Duncan, the director of "El Nino", one of the four highest-grossing Hollywood films, has been holding back a desire to regain that glorious position ever since he was surpassed by "The Legend of 1900".
No one wants to be regarded as a background to others.
Well, maybe there are people, but at least Duncan’s ideological awareness is not that high.
then……
"God of the Sun" was born.
This film invited the famous Hollywood actress Annie to star in it, and specially invited the special effects team that had filmed "War and Roses" to do the post-production of this film. At the same time, the quality of the film in all aspects has also undergone repeated editing and rectification, until it was adjusted into the most satisfactory plot in their minds, and then it was officially submitted for review.
Everything was done to the best of one's ability.
He is full of hope for "God of the Sun". He even considered making this movie as the first movie in the heroic universe, leaving a little easter egg at the end.
Facing the media, he was full of confidence and even made some bold statements to announce that he was finally back after being silent for such a long time!
It is really hard to accept that he has fallen from the highest position of one of the top four film directors in Hollywood.
Now!
He wants everything back!
Many Hollywood directors and actors have voiced their support for "God of the Sun", and even the CEOs of many companies have come out to support the film. Theaters of all kinds have appropriately scheduled more screenings for "God of the Sun", and many media have even started to brag about "God of the Sun" without thinking...
"God of the Sun" is coming with great momentum.
Everyone regarded "God of the Sun" as Hollywood's hope to curb "Batman 2".
The purpose is to stop the rise of "Batman 2".
For a while...
The waves are rising and the storm is surging!
Unfortunately, the world is still the same.
but……
Times have changed.
The rise of some beings cannot be stopped by anyone.
…
Early morning of December 3rd.
Duncan did not look at the word-of-mouth and ratings of "God of the Sun", but was nervously waiting for the box office on the premiere day of "God of the Sun".
There is always only one point that determines the success or failure of a movie.
That's the box office.
The box office on the first day of "God of the Sun" will determine how high "God of the Sun" can reach in the future, and at the same time, it will also prove whether it can return to glory!
Both looking forward to it and worrying about the outcome.
"Mr. Duncan... the box office is out!"
"How many?"
"Batman 2's global box office grossed $65 million on the second day, an increase of $3 million from the first day! Maybe it's going to break the record!"
"I'm not asking about the box office of Batman 2, I'm asking about our Sun God!"
“Ah, this…”
"How many!"
"About 20 million US dollars... There is no problem in making back the investment of "God of the Sun", and it can even make a profit. Mr. Duncan, in fact, it is already very good. If the follow-up is carried out... Mr. Duncan?"
“…”
When the assistant looked at Duncan, his voice suddenly stopped.
The whole office was quiet.
He saw Duncan sitting on the chair with a pale face, breathing heavily, trying to clench his fists, but he couldn't.
It was as if all the strength in my body was drained at this moment...
"I……"
"Why, again..."
“Lost…”
After an unknown amount of time, Duncan finally stood up with great effort. His throat trembled as if he had exhausted all his strength to utter these few words and then...
In the end, he couldn't stand steadily and fainted.
The cruelest thing in this world is not falling hard from a height. The cruelest thing is that you find that you have tried your best but are still pinned down by someone and are unable to resist.
You know, you've already...
There is no chance to surpass!
…
The American Film Network did not give a very good review of "God of the Sun".
Basically, the comments are "bad movie", "What era are you still making movies like this", "You are out of date, the plot is too monotonous", and "We don't like this setting".
Of course, what directly caused "God of the Sun" to fall to the bottom was the box office.
After seeing the box office of "God of the Sun", Wilson felt as if his throat was strangled and he could no longer speak.
Hope turned into disappointment in an instant.
Although it didn't fail at the box office, there was really no way it could compete with "Batman 2".
Twenty million versus more than sixty million!
The gap is so huge that there is no way to fill it.
What can be done?
The night is very deep!
Wilson bowed his head in silence.
The feeling of powerlessness is deeper and deeper.
It was not until the dawn sunlight shone on Wilson's face that a trace of blood appeared on his face.
At this moment, he can only pray that "Batman 2" does not break the final record of "War and Roses"!
otherwise……
This will be a catastrophe for the entire Hollywood.
The Chinese directors I once looked down upon, the Chinese companies I once looked down upon, the Chinese people I once looked down upon...
them……
Rising?
…
Is China rising?
No……
It can only be said that it is rising, but not fully rising.
