Chapter 578: The Whole Country is Boiling

"Sheep Without a Shepherd" is a remake of the Indian film "Drishyam".

This film took a great deal of effort to pass the review process back then.

But it does not matter; Luo Mo still has confidence when it comes to the review process.

After all, he is the legendary figure with very strong backing in the Review Department.

In fact, this afternoon, a certain Zhong-surnamed team leader in the Review Department with a good temperament was called into the office by her great-uncle, He Ping'an.

Before Zhong Lin went to He Ping'an's office, she was guessing in her heart: "Could it be related to 'Dying to Survive'?"

As a person with real power in the Review Department, her information in certain areas is far better informed than someone like Luo Mo who is in the entertainment industry.

Moreover, among her many elders, there is more than just this great-uncle who holds great power.

"Knock, knock, knock." Zhong Lin knocked on the door of He Ping'an's office.

"Come in." Old He is getting on in years, but his voice is like a booming bell, full of vigor when he speaks.

It is just that after getting older, his voice has started to become a bit hoarse.

When Zhong Lin walked into the office, He Ping'an was busy tending to the flowers and plants he kept in the room.

This slightly thin old man turned his head to look at her and said: "You've grown up, your work experience has increased, and you've started to become more opinionated. A film as sensitive as 'Dying to Survive', and you didn't even mention a word to me."

Zhong Lin hurriedly squeezed a smile onto her face and began to help He Ping'an water the flowers and plants.

Seeing her helping, He Ping'an sat back down in his chair, opened his thermos to take a sip of hot water, and said: "But you didn't do anything wrong in this matter. Luo Mo's 'Dying to Survive' is a good film that is useful to society and helpful to social progress."

"Right, I think so too," Zhong Lin immediately replied.

With the great success of "Dying to Survive", Luo Mo's status in Zhong Lin's heart is still rising.

Honestly, Team Leader Zhong was very irritable some days ago, her sleep at night became poor, and she felt that she was so annoyed that her endocrine system was out of balance and her skin had gotten worse.

For her, who pays great attention to maintenance, this is a major matter that needs to be taken seriously.

And the main reason why Team Leader Zhong was so irritable was because of the "Hundred Billion Box Office Plan" that she personally led.

"The new films of seven directors only add up to 5 billion."

"Although the difficulty of breaking 100 billion is indeed not small, this momentum is just too poor!"

So much so that Zhong Lin once felt that the "Hundred Billion Box Office Plan" was afraid it would end in failure.

After all, the star players had already taken the stage, and the remaining 4 directors were not very favored by the masses.

Zhong Lin herself certainly favored Luo Mo and favored the film "Dying to Survive".

When reviewing it, she cried so hard that her eyes became swollen again.

However, the box office records for this type of film are right there, and they are not high.

Even if Luo Mo could create a miracle and break the record, he would likely be unable to turn the tide.

The result at that time would be: although the "Hundred Billion Box Office Plan" failed, it didn't fail too ugly.

It could allow everyone to keep some Face and have a little less embarrassment.

Plus, the word-of-mouth for "Dying to Survive" is definitely good, and it will inevitably be praised by a group of people, so it would act like a fig leaf.

Many people would say: "Although it failed, at least a conscientious masterpiece like 'Dying to Survive' was produced!"

But no one expected that this film would also be so top-tier in terms of box office.

It is already heading toward 2 billion now!

That is to say, even though this film has only been released for a few days, it is already the one with the highest total box office among the 11 films in the "Hundred Billion Box Office Plan" for the time being!

This has made Zhong Lin's mood great these days, and half of the pressure on her has been directly lifted.

She is in charge of this plan, so she must also bear the pressure brought by all parties.

At this time, He Ping'an slowly put the cap back on his thermos and said to Zhong Lin: "I called you over just to tell you something."

"What is it?" Zhong Lin actually already had a vague premonition in her heart.

"It's the thing you're thinking about," He Ping'an said: "That matter is almost done; there should be a result in these two days."

"Ah!" Zhong Lin instantly let out a sound of Surprise.

"Then doesn't that mean the film 'Dying to Survive' is..." She did not continue.

He Ping'an understood what she meant, nodded, and said: "It caught a good time."

After finishing, he shook his head again and said: "Actually, you can't say it just caught a good time; after all, this matter was accelerated and implemented, and this film also has no small amount of credit."

Zhong Lin nodded. Now, as long as she opens any major social platform and looks around, everything is about "Dying to Survive".

Now, the heated discussion about this film has already involved various related fields.

The storm of public opinion has already formed.

With the film's hot run, not only is there no sign of it stopping, but it is blowing even harder!

Zhong Lin even heard that internally, they are already discussing a question: is selling Imitation Medicine considered illegal?

For a film's influence to reach this point is truly too terrifying, too terrifying!

