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Chapter 655 If you were asked to be the father of Wang Shu’s child, would you be willing?
This scene also appeared in Huayi.

"Mr. Wang, the box office of 'The Night the Comet Came' on May 5st was 1w." Wang Zhongjun's secretary reported to him.

"4012W?" Wang Zhongjun looked up in surprise.

"Yes, yesterday's box office was 4012W, and the total for two days is 7548W." The secretary answered politely.

"The data is correct?" Wang Zhongjun was a little unconvinced.

The secretary shook his head and said, "Wang understands. This is news that has been confirmed over and over again. There is no mistake."

After hearing this, Wang Zhongjun slumped in his office chair. After a while, he waved his hand, signaling his secretary to leave.

After the secretary left, he felt uncomfortable all over and took out his cell phone to call Feng Xiaogang.

"Xiaogang, do you know the box office performance of "The Night the Comet Came" yesterday?" Wang Zhongjun asked.

"How much is the box office?" Feng Xiaogang didn't know and asked instead.

"4012W." Wang Zhongjun spit out a number.

When Feng Xiaogang heard this, he was so shocked that he forgot to respond for a moment.

Wang Zhongjun took a deep breath and then said, "Adding the 3536W from the day before yesterday, it's already 7548W."

"If I remember correctly, the investment in The Night the Comet Came was only 4000 million yuan."

"This time, Wang Shu will most likely make a fortune."

Feng Xiaogang fell silent after hearing this. If "The Night the Comet Came" really achieved a big box office with a small budget, Wang Shu would be the talk of the town.

"Is there anything wrong with the data?" Feng Xiaogang asked subconsciously, unwilling to believe it.

Wang Zhongjun sighed and said, "I have confirmed it again and again, there is no mistake."

Feng Xiaogang was silent after hearing this, and after a while he said, "I heard that The Night the Comet Came Only Taken Three Days, Right?"

"Yes!" Wang Zhongjun gritted his teeth. Who would have thought that a low-quality film that only took three days to shoot could achieve such a high box office? It refreshed his cognition.

At this moment, he felt a little resentful towards Wang Zhonglei. This brother only knew how to show off outside, but missed out on a potential stock like Wang Shu.

If Wang Shu had been recruited by Huayi back then, Huayi would be flourishing now and at its peak!

"It's amazing that a movie shot in three days could have such a high box office..." Feng Xiaogang muttered to himself, "I plan to go to the cinema to watch it and see what's so magical about it."

"Go ahead." Wang Zhongjun sighed, "After watching it, let's get together and talk about special effects blockbusters."

"We are not short of money now, but projects."

"You shouldn't have too much psychological pressure. You shot "Assembly" very successfully, and "Aftershock" should also be successful."

"I believe you can make a good special effects movie."

"It doesn't matter if the photos don't turn out well, we have enough money anyway."

"Okay!" When Feng Xiaogang heard this, he knew that he couldn't refuse the special effects blockbuster project after all. Besides, Wang Zhongjun had already said this, so he immediately agreed.

"Lili, 'The Night the Comet Came' has been released for one day and a little over half a day, and the box office has exceeded 7500 million."

"Looking at the box office trend, it will probably make hundreds of millions at the very least."

"As the leading actress, your status should be on par with the two ice queens."

Deng Chao said with a grin.

Sun Li rolled her eyes but smiled as she replied, "He's almost on par with Fan Binbin. Li Binbin starred in Taipei Trip, and his status has long surpassed Fan Binbin. In addition, he also starred in The Forbidden Kingdom, which shows that he wants to make it in Hollywood. How can I catch up with him just by starring in The Night the Comet Came?"

Deng Chao certainly understood this, and he said, "As long as I star in a few more movies directed by Director Wang, wouldn't it be easy to catch up or even surpass him?"

Sun Li sighed and said, "I still have to star in a few more of Director Wang's movies. It would be a blessing to have the opportunity to star in one in the future."

"You saw the premiere of 'The Night the Comet Came'. So many well-known actors from both sides of the Taiwan Strait came to show their support. It was like a red carpet at a film festival."

"You know why they came over to show their support."

"There will be so many competitors in the future, and Director Wang will have so many choices."

"It's not that easy for us to get our turn."

