Chinese Entertainment

Chapter 715: Central Media Named and Praised
Just three days into November, the cumulative box office of "Wolf Warrior" has become a hot topic.

The result of 17.23 billion exceeded the total box office of "Avatar" released in 09 in China, becoming the second highest box office in China after "The Wandering Earth".

And with the huge sales of "Wolf Warrior", Gu Wei's prediction and Wu Jing's interview were pulled out.

The former predicted at the premiere that the box office of "Wolf Warrior" would most likely exceed 1 billion, and the latter believed in an interview that "Wolf Warrior" could break the record of "Avatar". Now that these two predictions have come true, the media naturally cannot avoid reporting on it.

Sina Entertainment reported: "Co-produced by Xingchen Films and Jinling Art Center and directed by Wu Jing, Wolf Warrior has repeatedly set new box office records, breaking the box office record for domestic military-themed films..."

Souhu Entertainment reported: "The success of "Wolf Warrior" represents"

In addition to the reports in the mass media, the box office performance of "Wolf Warrior" was also mentioned in the "Focus Interview" on the 3rd.

When the host announced in a slightly uplifting tone that "Wolf Warrior" had grossed 17.23% at the box office since its release, and that the high box office had also inspired the confidence of the Chinese people, and highly praised the producers, Xingchen Films and Jinling Art Center, many people could not even contain their excitement!

"Focus Interview" is a program that talks about national affairs, people's livelihood issues, and international situations. Some of the news in it can be seen as a weather vane for certain things, or as a view of the upper class.

Obviously, Wu Jing is now very promising. It cannot be said that he has become a flagship figure in Chinese-language films, but he has certainly caught the attention of some people.

In the WeChat group called "World Guide", Wu Jing became the object of envy.

"Honestly, as soon as the report came out, I wanted to make a military-themed movie. The central media praised it and it brought honor to the family." Ning Hao's words sounded sour no matter how he looked at them.

There was a big reaction from the outside world about being on the "Focus Interview" program, and Wu Jing was so excited that he couldn't sleep the whole night.

This is just like the protagonist of an online article showing off and successfully showing off in front of others. Wu Jing feels this way at the moment. He never thought that one day he would be able to reach the heights that Gu Wei had reached in the news of the central media.

"Hahaha, it's worth it." Seeing Ning Hao's message, Wu Jing immediately sent a laughing expression and added two words below.

"It's really worth it, this honor, wow." Lu Yang couldn't help it and wished he could take his place.

"Honestly, when I saw the segment on Focus Interview last night, these two words were the only things that came to my mind. I thought that I would be satisfied to receive such a compliment even if I didn't make movies or become an actor anymore..."

Wu Jing's hands were shaking when he typed. These past few days he had an illusion that he might be the legendary lucky character.

Being on central media and getting high box office, things that many big domestic directors have not been able to do, how could a newcomer in the directing industry like me achieve it?
A movie not only achieved box office success, but also brought endless honors. Coupled with the flattery of people around him, Wu Jing felt a little ecstatic even if he tried to control himself.

"The results are good, beyond my imagination. Director Wu, thank you for your hard work during this period." As soon as Gu Wei's words came out, Wu Jing decided to benefit greatly from them.

"We should guard against arrogance and strive to set new records in the next film."

But after hearing the next sentence, Wu Jing calmed down instantly.

"Yeah, I don't have anything to be proud of. Compared with Director Gu's achievements, there is simply no comparison." Wu Jing thought silently in his heart, but he didn't stop his hands. He expressed his determination directly in the group, "I understand, Director, I will continue to work hard."

Seeing Wu Jing's attitude, Gu Wei smiled slightly.

It is normal for people to feel proud when they suddenly become famous or rise to a high position, but it is not a good thing to feel proud for too long.

"Wolf Warrior" has been very popular recently, and Wu Jing has naturally become a hot topic in the eyes of the media. All kinds of news about him have been widely reported, some of which are true and some are false.

But in the final analysis, Wu Jing became famous and became the fourth director in the Chinese film industry to have a box office of over 1 billion, following Gu Wei, Zhou Xingchi and Xu Zheng.

Various temptations followed, and the paparazzi naturally regarded Wu Jing as a target. A few days ago, Wu Jing got drunk and scolded the paparazzi.

In Gu Wei's opinion, this is a trivial matter. However, Wu Jing was very polite to the media before. His angry scolding after being drunk also shows the change in his mentality. This matter needs to be prevented in advance.

Gu Wei doesn't want to see someone jealous of Wu Jing and set a trap for him, and then, Wu Jing is gone. Is there any follow-up if he stirs up trouble at the center of the storm?
After Wu Jing expressed his opinion, he asked in the group about the overseas release of "Wolf Warrior".

"The box office was average. It was released in more than a dozen countries and regions, but the feedback was not good." Gu Wei replied.

"Why? I think Wolf Warrior is quite exciting. Hollywood military-themed movies can sell well overseas, but domestic movies won't sell well." Ning Hao couldn't help but ask before Wu Jing opened his mouth.

Wu Jing was a little disappointed after hearing what Gu Wei said. What Ning Hao said was what he wanted to ask. "Wolf Warrior" performed surprisingly well in China and won unanimous praise from the audience. Why didn't it work abroad?

