After this lively evening, on the morning of December 16, 2003, heavy snow fell in many parts of the United States, and the sudden goose feather snow made the upcoming Christmas more festive.

"When I came back from the midnight show of the cinema last night, I still dreamed about the children in the slums, and maybe we who lived comfortably should do something......"

On this snowflake morning, the fans and viewers who had just gotten up and turned on their computers to log on to Rotten Tomatoes, ready to rate "Millionaire", were frightened...... Including Wells, the assistant manager of Google's website.

On the Millionaire page, it's a delicious tomato as bright red as blood! Rotten Tomatoes includes 121 latest film reviews of "Millionaire", with a freshness of 93% for popular film critics, 100% freshness for well-known film critics, and 95% for audience liking!

"Oh God, Director Yi is amazing...... It's even crazier than "Iron Man...... "Wells in front of the computer screen, excitedly getting up from the bench and celebrating his boss's success."

During this time, Wells has actually been very worried, he is very afraid that the failure of "Millionaire" will cause Google's website to be affected by it, because everyone knows that Google is the first public opinion position under Dream Entertainment, as long as there is a little wind and grass on the side of Dream Entertainment, Google will be inseparable.

Although Google is currently developing smoothly, it is all based on the growing strength of Dream Entertainment. It is conceivable that one day Dream Entertainment will fall. Then Google, as a subsidiary, will definitely become the meat in the mouths of other Hollywood tigers. As the vice president of this company. Wells had long fallen in love with the company. I fell in love with the free management and management environment of Dream Entertainment. As Yi Feiyang once said to Googlers, "You just let it go, I have everything!" "What a hero, what a bold word. Wells can't imagine that Google would have been able to continue to grow so much without such a good boss.

And today all of Wells' worries have gone up in smoke, and it looks like the movie is much better than expected!!

In fact, there are many people who feel the same way as Wells, such as the senior management and technical staff of Weta Digital. The executives of the Hilton Hotel, the managers of Trump Real Estate, and the heads of India's Giant Elephant Pictures, etc., are basically the heads or executives of the subsidiaries of Dream Entertainment. These people all came to power after the company was acquired by Dream Entertainment, to put it bluntly, without Yi Feiyang's love and talent, and their exceptional admission and promotion, there would be no incomparable glory for all of them today.

It can be said that everything about Yi Feiyang affects their hearts. Yi Feiyang's success or failure has also become the topic they are most concerned about.

Back to it. Wells is happy with the current situation on the Internet, and lo and behold, man, dear boss has not even hired a "water army" and has received so many good reviews. But the only thing that makes Wells unhappy is that there are still 7 guys who give bad reviews to such a big film, take a closer look at these five people are all well-known film critics, are they aimed at the boss?

John Newton, a writer for The Hollywood Entertainment Newspaper, commented: "Slumdog Millionaire is a terrible movie that takes the pathos of the poor as pistachios, and it should be good at the box office, but there are no surprises at all, and I don't see the sincerity of the director and crew except for the dirty and untruthful tragic scenes of the slums." "Looking at the release date, but it was before the premiere of Millionaire, it was definitely a premeditated smear!

However, these criticisms have been completely drowned in a sea of praise, and it seems that the boss has so many fans! Wells shook his head with a smile, and he rummaged through other websites, but couldn't find more bad reviews, or malicious attacks. Only a handful of Spielberg's loyal fans made some innocuous comments in a tone that bordered on jealousy and jealousy, such as: "China is opportunistic!" "Typical incendiary kindness!" "Even if the reputation is good, it doesn't prove anything!"

"It looks like the boss's new drama this time is what people want!" Wells smiled.

At the same time, fans all over the United States who have not yet seen this movie have begun to want to go to the theater to watch it because of the good reputation of this movie.

Browsing these 100% fresh movie reviews, Glenn, an ordinary viewer from Las Vegas, sighed "wow" again and again, and gave it five stars after watching it for a while, writing: "Such a high evaluation? I remember the last time this was when "The Shawshank Redemption" was released, right? ”

Another user, Holyfield, decided to give a perfect score after watching the movie, and seeing the current situation, he happily ticked five stars and wrote: "It's definitely a classic philosophical movie, everything you can think of and what you can't think of is in this movie, in my opinion, it's the best Indian film ever." ”

"Deep, full of meaning! When you finish reading it, it will definitely cause you to think deeply! This was another fan comment named Huasibi.

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In addition to these overwhelming evaluations on the Internet, newspapers and magazines, which are major media, also gave different evaluations to Yi Feiyang's work.

