Volume 4 Crazy Growth 2017 Chapter 839: Is It Cheap?
"I'd like to take this opportunity to respond to the controversy surrounding the recent film. I'm confused as to why it's OK for others to shoot it this way, but when I shoot it this way, people say I'm being heroic?"
"For example, in foreign movies like Saving Private Ryan and A Drop of Blood, other movies portray tough guys, but in our movies, we portray personal heroism..."
"And my personal heroism is ultimately subject to collectivism. Without a strong country to back it up, the plots in the movie would seem flashy and unrealistic ."
"But in fact, there are real cases to refer to. As for the scene of using barbed wire to catch the grenade, I think this is a movie, so it's reasonable to exaggerate a little, right?"
"Why do we have to nitpick about Chinese movies? I think the bottom line is that some Chinese have been kneeling for too long and can no longer stand up."
"It's just that Chinese people can't be strong. I just can't stand this attitude. I want to confront this issue today. Why is Leng Feng so invincible?"
"Wow, foreigners can take on an entire division by themselves and remain unscathed, and they think that's fine, they're heroes, but when it comes to Chinese people, it's not okay, they can't take on a dozen mercenaries without dying, why?"
"Foreigners can do it, but Chinese people can't? Isn't that cheap? It's really too cheap. I'm against it. I just can't stand it!"
"As for other discussions about the movie, we welcome everyone to discuss, but regarding these comments, no!"
"Our soldiers are invincible. I just filmed the spirit of the soldiers. How can it be wrong? It must work!"
"If you don't like it, don't watch it. Go watch foreign movies..."
On the stage built by Zhou Dongsheng, Director Wu spoke freely and took this opportunity to express his true feelings. He said many things that pierced people's spine without thinking, which was completely inconsistent with the doctrine of the mean, and even more inconsistent with the so-called introverted and gentle image of China...
I don’t know how many people watched this video in front of the screen, and the smiles on their faces gradually disappeared, replaced by a burning feeling, as if they were slapped by an invisible slap.
Some people will come to their senses, while others will get angry and fight back with more vicious and angry words. There is no doubt that this video has suddenly ignited the war that was gradually extinguished, and it has added fuel to the fire.
The audience, whose ideas had been gradually shaken or even led astray by public opinion, could not help but be shocked. Especially the mudslide in the entertainment industry like Director Wu's, was too shocking to many audiences.
"Fuck! How dare Director Wu do that? He's so bold! I love it!"
"That's how you should deal with it. Some people are just cheapskates. They can't stand up after kneeling for too long!"
"It's so cool! Director Wu's words are more exciting than watching the movie. It's so exciting!"
"Damn it, Zhou Dongsheng is the only one who can do this. I declare that this episode of "Zhou Dongsheng's Boring Life" is the best!"
"I declare that your declaration is valid!"
Although I know that once this video is released, it will inevitably cause an uproar and step on the tails of some people, thus provoking them to counterattack more fiercely...
However, whether it was Master Wu or Zhou Dongsheng, they both made the decision to do it resolutely.
In the face of the tide of the times, personal destiny is often insignificant. Any seemingly random choice is likely to become a turning point in your destiny, such as joining the Nationalist army in 1949, or entering the market at 5178 points...
When the opportunity comes, it doesn’t really matter who is the pig on the opportunity. As long as the person in that position meets the needs of the times, he will naturally soar into the sky like a roc that soars into the sky with the wind.
There is no doubt that Master Wu is standing at this turning point. Zhou Dongsheng, who knows this future very well, is naturally very clear that he only needs to add a little fuel to the flames...
It is very likely to achieve a wave of potential profits by making a small investment for a big return. After all, there is no era of Master Wu, there is only Master Wu under the era. If you want to be a pig on the vent of the wind, the prerequisite is naturally that you have to stand on the vent of the wind first.
If you choose to stand on the abyss due to a single thought, you will naturally face the result of infinite sinking.
Although personal destiny is insignificant in the face of the tide of the times, on the contrary, everyone's destiny is closely related to it, and anyone's success is inseparable from the blessing of the tide of the times.
Those who go with the flow will prosper, but those who go against the flow... will naturally disappear.
The blessing of the torrent of the times always makes people have an illusion that all their achievements are due to their own efforts and have nothing to do with the times. But when the torrent of the times abandons them...
