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Chapter 988 Recording Dispute (Two in One)

"The most expensive Chinese film in history, the industry predicts that the box office will exceed 50 billion yuan, and it earned 9.6 million yuan on the first day of its release, breaking the double record of Chinese film history and war film first-day box office records."

"The movie "Changjin Lake" grossed 9.5 million yuan on its first day, and is expected to break billion yuan on the National Day, setting a new record!"

"With a score of 9.7 and breaking two film history records on the first day, The Battle at Lake Changjin is a total hit!"

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October 1st, National Day.

The film and television industry has truly ushered in the National Day Golden Week. As one of the best film and television schedules in a year, the status of the National Day schedule is self-evident.

The film and television industry, especially theaters, are also making frequent efforts.

After all, if the sluggish summer vacation season continues into the National Day season, this year will most likely end with poor results.

However, the Lunar New Year period in December is no longer the ace period of the year and cannot make up for this year's performance, so the National Day period is the last super period of the year.

Fortunately, the popularity of "Changjin Lake" has given theaters hope.

Nowadays, all major cinema chains are eager to devote all their screening schedules to "The Battle at Lake Changjin", resulting in an exaggerated situation where 9% of the screenings were scheduled on September 30, and 65% of the screenings were scheduled on the first day of the National Day holiday.

However, "Changjin Lake" lived up to expectations on the first day, accounting for 82% of the box office and giving the theaters a satisfactory result.

"Pity!"

Zeng Maojun was pleased with the rare full house in the cinemas, after all, Wanda Films should not lose too much this year, but he also felt sorry that Wanda could not participate in it.

Zeng Maojun then sent a message to Li Mu to congratulate him.

Relationships within the industry and occasional contact need to be maintained.

At this time, the hot searches for National Day are, on the one hand, major celebrities and artists posting messages to celebrate the motherland’s birthday, and on the other hand, "Changjin Lake", a tribute film for the national birthday.

This is an expected yet unexpected result.

Because when people say "Happy National Day, long live the motherland" to each other, they also add the greeting "Have you seen "Changjin Lake"? " This movie has obviously gone beyond the level of mass consumption and has become a bridge for the nation to dialogue with history.

No, there is another surprising trending search hanging above, which is: My grandparents took me to see Changjin Lake
Unlike the previous times when I took my grandparents to see a certain movie, "Changjin Lake" was the opposite.

However, many people shared their stories of their grandparents going to see "Changjin Lake", which was really tear-jerking.

"It was the first time that my whole family went to see a movie together. My grandfather was a volunteer soldier. He had never been to a movie theater in his life. At first, I was worried that he might not be able to adapt. Thanks to the theater staff for taking care of him. My grandfather was very involved in the whole process. I sat next to him and saw him secretly wipe away tears several times. Just now, when I asked him what the movie was like, he kept saying, 'Good, good, that's how we were back then, that'. Suddenly, I felt that the long river of history is so close to me."

"My grandfather, who is over 90 years old, asked me to take him there and sat in the front row. After the movie ended, my grandfather stood up and saluted. He was also a soldier who fought in the Korean War and participated in the Battle of Chosin Reservoir. Salute to the cutest people (People's Volunteer Army)"

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Many people in the cinema also noticed that in the viewing room of "Changjin Lake", there were many veterans of the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea. They were very old, some were leaning on crutches, some were hunched over, and they saluted the screen and the audience under the admiring gaze of everyone.

The movie seemed to lead them back to 71 years ago, when they fought against fire.

Amidst much anticipation, the box office of "Changjin Lake" continued to rise. By around 10 o'clock in the evening, all major media outlets had already published articles about it.

“据猫眼专业版实时数据显示，截至10月1日晚22时33分，影片《长津湖》上映第2天，总票房正式突破22亿。

At the same time, it broke 11 film history records, including the single-day box office of Chinese feature films.

"The box office of 'Changjin Lake' exceeded 12 billion the next day, breaking 11 film history records. How shocking is the 'founding war' in the history of war?"

"On the second day of its release, 'Changjin Lake' broke 11 film history records! This is how great Chinese blockbusters should be!"

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Various reports came in like snowflakes.

2.2 billion in two days, and over 1.2 billion in a single day, this kind of data surprised the industry and made it silent.

Although everyone knew that the performance of "Changjin Lake" was expected to be explosive, no one expected it to be so exaggerated.

