Huayu: Starting from "The Heavenly Bodyguard"

Chapter 118: Opening Weekend Box Office of "Brotherhood of Blades"

Lu Yang, that bastard, was indeed telling a good story, and Shen Danu'er also contributed a lot in the process.

Every few days, someone would send Lu Yang a brick or a rope.

The gist of it is that if this bastard dares to let himself go and shoot whatever he wants, he's got all the props ready.

Whether it's hung on a street lamp or smashed to death with a brick, it will eventually find its final resting place.

The movie opens by clearly introducing the general relationships between the characters, and then immediately plunges into a crisis.

Emperor Chongzhen, played by Yuan Hong, orders Zhao Jingzhong, played by Shen Daniu, to recall Wei Zhongxian, who has been demoted to Fengyang.

Shen Mo falsely conveyed an imperial edict, ordering the three brothers of the Embroidered Uniform Guard to silence Wei Zhongxian.

He wanted to use someone else to do his dirty work and cover up his collusion with Wei Zhongxian.

On a rainy night at an inn, the three brothers caught up with Wei Zhongxian and his entourage.

Lu Jianxing, played by Wang Qianyuan, wants to claim all the credit and refuses to send reinforcements.

Zhu Yawen's character, Shen Lian, enters alone, where Wei Zhongxian offers 400 taels of gold as a bribe to redeem Zhou Miaotong and help his brother escape.

Zhu Yawen secretly released Wei Zhongxian, burned the body of a pageboy to impersonate him, and brought the "charred corpse" back to the capital to report.

Wang Qianyuan was promoted to centurion for his "great merit". Zhu Yawen took gold to redeem Yang Mi, but he ran into her meeting with Young Master Yan and left heartbroken.

Cabinet Minister Han Kuang insisted on examining the body in the coffin, and discovered that the charred corpse was that of a teenager, revealing the truth that Wei Huanxian was not dead.

Wei Zhongxian allied with Zhao Jingzhong, played by Shen Mo, and ordered the three brothers to be silenced. He sent Wei Ting, played by Da Tiantian, to surround and kill them. The three brothers fought desperately to break through the encirclement.

Zhu Yawen confessed to his brothers that he had secretly released Wei Zhongxian, and the three of them decided to flee to Nanjing in an attempt to escape.

Shen Mo finds Ding Xiu, played by Wang Baoqiang, and asks Wang Baoqiang to kill Jin Yichuan.

Upon learning that he was to kill his junior brother, Wang Baoqiang immediately demanded that Shen Mo pay more money.

Seeing this, Han Sanping's lips twitched, and he asked Shen Daniu, "Who came up with this plot?"

"Um... let's pool our wisdom and efforts..."

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"Wang Baoqiang is about to become a sensation. Just that one line, 'Add more money,' will be enough for the audience to remember him."

"The Squid Game is already popular enough, what's missing is a movie role?"

"A movie is a movie, it's still different."

Sitting in the back, Ma Rong felt proud to see the enthusiastic response from the audience around him.

She doesn't care whether Wang Baoqiang is playing an ugly character or not.

With the phenomenal success of "The Squid Game" and the added popularity of "Running Man" and "Little Apple," Wang Baoqiang is now just one step away from becoming a top-tier star.

Now, this phrase "add more money" should be enough to get him over this hurdle.

Ma Rong looked conflicted, but then seemed to have made up her mind, and said to Wang Baoqiang with anticipation, "Let's get married."

Wang Baoqiang's face was half hidden in the darkness, flickering between light and shadow, making it impossible to discern his expression.

His mind was now filled with what Shen Mo had just said to him.

"Why did I get my hair done, but my hairstyle didn't change?"

Although he looks a bit silly, he's no fool to have risen from an extra to where he is now.

Some things aren't that we can't understand them, but rather that we haven't even considered them in that direction.

Once someone lifts the lid, many things appear before your eyes like a movie.

Ma Rong felt that she had already taken the initiative, so why was Wang Baoqiang silent?

Her current good life depends on this man.

Even if you don't love him, even if you feel disgusted by his stupid face.

But with a real opportunity for upward mobility before her, she had to seize it.

