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Chapter 509 [74] Weekly Box Office! The Real Asian Top Stream!
"Finally... the exam is over!"

The moment he walked out of the "Introduction to Art" examination room of the Central Academy of Drama, Chen Yu really had a feeling of complete relief, just like he had in the college entrance examination.

A week!
It’s been a whole week. God knows how Chen Yu got through this week.

While doing roadshows all over the country, he had to take a stack of knowledge points from various subjects and read them when he had time. When he returned to the hotel at night, he had to stay up until late at night. Chen Yu had dark circles under his eyes during these days... Liu Weiqiang and others wanted to use this for marketing.

It is really inspiring. He is still learning while working, which is unique in the circle.

"How is it, are you confident that you can pass the exam?"

Chen Yu spoke to Liu Yifei who came out. Liu Yifei laughed a little when she saw Chen Yu. The story of "Chen Yu being cheated" has become well-known on the Internet. Everyone knows that the famous racing god of Akina Mountain has a girlfriend who is a prostitute.

The funniest part is a very popular joke: "Your 86 can only go up the mountain, but my Mercedes can climb trees!"

When Liu Yifei saw this sentence, she almost burst out laughing.

To be honest, Chen Yu also lives in Bengbu.

Nowadays, netizens are actually so good at making fun of things.

Is Liu Huaqiang's glory going to be surpassed by Fujiwara Takumi?
Currently, Chen Yu has the most Liu Huaqiang emoticons on the entire network; at the moment, it is obvious that Liu Huaqiang has to retreat in front of Fujiwara Takumi.

Many people’s QQ couple nicknames have been changed to 86 going up the mountain and Mercedes climbing a tree.

Fortunately, the phrase "Uncle, I'm going to sprint" has not yet gone viral; but Chen Yu feels that with the speed at which netizens are making memes this time, it should not be far away; after all, the Akina Mountain Car God, Tree Climbing, etc. have become famous all over the Internet in the past few days.

The total box office of "Initial D" in mainland China has exceeded 8000 million thanks to these hot topics and marketing, and with pre-sales, it has just exceeded million.

If nothing goes wrong this weekend, we can achieve 1.2 million or even more.

Everyone originally thought that the small goal of 1 million yuan seemed to have to be raised a little bit; maybe, we could even reach 2 million yuan.

As for Hong Kong, it just broke 3500 million, becoming the box office champion in Hong Kong in 05.

The same was true in Formosa, with a weekly box office of NT$1.35 million, equivalent to RMB 3068 million.

31 billion yen in Japan and more than 6500 million US dollars in Asia.

This time, the entire market has fully witnessed Chen Yu's box office appeal; many people who originally doubted him have now all fallen silent; 6500 million, if Europe and the United States are added, this local Chinese-language film may be able to hit 1 million US dollars or even 1.5 million.

Now, it depends on when the European and American markets will be available.

The European and American distribution rights of "Initial D", which Lin Jianle had difficulty selling before, have become a hot commodity due to the impact of the daily box office; so much so that it has not been sold yet.

It’s not that he’s waiting for a good price, but the box office is booming too fast.

With so much box office revenue in just one week, Europe and the United States haven’t reacted yet.

……

She went downstairs with Liu Yifei. This week, apart from watching "Initial D" with Liu Xiaoli, she spent the rest of her time reading books.

So this final exam won’t be a big problem.

"Flight tonight?"

Liu Yifei walked side by side with Chen Yu on the campus of the Central Academy of Drama, and countless students cast envious glances at them from time to time.

"Well, we'll shoot in Italy for half a month, and then in the U.S. and China, a total of two months!"

"Mission Impossible 3" will start shooting in Rome, Italy tomorrow night, and Chen Yu has to attend the press conference.

All the leading actors will make their appearance at that time. This will also be Chen Yu’s first time shooting a Hollywood movie, and it can be regarded as his official step onto this land.

"Okay, I'll see if I'm free and come visit!"

Liu Yifei has to shoot several commercials during the summer vacation and also do post-production for several movies, so she has plenty of time.

After the two got into Chen Yu's car, they drove towards Liu Yifei's house.

After spending half a day romantically together, Chen Yu took Qiu Junjun and Cao Yan to Rome, Italy.

……

The launch conference of "Mission Impossible 3" is being prepared in full swing in the northwest corner of Rome, opposite St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican.

Originally, the crew had planned to shoot in the Vatican, but the Vatican disagreed with filming in the city, so the crew had no choice but to use the opposite side as the filming location; this city-within-a-city in Rome has always been a holy place in Europe.

Tom Cruise and his fiancée, famous Hollywood actress Katie Holmes, arrived at the launch conference early in the morning.

The two of them successfully proposed to Katy last month at the Eiffel Tower in Paris.

This is Tom Cruise's third marriage. Nicole Kidman is his second wife. As for Katie, he met her during the preparation of "Mission Impossible 3". For this reason, Tom Cruise dumped his girlfriend of two years, the famous Spanish film actress Penelope Cruz.

Katie is 27 years old and has just made her mark in Hollywood. This year, she had the honor of playing the leading role Rachel in Nolan's new film "Batman Begins". Her career is in a period of rapid growth.

But with her wedding date next month, she has turned down all her work and is ready to concentrate on being a full-time housewife; this is also what Tom Cruise likes about her, so the two of them seem to be very loving at the moment.

Tom Cruise's daughter Suri, who later became very famous and beautiful, is the fruit of their marriage.

