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Chapter 997: Chapter 925: Set a Small Goal First

Chapter 997 -925: Set a Small Goal First

Tribe.

Ling Kong was communicating with a theater chain manager.

Today was not only the premiere day of “Resident Evil.”

Today was also the premiere day for Tribe’s new movie “Blade Woman.”

The theater chain manager laughed on the phone, “Congratulations, Mr. Ling, for making a good film for Blue Star. The initial audience reviews for ‘Blade Woman’ are quite good, and the attendance rate is high. If everything goes as expected, the box office should be very pleasing, it might even break the box office records for films with a female lead!”

“Thank you.”

Ling Kong suppressed his excitement, “I’ll need your continued support for the subsequent screenings.”

“Of course.”

Ling Kong then asked, “Do you know the situation with ‘Resident Evil’?”

The other side laughed, “With so many films from Blue Star, there is competition among the theater chains. Our chain favors Tribe, so we did not bring in Teacher Admirable Fish’s ‘Resident Evil.’ However, that movie also premiered today, and we should receive feedback soon.”

“Understood.”

After hanging up the phone, Ling Kong smiled.

The theater had reported that “Blade Woman” had a fine premiere, which boosted his confidence immensely about defeating Xian Yu this time.

Suddenly.

A panicked shout came from outside, “Mr. Ling, something has gone wrong, it’s bad!”

Ling Kong’s face darkened, “You’re the one in trouble, your whole family is in trouble!”

The assistant rushed in, panting, “Mr. Ling, listen to me, it’s those two film critics we found earlier who have switched sides and suddenly refused to help us write reviews to tarnish ‘Resident Evil!'”

“Switched sides?”

Ling Kong frowned, “If they’ve switched sides, so be it. It’s not a big problem.”

The assistant said with a dismal face, “It’s not that they switched sides, the problem is that after they switched sides, they publicly praised ‘Resident Evil!'”

“What?”

Ling Kong’s cheeks suddenly twitched, and a sense of unease came over him again.

The assistant was right.

After watching “Resident Evil,” Tu Zheng and Jia Haoren did not tarnish the movie but rather sang its praises!

“Sensory shock, beyond imagination, Teacher Admirable Fish always finds the most unexpected entry points, ‘Resident Evil,’ a film that is bound to make you panic and fear, yet irresistibly compelling. Perhaps in the future, zombies and the undead will become two distinct concepts in film discussions…”

Jia Haoren mentioned the difference between zombies and the undead.

Tu Zheng’s review was even longer, evaluating the film overall:

“Why does Teacher Admirable Fish’s ‘Resident Evil’ bring a whole new sci-fi perspective? Before entering the cinema, no one would have thought Teacher Admirable Fish’s movie would be so rich in sci-fi elements; everyone was fooled by the zombie gimmick.

It seems like Teacher Admirable Fish’s movies can always surprise you unexpectedly.

The entire film is filled with suspense, constantly piquing your curiosity, and continually bringing surprises.

Who is the female lead? What are the secrets of these amnesiacs? Where did the zombies come from? Who will become zombies? Who will survive? Why does the artificial intelligence Red Queen want to kill people? How to deal with the final Licker?

We, holding all these questions, have become captives of Teacher Admirable Fish.

Like all the audience, I was willingly sitting in front of the screen, waiting for the answers to unfold.

And just when we thought we had understood everything, the film ends with a dramatic twist.

Alice escapes from that damned lab.

She cautiously holds her gun, bullet already chambered, but:

On the desolate streets, only she remains alone amidst total devastation.

With the news of the undead ravaging the city, this scene shocked me more than the death-laden laser corridor, even more than the tide of undead!

New questions arise.

In the quickly grand and fiery music, suspense rises instantly, and the passion overflows, truly irresistible!”

Tu Zheng’s review even included slight spoilers, but they were not enough to affect the viewing experience.

Being a well-known and influential film critic, Tu Zheng’s review naturally attracted a lot of comments from the audience!

“Couldn’t agree more!”

“This movie completely defies imagination!”

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“So good to watch!”

“The ending was indeed shocking; I even think it’s one of the most compelling endings among all commercial films. If a sequel were released now, I’d definitely buy tickets without hesitation!”

“I gasped throughout the entire film!”

“I thought the Red Queen was the antagonist, only to find out at the end that her purpose was to protect humans!”

“The twist with the Red Queen is classic indeed, and Alice suddenly bursting out in that scene was exhilarating, her action fierce and stylish, truly maximizing the charm of films with a strong female lead!”

Of course.

The comment section also had many netizens who hadn’t yet seen the movie.

They were instantly intrigued by the reviews from the first batch of viewers and film critics.

“Is it really that good?”

“It sounds pretty intense!”

“I see a lot of people saying zombies and the undead are two different concepts, what does that mean?”

“This movie even involves artificial intelligence?”

“Red Queen, Alice, aren’t those the characters from Chu Kuang’s ‘Alice in Wonderland’?”

“No way, I have to buy a ticket to see it!”

“Yes, the comments got me itching to see it; I’m going tonight!”

“What exactly is it about?”

“Can’t explain it to you; you’ll know once you see it. If it’s not good, you can hit me!”

Shhh!

The film critic effect!

Audience word-of-mouth effect!

