Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 697 Word of Mouth Announcement
In the first half of the year, the box office of domestic films was mediocre.

During the May Day period, only "Devoured Star" and "My Deskmate" had box office hits, and both films eventually grossed over 400 million yuan.

During the fierce summer season, "Transformers 4" grossed over million yuan on its first day, dealing a heavy blow to domestic films.

Although "See You Tomorrow" and "Tiny Times 3" did well at the box office, the word of mouth is hard to describe.

Unexpectedly, less than a month later, domestic films actually rose up, and it was a military-themed movie that achieved box office success.

The celebrities in the circle were stunned, and those who did not participate regretted it so much that they wanted to bang their heads against the wall.

Those who had roles were quickly reported by the media, and for a time, people including Wu Jing, Gu Zhixin, Zhang Guoqiang, Zhuang Xiaolong and others instantly appeared in the public eye.

Sina Entertainment: "It is reported that the military war film "Wolf Warrior", jointly produced by Xingchen Film and Television Company and Jinling Art Center, directed by Wu Jing, supervised by Gu Wei and Chen Guofu, and starring Zhuang Xiaolong, Zhang Guoqiang, Yu Nan and others, had a box office of 116 million on the first day..."

Souhu Entertainment: "The war military film "Wolf Warrior" grossed over 100 million yuan on its first day, setting a new record for domestic films of the same genre..."

Guangguang Entertainment: "The first-day box office exceeded 100 million! The box office of the domestic film "Wolf Warrior" is likely to exceed 1 billion..."

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Magic City.

At the roadshow, Zhuang Xiaolong had just finished the audience interaction session. He felt like he was dreaming these past two days.

Zhuang Xiaolong is from Putian and was a special forces soldier. Wolf Warrior is his first film. When he was called by Wu Jing, his purpose was not to become famous, but he was convinced by the other party's reasons.

"Make a modern military blockbuster that belongs to our China."

With this goal in mind, Zhuang Xiaolong worked very hard during filming on the set, and the actors around him including Wu Jing, Gu Zhixin, Ren Tianye and Zhang Guoqiang also worked very hard.

We all struggled together and suffered a lot for this movie.

After the movie was released, with such high box office, Zhuang Xiaolong felt that it was all worth it.

While thinking about these things, Wu Jing, Zhang Guoqiang, Yu Nan and others who had finished their work returned to the lounge one after another.

"Xiaolong, what are you thinking about?" The older Zhang Guoqiang noticed the other person's expression and asked with a smile.

Zhuang Xiaolong is not tall, but he has good skills and a good personality. Although he has just entered the entertainment industry, he gets along well with these people.

"It's nothing, Brother Guoqiang. I just suddenly realized that I became famous so quickly. I can't believe it." Zhuang Xiaolong said, scratching his head.

"Too fast! I think it's too slow. I haven't had this feeling in many years. Haha." Wu Jing said with a smile.

"Xiaolong, it would be great if you become famous. It would be even better if you become famous quickly. Work hard, and maybe you can become even bigger in the future." Zhang Guoqiang said, and Yu Nan, Gu Zhixin and others also said a few words with a smile.

Hearing this, Zhuang Xiaolong smiled, but he knew his own limitations. Although he had only been in the entertainment industry for a short time, he understood that with his height and appearance, he could probably only be a special actor. In other words, the roles he would play in the future would most likely be soldiers.

"Come on, come on, listen to me." Seeing that everyone was gathered, Wu Jing clapped his hands and shouted loudly.

"Everyone please work harder these days, and take a good rest after the two-week roadshow is over."

"No problem, director." The person below responded.

"Also, everyone will receive a big red envelope at the celebration banquet..."

"I'll invite Director Gu to come over, and we can have a good gathering together..."

"Okay, director."

"Director, do we have a chance to be a part of Director Gu's next movie?"

Everyone in the circle knew that Gu Wei's next film would be a military-themed movie, but no one dared to ask for a role. It was because Zhuang Xiaolong had little experience and the atmosphere was too good to be true, so he blurted out this question.

Hearing this, Wu Jing thought for a moment and said, "Everyone, I can't guarantee whether you can participate, but I will definitely recommend you in front of Director Gu when the time comes."

"Haha, thank you Director Wu."

"Everyone take a break for an hour, and then move on to the next game!"

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"Wolf Warrior" dominates the box office, while the rest of the films tend to become cannon fodder.

Only "Black & White 2" performed well, with box office revenue exceeding million on the day of its release.

Although its living space has been strongly squeezed by "Wolf Warrior", it can still earn another 100 million or 200 million by relying on the advantage of the audience base brought by the previous film, so there is still hope that China Film and Hualu can make some money.

But what made director Cai Yuexun unhappy was that some film critics kept scolding him endlessly. How could he stand this?
So he started to quarrel with film critics on Weibo, and it was quite lively with both sides going back and forth.

Some people criticized "Black & White 2", so "Wolf Warrior" is no exception.

