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Chapter 615 [42] Double breakthrough in domestic and global box office!

March 2006, 3, crew of "The Sun Also Rises".

Chen Yu’s last scene!

"You didn't find it, but I did!"

Wow!

Chen Yu shook a silk banner violently, grinning as he looked at Jiang Wen, who was carrying a hunting rifle, and seemed very excited: "Look, is this it?"

"..."

Jiang Wen turned around and looked at Chen Yu, who was shaking a banner with great surprise. He didn't say anything and looked a little indifferent.

After glancing at him, he just walked away.

Chen Yu smiled even more happily, and said hesitantly: "But...but——"

"Your wife's belly is nothing like this velvet!"

He thought that the banner in his hand was the velvet that Jiang Wen mentioned, that is, his wife's belly.

But it was obvious that Chen Yu had misunderstood.

Moreover, no man can tolerate another man saying such words.

This is just like saying, did I sleep with your wife?
and so--

boom!
Jiang Wen finally pointed his gun towards Chen Yu and pulled the trigger.

"it is finally over!"

Watching Jiang Wen trotting towards the monitor, playing the last scene the two of them had just filmed, one minute later, Chen Yu heard Jiang Wen's slightly relaxed voice: "OK, wrap up, finished!"

"Li Dongfang finished filming!"

He shouted to all the crew members and actors, and everyone could see the expression on his face.

Somewhat reluctant.

Lao Jiang was very unhappy about Chen Yu's completion of filming.

With Chen Yu joining the crew, the entire filming of "The Sun" was like changing the engine, and the filming went extremely smooth.

All in all, Chen Yu had only been on the crew for over a month, but he had already finished filming all his scenes as the leading male role.

What he filmed today for "The Sun Also Rises" was the last scene of the entire script.

This is also the scene where Li Dongfang was shot dead by his father Tang Yulin.

The implication, of course, is that if China’s future hopes go astray, history can still wipe them out!
If this was the name of Fang X from the previous life, it would definitely take half a year or even 8-9 months to complete.

"Brother Yu, let's have dinner together tonight and leave tomorrow!"

The more Jiang Wen called him "Brother Yu", the more he got used to it.

Chen Yu, the uncle Yu, had some objections. The words "Brother Yu" had almost become the name used to refer to him in the entertainment industry, and Chen Yu could not resist Jiang Wen's politeness.

"Okay, my flight is tomorrow!"

Chen Yu will go home to visit his parents tomorrow.

In the coming period, we will be promoting "The Return of the Condor Heroes" and "Departures", so the TV series and movies will collide with each other.

In the evening, "The Return of the Condor Heroes" was premiered on Zhejiang Province Education and Science and Technology Channel. The online anticipation for this drama was very high. Many viewers who could not receive this channel could only watch it online on Tomato Live.

Now Tomato Live has cooperated with various TV stations.

The total number of users has already exceeded 5000 million, and there are more than million registered users, making it the undisputed number one software in the film and television category in China.

Correspondingly, Fanqie.com is also the number one website for film and television in China, sharing user data with Fanqie Live.

However, there are many competitors in the domestic video industry, such as Tudou, Liujianfang, pp-live, etc., which were all very famous video websites in their previous lives.

At present, Fanqie.com has the advantages of copyright and Chen Yu’s exclusive rights. Several other companies combined are no match for Fanqie.com, but Chen Yu still dare not underestimate it.

Besides, there are Youku, Tencent and others who have come from behind, and they are all future film and television giants.

So Chen Yu is still under a lot of pressure.

Fortunately, he is a reborn person. He doesn’t understand how to use the Internet. It is still possible for him to acquire the online broadcasting rights in advance to find out which TV series and movies will be popular.

It will not be a problem for Fanqie.com to remain the number one in the industry. In the future, Chen Yu plans to make it the Chinese version of Netflix.

……

After removing her makeup and taking a shower in the hotel, Chen Yu picked up her phone and saw a missed call from Bona Yu Dong.

The pre-sale of "Departures" has been open for 3 days, and the world premiere will be tomorrow night. This time it will be a truly global premiere broadcast and report.

Unlike before, which was said to be a world premiere, but was actually just a domestic dance party.

This time, not only will reporters from Hollywood be coming, but many TV stations in Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong and the mainland will also broadcast and report on the premiere, so it will be quite grand.

However, unlike the lively atmosphere of previous premieres, the premiere of "Departures" was more literary, mainly featuring concerts and interviews.

It tells the story of how the award was won, the behind-the-scenes footage of the filming, as well as the insights into life and death, the film's soundtrack, musical performances by the leading actors and guests, etc. The whole thing seems quite solemn.

We will also invite some domestic undertakers to enter the country to share the uniqueness of this profession.

