Just when Yang Hao was immersed in the crew helping the women to have babies, the headlines of Weibo, Douyin and major portals were all occupied by the news of Lu Yong's case.

"Lu Yong, the owner of a knitwear export company and a chronic myeloid leukemia patient, was prosecuted to the People's Court for selling counterfeit drugs because he helped leukemia patients buy Gleevec from India."

"Lu Yong was prosecuted, and thousands of patients signed a petition for his leniency."

"He is not committing a crime. He just wants to live and help more patients live."

"If you can't afford genuine medicine, should you just wait to die? Is helping patients buy generic drugs for free selling fake medicine?"

……

The story behind the Lu Yong case was so bizarre, tortuous and touching that it brought tears to people’s eyes. It was reported extensively in various articles online, and Lu Yong was suddenly given the title of God of Medicine.

At this juncture, some media began to reveal that the movie "Dying to Survive", based on the Lu Yong case, would be released soon.

Han Jianu, Xu Zheng and other main creators of "Dying to Survive" have frequently accepted interviews from various media and started to promote the film.

Yang Hao also updated a message on Weibo at this time.

"Dying to Survive is a new movie I invested in. It is an art film, and its quality is absolutely guaranteed. I hope everyone will support it. See you in the cinema on April 4."

The reputation of the films produced by Yang Hao is unquestionable, including "Charlotte's Troubles", "The Swordsman", "Beijing Meets Seattle", "Go Away Tumor", etc., none of them have a bad reputation.

Yang Hao's products are definitely high-quality. This is not a joke and many movie fans agree with this statement.

"Dying to Survive is an art film. I didn't really want to watch it, but now that I know it was invested by Yang Hao, I have to go and see what makes this art film special."

"That's amazing! Doesn't Yang Hao only invest in comedies and commercial films? Why is he investing in art films as well?"

"Just because this is the first art film invested by Yang Hao, I must support it."

"The movie 'Dying to Survive' is supposed to be a tragedy, so why did they invite a comedian like Xu Zheng to star in it?"

……

Gold and silver cups are not as good as a good reputation. In the entertainment industry, reputation is really important.

The reputation that Yang Hao has built over the past few years was fully demonstrated at this time, with almost all the comments under his Weibo post being positive.
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April 4th is the premiere day of "Dying to Survive".

The premiere of "Dying to Survive" did not have any ceremonies such as a red carpet or an autograph wall. After media interviews and interactions with fans, it was time for the main film screening.

Yang Hao sat in the front row of the cinema, and next to him were Ci Peikang, Han Sanpin, Han Jianu and others.

After a while, the lights dimmed and the movie began.

The first scene of a movie usually features the appearance of characters, the introduction of the protagonist, and the explanation of the background. However, "Dying to Survive" is not about people, but about gods, an Indian god - Kali. The goddess Kali represents the "origin of life" in India, which may be in response to the theme of the movie, "Dying to Survive".

The movie then uses several close-up shots of sexy beauty posters, Indian magic oil, and then a little tiger, and then suddenly jumps to a close-up of the word "big".

The little tiger and the close-up shot of the Chinese character "大" have profound meanings.

Then the film introduces Cheng Yong, played by Xu Zheng. He can't pay the rent, can't raise enough money for his father's medical expenses, his wife ran away after getting pregnant with a rich man's child, and the custody of his biological son was taken away by his ex-wife. All these difficulties reflect the real life of the lower-class people.

Countless difficulties prompted Cheng Yong to start working hard to make money.

At first, Cheng Yong smuggled Indian Gleevec simply to make money. However, when he saw that countless patients could not even afford generic drugs, his conscience made Cheng Yong choose not to make a penny. In the end, he even bought the drug at 2000 yuan and sold it at 500 yuan, making a loss.

In this transformation, Cheng Yong achieved his spiritual sublimation, which is impressive and closely follows the theme of the movie "I Am Not a God of Medicine".

This is the greatness of the little people, this is the redemption of ordinary people, and this is the self-sublimation of the God of Medicine.

When Cheng Yong was tried and sent to prison, thousands of patients who had been helped by Cheng Yong came to see him off and shed tears.

But when Cheng Yong was released from prison, only his brother-in-law came to greet him. None of the patients who had been helped by Cheng Yong still remembered this former "God of Medicine".

Probably because Gleevec is included in medical insurance, Cheng Yong, the "God of Medicine", has lost his value, so no one remembers him.

