This top guy is crazy!

Chapter 353 No. 30 in World Film History

For the next month, Cheng Cheng was busy dealing with domestic affairs.

At the same time, "Resident Evil" was finally taken off the screen after being released for a month and a half.

As of January 1, the global total box office of "Resident Evil" has exceeded 27 billion yuan, breaking 81 box office records.

Including: the opening weekend box office record for R-rated movies, the 17th highest global premiere box office in history, the best-selling zombie movie in history, the highest-grossing R-rated movie in history (global), the highest-grossing summer movie in Serbia, the second movie in 2023 with a box office of more than $10 billion (global), etc.

At the same time, "Resident Evil" has entered the top 100 box office records in the world.

It became the fifth Tianxia film to enter the top 100 box office in world film history.

Ranked 30th in world film history.

Ranked first among Tianxia films in the history of world cinema.

The total box office of films directed by Cheng Cheng has officially exceeded the 200 billion yuan mark.

Jiang Nan has become an unprecedented super heroine whose single movie box office has exceeded 80 billion yuan.

It’s a pity that “Resident Evil” did not reach the 10 billion RMB box office as expected by domestic netizens and media.

Cheng Cheng still has a long way to go before he can compete with world-famous directors.

The top 10 movies in the world's box office history all have a box office of over billion RMB.

The TOP1 has an extremely terrifying box office of 30 billion US dollars, which is equivalent to more than 200 billion yuan in RMB.

Even in the top 20, there is still a big gap between "Resident Evil" and them.

This time, Cheng Cheng just made a brief appearance in front of the people of the world.

However, at least this gives domestic netizens and media hope. This is only the first film in the "Resident Evil" series. As long as the subsequent films do not disappoint, a box office of over 10 billion yuan is definitely not a dream.

In fact, Cheng Cheng also has a crazy plan, which is to create an entire zombie universe based on the world view of "Resident Evil".

In terms of movies, "Train to Busan", "I Am Legend", "World War Z" and the "Mad Max" series are integrated to tell how countries around the world respond to the zombie crisis that is sweeping the world.

In terms of TV series, "The Walking Dead" and "The Last of Us" are integrated to enrich the worldview of the zombie universe.

In the end, just like the Marvel Universe, it creates a story about individual heroes and collective heroes against the backdrop of doomsday and zombies.

At the same time, after the skeleton is full, you can also add some alternative movies such as "Warm Bodies", "Carrying Things Forward", "Shaun of the Dead", etc., which are told from the perspective of zombies. In short, anything can be added and anything can be filled.

But this means that subsequent series of "Resident Evil" will have to make changes.

However, Cheng Cheng was not satisfied with the subsequent plot of "Resident Evil". Starting from "Resident Evil 3", the series began to collapse.

It’s better to change it.

In addition to "Resident Evil", Myth Films also released a movie called "Chen Jianan" during the New Year's Day holiday.

This is the movie that Cheng Cheng bought at the Cannes Film Festival when he attended the festival.

The original name of the movie was "Evan Houston". It tells the story of a British-Pakistani rapper who suffers from a genetic disease that almost ruined his acting career, but he remained steadfast and did not give up, and finally achieved success.

Of course, the story summary seems simple, but in fact it is more than just a few words. It is interspersed with family conflicts, social discrimination, life pressure, parental problems, etc. In short, it is very bitter and profound, but the ending is positive.

After the adaptation, the prototype became a story about a retired arts soldier who wanted to make a living in the theater with his own abilities.

The starring roles are Li Yang and Lin Yin (Love Apartment, Lin Wanyu).

The box office was pretty good. It took 27 days to release and earned 5 million RMB, ranking third among the New Year's Day movies.

The word of mouth is also good, with a Douban score of 7.3, which is not bad enough to live up to the reputation of Cheng Cheng.

In addition, Cheng Cheng also launched a new project.

In 2022, Cheng Cheng promised to release a TV drama script and a movie script every year for newcomers in the domestic entertainment industry who have no resources or connections. In 2022, he released "Wulin Waijia" and "The Killer Is Not So Calm".

In 2023, he only published one TV drama script, "Underground Traffic Station".

When he returned from Serbia last month, Cheng Cheng completed the script and released the project.

This time, the script he published is called "Charlotte's Troubles".

He changed the part about Jay Chou in the movie into himself.

It should be very funny to make fun of yourself in the movie.

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye it is February. There are only ten days left until the Chinese New Year.

A project under Shinhwa.

