Chapter 575

In China, rarely was a movie slot so eye-catching.

As soon as the first-day box office came out, the internet in the early morning was bustling.

The first-day box office for *Lost on Mars* was—450 million.

And the first-day box office for *Flying Swords of Dragon Gate* was—470 million.

The gap wasn't large.

But winning was winning.

Since the ticket price was lower, this number was already very terrifying. If it were any other domestic movie, regardless of the genre, it would be worth the producers popping champagne to celebrate.

And if this was the data of a Wu Xia movie fighting hard against a foreign super sci-fi blockbuster, then it was even more terrifying!

In a situation where a Hollywood sci-fi blockbuster was determined to win the Chinese New Year's slot, to still be able to achieve such results showed how terrifying Xu Mingyue's box office appeal was.

This was truly fighting a hard battle using their own influence and appeal, as well as the word-of-mouth accumulated from previous works!

You have to know that whether it was Blue Star or Earth, if they encountered foreign blockbusters during the slot, many domestic movies would be afraid and postpone their release, but Xu Mingyue chose to compete directly and won.

At this moment, the internet was boiling.

The hot search was also dominated by this news!

"The charm-queen ladies are too showy!"

"Awesome!"

"Already knelt!"

"I just said it, others couldn't, but they definitely could!"

"Xu Mingyue is the best!"

"My wife is just amazing!"

"Get lost, my wife is sleeping right next to me, don't fantasize blindly, be careful I sue you for defamation?"

"To the one above, don't let desire pierce your will!"

"..."

"Anyway, I, as an insider, am completely shocked. It's hard to believe that someone in our Chinese entertainment circle could actually do this."

"Indeed exaggerated! A domestic Wu Xia movie fighting a top foreign sci-fi movie, not only didn't lose ugly, but actually won! Even novels wouldn't dare to write it like this!"

"Correction, it's just the first-day box office!"

"That's also very amazing! Has anyone in our country's entertainment industry done this before? No, not one! They only know how to bully internally! What they film isn't good, and they say we audience members only like to watch bad movies. Damn it, if you were like Xu Mingyue, with every work being a classic, could I not spend money to support you?"

"I just want to ask those directors who were originally scheduled to be released on New Year's Day and then suddenly changed the schedule, are you blushing?"

"..."

The internet was discussing it everywhere.

Some were shocked, some were admiring, and some remembered the words of certain directors who had no face left, and launched verbal attacks.

Comparing the two, the difference was clear.

It turned out that it wasn't that Chinese people liked bad movies and didn't deserve to watch good ones.

It was because some people were only thinking about feeding shit and raking in money!

It turned out that it wasn't that Chinese people couldn't film good movies.

It was because those people didn't put in the effort, or rather, didn't have the ability!

It turned out that domestic films could also compete with Hollywood blockbusters, and Hollywood blockbusters would also lose when encountering top-notch domestic films...

Some subtle changes were gradually happening in people's hearts.

In the early morning, the industry also experienced a strong shock!

Countless insiders were shocked beyond measure!

Many who had been predicting failure were speechless in the face of such results!

Many in the film and television industry were dumbfounded; they knew how difficult this was.

"This... they really did it!"

"Oh my god! My god!"

"Too scary! What kind of monsters are they? They could even win against a Hollywood blockbuster? And they won using a Wu Xia movie!"

"Are these monsters?"

"Suddenly felt like kneeling! My knees are weak!"

"This is very Xu Mingyue!"

"Actually, to be precise, it was just the first-day box office in China that won against *Lost on Mars*. Counting the first-day box office of this movie in other countries, *Flying Swords of Dragon Gate* is far behind."

"That's nonsense, *Flying Swords of Dragon Gate* was only released in China, *Lost on Mars* was released globally. Xu Mingyue is already super amazing!"

"To be fair, those twins are truly heaven-defying!"

"I guess Mr. Lin of Tian Guang Entertainment must be furious right now, hahahaha."

"Not necessarily, right? After all, the results of *Lost on Mars* are actually quite good."

"Hmph, you don't know, his temper is just like that."

"..."

In fact.

It was really guessed correctly by some insiders.

Lin Zhi was furious at this moment.

