Huayu started as a substitute director

Chapter 362 International Female Superstar

Several people sat at the table to eat, Fang Hong and Liu Tianxian sat on one side, and my uncle and Liu Xiaoli sat on the other.

The topics we talked about at the dinner table were all about family matters, and we didn't talk about financing, loans, or business matters.

Liu Tianxian would definitely not tell her mother about this. If she told her mother, she would definitely not agree, so she has always avoided it.

But she was not sure whether her uncle had said it, so she kept glancing at him.

But her uncle was just eating and chatting as if nothing had happened.

In fact, if I had told Liu Xiaoli, I would have brought it up. If I didn’t bring it up, it proves that I didn’t say it.

After finishing the meal, it was almost dark. Fang Hong did not stay but said goodbye and went home. After all, he was still an outsider and it didn't seem appropriate for him to stay here.

"Just wait for my news. I will tell my uncle." Liu Tianxian told him not to be anxious.

"Good drop."

Fang Hong held her little face and kissed her mouth. Liu Tianxian pouted.

The two of them pecked at each other like a dragonfly skimming the water and then separated!

Fang Hong got in the car and started it; Liu Tianxian waved, watched the car drive away, and then went back into the house.

These days, Liu Tianxian has been traveling around with his uncle and her mother, and photos of them are leaked from time to time.

The photos that were circulated were all of her and her mother, not her uncle. For example, in one photo, Liu Tianxian was wearing a black top and jumping very high.

Her mother was wearing a plaid long skirt and looked like a happy dancer dancing.

The background is a lawn with hills in the distance, and the environment is beautiful.

This photo also caused heated discussion online.

"Mother Tianxian is so beautiful!"

"Why does it feel like her mother is prettier than her?"

"The temperament brought by age and the accumulation of time will make my mother look more like a glass of wine with charm."

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Photos like this will only be hotly discussed by fans. If you are not a fan, passers-by will not pay too much attention to it.

But since "Now You See Me" is very popular recently, she is the only female lead in the whole movie, and in the movie she is dressed like a fashionable beauty and behaves elegantly.

She has a lively and cute personality, and she occasionally spits out a few funny lines, which has won her a large number of fans.

So now any random action of hers can become a hot topic.

There is no need for hype or spending money to buy trending searches; fans can help her get to the top, and even celebrities will come to take advantage of the popularity.

"When Liu Yifei debuted, she was called Little Yellow Saint Clothes!"

Such a hot search is ranked 7th on the hot search list. It was caused by the insults from Liu Tianxian’s fans, who insulted her as: the anti-Tiangang!

Liu Tianxian made her debut in 2002, but she became famous in 04 for her role in "Kung Fu".

Liu Tianxian was too lazy to respond, so Fang Hong just treated it as a joke and didn't react.

Now Huang Shengyi's career in movies and TV is completely blocked, and she can only rely on her useless husband, but her husband is just like that and has accomplished nothing.

He even knelt down to Uncle Zhao for this. Once people get anxious, they can do anything.

Liu Tianxian is very popular now, but she is somewhat out of tune with the entertainment circle. Others are taking advantage of the popularity to do business and make a lot of money.

But she is accompanying her family and traveling everywhere, and her fans are worried about her.

However, even if she is not working, well-known fashion magazines such as Vogue, ELLE, and Harper's Bazaar have made appointments with her to shoot the cover of their August and September magazines.

A lot of brands have also found her, such as Tissot watches, international brand Armani and other first- and second-tier brands, and asked her to be their spokesperson.

She doesn't have many endorsements, and she also needs to calm down and downplay her previous image, just because she endorsed some rubbish brands in the past, which gave people a low-end impression.

For example, what the hell are Legend, A Chinese Ghost Story game, Zhuo Duozi, etc.

The contract will not be renewed after it expires.

Now that she specializes in acting in movies, she needs a matching level of quality to elevate herself.

In order to differentiate myself from those actresses, I have to set a higher standard. I didn't have the conditions before, but now I have them, so I will definitely go for the high-end route.

Give the low-end share to other actresses and give it to them as alms.

This is something Fang Hong had told her a long time ago, that one must have some class. This thing cannot be seen or touched, but it does exist.

As for how to pursue her acting career, it is up to her to decide. Fang Hong only gives suggestions and does not interfere.

Recently, "Now You See Me" has exceeded 8 million box office in ten days, which is even better than "Exorcist", but it just lacks stamina.

Now the box office revenue is only around 40 million a day, which does not have the same staying power as "The Demons 2".

At this rate of decline, the box office will not exceed that of "The Demons", and it would be good if it can exceed 1 billion.

There is nothing we can do about it. It's not that our opponent is doing anything bad. Those are just child's play and will not amount to anything.

This is mainly the case with movies like "Now You See Me". After watching it, I feel very empty, as if I have watched it, but also as if I haven't.

It's like having sex, it feels great while you're doing it, but after you're done, that's the feeling.

The audience just watches it for the novelty, simply because there are very few magic crime movies like this in the country.

However, the word of mouth is still good, with a Douban score of 7.8 and an overseas IMDb score of 7.4.

In North America, the film earned $1362 million in box office in the first four days of the first week, which was a good result, so Universal's Donna helped expand the number of theaters showing the film and increased its promotional efforts.

So there was a small boom in the second week, and it earned 2247 million US dollars. After increased publicity and promotion, the effect was pretty good.

The total box office in two weeks reached 3609 million dollars, which is quite good for a Chinese-language film and worth bragging about. However, it has not reached the level of "The Forbidden Kingdom", which earned more than million dollars in North America five or six years ago.

