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"The Founding of an Army, the final film of the Founding of a Nation trilogy, produced by China Film Group Corporation and jointly produced by Bayi Film Studio, Bona Film Group, Media Asia, and 3D Films, was officially released this morning.

According to the data from the cinema chain, the historical blockbuster "The Founding of an Army", which is dedicated to the 90th anniversary of the founding of the army, had a comprehensive screening rate of 45.5% on the first day of its release... the highest among many movies in the same period!"

"The heads of China Film Southern Shinkansen and China Film Star Cinema said in an interview with the media:

"The Founding of an Army" has been greatly welcomed by audiences and fans for its extremely luxurious creative lineup; the high screening rate on the first day is also a natural choice of the film market..."

"Co-produced by Red Star Studios, Guangguang, Dengfeng International Pictures, and Linnan Pictures, Director Wu's third film as a director, the military-themed commercial blockbuster "Wolf Warrior 2" has landed in theaters nationwide this morning;

The starting gun has been fired and the curtain has been raised.

For Lin Nan, Liu Yifei, Wang Changtian and Wu Yi, the first-day screening rate of 24.4% is indeed not low.

Because domestic films on personal heroism and commercial films on military themes are not mainstream in the mainland, and can even be said to be a minor trend.

The small success of the last Wolf Warrior seems to be just the first time, the first film. Who knows if it was just luck? Although the current environment is indeed favorable for the theme of Wolf Warrior 2, but...

“…But it’s really disgusting that “The Founding of an Army” has such a high screening rate! Why? Just because of the quality of the movie?” Wu Ting cursed.

"Just because the chief producer is Mr. La, Mr. Han is the chief planner and art director, and Director Huang Jianxin is the supervisor... this movie brings together 54 leading actors... 108 stars, and several top artists...

If this kind of lineup doesn't get a high-ranking screening on the first day of release, where will the face of China Film and Bayi Film Studio be? How can traffic stars become the darlings of the capital market? Stay calm, this is only the first day..."

Instead of meeting offline, Lin Nan held a video conference with Wang Changtian and Wu Tian at home; it could be seen that Wu Tian was obviously a little irritable.

"Let's wait until the first day's box office comes out. There should be a 'huge change' in tomorrow's screening schedule." Lin Nan took the juice handed to him by Liu Yifei, interrupted Wang Changtian's speech, and comforted Wu Yi.

The latter is a typical case of "being afraid of being poor". After waiting for a long time, the opportunity to soar to the sky finally comes, so the whole person's emotions are inevitably controlled by it; it is understandable that he is irritable and easily angered.

"Wait, oh my god..."

Suddenly, Wang Changtian screamed, startling Lin Nan and Wu Tian. Even Miss Liu, who was sitting next to Lin Nan watching the fun, was frightened and asked in confusion: "Boss Wang, what happened again?"

"Oh my, this is really great news. People are cursing on the Internet now. Director Ye Daying is posting a long article cursing, haha..."

"General Ye's grandson!" Wu Wei responded immediately.

…

Since noon, the Internet has been in chaos. Countless netizens have started to take sides and join in the argument.

This is the first time that direct descendants of the martyrs have publicly criticized a tribute film.

You should know that when the two movies "The Founding of a Republic" and "The Founding of a Party" were released, such emergencies never occurred.

Ye Daying's first Weibo post was directed angrily at Liu Weiqiang and Huang Jianxin, because one of them was the director and the other was the producer.

And the charges are quite serious, namely: humiliation and distortion of history.

He even directly questioned Liu Weiqiang and Huang Jianxin in the name of General Ye's descendants, asking whether they really did not understand history, or whether they had some other purpose and wanted to make money from entertainment by taking advantage of major historical events?

The post ended with a photo of Ou Hao in the drama and at the premiere, and he cursed, "... a sissy young actor plays Ye Ting, who are you humiliating?"

Things seem to have gotten out of hand?!

Brainless fans started to "rush" to that Weibo post and insulted me.

In just one afternoon, a large number of fans educated Director Ye on what "cyberbullying" means.

So, this is the big fun.

Some netizens who like to watch the fun and don't mind the big things are even urging these fans to do more. Because the more they curse, the more likely it is that their idols will bear the consequences.

Don’t you see who you are scolding? The third generation, the big boss of Beijing circle!

One Weibo post was not enough, there was a second and even more powerful one - "An Open Letter to the Bureau", which explicitly requested a response from the bureau.

The main export targets this time are China Film Group and Hong Kong director Liu Weiqiang:

"… Is it because he has done special research on that period of history or because he has a special feeling for that period of history in his past works that he chose to direct The Founding of an Army from a Hong Kong director? Obviously neither of them. He is here to make entertainment films and make money from our major historical events! The interpretation of history and the use of actors must bow to the box office. So, the martyrs have to suffer a little?

...The key is that when they set up the project, they didn't even communicate with the family members. They just filmed whatever they wanted, but did they ever think about the feelings of the family members? It's not that they don't know how to do it, it's that they are too lazy to communicate with the family members, but they basically turn a blind eye to them!

