Chapter 549: The Collision between the Sublime and the Self

At this time, the entire literary and art circle is paying attention to these three things.

Captain America 3.

Avatar 2.

The Wandering Earth 2.

For the entire group of moviegoers, these days are undoubtedly like the Chinese New Year.

No, it seems that it is the Chinese New Year now for the Chinese people.

New Year.

Not even from last month.

The shock of those three works at the end of last year has eased.

Three productions in one year broke Titanic's record.

And in the new year.

Three more works stood out.

It is still a sequel to those three works.

The entire literary and art circle was in an earthquake.

Generally speaking.

Anyone with some spare money would buy movie tickets for all three films.

In other words, judging from the predictions of major institutions, the box office data of the three may be similar.

They are all moviegoers who have been hungry and thirsty for the movie for who knows how long.

Their wallets have long been eager to swallow up excellent works.

The difference appeared after the box office started to ferment in the second and third weeks.

This is the key time when the box office will change.

Those who are holding their tickets and waiting.

There are also those who watch it three or two times.

These talents are the factors that determine success or failure in the future.

That is quality.

“Are there any statistics on the Internet?”

“The discussion of the three works is very evenly distributed..”

At this time, Xie Qingya was sitting in her office, paying attention to public opinion, box office and changes in various trends.

The Wandering Earth.

This is a miracle created by the combined efforts of all the forces in the entertainment industry.

Now it stands on the world stage, competing with two other equally top works.

This is the second time in the history of Chinese-language films.

And the first time was last month, the first of these series of movies.

The result is naturally that Cameron has an absolute advantage.

After all, he has accumulated power.

Not just a little bit.

Even in Marvel, his popularity cannot rival Cameron's.

But this thing can be achieved through accumulation of strength, especially now, with the first wave of word-of-mouth as a foundation.

The starting points of the three works in terms of public opinion are exactly the same.

In this situation where the starting point of public opinion is exactly the same.

It's almost certain to be a fair fight.

At least it's relatively fair.

No matter which country's public opinion is overseas.

No matter what language the Internet is in.

They all have a relatively fair platform.

Xie Qingya at this time.

Just took a deep breath.

"This time it is truly fair and just. No matter what the reason or logic, at this moment, if you win, you will win with a clear conscience, and if you lose, you will lose without regrets."

This time these three top legends.

No matter what the final result is.

Everyone has to accept it.

But Xie Qingya only wanted one thing.

That means Li Yun can win.

One to another place.

You may think this is the ravings of a fool.

But Xie Qingya felt.

You might as well have a dream like this.

Maybe it can really be achieved.

At this moment Xie Qingya said softly.

"You won't disappoint me, my legendary gentleman."

"I finally understand why some people are addicted to the Internet. The speed of obtaining information on this thing is really fast. In the past, we had to go to print media to get feedback, so many times we didn't even know what our audience needed. Times are really changing so fast."

At this time, Cheng Shilong was wearing his reading glasses.

Looking at the new gadgets in front of me.

Mobile Internet.

Connecting people from all over the world in a small grid.

Twitter, Weibo.

These are Internet tools from various countries.

Connecting the will of the people of the world.

The birth of translation software even ignores language differences.

Let people understand each other and know what the other party wants, doesn’t want, and doesn’t understand.

It doesn’t matter, these can all be communicated.

"You old man, you only understand the Internet now. I even have my own real-name account on Twitter a long time ago. It seems that you are still older and more conservative than me, Brother Long."

Zhou Xingxing spared no effort to mock Brother Long.

Cheng Shilong was speechless.

"Isn't this just failing to keep up with the times and being washed up on the beach by the waves behind?"

"That's true. We were slammed down on the beach by our juniors. Not only you, but me too."

However, Zhou Xingxing had a huge smile on his face.

An incredibly brilliant smile.

Just like in the movies.

The flame of inheritance.

It has been passed on to the next generation.

Life as an actor.

Zhou Xingxing felt that his legacy had been continued.

That's enough.

It is completely enough.

This is the meaning of inheritance. This extraordinary meaning created civilization.

"I don't know if I can beat Cameron. It's incredible. I'm looking forward to it, which is incredible in itself."

At this time, Cheng Shilong shook his head.

In the past.

Where would such a wonderful thing happen?

Even his own works don't dare to dream of achieving Cameron's fame.

But now, Li Yun has given him such a possibility.

This work is called The Wandering Earth.

The Wandering Earth 2.

It is attracted by the rhythm of The Wandering Earth.

Standing on the same starting line with the other two legends.

At least we are at the same starting line.

"So do you think you can win?"

"I think it's difficult. After all, Cameron is still Cameron, and Avatar is still Avatar. I see that people discussing their works on the Internet abroad are all talking about their works, and their works are still absolutely superior..."

Right now.

The foreign Internet Twitter that Cheng Shilong follows.

This can also be seen from the proportions.

There is still a large part of discussion about Avatar.

It still has the power that the king of movies should have.

Although The Wandering Earth also has a discussion rate of about 20%.

But compared to the other two, it is still far behind.

The Internet has another benefit.

It's probably about being able to see a lot from the expected heat.

For example, the current box office.

From the level of discussion, we can tell who has the advantage.

Now has the advantage.

Just two other movies.

In other words, although they started from the same platform, those two monsters are still better.

Being on the same platform does not mean starting from the same starting line.

This is a very simple truth.

However, at this moment Zhou Xingxing said lightly.

"Let the bullet fly for a while. Personally, I think we should let this bullet fly a little further."

Far away on the other side of the ocean.

