Chapter 791: 《Shanghai Fortress》, Highly Anticipated by the Masses

The news that *The Wandering Earth* was about to charge into the 【Global Box Office Ranking】 quickly spread from a small circle to a wide range.

Even some media outlets with special characteristics began to weigh in and report on the matter.

Previously, these media outlets had all praised *The Wandering Earth*, mainly because this film was a standard piece of Chinese-style Science Fiction.

Now, it was different.

It represented yet another rise of the Huaxia film market on the world stage!

Many media outlets expressed:

"Looking at Hollywood films, the Chinese characters in them were first played by East Asians, and mostly as villains; then it changed to having Chinese people play the Chinese villains in the films; then it changed to Chinese people playing cannon fodder among the heroes; then it changed to Chinese people playing comedic supporting roles; then it changed to Chinese people playing supporting roles; and now, there are Chinese people playing major supporting roles."

Is this because the Chinese people who go to Hollywood to develop are doing better and better?

Not at all.

Over there, how many Chinese Actors have Box Office Appeal?

If they don't even have Box Office Appeal, how can one talk about developing well?

The reason it has become like this is simply because the domestic film market has been developing better and better.

In order for their films to achieve higher box office in Huaxia, they are fawning more and more obviously, and the intensity is getting greater and greater.

If *The Wandering Earth* can truly charge into the global box office rankings, then it will not just be a milestone for Huaxia Science Fiction films.

It will also become a milestone for the Huaxia film market!

It could even serve as a clarion call for Huaxia to assault the 【World's Largest Film Market】!

Moreover, looking at the global film box office rankings, there is not a single film in there that was released in only a single country.

At the same time, Science Fiction films make up a huge proportion of this.

Of course, commercial Science Fiction is the majority; for example, the *Interstellar Warrior* series has 3 films on the list.

As for hard Science Fiction, there are far fewer.

This is a very normal phenomenon; for instance, *Interstellar*, which is sought after by many people on Earth, actually did not have a particularly dazzling total global box office.

In the 【Global Box Office Ranking】 crowded with Science Fiction films, the appearance of a piece of Chinese-style Science Fiction is still very meaningful.

Regarding the matter of making the list, several media outlets with special characteristics all came to interview Luo Mo.

It was hard to refuse, so Luo Mo accepted the interview.

When asked if he had confidence in making the list, he did not feign modesty and stated that he had confidence in making the list.

"Making the list isn't difficult; the point is what rank it ends up in," Luo Mo said with a smile.

The release of this news undoubtedly ignited the viewing enthusiasm of many audience members once again.

Some audience members were unwilling to go to the cinema to watch movies, preferring to watch them on their computers or phones after they were released online.

But this time, they really couldn't hold back.

"A Science Fiction blockbuster, it's only satisfying to wear 3D Glasses in the cinema! This poor person will support it once!"

"Watch, watch, watch! I'll watch it, okay!"

"Luo Mo is still worth spending money on."

Because this film has many details, many audience members who watched it a second time said: "It's still very good; I discovered different things."

Therefore, *The Wandering Earth*, which had already been released for over twenty days and whose single-day box office had originally fallen below 100 million, actually rose back up, reaching 120 million!

Film industry insiders: "..."

The box office performance of this film was a bit too outstanding.

Besides this, a host of industry insiders also focused their attention on a new film about to be released, and that was—*Shanghai Fortress*!

Many capital bigwigs in various companies suspected: "Did Wang Shisong go somewhere to burn incense this time?"

"Has this male dog had a change of luck recently?"

"He really stumbled upon a fortune this time!"

Many people began to envy President Wang of Pineapple.

There's no helping it; everyone wants to enter the Science Fiction market now, and everyone wants to get the first taste!

But the problem is, Science Fiction films have longer production cycles than the vast majority of films.

If you start working on a Science Fiction blockbuster now, it's doubtful whether it can be released by this time next year.

The hype, that sort of thing, will definitely fade.

But who would have thought that Wang Shisong, who knows what nerve he twitched, actually had a Science Fiction film filmed in advance?

"Is he still unwilling to give up and wants to compete with Luo Mo in the same genre?"

"No, no, no, that's unlikely; he wouldn't be that stubborn."

"Could it be that he has become a Disciple of Luo Mo?"

Yes, President Wang never imagined that even though he finally had a stroke of good luck, people in the industry were discussing him behind his back, saying he had been bullied by Luo Mo too much and had started to unconditionally trust that Luo Mo's films would be hits.

Even for the most unlikely Science Fiction film, he tightened his belt under the company's very poor conditions, followed closely in Luo Mo's footsteps, and hitched a ride on the hype!

How could the capital bigwigs in the industry not know what the situation at Pineapple is now?

If this company loses money on one or two more big productions, it will be finished! Wang Shisong might directly end up in debt, become a bigwig-level figure in the entertainment industry, and transform into a member of the new era's legion of deadbeats.

Yet, under these circumstances, what did he do?

He actually still resolutely chose to unconditionally trust Luo Mo, trust that he could ignite the Science Fiction trend, and then followed along to film one!

Wow, if this isn't a Disciple, what is?

Luo Mo can practically be considered his faith, right?

So you hate Luo Mo to death on the surface, but in your heart, you've actually set up a statue of him to worship?

You two-faced Wang Shisong!

But it must be said that the fact that these capital bigwigs would have such thoughts also reflects one issue from the side—Pineapple's promotion was very successful.

