Let's not even talk about this director from the US who's been clamoring to go on TV and expose him.
Right now in Great Xia, many people are still shocked by the box office performance of 'Iron Man' on its second day.
"115 million? This is only the second day! How could there be such a high box office?"
Upon hearing the news, Zhao Fan looked utterly incredulous.
This completely overturned all his previous judgments.
From the start of filming to the release of Iron Man, he didn't think this sci-fi movie had any chance of becoming a hit.
On the one hand, Da Xia's science fiction films have always been in a very low position, basically meaning that starting to shoot means losing money, so he is not optimistic about Da Xu Culture's 'Iron Man'.
Meanwhile, the numerous events that occurred during this period, such as the special effects controversy, made Zhao Fan feel that Daxu Culture was likely to suffer a major setback this time.
So when Zhao Fan saw that Iron Man's opening day box office was over 80 million, he wasn't flustered at all.
Because he knew that the situation on the second day of filming would definitely be the same as that of the Shanghai bunker back then.
However, he was wrong.
Iron Man's box office not only did not decline on the second day, but it also exceeded 100 million, which almost symbolized the film's explosive success.
This is why Zhao Fan couldn't believe it at all.
You guys made a sci-fi movie that was destined to flop, and you even got betrayed by the special effects studio. How could you possibly have such a box office result?
This is so weird.
But after the initial shock, Zhao Fan was mostly bewildered.
When he first left Daxu Culture, he thought he had a bright future ahead of him, and in fact, that was indeed the case when he was directing 'Kung Fu Legend' at Moluntian Films.
However, things are unpredictable, and his film 'Kung Fu Legend' was completely defeated at the box office by 'Kung Fu'.
Suddenly, Zhao Fan, the newly popular director, became someone who was dispensable, and was also shelved by Moluntian Film and Television.
During this period, Zhao Fan had been waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity for Da Xu Culture, or rather, Xu Lu, to fail.
However, as they waited and waited, the opportunity never came.
He originally thought that Daxu Culture's sci-fi film project was the perfect opportunity, but it wasn't.
"I regret it so much. Why did I leave Daxu Culture when I was so blinded by greed?"
I'm a pig, I really am a pig. If I had stayed with Da Xu Culture, I would definitely have been the director of 'Crazy Racer'.
"If 'Stone' were combined with 'Racing' and maybe some other crazy series, I would have taken off long ago, instead of being like this now... I regret it!"
After talking to himself for a while, Zhao Fan suddenly broke down.
Because only he himself knows what a great opportunity he missed, the kind that ordinary people might never encounter in their entire lives.
After he was lucky enough to find it, he carelessly threw it away, and by the time he realized it, it had long since disappeared.
Wu Leilei, a director from Shanghai, didn't feel as much regret as Zhao Fan.
But at that moment, he was stunned.
"Why? Why did the box office of My Shanghai Bunker plummet by half on its second day, while Iron Man by Da Xu Culture actually rose?"
This shouldn't be happening. We're all in a sci-fi movie, so why should I be the only one to suffer the pain of this flop?
Damn it, what's so great about your Iron Man? Didn't you say that even the special effects weren't helped by a studio?
How can the box office still exceed 100 million on the second day? This is so unfair!
When feelings of injustice arose, Wu Leilei felt extremely distressed.
The movie, which he painstakingly filmed in Shanghai, was criticized as a terrible film by netizens, and its box office performance was a complete flop.
However, Iron Man, who is also a science fiction character, receives completely different treatment. This is such a huge discrimination.
And the key point is that this is different from what was advertised before.
Didn't all those trending topics say that Iron Man was bound to fail?
They say Iron Man must have used cheap special effects, and that there's no trend for science fiction films to take off in China.
Wu Leilei believed it all.
However, he just discovered that all those news reports were lies.
"Oh no! Iron Man is up, so does that mean I can't get up?"
Iron Man is also a sci-fi movie, and it grossed over 100 million yuan on its second day. So, my Shanghai blockbuster flopped. Does that mean there's something wrong with my level of understanding?
Damn it, I just realized I'm a terrible director, oh my god!
Wu Leilei was pale and could barely stand. This was even more painful than when he learned that "The Shanghai Bund" had flopped at the box office.
When "The Shanghai Bund" flopped at the box office, he could still complain that it was because there was no environment in Daxia for science fiction films to flourish.
But now, he can't find any excuses.
A bad movie is a bad movie, it has nothing to do with the environment. Iron Man was in the same environment, and he still rose to prominence.
With a box office of over 80 million on its opening day and 115 million on its second day, the total box office is conservatively estimated to be no less than 1.5 billion. Daxu Culture has released another blockbuster!
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When the box office figures came out on the third day, Iron Man had earned another 132 million.
Although its increase was not as dramatic as that of "Kung Fu" at the time, it was still quite stable.
It has at least shown its potential for future development, and it is not a flash in the pan like the Shanghai Bunker.
This also shows that in Daxia, it's not that science fiction films themselves are bad, but rather that other directors' science fiction films are bad; Iron Man is a very good example.
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