With a displeased expression, Ma Rong shoved Wang Baoqiang and asked, "I said let's get married, what's with that look on your face?"

Wang Baoqiang seemed to have been woken up from a dream, and a harmless smile returned to his face.

"Okay, wait until I finish my movie promotions."

Ma Rong nodded in satisfaction, completely unaware of the inexplicable emotion hidden in Wang Baoqiang's smile.

The movie continues, with Hu Ge's character Jin Yichuan being harassed by Wang Baoqiang's character Ding Xiu, and then being assassinated by gunmen from Shen Mo's faction.

Hu Ge shielded Wang Baoqiang from a bullet and died tragically.

To protect Zhu Yawen, Wang Qianyuan took the blame and surrendered himself, only to be beheaded in public, sacrificing his life to uphold their brotherhood.

Zhu Yawen escapes alone, while Da Mimi and Liu Shishi, who play the role of Henrun, are taken hostage by Shen Mo.

Shen Mo killed Wei Zhongxian to silence him, then defected to the Later Jin, intending to take wealth and honor out of the pass.

Zhu Yawen, burdened by the blood feud of his brothers, pursues them all the way to the border. Wang Baoqiang, because of the death of his junior brother, joins forces with Zhu Yawen to seek revenge.

Shen Daniu'er launched a "Crackling Zhao Jingzhong" attack directly at the Later Jin cavalry, while Wang Baoqiang held off the Later Jin cavalry, and Zhu Yawen fought Shen Mo alone.

Zhu Yawen used the Embroidered Spring Blade to kill Shen Mo, avenging his brother.

In the end, Zhu Yawen survived alone, while Yang Mi did not follow him.

The three brothers' dreams of becoming a hundred households, of redeeming themselves, and of a peaceful life were all shattered, leaving them only lonely figures in the chaotic world.

As the subtitles appeared, Han Sanping asked Shen Mo, "What does 'Pili Paola Zhao Jingzhong' mean?"

The opening day box office of "Brotherhood of Blades" reached 12.7 million, almost surpassing 13 million.

Shen Mo had just beaten up the old black boxing champion, and Wang Baoqiang and Zhu Yawen were also at the height of their popularity.

This result is not surprising.

Then the internet was full of discussions about "Zhao Jingzhong" and "adding money".

Then the box office broke 100 million in the first week. As long as there are no major changes later, the box office may be able to break the 300 million mark.

This makes people a little uneasy.

Although movie box office revenue is increasing year by year, breaking 100 million is no longer a big deal.

But if it breaks 300 million, it will definitely be in the top three for the year.

This is just a cameo role for Shen Mo; he still has another movie, "The Grandmaster," that hasn't been released yet.

What is this Ula grass trying to do? Is it trying to empty the audience's pockets completely?

Wang Zhongjun kicked everyone out of his office and then smashed everything he could find.

I ran into Wang Changtian today. Wang Zhongjun had already run away and avoided me, but this bastard actually chased after me, telling me about the box office of "Brotherhood of Blades".

That look on his face was as if he'd climbed onto a widow's bed.

Wang Zhongjun felt worse than if his child had died.

Huayi Brothers invested half of the money in "Brotherhood of Blades" and even contributed Wang Baoqiang to the project.

Wang Baoqiang is no longer the simpleton he once was; he's now a top-tier star, having successfully transitioned his career with the film "Squid Game."

Now that we have the memorable character "Brother Plus Money," his future rise is foreseeable.

Upon hearing the sounds from Wang Zhongjun's office, all the staff at Huayi fell silent.

No one else cares, but I can't just ignore it; he's my own brother.

Wang Zhonglei gritted his teeth and opened the office door a crack.

Seeing that it was his younger brother, Wang Zhongjun calmed himself down and said, "Come in, and then close the door."

Even when brothers are on the same side, the older brother treats his younger brother differently from outsiders.

Wang Zhonglei closed the door, then carefully walked to his elder brother's side and said, "Brother, calm down, getting angry will harm your health."

Wang Zhongjun's eyes flashed, and he slapped Wang Zhonglei across the face.

"It was you, you son of a bitch, who encouraged me to quit 'Brotherhood of Blades'..."

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