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Chapter 1301 What is a Top Streamer Who Won't Collapse?

While waiting in the movie theater for the screenings of films starring Li Jianmin and Cheng Qiaoling, I saw more and more people coming in, including many parents with their children, clearly there for Kung Fu Panda.

After all, among the movies released in China during this year's Spring Festival, the most famous is Feng Xiaogang's comedy "See You Later," while the only one suitable for family viewing, where parents can watch with their children, is "Kung Fu Panda."

As for whether the former or the latter has greater box office potential, people probably subconsciously think the former is better.

But in fact, looking back at the previous life, the Boonie Bears movies quietly took away hundreds of millions of yuan in box office revenue every year, and the box office revenue was getting higher and higher, and the box office alone was about to reach 2 billion yuan!
It's hard to say which movie had the most screenings during this year's Spring Festival in other places, but in Pingyang and Hanxi, Kung Fu Panda had more screenings than See You Later. There's no other reason than that this movie was invested in by a company with Dongke background.

A commotion arose in the crowd. Li Jianmin and Cheng Qiaoling saw a cinema staff member take out a poster and stick it on the wall.

"Kung Fu Panda's global box office has surpassed 45 million US dollars!"

Upon seeing the new promotional poster for Kung Fu Panda, the crowd waiting in the movie theater couldn't help but gasp in surprise.

The $45 million figure on the poster, equivalent to 360 million RMB, is simply too eye-catching.

It's worth noting that during this year's Spring Festival film season, the highest-grossing live-action movie was "See You Again," with a total box office expectation of just over 40 million RMB. Now, "Kung Fu Panda" has already surpassed it.

However, "See You Later" was only released in mainland China, while "Kung Fu Panda" was released in mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Singapore, and Southeast Asia, with Japan being the main box office draw.

Japan is already one of the regions with the highest acceptance of animated feature films. In addition, there is the popularity of pandas in Japan, as well as Chinese culture, martial arts, kung fu, and the plot of a loser's rise to success, which has been overused in later generations but is quite novel now.

These factors led to Kung Fu Panda's explosive success in the Japanese market, raking in $2300 million at the box office in its first week!

After Li Jianmin and Cheng Qiaoling sat down in the screening room, the entire movie theater was almost full.

As the movie began, laughter erupted in the theater after the main character, Ah Bao, appeared.

After the main feature ended, there was a post-credits scene with a trailer, clearly setting up for the second Kung Fu Panda movie.

Even after the movie ended, no one left the theater; you could still hear the children excitedly playing in the background.
He was telling his parents about the plot of the movie, and it was clear that the movie was very much to their liking.

Finally, the screen showed Dongxingzai, the real-life inspiration for Po, and stated that Dongxingzai was in the panda enclosure at Pingyang Zoo.

Upon seeing this, Li Jianmin and his companion were also surprised. They hadn't expected that the prototype for A Bao was actually in Pingyang Zoo.

"How about we go to the zoo tomorrow?"

To be honest, after arriving in Pingyang, Li Jianmin basically lived a life of going between three points: the production workshop, the review class, and the dormitory. At most, he would go to an internet cafe with the others.

Not to mention the museums and scenic spots in Pingyang, there are also emerging places like the Pingyang Art Museum and the Pingyang International Golf Course. Even the Yuhe Leisure Resort, Yuhe Summer Resort, and Pingyang Zoo, which serve as the employee club of Dongling High-Tech, are places that Li Jianmin has not yet visited.

Upon hearing Li Jianmin's invitation, Cheng Qiaoling couldn't help but roll her eyes at him, wondering how long he was going to take her around before he could finally say what he wanted to say.

Seeing Cheng Qiaoling, who had been cheerful just moments before, suddenly turn serious and keep walking forward, Li Jianmin didn't know what was wrong and hurriedly chased after her.

"Qiaoling, what do you like to eat? Let's go eat first."

"If you don't like going to the zoo, then we won't go!"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Qiaoling stomped her foot and walked even faster, truly proving the saying that a woman's attributes are enhanced in every way when she gets angry.

Finally, Li Jianmin managed to drag Cheng Qiaoling to Haidilao in the Oriental Times Shopping Mall, which was Haidilao's first store in Hanxi.

Haidilao currently only has two stores, and the company and store employees total only about a hundred people. This time, Haidilao is going all in on Pingyang.

After arriving in Pingyang, Haidilao went straight to the Oriental Times Shopping Mall, hoping to reach a cooperation agreement with this largest shopping mall group in the eight provinces of western Hubei.

After reviewing Haidilao's application, Oriental Times Shopping Mall Group accepted Haidilao's move in, especially since Haidilao's service philosophy aligned well with Oriental Times Shopping Mall's overall philosophy.

This year marks the first collaboration between the two sides. If the collaboration goes well, then Oriental Times Mall will cooperate fully with Haidilao in the future, not just by opening stores!
Oriental Times Shopping Mall supports its brands and can provide Haidilao with expansion funds if needed in the future.

However, the founder of Haidilao is a man with a strong desire for control and does not want others to tell Haidilao what to do.

However, the situation is different in Oriental Times Shopping Mall. No matter how strong the desire for control the head of Haidilao is, the brand doesn't have much recognition right now.