The huge psychological gap will make them attribute everything to Leviathan.
For Zhou Dongsheng, as his position gradually increased and his vision and perspective broadened, he gradually gained a vague understanding of some invisible and intangible things.
If Zhou Dongsheng initially thought of making a cameo appearance in Wolf Warriors 2 just on a whim and out of a desire to attract attention, then he can now undoubtedly smell something unusual.
At the same time, I vaguely realized that in addition to the needs of the times, Master Wu's clear-cut position may have also played a crucial role.
If you stand in the right direction, everything will be twice as easy with half the effort. But if you insist on going against it, even if you are arrogant and conceited, you may not be able to get anything good.
After all, there is an old Chinese saying, "The one who makes mistakes in Xixi is Wei Junjie!"
Zhou Dongsheng already had a general idea of the benefits that Master Wu could obtain, but if he also made a firm choice... would he receive some inexplicable support and resource allocation?
This has undoubtedly touched upon Zhou Dongsheng's blind spot in knowledge, but obviously, what he does is not important; what is important is how others view the result!
In any case, it's worth a try, after all, it's a profitable business.
Even without this consideration, Zhou Dongsheng would certainly spare no effort to do it purely for the promotion of the movie. After all, on this issue of right and wrong, Zhou Dongsheng has never had a second choice in his heart.
After all, when the sun rises, it's time for that damn lighthouse to take a break.
Zhou Dongsheng couldn't help but feel enlightened. Perhaps he had already made the choice deep down when he decided to guest-star in this movie.
As for this video, it just clearly expresses one's attitude and position to the fullest.
To put it bluntly, it is not difficult to see from the intention of the movie "Wolf Warrior 2" that Director Wu's original intention from the beginning to the end was to give the market a strong dose of medicine.
For this reason, under Zhou Dongsheng's instigation, the two of them hit it off and chose to work together to create such an abstract and ironic video.
At the end of the video, Director Wu changed his tone and said to Zhou Dongsheng with a smile: "Isn't that a bit too radical?"
Zhou Dongsheng said seriously: "On the contrary, I think what I said is quite plain and simple. Being misunderstood is the fate of those who express themselves, but we can't castrate ourselves and be afraid to express ourselves..."
The two couldn't help but smile at each other, and then the video ended. Obviously, no matter what the content of the video was, it was no longer important at this moment, and the emotions of most of the audience were also aroused.
And this passionate emotion was transformed into motivation, pushing the video to spread across the entire Internet. Whether on short video platforms or on Weibo, the popularity was rising like a rocket.
It even appeared to have dropped from the sky and directly ranked first on the hot search list. The overly straightforward content in the video undoubtedly deeply hurt the hearts of some people.
A single stone can cause a thousand ripples, and public opinion instantly became boiling. Even the silent majority's enthusiasm was directly ignited, and they chose to join the boiling public opinion field.
Although Master Wu's words are too straightforward, this distinctive image and his straightforward personality are exactly what many viewers like.
Especially for many audiences who like to watch movies, they have suffered from traffic for a long time. Before this, countless movies that were pieced together were able to make a lot of money in the film market by relying on traffic.
Under the market dominance of traffic supremacy, even popular variety shows are able to join in the fun, which really makes many viewers feel that they are suffering. Watching these movies is like paying for trouble.
At the same time, the general public is somewhat fed up with the fake and pretentious image of celebrities. Under such circumstances, Master Wu suddenly appeared with the movie "Wolf Warrior 2"...
It really made many viewers feel refreshed. After being used to eating Western food with American heroism as the main theme, they suddenly tasted Chinese food dominated by authentic Chinese values.
This sense of freshness and satisfaction is enough to satisfy the long-hungry audiences, and this kind of movie that subverts traditional stereotypes can easily become a big hit in the film market.
When this video went viral on the Internet and caused a huge response, the audience who had been "resisting the odds" suddenly found their backbone and compiled Master Wu's quotations into a new Bible, which they regarded as a guiding principle.
Although Master Wu's quotes are too concise, they are very useful in refuting those self-righteous people who are trying to criticize "Wolf Warrior 2".
Moreover, for a while, this spark in the public opinion field actually showed a tendency to spread like wildfire. Countless viewers transformed themselves into "spiritual shareholders" and began to brag about themselves in the public opinion field. The momentum they created was even greater than the publicity and promotion offensive that Dongsheng Media had painstakingly created.
