The Fleeting Years of Chinese Entertainment

After a few minutes of thought…

Lin Mo first ruled out "Madagascar," which was released on July 15, and then ruled out "Red Beauty," which was released on September 13.

This leaves him with only two potential rivals: "War of the Worlds" on August 10th and "Seven Swords" by Tsui Hark, which was released on July 29th.

"President Han? Yes, that's me."

"I'd like to schedule the release date of 'Endgame' earlier..."

"That's right, it's releasing on August 20th, which happens to be a Saturday..."

……

After finishing his call with Han Sanping, Lin Mo contacted Wang Changtian and Ye Ning to inform them of the movie's upcoming release date.

The meaning is clear: the movie is about to be released, and the promotion can officially begin.

Meanwhile...

Lin Mo's "Your Name" is also nearing the end of its run in Japan, as its box office performance has really stalled.

Previously, the weekly box office was around 20 billion yen, but now it can't even reach 3 million yen.

Nevertheless, Your Name achieved remarkable success in Japan.

With a total box office of 231 billion yen, it immediately jumped to second place in the local box office rankings.

"My goodness... how many people are there in that island nation? Nearly 18 billion RMB in box office revenue? How did they achieve that?"

"It also grossed nearly 20 million RMB in South Korea. Add those two together... wow, almost 2 billion RMB! Director Lin has really made a killing this time..."

"Just asking for Director Lin...who else???"

……

When news of the box office success of the movie "Your Name" in Japan reached China, it boosted Lin Mo's fame once again, and also increased the popularity of "Endgame".

Besides the widespread discussion among netizens, even domestic film and television companies were almost shocked.

"This Lin Mo... he's simply born to make movies. The combined box office of over two billion across three regions, I'm truly impressed..."

"Is this movie really that good? How did it achieve such high box office numbers?"

"Although we had made some preliminary estimates, seeing these box office figures in person is still a bit hard to believe. It seems it's time to seriously consider... our future approach to working with Lin Mo..."

……

With an investment of 30 million, compared to a box office return of nearly 300 million, and this is only the result achieved in China, South Korea, and Japan, what if we add North America, Europe, and other parts of the world?

Just thinking about it is enough to make a bunch of filmmakers in the industry drool.

From the time Lin Mo started filming "Your Name" until now, it has only been a little over a year, yet it has generated such huge profits, something that even many listed companies cannot achieve.

How could the entire domestic entertainment industry not be shaken, and how could it not be envious of Lin Mo's film...?

Finally, even state media got involved, taking the opportunity to encourage the development of domestic film and television culture and to allow more capital to flow into the film and television market.

In response to the success of "Your Name," many domestic media outlets have begun interviewing the production companies and directors of films that are preparing for or have already been approved for production this year.

"I've seen my junior's movie, it's very good, so it's no surprise that it did well at the box office. However, my movie 'The Promise,' which will be released at the end of the year, is just as good as my junior's movie..."

While being interviewed, Director Chen also took the opportunity to promote his own film, appearing very confident.

"Director Lin is undoubtedly one of the most outstanding young directors. His filming skills and screenwriting abilities are both top-notch..."

Despite his busy schedule, Zhang Yimou took time out of his busy schedule to grant an interview to reporters.

In addition, there are a host of renowned directors such as Feng Xiaogang, Tsui Hark, and Peter Chan.

Although they all praised Lin Mo during the interviews, they all mentioned their upcoming movie.

This shows that the great directors are full of confidence in their films and do not think that their films are any worse than Lin Mo's.

Lin Mo, on the other hand, had to deal with even more reporters. Almost every day, a large number of reporters would surround the Beijing Film Academy and Lin Mo's studio, just waiting for him to show his face.

"What's wrong lately, Sisi? Why do you always look so downcast?"

Lin Mo looked at Liu Yifei, who had been wearing a bitter face for the past few days, and couldn't help but ask her a question.

"Sigh... I think my singing talent is just average. Every time I practice vocals with my music teacher, I can't reach even slightly higher notes..." Liu Yifei said, kicking a pebble at her feet with a troubled expression.

"That's it? Then why don't you just not sing songs with high pitches?" Lin Mo said, a little puzzled. "Singing isn't about who has the loudest voice, you don't have to hit high notes."

"Oh...you don't understand, I just...never mind, I'm not going to talk about this anymore." Liu Yifei's tone changed abruptly, "By the way, Xiao Mo, I've seen those things about Tangren online lately...were you behind them?"

Lin Mo thought about it for a moment. The matter was basically obvious, and there was no need to hide it from the girl.

"Hmm, it cost me a lot of favors!" Lin Mo said with a smile, "Hehe... Qianqian, aren't you touched? I heard that in ancient times, women had to repay kindness with their bodies, why don't you..."

Seeing Lin Mo's deliberately lecherous look, Liu Yifei almost burst out laughing.

"Hmph, you wish! Don't you have a little girl who'll be your servant in the next life? Want me to repay your kindness... you'll have to wait until the next life!" Liu Yifei said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Lin Mo's expression immediately turned somewhat "disappointed."

"Sigh... what a miserable life! I put in so much effort, thinking I could solve the rest of my life! But it turns out I've wasted my time. What a miserable life..."

"Hehe...Alright, alright, stop pretending." Liu Yifei laughed and gave Lin Mo a light punch.

"Thank you, Xiao Mo. I really didn't expect the public opinion to have such a big impact later. It was right for you to remind me. Otherwise... Mom and Godfather might have been planning to contact me through the 'Today's Talk' program. It's a bit unbelievable to think about."

Seeing Liu Yifei's melancholy expression, Lin Mo felt a little sorry for her.

To force a girl who was not even 18 years old to appear on "Today's Talk" shows just how much pressure she was under at the time.

But things are better now...

It seems that Tangren Media has started to back down, as Liu Yifei's negative press online is decreasing significantly, and positive comments are increasing.

As for Song Dazui, he's not in the mood to spread rumors about Liu Yifei anymore. In his previous life, he was even invited to appear on TV for this very reason.

This whole affair was nipped in the bud by Lin Mo before it even began…