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Chapter 64 Premiere (Second Update)

"The final data for Superman 2 is out..."

"How many?"

"Global $2.6 million..."

"..."

Early in the morning of June 8.

【Tianyu】

Deng Hairong silently lit a cigarette, sat in his office chair, and looked at the box office data of "Superman 2" with a complicated expression.

As of early this morning, "Superman 2" has grossed 1.9 million RMB in China.

Although they reached the passing grade and didn't lose money, they could barely make a little more money thanks to the subsequent DVD sales. However, for a global IP, the performance of "Superman 2" in China was a complete failure.

For a moment, he felt a sense of unreality.

Not only is China's single market in an awkward position.

Even the global box office is lukewarm.

In North America, the world's largest box office market, "Superman II" only grossed $100 million...

The Greater China region, second only to North America, together with other Chinese-speaking countries and regions such as Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, and Malaysia, grossed a total of $8000 million at the box office.

A combined total of US$6000 million from Japan, South Korea, India, and other regions...

……

"With a total investment of $1.8 million, the global box office was only $2.6 million! If we include DVDs, VCDs and other discs, it might be able to recoup some of the losses, but with such a huge gap in box office revenue, it can basically be declared a huge loss."

in the office.

The assistant looked at Deng Hairong, a complex mix of emotions welling up inside him.

Although "Superman II" did not cause the company to lose money, the input and output were disproportionate, which made the neighboring "Washington Brothers" gloat.

The other party has been constantly mocking "Superman 2" through various channels, and even openly and covertly satirizing Deng Hairong's behavior last year when he went to the United States to fight for the distribution rights of "Superman 2", saying that he was like a dog.

The assistant looked down at the table.

On the table is one of China's most authoritative film magazines, "China Film Weekly".

The cover of "China Film Weekly" used "Superman 2" as a background and featured a large headline in striking red lettering.

[Superman 2: An Epic Failure!]

Below the title, there's even a photo of Deng Hairong excitedly receiving the distribution rights for "Superman 2," which looks particularly ironic!

Deng Hairong stubbed out his cigarette and silently threw the magazine into the trash can.

"President Deng, there are some things I'm not sure if it's appropriate to say them now..."

"Speak, what is it..."

"Superman 2 flopped globally, but some people are celebrating..."

"Who?"

"..."

The assistant hesitated for a moment, then finally opened a website on the laptop called "Movie House"...

Deng Hairong stared silently at the website.

The first title that catches the eye...

We beat Hollywood!

He was stunned when he saw the title!
Then, a familiar figure appeared, dressed in a suit...

I saw that figure...

Deng Hairong felt a slight jolt in his heart!
Damn it, it's that bastard plaster again?
Why is it like a leech, no matter how much I shake it, I can't shake it off?
Immediately afterwards...

He saw that figure standing in front of the camera with a pretentious expression, showing a hint of disdain.

"The performance of 'Superman 2,' an epic global IP, in the global box office market is not satisfactory, which is not a big deal."

"As we all know..."

"The end of an era will inevitably be accompanied by the rise of a new era!"

"At this moment, it is 2:12 AM on August 20, 2003!"

"Please remember this time!"

"Because, in the next ten or twenty years, this moment will be a moment that will go down in the history of global cinema!"

"Please remember this!"

"because!"

"Our film, [The Longest Nite: Reboot], will officially be released!"

..............................

early morning.

It was a completely silent night.

Liu Jun silently fastened his pants, walked out of the bathroom, and looked satisfied.

He had planned to get a good night's sleep, but as he lay in bed, he suddenly found himself with an inexplicable sense of emptiness.

Then, almost by chance, he logged onto [Movie House], hoping to find more exciting movies to watch.

A month ago, he was scammed by unscrupulous pirate merchants. He excitedly bought several well-packaged copies, but they were all movies called "Monkey King vs. Superman 2".

Undeterred, I bought a few more high-spec versions of the classic movie, but when I saw the dust billowing on the battlefield, and Sun Wukong appear wearing a cheap-looking headgear, wildly swinging his staff...

His face turned green.

Oh shit!

In reality, unscrupulous merchants will stop at nothing to make money!

Fortunately, since he stumbled upon the website [Movie House] and met some like-minded netizens, he has avoided many pitfalls and found some great movies.

"What? That bastard has released a new movie to wreak havoc again?"

I was planning to look for more exciting midnight movies.

However, the [Movie House] app is experiencing some buffering issues today.

After being stuck for a long time, the mouse clicked somewhat uncontrollably into a text and image live stream room on the homepage of [Movie Home].

Just as I was about to close it, I was shocked to find that it was so stuck that I couldn't even exit.

Finally, after glancing at the comments section, I found that they were all insults.

and many more!

The producers of "Monkey King vs. Superman 2" are making another movie!
The movie is called "The Distant People: Reboot"!
What the hell!

Here comes another one to cause trouble?

"Because, in the next ten or twenty years, this moment will be a moment that will go down in the history of global cinema!"

