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On the second day after the release of "The Wind", the box office once again broke the ceiling, with 37 million yuan!

Based on the current development of the Chinese film market, this number has almost reached the limit!

Napoleon once said: China is a sleeping lion. Once it wakes up, the world will be shaken!

That's right, China has just opened its sleeping eyes, and it has already begun to stir up troubles. "The Sound of the Wind" is like a fuse, igniting the Chinese people's deep love for the motherland!

In recent years, both Chinese movies and China's national strength have been growing rapidly. People's living conditions have been improved. The 2008 Olympics are about to be held. Everyone's sense of identity with the country and expectations for the future have reached to a new level.

The public needs a movie like this to express their sense of identity and expectations!

Before this movie, what would you talk about with the people around you? It’s just some trivial things in life, but after watching the movie, everyone talked about the feelings of family and country, and remembering the heroes!

What a country and a nation need most are heroes. These heroes are not only great men who are well-known to everyone, but also ordinary people who contribute in obscurity.

Their efforts may be insignificant, but countless such heroes have made China what it is today!

The influence of "The Wind" has spread throughout society, especially young people. "The Wind" seems to have suddenly touched their breaking point, and the entire Internet is discussing and expressing their emotions.

"It's so touching! Gu Xiaomeng's confession is so touching, I really can't control myself!"

"After watching "The Wind", I had the urge to rush to the battlefield with a gun and tell everyone that I am also a son and daughter of the Chinese nation! I can also protect my family and my country!"

"I recommend Xuanyuan with my blood! When the motherland needs me, I will not hesitate!"

"Everyone is destined to die. It may be heavier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather. The movie "The Wind" is heavier than Mount Tai!"

"Everyone should watch the movie "The Wind". The rise and rejuvenation of China needs movies like "The Wind" and the spirit in the movie!"

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When a movie attracts the attention of the whole society and forms a wave, this influence is not only reflected in the explosion of box office.

On the night of July 8, CCTV's "News Broadcast" spent more than a minute reporting on the impact of "The Wind" in China.

The entire report explains the extraordinary features of "The Wind" from three perspectives: the audience, the creative team and the publicity gate.

The report started with the audience queuing up to buy tickets at the cinema, and comprehensively described the nationwide wave of movie watching triggered by "The Wind" in China. Then, brief words from the creative team appeared in the camera,

As a director, Shanhe was the first to appear in the report, ""The Wind" is adapted from real events. During the filming process, we did not tell it as a story. We have been pursuing truth and trying to use cameras to restore history. , it is precisely because of this sense of reality that it resonates with the public. China needs such a movie today, and I am very happy that "The Wind" can meet everyone's patriotic needs!"

Screenwriter Mai Jia then appeared, ""The Wind" comes from history. When Shanhe and I were writing the script, we were moved by the characters we wrote several times. We almost wrote the script with tears in our eyes. This is also the reason why it can move everyone. !”

Zhou Xun also appeared in the report, "It is an honor for me to play such a great woman as Gu Xiaomeng. I experienced several collapses during the filming process, so I can better understand the greatness of the martyrs. They paid so much." There are so many, and they are worthy of our respect and remembrance!”

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The "Xinwen Lianbo" report further spread the clamor caused by "The Wind". Major theater chains across the country have adjusted their film schedules for "The Wind" to more than 80%, and even many theaters have reached 90%.

But an endless stream of audiences still filled the cinema. Not only young people, but many middle-aged people and the elderly also walked into the cinema with their families. The patriotic needs of both young and old do not discriminate!

Starting from the working day on Monday, according to normal box office trends, the single-day box office should be much lower than that on the weekend.

But "The Wind" broke this routine. Although the attendance rate during the day has decreased, the night show is still full. Coupled with the increased film schedule, the single-day box office of "The Wind" still remains at more than 3,500!

Breaking 100 million in three days, 108 million! Sweeping all records of Chinese movies!

This situation has dumbfounded film companies and filmmakers across the country. Is "The Wind" going to reach 500 million?

The current domestic box office record belongs to "Painted Skin", with 386 million, which still has not exceeded 400 million!

