Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 516: Unify the World (7k)

Shi Xiaolong just sighed, regretting that he was not there.

"I just asked you to come here. Enjoy yourself for the next half month and practice a few more sets of boxing in front of the foreigners."

"This is the planned promotional content, how can it be the same?"

Sissi will return to China with Meili, and will then take Keanu, Lawrence, Cillian Murphy and others to promote the film in other countries and regions in Asia.

Scarlett was accompanied by Shi Xiaolong, Watanabe Ken and others.

The leaders of both teams are celebrities with great influence in their respective regions, and they are responsible for ensuring basic publicity effects.

Other actors can use this opportunity to increase their influence in other regions.

For example, Xiaolong is already quite well-known in the country and other parts of Asia.

It would be more useful for him to open up the European and American markets.

The same goes for others, and this was planned from the beginning.

"Hey, lonng, long time no see."

Leonardo finished putting on makeup and came out just in time to see Shi Xiaolong. He greeted him with some surprise.

"Leo, yeah, it's been a while."

The two hugged each other like good friends.

Leonardo naturally wanted to make friends with Shi Xiaolong at the beginning for Chen Linfeng's sake.

But afterwards, the two of them really showed some signs of opening up to each other.

Mainly because during the time when Shi Xiaolong was filming in China, he was able to take Leo around and play with Keanu, and the three of them all had a great time.

In this regard, they were actually closer than Chen Linfeng at the beginning.

However, after the recent promotional experience, Chen Linfeng and the others began to become friends.

“Leo, I saw your meme on the internet, haha.”

"Oh, I wish you wouldn't say that." Leonardo looked embarrassed.

Although he looked depressed on the surface, he actually felt pretty good in his heart.

His agent told him that many young people now have a better impression of him because of the Times Square incident.

Before that, Leonardo was not very popular among the new generation of young people.

After all, every generation has its favorite star idols. For today's young people, "Jack" is already an old guy from the last era.

……

As Chen Linfeng and Leonardo returned to the crew, the other creative staff continued their publicity tour.

The box office performance of "Inception" is also gradually improving.

In its second week, "Inception" grossed 1.82 million yuan, and the total box office reached about 3.9 million yuan.

The second place this week is "Ice Age 3" which was released on the 4rd, with a box office of 4600 million;
The third is "Ted", with 2200 million US dollars.

Then there is "Brave", also a Disney film, which was released in June and has grossed over 6 million to date.

Summer is the perfect time for animated films.

Although "Ted" is not an animated film, this slightly dirty comedy movie has not only done well at the box office, but has also been quite long-lasting.

But speaking of it, "Inception" is still the most eye-catching.

Because its second week box office far exceeded the expectations of various agencies.

In just 10 days, the North American box office has reached nearly 4 million.

Now, everyone is more certain that it has the potential to become the second movie of this summer to gross over $10 billion.

Various media outlets rushed to report on the event.

The happiest people are the many colleagues in Hollywood.

Whether it’s Bruckheimer, or Joe Silver, or Kathleen Kennedy;
Then there are Spielberg, James Cameron and others.

These big producers and directors in the industry, when they mentioned Chen in interviews, they all praised him highly.

Praise him for his continued exploration and efforts in original films.

Yes, an original movie.

To date, Hollywood has clearly felt the general trend of comic-based movies and IP movies.

It is becoming increasingly difficult to make original films, and many projects face numerous difficulties from the very beginning.

If it weren't for a great director, it would probably not have been possible to move forward.

This will obviously damage the originality of the entire industry.

Everyone is busy making IP movies, so who would think of new stories?

But there is no way, the situation is like this, and it is not something that can be reversed by one individual or a few people.

Chen Linfeng has been making original movies since his debut.

"Inception" was able to achieve such results against the trend.

How can it not be exciting?

One thing here is that, in the eyes of many filmmakers, "Inception" is an original film.

Although there is an original novel, the short story is not famous at all, especially since the novel was written by Chen himself, it is definitely original.

This is completely different from those guys who adapt famous IPs and rely on fans for a living.

I don’t know if this can be considered American double standards.

But it is also true that Hollywood has a long tradition of adapting novels, but these novels are often not based on the concept of IP.