"Wow, this is going to blow the roof off the box office?"

"This kind of joint directorship seems to work really well. The effect of 1+1+1 seems to be greater than three. Unfortunately, I guess it's hard to have this combination again."

“Is it possible to learn how to make one?”

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People in the industry were shocked and were secretly thinking about it. After all, this path seemed to be feasible. If one director didn't work, they could just add another.

Just thinking about the three directors of "Changjin Lake", the industry is a bit numb. Where can we find them?

"Brother, do you think we can use it?" Wang Zhonglei also had some ideas at this moment.

If we don’t boldly put it into practice, who knows whether Huayi can continue to move forward.

"Who to find?" Wang Zhongjun didn't object, but he felt a little headache when he thought about Huayi's current situation. "Feng Xiaogang has lost his spirit now, and you still want him to cooperate with others. What do you think he will think?"

"As for Guan's bluffing, it's good enough that he can wash off his dirty tricks in the past few years. He can deal with Li Mu's tricks, and he even has more than enough people under him. We are not that wealthy now."

Wang Zhongjun also felt a little depressed. Perhaps he could have given it a try when Huayi was at its peak, but he certainly couldn't try it now. If it weren't for the title of a listed company in the industry, it would probably have been ranked at the bottom.

Just from the order of attending events and the order of introductions, he has already felt the gap compared to the past.

After hearing what Wang Zhongjun said, Wang Zhonglei also fell silent. It was indeed as Wang Zhongjun said, the current strength of good directors could not compete with each other.
However, at this time, amid the great momentum of "Changjin Lake", a lot of noise also appeared.

At this moment, Liu Yifei, who is in Yunnan, has already started complaining after seeing the report.

"It would be fine if he didn't take the child there, why report it?"

"Hey, there are people like this everywhere." Xing Aina, who was standing nearby at the moment, immediately echoed.

After some parents took their children to see "The Battle at Lake Changjin", they found the scenes bloody and were afraid that their children would have nightmares, so they reported the matter. The incident was also posted online by the media.

There was a lot of heated discussion at once.

"I'm really impressed. If you think it's bloody, don't bring your children to watch it. How can there be peace and tranquility without the blood and flesh of heroes? You're enjoying peace and yet you still complain about it. I'm not forcing you to watch it. I'm really impressed."

"When war comes, it's not just for adults. In wartime, no matter you are old or young, your children are especially precious. There were many 18-19 year old soldiers who participated in the Battle of Chosin Lake. Who would protect them?"

"You protected your child from watching such a bloody scene in the cinema, but the scene you covered up from watching is the premise for your survival now!"

"There was a little girl behind me, she was sobbing and didn't dare to watch, then her dad said to watch carefully, without them you wouldn't have the chance to sit here and cry today, not all parents are like this, everyone should be rational."

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The popularity of "Changjin Lake" has always been very high, and this kind of voice has naturally become a hot search. However, it is obvious that most people are reasonable. After all, war is war. It does not disappear if you cover it up and do not watch it, and the movie does not force you to watch it.

In the evening, Liu Yifei was still mumbling about this to Li Mu.

"Leave them alone!"

Li Mu didn't care about this kind of thing at all. This kind of discussion was inevitable. No matter how the film was filmed, there would always be people who were dissatisfied.

"I just think they are just looking for trouble."

"Let's not talk about that for now. Is the 6th over? I'll pick you up at the airport."

After nearly four months of filming, the scenes in Yunnan have been completed.

"Yeah, hehe, when are you going to reshoot those scenes?"

"Mid to late October. I think I'll have a lot of interviews soon. I can't turn them down. I've accepted an interview with China Film News tomorrow. It was specially arranged by the bureau."

Li Mu was helpless about this officially arranged task, but it was also for the promotion of the movie.

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"'Changjin Lake' broke 32 billion in three days, with consecutive single-day box office of billion, breaking the record again."

"Breaking records, The Battle at Lake Changjin is a huge hit, and the National Day box office is expected to hit 50 billion!"

"32 billion! The box office of "Changjin Lake" during the National Day holiday is far ahead of others!"

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On October 3, when the National Day box office was still boiling over "The Battle at Lake Changjin", Li Mu had already arrived at the interview hall of the China Film News, which was led by the bureau.

Li Mu was not unfamiliar with this place and had come here quite often.