After all, "Departures" is not a commercial film and must be consistent with the theme of the film.

In addition, relevant staff of domestic funeral homes can watch the movie for free with their certificates.

"Mr. Yu!"

Chen Yu called Yu Dong, and Yu Dong's extremely excited voice came from the other end: "Brother Yu, 7 million!"

"The box office of "Extraction" has exceeded 7 million in China!"

When he said this, Yu Dong himself was a little bit unbelievable.

7 million!
More than two months ago, if anyone had told him that "Escape Plan" could break 2 million yuan, Yu Dong would never have believed it.

Let alone 7 million, he thought 4 million was impossible.

But now, as of 4:50 just now, the total domestic box office of "Extraction" has exceeded 7 million.

It was officially announced that it was the first Chinese film and also the first domestically produced film to exceed 7 million yuan!

Before this, not to mention domestic films, even the highest box office for imported films was only 3.6 million!
Fully doubled.

This was Chen Yu’s Spring Festival strategy, which became an instant hit and became a phenomenal film in the history of Chinese cinema, just like "Wolf Warrior 2" in its previous life.

Some movies just become more and more popular, and more and more people watch them, resulting in the box office far exceeding the previous records.

That's what "Exodus" is like.

Even after being released for more than two months, there is still a box office gain of hundreds of thousands every day. After all, the secondary markets in many towns and remote counties only started to release the film at the beginning of this month.

There are also statistical deviations, but 7 million is far beyond the estimates of Chen Yu and Yu Dong.

"That's it!"

Having broken many records in a row, Chen Yu couldn't guarantee whether he could create such a film in the next few years.

The first film in Chinese film history to break 4 million, 5 million, 6 million and 7 million yuan.

Directly break through four nodes in one breath.

The key to everything lies in the special period of the Spring Festival, when the dividends are fully reaped.

"Globally, it should have exceeded 5.5 million US dollars, right?"

Yu Dong is not responsible for overseas distribution, so he is not very clear about the overseas box office.

Chen Yu nodded: "Well, it's broken. Can it break 6 million? It depends on the North American market. There is still a shortfall of 2000 million!"

Currently, the North American box office of "Extraction" has reached 1.6 million, breaking the 1.5 million record of "House of Flying Daggers" as the No. Chinese-language film in North America.

In addition to the popularity of "Extract" in the Asian market, Chen Yu's fame also contributed to this. Coupled with the marketing of Legendary Pictures, the promotion of "Extract" was very successful this time.

For a foreign language film to earn $1.6 million at the North American box office is indeed an extremely impressive result.

Moreover, according to Chen Yu's understanding of the major North American film studios, it is very likely that the final box office of "Extraction" will exceed 2 million US dollars.

Even if the final box office is only over 1.8 million, Legend has to pay out of its own pocket to get the box office to 2 million.

Because there is a default unspoken rule in the North American market, and in fact many Chinese movies in later generations also have it, that is, "the box office will never stop at 9"!
As a game of numbers, the box office naturally cannot escape an objective phenomenon - stuck at 9, that is, the box office stays at 0.9 million or 1.9 million, which is enough to kill Virgo.

Don't underestimate this problem. At the very least, it will worsen the obsessive-compulsive disorder of the film company's boss. At most, it will directly affect the company's outstanding performance.

As a result, there were repeated rushes to break 100 million and 200 million.

The best example is "Pacific Rim". By the end of August, the film had a cumulative box office of 8 million. The upcoming weekend coincided with the Labor Day holiday, and Warner decisively added 9938 theaters to show the film. The film's box office successfully exceeded 141 million on Sunday and finally closed with 1.02 million.

In comparison, "World War Z," which was released more than a month earlier but was stuck at 1.99 million, also took advantage of the weekend holiday. Paramount added 1008 theaters and ultimately the box office successfully broke through the million mark.

So, if "Extraction" has 1.8 million, Legendary should take action.

According to the current trend, if nothing unexpected happens in half a month, the box office will be 1.8 million, and 1.9 million should not be a problem.

To finally break through 2 million, Legend has to find a way on its own.

If "Extraction" breaks 2 million at the North American box office, the subsequent revenue from on-demand, DVD, etc. will be equally astonishing. It will definitely sell better than 1.9 million. This is an American metaphysics, and many people believe in it.

So Legendary spent 4200 million US dollars to buy the European and American distribution rights of "Extraction", which was definitely a huge profit.

You can make money even if you spend 1 million on marketing.

After all, the subsequent revenue from DVDs and so on is very considerable.

Of course, this also proves Chen Yu’s current value and box office appeal.

Currently in North America, he has a status similar to that of Jackie Chan and Jet Li as a Chinese action star.