Once a blind person regains his sight, the first thing he does is throw away his crutches.

Once a deaf person regains his hearing, the first thing he does is throw away the hearing aids in his ears.

The evil nature of human beings is vividly demonstrated at the end of the movie.

In fact, most people who watch the movie don’t understand the meaning of this kind of artistic lens. But fortunately, the filming of "Dying to Survive" is not so obscure, and many times the theme of the movie is directly pointed out with classic lines.

"I don't want to be a medicine god, I just want to make money."

"There is only one disease in the world, and that is the disease of poverty."

"He just wanted to live, what crime has he committed?"

……

These lines were so eye-opening that they moved countless audiences to tears.

The film ends and the lights come on.

"Pa pa pa..." Waves of applause came one after another like the tide.

"Congratulations, Senior Sister Han, you succeeded." Yang Hao congratulated Senior Sister Han Jianu who was sitting next to him.

"Junior brother, 'Dying to Survive' is my success, and it is also your success."

"Haha! This is everyone's success." Han Sanpin echoed from the side.

They are all insiders in the film industry, and they can tell that "Dying to Survive" was a success from the reactions of the fans at the scene.
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After the movie premiere, there were many preview screenings every day in the following three days.

As more and more people have watched "Dying to Survive", the reputation of this movie is spreading rapidly.

The next day, Douban finally released its ratings for "Dying to Survive". The score of 9.0 simply stunned many people in the entertainment industry.

You should know that the last domestic Chinese-language film with a Douban score of over 9.0 was "Infernal Affairs" in 2002.

If we only count mainland movies, it would be "The Devils" in 2000.

A masterpiece, absolutely a masterpiece.

Such a high rating is rare in the entire history of Chinese cinema.

The media has a keen sense of smell. Knowing that "Dying to Survive" has huge potential traffic, articles were soon written and began to report frantically. "Dying to Survive has a 9.0 score on Douban with zero negative reviews, becoming another mainland film with a score of 9 after "Devils on the Doorstep", and squeezed into the top 10 Chinese films on Douban."

"After 9.0 years, another 2017-point masterpiece was born in mainland China. This is a must-see movie during the May Day holiday."

“The contradictions in ‘Dying to Survive’ are the contradictions of human nature, and the warmth is the warmth of human nature.”

“Dying to Survive is a film that deeply reflects social reality. It uses vivid stories and lively characters to show the various contradictions and dilemmas in real life, allowing the audience to appreciate the charm of film art through emotion and reflection.”

……
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The difficulty and high cost of seeing a doctor have always been criticized by the people. "Dying to Survive" directly criticized and satirized this phenomenon, which resonated with countless people and countless netizens discussed the movie fiercely online.

"I used to think that Yang Hao only invests in popcorn movies and has no substance, but after watching Dying to Survive, I completely changed my view. Yang Hao is always a god."

"Dying to Survive is such a classic. The death of Huang Mao made me cry so hard. I want to watch it again. I want to watch it with my family to pay tribute to this classic."

"I always thought Xu Zheng was only good at acting in comedies, but I didn't expect that this bald Xu, now with hair, could actually act and make me cry."

"No, this movie clearly criticizes pharmaceutical companies. I don't understand how it passed the review."

……
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"Dying to Survive" has received rave reviews and many people have benefited from it.

Although Lost in Hong Kong was a big hit at the box office, its reputation collapsed, and countless netizens accused Xu Zheng of cheating money, which greatly affected Xu Zheng's reputation. But now with the success of I Am Not a God of Medicine, Xu Zheng's reputation has directly reversed and is even better than before.

If it weren’t for Han Sanpin, no one in the entertainment industry would know Han Jianu, but the movie "Dying to Survive" made Han Jianu a legend overnight.

As for the dividends Yang Hao reaped, they were quite substantial. Before, outsiders thought that Yang Hao was good at investing in movies, directing movies, and supporting actresses.

Now I realize that Yang Hao seems to be good at praising directors.

If I remember correctly, Han Yan and Han Jianu were both discovered by Yang Hao.

It’s really strange, are directors divided by surnames?

How come the two directors Yang Hao discovered have the same surname?
After attending the premiere of "Dying to Survive", Yang Hao immediately returned to the crew.

"Congratulations Director Yang!"

"Congratulations to Director Yang on his movie's box office success!"