Everyone now truly thinks that *Shanghai Fortress* is a big-budget Science Fiction blockbuster, and many big-shot investors have been misled.

Good grief, it was clearly filmed as a Love Film, but you don't even mention the word "love" in the promotion!

That is just too shameless!

Nowadays, all the senior executives at Pineapple are secretly delighted.

Although for every one of Luo Mo's films, the Review Department approves the request for a 【Key】 extension, changing the film's theatrical run from 30 days to 60 days.

However, even if the 【Key】 is extended, new films are still prioritized over old ones for screen allocation.

*The Wandering Earth* won't be able to run wild in theaters for many more days.

We will launch strongly on July 31st, and then make a Big Profit and Extra Big Profit.

There is a saying: as long as you stand in the path of the wind, even a pig can fly.

In their hearts, *Shanghai Fortress* is naturally not a pig.

Won't this take off right where it stands?

The promotion department at Pineapple looks at the online data and the hot topic index every day, and they are all beaming with joy.

——There will definitely be bonuses this time!

The explosive popularity of *The Wandering Earth* kicked open the door for the Chinese Sci-Fi Blockbuster; once the market was opened, the audience seemed somewhat insatiable.

In the trailer for *Shanghai Fortress*, at least 70% of the best special effects shots were edited in.

Everyone is still very interested in this new film.

Many media outlets are reporting one after another: "Will *Shanghai Fortress* continue the Myth of *The Wandering Earth*!"

If that is truly the case, then this year's Shuji Dang belongs to Huaxia Science Fiction!

Hearing it like this, it's actually quite catchy, and thinking about it is even a bit exciting!

On many ticket-purchasing platforms, the 【Want to Watch】 index for *Shanghai Fortress* is skyrocketing.

The screen allocation rate given to *Shanghai Fortress* by major cinema chains is also increasing, estimated to rise by about 5%.

This is still because the male lead of *Shanghai Fortress* is the currently popular Top Traffic young fresh meat, Zhong Feifan.

If the male lead wasn't him, it might have been possible to ride an even higher wave of popularity!

Many netizens are distrustful of films featuring such traffic-driven young fresh meat, feeling that they are just pieces of junk meant to earn money from fans.

But now the Science Fiction craze is unstoppable, and quite a few people have still been swept into the torrent.

As for the female lead of this film, she is a standard film actress with many representative works, effectively here to bolster the film's standing.

In this way, more people will actually buy into it.

Whether it is the company of the Top Traffic young fresh meat Zhong Feifan, or his fans, they all feel that this time is a good opportunity, a good chance to make a name for himself in the film industry.

The fans have already begun to grandly wave flags and Shouting for their brother.

A lot of information is also being spread on a large scale.

"Zhong Feifan has been taking acting classes in his spare time all year! His attitude toward acting is devout!"

"There are shortcomings, but he is improving!"

"Little Zhong is really working hard this time, and he has been humbly asking his seniors for advice on set."

"We welcome everyone's corrections!"

"Whatever the shortcomings are, we accept them all."

Today's fans have long since changed their tactics; they no longer blindly praise or blindly kiss up like before, which only brings hate to their Idol.

One fan acting as ten haters is rare nowadays.

Nowadays, this kind of humble, or even submissive, tactic is popular.

And don't say otherwise, this set of tactics is indeed more effective.

When you lower your posture, people really find it hard to scold you all of a sudden.

If you lower your posture for a long time, people will even feel satisfied, and then they might just show mercy and support you once!

In reality, when Pineapple was promoting this, the main selling points were also concentrated on the 【Science Fiction Blockbuster】 and the 【Director】.

The director of this film has well-known hit representative works in the television drama field.

In the film field, he has also filmed low-budget, high-box-office counter-attack works.

In terms of television dramas, he has won major awards.

In terms of film, he has also won Best Newcomer director.

This person also often works part-time as a 【Screenwriter】, and is especially skilled at adapting novels into film and television works.

Wang Shisong, who is burdened with debt and fighting with his back to the wall, has been full of fighting spirit these past few days.

"Whether I face the pressure from creditors or the pressure from starlets and models, it all depends on this one shot!"

……..

……..

Time passed, and *The Wandering Earth* has been in theaters for 30 full days.

At this moment, the box office for this film has already reached 5.79 billion!

It lived up to expectations and charged onto the 【Global Box Office Ranking】, becoming the first Huaxia film to make the list, and also the only film on that list that did not have a global release, but was only released in one country!

This appearance on the list can be said to have caused a sensation even overseas!

Everyone has witnessed the terrifying potential of the Huaxia film market.

Looking at the ranking, *The Wandering Earth* is currently in 91st place.

But this film still has a 30-day 【Key】 extension and will continue to be shown in theaters for another 30 days.

For now, no one knows how much more box office it can achieve in the next 30 days, or how many more spots it can climb on the list.

In fact, if you only look at the box office of a single region, many of the Hollywood blockbusters ranked ahead of it simply cannot compete with *The Wandering Earth* based on North American box office alone!

Under these circumstances, "Shanghai Fortress," which had been very popular these past few days, was officially released!

(PS: I am feeling unwell today, with dizziness and chest tightness. I originally wanted to take a day off, but then I thought, it's the end of the month, so I shouldn't break my update streak. I'll persist and write. I am going to sleep now.)

(End of this chapter)