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Chapter 325: A Thousand Miles of Time Means More Than 460 Billion Dollars!
Yang Mi is a woman of her word; she picked up her phone and sent a WeChat message.

She continued to complain about Mao Xiaotong, saying, "I think I'm a bit shameless."

"Back then, in order to make money, I was willing to take on bad movies but turned down the role of the glamorous female second lead, Zhuge Liang."

"That's definitely the epitome of a strong female lead, her masterpiece."

"Now that I'm on board, I don't have the money to watch bad movies anymore."

She was referring to June before Liu Yifei officially went to pick up Cheng Qiyun, the second female lead in (Return to Ming).

The secret agent himself connects with (contract lovers) and (fate call transfer).

The former is worth 500 million, while the latter is worth 300 million for the female lead in one of the four units.

At that time, she thought the money was incredibly appealing.

I know it's a bad movie, but it doesn't matter if I learn from Zhang Bozhi.

Are you on the bus now?!
I already thought it would be difficult to get on the bus, so I took advantage of Old Li's drunken state to sneak up on him.

If they take on more bad movies like this, it will only lower the overall standard.

Mao Xiaotong looked bewildered. "How many commercials have you taken on so far? How much have you earned? Have you signed contracts for any bad movies?"

Everyone has a different definition of money.

She felt that after the release of three blockbuster films, an advertising endorsement would cost three million a year.

She took on five, totaling 1500 million before tax.

That's rich enough.

He will not take on any new projects for two years, and will only focus on rehearsing plays, practicing Peking Opera, practicing crosstalk, and so on.

Including more life experience projects, let's focus on improving acting skills first.

The big secretary laughed awkwardly, "My minimum salary is 600 million a year, and my maximum is 1000 million a year. Crest toothpaste offered me 1000 million."

"I asked my senior sister, and senior brother Li said that we should accept the offer if we should."

"Don't worry about the conflict between Yuanyuan and your endorsement of Yunnan Baiyao toothpaste."

"The five projects generated nearly 4000 million yuan in pre-tax revenue."

“You’re right, I’m not going to act in bad movies anymore. I didn’t sign a contract before, after all, it takes about a month to do a roadshow (for the search engine), and they were the ones who were waiting for me.”

As they were talking, the secret friend's phone rang.

She quickly read the reply, raised an eyebrow at Mao Xiaotong, and said, "Let's go to the 14th floor."

Even after including He Qing, Lao Li hadn't accepted any new members for a full 14 months.

As a result, I suddenly had two bowel movements.

From Fat Bing to Little Shishi, no one has any objections, not just on the surface.

Tong Liya bluntly complained, "It's a good thing you accepted it, otherwise I would have worried that Lao Li might have changed his interest."

Tong Liya had no doubt that Lao Li would switch to other quirky channels.

She was worried that the other party would go all the way down the path of robot dogs, drones, and then robots.

AI face-swapping technology is amazing.

AI can also create images out of thin air, producing virtual yet lifelike female templates.

To complement the robot's skeleton, realistic leather clothing, and so on?

Technology is getting increasingly bizarre these days, which is why Tong Liya publicly complained, fearing he might go astray and end up having a human-machine relationship with a robot or AI!

Exaggeration?
That's not an exaggeration.

They each have their own flaws, which were basically corrected to the extreme by Lao Li's cosmetic procedures.

But if machines create humans, can he really sculpt 100% mechanical beauty as a robot godfather?

And there are various chip implants? Becoming an all-around assistant at the level of a head butler.

Old Li has been having dinner parties these days, and his work is also progressing.

But they can still spare two or three hours each day to bring tears to the eyes of Da Mimi and Xiao Tong.

Mao Xiaotong asked curiously as she was about to start walking, "What message did you send? You got a reply so quickly, let me see it?"

The secretary openly handed over her phone.

On the beta version of WeChat, she was asking Lao Li whether she should wet the pages when learning new knowledge, tackling new subjects, or manually turning pages of physical books.

Mao Xiaotong felt that she had learned another trick.