He knew even better that if he could get the support of Oriental Times Shopping Mall, he would not only get funds, but also get a powerful backer, or even the powerful backer of the Li family behind Oriental Times Shopping Mall!

With the support and endorsement of Li Dashan, Haidilao's subsequent expansion proceeded almost without hindrance.

What's troubling the head of Haidilao is how to negotiate this matter with Oriental Times Shopping Mall, as he wants to maintain Haidilao's voice in the business.

They also didn't want to fall out with Oriental Times Mall, because if they did, Haidilao, given its current status, would be virtually powerless to fight back. However, they did need the support of Oriental Times Mall, which put Haidilao's leader in a difficult position. Haidilao, which just opened in Oriental Times Mall this year, became an instant hit in Pingyang thanks to its exceptional service and the mall's promotional efforts.

Li Jianmin and Cheng Qiaoling also waited in line for a long time before they were finally able to sit down inside.

After sitting down, Li Jianmin clasped his hands together, scratching his head and fidgeting restlessly. He kept putting his hands in his pockets and then putting them back in.

Looking at Li Jianmin's expression, Cheng Qiaoling was both angry and amused. She felt that if she didn't speak up soon, this guy might take her on another tour of Pingyang.

"Take it out!"

"what?"

"what?"

Li Jianmin was stunned for a moment when he saw the outstretched hand in front of him. Then he realized what was happening and finally took out the music box that could play Castle in the Sky from his pocket and placed it in Cheng Qiaoling's hand.

These days, when a man confesses his love to a woman, it's usually the same three things: roses and a love letter, followed by a music box and chocolates.

"Qiaoling, I...I..."

"I promise you!"

"what……"

"From now on, I'm your girlfriend!"

Cheng Qiaoling gripped the music box tightly in her hand, then said fiercely to Li Jianmin, "Let me tell you, if you don't treat me well after you become my boyfriend, I will never let you off the hook!"

Finally, she spoke up, displaying the demeanor of a woman from the Shu Mountains: "From now on, I will only be widowed, not divorced!"

Faced with Cheng Qiaoling's "threat," Li Jianmin just kept grinning foolishly. At this moment, a man's IQ usually stops working.

While eating Haidilao hot pot, Cheng Qiaoling told Li Jianmin about her plans for the future. She had been working at Dongling High-Tech for three years and was eligible to apply for a residence in Dongfang Jiayuan.

According to Dongling High-Tech's regulations, if someone is eligible to apply and their spouse is also an employee of Dongling High-Tech, then basically as long as they apply, their housing purchase quota will be approved, and they will be able to move into their new home in Pingyang as early as next year.

As Li Jianmin cooked meat for Cheng Qiaoling and listened to her plans for the future, he felt a true sense of belonging to Pingyang and wanted to stay in the city!
People like Li Jianmin and Cheng Qiaoling are quite common in Dongling High-Tech and Pingyang. For Dongling High-Tech, this is actually something they welcome.

Only when Li Jianmin and his team can settle down in Pingyang will they be able to settle down at Dongling High-Tech, which will then bring more benefits to Dongling High-Tech in the future!

……

Li Dongling felt his smile starting to stiffen. According to the custom of the past few years, on the day Dongling Hi-Tech resumed work, Li Dongling would lead the senior executives of Dongling Hi-Tech headquarters to personally distribute start-up red envelopes to employees of various departments.

The amount of the opening bonus is not large, ranging from one hundred to three hundred yuan. The size of the bonus is not the most important thing; it is more about expressing the importance and welcome that the senior management of Dongling Hi-Tech attaches to the employees who have returned to Dongling Hi-Tech this year.

But given the current size of Dongling High-Tech's staff, by the end of the day, Li Dongling's smile was starting to stiffen, and his arm, which had been handing out red envelopes, was starting to ache.

"My old bones are no longer of any use!"

After finally finishing distributing the work to the production department, which had the most staff, Hu Zixian couldn't help but sit down, supporting his aching back as he spoke.

They didn't bother going to a restaurant or other places to eat, so Li Dongling and his group ate at the production department's canteen.

"Kung Fu Panda's opening weekend box office has exceeded $45 million, making it the highest-grossing animated feature film in Asia in its opening week!"

"The distributor of Kung Fu Panda has announced that Kung Fu Panda will officially launch in the North American and European film markets next month!"

"Film industry insiders claim that Kung Fu Panda's global box office may exceed $300 million, entering the ranks of all-time global box office hits!"

"Influenced by Kung Fu Panda, a panda craze has swept across Asia, with sales of Kung Fu Panda-related merchandise increasing by 1200%!"

"Due to the influence of Kung Fu Panda, the Dongxing giant panda at Pingyang Zoo, which is the prototype of the movie's protagonist Po, has become very popular with audiences. Today, Pingyang Zoo received more than 11 visitors in a single day, setting a new record since the park opened!"

"Due to the increase in the number of visitors to Pingyang Zoo, the number of visitors to Pingyang during the Spring Festival has increased by 184% year-on-year, and some hotel rooms are already fully booked!"

While Li Dongling and other executives from Dongling High-Tech were having dinner at the restaurant, the news on television caught everyone's attention.

(End of this chapter)