Huayu: Starting from "The Heavenly Bodyguard"

Chapter 132 What the Empress Dowager couldn't do, I, Shen Daniu, did.

Shen Mo didn't offer any overly greedy conditions; he simply extorted some money from Nolan.

First, we needed to test Nolan's sincerity, so we made a small request.

That is: to take the entire crew to the monument and kowtow a few times in an immersive way, to redeem their sinful bloodline and to get some justice for the old lady.

Nolan asserted his authority as director, resorting to tantrums and outbursts.

When Batman, Two-Face, and Commissioner Gordon all willingly knelt before the monument, Shen Mo felt he had to kneel too; otherwise, it wouldn't feel right to be missing a Joker.

The driver, a Beijing native, spoke with a thick Beijing accent and uttered countless exclamations of praise from the city.

Holy crap!

"Holy crap, this young man!"

"Holy crap, I saw something really weird today."

"Holy crap, Batman came and kowtowed to the monument."

"Holy crap, that's really inspiring."

"Holy crap, even the Empress Dowager wasn't this awesome back in the day."

"Holy crap, long live the great hero!"

"You son of a bitch, Shen Daniu, if you ride in my car again, I won't charge you!"

Having taken photos that will forever preserve the memory, Shen Mo went home contentedly.

It wasn't that Nolan didn't want to continue discussing Inception with Shen Mo; it was mainly that the effects of the drug kicked in, and he was knocked out.

Having watched many Hong Kong films, Nolan feels that what Shen Da Niu'er gave him to drink was the legendary sleeping potion.

His lips were blue, he was weak all over, and he was drenched in sweat, which perfectly matched the description in the movie.

Nolan even had the illusion that the Joker had come to life, possessing Shen Mo with a surging malice.

If this isn't the case, there's no way to explain why someone would be drugged to sleep with someone during a meal.

A family photo of the Batman cast and crew at the foot of a monument boosted the box office of "The Dark Knight" by at least 100 million dollars.

The little cuties are reserved in their emotions and restrained in their behavior. They don't talk much and just forward the posts.

The drivers who chartered cars in Beijing became frequent guests of major media outlets and television stations.

Ostensibly, they were asking him what he, as a driver in Beijing, had seen and heard as the opening ceremony was about to begin.

Then the men of Beijing began to recount, in a rambling manner, all the strange sights they had witnessed.

The media and television stations didn't ask any questions, but the readers and viewers knew everything.

This tacit understanding left everyone at Warner Bros. completely bewildered.

Both sides of the work were done by young people, and together they began a collision and exchange of cultures.

Given the generous marketing budget provided by Warner Bros., the young people at China Film Group also put away their arrogance.

I explained to these barbarians what "profound meaning in concise language" means, and what it means to use only affirmative words, which can also express negation.

The young people working at Warner were unhappy. They thought, "Damn it, we've all been to college. Who do you think you are?"

When it comes to five thousand years of cultural heritage and profound meanings, we people really don't understand them and have no way to chime in.

But even if English is crude, it is still a universal language.

A group of Ivy League students immediately started to argue that it was impossible for all the negative words to express affirmation.

The young people from China Film Group, too lazy to go on poverty alleviation work, simply said impatiently, "Oh, right, right."

What the hell!

Damn it, can I just return my Ivy League diploma?

Is this even possible?

Jeremy remained composed; he couldn't be bothered with the petty squabbles among the young people.

If a box office of 150 million a week can reach 500 million, it would be the second largest overseas box office market, second only to hardcore gay porn.

To Warner, who was desperately searching for growth opportunities, this was practically a promised land. Old Deng, Jeff, was practically glued to the capital.

Damn it, if he could develop the Chinese market, he wouldn't just be Warner's vice president, he'd be the president.

He now feels that it's actually quite good for Batman to kowtow to the monument; the face of our old Union Jack isn't that important, the main thing is how much money it can fetch.

The only slight regret now is that I want to give it a push from behind, but I don't know where to start.

Warner's top executives discussed the current situation repeatedly, finding themselves unable to intervene and somewhat confused.

How does this thing work? It seems to say nothing, but it also seems to say everything.

Jeremy felt that as a long-time Union Jack member, he didn't know these things; he was too honest and didn't keep his mouth shut enough.

Otherwise, the affair between me, my secretary, and my subordinate's wife wouldn't have become known throughout the entire company.

Looking at the barbarian's uncouth expression, Han Sanping couldn't help but reveal a sense of confidence befitting a superior nation.

The only reason I can calmly argue with Jeremy now is because of the strong box office performance of "The Dark Knight".

It grossed over 150 million in its first week and has a good chance of grossing over 500 million in total. If all goes as expected, it will be the number one box office of the year.

Normally, there are more than a dozen annual winners, but without investment from China Film Group, the film is only responsible for distribution in mainland China. Han Sanping has no need to sit in the central command and provide overall support for the distribution of "The Dark Knight".

Just a couple of days ago, Zhang Weiping, that big mouth, even accused himself of being a Western worshipper and of giving imported blockbuster films extraordinarily high treatment.

That bastard even calls himself a bandit leader.

Am I a foreign worshipper?

Didn't you see Batman bowing to the monument?

The reason I gave "The Dark Knight" such high treatment is because of that seductive slut, Shen Daniu.

Although he is a villain, the public is now almost forgetting who Batman is.

All the discussion focused on the silent clown.

Most organizations that can do the math have already adjusted their box office predictions to over one billion US dollars, making it the first superhero movie to surpass one billion US dollars at the box office.

It has been a long time since a film starring Chinese actors has achieved such box office success.

With overseas box office sales already exploding and people praising their own countrymen, domestic box office sales must also pick up.

My primary task now is to ensure that "The Dark Knight" achieves outstanding results.

He rubbed his nose and took a sip of tea.

Han San felt that Shen Daniu'er, that bastard, was someone he had personally discovered, starting with "Go Princess Go".

These are all my own achievements.

Even if you beat Shen Daniu to death, it was all because I was the one who dug him out.

Whether I can get rid of the "second-class" label on my head depends on this.

I don't want to title my year-end performance review report "Being a Good Second-in-Command".

The more Han Sanping thought about it, the more regretful and disappointed he felt.

That damn Shen Daniu, if he hadn't played a crazy character, the publicity would have been so easy.

We should definitely give him a large-scale internal screening; that should easily boost the box office.

We don't have to be so hesitant and awkward now, wanting to say something but unable to.