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Chapter 346 Sweep! Global Voting Champion

At this time, after four days, the total box office of "Resident Evil" finally reached 27 billion, surpassing the top-ranked "Electric Man 3: Counterattack".

"Electric Man 3: The Jedi Strikes Back" is very strong, but unfortunately it did not enter the Tianxia market, and its box office in Neon, Peninsula and other places was not as good as "Resident Evil", so it had to be defeated and ranked second.

The stunning performance of "Resident Evil" shocked media at home and abroad.

Domestic media called "Resident Evil" a miracle.

Western media called the box office success of "Resident Evil" incredible.

And what about “Chinese Pictures”?

That would be miserable~
On the first day, the domestic box office of "Chinese" was 1.21 million yuan, but on the second day, it was cut in half, from 1.21 million yuan to 6 million yuan! On the third day, it was cut in half again, to 3 million yuan! On the fourth day, it was even crazier, directly dropping to 1 million yuan.

Some netizens previously predicted that the daily box office of "Chinese Attack" would drop below 10 million within a week.

Unexpectedly, this prophecy came true in just five days!

The overseas box office that "Chinese Pictures" was proud of was also not maintained.

The box office in Serbia was 4221 million on the first day; it rose slightly on the second day to 5038 million; it fell on the third day to 3997 million; and on the fourth day it was almost halved, falling directly to 2455 million.

The fifth day is expected to be even worse, and we may not even reach $2 million.

Netizens felt that their boycott was very effective and were all very happy.

"Hahahahahahaha, aren't you killing a chicken to scare the monkeys? Are you still killing a chicken to scare the monkeys now? It's so funny, hahahaha, you think you're dying too fast."

"I've never seen a movie like this, it goes against the audience."

"It's the chicken itself!"

"I still like your unruly look before."

"It's so cool to watch the box office of Resident Evil rise from 5 million to 10 billion, and then break 20 billion, constantly breaking records, while watching the box office of Chinese Pictures drop a level every day!"

"Brother Frog respects the audience, he deserves to make money!"

"Yes, we have to let the market see what kind of movies can really make money!"

"4 billion in 27 days, that's fucking amazing! There should be no way to stop the box office from reaching 40 billion in the first week, right?"

"Generally speaking, the total box office of most movies is between 1 and 2 times the first week's box office. The total box office of 78 billion should not be wrong. Ahhh, we finally have filmmakers in Tianxia to compete for the global box office!"

"Brother Frog deserves to be enshrined in the Imperial Temple!"

"That's right, compared to Lu Zhuofeng, Brother Frog is indeed worthy of being enshrined in the Imperial Temple!"

As the reputation of "Chinese Pictures" became worse and worse and the boycott trend became more and more serious, the media finally began to be fair and objective, changed direction and started to criticize.

Imperial Entertainment News published:
"TING News丨Why do Serbians also dislike "Chinese Pictures""

"On December 12, Lü Zhuofeng's "Chinese Pictures" was finally released in 10 theaters in Serbia.

Although the box office did not meet the expectations of Dream Pictures and Universal Star Pictures, and was estimated to fail to break the 3000 million mark, its publicity campaign was definitely the most comprehensive in the history of Tianxia Films. From the media publicity of the main creators to the premiere, every step was based on the most professional public relations line in Hollywood.

Among them, the one at the forefront was the local Serbian star and the film's leading actor Blanche Riou, who promoted "The Chinese" so hard. Dream Pictures and Universal Star Pictures also wanted to take this opportunity to reverse the low score of only 35% on Rotten Tomatoes, and held several previews for critics and audiences. Even Lu Zhuofeng went to the preview to understand the interests of the Serbian audience.

But still suffered a miserable defeat.

VOX film critic Powers said directly in his first sentence: "We need to immediately stop the racist myth that only white people can save the world."

After the release of "Chinese Pictures" in Serbia, it also triggered a boycott of Blanche Riot by the Chinese community, and a popular keyword "#ThankYouBlanche Riot" began to appear on Twitter and Facebook.

Blanche Riou is caught up in a public opinion storm.

To date, Lu Zhuofeng's "Chinese Pictures" has become the "king of bad movies".

Coincidentally, "Resident Evil", which was released at the same time as Lu Zhuofeng's "Chinese Pictures", was also released simultaneously around the world. "Resident Evil" received numerous praises, and its global box office even exceeded that of the real Hollywood blockbuster "Electric Man 3: Counterattack".

