How to capture the evil villain? I choose to be his mother!

Chapter 487 The Most Disliked Actress's Mother in the Entertainment Industry (99)
Zhu Wen won the Silver Bear for Best Actress.

Unfortunately, Tomorrow did not win the Golden Bear, the highest award of the night.

The award went to another typical art film, which tells the story of the love entanglement between two men and a woman.

The film is delicately and movingly shot, vividly depicting the obscure emotions, a style that the Berlin Film Festival jury has always favored.

But many movie fans are still not satisfied!

Compared to those entangled male-female relationships, the grand narrative of "Tomorrow" is clearly more likely to resonate with the audience.

So, after the results were announced, movie fans from many different countries went online to leave messages—

The award-winning film was indeed excellent, but "Tomorrow" was even better!

[It's astonishing how developed China's film industry has become, completely on par with Hollywood! So why can't the Berlin Film Festival jury be bolder and award them the Golden Bear?]

I'm sick and tired of the same old clichés at the Berlin Film Festival! When are we going to see something fresh and original? If they keep being so arrogant, cinema will be doomed!

[Thank goodness Zhu, the lead actress in "Tomorrow," won Best Actress, otherwise I would have been furious! Zhu's performance was absolutely superb; I think she deserved the Oscar for Best Actress this year!]

[My friend, as you should know, this Zhu is Chinese, so... you know what I mean.]

[If "Tomorrow" had been made by a Westerner, it would have swept all the major film festivals long ago; that's a fact.]

Why can't our film industry be more open and inclusive? Why restrict it with these external factors? I truly hope everything can return to the essence of film itself.

Seeing so many people praising this Chinese film, I, who was originally uninterested in China, now really want to see it. Is it showing here?

Smart companies should hurry up and partner with the producers of "Tomorrow"! Let's bring this excellent film to our country!

……

There were a few negative comments scattered throughout.

But the vast majority of comments praised the film "Tomorrow".

When the news reached China, it surprised many netizens.

[It's unbelievable! I used to argue with those crazy people on the internet every day, but now I see them speaking up for us? Have they lost their minds?]

This only proves that excellent works deserve everyone's support! Luckily, I've already bought tickets for the premiere of "Tomorrow," please, please don't let me down! Otherwise, I'll curse you all out!

[Oh my god, I'm so envious of those netizens who will be able to see "Tomorrow" soon! I'm so jealous to be online with you guys!]

[Box office predictions from various software platforms are out, with a maximum of 60 billion yuan? That would break the current record for domestic films, wouldn't it? Isn't that a bit outrageous?]

Please don't overpraise us! Stop playing that game, or you'll come back and say we fans are arrogant!

[Zhu Wen's fans can relax a bit. Your sister's last niche suspense film still managed to get 30 yuan at the box office, so this big-budget production will easily double!]

It's unbelievable to think about it. An actress who's been in the industry for less than a year, is forty years old this year, has no prior professional experience, and has already won Best Actress awards in just a few months since her debut, even receiving the Silver Bear Award, which countless actors dream of their entire lives... Is this the world of geniuses?

[Fans who wish their idols well are truly blessed; they don't need any criticism at all, their idols can do even better!]

[With "Tomorrow" this time, they're sure to sweep the three major awards!]

……

Amidst heated discussions and widespread anticipation among netizens, the film "Tomorrow" was released nationwide in China.

As soon as the premiere ended, a flood of positive reviews poured in.

The few negative reviews were clearly nitpicking, even to a fool. Zhu Wen's performance was nothing short of divine, no wonder she won the Silver Bear Award; everyone felt it was the rightful winner!

However, Zhu Wen's perfect performance was something everyone had anticipated.

With the Berlin Film Festival's extensive publicity over the past two weeks, everyone was already mentally prepared before heading to the cinema.

What truly surprised them was Zhai Ling—

Among young actresses, Zhai Ling can be considered to have acting skills.

But that was against the backdrop of a bunch of resource-backed celebrities with wildly different facial features!

If we compare it to Zhu Wen's acting skills, which are 100 points, then Zhai Ling's acting skills were probably only 10 points.

However, this time, Zhai Ling's performance can only be described as scoring 60 points!

Although it was just barely passing, this is compared to the well-known god-like acting skills of Zhu Wen!

Zhai Ling's fans are ecstatic!

They were quite worried before they went into the movie theater.

They also made it clear in the fan group that even if someone criticizes them, they will boldly accept the opinions, and that getting the chance to perform is a bonus.

But now... Zhai Ling is fully qualified to be called one of the best actresses among the younger generation of actresses!

Even the most discerning audiences in the Chinese entertainment industry had to admit that Zhai Ling truly delivered an exceptional performance this time.

And some haters only had one sour comment about Zhai Ling's performance in "Tomorrow"—

[She's definitely blessed with good genes; with such a mother, how could she not have good genes?]

Little did they know, this was the highest praise for Zhai Ling!
What she cared about most was whether she was qualified to be Zhu Wen's daughter.

So the current result made Zhai Ling extremely happy, and she even went to the comment that was sarcastic and mocked her to reply with a thank you!

This scene caused everyone around to burst into laughter, and it even trended on social media, becoming a popular internet meme.

The box office revenue of "Tomorrow" exceeded 8 million yuan on its opening day.

After a month of scheduled screenings, box office revenue reached 68 billion.

It's 60 million more than the initial peak of 8 billion.

This does not include overseas box office revenue.

Moreover, because of its good performance, the higher authorities specifically agreed to extend the release date of "Tomorrow" by two months.

The final box office is expected to reach 73 billion!
This has broken the record for domestic film box office!
This also propelled the film into the top 20 of the global box office rankings!
This is unprecedented!
This science fiction film from China was entirely produced by Chinese people from beginning to end, without any foreign investors or studios involved...

The fact that such a film can rank among the top 20 in the global box office is truly a source of pride and honor for countless Chinese people!
The company behind the scenes made a fortune, and Li Sheng once again proved his ability to direct blockbusters, making the actors in the film famous as a result.

And then there's Zhu Wen, who truly made her name known internationally.

Zhai Ling is incredibly proud to have such a mother.

【'Affection level 100, Darkness level 0%'】

[The mission in this world has been completed. Would you like to disembark?]

'Refuse to leave.'