Full-time actor

The plane landed smoothly at Beijing Capital International Airport.

Unlike usual, Liu Yifei was clearly in high spirits today, showing no signs of fatigue.

Even after a flight of more than ten hours.

"Finally back!"

Chen Yu smiled; it had been a long time since he had seen Liu Yifei so childlike.

"Go to the company first."

"There are still some things I need to explain before the long holiday."

Liu Yifei nodded.

The thought of spending a pleasant trip with her family filled her with joy and anticipation.

The two rode in the car that came to pick them up from the airport and headed to the company.

Since the beginning of the year, Yang Lu has been handling all the company's affairs, big and small.

At the same time, box office revenue must also be taken into account.

After this busy period is over, we can consider giving him a short vacation.

The car came to an abrupt stop.

The two got out of the car and walked straight toward Yu Xin.

only.

Today is a bit strange; I only saw a handful of people in the entire company, and most of the employees were not at their posts.

Out on a field trip?

Just as Chen Yu was having some doubts, a voice suddenly came from behind him.

"Brother Yu!!!"

"..."

When the two looked over, they noticed Yang Lu standing at the door of the conference room.

"Surprise!"

"Oh oh oh~~~~"

"Sister Fei!!"

Cheers erupted from the employees in the meeting room.

The moment everyone saw Chen Yu, they immediately started shaking their champagne glasses.

"Whoa whoa-"

"Congratulations to Brother Yu on the huge box office success of 'Bruce Lee' in North America."

Congratulations to "Better Days" for being nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film!

All the employees gathered around Chen Yu.

The champagne and cannons in their hands further ignited the atmosphere.

"Hahaha!"

The entire company was filled with laughter and joy.

Everyone was already waiting in the conference room, hoping to give Chen Yu a surprise.

Congratulations, Brother Yu!

"He is simply a role model for our film industry."

"Hehehe! I wish our Brother Yu a great success."

Chen Yu pulled Liu Yifei into his arms.

It must be said, the scene was truly magnificent.

He had thought the company was out on a field trip, but it turned out they were secretly planning a celebration banquet for them.

The champagne and cannon salutes gradually subsided.

At that moment, Ji Qiannan pushed a large cake out of the conference room.

It says:

"Wishing 'Bruce Lee' a box office smash and 'Better Days' a sure Oscar win!"

Liu Yifei nestled in Chen Yu's arms, a joyful expression on her face as well.

Just then, someone nearby opened another champagne bottle.

The liquid was poured directly over everyone's heads.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Liu Yifei smeared cake directly on Chen Yu's face.

Thinking back to when Chen Yu first won the Cannes Best Actor award, they also organized a celebration banquet. Now it seems like we've returned to that joyful time.

"Come on, who's afraid of who?"

Chen Yu immediately unleashed his ultimate move, aiming it at the faces of the other people.

In an instant, Yu Xin's company was bustling with activity.

Whether it's the boss or the employees, they all get along very well. The success of "Bruce Lee" and "Better Days" is the result of everyone's joint efforts.

Chen Yu at most took the lion's share, but they also contributed their efforts.

The entire celebration banquet lasted for more than an hour.

Everyone's emotions have been completely ignited.

A chorus of congratulations erupted.

"I'm not playing anymore, I'm not playing anymore."

"I feel like my face is covered in cake."

Liu Yifei was exhausted, having just gone through a long journey, and now she was doing manual labor.

Without almost any hesitation, she turned around and went to her office to tidy up her appearance.

"Let's find a place tonight."

"Let Yang Lu show everyone how to relax."

"Everyone here will receive a red envelope!"

“Oh~~~”

Cheers erupted from the crowd; it really is important to follow the right leader.

Taking advantage of everyone's good mood, Yang Lu finally had a chance to talk to Chen Yu alone.

"Brother Yu, 'Bruce Lee' has officially surpassed 18 billion RMB in China!"

"We are now moving toward the 20 billion mark."

Chen Yu was wiping the cake and champagne off his face when he heard what the person beside him said. He nodded slightly.

During his absence, the box office performance of "Bruce Lee" skyrocketed.

How high can the box office ultimately reach?

No one can say for sure about this, but one thing is certain: "Bruce Lee" broke the box office record for domestic films without any doubt.

It has even doubled.

This is exactly the situation Chen Yu wanted to see.

He always hoped for a diverse range of works, believing that only the higher the impact and value of a work would be, the more it would resonate with the film industry.

