This director is vindictive.

Chapter 173: Pretending to be cool, please call me Chen Sanzhi
"Director Chen, you said you are more optimistic about this movie than Director Wu Jing? Why? As far as we know, this movie has not been favored since the start of filming, because from the cast point of view, there are no big-name stars joining the cast, and many celebrities have refused to act in it." Another reporter asked.

"As I said before when 'Dying to Survive' was released, our country is moving in a better and better direction.

Our national self-confidence has been established.

The movie is adapted from real events, not made up out of thin air.

I really like the words on the back of the passport in the movie: When you encounter danger overseas, don't give up! Remember, there is a strong motherland behind you!

This is an ironclad fact. I used to hear people say that the value of a Chinese passport is too low and that I can’t go to many places I want to go.

As of now, 65 countries and regions around the world have opened visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to my country, and this number has been growing! However, compared with the passports of Germany, the United States, Japan, and South Korea, which can enjoy visa-free access to more than 100 countries, many people still envy them.

But have you ever thought that when you encounter trouble abroad, what can give you a sense of security is still that Chinese passport.

Perhaps, the current Chinese passport cannot take you anywhere in the world. However, when war and disaster strike, it can take you home from anywhere!
More thrilling than the African rescue in the movies, the motherland has been escorting Chinese citizens all over the world in recent years. After reading this, you may understand that the value of a Chinese passport does not lie in how many countries it can grant visa-free entry, but in its ability to take you home in times of crisis!

And I believe that these are enough to resonate with our countrymen and audiences!
There is a kind of speed called China rescue.

There is a kind of feeling that calls the motherland to take me home!
These are the reasons why I am so optimistic about this movie!
Rather than saying I'm optimistic about this film, it's because our country's growing prosperity and strength has given me unlimited confidence! "

Chen Mo said sincerely.

In fact, many people may not feel it so obviously at this stage, but after three years, I believe everyone will have a more definite feeling.

Chen Mo's series of words silenced the reporters at the scene for a long time. Then, Wu Jing was the first to react. He clapped excitedly, and then the applause resounded.

"Since Director Chen is so confident about this movie, can you predict its box office?" another reporter asked after the applause.

Many reporters' eyes lit up immediately, as it was time for Chen Mo's signature program.

This time they had already pointed the camera at Chen Mo, wanting to see how many fingers Chen Mo would raise.

However, to their disappointment, Chen Mo smiled and looked at Wu Jing and said, "Let Director Wu Jing answer this question first!"

Chen Mo smiled and gestured for Wu Jing to answer the question.

Wu Jing looked at Chen Mo. Under Chen Mo's encouraging gaze, he took a deep breath, and then the next moment, Chen Mo couldn't help rolling his eyes.

Because even though this guy looks very fierce in "Wolf Warrior 2", he is actually a bit cowardly at this moment!
He just picked up the microphone and said the most cowardly prediction in the loudest voice he could.

"One billion! My expected box office for this movie is one billion!"

In fact, Wu Jing's estimate is really not low. If Chen Mo had not participated, the film would have been initially agreed with the distributor to have a guaranteed release of 8 million yuan.

And because Wu Jing’s first film “Wolf Warrior” only had a box office of 5 million yuan.

So when he said 10 billion, Chen Mo looked a little timid, but the media reporters on the scene really didn't think there was anything strange about this number.

However, Wu Jing's expectation was not a surprise at all. Many reporters even criticized him. No wonder the movie was not well received. He couldn't even brag.

"Director Chen, can you tell us your expectations now?" The reporter quickly turned to Chen Mo, hoping that Chen Mo could give an answer that would satisfy everyone, just like he had done in the past few times.

It would be best if you could raise a few fingers.

Not only the media reporters, but also Wu Jing and the women around Chen Mo looked at Chen Mo with curiosity.

Chen Mo thought about it and opened his palm first.

The reporters immediately became excited. Here it comes, it comes again, the classic three fingers are coming again.

