Lu Chen woke up when he heard the sound of waves in the distance.
When he opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was the ceiling decorated with plasterboard. The classical European patterns were cleverly pieced together, delicate and elegant.
The floor-to-ceiling window connected to the balcony in the bedroom was open. The sea breeze blew through the door and window, bringing the smell and sound of the sea, as well as the warm and bright sunshine.
It took Lu Chen a few seconds to remember that he was on vacation with Chen Fei'er on a small island in the Maldives.
He couldn't help but reach out to touch it and found that the other side of the bed was empty.
"You're awake?"
At this time, Chen Fei'er walked into the bedroom with a silver plate and said with a smile, "Just in time for breakfast. Try my cooking."
There was milk, fried eggs, toast, bacon, and so on on the plate. The aroma of the hot food was tempting.
Lu Chen couldn't help but move his index finger and immediately sat up.
He was not in a hurry to wash up. He first ate the breakfast that Chen Fei'er made.
He was satisfied.
As soon as he finished eating, Chen Fei'er thoughtfully gave him a clean hot towel. Lu Chen took it and wiped his mouth. Then he grabbed her and held her in his arms.
Chen Fei'er smiled and said, "Don't be naughty. It's time for you to exercise …"
Lu Chen held her in his arms and said with a long sigh of relief, "I don't want to move anymore."
The past few days on Angel Island were undoubtedly the most enjoyable period of his life. He left all his work and ignored the disturbances of the outside world. He quietly enjoyed the time that belonged to the two of them on this small island far away from the hustle and bustle of the world with his beloved.
In the morning, he woke up naturally, or had a morning passion, ate some breakfast, exercised, sat on the balcony and read a few pages of books, or went fishing on the small pier. The morning passed quickly.
At noon, he took a nap, got up and went to the beach to bask in the sun or swim. After dinner, he strolled on the island or lit a bonfire to sing and dance. Sometimes he snuggled up to each other and enjoyed the bright Milky Way in the night sky …
Unfortunately, the better the time was, the shorter it seemed. They would go back in one day. Although they had the right to be willful, they were not that willful after all.
Let's look forward to our next visit.
On October 29th, Lu Chen and Chen Fei'er left Angel Island and flew back to the capital from the Maldives.
At the same time, the first song of The Smiling, The Proud Wanderer, Sword of Mount Hua, was officially released in all the cinemas across the country. The total box office was 1.752 billion, and it became the top box office of this year's domestic film!
Although there was still one month to go, the industry generally estimated that The Smiling, The Proud Wanderer was already the champion, because it was unlikely that the domestic movies released in November and December could break the record.
In addition, the peripheral sales of The Smiling, The Proud Swordsman were 265 million yuan, which added up to 2 billion yuan. This did not include the copyright sale of The Smiling, The Proud Swordsman at the Shanghai International Film Festival and the brand authorization.
The profits were so high that many people were green with envy.
The profit of The Smiling, The Proud Martial World could be calculated. 1.752 billion in box office meant about 800 million in profit. After deducting the cost of 300 million, there would still be 500 million in net profit. The 265 million could be earned back almost 200 million from the peripheral sales, 150 million from the copyright sales, and nearly 100 million from the brand licensing …
On this movie, Chen Fei Media could calculate that the profit was as high as 1 billion, which was more than three times the investment!
Because the profits were so high, with The Smiling, The Proud Martial World being released, there was another craze for martial arts movies in the industry. Several film companies had frozen their projects because of the failure of martial arts movies in the summer, but now they were put on the production schedule again.
The value of martial arts novels, especially the popular martial arts novels, skyrocketed. The ups and downs made people sigh at how fast the trend changed.
Outside the circle, The Smiling, The Proud Swordsman brought a new trend of martial arts!
This trend of martial arts should be said to have started when The Smiling, The Proud Martial World was selling like hotcakes in the morning. Later it was hyped up by Young Jianghu, but because of the box office failure of Young Jianghu, it quieted down.
Now The Smiling, The Proud Martial World was a great success. Many fans, especially young fans, were aroused to love and yearn for martial arts.
The market was very sensitive. Many martial arts schools took the opportunity to advertise. Those that didn't have martial arts before all added the content of martial arts, taking advantage of the popularity of martial arts to recruit students.
What's more, some so-called "martial arts masters" and "martial arts grandmasters" appeared one after another.
In the beginning of November, several popular videos began to circulate on the Internet in China. Among them, the most clicked and reposted video was of a "Tai Chi Master."
In the video, this "Master", who was in his fifties or sixties, demonstrated his martial arts. Under the siege of more than a dozen strong students, he defeated them with a wave of his hand. Whenever those students touched his body, they were bounced back, and some even fell to the ground in a sorry state.
With the popularity of martial arts, this video immediately caused a heated discussion among countless netizens.
"Damn, is this the legendary internal energy?"
"Is there really such a magical martial art? My grandpa also practices Tai Chi, but it's just for fitness. "
"It's so fake! Can you guys practice your acting skills a little more? "
"It can't be fake. Maybe he has real skills."
"It's a miracle …"
In addition to the video of this "master," the other videos were almost the same. There were performances of breaking stones on one's chest, drilling one's head with an electric drill, splitting bricks with bare hands, running over one's body, and so on.
So some fans forwarded the video and tagged Lu Chen on his blog, asking about the authenticity of the video.
Lu Chen was the creator of "martial arts", and he also made a martial arts film like The Smiling, The Proud Martial World. In the eyes of his fans, he was very authoritative in this aspect.
Lu Chen returned to the capital at the end of last month. He stayed there for a day and participated in an endorsement event. After that, he flew to Ningshan to continue the shooting of The Smiling, The Proud Martial World.
However, Lu Chen also noticed the recent appearance of these videos on the Internet. In response to the fans' inquiries, he straightforwardly replied, "Hard skills can be trained. Neigong is a novelist's word. As for the performance of using real strength to resist people, that is a liar!"
Because of Lu Chen's influence, all the media reported it with the title "Lu Chen thinks Tai Chi Masters are liars." Soon, there was a lot of controversy on the Internet.
And several "masters" who were named were extremely angry. They refuted Lu Chen through their own blogs, saying that Lu Chen ignored the facts and disrespected his predecessors. They even wanted to teach Lu Chen a lesson!
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