"Love Apartment 2" has been aired, with a final viewership rating of 3.5% and a Douban score of 9.2, 0.1 points higher than the first season. Compared with the first season, the acting skills of the protagonists have made great progress.

"Who's the Detective 2" has also finished airing, with a Douban score of 9.2 points, which is 0.2 points lower than the first season. Perhaps it's because too many guests were invited, or maybe it's a natural decline.

"Underground Traffic Station" has been completed and is currently in post-production. It is expected to be broadcast in April this year.

In Japan, the first three episodes of "I'm the Big Brother" have also been produced and are expected to be broadcast next month.

Currently, Shinhwa has only two ongoing projects.

One is "The Sound of Wind".

One is "Charlotte's Troubles".

As the Spring Festival approaches, Cheng Cheng no longer wants to start a new project.

But his fans are pushing him very hard to release "Legend of Sword and Fairy 3" and "The Three-Body Problem 2".

Especially "Chinese Paladin III", which was pushed back from 22 to 23, and then from 23 to 24, and it is obvious that 23 has been postponed. It is not known when the news of the project launch of "Chinese Paladin III" will be announced.

Moreover, since "Zhou Chu Eliminates Three Evils", Cheng Cheng has not starred in movies and TV series for a long time, and it seems that he has begun to move behind the scenes.

Fans shouted: No! We still rely on you to save the domestic entertainment industry!
Although Shinhwa Company has not launched many projects for the time being, its artists have been receiving one announcement after another.

Such an incident happened to Wang Hong. She participated in a travel variety show and the production crew came to Europe. The production crew wanted to test the connections of each guest, so Wang Hong bravely called Cheng Cheng.

Cheng Cheng flipped through his address book and called Leticia again.

Leticia is a female star whom Cheng Cheng met at the Cannes Film Festival. At that time, the two exchanged contact information, and Cheng Cheng also said that he would invite her to make a movie if he had the chance. Of course, in Leticia's opinion, Cheng Cheng was probably just talking nonsense.

All in all, the two had only met a few times, and Leticia had never expected Cheng Cheng to call her.

But she still went and treated all the staff including Wang Hong to a big meal. The production team was quite surprised. You know, Letitia is one of the most famous actresses in France. If she appeared on the show, the ratings would definitely increase by a few points.

Wang Hong was also very proud. Come on, come, worship me!
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2 month 2 day.

Cheng Cheng came to visit the crew of "The Sound of Wind".

"The Sound of Wind" has been put together for three months and the filming has entered the second half.

"The Whistleblower" tells the story of a senior official of the puppet government who was shot dead at a conference held by the puppet government in 1942 to celebrate the th anniversary of the founding of the National Government.

Takeda, the head of the Neon Secret Service, suspected that this series of assassinations was planned by an old underground party member in the Peking area, so he brought the five suspects who were most likely to have access to the telegram to the closed Qiuzhuang for investigation.

The entire film’s mise-en-scene is very minimal, and is almost entirely shot within one or two scenes.

However, the shooting difficulty is not easy, because each scene places extremely high demands on the actors.

Today's scene is the last scene between Wen Lian and Yan Gou'er.

Gu Xiaomeng, played by Yan Gou'er, confessed to Li Ningyu, played by Wen Lian, that she was the old ghost. She asked Li Ningyu to expose her because only if she was caught would the interrogation end and the information be passed on.

But if Li Ningyu reported it, Gu Xiaomeng would end up dead, and a miserable death.

Under the lens.

Wen Lian and Yan Gou'er were both wearing cheongsams.

Wen Lian has a graceful figure, and her outfit shows off the graceful and elegant charm of a woman, making every part of her look plump and charming; Yan Gou'er is a little thin, but her outfit also shows off the lively and lovely, fresh and refined style of a girl.

Wen Lian had tears in her eyes and a sad look on her face as she spoke:

"You have passed the test. They now believe it is Wu Zhiguo."

Yan Gou'er lowered his head, resting his hands on his knees, holding a cigarette between his fingers:
"I was the one who provided the false information. I must spread the news. Now there is only one way, that is, you report me."

"How could I possibly report you?" Wen Lian asked, "It's already this hour. Is intelligence more important than your life? Is it more important than your life?"

She turned around and hugged Yan Gou'er:
"Xiao Meng, I don't care what happens to others, I just want you to live."

Yan Gou'er straightened her body and rested her head on Wen Lian's shoulder. After being gentle for a while, he separated them again, looked directly into her eyes, and said in a tearful voice:
"It's so hard to see each other in person. I really want to chat with you for days and nights and tell you what's in my heart, but now I don't have time. I beg you to report me to them."

