In contrast, it was precisely the appearance of those few films that ushered in a market reform for the Chinese film industry, thereby creating a new milestone.
Ever since then, Chinese filmmaking truly entered a genuine fast lane, making people fully realize that without the joining of A-list stars and without the backing of top-tier IP, as long as the script is good enough and every penny is spent where it counts, defying the heavens at the box office is entirely achievable—
Although it is still a few years away from the release of those films in their past lives, given the maturity of the Chinese box office market and the fact that the general public's consumption habits regarding theatrical films have already fully formed and solidified, crossing that temporal gap will by no means become a factor affecting box office performance.
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