When "Painted Skin" was released at the beginning of the year, media and filmmakers across the country were discussing that "Painted Skin" is expected to maintain its phenomenal box office for a long time.

With the box office exceeding 400 million, the film market needs to further mature. The expansion of theater chains and the maturity of film production can allow Chinese films to break this bottleneck.

Who would have thought that the bug of Shanhe would lead to a movie with such an unconventional main theme? This is almost like using the national film market to accumulate the box office data of "The Wind"!

No one knows how long this national wave will last. Since the reform of the Chinese film market, this is the first domestically produced film to hit the ground running. The last time it was made was the Hollywood film "Titanic". In 1997, it made a box office figure of 360 million!

Once a wave forms, it won't stop and sweeps over!

The single-day box office on Tuesday was 35.3 million, and the box office on Wednesday was 35.1 million!

The box office finally dropped below 35 million on Thursday, 31 million, but it still exceeded 200 million in six days!

Phenomenal theme movies were fanned out in advance under the wings of Shanhe!

"The Wind" was extraordinary, and the one who benefited the most was Zhou Xun. Her role as Gu Xiaomeng moved the whole country.

Since the release of "The Wind", she has been shining brightly under Gu Xiaomeng's aura. She has been applauded wherever she goes, and people regard her as a living hero.

Her national popularity is overwhelming, which makes her stand out directly from the four major actresses. The media evaluates her as a contemporary movie queen.

She is even the only one among Chinese actresses, catching up with the older generation of movie queen Gong Li.

If she can receive another international award, she will write an extremely glorious page in the history of Chinese film!

Zeng Li is also one of the biggest beneficiaries. The consecutive hits of "Painted Skin" and "The Wind" have completely stabilized her position as a first-line actress in China.

Coupled with her breakthrough acting skills, natural beauty, and broad acting career, Zeng Li's future is bright!

Compared with the two heroines, the male actors in the film benefited much less. Chen Daoming, Chen Baoguo and Yingda are all well-known actors of the older generation. Their performances in "The Wind" brought them praise , the popularity naturally increased greatly, but there was no qualitative leap.

On the other hand, Hu Ge gained both popularity and reputation with his outstanding performance of Bai Xiaonian. He began to emerge among young actors and embarked on the road of transformation from a TV idol star to a powerful movie star.

In addition to the actors, the Mai family became a big winner. Not only did their fame soar, but their new book "The Wind" also exploded through the sales of the movie, with nearly 200,000 copies sold in the first week.

A new Chinese phenomenal writer is rising!

As the director of the film, Shanhe naturally benefited a lot, but his foundation was too big and his nationality was too high!

The high-quality explosion of "The Wind" only added another qualification to his legendary career, and Shanhe's path as a director has entered a new stage.

From "Bottom Girl" to "Moon" and then to "The Wind", three films in three genres have all been a great success. The director's reputation has accumulated to a new height, and the public's expectations for him have also reached a new level. high.

His fans on the Internet even shouted the slogan "Shanhe will represent Chinese movies to conquer the world!"!

Shanhe is indeed working hard in this direction. For him, "The Wind" is already in the past tense, and "Dallas Buyers Club" is waiting for him to complete.

However, Qiu Chuxi’s pestering spirit has seriously affected his preparations for a new book!

After not seeing her brother for more than half a year, Qiu Chuxi was naturally obsessed with this brother who she thought was perfect.

No matter where Shanhe goes, she follows him. Coupled with the company of Qin Nan, an intern secretary and assistant, Qiu Chuxi lives a very happy life.

It's better to be in the capital. Without mother's nagging and control, I can follow my brother on the road and talk about new things. My brother responds to me all the time, giving me whatever I want, eating whatever I want, and Sister Qin Nan. It’s such a pleasure to chat and brag with you!

It’s just that his great career as an online store has been put on hold by Shanhe, but don’t worry, my brother can’t stand his pestering!

"The Wind" has entered its second weekend of release, and overseas countries have also begun to release it one after another.

Abroad, "The Wind" is not a main theme movie. Chuhe Film and Television defines it as a suspenseful horror film. The primary publicity focus is naturally the director Shanhe. The wave of movie viewing triggered in China is also one of the focus of publicity.

