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Chapter 54: Premiere of "The Flowers of War"—Pre-sales Sold Out?! (Please read for the third update!)
"Director, please speak?" Song Hao asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Yes." Ever since Liu Yiquan learned that Wu Tong had decided to invite Song Hao, he volunteered to invite Song Hao to join the program team himself.

He got Song Hao's phone number from Wang Chuanjun and explained his purpose.

Worried that Song Hao might think he was a fraud, Liu Yiquan explained in advance, "Director Song, didn't Teacher Wang Chuanjun mention having you participate in a variety show before?"

Song Hao then remembered and replied, "Yes, I remember now."

"Our show is called 'Directors, Please Speak,' which mainly involves inviting four directors to select some actors they like, writing scripts and acting out scenes, and then having the audience score them. There are ten episodes in a season, and the best director award of the year is selected based on the total score."

After Liu Yiquan finished explaining the whole story, he asked, "I wonder if Director Song has time to participate in the recording of the program?"

"When exactly?"

"Recording will begin in about two weeks, with one episode recorded each week."

Song Hao checked the time; "The Flowers of War" was scheduled to be released next week.

Half a month later, he figured things would be fine by then, so he agreed, "Sure, add me on WeChat and we can discuss the details with my studio team."

"Okay, sorry to bother you, Director Song."

After hanging up the phone, Song Hao was about to put his phone back in his pocket.

Wang Chuanjun called again.

"Hey, Kawa-kun."

"Director Song, did someone from the production crew just call you?" Wang Chuanjun asked anxiously.

“Yes,” Song Hao replied, “He said you gave him his phone number.”

"Yes." Wang Chuanjun then asked, "Did you agree?"

Song Hao replied, "I agree."

"We were still a step too late," Wang Chuanjun sighed.

"What's wrong?" Song Hao asked, puzzled.

Wang Chuanjun explained, "I just found out that the other three directors they invited are Director Zhang, Director Chen Kai, and Director Tang Guorong, who didn't get along with you before."

He said somewhat angrily, "Why didn't Xiao Liu tell me sooner? If she had told me that Tang Guorong was there, I would have rejected him for you."

Upon hearing this, Song Hao laughed and said, "It's okay. I'm just here for the show, not to fight him."

"Let's not even talk about Tang Guorong. Our 'All or Nothing' and Director Zhang's 'The Lonely City' were released at the same time before, and his box office was a disaster. Is this really okay?" Wang Chuanjun suspected that the program team was deliberately creating a topic, which is why they paired the director and the guest together like this.

Song Hao comforted him, "It's okay. We're just here to get paid to participate in the show. We'll be polite on the show, but once we're off the show, we'll ignore each other."

"In that case, alright then." Wang Chuanjun was also looking forward to it: "I'd also like to see what our Director Song's first appearance on a variety show will be like."

"Haha, what else could it be? It's just like this." Song Hao then said, "Alright, that's all. You better help me promote 'The Flowers of War' more. Bye."

"I don't usually post on Weibo, but I've posted three times already because of your promotional video!"

After hanging up the phone, Song Hao rushed home.

He wouldn't speculate on the intentions of the "Directors, Please Speak" program team.

Since he was invited, he must at least be a respected and influential director among so many others.

Besides, I've never been on a variety show before.

This time, let's go all out and play all the games we haven't played before.

Why not take advantage of it? Why let something that's already in your hands fly away?
Time passes day by day.

The popularity of "The Flowers of War" continues unabated.

Even the official account of the anti-fraud center helped promote it.

This really boosted Song Hao's reputation.

After all, his family has connections with two government entities!
After being proven wrong last time, netizens are no longer willing to be so radical.

After all, given the precedent setbacks, who can predict how well "The Flowers of War" will fare at the box office?

So they were all waiting for the day when "The Flowers of War" would be released.

Whether it's a mule or a horse, once it's out for a spin, that's all that matters.

And so, everyone's patience lasted until the day before the film's release.

on this day.

The Culture and Tourism Bureau suddenly released a video clip.

A group of armed enemies were chasing after the defenseless female students.

This can be seen from the video.

The female students were terrified and filled with despair. One girl even fell to the ground, but she immediately got up without pausing.

Because she knew that once those beasts behind her caught her, she would suffer a torment worse than death.

Meanwhile, the enemies all wore expressions of delight.

The battles of the past few days have left them exhausted, and they need to vent their frustrations.

These female students in front of us are the best candidates.

One of the enemies grabbed the female student's clothes, intending to tear them open.

And then the next second.

The camera zooms in on the officer played by Dong Dawei.

With a gunshot, the bullet pierced through the box and struck the enemy directly in the head.

This slow-motion shot completely set the stage for the war.

When netizens saw this footage, they were immediately excited.

"Damn it! So it's about fighting Japanese pirates!"

"Damn it! These damned Japanese pirates are disgusting!"

"Director Song actually makes war films set during the War of Resistance against Japan?!"

"That slow-motion replay almost suffocated me."

When everyone realized that the timeline was actually during the War of Resistance against Japan, they couldn't help but start cursing.

They weren't cursing Song Hao, but rather his enemies.

The history of the War of Resistance against Japan is etched in the hearts of every Chinese person!
Even when playing games, if you encounter someone who seems to be living a comfortable life, you have to kill them to vent your anger.

Let alone watching a film of this historical significance.

Perhaps seeing that everyone's emotions were running high, Song Hao posted a promotional video on his personal Weibo account.

This video shows Doukou being captured by the enemy, tied to a chair, and subjected to inhuman torture.

The video's release only fueled the anger of netizens.

"Damn it! Those bastards!!"

"Back then, many of our girls also suffered horrific harm. Those Japanese pirates were despicable!"

"Those who offend China, no matter how far away, will be punished!"

"One day we'll trample Edo and capture Mikami alive!"

"Leave one poor little Feng for me!"

"We must never forget the hatred of our ancestors!"

Perhaps it was the emotional fervor, or perhaps it was a sentiment ingrained in their very being, but instead of discussing whether the film was a cultural tourism production, they simply wanted to wait until 10 a.m. the next morning to go to the cinema to watch the premiere of "The Flowers of War".

Major cinema chains have also learned their lesson and this time they allocated some time slots for "The Flowers of War," but if the subsequent response is not good, they will immediately reduce the time slots.

Of course, if the box office is good, it will naturally increase accordingly.

Currently, major cinema chains are monitoring online ticket booking activity.

Soon, at 8 p.m., the pre-sale of movie tickets for the next day began!
Manager Liang of Jinling Cinema is himself a movie enthusiast.

He has a habit of watching a movie by himself in the theater before it is released.

He had heard before that "The Flowers of War" was causing a great stir online.

Manager Liang wasn't really optimistic about turning a cultural tourism promotional video into a war-themed movie.

However, out of a sense of responsibility towards the film, he decided to go in and take a look anyway.

So he reminded his employees: "Check the pre-sale time for the movie tickets of 'The Flowers of War'. I'll go to the theater first and let you know after I finish watching it in two hours."

"Yes, leader."

And so, Manager Liang walked into the theater and watched the movie alone.

Two hours later, his eyes were bloodshot and his expression was somewhat solemn.

"I never expected it to be such a movie. It's just a pity that the Japanese pirate leaders who committed those heinous crimes back then weren't executed by being torn to pieces!!"

Just as he was feeling sentimental, an employee immediately came over and said anxiously, "Manager Liang, all the tickets for the seven shows of 'The Flowers of War' tomorrow are sold out."

"Huh?" Manager Liang's eyes widened.

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