Standing in the wind, a pig can fly.

"The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" became that pig, carrying the power of the golden bear in the film industry in early 1998, killing every film and leaving no one who could hit it!

  In two months, the movie grossed more than 12 million at the box office in major cities across the country.

With a production cost of less than 600,000 yuan and a publicity and distribution fee of no more than 1 million yuan, it has completed a counterattack!

 Dong Xi was not idle during this period, following the publishing team around most of China.

 Everywhere you go, cheers are heard!

 Dong Xi has become the most popular presence in the "Wind Rider" team because of his instantly recognizable image.

 Finally has the style of a star director.

 Compared to the picky film and television school students, ordinary audiences obviously like "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" more.

Shortcomings in the eyes of students, such as the plot being too straightforward and not having an exciting twist.

 But in the eyes of the audience, it is a plot that can be understood!

 Don’t doubt it, the literary and artistic films these days are not so friendly to the audience, or rather they have never been so friendly.

 The plot in the mist is not something that the audience can understand. Sometimes the director himself shoots it based on his feelings.

 Do you really want him to say something?

  Sorry, I’m an artist! Explanation? That’s out of character!

 So, if the early domestic films have a high enough degree of completion, or can tell a story well, they are qualified!

This kind of simplicity and straightforwardness is not the end of the tragedy, but it can actually satisfy the audience.

 Movies today are not the fast-moving consumer goods that they later became. Although the market is shrinking year by year, the audience’s desire for excellent movies has not diminished at all.

 A good movie can be watched over and over again. How to watch it over and over again?

  Of course I buy pirated discs and watch them at home!

When pirated CDs of "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" spread all over the country, the potential of the entire movie was exhausted.

Major cities have basically begun to remove the product from the shelves, and the saved copies will be sent to third- and fourth-tier cities.

 As for the box office in third- and fourth-tier cities, it basically depends on the conscience of theater owners.

  Or greedy!

These days, box office stealing is simply mainstream, and you would be a fool not to!

 Therefore, the final box office of "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" is likely to be between 12 million and 13 million.

Although it is far inferior to "Party A and Party B", as a debut work, it is already very successful!

Especially when the film market as a whole is in a downturn, Dong Xi is like a big white goose with its head held high, squawking its way into a flock of ducks.

 The reaction from the film and television industry is very interesting.

Except for the directors from the Beijing Film Studio faction who cheered for him, the other directors basically chose to ignore it, as if there was no such person in the circle!

Of course, silent resistance is nothing more than a means to gain publicity. Truly popular directors are not afraid of the impact of "newcomer" Dong Xi at all.

 Lao Mouzi: "This is a great movie. You can see the director's thinking. Although it is immature, it is even more valuable!"

 Jiang Wen: “This movie is average, but for a debut film, it’s pretty good. After all, not everyone is as awesome as me!”

 Brother Chen Kai: "I have never seen this movie. I have been busy filming "Jing Ke Assassins the King of Qin" recently. Can this director write poetry?"

Feng Xiaogang: "Haha, you ask me what I think? It's just like that, nothing special!"

 From the answers given by this group of directors in interviews, it can be seen that Dong Xi is now caught in the middle.

 The mainstream literary and artistic cast does not like him, and commercial directors do not regard him as one of their own.

In response to this, some reporters rushed to find Dong Xi, hoping that he would respond.

 But no one can be found!

 At this time, Dong Xi had already arrived in Baodao to participate in the promotion of "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind".

By the way, let’s talk about the issue of Return of Pearls 2.

Due to copyright ownership, "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" was released in Hong Kong and Taiwan at the same time it won the Golden Bear.

　　The reporters from Hong Kong and Taiwan in Berlin were divided into two groups with clear-cut flags.

Hong Kong Island is naturally full of praise, while Wanwan is full of yin and yang ridicule!

Following this trend, "The Boy Who Controlled the Wind" achieved pretty good results.

But there is a very strange phenomenon. Although the media in Hong Kong Island are praising it, the box office is far lower than that in Wanwan!

In addition to the obvious gap between the audience groups of literary and artistic films in the two places, this also depends on a TV series from Wanwan.

 About mid-March, "Huanzhugege" was officially broadcast on China Central Television at 8 o'clock.

With the insane song "Dang" by Power Train, the little swallow flapped its wings and flew into the TV of most families in Taipei.

 Following this was Dong Xi, who was enjoying the heat.

 Many viewers took a look and saw that this was not the Golden Bear director who was promoted in newspapers some time ago~

 Why, he is also a TV actor?

 As for mistaken identity?

 Don't be stupid, just Dong Xi is as big as him.

 Even a 90-year-old grandma will not admit her mistake!

As a result, "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" faced headwinds and rose to become the top-grossing movie in the Bay Area in March.

 Naturally, Dong Xi's popularity has also skyrocketed. In the audience survey of Huanzhu actors launched by the TV station, Dong Xi ranked third after Zhao Wei and Su Youpeng!

Between the four starring actors, let the "mountains can crack the ground can crack the tongue and borrow couples" behind them.

This is both unexpected and reasonable!

 Although compared to the four leading actors, Liu Qing's role can be said to be insignificant.

 But Dong Xi raised his presence to the strongest level by stealing the show.

 But if this is the case, it is not enough for him to successfully ascend to the top.

 Let’s take a look at the content of letters from viewers:

 “Director Jin Xiong, so awesome~”

 “Very strong, super secure!”

 “Let me get drunk in his biceps!”

Most of it was because of the Golden Bear Award, but it was obvious that Dong Xi’s goal was achieved.

 Liu Qing is no longer the dispensable sidekick, but a supporting role that no one can ignore!

 with the most complicated reaction to Dong Xi's sudden fame was the actor Huan Zhu. Who would have expected that the guy who was on the set and Zhou Jie were the scene-stealing duo.

Suddenly he became a director and won an international award!

 Who can I talk to to reason with this?

So, when Dong Xi returned to China, only Chen Ying and Fan Bingbing called him to congratulate him immediately.

 Others have tacitly chosen to take it easy, and this slowness also represents their attitude.

 So when Dong Xi came to Wanwan, Lin Xinru was the most embarrassed. You must know that she is different from others, Dong Xi is half of her savior!

　　At the beginning, Miss Lin was still a little bit excited about the hero saving the beauty. Later, after weighing the pros and cons, she realized that she was a big star and the other party was just a supporting role.

 Reason quickly occupied her brain, making Lin Xinru choose to ignore the other party.

 How good it is now, Dong Xi is here!

Moreover, He Xiuqiong asked her to accompany him. At this moment, the joy brought by the fame of Huanzhu was replaced by panic and uneasiness.

Lin Xinru was so embarrassed that she wanted to drink hot water!

He Xiuqiong is very happy. Regardless of whether Dong Xi is the winner of the Golden Bear Award or not, he can still be regarded as his talent.

　　It was He Xiuqiong who put in a lot of effort when Dong Xi was cast as Liu Qing!

 So Dong Xi was very polite to her at the dinner table.

As for Lin Xinru, who was submissive and pretending to be delicate.

 Dong Xi also chose to ignore it.

It’s not that Dong Xi is petty. There were many people who called him to congratulate him, and he couldn’t possibly remember them all.

 But since the end of Returning the Pearl, the contact between him and Lin Xinru has been severed.

Not to mention risking injury to save her in the first place, even if they were ordinary friends, the relationship would fade away after not contacting her for more than half a year.
Chapter completed!