Chapter 1643 - On fire!

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The movie ended.

The premiere was supposed to be over.

But there was an extremely excited atmosphere in the theater at the moment, and no one was leaving. Many of the Chinese reporters immediately rushed out of their seats and surrounded the main cast of Wolf Warrior 2. The female lead, Sophia. The spoiled brat, Boss Qian Jr.. The main antagonist, Jacques. They spared none of them.

“Ms. Sophia!”

“Please accept our interview!”

“Mr. Jacques, how did Zhang Ye manage to convince you to join the production?”

“Boss Qian Jr., why did you decide to join the cast of this movie?”

“Teacher Yao, I really liked your role in the movie!”

“Teacher Shanshan, you didn’t have too many scenes in this movie, but it’s obvious that you should be the female lead of the first movie. Has Director Zhang said anything about when he will shoot Wolf Warrior 1?”

Groups and groups of reporters surrounded them.

Many of the actors were scrambling to cope with the media personnel.

There was a shimmering light in the eyes of the reporters as they descended into a frenzy!

Over there, Zhang Ye was swarmed by his relatives and friends.

Ha Qiqi and Zhang Zuo both hugged Zhang Ye. “Director Zhang, you’re amazing!”

Ning Lan walked over. “Zhang’er, you’re so impressive!”

“I feel the same.” Shu Han sighed and said, “You really managed to make the movie!”

Chen Guang was yelling as he ran up, “Damn, how did you do it!”

Fan Wenli gave him a thumbs up. “Watching you in your first movie, your acting was quite good.”

Zhang Xia said, “Whatever movies that get released at the same time as you are in for a bad time.”

His parents.

His parents-in-law

His cousins.

Everyone came over excitedly to congratulate him.

At the back, after several of the big name directors in China had gotten over their shock, they fell silent all at once. Then they looked at each other before finally shifting their gazes to one person. They stared at him in a particular kind of way.

They were looking at Zhou Zhao.

An elite Chinese film director.

Zhou Zhao said in a speechless manner, “Why’re you all looking at me!”

Li Ke asked, “Old Zhou, isn’t your new movie opening next week?”

Several of the directors next to him nodded.

“Yes.”

“Next week.”

“His movie will be released next week.”

Zhou Zhao was speechless.

He didn’t say anything. He just turned around and picked up his cell phone to make a call. “Hello, Old Chen, go and contact the theater chains and amend the proposal to the SARFT. We’re not going to show our movie next week—if I say we aren’t, then we aren’t! Why do you care! Just hurry up and get it done as I said! Push the release back by another two weeks!”

Li Ke was dumbfounded!

The other directors were also dumbfounded!

After hanging up, Zhou Zhao looked at them and said, “It’s not going to be next week anymore.”

After holding it back for a long time, Li Ke finally said, “Shameless!”

The other directors around him looked at him in contempt. “That’s how you react?”

But Zhou Zhao spread his hands. “There’s nothing else to do. You need to know when to cut your losses.”

They were all elite directors in China, especially Zhou Zhao, who was one of the most senior figures in the directing world. But after watching Wolf Warrior 2, Zhou Zhao did not even hesitate and immediately postponed the premiere of his new movie. This showed just how great of a competitor he thought Wolf Warrior 2 would be.

A female director asked, “What kind of box office earnings do you guys think he’ll achieve?”

Another director sighed and said, “Let’s see if the regular folks will buy tickets.”

Li Ke turned his gaze to the outside of the theater and said, “The first showing at the other theaters should be over as well, right? I wonder how many people have gotten shocked by this new movie of Zhang Ye’s!”

…

Meanwhile.

Shanghai.

At a theater.

The moviegoers were still staring dumbfoundedly at the big screen.

“Oh my God!”

“This is a domestic movie?”

“Can it not be so impressive!”

“Is that Zhang Ye fellow on steroids or something!”

“W-Was this movie really fucking made by him?”

“Someone else must be behind it! There fucking must be someone else who directed the movie!”

“Th-This doesn’t make any sense!”

…

Beijing.

At the entrance of a theater.

“Old Li, why are you crying?”

“Motherfucker, you’re asking me? Aren’t you crying yourself?”

“Hai, it was such an exciting watch, I couldn’t hold back my tears!”

“When the command to fire was given, that must’ve left so many people in tears!”

“No good, I must come back tomorrow!”

“I also want to watch it again. I’m gonna bring my family this time!”

“This is the best domestic movie I’ve watched this year—no, it’s the best domestic movie I’ve ever watched!”

…

Shenzhen.

Outside a theater.

A group of teenagers were screaming as they came out.

“Ahhhh!”

“I haven’t had enough, I really haven’t had enough!”

“Oh, my amazing Face-smacking Zhang! You’re truly my idol!”

“This movie impressed the shit out of me! It was just that fantastic!”

“I love Boss Qian Jr.! My hubby can act so well! He can actually act!”

“Get lost, that’s my husband you’re talking about!”

…

Guangzhou.

At a theater.

“Zhang Ye has done it again!”

“That fellow is so amazing!”

“I liked the scenes with Yao Jiancai. They were really funny!”

“Old Yao and Zhang Ye are truly the best fucking duo in the industry!”

“Hahaha, Sophia’s scene in the savanna was hilarious!”

“The lion chasing after the car was so thrilling!”

“The 3D effects were spot on! No other domestic movie has ever been made with such quality shots and CGI!”

“How can it be so fun to watch!”

“The movie was shot well, and the cast was chosen well. It was perfect!”

…

Nanjing.

At the People’s Square.

“The tickets were so worth it!”

“That tank battle gave me goosebumps!”

“Motherfucker, I want to watch it another time!”

“When Zhang Ye raised the Chinese flag, I actually cried!”

“Yeah, it was so touching!”

“And that image of the passport at the end. It really makes your blood race!”

“Our homeland is so powerful!”

“Yeah, I’ve never felt such a sense of pride being Chinese as I do right now!”

…

Tianjin.

“It was crazy good!”

“This won’t do, I have to quickly recommend this movie to my coworkers!”

“Yeah, if they don’t watch this movie, they’re going to regret it for the rest of their lives!”

“The best quote from the movie has to be: ‘Whoever offends the mighty nation of China, however distant, shall be destroyed!’”

“These were the exact words that Zhang Ye declared back when he was an unknown hacker!”

“That’s right. I always get pumped when I hear it!”

“When I learned that Commando 2 wouldn’t be showing in China, I felt so bad about it for several days. I quite like that series and have always liked Director Wilson’s movies. But after watching Wolf Warrior 2, the only thing I wish to say now is: Fuck you, Wilson! Fuck you and your Commando movie!”

…

On Weibo.

The majority of the people had not watched the movie yet.

“Has the premiere ended?”

“Has anyone watched Wolf Warrior 2?”

“How was it? If it isn’t good, I won’t be watching it.”

“I just came out of the theaters. Go and watch it!”

“Motherfucker, it has to be the best movie of the year!”

“Strongly recommending it! Recommending everyone watch Wolf Warrior 2 with everything I’ve got! It was crazy good! I still haven’t calmed down! I have a feeling that Zhang Ye’s new movie might break the domestic box office earnings record!”

“What?”

“Was it that good?”

“What’s the movie about, exactly?”

“OK, I’ve bought tickets as well. Your review is making me want to watch it!”

“If it isn’t good, feel free to come and beat me up!”