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Chapter 626: A Chance to Prove Yourself

"How about it? I told you Director Li's script would definitely not be bad, right?"

After leaving the cinema, Liu Biao said to Wang Zhiyong proudly.

He won the bet today.

"I admit it. Losing is losing. Let's go back to that old restaurant near the school to eat spicy hot pot.

But today our relationship has changed again, and I have to correct you.

From this moment on, you are no longer my godfather, and we are equal again."

Wang Zhiyong emphasized.

He already spent money to treat him to spicy hot pot. If he spent money to become someone's adopted son, he would be laughed at by everyone when he returned to the dormitory.

After all, the person who spent money in the past is a godfather for a day.

While waiting for the spicy hot pot, Liu Biao and Wang Zhiyong went to the DouMiao website and wrote a short review for "The Mojin: The Lost Tomb".

"It's an authentic tomb raider style, the characters are well-established, and the special effects are impeccable. I can give it four stars."

"The subject of tomb raiding is a bit sensitive, so the plot of the movie is a little different from the novel, which I can understand. I hope the next Ghost Blows Out the Light can maintain this standard. Now that the general direction of suspense and adventure has been determined, it would be nice to make the Ghost Blows Out the Light movie series into the Chinese version of Raiders of the Lost Ark."

The two had a great understanding and both rated the movie four stars.

Wang Zhiyong and Liu Biao are a small microcosm of the general audience.

Their opinions on "Mojin: The Lost Legend" can represent the true opinions of some audiences.

A day later, the first-day results of "Mojin: The Lost Tomb" were released, reaching 1.65 million, which was in line with Li Yu's expectations and exceeded the expectations of Cao Qing and the Iron Triangle trio.

Cao Qing initially thought that a revenue of 1 million on the first day would be acceptable, but 1.65 million clearly exceeded his expectations by a lot.

After the result came out, Cao Qing finally felt relieved.

He has risen from an ordinary director to a director who can make commercial blockbusters.

Lead actors including Pan Yueming and Zhang Yuqi sent messages to Cao Qing to congratulate her.

Li Yu also said: "Congratulations, Director Cao. The movie Mojin: The Lost Tomb should allow you to successfully enter the 1 billion box office club, and even the 1.5 billion box office club."

Li Yu was equally delighted.

The rise of Cao Qing means that Hualiu Company has cultivated another director who can stand on his own.

If Cao Qing can maintain his development momentum and achieve greater success in the future, Hualiu Company will become a film company with two great directors at its helm.

in the country, there are not many film companies that can have two great directors at the same time.

"It's all thanks to Director Li's cultivation. If you didn't give me a chance, I might never have made it in my life." Cao Qing said gratefully.

Cao Qing's gratitude was genuine; his shortcomings were too obvious.

If Li Yu hadn't been giving him opportunities all the time, he might have been an assistant director or executive director until now.

Even if he gets the opportunity to direct independently, without Li Yu to do all the work except directing the filming, the probability of his independent directing failing is very high.

In other words, his success is inseparable from Li Yu.

"I know what you said is from your heart, but you only need to say these words in front of me. Don't say them in public during the roadshow. If you say them, you will be back to the way things were before," Li Yu reminded.

Apart from providing a script, Li Yu has not said a single word related to "The Mojin" in public or on social platforms, in order to give Cao Qing a chance to grow.

Cao Qing was deeply moved; he could understand Li Yu's good intentions.

"Don't worry, I'm not that stupid." Cao Qing said with a smile.

The success of "Mojin: The Lost Legend" cannot be compared with the recently released "The Thirteen Soldiers Return to Yumen". People have not compared these two films together. The directors are many levels apart and the themes are different. There is no comparison.

For a director who is trying his hand at a commercial blockbuster for the first time, Mojin: The Last Dragon is a fantastic start.

The fence-sitting media that had previously questioned the possibility of "Mojin: The Lost Tomb" failing have begun to change their tune.

“Mojin: The Lost Tomb is a huge success and the best tomb-raiding movie to date.”

"Tomb-raiding movies are really difficult to make. You have to find a balance between censorship, ordinary audiences, and fans of the original novel. It's really great that Cao Qing can make such a good movie for the first time in his attempt at a commercial blockbuster."

"Another director who can make commercial blockbusters has emerged."

There are not many directors in the world who are capable of making commercial blockbusters and making money. Cao Qing became a famous director overnight.

With the success of "Mojin: The Last Dragon", at least until Cao Qing fails again, he doesn't have to worry about money when making new movies.

As long as he dares to shoot, there will be investors willing to invest in him.

This is the current situation in the director industry. Those who are thirsty will die of drought, and those who are flooded will die of flood.

The investment budget for a big director to make a movie starts at several hundred million, so a new director should be happy if he can get a few million in investment.

During the roadshow, Cao Qing heard the question again.

"Director Cao, can you answer everyone's questions now? Why didn't Director Li support your film Mojin? "

“The answer is simple. Director Li had a profound influence on me and has formed a stereotype in everyone.

Director Li said that if he supported "The Mojin: The Last Dragon" and recommended it to everyone, everyone would think that the success of "The Mojin: The Last Dragon" was all due to Director Li.

I am very grateful to Director Li for giving me a chance to prove myself.”

Cao Qing did not give a direct answer before, perhaps because he wanted to hype up the movie.

Now that the movie is released and is doing well at the box office, he can give a direct answer.

Besides, it would be good for him to answer this question head on.

He has made his cards clear, and this movie, Mojin: The Last Dragon, is the one that allows him to prove himself.

This time the truth was finally revealed. It turned out that Li Yu was trying to train Cao Qing.

Judging from the results, Li Yu’s goal has been achieved.

People were shocked when they learned the truth.

They found that Li Yu's ambition was growing, from training actors to training directors, and then to training commercial film directors, and he was successful in everything he did.

"In the near future, there will be a second, third, and fourth Ghost Blows Out the Light movie. The later movies will maintain the style of Mojin: The Lost Tomb." Cao Qing advertised the later Ghost Blows Out the Light movies in advance.

If the "Ghost Blows Out the Light" movie series can really be made into the Chinese version of "Raiders of the Lost Ark", it will be very promising.

In any case, Cao Qing doesn't dare to be as wasteful as Li Yu, abandoning the already successful "Aquaman" and running out to explore new areas and make other movies.

Of course, for a director of Li Yu's level, he has the qualifications to be willful.

For a rising commercial blockbuster director like him, the most important thing is to walk steadily.

Afterwards, netizens on the Internet also started a discussion.

"I said that those who speculated that Director Li and Director Cao had a falling out were talking nonsense. Looking at their analysis posts, it seems as if they had eavesdropped under Director Li and Director Cao's bed at night."

"Director Li is amazing. He actually cultivated a director who can stand on his own."

"Another great director has emerged. There will be more good films to watch in the future."

(End of this chapter)