This star is going to the moon

Chapter 178: Just tell me whether "Devil's City Fortress" exploded or not?
[Great! Another sci-fi movie to watch! "The Wandering Earth" opened the door to domestic sci-fi, and "Fortress of the Magic City" gave a satisfactory answer!]

Unfortunately, I didn't get tickets for the premiere, but people who attended the premiere said it was good, and the special effects in the trailer were also pretty good. I plan to buy tickets and go see it after it's released.

I'm a casual spectator, not a fan of anyone, but I was lucky enough to snag a ticket to the premiere. I can honestly say that "Fortress of Devil" is fantastic. One scene actually made me cry, so I recommend bringing tissues if you watch it.

[Indeed, someone in my circle of friends also grabbed a ticket to the premiere. He is a fan of "The Wandering Earth" and said that the plot of "Magic City Fortress" is more hardcore and science fiction fans will definitely like it!]

The producer of "Fortress of Devil City" lamented, "I used to often get asked what the difference is between "Fortress of Devil City" and "The Wandering Earth." Actually, there's more than one type of domestic science fiction. The biggest difference is that "The Wandering Earth" came before "Fortress of Devil City." So, we're standing on the shoulders of giants, and we hope that through our efforts, we can all run our own part of the domestic science fiction relay."

Director Teng Huatao: "Six years and a perfect result!"

Lu Han and Shu Qi joined when no one was optimistic about science fiction. Chinese science fiction thanks them!

[I cried through the main movie, but not the Easter eggs. I was so moved that I cried!]

[Lu Han and Shu Qi's regretful secret love is heart-wrenching! ]

["Weibo Queen" Yao Chen praises the movie "Hardcore Sci-Fi"! ]

Amidst the overwhelming publicity for the premiere, ordinary audiences hardly saw any negative reviews, because firstly, there were few real audiences at the scene, and secondly, even if real audiences spoke out, not many people would hear them.

During the promotion of the movie, not only the crew members, but also the fans of the leading actors will "patrol" intensively, reporting any bad comments immediately, and the comments will be quickly deleted.

This led to many people being kept in the dark, and they really thought that "The Fortress" was so good, so they bought pre-sale tickets and waited to watch the movie on August 9th.

In particular, many people feel that domestic films have really taken off this year. First, "The Wandering Earth" during the Spring Festival directly pushed the domestic box office limit to nearly 65 billion.

At the end of last month, there was another animated film called "Nezha", which was also very popular.

If this isn’t the rise of domestic films, then what is?
Then this "Magic City Fortress" shouldn't be too bad either.

As for some of the sour remarks, some say that "ordinary people have no money and cannot afford other forms of leisure and entertainment, so they can only spend a few dozen dollars to watch a movie as leisure and entertainment."

"Because of the economic downturn, other industries are failing, so the entertainment and film and television industry is booming, but it will be the last boom."

"This is deification, driven by Chinese vanity. In reality, 'The Wandering Earth,' 'Nezha,' and even 'Wolf Warrior 2' from a few years ago are all rubbish. They were simply pumped up to top the global charts. It's completely useless because foreigners won't watch them anyway."

Although these remarks are very popular in certain small circles, they cannot enter the broader public opinion.

You say that other aspects are not good, but China has already launched a manned lunar landing program, and it is progressing very quickly.

Especially now that the Americans’ own plan to return to the moon has been postponed.

Not to mention the previous launch time, the newly confirmed time last year was to launch the first unmanned test this year, but it was postponed to next year in May this year.

Also because the Americans have been postponing it, it is very difficult to even do it, so the value of manned lunar landing is extremely high.

Another thing is the competition among spacecraft of private aerospace companies.

Although Ma Yilong's manned Dragon spacecraft has already conducted an unmanned test flight, and Ma Yilong has also claimed that it will be able to fly with people soon, the latest news is that it will have to wait until January next year to conduct another spacecraft escape test to determine whether it is really suitable for manned flight.

If it really carries people, it will have to wait until the middle of next year.

Not to mention Ma Yilong’s own domestic rival Boeing, that spacecraft is much slower than the Crew Dragon spacecraft.

Lu Yun's Kite space shuttle, as a "space shuttle", is one level more advanced than a "manned spacecraft".