Gu Wei didn't say anything, but directly sent a screenshot of the news to the group. It was the media reports after the release of "Wolf Warrior" in some small East Asian countries.

"The main reason why the Chinese-language film Wolf Warrior failed at the overseas box office is that some small countries feel that the equipment shown in Wolf Warrior is similar to what they can deploy in their military exercises. In fact, the equipment used in the film is better than that of their government forces, which is too damaging to their national self-confidence!"

"Hahaha." Lu Yang couldn't help but make a laughing expression.

Wu Jing couldn't hold it anymore. Is it okay to hurt his self-confidence?

Looking at everyone who was laughing, Gu Wei did not laugh. This situation had happened in China before. In the last century, most of the Hollywood blockbusters that entered China were love stories or art films. Science fiction and military films were rarely released in China.

Why? Perhaps the strength shown in the film is also considered by the people above to hurt our self-confidence.

But later, as time went on, more and more Hollywood blockbusters were introduced, and various types gradually increased.

Why did the country relax restrictions again?

Because after more than ten or twenty years of development, our economy has prospered, our national self-confidence has greatly increased, and we are no longer afraid of cultural invasion from other sides.

So, sometimes cultural weapons can be more terrifying than hot weapons.

Gu Wei had anticipated the failure of Wolf Warrior at the overseas box office, so he agreed to let Wu Jing screen the film for preview instead of releasing it globally through China Film Corporation.

The reasons were very complicated, but Gu Wei would not tell Wu Jing about them. Instead, he continued to encourage him:

“Based on my experience, don’t expect a movie to please audiences all over the world. Because there are cultural differences, if you want to please both Eastern and Western audiences, the result will only be a mess.

This movie, Wolf Warrior, is mainly made for Chinese people. As long as the domestic audiences say they like it and feel it is great after watching it, that is enough.

As for the overseas box office and reputation, there is no need to care too much! "

As expected, Wu Jing was the first to express his opinion, "The director is right, we just need to be happy. Even if overseas countries don't recognize it now, they will recognize it sooner or later."

Seeing Wu Jing's words, Gu Wei thought of an article written by an expert two days ago titled: "The decline of the Hollywood market and the rise of the mainland market."

The article details the difficulties Hollywood has encountered this year. It is not just the cumulative box office decline. The sci-fi blockbusters that used to be a big hit not only have mediocre box office in the North American market, but have also encountered box office bottlenecks in various overseas regions.

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Gu Wei sneered after seeing this, saying that even if Hollywood was in decline, it was only temporary, and even if the mainland market was prosperous, it was only temporary.

In the original time and space, the mainland market seemed to be a flash in the pan. After a "black swan" incident, the development of the film industry declined rapidly.

When all the jokes and routines were used up, the audience also discovered that the mainland could never produce quality films comparable to Hollywood. When their patience ran out, no one bought it anymore.

It is no exaggeration to say that the strong foundation left by Hollywood is still incomparable to the current domestic entertainment.

For example, the trilogy "The Lord of the Rings" earned more than 01 billion US dollars, which is equivalent to about 09 billion yuan in RMB, which is equivalent to the total box office of domestic entertainment from to .

No matter how arrogant Gu Wei is, he would never think that relying on the global box office of "2012" can lead the domestic entertainment industry to overtake Hollywood.

It can only be said that individual strength is not strong, only overall strength is strong. However, being strong as a whole is too difficult, and Gu Wei can only be the strongest individual at best.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. The premiere of Wolf Warrior is scheduled for the 7th. If you have time, come over and have fun together." Gu Wei changed the subject.

As expected, Wu Jing immediately followed up, "Okay, no one came to Wu Suowei's full moon banquet last time, so everyone should come this time and have a couple of drinks."

When they heard the name of Wu Jing's son again, the men immediately started teasing him. Men's happiness can sometimes be very simple.

In the villa, Liu Yifei went downstairs and saw the cheerful Gu Wei, and asked him directly what made him so happy?
"We were discussing the name Wu Suowei, it's so funny, haha."

Liu Yifei laughed for a while, then suddenly asked with a serious expression: "What do you plan to name your son in the future? It won't be called Gu Bu De, Gu Bu De, right?"

"? How is that possible?" Gu Wei was a little confused, but no matter how he thought about it, it was impossible to give his eldest son such a name.

Suddenly, Gu Wei also reacted and stared at Miss Liu, "You, you, you, no way."

"Well, my period hasn't come for a long time, so it's possible..." Liu Yifei nodded slightly and started to show off her acting skills.

"Then what are you waiting for? Let's go for a check-up today, quickly." At this moment, Gu Wei no longer cared about anything else. He picked up his phone and prepared to make an appointment to call the doctor.

"Gu Wei, you are so stupid, hahahaha!"

It was not until I saw Miss Liu holding her stomach and laughing that I realized I had been fooled.

"Oh, I'm dying of laughter." Lying on the sofa, the young lady laughed so hard that her stomach hurt and she felt like she couldn't recover.

"Haha, you're fooling me. Come on, follow me upstairs." Gu Wei's mouth twitched slightly, and he planned to continue to work "hard" to make "Gu Bu Shang" be born early.

"Ah, Bai Rixuan..."

Liu Yifei had an expression that said "I don't want it", but her eyes were full of anticipation.

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(End of this chapter)