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Chapter 652 Jealous Liu Yifei
"Lao Ning, give me a pinch to see if I'm seeing things."

Xing Aina wanted to pinch Ning Hao's big face. This report was really a bit dreamy.

Four hundred million may be just a number to those outside the circle, but to those inside the circle, it means the potential and explosive power of this movie.

"Don't pinch it!"

Ning Hao looked unhappy. Why couldn't this woman pinch him if she wanted to?

"Four hundred million! Converted into US dollars, it's almost 7000 million US dollars a day," Xing Aina said with emotion. The single-day box office is really scary. Even Hollywood blockbusters are only at this level.

The production costs of those blockbusters can be several times that of "Operation Red Sea", or even more.

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Ning Hao couldn't help but sigh when he heard this, the box office of Chinese-language films is really changing with each passing day, it has already reached the 4 million era, and it may not be far away to break 5 million in a single day in the future.

Autumn is a season that makes people lazy. As the saying goes, spring makes people sleepy, summer makes people tired, autumn makes people exhausted and winter makes people hibernate. The four seasons are like a dream and all dreams are sweet.

Liu Yifei, who got up early, couldn't help but yawn, and then stretched lazily, revealing her graceful figure under her thin pajamas.

Her black, straight hair hung down her back like a waterfall. She expertly picked up a hairband from the bedside table with her right hand and tied her hair up skillfully. She also swung it towards Li Mu twice, swaying her body from side to side.

"How's it going? Does it look good?"

If they didn't have little Baozi yet, they could probably sleep until noon, but since they had little Baozi, their biological clocks have become extremely regular and they get up early in the morning.

"It looks good!" Li Mu nodded with a smile. He had to admit that this way of tying a single ponytail always made people feel youthful and energetic.

"Hehe, this is a reward for you." Liu Yifei kissed Li Mu on the face cheerfully, then picked up her cell phone and prepared to feed the little bun.

But Liu Yifei, who had just turned on her mobile phone, hadn't taken two steps when a look of surprise appeared on her plain oval face.

"Amu, Operation Red Sea has grossed over 400 million yuan in a single day."

"Ok?"

"What? Don't believe it?"

"No, I just didn't expect it to come so suddenly!"

Liu Yifei smiled and said, "If you break 4 million in a single day, then 25 billion should be a sure thing. The previous guaranteed 33 billion might also be achieved. No one should secretly complain about you."

"Complain about me? Who dares?"

"That's hard to say. Maybe some people secretly think you are arrogant and crazy. After all, you said before that the minimum guarantee was 33 billion."

Liu Yifei stuck out her tongue, then went out with her ponytail swinging.

At the same time, news about this year's Oscar nomination, which had been delayed for a long time, finally came out in the industry.

"The Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" caught the last train to submit an Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. The registration for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film officially closed on October 10.

Both "Port of Call" and "When I Grow Up" have confirmed that they will represent Hong Kong and Formosa respectively in the selection of the Best Foreign Language Film.

At present, the mainland is selecting one film from the applications to participate in the final competition.

It's just that the sudden entry of "The Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" has caused a lot of associations in the industry. You know, "Picnic at Hanging Rock", which has won multiple awards, and "Mr. Six", which has a great reputation in China, were not shortlisted.

The Silver Bear "Map of the Yangtze River", which was almost destined to represent the mainland in this year's Olympic bid, suddenly seemed to be in jeopardy.

Coincidentally, Li Mu also received a call from someone in the bureau at this time.

"The committee voted?"

Li Mu was stunned, but not too surprised.

Every year, the mainland decides to submit its Olympic bid films through a number of domestic films that are registered under the auspices of the Film Bureau.

The Film Bureau then convened a recommendation committee composed of experts to vote, but the composition of the recommendation committee and the voting rules were not transparent, and it was similar to this, where people were notified directly and secretly.

But Li Mu knew that there was a fixed group of "experts", and because Li Mu had had his films competing for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film for many years, he basically did not participate in the voting.

Moreover, the final result must be confirmed and guided by multiple departments such as the Central Propaganda Department, Culture Department, and General Administration before it can successfully become the film representing the mainland in the Olympic bid.

Li Mu declined the job without much thought.

When "The Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" became a candidate for the mainland's Olympic bid before the deadline, the outcome was already determined.

As soon as I finished a call with the Film Bureau, my cell phone rang with a call from Zhang Yi.

"I just called you and it showed that you were busy. Is it a call from the bureau?" Zhang Yi said with a faint smile.

"Didn't Senior Brother guess it? Did he refuse?"

Li Mu was not surprised that Zhang Yi was able to guess that the refereeing committee voted for him and probably also found Zhang Yi.

"Haha, I was just about to tell you that it's best not to vote for this year's Oscars. The waters are a bit muddy!"

"What a coincidence, I thought so too."

