Volume 5: Blossom and Fruit 2018 Chapter 914
As the first wave of film reviews came out after the premiere, word of mouth about "Dying to Survive" quickly began to ferment, instantly creating a grand occasion that was both critically acclaimed and commercially successful.
Regardless of whether it was the critics who had publicly sang the opposite tune before, or the spectators who just wanted to watch the fun, anyone who actually went to the cinema to watch such a movie...
It is difficult to choose to output against the wind in such a big disadvantageous situation, so it is conceivable...
Before watching the movie, he was seriously shouting things like "Zhou Dongsheng is the standard of bad movies", but after watching the movie, his expression changed instantly.
It caused such a great shock to other onlookers who did not know the reason that many people chose to make impulse purchases and decisively placed orders to buy movie tickets.
As time goes by, with one screening after another completed in theaters, the film's audience base has skyrocketed at an incredible speed.
What followed, naturally, was overwhelming praise. Compared to the controversial "Wolf Warrior 2" which received mixed reviews, this movie, which is closer to life itself, can undoubtedly make the general public more relatable.
After all, war and guns are undoubtedly things that are far away from life for most viewers. In addition to seeking excitement, it is the patriotic sentiment contained in them that can resonate with the public...
In comparison, the various aspects of life in "Dying to Survive" and the interpretation of the words "poverty and disease" are undoubtedly more thought-provoking and shocking to the general public.
As the old lady in the play said, "Whose family doesn't have a sick person? Can you guarantee that you will never get sick in your life?"
Birth, aging, sickness and death are undoubtedly the inevitable path of life, and no one can avoid this process. But it is precisely because of this that there have been countless discussions surrounding this topic since ancient times.
The movie "Dying to Survive" undoubtedly presents a more three-dimensional and touching story to the general public. It is adapted from a real case, which adds a bit of legendary color to the movie.
Of course, the topic and popularity aroused by the movie are getting higher and higher. Among them, the wonderful dance performed by Zhou Dongsheng, which is one of the few laughs in the whole film, left a deep impression on many viewers.
Who could have thought that Zhou Dongsheng would sacrifice himself to this extent for art!
"After watching this movie, I couldn't calm down for a long time. I want to solemnly apologize to the movie, to Jay Chou, and to me for my previous rude words. I really shouldn't have questioned Jay Chou's devotion to the art of film..."
"I highly recommend everyone to watch this. Zhou Dongsheng has made great sacrifices for art. I couldn't believe this was actually Zhou Dongsheng. I thought it was a stand-in (funny)!"
"Shocking! A billionaire actually did something so disgusting on the big screen..."
"I didn't want to watch it at first, but now that you guys mentioned it, I'm interested!"
"I think we all misunderstood Zhou Dongsheng. Is there a possibility that he was deliberately singing a different tune, trying to arouse our rebellious psychology and not wanting us to go to the cinema to watch this erotic solo performance?"
"Blind student, you have discovered the bright spot. I didn't expect Zhou Dongsheng to be so scheming... So, what leverage does he have in the director's hands?"
As the movie has created unprecedented popularity and topics, these traffic will naturally be converted into box office, especially the huge investment in the early publicity and promotion work, which will indirectly feed back to the box office.
Therefore, after the first day of the movie's release, when it delivered a perfect score with over 200 million box office, there was no doubt that this movie already had the potential to be a huge hit!
In fact, based on the large amount of discussion sparked by the subject matter itself, as well as the many contents that extend beyond the film, this film is very likely to become another phenomenal film after "Wolf Warrior 2" that will trigger a nationwide viewing effect!
As expected, after successfully earning 200 million at the box office on the first day, the popularity of the movie itself has increased instead of decreased, and its influence has continued to spread, successfully attracting more and more people to go to the cinema and choose to watch this masterpiece together.
Under such circumstances, the box office of "Dying to Survive" continued to rise, successfully breaking through 300 million on the second day, and soon ushered in its first weekend, which is undoubtedly the real peak period for movie watching.
Based on the reputation and market demand that the film has accumulated in the past two days, major cinemas and theater chains have unanimously chosen to schedule their release dates for this film.
After all, neither cinemas nor theater managers will choose to go against money, and the quality of a movie will ultimately be judged by the market, and what others say has no say.
