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Chapter 672 [98] Not everyone can use face recognition!

"Jacken Chan's "Peak" series spin-off is released in the United States today! "

"Girlfriend Crystal plays the female lead, Heal Chan guest stars in the new drama "Peak Rescue"! "

"Media word of mouth has been lifted, and the "Peak" spin-off is praised as Jacken Chan's most exciting and outstanding new work in his career!"

《A retired embassy agent travels across Europe, relying on his old skills to save his estranged daughter who was kidnapped while traveling in Paris!》

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Chen Yu woke up early in the morning and saw the relevant entertainment news push when he opened his mobile phone.

Last night, "Taken" officially opened in 2312 theaters across North America and took in $312 million at the midnight box office.

Although "Mission Impossible 3" is not watchable in comparison, if we refer to the theaters where it opened, the data is still quite good.

After all, "Mission: Impossible 3" was released simultaneously in nearly 5000 theaters in North America, and took in 620 million at the midnight box office, while "Taken" opened with more than half less than "Mission: Impossible 3", but still earned more than 300 million, which is enough to show how many fans Jackie Chan has in North America.

There are indeed many fans who watch his action movies. Tom Cruise is just famous, but those who like action movies will choose Jackie Chan first.

Including the pre-sales and early release box office, "Escape Plan" currently has a box office of more than 1000 million US dollars, plus pre-sales of 2200 million, which is the second highest result for a movie starring Jackie Chan after "Rush Hour 2".

Far surpassing "Peak 1" and "Peak 3"!
"Peak Season 2" was also Jackie Chan's most successful film, with a gross of 6680 million U.S. dollars in the first three days of its opening weekend, and a final box office of 2.26 million U.S. dollars in North America and 3.5 million U.S. dollars worldwide. The value of audio-visual and other derivative products exceeded 3 million U.S. dollars.

It was also this movie that completely established Jackie Chan's position in Hollywood. It was also a symbol that he surpassed Jet Li to become the number one Chinese movie star, and his pay was higher than Jet Li's.

Currently, this film still holds the highest global box office record for a Chinese-led film as the leading male role.

The highest-grossing movie starring a Chinese movie star.

Strictly speaking, Chen Yu should have broken this record by a long way, but he is not the leading male role, so this record is still held by Jackie Chan. Moreover, "Mission Impossible 3" has just been released, so it will take some time for Chen Yu's fame to slowly increase and digest.

Currently the number one Chinese, Cheng Long is still the golden signboard.

"How's the reputation?"

Chen Yu got up and looked at Liu Yifei who was sitting in front of the computer, looking at the Rotten Tomatoes and IMDb reviews for "Escape Plan".

This girl has no makeup on and she probably hasn't even brushed her teeth. Her hair is messy and I don't know when she woke up and started posting comments.

"The reputation is very good, but it's all praise for Big Brother!"

Liu Yifei looked back in frustration, and her face was not as happy as Chen Yu had imagined.

"Haha, are you shocked?"

Chen Yu hugged her, held her in his arms, and watched the newly released film reviews with her.

The Rotten Tomatoes media reviews actually came out a week ago after the global premiere.

Most of the reviews were positive, and it was probably on par with Mission: Impossible 3 at the time, with a Rotten Tomatoes rating of 81%!

“This movie is great, definitely worth seeing!”

"Jacken's presence adds depth to the character compared to the standard invincible action hero, creating a Officer Lee that we want to see succeed, and his character has a new dimension..."

"As always, Jacken's hilarious action-packed combat is hilarious!"

"I admit that I am a die-hard fan of Jacken Chan!"

Many of these are media reviews, and some are definitely public relations; the audience's reviews are much more realistic.

"This spin-off has a lot more violence and blood than Jacken's previous comedy movies. I think this is intentional. Imagine if your daughter was kidnapped, you would never feel relaxed again!"

"Any parent who loves their daughter needs to go to the cinema to see this movie!"

“The most thrilling film I’ve seen in a long time!”

"What Jacken produces must be top quality, no excuses!"

"..."

As Liu Yifei said, all the film reviews are praising Jackie Chan; there are even very few reviews of the movie, which is enough to show that the vast majority of people watching this movie are fans of Jackie Chan.

He is indeed a die-hard fan, which can be seen from the comments. Chen Yu finally found a comment about Liu Yifei.

"The Chinese actress who plays Jacken's daughter is very beautiful. Brother, you should know what I mean!"

"Hahaha!"

Chen Yu looked at the very accurate review posted by the old American and said to Liu Yifei: "Did you see it? Isn't this it?"

"I saw a lot of posts about this. Isn't this just a vase?"

Liu Yifei was helpless. She wanted to see other comments. For example, no one would say that Jackie Chan was handsome. They would say that the fighting scenes were exciting and humorous... These were compliments about his performance.

As for the comments on her, they were all the same, "Hey, boy, this girl is very hot." Liu Yifei certainly couldn't be happy after seeing them.

"Okay, your appearance is your advantage!"

"Of course, I didn't ask you to act when I wrote this script. You just want to be an eye-catcher. Let foreigners see your beauty first, so that I can explore other aspects of you in more depth!"

