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Chapter 69 Zhou Yang, I'll fuck your grandpa! (Third update)

"I need to write a proper review of this movie!"

"..."

Ten o'clock in the morning.

Film critic Liu Jiasheng hurriedly returned home, immediately turned on his computer, and, with great excitement, typed out the title.

What would happen if a superhero were freed from his shackles?

After typing out the title and quickly uploading the film review...

Liu Jiasheng suddenly realized that it was too late!
Yes!

As one of the first viewers of "The Longest Nite: Reboot", he was actually a bit late!

He noticed that the comments section under "The Distant Man: Reboot" had suddenly filled with a series of positive reviews!
He saw a popular comment from a netizen named "Xiao Cong": "[The Reboot completely slaps Superman 2 in the face, a truly anti-superhero movie]".

This comment shocked him!

The premiere of "The Distant Man: Reboot" is around 8:30 PM!
But this comment was posted at 8 o'clock...

He clicked on the comment and found that it began by explaining the pitiful and tragic storyline of Superman in "Superman 2" from a human perspective, and then contrasted it with the arrogance and flamboyance of Superman: Reboot...

It's obvious they've seen the movie and know it very well, even down to the smallest details.

This once shocked Liu Jiasheng.

He then read a few more popular comments.

What if Superman no longer had weaknesses?

The story behind real-life superheroes

Hell is empty; all the devils are here on earth.

If kindness and compassion can't earn acceptance and recognition, then use fists and violence to fight your way to it.

[Hypocritical and fickle humans, The Distant Man: Reboot redefines the superhero]

【…】

The comments, some early, some late, were all posted before the release of "The Reboot"...

One account, named "[Beat Hollywood]", posted nearly ten comments praising "The Reboot" from various angles...

It even baffled professional film critics like Liu Jiasheng at one point!
"Damn it! Could it be that the authorities have intervened and are trying to steal our business?"

Once he calmed down, his eyes widened in shock!

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

Is this movie really that brutal?

"It was a brutal, high-octane movie, full of excitement and energy. I was so thrilled in the theater that I wanted to slap myself!"

“So beautiful?”

"It's not just a matter of whether it's good or not. Do you guys remember the previous 'Superman 2'?"

"All the plot points that we criticized so harshly in Superman 2 are in Superman: Reboot, but they're all reversed... After watching this movie, when I watched that pretentious Superman 2 again, I even thought it was garbage!"

"..."

In [Movie House].

When "The Distant Ones: Reboot," which had been heavily criticized and received low scores, suddenly received countless positive reviews...

Some netizens were immediately surprised!

They clicked on the comments one by one, and were immediately incredulous when they saw that they were all praising it highly.

Immediately afterwards, they started posting on forums, seeking the most authentic and objective reviews of the film!
As a result, moviegoers who saw the film and posted it on [Movie House] gave it unanimous praise, claiming that this movie is the most unconventional [anti-hero movie] among [superhero movies].

of course……

Negative reviews too!

The negative reviews are mostly about the film's violence, cruelty, subversion of human nature, exposure of the ugliness of humanity, amplification of human greed, unsuitability for children, and problematic values.

There are also similar comments: "It's just a mindless action movie with a hollow plot and no interesting points. It's all fighting and shooting. The only good thing is that the special effects are decent, but it's far inferior to 'Superman 2'!"

"Adaptation isn't about making things up randomly. The movie 'The Reboot' is terrible, and its core is even worse. It's just a huge pile of dog shit... As expected of the team that made 'Monkey King vs. Superman 2,' this piece of garbage is truly an eyesore..."

"..."

Regardless, after reading the comments, more and more netizens became curious about the movie, turned off their computers, and headed to nearby cinemas to see it...

however……

To their utter dismay!
This movie, "The Longest Nite: Reboot," is only being shown in a handful of six cinemas. Other cinemas, including Wanda Cinemas, the largest cinema in China, do not have the film or even have the authorization to release it!
..............................

There are many film and television production companies in China.

However, only two companies can truly be considered industry leaders: Tianyu Media and Huasheng Brothers.

Since the 90s, the Chinese government has maintained a strict control over the import of films from overseas.

Huaxia Film Company has a system in place that all overseas films must first be applied for and approved for import only after being officially reviewed by Huaxia Film Group.

In 94, only two films were imported. Seeing their positive market reception, the authorities gradually relaxed some standards, allowing more films to be imported, though the number was generally limited to ten or fewer. After the millennium, with globalization sweeping the globe and China's economy growing rapidly, people's spiritual needs increased. The authorities again lowered import standards, and the number of imported films gradually increased.

In 2001, China Film Group received approval to import 12 overseas films…

In 2002, this number increased to 15.