After all, he who wins the hearts of the people wins the world, and at this moment in the film market, "Wolf Warrior 2" has undoubtedly gradually gained the support of the people.
Although more and more people are unable to sit still and try to criticize the film from various angles, it is obviously difficult to effectively stop the film when the trend has already been established.
As the video continued to ferment across the entire network, the many discussions about "Wolf Warrior 2" naturally gave a strong boost to the box office. "Wolf Warrior 2", which had originally begun to follow the pattern of "opening high and ending low", finally stopped its decline.
The original single-day box office on the fifth day barely took in less than 300 million yuan, and the cumulative total box office was just one step away from breaking 1.5 billion yuan. Compared with the 400 million box office that set China's single-day box office record yesterday, the downward trend is obvious.
However, as the video continued to ferment that night, the box office of "Wolf Warrior 2" reversed its decline the next day , but suddenly rebounded and cut a box office of just over 300 million yuan.
This not only means that the total box office of "Wolf Warrior 2" has officially exceeded the 1.5 billion mark, but is also marching towards the 1.8 billion mark.
At the same time, the bet on the "1.5 billion box office" finally came to a successful conclusion on the sixth day of the movie's release.
Zhou Dongsheng naturally didn't hesitate to respond. He directly tagged Zhou Dahai on Weibo and left two concise words, "Come on!"
Even though the movie has only been released for six days, the suspense of this bet had already been lost a long time ago. Zhou Dahai had been waiting for this for a long time, and the slight hope he had in his heart was shattered.
Although such an account with tens of millions of followers is worth a lot of money, Zhou Dahai, who claims to have mastered the version traffic password, is confident of making a comeback.
After obtaining ownership of the account, Zhou Dongsheng had the account cleared without saying a word, and casually posted a long-planned Weibo post to declare his sovereignty.
"I won the first battle and got a trophy, an account with 10 million followers. After much thought, I still don't know what to do with this account. Since the movie Wolf Warrior 2 touched me deeply, I decided to donate the box office revenue from Wolf Warrior 2 in the name of all the audiences. The relevant details will be announced on this account at that time."
After clarifying his purpose, Zhou Dongsheng did not hesitate to use his chips. If he missed this opportunity, he might not be able to find such a store again.
Only by striking while the iron is hot can one have a chance to succeed. Therefore, in order to carry out his ideas to the end, Zhou Dongsheng is willing to invest a lot.
Even if it didn't work, it wouldn't be a big deal for Zhou Dongsheng. After all, this was an open conspiracy!
It is obvious that Zhou Dongsheng wants to spend money to buy fame, and to have a legitimate reason for doing so. If he can transform himself into a regular army, that would be great.
However, Zhou Dongsheng's light-hearted remarks produced a shocking effect, throwing another depth bomb into the already turbulent public opinion field, leaving countless spectators stunned.
At the same time, I was deeply impressed by Zhou Dongsheng's "Pattern".
"Fuck, that's awesome!"
"I won't even lean on the wall, I'll just obey you!"
"He is truly a role model for our generation. My admiration for Jay Chou is as overwhelming as a surging river..."
"Me too!"
With Zhou Dongsheng's financial power, public opinion, which had already begun to regain the upper hand, now crushed the audience with an overwhelming advantage. For a time, the word-of-mouth effect of "Wolf Warrior 2" finally began to gradually emerge.
Many viewers were not satisfied after watching it once, so they took their family members to the cinema for a second watch. To some extent, main-theme movies are also a kind of "family-friendly" movies suitable for all ages.
The threshold for watching the movie is extremely low, and it is also one of the few movie themes that can be watched with family. Especially for the core values of "Wolf Warrior 2", the older generation who have experienced the turbulent international situation in the last century will undoubtedly be able to empathize more.
Therefore, under this kind of "word of mouth" promotion, "Wolf Warrior 2" made great strides, and for several days in a row, the daily box office remained above 200 million!
This result seemed to be the last straw that broke the camel's back. Many official media suddenly spoke out at the same time, as if it was the final conclusion. The outcome put an end to this farce and directly defined "Wolf Warrior 2".
It is worth mentioning that the “patriotic young entrepreneur Zhou Dongsheng” was also mentioned…