Yes, in their opinion, if Chen Mo raised three fingers again, it would definitely make the front page headlines tomorrow!
At first, Chen Mo did want to give a prediction of 5 billion, but then he thought that three fingers would be more appealing, and it would not be good if it was so accurate every time.

So, he retracted two fingers, and the classic scene reappeared, three fingers!
"Crack, click, click!"

The sound of shutter clicks filled the air.

"Actually, I wanted to raise a few more fingers, but I thought you might want me to raise three fingers. Then as you wish, my most conservative estimate is at least 3 billion box office! I, Chen Mo, said so!" Chen Mo said, shaking three fingers.

"Hahaha!" The reporters at the scene couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Isn't it? This is what we call a gimmick. As expected of you, Chen Mo, you really know how to promote! You are indeed a publicity genius.

Everyone looked at Wu Jing with some contempt, as if saying, watch and learn from him!
Wu Jing was very grateful in his heart for the three fingers Chen Mo raised.

In his opinion, this was Chen Mo's real support! However, this also made him feel a little pressured.

The main thing is that he really doesn't have that confidence!
I was thinking in my heart that from now on, I would have to work hard on promotion even if I had to work around the clock to get the box office closer.

What’s interesting is that the reporters also went to ask the female celebrities around Chen Mo.

As a result, their answers seemed to be in perfect agreement.

Jing Tian said: "What he said before was true, so it must be true this time too!"

Fan Binbin said: "He raised three fingers before, and it was proven in the end that he was not bragging, and this time is no exception!"

Zhao Liying: "I believe he wouldn't say anything random!"

Zhang Yuqi: "This isn't even his movie, there's no need for him to brag!"

Gao Yuanyuan: "I believe everything he says!"

Yang Mi: "Just wait and see, I believe it will come true!"

After the show, Wu Jing came over to thank Chen Mo.

"Director Chen, I'm grateful for your kindness. If you have any questions in the future, just let me know!" Wu Jing said gratefully.

"No, do you really think I'm bragging?" Chen Mo couldn't help but smile.

"To be honest, I already have some 10 billion, not to mention billion." Wu Jing said with a wry smile.

"I'm not bragging. I'm really optimistic about this movie. What I told the reporter was the truth. If it weren't for the three fingers being more eye-catching, I would have said 5 billion!" Chen Mo smiled and patted his shoulder.

Wu Jing was stunned.

Five billion? Is this a joke?
"Impossible, absolutely impossible! Director Chen, you are joking too much!" Wu Jing wiped away the non-existent cold sweat.

"You'll know when the time comes. I really think this movie has this potential. Well, this is all I can do. The rest is up to you." Chen Mo said with a smile.

The feeling of showing off is, you know what, pretty cool!

In fact, except for the rich lady who really believed in Chen Mo unconditionally, the others including Fan Binbin actually just thought that Chen Mo was bragging just to promote the movie.

The first movie is 500 million, and the second movie is 5 billion?
You don’t even dare to write a novel like this, right?

In fact, there was no need to wait until the next day. That very evening, the photo of Chen Mo raising three fingers appeared on the front page headlines of the entertainment section of major portals.

"Rare! Chen Mo and his confidantes walked the red carpet together for the first time, and raised three fingers to boost the promotion of "Wolf Warrior 2"!"

"Three fingers again! At the premiere of 'Wolf Warrior 2', Chen Mo boasted that the film's conservative estimate is billion!"

"Wu Jing's 1 billion and Chen Mo's 3 billion, the investors are more confident in the film than the director. Is it hype or full of confidence? Let's wait and see!"

"Here he comes, here he comes again. Chen Mo raises three fingers for the third time. The first two times came true. Will he be successful again this time?"

"Things never happen more than three times. Did Chen Mo's three-fingered gesture become a truly famous scene in the entertainment industry, or was it just bragging? Let's look forward to the ending of "Wolf Warrior 2"!"

All of a sudden, the news broke out.

