We asked you to make an anti-corruption film, but you made one in the name of the people!

Chapter 33: Film scheduling, discussing cooperation? No, this is an announcement!

The news of the release date was first announced by the official Weibo account of the Publicity Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security.

At 6:00 PM that afternoon, the official Weibo account posted a message:

"The anti-fraud film 'All or Nothing,' jointly produced by the Publicity Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security and the Film and Television Center of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, directed by Lin Mo, and starring Zhang Yixing, Jin Chen, Wang Chuanjun, Yong Mei, and Sun Yang, is officially scheduled for release in theaters nationwide on June 20. Based on true cases, it reveals the inside story of a fraud industrial park in northern Myanmar. This time, let the truth precede the fraud."

A poster announcing the release date was attached.

The poster has a black background with a pair of hands chained together in the center, their wrists covered in marks.

The poster had four large characters written at the top: "Going All In."

Below is a line of small print: "June 20th, the truth will be revealed."

The post garnered over 10,000 comments in less than ten minutes.

The comments section went crazy.

"Holy crap? It's getting a release date? Didn't it just wrap up filming not long ago?"

"Let me do the math... from wrapping up filming to setting a release date, less than a month? That's like it flew by!"

"I admire director Lin Mo's efficiency. He finished filming 55 episodes of 'In the Name of the People' in just over two months, and this one was filmed in just over a month. Now, it's scheduled for release in less than a month. It's like he's playing around."

"Wait, with a release so soon, can the quality be guaranteed?"

"Upstairs, you haven't seen 'In the Name of the People,' have you? It's fast and good. Director Lin's professionalism is to slap down doubters."

"Ministry of Public Security + Supreme People's Procuratorate + Lin Mo, is there any doubt about this combination? Just go for it blindly."

"June 20th? That's next month! I can't wait!"

It even made it to the trending topics list.

#AllInOneReleaseDate# — Trending at number one.

#LinMo's new film to be released on June 20th# — third on the trending searches.

#Zhang Yixing's first anti-fraud movie# - trending at number seven.

It's even more lively on Douyin (TikTok).

The Supreme People's Procuratorate's Douyin account posted a trailer announcing the film's release date, featuring some of the most stunning scenes from the movie.

Wang Chuanjun's frenzied shouting of slogans, Zhang Yixing's despair after being beaten, Jin Chen trembling in the corner, Sun Yang's expressionless coldness, Yongmei's resolute knocking on the door...

The background music is a deep electronic sound that sends chills down your spine.

The video garnered over two million likes within an hour of being posted.

The comments section was filled with anticipation.

"This trailer gave me goosebumps. Director Lin, you know how to scare people."

"The look in Wang Chuanjun's eyes almost gave me a heart attack."

"Zhang Yixing's acting has improved so much? That look of despair in his eyes doesn't seem like acting."

"Teacher Yongmei looks so handsome in his police uniform! Looking forward to it!"

"June 20th, I'll be waiting!"

"I've already informed the whole family; we'll watch it together then."

However, there are also dissenting voices.

"Releasing it so soon, is it going to be a shoddy production?"

"Although Lin Mo did a good job directing 'In the Name of the People,' movies and TV series are two different things, and it's not certain that it will work."

"Zhang Yixing is, after all, a singer and dancer; can his acting skills really carry the male lead role?"

But these doubts were quickly drowned out by even greater expectations.

A netizen wrote a long comment, which was pushed to the top:

"My dad is a grassroots police officer. Last year, he handled three cases of people being scammed in northern Myanmar. One young man was tricked into going there, had his leg broken, and his family had to spend 200,000 yuan to get him released. My dad said that if there could be a movie that clearly explains these things and lets young people know that northern Myanmar is not heaven but hell, that would be more useful than him catching a hundred scammers. So no matter what others say, I will definitely go see this movie. Not only will I go, but I will also take my whole family. It's not for idol worship, but to remember it."

As for the film scheduling, Lin Mo really didn't worry about it.

With the Ministry of Public Security involved, how could the scale of this operation be small?

The day after the release date was announced, Director Sun led a group of people directly to the headquarters of several major cinema chains, not to discuss cooperation, but to inform them.

What is a notification?

It means telling the other party – we have a movie coming out, please arrange the screening schedule.

No need for discussion, no need to beg for favors, and no need to humbly negotiate profit sharing.

