't gross as much as "Dragon Fight" alone.

The Hollywood Reporter wrote: "This is the most incredible comeback in film history. Disney has made Chen Xun and 'Dragon Fight' legends in the most foolish way."

The New York Times commented: "Audiences use box office figures to tell the world who the real masters of the film market are. Any attempt to manipulate the market or deceive audiences will ultimately backfire."

Chinese netizens were overjoyed: "Disney: I'm going to steal your box office! Chen Xun: Thank you for helping me break the record."

"Hilarious! Disney stole less than $10 million in box office revenue, but ended up giving 'Dragon' a $1000 billion boost."

"This time, Disney is actually giving Disney a reverse assist."

"If anyone ever says Chinese movies are no good again, I'll throw the box office figures from 'Dragon Fight' in their face."

That evening, Chen Xun posted a Weibo message, not a long one, but a simple sentence: "Thank you everyone, the miracle of film is created by the audience."

The accompanying image is a picture of the backs of audience members in a movie theater, with the lights dimmed and the scene of the Battle of the Great Wall playing on the big screen.

This Weibo post has received over 1 million likes and over 6000 million reposts.

The comments section was filled with messages from viewers: "You're welcome! You made a great movie!"

"Chen Xun, keep going! We'll always support you!"

Looking forward to your next movie!

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Go China's films!

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