The success of "Bruce Lee" this time reminded Chen Yu of "Wolf Warrior 2" in 2017 in his previous life.

That was absolutely a phenomenal performance.

The 2016 film "The Mermaid" broke market expectations with its box office of over 33 billion yuan.

It has broken numerous box office records along the way.

After its release during the Spring Festival, it directly topped the all-time box office charts in China.

Everyone thought that this box office was already quite high.

This was considered a great achievement at the time.

Whether it was Stephen Chow's own appeal or the successful marketing during the Spring Festival season, both played a significant role in boosting the box office of the Chinese film market at that time.

However, no one expected that "Wolf Warrior 2" would achieve such a box office success next year.

56.94 billion!
It surpassed "The Mermaid" by more than 23 billion yuan and crossed the 40 billion yuan mark.

"Ne Zha 2" has surpassed 150 billion yuan, and even more.

In other words, anything is possible in China.

This is more than just the success of a single film; it's a cultural phenomenon sweeping the nation.

In 2017, the influence of "Wolf Warrior 2" directly brought about an astonishing level of popularity.

It held the title of China's highest-grossing film for many years.

At the time, it consistently occupied the center of attention.

For a long time, it was a hot topic on social media.

It has had a profound impact on Chinese cinema.

This not only greatly boosted the confidence of Chinese filmmakers, but also proved that Chinese films are capable of producing blockbusters with Hollywood quality.

So, this time...

"Bruce Lee" can be considered a copy of the miracle of "Wolf Warrior 2" ahead of time.

The box office jumped from 10 billion to 20 billion, or even higher.

Chinese filmmakers no longer need so long to prove their abilities.

Chen Yu leveraged the popularity of the Spring Festival film season and the global influence of Bruce Lee as a major IP.

And his accumulated reputation and influence.

These three enhancements combined unleashed an unprecedented momentum.

It directly raised the domestic box office record to a whole new level.

In 2008 alone, Chen Yu directly saved Chinese cinema from eight years of detours.

To convince the Chinese people that domestically produced films are worth watching.

To know.

So far, other people's films have only grossed between 1 and 20 million yuan. Chen Yu's, however, has already surpassed 2 billion yuan.

What kind of dimensional reduction attack is this?
While many filmmakers were still preoccupied with small profits, Chen Yu had already opened up a new world.

The levels are different now.

These days, domestic filmmakers can't even catch a glimpse of Chen Yu's exhaust fumes.

"The entire Spring Festival film season generated a total box office of 23 billion yuan, setting an unprecedented record."

Yang Lu presented all the recent data.

It's important to know that this number is unprecedented in previous years.

This is the best in history!

It was a year of epic battles.

As for the core of this Spring Festival film season, it is naturally "Bruce Lee".

It directly raked in more than half of the box office revenue.

12.93 million.

The total sales during the seven-day Spring Festival holiday almost exceeded 13 billion yuan.

This achievement also sparked a nationwide movie-watching frenzy and social discussion.

"Bruce Lee" has completely fallen into the realm of film.

It's more like a work of art, a social phenomenon.

With its excellent quality, Chen Yu's popularity, and the international influence of Bruce Lee's big IP, it is a must-see.

It attracted many viewers to spontaneously recommend and promote it.

It's already enough to make it a household name.

The other three works.

"CJ7 has firmly secured second place in the Spring Festival box office!"

"It grossed 4.2 million yuan at the box office during its release period."

Although the Spring Festival film season has ended, ticket sales continue to rise.

Although "CJ7" did not perform as well as "Bruce Lee," it was still a dark horse in this year's Spring Festival film season.

After all, it completely outshone "The Forbidden Kingdom," which had a high level of publicity and production.

It went from being completely unknown when it was first shown to breaking records.

Upon hearing Yang Lu's words, Chen Yu smiled slightly, recalling his collaboration with Stephen Chow years ago.

It's perfectly normal for Stephen Chow's films to have high box office returns.

Although the plot of the movie "CJ7" is somewhat clichéd, it still brought a different kind of warmth to the audience.

Good works need time to develop.

"The Forbidden Kingdom's box office performance failed to meet expectations and even suffered commercial losses."

"The box office during the Spring Festival period only reached 2.9 million yuan."

"I estimate there's no way to recoup the total cost; we won't even be able to recover the marketing and distribution costs!"

As veteran filmmakers, we can generally guess the answer.

The Spring Festival film season is a powerful tool, but the costs of promotion and distribution are also high.

