Chapter 235: Red Cliff's Raging Box Office

What are the public more interested in?

In addition to the international situation, there are also the secrets of some public figures or bigwigs.

This is also why every time there is negative news about a celebrity, it attracts a large number of people to watch.

The people in Taishan Society were the first group of people to become rich in the mainland.

Their companies are all well-known or even leading enterprises in the industry. Some of their deeds are also widely circulated, and some of them have even published autobiographies.

As their dark secrets were exposed, they attracted a large number of people to watch and sparked heated discussions.

At this time, Liu Zhou would not talk about martial ethics with them.

They can frame others, and so can Liu Zhou, and he is better at it than them.

Therefore, Liu Zhou exposed all their deeds, including embezzlement of state-owned assets, dirty internal power struggles, decadent private lives, beauty pageants in the dance troupe, etc., to the public.

Liu Zhou even asked people to write their deeds in a more melodramatic and bizarre way because it would be more attractive.

At this time, everyone also realized that these big guys who were originally high and mighty were not as noble and inspiring as they were said to be.

Their methods are even dirtier, their lives more corrupt, and their characters even lower.

All of a sudden, discussions about these bigwigs filled the entire Internet, and many print media also began to join in the discussion in order to attract attention.

Previous news questioning the illegal origin of Liu Zhou's wealth was suppressed, just as Liu Zhou had expected.

Occasionally, someone would mention it, but it would be quickly replaced by news about several bigwigs of the Taishan Society.

Faced with such overwhelming public opinion, the people of Taishan Society were immediately furious.

For them, image and face are very important things.

And most of what he said is fucking true.

This directly touched their sensitive nerves, and they spoke out in the media.

In addition to saying that the negative information was fabricated and that they would send a lawyer's letter of warning, they also explicitly and implicitly stated that this was a deliberate smear campaign by someone, and they were just short of pointing their finger at Liu Zhou and saying that it was him.

But their clarification statement did not do much.

Just like those people who slandered Liu and Zhou before, many people now only believe what they think, and some even think that the big guys’ voices are obviously a sign of guilt.

The bigwigs of Taishan Society were a little confused by this situation, and even felt a little regretful. They didn't expect Liu Zhou's reaction to be so intense.

I should have known not to flirt with this young man.

And to be honest, they had never seen such a rogue opponent.

In the past, their struggles were all through relationships, connections, and various means, but rarely did they fight through public opinion like they do now.

Although they are very good at fighting, they are not very good at manipulating public opinion, which is actually Liu Zhou's strong point.

There was no other way, they could only use their connections to put pressure on Liu Zhou to stop.

So not long after, a leader from above came to Sina for research. After a tour, he said to Liu Zhou cryptically before leaving:

This will have a very bad impact and will affect unity, so both sides will stop fighting.

Liu Zhou originally wanted to wait and see what tactics that group of people would take next, but he didn't expect that they would actually use their connections to put pressure on others.

This time Liu Zhou is prepared to fight them to the end, otherwise they will always think that they are young and easy to bully.

If he comes to disgust or trip him from time to time in the future, Liu Zhou will be annoyed to death.

But I didn't expect that you couldn't bear it when I had only exerted half of my strength.

Although he was a little unhappy, since the order had been given, Liu Zhou had no choice but to stop.

So the next day, all the negative information about each other disappeared from the Internet, and the print media that had been excitedly reporting these things also stopped reporting.

Obviously they have all been interviewed. Otherwise, given the nature of the media, it would be stupid not to take advantage of the traffic.

Seeing this, the people from Taishan Society also breathed a sigh of relief.

Through this incident, they also realized that they had underestimated Liu Zhou.

He has come this far at such a young age, so he is obviously not a simple person and has a lot of resources at his disposal.

From now on, either don't provoke him easily, or beat him to death with a stick!

Although the matter seems to have been settled, it cannot stop people from talking about it.

This time everyone has really opened their eyes. If we don’t talk about it online, how can we justify the burning desire to share in our hearts?
However, without anyone to guide the discussion, the discussion gradually subsided within two days.

People are not that free, and there are many hot events happening every day, so it is impossible for them to keep paying attention to this one thing.

It was not known whether it was a recognition or compensation for Liu Zhou, but on December 10th, the daily newspaper published a commentary article.

《A role model for young people in the new era of China, using talent to create wealth! 》

This article describes in detail how Liu Zhou made his first fortune by writing novels, and how he built up his current wealth step by step with his own abilities.

