All-rounder Artist-Chapter 992 - 920 The Two Dinner-Scoring Guys

Chapter 992: Chapter 920: The Two Dinner-Scoring Guys

Chapter 992 -920: The Two Dinner-Scoring Guys

Here it comes!

Just as Tribe released the movie news for “Blade Woman,” an unspoken smile spread across the industry.

At the same time.

Netizens instantly got a read on Tribe’s intentions:

The martial arts TV show that Tribe invested in had been targeted by Starlight, so this time they must be aiming to strike back in the same way!

Suddenly!

The media began to fan the flames!

All kinds of news created sides.

And amidst such an atmosphere, the films from both sides began their respective promotions, full of explosive tension.

When Lin Yuan learned of this, he didn’t have any particular thoughts.

He was quite confident in “Resident Evil.”

Because the zombie settings in this movie would be novel to Blue Starian audiences.

Lin Yuan had done his research.

He knew that Blue Star didn’t have a specific concept of zombies!

Don’t be fooled by some Blue Starian people mentioning “zombies”; actually, they’re referring to the undead.

Yes.

What Blue Starian audiences understand as zombies are, in fact, undead!

A one-letter difference between undead and zombies on the surface, but the setting actually has a significant difference!

The most obvious difference is:

Undead usually refer to a strange creature formed after a person has died and risen again.

Dealing with the undead often requires some magic methods, bullets don’t have much effect on them.

While zombies are usually the result of a virus infection.

These creatures devour the flesh and blood of the living and have a strong ability to infect, though most can be taken care of if you have enough bullets.

Therefore:

Undead often appear individually as an embellishment to Blue Starian horror movies.

Like a demon possessing a corpse and then committing evil deeds in the guise of the undead, and so on.

In fact, even on Earth, the concept of zombies only spread to Celestial Dynasty after works like “Resident Evil.”

Before that.

What Celestial Dynasty understood as zombies also included the meaning of undead.

In fact.

Even when the foreign concept of zombies reached Celestial Dynasty, sometimes it was translated into Chinese as undead, without realizing that there’s an essential difference between the two when precisely distinguished.

This “Resident Evil” will for the first time introduce the concept of zombies.

Furthermore.

The movie introduces sci-fi concepts like the Red Queen.

Having this kind of intelligence appear as a sort of villain in the movie is very cool, with its classic iconic scenes such as the laser slicing bodies.

That’s more terrifying than zombies.

It’s inescapable despair.

Not to mention that Lin Yuan invested more in this movie, upgrading the scale of the original film’s scenes.

As a series, “Resident Evil” has always had a low investment; the total for several movies combined is on par with just one movie’s budget from the Marvel franchise, which is also why the latter sequels got progressively worse.

Lin Yuan increased the investment significantly.

The most direct impact of this investment upgrade was the stronger impact of the scenes, increased number of zombies, and higher-quality special effects, with creatures like the zombie dogs and the final monstrous zombie being quite well-rendered.

This led to the movie costing about three hundred million to shoot from start to finish.

Add in the current promotional expenses, and it’s nearing four hundred million.

Although it can’t compare with “Blade Woman,” which claims an investment of seven hundred million plus advertising surely breaking eight hundred million, it’s definitely a major production.

So.

Without paying too much attention to this, Lin Yuan buried himself in continuing to write “Heaven-Reliant Dragon Slayer.”

It was Starlight, however, that became anxious, clearly intensifying their promotional efforts and investments as they obviously didn’t want to lose to Tribe.

Thus.

Lin Yuan spent the following days immersed in writing “Heaven-Reliant Dragon Slayer.”

And when half of this novel was completed, time finally moved towards the end of the month, and “Resident Evil” arrived!

…

That day.

A cinema.

On the big screen in the lobby, the poster for “Resident Evil” was prominently displayed.

On the poster, the female protagonist Xia Fan wore a red dress that perfectly showcased her splendid figure, giving off a very cool and competent vibe.

Ticketing area.

A large number of viewers were buying tickets for “Resident Evil.”

And in the theater’s automatic massage chairs, two men holding their freshly obtained “Resident Evil” tickets casually chatted:

“The enthusiasm of the audience isn’t bad,”

“It’s the allure of the zombie theme, but mostly it’s because of Xian Yu.”

“After those previous works, Xian Yu’s films have gradually developed their own brand. Our task is not going to be easy, if we’re not careful, we could offend a large number of Xian Yu’s fans.”

