China Entertainment Anchor

"Do you understand?"

"No." x N.

The audiences were all very honest, and most of them were confused by this movie.

“I know you may not understand, so I specially invited Director Zhang Yang to explain it to you.

Please welcome Director Zhang Yang." The theater manager said and led the applause.

Amidst applause, Zhang Yang, wearing dark blue casual clothes, walked onto the stage.

"The Emperor of Movies."

Someone among the audience screamed.

Previously, Zhang Yang’s title of movie emperor may have had a bit of a derogatory meaning, mainly to express his tyranny.

It’s different now. This time it’s that man who personally admitted that he is the movie emperor. Although he seems like a lunatic, what he says when he sits in that position is easy to convince people.

When other audience members heard the shout, they were stunned at first, but thinking about the movie "Oppenheimer" and the great discussion it caused in the United States, some people immediately followed suit and shouted.

Slowly, slowly, the entire screening room was filled with the shouts of the movie emperor.

Zhang Yang smiled as he listened to their shouts. He picked up the microphone and said, "Everyone, there's not much time left until the next show. Let's make the most of this time to have some conversation."

The audience members were awakened by Zhang Yang's reminder, and the theater manager acted as the host and had a conversation with Zhang Yang.

After ten minutes or so, we had finished talking about the movie, and it was time to answer questions from the audience.

After answering two ordinary questions, a handsome guy asked Zhang Yang a sharp question.

"Director, is the threshold for watching Oppenheimer too high? It's okay to have a lot of historical figures, but there's also a lot of complex physics knowledge that we can't understand at all."

This is a tangled monster.

"Actually, whether you know physics or not has little impact on watching this movie. The conflicts and highlights of this movie..." Zhang Yang told him not to dwell on physics knowledge, saying that these things were explained for the seriousness of literary and artistic films.

Another handsome guy stood up and said, "Director, when are you going to shoot our own "Oppenheimer"?"

"Yes!"xN.

This handsome guy's words resonated with more people. They felt that their father of mushroom bomb had a more exciting life than Oppenheimer.

"I will study them when I have a chance." Zhang Yang said politely. It is more troublesome to shoot this kind of movie in China. There will be a lot of problems. Many things cannot be filmed by anyone.
Most importantly, there is no good, original work in reality that readers cannot get into.

After answering their two more questions, today's roadshow ends.

The next morning, Zhang Yang was in the studio, watching the post-production of the "Escort" segment. Its post-production began on October 10 and would be completed in about a month.

Zhang Yang was pointing at the screen and talking to the man with glasses when his assistant walked in with a look of joy on his face.

"Boss, Mr. Yang was photographed watching Oppenheimer yesterday." The assistant handed the tablet to Zhang Yang.

He took it and saw that it was the picture of Mr. Yang and his wife walking out of the cinema last night.

As Mr. Yang is over 90 years old, he can't walk fast and is easily photographed.

This time, a reporter from Bahu Entertainment accidentally met the old man and asked him a few simple questions.

Mr. Yang praised "Oppenheimer" a few words, making the movie a hot topic again.

After watching it, Zhang Yang returned the tablet to his assistant: "Isn't it just Oppenheimer? Relax. What else does my movie need?"

When the man with glasses and others saw the boss's expression, they immediately expressed their admiration. That was Mr. Yang, one of the smartest people left in the world.

However, Zhang Yang is also the number one in the film industry. If we talk about theoretical physics, he will admit defeat, but when it comes to movies, Mr. Yang knows everything about movies.

He had just finished talking to his assistant when his cell phone rang again. He picked it up and saw that it was Director Kang.

After the call was connected, the two exchanged a few pleasantries. Director Kang suggested to Zhang Yang, "Mr. Yang watched your movie yesterday and praised it a few times. Do you want to pay him a visit?"

Director Kang asked Zhang Yang to visit Mr. Yang, of course not for such a small box office revenue. How much more could it add?

He wanted to increase the influence of the film. Oppenheimer was originally a mainstream American film.

But it educates Americans about the history of the S2 World Championship and lets them know how hateful daily life is. It is a positive energy movie and feels more useful than many activities that are organized with great effort.

Now Mr. Yang is praising it again, saying what a wonderful thing it is and if it is done well it will all be his achievement.

"No, Mr. Yang is over 90 years old. We should not disturb him." Zhang Yang rejected Mr. Kang's suggestion in a firm tone.

After hearing Zhang Yang's attitude, Director Kang didn't force him. He couldn't force him! Not to mention him, even if Zuo Shandiao was there, it wouldn't work.

After Zhang Yang hung up the phone, he said a few words to Yan Yanzai and went straight home.

As it turned out, Zhang Yang still underestimated the impact of this incident. That afternoon, he went to the cinema for a roadshow and the audience also asked him this question.

And he was the first one to bring it up.

I saw a handsome guy with a little excitement: "Director, I heard that Mr. Yang watched "Oppenheimer" and thought it was good. Do you have anything to say about it?"

"I still want to say that older audiences are advised not to go to the IMAX theater to watch movies, as the explosion of mushroom bombs is really loud.
I heard that the sound systems in some cinemas have had problems because of this, so it is better to be careful." Zhang Yang changed his perspective and considered the issue from the perspective of personal safety.

When the audience heard Zhang Yang's train of thought, they were all amazed. This is really possible. They deeply felt that Zhang Yang had become a veteran.

When Zhang Yang returned home after the roadshow that day, he said to Liu Yifei: "Even if Mr. Yang is just a symbol now, his influence cannot be underestimated."

Liu Yifei nodded: "It's good for everyone to pay more attention to scientists."

