Huayu started as a substitute director

Chapter 689 Don’t use beauty filter
The seven days of the Spring Festival passed quickly, and on the first two days of the last three days of these seven days, "The Mermaid" still maintained a single-day box office record of 2.4 million, which can be said to be a standout.

On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, the box office suddenly exploded to 3.1 million, breaking the record again. The total box office in seven days reached 18 billion, which is simply terrifying.

Stephen Chow’s influence can be used to great effect, but Fang Hong knows that it will only last for this period of time.

If he cannot make a breakthrough later, it will be difficult for him to achieve such results again. After all, this movie is just consuming his past value.

Netizens are also saying that they no longer owe Stephen Chow movie tickets and have paid him back for what they owe him.

As you can imagine, most of the audience were quite disappointed, but Shen Teng, as the leading actor, was not affected at all. Not only was he not affected, but he once again proved his comedic talent and left the audience with a better impression of him.

Moreover, his ability to carry the box office has become more evident, and he has been receiving many film offers. His agency does not object to him taking on other people's roles.

He is also another rising film actor after Huang Bo and Zhang Songwen, but his career is in comedy.

The Mermaid was a huge hit, and the Spring Festival box office was a huge success. The media was jubilant and reported on this feat one after another.

"The Mermaid grossed 7 billion in 18 days. Is Stephen Chow relying on his past achievements or making new contributions?"

"The total box office during the 7-day Spring Festival has exceeded 34 billion! The annual total box office is aiming for 100 billion US dollars!"

Such news emerges in an endless stream. The former reports that "The Mermaid" has exploded at the box office, and the latter reports that the total box office for the whole year is expected to exceed 100 billion US dollars!

That is about 700 billion, which is simply explosive.

In fact, in the past life, the overall box office of this year was similar to last year, and the explosion would only occur next year.

But it is true that the industry is becoming more and more prosperous. Now cinemas are moving into lower-tier towns, attracting people from smaller towns into the cinemas.

After all, ticket subsidies are still available on all major ticketing platforms, so watching movies is still very cheap.

On the 1.7th and 1.4th of the Lunar New Year, "The Mermaid" suddenly maintained box office results of 20 million and million, and it was natural for it to break billion.

It is not impossible to break 30 billion, after all, the entire Spring Festival box office will only show signs of decline during the th and Lantern Festival.

Stephen Chow was quite happy at first about the explosion of the box office. After all, he could take 10 million directly if it exceeded 1 billion, and Yutu would bear the production and publicity costs.

But when the amount really exceeded 20 billion, he was not happy and wanted to renegotiate the distribution issue with the principal.

But he could not open his mouth for the moment. After all, this was someone else's bet. Now that he had won, it would be a bit unfair to ask others to bleed.

"Master Xing, the success of this movie is all thanks to you. You filmed it and promoted it in your name. Without you, the box office of this movie would not be so high. You should talk to the principal about the allocation issue again." Tianji said.

He is the general manager of Stephen Chow's company, and he is the master of the Axe Gang in the movie "Kung Fu".

"It's a bit unfair for me to go to him just after the profit has exceeded 20 billion. Originally, he agreed to give him 10 million if the profit exceeds billion." Stephen Chow was in a dilemma.

"If you get 10 million for 20 billion, then shouldn't you get 2 million for 30 billion, 3 million for billion, and so on? We don't ask for more." Tianji instigated.

Stephen Chow was silent. Logically speaking, he should be given more for every step he takes.

But we didn't talk too much at the time, we just paid 10 million for every 1 billion. Who could have thought that the box office of this movie would be so high, reaching 20 billion in just a few days.

"It's not that I won't cooperate in the future. As long as the principal still wants to cooperate with you, he will definitely agree to you." Tianji thinks too highly of themselves.

But it's normal. The only one who has such appeal and can achieve such results with just a slogan is Stephen Chow.

No other director is good enough and cannot compare to him at this stage.

