I'm just trying to ride the wave of popularity!

Chapter 175 This isn't a bad movie after all!
"Do you really think that these cinemas will rise up and become our competitors just because of Zhou Yang's films?"

"Do not make jokes……"

"What you should do now is calm down and help me manage after-sales service!"

"I've already handed over the marketing department's work to someone else!"

"So what if it's trending? So what?"

"In all these years you've been with me, how many prodigies and business geniuses have we faced? Their rise is rapid, shining like a shooting star, but their fall is even faster, disappearing within a year..."

"Now that we're going public, we need to stabilize our core business and avoid any further complications. Isn't 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes' a hit? Aren't we generating a lot of buzz? Aren't the pre-sale tickets good? The data department predicts that this movie will gross 2.8 million yuan. And there are other comedies... Aren't we enjoying the festive atmosphere? The seven-day pre-sale tickets have already sold out... And there are the upcoming Hollywood movies..."

"We simply don't have the space to ask for another movie!"

"Besides, this bastard has already gone so far as to declare war, and you still expect him to back down and cooperate? Aren't you just asking for humiliation!"

"..."

night.

It's too deep.

[Huaying International]

Dong Qichang walked out of the chairman's office.

The eyes are a little complicated.

Chairman Li Minghao is currently busy with the listing of Huaying International, focusing solely on raising capital and having completely abandoned his attention to these small films and cinemas.

When Zhou Yang was mentioned, Li Minghao's eyes were filled with disgust. A person despised by the entire Chinese film industry had no hope for the future.

Dong Qichang felt a mix of emotions, but in the end he could only silently return to his office.

Looking at the night outside the window, he felt that some things were completely out of control, and he was gradually becoming powerless!

He lowered his head.

Seeing Zhou Yang's increasingly frenzied popularity in the media, he finally closed his eyes!
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time flies.

Before we knew it, it was Lunar New Year's Eve, January 21st.

In 2004, Yanjing City did not completely ban fireworks.

Early in the morning, Dong Qichang was awakened by the sound of fireworks!

The film "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" held its premiere at 9:00 AM today, attracting a large number of theater owners and mainstream media representatives who flocked towards the [Huaying International] venue.

The scene was packed with people, noisy and chaotic, and all the surrounding traffic was blocked.

Li Mingrui, Chairman of the Golden Horse Award, attended the press conference and spoke passionately at the event…

Fifth-generation director Liang Xiaogang also attended. Amidst much anticipation, he not only predicted that "The Man in the Jianghu" would set a new record for Chinese cinema, but also made sarcastic remarks about certain films and filmmakers...

Numerous big names and award-winning actors also arrived one after another to promote "The Legend of the Condor Heroes," including international martial arts superstar Fang Long.

One of the male leads in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" is Fang Long's son, Fang Xiaoming, who naturally endorses the film!
Overnight, a grand gathering of events unfolded, creating a bustling and lively atmosphere, resembling a grand event for the entire Chinese film industry!

In the past, Dong Qichang would always attend such grand events. Although he was not qualified to speak on stage, he was at least one of the guests present.

However, he was not invited this year, nor was there a place for him.

After wandering around the premiere theater of Huaying International for a while, Dong Qichang eventually returned to his office.

But after a while, he touched his pocket again and saw a movie ticket.

This is a movie ticket for "The Spirit of Zhao Zilong". Zhou Yang asked someone to send it to him after the movie was released.

After hesitating for a long time, he finally put on his clothes and went downstairs!

The premiere of "The Spirit of Zhao Zilong" was held at the Feihe Cinema in Yanjing.

The scale of the screening was not as grand as that of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes," and there was no premiere. However, there were still a lot of media outlets that came after hearing the news, and they surrounded the entire screening room!

Everyone longed to see Zhou Yang, and even more so, they longed to see him make a big splash, preferably something earth-shattering!

After all, in their minds, Zhou Yang was like Sun Wukong causing havoc in the Heavenly Palace; he wouldn't stop until he turned the entire film industry upside down!
however……

There were still no news reports or press conferences until 30 minutes before the movie premiere.

Even when Zhou Yang entered the venue, he didn't answer many of the reporters' questions!
This time...

They've been unusually low-key!

Dong Qichang entered the screening room wearing a mask and hat, and subconsciously lowered his head, afraid of being recognized.

But then they realized they had misread it; there wasn't even any media in the theater, only staff members and a group of audience members with children.

About ten minutes after sitting down...

And so the movie began!

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although!

I swear I will never watch Zhou Yang's movies again in my life.

However, because of his cousin and fiancée, Liu Jiasheng eventually went into the movie theater in silence.

With tears in his eyes, he bought DVDs like "The Great Escape" and "Monkey King vs. Superman 2" from those unscrupulous DVD dealers and got a few tickets.

