This star is going to the moon

Chapter 493 "The Wandering Earth 2" adds multiple layers of shields to avoid its sharp edge!
January 1, 2022, New Year's Day.

After daybreak, those who went to bed early got up to watch videos of drone light shows held in various places on New Year's Eve.

Because the Chinese are genuinely committed to environmental protection, fireworks displays in various places have gradually been replaced by drone light shows.

At first, people just thought of the drone light show as some kind of "electronic fireworks," and thought, "Let's do it, it's for environmental protection."

But with the advancements in technologies such as navigation and positioning, AI swarm technology, and flight control algorithms, people have discovered that... drone light shows can be done in such an amazing way!
Just like this year's New Year's Eve, some places used drones to create lights to depict local historical sites, some used drones to depict local technology industries, and some simply created images of dragons and phoenixes, roc spreading its wings, or green mountains and clear waters.

Binhai is developing aerospace tourism, so this drone light show is all related to aerospace.

The countdown to the launch of the Long March 10 heavy-lift rocket and the lunar orbiter are just the beginning. What follows are the Muyuan-class space shuttle, more than a dozen rocket launch towers, Earth and its orbiting satellites, a space station, and astronauts.

(Astronauts and space station drone light show - online image)

Of course, there are also retro styles.

Examples include the concept of a round sky and a square earth, Wan Hu flying in the sky, and Mozi's wooden kite.

The story concludes with the image of Chang'e flying to the moon.

It is clear that starting this year, China and Laos are making great strides toward the moon with the goal of "Chang'e flying to the moon"!

However, this has little to do with ordinary people for the time being, since even the maiden flight of the Long March 10 heavy-lift rocket, which is featured in the drone light show, will have to wait several more months.

So, during the New Year's Day holiday, just enjoy yourself and have fun.

A new movie will be released on New Year's Day. It is a comedy film called "Li Mao Plays the Crown Prince" by the Happy Twist team.

Unfortunately, it doesn't contain much "vinegar" (a type of slang term for a ...

Box office predictions from all sides are only around 5 million.

However, the romance film "Embrace You Through the Winter," which was released on the last day of last year, received good ratings and grossed over 4 million yuan in just two days. It is predicted that the final box office will be around 10 billion yuan.

"Sheep Without a Shepherd 2," which has been in theaters for half a month, has already grossed nearly 9 million yuan, and its final box office is predicted to reach around 11 billion yuan.

"Lion Boys," released on the same day as "Sheep Without a Shepherd 2,"...

Despite the loud slogans and the crazy fan activity online, the film only grossed a little over 1 million yuan, and the final box office prediction was only a little over 2 million yuan.

Let alone "Ne Zha," which tried to piggyback on the 6 billion yuan box office success, it can't even compare to "Monkey King: Hero Is Back," which was released in 2015.

The "Boonie Bears" series, known as the "wall of masterpieces," is also an insurmountable obstacle for it!
As things stand, 3D animation naturally commands higher box office revenue than 2D animation, but the 3D animation "Lion Boy" didn't even reach the box office of the 2D animation "Big Fish & Begonia".

It boasts a lot about everything, but in the end, it can't compare in any aspect. This kind of thing is... hard to evaluate.

However, the movie has been released for half a month and the box office is not good. Apart from the relevant fans, other movie fans have stopped paying attention to it.

The Spring Festival is just around the corner, so movies scheduled for release during the Spring Festival have already begun intensive promotion.

Of course, there are also those who rise year after year, remaining steadfast like a mountain.

For example, the "Boonie Bears" series has a stable audience.

As the films have become more and more outstanding, the audience groups have grown larger and larger, no longer just parents with children.

Some young people have also started watching it.

Therefore, many forecasting agencies predict that the final box office of "Boonie Bears" this year will reach around 10 billion yuan.

In comparison, "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf: The Future in a Basket" is much worse.