……

From the main actors to the behind-the-scenes staff and even some clever extras, they all bowed and congratulated Yang Hao.

But the one with the biggest reaction was Da Mimi.

In the evening, after some negative distance contact, Yang Hao was hugging Da Mimi to comfort her.

Da Mimi lay on Yang Hao's chest and said in a coquettish voice, "Honey, the reputation of "Dying to Survive" is too good, 9.0 points. If I had known this reputation, I should have agreed when Han Jianu invited me to guest star."

"Mi Mi, you were invited to star in the movie 'Dying to Survive'? Which role did you want to play?" Yang Hao really didn't know about this, so he was a little confused.

"She was the pole dancer who earned money to treat her daughter's illness. Han Jianu asked me to play a supporting role, but I was starring in "Zhu Xian" at the time, so I turned it down."

"Hmm~ I'm so angry! If I had known that this movie had such a good reputation, I would have acted in it too."

"It's all your fault, it's all your fault. Why didn't you tell me earlier that this movie would have such a good reputation? I missed out on this movie." Da Mimi became angrier and angrier the more she thought about it, and she kept hitting Yang Hao's chest with her little pink fist.

Almost all the movies invested by Yang Hao have been box office hits and have good reputations. Some of the movies have even scored over 8.0 on Douban at their peak, but they are popcorn movies without much nutritional value after all. As time goes by, most of the Douban scores are now around 7, which is far from the 9.0 score of "Dying to Survive".

"Dying to Survive" is such a classic and has such a good reputation.

This kind of classic film will leave a deep mark in the history of Chinese cinema, and perhaps people will still remember it fifty years later.

Da Mimi wanted to be a people's artist, but now she missed a movie of this level. Da Mimi felt a tightness in her chest.

"Honey, I feel so suffocated here, please help me rub it." Perhaps it was because the sage time had passed, Da Mimi started to have a fever again. She pressed the lump on her chest heavily on Yang Hao's chest, and while speaking, she grabbed Yang Hao's hand and pulled it to the white, big and soft lump.

……
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As word-of-mouth for "Dying to Survive" spreads, the film's pre-sale box office is also rising steadily.

50 million, 100 million, 150 million, 200 million...

Just before the movie was officially released, the pre-sale box office of "Dying to Survive" reached 2.3 million yuan.

This pre-sale box office result simply dazzled many entertainment industry professionals.

The pre-sale box office has exceeded 2 million, which has happened before, but what kind of movies were those?
Movies like "Detective Chinatown", "The Witch", "Zhu Xian" and "The Mermaid" have grossed 3 billion or even 5 billion in China.

Could it be possible that the art film "Dying to Survive" could eventually gross over 3 billion yuan at the box office?
"Dying to Survive" is an art film!
Is there any art film with such high box office?

With such a high box office, is it still an art film? ——
Soon, the pre-sale results of "Dying to Survive" became a hot topic again.

"The pre-sale box office of 'Dying to Survive' reached 2.3 million yuan on the th day, breaking the pre-sale box office record for Chinese art films."

Fans who like this movie are cheering, Yang Hao’s fans are cheering, and Xu Zheng’s fans are cheering.

But countless film and television companies started to curse. They thought Yang Hao was stupid for investing in an art film.

But the slap in the face came so suddenly. The pre-sale box office of such an art film could reach 2.3 million, which is really out of the realm of possibility.

Where there is positive coverage, there is negative coverage.

Some media outlets, either because they received money from other film and television companies or because they wanted to be different and attract traffic, published a lot of negative reports on "Dying to Survive".

“Dying to Survive is not an art film, but a commercial film disguised as an art film.”

"Dying to Survive used the photos of buildings in New Delhi, India taken by plaintiff Zhang in the film without permission, and the case has been brought to court."

“The logic of “Dying to Survive” is absurd. It accuses the pharmaceutical companies of being unscrupulous, but turns the traffickers of illegal drugs into heroes who rescue patients.”

……

The development of a new drug requires an investment of billions of dollars, while generic drugs have no R&D costs. If all countries imitate generic drugs as casually as India does, it will undoubtedly destroy scientists' enthusiasm for research and development.

In the short term, selling generic drugs did save thousands of people, but in the long term, it was tantamount to killing tens of thousands of people.

As soon as this view came out, it immediately attracted the approval of many people. (End of this chapter)