The spy thriller "The Message" to be released on September 30 and starring Zhang Hanyu, Zhou Xun, Li Bingbing, Huang Xiaoming, Wang Zhiwen, Su Youpeng, Yin Da and others is the only film in the National Day release schedule capable of rivaling "The Founding of a Republic". "The Message" tells the story of how after a senior official of the puppet government was assassinated during the War of Resistance against Japan, the Japanese army began a thorough investigation into an underground anti-Japanese organization, thus triggering a series of thrilling stories.
Despite the fact that "The Founding of a Republic" features more than a hundred stars, Wang Zhonglei, producer of "The Message", frankly said that he felt no pressure. It would be no problem for "The Message" to easily gross over 100 million yuan. "The Message" sells its suspenseful story as well as the acting showdown between movie queens and kings. Its greatest significance lies in adding a genre to Chinese commercial films - spy thrillers. Moreover, "The Message" surpasses the narrative style of Chinese main theme films and no longer artificially inflates expressions of patriotic sentiment. Patriotic sentiment can also be contained within entertainment packaging."