The combination of these elements suddenly attracted a massive audience for “Resident Evil!”

Yu Dynasty chat group.

Everyone also found time to watch the movie.

Immediately.

They all mentioned Xia Fan!

Jiang Kui: “This movie is so well done, Xia Fan, you’re going to be famous. When I saw your bathtub scene, I almost wanted to lick the screen!”

Sun Yaohuo: “Wanna blaze? (Sunglasses) Who’s calling me?”

Wei Haoyun: “This is giving me the creeps, the first time watching a horror movie, barely held it together, Xia Fan is too cool, sister loves you!”

Zhao Ying Ge: “Okay, I must admit, Xia Fan’s physique is a 50/50 match with mine. He’s really something.”

Chen Zhiyu: “This physique, tsk tsk tsk, usually, I don’t pay attention, how could it not be popular, right? The movie is too brilliant, Teacher Admirable Fish is the eternal god!”

At last.

Xia Fan himself showed up in the group: “Pfft, you bunch of low-quality mugs!”

…

The group was right.

In the following days, Xia Fan indeed became famous, and “Resident Evil” indeed became a hit!

Tribe.

Blogs.

Social media circles.

Major forums.

Discussions about this movie were everywhere!

And the box office of “Resident Evil” climbed up incrementally during heated discussions!

As for another movie of the same genre, “The Female Blade,” it was severely suppressed by this terrifying rival!

One week later.

The box office of “Resident Evil” had already accumulated around ten billion!

This was the most insane weekly box office among all of Teacher Admirable Fish’s movies, for various reasons.

First, as the continents merged, the number of viewers increased, and the market became more vast.

Second, as everyone progressively understood each other through cultural exchanges, the tastes of audiences across continents grew more aligned.

Third, the zombie theme in ‘Resident Evil’ was a first in Blue Star; there had never been a similar film before.

Fourth, Blue Star didn’t pay much attention to movies with a lead female protagonist, so there had never been a movie that magnified a female lead’s charisma to the extent of an Alice before.

Fifth, the movie’s investment was substantial…

Thus, although “Resident Evil” was not so high-grossing on Earth, it created a quite impressive result in Blue Star!

Impressive enough that Lin Yuan himself got a shock.

Mainly it was because the number of viewers had increased, other factors were secondary.

This made Lin Yuan suddenly realize that when Blue Star fully merges, the movie market might go utterly insane!

Because it wasn’t just about “Resident Evil.”

The average box office of other movies in Blue Star was also increasing yearly.

Different continents playing by their own rules wouldn’t work anymore, lack of cultural barriers meant the loss of local market protection mechanisms.

Some movies would dominate across continents!

Of course, as this situation developed, film investment costs were definitely going to become higher, compared to Blue Star, Earth’s movie market patterns had completely lost their reference value.

…

Similar insights were emerging in the industry.

“With the merger tide, the film market is changing.”

“Now, these movie box offices have become increasingly baffling.”

“Because the merger is aligning the viewing tastes across continents, differing popular movies across continents were due to taste variations. As these differences gradually disappear, the choices of movies people watch will become more consistent.”

“Once Zhong Continent joins the merger, a qualitative change will occur.”

“It’s already somewhat happening now, before what movie could easily break ten billion in box office in a week, yet counting ‘Resident Evil,’ this year alone there have been four movies breaking ten billion in a single week.”

“Admirable Fish’s movie might just make it into the top ten annual box office.”

“This movie really is a bit crazy, now there are quite a few companies considering writing movies centered around zombies.”

Yes.

Although Lin Yuan’s previous movies were also hits, Blue Star was simply too large, and there were many popular movies in the same period.

Therefore.

His previous films had never made it into the top ten annual box office of Blue Star.

But this “Resident Evil” was subtly showing such signs.

This movie performed exceptionally well, ensuring increased showtimes across continents!

More screenings meant more viewers, a natural result considering the film’s good reputation, and commercial films always had a solid viewer base.

That said.

A similar situation had occurred in Celestial Dynasty before.

Before Xu Zheng’s “Lost in Thailand,” Celestial Dynasty’s movie box offices were generally not high.

After that movie, the film market went wild, with the box office ceiling being broken repeatedly.

It wasn’t the quality of the movies that improved.

It was purely that the film market had expanded.

And with Blue Star having the foundation of continental mergers, this burst of the movie market seemed even more traceable.

Some might wonder:

Why does “Resident Evil’s” box office exceed Admirable Fish’s previous films?

Were Admirable Fish’s previous films not up to par?

Of course not.

If “Spiderman” were released today, the box office would not be the same as back then.

Just like Star Grandpa’s “Kung Fu Hustle.”

In the market environment of that time, “Kung Fu Hustle” made just a few billion.

He later had one with a much higher box office, “The Mermaid.”

This movie wasn’t as good as “Kung Fu Hustle,” yet its box office was many times greater.

Additionally.

Celestial Dynasty’s highest-grossing “Wolf Warrior 2,” with not even sixty billion in box office, couldn’t crack the top fifty global box offices.

But in Blue Star’s market environment.

With markets merging, no language barriers, and uniformed culture, sixty billion will be an attainable target for major top film companies.

At this moment.

Lin Yuan had greater expectations for movies, perhaps he should set a small goal for the future.

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