"Hey, Cruise, that Chinese guy's new movie is out in Asia, and it's doing really well at the box office!"

Tom Cruise's agent Maha Dashiell also came to the press conference. She is a senior agent at CAA, specializing in CAA's top client artists, and has just started working with Tom Cruise.

Pat Kingsley, a CAA partner who had worked with Tom Cruise for 14 years, broke up with Cruise and his ex-wife Nicole due to their divorce.

Nicole's star journey is extremely bright at the moment, while Tom Cruise's career has begun to go downhill; one is the difficult production of "Mission: Impossible 3", and the other is the failure to win the Oscar for Best Actor; so Tom Cruise obviously attaches great importance to "Mission: Impossible 5", which has been in preparation for nearly five years.

"chan?"

Tom Cruise looked at the female agent in front of him. Katie had obviously heard of Chen Yu's name because Tom Cruise had just told her about it not long ago.

"Yes, the Asian market is likely to break through 1 million box office!"

"This is a remarkable achievement!" Maha said. Tom Cruise raised his eyebrows and said, "Is it the racing movie that Richard told me about?"

"Yes, Initial D, a Japanese anime that is very popular in the United States!"

"He is very popular in Asia now, and he is our guarantee for the Asian box office of Mission Impossible!"

"Initial D?"

Tom Cruise spread his hands and said, "I've heard of this comic. The Japanese actually gave their work to China to film?"

"No wonder he was confident in filming the car stunts well..."

Tom Cruise remembered the advice Richard had given him before. As a producer, he had to keep this matter under wraps. He had to confirm Chen Yu's driving skills first. However, as for this popular Asian star, Tom Cruise really didn't think that he could steal the show in the movie.

After all, he is just a Chinese who has just started to enter the Hollywood market.

From the perspective of the movie itself, if he performs well as the supporting actor, it will be a big plus for the movie; Tom Cruise takes this "Mission Impossible 3" very seriously.

He has confirmed the script, and no one can shake his position as the leading male role.

"Crus, Richard asked me to pass this on to you!"

A USB flash drive appeared in Maha's hand. Tom Cruise frowned and asked, "What is this?"

"The video of Chan's driving skills you wanted!"

"I need him to demonstrate his driving skills in person. How can a video prove his ability?"

Tom Cruise put his hands in his pockets and spoke grimly. Maha shrugged and said, "Richard told me that after you watch the video in this USB drive, you will never say these words again. Sorry, these are his original words, I am just repeating them!"

Tom Cruise took Maha's USB drive reluctantly.

Looking at the busy staff behind him, Tom Cruise came to a computer, inserted a USB drive, and soon the promotional video of Chen Yu's "Initial D" appeared.

Katie also leaned on Tom Cruise and glanced at the computer screen.

whoosh-

The familiar sound of a car speeding past was heard, and Chen Yu appeared in the video with a dashing figure driving the AE86.

Tom Cruise put his finger to his mouth and looked at it seriously.

Katie next to him made a somewhat surprised expression; to be honest, the way Chen Yu drove in the video was quite sunny and handsome. One has to admit that this Asian movie star is quite charming.

Of course, Katie is appreciating the actors in this video purely from a woman's perspective.

The promotional video, which lasted more than 3 minutes, ended very quickly.

The words "Initial D" popping up on the subtitles also made Tom Cruise realize that this should be a promotional video for the movie; judging by the long shots, the racing movie with a box office of 1 million in Asia should be this one.

“Professional racing driver level!”

Tom Cruise is also a car enthusiast and connoisseur, so he certainly knows the language of camera editing.

Just as Richard said, after watching this promotional video, Tom Cruise really had a new understanding of Chen Yu's driving skills; if it is really shot in one shot, then this racing movie should be very popular in the North American market.

At the very least, people who love racing as much as he does should go to the cinema and buy tickets to watch it.

It all depends on who the North American distributor of the film is.

"There is really no need to test his driving ability again..."

A long shot of a racing car says it all.

"heal chan?"

Tom Cruise recalled the Chinese boy who looked very shy at the cocktail party hosted by Richard.

He doesn't talk much, but he is very skilled.

Such actors with good driving skills and agility are absolutely scarce in Hollywood; at the age of 22, he seems to have more advantages than Jackie Chan and Jet Li.

After all, the two of them only have martial arts skills, and Cheng Long also has a comedic side.

Chen Yu can actually play with cars...

To be honest, the reason why Tom Cruise agreed to let Chen Yu play the second male lead was entirely because "Mission Impossible 3" was delayed for too long. In addition, the lobbying from CAA, the pressure from Paramount, and finally the investment from China Fortune Land Development made Tom Cruise have no objection to this role.

It doesn't matter who is acting, it's just a matter of modifying the script.

Therefore, Tom Cruise didn’t take Chen Yu seriously.

But now, he suddenly became interested in this Chinese actor... This Chinese guy, whom he had only met once, had abilities beyond his age!

"Baby, what do you think?"

Tom Cruise pointed at the video that had just ended and asked Katie behind him.

Katie seemed very direct: "Is this the Chinese actress you are going to work with? I think she looks good and matches well with the second female lead. It seems she is also Asian?"

"That's right, the script states that the two of them are a couple!"

"There will be a subtle spark of emotion..."

Tom Cruise smiled and put his arm around Katie's neck. Katie leaned into his arms somewhat intoxicatedly: "Then I feel that this series will have a lot more highlights than the previous two series!"

"Yes, I think so too!"

"I am somewhat looking forward to meeting this Chinese boy..."

(End of this chapter)