First of all, the most authoritative film magazine in the United States, the Hollywood Daily, commented: "Different nationalities, different skin colors, but life in the slums is the same!" This new play by Chinese director Yi Feiyang gives us a clear glimpse of life in the slums for the first time, telling us that on the other side of the world, there is such a group of people and such ups and downs. The whole plot is mixed with tragedy and joy, like a tragedy, and like a comedy, making you and I like riding a roller coaster, from beginning to end, screaming again and again! If I had to rate this drama, I would give it a 9.5! ”

The American "Entertainment Xintiandi" reported: "What is the conscience of filmmakers? What is a work of sincerity? Dream Entertainment director Yi Feiyang's "Slumdog Millionaire" will tell you what a movie is! Movies aren't just about leisure, it's not just entertainment. It bears the responsibility of shouting and criticizing. In the past, most of Yi Feiyang's works were mainly for commercial entertainment purposes. Lack of a clear theme. But this time, the drama he filmed made countless people reflect on what a movie is?! If we were to rate this play, it would be 9.3! ”

The Washington Journal, the largest commercial newspaper in the United States, commented: "While we were happily preparing for Christmas, the Chinese director Yi Feiyang presented us with a slum meal at an inopportune time. Yes, the play is very sad and touching, and the ending is full of reunion. However, in our opinion, this is precisely the biggest failure of this play. Because only eternal pathos will become eternal classics, such as Gone with the Wind, such as the dream of the covered bridge, but the end of this play is a happy ending, it seems that dear Yi still wants to learn Shakespeare, it is best to be sad to the end! Of course, as a Christmas gift, it may not be appropriate to be too sad. With such considerations, such an ending was concocted. It's understandable! Finally, give this drama a score of 9.2 points, and wish China Yi Future to go further! ”

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If reviews can't prove how good this drama is, let's take a look at the new box office figures.

Three days after the release of "Millionaire", the total box office in the United States was as high as 95.67 million, directly breaking the new record of non-local Hollywood Christmas films, and among the films released in the same period, the result was second only to Spielberg's "Artificial Intelligence".

The reason why the drama "Millionaire" has such an excellent box office performance is inseparable from the Indian community in the United States and the black community. Needless to say, all Indians should of course support Indian-themed films. As for the black group, like Yi Feiyang's previous activities, they basically have the experience of slums, and it can be said that this play is equivalent to writing about themselves.

The United States of America is a multi-ethnic and multi-ethnic country, with a combined population of tens of millions of blacks and Indians, not to mention those who support Yi Feiyang, Chinese. Overall, according to rough estimates, the number of Americans who support and watch this drama will reach at least 87.59 million!

With such a huge amount, based on the ticket price of $7, this play can fetch at least $613.13 million!

Of course, all this is still estimated, because before the end, no one knows what the box office of this drama will be.

However, for those who like to watch the excitement, Yi Feiyang's drama did not become Christmas cannon fodder, but counterattacked to become the most interesting movie, which is definitely something worth celebrating, because in this way, the battle between Yi Feiyang and the great director Spielberg is more intense and more interesting.

In fact, Spielberg's "Artificial Intelligence" now dominates almost the entire Christmas file, and no matter what other films are, they have to stand aside. Even the Disney movie "Barbie: Magic", which focuses on family fun, is not a competitor to this show. The fame that originated from Spielberg was just too great. In particular, the storyline of this drama is still very touching, and on various website reviews, the score is directly 9 points.

It can be said that Spielberg's play, which has been sharpening his sword for three years, has lived up to expectations and has become the leader of the Christmas schedule.

Now, according to the latest statistics from the North American Film Association, Spielberg's "Artificial Intelligence" has exceeded $500 million worldwide and earned $336 million in North America within 12 days of its release.

Originally, according to the momentum of the box office growth of this drama, the North American box office could reach 400 million within half a month, but the appearance of Yi Feiyang and his "Millionaire" sniped at this situation fiercely, making it extremely difficult to break 400 million.

What is Opponent?

The opponent is to attract popularity, attract audiences, fight for the box office, and fight for word of mouth!

From the perspective of brother, Yi Feiyang and his "Millionaire" have done a good job. At least he pulled Spielberg's hind legs hard......

This situation made DreamWorks and MGM, the investors of "Artificial Intelligence", a little unbearable.

Damn, the two companies were originally licking their fingers and counting the bills, but the sudden "Indian Curry Chicken Rice" completely disrupted their plans.

Especially MGM, as I have said before, the boss behind the gambling king Kirklian does not like to invest in movies very much, but likes to dismantle MGM for trading, so being sniped this time made MGM's executives who were originally looking forward to the salted fish turning over hard again.

However, relatively speaking, Spielberg of DreamWorks is very excited, for no other reason, first of all, he and Yi Feiyang are competitors in this schedule. The two are still very good friends; Secondly. The master is lonely. Spielberg also wants to see someone who can fight with him, not to mention that he watched the play "Millionaire", which is really good; Finally, Spielberg is one of the few filmmakers with a conscience, and for him, movies should not only carry entertainment, but also think about life and life. Thinking and reflection on life, for the future. Now that there are more people like Yi Feiyang, of course he is very happy.

