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Chapter 95 The Sunken Ship

With almost the entire entertainment industry mobilized, The Martian's box office performance continued to rise!

The film broke domestic opening day and single-day box office records as soon as it was released, and the situation was very promising.

From the outside perspective, "The Martian" is undoubtedly going to be the highest-grossing film in mainland China this year! Even though it's still the beginning of the year.

Moreover, as of the 23rd, the film had already grossed 2.13 million yuan. After breaking the 3 million yuan mark last week, it earned another 3 million yuan in three days in the third week (the 14th was a Sunday). Even though it was not the weekend, the box office continued to rise.

Since its release, The Martian has broken all the box office records of Chinese films. The records held by The Martian for a short time, such as the preview box office record, the opening day box office record, the single day box office record, and the opening weekend box office record, were directly and overwhelmingly broken by The Martian.

And with the release of "The Martian" overseas right after, the situation is also very promising!

It grossed $16 million on its opening day and broke the $50 million mark in its first week, taking the top spot at the box office that week.

The film *Bloody Chocolate*, released right after *The Martian*, was completely annihilated and didn't even leave a trace. One wonders if its investors are still hiding in some corner, secretly shedding tears.

As a result, the foreign film "The Martian" enjoyed a month of success amidst both praise and criticism.

Despite the fact that The Martian has been in theaters for almost a month, it still maintains a 93% freshness rating on Rotten Tomatoes and an 8.2 score on IMDb.

These two websites have a diverse user base, including media, film critics, seasoned film buffs, and general audiences. Such strong word-of-mouth has generated a "word-of-mouth" effect for the film, making it highly anticipated.

The New York Post called it not only Lin Yu's masterpiece, but also one of the best works in China in recent years.

The Telegraph also called it a film that pays great attention to detail, with its scientific logic being particularly outstanding.

Foreign film critic Levin, known for his sharp tongue, also published a rave review, saying: "Watching 'The Martian' is definitely a superb cinematic experience that is no less than 'Star Wars' and '2001: A Space Odyssey'!"

This must be the first time in China… no, even in Hollywood, that such a realistic approach has been used to shoot a science fiction film. The audience's enjoyment doesn't come from the thrill of adventure, but from the charm of realistic details!

During this month, Lin Yu and the main actors were also exhausted, either on promotional tours or on their way to promotional tours.

But hard work always pays off. On February 18th, Lin Yu sat in the former Xingguang office. (The new building was still under renovation.)

Looking at the box office data for "The Martian" in China in his hand, he couldn't help but smile.

Especially when he saw the figure of 3.621 million RMB highlighted in red and bold, his heart started racing uncontrollably.

Although Zhang Yimou's "Curse of the Golden Flower" grossed over 290 million RMB recently, the last film in China to break the 300 million RMB mark was Feng Xiaogang's "If You Are the One" in 2008.

As for "Assembly," which was released this year, although it was also a box office champion in its previous life, its box office was only 2.6 million.

And most importantly... the large ship that the truck driver had been sailing in China for nearly ten years—sank!

Therefore... Lin Yu is now truly and undisputed the number one box office star in China.

At this moment, Lin Yu knew without a doubt how much the media would praise him! But he didn't care about those things. Rather than enjoying their praise, he would rather get tens of millions more in box office revenue.

In addition, The Martian is still showing in North America. Compared to its one-month run in China, the North American run is much longer.

Moreover, according to his incomplete statistics, The Martian's global box office has already exceeded 5 million US dollars. Judging from this situation, even if The Martian does not break 6, it is still possible to break 5.5.

But thinking about this made Lin Yu a little unhappy, because the movie "The Martian" had grossed over 6 million US dollars in his previous life, but in this life, Lin Yu estimated that it would be difficult to break 6 million.

"Damn it, it can't even surpass Iron Man's box office? Iron Man still grossed $6.01 million worldwide, ranking 27th on the all-time global box office chart!"

"Is 'The Martian' really that bad? It can't even beat its former underdog? Now it's barely making it into the top 40 of the global box office charts, huh?" Lin Yu grumbled incessantly.

However, our great director Lin forgot that the movie "The Martian" was originally made with Westerners as the main cast, not to mention that China, a global box office market, had not yet developed. If "The Martian" had been released ten years later, it would probably have grossed 5 to 6 million US dollars in China alone.

After calming himself down, Lin Yu looked at the data in his hand and began to think again.

"The Martian has now grossed over five billion. If it ends up being close to my estimate of five and a half, it might be able to compete for a spot in the top thirty."

"The current 30th place... seems to be a movie with 5.43 million, I just don't know if we can beat it in the end."

While Lin Yu was in a daze, Xiao Ou pushed open the door and walked in.

"Director Lin, I've found the two men you asked me to find, Guo Fan and Wen Muye."

"Oh? Where?"

"Hehe...it's in the lounge!"

Looking at Lin Yu's somewhat surprised expression, Xiao Ou felt a slight sense of unease.

She genuinely couldn't understand why her boss had hired these two people. Was it for making a movie?

If Lin Yu could hear Xiao Ou's inner thoughts, he would definitely tell her, "That's right! We should get them to make a movie!"

These two are definitely rising stars in the world of directing, although they are still at the rookie level right now.

However, on the other hand, Huang Bo and Wang Baoqiang, who are currently with the company, both seem to have become directors in the future.

So, apart from Shu Chang, who just signed with Starlight, all the artists he signed really are directors?

Not to mention that he still had a Starlight contract spot reserved for someone in his heart—Wu Jing!

This is someone who can both act and direct!