HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 267 [267] Qi Yuan: Today, everyone must change their bad habit of eating staple foods!

Cool!
This is Qi Yuan's feeling at this moment.

The film's box office success and the high price paid for "The Flower Without Flaws" make it a double celebration.

However, Qi Yuan still wanted to apologize to the coal mine owner, as he was in Shanghai for a roadshow and couldn't return to Beijing for the time being.

Upon hearing this, Mr. Guo couldn't help but feel a little regretful, as he was still reminiscing about the scene where he had talked about his ideals with Qi Yuan and Wang Jing.

His disappointment did not last long.

Okay, Qi Yuan isn't coming back, so we can go up to the third floor this time.

Last time Qi Yuan disagreed, and he was too embarrassed to go alone, so he has to make it up to her this time.

……

The Bund, Peace Hotel.

Today's dinner is in mainland China, and it only includes Qi Yuan, Li Bingbing, Li Xue, Huang Xiaoming, and a few assistants.

Qi Yuan said to everyone in a very generous manner, "Tonight, everyone should give up the bad habit of eating staple foods. Order whatever you want to eat and drink, don't be shy with me."

'loyalty!'

Huang Xiaoming was in high spirits and wanted to shout something like that.

Even if Qi Yuan wanted to assign him a task, he would never refuse, only saying, "Lord Qi Kaka, please give the order."

Li Bingbing asked bluntly, "Didn't we treat everyone to a big meal a few days ago? Did you make a fortune again?"

When "Infernal Affairs" became a box office hit in mainland China, Qi Yuan treated everyone to a meal costing tens of thousands of yuan. At the time, Qi Yuan did not tell everyone to give up staple foods.

Li Xue looked at Qi Yuan blankly.

Qi Yuan smiled and said, "You'll find out in the news in a couple of days. Let's order."

Everyone can be sure that Qi Yuan has made a lot of money again.

Presumably because of Boss Qi Yuan's status, no one dared to really open up, so in the end Qi Yuan came in person.

French steak, Russian lobster, premium yellow croaker from the East China Sea... they served them all.

Huang Xiaoming wanted some staple food, but Qi Yuan glared at him and said, "I told you to give up staple food. I'll just order two more lobsters to fill your stomach."

Li Bingbing and Li Xue: "..."

Huang Xiaoming: "..."

What else can I say? I'd go through fire and water for you, my godfather!

Tonight, even if Qi Yuan asked Huang Xiaoming to jump into the Huangpu River, Huang Xiaoming wouldn't even flinch.

After a sumptuous dinner, Qi Yuan immediately started the second round, inviting everyone to sing karaoke at the best place, spending over ten thousand yuan in one night.

Huang Xiaoming and Li Bingbing felt a pang of heartache; it was such a waste of money.

They worked hard for months to film a TV series, only to have it all squandered by Qi Yuan in one night.

……

About two days later.

A media outlet reported that the first-run broadcast rights for the TV series "Hua Wuque" have been sold.

125 million per episode, 40 episodes, 50 million in total.

Huang Xiaoming and the others finally understood why Qi Yuan was so generous. With "Infernal Affairs" selling like hotcakes and "The Flawless Flower" fetching a high price, Qi Yuan earned so much money that it couldn't be contained in several sacks.

Following the immense popularity of "Infernal Affairs," another work starring superstar Qi Yuan, "The Little Fish and the Flower Without Flaws," sold for a sky-high price. Three television stations jointly purchased the first-run broadcast rights for 125 million yuan per episode.

At 125 million yuan per episode, it's practically the ceiling for the price of a single episode of a mainland Chinese TV series.

By the end of this year, Beijing TV purchased the rights to "The Heroine's Adventures" starring Zhao Yanzi and Wu Qilong at a high price of approximately 90 yuan per episode.

Zhao Yanzi is the most popular female star in the television industry; in terms of national popularity and audience appeal, no other female star can compare to her. Wu Qilong, as a former member of the Little Tigers, is also incredibly popular.

Even if these two were paired together, their price wouldn't match that of "The Legendary Siblings".