Several well-known film critics blasted Wolf Warrior online for being hypocritical and empty: "Do today's special forces need to train in so many subjects? If the budget of the production crew was sufficient, there would be scenes of Wolf Warriors driving warships and rockets into space!"
There is also a foreign plot, where Chinese crew members are kidnapped abroad and the country sends special forces to rescue them. This plot is barely reasonable. However, twelve special forces soldiers can complete the mission against more than 500 international mercenaries. I think it is too fake. Why don’t you send urban management officers? "

As soon as the comment came out, it quickly caused an uproar due to the extremely high popularity of "Wolf Warrior".

The Weibo accounts of these film critics attracted countless messages from fans at once, but most of them were just "greetings".

Of course, many people also responded seriously: "Sylvester Stallone in "First Blood" can take down a division and a regiment by himself. Why can't our Chinese special forces squad of 12 people take down a battalion?"

"They just think that everything foreign is good. Their white dads can do nothing against aliens. Chinese special forces soldiers fight a few mercenaries, and they're complaining all the time!" "I can't stand people like this!"

"Did our city management eat your rice?"

"They have more important tasks!"

There was a huge uproar online, and the natural outcome was that the critics who posted the negative reviews closed the comment function on Weibo.

The box office of "Wolf Warrior" has also been rising steadily amid heated discussions among netizens.

Otherwise, why would some companies and artists engage in negative marketing? Yin Sisi's war of words actually helped to increase the box office because of the strong reputation of "Wolf Warrior" itself.

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At this time, "Wolf Warrior" was at its peak of popularity.

Led by Xingchen Film and Television Company, together with Light Media and Wanda, the three companies jointly issued an announcement to ban artists with bad records.

The entire film and television industry was shocked.

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All major portals, media news, and Weibo hot searches were about the Weibo post that Xingchen Film and Television Company had just released:
"From now on, all film and television works produced or co-produced by our company, as well as those in which we participate in investment, will refuse to use any artistes with bad records involving gangs, pornography, drugs, etc., and will voluntarily accept public supervision."

Later, Gu Wei, who was abroad, also posted the same content on his personal Weibo.

Directors: Ning Hao, Lu Yang, Wu Jing, Xu Zheng, Kong Sheng, Zheng Xiaolong, Liu Dapeng, Wang Weiting and other directors collectively forwarded it.

As for celebrity artists, Liu Yifei, Su Chang, Tong Liya, Wan Qian, Zhao Liying, Han Dongjun, Qin Hao, Chen Minghao and others also followed suit as soon as possible.

Later, Huang Xiaoming, Zhou Xun, Huang Haibo and others also reposted the Weibo, but they only posted messages without making many comments.

As for the artists under Shiba Culture Company, naturally no one can escape. If they don’t want to be promoted, they can just pack up and leave.

There is already a huge amount of cheering online, with more than 90% of netizens and ordinary people supporting Xingchen Films.

"Director Gu is tough and manly!"

"This is what a large company in the industry should do. It is a responsibility and obligation!"

"If the ban is done well, the cancer should be eradicated."

"Support Xingchen Films."

The Internet is very lively, but the problem in the film and television industry has come, and it is a big problem!

Other film and television companies, major directors, producers, associations and other organizations in the industry have all remained silent.

What if I don’t keep silent?
Support? Absolutely not. Once you support it, you will be undermining your own foundation.

Oppose? No, that's not possible. The public sentiment on the Internet is overwhelming, and if you openly oppose it, you will probably be scolded to death by netizens.

Just when everyone was in a dilemma, Huayi Company began to connect the entire domestic entertainment industry.

In the words of Wang Zhongjun, Gu Wei appears to be aloof on the surface, but he is not a good person at heart. He does this just to monopolize the resources and market of the entire domestic entertainment industry. He is ambitious.

"That's right. No matter how powerful Xingchen Film and Television is and how capable it is of competing against the entire entertainment industry, I think we should collectively boycott them and force Gu Wei to withdraw the announcement." Someone directly suggested.

"That's right, what the hell, is he the only one who is so noble? Maybe there's shit all under his ass!" Someone else complained with disdain.

Just when everyone was discussing it, Guangguang and Wanda followed suit with similar statements.

The two companies will join forces with Star Films to jointly ban artists with bad records.

Now, the entire film and television industry is shocked.

Not long after that, Tudou Video, Dadi Cinemas, Shiba Culture Company, Xingchen Film and Television Animation Company, and even the Tomorrow's Star Film and Television Company on the other side of the ocean issued statements refusing to cooperate with Chinese celebrity artists with bad records.

Something big happened. Something really big happened.

If Xingchen Film and Television Company is the leader in film production, then once Wanda Pictures and Dadi Cinemas, which account for nearly half of the market share, speak out, all the stars and artists in the domestic entertainment industry feel like the sky has fallen.

In addition, Tudou Video occupies more than one-third of the video network share, so other film and television companies dare not speak out.

This is how Wang Zhongjun feels at the moment. When the article was first published, he said something and others echoed him.

But now, many people are silent.

"Fuck, Gu Wei fed you guys a love potion, and you all support this guy?" Wang Zhongjun kept cursing.

Things have come to this point and have not developed as he expected. Everyone can join forces to deal with Xingchen Film and Television Company.

But these many companies combined have already occupied half of the production, distribution and theater markets.

Especially after the statement issued by the Hollywood company, many big stars dared not to openly oppose it. After all, no one wants to block the road in Hollywood.

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(End of this chapter)