Chapter 478: Overture to the Small Sword Society

On the afternoon of the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, the daily box office for *Monkey King: Hero is Back* had already surpassed 70 million.

If you open a ticketing app now, you will find that almost all the good seats for the evening screenings have already been bought up!

Even after doubling the number of screenings, the film's attendance rate remains terrifying.

Because as time passes, word-of-mouth has begun to officially ferment. Many viewers who were unwilling to step into a cinema for a domestic animated film are also unable to suppress the curiosity in their hearts, wanting to go in and give it a try.

"A ticket price of a few dozen yuan, it should... not be a loss, not be a scam, right?"

"Honestly, this is the first time I've gone to the cinema to watch a domestic animated film."

"Let's contribute a bit of strength to the rise of domestic animation."

Judging from the current situation, it is too early to draw a conclusion on whether the single-day box office can successfully break 100 million.

But breaking the single-day box office record of *Dragon Castle* is almost a certainty.

This has led many netizens to joke: "After all, it's the Great Sage; causing havoc in the Dragon Palace is just a trivial matter from the early stages."

"Yes, yes, yes, and don't look at who the post-credits scene is! That's Nezha!"

"Hahaha, this movie really doesn't get along with dragons!"

"Surpass it! This is the rise of our domestic sector!"

"Hmm? Domestic sector? Why does this term sound so strange... I am guilty, it is I who am too sensitive."

As for the entire animation industry, countless people today are silently paying attention to the box office of *Monkey King: Hero is Back*.

Many people cannot even manage to just pay silent attention, frantically waving flags and Shouting in online groups and major chat rooms, and even specifically buying tickets to watch it a second or third time.

Many of Luo Mo's celebrity friends also feel that today is critical.

Therefore, many of them spontaneously promoted *Monkey King: Hero is Back* before the first day of the Lunar New Year, and today, the fourth day, they actually took the initiative to promote it once again.

For example, Wei Ge, Li Ge, Aurora Girls, Tao Jie, and others.

Even Qian Qingyun and Feng Ji, among the Four Great Directors, took the initiative to advertise for *Monkey King: Hero is Back*.

Good heavens, it received the recognition of two top-tier directors in one go.

Even if there were personal favors involved, the effect was absolutely good.

This made many industry insiders see once again the terrifying energy Luo Mo possesses.

He is no longer the simple trainee he once was.

He is now an emerging force in the entire entertainment industry, a presence that cannot be ignored.

There is no helping it; many of the singers and Actors who are currently popular were propped up by him in large numbers.

If you go and carefully dig out a chart and mark every single Character Relationship, you will definitely be shocked by the character map and gasp in cold air.

Not to mention that Luo Mo himself is a true Top Traffic!

And in the evening, a very special old man also walked into a cinema in Beijing.

He is a total stranger to Luo Mo and is neither a friend nor an elder of Luo Mo.

The old man is a good friend of Mr. Huang Lun.

The music for the animated version of *Journey to the West* all came from his own hands.

A large portion of the compositions in Huaxia's famous dance dramas and operas were also personally handled by this old man.

The old man's name is Jian Fan Zhi, and his status and honors can be summarized in six characters:

——【National First-Class Composer】.

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Jian Fan Zhi, a world-renowned master composer.

This person comes from a cultural troupe, so his status is fundamentally not the same concept as a composer in the ordinary pop music scene, and the nature of their work is also different.

Yet, it is such an old man who is full of interest in Luo Mo.

The first time he knew the name Luo Mo was because of the violin piece *Confession Night*.

The second time was the now globally popular *D Da Diao Ka Nong*.

The third time was his collaboration with his old friend to produce the Spring Festival film *Monkey King: Hero is Back*.

Upon first hearing *Confession Night*, Jian Fan Zhi's feeling was—stunning!

And the appearance of *D Da Diao Ka Nong* made him feel shocked.

Music is something that really requires talent.

Many brilliant works of many people were also born when they were young.

Therefore, Jian Fan Zhi does not have other thoughts just because Luo Mo is young.

In his view, Luo Mo's talent for composition can no longer even be described as national-level.

He is world-class!

