January 15th.

noon.

"Dream Travelers" was officially released with a global box office of 800 million.

This movie, which was hailed as having a high chance of being the first Chinese movie to break the billion-dollar box office, eventually disappeared from everyone's sight amid criticism and regret.

Eight hundred million box office!

This achievement is actually enough to be recorded in the history of Chinese science fiction films.

This height has never been reached by any other Chinese science fiction film. Even last year's hit movie "The Man From Earth" could not match the box office of "Dream Travelers".

It should have been treated like a hero, but negative news about it continued after it was taken down.

after all……

For many nitpickers, although "Dream Travelers" has impressive box office, it is not a purely Chinese film.

It is gorgeous and well-made.

The fact that China and the United States co-produce movies is a little ambiguous and impure. At the same time, they believe that many technologies and special effects are borrowed from the United States, and even many spoken languages ​​and cultures are biased towards the Hollywood taste of the United States...

They feel that this movie truly reflects the Chinese sentiment.

In short, they are almost criticizing "Dream Traveler" to the point of being a bit of a Westernized work.

As for Shen Lianjie, he was also somewhat disappointed with "Dream Travelers".

After all, he had fantasized about becoming the number one science fiction director in China, the first director in China to have a box office of over 1 billion, and so on.

He even imagined that he would become famous overnight, carry the banner of Chinese science fiction films, and lead Chinese science fiction films to impact Hollywood in the future...

pity.

The dream was shattered.

The huge gap really disappointed Shen Lianjie, and he suddenly felt that the 800 million box office of "Dream Travelers" was nothing to brag about.

"Dream Travelers" has been officially taken off the screen, and its screening schedule has been replaced by "Assembly", a main theme movie that the relevant departments have been recommending in various ways.

This is how the box office of mainstream movies has always been.

However, this "Assembly" is somewhat different from previous "main melody" movies.

after all……

The screenwriter is named Lu Yuan.

Lu Yuan is now a well-known figure in the circle.

Except for "The Bicycle Thief", none of the movies written by Lu Yuan failed.

The failure of "The Bicycle Thief" was also due to the fact that the director Li You went outside to report it without going through the review, which violated the taboos in the film industry. After returning, he cut the film several times, which led to the box office failure.

However, no one can deny the quality of the movie "Seventeen Years Old Bicycle" itself!

after all……

How can a movie that has won so many awards in Venice be bad?

So, even though "Assembly" is a mainstream movie, after Lu Yuan's screenwriter title was added, the pre-sale tickets were sold out without a second thought...

Of course, in addition to this, all major schools and institutions have also been preparing to start watching this movie one after another under the arrangement of relevant departments. For a time, "Assembly" was very popular, and it seemed that a mainstream theme movie was about to rise.

"Dream Travelers" was taken off the screen one month after its release, but "A Chinese Odyssey" was not.

More than a month has passed, and there are still many viewers going to the theaters to watch "A Chinese Odyssey", and the daily box office has always remained above 7 million...

Its potential does not seem to be exhausted, and its endurance is extremely amazing.

As for the box office, "A Chinese Odyssey" is extremely amazing, with the data performance almost breaking 1 billion!

One billion!

Movie fans breathed a sigh of relief after looking at the box office of "A Chinese Odyssey".

turn out to be……

The first Chinese movie to break the billion-dollar box office has never been "Dream Travelers" or other science fiction films.

It turned out to be...

"A Chinese Odyssey"!

Of course, compared to the regret and sigh of "Dream Traveler", netizens are more appreciative and regretful of "A Chinese Odyssey"...

They felt that if there had not been the previous ticket theft incident, the actual box office of "A Chinese Odyssey" would have exceeded 1 billion long ago.

pity……

There are no ifs in this world.

Although there are also many people who criticize "A Chinese Odyssey", they have never had any impact on the box office of "A Chinese Odyssey", but instead made the box office remain stable...

"A Chinese Odyssey" is a movie worth watching.

At least after watching it once, if you read the reviews, you might go watch it a second time.

"A Chinese Odyssey" is still slowly and silently moving towards one billion, waiting for the day when it can truly break its own super record.

Of course, in January another movie "You Are the One" also started its premiere journey.