In addition, different countries have different distribution and promotion strategies. Takeda played by Chen Daoming in Neon has become one of the focuses of promotion.

There is no deliberate distortion and vilification of Takeda's image in "The Wind". Takeda is a militarist who is eager to prove himself and wash away the shame of his family. From the initial eagerness for success to the final suicide by caesarean section, the silkworm played by Chen Dao famously It's silky to the bone, and the Japanese dubbing in the movie is also very standard.

The character Takeda is not repelled by the Neon People!

Needless to say, in Bang Country, the main focus is on resisting Japan. This topic definitely has a market in Bang Country.

The focus of publicity in the European and American markets is on horrific punishments and brain-burning suspense, with the slogan "The magician takes you to the extreme of fear and suspense!"

From Shanhe to Chuhe Film and Television, everyone was not optimistic about the overseas box office of "The Wind". They started overseas distribution with the mentality of taking advantage of the situation and relying on Shanhe's reputation to give it a try!

Unlike its overseas release, the domestic "Wind" was still rampant in its second weekend. The box office that dropped on Thursday was once again lifted to 35 million by the swarming audiences!

There has even been a buzz about the box office on the Internet. Fans of Shanhe and the general public want to see "The Wind" set an incredible record!

They are all proud of the phenomenal performance of "The Wind"!

We Chinese are so patriotic, look at how much we praised "The Wind", 400 million is the minimum, 500 million is not too much, haha... who else!

"Why is it only 35 million? I went to the cinema today and it was full. I thought it would break 40 million!"

"Thirty-five million is terrifying. Our film market is estimated to only have such great potential. There are still too few cinemas. Otherwise, let alone 40 million, 50 million would be easy. There are too many people watching movies!"

"My grandparents even went to the cinema because of my promotion. When they came back, they praised it and said it was a good shot. It had the flavor of the Republic of China. Everyone should spread the word to the people around us and let's create an incredible miracle together!"

"I have watched it for the third time, and I was still very moved at the end. Zhou Xun's performance was great, Zeng Li was also great, and the final scene was so beautiful. Shanhe was really good at choosing the heroine!"

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By the end of the second weekend, the domestic box office had exceeded 300 million, reaching a staggering 320 million!

Three hundred and twenty million for nine days! Forty million dollars!

Isn’t this worse than the North American box office? The weekly box office champion in North America is less than 30 million US dollars!

Is this still the Chinese film market? If this trend continues, it will catch up with the United States every minute in the next ten years!

The whole country is shocked by the box office data of "The Wind"!

The media reported wildly on this phenomenal data.

""The Wind" blows the clarion call of the storm, and the upper limit of domestic films is endlessly raised!"

"China will never lack box office, it just lacks movies that resonate with it!"

"Three hundred and twenty million in nine days! The supply of movie tickets exceeds the demand, and the mountains and rivers will create magical miracles again!"

""The Wind" dominated the national box office last week, and movie fans repeatedly complained that there were too few cinemas..."

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This news has even spread all over the world. Media in M ​​country, Neon, and various European countries have reported to varying degrees the phenomenal data created by "The Wind" in China.

"New York Times": The new movie "Magician Hua Guoqiu" has a box office of 40 million US dollars in China in ten days, triggering a nationwide craze in China. The Chinese market may have surpassed Neon to become the world's second largest film market...

"Asahi Shimbun": The Magic Prince used an anti-war film to set off a wave of movie watching in China. "The Wind" was released on Neon, and the rightists resisted, but there was still an endless stream of moviegoers...

"Chosun Ilbo": The magician Shan He once again created a miracle. The anti-Japanese film "The Wind" swept Asia. Not only did it earn 40 million US dollars at the box office in China in ten days, but it was also openly released in Neon China, which also triggered heated discussions in the United States...

Shanhe has been confused by the cathartic viewing of domestic movie fans these days. This situation surprised him so much. The phenomenal explosion of "The Wind" was really beyond his imagination!

It's now 2007, and in my memory, the domestic box office champion at this time was still "Titanic"!

"The Founding of the People's Republic of China" only exceeded 400 million in 2009, but the box office champion is still the Hollywood movie "2012"!

