Huayu has been doing one good deed a day since 2001

Chapter 367 This is how domineering a super seller's market is.
Old Li stood outside the elevator lobby, casually chatting and laughing for a few moments.

He then said to Joey Wong, "Sister Wong, if you are ever asked to perform Tai Chi or Five Animal Frolics again, just agree."

"Take the benefits we're giving you."

"Don't worry about these little things."

Old Li's treatment of Stern over the past six months also included teaching him stance training and boxing techniques.

This was, after all, to encourage Stern to also learn Tai Chi and the Five Animal Frolics.

Introduce Chinese martial arts and health preservation culture to this old Judas man.

At present, Li Wenyu's Tai Chi and Five Animal Frolics system is (150/100).

After he gained a level of understanding, perception, and control that far exceeded the limits of normal human beings.

In terms of teaching boxing techniques, he was unprecedented.

We are not afraid of this thing spreading on a large scale.

To put it bluntly, it doesn't matter whether Stern or Redstone were twenty or thirty years younger than Judas.

That kind of youth and health? A dump truck could take away a whole bunch of them.

But it was indeed because of such martial arts and stance training that Stern was able to undergo other medical treatments.

It has such a great effect of making you look younger.

Many Judas and Onsatian old men and women admired Joey Wong, Rosamund Kwan, and others.

Besides wanting them to say a few good words for them in front of Lao Li, they also wanted to learn boxing.

This kind of boxing instruction?

The elderly can watch and learn from Wang Zuxian and others' stance training and fighting techniques.

But 100% copying? Even if you copy 100%, the health benefits will only be 10% of those of actresses like Joey Wong.

Including less than 10%.

This thing, based on Lao Li's own high-level understanding and insights into boxing techniques.

It was created specifically for each individual's unique physical constitution and aptitude.

How big is the gap between people?

The worse the effect, the greater the difference.

Those old men and women are copying the versions of Joey Wong or Stern.

What does it mean if the effectiveness of self-care is less than 10%?
Stern became 20 years younger after six months of boxing training, while other older men need more than six years.

But another key point is that Stern's training and maintenance were not just about boxing.

It also includes the health-preserving medicinal diets and anti-aging drug treatments that Old Li personally prepared.

Moxibustion and other auxiliary treatments were developed by him (150/100) as a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner.

If there is no supporting traditional Chinese medicine.

Only practicing boxing? Even the version most specifically designed for Stern.

He would need to train for more than 5 years to look 20 years younger.

If other elderly people practiced martial arts, the effect would be negligible.

For example, Sumner Redstone died a few years later at the age of 88, and so did Julia Roberts at the age of 92.

Old Li laughed again, "You can also choose from the film and television resources they provide and act in them if you want."

"It not only helps the company make money, but also promotes a positive image of us Chinese."

The next decade will be a period of intense global change.

This can be seen from the selection criteria used for a series of female leads in Transformers.

You can criticize all sorts of things about the female leads in Transformers 1, 2, and 3, each for their own flaws.

But at least they all fall within the bounds of conventional aesthetic standards.

What about Transformers 7?
Black Snow White, Black Mermaid, etc.

Even Captain America was taken by Black people.

At this point, you could cast Joey Wong in Green Snake and Rosamund Kwan in Once Upon a Time in China.

They went to Hollywood blockbusters to take on important roles and contribute their images to the big screen.

It will definitely have a larger audience than Kuroyuki-chan.

Liu Xiaoli exclaimed with delight, "President Li, Warner Bros. has offered me a role in a big movie adapted from DC Comics' Superman, inviting me to play the second female lead."

"Kryptonian Superman's human foster mother on Earth."

"Isn't this a very positive character image?"

Joey Wong also excitedly said, "Warner Bros. also offered me the lead role in (Gravity), saying that if I did well, I could be nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress."

"If the marketing and distribution are done well, the box office results will not be bad."

Old Wang is 45 years old this year.

