How did I become famous?

Time will not stop for any other reason.

Therefore, the box office of "Captain China" continued to grow, while the box office of "Iron Blood Flying Sand" continued to decline.

"Iron-Blooded Flying Sand" reached 5.53 million views on the fourth day.

Four million eight hundred and twenty thousand on the fifth day.

4.17 million on the sixth day.

"Captain China" grossed 24.69 million on its fourth day.

On the fifth day, due to a surge in screenings, box office revenue also surged to 71.44 million.

The sixth day, 62.21 million.

It only began to decline slowly after that.

However, "Captain China" will not be taken off the screens for two and a half months, and its total box office is conservatively estimated to exceed 500 million yuan.

Even reaching the billion mark is not out of the question.

If it really reaches one billion, then it will basically lock in the top two box office rankings this year.

Another film with the potential to reach a billion is Zhang Luo's "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".

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"Captain China is now second at the box office!"

"Isn't this normal? If we had increased the number of screenings a few days earlier, we definitely would have taken first place!"

"Speaking of which, two films in this year's Lunar New Year season have surpassed the box office of imported blockbusters!"

"What else? 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes' has a star-studded cast and great special effects. 'Captain China' is even better—the plot, special effects, visuals, and music are all top-notch. What's so great about those so-called imported blockbusters these days, besides the special effects?"

"That's true, but I heard that the investment in 'Captain China' exceeded 100 million!"

"Huh? Wasn't it seventy million?"

"Huh? I heard it was sixty million."

As the film continues its theatrical run, online discussions about "Captain China" are increasing.

This was originally a movie with cool visual effects.

Film critics Wang Ming and Su Zhe even gave it the title of the progenitor of the new "superhero" film genre.

Wang Ming went on to analyze the film's meaning, and even praised director Fang Bie as "the pioneer of postmodern cinema".

Fang Bie Huo is now famous.

Because audiences discovered that he was an unconventional director.

There was no promotion before or after the release, and the person in question basically never appeared in public.

The photos and videos of him online are all low-resolution images taken without his consent.

What netizens like is unconventional people; they hope that a shark will stir up the stagnant domestic film market.

Fang Bie is such a person.

Everything he did was different from other directors; he even put his name smaller than the other staff members in the credits.

And it's said that he's still very young.

It's hard for someone like that not to gain fans.

However, some keyboard warriors still questioned Fang Bie.

Many film critics and experts have said that the production costs of this movie could not have been low.

It doesn't matter who takes the picture.

As long as there's a good script.

The netizens from both sides started a pointless online battle.

The ultimate consequence was that "Captain China" and Fang Bie became even more popular.

Two other things added fuel to the fire.

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"Director Zhang Luo, do you mean you've met Fang Bie, the director of 'Captain China'? And that he can write songs?"

"That's right, he's not only a great singer, but also a master of classical Chinese poetry. But I really didn't expect him to make movies."

This is what director Zhang Luo said when the cast and crew of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" participated in a variety show to promote the movie.

"We originally wanted to use his song for the theme song, but unfortunately, Brother Su Shi took the spot first. Not only did he take it, he also stole two of Director Fang's songs. If you want to blame someone, blame him. It's all that 'bully' who didn't give you a chance to listen to the songs."

Zhang Luo was joking when he said that, after all, he and Su Shi had a really good relationship.

Meanwhile, bored onlookers quickly flooded Su Shi's Weibo with requests for a poem.

Su Shi kept everyone in suspense, and incidentally, he also gave his own school a bad review.

"Those two poems can both be called timeless masterpieces, and there is currently no melody that can match them. Our school will use these two poems in our elective textbook next semester. Those who are interested can take a look then, and I will post them on Weibo."

This has led many people interested in classical Chinese poetry to start paying attention to Fang Bie, which in turn has boosted the box office of "Captain China" against the trend.

At the same time, everyone should stop being so curious about each other.

Another incident further boosted Fang Bie's fame.

As soon as Wang Yelun, the king of Mandopop, released his new album, the title track "Blue and White Porcelain" immediately topped the bestseller charts.

And this occupation lasted for a whole month.

This song became a huge hit across the country, and it brought Wang Yelun, who had almost retired from the spotlight, back to the throne of the top male singer in the music scene.

But a keen observer suddenly noticed something...

"Huh? Why do the lyrics and music for 'Blue and White Porcelain' look so familiar?"

"Fang Bie? I remember the director of 'Captain China' was also named Fang Bie!"

"Not only that, that director Fang Bie is also the author of those two poems in this semester's Kyoto University Wenhua College textbook!"

"The Ballad of the Pipa" and "Prelude to Water Melody"? I love those two poems so much!"

"Could the same method be used for the composition of 'Blue and White Porcelain'?"

Soon after, a reporter asked this question during a music program.

Wang Yelun also readily admitted...

"Yes, that's right. The lyricist and composer of 'Blue and White Porcelain' is Mr. Fang, the director of 'Captain China.' I was fortunate enough to get Mr. Fang's song through a friend's introduction. Who is this friend? Su Shi, my childhood friend."

Fang Bie has really become a hit.

As a result, a large number of Wang Yelun's fans flocked to the cinema, wanting to see what kind of movies the legendary singer who wrote classic hits made.

Can a songwriter really make a good movie?

They don't believe it.

But after watching it... they became its advocates.

As a result, even more people were drawn into the movie theater.

This is a vicious... virtuous cycle.

After watching the movie and listening to the song, movie fans and music lovers are already incredibly curious about other things.

But after searching the entire internet, there were only a few scattered pieces of information.

What about Weibo?

You, a box office hit, a renowned lyricist and composer, and a master of classical Chinese poetry, where is your Weibo account?

There are quite a few Weibo accounts named Fang Bie, some even numbered Fang Bie 10086 or more.

Many of them claimed to be Fang Bie, but they were eventually exposed by resourceful netizens as not being the real Fang Bie.

Some people were doxxed and bombarded with text messages.

This matter alarmed Weibo officials, who had to issue an official statement saying that all accounts on Weibo named Fang Bie are fake and that Fang Bie did not apply for verification.

So, with nowhere else to vent their frustrations, netizens turned their guns on...

"What the hell is Fang Mu Film Company doing! Don't you guys value such a brilliant talent as Fang Bie? I curse your next movie to flop at the box office!"

"Exactly! You guys aren't promoting such a great, landmark Chinese-language film like 'Captain China'! It's confirmed that Fangmu Film Company is suppressing Director Fang!"

"Other film and television companies will definitely try to poach Director Fang! Fangmu Film and Television Company will regret this one day!"

"Trash Fang Mu! We need to get rid of Fang Mu!"

"And those trashy Weibo accounts! If Fang doesn't ask you for verification, can't you at least take the initiative? He's such a big director, making movies, writing songs, and even appearing in textbooks—what are you waiting for?"

Now, Su Mulin, who had no experience, started to panic.

Indeed, many executives from other film and television companies had subtly inquired about her through her father's connections.

They indicated that if Fang Mu and Fang Bie really had a grudge, they wouldn't mind helping Fang Mu Film and Television resolve the issue—as long as they provided Fang Bie's contact information.

So Miss Su couldn't sit still any longer, and she dragged Fang Bie out of the bedroom where he was hiding and growing mushrooms.

P.S.: I went on a blind date yesterday, so both chapters were written late at night. There may be quite a few errors. I'm posting them now and will revise them after I get up.