The butterfly effect caused by mountains and rivers is becoming more and more obvious in the Chinese film market. "Three Kingdoms" and "Painted Skin" have changed their looks and broken box office records one after another!

The development of the Chinese film market is much faster than in memory. Cinemas are springing up like mushrooms after a rain. "The Wind" is even more impressive and has broken all records.

If this trend continues, a box office of 500 million is really not a luxury!

When did a domestic film hit 500 million in the previous life?

Shanhe unconsciously fell into fantasy,

"Brother, what are you thinking about? With a silly smile on your face!" Qiu Chuxi shook Shanhe's sleeve and said, "Brother Ning has called you several times!"

"Ah!" Shanhe came to his senses after his sister's shaking, turned to look at Ning Hao and his wife who were snickering, and said, "Hey, I'm composing a new novel right now!"

Qiu Chuxi beside her complained in a low voice: "I don't look like him, brother. I feel like you looked a bit like my mother when she got the land just now. They both had the same silly smile!"

"Are you kidding me? I, your brother, am someone who can be fascinated by money. Stop talking nonsense here and go cut some fruit to entertain the guests!" Shanhe insisted.

"All right!"

After Shanhe instructed his sister, he walked up to Ning Hao and his wife and said with a smile: "Old Ning, sister-in-law! Sit down! It's not the first time here!"

"Your film "The Wind" has shocked filmmakers all over the country these days! Three hundred and twenty million in nine days, tsk tsk! I can't even think about it!" Ning Hao said with a sigh.

Xing Aina also nodded in agreement: "That's right. When I first heard about it after revising the script, I thought it was a joke. It was so scary! Breaking 100 million in the past few years was a fantasy for us, but now we are all aiming for five. It’s incredible that Yi is gone!”

Shanhe sat across from the two men and shook his head and responded: "To be honest, I was also confused. I had never thought about 300 million, but I was not prepared at all for 450 million. The big scene in "Painted Skin" did not break the four Billion, who would have thought that a spy movie would touch the hearts of the public! You are so lucky!"

"How could it be luck? We all watched "The Wind". Aina burst into tears while I watched it, and my eyes were red. It was so well shot! Shanhe, your progress is so fast, not only you, but also all of you The entire team of 203 is making rapid progress. Xiaobai's photography skills have surpassed mine. The whole movie was handheld, and the lighting and scenery were perfectly coordinated. Shanhe, you guys really impressed me!" Ning Hao shook his head and sighed.

"I'm embarrassed by your praise!" Shanhe poured tea for the two of them, "Drink tea. Have you finished revising "No Man's Land"?"

Xing Aina handed over the script and replied: "We changed it according to your ideas, and you have to be clear-headed. When Ning Hao and I wrote the script, we really didn't think about the issue of review. Ning Hao came back and told me, I Then I came to my senses, I really can’t write about Northwest, it’s too sensitive!”

Shanhe took the book and responded with a smile: "Those who are in power are obsessed with the onlookers! Let me take a look at your revised script first and see if I can give you some suggestions!"

Shanhe began to read the script, and after a while, Qiu Chuxi and Qin Nan came up carrying fruits.

"Xixi and Nannan have grown so big!" Xing Aina looked at Qiu Chuxi and Qin Nan and said, "I remember when I met you a few years ago, you were still little girls!"

Shanhe raised his head and looked at the two of them, "These two are not fuel-efficient lamps. They give me a headache!"

"Haha... I heard that these two are your precious little sisters. No one else can envy you for having two such outstanding sisters!"

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After more than half an hour, Shanhe browsed through the modified "No Man's Land".

The story has not changed much. Xing Aina moved the background to the border between Outer Mongolia and China. The protagonist is still a Chinese lawyer, and several groups of international bounty hunters have been added. The role of the policeman has been split into two by her and turned into a foreigner. Mongolian police, a domestic police.

The police in Outer Mongolia assume the role of the mastermind behind the scenes, while the description of the domestic police is very vague, leaving a lot of room for the audience to guess!

The script is great. There are pros and cons to not being set in the country, but the pros far outweigh the cons.

"The script is great! I don't see anything wrong with it. Old Ning, when are you going to start the project?" Shanhe handed the script back to Ning Hao and his wife.