After saying this, she paused, in order to cover up the fact that Wang Shu had so many choices but chose her to star in "The Night the Comet Came", she continued, "For example, this time, Director Wang wanted to make a low-budget film, and with the gimmick created by the original crew of "Time Traveler", Liu Yan and I were invited to participate."

"If it weren't for this, I wouldn't have gotten the role at all."

When Deng Chao heard this, he had no doubts and believed from the bottom of his heart that Sun Li got the role because Wang Shu wanted to create a low-budget film with the gimmick of the original crew of "Time Traveler".

Because of Sun Li's starring role, he was able to participate through Sun Li's recommendation.

Deng Chao looked at Sun Li and said with a smile: "So we need to take the initiative to establish a good relationship with Director Wang."

"Networks need to be cultivated. If we have a closer relationship with Director Wang, we will have an advantage when Director Wang is casting."

When Sun Li heard this, she felt quite strange.

Her relationship with Wang Shu is already very close, if it wants to be even closer...

Is it possible to give birth to a child for each other?
She subconsciously looked at Deng Chao and thought, if I asked you to be the father of Wang Shu's child, would you be willing?

If you are willing, then I will have a closer relationship with Wang Shu.

Then he sighed, "You just think you're smart, right? If you can think of these, can't others think of them?"

"For example, at the premiere of 'The Night the Comet Came', wasn't it because they wanted to establish a good relationship with Director Wang and came to show their support?"

At this point, he added with some resentment, "I think some people are not only here to show their support, but are even trying to throw themselves into my arms."

"So, if it's just a business relationship, we don't have any advantage."

“It’s better to keep a normal mind and take one step at a time.”

Deng Chao found it hard to accept this.

He has always wanted to break into the film industry. He had already offended Feng Xiaogang because of "Assembly". If he didn't have an advantage with Wang Shu, no big director would ask him to act.

However, there is a very clear point in whether one can become a well-known film actor in China, and that is to participate in films directed by big directors.

Although there are some actors who became famous by starring in movies directed by small directors, they are rare.

Looking at the mainland film industry, most of the famous actors became famous by participating in movies directed by big directors.

Deng Chao opened his mouth and said, "That being said, we can't give up. We should try to maintain a good relationship with Director Wang. Maybe it will work wonders."

Sun Li smiled and didn't respond.

Seeing that Sun Li looked a little pessimistic, Deng Chao stopped talking about this topic and changed the subject: "But then again, the box office of The Night the Comet Came was so good."

"Director Wang has achieved big box office success with a small budget. When do you think we're going to hold a celebration party?" Sun Li rolled her eyes. "What celebration party?"

"Director Wang came back this time because the projects in Hollywood were suspended. After finishing things here, he has to rush back to Hollywood."

"Even if there is a celebration banquet, it will be hosted by Yikeshu Company, and Director Wang will most likely not be there."

When Deng Chao heard this, he realized that it made sense.

He had originally wanted to ask Sun Li to toast Wang Shu with a few more glasses of wine at the celebration banquet, but it seems that this is not possible.

"Do you think Director Wang will return to China to film after finishing his project with Paramount?" Deng Chao asked, changing the subject.

"How should I know?" Sun Li complained speechlessly.

Deng Chao analyzed, "If the box office of 'The Night the Comet Came' is good, I think Director Wang is likely to return to China to make a movie."

"After all, it's a profitable project, so there's no reason not to do it."

Sun Li retorted: "Can't Director Wang make money by filming in Hollywood?"

"The global market and global box office still earn money in U.S. dollars."

"Making art films can win not only the three major European awards, but also the Golden Globe and Oscars."

"..." Deng Chao was speechless for a moment after hearing this.

This made so much sense that it instantly left him speechless.

Finally, I sighed in my heart and silently hoped that Wang Shu could return to China to film.

And set his sights on Sun Li.

Sun Li and Wang Shu have collaborated several times and their relationship has become more familiar.

As long as Wang Shu sets his sights on Sun Li, then Sun Li has a good chance of getting the role.

Once Sun Li gets the role, she can recommend him to Wang Shu.

Through this, he was also able to get the role.

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5月3日，《彗星来的那一夜》5月2日的票房出炉，5021W。

This data once again shocked many people inside and outside the circle.

Wang Changtian sat in his office and muttered to himself: "The production cost of "The Night the Comet Came" was only 1000 million yuan, plus the 2000 million yuan for publicity and promotion, it was only 3000 million yuan."