This film is the work of the best new director Wei Wuji.

This movie is also highly anticipated by movie fans.

Why?

after all……

Wei Wuji and Wei Changjun are father and son!

"You Are the One Sitting Next to Me" and "Assembly" premiered at the same time again.

One is a veteran third-generation Chinese director, and the other is a cutting-edge fourth-generation director...

The two are father and son, and it is rumored that the relationship between them is not as harmonious as that of ordinary father and son.

Anyway…

During the premiere of the two movies, countless confusing news about Wei Wuji and Wei Changjun bombarded the entire Internet.

…

"nervous?"

"A little bit, huh..."

"Why are you so nervous? Relax... You should know that unless a miracle happens, your "My Deskmate" will not be able to beat "Assembly"."

"Bah, Ayuan, are you encouraging me or belittling me?"

"What's the point of this? This is the truth..."

"Depend on!"

Fatty Wei sat in the last row of the cinema and shook his head silently.

He is under a lot of pressure at this moment.

He was not convinced by his father and he dreamed of defeating his father, but unfortunately, he knew in his heart that he was not as good as his father now.

at the same time……

"Assembly" was also written by Lu Yuan, starred by Lu Yihong, and directed by his father Wei Changjun...

Any one of these factors would be enough to make it difficult for him to cope, let alone all three of them combined.

All right……

This is undoubtedly a terrifying ship.

But even though Fatty Wei knew that his "You Are the One" could not beat "Assembly", he still wanted to give it a try.

Yes!

He wanted to test the gap between himself and his father, whether in terms of the film itself, the director's level, or some shooting details.

He wants to try them all!

Although he had given up his former pride and arrogance, he still had a strong desire to refuse to admit defeat deep in his heart.

after all!

The phoenix can only appear after being burned by fire!

At this moment, he suddenly remembered Lu Yuan's song "Stubborn"...

He remembered the lyrics.

At this moment, his originally stressed mood felt much better.

I have to admit that the songs written by Lu Yuan are really good!

As for Lu Yuan, who was sitting next to him, he felt no pressure at all.

He now has the attitude that I'm on vacation and I'm ready to enjoy it seriously.

Instead, he watched the movie seriously.

Because it was winter, Lu Yuan was dressed very bulky and wore a hat.

No one paid attention to Lu Yuan.

The same goes for Fatty Wei.

In fact, it is completely true that the most dangerous place is the safest place.

No one would have thought that Lu Yuan and Wei Wuji were sitting in the last row of this ordinary movie theater.

Who would have thought?

…

"Chang Jun... the movie has started."

"Yes, I know."

"This is the second film directed by my son. I've read the synopsis and I think it's good..."

"hehe……"

"Changjun, my son has indeed made a lot of progress in the past few years."

"Whether it's an improvement or not depends on the movie itself... It's too early to tell now, but this guy is quite courageous."

“Why not say it’s his confidence?”

"Haha, blind confidence."

"You, My Deskmate" is a youth film.

The box office of youth films has always been mediocre.

Wei Changjun sat silently in the cinema and watched the beginning of "You Are the One" with his wife.

There was always a trace of calmness on his face.

He doesn't like teen films and seldom watches them.

Originally, he should have been guarding his "Assembly Number" now, but he was pulled over by his wife.

Maybe in his heart he also wanted to know how much this little bastard of his had grown.

The movie started soon.

The scene moves to a country classroom where the sound of reading aloud is heard.

The male protagonist who had just entered junior high school was assigned to the same table with a girl named Tong Zi in the classroom.

Tong Zi is a timid but shy girl.

The male lead Wei Changjun is not familiar. He looks ordinary, dark, thin, and not very handsome. He really doesn't look like an artist in the circle.

Did this guy just randomly find someone to play the role?

No, it's not just a random find.

This guy's acting skills...

Well enough.

The heroine...

Um……

Wei Changjun looked at the girl and then felt somewhat familiar.

He hesitated for a moment, then he remembered that this so-called little girl seemed to have starred in "A Chinese Odyssey".

Then he was stunned again.

He remembered, um, the little girl's name was Qin Ya, and she was the actress who played the spider spirit in "A Chinese Odyssey"!