It is hard to say whether it can reach the level of "The Forbidden Kingdom" because the box office dropped a lot in the third week.

But no matter what, "Now You See Me" opened up the situation in North America, and North American audiences still like to watch this kind of super exciting movie.

This kind of cool movie completely downplays the role of the actors. What you just want to see is the pictures and the gorgeous special effects, which are very exciting.

Not only North American audiences, but audiences all over the world have the same nature. Just make them happy without thinking.

Ranked second was the French market, with a total box office of $514 million in two weeks; ranked third was the Korean market with $511 million.

By analogy, the UK is 336 million dollars; Australia is 323 million dollars; Spain is 280 million dollars. Needless to say, the rest are all hundreds of thousands or millions.

The global total box office in two weeks reached 5973 million US dollars, just short of breaking the million US dollar box office.

If Fang Long and Li Lianjie were to work together again, they would not be able to achieve such results.

However, it is still not as good as the "Forbidden Kingdom" that year, which earned 1.28 million US dollars worldwide.

Even if the domestic box office is not included, it has exceeded 100 million.

Based on current performance, it will be difficult for Now You See Me to reach this result, but if the domestic box office is included, it will definitely surpass it.

Including domestic box office, the total box office is 1.73 million US dollars!
The reason why "The Forbidden Kingdom" was successful overseas at that time was not only due to the influence of Van Loon and Li Lianlian, but to be honest, it made overseas audiences happy.

For example: a Chinese loser brings Eastwood and Harrison Ford to save Batman and defeat Thanos, and Anne Hathaway also comes along to pay him back.

Take movies like this for example. Do Chinese people feel happy watching them?

By the same token, Americans will definitely feel happy watching this!

This was also the reason why "The Forbidden Kingdom" was wildly complained and criticized at the time, and the domestic box office was not ideal.

"Now You See Me" is not a lickspiel. The plot is about a US bank being robbed, so this achievement internationally is already very outstanding.

There are also many reviews of this film in overseas media.

"This magic version of 'Ocean's Eleven' is worth watching. The whole film seems to be composed of a huge three-act magic show. These magical wonders can easily conquer the audience with their visual effects." commented The AV Club, a well-known overseas entertainment review website.

"The beautiful tricks and attractive combinations are full of childlike deception, making the audience happy to be fooled by the characters."--Variety Review.

"It may not be the most satisfying crime drama, but it's not entirely bad." --The Charlotte Observer

"In some ways, the film is even better than Nolan's The Prestige." --Entertainment Weekly review.

"If it is regarded as a magic show, the film is quite entertaining. Unfortunately, the more entertaining the tricks are, the more difficult it becomes to explain, so that when the truth is revealed, one finds that the answer is no longer satisfactory." -Voice of Village review.

"Many plots that seemed like they could have made a big splash were not effectively developed, and the audience was trapped in a state of half-awake and half-asleep, with no time to pay attention to this ridiculous magic show." --New York Post review.

"The film's action editing is an insult to narrative clarity." --The Boston Globe review.

There were both good and bad reviews, and Universal also helped in promoting the film, but no matter what, it also indirectly reflects that this movie is still quite popular overseas.

Taking advantage of the popularity, Liu Tianxian appeared on the cover of the U.S. "Newsweek" with a smile on her face. The background of the cover was red.

This is what she wrote: “Perhaps Americans have forgotten Liu Tianxian’s name, and no one can figure out where she came from.

And now, Liu Tianxian is working with her companions to make more Americans remember her through their artistic performances.”

This report was also reprinted in mainstream media such as Xinhua News Agency, China News Network, and People's Daily Online.

Liu Tianxian seems to be becoming a Chinese face image.

Of course, Yutu helped fuel the trend, and Donna also helped promote it, downplaying the other leading actors and only promoting her.

It is easier to promote Liu Tianxian, as she already had "Lucy 1" and "The Forbidden Kingdom" as her foundation, and she has a certain foundation overseas.

Universal’s channels are still very powerful, otherwise it would not have achieved such box office performance and would not have played a promotional role.

Whether a movie is good or not is one thing, but the channel is the most important!

Even if you make a super hit movie, if no one provides you with channels to promote it, audiences around the world will not be able to see it.

On the contrary, even if you make a super bad movie, you can still become a big hit if audiences around the world can see it.

Although the box office of "Now You See Me" has declined, its popularity has continued.

The overseas box office was 5973 million US dollars, and the domestic box office was calculated based on the exchange rate, so the global total box office reached 1.73 million US dollars.

"Now You See Me is a huge hit overseas, grossing $1.73 million worldwide."

"Liu Tianxian has broken the record of "The Forbidden Kingdom" and has become the most popular Chinese female star in the world."

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Such news made the front pages of major domestic news outlets. Liu Tianxian achieved new glory and surpassed "The Forbidden Kingdom" to become the hot topic in July.

It is even as popular as the topic of Wang Fei's divorce.

Although it's a bit fake, it doesn't stop the hype.

A reporter asked Van Loong: "What do you think about Now You See Me surpassing The Forbidden Kingdom in global sales?"

"Surpassed? Not really! At that time, The Forbidden Kingdom earned over 100 million US dollars overseas."

Fang Long was more direct in his words, and added: "But I still congratulate Now You See Me for being a big hit overseas. This movie took a different path from our kung fu movies at the time, so it's worth encouraging."

He said at the time that if Chinese films wanted to make a breakthrough overseas, no other type of film would work unless it was a kung fu film.

"So what do you think about Liu Tianxian going global again?" the reporter asked.

"I have always believed that she can become the successor of Emperor Gong, proving that my vision is correct." Fang Long said.

(End of this chapter)