HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 409 [409] The Chosen One of Destiny, Qi Yuan, Speaks and Displays Divine Power!

"Rush 2" grossed $7140 million in its opening weekend in North America, becoming the top-grossing film in North America last week.

The film was released on a Thursday evening, and it only had a little over three days in its first week. To achieve this result is truly impressive.

In fact, this film performed very well in North America. It was the fifth highest-grossing film in North America in 01, with the top four all being major IPs.

Jackie Chan joined the $20 million club thanks to this blockbuster film.

The moment Cheng Long received his report card, he was overjoyed and immediately called Qi Yuan to express his gratitude: "Qi Yuan, I'll remember this favor. If you ever need anything in the future, just let me know, and I'll definitely do my best!"

The film's success is undoubtedly due to its production and Jackie Chan himself.

However, Cheng Long was still very grateful to Qi Yuan.

When his film "Rush 2" was sandwiched between "Jurassic Park 3" and "War of the Apes", even he himself was not very confident. Qi Yuan chose to stand by his side and support him.

At the premiere, Qi Yuan even shouted out the slogan that the global box office would start at 3.5 million to support him.

This is what we call providing timely help!

Regardless, he owed Qi Yuan a huge favor, and he acknowledged that favor.

Moreover, Qi Yuan must have contributed to achieving this box office success.

Qi hopes to increase the film's popularity and discussion.

Qi Yuan has a large fan base in North America, and he and the theme song "Happy" attracted some fans to the cinema, contributing to the box office revenue.

Cheng Long only regretted that he was born too early. If he had been born twenty years later, he would have wanted to become sworn brothers with Qi Yuan.

Cheng Long was in a good mood and talked a lot with Qi Yuan on the phone.

Qi Yuan also offered some words of congratulations to Cheng Long.

To be honest, Qi Yuan was a little surprised by the opening weekend box office of "Rush Hour 2," realizing that he had underestimated his influence in the United States.

The previous box office champion was "Star Wars: The Rise of the Phoenixes," which grossed approximately 6810 million, while "Rush 2" grossed 6741 million, a difference of several hundred thousand.

With his help, the latter earned several million more than the former, and Jackie Chan directly crushed "The Witcher 2".

Upon closer reflection, this is quite normal. In the era of traditional media, a hugely popular singer was incredibly powerful, as the songs themselves were the best medium for dissemination. Typically, a hugely popular singer received far more exposure than an actor of the same level.

Whether in Hollywood or domestically, they love to invite popular singers to make cameo appearances or even star in movies, simply because the singers' fans are incredibly supportive.

Next year, Eminem's directorial debut, "8 Mile," will be released, and it has grossed $2.42 million worldwide.

A newcomer to the film industry, in his first movie, completely outshines a group of top-tier film actors—it's that outrageous!
Qi Yuan himself is the same in Asia. He was the one who carried the box office for films like "The Mission," "Infernal Affairs," and "The Bouquet." As long as the quality of the film is good, it can really be a hit!

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The box office success of "Rush 2" shocked the entire Hollywood.

New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. have a tacit understanding and have launched a new round of marketing and promotion at the same time.

Jackie Chan and Chrissy team up to crush Rise of the Planet of the Apes

Jackie Chan sets a new record for the best opening weekend box office performance by a Chinese film star in Hollywood!

Did Chris bring magical powers from the Far East, contributing to the huge success of "Rush+"?

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New Line Cinema was willing to reciprocate, praising its own film while also giving a few compliments to Qi Yuan.

Warner Music heavily promoted Qi Yuan and increased its investment in radio chart promotion, attempting to help Qi Yuan release another number-one single. The creators of "Battle of the Apes" were grumbling and complaining!
Damn Fuck!

Even though their box office wasn't much lower than "Rush Hour 2", most of the media coverage was taken up by labels like Qi Yuan, Jackie Chan, and "Rush Hour 2", leaving very little space for them, which made them very upset.

There was nothing they could do; their opening week box office was lower than that of "Rush 2," which also had the added boost of Qi Yuan's mystical predictions, making it much more talked about.

Even with the same marketing budget, they couldn't beat New Line Cinema, especially with Warner Bros. backing them up and promoting Qi Yuan.

Warner Music's main song this time is "See You Again," and they've invested several times more promotional resources than they did with "Perfect."

"23" has been released for some time now, and some of the song's potential has been exhausted. To reach the top, it will require spending a lot of money to make up for it.

In a small company, this is a fatal flaw!

But at Warner, is money a problem? Do you think they'd care about such a small amount?

Who is Qi Yuan? His ep "22" has sold a total of 940 million copies worldwide, and his album "23" has sold a total of 1274 million copies worldwide.

Even disregarding the sales of those singles, this combination of an EP and an album alone brought Warner Music over $400 million in revenue.

Most importantly, Qi Yuan is very young, only turning 23 in a few days, and is a self-reliant creative musician who can continue to shine for many more years.

No matter how much money is invested, Qi Yuan can earn it back many times over later; this is the consensus among Warner's senior management.

Moreover, by pushing Qi Yuan to the top, she achieved the feat of winning four awards with her first album. The album "23" can be directly compared to the pinnacle albums of the top kings and queens in the history of American music.

If Qi Yuan succeeds, they will only earn more.

Despite their internal strife, they won't hesitate to make money!

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Hong Kong.

The media here is even more exaggerated than in Hollywood.

Qi Yuan and Cheng Long have always been very popular in Hong Kong, and it's impossible for the Hong Kong media not to pay attention to them.

[The chosen one, Qi Yuan, unleashes his divine power! "The Battle of the Ape Stars" suffers a crushing defeat, coughing up blood!]

[Wishful thinking is worth millions! "Happy" boosts box office sales; New Line Cinema executives say one million US dollars isn't enough to pay Wishful thinking to write the theme song!]

[Qi Yuan's prophetic words predicted a box office smash for "Rush Hour 2"! Showing Hollywood the mysterious power of the East!]

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Qi Yuan found these news reports outrageous! They were really pushing him towards metaphysics, and the stories were getting increasingly bizarre!

People in Hong Kong believe in this, just like ordinary people, the wealthy, and celebrities.

Hong Kong media analysis is quite insightful. The White Dragon King once commented that Qi Yuan's luck was very strong, and he was so frightened by Qi Yuan's appearance that he ran away overnight.

Qi Yuan's performance since his debut truly makes him a chosen one.

When he joined Warner, Warner had just suffered a devastating internal strife, and many in the industry believed that Warner would never recover!
As a result, Qi Yuan's several albums became huge hits, and she also helped several of her junior artists rise to fame, quickly making Warner Music a rising star.

When it comes to making movies, Du Qifeng's "The Mission" couldn't find investors, and Alan Mak's "Infernal Affairs" was also met with skepticism, but both were huge hits when Qi Yuan was involved.

Hong Kong tabloids even dug into the actresses who had worked with Qi Yuan, and found that most of them saw their careers improve after working with him, which added to Qi Yuan's mysterious aura!
What else could this be but a chosen one?
With the media's hype, Qi Yuan has truly cemented this title.

(End of this chapter)