"Be famous first, why do you care about other things?"

Chen Yu’s idea is very simple. He will use his advantage to attract a wave of fans first, and then expand slowly.

Maggie Grace, the leading actress in "Taken" in her previous life, was also very beautiful, but she did not become famous with this movie. However, she successfully established her face in Hollywood.

Later, he got several Hollywood commercial blockbuster scripts, such as "Twilight", but because his acting skills and resources were not up to par, he did not continue in Hollywood.

Face recognition is only temporary.

What Chen Yu needs to do now is to first let Liu Yifei's face enter Hollywood, and then use other works to prove himself.

Maggie Grace has no resources, but Liu Yifei has him and subsequent works.

"Not everyone can use face recognition? Do you understand?"

Chen Yu patted Liu Yifei on the butt. Liu Yifei pouted, very unconvinced, but she also knew that Chen Yu was right. In fact, she also knew this strategy when she acted in "Escape Plan" before.

But those who are involved are often confused. After seeing the reviews after the movie was released, they will have some thoughts in their hearts.

"Of course, your acting in "Emergency Rescue" was really average!"

"If I act now, it will definitely be much better...Hollywood is not like other markets, many actresses started out by using their looks!"

Chen Yu is not making this up, it is completely verified by the market.

Including Anne Hathaway, Nicole Kidman... Which one of them didn't start out as a vase and make a comeback, even someone as strong as Serbia was the same.

Even more miserable is the need for a large-scale stripping scene. The borderline of sex has always been the strongest golden finger in the entertainment industry all over the world.

"..."

As they spoke, Liu Yifei fell silent.

It is true that her inner thoughts are a little too naive. The main reason is that her acting career can be said to be completely smooth sailing without any lows, so she has these unrealistic ideas of using her acting skills to prove her castles in the air.

If you suffer a little, you will understand everything.

Otherwise, I wouldn’t have suffered such a big setback in my previous life.

"I... am actually unreplicable!"

Chen Yu wasn't pretending to be cool, he actually understood why Liu Yifei sometimes had such strange thoughts.

Because she is comparing herself to herself.

Why did Chen Yu become famous overnight, why could he win awards directly, why did he win all the awards when he was not much older than her... She thought that if she gritted her teeth and lowered her standards, she should be able to do it.

Little did they know that Chen Yu was the only one like him in the world.

He is fucking cheating.

As a reborn person, he certainly knows which movies will be popular and which movies will win awards, but Liu Yifei obviously can't!
Chen Yu is now basically giving her a cheat.

"Don't look at me. I'm telling the truth. Even though it sounds harsh... I'm not being narcissistic. If you ask me to go through it all over again, it may not be smoother than before..."

"I really didn't expect to win the Berlin Film Festival Best Actor Award!"

Seeing Liu Yifei's expression as if she was going to burp him, Chen Yu wanted to laugh.

The key point is that he couldn't explain more to her.

"Okay, okay, you're the best, okay?" Liu Yifei pretended to punch Chen Yu in the face. Chen Yu said helplessly, "It's not that I'm the best, sometimes I just... really have luck!"

"And you can't rely on luck, so you can only take it step by step!"

"In fact, your current achievements, not to mention surpassing all the female stars in China, 99% of the female stars in the world are not as good as you!"

"Nicole was only 23 when she played the leading role in Hollywood, and it wasn't even a commercial film!"

"You are 18 years old and you are already the leading actress in a top Hollywood movie, and your partner is Jackie Chan!"

Of course, Liu Yifei had the same treatment in her previous life - "The Forbidden Kingdom", but it's a pity that the movie's reputation collapsed, otherwise it would have been a super hit.

In terms of luck, Liu Yifei is also quite blessed by God!
But it can't last a lifetime.

To strike iron, you have to be tough yourself.

"I know. Actually, I am very satisfied. But seeing you keep distancing yourself from me, I am also very anxious..."

Liu Yifei couldn't tell what was really going on in her mind.

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She was afraid that she was not worthy of Chen Yu, so she had always wanted to catch up with him; in fact, with her casual and lazy personality, there was no need to be so anxious.

But Chen Yu's improvement was so fast that she felt a little breathless.

And she also understands Chen Yu's character.

There was no way he would stop and wait for someone. This was the problem that Liu Yifei was puzzled about.

Or she could just stop thinking about these things and be a good Mrs. Chen.

But she is not like some people in the circle. While she wants to be Mrs. Chen, she also wants Chen Yu to be Liu Yifei's husband!

This has been her pride since she was a child!

"Then listen to me!"

"In this movie of "Peak Rescue", we first try to get ashore and climb onto the Hollywood embankment!"

"And then, I promise that "The Bourne Legacy" will give you a place in Hollywood!"

"In addition to making one commercial film and one art film every year, I will write you a script that can win an award in Hollywood next year..."

Chen Yu has almost completed his plan, and now it is time to create Liu Yifei.

Although the movie version of "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" is very exciting, the real-life version featuring Chen Yu and his wife is even more exciting.

"it is good!"

"So are you in time? Don't get tired!"