Stephen Chow thought for a while before saying, "I will go and talk to him again when the box office exceeds 30 billion. It's a bit profit-driven and unfair to go and talk to him right after it exceeds 20 billion."

"The principal is an easy person to talk to. If you talk nicely, it will definitely work." Tianji said.

There is no one in this world who doesn't love money. Stephen Chow is the same, and there is nothing wrong with that. Fang Hong also loves money. It is impossible for him not to love money.

In fact, everyone is a villain, and people with noble character only exist in fairy tales.

The Spring Festival has passed, and hundreds of millions of people are surging. Those who returned to their hometowns to celebrate the New Year have once again embarked on the road of working from north to south, and no one knows when it will end.

The employees who had been on holiday at Yutu have returned to work one after another, and Yutu still has many movies scheduled to be released this year.

Movies such as "Lucy 2", "Unbreakable Love Letter", "Grave Robbers' Chronicles", and "Passing by Your World" have either been filmed or are in post-production.

At the same time, the shooting of a new film was also launched.

For example, the sequel to "Now You See Me" has officially started, but Liu Tianxian cannot play the role, so they have to replace her with a new actress.

As for who to replace, the main creator will find it himself. Of course, it will not be Fang Hong who shoots the film, but Lu Yang.

Duan Yihong is still one of the leading actors, and there is basically no change in the other actors. After all, this is also a big production, bigger than the previous one, so it still attracts many people.

Many actresses and actors have been asking about this drama to see if there is a chance to act in it.

The film market is booming, and the television market is even more prosperous. TV series such as "Ode to Joy", "Love O2O", "The Mystic Nine", and "Sparrow" are also waiting to be broadcast.

Films and TV series such as "Three Lives Three Worlds", "Princess Agents", and "Fighter of the Destiny" have also been launched.

As for "In the Name of People", don't even think about it. It is under official control. At most they can invest some money and give some suggestions.

As for what the producer of this drama said about mortgaging real estate, that's bullshit. There are so many people vying to invest in this drama, but there's no way to get it.

These film and television producers often mortgage their properties at any time. Just listen to me.

Maybe it's true, but it's definitely not a common phenomenon.

There are even more online dramas to be released this year, including "Yu Zui", "Forensic Qin Ming", "Ten Crimes", "The Best Butler", etc.

According to statistics, more than 300 online dramas will be launched on major platforms this year, and this data is easy to obtain.

Because those films and TV series have been reviewed and approved, and have been filed with the relevant departments a long time ago, the procedures are still not very strict. The third part of "Soul Ferry" will be on the shelves again this year.

But in order to circumvent censorship, they will say at the end that the whole story is fictional and is just a novel written by a mentally ill patient.

There is no other way, it has to be like this, it is becoming more and more strict.

Among these more than 300 online dramas, one hundred to one hundred and fifty belong to Chang'e Video, which accounts for almost half of the share.

Mainly because of the tens of billions of dollars of investment, many of the online dramas were bought directly, helping the producers to overcome difficulties.

Of course, most of the time they are in collaboration with others, not controlled solely by Chang'e and Jade Rabbit.

The recently concluded drama "The Rise of Phoenixes" has received more than 26 billion views in total, becoming a phenomenal online drama.

The topic volume exceeded 30 billion, and it has been on the top of the list for a long time. Even the People's Daily published an article to comment: "It's very mind-opening"!
Actors such as Zhang Tianai and Sheng Yilun also became popular at the same time. This web drama is also the first web drama to make a profit of over 1.1 million yuan, with advertising revenue exceeding million yuan.

That’s more than five times the production cost.

Online dramas and TV series have been able to develop rapidly, and even become comparable to movies, because people can now watch TV shows and movies on mobile devices such as mobile phones and tablets at any time and in any occasion.

In the past, people could only watch TV or computers, and TVs were family-style, meaning the whole family could watch one TV.

Not every household has a computer, so the Internet has now atomized people.