Because this movie isn't about making money, it's about saving lives.

The person in charge of Wanda Cinemas is surnamed Chen, in his forties, and has been in the industry for more than ten years. He has seen all kinds of ups and downs.

After Director Sun explained his purpose, General Manager Chen immediately made a decision without hesitation: "Prime time slot, largest hall, priority screening. Director Sun, rest assured, Wanda will fully support this film."

It wasn't out of consideration for the Ministry of Public Security; he knew after watching the trailer that not showing this film would be a waste of money.

Dadi Cinemas was even more straightforward; they didn't even ask for conditions and simply said, "Schedule."

Jinyi Cinema, China Film Group, Stellar Media Group... we went to each of them one by one, and not a single one of them said a word of objection.

The owner of a small cinema chain bowed to Director Sun on the spot after watching the trailer.

"Director Sun, my brother was tricked into going to northern Myanmar two years ago. It cost our family over 300,000 yuan to ransom him, and he came back looking like a ghost. You should have made this film a long time ago!"

When Director Sun returned and reported to Director Wang, he spoke the truth: "Director Wang, this matter went more smoothly than I expected."

Director Wang glanced at him: "What do you think? This isn't a commercial film; it's about saving lives. Anyone who tries to stop it is going against the people."

Director Sun nodded, then asked, "Director Wang, the theater scheduling is fine, but what about the schools? Should we arrange that too?"

Director Wang thought for a moment and picked up the phone on the table.

"Old Zhao, this is Old Wang. I have something to tell you."

On the other end of the phone was Director Zhao from the Basic Education Department of the Ministry of Education, who was an old acquaintance of Director Wang.

Director Wang recounted the story, and after listening, Director Zhao remained silent for two seconds before saying, "This film should be shown to all children."

The next day, an official document was sent from the Ministry of Education to education bureaus across the country.

The document is short, but its core message is that primary and secondary schools, high schools, and vocational schools across the country should organize students to watch the film "All for the Winner" within one month of its release as an important part of their anti-fraud education.

Within three days of the document being sent out, education bureaus in more than 30 provinces and cities across the country all replied: Received.

It's not just schools.

The Ministry of Public Security also issued an internal notice—all police officers and auxiliary police officers in the national public security system must read it. It's not voluntary, it's a requirement. Because only when the police themselves understand and thoroughly comprehend it can they explain it clearly to the public.

The Supreme People's Procuratorate also followed suit, with officers and staff of procuratorates at all levels watching the film collectively as an important part of their education on Party conduct and integrity.

When the news spread online, the comment section exploded again.

"The Ministry of Education specifically issued a document organizing students to watch this? This film has received tremendous support!"

"It's not about the scale of the production; it's about the fact that this film is worth watching."

"My daughter's school has already notified us that the whole school will be booking out the entire venue to watch it on June 25th."

"Our unit also notified all Party members that they would watch the movie together."

"From the Ministry of Public Security to the Ministry of Education, from schools to government agencies, this film aims to cover everything."

"Director Lin has really done something big this time."

"It's not that Director Lin did something extraordinary; it's that this film should be seen by everyone. The more people who see it, the fewer people will be deceived."

Someone did the math—there are nearly 200,000 primary and secondary schools across the country, with more than 200 million students.

Even if only half of the people go to see it, that's still hundreds of millions of viewers.

This number is more astonishing than the box office of any blockbuster film.

Lin Mo saw this message while at home.

He scrolled through the comments, his hand frozen on the screen.

The Ministry of Education issued a special document to organize students to watch the film collectively. The national public security and procuratorial systems also held collective film screenings.

Hundreds of millions of students will see this movie.

Hundreds of millions of young people will know that northern Myanmar is not heaven, but hell.

Hundreds of millions of families may have avoided a disaster because of this movie.

Lin Mo put his phone on the coffee table, leaned back on the sofa, and let out a long sigh.

He suddenly remembered one thing.

When he first transmigrated here last year, he stood at the entrance of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, looking at those big characters, and thought to himself—I'll probably just be a lowly clerk in this life, writing briefings, maintaining the official WeChat account, and living a peaceful and stable life.

But now, he has made a movie.

This movie will be seen by hundreds of millions of people.

At the meeting, hundreds of millions of people learned that behind those high-salary recruitment opportunities for men were barbed wire, chains, water dungeons, broken legs, and people who could never come back.

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