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"Almost a Comedy" grossed 472 million yuan on its opening day and 1368 million yuan in its first three days, which is a huge success relative to the film's production cost.

Normally, this movie's total box office should definitely exceed 3000 million, and there is a certain probability that it will exceed 4000 million.

Many filmmakers in the industry were initially baffled. Where did this movie come from? Is this the first dark horse in the film market this year?

Then I looked into it more closely, and lo and behold! It's another Shen Qing movie.

Even though Zhou Shen was the director of the film, people in the industry still generally assumed that it was Shen Qing's film.

If it's a film by Shen Qing, then this result is normal!

Most people in the industry were already used to Shen Qing's film becoming a dark horse at the box office.

As of the early morning of May 7th, the May Day Golden Week holiday had ended, and the box office revenue had finally officially surpassed the 20 million yuan mark.

……

5 month 15 number.

China Film Group, the distributor of the film "Ip Man," invited executives from all major cinema chains across the country to Beijing for an internal screening.

This includes Shanghai United Cinemas, Beijing New Film Union Cinemas, Huaying Southern Cinemas, Zhejiang Times Cinemas, and Sichuan Pacific Cinemas.

After returning, many theater executives gave interviews to reporters, all expressing great confidence in "Ip Man" and pledging to do their utmost to ensure the film's screening schedule.

At the same time, the film's large-scale promotional campaign was officially launched nationwide.

On May 16, "Almost a Comedy" surpassed 30 million yuan at the box office, and on May 31, it surpassed 40 million yuan, at which point the film's potential was basically exhausted.

On June 8th, "Almost a Comedy" finally broke the 41 million mark at the box office and then officially ended its run.

6 month 29 number.

The movie "Ip Man" held a grand premiere in Beijing. Shen Qing personally led the team to attend and even performed Wing Chun on stage.

6 month 30 number.

Countless viewers who had been eagerly anticipating the event flocked to cinemas across the country.

After starring in "Ip Man", Donnie Yen quickly became the third biggest kung fu superstar after Jackie Chan and Lee Lien-chi, with his salary rising from 3 million to 12 million, 30 million and even over 100 million. This movie must have something special about it.

Moreover, Donnie Yen's appearance is actually not suitable for playing the lead role. He looks a little better as he gets older. He wasn't unhandsome when he was young, but his cheeks are not very fleshy, giving him a kind of rural-urban hybrid look.

He may have gained weight as he got older, but his temperament improved and he finally became famous overnight because of "Ip Man".

In contrast, there is Li Lianjie.

In his youth, he had the face of a leading man, coupled with his dashing martial arts moves, making the title of "Kung Fu Emperor" absolutely well-deserved. But for some reason, as he got older, his appearance became increasingly fierce.

Shen Qing's appearance is actually far superior to Donnie Yen's, and he also has the reference of the original film, as well as the abilities of Zhang Yimou, Jackie Chan, and Steven Spielberg, who were at the peak of their careers. So it is only natural that Shen Qing's version of "Ip Man" far surpasses the original in terms of plot, action design, and atmosphere.

If the original version could move so many people, then Shen Qing's version is even more so.

As the first wave of moviegoers emerged from theaters, word-of-mouth for the film "Ip Man" began to spread rapidly.

Countless viewers who have already seen it strongly recommend that their relatives and friends go see it. Many people even watch it a second time to accompany their relatives and friends so that their loved ones can actually go see it.

By the afternoon, long queues began to form at cinemas across the country, and news newspapers and television media reported on the phenomenon.

The next day, at 11 a.m.

Han Sanping sat in his office chair, while his daughter Han Jiaren sat on the sofa.

Once the box office figures for yesterday's movie premiere are released, Dad Han Sanping will definitely know immediately.

Han Jiaren had a very positive impression of "Ip Man" and judged that the film's final box office was very likely to break all of Shen Qing's previous records. Therefore, she simply came to the office with her father today so that she could get the accurate news of the premiere of "Ip Man" as soon as possible.

"Dad, how much do you think 'Ip Man' will gross on its opening day?"