Li Mu said with a smile, "You are preparing to find someone to scold you together!" "Who told you not to show Operation Red Sea before National Day? Otherwise, this wouldn't have happened."

Zhang Yimou is also very familiar with the operations of the bureau. It is obvious that he wants to promote "The Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons Strike Back" to the top.

As for the vote of the promotion committee, let's not talk about how many fixed experts there are. What can Li Mu and Zhang Yi decide? Even if they can, it will not be theirs in the end.

But the industry is very clear about what kind of movie "The Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons Strike Back" is.

This movie, directed by Huo Jianqi and starring Huang Xiaoming, only grossed 4 million yuan since its release in mainland China on April 30, and the market response was poor.

In today's film market where box office revenues are often in the hundreds of millions or even billions, this box office result is certainly unsatisfactory.

In terms of word of mouth, the performance of "The Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" is also worrying. On Douban, "The Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" scored only 5.2, which did not even pass the passing line.

Guo Jingming's new film "Jade Dynasty", which is currently being criticized by the whole nation, also received 4 points, which is almost the same as "The Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons Strike Back".

It seems that the film is far from the "best" in terms of both commercial benefits and audience reputation.

But it seems that this movie is about to be selected as the representative of the mainland to participate in this year's Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

This made Liu Yifei unable to understand, because if this result finally became a foregone conclusion, netizens would be shocked when it was announced.

Then, while feeding the little bun, he looked at Li Mu with a puzzled look in his eyes:

“Why not choose The Map of the River? This movie is very suitable for the style of the Best Foreign Language Film, and it also won the Silver Bear.”

"There are many reasons. On the one hand, it is really difficult to pick out an eye-catching domestic film in the first half of this year, so I chose the relatively safe film "The Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons Strike Back".

On the other hand, "A Map of the River" contains metaphors. Films competing for Oscars must, to a certain extent, represent some kind of correctness, without any political risks either internally or externally.

Moreover, in its publicity, "The Journey to the West" claims to be "one of the key film projects that presents the theme of China-India friendly exchanges", but the problem is that the film has poor reputation and commercial success, which is why we vote together. In fact, whether we vote or not, the result will not change much."

Li Mu pursed his lips. Of course there were many other reasons, but these few were enough.
"Then don't go. You will definitely get scolded if you go."

Liu Yifei understood immediately, but the two of them were so chatting that they ignored the little bun who was already full.

"Yeah!"

The little boy cried out unhappily, and it seemed as if his parents ignored him for a while.

“Oh, I’m sorry, little darling!” Liu Yifei immediately coaxed him, then smiled and put the little bun in Li Mu’s hands, “Come, let daddy apologize to you!”

"Yaaaaa. Yaba.ba!"

The little boy seemed very excited in Li Mu's arms, speaking "baby talk" unconsciously, but suddenly the last two syllables sounded very much like "baba", which startled both Li Mu and Liu Yifei.

"Xixi, did you hear that? The little kid seemed to be calling me daddy."

Li Mu seemed to be even more excited than the little bun at the moment.

Liu Yifei nodded suddenly, because she also heard it clearly.

"Come on, shout 'baba' again."

"Baby, say 'mama'."

The eyes of both of them seemed to be shining, and they were speaking softly and gently to the little bun.

However, the little boy didn't seem to understand. His two fair and tender hands were still waving in the air, and he was still mumbling some other syllables incoherently.

But compared to Li Mu who was smiling happily, Liu Yifei was now pouting, obviously jealous.

"That's jealous."

Li Mu was holding the little kid and could only touch Liu Yifei. His jealousy was too obvious.

"No, I don't have any."

"Hahaha"

Li Mu suddenly stopped laughing, and Liu Yifei immediately beat Li Mu, still yelling, "I didn't, don't guess blindly, I didn't"

"Now the little one is unconscious about what he says, but after he can say 'baba', he will probably be able to say 'mama' soon. 'baba' is easier to pronounce, so it will be easier for the baby to say it."

Li Mu checked the information and found that in the normal development of infants, they can make guttural sounds at 2 months, make "ya" sounds and laugh at 3 to 4 months, make single sounds at 5 to 6 months, and unconsciously make double sounds such as "dad and mom" at 7 to 9 months.

However, among “Mom and Dad”, “Dad” is usually called out first, because the first letter of “Dad” is “b” and the first letter of “Mom” is “m”. The pronunciation of “Dad” is a stop consonant, which does not require air flow to vibrate the vocal cords.

My mother's pronunciation is nasal. When she speaks, the airflow not only vibrates the sound, but also passes through the nasal cavity.

Therefore, compared to the word "mom", "dad" is easier to pronounce.

"Oh! Then I have to teach him more often." Liu Yifei has made up her mind that she has to say "mama" more often recently.

The little bun seemed to shout "baba" and soon the whole family knew about it.

As a result, various teaching methods such as "Grandpa", "Grandma", and "Grandma" were launched online.
(End of this chapter)