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Chapter 511 [76] Breaking a new record in Japanese film history!
Whizzing--

Two Vatican security guards were hit in the throat by Chen Yu's flying knife skills. They covered their necks with their hands, made a loud noise, and then fell to the ground.

Before the blood in their mouths could spurt out, Chen Yu had already stepped forward, grabbed them by the collar in each hand, and dragged them aside.

After killing the two men, he walked out with a SLR camera hanging on his chest as if nothing had happened, observing the situation around him.

His camera is actually a transmitter.

Transmits button signal.

He pretended to be filming something with his camera, but in fact, he was confirming the information of the launch.

In the blink of an eye, Chen Yu's hand had already pressed the shutter button.

Click!

The signal device catapulted onto a manhole cover in Vatican Square.

This launch is of course fake, and the launch will be simulated through editing in later stages.

"cut!"

The director shouted that Chen Yu’s shooting schedule for today was completed.

It was just like punching in at work every day, it was too easy; if there wasn’t a strict shooting order, it could be completed in half a day.

"Chan, your throwing knife skills are really cool!"

"This is a really great idea, it looks much more novel than a pistol!"

The first assistant director spoke to Chen Yu who came out, and the two of them high-fived; these days, Chen Yu has become very familiar with the entire crew. The original character that the screenwriter had designed for him was a special agent with extremely high kung fu and excellent marksmanship.

However, Chen Yu suggested trying flying knives. If they wanted to get close, he had a Tang Dynasty sword on his back.

Wearing a suit and equipped with weapons, he is an expert in both long-range and short-range combat, and looks quite unique.

Tom Cruise agreed to this setting.

"Man, I'm looking forward to seeing you play with the knife!"

Tom Cruise and Chen Yu leaned against each other and joked, "It's a pity that there are only 1-2 scenes with the knife!"

"That's right. After all, there aren't many people I can use a knife on!"

Chen Yu can knock down some people with his bare hands, but when he uses a knife, two different plots begin and end.

This was the result of a discussion between Chen Yu, the stunt director, Tom Cruise, and the director; after all, he couldn't steal the limelight from the protagonist, who went to rescue the hostages at the beginning and to rescue Ethan at the end.

"Ha ha!"

Everyone was laughing and the atmosphere was harmonious.

Chen Yu has been filming for Mission Impossible 3 for more than half a month. His scenes in Rome are basically coming to an end, with only a few difficult physical scenes left.

For example, climbing the basement, ventilation ducts, and assembling a group of four to escape from the Vatican on a cruise ship...

While the makeup artist was removing her makeup, Chen Yu was browsing the news on his phone.

"Yo?"

What caught my eye was a lot of news about "Initial D".

"Initial D's total box office in Asia exceeds 1.2 million US dollars!"

"Initial D topped the Japanese box office with 62 billion, breaking the Japanese box office record of the Chinese film House of Flying Daggers!"

"Initial D ranks 100th in Japan's top 87 box office rankings and fifth in this year's box office rankings!"

……

Last year's "House of Flying Daggers" broke Bruce Lee's 31-year-old record for the highest box office of a Chinese-language film in Japan, reaching 57 billion yen; and now "Initial D" has broken this record once again.

Moreover, it is the only Chinese-language film to rank among the top 100 in terms of total box office in Japanese film history.

Currently the highest-grossing film in Japan is Hayao Miyazaki's "Spirited Away" in 01, which took in 316 billion yen; the second is "Titanic", with a box office of 277 billion!
This year's box office champion is also from Hayao Miyazaki's film "Howl's Moving Castle", which won a box office of 196 billion. The second place is "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban", with 135 billion!
The current box office market in Japan is almost dominated by Japan and Hollywood.

But Chen Yu's new film broke this pattern. Although this is a national treasure-level IP in Japan, such a box office record is enough to show Chen Yu's popularity in Japan.

The box office of "Initial D" in mainland China has also exceeded 2 million yuan, and the current total box office is 2.15 million yuan.