Cameron, who should have been carrying out various promotional activities at this time, actually did not do anything else.

Whether it is a promotional activity.

Or other types of activities.

None of them went.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

He just enjoyed watching the past works of Russell Wilson and Li Yun in his own home.

The blood of the elderly began to boil at this time.

If it weren't for Li Yun and Russell Wilson.

He probably wouldn't have poured as much enthusiasm and passion into doing this as he does now.

At this time, the Pentagon visitor, who was watching Cameron watching the video at home, said.

"You can't lose because you are Cameron."

"It's not that I think I will lose, but I'm afraid that I won't win beautifully enough."

Facing partners from the Pentagon.

Cameron just smiled slightly.

"And I haven't been this excited in a long time."

I have been sitting in the number one position for too long.

Too lonely and isolated.

No one here fights him.

It just made him feel empty and cold.

Therefore, we put all our efforts into the production of the Avatar series this time, in order to surpass our past selves.

And also to appreciate the beautiful works.

Yes.

His original intention of doing this may be for fame and profit.

This was his original intention for making movies.

He just wanted to watch excellent works. After all, when he was young and first came into contact with the medium of film, the feeling he felt at that time was incomparable.

Indescribably refreshing.

But I stayed in the number one position for too long.

Getting to the point where you can only admire yourself is also a kind of boredom, a nightmarish boredom.

Russell Wilson was one of his surprises.

His works are also unparalleled in terms of commercialization.

It's delightful.

However, what made him even more excited was that in the distant Eastern country, there was actually a person who dared to swing a sharp blade at him.

Li Yun.

A familiar yet unfamiliar name.

It is familiar because the TV series called The Three-Body Problem has become popular in the Western world.

Science fiction is the subject matter that can best connect people's feelings and thoughts.

He can ignore the limitations of many other subjects.

Nationality, culture.

nation.

He was bound by many things.

But science fiction themes can change these limitations.

"The Three-Body Problem" continues to ferment.

Let Cameron decide to watch this opponent's work from the beginning.

"Sir, I'm afraid you need to leave your computer desk this time. You must go and participate in this promotional event."

"Didn't you just say that my work would not lose? Why are you so anxious now?" Cameron looked at his partner with a smile.

"But your opponent this time is different. This guy named Li Yun is different from your previous opponents. He is even different from Russell Wilson."

Strictly speaking.

Captain America and The Avengers are also good.

The Avatar series, for example.

They are all Hollywood productions of very pure pedigree.

Both in terms of plot and its ideological core, it is a very pure Hollywood work.

Freedom, equality, democracy and resistance.

These American core ideas are engraved in these two works.

But The Wandering Earth is different.

The core of his thinking is different.

That is to say.

This is a thoroughly anti-Hollywood film.

Anti-American thought works.

This is unbearable.

At least the people in the Pentagon can't stand it.

After all, literary and artistic works are a form of soft power cultural invasion for them, spreading the seeds of their ideas to other countries.

This is why the United States spends a huge amount of money every year to support cultural works.

For the ignorant.

This is the pattern of a superpower.

But in fact, this is a weapon.

"So what do you want me to do sir?"

Cameron neither admitted nor denied it, he just smiled and said.

"Given your prestige in the art world, if you can stand up and publicly boycott, it will surely have good results."

"I'll think about it, sir, but could you please leave me alone now?"

"I should watch TV series."

Right now.

A large number of propaganda machines are attacking The Wandering Earth.

"This is a piece of rubbish. Don't watch it."

"What do you mean by people over 50 must stand down? This is clearly a shameful moral kidnapping and a blasphemy against freedom and equality. Who stipulated that people over 50 have no right to live? This is a film made in this backward land. Just like the land itself, it is full of daddy flavor."

"For a vague plan, why not choose digital life? There are too many bugs in it."

"I only saw the disrespect and destruction of human nature. This director has a lot of problems. His values ​​are distorted."

"The special effects are good, but that's it. There's nothing else to remember."

Some negative reviews appeared like mushrooms after rain on Weibo and Douban.

They are all criticisms of The Wandering Earth.

Liu Shanhe was extremely angry after reading these negative reviews.

"These rubbish that are funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs are just talking bullshit."

Liu Shanhe's temper was not very good to begin with, and after seeing these online comments, it became even worse.

On the contrary, Lu Zhengguang next to him spoke calmly.

"He doesn't necessarily have to be from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Look at his speeches in other places. He's a die-hard fan of Captain America. His thoughts are all about love for peace, resistance and freedom. He believes it. He really believes it."

Lu Zhengguang looked at the record of this person's speech and actually found it somewhat interesting.

A freak in a tights, holding a shield, saving women and children from time to time, has become the American spirit.

Not a word.

Guns are wrong, super powers are not registered, and they have an impact on society.

Iron Man is indeed very intelligent.

Captain America is indeed a young and inexperienced person.

At this time Lu Zhengguang said.

"So you see why the public opinion this time is so intense. Is it that the individual is above the collective, freedom is above civilization, or civilization is above everything else?"

“The collision of two ideas, the sublime and the self, is not just a war between movies, but a clash of ideologies between countries.”

These three works of art.

They each represent their own thoughts and ideas.

Cameron is a little left, Captain America is a little right, but it is still within the framework of Hollywood and American style.

Only Li Yun is different.

Only The Wandering Earth is different.

He represents pure Chinese thought.

"This is our collective work, right? Why don't you do something?"

Lu Zhengguang looked at Liu Shanhe.

Liu Shanhe just said lightly.

"Yes."

(End of this chapter)