Beside him, the female secretary had long since fallen asleep on the hotel bed, but he looked at his phone and couldn't sleep; his face was gloomy and livid, and he was depressed.

Twenty million! Just twenty million! He could have won against Xu Mingyue once and extinguished their arrogance.

But he still lost.

This was even more uncomfortable than being behind by one or two hundred million at the box office. It was like being only 0.5 points behind someone in a civil service exam; the other person got the job, and you were still swimming in the water.

It was just so annoying!

"Max, how could you lose?"

"This is a Hollywood blockbuster?"

"A Wu Xia movie won?"

Lin Zhi felt it was very absurd!

Smoking a cigarette, he couldn't figure it out.

At the same time, he was also thinking of a solution.

"The total box office must exceed theirs!" A light flickered in Lin Zhi's eyes.

Losing the first-day box office had become a foregone conclusion and could not be changed, but it didn't mean that he had lost this time. The most important thing for a movie was the total box office. As long as the total box office of *Lost on Mars* could exceed *Flying Swords of Dragon Gate* when the movie was taken off the screen later, then he would have won.

The next day.

A piece of news about *Lost on Mars* climbed to the top of the hot search:

[Global first-day box office of *Lost on Mars* is 150 million USD]

Once the news came out, the whole industry and outside were shaken.

The shock brought by the nearly 500 million first-day box office of *Flying Swords of Dragon Gate* suddenly became mediocre...

At the same time.

Many voices also appeared on the internet.

"Four hundred million is not even half of one billion."

"If we talk about the first-day box office of the New Year's Day in China, *Flying Swords of Dragon Gate* won. If we talk about the global first-day box office, the champion is *Lost on Mars*!"

"This is the gap."

"How can the box office of one country win against the world?"

"It proves the excellence of *Lost on Mars* from the side; people all over the world like it!"

"Xu Mingyue still needs to continue to work hard!"

"..."

Lin Zhi looked at these comments on the internet, feeling exceptionally comfortable, as if he had vented a lot of anger.

This was naturally his doing.

Didn't they want to compete for the first-day box office? Then let's compete for the global first-day box office!

It was indeed a bit bullying, and a bit despicable, after all, *Flying Swords of Dragon Gate* was only released in one country, while *Lost on Mars* was released globally.

It looked like a dimensionality reduction strike!

But so what?

Just ask you, is this a fact?

Lin Zhi's mouth curled up, and he pinched the female secretary hard.

"Xu Mingyue, you have no moves now, right?"

Central Station.

Xu Youyue and Xu Mingyue had just finished rehearsing.

Immediately after, the entire Spring Festival Gala preparation team, including directors, artists, logistics personnel, etc., all applauded.

The applause was dense, accompanied by fanatical screams.

If someone who didn't know saw it, they would think the Spring Festival Gala had already started.

"Amazing, the program they prepared, I watch it once, I'm shocked once!" Ye Ye Rongyu, as the director of this year's Spring Festival Gala, applauded her students while sighing with appreciation on her face.

She was wearing a red down jacket this year, looking extremely festive.

She wore bare-leg artifacts on her lower body and stepped on red high heels, which made her, who was already beautiful and glamorous, constantly stir people's hearts.

In stark contrast to her fiery appearance was Cheng Cheng Shuying, the ice-snow beauty beside her, who was wearing opera makeup and costumes, with a white down jacket on the outside, looking pitiful and cold, like Lin Daiyu. As a famous Cheng-style Qingyi opera singer, she also participated in this year's Spring Festival Gala.

After Ye Ye Rongyu finished speaking, she turned to Cheng Cheng Shuying and said: "You taught this student well. I don't understand opera, but her opera foundation should be about the same as yours."

Cheng Cheng Shuying blinked her eyes in a daze: ...

Can I say that this student hasn't taken many classes from me at all?

It's their high talent; what credit do I have?

However, the words reached Cheng Cheng Shuying's lips, but she didn't say them. Looking at the twins on the stage, her beautiful eyes were full of brilliance, and she only said one sentence: "She makes me very worry-free."

And in other parts of the studio, there were praises and shocked discussions everywhere.

If you hadn't seen the stage of Xu Mingyue's *Divine Maiden Cleaving the Pass*, it would be hard to imagine how shocking it was!