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It's important to remember that this is despite the rapid development of the domestic film industry in recent years. The box office record for Chinese-language films produced by the domestic entertainment industry alone has reached over a billion yuan, not to mention the box office revenue generated by Hollywood blockbusters in mainland China.

In previous years, the highest box office record for Chinese-language films in China was only two or three hundred million yuan, and very few films could gross more than one hundred million yuan in a year.

A few years ago, for a film actor like Lü Ming who had just entered the big screen, it would have been quite good if his first film grossed 50 to 60 million.

While a box office of over 100 million yuan might not be considered a top-tier film these days, it's still a respectable achievement for a newcomer to the film industry.

But that's not enough!

Compared to other newcomers, he might have an advantage, but Lu Ming's opponent is not only Wu Qian, but also the great god Zhou Xingxing behind him.

With Wu Qian's popularity and Stephen Chow's big-budget sequel to Journey to the West, it's almost a certainty that the film will gross over a billion yuan at the box office.

Can Lü Ming achieve a box office of 1 billion?
Even the most die-hard fans who had great faith in Lü Ming couldn't help but shake their heads when they thought about this, simply not believing it.

This isn't the TV drama industry!
If Lü Ming were to collaborate with a renowned director or join a big-budget film production, perhaps there would still be a sliver of hope.

However, according to netizens' analysis, almost all the directors with some fame in China have already started working, and there is no news of any big productions in preparation. Therefore, it is highly likely that the film project that Lü Ming is collaborating on this time will not be large in terms of production and investment scale.

This is no longer the case as it was a few years ago; it's now almost impossible to achieve high box office returns with a small investment.

In recent years, with the global dominance of Hollywood's top superhero films, even the domestic market has been affected, with movies increasingly focusing on top-notch special effects, high investment, and high returns.

The Journey to the West sequel, starring Wu Qian, is a big-budget film with an investment of three or four hundred million yuan. It's only because Huayue is a large and wealthy company that they could afford to invest in it.

However, even Huayue was struggling to keep up, only managing to secure the majority of the investment, while other investors still held a stake.

According to current domestic box office revenue records, an investment of 300-400 million yuan needs at least 1 billion yuan in box office revenue to break even.

Lü Ming made a mistake!

Almost all netizens believe that Lü Ming was provoked by the reporter who stirred up trouble; otherwise, he would never have said such a thing so rashly.

Meanwhile, inside Huayue's headquarters office building.

"Boss, we did it!"

After seeing the news online, Song Zhe excitedly knocked on Pei Siqian's office door, wanting to tell his boss the good news.

However, when Song Zhe opened the door, he found that Pei Siqian did not have the happy smile that Song Zhe wanted on his face. Instead, his face was dark as if he was holding back his anger.

"Who the hell told you to provoke him?"

"What I want is to ride his coattails, not to fight him!"

"Don't you know how popular this guy is? Do you know how much box office revenue he'll steal if we fight him in a ring?!"

Seeing Song Zhe walk in with a beaming smile, Pei Siqian, who was sitting in the boss's chair, was furious. He picked up the notebook on the table and threw it at Song Zhe, his anger barely concealed.

For Pei Siqian, accepting the offer in this way is definitely not the outcome he wanted.

Although it was Pei Siqian who arranged for Song Zhe to contact Zhuo Wei and ask him to find someone to provoke and provoke Lü Ming, Pei Siqian's real intention was just to ride on Lü Ming's popularity and mock him. He didn't actually have any intention of fighting Lü Ming.

Pei Siqian wanted to capitalize on Lü Ming's popularity to continuously promote the movie they invested in, "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back." This would not only save them a lot of money on advertising but also help the movie achieve higher box office returns.

Making money is Pei Siqian's most important goal.

It's important to know that Huayue invested a large sum of money in this film, "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back." If the box office performance doesn't meet expectations, it will be a devastating blow for Huayue.

Originally, they only wanted to provoke Lü Ming, but now they've gone too far, and Lü Ming wants to directly challenge them to a duel.

Although Pei Siqian has inquired through his connections, he doesn't think that the movie Lü Ming is going to star in will pose much of a threat to their "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back".