“Although we added another 1000 million yuan for publicity and promotion, bringing the total cost to 4000 million yuan, it’s only 4000 million yuan.”

"It's only been out for three days, and the total box office has already exceeded 1.2 million."

"The cost has been recovered in three days, and there is still profit."

"Wang Shu, this kid..."

"Ugh……"

"This kid has forgotten his roots. He didn't even bring me in when he had a profitable project, but kept all the money to himself!"

“How ungrateful!”

"Back then, Guangguang invested in your film My Girlfriend is a Gumiho without hesitation, and then allowed you to subscribe for shares."

"Now, I'm eating alone!!!"

"hateful!"

Not only Wang Changtian, but also Han Sanping, Wang Zhongjun, Wang Zhonglei, Ren Zhonglun, Guo Shoucheng, Feng Xiaogang, Zhang Yimou, Gu Changwei and others were all dumbfounded.

A low-budget movie with a total investment of only 4000 million yuan and a shooting period of only three days, really allowed Wang Shu to get incredible box office revenue?
Is it really necessary to be so outrageous?!

.........

As the filming of The Orphan of Zhao was about to begin, Director Chen and Chen Hong were making final preparations when they suddenly heard a staff member exclaiming. They couldn't help but ask in confusion, "What are they making such a fuss about?"

Chen Hong looked over and signaled to call the person over for questioning.

After a while, several people came over, and Chen Hong asked, "What were you talking about just now? Why are you so startled?"

One of them replied with a slightly nervous look: "Nothing... nothing, it's just that Director Wang's "The Night the Comet Came" had a box office of 5021 million yesterday, and we were quite shocked."

"What did you say?" Director Chen frowned when he heard the number 5021W.

Seeing Director Chen speak, the man quickly added, "'The Night the Comet Came' had a box office of 5021W yesterday."

After saying that, he felt that these were not enough to cause a fuss, and then he added, "The main reason is that this movie only had an investment of 4000 million yuan, and it was only shot for three days. Now it has only been released for two and a half days, and the box office has exceeded 1.2 million."

"Not only did we recover our costs, we also made some money."

"From now on, no matter how much the box office is, we will still make money."

After hearing this, Chen Hong subconsciously looked at Director Chen and found that Director Chen was stunned.

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At the same time, the publicity and promotion of "The Night the Comet Came" continued to intensify, and various related film reviews appeared on the Internet.

A Sina film critic commented: "After watching The Night the Comet Came, I personally understand that the comet may have started it, but most of the parallel worlds were created by those eight people themselves."

"Back to Schrödinger's cat. The splitting of the universe and the creation of parallel worlds are all caused by the act of 'opening the door to observe.' In other words, there are as many parallel worlds as there are possible results of a 'measurement.'"

"We don't have to get hung up on a precise definition of 'measurement' when discussing this film. We just have to remember that every time they make a choice about something, they create a parallel universe with different outcomes of that choice."

"The universe split at the beginning. In some universes, Jiang Wu's phone was broken, but in other worlds, it was not. The reason for this split was not clearly stated, but it might be a comet."

"One of the obvious human choices was Jiang Wu's choice of the type of Band-Aid. Two choices created two parallel universes."

"The second obvious artificial choice is the color of the glow stick. In the world from the main perspective, they chose blue, so there must be a parallel world that chose red and green at the same time when they made the choice. Therefore, in this blue glow stick universe, before they made a new choice, the glow stick they saw in another universe must be a different color - such as red."

"If we stop here, the two choices of Band-Aids will create two parallel worlds, and each of these two parallel worlds will have three choices of glow sticks, so there will be 2 times 3, or 6 parallel worlds."

"Then it gets crazy, the eight of them are going to use dice to create artificial randomness to mark themselves."

"You know, eight people roll the dice, and each person has six possibilities, so there are a total of 8 to the power of 6 possible permutations and combinations. In this way, they have created 6 to the power of 8 parallel universes in each of the previous six parallel worlds. Add in the choice of photos and the choice of random items, and the number of parallel universes is an outrageous tens of millions."

"So, if you look at it in detail, the total number of parallel universes in the film is not that there are many at the beginning, but that it increases with their choices."

"From another perspective, we can say that letting the characters make different choices is not only to mark the different universes so that the audience will not be confused. In fact, each choice creates a new parallel universe and is an important node for the plot to move forward."

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(End of this chapter)