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Chapter 1560 The Acting Skills of a God (Part 2)

In the cinema lobby, Xiaotang and her friends, who had just finished watching "The Dead End," stood in the crowd, feeling somewhat dazed.

Gradually, the noise of people coming and going pulled the group out of the oppressive and dull atmosphere of the film.

"Oh no, I regret it. I definitely won't dare to sleep alone tonight."

One of the sisters said with a mournful face, as if she had opened a floodgate, and the others chimed in.

"I covered my eyes and couldn't bear to watch the final scene with the lethal injection... Ye Zhi Qiu's acting was so realistic, it felt like he really died!"

"I was wrong, so wrong! I thought it was just a regular police thriller, but my hands were shaking the whole time..."

"My heart was racing from being so scared... How come this movie is both heart-wrenching and terrifying?"

"I'm afraid of heights. The final high-rise chase was so suffocating, and the truth twist at the end... Now I'm starting to doubt humanity, sob sob sob."

"All I can hear in my head right now is the sound of the tail calling 'Daddy,' it's so painful..."

Unwittingly, their eyes swept over the poster where they had taken a group photo before watching the movie.

In the scene, Ye Zhi Qiu's character Xin Xiao Feng has slightly droopy eyes, with his pupils sunken in his somewhat haggard eye sockets, and his gaze is full of vigilance and fatigue.

After watching the entire film, it felt as if you could see through the characters' eyes a broken soul burdened by original sin, repenting day and night, wanting to atone yet fearing exposure...

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The first day of the Spring Festival film season is a battleground that all major films are vying for.

It can be said that in the highly concentrated, competitive, and fast-paced movie-watching environment of the Spring Festival, the box office and publicity on the first day directly determine the fate of the entire film.

For cinemas, the core basis for scheduling subsequent screenings is the box office performance on the first day plus audience reviews.

Therefore, in order not to "fall behind others", major films will spend a lot of money on promotion before and after the Spring Festival Gala, one of the focuses is to "get on the trending topics".

After all, the more trending a film is and the higher it ranks in search results, the more popular it is.

This is a common opinion among the public, and people have a herd mentality, which could very likely influence passersby's movie-watching decisions.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, around noon, the trending topics related to the Spring Festival Gala, which had dominated the screen since the previous night, gradually faded, and movie-related entries began to appear.

Somewhat surprisingly, the first film to be revealed was not the blockbuster "The Imperial Guards of the Tang Dynasty," but the romance film "After the Rain."

Chu Xinghe: I will always love you!

[Marry Chu Xinghe! You'll regret it if you don't watch!]

[The drama "Meeting You After the Rain" is super good! Everyone should watch it!]

As if by prior arrangement, the hashtags "Meeting You After the Rain" and similar terms surged into the top ten of the trending topics list almost simultaneously.

"This movie is so good I cried!"

"Support Chu Xinghe!"

"It's so beautiful, ladies, just go for it!"

"The must-see movies of this year's Spring Festival season, everyone go see them!"

The entry is filled with comments that seem to be copied and pasted.

These comments all shared a similar tone, enthusiastically recommending the film to viewers, while offering very little discussion about the plot itself.

Gradually, some different voices began to emerge in the comments section.

"Just finished watching it, and I think it's just so-so, not as good as the comments say."

"I've been looking forward to it for a long time, and I went to see it first thing this morning. To be honest, I was a little disappointed."

"Putting aside the casting and acting, don't you guys really think this film has some problems with its values? The male lead is willing to give up everything for love, even saying things like 'I don't care about my future, I just want you.' Isn't that unilateral self-destruction?"

"Finally someone said this! Seeing so many people praising the male lead, I even wondered if it was just me who had the problem."

"And the second male lead is also ridiculous. Knowing that the female lead has a partner, he still pursues her relentlessly, saying things like 'bravely pursuing love.' It's one thing to have a crush, but this is stealing someone else's partner!"

"Actually, those familiar with director Zeng Shaohong know that she used the same formula when she made TV dramas 20 years ago, and she hasn't changed it yet."

"So, where did all those positive reviews and trending topics come from? I don't understand."

"Is there even a need to guess? Similar wording and photos—it's obviously posted by online trolls."

As time went on, topics related to other films also trended on social media.

Among them, the most popular is "The Imperial Guards of the Tang Dynasty".

Directed by Zhao Jinglun and starring a host of big names, this film boasts magnificent and grand visuals, making it a standard "blockbuster that won't disappoint."

Second on the list is "The Bureau of Mysteries".

However, the film's trending status wasn't due to praise from netizens, but rather because it was artificially incited by negative comments.

"The Bureau of Mystery" is the second biggest film in this year's Spring Festival season after "The Imperial Guards of Tang Dynasty".

"The Wandering Earth" ushered in the first year of domestic science fiction and injected a "strong boost" into the industry.

It turns out that domestic science fiction has such a large audience that it can support a box office of three to four billion yuan.

After discovering the untapped potential of "domestic science fiction," many investors immediately became interested.

"The Bureau of Mystery" was born in this context.

During the early promotion, the production team intentionally or unintentionally touted it as "another classic domestic science fiction masterpiece after The Wandering Earth," which successfully attracted a lot of attention.

The film grossed 2.8 million yuan in pre-sales alone.

However, regardless of the publicity, the quality of the film ultimately matters, and after its official release, "Mystery Bureau" suffered a backlash.

Many viewers who went to the cinema full of expectations came out looking constipated and could only vent their anger online.

"I hereby declare that the biggest fraud film of this year's Spring Festival season has been born, and that film is 'The Bureau of Mystery'."

"What happened to the 'pride of Chinese science fiction'? If all Chinese science fiction is of this standard, then it's really over."

"They made a pseudo-suspense romance and documentary under the guise of domestic science fiction—I don't even know what I'm talking about, but there's no better explanation for this film."

"This film feels 'disjointed' to me. It's full of logical loopholes and the plot feels forced and contrived. I seriously doubt the screenwriter's abilities."

"An industry insider said, 'You're right. This film was started two years ago. Originally, it was supposed to be an action film, but then they saw how popular 'Detective Chinatown' was, so they added suspense elements. Then they saw 'The Wandering Earth,' so they changed it to science fiction, frantically added special effects patches, and in the end, it became this kind of hybrid."

"I originally thought 'The Wandering Earth' was the starting point for Chinese science fiction, but now it seems we shouldn't let it become the end."

"I regret it. Why did I buy pre-sale tickets? I should have read your comments before deciding whether to go or not."

"If you don't want to be disappointed, go see 'The Dead End,' it's the best film of this year's Spring Festival season."