This undoubtedly completely shattered the previous doubts about Liu Zhou's wealth.

Perhaps the above does recognize Liu Zhou. At the end of the article, it not only expresses praise and affirmation for Liu Zhou's creation of wealth with his own talent and ability, but also sets Liu Zhou as a role model for young people.

Liu Zhou was somewhat flattered by such affirmation.

This shows that Liu Zhou has caught the attention of the higher-ups and has been singled out for support and affirmation.

If anyone wants to attack Liu Zhou in the future, they must think carefully first.

Others in the business community have apparently realized this, too.

Before, they watched the fight between Liu Zhou and the Taishan Society members coldly, but in fact, they were still biased towards those people from the Taishan Society.

But they didn't expect Liu Zhou to be such a tough guy, and he made everyone in the Taishan Society look a little embarrassed.

Regardless of their inclinations, this incident made them recognize Liu Zhou's strength.

Now that Liu Zhou has been named by his superiors, they dare not look down on him even more.

What's more, Liu Zhou is the second richest man. Sometimes too much money can really kill people. Besides, he has more than just money.

Perhaps Liu Zhou did not realize that this dispute with the Taishan Society members would also help him establish his prestige in the mainland business community.

Now people no longer underestimate Liu Zhou, but truly regard him as the second richest man in the mainland.

After this commentary article was published, many of Liu Zhou's friends in the circle called to express their congratulations.

Liu Zhou also expressed his gratitude to several people. In this public opinion dispute between him and those people from Taishan Society, Zhang Chaoyang and others helped a lot, both openly and secretly.

To be honest, this was the first time Liu Zhou truly experienced the importance of owning a media platform.

In this battle between Liu and Zhou, Sina played an important role and was always at the forefront.

Now Liu Zhou increasingly feels that acquiring Sina is the right decision. It will not only help his career, but also prevent those who have ill intentions towards him from acting rashly.

After the above words were spoken, both sides stopped their attacks, and Liu Zhou refocused his energy on promoting "Red Cliff".

Before, Liu Zhou was prepared to fight them to the end, so Liu Zhou simply put aside the promotion task of "Red Cliff" and concentrated on dealing with them.

Han Shanping and his colleagues also expressed their understanding. Although they could not give Liu Zhou any support, at least Liu Zhou did not have to worry about the film.

However, what Liu Zhou and Han Shanping did not expect was that with the announcement of the Forbes Rich List and the subsequent fight between Liu Zhou and several members of the Taishan Society.

Not only was the promotion of "Red Cliff" not affected, but these two hot events boosted the popularity of the film.

This is the second richest man in mainland China acting in a movie for us!

It's such a rare opportunity that I have to save a week's worth of breakfast money to go to the cinema to support it.

On December 12, "Red Cliff" held a grand premiere.

Originally, Liu Zhou thought that there was no need to hold a premiere this time. The publicity campaign was already so intense, so it would be fine to just release it directly.

But Han Shanping and Zhang Weiping insisted on doing it. They felt that no amount of publicity was excessive in order to break the box office record of "Titanic".

Seeing that the two men insisted, Liu Zhou no longer objected.

After Jay Chou sang passionately, the movie officially began to be screened amid everyone's anticipation.

The movie begins with the storyline from the previous film, with Zhou Yu and Cao Cao fighting for the first time. Although Zhou Yu wins, he also finds that Cao Cao's navy should not be underestimated.

While Zhou Yu was thinking about getting rid of Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, the two veteran generals of the Jingxiang navy, he was also worried about the shortage of bows and arrows.

This then led to the classic plot, Borrowing Arrows from a Straw Boat.

At the same time, the plot of Jiang Gan stealing the book and getting rid of Cai Mao and Zhang Yun was also going on simultaneously.

There is no doubt about Zhang Yimou's directing ability, and the plot is very coherent.

Moreover, the purpose of each party's planning is clearly stated using various narrative techniques, which greatly facilitates the audience's understanding.

Don't underestimate this point. Some historical costume dramas are particularly good at playing with riddles, and many audiences' ability to understand is not that high. Also, because the movie is short, sometimes there is no time to think, so some plots are just swallowed up.

If you can explain things simply and clearly without being verbose, it can enhance the audience's viewing experience.

The rhythm of the movie is very brisk. Zhuge Liang solved the problem of shortage of bows and arrows for the allied forces of Sun and Liu by borrowing arrows from straw boats.