She smiled and praised, "Sister Honey, you're so cool."

As her secretary pulled her along, she said curiously, "When you ask for a photo later, include me. Let's give him a commercial compliment together and have a souvenir."

"Damn it, what Senior Sister boasted back then wasn't just empty talk after all."

Mao Xiaotong, "..."

She didn't realize until she was almost 20 that mutual flattery in business was truly insane.

The Big Secret looks like she debuted as a child star.

Moreover, it's been five or six years since her official debut, from "The Pianist" to "My Love from the Star" (third female lead).

They renewed their first five-year contract with Time Media after it expired, so they have a long history.

But she's only 21 years old.

…………

Time turns.

These are the last few days before National Day in 07.

The entire internet—this is truly a global internet phenomenon—is abuzz with the awe-inspiring CGI and AI face-swapping technologies, even among many Western viewers.

Countless people are watching the video on the outside of China's internet, comparing the two versions of Fight Back to School.

This has contributed to the further popularity of Stephen Chow and Yang Mi in Western markets.

Although some Americans also jumped on the bandwagon, such as the crew of (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), who also promoted that their crew had a lot of CGI face-swapping effects.

This special effect is present throughout the entire film.

While it may not be a Hollywood innovation, its application of this technology is among the most advanced in the world.

The Benjamin movie wrapped filming in May of this year, and is now awaiting the massive post-production work.

The male lead, Brad Pitt, is also a top Hollywood star with immense star power.

Warner Bros. and Paramount capitalized on the buzz surrounding the film's promotion, fueling the trending topic of deepfake technology, which in turn complemented the success of (Fight Back to School).

The great secret lies beyond daily learning and cultivating one's talents.

They are also gradually pushing forward with choreography and filming music videos for new songs.

The marketing and promotion of the "Thigh Era" was by no means lacking.

You said you're already famous and making so much money, why are you still working so hard?
Yang Mi is an ambitious person, and she is not afraid of hardship in order to achieve her great ambitions.

Not to mention, she was also surprised to find that after eating and drinking for free, the cycle of injury and recovery became a daily occurrence.

But she gets moving and active, whether it's practicing singing and dancing or other work, including doing roadshows.

The more you run, the more energetic and powerful you become.

4:00 AM on October 2nd.

After another round of arrogance, the big secret asked curiously, "Has Senior Sister released her results yet? 65% screening rate on the first day, are there any statistics?"

"I think it's a bit unscientific. Yesterday, I was running around doing roadshows from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m."

"I haven't slept a wink. I'm not sleepy right now, but I'm not particularly tired either."

Xiao Liu had already taken a nap, and after three hours of rest, he was fully recharged.

She grabbed the digital camera and said to her secretary, "You're so sexy, let me take some pictures of you in nice poses."

"The results for the first day are out: 3000 million searches and 1500 million in supermarkets."

"However, the two movies have different ratings. The search engine gives them a 9.3 rating, while the supermarket only gives them a 7."

This resulted in a huge gap in reputation.

The big secret agent hurriedly looked up at Lao Li, her eyes filled with surprise, "Senior brother, I can't sleep at all. What if we break 2 million in seven days?"

"It easily surpassed 5 million views in six or seven weeks, the rating is just too high!"

"I don't feel at ease at all."

Upon hearing that the second half of 2007 might be her secret year.

This kind of stimulation is more than just making it hard to sleep.

This is truly letting the work and data speak for themselves.

Even if she can't win a major award, her acting skills are still only around 70.

It's been a long time since He Qing and Liu Shishi competed for the prize.

Even a minor award nomination for Best Actress is considered a nomination!

At this stage, the rumors have completely subsided, and the mainland box office of 3.63 million almost caught up with the White Snake.

The total number of people in Hong Kong and Macau reached 4700 million, which is equivalent to 4.1 million nationwide.

Regardless of how others perceive it, her new leading lady story easily broke the record for the most talked-about story.
The White Snake, Hero, Crazy Stone, and so on.