Movies are an art form that belongs to the general public!
Thanks to the high quality of the film itself, as well as the buzz and popularity it generated, "Dying to Survive" lived up to expectations and reversed the box office decline in its first weekend, earning 1 billion at the box office in just two days!
Combined with the 500 million box office in the previous two days, the movie is already heading towards the 2 billion mark with great momentum!
It has only been released for four days, but it has already taken the top spot in the schedule with its undisputed strength, and has created an effect of being the first without a gap!
For a time, the entire film market was shouting "The wolf is coming". This horrific box office trend was very similar to that of Wolf Warrior 2. Isn't it the wolf that is coming?
And, what a coincidence, these two movies have only one thing in common, that is...
Zhou Dongsheng also invested in the film, and not only did he bring in money, he also made an extra cameo appearance, although it was only a short part in this film, unlike the previous film where he had a lot of scenes...
But combining the two films, Zhou Dongsheng's thriving career, and his rising wealth, everything seems to be particularly reasonable.
After all, which outstanding entrepreneur who has reached such a height in life is not busy with all kinds of affairs?
And Zhou Dongsheng was still able to find time out of his busy schedule to give a cameo performance in the movie that was the finishing touch. How can one not be moved by such a spirit of dedication to art?
Even though there is only this one dance segment, no one doubts that Zhou Dongsheng is contributing to the film itself. This gimmick alone is at least as high as several small goals.
With "Wolf Warrior 2" in front and "Dying to Survive" in the back, no one doubts Zhou Dongsheng's vision and box office appeal anymore.
The market’s reaction says it all!
It is still unclear how other people will react, but Director Guo Fan feels at this moment that he has found a treasure!
But at the same time, I couldn't help but feel a lot of pressure. After all, as the saying goes, you can do it once or twice, but not three times. As Zhou Dongsheng's third movie as a guest star...
If I fall behind, wouldn't it highlight my shortcomings? No, no, I need to work harder, I can't bear this stigma...
Some are happy while others are worried. On the creative team side, whether it is the fledgling Wen Muye, or Ning Hao who is in charge of the overall situation, or the young director film plan that has added another powerful member...
There is no doubt that everyone involved in the film has benefited from its success, especially Wang Chuanjun, who gave a subversive acting skill and completely got rid of the shackles of the role and reinvented himself.
As for Xu Da Guangtou, he has been in high spirits recently. If nothing unexpected happens, he will most likely win the Best Actor award for this movie, thus achieving the perfect ending in his film and television career!
For this reason, these people have more or less shared their experiences with Zhou Dongsheng...
However, in the face of overwhelming praise, and exponentially growing popularity and traffic, Zhou Dongsheng remained extremely calm, watching it all like an outsider.
After all, after experiencing so many ups and downs, Zhou Dongsheng felt that his excitement threshold had been raised a lot.
Just like an old driver who has watched countless movies, ordinary movies can no longer stir up the slightest wave in his heart. Only truly high-quality masterpieces can make him hold his head up high...
Well, it may be a rough idea, but that’s roughly what I mean.
As the threshold continues to rise, desire will drive the heart to continue to climb to greater heights and challenge more difficult life achievements, so as to gain a more satisfying sense of accomplishment.
This is undoubtedly the case with Zhou Dongsheng at this moment. Ordinary things are undoubtedly unable to satisfy his appetite. Only by participating in some things at a deeper level can he feel the long-lost passion!
Guest starring in movies is just for fun, purely to satisfy Zhou Dongsheng's personal hobby. If viewed from the perspective of income, it is undoubtedly a gain that brings more fame than profit.
Although for some people, this is already considered fame and fortune, but for Zhou Dongsheng, he is obviously far from reaching this standard.
After all, even if "Dying to Survive" can surpass "Wolf Warrior 2" at the box office, the box office share it can bring to Zhou Dongsheng will still be very limited.
The film industry has never been dominated by one company alone, so naturally no one can reap the benefits alone.
In addition to the financial rewards, revisiting the movie after who knows how many years has passed undoubtedly brought Zhou Dongsheng a different feeling.
It is said that there are a thousand Hamlets for a thousand readers. If you look at the work from different angles and heights, you will naturally be able to see the different manifestations of the work in various dimensions.