In addition to being happy, Spielberg actually has a desire to win in his heart, and he also hopes that he can defeat the newly rising Yi Feiyang, yes, this Chinese director who has risen to Hollywood like a comet has created too many miracles and legends. With such a strong opponent, what an honor it would be to be able to defeat him in this big battle!

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Everything and everything in this world has a shelf life. When the time passed quietly, this pig-killing knife flowed quietly. Many things that were originally thriving will become silent, and many places that were originally lively will become indifferent and uncared for. It's like a woman's face. With the passage of time, from flowers like jade to old pearls.

It's the same with movies, a newly released movie also has an expiration date. Generally speaking, a movie has just been released for a week or two, which is an excellent period for word-of-mouth and box office, followed by online piracy, and a decrease in people's freshness, then word-of-mouth will become quiet, and the box office will show a trapezoidal decline.

This is the process that many films have to go through, from dazzling to brilliant to dull.

Now, several Hollywood Christmas movies have fallen into such a swamp, and with the arrival of the end of the Christmas schedule, the box office has also become bleak from the previous explosion.

This is the case with Disney's Enchanted.

MGM and DreamWorks' "Artificial Intelligence" is like that.

As for Dream Entertainment's "Millionaire", can it escape this fate?!

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"Happy New Year!"

"Happy New Year!"

Another year has passed, and another year is coming.

Colorful fireworks burst into the air like flowers.

An old black man from the slums, looking up at these brilliant fireworks in the square, couldn't help but mutter, "God, it's beautiful!" But how much does it cost to set off so many fireworks, and how much brioche bread and delicious beer? ”

"Hey, damn old man, what do you say? On such a beautiful day, don't ruin the fun, okay? A few white guys were very disdainful of what the black old man in front of them said.

"Shit, you've ruined your good mood!" A white guy with a nose ring spat at the old black man.

The old black man didn't expect to be insulted at such an old age, and it was a few white hairy boys who insulted him, so he couldn't help but say: "You rude guys, didn't the adults in your family teach you to be polite?" ”

"Politeness? Haha, damn it! The nose ring man pushed the old man hard, "This is not the place for you, go back!" Give me a good manner, get out of here! ”

The old black man was pushed coldly, and one of them staggered backwards, his steps were unsteady, and he fell down all at once, knocked over a garbage can and lay on the ground without moving.

"Hey, old man, get up, don't play dead!" The nose ring man kicked the old guy on the ground with his foot.

"Ha, this old guy must be trying to blackmail money!"

"are like that, poor and crazy, they can do anything!"

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But...... Something seems to be wrong!

The nose ring man couldn't help but squat down, and then found that there was a large pool of blood behind the old black man's head, and when he looked at it again, it turned out that the old man's head hit the trash can when he fell just now!

"Oh my God, is he dead?!"

"I don't know, hurry up and get an ambulance!"

"Leave it alone, let's run!"

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A few white guys slipped away!

A lot of people began to gather around, pointing at the old black man on the ground, and some took pictures with their mobile phones......

Suddenly, bang!!

Amid the shouts, amidst the cheers, on the big screen in the Los Angeles Plaza, the clock struck the first second of 2003.

The fireworks in the sky continued to bloom, and the old black man on the ground stared at the sky with a dull gaze, his pupils gradually dilated, and the beautiful fireworks slowly faded and disappeared in his eyes......

The bell rings, and the new year is here!

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"Hi Yi, did you see this news?" Dures, the vice president of Dream Entertainment, showed Yi Feiyang his laptop.

"The old black man in the slum died tragically in the square, and the onlookers treated him indifferently and cannot be forgiven!" Glancing at the big title, Yi Feiyang's heart moved, and he seemed to understand something. Keep reading, and sure enough, this news is very infuriating.

An old black man who was watching fireworks in the square was inexplicably injured in the head and died of shock, as long as someone came to the rescue, he might still survive, but because he was a black man, because he was dressed sloppily, no one was willing to lend a hand, so he died silently.

Yi Feiyang took a deep breath and continued to read.

After preliminary confirmation by the square camera, it was also confirmed that the incident happened because of a dispute between several white young men and black old men.

Yi Feiyang took a deep breath, and next to Dures said, "This is an opportunity." ”

Yi Feiyang certainly understood what Dures meant. Now Yi's "Millionaire" is at war with Spielberg's "Artificial Intelligence." Judging from the overall situation, if Yi Feiyang doesn't make more efforts to publicize, relying solely on the popularity accumulated during the premiere of this drama, it will quickly be empty.

Yi Feiyang's fingers tapped on the panel of the laptop, and it snapped.

"Do you have to do this?" Yi Feiyang said suddenly.

"In order to win this battle, sometimes you have to do something."

"So, go ahead and do it!" Yi Feiyang closed his eyes. (To be continued......)