Our family sacrificed four people for Xinzhong... How come they don't even bother to say hello now? ... Our ancestors were fooled in the movie, and as descendants, we are deprived of even the most basic right to speak..."

The entire film industry was watching the fun, but no one dared to intervene.

However, a consensus has already emerged in the industry, namely:

I'm afraid that "The Founding of an Army" will be completely ruined! Several state-owned enterprise producers, led by China Film, will also be in a state of panic! As for Liu Weiqiang, at least he should go back and keep a low profile for several years, right?

…

On the morning of the 28th, the first-day box office of the two movies yesterday was already on the headlines of film and television entertainment information and topped the Weibo hot search list.

Needless to say, the uproar on the Internet yesterday was naturally "artificially" removed from the hot searches, the popularity was lowered... and it disappeared.

"…With a 24.4% screening rate, Wolf Warrior 2 grossed 202 million yuan on its first day, breaking the first-day box office record for domestic military-themed commercial films… The online word-of-mouth was overwhelming, making people excited…"

"According to the data from the cinema chain this morning, the second day after the release of Wolf Warrior 2, the overall screening rate has soared to 41.9%..."

"The Founding of an Army failed at the box office on its first day, earning only 54.81 million yuan at the box office with a screening rate of 45.5%, accounting for only 18.7% of the total box office..."

Yesterday was a weekday, Thursday, so the box office data of the film market can better illustrate the fact that "Wolf Warrior 2" took off!

…

"The Central Film Bureau is in a state of disarray. I heard that Director La went to the bureau early in the morning and was called over."

As soon as Wang Changtian entered the villa, he excitedly shouted to Lin Nan and Liu Yifei who were distributing cat food. Beside him were Wu Tian and Xie Nan, the latter two of whom had bright smiles on their faces.

After all, the total box office of Wolf Warrior was only 706 million, but Wolf Warrior 2 earned 202 million in just one day! And judging by the momentum, it was a completely hot scene.

"Hong Kong's 'big director' is really the natural nemesis of China Film Corporation's chairman." Lin Nan stood up straight and used Han Jianu's original words.

"Hahahaha... you know what, it's really like that." Upon hearing this, Wu Wei and Xie Nan couldn't help laughing.

While the four producers were quietly celebrating the first day box office of "Wolf Warrior 2", the Film Bureau was not so "happy".

Because those who report problems and seek explanations are not ordinary people, let alone people who are deliberately looking for trouble, the bureau has to take it seriously.

Arrived at 9 o'clock and left at 12 o'clock in the morning, without even having lunch. Many people saw the frosty face of the chairman of Lada, who looked like he didn't want anyone to approach him...

"Director Zhang, where is Dong?" The secretary came up to Zhang Hongsen and asked in a low voice.

The latter looked towards the gate and shook his head speechlessly: "I said at the beginning that he was not as good as Han Sanping. Not only did he mess up the tribute film for the 90th anniversary of the founding of the army, but he also caused such a big mess.

Forget it, I won’t talk about it anymore. I only have half a year left to interact with him. By the way, how about Wolf Warrior 2? "

“Director Zhang, this movie is developing exactly as we hoped to see, and it’s even better… Almost the entire Internet is full of praise for Wolf Warrior 2. It can be seen that public opinion is fermenting wildly in a positive direction. Many people on the Internet are shouting that they want to join the army. The public’s emotions are boiling, and patriotic feelings are rising…”

"Okay, that's good. Go notify them and ask them to submit the application for the extension key as soon as possible. It will be announced on the official website on the 1st of next month."

…

On the 27th, it closed at 202 million;

On the 28th, 315 million was cut;

On the 29th, the daily revenue exceeded 300 million, with a revenue of 313 million;

On the 30th, it even reached a higher level, earning 343 million yuan in daily box office.

In four days, the total box office of "Wolf Warrior 2" reached 1.173 billion;

Moreover, on the morning of the 31st, with the filming rate still at 48%, the attendance rate was still full...

At this point, the entire Chinese-language film industry was in a complete uproar, and all production companies saw the direction of development and money-making for at least the next few years:

The rice pot of "patriotic sentiment" is cooked, and the quantity is huge, enough to support the entire Chinese-language film industry!

"Wolf Warrior 2" is an example. It is the first movie in the film market to try out the "patriotic sentiment" crab.

Wu Tian did as he said at the premiere. After him and after "Wolf Warrior 2", a new track has been opened up by him, and it is a track that is in the limelight.

Wu Qi is already soaring into the sky!

Let’s look at “The Founding of an Army” again. It was a good tribute film, but it ended up being a fan movie. It barely grossed 200 million yuan in four days, and the weakness was obvious...

July is coming to an end, with only one day left, and August's movies are beginning to get ready.

However, with the overwhelming and unstoppable attack of Wolf Warrior 2, which subsequent film will be free of pressure?

The answer is obvious. All subsequent film producers and producers are strong on the outside but weak on the inside.

Even Alibaba Pictures, which is full of confidence and has been preparing for the film version for so long, feels a little guilty today...even though they have a self-indulgent weapon like "big data".