Huayu has been doing one good deed a day since 2001

Chapter 37 I'm almost growing a brain

Pang Bing's wish to stop Yan Zi, Zhang Ziyi and others to see their reactions to The Shallows on the 22nd, the first day of its release, did not come true.

Through Wang Jinghua, she found out where the cinema was where the other party gathered to watch movies.

But when she arrived, she didn't dare get out of the nanny car for fear of being surrounded by fans. Before she got out of the car, she didn't see when those stars and people in the circle left.

They will also wear masks, sunglasses and hats when they leave!
Moreover, from the time The Shallows started to be released until the end of the first screening, Pang Bing's personal phone was extremely busy. He received countless text messages and couldn't reply to them all.

The phone calls were ringing one after another, it was really overwhelming.

She could only rush back to the hotel and ask Wang Jinghua and a few assistants to help deal with it.

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December 12, a little after four in the morning.

Li Wenyu was awakened by the deadly chain of calls. He grabbed the phone and answered it, only to find it was Zhang Guorong. "Ayu, we succeeded! We really succeeded!"

"The statistics show that the film grossed HK$700 million in Hong Kong Island over the first two days of the weekend, 510 million RMB in mainland China, and over HK$300 million in Taiwan. It seems the Taiwanese box office market has been collapsing for years."

"Shaolin Soccer only made 1500 million by the end of the filming, and we raked in 300 million in two days. It must have been the hype surrounding Xiao Fan being the most beautiful woman in Asia in 2001 that attracted them."

"Wanwan has put forward Jiang Zuping and Biting in the competition, but these two are ranked in the 50s on the overseas version, which is a huge gap from the top beauty."

In the 1980s and early to mid-1990s, Wanwan was the most important place for film sales in Hong Kong Island, but it has long since fallen into ruins.

Without waiting for Li Wenyu to reply, Zhang Guorong continued, "You'll never guess how much South Korea sold it for. 2316 million Hong Kong dollars! 2800 million Hong Kong dollars for the island nation!"

"We only sold 2800 million in East and Southeast Asian theatrical distribution. We're losing money!"

The box office in the island country of South Korea is higher than that in Hong Kong Island. It is normal that the price of a movie ticket is different. When Hero was released, the price of a ticket ranged from 20 yuan to 30 yuan from all over China.

The South Korean banknote costs six or seven US dollars, which is equivalent to more than 50 yuan based on the exchange rate.

Movie tickets in the island country are also much more expensive than those in the mainland!
The film sold 2800 million Hong Kong dollars in East Asia and Southeast Asia, and exceeded 5100 million Hong Kong dollars in the first weekend in South Korea. In total, the number of moviegoers in South Korea was less than 50.

But when Hong Kong films were at their peak, good films such as those produced by Jet Li and Jackie Chan only counted the number of viewers, and multiplied by the current price of six or seven US dollars per ticket, many films sold 50 to 60 million Hong Kong dollars or more in South Korea.

It’s just that tickets in South Korea were not so expensive back then.

Jackie Chan's Drunken Master only counts the number of people, and six or seven US dollars multiplied by the exchange rate of 7.8 is equivalent to 2001 million Hong Kong dollars earned in South Korea in 1.3.

The mainland box office revenue of 510 million RMB? This means that 20 people went to the cinema over the weekend, and the total revenue of all large screens in mainland cinemas was only 2400 RMB.

The screening rate of The Shallows is not 100%.

Next, some cinemas that have not shown The Shallows will also rush to sell tickets. After paying taxes, the theater chains will get a much larger share of the box office revenue than the production companies.

The most important thing is to prevent piracy. China Film Group, several major film studios, Huayi, and the Xiang family are all involved.

Someone had already called the reporting hotline, and we offered them a 10 yuan reward. We busted a pirated den, investigated the goods, and arrested the perpetrators, making an example of them to the entire internet. It was also a public announcement to the entire population: if you report piracy, you'll actually get money.

Li Wenyu laughed and said, "It's making over 250 million a day in mainland China. It's definitely going to break million in two months. Brother Rong, let's start our own club of billionaire directors."

Now it's really taken off.

The big names have been postponed to before the Spring Festival. The Shallows was the runner-up on the Chinese mainland box office list in 2001. No, the champion was Pearl Harbor with 1.05 million RMB.

