"Operation Thunder", jointly produced by Hongqi Film and Television, Jiandun Film and Television, DreamWorks and China Film, won nearly 5.3 billion box office in four weeks after its release in China, achieving the first bright crown in Chinese film history.

This film, which has a bumper harvest at the box office and word-of-mouth, has also passed the approval of the Film Bureau, obtained the license of the key extension, and continued to be released for 2 weeks in March, pushing the total box office to 5.5 billion, constantly refreshing new records.

Although the popularity of "Operation Thunder" has decreased a lot compared to February, and it rarely appears on Weibo's hot search list and popularity list, its influence continues.

"People's Daily", "China Times", "Asia Weekly", "Pioneer Times" and CCTV and other major domestic media have made in-depth reports on the "thunder phenomenon", and the industry has also carried out professional analysis around the success of this film.

It's almost one-sided praise and admiration, even if it's a little different.

Some people think that the success of "Operation Thunder" is mainly due to the excellent quality of the film itself, and some people think that without the strong outbreak of patriotic enthusiasm of the audience, it would be impossible to get such a high box office, and some people believe that this is a very classic marketing...

But it is undeniable, or recognized inside and outside the circle, that this film may have been successful without Luo Kai, but it will never break the box office record and win universal praise.

The script of the movie was written by Luo Kai, he served as the director and starring in the film, and his team was included in the filming crew, and even the Thunder Squad was personally selected by him.

On this film, Luo Kai left an incomparably deep imprint, giving him half of the credit, and I believe that no one will object - fans must feel that it is less.

Last week, the official blog of "Thunder Action" also released behind-the-scenes footage documentaries of the film's filming and a large number of previously unexposed stills, pushing Luo Kai's reputation to a new peak.

Because in the tidbits, everyone saw how Luo Kai did it himself in a foreign country, braving the heat and forgetting to sleep and eat, he directed the set, directed the action shots, and even participated in the dangerous explosion arrangement.

Among them, a photo of Luo Kai on the set topped the Weibo popularity list.

In this photo, Luo Kai is wearing a pair of camouflage trousers, short hair and necklace cards, his eyes are resolutely staring ahead, Chiguo's upper body is shining with bronze luster under the scorching sun, almost perfect body shape, strong muscles, especially eight angular abdominal muscles, showing off the rigidity and beauty of the iron-blooded man to everyone!

The photo was downloaded millions of times, and the box office of "Operation Thunder" rebounded quite sharply the next day, with many fans entering the theater again to complete three, four, or even five brushes.

Therefore, today's Luo Kai is a well-deserved No. 1 actor in the entertainment industry, and his popularity is unmatched, and the directorial strength he showed in directing "Thunder Action" has also been admired by the industry.

In such a situation, when the news that DreamWorks was preparing to set up a project to shoot a new film came out, it immediately attracted the attention of countless people, although many insiders expressed doubts about Luo Kai's sci-fi film, but there are still many film companies and investors flocking to the project, hoping to participate in this project.

Even if you don't get much investment, it's great to have a name in it.

But an obvious fact is that with "Thunder Action", the most successful domestic film in history, DreamWorks, which has been established less than two years ago, even if its strength and scale are not as good as those of first-line film companies, its influence and potential are not bad at all, and not just anyone can get a piece of the pie.

It's useless to have money, and now DreamWorks is fully qualified to choose, and the partner selected must be a strong partner, a deep foundation in the industry, and a party that can bring help and resources.

But Luo Kai's fans don't care about this, they can't wait to know what kind of sci-fi film Luo Kai's new work is, and when it will be released.

Everyone ran to Luo Kai and DreamWorks' Weibo to ask, and the discussion was hot.

On March 17, DreamWorks' official blog finally released an announcement.

This announcement solved everyone's doubts and satisfied part of the fans' curiosity.

In the announcement, DreamWorks announced that the new film is named "Space Traveler", the script has been approved and will officially start filming, Luo Kai will once again serve as the director and actor, and Mo Lan is still the heroine.

This sci-fi blockbuster has invested a total of 80 million US dollars, of which 70 million US dollars is budgeted for CG special effects, and the special effects production team is composed of DreamWorks, Digital Power, and Rubik's Cube Studios to ensure that the visual performance reaches the first-class level of Hollywood.

In addition, "Space Traveler" is scheduled for the Spring Festival of 2020 and will be released globally on January 25, 2020!

As soon as DreamWorks' official announcement came out, it immediately caused huge repercussions, including in the domestic film industry.

It doesn't matter what the title of the movie is, it is not surprising that Luo Kai and Mo Lan will play the male and female leads, it is normal for Luo Kai to continue directing, but the investment of 80 million US dollars is inevitably jaw-dropping - this is equivalent to 560 million yuan!

You must know that the investment in "Thunder Action" is only 350 million, and the additional publicity fee in the later stage is about 400 million, and now Luo Kai wants to spend 500 million or 600 million to shoot a science fiction film, which feels more like a big gamble.

Because sci-fi blockbusters are taboo themes in domestic films, even if the domestic film industry is quite prosperous and special effects technology is improving rapidly, no director dares to challenge this field.

Because the investment in sci-fi blockbusters is very high, and they rely heavily on special effects technology, the world is not tied together in this field to Hollywood, and audiences who are accustomed to the picture of Hollywood sci-fi blockbusters are definitely very picky.

The investment is very large and the risk is extremely high, who is full enough to do such a thankless job, and who is willing to invest a lot of money?

To put it mildly, if there was no success of "Thunder Action" and no rising popularity, Luo Kai and DreamWorks said that they would invest $80 million in domestic sci-fi films, which would definitely attract countless ridicule.

Those who bet on Luo Kai, such as Song Lihui of Rongxin Film and Television, and Zhao Yuewen of Crown Pictures, etc., are actually betting on Luo Kai's future, not "Space Traveler" itself.

They think it's okay for Luo Kai to fail once, and to return to the genre he is good at and has been successful, he can still make a lot of money.

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