273: An insider from the 'Haolaiwu' industry: People from Great Xia make sci-fi movies? Forget it!

At this moment, it was clear that the people puzzled were not just those from Feilongxian Special Effects Studio.

Insiders in the special effects and film industries also expressed their confusion.

Originally, everyone wanted to watch Da Xu Culture's predicament unfold.

To see what methods they would adopt to resolve this crisis.

Would they remain tough and choose alternative special effects channels?

Or would they swallow their pride and pay the original special effects studio more?

However, what no one had anticipated was this.

Quietly and without a sound, Da Xu Culture seemed to have already resolved this crisis.

But the puzzling thing was that no one knew what method Da Xu Culture had actually used.

This was the point that left the onlookers feeling itchy with curiosity:

"Who knows what's going on? How is it that iron man is suddenly about to be released?"

"I don't understand. It's obvious that Da Xu Culture and Feilongxian Special Effects Studio haven't reached any agreement yet.

Similarly, we haven't heard of any other special effects studios in the industry cooperating with Da Xu Culture."

"Exactly. Da Xu Culture's iron man is inexplicably about to be released. Are they not doing special effects anymore?"

"No way! iron man is a science fiction film. Without special effects... would anyone watch that?"

"Actually, the strangest thing is that there's absolutely no news inside or outside the industry. This is way too abnormal..."

...On the other side, Zhao Fan, who hadn't been happy for long, also found this unbelievable.

Two days ago, when he heard that Da Xu Culture had fallen out with the special effects studio, Zhao Fan was ecstatic.

He concluded that the science fiction film Da Xu Culture was making this time would definitely fail.

Without cool special effects to support it, how could the resulting science fiction film possibly be good?

Da Xia was originally a desert for science fiction, and the rise of the genre was several times harder than other genres.

Now that Da Xu Culture lacked the most crucial technology, wouldn't it be guaranteed to flop?

But what Zhao Fan hadn't expected was this.

Just a few days later, Da Xu Culture announced that their 'iron man' was about to be released.

"What's going on? Didn't Da Xu Culture fall out with Feilongxian Special Effects Studio? So who did their special effects?

Could it be a smokescreen released by Da Xu Culture, and their iron man actually can't be released yet?"

Zhao Fan pondered internally.

But soon he felt that his conjecture might be wrong.

Da Xu Culture wouldn't be foolish enough to release such news, as it would be of no benefit to the film's release.

So Zhao Fan thought of another possibility: Da Xu Culture had lowered its requirements for special effects production.

Thinking this, a smile appeared on Zhao Fan's face, and he thought:

"I was probably right. Nine times out of ten, they lowered their special effects requirements.

After all, those studios are now trying to take a bite out of Da Xu Culture, and given Xu Lu's stingy personality, he would never agree to the price increase.

So there's only one possibility: they chose inferior special effects services!"

Zhao Fan felt he understood that guy named Xu quite well.

Back when he was still at Da Xu Culture, they made the smash-hit movie 'Stone,' yet everyone only received a one-million bonus, showing how petty the other party was.

Now that those studios wanted to raise prices, that guy named Xu definitely wouldn't agree.

"A science fiction film chose garbage special effects? Heh heh, just wait and see. They'll definitely be ripped apart by the audience!" Zhao Fan instantly grew expectant... Director Wu Leilei, his fellow sufferer, naturally wouldn't miss any news concerning Da Xu Culture.

Similarly, he also leaned toward the idea that Da Xu Culture had saved money on special effects.

"I originally thought that given Da Xu Culture's current funding, they wouldn't save money on something like special effects.

"But it looks like I was wrong.

Of course, those greedy special effects studios also caused this to happen. No one wants to spend extra money on special effects production for no reason.

It's just that the consequences of saving money are severe. Da Xu Culture probably hasn't realized this yet!"

Wu Leilei sighed, speaking as someone who had been through it.

At the time, he hadn't realized this, only thinking about relying on 'Hot Commodities' to drive traffic.

This resulted in him not having enough funds for special effects either.

Left with no choice, Wu Leilei could only opt for '50-cent Special Effects Service.'

In the end, after the film was released, netizens cursed it into the ground, and he could barely show his face.

Now seeing Da Xu Culture following his old path due to different reasons.

Wu Leilei was filled with emotion for a moment.

However, he originally hoped that Da Xu Culture's science fiction film would be poor quality and a box office flop.

Therefore, he was naturally happy to see the current situation unfold.

As for Zhao Xiaomeng, she was very surprised after hearing the news.

She had thought she could catch Da Xu Culture off guard, but unexpectedly, the opponent had gained the upper hand.

In her anxiety, Zhao Xiaomeng could only once again accelerate her cooperation with a film and television company in Lighthouse Country.

After conceding some profits, she finally secured the distribution rights in Da Xia for the popular Lighthouse Country science fiction film, 'starship'.

"Miss Zhao, I hope our cooperation can be seamless!"

The bearded old man leaned in for a cheek kiss.

He was John, the Director and Producer of the science fiction film 'starship', and the key person who determined whether Zhao Xiaomeng could secure the Da Xia distribution rights for 'starship'.

Although Zhao Xiaomeng felt somewhat repulsed.

At this moment, she could only force herself to exchange the cheek kiss with him, and said with a smile:

"Mr. John, I wish your film 'starship' great success in Xia Country. In fact, a Da Xia science fiction film will be released at the same time as yours!"

Hearing this, the bearded John showed a hint of disdain on his face.

He shook his head and said:

"Miss Zhao, as everyone knows, Da Xia has always been a barren land for science fiction. I have never seen Da Xia produce any wonderful science fiction film, and this time will be no different.

Moreover, encountering 'starship', which I directed, will only make its failure more complete!"

"Mr. John, I think so too. Cheers to our cooperation!"

Zhao Xiaomeng nodded with a smile, elegantly raising her wine glass.

In fact, after Zhao Xiaomeng returned to the country satisfied,

John, the Director of 'starship', turned around and shared the news about a recent science fiction film release in Da Xia as a joke on a certain program.

At this, the insiders in the Lighthouse Country film and television industry also laughed:

"This is the funniest thing I've heard recently. Da Xia science fiction film? Forget about it..."

"I think the directors in Da Xia Country should all come to Hollywood in Lighthouse Country to learn how to make movies, seriously."

"Exactly. Our film technology and special effects technology in Hollywood are absolutely incomparable to Da Xia's."

"To be honest, I'm quite interested in this upcoming Da Xia... uh, let's tentatively call it a science fiction film."

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