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"Ueno"

To everyone's surprise.

Not just a wild horse in the film industry, but a true dark horse.

On professional film box office prediction platforms, it is estimated that "Ueno" will gross over one billion yuan.

Judging from the box office results on the first day.

That's a very high expectation.

A box office of 1 billion is a threshold.

There's a joke that directors with over a billion in box office revenue are called the "Billion-Dollar Directors Team."

He's a true god in this circle.

They can get money from anyone they ask.

Director Wan is a member of the billion-dollar director dream team.

Therefore, his "Changning" is a big production; he has no shortage of good actors or funds.

While the failures of our peers are certainly regrettable, their successes are even more sleepless.

Director Wan did not expect "Ueno" to be so successful. His film initially showed signs of criticizing "Ueno", because Xia Xiao joined the project under the guise of looking down on "Ueno" and aiming for a higher level.

Moreover, according to his plan, the release schedule of his movie should coincide with the later stages of "Ueno".

He initially thought it wouldn't be a big problem, since art films generally don't have much staying power, and it would actually help him shine.

He was conflicted. He hoped Ueno would do better, because if he did, his box office would surpass Ueno's, which would give him a greater sense of accomplishment. But was this too good? Wasn't this a bit too good?

The fans of Xia Xiao and Ouyang Si also share the same contradictions.

Some of them initially stormed the official Douyin account of the agricultural TV station and the Weibo account of director Dahe, shouting to boycott Dahe's films and Shen Qiyi, saying they would not watch anything Dahe made.

Some of the more extreme ones used very offensive language, and their parents were even called in.

They are not afraid of lawyer's letters or anything like that, thinking they can't be found at all.

I don't know how they found the school.

These fans were criticized and educated, but they were not convinced.

Experience has shown that criticism and education are generally ineffective; few people can truly recognize their mistakes and avoid making them. Instead, they are afraid of being caught and are waiting for an opportunity to act.

When the movie was released, they were pessimistic and said they wouldn't watch it.

  

But my friends, family, and colleagues kept recommending it to me. I could always see it on my WeChat Moments, saying it was really good and I had to see it. I even listened to them talk about the movie plot in my chats.

I haven't seen it, so I can't even join the chat.

Do you want to watch it? Let's take a look. If we don't, we won't even know what to say to them.

I went into the movie theater with a critical mind, and came out with a sore heart, red eyes, and numb legs.

Why are we so easily moved to tears?

I've clearly experienced more, been tempered and refined, and seen through many things. Before, I thought homosexuality was strange, but now, bisexuality is fine too, everything is fine. I thought life had made me more smooth and hardened.

But sitting in the movie theater, in that soft chair, surrounded by darkness, I still cried like a baby.

The story is so simple, why do I feel like crying so much? Song Yuzhou wanted to die so badly, but he went crazy. Lu Zheng wanted to live and improve himself so badly, but he died. Who did Xiuxiu end up with in the end?

The box office reached 1.8 million on the second day.

The box office reached 2.6 million yuan on the third day.

The film industry has gone mad.

Isn't "Ueno" supposed to be an art film? What is this? I heard it only cost 1500 million yen to make? Are you crazy? Is the lead actor crazy? No, no, the box office is insane!

Although everyone knows that the film industry is a money-making machine, every few years there are always one or two box office miracles that emerge out of nowhere.

But the box office soared like it had conjunctivitis, and everyone who watched it got infected, their eyes turning red.

The audience was so envious they cried.

People in the industry are genuinely envious, jealous, and hateful!

Following this logic, reaching a box office of 1 billion would be too easy.

Nobody dares to make predictions anymore.

The initial prediction of 1 billion was a joke, but the 1 billion director dream team is a wonderful blessing.

Now, even the billion-dollar director dream team can't sit still.

It's possible that it's not a new person joining them, but rather that their king has arrived!!

No amount of domestic publicity can compare to that of movies.

A hit movie can boost a city's GDP. Just like Director Zhang's movie, which transformed Zhangye Danxia from a small local attraction into a top-tier national and world-class tourist destination, directly boosting local GDP, employment, and residents' income, and changing the lifestyle of an entire generation.

Being featured on the evening news is impressive, but the time is short, and ordinary people don't care; it can only be considered authoritative.

But movies are different. If a movie becomes a hit, you become a true household name, and everyone knows you.

Because modern social interaction is so costly, if someone is willing to spend more than an hour sitting quietly, seriously looking at you, at your life, at your story, at your every smile and frown, crying with you, living with you, and dying with you, then that person has already formed a deep social bond with you.