All of this was caused by "Extraction".

“What about the pre-sales of “Departures”?”

"How about it?"

Currently, the best pre-sale market for "Departures" is in Japan, where it has exceeded 3 billion in 10 days, and the entire Japanese media has been shocked.

Although "Departures" is an art film, it cannot withstand Chen Yu's fame in Japan and the blessing of his recent award as the best actor.

In addition to the filming location, director, leading actors, awards, etc. of this movie, the expectations for this movie are very high in Japan. Even though the marketing has just begun, many movie fans rushed into the cinema to buy tickets for the movie.

"Not bad, 3 million in 3100 days. For an art film to have such pre-sales, it has broken many records!"

Yu Dong was smiling there, and this was Chen Yu.

The 7 million box office of "Extraction" brought Chen Yu not only an explosion of fame, but also the reputation of his films.

Many viewers now see Chen Yu as the lead actor, and some will spontaneously walk into the cinema and buy tickets in advance.

This has almost become a subconscious behavior.

In addition, "Departures" won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film and the Venice Golden Lion... These have been extensively reported by the media before, so the audience's expectations and reputation for this movie are still very high.

Now we just have to wait until after the premiere to see if the pre-sales can exceed those of “Extraction”.

Although "Departures" is just an art film, its global popularity was much more famous than "Extraction" before it was released.

In addition, Chen Yu’s current box office appeal is much greater than before "Extraction".

It can be said that the movie "Escape Plan" has pushed Chen Yu to a height that does not belong to him at all.

So the pre-sale record can still be broken!

As for the total box office, Chen Yu had never thought about it.

After all, the Qingming Festival period is not like the Spring Festival period and is inherently limited.

Moreover, art films cannot be compared with commercial films, so Chen Yu’s goal is only 2-3 million.

However, this is already a height that many domestic big-investment films aspire to.

Chen Yu let all the film practitioners in China know how big the domestic film market is, but they are not Chen Yu, so they can only look at such a big piece of cake, work hard to improve themselves, and strive to get a piece of it.

"3100 million..."

Chen Yu hung up the phone and couldn't say anything about the pre-sale.

Not great, but certainly not bad.

“Wait until the premiere is over before watching!”

“If the pre-sales exceed those of The Force Awakens, it will be another step forward!”

Chen Yu's previous concerns about the impact of the Forbes list on himself were obviously overthinking.

On the contrary, the release of this list has brought him a lot of exposure and popularity... and in the coming February, Chen Yu will have two Hollywood blockbusters released in succession.

After this summer, Chen Yu's box office appeal will reach a level that even he himself cannot estimate.

Even though Stephen Chow and Jackie Chan emerged out of nowhere back then, they are probably no match for Chen Yu today.

Perhaps in comparison, only Bruce Lee in his time can be compared with Chen Yu today.

"There's also The Return of the Condor Heroes tonight..."

Chen Yu has become so popular that everyone knows him these days.

Fortunately, apart from his works, everything about his filming life is as low-key as possible.

But it is indeed not possible due to my strength.

That's it, there's news about him every day.

Originally, Chen Yu wanted to donate 100 million yuan to his alma mater, the Central Academy of Drama, and set up a support program. Every year, the school would give performance awards, and the first place winner would have the opportunity to star in his movies.

Chen Yu plans to take this plan slow for a while.

We’ll talk about everything after all three of his movies are released.

……

"Come on, come on, Brother Yu, sit here!"

As soon as Chen Yu walked into the dinner box, Jiang Wen quickly pointed to the seat next to him and pulled it open for him.

The entire crew is extremely convinced of Chen Yu’s current status.

No one cares about his 22-year-old age, as he is now the top star of the entire crew.

After all, his current status in Asia is No. 1!

Youth is capital, and the key is that they also have strength and money.

Jiang Wen is such a proud person, so for now he can only feel admiration for Chen Yu.

"Damn, that movie of yours that was shown during the Spring Festival, made 7 million?"

Obviously, the entire industry was notified of this news at the first time. As one of the people with the best information channels in this circle, Jiang Wen was of course told by someone.

Many of the people present were also staff and leading actors of the "The Sun" crew. After hearing what Jiang Wen said, they couldn't help but look at Chen Yu who had just sat down.

Chen Yu said calmly: "Yes, 7 million in the mainland, probably not even the global level!"

Jiang Wen: “…”

Do you really still want 7 million US dollars worldwide?

"Globally, it should be more than 6 million US dollars!"

Chen Yu picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip. He looked up and found that everyone was looking at him with strange eyes.

More than 6 million US dollars for a Chinese movie?
This is actually... similar to the shock brought about by the mainland box office breaking 7 million yuan!
(End of this chapter)