However, given Lü Ming's popularity, even a bad movie can still rake in a lot of box office revenue thanks to his popularity.

Over 100 million?

Looking at the comments and speculations from netizens online, Pei Siqian couldn't help but smile.

These netizens are being far too modest. As a leading company in the industry, Huayue had already made a rough prediction about the popularity and box office appeal of top stars like Lü Ming.

If Wu Qian can bring in tens of millions of yuan in box office revenue for the film, then Lü Ming alone is worth at least 200 million yuan.

In other words, the name Lü Ming alone is enough to attract millions of people to go to the cinema to watch Lü Ming's movie.

Even if the budget for this film is low, it is still considered a big production in the film industry.

As an industry insider, Pei Siqian clearly understands what it means for two big-budget productions to compete against each other; it's definitely not a good thing.

In mature film markets abroad, it's normal not to have two big-budget films released at the same time; they will stagger their release dates.

For example, in China, although everyone is determined to get a spot in the Spring Festival film season, under normal circumstances, at most only one or two big-budget productions will be released. Many people will choose the previous New Year's season instead.

When two tigers fight, one will surely be injured!
Even if Lü Ming's film doesn't have a significant impact on Pei Siqian's investment in "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back," it will definitely affect the final box office. It's no problem for Lü Ming to snatch some box office revenue from them.

You should know that movies are different from TV series; you need to buy tickets to watch movies.

Although people's living standards have improved a lot in recent years, and watching movies is no longer the luxury it was a few years ago, it doesn't mean that we've become casual about it.

A movie ticket costs tens of yuan, and apart from a few movie lovers, most ordinary people, even during the Spring Festival, will only choose to watch one movie at most.

Once Lü Ming's fans choose to watch his movie, a considerable number of people will inevitably have to give up watching "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back," which was invested in by Huayue.

The thought that Song Zhe and his group's brainless actions had caused their Huayue Investment's "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back" to lose hundreds of millions in box office revenue made Pei Siqian feel an urge to kill.

Moreover, Lü Ming's confidence clearly indicates that he was well-prepared and may have even reached an agreement with a famous director or a large-scale production team. If that's the case, then the impact on Pei Siqian and Huayue Investment's "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back" will be even greater.

"Ah~~"

"What do we do now? I've invested all my money!" After hearing Pei Siqian's words, Song Zhe realized the key point and said with a worried look on his face.

It's worth noting that not only did Huayue Company invest a significant amount in "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back," but Song Zhe also invested all the money he had earned over the years.

Not only are netizens confident about Stephen Chow's "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back," but industry insiders like Song Zhe are also very confident, believing that the final box office of "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back" will definitely not be worse than the previous "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons," and may even set a new box office record.

If that's the case, then Song Zhe's investment would be able to make a huge profit.

Besides, with Stephen Chow's name alone, investing in this movie wouldn't be a loss.

So when Pei Siqian mentioned the investment opportunity, Song Zhe invested all his money without hesitation, and even misappropriated a large sum of Bao Qiang's money.

If the box office is indeed affected in the end, then all the money he invested might go down the drain. Not only will he become penniless, but Baoqiang might even discover that he misappropriated the money.

"What can we do? We need to quickly find out who he's going to collaborate with and what movie he's going to make!"

Looking at the flustered Song Zhe in front of him, Pei Siqian felt a surge of anger and gave him instructions.

The most important thing now is to find out what movie Lü Ming is going to make and who the director is. Only then can Pei Siqian and the others take appropriate countermeasures.

If Lü Ming really intends to make any big moves, they need to think about it.

"I understand, I'll go ask right away!"

Song Zhe nodded, then hurriedly went out to ask around in the circle.

"How can this guy be so impulsive? Can't he see that they did this on purpose?"

Just as Mi Jie returned to the hotel, she received a message from her agent. Her face lit up with surprise, and she couldn't help but complain.

Perhaps those people online think that Lü Ming may have been prepared in advance, but Sister Mi knows clearly that this was definitely a spur-of-the-moment decision made by Lü Ming after being provoked by those people, and she had never heard Lü Ming mention it before.

This is not a good choice!