The reason for this has triggered our thinking. Sino-Serbian co-production requires transformation, cooperation, sacrifice, and becoming a member of the Eastern collectivism, rather than playing the role of a proud individualistic hero in the film.

The delusion is to use white skin to attract more Serbian audiences and use Blanche Rio to appeal to the global market. This is the same as arranging a group of handsome young men to attract fans to pay for the movie.

They are all impossible to achieve and are all false propositions.

"Chinese Pictures" wanted to make money from the film markets of various countries, but it failed to avoid the misunderstanding and conflict of civilizations.

Only by truly polishing the script, and being strong enough to forge iron, can we occupy a place in the global market, and the fragrance of flowers will come naturally. Perhaps this proves that Cheng Cheng’s path is the right one. "

Dream Pictures and Universal Star Pictures were furious.

Now, four days later, the total global box office of "Chinese" is only less than 5 million RMB! Coupled with the fact that "Resident Evil" is also a global box office hit, they are even more jealous and angry!
You know, in their expectation, the global total box office of "Chinese Beliefs" must reach at least 40 billion RMB to meet their psychological expectations.

But now, the costs are far from being recovered.

The publicity and production costs of "Chinese Pictures" reached 13 billion yuan.

They are now losing money.

Lawrence Keck, CEO of Dream Pictures, called Meng Hai and complained:
"Meng, why didn't you recommend this director to us? If he was the director, Outcasts would have definitely achieved brilliant box office success. But you completely ruined it all. You promised me solemnly that Outcasts would have a domestic box office of at least 20 billion RMB, but what about now? Your daily box office in Tianxia Market has dropped to million RMB. You ruined our cooperation and our future of mutual profit!"

Meng Hai was also furious: "How could I not recommend him?! If there were a better choice, would I choose Lu Zhuofeng? He was the one who refused to take over. His request was to change the script. Is that something you can give me?"

Lawrence was surprised:

"Why do you think we won't give it? Why do you think we won't agree to it?"

Meng Hai asked back: "Lü Zhuofeng asked to change the script, did you agree?"

Lawrence said: "Cheng Cheng is different from Lu!"

Why is it different?
What's the difference?!

Meng Hai was secretly angry.

Yes, Cheng Cheng’s “Resident Evil” broke 1 billion in two days and 2 billion in four days.

But this is what he has achieved now!
Do you have the ability to predict the future? Do you know everything at that time?
Meng Hai said: "I'm telling you the truth, Lu Zhuofeng is our best choice. Cheng Cheng is out of control, and he doesn't even think highly of working with you."

"Don't you think highly of us?" Lawrence said in a louder voice. "No director in the world would think highly of Dream Pictures, Meng! You should admit that you didn't do your job well. You should have informed us first instead of acting on your own, causing us to miss out on such an excellent director. More importantly, it was your wrong decision that led to the boycott of the film in your country. This is your responsibility and you should be held accountable for it!"

Meng Hai: "Please make it clear that it was your plot that triggered the boycott of Chinese audiences, not my decision. You should bear this part of the responsibility! There is something wrong with your script."

Lawrence: "Movies are market activities. You shouldn't go against the audience's wishes. It's like digging your own grave!! This is the biggest problem! The whole world knows that you can offend anyone but the audience who bought the tickets."

Meng Hai clenched his fists and the flesh on his face twitched.

Are you blaming me?

If it weren't for me, the movie would have been taken down!

He lost his composure and said, "You don't understand at all. You don't understand anything. Moreover, when I asked Xinxiang Times to publish the article, did you refute it?"

Lawrence: "I thought you would have a good idea, but I didn't expect this to be such a stupid decision. Damn it, this cooperation is very unpleasant. I don't mind telling you that we regret cooperating with you!"

Both sides insisted on their own opinions and blamed the responsibility and fault on the other side.

After hanging up the phone, Meng Hai angrily cursed "barbarians"! But before he had time to drink water, the secretary walked up to him and whispered, "Boss, the leader of the Cultural Bureau wants to see you."

Meng Hai was startled, and subconsciously felt that something was wrong: "What's the matter?"

The secretary shook his head and said, "I don't know, but it should be related to the Chinese Map."

As he said that, he handed the phone to Meng Hai.

Meng Hai held the phone, confused and surprised.

(End of this chapter)