Water army, or shuijun in Chinese, refers to a group of people who are paid to post messages online to increase or decrease a target's online influence.Дubbing the 'attack' as 'despicable, stupid and ridiculous,' the article claimed that after an investigation the team discovered that on Saturday morning a large group of Maoyan users 'finished their 'job' of rating the film 1/10 and posting vicious reviews' within a single period of five to 10 minutes on the platform. Two days before the withdrawal, Asura's Sina Weibo account released an article alleging that the film was 'under attack' from an industry 'water army' and 'vicious critics.' The article pointed to the fact that the film's ratings online show a sharp contrast on the two most popular ticketing platforms in China - Maoyan, where it has a 4.9/10, and Taopiaopiao, where it has a 8.4/10. If the Sina Entertainment news is true - which means the film was not pulled on orders from China's media watchdog or to avoid confrontation with strong competitors ( Dying to Survive and Hidden Man in this case) - then there is another possibility. The source also denied reports that the film would be released again after changes were made. Though Asura's producers had yet to officially respond to the situation, entertainment news portal Sina Entertainment quoted a source from Zhenjian Film Studio - one of the film's producers - on Sunday who said that the film pulled out from theaters due to 'the unfair market environment' and that the withdrawal has nothing to do with the film's content. In fact, she noted that the team had been promoting the film in Chengdu, Southwest China's Sichuan Province, as scheduled just a day before. The employee told the Global Times that she was shocked when she heard the news as there was no indication that the withdrawal was going to take place. The Global Times reached out to a staff member from the film's marketing team on Sunday to follow up on the film's withdrawal.

Providing no further explanation concerning the reason behind the abrupt withdrawal, the announcement stated that this was 'a decision agreed upon by all the investors.' Promotional material for Asura Photo: Courtesy of Long MediaДЄsura, China's most expensive film in recent years, made an abrupt departure from mainland cinemas just three days after its debut during which time the $113 million-budget fantasy flick only pulled in 48 million yuan ($7 million).ДЄn announcement released on the film's official Sina Weibo account on Sunday stated that the film would stop current cinema screenings starting from 10 pm that same day.

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