I never dreamed I could get such a great deal.

After his comeback, he bombarded East and Southeast Asia with sequels to A Chinese Ghost Story IV and V.

Even Hollywood sci-fi blockbusters can now be made for their female leads.

Old Li nodded, "You should accept it if you want. Warner's sincerity is passable."

This is a super seller's market where the other party is waiting to make their offer and gradually lowering their price.

They could only win over Old Li with their sincerity.

This piqued his interest, and then we discussed spreading the medical technique of restoring youth.

Warner Bros. Pictures is no longer the sole producer of Superman: Man of Steel and Gravity.

But Warner's influence in Hollywood is undeniable.

In early 2012, Warner Bros. had not yet been acquired and controlled by AT&T.

However, the descendants of the four Warner brothers, the founders, have been marginalized.

Currently, it is mainly controlled by the Time Warner board of directors, but what about this board?

The Morgan family has already taken control of the company through investment groups such as Vanguard and BlackRock.

How many elderly people are in the Morgan family?
It's all a series of interconnected capital games.

We chatted for a few more minutes.

Old Li entered the elevator with Mao Xiaotong and Dilraba.

With no outsiders around, Dilraba excitedly said, "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons has grossed over 21 billion yuan in mainland China in just 10 days. I wish I had made a cameo appearance as that infatuated, silly female warrior."

"It's a little bit of a pity."

This Christmas, New Year's Day, and Lunar New Year film season.

"Breakup Buddies" has accumulated 16 billion yuan in box office revenue in mainland China in its fifth week of release.

He Qing played a supporting role as the female lead in the version of "Breakup Buddies," and was the male lead's ex-wife.

Huang Bo is still the male lead, and Deng Chao has replaced Xu Guangtou as the best friend.

Dilraba made a cameo appearance as a beautiful highway toll collector.

Li Qin replaced the role of the flamboyant young woman working at the small-town barbershop.

The actress who played Avatar was Li Yitong, recommended by Gulnazar.

Despite its strong cast, it's a high-quality road comedy.

However, the sheer scale of a purely 2D movie pales in comparison to Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons.

Even the big sci-fi movie (Transformers 3) only accumulated 13 billion in its fifth week.

In contrast, in the Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons version, the young Stephen Chow, in his early twenties, played the male lead with a baby face.

Even though it only occupies 50% of the screenings in 2D theaters.

With the high ticket prices for 3D and 3D IMAX theaters, several times the original price, it's easy to make 2 million a day.

The number of RMB 21 billion in mainland China exceeded 2.1 billion in ten days.

The local team of Hong Kong's Hao Wan has been gradually chasing the glory of Avatar and Super Sports 3.

The release of "Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame" was delayed to make way for "Conquering the Demons".

The final box office in mainland China was 32.37 billion yuan, which is equivalent to 33.69 billion yuan in China and 5.22 million US dollars in the United States.

The current version of Journey to the West starring Zhou Xun is even more outrageous than Detective Dee.

Even if it can't catch up with Super 3, there's still a good chance it will reach 40 billion.

The infatuated, silly, and beautiful girl that Dilraba mentioned is played by Tang Yixin in the original series.

Stephen Chow had invited her to a meeting, but she didn't go.

It feels like I have the time to spend a long, long time in a state of being a background actor.

It would be far more practical to ambush Lao Li in the elevator at the media headquarters.

Now Dilraba has come ashore, gotten on the bus, and witnessed the explosive success of Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons.

Just making a few casual remarks.

The production period for Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons was from May 2010 to February 2011.

Old Li laughed and said, "With your terrible acting skills, you'd probably need to spend half a year immersing yourself in the performance of Xiao Tang on the big screen for those few minutes."

"It will take dozens or even hundreds more takes to catch up with Tang Yixin."

"Besides, your ancient costume look isn't as good as your modern fashion."

Dilraba quickly smiled and said, "Boss, Sister Zha and Sister Xiaotong both said your hot money is very nourishing."

