Rant Show: I Angrily Criticized a Million Parents

Chapter 238: A remarkable turnaround in reputation, breaking box office records!
"Rumor has it that Zhou Yang starved himself for three days and three nights to portray Lü Shouyi's weakness!"

"Brother Yang is so focused and dedicated!"

"I'm going to watch it again today, it's absolutely fantastic, everyone's performance was amazing."

"Everyone should applaud Zhou Yang! Lü Shouyi's acting is truly phenomenal!"

"If anyone says Zhou Yang has no acting skills, I'll throw Lü Shouyi in their face!"

"..."

"Dying to Survive" became a viral sensation on major websites, as such a realistic subject matter had not appeared for a long time.

In stark contrast to the widespread acclaim for "Dying to Survive," netizens have been launching a barrage of strong criticisms of "The Great Wall."

In particular, the Weibo account of young heartthrob Lu Han has been flooded with angry netizens.

"Fuck you, give me my money back!"

"If it weren't for this garbage movie, I would have gone to see 'Dying to Survive' a long time ago."

"Brother Lu, I'm really disappointed this time. Fans' money is hard-earned. I'm unfollowing you. Goodbye."

"Are you playing a girl? Little girl, you dare to compare yourself to Brother Yang? You're overestimating yourself!"

"Are you playing a soldier? Could you please go and watch how Zhou Yang portrayed Zhang Xiaojing?"

"I'm speechless. Soldiers made up to look like ghosts with white makeup, do you think the audience is stupid?"

"..."

This time, even Lu Han's fans chose to remain silent, because "The Great Wall" is indeed a strange movie.

This movie is unlikely to be liked by the average viewer!
Let alone the average viewer, even the most die-hard fans would find it hard to appreciate!
Early on the first day, the box office figures for "Dying to Survive" were announced, totaling 1.53 million yuan, while "The Great Wall" earned 1.35 million yuan.

Although "The Great Wall" grossed tens of millions more than "Dying to Survive" at midnight, "Dying to Survive" successfully reversed its box office performance on its opening day due to strong word-of-mouth.
The following day, "Dying to Survive" continued its momentum, with box office revenue climbing to 3 million yuan, bringing the total box office revenue for the two days to over 4.5 million yuan.

This is not all!

In the following days, the box office of "Dying to Survive" continued to soar, and finally the box office of the first week successfully exceeded 13.3 billion yuan, breaking the domestic box office record for the first week.

Meanwhile, "Dying to Survive" topped the global box office charts with a gross of $2.08 million, surpassing many Hollywood blockbusters!
Faced with such phenomenal box office results, the staff were greatly surprised and ultimately failed to keep up with the schedule for producing the new poster.

When the total box office exceeded 3 million, Zhou Yang posted an exquisite poster made by his staff on Weibo; but when the box office exceeded 12 billion, Zhou Yang posted a more ordinary poster.

When the box office reached 18 billion, the staff made demands on Zhou Yang without any hesitation.

"Brother Yang, it's not that we're unwilling to create, it's just that we don't have the time. Otherwise, how about you edit a handsome photo yourself using Photoshop and post it?"

So, as the lead actor in the film that grossed over 18 billion yuan, Zhou Yang personally selected a still from the movie, added the words "18 billion" to the image, and then posted it on Weibo.

"#Actor Zhou Yang: What is the dilemma of happiness? This is it. I also want to keep a low profile, but my talent won't allow it! Please call me the 'Photoshop Prince'. #Image#"

In recent days, due to the huge popularity of "Dying to Survive", Zhou Yang's Weibo followers have once again seen a surge in growth.

The number of fans jumped from 3000 million to 4000 million in an instant, which shocked and excited Zhou Yang, and also brought more attention and support.

Zhou Yang just posted a Weibo post, and the comments quickly exceeded 10,000.

"Haha, I was laughing so hard that I didn't even have time to make the poster."

"Holy crap, the actors had to Photoshop the box office posters themselves. The team behind 'Dying to Survive' must be incredibly poor."

"Brother Yang, you're so funny! I thought you were very aloof."

"Don't be surprised, newcomer. This is what happens when our idol forgets to take his medicine."

"..." Finally, after more than a month, the total box office of "Dying to Survive" successfully exceeded 30.7 billion yuan.

It became the highest-grossing film of the year.

In stark contrast to "Dying to Survive" is the film "The Great Wall".

The final domestic box office of "The Great Wall" only reached 11.7 billion yuan, far below expectations, while "Dying to Survive" exceeded expectations and became the dark horse of the summer box office, which was widely reported by the media.

Focusing on quality over star power is the key to box office success!

Zhou Yang delivered an outstanding performance by fasting for three days and three nights!

The global box office success of "Dying to Survive" once again proves the strength of Chinese-language films!

Zhou Yang's debut film received an astonishing score of 101.

"..."

At the same time, some inside information began to be exposed on the media and the internet.

For example, Zhou Yang was paid six million for "The Great Wall", but only two million for "Dying to Survive".

Therefore, the rumors that Zhou Yang acted like a diva for money were completely exposed.

Actually, he just wanted to avoid acting in bad movies and didn't want to cheat his fans out of their money.

Once this news was revealed, Zhou Yang's reputation improved even more, and she received unanimous praise from netizens.

Those celebrities who initially supported Director Zhang in attacking Zhou Yang have now quietly deleted the Weibo posts they shared, realizing they've been proven wrong.

……

After the movie "Dying to Survive" ended, Zhou Yang also came to the studio to prepare for new challenges.

When the staff saw Zhou Yang, they immediately greeted him warmly.

"Hello, Brother Yang!"

"Boss, you are here."

"Brother Yang, your performance in 'Dying to Survive' was fantastic!"

"..."

These staff members deeply admired Zhou Yang's talent. Perhaps the success of "The Myth" and "The Longest Day in Chang'an" was simply a matter of luck.

However, Lü Shouyi's performance in "Dying to Survive" is considered a classic. The film was incredibly popular, which was unavoidable.

"Any good scripts to recommend lately?" Zhou Yang asked.

He has completely delegated the decision-making power for selecting scripts to his team, and now dozens of scripts are delivered to him every day.

He simply couldn't keep up with all the scripts; the staff would do a preliminary screening and then present him with the best ones.

Just then, Zhou Yang's phone suddenly vibrated. He answered the call and found that it was Chen Tianzhen calling.

"Hey, Sister Innocent."

“Zhou Yang, President Liu would like to meet with you,” Chen Tianzhen said directly.

Zhou Yang was taken aback and asked in confusion, "I've already broken my film and television contract with Rock Records, so why does he want to see me?"

Mr. Liu's original name was Liu Zhengdong. He was the head of the film and television division of Rock Records Entertainment. He was worth billions and held a prominent position in the entertainment industry.

(End of this chapter)