[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-only-know-how-to-ride-the-trend":3,"chapter-i-only-know-how-to-ride-the-trend-i-only-know-how-to-ride-the-trend-chapter-35":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I Only Know How to Ride the Trend!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2343516,4580,"Chapter 35: The Most Intense Film!","i-only-know-how-to-ride-the-trend-chapter-35",35,"\u003Cp>In 2001, after China joined the WTO, the tide of trade between China and the European and American markets officially began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In 2001, China exported $266.16 billion and imported $243.61 billion, achieving a trade surplus of $22.55 billion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In 2002, under the wave of globalization, China’s film market fully opened to the European and American markets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That year, foreign films, led by Hollywood blockbusters, entered China’s domestic market in greater numbers and more rapidly, capturing the vast majority of box office revenue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That year, overseas film production, distribution, and exhibition capital and institutions were poised to enter China through partnerships, equity stakes, and other means, sweeping through like a storm that had ravaged the Hong Kong film market at the turn of the millennium, plundering China’s box office resources.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gazing at the fiery Hollywood films…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some felt fear, trembling under the shadow of Hollywood cinema…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some felt awe—Hollywood’s industrial visual system was so astonishing; at the dawn of the millennium, China’s film industry, which had just risen on the strength of wuxia films, was already crushed without a fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But more still were a group of fanatics!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……………………………………\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>July 12, morning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A light rain fell over Beijing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Sunday, and the streets were far quieter than usual…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zhongguancun at this moment was roaring with drums and gongs, packed with people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since early morning, countless users had been standing under umbrellas, tense yet eager, watching the opening of the 【Dingjin Electronics City】.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 【Dingjin Electronics City】, spanning over 100,000 square meters, was expected to draw 30,000 to 50,000 visitors daily—selling computers, phones, cameras, CD players, tape recorders, DVDs…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without exaggeration, its products covered nearly every type of electronic good available in China, and was hailed by countless people as China’s largest electronics market complex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss, got any new stock?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, yes, we have!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s new?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Something like a Hollywood blockbuster!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A Hollywood blockbuster?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, something called ‘Superman 2’.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, boss, is that real?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Check for yourself—I wouldn’t lie to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The morning’s light rain washed away the summer heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A breeze blew through the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jun was jostled through the crowd until he finally squeezed into the 【Dingjin Electronics City】 and entered a stall named 【Audio-Visual Small World】.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had originally planned to buy a new 【Nowa】 phone, but the 【Nowa】 phone counter was packed so tightly he arrived too late to even join the queue…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the sea of people crowding the distant counter, Liu Jun knew he wouldn’t get through anytime soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he noticed the newly opened 【Audio-Visual Small World】 wasn’t crowded, he decided to check if they had any new Hollywood DVDs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In 2003, apart from box office revenue, legitimate DVD and VCD copies remained the mainstream in China’s film market.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the front displayed only legitimate copies, but the back room was stacked with films from Japan, Korea, and the European and American markets that couldn’t be shown publicly or had no copyright at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He scanned the area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the 【Audio-Visual Small World】 stall was small, its collection of DVDs was endless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From 1980s Hong Kong films to 1990s wuxia and horror movies…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything imaginable was there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Liu Jun had no interest in the foreign films on display—he was only drawn to the Hollywood blockbusters behind the counter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the years, Hollywood blockbusters had inflicted devastating damage on Chinese movie fans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after China officially opened its doors to Hollywood films and expanded imports in 2002, the demand from Chinese fans still far outstripped supply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The market was huge, but only a few films each year held legal rights; many Hollywood films couldn’t enter China for various reasons…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So some vendors quietly turned to 【piracy】.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the years, Liu Jun had watched countless Hollywood blockbusters on cheaply packaged pirated DVDs priced at two yuan each, or more elaborately packaged ones at ten yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All of these?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Liu Jun’s gaze, the 【Audio-Visual Small World】 boss, smoking, pulled out a crate of newly arrived DVDs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The high-end version cost ten yuan per plastic case, containing two discs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The low-end version cost two yuan per box, consisting of just a plastic film and a cardboard sleeve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jun stared at the crate…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he spotted a disc labeled “Superman 2,” he froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up at the boss, eyes wide in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Holy shit, boss—is this Superman 2?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, this movie hasn’t even been released—did you get it from the European and American markets?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Industry rule: don’t ask about the source.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jun flipped through the discs and nodded: “Two yuan each?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ten yuan for high-end, two yuan for low-end,” the boss confirmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I’ll take one high-end…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boss crushed out his cigarette, pulled out a brand-new, sealed copy of “Superman 2” from behind the counter, and handed it to Liu Jun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After paying, Liu Jun tucked the disc away, hesitated a moment, glanced outside at the crowd, then looked back at the boss, and cautiously leaned in: “Boss, got any new ones… really intense ones?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How intense?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know… the ones behind the back door.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Those? We don’t sell those.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boss’s eyes snapped alert, then he frowned and shook his head sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss, I won’t report you—and you know me, I’m a regular customer. When you sold pirated stuff before, I bought plenty from you…” The boss studied Liu Jun’s face, frowned slightly, paused, then decided he didn’t look like an undercover officer, and finally nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We do have a new batch… but the price…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Price is fine—I can pay thirty yuan. I know the market rate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boss glanced at his assistant, gave him a few instructions, then silently led Liu Jun into the back room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The back room was narrow…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dim, barely wide enough for one person to pass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And unlike the colorful displays outside, the products here were packed in cardboard boxes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the dim light…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jun stared, breathless, as the boss pulled out an unopened box—revealing a series of shockingly explicit films.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jun felt his breathing grow heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He touched his chest, lowered his head carefully…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selecting one after another “blockbuster” from Japan, Korea, and the European and American markets—so many it dazzled his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he sifted through them…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jun spotted a film titled “Superman and the Beast: A Passionate Night,” and froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw the cover…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman dressed as Superman, seemingly from Japan, wrestling with a muscular man wearing a Sun Wukong mask, playing with a metal rod!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene was scorching!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The visuals were stunning!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the line on the cover: 【In the 21st Century, the Most Explicit Human vs. Beast Encounter Ever!】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His spirit surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boss, this movie…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just arrived this morning—forty yuan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Forty yuan? That’s expensive!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My partner just got it this morning…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll take it!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After buying this one, Liu Army suddenly flipped over to a Western movie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The movie was titled《Superman 2: Battle the Beast!》…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cover was even more striking: a muscular Superman raised his hand, while beneath him, a stunning beauty from the island nation was doing something indecent!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Army shuddered violently, his blood instantly surging beyond control!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll take this one too!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait—there’s this one too:《Beast and She-Superman 2: Passionate Bed Battle》!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The audiovisual booth began to grow steadily busier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Army carefully picked up a DVD box, lowered his head, and hurriedly pushed through the crowd…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another ten minutes passed…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He returned home, trembling with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled the curtains shut and turned on the DVD player…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With trembling hands, he pulled out a DVD, slid it into the player, ready to reward himself properly!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About one minute later, as he watched the scenes playing on the DVD…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His pupils shrank sharply…\u003C\u002Fp>",1305,"2026-06-20T23:43:44.409Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","1e34917fba9cc37252665c80649fd55725a1018906ace3107161014abf4835ec","i-only-know-how-to-ride-the-trend-chapter-36","i-only-know-how-to-ride-the-trend-chapter-34",101,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-only-know-how-to-ride-the-trend-cover.jpg"]