To him, you are even more important than unfamiliar colleagues, leaders, relatives, and friends.

Because he took the time to understand you, truly felt you, empathized with you, shed tears for you, and even fell in love with you at one point.

This is different from scrolling through short videos on TikTok. That's just watching; there's no understanding, no feeling, no soul-stirring connection.

That's the charm of movies.

Movies can make countless strangers willing to spend more than an hour to seriously experience you and connect with you on a spiritual level. Even if they don't know you, they will feel familiar with you and feel close to you because of this movie.

I might even fall in love with you because of a single glance, and every extra look at you feels like an extra act of love.

This is the biggest benefit for actors on the big screen.

This phenomenal success is the culmination of the hard work of all the staff.

Outsiders worship actors, are obsessed with actors, and consider actors to be gods.

People in the industry worship directors; they consider directors gods.

After the premiere, Shen Yue was able to relax and slack off.

Because of the potential need to coordinate with film promotion, the leaders of the agricultural television station have not yet arranged for them to draw lots for work.

Although the village supermarket has achieved great success, the colleagues at the agricultural station are relatively laid-back and not in a hurry. They have to work their whole lives and can only retire in their 60s, so what's the rush?

Let the Dragon King rest for a while.

Shen Yue is now the Dragon King at the agricultural station, which perfectly matches the station's image. The Dragon King brings rain, which the station's plants and trees desperately need. The station's employees also benefit from this rain, receiving bonuses they haven't seen in years.

Although their money was a drop in the ocean compared to what the young lady received, every penny counts. One penny makes two, so what more could they ask for? It was enough.

Very satisfied.

The atmosphere on the agricultural channel was relaxed and pleasant, and Shen Yue enjoyed slacking off as well.

However, the atmosphere suddenly changed.

The name Dragon King was originally quite nice, and so was Seven Hundred Million.

But now everyone is suddenly calling her Xiuxiu.

show!

Xiuer!

Show it off!

Shen Yue: ……

I, as an actor, wasn't obsessed, but the audience was.

People at the TV station also watched "Ueno". It wasn't a political task, but "Ueno" was so popular that everyone was talking about it. If you didn't watch it, you would miss out on a topic of conversation.

And it was even a colleague from the station who acted in it. Although I couldn't believe it, I still went to watch it.

As media professionals and a window for publicity, we must keep up with the times and stay informed.

Of course, the gossip group members also wanted to support Shen Yue.

Even if other people in the station are in movies, I'll still support them and give them a try, it's a way for colleagues to socialize.

As a result, this ticket became too popular.

It's so competitive that you have to fight for a spot! Once you've chosen your spot, it shows as sold out. It's outrageous.

There was definitely no behind-the-scenes manipulation. Miss Shen's backer is their Xingchen TV station. They have a good reputation, but they can't pull off such underhanded tactics as bullying men and women.

People don't care about easily bought movie tickets, but once they find out that they are hard to buy and require a scramble, they realize that these are scarce resources and that people must buy them, otherwise they will lose out and make a profit.

Wang Weiwei also went to see it immediately.

She originally wanted to support the young lady, and even if she didn't watch it, she would buy three tickets to support her once, even if it was just a penny or two.

As a result, I cried until my eyes were swollen after watching it just once.

She thought that students at Harbin Institute of Technology were relatively rational and didn't cry easily; they were science students and viewed the world rationally.

But rational people cry harder, and their tears are saltier, probably because they cry less often and their tears have a higher salt content.

I had a good, good cry, and when I walked out of the movie theater, I felt a sense of relief. I felt lighter after crying out all my tears and bitterness.

I've been crying so much that I feel like I've lost weight. I need to eat more delicious food to replenish myself.

Miss Shen once again refreshed Wang Weiwei's understanding.

How could she be so beautiful? Oh no, Weiwei felt like she was falling in love with Xiuxiu, just like the character in the drama.

Xiao Fu secretly went to see it four times.

Don't get me wrong, she didn't have four boyfriends. Firstly, it's just so touching. Watching it with the audience, you get a different perspective each time. The first time, I thought Song Yuzhou liked Xiuxiu, and Xiuxiu liked Luzheng. The second time, I thought Song Yuzhou liked Xiuxiu, Luzheng liked Song Yuzhou, and Xiuxiu also liked Song Yuzhou. The third time, I thought Song Yuzhou liked Luzheng, Luzheng liked Xiuxiu, and Xiuxiu didn't like anyone…

Of course, who you like isn't the point.

Xiao Fu went to check out the box office.

Every performance was packed. Xiao Fu cried and laughed at the same time, feeling lighter, and the young lady's debts were a little lighter...

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