"I plan to prepare as soon as possible. It is impossible to shoot in the grassland and Gobi in winter. I have to hurry up and the actors have to have time to adapt!" Ning Hao replied.

Shanhe nodded and agreed, "Okay! Let's just make Sister Aina the producer! Being a screenwriter is such a waste of talent!"

"Ah! I've never done any production work, so my eyesight goes dark. Shanhe, you're just trying to catch up!" Xing Aina waved her hand and declined.

Shan He smiled and replied: "What's so difficult about this? I'll just ask Yang Liu to help you for a while. Sister Zhong probably won't be able to take care of us this year. She's busy with Jiahe Pictures!"

"Then let me try?"

"You must be fine!" Shanhe pushed the fruit plate in front of the two of them, "Eat the fruit, Lao Ning, I have another idea that is very suitable for you, do you want to hear it?"

"Oh?" Ning Hao looked at Shanhe and responded, "Aren't you talking nonsense? Will someone reject your Shanhe idea? Hurry up and say it!"

Shanhe spat out the grape skins in his mouth, "My story is called "Manslaughter"!"

Shanhe then told the story to the two of them: Li Weijie and his wife had worked hard in a border town in Thailand for 17 years. Li Weijie made a living by opening a network maintenance company and had a good relationship with the residents of the town. They had two The daughter, one is the 16-year-old eldest daughter Pingping who is in the rebellious period, and the other is the 6-year-old younger daughter. The family leads a warm and peaceful life.

However, all the tranquility was broken when the eldest daughter participated in a summer camp organized by the school. Unexpectedly, the eldest daughter Pingping was raped by Sucha, the son of the female inspector general, and the video was recorded!

Not only that, this Sucha also continued to use this as an excuse to threaten and intimidate Pingping. This matter could not be hidden from Li Weijie's wife. The three met face to face in Pingping's room. During the argument between the three, Pingping accidentally killed Sucha. The policeman killed him.

After the mother and daughter carefully disposed of the body, they told the matter to Li Weijie who rushed back. Li Weijie had seen the way the female inspector general did things and knew that they would not act in accordance with the law. In order to protect his family, Li Weijie referred to various clips in the movie And montage means, in the intersecting gaps of time and space, a set of almost perfect alibi was created for the whole family.

The police's serial interrogations and Li Weijie's serial layout push the story to a climax. Faced with an experienced and capable female police chief, and a mother who is willing to do anything to find her son, the family begins a desperate struggle to survive!

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Shanhe spent half an hour telling the story from beginning to end.

Ning Hao and his wife fell into thinking after listening to it. After a while, Xing Aina said: "This story has room for expansion. Whether it is commercial or realistic, it is an excellent material, and it is indeed very suitable for Ning Hao. Multiple narratives, The editing and switching, the black suspense, the writing is definitely no worse than "No Man's Land"!"

Ning Hao also came back to his senses, nodded in agreement with some excitement: "Shanhe, this story is amazing, how about we exchange the roles of Li Weijie and his wife? The confrontation between the two mothers, the confrontation between good and evil, we can To make the story deeper, we have a twist at the end. Sucha was not actually beaten to death by his eldest daughter, but fell into a state of suspended animation. Li Weijie's wife discovered this when disposing of the body, but she hesitated and put Sucha Cha is buried in the darkness, and the good and evil of human nature are too close, just in an instant!"

Shanhe was amazed by Ning Hao's suggestion. He still relied too much on his memory. It was indeed a stroke of genius to swap the roles of Li Weijie and his wife. The two mothers were desperate for their children. The plot would be more impactful, and the kindness and humanity of the two mothers would be more impactful. The combination of evil will make people sink into it even more, thereby enhancing the theme!

"Old Ning, this change of yours is really a stroke of genius, you are so talented!"

"Shanhe, you really gave me a happy trouble, two excellent scripts! Why don't you write "Manslaughter" yourself?" Ning Hao said with excitement and worry.

Shanhe smiled and replied: "Haha... don't be in a hurry, you can shoot "No Man's Land" first, and "Manslaughter" will come next. It just so happens that Sister Aina also has time to write out the script! I already have a project here , this time I have to go to Hollywood to have fun!"