For Zhou Dongsheng, who can be said to have seen a lot of things, he also gained a lot of resonance from it.
Especially when the protagonist struggles on the edge of humanity, until the very end, the hint of divinity revealed in the brilliance of humanity undoubtedly made Zhou Dongsheng deeply appreciate it.
People are always people, and cannot escape the shackles of mortal eyes and flesh. However, where the body cannot reach, the mind can!
Thinking of this, Zhou Dongsheng became more determined in his inner thoughts, and the awareness in the depths of his eyes became more deeply rooted.
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However, the influence of the film continues to ferment, not only triggering a phenomenal viewing craze, but also sparking heated public discussions, becoming a breakthrough for many people to discuss people's livelihood issues.
When the influence of a movie reaches this level, it has undoubtedly far exceeded the movie itself, just like "Wolf Warrior 2" aroused the patriotic feelings of the general public...
Once a movie transcends the movie itself, it undoubtedly means that this movie will go down in history and become a representative work engraved in film history.
In particular, the public anxiety revealed behind the "poverty disease" makes the movie itself seem to have a kind of "speaking for the people" effect, and it has an effect of reaching the ears of heaven!
When the influence of a film reaches this level, all disputes will be settled and the voice of national will will be the final word.
However, looking back, many people realized that Zhou Dongsheng's original evaluation of "Best of the Year" was not only not an exaggeration, but was even a little conservative.
Although 2018 is only halfway through, the title of the best film of the year has undoubtedly lost its suspense in advance. In fact, this movie is not only the best film of the year, but is undoubtedly a rare masterpiece in recent years.
Zhou Dongsheng, who attracted the most attention while standing on the stage, naturally also received the most praise after his "rehabilitation". The most common word among them was undoubtedly "Bo Le".
"The name of Bole is really not in vain. Not only in investment, but also in judging people, he is so accurate!"
"Investing is also investing in people. I didn't expect Zhou Dongsheng to have reached such a high level at such a young age. It's really beyond our reach!"
"If I had a son, I'd want him to be like Zhou Dongsheng. This kid is so terrifying!"
"Ahem, although, this statement doesn't quite apply to Zhou Dongsheng. After all, he is a ruthless person who opened a family tree and established a clan temple!"
"By the way, is it too late for me to change my surname now? I want to join the Zhou clan!"
"Good fellow, you are the real ruthless one, but don't tell me, if possible, I would also like to..."
No matter how long a movie is, it is only a few hours long. However, the many phenomena caused by the movie itself are undoubtedly a more exciting and magical reality than the movie.
However, Zhou Dongsheng did not participate in the many things that arose from this, but chose to turn around and hide his achievements and fame.
However, no matter how much Zhou Dongsheng wanted to keep a low profile, it was obviously too late. After all, his strength did not allow him to keep a low profile.
Because... after going through a series of IPO processes, Pinxixi finally reached the eve of listing.
In the last round of financing before its listing, Pinxixi's market value had already exceeded the 10 billion US dollar mark, and it had occupied a very strong position in the e-commerce field.
In just three years, Pinduoduo, as a rising star, has carved out a path for itself at lightning speed in the e-commerce arena where Alibaba and JD.com each occupied half of the market with an extremely strong attitude.
The situation of half of the country in the script was forcibly rewritten into a three-way balance of power!
Now, Pinxixi is standing outside the door of Nasdaq. After the ringing of a bell, it will announce its existence to the entire market.
For this reason, Huang Zheng, who had started his own business for the third time and had finally reached this step for the first time, naturally could not hide his inner excitement, and he cordially invited Zhou Dongsheng to witness it together.
Zhou Dongsheng would naturally not refuse this historic moment, but he didn't expect that Huang Zheng would play even more extravagantly than he imagined.
Not only did they not choose to travel to the other side of the ocean to complete the historic bell-ringing moment at Nasdaq, they also went the extra mile and set up a branch venue to perform a simultaneous bell-ringing.
We also cordially invited many loyal consumers of Pinxixi to come to the scene to witness this moment together.
After learning all this, Zhou Dongsheng gave a thumbs up with sincere admiration, "This time, Pinxixi has truly achieved the goal of coming from the masses and going to the masses!"