Netizens were also discussing it. "This is the third time. Whether you believe it or not, I believe it anyway!"

"Honestly, I'm a little disappointed. I feel like Chen Mo is no longer the same Chen Mo he was back then. He's starting to forget his original intentions for the sake of money. It's too obvious this time, he's just trying to drum up publicity for this movie. Three billion? Haha, how much did his second movie gross? If this movie can really make over three billion, doesn't that prove that Wu Jing is even more awesome than him?"

"Indeed, it feels like Chen Mo is just trying to build momentum. This is completely different from the previous two times, right? It's also a famous scene. I think it's a Waterloo!"

"Although Chen Mo is indeed amazing, and the two three-fingered gestures prove that he is truly awesome and not just bragging, I am really disappointed this time. After becoming a capitalist, his capitalist face is clearly revealed!"

"Just wait for Chen Mo to get slapped in the face. Three billion? How dare you brag!"

"'Dying to Survive' had such great reviews, with ratings over 9 points, yet it only earned 2 billion. 'The Mermaid' was a movie Stephen Chow overextended himself to get billion. What's with 'Wolf Warrior '? Can it earn billion just by shouting a few slogans? I'm really disappointed!"

"Chen Mo has also fallen. If he was really so optimistic, why didn't he mention it before? It's too obvious that he's full of confidence now!"

So, many things have two sides.

At the beginning of the year, Shengshi Pictures raised funds, with a valuation of tens of billions. Chen Mo was pushed to the forefront with his wealth of tens of billions.

Nowadays, his identity has actually changed in the eyes of many people.

This time, for the unpopular movie "Wolf Warrior 2", Chen Mo once again raised three fingers and boldly predicted a conservative box office of billion yuan. You know, even Wu Jing himself only dared to say billion.

And this is not Chen Mo's own movie, so some people think that Chen Mo is just bragging on this platform because the movie is not well received and he is afraid that the box office will be too bad and he will not be able to recover the cost.

For a time, Chen Mo's three fingers quickly became a hot topic amid the controversy.

In the eyes of many people, the publicity is indeed very effective, but it is also very controversial.

Even Fan Binbin and the others, after seeing the netizens' reactions, were a little worried and called Chen Mo to ask.

"There's a lot of controversy online. Will it affect you?" Fan Binbin asked worriedly.

"Haha, I've said it so many times. Others don't believe it, and you don't believe it either. What I said is true. Three billion is a conservative estimate." Chen Mo said helplessly.

Of course, he was secretly happy in his heart, even though this movie was not shot by him, but Chen Mo felt that it was even more fun to show off this time!
Because of how big the controversy is now, when the time comes, they will know how embarrassed they are.

This news even overshadowed the news that he and his close female friends walked the red carpet together for the first time.

What Chen Mo is also looking forward to is that although his three fingers this time caused huge controversy and seemed to have some negative impact on his reputation, the publicity effect was very good.

At least many people know about the movie "Wolf Warrior 2".

I don’t know how much box office revenue this movie can contribute.

"Wolf Warrior 7" will be released on July 27.

As a result, when the box office figures came out that night, many people were dumbfounded.

Because, judging from the screening schedule, the movie released on the same day as "Wolf Warrior 2" is "The Founding of an Army"!

In terms of screening, "Wolf Warrior 2" only had more than 14%, which was half of the 27% of "The Founding of an Army", but the box office was just the opposite.

"Wolf Warrior 2" broke the million yuan box office on the same day, while the latter was less than million yuan. It can be said that both were released on the first day, but the gap was obvious.

In terms of word of mouth, it really depends on the support of peers.

Although the rating of "Wolf Warrior 2" is not that high, it has received rave reviews. After watching it, many netizens said that, just as Chen Mo said at the premiere, there is a kind of emotion that calls for the motherland to take you home!
Of course, box office figures like this don’t mean anything.

Later, as word of mouth spread, theaters gradually adjusted their screening schedules.