There is a high probability that Shark Beach will win the championship!

Bingbing is the only one carrying the popcorn blockbuster. Not to mention that she can compare with Lao Feng, Uncle Ge, Guan Zhilin and a group of foreign stars, she can even suppress Pearl Harbor.

Zhang Guorong drank water again. "When you were running the viral campaign and promoting the Asian beauty pageant, we all had a rough idea, but when it really came to this..." "It's like a dream. I only slept two hours after the concert last night."

Li Wenyu was speechless. "Your health is important. You should get some rest."

I chatted with Zhang Guorong, who was so excited that he couldn't move. Zhang Guorong's assistant and agent on the other end repeatedly urged him to take a rest, and the call ended.

Li Wenyu also returned to Pang Bing to rest.

All kinds of explosive news were flying around in the early days of Internet communication. At least East Asian and Southeast Asian film producers spent 2800 million to buy out the theater distribution.

In the first weekend, the film grossed HK$5100 million in Taiwan and South Korea combined, which caused a sensation throughout the Chinese entertainment industry.

When the sun rose, Fat Bing woke up and learned of the outcome of the battle. He roared and charged towards Lao Li, and was then foaming at the mouth.

This blockbuster movie demonstrates Pang Bing's box office success, which surpasses that of ordinary actresses.

Four Dan actresses and two Bing Bing actresses? Can the combined masterpieces of the other five people reach the box office success of The Shallows?

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On Christmas Eve, the 24th, many people in Hong Kong Island and South Korea started their long Christmas and New Year holidays, especially foreigners.

Li Wenyu was eating a combination of breakfast and lunch when she received the news that Andy Lau, Joey Wong and Zhang Bozhi were coming.

He walked out and met them in the corridor. After a few simple greetings, he asked curiously, "Brother Hua, aren't you still filming Miracle Boy?"

After this holiday, Pang Bing will return to the crew to continue filming. Of course, her scenes will be concentrated on shooting at that time.

Liu Dehua was a little surprised. "Ayu, including the islands, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and even Taiwan, many viewers are curious about Bingbing, the most beautiful girl of the new generation in Asia. Why is she so beautiful? That's why they bought tickets, right?"

Brother Hua is now unable to suppress his guilty conscience and feels excited.

He and Joey Wong made a cameo appearance on the beach and contributed his own way of dying, which felt like it was totally worth it.

Li Wenyu nodded, "There are many like this."

Many people were also brainwashed by the number 12-22-08, including fans of Brother Rong, Brother Hua and others who supported them. Their fans are not limited to China.

Liu Dehua glanced at Azhi and said, "Bingbing is the most beautiful, Azhi is the second most beautiful. They both play the second and third female roles in my new drama. After filming, we will take advantage of the popularity of The Shallows and the influence of the beauty pageant list."

"Will Miracle Boy also explode?"

Before Li Wenyu could answer, Zhang Bozhi winked at him and said, "Brother Yu, you have too many online trolls. You have no moral integrity."

"If it weren't for Rong Ge's consideration, I would definitely be the most beautiful. Although The Legend of Zu Mountain flopped, there are still many fans online who love the special effects of Zu Mountain. Many people say that my portrayal of Master Gu Yue and Li Yingqi is absolutely stunning."

"Brother Yu, do you want me to pretend to be Master Gu Yue for you?"

Li Wenyu, "..."

Ah Zhi slapped his forehead again and grabbed his phone. "I'm almost smart. Chatting via text messages, I'm not complaining, but if you learn Cantonese from me, I can definitely teach you how to communicate in daily life in ten days or half a month. I'm the best Cantonese teacher."

Li Wenyu looked at Brother Hua and Sister Xian speechlessly.

Brother Hua covered his face and said in Mandarin, "It's quite amazing. Ah Zhi acts like a big shot every day, but as soon as I tell Ah Yu that you must hate this kind of personality, she's like a nightclub girl who got rich overnight, much worse than Bing Bing, and she will slow down and cooperate."

"She's been away from nightclubs and outings in Hong Kong Island lately. She's looking for someone to teach her Mandarin. She's even ignored attractive men who asked her out. Is this a sunk cost? Or is she just refusing to admit defeat?"

When Li Wenyu was a little numb, the text message written by Azhi came.

(End of this chapter)