Previously, at a dinner with Huang Lun, Huang Lun informed him that he would participate in the production of a film with a *Journey to the West* theme.

Seeing his hesitant appearance, Jian Fan Zhi laughed and said: "Old Huang, you want me to join in too, and invite me to come out of retirement to compose for you, right?"

Huang Lun nodded.

But when Jian Fan Zhi learned that this was Luo Mo's project, he immediately called Huang Lun.

"Old Huang, I am Afraid you don't need my old bones this time!"

At that time, *D Da Diao Ka Nong* had not yet appeared, and although Huang Lun knew that Luo Mo was a figure who dominated the music scene, he thought that in terms of producing some background music for a film, the National First-Class Composer Jian Fan Zhi should be more skilled, right?

Who would have thought that a few days later, *D Da Diao Ka Nong* would sweep the globe, receive the highest praise, and artists in the music fields of many countries would not stint on their praise for it, with many even calling it the best work in 【Canon】.

Jian Fan Zhi went to the cinema today with his granddaughter.

The old man's granddaughter is named Jian Jin Xiu, and she is a sophomore this year.

She is very similar to her grandfather in temperament; Jian Fan Zhi looks very elegant and gentle, and Jian Jin Xiu also has the feeling of a refined young lady.

She is not the type of person who strikes you as beautiful at first glance. However, because of her outstanding temperament and high level of cultivation, she gives people a feeling of being very pleasant to look at and exceptionally comfortable to be around.

These days, beauties who rely on temperament are becoming more and more popular.

Jian Jin Xiu knew that her grandfather held Luo Mo in high regard, but she still did not expect that he, at such an advanced age where he needed support to go up and down stairs, would actually be willing to run to the cinema to watch a movie.

After checking tickets to enter and then taking their seats, Jian Fan Zhi examined the 3D Glasses in his hands like a child.

He had never worn this thing before.

After listening to his granddaughter's introduction, the old man also felt it was quite novel.

Jian Jin Xiu watched her grandfather, whose face was full of wrinkles, put on the Glasses, looking as if he were wearing sunglasses, and whispered a compliment: "Grandfather, it's quite cool."

The old man just laughed happily, his lips curling inward into his mouth.

As soon as the movie started playing, Jian Fan Zhi was startled by these so-called 3D special effects.

Jian Jin Xiu stole a glance at the old man, knowing clearly in her heart that for people of their generation, the feelings and emotions that well up inside when seeing such rapidly changing things are different from those of us young people.

After all, they are a generation that has experienced a backward era.

But very quickly, she noticed her grandfather's mouth slightly agape, as if he had been startled by something.

At this moment, the beginning of *Monkey King: Hero is Back*, featuring the Opera scene of the *Havoc in Heaven*, was playing.

One must know that this part and the ending are the two most expensive segments in the entire movie.

However, the resulting effect is truly good, a complete visual feast!

Jian Jin Xiu knew *Monkey King: Hero is Back* was good; she had seen many people on the internet praising and hyping it up.

She had also come to watch it with super high expectations.

And then—she was satisfied!

She guessed that her grandfather was also startled by the progress of domestic Animation and these visual special effects.

Actually, this was only part of it.

The old man's greater shock came from the musical score in this part of the Drama.

Seeming to realize that his granddaughter was secretly observing him, Jian Fan Zhi said softly to her: "Listen carefully, learn carefully."

"Listen?" Jian Jin Xiu was stunned for a moment.

She was here to watch a movie, so her main attention was naturally focused on the visuals.

But since her grandfather had said so, she would naturally follow his lead.

Immediately after, the more she listened, the more alarmed she became; the more she listened, the more alarmed she became.

Possessing a good family musical education, how could she not hear just how formidable the musical score in this part of the Drama was!

After the entire *Havoc in Heaven* sequence ended, Jian Fan Zhi was still sighing in a very, very soft voice.

"A great talent! A great talent!"

The musical score in this part of the Drama is something that many people on Earth are absolutely familiar with, capable of stirring up a vast amount of memories and bringing to mind many famous scenes.

It is called—*Overture of the Small Sword Society*!

(PS: First update, requesting monthly tickets!)

(End of this chapter)