Especially the pre-release publicity for "The Forbidden Kingdom".

Despite high global marketing and production costs, it did not achieve good results.

This is the same outcome as in the previous life.

Whether it's the lead actor, the director, or the investors and producers.

All of these have had a significant impact.

The Forbidden Kingdom can be seen as a negative example.

Thunder, little rain.

This failure was a costly trial and error.

Presumably, future collaborations will require learning from this experience.

However, 4 million is much better than in the previous life, which was just over 1 million. With such good word-of-mouth, it has quadrupled, which is enough to show the potential of the Spring Festival film season and the changes that Chen Yu has brought to Chinese films after his rebirth.

Chen Yu listened quietly without offering any opinion.

My brain was racing, imagining the future and my past life, which was quite poignant to be honest.

"This time, 'Kung Fu Dunk' became a dark horse, managing to grab third place despite having the fewest screenings!"

"2.7."

"These are the box office records for four films during the Spring Festival period."

2.7 million?
It seems to have the potential to crush "The Forbidden Kingdom".

How are the box office results so far?

Chen Yu asked instinctively, since Yang Lu had just mentioned the box office results during the Spring Festival.

Ten days have passed since the Spring Festival.

It is believed that the box office figures have already changed.

The two had already arrived at the office, and Yang Lu had already gone to her desk and turned on her computer.

In order to provide a more intuitive comparison.

Yang Lu specially created a chart.

"This is the current box office for 'Bruce Lee.' Ten days after the Spring Festival, 'Bruce Lee' has once again grossed 6 million yuan."

Such results have completely overturned the entire Chinese people's perception of the Spring Festival film season.

Even after the Spring Festival holiday, the closing prices still managed to generate 6 million yuan in sales.

Who says Chinese people don't love watching movies?!

That's right.

Since the box office results were released, reporters from major media outlets have gone completely crazy.

They revered Chen Yu as a deity.

This has absolutely driven the development of the entire mainland film industry; we have never seen such high achievements before.

Chen Yu continued reading.

as predicted.

"CJ7" has grossed over 600 million yuan.

Compared to her previous life, this is definitely a good result.

Perhaps due to the butterfly effect of Chen Yu's rebirth, the previous film "CJ7" only grossed 2.03 million yuan at the mainland box office.

This was definitely Chen Yu's contribution to the development of the film industry.

Especially the golden effect brought about by the Spring Festival film season.

As a result, in this iteration, "CJ7" achieved a box office of 400 million more than in its previous iteration.

"It seems like it will be a long time before The Forbidden Kingdom breaks the 4 million mark."

"Since the Spring Festival season, there has been virtually no screening or increase in the number of films released. It is estimated that theaters have already given up on this film."

Major cinema chains are still quite pragmatic.

For example, Bruce Lee is very popular right now.

Not only are the screenings fully booked, but the times are also placed during prime time as much as possible.

The better the results, the greater the subsequent effects.

"However, 'Kung Fu Dunk' caught up quickly in the later stages."

"The current box office has already surpassed 'The Forbidden Kingdom' and is heading towards 4 million."

Yang Lu reported on the situation during this period.

I reckon the Huayi Brothers are going to cry their eyes out in the bathroom.

They put a lot of effort into "The Forbidden Kingdom" and heavily promoted it before its release.

Unfortunately, it was all in vain.

Chen Yu shrugged.

This time, the entire nation witnessed the power of the Spring Festival film season.

Not only does it possess astonishing market potential, but it will also evolve into a phenomenal social consumption phenomenon.

Next, the box office results of the Spring Festival season will show the world the rise of mainland Chinese films.

As for all of this—

Yang Lu looked at Chen Yu in front of her.

It was entirely this man who started it all.

Throughout the entire process, he never placed excessive importance on his grades.

A feeling of admiration welled up in Yang Lu's heart.

Chen Yu always seemed to know what he should do.

He devoted himself wholeheartedly to pursuing his dream, and no matter what difficulties or obstacles he encountered along the way, they would not stop him.

"Brother Yu, it's truly an honor."

A seemingly random sentence made Chen Yu look over.

After noticing the determined look in the person's eyes, Chen Yu smiled faintly.

"My schedule and announcements this year basically consist of three movies."

"Yu Xin's work also focuses on this."

The conversation turned.

Yang Lu's expression turned serious again.

Anyone who works around Chen Yu will be influenced by him.

In terms of work, I always give it my all! (End of Chapter)