We asked you to make an anti-corruption film, but you made one in the name of the people!

Lin Mo was woken up by her phone vibrating.

To be precise, I was woken up by my phone vibrating continuously for more than twenty minutes.

He didn't get home until almost midnight last night, and by the time he finished showering and lay down, it was almost 1 a.m.

I made a point of putting my phone on vibrate before going to bed and placing it on my bedside table.

He thought the vibrations shouldn't wake him up.

As it turned out... he was wrong.

Starting around 6 a.m., my phone went crazy, buzzing like a tractor.

Lin Mo groggily reached for his phone, squinted, and saw that the screen was piled with messages. The WeChat icon had a red number of 99+ in the upper right corner, and the Douyin icon had an even more alarming red number of 999+.

He rubbed his eyes, sat up against the headboard, and was about to check his phone when he suddenly remembered—he didn't have to go to work today.

When the premiere ended yesterday, Director Han specifically told him, "Xiao Lin, don't come to the office tomorrow. Stay home and get some sleep. This is Prosecutor Zhao's idea."

Lin Mo was thinking that it would be so comfortable not to have to go to work.

Who would have thought that not going to work would be more tiring than going to work? Just replying to messages can take up an entire day.

First, open WeChat.

At the top is the group chat for the TV series "In the Name of the People," which already has over 999 messages.

He casually scrolled through them and found they were all people tagging him.

Wu Gang posted this last night: "@Director Lin Mo, I just finished watching 'All or Nothing,' and I can't sleep. Your film is so ruthless!"

Zhang Zhijian also posted: "@Director Lin Mo, my wife asked me, 'Is this director the one who directed "In the Name of the People"?' I said yes. She said, 'Why does this person only make dramas that keep people up at night?' I said, 'Because he's filming true stories.'"

Hou Yong also chimed in, posting four words: "Director Lin, awesome."

Zhang Fengyi posted a final message: "@Director Lin Mo, please write a villain for me in your next film, I'm itching to write one."

Lin Mo scrolled through the messages in the group chat, a smile playing on his lips, but didn't reply.

It's not that I don't want to reply, it's just that there are too many to reply to.

Scroll down to find the "All or Nothing" drama crew group chat is even more lively.

Zhang Yixing posted several messages last night: "Director Lin, I haven't been able to sleep since I got home. My mind is full of scenes from the movie."

Jin Chen added, "+1".

Yongmei posted a long message: "Director Lin, after the premiere last night, I received several calls from friends, all of whom work in the public security system. They said that this film was made at the perfect time; if it had been made a few years earlier, so many fewer people would have been scammed. I felt both happy and sad to hear that. Happy because the film is indeed useful, and sad because of those who can never come back."

The group was silent for a few seconds, then Zhang Yixing sent a handshake emoji.

Scroll down further to find private chats.

Just as Lin Mo was about to put down his phone, it suddenly rang.

Director Wang sent him a message: "Xiao Lin, good news, I'll tell you later."

Lin Mo stared at the message for a few seconds and replied, "Director Wang, received. Awaiting your reply."

The message was sent, but Director Wang did not reply immediately.

Lin Mo guessed he was busy and didn't urge him.

After quickly scrolling through the messages on WeChat, Lin Mo opened Douyin (TikTok).

The red numbers marked 999+ reveal comments, shares, and likes.

His private messages exploded, thousands of them, he couldn't possibly read them all.

He casually scrolled through a few messages—some said thank you, some said the movie was well-made, some said they wanted to invite him to act in a movie, and several said they had been deceived and cried all night after watching the movie.

The most heartbreaking private message came from a girl: "Director Lin, my boyfriend was tricked into going to northern Myanmar last year and hasn't come back yet. I watched your movie and cried from beginning to end. Thank you for letting more people know how terrible that place is. Maybe one day, someone will choose not to go because of my boyfriend's story."

Lin Mo stared at the private message and remained silent for a long time.

He wanted to reply, but after typing a few words, he deleted them and ended up not replying at all.