In 2003, Huaxia Film Group had 24 overseas films approved, and about 80% of them were blockbusters from Europe and America!
Once the permits are approved, major film and television companies across China will scramble to acquire the distribution rights for these films...

Competition for distribution rights for European and American films, especially Hollywood films, is particularly fierce!
Everyone in the film and television industry knows that since the decline of Hong Kong cinema, Hollywood movies, which have swept the globe, have been a gold mine!

Whoever gets the distribution rights to Hollywood blockbusters will make a fortune!
Over the past two years, Tianyu Media and Huasheng Brothers have completely broken ties, both online and offline, over the distribution rights to Hollywood films.

And at this juncture...

Deng Hairong, one of the heads of Tianyu Media's overseas agents, spent a lot of money importing "Superman 2," but the box office performance was far below expectations...

This has gradually led to some dissatisfaction among the senior management of Tianyu Media, especially after comparing the first half of the year with the impressive performance of the critically acclaimed and commercially successful blockbuster "Moon Wars" imported by Huasheng Brothers. This sentiment has become quite evident.

The fact that the distribution rights for the new film "King of Monsters," which was approved for import by Huaxia Huaying Group in May, were not handed over to Deng Hairong by the senior management of Tianyu Media is a dangerous sign!
……

Deng Hairong's gaze was somewhat solemn as he silently stared at the DVD market for "Superman 2".

After the box office failure of "Superman II", Deng Hairong focused all his energy on the DVD high-definition Blu-ray market for "Superman II".

This is the real big part; if we can do well in the DVD area, we can win back a lot of goodwill from the higher-ups.

Data shows that while official copies of "Superman 2" didn't sell many copies, pirated copies sold hundreds of thousands in just over ten days...

While Zhou Yang was a troublemaker, the root cause was the rampant piracy problem.

So, in recent days, he has been working with various legitimate merchants, media outlets, and copyright authorities to continuously combat piracy. In just a few days, he has shut down nearly 30 pirate suppliers and filed a series of lawsuits against some of them...

As a result of these measures, the sales of official DVDs of "Superman 2" have indeed increased significantly, with peak daily sales exceeding 15 copies. This has even suppressed the sales of Zhou Yang's "Sun Wukong vs. Superman 2," which was a major source of trouble, to below 2000 copies per day.

But, just as things were gradually getting better...

A movie he didn't care about, "The Longest Nite: Reboot," was suddenly released.

Sunlight streamed through the window and shone onto the table.

The assistant looked serious and seemed about to say something, but after a moment, he placed the laptop on the table.

"Mr. Deng, please take a look at the reviews of 'The Reboot' on the internet at [Movie Home]. These despicable guys made this movie just to satirize our 'Superman 2'... Right now, there's a lot of discussion about the two movies on [Movie Home]..."

"..."

Deng Hairong frowned, then nodded, and then opened the [Movie House] page.

The homepage of the 【Movie Home】 page features a close-up of the poster for "The Distant Man: Reboot"!

This movie, which had a rating below 2.0, has suddenly started to rise!
He looked at one comment after another...

His expression changed slightly, somewhat incredulous!
The movie "The Reboot" has only been showing for a short time, only a few screenings, yet it has suddenly generated such a huge impact.

impossible!
It was brushed!
Yes, it was done by swiping!
Although various clues have confirmed that the movie's reviews are manipulated...

but……

When Deng Hairong saw Zhou Yang's interview on the internet, his eyes widened!

The website 【Movie Home】seems to have realized that Zhou Yang has a lot of traffic and is very topical, so they actually did another interview with him.

After clicking on the interview...

Deng Hairong's blood pressure spiked instantly!
"We didn't mean anything by targeting Superman 2..."

"Superman II is an excellent movie!"

"But, from a moviegoer's perspective—well, to be fair, objective, and just—this movie is just too clichéd..."

"A clichéd plot, a clichéd formula, and clichéd character designs..."

"This stuff is so old, it's for old people!"

"Young people should watch our 'The Distant Ones: Reboot'!"

"Currently, our film 'The Distant Man: Reboot' is only showing in 6 cinemas..."

"However, in order to satisfy the fans' requests, I have decided that starting tomorrow, the official DVD release of 'The Revenge of the Fallen' will begin!"

"The price isn't expensive. The official copy of 'Superman 2' costs 20 yuan. 20 yuan is too expensive. People's money doesn't grow on trees!"

"Our game, 'The Distant Ones: Reboot,' is priced at 13 yuan!"

Yes! You heard me right!

"13 yuan!"

"A movie that's better than 'Superman 2,' more exciting, and more awesome than 'Superman 2,' and we're only selling it for 13 yuan!"

"..."

in the office.

Suddenly, the sound of a computer being smashed rang out!
"Zhou Yang!"

"I'll take care of your uncle!"

(End of this chapter)