The Hong Kong box office reached HK$5730 million, ranking first in the year and third in film history.

Treasure Island...Korea...

The box office results in various regions all show that Chen Yu now has enough strength to carry the box office in the entire Asia.

"The next one is A World Without Thieves, the Chinese version of Mr. and Mrs. Smith!"

Thinking of this, Chen Yu saw "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" which was released on the 8th. The domestic box office was quite strong.

It has grossed 2800 million in box office in one week, only slightly less than "Initial D".

If nothing unexpected happens, the final box office may be close to 1 million.

In the current box office market in mainland China, "Initial D" has made a good start and has become a bit of a blast.

If this trend continues, there will most likely be a movie with a box office of over 4 million next year; and the popularity of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" is also a good thing for "A World Without Thieves", because although this Huayi movie has not yet been released, the media has already hyped up the topic of "Chinese version of Mr. and Mrs. Smith".

However, the most popular movie that has not yet been released is not this one, but "The Promise"!
Director Chen is very ambitious. Last month, he spent 1000 million to rent a castle in Cannes and held a press conference. He invited 258 top studios from around the world and played a 12-minute trailer, which caused a sensation around the world.

So Lao Chen has big ambitions for this movie, which are no longer limited to China, but to the whole of Asia, Europe and the United States.

And, if nothing unexpected happens, the release date will be during this year's Lunar New Year holiday.

"A World Without Thieves" can only be released one week later than the other, because if it is released later, the bonus from the Lunar New Year period will only last for one month; according to Feng Xiaogang's character, he was the one who created the Lunar New Year period, so he definitely wants to be the first one.

But Chen Yu expected that Huayi would not be able to compete with "The Promise" invested by China Film.

Therefore, the first shot of the Lunar New Year box office at the end of 05 was definitely "The Promise".

The situation is basically clear now. A World Without Thieves will take over the release of The Promise one week after it is released. It will be interesting to see who will win by then.

“I wonder if there will be so-called revenge viewing if a higher-quality movie is released amid the anger of the entire nation?”

"The Promise" was destined to be a terrible failure, and Chen Yu would even add fuel to the fire; when he thought of this, he began to look forward to the annual Lunar New Year box office.

Moreover, "Narcotics" is opening its first Spring Festival release, which is another new challenge.

These two dramas should be enough for Chen Yu to firmly establish himself as the number one box office draw in mainland China. Currently, there are still many people holding this position, such as Zhang Yimou, Stephen Chow... The two are almost equally capable.

Feng Xiaogang is second, but I personally think that director Chen is better than Feng Kuazi.

"chan?"

"He's in there..."

"Want me to shout for you?"

Just as Chen Yu was looking at his phone and thinking, there was suddenly a commotion outside the dressing room; as if they were discussing him?

boom!
The dressing room door was opened, and countless people surrounded a girl in short-sleeved shirt and jeans and came to the dressing room.

The girl was shiny white, with long, beautiful black hair, and a gentle, shining smile, like a princess from the East. She tilted her head and looked at Chen Yu with a smile.

"How did you come?"

Chen Yu stood up and walked towards Liu Yifei, hugging her. "Oh oh oh——"

Countless foreigners were making a fuss and some were whistling.

"A surprise for you!"

"Well, you didn't expect it this time?"

Liu Yifei put her arm around Chen Yu's waist, raised her head and laughed. Chen Yu nodded: "I really didn't expect it, but I was thinking about it a few days ago, and you said you would come to visit the set!"

"Chan, your girlfriend?"

The crew members were asking curiously. Chen Yu held Liu Yifei's hand and introduced her to everyone openly, "Crystal, my girlfriend!"

"Wow!"

"very beautiful!"

"Just like your English name, shining like crystal!"

"..."

The foreigners were flattering her and Liu Yifei thanked them one by one. It was obvious that she was very familiar with this kind of atmosphere.

"Is Auntie here?"

When Chen Yu and Liu Yifei arrived outside the base, they saw Liu Xiaoli standing there wearing a parasol.