The mainland version of "The Eloquent Ji Xiaolan" is even cheaper, selling for just over 600,000 yuan per episode at the beginning of next year, which is about half the price of "Hua Wuque".

The price of 125 million per episode for "Hua Wuque" is undeniably high.

Whether it broke the record or not is unknown, but everyone knows that the price is ridiculously high!

……

Beijing.

Huaxia Vision once again approached Zhang the Bearded Man with money.

"Old Zhang, hurry up and invite Qi Yuan to film 'The Return of the Condor Heroes'! Aren't you envious that 'The Legendary Flower' sold for over a million yuan per episode?"

Zhang the Bearded Man: "..."

What good is it for me to be envious? I need to be able to persuade Qi Yuan to do it.

If I could get Qi Yuan, would I need you guys to invest money in me? People willing to invest in me could line up from Beijing to Shanghai.

Zhang Dahuzi called Qi Yuan afterwards.

"Mr. Qi, let's film 'The Return of the Condor Heroes'. The adaptation of 'The Legendary Twins' made so much money, 'The Return of the Condor Heroes' is even more popular, it will definitely make even more money."

If all else fails, I'll call you brother, Brother Qi. Please, please say yes.
Zhang Dahuzi spoke with heartfelt sincerity, but Qi Yuan sighed and gave a reason for refusing: "I'm busy making my way into the Japanese music scene, how can I have time to film 'The Return of the Condor Heroes'? Besides, Louis Koo's version has already been deified, it's almost impossible to surpass it, no matter how I act, it will be inferior, forget it."

Louis Koo's portrayal of Yang Guo is truly a classic, almost perfect. Even if he were to give a 95 out of 100, it wouldn't be enough.

Qi Yuan is not Huang Xiaoming. Brother Xiaoming is truly brave, challenging Xu Wenqiang, Yang Guo, Wei Xiaobao, Tang Bohu... one after another, and as a result, he was severely criticized by people.

Actually, Xu Wenqiang was quite good, and Yang Guo's middle-aged scenes were also not bad. The rest is hard to describe. All I can say is that he was courageous, and he deserves all the criticism.

Zhang Dahuzi was still unwilling to give up: "Filming 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes' is fine too. I can wait. You can choose the time next year or the year after."

Qi Yuan declined again, saying they would talk about it later.

He is not suitable for Guo Jing. Guo Jing is simple and honest by nature, and he has nothing to do with the word "honest person".

……

6 month 10 day.

"Infernal Affairs" was shown in Hong Kong for nearly twenty days and in mainland China for more than ten days.

Currently, the box office in Hong Kong is around 57 million, and the box office in mainland China is about to exceed 60 million, totaling more than 100 million.

The daily box office growth is slowing down now. Hong Kong's market is too small, with only a few million people, and many people have already seen it.

Piracy is rampant in mainland China. Pirated copies appeared on the market just a few days after the film's release.

China Film Group, in conjunction with the police, raided several locations producing pirated DVDs, but to little effect. A week later, piracy was rampant, and the number of moviegoers decreased significantly.

Even without piracy, not many viewers in mainland China would be willing to go to the cinema.

Ultimately, it comes down to economics. Going to the movies isn't cheap in mainland China right now. The average monthly salary is only seven or eight hundred yuan, and a movie ticket costs ten or twenty yuan, which many people are reluctant to spend.

Pirated DVDs are much cheaper, only four or five yuan each, and you can watch them repeatedly. Renting DVDs is even cheaper.

However, based on the success of "Infernal Affairs", it is easy to obtain overtime keys in both Hong Kong and mainland China, earning hundreds of thousands a day slowly, with some room for further growth.

With a grand gesture, Media Asia booked out the Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong to host a lavish celebration banquet.

Qi Yuan arrived in a luxurious car arranged by Huanya, dressed in formal attire. As soon as he stepped out of the car door, a series of camera flashes rang out from all around, blinding everyone.

Qi Yuan, with Li Xue on her left arm and Li Bingbing on her right, stepped onto the red carpet, and almost all the reporters swarmed around her.

Hong Kong's male stars looked at Qi Yuan with great envy; a leading man with a box office of hundreds of millions of dollars, he was truly riding high.

(End of this chapter)