"Please help me get some extra nutrition, maybe it will make me smarter." Mao Xiaotong rolled her eyes at Dilraba, both amused and exasperated. "Senior brother, Deng Chao and I have received offers to play the second male lead and the female lead in 'Now You See Me' produced by Top Entertainment."

"He plays an FBI agent, and I play an Interpol agent tasked with catching a magician's team during a robbery."

"If I go to the US to film now, do I still need you to personally accompany me and stay there for an extended period?"

If so, she declined.

Old Li was speechless. "I'll just fly there for a day or two. Alexandra will keep you company the rest of the time."

They kept sending out opportunities for actors to appear on screen.

None of these are small projects.

Now You See Me was originally priced at $1.17 million in the US, while Man of Steel was priced at $2.91 million in the US.

Gravity costs the United States $2.74 million.

The three blockbusters each achieved higher global box office figures, doubling or tripling their respective earnings.

Its reputation and ratings are both quite good.

Old Li felt that with Wang Zuxian's current acting skills, she might not even be able to get nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress.

Xiao Tong quickly delivered a kissing scene, seizing this opportunity to appear in a blockbuster film.

It's the kind of lucrative opportunity that countless actresses in the entire entertainment industry are vying for.

Dilraba pressed the elevator button for the 14th floor again.

She is also a diligent student who loves learning and wants to improve every day.

She's five months away from turning 20, which is plenty of time for her to gain driving experience.

Technology has also advanced by leaps and bounds.

Old Li said she doesn't look good in period costumes? Looks like she'll have to focus on modern fashion options from now on.

When cosplaying, choose more fashionable and interesting designs.

More than an hour later.

Mr. Li, who was teaching, was startled by the WeChat message and had to pause his efforts.

"The celebration banquet for 'Journey to the West' surpassing 22 billion yuan in national box office revenue is ready. We'll talk about it after we finish our work."

From the hit movies like "Breakup Buddies" and "Transformers 3" to "Journey to the West," the data for each film is stronger than the last.

This has all been reflected in the market value of Time Media.

Today's stock market closed with a turnover of 4700 billion.

Its stock price surged by 1500 billion yuan in just over two months after its listing, matching the figures of Weibo and Time360 Group.

The market value of Fat Ice's 12% stake has increased again, reaching $72.3 billion.

Based on current market value, Fat Bing has surpassed Guo Henian to become the fifth richest person in the world last year.

He easily broke into the top 100 of the world's richest people list.

The original trajectory was that Robin Lee, according to Baidu, ranked 86th on the global rich list with assets of US$102 billion.

However, Robin Lee's Baidu account has long since been sold.

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After a while.

Old Li arrived at the celebration banquet on the first floor.

Little Ma, President Han, and Stephen Chow, who were chatting, quickly grabbed their wine glasses and walked over.

Old Zhou's wrinkles trembled with excitement. "Mr. Li, I feel that Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons is a huge success. It won't just break 21 billion in China and abroad in 10 days."

"With a rating of over 8 points, it's easy to surpass the glory of ordinary people."

"Should we start planning the second part of Journey to the West?"

"We still need Mr. Li to oversee and guide us."

What if Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons breaks 40 billion yuan at the Chinese box office?
These production companies take 45% of the revenue from the theater chains, which is a lot of money.

It can take away more than a billion yuan from the box office.

Stephen Chow accounts for 20%.

A few hundred million in cash flow is considered small change?
Of course, this is not a share of the actor's and director's fees; Stephen Chow invested proportionally in the film.

As for the ratings? Old Zhou, with his youthful face, plays the male lead in a comedy.

He has that appeal at this stage.

Old Li laughed and said, "Your dark deconstruction of the Journey to the West series this time is indeed in line with the original work."

"It can be considered a unique debut among the many Journey to the West IPs."

"Planning a second part is fine, but we must pay attention to maintaining a consistent narrative style and avoid any disconnect."