Despite seeing the stunning special effects, Liu Jiasheng still had no hope for the film.

Based on his understanding of Zhou Yang, that scoundrel, he knew very well that Zhou Yang's movies and content were never what they advertised. The trailer was so flashy, but perhaps the only good part of the whole movie was that short trailer.

He walked into the movie theater, lowered his aesthetic threshold to the lowest level, and made all the necessary mental preparations before sitting down and watching the screen gradually light up.

The movie "The Spirit of Zhao Zilong" has officially started!

Why are there no ads?

I saw the screen light up.

Upon seeing the words "The Spirit of Zhao Zilong" and the list of staff members, he felt somewhat confused and even a little uncomfortable.

No overwhelming barrage of random advertisements!
There were also no outrageous, implanted slogans...

In fact, this film doesn't stray from the main story at all; instead, it carries the feel of a serious film...

This intensified his feeling of unease, making him feel as if Zhou Yang's film style had disappeared.

The film appears to be a sequel to the previous film, "The Beast King".

Ding Rong is still the actor portraying Guan Yu's martial spirit...

Liu Jiasheng initially thought this movie would follow the typical tokusatsu (special effects) formula, gradually introducing the characters through the plot, then repeatedly strengthening them to summon monsters, and finally, after overcoming a series of obstacles, defeating the monsters with a burst of power...

however!
This series, "The Spirit of Zhao Zilong," did not follow this formula.

After the Beast King, Grassra, was defeated by Guan Yu's martial spirit and fled China, the land of China enjoyed a brief period of peace.

But soon, the entire land was plunged into even greater chaos. First, widespread power outages plunged various parts of China into darkness. Then, earthquakes and tsunamis became frequent, and more and more ancient viruses emerged, infecting one human after another...

[On February 18th, at dawn, the earth was plunged into unprecedented darkness, and within the darkness, bizarre monsters surged...]

【…】

After the introduction ended, Liu Jiasheng saw a series of images appear on the screen.

Tsunamis battered houses, earthquakes cracked cracks, hailstorms blanketed the ground, and darkness descended upon the earth...

Although it's immediately obvious that these scenes are made with props, the film's "apocalyptic atmosphere" is exceptionally strong, and the scale of the scenes is extremely large.

Some scenes even have an extremely strong visual impact!

He saw people coughing...

We also saw groups of people retreating from the ruins after the disaster, guarding the last piece of pure land under the organization of the Earth Defense Force!

After darkness fell, the whole world seemed to change drastically all at once!
More and more mutated monsters seemed to have come into contact with some kind of energy in the darkness, and then they all became extremely frenzied, bloodthirsty, and insane...

The Earth Defense Force repelled one mutated monster after another, but in the end, they were driven back by a bloodthirsty, giant crocodile...

In the face of danger, Guan Yu, played by Ding Rong, ultimately merged with his martial spirit and transformed, charging towards the crocodile...

However, in the instant he charged toward the crocodile, Guan Yu, the Martial Soul, discovered that there were even more monsters lurking in the depths of the darkness!

……

The first twenty minutes of the movie!

Liu Jiasheng stared blankly at the movie.

I witnessed an extremely tragic and heroic battle...

behind!

It is our home, it is humanity!
In the darkness ahead, dark monsters appeared out of nowhere, surging in wave after wave!
Ding Rong's portrayal of Guan Yu is an avatar, wielding the Green Dragon Crescent Blade, his entire body bathed in darkness, yet radiating gentle rays of light that dispel the gloom...

This movie...

It seems completely different from "King of the Beasts"!
The action choreography is also excellent.

Gone are those frustrating, repetitive editing sequences.

Swing the knife!

Fist!

Sidestep and charge up for a powerful slash!

He roared...

Every movement seemed to have been meticulously designed!

And every movement is accompanied by a dazzling array of special effects and flashing sword light...

This not only shocked Liu Jiasheng!

Even the children in the screening room were incredibly excited!
Especially when Guan Yu leaped into the air, flames surging on his blade, illuminating patches of darkness in the night…

The children in the theater erupted in screams!
His younger cousin couldn't help but grab his hand tightly, he was so excited!
The visual effects in this movie are completely different from those in the previous film, "Lord of the Beasts." They are worlds apart!
On the screen, every time Guan Yu, the Martial Soul, swung his sword, a group of monsters would shatter!

But more and more dark monsters surged in like a tidal wave, seemingly endless...

The light emanating from Guan Yu grew dimmer and dimmer, and he appeared to be struggling more and more.

Even though I know it's all fake!
But a deep sense of despair still gradually welled up in my heart!

He watched as Guan Yu, unable to withstand the overwhelming force, was knocked down, and then slowly rose to his feet...

The light grew dimmer, yet it never went out, as if a flame were still burning...

(End of this chapter)