China Entertainment: Been working as a director since 03

Chapter 417: Visiting Jinling
After the premiere, Li Yu left without staying for long.

Xu Zheng and Mr. Wang sent it together.

No matter whether it was Xu Zheng or Mr. Wang, they were still extremely shocked at this moment.

Li Yu really gave them too much face, the face he gave even exceeded their imagination.

There is hope for 800 million people, but even they dare not think about it.

If they were confident that they could get 800 million yuan at the box office, they would not have backed down during last year's Lunar New Year holiday. They would have chosen to release the film as scheduled and fight to the end with "The Great Wall: Part 1" and "1942".

"Director Xu, you have a very good relationship with Director Li. He actually gives you this kind of face.

Just based on what Director Li said, it’s hard for your movie not to be popular.”

Mr. Wang said with a delighted look on his face.

The "red" here refers to fame and popularity.

With Li Yu's words and the subsequent media hype, the movie "Lost in Thailand" will definitely become a hit.

However, becoming popular does not mean that it will be a big hit at the box office. In the end, it still depends on quality to conquer the audience.

Later, the epic sci-fi masterpiece "Fortress of Devil City" also became popular, but it ended up being a complete flop, and almost welded the door of science fiction in China shut.

In any case, it’s a good thing that the movie "Lost in Thailand" has become popular and let more audiences know about it.

"Today is the first face-to-face meeting between Director Li and me."

Xu Zheng said somewhat embarrassedly.

He had seen Li Yu before, but they were very far away from each other and had never said hello to Li Yu.

"..."

Mr. Wang was stunned for several seconds.

Strictly speaking, this is the first time Xu Zheng and Li Yu meet today?
Li Yu was not giving face to Xu Zheng, but to him.

It was he who personally called and invited Li Yu to attend the premiere of Lost in Thailand today.

After thinking it through, Mr. Wang felt that Li Yu was a really kind person.

Just because Li Yu supported him so much today, if Li Yu needed his or Fiber Optic's help in the future, he would definitely help.

Little did he know that Wang Baoqiang thought the same way.

He simply thought that Li Yu came to give him face.

He also called Li Yu, and it was Xu Zheng who asked him to call.

Xu Zheng's original intention was to let him give it a try. If Li Yu didn't come, there would be no loss, but if he came, they would make a lot of money.

Then Li Yu really came today and praised the movie "Lost in Thailand" highly.

Wang Baoqiang thought that Li Yu was trying so hard to save face in front of Xu Zheng.

In the future, if Li Yu asks him to film a movie, he will help act for no pay.

Xu Zheng sighed, feeling that he had been a little too judgmental in the past.

Li Yu directly or indirectly caused him to miss the Lunar New Year and Spring Festival holiday seasons, and he cursed Li Yu in his heart a lot during that time.

They scolded Li Yu, a big director, for bullying newcomers and not leaving them any chance to survive.

Today he realized that he was wrong. It turned out that Li Yu was such a good person. The Lunar New Year and Spring Festival period were completely accidental injuries.

Instead of blaming Li Yu, he was very grateful to Li Yu.

Mr. Wang, Wang Baoqiang and Xu Zheng all completed their own imaginations.

It wasn't entirely because of their strong imagination. Li Yu really intended to make them owe him a favor.

Mr. Wang asked Li Yu to attend the premiere, and Li Yu said he would definitely come if he had time.

Li Yu's words remained basically unchanged when responding to Wang Baoqiang.

They all thought it was not surprising that Li Yu came because of them. One day later.

Li Yu's earth-shattering remarks at the premiere of "Lost in Thailand" went viral on the Internet.

"I doubt whether Director Li was hired by Xu Zheng. Can Lost in Thailand, with such a small investment, support a box office of 800 million? I won't believe it even if you kill me."

"I also suspected that Director Li might be a spy, but when I thought about it carefully, I found that this was not the case.

Xu Zheng is a former actor who just turned into a director. How can he afford to hire someone like Director Li? "

"Oh my god, if it wasn't a proxy, doesn't that mean Director Li's words came from his heart?
Director Li really thinks Lost in Thailand has the potential to take 800 million yuan at the box office? I am a little excited about it.”

"It's definitely a commercial hype. They want to get 800 million at the box office with a cost of less than 30 million. They wouldn't even dare to dream of it.

So many big productions with hundreds of millions of dollars in investment can’t even get 800 million at the box office, let alone a low-budget movie made by a third-rate crew.”

People have very different opinions on Li Yu's words.

One thing is certain, their quarrel raised the popularity of the movie "Lost in Thailand", making more and more passers-by discover that there is a movie called "Lost in Thailand" that will be released in two days.

Fan Xiaopang was surprised when she saw the trending search. She called Li Yu and asked, "Is Lost in Thailand really that great? Does it really have a chance to earn 800 million yuan at the box office?"

"Sister Binbin, why do I feel a little regretful in your tone?"

Li Yu joked.

"Xu Zheng had previously written to me personally inviting me to guest star in Lost in Thailand under my real identity, but I turned him down because I was a little disappointed."

Fat Fan said a little annoyed.

Since meeting Li Yu, her life trajectory has been changed.

After making two high-scoring movies, "Sun" and "Comet", her film resources are much better than in the original time and space. She no longer needs to invest in small directors and then star in the films herself at a low pay.

Since she has much better film resources, she naturally looks down on Xu Zheng's "Lost in Thailand".

Li Yu recalled and said that he felt something was missing when he watched the premiere yesterday.

As soon as Fan Xiaopang said it, I remembered that what was missing was Fan Xiaopang's friendly guest appearance.

“Lost in Thailand is indeed a movie with great potential, but even if you make a cameo appearance, it won’t bring you much benefit.

The outstanding actors in "Lost in Thailand" are Wang Baoqiang and Huang Bo, which has little to do with your cameo role with few scenes.

The audience will just say, "Oh, it turns out that Fatty Fan also appears in this movie," and that's it. "

Li Yu personally feels that there is nothing to regret.

Besides, the number 800 million is not auspicious for Fan Xiaopang.

If you miss it, you miss it. It's no pity.

Fan Xiaopang felt better. He calmed down and thought about it, and found that what Li Yu said was right. It was just a guest appearance and was not that important.

……

Two days later, "Lost in Thailand" was officially released and earned 36.5 million yuan on the first day.

When this data came out, netizens and the media were shocked, even director Xu Zheng was shocked.

For a low-budget movie with an investment of less than 30 million yuan, achieving such a result on the first day of its release is definitely a great start.

Xu Zheng, who realized it belatedly, was surprised to find that his vision was really narrow and Li Yu's judgment was correct.

The estimate of 300 million is really low. Starting with 500 million is definitely not a dream.

Based on this first-day performance, 800 million is really not impossible.

"Director Li is indeed a famous prediction master in the industry. He is so accurate."

Xu Zheng couldn't help but express his feelings to the people around him, and his respect for Li Yu increased even more.

At the same time, Li Yu himself has flown to Liuhe Pingshan Forest Park in Jinling to visit the set.

(End of this chapter)