Stephen Chow's Journey to the West Part 2: The Demons Strike Back only scored a little over 5 points on Douban.

Countless people have criticized him for losing his creative talent.

The exaggerated and terrible performance by the sewing machine artist lowered the overall score by at least 1.5 points.

Another aspect is the special effects.

You can't say the special effects of "The Demons Strike Back" are too bad, you can't call them cheap special effects.

Instead, it suddenly switched from the realistic CG creatures of the first film to a distorted animation style.

A little weird.

Whether it's a demon in human form or revealing its true form, the first part of the Demon Exorcism arc...

Finally, in the scene where Sun Wukong manifests the heavens and the earth, the special effects of real creatures are immediately apparent.

The same applies to fighting.

But the Demon Subduing Chapter is funny. Whether it's Red Boy or the later Nine Palaces Immortal, they control multiple alternate forms to fight Sun Wukong.

They all had a strong feeling about the animated films.

The inclusion of a lot of distortion and animation style in a live-action film story is quite disjointed.

In addition, the second film includes 1500 special effects shots, more than three times that of the first film.

This resulted in a shoddy production, with many details distorted, and it wasn't as amazing as the first one.

This lowered the score of "The Demons Strike Back" by about 1 point.

In addition to the story, several segments of demon-slaying plots were pieced together.

A single film crammed with multiple trials and tribulations from the pilgrimage to the West, including those of the Spider Demon, Red Boy, the Nine Palaces Immortal, and the White Bone Demon.

This resulted in an incomplete story and insufficient emotional buildup.

These are the three biggest failures of the original Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back.

If Time Entertainment were to be in charge of planning the second Journey to the West movie, they would definitely exclude actors who lack acting skills and are essentially just sewing machine actors.

It would be best to use AI to swap Stephen Chow's face and let him continue playing Xuanzang.

This can elevate the story's quality from a 5-point rating to a 7-point rating.

The special effects will maintain the realistic style of the first film, while also ensuring the integrity of the story.

It can still be upgraded to an 8-point level and become a super popcorn.

The original Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons is not as good as Kung Fu Hustle in terms of storytelling and excitement.

But it's a high-quality film that deserves 12 billion RMB at the box office, much better than something like Monster Hunt.

The upgraded and optimized version leverages the 3D IMAX viewing experience to reach 40 billion data points.

Its reputation will remain good.

If they continue to advance with the momentum, they will be pushing forward the Journey to the West series within the Dark Interpretation sequence.

This also continues the style of filling in the interpretation of A Chinese Odyssey.

It's nothing more than a joke about Stephen Chow playing Sun Wukong, while this is Xuanzang.

With his affirmation, Stephen Chow nodded excitedly and promised to do a good job on the second film.

Little Ma smiled and clinked glasses, "Chairman Li, the blockbuster movie is such a great boost to the stock market, our Tencent has already broken 3100 billion."

"It can't compare to Time Media, but it has such a high standard of IMAX production process."

"It's still worth investing a lot of money in."

"The Journey to the West series, the Detective Dee series, plus Lucy—tell the stories simply."

"These are all benchmarks against the Marvel Cinematic Universe's global achievements."

Old Li nodded, "The current limit for a single film in the mainland market is four to five billion RMB."

"Converted to US dollars, it would amount to six or seven hundred million dollars, matching the value of the US voter base."

"It's normal for us to gradually catch up."

Now, in 2012, thanks to Lao Li's years of hard work and promotion.

It has already caught up with the market prosperity he experienced from 2015 to 2018 before his rebirth.

This includes the total box office limit, etc.

Tell a good story and focus on quality.

Countless Chinese viewers and movie fans voted with their feet to support the film group, and then gave back to it.

In the global film and television sector, he's essentially broken even.

The next two or three years will be dedicated to fully capitalizing on the global market.

And the research and development of cutting-edge technologies.

(End of this chapter)