Divine Lucky Star
Chapter 677 - 676 "All Thanks to Colleagues for Making Me Look Good!

Chapter 677: Chapter 676 "All Thanks to Colleagues for Making Me Look Good!

A single-day box office of 735 million!

A new global box office record was born!

The key point is, this is a single-day record for a single region of a single country—not worldwide!

You see, the record for "War of the Universe" was achieved when it premiered in all countries around the world at the same time. Now, a film from the Heavenly People’s Republic has broken it in just this single region, incredible!

When this figure appeared, everyone in the world went nuts!

"Hahaha! Congratulations to War Wolf for topping the single-day box office!"

"A single-day box office of 735 million, a historic record is born!"

"Insanely cool! This box office is 135 million higher than the previous champion, ’War of the Universe’!"

"This time it’s really amazing; Brother Hao is simply invincible!"

The entire meeting room erupted, and everyone hugged each other tightly!

This record was their own doing; Brother Hao was now unbeatable!

"Brother Hao, you’re too awesome!" Zhao Zhenhao and the others hugged each other fiercely, even Zhao Zhenhao, forgetting his germophobia: "Hahahaha! A global record! This truly is a global record!"

"Yeah, yeah, I bet this record won’t be broken for the next five years!" Fang Wenbin also shouted, "It’s a miracle! A miracle! We are the people who create miracles!"

A single-day box office of 735 million from a single region; it truly was a miracle!

And it was the kind of miracle that couldn’t be more miraculous!

...

On the internet, Weibo—

"Let’s warmly celebrate War Wolf’s new record! A single-day box office of 735 million!"

"A global single-day box office record was born; Director Wang Hao stars in ’War Wolf,’ creating a miracle!"

"They’re all f*cking crazy!"

"Too f*cking awesome! The number is so high it’s like something you wouldn’t even dare to dream of!"

"Mind-blowing!"

...

On WeChat Moments—

"War Wolf breaks the global single-day box office record with 735 million, explosive popularity!"

"Couldn’t be better! I’m planning to watch it again tomorrow when I have time!"

"I have never seen such a great film! I want to watch it a few more times!"

...

Soon after the domestic box office figures were released, the news quickly spread internationally!

In Hollywood news, a topic titled "The Marvelous War Wolf, Creating New History" quickly attracted a crowd of American movie lovers, which read—

"Just today, a movie from the Heavenly People’s Republic called ’War Wolf’ swept the box office in its entire region, setting a single-day box office record of 110 million US dollars! Sweeping all global film markets! This is a miracle and, at the same time, the biggest challenge to our Hollywood!"

Following that were all the main members of the War Wolf crew, and right there for both director and lead actor, the same name was written—Wang Hao!

This news broke, and Hollywood instantly boiled over!

Countless actors, directors, producers, and screenwriters were all dumbfounded!

"What the fuck! Who is this Wang Hao? Never heard of him before!"

"Has the cinema of the Heavenly People’s Republic become so fierce? How is this possible?"

"It’s fake; it has to be fake. I don’t accept it! I absolutely don’t accept it! How could a single-region box office be so high?!"

"It’s impossible! Is the center of the movie industry moving to the Heavenly People’s Republic? It’s got to be fake!"

Everyone in Hollywood was in disbelief!

A single-region single-day box office breaking the historical record? This was utterly fantastical!

It simply couldn’t be possible!

...

At this moment, film lovers from both domestic and international scenes were all dumbfounded by this record, and right at this time, the Heavenly People’s Republic box office forum was discussing the matter enthusiastically.

Aside from marveling at War Wolf’s achievements, these spiritual shareholders of the film also showed substantial concern for Wang Hao.

Box Office Forum—

"Come on, in celebration of War Wolf breaking the global box office records, let’s show everyone how its competitors are ’handing over their heads’ (losing)!"

Netizen replies: "Haha, I want a live broadcast!" "Let’s do this, bro!" "Quick, quick, quick, can’t wait any longer!"

Original Poster (OP): "First off, let’s start with Competitor 1: Three Lives of Love. Before the film was released, fans were hyping it up to death, with claims like ’a backward glance and a smile that could top an army of a million,’ proving that their ’wool’ strength was definitely a hundred times better than other films. They blew it up big time, and then... Douban 5.2, Maoyan 6.1, then came locking theaters, collecting ticket stubs, awkwardly hyping it up, and various fan antics leading to an early demise. War Wolf easily claimed the ’First Blood’ kill!"

"Hahaha, this is so entertaining, keep it going!"

OP: "Competitor 2: A Battle of Sixteen Days, a domestic film. Also a lot of pre-release boasting about box office, meticulous production, explosive acting, blockbuster special effects, and peerless beauty. So... War Wolf rubbed it into the ground, scoring a double kill."

The audience laughed and cheered, a large crowd gathered to watch.