"Xiao Chen, that's Tom Cruise, right?"

Liu Xiaoli heard Chen Yu calling her and pointed at Tom Cruise who was rehearsing at the base.

"Yes, it's him!"

Chen Yu said it casually without thinking much about it.

Liu Yifei, who was standing by, suddenly whispered in his ear: "My mother likes him very much. She was so excited when she knew she could meet him on the plane!"

"Oh no?"

Mother-in-law is also a fan?

Chen Yu didn't expect this. He glanced at Liu Xiaoli, smiled and said, "Auntie, do you want to take a photo together?"

"May I?"

Liu Xiaoli was indeed a little excited.

"Sure, wait until he finishes filming and I'll go talk to him!"

This is not just a matter of one sentence.

Liu Xiaoli seemed a little embarrassed: "I have seen many of his movies, especially those in the United States in recent years, I have seen several!"

"I understand. Tom Cruise is very versatile!"

Young girl and middle-aged woman killer, many people like it.

Chen Yu thought about it and thought, damn, it seems like Tom Cruise is the same age as Liu Xiaoli.

Oh my god, Chen Yu just realized that Tom Cruise is already 43 years old.

No wonder Liu Xiaoli admires him a little.

Not to mention that I grew up watching his dramas, I also grew up hearing about his news!

After a while, after Tom Cruise finished filming a scene, he saw Chen Yu, Liu Yifei and the other two outside the set, as if they were waiting for him on purpose.

He made a puzzled gesture towards Chen Yu, and Chen Yu quickly introduced: "Cruise, my girlfriend, Crystal!"

"And her mother, her mother is a fan of yours!"

"Oh, my pleasure!"

Tom Cruise smiled charmingly and waved to the two people.

Tom Cruise is still very enthusiastic towards his fans.

Chen Yu told Liu Xiaoli that she wanted to take a photo with him, and they took several photos together.

But Liu Xiaoli was very satisfied.

This star-chasing old lady also smiles very brightly.

"Don't you need to shoot this afternoon?"

Looking at Chen Yu who had already removed his makeup, Liu Yifei couldn't help but say.

"Yeah, filming in Hollywood is so easy!"

"Except for Tom Cruise, the male lead, who was a bit tired from filming..."

Chen Yu greeted the crew and walked outside with Liu Yifei and Liu Xiaoli.

They are currently filming in a small town in southern Italy, where there is a church that is similar to the Vatican. Because filming in the Vatican is not allowed, they chose this alternative place. It was not easy for Liu Yifei to find this place.

"I'll take you guys for a stroll..."

Chen Yu has been touring the place these days when he had nothing to do.

"Okay!"

Liu Yifei was just dying for it. Chen Yu even had some doubts. He thought her visit was fake and her real plan was to travel abroad. After all, Rome was a tourist city and quite romantic.

Chen Yu was like a tour guide, introducing things to the two people and taking pictures of them.

On the way back, I received a call from Yojiro Takita.

"Yu Jun, "Departures"...is shortlisted!"

Such a light sentence made Chen Yu's face become serious.

"Shortlisted? In the Venice Main Competition?"

In fact, Chen Yu had some guesses after seeing the name on the caller ID, but when Takita Yojiro really said this, he couldn't help but be stunned.

"Well, in the main competition unit of Venice, our film "Departures" has been shortlisted for the 62nd Venice Film Festival. The official just sent me an email!"

This time, Yojiro Takita spoke very loudly, and Chen Yu could not help but wave his arms, which even scared Liu Yifei.

"Haha, that's great, congratulations!"

Chen Yu laughed loudly, and Takita Yojiro was obviously also very excited: "Congratulations, I should thank you!"

"what happened?"

Liu Yifei came up and took Chen Yu's hand. Chen Yu grinned and said, "Departures has been shortlisted for Venice Film Festival!"

"Really?"

Liu Yifei screamed and jumped up on the spot. She was so excited that it seemed like she was nominated for Best Actress.

(End of this chapter)