Jiang Gan stole the book and eliminated Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, which weakened Cao Cao's naval strength.

After that, they discussed the strategy for the decisive battle, decided on the fire attack and implemented the self-torture trick to gain Cao Cao's trust.

Zhuge Liang's story of borrowing the east wind is still deeply rooted in people's minds, so in the movie he was allowed to continue to carry a pen.

However, Zhou Yu did not just watch Zhuge Liang show off like in the novel. Instead, he roughly deduced the time when the east wind would appear based on the geographical advantages of Jiangdong.

The two wrote down their calculations on pieces of paper, and when they opened them, they saw that their calculations coincided with each other's, and they couldn't help but smile at each other.

This is a romance for men!
There was no need for Sun Shangxiang to dress up as a woman and go to Cao's camp to play football, let alone for Xiao Qiao to go to Cao's camp alone and act out the role of a confidante with Cao Cao.

The clash of intelligence and strategy between the heroes is so exciting that you can't take your eyes off it even if you know the plot.

What followed was the final decisive battle, the Burning of Red Cliffs.

This play, which cost hundreds of millions of dollars and condensed a lot of hard work from the entire crew, had a grand scene right from the very beginning.

In the distance, the fire burned the iron chains connecting the ships for dozens of miles, lighting up the night like day;

In the close-up, the scenes of fire, fighting, charge and escape on the battlefield are fascinating.

Such war scenes are in no way inferior to Hollywood war blockbusters.

Sitting in front of the movie screen, both the invited guests and the film critics were deeply shocked by the final war scene.

Some people even wondered, is this a shot that can be produced in a domestic film?
But then I put this thought aside. The facts were in front of me and there was nothing to be confused about.

As you all know, this war scene will definitely become a classic in domestic films, and even in the world film scene, it will also be a classic.

It was not until the end of the movie that everyone recovered from the shock.

Then most people breathed a sigh of relief, and then suddenly felt their bladder tighten, so they quickly stood up and walked quickly to the bathroom.

The next day, reports about "Red Cliff" once again dominated the news.

"The whole episode of "Red Cliff" is full of boring moments!"

《An unprecedented commercial blockbuster! 》

《The Burning of Red Cliffs is realized, a grand war scene! 》

"The clash of strategies between the heroes of the Three Kingdoms is irresistible!"

……

This was the final promotion before the movie was released. Han Shanping and his colleagues were determined to mobilize all the media they could contact.

With such high-density publicity, it would be fine if the film quality is excellent, but if the quality of the film is slightly worse, it will cause backlash.

However, "Red Cliff" Part II is clearly a commercial blockbuster of outstanding quality.

In addition to those press releases issued by myself, many were also issued by the media and film critics after attending the premiere.

With no external competition, the support of the previous film, and large-scale publicity in between, "Red Cliff: Part Two" finally hit major theaters across the country on December 15th.

At this point, almost everyone in the industry is paying attention to the first day’s box office, regardless of whether it is related to the movie or not.

The performance under "Red Cliff" did not disappoint.

3260 million!
It once again broke the first-day box office record set by its predecessor half a year ago.

After the results were announced, everyone was still stunned, even though they were mentally prepared.

As for Han Shanping and others, they were immediately filled with ecstasy after being shocked.

Based on this result, breaking the record of "Titanic" should be a sure thing if there are no unexpected events.

In order to avoid any accidents, Liu Zhou and Zhang Yimou led their teams separately and started a national roadshow.

"Red Cliff" did not disappoint everyone's expectations. In the following two weekend days, it once again earned 3800 million and 4100 million yuan at the box office respectively.

The box office grossed a total of 111 million in the first three days of the film.

It exceeded 100 million in three days, breaking the record for the fastest revenue of 100 million.

At this point, those who have been paying close attention to the box office of "Red Cliff" have become a little numb.

The box office performance of this movie is destined to be explosive. Now it just depends on when it will break the record of "Titanic".

At this time, word of mouth about the movie began to spread.

It was almost unanimous praise. Even the most picky film critics or audiences didn't have much to say this time.

The following week, "Red Cliff" once again grossed 130 million yuan.

After ten days of release, it grossed a total of 240 million yuan, almost exceeding the total box office of "Hero".

"Hero" was previously released with great fanfare, and it took nearly two months to gross 2.48 million yuan. Now, in just ten days, another movie is about to surpass it.

Seeing this, many people couldn't help but sigh, but more importantly, they expressed their confidence in Chinese films.

(End of this chapter)