Chinese Film "Niu Lai" Becomes a Viral Sensation — and Boosts Stock Prices
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A Chinese movie called "Niu Lai" is very popular now. People online are talking about it a lot. Some people say it is a bad film. But many people still watch it.
People are asking a big question. Is watching this movie a kind of performance art? This means people do something strange together, like art. Many people online say yes.
Some people also talk about a "hierarchy" of bad films. This means people think some bad films are worse than others. People like to compare and joke about this online.
The movie's name has the word "niu", which means cow or bull in Chinese. Because of this, stock prices of companies with "niu" in their names went up. One company is called Gongniu Group.
A famous person named Hu Xijin talked about the movie. He said the film's success shows people's rebellious feelings. This means people want to do something different or against normal ideas.
Vocabulary15 words
- performance art
- a kind of art where people do actions, not just make pictures
- bad film
- a movie that is not good
- hierarchy
- a list from most important to least important
- cow
- a big farm animal that gives milk
- bull
- a male cow
- stock prices
- the cost of a small part of a company
- Gongniu Group
- the name of a Chinese company
- rebellious feelings
- wanting to do the opposite of what is normal
- viral
- very popular very fast, especially online
- nationwide
- in the whole country
- sensation
- something that makes many people excited
- talking point
- something many people talk about
- online
- using the internet
- compare
- to look at two things and see how they are different
- success
- when something works well or is popular
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Answer key
1. A Chinese movie 2. Their stock prices went up 3. True
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A Chinese movie called "Niu Lai" is very _____ now. People online are talking about it a lot. Some people say it is a _____ film. But many people still watch it.
People are asking a big question. Is watching this movie a kind of _____ art? This means people do something strange together, like art.
Some people also talk about a _____ of bad films. This means people think some bad films are worse than others.
The movie's name has the word "niu", which means _____ or _____ in Chinese. Because of this, stock _____ of companies with "niu" in their names went up.
A famous person named Hu Xijin said the film's success shows people's _____ feelings.
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