The director starts by learning from the abilities of renowned directors.

Shen Qing didn't know how much "Hero" grossed on its opening day. He looked at Wan Qian, but she shook her head; she didn't know either.

Fan Bingbing had already taken out her phone to check. Shen Qing leaned over to look. Fan Bingbing's slender, white fingers flew across the phone's buttons. The first page had no useful information, so she flipped to the second page and finally found it.

She smiled and turned around, their faces very close, able to feel each other's breath, and said, "Found it."

Shen Qing had already seen the numbers on the webpage, but Fan Bingbing still read out the specific information: "Hero's opening day box office was 1350 million."

"415 million less." The calculation is easy: 1350 million minus 935 million. However, even though "Taken" was already so popular, it still had so much less box office revenue than the director's "Hero." Shen Qing had a clearer understanding of the director's achievements.

Fan Bingbing patted Shen Qing's hand and scolded, "Don't be ungrateful! That's Zhang Yimou's movie, the famous 'Hero'!"

Wan Qian felt very uncomfortable seeing the two of them so close, but she didn't dare to show it on her face.

"What about 'House of Flying Daggers'? What was its box office on the first day?" Shen Qing still vividly remembers the grand occasion when "House of Flying Daggers" was released. Originally, "Nightclub" had a good momentum, but when "House of Flying Daggers" came out, its screenings almost dropped to zero.

Fan Bingbing busied herself again, then read out the numbers she had found: "A person in charge of New Pictures, the production company of 'House of Flying Daggers,' told reporters that 'House of Flying Daggers' grossed more than 16 million yuan at the box office on its opening day, the 1600th."

"700 million less? In one day?" Shen Qing drawled out the question.

Fan Bingbing patted him again and said, "So what if we lose 700 million in box office revenue in one day? That's Zhang Yimou's movie! That's 'House of Flying Daggers'!"

"I'm the only one who truly inherited Zhang Yimou's teachings," Shen Qing muttered.

……

The roadshow in Shanghai followed the same routine: interacting with the audience, answering questions, and then performing kung fu. The atmosphere was just as enthusiastic as ever.

After concluding their roadshow in Shanghai, the group flew to Guangzhou.

Whether traveling by plane or car, Shen Qing and Fan Bingbing always sat together, and their relationship visibly grew closer.

Wan Qian became increasingly annoyed. When the group landed in Guangzhou and arrived at their hotel, Wan Qian threw her luggage into her room and brazenly went into Shen Qing's room, while Shen Qing and Fan Bingbing were chatting at the door.

"Alright, that's enough. You should go in now and 'work overtime' as soon as possible. We have a roadshow in a few hours." Fan Bingbing deliberately emphasized the word "work overtime".

"What are you saying?" Shen Qing said awkwardly, turning around and going back into the house.

As soon as the door closed and he turned around, Wan Qian threw herself into Shen Qing's arms and kissed him several times on the face.

"I'm sorry, I couldn't control myself. I know you and her are just creating a scandal, which is good for the movie's box office. I shouldn't have barged into your room so openly, but I just couldn't control myself. 935 million, that's the box office in one day. Most movies don't even make that much in their entire run. You're amazing. I like you so much. Please don't blame me, okay? I'll do whatever you ask..."

After she finished speaking, she kissed Shen Qing on the lips again.

Even if Shen Qing had some kind of physical advantage, with enough energy to knock down an adult bull, even without that advantage, at twenty-four or twenty-five years old, a man's body is still rock hard. How could he possibly handle that?

……

After much fuss and a short rest, it was soon noon, and the group got up to prepare for the Guangzhou roadshow. Fan Bingbing came up again and asked, "Have the box office figures for yesterday come out yet?"

"Not yet, probably soon." Just then, a text message came in. Shen Qing and Fan Bingbing leaned their heads together to read it. Before opening the message, Shen Qing called Wan Qian over as well. With the three heads close together, Shen Qing opened the message.

"The movie 'Taken' grossed 987 million yuan on its second day..."

There are also city-level box office figures, but the three of them are currently focusing almost entirely on the national box office.

