Chapter 669: Challenging the World

For the domestic animation industry, this day is destined to be a day that will go down in history.

Huaxia now has a film that ranks in the top ten on the 【Global Animated Film Box Office Ranking】.

Luo Mo has once again, with his own strength, ushered in a new era.

This terrifying, phenomenal blockbuster has left a large number of animation professionals over in the island nation secretly clicking their tongues in astonishment.

The great success of "Nezha: Birth of the Demon Child" naturally cannot be said to have pushed Huaxia animated films to a world-class level by his own strength alone.

There is still a very long road ahead in this regard.

The rise of an industry has never been achieved by one person alone.

But to speak truthfully, it has broadened the market and allowed the whole world to see the potential of the Huaxia animation market.

After some reflection, animation professionals from many countries have reached a conclusion.

At present, it is indeed only Hollywood films that can reap massive overseas box office returns globally.

Even for animated films from the island nation, they rely mainly on the Asian market.

They cannot earn much money in the West.

This has to do with film distribution, theater scheduling, audience choices, and so on.

Without relying on overseas box office, wanting to impact the 【Global Box Office Ranking】 is nothing short of a pipe dream.

Only one country is different!

——Huaxia!

The Huaxia market is too big, truly too big!

Therefore, upon careful thought, the box office miracle they currently cannot create is indeed one that only a country like Huaxia can create!

The news that "Nezha: Birth of the Demon Child" squeezed out "Toy Castle" to become the tenth in 【Global Animated Film Box Office】 was naturally reported crazily within the country as well.

Various media outlets with special status also entered the fray one after another to offer praise.

The entire internet is in heated discussion.

"Awesome, it actually reached tenth in the world!"

"The rise of national animation!"

"Perhaps this is just Nezha's fate!"

"Too strong, it even scared me."

Of course, there are definitely netizens online making sarcastic remarks.

"Heh, putting 'Nezha' together with those films, do you really think it's a match?"

"Why do I feel that the higher it climbs, the more it embarrasses us in Huaxia."

"Laugh to death, the locals only watch this kind of film."

"A tall person picked out from among the short, and it's still going global to make a fool of us."

"It would be fine if it were just domestic self-entertainment, but now it's gone and made a big scene."

"I don't see any significance in it; I only see the downsides."

But in reality, is it really like that?

Many people often have "all thanks to the setting off by peers" on their lips, as if everything is only because the peers are too rotten that you, who are not as rotten, achieved success.

However, shouldn't one also look at what level of success this is?

A box office of one or two billion can be said to be all thanks to the setting off by peers.

A box office of five billion, with over a hundred million viewers—such a massive number of people walking into movie theaters—that is naturally different.

Setting off by peers certainly exists, but it can only be considered a partial factor.

At the same time, an industry cannot always expect everyone to work for the love of it, right?

——Money! There must be money!

Without the success of "Monkey King: Hero is Back" and "Nezha", domestic animated films would forever only be able to play at small-time games.

If no returns are visible, who would play the fool, and who would be willing to invest money?

Are you expecting domestic animation professionals to take a few million or tens of millions in investment and compare quality and details with others' investments of hundreds of millions or even billions?

And in fact, whether it is on Earth or on Blue Star, the popularity of "Nezha" abroad is considered very high.

This is even without any overseas promotion.

……..

……..

At the Review Department, Team Leader Zhong Lin's complexion is increasingly rosy; she is glowing with health, as if she has been nourished.

All of Luo Mo's works are handled by her alone.

Many resource allocations and internal support were also signed off by her alone.

Since she bears the risks and responsibilities all by herself, then the credit is naturally enjoyed by her alone!

Just a few minutes ago, Zhong Lin received a call from a friend.

That was the editor-in-chief of a media outlet with special status.

She called Zhong Lin specifically to have her act as a go-between to interview Luo Mo.

This is exactly what Zhong Lin wants.

The box office of "Nezha" is already tenth among world animated films.

Luo Mo, this director, screenwriter, and investor... should come out and say something, shouldn't he?

He is now regarded by the domestic animation industry as a god-like man.

Shouldn't he give everyone some encouragement?

However, as soon as Zhong Lin thought of Luo Mo's various bold words from the past, she couldn't help but think: "I'm just afraid it won't be as simple as just giving encouragement."

She was also quite afraid that Luo Mo would say something terrifying.

After thinking it over repeatedly, Zhong Lin decided to give Luo Mo a call.

"Hello, Team Leader Zhong." Luo Mo's voice came through the phone, carrying a hint of exhaustion.

He was currently on set filming with Ding Xiaoyu; he was shooting the new Science Fiction film he was directing himself.

Over the past few days, there had been many trivial matters on set that required Luo Mo to handle and oversee, so he was a bit tired.

On the phone, as soon as he heard it was to have him accept an interview, he couldn't help but fall silent for a few seconds.

After pondering for a moment, Luo Mo said, "It's possible, but can you have them come to the set? I really can't get away from here."

"And can the time be decided by me? There are really too many things going on with the film crew here."

"Yes!" Zhong Lin immediately helped agree to it.

After setting the interview time, the two exchanged a few more pleasantries and ended the call.

Zhong Lin sat in her office chair and began to calculate.

"Although 'Nezha' has had its Key Extension for a month, it is also about to be pulled from theaters."

"Including overseas box office, it is estimated to be around 5.3 billion in the end."

"'Be Somebody' at 1.6 billion, 'Nezha' at 5.3 billion; just these two added together is already close to 7 billion."

