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Meanwhile, back home.

With November approaching, the release dates for the Lunar New Year film season are already in the preparation stage.

As a prime film season, the Lunar New Year film season spans an extremely long period and boasts one of the highest box office potentials of the entire year.

of course.

The competition will be relatively more intense.

This year, the box office war has been particularly fierce.

This is arguably the most fiercely competitive Lunar New Year film season in recent years, given that several blockbusters are set to be released this year. The Lunar New Year and Spring Festival film season effects brought about by Chen Yu have already taken hold in various film studios.

Next comes the moment of negotiation between the film production companies.

Which one is strong and which one is weak.

The outcome will be revealed in this box office battle.

All of this is thanks to Chen Yu's influence.

He single-handedly drove the development of Chinese blockbuster films and the box office market in recent years.

It bears the full responsibility of promoting the national cultural and entertainment industry.

Nowadays, all industries are paying attention to the Lunar New Year film season.

The four most anticipated blockbusters in mainland China this year are "Assembly", "The Warlords", "CJ7", and "The Forbidden Kingdom".

Films that have already finished shooting and are nearing the end of their editing process are generally concentrated in the Lunar New Year film season.

The media and online are also vying to report on it.

However, there is actually a seeded player among them.

Undetermined – Chen Yu, "Bruce Lee".

With only a few release dates available, these films are likely to be fiercely contested.

Huayi Brothers' office.

The Wang brothers are using their connections to inquire about the availability of several of their competitors.

"So, have you placed orders with the other companies yet?"

"No--!"

"Not a single one has been decided?"

Wang Zhonglei hung up the phone immediately, his teeth clenched.

"They're all old foxes."

"The Lunar New Year film season is just over a month away. If we don't set a release date now, we won't even have a chance to promote it."

"Does he really think he's Chen Yu, that he can attract attention on his own without needing any publicity?"

Wang Zhonglei slammed his phone onto the table.

He can understand that "Bruce Lee" has not been scheduled for release, but there is a 90% chance that it will be released during the Spring Festival.

After all, this is Chen Yu's schedule, which he opened up two years ago, so there's no reason not to use it this year.

For Chen Yu, it was practically like picking up money.

It was for this reason that Wang Zhonglei felt he couldn't beat such an opponent during the Spring Festival season, so he chose to settle for second best.

"Don't be impatient."

Wang Zhongjun sat on the sofa, fiddling with his phone with great interest.

Why dwell on this issue?

"The Lunar New Year season is our strongest period; now we just need to enjoy it."

The Lunar New Year film season is indeed Huayi Brothers' comfort zone, which was started after Feng Xiaogang partnered with Huayi Brothers and has continued to this day.

During this time slot, Huayi Brothers has never had any competitors.

Feng Xiaogang is also known as the King of the Lunar New Year Film Season!
"As for 'The Forbidden Kingdom,' a collaboration with the Americans..."

Wang Zhongjun paused, causing Wang Zhonglei to look in that direction.

This matter has been giving him a huge headache lately.

After all, the release strategy for the Lunar New Year film season is a matter of life and death for the works.

"We could consider releasing it during the Spring Festival period."

It's worth noting that Huayi Brothers pioneered the Lunar New Year film season.

The reason they avoided confronting Chen Yu was simply that they didn't want to face him directly.

After all, Chen Yu has been enjoying great popularity in the past two years.

Any one of their works would completely outclass them.

Moreover, Yu Xin, a member of its subsidiary, has completely overshadowed Huayi Brothers.

This disgusted them, yet they felt helpless about it.

only--

With the Lunar New Year film season just around the corner, it would be unusual if other studios remained silent.

"Could it be that all of them are crowding into the Spring Festival film season?"

Wang Zhonglei frowned subconsciously, pondering the possibilities.

"Haha, that's possible."

"That's 10 billion! Who wouldn't want a piece of the pie if it grossed 10 billion?"

"Isn't this also why we chose to release 'The Forbidden Kingdom' during the Spring Festival?"

Wang Zhongjun provides a rational analysis.

Therefore, the current situation is not unusual.

These works, except for their "Assembly", are all top-tier; the others are just cannon fodder.

It can be said that it already has the strongest box office appeal in China.

The cast of "The Warlords," including Andy Lau and Jet Li, received 1 million yuan in salaries alone.

Stephen Chow's CJ7!

The Forbidden Kingdom is even more awesome, featuring the double J!

Jackie Chan and Jet Li!

In the past two years, Chen Yu's global fame has skyrocketed. If this trend continues, Jackie Chan will be completely overshadowed by him.

This year, there seems to be a trend of surpassing Cheng Long, and it is said that young Americans really like him.

Wang Zhonglei's thoughts drifted away.

It is undeniable that Chen Yu is indeed very capable now.

But if Jackie Chan and Jet Li joined forces, they could surely contend with him, right?
As two pinnacle representatives of kung fu movies.

These two are absolutely top-notch in their respective fields.