The set was completely silent, everyone was watching quietly, even their breathing was deliberately lowered, for fear that it would affect the performance of the two.

Cheng Cheng was also watching behind the monitor. Compared to women fighting, he preferred watching two women acting with each other.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that the two women in the play support each other and are willing to entrust their lives to each other.

But outside the play, it is estimated that Yan Gou'er and Wen Lian are competing with each other in their hearts.

It was not until the play was over that Yan Gou'er and Wen Lian discovered that Cheng Cheng had come to visit them.

Wen Lian complained that Cheng Cheng had been back to China for a month before coming to the set to see her. Yan Gou'er was very happy and took the opportunity to ask for advice on acting to get close to Cheng Cheng.

As soon as Cheng Cheng came to the set, the original director's presence was reduced.

But he didn't feel unconvinced.

For the next three days, Cheng Cheng stayed in the crew and used the remaining three days to finish filming all the subsequent scenes of "The Sound of Wind", telling everyone what speed is. Afterwards, "The Sound of Wind" was finished. Cheng Cheng gave the crew a holiday in advance so that they could celebrate the New Year in advance.

However, Wen Lian did stay in a hotel with Cheng Cheng for two days.

Otherwise, why did Cheng Cheng finish filming "The Sound of Wind" ahead of time?
The two of them didn't leave the hotel for three days and just ordered takeout the whole time.

The curtains were drawn in the room, not a single ray of light came in. It was unclear whether it was night or afternoon, not just early morning or evening. They had just finished a sex and were resting. Cheng Cheng was scrolling through his phone while rubbing Wen Lian's bear and asked:

"Are you going home for the New Year?"

Wen Lian was lying on the bed, her eyes were dazed and she felt weak all over. "I won't go back this year. I'll go back after the Chinese New Year. Mr. Li Zhuo arranged a group of endorsements for me before the New Year."

Cheng Cheng pinched her into a triangle:
"Then you will spend the New Year with me this year?"

Wen Lian's eyes lit up: "Really?"

Cheng Cheng: "It's not real, but I can make it fake. I'm a human being anyway." Then he made her into a square and asked, "Do you want to come?"

"Okay, I want to go," Wen Lian replied, taking another breath, "It hurts a little."

Cheng Cheng: "Then I'll be gentle."

As he was speaking, he saw a Weibo post about the recent international situation.

Four months have passed since the Hebrew Nation officially declared war on Canaan last October.

Over the past four months, the two sides have been in constant conflict. Hebrew ordered a full siege of the Gaza Strip and repeatedly bombed refugee camps, schools, and residential areas, causing a humanitarian genocide that shocked the world.

Charity organizations and humanitarian alliances from all over the world risked their lives and flocked to the Gaza Strip.

But world opinion seemed to have no effect on the Hebrews.

Even the doctors without borders and volunteers in Serbia were shot dead by Hebrew soldiers, but Serbia couldn't do anything about them.

What is even more outrageous is that last month, the United Nations and the World Health Organization organized an operation to vaccinate children in Gaza. Unexpectedly, the Hebrews agreed and promised not to attack the children who came for vaccination, but then they shot and killed the children after they left after receiving the vaccine.

They shamelessly evaded the rules:
We did not stop them from getting vaccinated, nor did we shoot them when they were getting vaccinated. We did all of that. We just shot them when they were leaving. You didn't tell me this in advance, did you?

In the face of the brutality committed by the Hebrews, today the United Nations issued provisional measures in The Hague, requiring the Hebrew State to comply with the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide.

But it is clear that this convention will not have any effect.

Cheng Cheng suddenly stood up, released Wen Lian's bear, walked to the bedside, opened the curtains, looked at the scene outside, then turned around and said:
“What do you say about me doing a concert in Gaza?”

Wen Lian was horrified:

"Ah? Isn't there a war in Gaza? Now the Hebrews have surrounded Gaza!"

Cheng Cheng said:
"It is because the Hebrews have surrounded Gaza that I want to hold a concert in Gaza. I want to organize a huge concert for 200,000 people, invite all the fans from all over the world to come, and have the best singers, dancers, and stars from all over the world come, and broadcast the whole thing live. Do the Hebrews really dare to risk the world's disapproval and bomb me with missiles?"

Wen Lian felt that Cheng Cheng was a little crazy at this time, so she advised Cheng Cheng to calm down:

"But it's too dangerous. They are a bunch of lunatics. They really dare to kill people!"

Cheng Cheng said:
"You think so too? Then I'm going even more."

(End of this chapter)