Many novels are either not very famous before being adapted, or the adaptation process tries to expand the audience.

Instead of being like "Twilight", which relies entirely on fans.

In the eyes of many Hollywood filmmakers, "Twilight" is indeed guilty of original sin and has opened a door to sin.

As for "Twilight", it was produced by Chen Linfeng's company, and the new famous IP "Infinite World" was also created by him.

Ok……

Since the release of "Inception", many filmmakers in the industry have continued to pay attention to it.

When it became a big hit at the box office, many producers and directors started spreading the word.

"You see, original movies are still very competitive and can still enter the $10 billion club. Let's embrace originality."

Of course, having said that, if you let these filmmakers do it themselves and there are well-known IPs, they will definitely go and work on the IPs.

There's no other way, I have to make a living.

However, when faced with true original works, they will still cheer and help out.

This is also the reason why they collectively praised Chen Linfeng.

It's outrageous that Hollywood in the United States now has to rely on a Chinese movie to save the industry.

It feels like Emily Ken is about to enter the magical age early.

The media and peers are all analyzing how "Inception" has achieved its current success.

The Times Square incident was indeed somewhat useful, but of course what was more useful was the topic marketing regarding the content of the movie.

That damn spinning top has almost become the hottest topic in the past week. If it weren’t for the Times Square incident, it wouldn’t even be a part of it.

There are endless analytical film reviews and discussions among netizens.

In the end, with the continuous exploration of many fans and critics who watched the movie twice, three times, or even five or six times, the various mysteries in the movie have basically been solved.

And the more this happens, the more many movie fans and audiences want to elevate this movie to the altar.

It's just perfect.

Few people can find fault with the almost flawless logical chain, exquisite foreshadowing and the design of the preceding and following plots.

The rare critical comments usually turn out to be due to mistakes or lack of careful reading.

Chen Linfeng's script, which had been criticized by netizens all over the world and then improved in his previous life, was a bit too scary.

Many viewers even began to doubt whether there was something wrong with Chen's brain.

"How did he come up with such a complex and orderly story by himself? It was like a chain of gears that was locked in place, with no jams at all."

"I think he must have spent a long time perfecting this story. I've read the novel version, and there are still some problems or unclear descriptions. However, when it comes to the movie version, I can only say that this is a perfect work."

"The film about dreams can end here, because there is no better work than this one."

The fans exaggerated the film too much and even angered fans of other classic works.

What’s the matter? Only your “Inception” is awesome, and the others are not worth mentioning, right?

Then, I was overwhelmed by the huge number of fans of "Inception".

The weapon of criticism is ultimately inferior to the criticism of weapons.

Nowadays, there are too many fans of "Inception".

There are even personal fans of Chen Linfeng, Leonardo, Liu Qianqian, Scarlett and others mixed in.

The total number is simply terrifying.

Later on, "Inception" has almost become something like an "IQ tester".

Want to prove you're smart? Well, watch Inception.

Want to enjoy the thrill of high IQ? Well, let's watch "Inception".

Want to experience the atmosphere of puzzle solving and suspense thriller? Okay, let’s watch Inception!

There is a similar atmosphere in China, but it is not as strong as that abroad.

Many older generations in China appreciate works that have ideological connotations.

Just think about what works were popular in the 80s.

Therefore, the influence of "Inception" is slightly less excessive.

But among young people, the situation is quite different.

As a Chinese, if you dare not praise "Inception", you can be stripped of your citizenship.

The debate on positions on the Internet even caused a major war.

It was only after the Times Square incident was reported back to China that the east wind prevailed over the west wind.

"Dream Thief" has unified the world, and everyone is Dream Thief.

However, online public opinion is just online public opinion, and the offline box office does not fluctuate much.

There is no way, the pirated version has already been released.

Even though "Inception" is mainly in 3D, pirates can always make a 2D version of the video.

Fortunately, most viewers still prefer to watch the big special effects in 3D, especially since "Inception" is famous for its special effects, 3D is far more popular than 2D.

This is also the reason why "Inception" can now withstand the market limits and push the box office upwards.

After all, 3D movie tickets are more expensive.

Of course, because of this, it is almost impossible to go higher.

The limit is here.

After all, "Inception" failed to arouse the same nationwide movie-watching craze as "Your Name".