She can even win a minor Best Actress award. This is a small but significant improvement.

For example, advertising endorsements previously ranged from a minimum of 600 million to a maximum of 1000 million per year.

It has been praised for its box office performance, positive reviews, and minor awards.

Has the endorsement business stabilized at the tens of millions level by the beginning of 2008?
Old Li is instructing Mao Xiaotong on how to rehearse action scenes and checking her physical coordination.

He listened to Yang Mi's speech casually and said, "Okay, I'll cheer you on later."

The search rating is so high.

It was definitely the fan groups of the big secrets and He Qing who artificially inflated the numbers.

One of the Four Great Actresses and one of the Eight Beauties, there's no doubt their fan base is enormous.

How many fans could Yang Mi attract with just one movie, "You Are the Apple of My Eye"?

A phenomenal youth romance film.

That's the third highest-grossing film in mainland China to date, with 8.32 million yuan in mainland China alone.

Of course, Lao Li himself also has a terrifying fan base, drawn by his performances in important supporting roles, where his acting skills are quite superb.

There are also many instances of brute force application.

The big secret was also excited and went to cheer on Xiaotong.

Around 7 a.m., she dragged Mao Xiaotong along as her supporter and went to the roadshow for promotion.

Of course, all four of the most popular young actors made cameo appearances.

These people have also joined the roadshow lineup!
It's impossible to keep running around all the time, as everyone has other jobs, but it's fine to run around for a few days during the National Day holiday when the film crew has time off.

Because the lineup for the search roadshow was too incredible.

On October 2nd, the screening rate was adjusted to 70%, and it once again achieved a box office of 33 million.

On the third day, the screening rate was 80%, with a single-day viewership of 3900 million.

This is 1.02 million in three days.

In contrast, the supermarket's total accumulated sales over three days reached 3400 million!
A major showdown between one of the Eight Beauties of Time and one of the Five Dragon Girls.

Even though Yang Mi was leading the way and completely dominating the game, there was nothing they could do; she was cheating too much.

…………

December 2007, 10.

Time Travel Headquarters.

Old Li used brand-new batteries to power the Time Type 95 Thousand Mile 2.1 prototype's flight, experimental shooting, and so on.

It took a full 30 minutes to empty the 100-round magazine.

He remarked, "That's about it. The 100-round magazine version can last for 30 minutes, which means it can fly a considerable distance."

Lei Zi, puffing on his cigarette, complained, "If this battery were replaced with the 300-round magazine version, it could fly for 20 minutes."

"The remote-controlled drones, operating within a one-kilometer range, have created a safe distance from their normal adversaries, maintaining an effective firing range."

The 2.1 version prototype itself has an effective range of three to four hundred meters.

And what about the distance created by the drone?

This is a training exercise where I can hit you, but you can't hit me.

What if it's within a major metropolitan area?

If the control platform is underground, it's not even suitable for teams using the walking version.

This little guy is enough for shooting down planes flying at low altitudes.

After all, there is also a special ammunition model in version 2.2.

Old Li smiled broadly, "These past six months have been alright, not wasted. In a while, I'll try out the auto-aiming, lock-on, and adjustment-based rapid-fire software."

Lei Zi was speechless.

He felt that Cambridge was now silent.

There are probably countless people outside cheering and celebrating the fact that the movie (search) grossed 2.54 million yuan in mainland China in seven days.

This film also grossed HK$4100 million in Hong Kong.

This is roughly equivalent to nearly 3 million people nationwide.

The hype and buzz propelled Yang Mi, a rising star, into the top tier of the "Eight Beauties".

This once again proves just how terrifying the commercial value of Lao Li's Time Media is.

Each of these human-shaped gold mines has an insane ability to absorb gold.

But Lei Zi thinks it's comparable to the successive generations of products from Senribu?

Those numbers games involving money are no longer very meaningful.

When Lao Li recalled the drone and disassembled it for inspection, Lei Zi laughed and said, "Mr. Li, Forbes values ​​your net worth at 460 billion US dollars."