"Okay, I can relax for a few days now. I'm finally done with the release of Oppenheimer." Zhang Yang said as he lay down on the sofa. "Would you like me to give you a massage?"

"it is good."

After hearing Zhang Yang's answer, Liu Yifei also sat down on the sofa and rubbed his temples with both hands.

"Your massage technique seems to have improved a lot." Zhang Yang was amazed after Liu Yifei's massage for a while, and he felt a lot more comfortable.

Liu Yifei laughed secretly. Anyway, they are all experiments done with you. If you say there is progress, then there is progress.

That night, after dinner, the two sat on the sofa and watched the TV series "A Flowing River" on the tablet. This TV series, which started airing on October 1st, is really good.

"Look, this is what a Chinese TV series should look like." Zhang Yang pointed at the screen.

"Of course. Don't you see who invested in the company that produced this?" Liu Yifei took the credit directly. Afternoon Sunshine was originally invested in her name.

"You are becoming more and more..."

"Last night it rained lightly and the wind was strong, and I couldn't sleep off the hangover." Zhang Yang heard the ringtone and picked up his phone to see that it was Jim calling.

After he answered the phone, the two exchanged a few pleasantries, and Jim said, "Zhang Yang, the movie Oppenheimer is estimated to have a global box office of around $10 billion."

"so?"

"You know, the intuitive feeling of a movie that makes $9.9 million or $10 billion is very different."

"You don't want me to go to the United States for a roadshow again!" Zhang Yang said with a smile.

He doesn't lack a movie that grosses $10 billion, after all, he already has six.

"You don't need to come to the United States, go to Korea. Your strategy is right. The box office of this movie will be a big hit in Korea.

We thought that there would only be 300 million viewers in Korea, but now, after only 4 days, the number of viewers has reached more than 230 million.

The total number of moviegoers in South Korea is about 700 million, and you can add a lot more if you go there." Jim said calmly with a little excitement.

The film had 700 million moviegoers in South Korea, which translates to a box office of more than 4000 million US dollars, which is a lot, considering there are only more than 5000 million people in South Korea.

"Oppenheimer" only grossed around $1.1 million in China.

"I remember that 'Oppenheimer' had not been released yet when it was released. As soon as it was released, it would definitely break 10 billion US dollars." Zhang Yang felt that Jim or Paramount was a little too anxious.

He is a man who is full and does not know the hunger of a hungry man. After four or five years of loss, Paramount finally has two billion-dollar box office movies this year. There is no time to wait.

In particular, the vast majority of the profits from "Oppenheimer" belonged to their company, unlike "Gone Girl" which only had 23%.

Jim went on and on, saying a lot of things with great sincerity, and finally said, "We are willing to provide you with $100 million in publicity expenses." Even if Zhang Yang went to Korea for publicity for a month, it would not cost that much money.

"That's not necessary. You just need to reimburse my expenses normally." Zhang Yang thought about it and agreed to go to South Korea, but he didn't ask for a lot from them. After all, they would still have to cooperate in the future.

Jim had heard about Luc Besson spending $100 million to hire Zhang Yang and Liu Yifei, so he was prepared to spend some money this time. He didn't expect Zhang Yang to be so easy to talk to.
He felt the other party's sincerity, and Jim decided to be more attentive to the public relations of Oppenheimer. As for spending more money? Impossible.

"OK, I will make relevant preparations with CJ Entertainment, you just need to attend two or three roadshows." Jim said a few more words and hung up the phone. He also knew that it was already very late in China.

"I can't relax again. Do you want to go to Korea with me?" Zhang Yang threw the phone on the sofa.

Liu Yifei just shook her head. It would be so boring for her to go there.

"If I don't go, it will give you a chance to meet those Yoona and Krystal. Don't be dazzled by them then." Liu Yifei was still looking at the tablet, as if joking casually.

"Who wants to see those old people? If I want to see someone, I'd rather see 'National First Love' and 'National Sister'. They're the ones that are popular recently. The ones you mentioned are no longer popular." Although Zhang Yang is a serious person, he still likes beautiful women, and these two are in line with his aesthetic standards.

"Oh, now everyone likes those born in the 90s? What about those born in the 70s?" Liu Yifei turned her head to look at Zhang Yang, speaking in a sarcastic tone.

"What do you mean by 'post-70s'?" He started to play confused.

The next morning, Zhang Yang flew to South Korea. Because of the huge sensation he caused during his road show in the United States and the interaction with the man afterwards,

As a result, he is very popular in Korea this time. Korean men seem to have forgotten about the movie "Born in 82".
I just feel that if I oppose the daily life together with them, then they are my own people.

The roadshow in South Korea has unknowingly come to the third day, and it is now November.

After visiting Seoul and Busan, Zhang Yang came to the last stop of the roadshow, Incheon.

You can return home after completing the last roadshow here.

Incheon, Sheraton Hotel,

In the penthouse suite, the assistant was talking to Zhang Yang about the changes in the box office of "Oppenheimer" in South Korea during his three-day road show.

"In other words, during my roadshow, the estimated number of moviegoers in South Korea has become more than 750 million?"

"Yes."

Movie tickets in South Korea currently cost more than 8000 won, which is equivalent to 7.5 US dollars.

"I came to Korea, and the box office only increased by less than 400 million US dollars. It was a failure, a real failure." Zhang Yang shook his head.

The assistant just smiled when he saw his boss Versailles.

"I haven't seen either the national sister or the national first love these past few days. Don't you think I'm losing out?" Zhang Yang touched his chin and thought for a while, then suddenly asked his assistant.

"How about I help you arrange it?" the assistant suggested tentatively.

"I……"

(End of this chapter)