Zhang Xiao smiled and replied: "This shows that the actors in "The Fortress" are very popular. As for whether they can maintain this huge advantage, we will have to wait until it is released to know."

"Xiao Shen, do you think there is a problem with the quality of "Fortress"?" An attentive reporter seemed to have heard the subconscious in Zhang Xiao's words and asked directly.

Zhang Xiao looked at the reporter and said: "Journalist friend, the relationship between me and Huayi Company is already like this, do you still need to come here to sow discord?"

"Pfft!"

"Hahaha~"

Everyone at the scene burst out laughing.

"Xiao Shen, can you predict the box office of the three movies?"

"Of course." Zhang Xiao nodded and said seriously: "Our "Operation Red Sea" is the champion, with a box office of 7 billion, and the other eleven movies are runner-up, with a box office of 6.9 billion."

After speaking, he looked at the leader next to him and said with a charming smile: "Director Lin, are you satisfied with my arrangement?"

"Very satisfied!" Lin Chao responded with a smile.

The scene burst into laughter again.

Almost at the same time, Zhou Xingxing also accepted questions about the Spring Festival schedule on an interview show.

"Director Zhou. Among the twelve Spring Festival movies, which one do you think poses the greatest threat to "Mermaid"?"

Without even thinking about it, Zhou Xingxing said directly: "Of course it's "Operation Red Sea".":

"Some people say that the showdown between "Operation Red Sea" and "Mermaid" is actually a showdown between you and Zhang Xiao. What do you think of this?" the host asked.

Zhou Xingxing smiled and said: "Movies are the result of collective creation and are never one person's movie. I think their statement is very inappropriate."

The host nodded and continued to ask: "Then what do you think of Zhang Xiao?"

"I am a huge fan of Mr. Zhang!" Zhou Xingxing was the first to express his opinion, and then said: "I have watched every one of his movies. If you ask me, who can bear the weight of this big star of Chinese movies today?"

Qi, I would say Zhang Xiao without hesitation."

"What about "Fortress"? Don't you think this movie is more threatening to you?" the host continued to ask.

"Maybe!" Zhou Xingxing was stunned at first, and then said: "However, relatively speaking, I am more optimistic about "Operation Red Sea" because the starring role is Zhang Xiao."

Seeing that the two sides were not only not at all angry, but actually admiring each other, the media was very depressed, and proudly took the idea to the "Fortress" crew.

The crew of "The Fortress" responded with the same watertight answers. While boasting, they did not dare to disparage the two films "Operation Red Sea" and "Mermaid".

Just kidding, both of these movies are very powerful. If one of them is not good, "The Fortress" will probably suffer a disaster.

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On the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, "Operation Red Sea" was officially released in theaters nationwide.

As a director, Lin Chao, like Zhang Xiao, believes that the most important thing about a movie is quality, not publicity, so he did not hold a grand premiere like other crews and invited countless celebrities to stage the movie.

Apart from the actors of "Operation Red Sea", only Wu Jin, Li Liangjie, and Mr. Qian came uninvited to the premiere of the movie.

Soon, the movie started.

Like "Wolf Warrior 2", "Operation Red Sea" starts with fighting pirates.

Somali pirates hijacked a Chinese merchant ship and killed some of the crew members. The Chinese navy sent a Jiaolong commando team to rescue the ship.

The screen flashed, and Zhang Xiao appeared on the screen. He was wearing a combat uniform and holding a submachine gun in his hand. His angular face was full of fortitude and cold storage, and his eyes were as sharp as knives. It was obvious at a glance.

He is an amazing warrior.

"Wow, Xiao Shen is so handsome!"

"J person should be like Xiao Shen."

"Xiao Shen satisfied all my imagination about J people."

"I think if we Chinese people need a spokesperson, it must be Xiao Shen."

"Every time I see Xiao Shen in a movie, I am fascinated by his charm. I simply love Xiao Shen to death."

“···”

The fans at the scene were whispering.

In the picture, the Jiaolong commando quietly sneaked into the merchant ship and launched a surprise attack on the pirates on the ship. Under Zhang Xiao's calm command, they successfully rescued the hostages, but the pirate leader escaped by boat.

Sniper Luo Xing took a helicopter and relied on his superb sniper skills to successfully kill the pirate leader before he entered public territorial waters.

Luo Xin was also hit on a spinal nerve and was paralyzed for life.

Just at the beginning of a movie, this kind of highly team-conscious combat and extremely fierce battle scenes made the fans at the scene unable to take their eyes away.

Burning, it’s really burning.

Wu Jin leaned into Zhang Xiao's ear and whispered: "This method of combat is much more believable than in "Wolf Warrior 2"!"

Zhang Xiao smiled and said: "The two movies represent individual heroism and collective heroism respectively. There is no need to compare."

Wu Jin glanced at him and thought to himself, this guy is really getting better and better at talking.

Fighting pirates and rescuing hostages is just an appetizer. The real fortune is rescuing Chinese expatriates.

The most awesome thing about "Operation Red Sea" is that it depicts the war very realistically, and vividly expresses the team fighting method of the Jiaolong Commando.

After a fierce battle, the Jiaolong Commandos successfully rescued the Chinese Consulate bus that was being chased by terrorists, and protected the expatriates from leaving.

At this time, Zhang Xiao received the news that the Chinese hostages were kidnapped by terrorists, and a more intense battle began.

Various weapons and equipment such as missiles, tanks, rockets, mortars, drones, helicopters, and military vessels emerged one after another. What shocked movie fans the most was the artillery battle between Chinese military vessels and terrorist organizations.

The opponent fired rockets at the Jun ship, and the Jun ship immediately used its secondary guns to easily knock down the rockets in the air, and then used several missiles to directly send the enemy to the west.

On Earth, the special effects in this clip of "Operation Red Sea" were not very good, making it look a bit fake. Zhang Xiao's Taishan special effects company spent a lot of money in order to highlight the power of the Chinese jun ship.

With great effort, the special effects images are so realistic that people who watch them are hooked.

Seeing this, Li Liangjie slapped his thigh suddenly and said: "Beautiful, Zhang Xiao, is this really done by your special effects company?"

"Of course!" Zhang Xiao nodded with a smile and said, "Brother Jie, how do you feel?"

Li Liangjie gave a thumbs up and said: "It's even better than those special effects companies in Hollywood."
Chapter completed!