On its tenth day of release, "The Boy Who Abandoned the World" grossed over 300 million yuan.
This isn't particularly surprising; it's quite good for a low-budget film, but for a film invested in by Yin Weilin, it doesn't even meet the minimum requirements.
However, this result is still gratifying, because the box office for "The Boy Who Abandoned the World" actually rose day by day, instead of slowly declining after the premiere.
This is the power of word of mouth. I wasn't planning to come and check it out after a friend's recommendation.
Moreover, many film critics praised the technology used in the film, but did not question the authenticity of the animals in the film.
After all, the mammoths, saber-toothed tigers, and white apes in the movie were so realistic that you couldn't tell it was all special effects.
However, Yin Weilin's response was not very specific, only saying, "This is a special case, and my company cannot produce this effect at the moment."
He didn't want to shoot himself in the foot. If he boasted that his company could already produce such special effects, what would happen to the next movie? Wouldn't that be digging his own grave?
However, Yin Weilin's words still had an effect. Everyone speculated about how Yin Weilin managed to create such special effects, what the so-called special circumstances were, whether it was because he used new technology and invested heavily and therefore couldn't replicate it, or whether he outsourced the work to another company, but which company could produce such effects?
The plot of "The Boy Who Abandoned the World" can only be rated around 7 out of 10, while the scenery can be rated 9 out of 10. However, the realism is absolutely 10 out of 10. There is no flaw in it. This level of realism is like a documentary about the relationship between man and nature!
But no other documentary has ever captured such perfect teamwork between animals; the level of detail in each battle is truly unparalleled. And the protagonist's various fighting moves are incredibly cool.
One scene shows the protagonist standing under a coconut tree, holding a few scrap pieces of thin metal. The camera doesn't move at all, perfectly capturing even the movement of the coconut leaves in the wind.
But the protagonist is like that, throwing knives, each piece of metal accurately knocking down a coconut.
A busybody downloaded the video and watched it dozens of times at ten times speed, trying to find any signs of editing, but he couldn't find any. He then uploaded the slow-motion video online, and all the bored and kind-hearted netizens helped him find it.
As a result, they came to the conclusion that there were no special effects.
In other words, the protagonist actually used a piece of iron to knock the coconuts off the tree, hitting the base of each coconut precisely.
The post's comments exploded instantly, with many exclaiming that Li Xunhuan's Flying Dagger had returned to the martial arts world.
There are many similar detailed analysis posts, with the most attention focused on the coconut-cracking scene, followed by the scene of the protagonist lifting a giant rock.
In the scene, the protagonist gathers stones together, his muscles are taut, and his physique makes countless female viewers drool, exclaiming how can someone have such a perfect body. Compared to him, the muscular men in the gym are instantly outshone.
More and more people are calling for the identities of the lead actors to be revealed, but the film company has not responded at all, because apart from Yin Weilin and Mu Xun, no one knows who the lead actors are, so there is no way to reveal it even if they wanted to.
That's what female viewers care about, but the video's uploader's comment was about the filmmakers' meticulous attention to detail. Even the ground beneath the protagonist's feet changed slightly as the boulder was lifted. When the boulder was lifted, ants could be seen in the soil on the stone, as if a real boulder was being lifted.
These factors contributed to the soaring rating of "The Boy Who Abandoned the World" to 9.3. Its popularity also grew, even being hailed as a new milestone in Chinese cinema.
It's important to understand that films that receive such high ratings are mostly niche art films. The reason they get such high ratings is because the total number of people who rate them hasn't reached that level yet; a few low ratings can drag down the average score.
It's rare in the history of Chinese cinema for a film as popular as "The Boy Who Abandoned the World" to reach such heights.
However, some content shown in the film has attracted the attention of some people with ulterior motives.
These people with ulterior motives had different purposes, and most of them were suspicious of each other among their peers. However, there was one person who was different. He was not looking at the plot or the scenery, but at the lead actor and what the lead actor presented.
Sha Rong is a martial artist, and a modern martial artist at that, so watching movies is one of his daily leisure activities.
He was recommended the movie "The Boy Who Abandoned the World" by a friend, who said that the lead actor should have martial arts skills and not just be a showman, so he came to see it.
But after watching the movie, he couldn't remember the content at all. His mind was filled with the image of the lead actor, the true meaning of Xingyi Quan in his movements, the amazing knife-throwing skills, and that familiar figure. All of these reminded him of someone, someone who made him want to vomit blood.
He vomited blood, and that wasn't an exaggeration; he really did. After waking up from exhaustion during the competition and learning the result, he immediately vomited blood, staining his white hospital flyer red, and then fainted again, almost needing to be rushed to the emergency room.
Sha Rong could never forget the man who made him taste the bitterness of defeat.
He wasn't without losses. Before he mastered Tai Chi, he often lost, and even after he mastered it, he still lost to Xiaolin.
However, this was the first time he had ever lost so frustratingly, so unwillingly, and so humiliated.
Did he faint from exhaustion?
He never imagined he would lose like this in his entire life; it was incredibly painful.
He really wanted to challenge Chen Yang again, and he had even found out that Chen Yang ran an inn. However, after his previous experience, he had a bit of a lingering doubt, and he wouldn't go looking for Chen Yang again until he was absolutely certain of success.
However, after watching the movie, he couldn't stand it anymore. He was certain that the movie's lead actor was Chen Yang, and he knew Chen Yang's moves very well, to the point that they were etched in his memory.
This guy doesn't practice martial arts properly, yet he still has time to make movies and earn money!
Sha Rong didn't believe it. How could Chen Yang not neglect his martial arts skills? He knew how troublesome it was to make a movie. This movie used so many special effects. It was definitely not a movie that was made casually. It must have taken a lot of time.
Chen Yang must have gotten cocky after winning the championship and doesn't know his own limitations. Sha Rong will teach him a lesson.
When Sha Rong bought the train ticket to HZ, Chen Yang was unaware of it. The world would soon be entering spring after the New Year, and even if he knew, he wouldn't bother with it. He was busy, with many things to deal with at the beginning of spring.
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