The entertainment industry shouldn't be like this

Chapter 66 A slap for adults

At 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, the box office for the previous day will be released.

"The Genius" topped the list, earning 32.58 million box office in a single day.

It failed to break the single-day box office record set by "Peking Holiday", which seems to be slightly inferior.

But the industry is even more amazed by this.

The summer season is a completely different concept from the November off-season when "Peking Holiday" was released.

The former is that the entire series is powerful, while the latter is that only one movie is powerful.

You see, the second place on the box office list is the animated film "The Jungle Book" with 23.6 million; the third place is "The Fugitive" with 18.99 million.

This is an important reason why everyone is trying to squeeze in the summer release date.

The overall pie is bigger, and even if there are more people grabbing it, the chances of getting a share are better than monopolizing an off-season time slot.

He curled his lips and didn't even bother to refute.

"You may be more qualified, so please tell me, how should I respond to these students?"

My classmates and I all laughed.

At this juncture, word spread from Dunhuang that Wang Wei was going to hold a press conference, and reporters from dozens of media outlets immediately swarmed in.

Yes, this is why reporters are active.

I am a junior high school student. To be honest, most students nowadays attach great importance to the word integrity and do not look down upon cheating at all.

We are all peers, and no one knows that there are people behind the scenes who are pushing the media to discredit "The Talented Gunslinger".

I feel like the whole movie is based on this starting point.

At this time, another reporter intervened: ""Genius Gunman" may not have the last laugh. Examples of going high and going low are not uncommon every year."

"When students watch movies, they think about how to make the world a better place; when we adults watch movies, we think about finding faults."

When everyone heard that Wang Wei was going to hold a press conference, their first reaction was that this guy is definitely going to cause trouble.

Without giving reporters a chance to ask questions, Wang Wei opened a letter and started reading directly——

"The Gunslinger" achieves the best of both worlds, both artistically and entertainingly. It has an excellent plot without making people feel boring. Such a movie is rare at any time.

The assistant distributed the letters to the reporters. Just by looking at the immature handwriting and signature, he knew it was a genuine letter from a student.

Some people say that this movie is not good here, but there is something wrong there... But the most incorrect thing in the movie is that the school has been tacitly allowing the rich students to cheat?

But, do you think students really don’t understand anything?

Anyway, I understand, and so do the classmates around me.

This was a bit beyond the expectations of the reporters. After whispering to each other for a few words, their eyes gradually focused on Wang Wei.

"What's this?"

What's more, it also has a director with a big mouth, isn't it about to cause some trouble now?

We students are really not that ignorant.

Wang Wei waved the letter in his hand: "These questions, I feel, are like slaps hitting us adults in the face."

With Wang Wei's personality, it would be strange not to bombard him back.

The young reporter was stunned: "Can you really be so unreasonable?"

Wang Wei put down the letter and his voice suddenly became heavy: "There are many, many similar letters, many, many similar confusions and questions..."

When the extremely creative "Genius Gunner" came out, Wang Wei took the lead.

So I think the most important thing to think about after watching the movie is, isn’t it what education should be like – adults leading by example?”

There must be something wrong with this.

"Haha." The veteran reporter chuckled: "He has gained power, why can't he be unreasonable and unforgiving? If he was afraid of trouble, he wouldn't have issued a challenge to more than a dozen media outlets."

The most fundamental mistake, but no one seems to criticize it in depth.

Under such circumstances, "Genius Gunner" can grab the biggest piece of the cake, which is really powerful.

However, as soon as the "real-life transnational cheating" incident came out, it basically offset the encirclement and suppression of public opinion.

"What is Wang Wei trying to do this time?" a young reporter asked.

In his opinion, any talk of "open high and go low" at this time is purely self-deception.

The veteran reporter glanced sideways and saw, oh, it was the head reporter of one of the media outlets that had been issued a challenge.

So he dare not say that "The Genius" is the biggest winner of the summer season, but it is definitely one of the big winners.

"...I saw many people in the newspaper saying, don't watch "The Gunslinger", you will learn to cheat after watching it.

While the reporters were whispering, Wang Wei came out and presided over the press conference in person.

Many reporters nodded.

"I have just stepped into the adult world, so my face doesn't feel much pain, but as a commoner who only wants to make money while watching movies, what qualifications do I have to answer their questions?"

An experienced reporter smiled slightly: "There are just a few possibilities. The first is to refute the criticism of "Genius Gunslinger" in the media."

——At least that's what he thinks.

There are many great movies, but some of them are too dull and boring to watch because of their pursuit of artistic attainments, and are completely unwatchable. On the other hand, movies that are visually "good-looking" and highly interesting often lack depth and connotation.

Wang Wei did not say any clichés and said: "I made a film about students cheating, which attracted a lot of criticism."

Wang Wei finished reading slowly, with a touch of sarcasm on his lips: "Look, in the eyes of the next generation, who is more stupid and ignorant?"

"What letter?"

"...I am a high school student who is about to enter my senior year of high school.

He first made a gesture to his assistant, who brought out the half-sack of letters that had been prepared.

This is extremely possible.

I think people in the media who say these things should instead think of ways to make the world a little better..."

So sometimes I wonder, if some people don't let us watch "The Gunslinger", are they afraid that we will follow the "bad example", or are they afraid that we will see the adult world more clearly?

For example, is this a money society?

Still not giving reporters a chance to ask questions, Wang Wei picked up another letter and continued reading——

In previous summer seasons, only a very small number of blockbusters could achieve a single-day box office of over 30 million with a huge attendance rate.

Just like the teacher in the movie, he has one set of principles but another set of things he does.

I watched "The Gunslinger" and also read some criticisms in newspapers, and I felt uncomfortable with some of my thoughts.

There's a reason why Gunslinger is considered a public enemy.

The reporters were startled.

Unexpectedly, Wang Wei changed his words: "I don't want to refute anything. I just want to read you a few letters from young movie fans."

It’s coming! The reporters pricked up their ears excitedly.

"The reason why I say they are young movie fans is because they are all students and don't have many channels to express their opinions. It's up to me to help them express their opinions."

On the eve of the press conference, reporters were talking a lot.

As for stamina, if we say that two days ago, when "Genius Gunner" seemed to be surrounded and suppressed, it might have been insufficient.

No wonder the protagonist uses unconventional methods to challenge the injustice in her perception, only to create even greater injustice.

"Looks like a letter?"

The reporter continued to guess: "Secondly, he may show off his achievements in "Genius Gunslinger" and remind the betting media to prepare a public apology."

"You can't tell them - maybe, this is life!"

No one answered, and at that moment, the whole place was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

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Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, so the update will be a little later, probably in the evening. I would like to wish all my family members in advance - Happy Mid-Autumn Festival and family reunion!

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