Under the warm summer sunshine, Wang Yang lay comfortably on a sun lounger by the backyard swimming pool, browsing through messages on his phone and typing away replies. With "District 9" in hot screening, he had been receiving constant congratulatory messages from good friends and acquaintances alike—texts, emails, phone calls, and some of them made him especially happy.
"Congratulations, Mr. Big Director! You've given me another great film to watch! Should I say thank you? Haha, I did buy a ticket, 16 dollars! Anyway, 'District 9' is unparalleled, keep it up!"