In China, the second week, the movie box office closed at 5.2 million RMB, and the total box office was 8.6 million.

On the peak Saturday, the box office almost exceeded 100 million.

You know, this is the box office data for the second week.

From this point of view, Chen Linfeng has to thank Huaying for taking the lead in the summer season.

As far as he knew, in his previous life, starting from 2012 and for several years thereafter, Hollywood blockbusters were almost excluded from China's summer season.

A de facto "National Product Protection Month" has been formed.

However, when it comes to "Inception", in order to release it simultaneously around the world, the first half of July was given to Hollywood blockbusters, and the protection month was pushed back by half a month.

This is equivalent to reserving a separate schedule for "Inception", which is indeed the best treatment.

In fact, domestic films are not completely useless during the summer season. "Painted Skin 2" was released in June and eventually earned 6 million yuan at the box office. Judging from the data, it is really not bad.

And the behind-the-scenes of this movie may be even more interesting than the movie itself.

Zhou Xun and Zhao Yanzi's competition for the drama of the year has hardly stopped since the end of last year until the summer vacation.

In addition, movies such as "The Four" and "The Whisperer" are also pretty good.

Among them, Liu Qianqian was no longer in "The Four" and was replaced by a male actor.

It seems that the gender reversal of Wuqing in the previous life was indeed a change made because of the actor.

In addition to these films, there are a total of more than 30 domestic films released during the entire summer season, all at the same time.

It has to be said that Hollywood blockbusters are a strong stimulus to domestic filmmakers.

It's not their fault. At this time, the audience really likes to watch special effects blockbusters, especially when paired with the newly released 3D effects, they will never get tired of watching them.

When Zheng Zhihao talked about this with Chen Linfeng on the phone, he always seemed a little worried.

They are worried that domestic films will lose their ground and the domestic market will become dominated by Hollywood blockbusters.

In fact, this is also what the entire industry is worried about now.

2012 was indeed an extraordinary year.

However, Chen Linfeng was not worried about this problem at all.

"Relax yourself. Domestic audiences just haven't seen these blockbuster movies for a while. It's just that the market is irrational for a short time. After a few years, they will watch more and naturally stop caring about them."

Especially when the quality of domestic films improves, this process will be accelerated.

When there are films in our own country that are rooted in local thinking, who would go out of their way to watch foreign films?

Apart from anything else, the young directors led by Chen Linfeng will definitely bring about some changes in the situation. Besides, Hollywood will not be able to hold on for many more years, and LGBT people will teach them a lesson.

Chen Linfeng's almost overflowing self-confidence infected many people around him.

Therefore, compared with the overall environment, the mentality of Kirin’s internal employees is the most stable.

Let’s get back to “Inception” itself.

The domestic situation is now increasingly integrated with the international situation, and the box office revenue of commercial blockbusters is becoming increasingly concentrated in the first two weeks.

In the second week, "Inception" earned 5.2 million, which is indeed impressive, but this is the limit. From now on, the curve will definitely continue to go down.

Maoyan's box office forecast is that the final box office will be around 15 billion.

According to the company's theoretical model, this is basically the box office limit of the domestic film market under normal circumstances.

The Chinese film market has been on an upward trend, and the box office ceiling has been changing in recent years.

Although filmmakers at this time were facing the invasion of Hollywood blockbusters, they were actually living in the best era.

The audience still has confidence and expectations for the movie.

Unlike later generations, the Chinese film industry has become stagnant and the entire market continues to fall. Filmmakers need to keep calling on the audience to save Chinese films.

By that time, things were already too serious to reverse.

……

In the second half of July, Chen Linfeng was busy filming on the set, and at this time, "Joker" began to shoot in other places.

The key area is New York.

After all, Gotham City is, to some extent, a synonym for New York.

Liu Xixi and Scarlett led the team to fly around the world for promotion.

Yanjing, Shenhai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, London, Paris, Berlin, and Milan are all places they passed through.

Wherever we go, we are welcomed.

Especially Liu Xixi's group, wherever they went, they were greeted by thousands of fans.

She was used to it a long time ago, having encountered it during the "My Love from the Star" and "Reply".

The latter is even more common.