While both were part of a generation's "childhood," its development wasn't as successful as the "Boonie Bears" series, with box office returns only reaching around 100 million yuan. And while some remained steadfast, others avoided direct confrontation.

As a big-budget, large-scale film, "The Battle at Lake Changjin" was originally scheduled for release during the Spring Festival.

After all, "The Battle at Lake Changjin" is a two-part film, with the first part released during last year's National Day holiday.

Originally, they planned to release the sequel during this year's Spring Festival, but after hearing that "The Wandering Earth 2" was scheduled for the Spring Festival, "The Battle at Lake Changjin" was immediately postponed to this year's National Day holiday.

The official explanation is: "Ahem, it's a movie set during a special period of war, so the National Day holiday is a perfect time to release it. The previous movie was like this, so the next one will be too!"

Some people call this "a king not meeting a king".

But some people think this is "avoiding the enemy's sharp edge".

However, avoiding the limelight of "The Wandering Earth" is not a bad thing, after all, the first film of that movie grossed nearly 65 billion yuan.

Back then, Lu Yun wasn't as famous as he is now, and many things in the first part of "The Wandering Earth" had flaws due to a lack of experience.

Now that Rowun's fame has skyrocketed and the production quality of "The Wandering Earth 2" has also skyrocketed, the box office will definitely increase significantly.

Moreover, everyone now knows that China is openly participating in a new round of space race, and "The Wandering Earth 2" features astronauts, a space elevator, and the moon, which is exciting and will definitely boost the box office.

Many forecasting agencies predict that "The Wandering Earth 2: The Ladder Crisis" will gross at least 80 billion yuan at the domestic box office, breaking a series of domestic film and television records.

This translates to nearly 12 billion US dollars, which would place it in the top 20 of the all-time global box office rankings.

Moreover, Hollywood has provided strong support for the overseas market of "The Wandering Earth 2".

With its help, even if there are still so-called "foreigners are not used to watching Chinese blockbusters", it can still make one or two hundred million US dollars.

If that's really the case, then "The Wandering Earth 2: The Ladder Crisis" could challenge for a spot in the top ten of all-time global box office rankings.

However, despite the publicity, there weren't many announcements featuring Lu Yun. After all, the beginning of 2022 was also a kind of year-end for the Chinese, so there were many things that needed to be summarized.

The Long March 10 heavy-lift rocket is scheduled to make its maiden flight this summer, so Lu Yun wants to take advantage of the Spring Festival to visit all the project teams and personally confirm that the actual progress of each project is proceeding according to plan.

But Lu Yun was also really curious to see how much box office revenue "The Wandering Earth 2: The Ladder Crisis" would generate this year, given all the hype surrounding it.

The film was released a year early, and not only did it not compete for screenings with "The Green of the Mountain" (a film by the "National Director" and "Colonel"), but it also did not have the "National Director's" son-in-law, the CEO of IMAX China, occupy most of the IMAX theaters.

"The Battle of Chosin Reservoir" was also moved to the National Day holiday period.

Unlike the previous one, this version of "The Wandering Earth 2" is divided into two parts, and the "shorter length" of a single film makes it easier to schedule screenings.

Other factors include Rowoon's own fame, the improved quality of the film production, the space race, and national trends.

Lu Yun felt that the 80 billion yuan domestic box office prediction made by those film history box office prediction agencies might be a bit conservative.

As for the global situation...

In fact, in the global market, science fiction blockbusters are quite acceptable, and several of the top ten highest-grossing films in global film history are science fiction or science fiction blockbusters in a broader sense.

"The Wandering Earth 2: The Ladder Crisis" seized this opportunity and, with the help of Hollywood, produced various dubbed versions with the attitude of "serving the people," which will surely make people from all countries feel comfortable watching it.

Therefore, Lu Yun felt that "The Wandering Earth 2: The Ladder Crisis" was not just aiming for the "top ten in global film history", but was definitely going to make it into the top ten of the global box office chart!

The only question is where it ranks in global box office history...

(End of this chapter)