Huayu special effects started in 97

After the news was reported, the domestic entertainment industry was shocked.

In just a few years, it seems like box office revenue of over 3 billion has become commonplace.

What is even more shocking is that despite the strong performance of "Heroes: Reborn" and very unfavorable reputation, "Journey to the West: The Monkey King 11.3" still managed to take billion yuan at the box office, which can be said to be snatching food from the tiger's mouth.

Taking into account overseas copyrights and profit sharing, "The Monkey King 3: The End" is definitely profitable.

This makes competitors excited, because it shows that after years of development, the domestic film market can now accommodate two blockbusters in one schedule, so everyone can make money!
Of course, "The Monkey King 3" still made little money, as its overseas revenue was too little compared to "The Hero's Soldier Serial".

In Japan, "The King's Avatar" has been the weekly box office champion for four consecutive weeks, and people are flocking to the movie.

In South Korea, people were watching the film and cursing, complaining about their own country's filmmakers' incompetence and wondering when they could make a similar special effects blockbuster.

Koreans don't think there's anything wrong with Hollywood blockbusters, but they feel uncomfortable with Chinese blockbusters, and they'll watch them but won't say anything good about them.

The popularity of "Heroes Serial" in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asian markets can only be considered normal, and the real hits are in North America and Europe.

The reason is simple, there are angels in this film, and they are the kind of angels that look super perfect.

That feeling was like the first time Chinese people watched "Kung Fu Panda". Although it was a Hollywood movie, it was full of Chinese elements and there were no obstacles to watching it, and the movie became a big hit.

This is the case with "The War Between Angels and Demons". The distributor Columbia Pictures even directly translated the film's title into "The War between Angels and Demons".

One of the most widely used posters shows an angel played by Guli Nazha chasing in the air with a sword in hand, while in the lower right corner of the poster, Liang Bing played by Zhang Yuqi appears as a demon angel with a ferocious look facing the upper left.

At first glance, it looked like the two of them were fighting, but when I walked into the theater and finished watching the movie, I realized that these two had never met each other before.

Even so, the cinema was still flooded with moviegoers.

Jiang Heng, special effects blockbusters, Heroes of the Storm, plus elements of angels and demons, many audiences in North America and Europe walked into the theater without thinking too much.
Just like the golden age of Hong Kong movies, as long as the subject matter and story of Jackie Chan or Stephen Chow were not particularly weird, everyone would choose the movies without thinking and just buy tickets to go in!
In North America, the box office of "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" reached 4.45 million US dollars, surpassing last year's North American market champion "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" with 2 million US dollars, and temporarily ranked first in this year's North American box office rankings.

In fact, it is this year's champion.

The North American film market in 2014 was a slow year. Apart from Jiang Heng's works, the best-performing film, "Sniper," only earned $3.5 million.

Because it is a mainstream American movie, the kind of movie that everyone except Americans finds awkward to watch, it was not introduced into the domestic market for public screening, and the global box office was only 5.47 million US dollars.

Also ranked in the top ten of the North American annual box office rankings are Marvel's "Guardians of the Galaxy" and "Captain America 2: The Winter Soldier", but their box office performance in North America is not particularly high, with the former at 3.3 million and the latter at 2.6 million, but both exceeded 7 million US dollars in the global market.

Also worth mentioning is "Transformers 4", a series of films that was once regarded as a masterpiece by countless people, but by the time the fourth film was filmed, it was already on the verge of being a bad movie.

Perhaps in order to please the Chinese market, or perhaps in order to obtain product placement revenue and recover costs in advance, a large number of advertisements for Chinese products are inserted into the film.

But because Jiannanchun and Pangu Plaza have too strong a Chinese flavor, the director couldn't make them fly naturally and intimately in Texas no matter how hard he tried.

So, this Transformers came to China, a one-day tour of Beijing and Guangzhou, and also knocked on the tube buildings in Hong Kong. What Red Bull, Yibao, Shuhua milk, and there was Zou Shiming in the elevator. Maybe it was because there were too many Chinese elements in the film, or maybe North American audiences were already aesthetically fatigued. "Transformers 4" only earned 2.45 million in North America, but it won a super high score of 11 billion US dollars in the global market.

Of course, although the result of $11 billion is good, it is not enough to win the annual championship.

"The King's Avatar" grossed over 9 million U.S. dollars in the two major film markets of China and North America.

Including Japan, South Korea, Southeast Asia, Europe, Australia and other places, the global total box office is expected to be around US$1.6 to 1.7 billion.

It is said that 2014 was a slow year for the North American film market. If the performance of "Independence Day" had been in 2015, it would have definitely lost to "Star Wars: The Force Awakens", which had a North American box office of $9.3 million and a global box office of $20 billion.

"Jurassic World", which ranked second, also had 16.7 billion. It is hard to say who will be second and who will be third.

But in 2014, "The King's Avatar" was truly invincible all over the world. The film that is expected to surpass it is the sci-fi blockbuster "Alien" scheduled for summer release.

We can also see from the box office of "Star Wars" that science fiction blockbusters have a really large audience and the box office is really high!
So, for the next film, Jiang Heng’s idea is to continue shooting science fiction. It’s time to start the sequel to “The Three-Body Problem”.

Before finishing the script, we still have to hold a celebration party for "Heroes Serial".

March 3th, Sunday.

In the banquet hall of a five-star hotel not far from the iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Pictures Building, the main creators of "Heroes Serial", executives of iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Pictures, and guests who came to congratulate gathered together and had a lively meal and drink.

Because there have been so many celebratory banquets that it has become a routine, media reporters are not invited to come this time. The party will be held behind closed doors and only the people involved can have the fun.

Jiang Heng first distributed big red envelopes to a group of main creative staff, and then they drank and ate, interspersed with some singing and dancing performances.

Although iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video have not established a dedicated singing and dancing troupe, it is still easy to find people to perform, and the whole scene is festive and lively.

These people took turns to toast Jiang Heng and asked about his plans for a new film.

And with the precedent of Guli Nazha becoming famous for her role in Angel Chase, these people suddenly realized that it didn’t matter if they didn’t get the male or female lead.

As long as the role is outstanding and the performance is good, it can become a hit!
Now, the new film is about to be prepared, and Jiang Heng did not hide it. After chatting for a while, he casually said: "Well, at present, we are preparing to shoot "The Three-Body Problem 2"!"

"what!"

"Ouch!"

There was a sudden silence for a second, obviously shocked by the news.

"The Three-Body Problem" is an even more popular IP than "The King's Avatar". I wonder how many fans in Europe and the United States are waiting to see the sequel of "The Three-Body Problem"!

Not to mention the male or female lead, as long as you can play a role in the film, you can benefit a lot! (End of this chapter)