The rest of the team was somewhat surprised.

Is cc so popular?
Indeed, many fans came just for Liu Xixi.

She is now truly the queen of Asia in the whole of East Asia and is treated as a world-class star.

Starting from 09 when "Sherlock Holmes" officially entered Europe and the United States, it has gone through "Taken", "Infinity", "Your Name" and "Inception".

Up to now, she has finally begun to experience her own qualitative change.

Bangko Sentral Airport.

As soon as the group walked out of the airport, they saw a group of people holding signs to greet them. There were no names written on the signs, just a few big words that read "Qilin welcomes headquarters to inspect."

Of course, when the crew of "Inception" came, they couldn't make it too fuss, and they couldn't notify the media or fans in advance.

These are all lessons from the past.

"Xiao Fan, you are here too."

Sister Mei took a few steps forward and started chatting with the leader.

She then introduced herself to several of the main creators of Inception.

"He Weihua is the head of the Korean branch that Qilin has established. He is in charge of the film distribution in Korea. He will also be responsible for organizing our subsequent promotional activities."

Several people greeted him.

He Weihua was still quite reserved in front of the other actors, but his smile immediately brightened when facing Liu Qianqian.

"Hello, lady boss."

At this time, several subordinates behind him also bowed slightly and said, "Hello, Madam Boss."

Liu Qianqian puffed up her cheeks slightly, but ultimately said nothing and just nodded in greeting.

"Hello."

At the same time, she had some doubts in her heart. "Could it be that Xiao Feng was behind this?"

Everyone went to the hotel that had been arranged in advance.

The others went straight to rest because they were tired from the long journey.

Sister Mei took Liu Qianqian to the branch headquarters not far away to listen to the report and learn about the subsequent itinerary arrangements.

About the global release of Inception.

The European and American regions will naturally be left to Disney.

However, in Asia, especially in East Asia, Kirin's current distribution channels have already been established and perfected.

Therefore, when the filming started, it was agreed in the contract that the later distribution work in East Asia and Southeast Asia would be handed over to Kirin.

As long as they do not interfere with the distribution rights in North America, the Big Six in Hollywood are relatively tolerant of overseas distribution.

After all, when they distribute their own films, they sometimes hand over their films to external agencies for distribution.

This is a familiar routine and I'm used to it.

Thanks to his previous best-selling works, there is great interest in Chen Linfeng's new work both in East Asia and Southeast Asia.

The process of Qilin establishing its distribution channels was relatively smooth.

Today, Kirin’s distribution system can make a living just by acting as an agent for domestic and foreign works, and even have extra money to develop itself.

It can be said that it has become a normal thing.

"Mr. Sun, actually, this timing is not very good. There are several movies such as "The Raiders" and "Horror Story" being released in South Korea at the same time."

"But fortunately, Mr. Chen's reputation is loud enough, and we have done some work. Now it has been basically adjusted, and the release time will be one week apart."

Sister Mei nodded, not paying special attention to these movies.

Giving way to one's own movies is perfectly normal and a routine operation.

If Chen Linfeng were alive, he might have paid more attention to it, because several sequels of these films were made in succession later on.

You can tell he's not a good person.

But as He Weihua said, Chen Linfeng is not a good person after all. His reputation has already spread far and wide, and few people can muster up the courage to confront him head-on.

Especially after the box office data of "Inception" in the United States and China spread, it gave the South Korean market a boost.

Hollywood films directed by Chinese directors are expected to earn $10 billion at the global box office.

This is simply a groundbreaking achievement.

Whether in Japan or South Korea, media propaganda is now tending towards "Asian glory" and "the pride of the yellow race".

There was no sour talk.

Even some of South Korea's former opposition parties are now silent.

Many of Chen Linfeng's previous works really hit them hard.

For a wider range of people, there is a mentality of being conquered by the strong.

Many media outlets also sang praises.

It is not enough for them to wreak havoc in East Asia, now they are trying to conquer the international market.

"Teacher Qilin, strong!"

Far away.

With He Weihua's introduction, Liu Qianqian also got some understanding of the situation of this branch.

Kirin’s distribution is similar to that in China, and it initially cooperated with other companies.

Use other people's channels to gradually explore and develop your own channels.