"If it can gross over 10 million, it will be a great success. If it can gross over 10 million on the first day, there is a very high probability that the total box office will exceed 100 million. If two movies in a row gross over 100 million, Shen Qing's position will be secure."

Han Jiaren shook her head and said, "If you ask me, Ip Man should have taken 1500 million on its opening day, and The Promise could have taken 2100 million."

Han Sanping laughed in exasperation: "Chen Kai has been famous for so many years, while Shen Qing has only been making movies for a few years. How can you compare these two people?"

"If it weren't for 'Farewell My Concubine,' I wouldn't even bother comparing the two of them. 'The Promise' is far inferior to Shen Qing's films."

"Market research should be objective, without emotional bias."

"The market is inherently driven by emotions."

"But the number of screenings is objective; if there aren't that many, there simply aren't that many."

"Does 'Ip Man' not even worth 1500 million screenings per day?"

"I support it, but supporting it and actually receiving it are two different things."

At that moment, the assistant pushed the door open and came in: "Mr. Han, the opening day box office results for 'Ip Man' are in."

Han Sanping took the paper, glanced at it briefly, and his eyelids twitched involuntarily.

After the assistant left, Han Jianu couldn't wait to go behind her father and crane her neck to see the numbers on the page. When she finally saw the numbers clearly, her eyes lit up, and she pointed to them for her father to see.

"Dad, look!"

"I saw it! I saw it at first glance. Your dad isn't blind yet."

"1500 million! That's exactly what I guessed!"

"Yes, 1500 million on the first day! Four years ago, 'Hero' only grossed 1350 million on its first day. At the time, we thought that number was already a bit scary. But now 'Ip Man' can take 1500 million, and the New Film Union alone has more than 200 million."

"If you ask me, 1500 million is still too little. This part of the movie should have been paid more, otherwise what is 'The Promise'?"

"Shen Qing's momentum... is really strong, he might actually succeed."

……

A rest area in a movie theater in Shanghai.

Shen Qing's phone rang. Zhao Hongwei, who was next to her, heard it and immediately asked, "Has the first day's box office statistics come out?"

"Yeah, it really is." Shen Qing said after taking out his phone and glancing at it.

Everyone around him perked up their ears, and Zhao Hongwei hurriedly asked, "How much?"

Shen Qing craned his neck to look and asked, "Where's Yan Danchen? Wouldn't it be more ceremonial to wait until everyone is here before watching?"

"Where's Yan Danchen?" someone asked.

"Here she comes, the female lead is here."

The crowd parted, and Yan Danchen walked over.

"I just went out for some fresh air."

"The director said he'd wait for you to watch the first day's results together."

"Director, everyone's here. Let's reveal the answer!"

Shen Qing took out her phone, opened the text message, glanced at it herself, and then held the screen up to the crowd.

Someone read out the numbers on the phone.

1500 million.

"1500 million? Is that a lot or a little?"

"Of course there are a lot! In previous years, there were only a handful of movies that grossed over ten million yuan a year, but our 'Ip Man' broke ten million yuan on its opening day!"

"Our movie sounds pretty amazing!"

"It was already pretty impressive. Hero was amazing, right? It made 1350 million on its opening day, but that's still less than our movie."

"Awesome!"

……

One day later.

The group has arrived in Guangzhou.

At noon, the previous day's box office data was finally sent to Shen Qing's phone.

Upon seeing this, the main creators immediately gathered around.

Shen Qing took out her phone, glanced at it, and then held it up in front of everyone, circling it in front of them, timing it so that everyone could clearly see the numbers on it.

"1750 million, an increase of 200 million from yesterday!"

……

Another day has passed, and major media outlets have been reporting on the premiere of "Ip Man".

"The movie 'Ip Man' grossed 1780 million yuan on its third day of release, and the total box office for the first three days was 5030 million yuan."

"The movie 'Ip Man' raked in 5030 million yuan in its first three days, solidifying Shen Qing's status as a kung fu superstar!"

"With box office revenue exceeding 5000 million yuan in three days, what exactly is the appeal of Shen Qing's films?"

"Ip Man narrowly lost to The Promise, 5030 million vs. 7400 million. The old fox is still the spicier."