987 million, getting closer and closer to breaking 1000 million in single-day box office!

Fan Bingbing turned her head and stared at Shen Qing's young and handsome face. Thinking that he was only 25 years old, she couldn't help but kiss him on the cheek.

Seeing this, Wan Qian, not to be outdone, also kissed Shen Qing on the other side of his cheek.

The two women's eyes met, and Shen Qing inexplicably sensed a hint of tension.

……

The Guangzhou roadshow followed the same routine: interaction, answering questions, and demonstrating all the boxing techniques borrowed from taking photos with Jackie Chan. The atmosphere at the scene was as explosive as ever.

Every time Shen Qing went to a city or a movie theater, he would practice these different styles of boxing. Gradually, reports spread like wildfire that Shen Qing was Cheng Long's number one fan, that top-level idol worship was learning from, and that he even surpassed, his idol.

The news finally reached Cheng Long's ears.

At this time, Jackie Chan was promoting the movie "The Myth". Faced with such a huge amount of public opinion and such a good opportunity to promote his own movie, he certainly wouldn't let it go easily. Answering reporters' questions and even holding a special press conference were discussed by his team.

However, before that, Jackie Chan made a special trip to the cinema to watch this film, which is said to be directed and starred by his number one fan.

Shen Qing has 99% of Jackie Chan's professional abilities, so what would Jackie Chan think of "Taken"?

First of all, Shen Qing didn't do the kind of furniture store action scenes that Jackie Chan did. Actually, it's not that there were none at all, but it was very, very restrained. But even if the movie rarely used the elements of classic Jackie Chan movies, wouldn't Jackie Chan have found this movie familiar?

Not at all.

He was immediately struck by how impressive the action choreography in the film was, and how many of the ideas resonated with his own.

Secondly, he had a very mysterious feeling that the movie had a kind of spirit that he was very familiar with. He even vaguely sensed that the director and lead actor, Shen Qing, must have worked in a way that was very similar to his own on set.

This gave him a sense of kinship.

Finally, why does this director Shen Qing look so familiar?

Cheng Long suddenly remembered that just this year, in Xi'an, the crew of "The Myth" came to the Terracotta Army Museum to film a movie. At that time, a young man said that he was his biggest fan and wanted to take a picture with him.

Jackie Chan agreed to the offer at the time, but now that I think about it, wasn't that young man the director and lead actor of the movie "Taken"?

Is he really his number one fan?!

Is it absolutely true that he knows every style of boxing he's familiar with?!

When interviewed by reporters that day, Jackie Chan replied, "After watching the movie, I remembered that I had indeed met this director Shen Qing before. It was at the Terracotta Army Museum in Xi'an. We were filming 'The Myth' there. He came over with a camera hanging around his neck. I didn't know he was the director at the time. He said he was a fan of mine and wanted to take a picture with me, so we took a picture together. I didn't expect him to produce such a good work so quickly."

The reporter then asked, "Brother Jackie Chan, have you seen the movie 'Taken'?"

Jackie Chan said, "I've seen it, and the movie is absolutely fantastic. Some people online say it's comparable to 'The Bourne Identity' and 'Police Story,' and that's no exaggeration! Before watching it, I heard that he knows all the boxing styles I can do, so I thought I'd give him a piece of my mind: imitation won't lead to success. If I had continued to imitate Bruce Lee when I was young, I wouldn't have succeeded either. There's only one Bruce Lee in the world; he was truly unique. To become famous, you need your own distinctive style. Similarly, there's only one Jackie Chan in the world. No matter how well others imitate Jackie Chan, they're not the real Jackie Chan. You must have your own unique style. After watching 'Taken,' I realized I was overthinking it. Director Shen Qing has his own unique style and characteristics, and after watching the movie, I know he'll definitely succeed."

The report quickly spread throughout the country, causing the already high level of popularity to explode again. "Taken" completely broke out of its niche, and people all over the country were talking about the movie, Shen Qing, the rumors between Shen Qing and Fan Bingbing, the interaction between Shen Qing and Jackie Chan, and Jackie Chan's praise for the quality of "Taken".