Entertainment: A whirlwind marriage with a fairy-like mother at the start!

In just two days.

This tweet has been retweeted over 100,000 times.

The mid-tier influencers that Old Mike signed are also starting to make their mark.

A film critic blogger named Mike, with 230,000 followers, uploaded a seven-minute video to YouTube. The title is—

"Three Chinese-language films you've never heard of before, but they might change your perspective on Asian cinema."

Mike, speaking to the camera in his signature fast-paced manner, went over the genres, selling points, and director backgrounds of the three films.

When introducing "Red Cliff," he showed a clip from the movie depicting the burning of Red Cliff.

In the scene, thousands of warships are lined up on the Yangtze River, with towering flames burning from stern to bow, and soldiers fighting fiercely in the inferno. Wu Yusen's signature slow motion captures every movement with immense tension.

Mike's eyes widened.

"Guys, this isn't CGI. The director really burned dozens of ships."

The video's comment section was flooded with messages.

"Who is this director? Is he crazy? How much did this movie cost?"

"Wu Yusen? Wait, isn't that John Woo, the one who directed 'Face/Off'?"

"It's him! My God, so he went back to Asia to film such a large-scale war movie?"

......

John Woo has acted in Hollywood films such as "Face/Off" and "Mission: Impossible 2," and North American audiences are no strangers to this name.

When they discovered that their old friend had returned to the East and made an epic war film, their curiosity was instantly piqued.

Another female blogger named Sarah has 180,000 followers and focuses on fantasy and horror films.

She posted a long article on Facebook specifically analyzing the visual style of "Painted Skin".

"The aesthetics of this film are so unique. It's not Western-style gothic horror, but rather an Eastern-style eerie beauty. Every frame of that banshee mask gives you goosebumps."

She posted several stills from the movie "Painted Skin".

Pei Rong, dressed in white, stood in the moonlight, her eyes cool and aloof.

Xiao Wei, draped in red gauze, ran her fingers over a human skin mask, a cryptic smile playing on her lips.

Sarah wrote at the end of the article—

"If you like the dark fairy tale feel of 'Pan's Labyrinth,' you'll love this movie."

This article has been shared more than 30,000 times.

Meanwhile, Mike used an even more ruthless tactic with "CJ7".

He had his team edit the footage of the green alien monster "Seven" from the movie into a series of short videos.

Each video should not exceed fifteen seconds.

Seven used his whiskers to fix Stephen Chow's broken electric fan.

Seven was hiding inside the little boy's backpack, secretly peeking out to see the outside world.

In times of crisis, Qi Zai emits a green light and does its best to protect its master.

These short videos were then posted to YouTube and Facebook feeds.

The results were surprisingly good.

That round, fluffy little alien perfectly captured the cuteness of North American audiences.

"OMG, this little thing is so cute!"

"What is it? An alien pet? I need one!"

"When will this movie be released? I want to take my daughter to see it!"

........

In just one week.

Pre-sales for the three films have begun to climb in North America.

Red Cliff had the best pre-sale performance.

The IMAX version of the show first went on pre-sale in New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, and sold out within 30 minutes.

The news reached back to China.

The bosses of various companies couldn't sit still any longer.

Bona's Yu Dong was the first to call Yu Le.

"Mr. Yu, I've seen the overseas pre-sale data for Chibi. Wow, the IMAX screenings sold out in thirty minutes? That's not even possible in China!"

Yu Dong's voice was filled with barely suppressed excitement.

"I'll urge them to speed up the post-production of my new film by Tsui Hark, and try to submit it for review as soon as possible!"

Wang Zhonglei from Huayi Brothers also called, his tone ten times more enthusiastic than during the last meeting.

"Mr. Yu, Director Feng's script is finalized; now all that's missing is the actors' availability. Do you think we can make it in time for the next batch of submissions?"

Yu Le leaned back in his study chair and replied to each question one by one.

His tone remained consistently calm and unhurried.

"Don't rush, get the film shot first. I won't accept any footage that's not up to standard."

I hung up the phone.

Yu Le opened his laptop and logged into the back-end data system of Salty Fish Entertainment's North American branch.

The social media popularity curves for all three films show a steep upward trend.

The number of followers on the official Facebook account surpassed 500,000 within a week.

He opened the comments section and casually scrolled through a few.

A highly-rated comment caught his attention.

"I only followed this account because of Crystal LiU. But now I've discovered that Eastern films are far more diverse than I imagined. Looking forward to its release in February!"

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An account with a South Korean flag icon left a reply.

"The martial arts elements and visual style of these movies actually originate from the ancient martial arts traditions of South Korea. I suggest everyone learn about the true origins."

Yu Le stared at the reply for two seconds.

He picked up his phone and dialed Old Mike's number.

"Mike, make the arrangements. When the three movies premiere in February, we'll do a special feature on social media simultaneously."

"What special feature?"

Yu Le's voice was calm and resolute.

"Tracing the Origins of Chinese Cinema. The historical prototypes and cultural backgrounds behind each film are all presented in text and images, in English, and distributed globally."

"We want every viewer to know where these stories come from and who they belong to."

On the other end of the phone, old Mike was silent for a second.

"Understood, boss."

Yu Le hung up the phone and closed his laptop.

Outside the window, the night in Beijing was quiet.

The lights in the distance stretched out in a continuous line, like a luminous river.

The phone on the table vibrated again.

Yu Le picked it up and glanced at it.

It was a message from Lang Kun.

[Mr. Yu, the Spring Festival Gala program list has passed the final review. Xixi's "China in the Lights" is the eighteenth program, scheduled for prime time.]