"Director Li, shall we begin?"

The host was ready and asked immediately.

"can."

Li Mu nodded slightly. He was already familiar with the interview process. Besides, it was not a one-shot shoot. If there was a problem in any link, he could readjust it and continue.

"Director Li, 2020 and 2021 are two critical years for filmmakers to fight a big battle and win a big test. What role do you think "Changjin Lake" played in these two special years?"

Interviews with official media often focus on the bigger picture. Li Mu was not surprised by this question. After thinking for a moment, he slowly said:
"The sudden outbreak of the epidemic in 2020 had a huge impact on the film industry. Filmmakers across the country were shut down for about 180 days. After resuming work and production in the second half of the year, cinema operations faced huge difficulties.

At the same time, we will usher in the important historical moment of the 2021th anniversary of the founding of the Party in , so filmmakers must produce substantial works, and they must produce great works to present a great gift to the important moment of the th anniversary of the founding of the Party and to movie audiences across the country.

In the winter of 2020, the filming of the film was hit by the epidemic and was forced to stop. It was finally restarted in October 2020. During this period, we took three large crews to shoot in the wild while preventing the epidemic. We completed a difficult creation. I think this is a comprehensive building of confidence in the Chinese film industry and a great step forward in the level of industrialized film."

The host nodded frequently. It was obvious that this was a high-quality answer with a grand scope.

By the time Li Mu walked out of the interview hall, it was already noon. During that time, he politely declined the newspaper director's invitation to dinner.

The content of this interview was completed quickly and then went through layers of approval.

Because it involved "The Battle at Lake Changjin", a movie with a propaganda mission, it was finally handed to Mao Yu for review.

Although it is the National Day holiday, for leaders, this kind of holiday is actually dispensable.

After reading it carefully, Mao Yu quickly gave a reply that it was approved.

However, Li Mu was still very busy, as he received interview invitations one after another. Li Mu could not completely refuse them and selected a few media to be interviewed.

During this period, the box office of "Changjin Lake" began to decline slowly after three days of extreme explosion, and the single-day box office reached between 700 million and 800 million.

During these days when they should have been holidays, Li Mu was quite busy and even took time out to participate in promotional activities in the capital with the main creators.

"Brother Jing, you look so happy today. What's the matter? Is there something happy happening at home?"

After the event, Li Mu was also a little curious, because Wu Jing had a smile on her face the whole time today, and anyone with a discerning eye could see that Wu Jing was in a very good mood today.

"Yes, Brother Jing, I felt it too, what's wrong?"

Everyone in the crew was also a little curious.

"It's nothing. I just bought a gift yesterday. Nan Nan is in a good mood, and I'm in a good mood too," Wu Jing smiled.

"Wu Jing, I didn't realize you are so thoughtful."

"Brother Jing, you are so romantic."

“Learned, learned”

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Hu Jun, Zhu Yawen and others started to laugh and make noises.

Li Mu was also a little surprised. He really didn't expect that Wu Jing, a rough guy, could be so smart in this aspect.

But at this moment he suddenly thought of something, and then found Wu Jing, "Brother Jing, the subsequent publicity will depend on you to lead the team."

Zhang Yimou doesn't have much time left because he is busy with the Winter Olympics.

Li Mu and Chen Kai are also busy and have to accept interviews together occasionally. If the promotional event is going to a nearby place, it's fine, but if it goes to a far place, they will be short of time.

"Director Li, don't worry about this. We are professionals in publicity." Wu Jing pulled Hu Jun and Zhu Yawen and said while patting his chest.

"Okay!" Li Mu couldn't help but laugh when he saw this.

On the way back, Li Mu drove past Wangfujing Street and saw the shops on both sides of the street. Li Mu, who had already driven past, turned around, found a place to park, and walked in.

October 6th was the day Liu Yifei returned from Yunnan.

In the afternoon, Li Mu brought Xiao Baozi to the airport.

"Dad, why hasn't Mom come yet?" The little bun, wearing a cute little mask, kept spinning around Li Mu.

"My daughter, please stop turning around. Dad will feel dizzy if you keep turning around." Li Mu patted his forehead, but he couldn't help but look at her. Looking at her made him feel dizzy.

"Oh!" The little boy said "oh" and was about to find something to do. Suddenly, he seemed to see something and pulled Li Mu, "Dad, mom is there."

(End of this chapter)