Exit Douyin and open Weibo.

On the trending topics list, six entries were related to "All In". The Douban rating has risen from 8.6 last night to 8.8, and the number of ratings has exceeded 100,000.

......

Lin Mo spent the whole day at home scrolling through her phone.

At seven o'clock in the morning, when he was jolted awake, the box office for the first day had just exceeded 30 million.

By noon, it had surpassed 60 million.

At 3 PM, 90 million.

At 6 PM, 120 million.

Old Zhao sent a message in the group: "Director Lin, it's broken 100 million! And it's only been half a day!" followed by three exclamation marks.

Zhang Yixing replied, "Brother Zhao, calm down."

Old Zhao said, "I can't calm down, my legs are shaking."

Jin Chen sent a laughing-crying emoji.

Around 11 p.m., the final box office figures for the first day were released: 180 million.

This number is already quite alarming. Keep in mind that this wasn't the Spring Festival or National Day holiday period; it was just a regular Tuesday workday.

With an opening day box office of 180 million yuan, it would rank among the top three of all domestic films this year.

More importantly, its occupancy rate is ridiculously high—38 percent.

What does that mean?

A movie theater is considered to have a good occupancy rate of 15% on its opening day.

"All or Nothing" more than doubled in value, with many cinemas packed to capacity from morning till night, and even the first row of prime time screenings was full.

The following Friday, the box office not only didn't drop, but actually increased by 210 million.

The total for the two days is 390 million.

On Saturday, the third day, it was another 220 million.

The total over three days is 610 million.

This trajectory is completely different from that of typical movies.

Normally, the highest number of movies is on the opening day, and then it gradually decreases from the second day onwards.

But the number of views for "All or Nothing" kept rising day by day, which shows that it wasn't driven by fans on the opening day, but by word of mouth – those who had seen it recommended it to others, and those who hadn't seen it were introduced to it.

Some people analyzed online: "This film didn't have any traffic fans buying tickets, nor did it have big capital throwing money at it. It's all genuine. Ordinary people want to see it. Why do they want to see it? Because they're afraid. Afraid of being scammed, afraid of their families being scammed. This fear is more effective than any marketing."

By the third day, the major cinema chains had urgently adjusted their film schedules.

Wanda increased its screening rate from 38% to 48%, while Jinyi increased it to 45%.

Several Hollywood blockbusters released at the same time had their screenings reduced to single digits.

Lin Mo was stunned when he saw the news about the film schedule adjustment.

Domestic films have squeezed out Hollywood blockbusters before, but not often.

But what truly made Lin Mo feel that this was a success was not the box office, but the reaction from official media.

On the second day after its release, the official Weibo account of the National Anti-Fraud Center posted a message.

There were no accompanying images, only a statement: "The movie 'All or Nothing' is currently showing nationwide. It's a realistic film, and also a useful one. We recommend all netizens watch it."

This statement may seem unassuming, but those in the industry know that the National Anti-Fraud Center rarely speaks publicly about a film; this is the first time.

On the third day, the People's Daily published a commentary.

The title is bold—"Let the truth precede the fraud." The article states: "The movie 'All or Nothing' is based on tens of thousands of real cases, exposing the inner workings of fraud groups in northern Myanmar. The value of this movie goes far beyond box office numbers; it lies in the fact that it has helped countless ordinary people see through the traps."

Xinhua News Agency also published it, with a more direct title: "What can a movie do?" The article quoted Ah Jie's story: "A young man who returned from northern Myanmar said that if he had seen this movie before being scammed, he definitely wouldn't have left. This sentence is the highest praise for this movie."

CCTV News Channel also reported on the film, interviewing several viewers. One 20-year-old college student said, "The first thing I did after watching the movie was to delete all the guys on my phone who advertised high-paying jobs overseas."

A woman in her fifties said, "I almost transferred my retirement money to scammers. After watching the movie, I realized that their sales pitches were exactly the same as those in the movie."