"I feel that the number of people in Senribe alone is more than that."

It's just $460 billion.

If all of Senribu's accumulated technology, patents, etc., were to be sold to the government.

Offering you 4600 billion RMB wouldn't be a problem.

It's just that this thing might not be able to be sold, and it's illegal.

About the same time.

On the 9th floor of the media headquarters, Yang Mi, accompanied by Zhang Xinyu, knocked on Liu Yifei's office door. A moment later, a sleepy-eyed, makeup-free Liu Yifei opened the door, yawning.

The secretary smiled sweetly and handed Xiao Liu an invitation, "Qianqian, you must come to the celebration banquet for breaking 3 million tomorrow night."

"(The supermarket's) national box office didn't break 100 million, so you can't be blamed for that."

"It was all thanks to Senior Brother Li's cameo appearance that I was able to achieve such a terrifyingly high rating and an incredibly high number of viewers."

Liu Yifei nodded blankly, looked Yang Mi up and down, speechless, "Aren't you tired? You're so energetic?"

Even though she is only 20 years old, which is the most youthful and energetic time of her life.

They did seven consecutive days of roadshows, singing, dancing, doing activities, and interacting with the audience.

Seven days, seven cities, plus limited space on airplanes and cars.

I'm so tired and sleepy.

You mentioned that Time Media has a traditional Chinese medicine herbal tea that can quickly restore energy and physical strength?
Liu Yifei has never tried that kind of high-quality stuff.

Could it be that the big secret agent went to ask for resources?
After all, the other party had a good relationship with Liu Shishi and Tong Liya.

Liu Yifei is different.

She has few friends and is too embarrassed to flatter people and curry favor like Yang Mi does.

The big secret agent proudly puffed out her chest and said, "A career is the best medicine. Sister Xin has been promoting it for so many years. We're both 20 years old. You have to keep going."

After she finished speaking, she spent a few more minutes interacting with Xiao Liu.

He just left with Zhang Xinyu, and tomorrow night he will hold a celebration banquet to mark the company's national sales exceeding 3 million.

This doesn't stop her, as the leading lady, from taking action early; (search) as of midnight today, the number of searches nationwide reached 2.95 million.

There is absolutely no obstacle to breaking 3 million in one day.

(The supermarket) is because from the 3rd to the 7th, all five days have been 20% of the screenings.

During the Golden Week holiday, the mainland only collected 7000 million, while Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan combined collected over 1600 million.

This is already a huge profit for the production team of the supermarket drama.

But how does it compare to search engines that still have a high rating of 9.4?
As the two walked briskly toward the next office where invitations would be delivered, Zhang Xinyu whispered, "Sister Mi, why haven't you been waiting for Senior Brother Li these past few days?"

“The more crucial the period of your rise to fame, the more likely your senior brother will see your hard work.”

There is hard work without credit.

If you work hard and accumulate too much merit, are you more likely to be soft-hearted and give others the opportunity to take advantage of you?

Can you steal a chicken by saying a few more nice words?

Zhang Xinyu is no longer complaining that the "Big Secret" (a popular online community for secret agents) is no longer blocking people.

Is it a complaint that she's not taking care of her privately anymore?

The senior secretary walked with a confident stride and replied softly, "Senior brother is immune to the 8D era. Take some time to reflect."

She's already reached the other side of her own life, why would she still drag this Xinyu into this mess?

At most, it will be a year or two later, after she's been rejected, that she'll launch her "backup plan" to rekindle the novelty.

She was also sighing.

Real life is full of actresses.

Mao Xiaotong, that girl, has also come ashore.

Did Zhang Xinyu not notice anything? Well, that makes sense, Zhang has been busy with promotional events too.

Zhang Xinyu's role is nominated for Best Newcomer in the minor awards, and she should have no problem winning Best Supporting Actress.

But are their roommates Gao Ye and Zhao Liying also blind?
Mao Xiaotong will make a guest appearance at the roadshow and will also bring his roommates along, which can be seen as giving him a chance to debut.

(End of this chapter)