Schools in the countryside always seem to be poor and backward.

But the children are very lively, and a little naughty at the same time.

The male protagonist is very good at studying, while the female protagonist's academic performance is average...

The two should be from two different worlds.

However, in a hilarious accident, the two began to have interactions.

Wei Changjun nodded.

It seems that this kid has quite good skills. Even though the plot is quite ordinary, he managed to make it feel passionate.

However, this passion was fleeting and then gradually returned to calm.

The male protagonist wants to apply for a key high school. He thinks that after being admitted to a key high school, he will be able to go to a big city to pursue the so-called destiny and prosperity.

The male protagonist has repeatedly talked about the prosperity and good things of big cities in front of the female protagonist...

The heroine listened silently, and a hint of longing appeared on her slightly dark face.

Qin Ya’s acting skills are great, and she portrayed that hint of envy vividly.

Then...

The heroine also secretly filled in the hero's application.

The following plot is very bland, with all the trivial things, such as borrowing an eraser, the occasional lines expressing the feeling that time goes by too slowly, teasing the teacher, teasing the school, and talking big about what one will do in the future.

A very ordinary school life.

"It was filmed very realistically...really, my son put in a lot of hard work." Wei Changjun's wife nodded silently.

She suddenly remembered her childhood.

as well as……

Her youth is gone.

She suddenly realized that this movie was not just a romantic youth film.

Years are like a long river, time flows silently...

The first outbreak occurred when the results were announced.

The hero failed the junior high school entrance exam, but the heroine was admitted to high school and received an admission letter.

The male protagonist was stunned.

The heroine was also stunned.

The plot started to become a bit clichéd, and some bloody plots of misunderstandings also emerged.

However, under the direction of Fatty Wei, these bloody plots seem to have a little meaning, as if they are exploring the pain of youth...

When the first act ended, some moviegoers in the cinema felt very uncomfortable.

real!

They really do feel uncomfortable.

Reality!

It was obviously a movie, but Fatty Wei made it seem so realistic that many small details were surprisingly similar to their previous lives.

The hero and heroine separated.

However, we agreed to keep in touch.

In a strange school and a strange campus, the two of them kept in touch every day.

They agreed to get into a good university together, and to give each other a surprise when they got to university.

They seemed like a couple, but they never confessed their love...

As time went by, the heroine became more and more adapted to the life in the key high school. At the same time, she gradually blossomed with her own brilliance.

But for some reason the male protagonist hung out with some bad friends and got into the habit of surfing the Internet, playing cards, smoking and skipping classes, and his grades gradually became the worst.

The dream of taking the college entrance examination together seemed to collapse at this moment.

Then……

The male protagonist, who has never felt inferior, suddenly felt inferior at some point.

The heroine is like a white swan, while the hero suddenly feels like an ugly duckling.

In his second year of high school, the male protagonist realized that something was wrong and wanted to work harder.

At the same time, he wrote a letter to the heroine, but unfortunately due to some misunderstandings, the heroine's reply did not reach the hero.

The reply letter contained the address of the heroine's new home.

pity……

Fate plays tricks on us.

At this time...

The male protagonist suddenly felt that everything was different.

In the end, that vague dream of going to college was finally given up.

He began to sink completely.

This is his youth.

Everyone comes into contact with different people, resists different temptations, and then everyone's future begins to be different.

This is how I spent my three years of high school.

After graduating from high school, the male protagonist did not get admitted to that university.

And the heroine never wrote to the hero again.

The connection between the two was suddenly severed...

After graduation, the male protagonist went to the city where the university was located to work...

The heroine, on the other hand, took another path and truly took root in the big city.

Many years later...

The two met again by chance.

The past scenes surged up again...

…

Fans felt very uncomfortable.

A lot of things in this movie are very realistic.

Fatty Wei and Qian Zhong wrote down every detail of their desk mate very carefully, while also including a sense of uncomfortable reality.

Some people shed tears.

Originally, the eyes of another group of fans were slightly red, but they were not crying.

but……

After Lu Yuan's voice suddenly sounded in the movie...

They suddenly couldn't help but cover their mouths...