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“We have no choice, he’s offered too much.”

At this, the two men exchanged a glance and smiled simultaneously.

The man on the left was named Tu Zheng, and the man on the right was called Jia Haoren.

The two of them were film critics.

However, they did not come to the cinema today to simply write a couple of reviews for Resident Evil.

They were on a mission.

Someone from the Tribe had contacted them both, hoping they would write two negative reviews for Resident Evil!

At first, both men refused.

They were conscientious film critics, firmly sticking to their professional ethics. How could they purposefully trash a movie?

That would be unethical!

Until the liaison from the Tribe opened a suitcase: “If the effect turns out nicely, all of this will be yours.”

The men agreed.

The Tribe really knew how to choose the right people.

After all, what Xian Yu was making this time was a commercial film.

Xian Yu’s arthouse films mostly garnered overwhelming positive reviews, making it difficult to find angles to criticize, but commercial films were different, as it was not hard to find points of critique within them.

Actually, many people in the industry made this type of extra money.

It’s just like those famous internet influencers who would accept money to act as a paid army setting the tone.

In today’s era, to make a living by saying things that don’t come from the heart is quite a normal thing.

Every industry has its gray areas.

And in the competition between movies, using such tactics to smear competitors had become not such a clever trick anymore.

Basically, all major film and television companies are well aware of it, and have more or less done similar things. For some film critics, this is just another way to monetize their influence.

At that moment.

There was an announcement reminding everyone to check their tickets.

Tu Zheng and Jia Haoren began to enter the theater with the crowd.

They had bought naked-eye 3D tickets, standard fare for a blockbuster.

The technology for naked-eye 3D viewing at Blue Star’s major cinemas was already very mature.

Having been around for a dozen years, this technology had greatly propelled the film industry’s development, keeping the Blue Starian love for cinema-going alive.

Lately, there were rumors saying:

The technology for naked-eye 3D viewing might soon become a staple in every household.

Furthermore, the ultra-high definition cinematic technology, previously exclusive to theaters, might also be integrated into ordinary people’s televisions…

Entering the cinema hall.

Tu Zheng and Jia Haoren sat down and simultaneously opened their notebooks.

Blackening someone is a skillful job, the reviews must be substantial.

Seeing the movie was a prerequisite. This was the essential difference between them and those keyboard warriors who would criticize a movie without even watching it. So, unlike ordinary audiences who watched movies for relaxation and leisure, they were ready to watch with serious intent.

And during the commercial break before the movie started.

Tu Zheng suddenly said, “Leaving our positions aside, which of the two movies do you think will explode at the box office?”

“Neither will explode.”

Jia Haoren laughed. “I don’t dislike female-led movies, but think about it, has there ever been an example of such a movie with a female lead that has blown up the box office in Blue Star before?”

“That’s true.”

Tu Zheng nodded. Although the ratio of men to women in the movie-going population was not much different, it did seem like there had never been a hit movie with a female lead.

After thinking a bit more.

Tu Zheng switched topics: “What about if we just compare these two?”

Jia Haoren replied, “From an overt perspective, I would of course favor the Tribe, but if considering Xian Yu’s scripting abilities, I feel the outcome between the two movies is hard to say.”

“Same here.”

Tu Zheng said earnestly, “Although I find Xian Yu choosing zombies as a selling point perplexing, this guy always manages to come up with some rotten turns into magical ideas. Take Spiderman, for example; who would have thought he could come up with a next-door hero? So this time, I suspect he’ll choose an entry point that is unexpected to everyone. Just what that entry point is remains unknown.”

“Exactly.”

Jia Haoren nodded.

Although both men were about to cash in on the Tribe’s money, Jia Haoren and Tu Zheng’s inner selves did not wholly side with Female Blade. Their success in grabbing the dirty money was irrelevant to whether one of the two movies made it big at the box office. They wouldn’t lose a penny of the money they were to grab, hence the two could be somewhat objective in their judgment.

Alright then.

As film critics, their professional abilities were still quite remarkable, and their influence in reviews was significant. Otherwise, the Tribe wouldn’t have targeted them.

At that moment.

The lights dimmed.

Resident Evil was about to begin!

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PS: Every time I complete a major plot segment, I go through a painful process of difficult birth. Serialized novels often encounter such fluctuations in the author’s condition. Please be understanding. Today will be just this one update, but tomorrow I will make it up to everyone with four more!