In addition, the Muyuan is a "space shuttle half-step to perfection", which makes it much more advanced than a "manned spacecraft".

Even though the current progress of the Mu Kite is slow and it will take until the middle of next year for its first flight, it is still unknown when the manned mission will begin.

However, if we calculate the overall mission time, the progress of the Kite is still very fast, and it is several levels higher than the manned Longniu.

Of course, in the eyes of some people, America’s technological progress is the “light of mankind” and the “jewel in the crown of technology.”

The technological progress of older Chinese will be immediately labeled as "plagiarism", "others have already played it out", or "others don't play it anymore", and will be directly kicked out of the ranks of the "crown jewels of technology".

It’s just that this world is material, not idealistic, and many things cannot be argued about at all.

Even in terms of culture, the Chinese still need to develop and grow. While people were enjoying "Nezha" and awaiting the release of "Fortress of Devil City," the National Film Administration announced on August 7th that it would suspend mainland Chinese films and personnel from participating in this year's Tianji Island Golden Mule Awards.

At the same time, it was announced that the Golden Rooster Awards would be changed from being held every two years to being held every year, and the awards ceremony would be held in Ludao City, in order to compete head-on with the Golden Mule.

【Great, that's how it should be! 】

Finally, there's some reaction. Not bad. The Golden Rooster Awards have a chance to become the most prestigious film award in the Chinese-speaking world, perhaps even rivaling other international awards.

[This is such a great opportunity. As long as the Golden Rooster Awards don't mess it up, it will definitely become the most prestigious film award in the Chinese-speaking world!]

[I don't know why, but I feel a bit worried. Given the feudal guilds of the entertainment industry, the Golden Rooster Awards could really mess things up...]

By the 30th, Sri Lanka, which had just been happy for a few days, was no longer happy because one of their Su-MKI fighter jets crashed. Now it was the turn of the American rednecks to laugh at them.

In China, the much-anticipated "Fortress of Devil City" was finally released.

In order to support the new domestic science fiction blockbuster, theaters gave it 33% of the screening time.

You should know that "Nezha", which is currently very popular and has the potential to reach a box office of 60 billion, has given it some screening time, reducing it from 40% to 30%.

As a result, the real audience came in with smiles on their faces.

After coming out, they stopped laughing.

"Oh shit, I got scammed!"

"What kind of crappy movie is this? You call it hardcore science fiction?"

"Magic City Fortress" is a hit!
But it went in the wrong direction!
The opening score was 4.2 points, and then dropped to 3.9 points in half a day.

The reputation of the film plummeted and the box office was also poor. Even though it deceived so many people into entering the theaters, the box office on the first day was only 7500 million.

The most important thing is that it was given 33% of the screening time, but it only contributed 24% of the box office.

This is a daily box office inversion!

"I gave you a chance and you didn't use it!"

"Nezha", which was released next door for two weeks, contributed 30% of the box office with 40% of the screenings, and earned more than 1 million yuan in daily box office.

By the second day of "The Fortress", its screening schedule had dropped sharply to 15%, but it only contributed 5% of the daily box office.

That is more than 2000 million.

You have to know that it was Saturday, which is usually the time when movies would see a surge in box office revenue.

For example, "Nezha" has a daily box office of more than 2 million yuan.

Of course, this is also because its screening schedule has increased again, contributing 38% of the daily box office with 53% of the screening schedule.

[With the dreadful performance of "Fortress of Devil City," how can they guarantee a NT$50 billion? Even less than NT$5 million. Ugh, what a scam movie!]

[5 million? Various box office estimates have already dropped it to over 1 million!]

[“Magic City Fortress” exploded, exploded to death, hahahaha! ]

[You guys, do you know how hard Lu Han works?!]

[Wow, you're still brave enough to come out and criticize people at this time. You're a loyal fan. Tag me and I'll sell you health supplements when I'm old.]

[Hahaha, I finally understand where the hard science fiction of "Magic City Fortress" is "hard", and it's hard because of Lu Han's thick and hard bangs!]

[Oh my god, this is making me laugh to death. Those thick bangs are really neat. I can't even wear a hat with them.]

I was in the audience at the premiere, and I heard director Guo Fan say that Lu Yun was invited to the premiere, but Lu Yun didn't show up at all. This shows the significance of "Lu Yun not going"...

(End of this chapter)