OP: "The first two were kind of capable, but the ones that follow are practically teaming up to feed kills. Two Hollywood blockbusters got owned, War Wolf got cozy with them on the ground, but let me tell you about it slowly! Competitors 3, 4, and 5: To be fair, these three movies died honorably, without feeding. But the problem is, the quality of the movies is there, the appeal is too niche, and suspense films don’t lend themselves to repeated viewings, so there was hardly any suspense. Flying Hero Alliance had a trite plot and just managed to scrape some box office takings thanks to Hollywood’s reputation. As for Baotu Legend, I don’t even want to waste my words. War Wolf easily claimed a penta kill!"

Comments below: "They all GG’d (lost)... Baotu Legend flopped so hard it’s lost its underwear—these carefully chosen fifteen words have created a spectacle."

"Yes, yes, yes, keep it going!"

OP: "Competitor 6: Tan Lang Star. This film is no ordinary one. It managed to ride War Wolf’s East Wind. I’ve got quite a few friends who figured since it had ’wolf’ in the title, they might as well give it a shot... Sadly, even godlike leeching off hype couldn’t save it from its subpar quality, and in the end, the box office wasn’t that strong, resulting in another head delivered..."

Comments from the audience: "War Wolf was just too fierce this time." "Exactly, exactly, today’s box office has been so satisfying!"

Of course, there were also some clear-headed people who cautioned below: "Actually, we don’t need to worry about War Wolf’s achievements anymore, the box office of 27.5 billion in one week, this record won’t be surpassed any time soon. But I’m just afraid that Brother Hao will attract too much envy when the time comes. Haven’t you noticed how eerily quiet all the film and TV celebrities on Weibo have been these last couple of days?!"

As soon as someone mentioned this, it immediately attracted everyone’s attention, and netizens replied—

"True, now that you mention it, I’ve just realized. War Wolf has broken so many records, the online buzz should be even more intense. But now those stars and directors are strangely silent!"

"Exactly, exactly, this is not normal. Looks like they’re definitely up to something shady!"

"I just hope Brother Hao won’t fall for it, don’t walk into their trap!"

Just as everyone was excited yet apprehensive, suddenly a netizen shouted: "Huge news, huge news!"

This statement instantly captured everyone’s attention, and countless people asked: "What happened? What’s going on?"

A netizen gulped and said, "Big trouble! Brother Hao is being interviewed by reporters right now. The best thing for him to do at this time would be to stay humble and say some polite words so those fellows won’t stir up trouble, but instead..."

This is so frustrating!

Everyone was anxiously asking, "What exactly happened? Just spit it out already!"

The person replied, "What’s there to say? You guys better hurry up and see what Brother Hao said, it’s the hottest topic on Weibo right now!"

Damn, this must be serious!

All the netizens who hadn’t gone to sleep yet rushed to Weibo, and sure enough, the hottest post at the moment was a video of Wang Hao’s interview—

Reporter: "Mr. Wang Hao... um, as you know, you started in the film industry as a screenwriter, but for War Wolf, you were both the main actor and the screenwriter. How would you like us to address you?"

Wang Hao sat there with a bright smile and said, "Well, how you address me doesn’t really matter, you can call me Wang Hao, you can call me Mr. Wang, calling me Director Wang or Mr. Wang is fine, actor also works... I’m just me, a different kind of fireworks!"

The netizens watching the video burst into laughter: "Pfft—hahahaha, he’s got some slick lines!"

"Okay," the reporter wiped away his sweat, "Let’s just call you Director Wang then. Director Wang, what do you think was the most difficult thing about shooting War Wolf? Can you share with us?"

"The most difficult thing?" Wang Hao thought for a bit, then said, "I guess it was finding actors. When we were first preparing to shoot the movie, casting was really not easy. As you know, my film was released at the same time as another movie, and nobody had high hopes for us, so it was almost impossible to find actors. Occasionally, some who were willing to come demanded sky-high fees."

Reporter: "Sky-high? How much are we talking?"

"Let’s put it this way," Wang Hao responded with a grin, "There were a few popular stars we talked to, the lowest asking price was eighty million, and the higher ones wanted more than a hundred million. Think about it, how much money did we have for the whole crew? With an actor asking for so much, how could we even shoot the film, right? So I was really frustrated, but luckily, in the end, I found a few who fit the roles we had envisioned, and I used them."

The onlooking crowd—

"Holy shit, didn’t know about this! Brother Hao is also super badass, those actors must be crying their eyes out in the bathroom now!"

"For real, asking for eighty million! They think they’re made of gold?"

"Brother Hao is awesome, I love his boldness in telling the truth. If it were someone else, they probably would’ve just endured it! Good on him for speaking out!"

Reporter: "That much! Are the actors you mentioned the captain and the veteran?"

"Yes," Wang Hao nodded, "Let me tell you in secret, the veteran used to be an extra, and the captain, it was his very first movie! Not to mention anything else, but just the veteran, Wu Dakang, he stayed in Africa for three months, and for two of those months, he was learning all sorts of ways to draw a gun. As for Ding Donglai, the captain, he spent those three months getting into character and yelling until he was hoarse! It wasn’t easy, really not easy."

"Indeed," the reporter sighed, then asked, "So, Director Wang, in your opinion, what is the biggest factor in the success of your movie?"

"Well..." Wang Hao stroked his chin and finally gave one sentence—

"All thanks to the contrast with my peers..."