Chapter 107: Cultural Anti-Invasion (1)(1/2)
On the third day of the Chinese New Year.
The box office of "The Myth of Transformation" came out the second day.
The next day, the box office in China not only did not decrease, but instead increased to 200 million.
The Chinese film industry is once again full of joy, and many filmmakers somehow have an indescribable sense of honor.
In fact...
If it weren't for crazy phenomenal movies like Avatar, "The Myth of Transformation" was already the ceiling of Chinese movies.
Of course, the overseas box office the next day also refreshed to the amazing data of $16 million, becoming the only movie in the history of Chinese films that exceeded $28 million in just two days.
Well, no one.
but……
Perhaps because of the high expectations for this movie, many well-known filmmakers feel more or less regretful.
It’s noon on the third day of the Chinese New Year.
In the special edition of "Life in Dreams", the well-known humanities professor and Chinese film and television critic Li Kangren shook his head when talking about "The Myth of Transformation".
"In my opinion, there are still many things that need to be improved..."
"There is the story background issue..."
"I don't deny that this movie is indeed a phenomenal Chinese science fiction movie. It's okay to win the No. 1 in China."
"This mythological background is integrated into modern technology, which gives people a sense of shocking thoughts. This should be the feeling of Chinese audiences... This is very good..."
"However, if you apply the background of Chinese mythology in the overseas market, it is really an embarrassing choice. Many overseas netizens don't know what these mythological characters mean... If you don't understand the stories of Chinese mythology, you will not be able to understand the real exciting part of this movie, you will not be able to understand... The movie, for them, is just a wonderful popcorn movie, and the audience is really not that wide..."
"Shen Lang has added too many private goods in this movie. If we put aside the background of Chinese mythology or simply create a virtual background, the box office of this movie may be even better overseas, and the global box office may be able to compete with "The Lord of the Rings"..."
“…”
In Li Kangren's opinion, the export of "The Myth of Transformation" has been somewhat unacceptable to the local environment.
Many people watch various fights and deformation scenes when watching movies, but they are confused about characters like Huangdi, Tengshe, and Shennong. At the same time, many people don’t know what the stick at the beginning and the roar of the ending “One Thousand Years” mean. They only know that there may be a powerful villain in the second part.
As for, what is this villain?
They don't understand.
In the eyes of Chinese people, these are amazing and an extraordinary attempt, but in their eyes, these are useless ribs and poisonous weeds...
This is a cultural difference, just like many times when Chinese people enter cinemas, most people cannot understand the stories of characters that appear in the Bible.
"Professor Li..."
"What's wrong?"
"Maybe all you see is the current situation..."
"oh?"
“In my opinion, “The Myth of Transformation” is not just a movie…”
“That’s…”
"Professor Li, after the program is over, can we go to the streets together?"
"Yeah, OK."
Huang Bo looked at Professor Li with a serious look and immediately laughed.
Two hours later, after Li Kangren and Huang Bo finished recording the program, they walked to the street.
There were bursts of firecrackers on the street, noise and joy.
At the beginning, Li Kangren didn't know what the hell was selling in Huangbohulu.
However, when he really walked on the street and felt the changes in China, he suddenly realized that he seemed to be wrong...
It was very outrageously wrong!
……………………………………
"Wow, can this thing really be played like this?"
"This, this..."
"Is that amazing? Oh my God, there are so many kinds, boss, can you give me one of each kind? I want the same type of garbage truck..."
"I want an excavator!"
“…”
in the past……
During the Chinese New Year, the children were playing cards or magic wands, magic swords and other weapon sets from the "Lord of the Rings" series...
Of course, the special photography hero series model from the R book is also a very popular and popular object among children. Haven’t you seen that when the Chinese New Year comes, many children are rushing to buy the "Special Photography Hero" series toy guns and rushing toy guns...
as if……
Toys from other countries are their childhood.
And this year!
It seems different!
Perhaps, starting from the second day of the Lunar New Year, many people have vaguely realized that major shopping malls have begun to rectify...
"The Myth of Transformation" has exceeded 200 million in the premiere...
It was so popular that the mall immediately put on model toys from "The Myth of Transformation".
Then……
The toys in "The Myth of Transformation" are completely different from other toys!
When many guests and children were shocked when they saw the model toys of "Transformation Myth" placed in the shopping mall window.
They found that these toys could actually transform from a robot to a car like in the movie, or from an ambulance to a "Shennong" robot...
This way of playing is simply unheard of, and even the method of deformation is exactly the same as in the movie!
Even if you add a few hundred dollars, you can buy an electric remote control toy set!
What is an electric toy set?
That is, you are holding the remote control and controlling the car on the road. However, when you control the "deformation" button in the remote control again, these toys will suddenly start to deform under your nose. Even after the deformation is completed, there is a simplest fight between the toys and toys...
In addition to these high-end toys, there is another way to play, that is, a large racing track has been built in major shopping malls. On the racing track, you can see "Dongfeng" sports cars of various colors, racing. On the evening of the third day of the Chinese New Year, many Chinese shopping malls also started a race event...
"This is……"
Li Kangren walked into the mall and saw a group of children...
No, not only a group of children, but also many young people roared in surprise at the toy cars on the runway, and he understood in a daze.
"This is just a microcosm. I'll take you to see other things!"
"ah?"
“…”
Huang Bo took Li Kangren to the elevator in the mall, and then, on the other side of the mall, at the comic book stall, they found that the original R comics and American comics appeared, "The Myth of Transformation" comics appeared. In addition to these comic stories, there were some comic collections about Chinese myths next to them...
The stalls were filled with many children and young students.
Many young men and women looked at this comic and kept asking when the second part of the comic "Transformation Myth" would appear, and by the way, they also bought a collection of myths and stories to follow.
"This movie..."
"I said before that this is not just a movie, but other things, come with me..."
"good."
Li Kangren continued to move forward...
"Boss, are there any combination toys of "God of Thunder"?"
"Ah, sorry, now it's gone, do you want the garbage truck combination?"
"sure!"
"Ah, I forgot that I've been booked. Otherwise, I'll go grab the goods tonight!"
"Is this guy still going to grab it?"
"What do you think? If I hadn't realized the prospect and prepared a little more, I would have sold out now!"
“…”
When they arrived at the toy area, Li Kangren saw that the latest combination toy was snatched up.
These combined toys do not give you a complete robot like the toys below, but all the parts are scattered. If you want to have fun, you have to combine these parts through your own head.
Many children start a combination of parts and parts according to the proportions on the drawings on the small stool...
The parents were watching from the side, looking happy.
To be continued...