Honey Sister has been struggling in the entertainment industry for over ten years and knows exactly how difficult it is to make it in the film industry. Even after so many years in the film industry, Honey Sister still hasn't made much of a name for herself.

Although in Sister Mi's eyes, Lü Ming's acting skills are much better than hers, and he will have an easier time in the film industry, that doesn't mean Lü Ming should do that.

Entering the big screen and immediately having to compete with Stephen Chow's movies is no different from choosing the hell difficulty level at the start of a game, and even a few times more brutal.

Although Lü Ming has already made a name for himself in the television drama industry, if his first attempt to enter the film industry ends in failure, it will be very difficult for him to break into the film industry in the future.

In Sister Mi's opinion, Lü Ming originally had other, better opportunities to make his mark in the film industry, instead of rushing in so hastily and nervously.

According to what I know, there haven't been any big productions lately.

Top-tier productions, as people know them, often require a long preparation period, with six months or even a year being quite normal, and sometimes as long as seven or eight years to prepare for a single film.

Now, almost every director with a bit of fame in the Chinese-speaking world has projects in hand. Zhang Yimou, who has always been optimistic about Lü Ming and wanted to work with him, has even started filming for some time now.

We can't exactly ask Zhang Yimou to give up his job there to help Lü Ming, can we?
At least Lü Ming doesn't have that kind of face yet.

Since Lü Ming made such a hasty promise, even if Sister Mi wanted to help, there wouldn't be any way to do so in a short time.

Putting aside the question of whether they can find an excellent director and production team, it would be difficult enough just to find a good project and script for Lü Ming.

Besides, even if Sister Mi helped Lü Ming find a good script and set up a crew, it was practically wishful thinking to try and compete with Stephen Chow with such a hastily assembled crew. There was absolutely no chance of winning.

Thinking of this, Sister Mi instinctively wanted to call Lü Ming or Dilraba to ask them.

However, as soon as Sister Honey picked up the phone, she remembered the affection in Reba's eyes when they parted earlier. She guessed that the two of them were being affectionate right now, so Sister Honey didn't want to disturb them.

Let's ask Dilraba again tomorrow!
Xiao Zhao, on the other side, also received the same news. Compared to Sister Mi's worries, Xiao Zhao felt more empathy.

As a television actor, Xiao Zhao also has a dream of making it to the big screen.

Back when Zhao Wei first debuted, he was just an ordinary extra in "Curse of the Golden Flower," a film co-produced by Zhang Yimou and Jay Chou. Later, seeing no hope of making it in the film industry, he moved to the television drama industry.

After years of hard work and perseverance, I've finally established myself in the TV drama industry.

Xiao Zhao originally planned to wait a few more years until she had firmly established herself in the TV drama industry and built a solid foundation before making her mark on the big screen again.

However, before she could even make a move, Lü Ming had already stormed the big screen.

Although Lü Ming's decision may have been somewhat hasty, it was at least a good attempt.

Compared to Sister Mi's opinion that this was a hasty and dangerous decision, Xiao Zhao actually thought it was a pretty good choice.

With Lü Ming's acting skills, he could still make a name for himself even in the film industry.

Especially in the current situation, if Lü Ming can really make a name for himself in the competition with Stephen Chow, then Lü Ming will be able to establish himself firmly in the film industry, instead of having to figure things out little by little like them.

Just as news of Lü Ming's upcoming big-screen debut was causing a stir online, Lü Ming arrived at Dilraba's room. Upon seeing Dilraba standing at the door, wearing the goddess dress she wore for her appearance that evening, Lü Ming pounced on her like a hungry tiger and carried her to the bed.

After a long while, Reba nestled in Lü Ming's arms, her fingers gently drawing circles on his chest, a blush of happiness spreading across her face.

Are you going to make a movie?

Dilraba picked up the phone placed beside the bed, looked at it, and then asked Lü Ming with a hint of surprise on her face.

"Hmm, I have an idea!"

Lü Ming nodded, not denying anything.

Originally, Lü Ming didn't have much interest in making movies. For him, the most important thing right now was to make a good film, "Candle in the Tomb: The Lost City".

However, Wu Qian and Hua Yue were being rather aggressive, especially their provocative words today, which made Lü Ming extremely unhappy. (End of Chapter)