Liu Yifei knows Chen Yu’s schedule for next year. In addition to "The Dark Knight", he will also be filming another movie about her based on the script on the last plane. So her schedule will probably be full again next year.

"It's just writing a script. If it doesn't work, I'll find you a Hollywood director!"

"Anyway, when you turn 19, I'm going to let you copy my path to fame!"

"Who just said it couldn't be copied?"

Liu Yifei pinched Chen Yu's nose. Chen Yu bit her lip and grinned: "That was in the past. In the future... it's hard to say!"

"I wish I could be as confident as you someday!"

Why does this man in front of me seem like nothing can stop him?
The results of key facts are often just as Chen Yu said.

He is really the only person Liu Yifei has ever met who can do what he says, and he is also one of the greatest masculine charms that Liu Yifei feels in Chen Yu.

"If... you are also a reborn person!"

Chen Yu replied calmly in his heart.

"Okay, we have to attend the premiere of Fast & Furious 3 together tonight, so Bugatti should be here soon!"

"We have to pack up and go to the hotel!"

The makeup artists and brand owners are all there. In the evening, Universal Studios will hold the world premiere of "Fast & Furious 3", and the NBC channel will broadcast the entire event live.

This treatment is much better than "Taken" and only one level lower than "Mission Impossible 3".

The main reason was that "Mission Impossible 3" won a box office of 8 million US dollars, which gave Relativity and Universal confidence. They felt that Chen Yu should have a certain box office influence, so they wanted to take over the momentum.

Of course, this kind of racing movie cannot be without sponsors from various car brands. Isn’t Bugatti coming to the door again? !

The main reason was that the last marketing campaign was really successful, which allowed Bugatti to increase tens of thousands of orders worldwide in just over a month, and it was impossible to keep up with the orders.

But those who are ultimately successful all need to be screened, and the number is roughly within 100-200.

This also includes a specially customized model for Chen Yu.

Production has to be scheduled, and because they are all limited edition and hand-made, Chen Yu will probably have to wait at least 1-2 years to get the car.

As for the private jet, Chen Yu also asked Yu Xin to place an order with Gulfstream.

Gulfstream G550, after all the formalities were completed, the cost was close to 4000 million US dollars, equivalent to 3 million RMB.

For Chen Yu, this amount of money can still leave a large surplus in Yu Xin’s account.

The global revenue from "Extraction" and "Departures" could buy about 10 Gulfstreams.

“It shouldn’t be a problem for “Taken” to make over 1.5 million in North America!”

On the way to Universal Studios, Chen Yu was sitting in the passenger seat and talking to Liu Yifei.

Cheng Long just sent a message that the word of mouth of "Peak" has begun to ferment. The pre-sale and current box office have exceeded 4000 million, and it is expected to achieve a single-day result of 2500 million today.

If nothing unexpected happens, the box office in the first weekend may exceed that of "Rush Hour 2", but even if it doesn't, it should be pretty close.

However, the subsequent trend will depend on word of mouth and the box office performance of "Cars" and Chen Yu's new film "Fast and Furious 3".

At present, there is no problem in reaching 1.5 million+. However, if it exceeds 2 million, it depends on whether we can develop a long-term strategy.

Because the film schedule is really limited.

15% should be the limit for "Peak" and "Fast and Furious 3".

The North American box office of "Race" has now exceeded 1 million US dollars, and it is heading towards 2 million+. Peak is no match for it, so even though "Race" was released today on the first day, it was not able to surpass it.

However, the single-day box office made the racing car a hit and won the daily championship.

This is good for subsequent film scheduling.

This shows that "Peak" also has strong staying power and box office fans!
It just depends on this week's total box office and the reputation of "Fast and Furious 3"... If "Fast and Furious 3" is also a good movie, then the next few weeks will be interesting, and it will be a carnival for the North American box office.

There have been scenes of great works fighting each other in North American history, but the results have been very gratifying.

The same release period is not a bad thing, as it will attract more audiences who want to watch movies to rush to the cinema.

For example, Thanksgiving, the most famous period in North America, is just like the Spring Festival period in China, when many movies with box office revenues exceeding 2 million or 3 million US dollars will be released at the same time.

The current summer season in North America is fully capable of supporting such a frenzy in box office.

Squeak!

The Bugatti Veyron stopped at the entrance of Universal Studios, and the reporters who had been waiting there for a long time could not wait to greet it.

A long red carpet extended all the way to the premiere theater in Universal Studios.

The huge "Fast and Furious 3" poster was hanging there in the distance.

Countless lights shine, making it particularly eye-catching in the evening night.

Han, played by Chen Yu, occupies the absolute C position.

In two hours, Chen Yu’s second film in Hollywood, “Fast and Furious 2”, will have its world premiere.

This time, in addition to the director, starring actors and main creators of "Fast and Furious 3", Chen Yu and his girlfriend Liu Yifei who attended the premiere together, the real protagonist of the "Fast and Furious" series also attended.

Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez...more than a dozen famous heroes from the Fast and Furious series will all be present.

This was of course Chen Yu's idea, and it was also a good marketing gimmick.

(End of this chapter)