"Please remember this!" "Because!"

"Our film, [The Longest Nite: Reboot], will officially be released!"

When Liu Jun saw these words by chance, his eyes widened!
What did he see?
He saw a guy who made a piece of utter garbage, and he had the audacity to say such things!
Immediately afterwards...

"For this film, we invited a top Hollywood special effects company to create the special effects!"

"We invited a renowned director, whom all eight major Hollywood film studios coveted, to direct the film 'The Reboot,' and we also spent a fortune hiring an epic-level actor from around the world to star in it..."

"We've been preparing for this film for almost ten years... We spent eight years meticulously polishing the script alone!"

"..."

Liu Jun stared at the interview on the screen in disbelief.

what?
A director that all eight major film studios have been longing to see directed?
A globally legendary actor?
The script alone took eight years to meticulously craft.

……

Keep watching!

Liu Jun was increasingly shocked as he looked at it!
That's so classy!
I grass!

Is this still the same producer behind the awful movie "Monkey King vs. Superman 2"?
Why……

Something feels off.

In fact, some people in the comments section below were also fooled!
They all emitted a burst of sound!

Liu Jun continued to stare at the live text broadcast with a mixture of surprise and uncertainty...

"This is the last film I'm betting my entire career on!"

"As a director, as a producer, as a screenwriter... at the moment when filming wrapped up for 'The Reboot', I felt an unprecedented sense of satisfaction!"

"This sense of satisfaction gradually made me more confident!"

"Someone asked me, how does your movie compare to Superman 2?"

"I'm sorry, but I feel this question is somewhat insulting, and I'm not happy about it. I want to say this solemnly: we will never compare ourselves to 'Superman 2' because 'Superman 2' is not in the same league as us at all. If we're going to compare ourselves, we should compare ourselves to the globally popular 'Superman I'..."

"..."

When Liu Jun saw this scene, he was completely shocked!
How can this person be so shameless?
Comparing it to "Superman 1"?

Crazy?
That is...

Is this guy just bragging?

He's definitely bragging. Damn it, I've seen a lot of news about this Zhou Yang myself recently!

This guy seems to have no bottom line when it comes to generating buzz. I heard that during the premiere of "Superman 2", many unsuspecting people were tricked into watching "Sun Wukong vs. Superman 2" at [Feihe Cinema], and they were so frustrated they were practically fuming!
Liu Jun shook his head when he saw this.

I finally exited this incredibly laggy text-based live stream.

Seeing that the entire [Movie Home] page was so laggy that it was impossible to post normally, Liu Jun finally shook his head speechlessly.

I finally turned off the computer and lay down on the bed.

But somehow...

He lay in bed, but couldn't fall asleep no matter what.

My mind is filled with that epic game, "The Distant Man: Reboot".

Very weird!
Correct!
Even though he knew that "The Reboot" was probably a complete flop, he still wanted to see how amazing the movie really was when he saw Zhou Yang bragging so shamelessly. What if it was really amazing?

Oh shit!

What's wrong with me?
Didn't you get enough shit?

Liu Jun tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.

When the sun rises the next morning...

He finally got into the car and headed towards [Feihe Cinema]...

When we arrived at [Feihe Cinema]...

He discovered that Feihe Cinema was incredibly lively, attracting not only numerous media outlets and reporters, but also countless people who had come after hearing the news…

When he went over to ask about movie tickets, the ticket seller smiled.

"Ticket price is 10 yuan!"

"There's only one spot left!"

"..."

When Liu Jun saw that the ticket price was 10 yuan, he finally felt a little more at ease.

He remembered...

It seems the ticket price for "Monkey King vs. Superman 2" was 5 yuan, while this movie's ticket price was 10 yuan...

That is to say!

This movie...

may!

It could actually be a blockbuster?
He walked into the screening room with excitement, found his seat, and sat down.

However, when you sit down...

Something feels a little off.

He subconsciously glanced at the posters in the screening room.

A moment later...

He suddenly shuddered.

I think I've been scammed again!

What did he see?
He saw Yan Shuangying, the Chinese superhero from the movie "The Monkey King vs. Superman 2", appear on the poster for "The Reboot".

Apart from the name being changed from "Sun Wukong vs. Superman 2" to "Human: Reboot", it is completely different from "Sun Wukong vs. Superman 2".

wrong!

There seems to be a difference.

Yan Shuangying's short, crew-cut hair looked like it had been dyed gold.

Staring at the blond-haired Yan Shuangying…

A buzzing sound filled Liu Jun's ears!
Don't fucking tell me this guy dyed his hair blonde and suddenly became a global epic film star?
that……

A director that even Hollywood can't get, could it be...?

Liu Jun subconsciously looked towards the entrance of the screening room.

He swallowed hard!
Then, a figure walked over...

After I could see the figure clearly...

He was suddenly overcome with grief and indignation!
Fuck!
be cheated!
(Two chapters for now, more to come this afternoon...)
(End of this chapter)