Although the current Huayao mobile phones have defeated IP mobile phones with their inherent advantages, and the box office of "Remote" movies has been rising steadily and is challenging the number one Hollywood movie, but China is still a long way from rising.
However, some people have already predicted the future.
Although the 4G era is an era of "remote control", Lu Yuan knows that the era when the entire country will really start to compete is the 5G or even 6G era.
Wang Yaohua also understood this, so he was not misled by the superficial data and sales.
He understood that he had only temporarily won the mobile phone market, but they still had not won the real core technology competition.
Moreover, Wang Yaohua has vaguely felt that many Western countries have begun to find ways to exclude the entire "Huayao" company, especially the United States, which has begun to use some national-level means.
They have a sense of crisis.
"Shu Ren, what do you think about us investing 2 billion yuan and using it all for 5G research and development and future planning?"
"To build China's largest technology research and development laboratory? Focusing on communications?"
"Well, I feel like we may face some international pressure in the near future!"
"What about your 'cinema line'? I remember the 'cinema line' was very busy, right?"
"Opening a cinema chain won't help China... I plan to hand over the 'cinema chain' business entirely to Wang Hao! He's been playing outside for too long, and he's still filming Meteor Garden, which is really... Hey... After the filming is finished, I'll have him come over no matter what!"
"Well, my dear, you have the final say. If you need investment, I can provide about 1 billion! In terms of technology and talent, tell me what kind of talents you need, and I will go find them myself! You manage the internal affairs of the company..."
"good!"
In the teahouse.
The two middle-aged men, who were just over fifty years old, looked into the distance at the same time and nodded.
Their eyes are full of longing for the future.
However, there is a strong sense of crisis.
After all, they understand that the future will definitely not be smooth sailing.
Win once...
not enough!
…
No one knew that not long after the beginning of the 4G era, some people in China began to prepare for the 5G and 6G eras.
Most people just focus on the movie industry!
It seems that they will be able to see another incredible miracle in their lifetime!
The daily box office of "Batman 2" has been surging at a record-breaking pace. Every day's box office has been compared with that of "War and Roses". However, the box office of "Batman 2" has not disappointed everyone. Every day's box office has surpassed that of "War and Roses".
Everyone was very excited, and even the Guinness staff had already started preparing various record-breaking certificates.
They knew that "remote" was about to break another record.
The world box office king!
Um……
This title sounds quite domineering?
Time passed day by day, and after only eighteen days, "Batman 2" had raked in $1 billion at the global box office.
The entire Chinese film industry is in an uproar!
The box office record of "War and Roses" is 45 days and 1.5 billion US dollars!
We are getting closer and closer to this goal.
Compared to China, there is a dead silence in Hollywood, and the American film industry feels endless depression.
"Remote" is like a huge pressure that presses deeply on people, making them breathless.
Some people have begun to pray that "Batman 2" will fail halfway, or that some movie will stand out halfway and overthrow "Batman 2" in one fell swoop, but...
How is that possible!
"Batman 2" marked the official rise of superhero movie series for the world.
Except for Lu Yuan, the guy who defied fate and changed his destiny, no one can go against the times.
The ebb and flow of the tide…
Everyone was in a trance for some reason.
This person...
Has it always dominated this era?
wrong!
Creating...
This era?
…
when……
After Batman 2 earned 15 million U.S. dollars at the global box office on its 45th day of release, the entire "remote world" was jubilant.
Total box office: 1.53 billion!
The box office was an astonishing 30 million US dollars higher than "War and Roses", one of the four legendary Hollywood films.
history!
Truly born!
The legend was born at this moment.
Fatty Wei was so surprised that he almost went crazy!
but……
Just when everyone was rejoicing, Duncan, the director of "God of the Sun", stood up.
"It! Doesn't even surpass "War and Roses"!"
"'War and Roses' was a movie seven years ago. At that time, the price of money and the price of movie tickets were completely different!"
"If we convert the movie ticket prices back then into the current movie ticket prices, the box office would have to be at least... 1.8 billion to break even!"
"So...it didn't surpass it! It can only be, on paper, the highest-grossing movie, that's all!"
“…”
As soon as these words were spoken, the Hollywood film industry, which had felt extremely humiliated, instantly regained its former pride and vitality.
but……
It didn’t last long before Lu Yuan’s official Twitter account, which had been silent, updated its account.
He @Duncan.
“What if Titanic earned more than $2 billion?”
“…”
“…”