Later on, even if I had the ability to work alone without others, I never had this idea and we still worked together.

This is especially true in foreign countries such as South Korea and Japan.

In South Korea, Kirin found its partner in SHOWBOX, which is one of the three major distribution companies in South Korea.

This company was also the Korean distributor that previously released "The Host" and "Red Cliff".

When Qilin Company first went overseas, they were the first to approach us.

"Mr. Sun, this is the schedule for the follow-up activities. Please take a look to see if there are any questions."

"Yeah... not bad."

"And this one, it's..."

Liu Qianqian watched them as one reported and the other gave opinions, and she listened hard to what they said and tried her best to understand.

After the report is finished, return to the hotel.

The two of them had a close relationship, and without Chen Linfeng around, they just lived in the same room.

Liu Qianqian asked with some surprise, "Sister Mei, why did you bring me along today?"

"Let me tell you, how about it, are you interested?"

"Not really interested," she shook her head. "I don't quite understand a lot of things. It's hard to comprehend."

Market trends and directions are fine, but when it comes to data, it gives her a headache.

Sister Mei sighed and said, it seems that this won’t work.

Liu Qianqian probably understood the other party's intention. She thought it was to let her know more. Maybe in the future, they wanted her to take over part of the work.

"Is this what Xiaofeng meant?"

"It was my idea. I mentioned it to Xiaofeng and he didn't object."

Sister Mei expressed her thoughts one by one.

In her opinion, the best situation is for a couple to maintain equality in personality and finances, and for each to have his or her own career and direction of effort.

This way there will be no dependency.

Although Xiaofeng looked a little strange when he mentioned it to him, he did not object to the idea after all.

Sister Mei thinks it’s worth a try.

After listening to this, Liu Qianqian shook her head and said, "As an actor, acting is my career."

Sister Mei wanted to say something, but was interrupted by her next words.

"I know what you mean, it's not good to rely solely on Xiaofeng for help in acting, I know that too.

But besides career, there is also family. I have suffered in this regard myself and I don’t want my children to experience similar things in the future.

If a couple is very busy and only see each other a few times a year, their feelings may fade at any time.”

Liu Qianqian looked at her seriously and said, "You and your brother-in-law both have your own pursuits, and it doesn't affect your relationship. This is great, but I'm different.

I think I’m in a very good state right now. We’re busy with our own things for two or three months every year, and the rest of the time we’re together, so it doesn’t feel strange and there’s a sense of freshness. This is how we can last a long time.”

"It seems like you really considered it."

Sister Mei listened for a long time and then uttered these words.

Indeed, there is no need to criticize each other's lifestyle.

Xiaofeng once joked that the husband she found was a perfect match for her and that they were a rare breed, meant to be together in both directions.

"Should...you be joking?" Sister Mei thought.

After all, Sister Mei has little understanding of her own condition.

She felt from the bottom of her heart that it was indeed right for women to be independent and strong.

But it is rare to be as self-reliant as she is.

The next day, Liu Qianqian brought up this matter when she was talking to Chen Linfeng on the phone.

"No, Sister Mei really wants you to try your hand at career?"

"Yes, I tried it yesterday."

"How is it? How do you feel? How about I give you a seat and ask Mr. Liu to come out?"

"I do not want it!"

Liu Qianqian also gave a brief account of their subsequent conversation.

Chen Linfeng almost couldn't stop laughing on the phone.

"Ha...haha, a typical strong woman and a weak woman really can't communicate. Their brain waves are not the same."

When he heard Sister Mei say that before, he thought it was unreliable.

People are different. Sister Mei really thinks that women should work hard to build a career.

Others may not think so.

When it comes to Sissi, it's a completely different idea. She is the type of person who attaches great importance to feelings and family.

It may have been different in previous lives, but it is true in this life.

To be honest, Chen Linfeng quite likes her like this.

"Why am I just a salted fish?"

Liu Xixi was dissatisfied and said that what she said was too harsh. She was also working very hard.

"Haha, dreaming of producing one film a year and becoming 'Audrey Hepburn' is just a waste of time."

"Humph, no matter what you say, I am not one of them."

Liu Qianqian's resistance had long been greatly enhanced, so she didn't care what he said.

(End of this chapter)