Even with Chen Yu as a shining example, their international influence is still not to be underestimated.

Thinking of this, Wang Zhonglei finally breathed a sigh of relief.

There's no need to worry too much.

Jingle Bell--

When the phone rang, Wang Zhonglei eagerly picked it up.

The power finally came back on.

It's Jet Li!

"Brother Jie, what about 'The Warlords'? We can't release both of them during the Spring Festival, can we?"

Wang Zhonglei's tone was somewhat urgent.

This matter is the most troublesome thing for him recently.

Li Lianjie laughed and said, "The Warlords should be released during the Lunar New Year holiday season. You should discuss with China Film Group to stagger the release dates."

Li Lianjie's voice came from the other end of the phone.

After receiving a reply, the Wang brothers finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"That's good……"

This leaves only Stephen Chow's "CJ7" without a release date.

but--

Stephen Chow's films in previous years were mostly released during the Lunar New Year holiday season.

I wonder if things will change this year.

"Never mind that, let's release a statement first!"

"Assembly is coming out for the Lunar New Year season. Let's see when Warlords comes out. If not, we'll just release it earlier and beat them to the punch!"

There are only a few movies anyway.

Even though it was directed by Feng Xiaogang, it was still the weakest one.

So there's no need to overthink it. Just set the dates first and then see how others handle it.

Seeing that Wang Zhongjun had spoken, Wang Zhonglei naturally did not object.

To be precise, these works can be largely predicted, so what they need to do is seize the initiative.

The release date for "Assembly" was ultimately set for December 1st.

The first day of the Lunar New Year film season.

As for "The Warlords," they also released an announcement shortly afterward.

The film was scheduled for release on December 15th, a full two weeks later than the other film, creating a completely staggered release date to fill the entire Lunar New Year holiday season.

As soon as this news came out.

This naturally sparked heated discussions.

The major media outlets finally sensed something unusual, which also triggered widespread media coverage.

Official release date confirmed! "Assembly" is set for the first day of the Lunar New Year film season!

Will the heavily invested film, "The Warlords," be able to turn the tide?

"Sounding the Horn of Domestic Warfare: Feng Xiaogang's Transformation Work."

A Clash of Titans: Feng Xiaogang and Chen Kexin's Peak Battle in the Lunar New Year Film Season!

……

Major media outlets have entered the fray and begun generating buzz.

This is the power of the Lunar New Year film season; even before the promotion begins, there's already an overwhelming publicity campaign.

After all, both films are being released in December, meaning they are essentially competing against each other.

With its big budget and star-studded cast, "The Warlords" was widely considered to be a complete blowout to "Assembly." However, compared to the directors' strategic planning, the audience was likely the one who benefited most.

After all, only when there is intense competition will the movies produced be worth watching.

***
"Click——"

"It's halftime, everyone can go have lunch now."

The crew of The Grand Budapest Hotel.

Chen Yu had just finished filming an important scene. He took the water Liu Yifei handed him and plopped down next to her.

The latter was browsing the news.

Just then, her delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly.

Liu Yifei paused, her gaze fixed on the news displayed on her phone.

Stephen Chow's "CJ7" will be released during the Spring Festival!

Three years in the making, "CJ7" is set to hit theaters during the Spring Festival!

Stephen Chow bids farewell to slapstick comedy, his latest work taking a sci-fi and heartwarming approach.

First time playing a father? The King of Comedy teams up with alien creatures to meet everyone during the Spring Festival!

My finger clicked on the title, and as I noticed the content, my brows furrowed even more.

Has Director Li An told you about the release date for "Bruce Lee"?

Tilting his head to look at Chen Yu in front of him, the latter swallowed the water in his mouth before speaking, "Not yet, they said they would discuss it when they went to the Golden Horse Awards."

"I guess they want to release it during the Spring Festival period."

After pondering for a moment, Chen Yu realized that there was no Bruce Lee movie in his previous life, so he couldn't say how well it would perform at the box office this time.

The Spring Festival film season tends to favor family-friendly and comedic themes, and "Bruce Lee," as a biographical film, is simply too serious.

This is the root cause.

However, things are different now, and with him in charge, there's nothing to worry about.

During the Spring Festival film season, Chen Yu is now a golden brand, provided... the movies aren't bad!
"There are still three months left, it should be enough time..."

Upon hearing Chen Yu's reply, Liu Yifei looked troubled.

"Here!"

He pushed the phone towards Chen Yu, gesturing for him to look at the news on it.

"It's Stephen Chow!"

"Oh?"

Chen Yu looked down at the news displayed on his phone.

Is "CJ7" scheduled for release during the Spring Festival?
This news gave Chen Yu some ideas.

I was just worried about not having a worthy opponent.

That should secure the outcome.

"That's right, the more lively the Spring Festival film season is, the better."

When Liu Yifei heard Chen Yu's words, her expression changed slightly.

Pursed her lips.

It seems quite puzzling.