And as a team leader in the Review Department, Zhong Lin knows very well what kind of social repercussions the inclusion of leukemia-related Medicine into medical insurance during the release of "Dying to Survive" will bring.

This level of shock will cover the whole country!

Zhong Lin even feels that this matter is not just limited to Huaxia, but can shock both at home and abroad!

This is like the famous film "Silenced" from the Korean side on Earth.

Due to the special nature of this film and its terrifying influence, it can be said to have left its name in film history and is world-renowned!

Regarding this, Team Leader Zhong could not help but start to look forward to it.

"I really want to see how many billions in box office this 'Dying to Survive' will eventually gross under these circumstances!"

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These past few days, due to the great pressure of public opinion, multiple official media outlets have already reported multiple times on the active promotion of leukemia-related Medicine entering medical insurance.

But the netizens, naturally, were not satisfied.

"Actively promoting—that's as good as saying nothing!"

"Laughable, it's always 'actively promoting'."

"All they know how to do is spout empty words!"

"Can the patients afford to wait?"

Many people expressed that they only look at the results.

As for the process you speak of, Laozi, for one, doesn't believe it.

It's all empty, all deceptive, all fake!

News like this, when released, is just to brush off us common folk, just to cope with the current public opinion pressure!

Even those who were already looking to stir up trouble, who were already working behind the scenes to sabotage To Live, discovered a new angle.

Before, the narrative they pushed online was that To Live had warped values, and asked, "Are we poor people supposed to just die?"

Now, a new form of smearing has appeared.

"Look at the credits at the end of To Live; it's truly sycophantic enough."

"Laughable, they haven't actually done anything, the world hasn't changed for the better at all, the patients' situation remains miserable, and this end-credit sequence is just fucking bootlicking!"

"Look at India; their Imitation Medicine is legal!"

"I'll just watch you grovel and lick boots with a smile!"

These remarks began to spread across the internet.

This caused various verbal wars to break out frequently across major platforms.

The netizens argued incessantly, yet they couldn't reach any conclusion.

From beginning to end, Luo Mo did not speak out on any major platforms.

Recently, he seemed to have vanished.

Since To Live was released, he hadn't appeared much in public.

His last appearance was an interview with state media, where he said those words that served as a wake-up call for many creators.

Luo Mo was still waiting.

Intuition and some recent rumors told him that perhaps... everything was coming soon?

Just like that, time arrived at August 10th.

The summer heat was scorching, and the cicadas chirped incessantly.

Many people on the internet felt even noisier than the sound of the cicadas.

And on the morning of August 10th, a keyword made an Air Drop to the number one spot on the Weibo Hot Search.

The heat level of this keyword on the Hot Search list was initially marked as 【Boiling】, but in just half an hour, the heat level soared to 【Explosive】!

It even made many users feel that Weibo was very laggy today.

Some users couldn't even click on this number one Hot Search!

These days, due to celebrities frequently having their reputations ruined, Weibo often crashes.

Nowadays, Weibo claims to be able to withstand at least three A-list celebrities having their reputations ruined simultaneously, but today, it crashed anyway.

All because this keyword that made an Air Drop to the number one spot on Weibo was just two characters—【Medical Insurance】!

Just because of the hit screening of To Live and the heated discussions across the entire internet these days, the attention on this news could be described as off the charts!

—Relevant drugs for leukemia have been officially included in medical insurance in three provinces and cities nationwide!

Besides this, there was actually another piece of major news.

From now on, zero tariffs will be implemented on imported anti-cancer drugs!

On Earth, when To Live was released in 2018, 19 provinces and cities had already included the drugs in medical insurance.

Data shows that in 2002, the survival rate for chronic myeloid leukemia was about 30%.

And by 2018, the survival rate for chronic myeloid leukemia had reached 85%!

Yes, Blue Star currently only has three provinces and cities that have included it in medical insurance.

But this is, by nature, a major event, a major project, and a major challenge.

Meals must be eaten one bite at a time, and the road must be walked one step at a time.

This is a good start, an especially good start.

Didn't you want an answer, want a result?

Then here is your answer, here is your result!

All of this was in the process of active promotion, and now, it has finally begun to show initial results!

Once this news came out, for some reason, many people suddenly felt like crying again.

I have to say, the lasting impact of the movie To Live is truly fucking huge!

Many viewers couldn't help but recall what the old grandmother with explosive acting skills in the movie said to Cao Bin.

"【I don't want to die, I want to live, is that okay?】"

And the words Cheng Yong roared when Huang Mao died: "【He's only twenty years old! He just wants to live, what crime has he committed!?】"

It is getting better, everything is truly getting better!

The matter that the whole nation was concerned about finally received a response during the screening period of To Live.

Boom! In an instant, the whole country was boiling!

(PS: Second update.)

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