In the past, several people watched TV together, but now they can watch TV individually. That’s it, so the data has exploded.

This is also the reason why online dramas can rise and gradually surpass television media.

Of course, television still has a dominant position and they control the right to speak, for example, they do not broadcast on satellite TV or give mainstream awards.

Yutu is no longer focused on signing artists, but is putting more energy into content production.

Establish a complete publicity and promotion system.

It’s enough to have some artists at the current stage. If they want to leave or start their own business, just let them be and support them.

Not signing artists does not mean there is no need for artist management, but rather a cooperative affiliation model is adopted.

That is to say, let the artists take care of themselves. Yutu only provides resources, such as film and television resources, exposure resources, etc., and the rest can be solved by themselves. In this way, there is no need to be implicated by the collapse of the artists, and everyone is responsible for their own actions.

Chang'e Technology has also started a rotation mode, which is to rotate those employees who stay on the job during the Spring Festival to take a rest.

This is something that needs to be done slowly. It may take one or two months for the rotation to take place. After all, there are so many people and it is the time of the outbreak. It is impossible for everyone to take turns at once.

Of course, Chang'e Technologies is still expanding, and the number of employees has surged to 20,000.

Recently, "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" updated and optimized the new version, and European and American players still maintain a large proportion.

Just after the Lantern Festival on February 2, Swan Castle announced: "PUBG sales exceeded 23 million copies, with a peak of over 400 online users!"

Such news caused a sensation in the gaming circle.

“PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds tops the charts in many countries and is a huge hit!”

"PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is a hot seller overseas, and China's gaming industry continues to break through!"

Such news is emerging in the gaming information.

People didn't know what was going on. Many had never even heard of the game. Some even heard about it for the first time and were confused when they received this information.

This is normal, this game is not launched in China.

However, it is very popular in the game live streaming industry. Game live streaming platforms such as Douyu and Huya even set up special areas for "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds", with an average daily audience of over 200 million and a daily peak of over 500 million.

Top anchors such as PDD, Lu Benwei, and Wei Shen have all started broadcasting this game, attracting a large number of players and viewers.

The number of viewers for Lu Benwei's single live broadcast exceeded 300 million, setting a record for the platform.

Even Xiao Wang personally went live to broadcast PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, with the title: Xiao Wang Eats Chicken. It attracted a large number of onlookers, with the peak number of viewers for a single game also exceeding 200 million.

Xiao Wang was very proud of the increase in revenue on the live streaming platform.

Its top anchors Ruofeng, Prisoner, and Liu Shaji also switched from broadcasting "Honor of Kings" and "Hearthstone" to broadcasting "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds".

There are countless other small and medium-sized anchors of various kinds, which even affected the popularity of "Heroes of Glory" and "Honor of Kings".

Many game enthusiasts have gone over the wall to buy and play this game, which shows how popular it is!
Players who don't know how to climb over the firewall shouted: "Swan Castle, please open the domestic version as soon as possible."

“Why is it available in foreign countries but not in China?”

Even if you can't play it, you should still take a look. Of course, it's not the most popular at this stage, so you have to wait for the domestic version to be released.

We have to wait another month in China as we need to optimize and enrich the gameplay. The most important thing is to change the blood to green, change some violent and negative things, and protect people’s physical and mental health.

This game was banned in the previous life, which is why its alternatives "Peace Elite" and "Wild Action" exploded.

If it weren't for this reason, there would be no one who could fight.

Of course, it is also for the mobile game version to be launched as soon as possible.

Still the same, Fang Hong has released all the copyrights of Swan Castle's game live broadcasts and peripherals in China without charging any copyright fees.

This has brought forward the prosperity of live streaming and e-sports by one or two years.

Of course, it is collected abroad, and the licensing fee is about 5%, and the share of the global advertising platform is about several million US dollars.

As it continues to be popular, and if there are competitions, it will be much higher.

"PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" sold more than 400 million copies in two and a half months, with sales exceeding 1.19 million US dollars, and it still topped the Steam global best-selling list.

Based on this level, Swan Castle can get 9520 million US dollars, or more than 6.6 million yuan.

The revenue in two months was 6.6 million, which is a huge achievement for a one-time sale game, and contributed 12% of Steam's monthly revenue.

Such results have recovered the costs, but are still not as good as online games, which still make money.

Of course, we will launch in-app purchase items such as clothing and skins to expand the source later. It is impossible to stop cutting once.

However, the success of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds has put Fortnite, which has been in development for five or six years, on the agenda and will be launched globally this summer.

This game is purely aimed at overseas players.

"Principal, Xingyi has agreed to sell all of its cinemas to us for 30 billion yuan."

Fang Hong just got to work when he heard the news.

"Then take it." Fang Hong did not hesitate.

"There's just one problem, they want cash," Chen Zhixi said.

"Just give them cash, we can't give them shares." Fang Hong didn't care.

“We just don’t have that much cash.”

Chen Zhixi explained the reason and then said, "All the company's money has been reinvested, and a lot of film and television money cannot be recovered. We only have a reserve fund, but it is not enough."

It is normal for film and television productions to have slow returns, even though they collect tens of billions at the box office; the copyright fees for TV dramas are hundreds of millions, and copyrights worth tens of billions are sold.

Variety show advertisements earn hundreds of millions.

In fact, many of the payments have not been received, and the payment cycle is very long. Of course, if there is no big move, you will not be short of money by collecting it slowly, after all, you can scrape together the money.

"Just mortgage it. Mortgage a few movies. The Mermaid, Detective Chinatown, and Mojin: The Lost Legend have all been mortgaged. Let's mortgage a few more!" Fang Hong thought for a while before saying.

These movies were released during the Spring Festival and New Year's Day period, and their combined box office has exceeded 40 billion yuan.

"The Mermaid" hasn't been released yet, but it will probably gross over 50 billion when it's released.

The revenue from these films is definitely not enough, but it can make up for half of it, and Yutu can also contribute a little, and it will be enough to mortgage more copyrights.

The main reason was the acquisition of Orange Sky Golden Harvest last year, which drained a lot of funds, including a lot of future funds.

Anyway, as long as they can win, they can recover. The other party will always give them time to raise funds!
Chen Zhixi said she understood, but the amount was too large and she didn't dare to make the decision. She said, "The purchase amount is too large. When the time comes, you will need to sign and make the final negotiation."

"No problem, make an appointment with the other party." Fang Hong agreed.

This is Yutu’s second largest acquisition. The first was the acquisition of Orange Sky Golden Harvest, which was also negotiated by Fang Hong.

Xingyi now has more than 80 cinemas. Originally there were more than 70 cinemas. Some of those under construction are in operation, and some are still under construction.

These cinemas are mainly located in first- and second-tier cities, and everything is worth it.

While Fang Hong was dealing with Xing Yi's affairs, Liu Tianxian started a live broadcast on Douyin.

This was what she and Fang Hong had agreed on before, to help promote the platform quickly so as to sell traffic and make money.

"Fang Hong said that this can be beautified, where is the beauty function?" Liu Tianxian was looking for the beauty function as soon as the show started.

The popularity of the live broadcast continued to soar, immediately rising to one million, and then to two million. Many netizens watched and shouted “Wow!”

She only showed her chest and upper part during the live broadcast, not her belly. She was wearing a white T-shirt and her long hair was loose. It was hard to tell whether she was fat or not from the camera, except that her face was a little round.

Because she was wearing no makeup, netizens went wild, taking screenshots and making fun of her crazily.

"Don't turn on the beauty filter, it's fine like this, tearing off the filter veil of the entertainment industry!"

"How beautiful! The skin texture is naturally rosy, a quality that even cosmetic surgery can't achieve."

"It's fine just like this, don't turn on the beauty filter!"

(End of this chapter)