Chapter 102

Yet, others soar to the heavens on their very first attempt.

That sense of disparity... is not something that can be simply described with a word like "disappointment."

"Then Mom will go with you..."

Seeing the expression on her daughter's face, Liu Xiaoli knew she couldn't stop her.

"Mom, I'm almost 26."

Liu Yifei said, caught between laughter and tears.

"Aren't you still my daughter? Hurry up, book another plane ticket!"

……

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"Boss, the opening day box office was 46 million."

Nazha, who was in Britain running promotions, reported to Xu Feng, her tone revealing deep disappointment.

Xu Feng blinked and asked in return:

"Did you forget the unit isn't RMB, but $?"

The long-legged assistant seemed to have been hit by "The World," freezing for several seconds. When time began to flow again, she let out a marmot-like shriek.

"Mm-mm!"

But before she could scream for two seconds, Xu Feng had already reached out to cover her mouth. After the girl calmed down, he asked:

"How much for *Batman v Superman*?"

As he asked this, Xu Feng couldn't help but bring his palm, stained with a faint lipstick mark, to his nose to take a sniff.

Nazha’s pretty face flushed red, and she hurriedly reported:

"6... 67 million $."

There wasn't much disappointment on Xu Feng's face.

After all, it’s not easy to shake an IP that has been popular globally for decades.

Many authors write about making movies where they immediately punch the Avengers and kick Aladdin.

If the box office doesn't break 5 billion, it’s not considered a success.

That is just absurd.

This data was quickly fed back to the country.

What does that mean?

An opening day box office of 300 million RMB!

When they heard about this achievement Xu Feng had attained,

there was no telling how many domestic film producers and stars were scared witless.

Especially those Spring Festival blockbusters released at the same time; one by one, they were trembling.

They sighed in relief that Xu Feng’s movie hadn't been able to release domestically.

Then, a very interesting phenomenon occurred.

The first question a group of reporters asked the domestic stars running promotions for the Spring Festival blockbusters was:

"Xu Feng’s debut film abroad hit 300 million in opening day box office; what is your take on that?"

Replacing Liu Yifei and the prison brother to act in *So Young*...

Their opening day box office... hadn't even hit 30 million yet.

Damn it, it was uncertain if they’d even hit 300 million by the time the show finished airing.

"This... this is standard operating procedure for Director Xu, right? I also hope to have the chance to collaborate with him..."

Zhang Yixing’s smile was uglier than crying.

"Talent is undeniable, but he’s a total scumbag."

Liu Shishi muttered to herself.

On the other side, at the roadshow for *Journey to the West: The Kingdom of Women*.

A reporter held a microphone and pointed it at Feng Taidi, asking:

"People often say Xu Feng is the same type of actor as you. Now that his first film has hit 300 million on opening day, how much do you think you can get?"

Feng Taidi’s eyes widened.

Since when was he the same type of actor as Xu Feng?

Uh... well, two seconds later, Feng Taidi realized.

On the issue of flirting with a female actress for every movie they film, the two of them were indeed the same type.

But if you were to say their talent was on the same level...

Even Feng Taidi didn't believe that.

"Hehe, well... could everyone please ask more questions about our movie?"

Feng Taidi chose to dodge the question.

He would never admit that it was because the quality of actresses Xu Feng hooked up with was higher than his own, so he didn't want to kiss up to him.

But the problem was, while Feng Taidi didn't want to, Zhao Liying did.

Hadn't they seen that girl named Zhao Jinmai, who hugged Xu Feng’s thigh, already becoming a second-tier star at only 14, and even starting to push for first-tier?

Back in the day, even Liu Yifei probably wasn't this exaggerated.

"I am very fortunate not to have been Director Xu’s opponent this time. No actor can refuse to participate in Director Xu’s films. I believe that his movie failing to release domestically this time is the good fortune of all the Spring Festival films."

Zhao Liying spoke incessantly to the camera:

"If Director Xu thinks I’m suitable, I would be very happy to play a supporting role in his show that only appears for one episode; I would never throw a tantrum just because the screen time is short."

Zhao Liying’s words left everyone at the scene dumbfounded.

Wasn't this a veiled jab at Liu Yifei, who previously only played a supporting role that appeared for one episode in *Death Note*?

Even now, some "Fairy" fans were still causing trouble in the comment section of Xu Feng’s Weibo.

"Uh, aren't you blowing this up a bit too much?"

Watching the woman he was currently pursuing praise another man so lavishly, Feng Taidi felt a bit sour.

"Any objective evaluation of Director Xu will sound like I’m blowing him up."

Zhao Xiaodao added another light, casual jab.

Feng Taidi: ...Play.

Even though "Death Note" wasn't released domestically, it firmly occupied the headlines of every major website.

[Who could have imagined that during the Spring Festival season, where blockbusters vied for attention, the one that truly stood out was a film not even released domestically? Xu Feng's directorial debut, "Death Note," raked in a massive 300 million in opening-day box office overseas!]

[This is both the luck and the tragedy of the Spring Festival film season. The luck is that other films didn't have to face this monster, Xu Feng; the tragedy is that our domestic audience cannot see this film.]

[According to reliable sources, the number of Chinese tourists traveling abroad has been increasing daily. Interviews reveal that these tourists all want to go abroad to watch Xu Feng's new film.]

[A suspenseful battle-of-wits film with almost zero negative reviews—what kind of story does it actually tell?]

Why does it feel like these domestic media outlets, who haven't even seen it, are hyping it up even more than the foreign ones?

They're just making things up because they haven't seen it, right?

After all, since no one has seen it, writing about its flaws would easily expose their ignorance.

Though, the main criticism abroad is about how he keeps people in suspense.

Damn, he already pulled this stunt in the "Arrancar Arc," and he's doing it again in "Death Note"?

Is he addicted to it?

And about five or six days after the film's release.

Besides foreign rating sites like Rotten Tomatoes, the domestic site Douban also opened a column for "Death Note."

The first batch of media, film critics, and even ordinary fans who rushed abroad to watch the film.

More or less started returning home to leave their ratings.

9.8 points!

When they saw this score, the ninety-nine percent of the general public still waiting for a cloud drive version back home were all stunned.

Good heavens, is it really that awesome?