"Luo Mo said that day that he wanted three films to break 8 billion."

"Many people think that this is an impossible thing."

"Everyone previously favored 'Sheep Without a Shepherd' the most, after all, the audience base for 'Mist Theater' was built very well."

"But who would have thought that in the end, only 1 billion was left for 'Sheep Without a Shepherd' to perform." Zhong Lin smiled knowingly.

She did not know how much box office 'Sheep Without a Shepherd' would end with.

She only knew that she saw the hope of Huaxia becoming the world's second-largest film market this year!

………

………

Zhong Lin's editor-in-chief friend is named Liu Wan.

She brought three people with her and headed to the set of Luo Mo's new film.

Honestly, Liu Wan did not mind traveling such a long way.

Being able to come and tour the set of Luo Mo's new film was naturally a good thing.

There was no helping it; his new films were always the focus of the entire internet.

What's more, this person had actually chosen the 【Science Fiction】 genre this time.

In Blue Star Huaxia, there is a saying that is widely circulated: "Huaxia has no Science Fiction!"

It is March now, and the weather is still a bit cold.

When Liu Wan finally saw Luo Mo, she was surprised to find that he looked quite different from his appearance on the Spring Festival Gala.

His skin was not as fair.

His hair had also been cut short, shaved into a crew cut.

Because Luo Mo was too busy, the interview time was very short, so everyone immediately got down to business.

Liu Wan looked at Luo Mo, feeling actually somewhat apprehensive in her heart.

There was no helping it; the place where she worked was a media outlet with a special nature.

And she was naturally aware of all of Luo Mo's previous shocking remarks.

Some entertainment media would certainly be dying to create big news, to have some big gimmicks, and ideally, to shock everyone's eyes.

But for Liu Wan, she still hoped that some of Luo Mo's answers could be relatively official.

Honestly, Liu Wan personally admired Luo Mo very much.

These days, celebrities in the entertainment industry frequently collapse, and some are even so vile that media outlets of their special nature have to publicly criticize them.

The reasons for the collapse are currently popular in two points:

"Either taxes, or sleeping around."

The amount of the former is enough to buy a private jet.

As for the latter, who knows if they are playing with private 'chicks'.

Someone like Luo Mo, who keeps himself clean, is keen on charity, and has his tax rating assessed as A Ji, is rare indeed.

"It's a pity he grew a mouth." Liu Wan lamented in her heart.

She now only prayed that Luo Mo could restrain himself a bit when facing an interview from a media outlet with a special nature.

With that, the interview officially began.

For the first few questions, Luo Mo answered in a pertinent and humble manner.

"Director Luo, what is your take on the rise of domestic Animation that everyone is talking about?"

Luo Mo replied: "I think that at present, we have a very good start and are on the road to the rise of domestic Animation, but there is still a long way to go; yes, we are 'On the Road'."

He took the opportunity to advertise his album 'On the Road'.

"All of this requires the joint efforts of the entire industry, and it must be persistent effort," Luo Mo continued.

"Our audience is a very good audience; everyone must not let down the audience's tolerance and expectations."

In Luo Mo's view, everyone is more tolerant of domestic Animation, but one cannot rely on the audience's tolerance to mess around.

——Tolerance is limited.

Everyone wants to see progress in the industry.

Liu Wan listened from the side, nodding frequently.

He did not belittle himself, frankly admitting that the domestic Animation industry is progressing, but he also did not become arrogant because of the box office explosion.

Afterwards, the young girl responsible for the interview looked at her script again and asked several more questions.

Luo Mo answered them all quite well.

Next came the final question.

It was also the most critical question.

The young girl wearing black-rimmed Glasses, with a sweet voice, continued her work as the voice-over and asked: "Director Luo, how do you view *Nezha* being able to rank in the top ten of the 【Global Animated Film Box Office Ranking】?"

Everyone stared at Luo Mo without blinking.

Luo Mo, who wore a buzz cut, smiled and said: "That is naturally a very happy thing."

"This box office result has certainly met my expectations."

"If I had to say there were any regrets..."

Luo Mo paused for a moment.

Liu Wan suddenly had an ominous premonition.

The others were also a bit puzzled.

"No one asked you about regrets!" Liu Wan shouted in her heart.

An Animation film, having topped the Huaxia box office and reached tenth on the global animation box office list, could actually still have regrets?

"I hope the regret he speaks of is related to sentiment or something similar, something that can elevate the value and be something we can publish..." Liu Wan thought to herself.

Facing the camera, Luo Mo said: "Actually, in my heart, our Huaxia domestic market has infinite potential."

"In fact, as long as we please our own people, the box office won't be bad."

"The only small regret I have for *Nezha* is that if we set aside the overseas box office, it is still just a little bit short of the tenth position in global animation."

Upon hearing this, Liu Wan was dumbfounded.

"Wh... what does that mean?"

What did this young man in front of her just say?

He was actually regretting that *Nezha* didn't reach the global top ten based solely on the box office of the Huaxia region?

On this list, all the other films are global box office!

Otherwise, how could there be such outrageous, such high figures?

You are taking the single-country box office and comparing it to theirs?

What is even more outrageous is that he actually smiled and said: "I will keep up the good work for the next film!"

He actually still wants to challenge the Global Box Office Ranking again with the box office of a single region!

A sentence couldn't help but pop into Liu Wan's mind: "Does this count as some degree of..."

"Me fighting the world with one country?"

(End of this chapter)