结果《战狼2》到了周末，7月31日当天，豪取3.6亿票房！首周票房正式宣告破10亿！
从7月27日晚上8点上映，4个小时过亿(也就是首日过亿)，25小时过3亿，46小时过5亿，3天破7亿，4天破10亿.
At this moment, everyone was speechless.

Because of this box office, Wu Jing's prediction of 1 billion was proved to be a joke.

Although Chen Mo's prediction of 3 billion has not been fully realized at this moment, even a fool knows that with such box office trends, it is only a matter of time.

"Shit, he's got it done again!"

"Those who questioned Chen Mo, do their faces hurt?"

"Outrageous, really outrageous. Even Wu Jing himself couldn't believe it. The result proved that Chen Mo is still the Chen Mo we are familiar with. The three fingers are still YYDS!"

"I went to see it. To be honest, it was really exciting, especially when they were holding the national flag and walking through the war zone. It really fired me up!"

"There's a kind of feeling that comes from being brought home by the motherland. Chen Mo is truly amazing, and he got it right again!"

"I gave you a chance, but you didn't use it! I bet Old Wang wants to die right now, right?"

At the same time, the media also reported on it.

This time, the front page headline was changed to three movie posters divided into three and three fingers raised by Chen Mo.

"From 300 million to 3 billion, Chen Mo's three raised fingers have become a legend in the film industry!"

"With a unique vision and a sure win, Chen Mo's three predictions all came true. The most famous scene in the entertainment industry, Chen Mo's three fingers!"

"Wolf Warrior 2 broke 10 billion in its first week. Is billion far away? Chen Mo's prediction is right again!"

"Wolf Warrior 2 is an unexpected hit, and Shengshi Pictures and Chen Mo are the biggest winners!"

Wu Jing himself was also stunned by this huge surprise.

Although his limelight seemed to have been stolen by Chen Mo all of a sudden, especially the three times he pointed three fingers, each of which came true, and he was questioned every time, but he was successfully refuted every time, making many people ignore the fact that the director of "Wolf Warrior 2" was actually Wu Jing.

However, when Wu Jing was on the show to promote his product, he was very grateful to Chen Mo.

When talking about the deserted premiere, and the time when he begged and pleaded because of the budget overrun and no one believed him, Chen Mo and Shengshi Pictures made additional investments without hesitation.

"Now many people even think that this movie was directed by Chen Mo, and even attribute the box office success of this movie to Chen Mo. Do you feel bad about it?" the host asked him.

"No, I really won't! Director Chen deserves half the credit for this film's success. Even when I lacked confidence, he was the one who resolutely raised three fingers. That's the most precious thing!"

"As for everyone thinking that this movie was directed by Director Chen, that's nothing. After all, even I can't believe that this is a movie I made, hahahaha!"

In fact, Chen Mo didn't expect that his three fingers could take the lead.

He really didn't think that much about it. He just wanted to support the movie and act cool at the same time.

"Wolf Warrior 2" took the lead in the next installment.

5天破12亿，6天破15亿，7天破
The miracle of this film continues.

The single-day sales exceeded 13 million for 2 consecutive days, and exceeded 18 million for consecutive days.
This time, the entire entertainment industry and the entire film industry were dumbfounded.

It can be said that when Chen Mo raised three fingers and said 3 billion, many people were laughing, but now they couldn't laugh at all.

Three billion is already outrageous, right? But the result is outrageous, outrageous to the extreme.

Of course, the huge sales of this movie made Shengshi Pictures and Chen Mo the biggest winners.

However, some netizens teased Chen Mo: "Actually, Chen Mo also failed this time. However, looking at the premiere, it seems that he was going to open his five fingers. Just like he said, if he raised three more fingers, it would be more interesting!"

"Chen Mo finally failed. Three of his fingers are no longer working properly. Hahahaha!"

"No, this script is outrageous, isn't it? Everyone was pessimistic about it, except Chen Mo. And then it really became a hit, and it even set a domestic box office record."

(End of this chapter)