"If both 'Bruce Lee' and 'CJ7' are scheduled for release during the Spring Festival, aren't you afraid it will affect 'Bruce Lee's' box office?"

"After all, Stephen Chow's works have always achieved remarkable success."

Thinking of this, Liu Yifei felt somewhat worried for Chen Yu.

Even though Chen Yu had told her before that she didn't need to place too much importance on grades.

Just do what you're supposed to do.

However, even in this situation, she still had some concerns.

To know--

Any film produced by Stephen Chow is guaranteed to be a box office success and a hit with audiences.

Chen Yu had also worked with the other party and was well aware of his capabilities.

In particular, the theme of "CJ7" is different from all previous works.

A science fiction + family drama theme might be more suitable for the Spring Festival season.

In addition, Stephen Chow's creative direction has changed. Based on people's love for him, they will support him regardless of the content.

Putting all that aside, Stephen Chow has never lost a game.

In Liu Yifei's mind, if the two works are scheduled to be released during the Spring Festival at the same time, then they will naturally compete to see which one is better.

"Yifei!"

Chen Yu looked at the person in front of him with a sense of helplessness. It seemed that he really needed to teach her a lesson.

"I don't really care about box office revenue in mainland China right now."

"How much higher can it go? 10 billion RMB is the maximum!"

His goal now is no longer domestic box office revenue.

In previous years, he wanted to dominate the market and gain box office appeal, but in recent years, he only wants to expand the domestic market; what he wants is to go international, earn money in dollars and cash, and 10 billion US dollars sounds like a lot.

After all, that's a whopping 80 billion RMB!

As a reborn individual, Chen Yu's current thoughts are never based on his own gains or losses.

What he needs to do now is to boost the box office market in China.

Only in this way can China's box office reach new heights.

His real goal was to make cinemas accessible to everyone.

Therefore, the more lively the Spring Festival film season is, the better, as a diverse range of genres will attract different audiences.

This will cultivate a habit of watching movies among the public, which will naturally promote the healthy development of the market.

The box office revenue in mainland China has no impact on the global box office!
Chen Yu certainly hopes for higher box office returns, but he has already pushed the limits of the Spring Festival box office in the past two years, with the highest figure only reaching 10 billion+.

It will never reach the future 20 or 30 billion.

Even if a miracle happens this year, he feels that 15 billion is the maximum he can achieve.

His next task is to develop the Chinese box office market.

Let the market get onto the upward trajectory sooner.

"As for how to do it, we definitely need to import more Hollywood blockbusters."

"The same—"

"More will help create blockbuster Chinese films."

"Only in this way can the box office market reach new heights next year."

Chen Yu revealed his thoughts, leaving Liu Yifei speechless with astonishment.

As filmmakers, we are more concerned with our own achievements.

The pursuit of fame and fortune seems to have become the mainstream in the film industry.

They value box office profits, but Chen Yu values ​​the development of the entire market.

This is closely related to the country's economic strength and policy improvements.

Upon hearing Chen Yu's words, Liu Yifei immediately gave him a thumbs up: "When it comes to vision, Brother Yu is the best!"

“Completely different from them.”

This demonstrates Chen Yu's foresight, which far surpasses the thinking of Hua Yi and others.

"Get out of here! How dare you call me Brother Yu?"

"Call Dad!"

Chen Yu did not refute Liu Yifei's words, but instead teased her, which made Tianxian roll her eyes at him twice.

Since God has given him a second chance at life, he must do his best to achieve perfection.

He strives for excellence in both film genre and production quality.

We are determined to get to the bottom of this mess in the film industry.

Chen Yu wasn't just talking; from now on, he's going to break away from the monotony of film genres.

at the same time--

We should align ourselves with international standards as soon as possible, with cooperation and export complementing each other.

Hey! Chan.

"Aren't you two going to have lunch? We have several important scenes to film this afternoon."

Ralph Fiennes returned to the set to retrieve his phone and greeted the two men upon seeing them.

Since Chen Yu resolved his inner conflict, their relationship has progressed rapidly.

For Ralph Fiennes, Chen Yu was both a mentor and a friend.

During the filming process, they were always able to pinpoint their problems accurately.

However, after filming ended, she was able to become one of them.

Compared to the tyrants on foreign film sets, Chen Yu's gentleness earned him great respect.

"immediately."

"Take care of the work at hand."

Ralph Fiennes didn't disturb the couple's time together; after saying goodbye, he left the set.

Liu Yifei picked up her phone.

My conversation with Chen Yu just now was very rewarding.

This made her admire Chen Yu even more.

After all, at the same age, his thinking already far surpasses that of many of his predecessors.

Even in her current spiritual world, she cannot reach the heights of Chen Yu.

Ding--

My phone beeped again with a news notification.

With the release date approaching, many media reporters naturally rushed to report on it.

Liu Yifei swiped to unlock her phone.

The next second, I noticed a new message displayed on my phone.

"Honey, there's another big news story."

Chen Yu glanced at Liu Yifei, clearly noticing her hesitation... (End of Chapter)