Maldives, Ayada Island, evening.
Jiang Heng and Liu Yifei strolled on the beach, enjoying the tropical scenery.
As for many domestic affairs, they were basically forgotten.
Actually, it’s nothing to worry about. After the establishment of the group company, the operations of the companies under its name have become more and more regular.
As for the currently released "Black Myth: Wukong", he doesn't need to worry about promotion, he can just wait for the box office results.
The actual situation was just as he expected. After the film was released in mainland China, it broke the previous box office record again, not only triggering a viewing craze, but also sparking widespread discussion.
Because the plot of the film is so controversial!
For example, the scene at the end of the film where Sun Wukong rebels against Heaven again sparked heated discussions among many netizens.
The main point is that in the original "Journey to the West" and "Black Myth: Wukong", it seems that the West is darker.
For example, in the plot of the Yellow Wind Ridge chapter, netizens unanimously believed that Lingji Bodhisattva was the mastermind behind the tragedy of the Shali Kingdom, and that the Yellow Wind Great Sage was actually a good person in the beginning.
The Yellow-browed King in the film is even more evil than in the original novel and TV series.
In comparison, the performance of the Heavenly Court seems to be better. For example, the tragic Kangjinlong Star Lord was captured by Huangmei because he was nominally looking for the Pleiades Star Official but was actually looking for the Great Sage Liugen.
What's more, the fundamental reason why Sun Wukong was defeated and died so easily was that he was bound by the tight hoop that could not be removed.
Therefore, what he should do most is to rebel against Lingshan rather than Heaven!
This point alone has attracted many movie fans to discuss on Weibo, Douban and Tieba, so much so that the term "anti-Heaven and anti-Lingshan" has even become a hot search.
One netizen replied, "Only children can choose multiple-choice questions, while adults must choose all of them! The reason why Sun Wukong attacked the Heaven Palace first was because it was closer to him.
After the battle in Heaven, it was Lingshan's turn, but the director didn't tell the story due to the limited length of the film!"
"I think the follow-up cannot be filmed. If the Heavenly Court had the power to watch the show, it would be understandable that they did not come out to stop Wukong. But the Tathagata Buddha on Lingshan Mountain can suppress Wukong. I really can't think of any reason why Wukong could defeat the Buddha."
"It's not that easy for Buddha to defeat Wukong. In the original novel, Buddha lost one of his hands and passed away when he returned to Lingshan!"
"I think that the Buddha passed away in order to avoid karma. He suppressed Wukong, but he has already passed away. When Sun Wukong saw the Tathagata after his nirvana, there was no hatred between them!"
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The lively discussions among netizens further expanded the publicity effect of "Black Myth: Wukong". In addition, many fans were willing to become "tap water" and spontaneously recommended this subversive "Journey to the West" film to their relatives and friends. Naturally, the box office performance of the film was "growing steadily."
One billion, 1.5 billion, 2 billion... These box office barriers, which are considered indestructible in the eyes of other mainland filmmakers, were easily surpassed by "Black Myth: Wukong"!
"Director Jiang, this movie is so popular! I'm afraid the box office will break the previous record again!" Yu Dong called and said excitedly.
Jiang Heng was lying under a parasol beside the swimming pool of the resort at the moment. He glanced at the "mermaid" in the pool and said with a smile, "Are you still discussing so enthusiastically?"
"Well, it's still as lively as before, but there's nothing hot about it anymore. The characters in the film have basically been interpreted!"
Jiang Heng laughed, "Then let's release the missing plot according to the original promotion plan!"
"Well, fans will definitely be excited after watching this!"
Because of the length of the film, the film deleted the chapters of Pansiling and Huoyan Mountain. But Jiang Heng did not plan to make a sequel, thinking that it would be a pity to throw away such a good plot.
So before the premiere, I discussed with Yu Dong that the plot of these two chapters should be posted online when the growth of the movie box office slowed down.
I believe that the content of these two chapters will trigger a heated discussion among movie fans, which will further increase the popularity of the film and stimulate the box office.
The actual situation was exactly as Jiang Heng and Yu Dong had expected.
One day, college student Shi Feng was chatting with netizens in the "Black Myth: Wukong" forum when he suddenly saw a post.
The title reads, "Risking his life to leak the first draft of the Black Myth script, it turns out the original setting is even darker than it is now!"
Shi Feng was quickly attracted by the title and clicked on it.
The post first mentioned the origin of the script, saying that he had picked it up in the toilet of a certain star-rated hotel. It is estimated that the screenwriter of iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Pictures accidentally dropped the script there, but for some reason, no one came to claim it. Now it is known that he got a discarded script.
Next comes the story content of the two chapters Pansiling and Huoyan Mountain.
The poster first inserted a few photos of the script to prove that the subsequent content was not made up by him, and then followed by long sections of the plot.
Shi Feng watched intently, not wanting to see the end, and his eyes became wet uncontrollably.
"Fuck, the people in Heaven are really not human, they are really not human!"
"Director Jiang didn't even film such a touching love story. What was he thinking?"
Shi Feng complained a few words and went on to read the rest of the content.
I don’t want to watch it anymore. I feel more depressed. This Bull Demon King is too miserable!
Although he is still just a college student and doesn't quite understand the sadness of middle-aged people, the problem is that no matter what choices Bull Demon King makes in his life, it will end in tragedy. This is a bit sad!
After reading the post, Shi Feng smoked a cigarette and sorted out his thoughts before opening the document and writing: ... I originally thought that Lingshan was more evil than Heaven. After reading this so-called first draft of the script, I realized that in the original setting, Heaven was the most evil and inhumane...
Shi Feng typed out seven or eight hundred words in a very fluent manner, which was much more smooth than the essays he wrote in middle school.
After finishing writing, I took a quick look at it and posted it.
I refreshed the forum again and found that it took only a few hours. The post "Risking one's life to leak..." has been read tens of thousands times and received over a thousand replies.
After taking a casual look, people would say that the plot is awesome and it’s a shame it wasn’t filmed!
Or they would sigh at Zhu Bajie's love story and Bull Demon King's tragic life.
There was an account that probably belonged to a female netizen. She posted a series of crying emojis, saying that she was moved to tears by the story of Zhu Bajie and Zizhu'er.
I feel that the story content is not inferior to "Supreme Treasure" and Fairy Zixia. It is a pity that Director Jiang deleted this part.
Many netizens followed suit, with some saying: "Zhu Bajie's beloved wife died, but he didn't dare to look back or recognize his biological daughter. The power of heaven is so terrifying!"
"How can I not be afraid? What about my eldest brother Sun Wukong?
The stone monkey was born with boundless magical powers. He caused chaos in heaven twice. He was first suppressed under the Five Finger Mountain for five hundred years. After obtaining the scriptures, he wanted to retire, but the superiors were worried and killed him in the end. Look at the Bull Demon King, how miserable he was with his family destroyed.
If you rebel, you will be beheaded!" (End of this chapter)