Chapter 461 Breaking the Record

These two days, Jing Tian felt both happy and depressed.

I am happy because the box office of "Crocodile Storm" exceeded 1.5 million and finally settled at million.

The frustrating thing is that no one is paying attention to it. People's attention is all attracted by "Racing".

Now everyone is paying attention to "Racing". The box office of "Crocodile Storm" breaking 100 million is a remarkable achievement, but it seems insignificant under the halo of 200 million of "Racing".

If it weren't for "The Race", his own "Crocodile Storm" might have had a higher box office.

On the first day of the release of "The Racer", the screening schedule of "Crocodile Storm" was drastically reduced, and on the second day, it was directly taken off the screen.

It is not possible not to download the film. "Racing" is too popular and public opinion cannot be violated.

Jing Tian sat by the French window and sulked, "The heroine who broke the billion-dollar mark didn't even get a single report."

"My dear Miss Jing, isn't this a special period? Who made us catch up with "The Racer"? No one would have thought that this movie would actually break 200 million~"

Lu Zheng tried to comfort her, but it had no effect.

"By the way, Uncle Lu, did Director Zhang say when the Witch project will start?"

Lu Zheng shook his head when he heard this. "He has been very busy these past two days. I have tried to make an appointment with him several times but failed."

……

Inside Star Entertainment, everyone is keeping an eye on "Racing".

This is already the fourth week that the movie has been released, and because the previous week was the National Day holiday, its potential has basically been exhausted.

The box office is still growing, but the growth is extremely slow, like a snail.

The reason why everyone is nervous is that the box office has reached 2.48 million, which is almost enough to catch up with "Hero".

Ning Hao has been feeling very anxious these past two days.

At the beginning, his idea was very simple, which was to break 100 million yuan. As long as the box office could exceed that of "Stone", it would be a victory.

Then I became complacent with the booming box office.

Yesterday I was still thinking about surpassing "Heroes", but today I think breaking the record of "Taken" is not bad either.

"Baby Project" is in a similar situation, with about several million every day, almost the same as "Racing", and it is heading for a break of 100 million.

But apart from Huayi, no one cares.

No, Boss Yang cares about it very much. "Baby Project" is a movie invested by Eagle King.

By the end of the third week, "Baby Project" finally broke through 100 million.

Cheng Long finally has a work that grossed over 100 million yuan.

At that time, he was filming "Rush Hour 3" in North America, and then he suddenly received calls congratulating him. Only then did he know that "Baby Project" had exceeded million yuan.

"Brother Long, "Baby Project" has exceeded 100 million~"

"Uncle Long, our movie finally made over 100 million~"

Heigu and Asa are together, and everyone is celebrating together.

"Breaking 100 million?"

"Well, it's over 100 million. Boss Yang said we'll hold a celebration party together when you come back~"

After encouraging everyone and promising to treat them to a big dinner when he returns to Hong Kong, Cheng Long hung up the phone.

But just after hanging up the phone, another call came in. It was from senior brother Hong Jinbao.

Then there are my good friend Liang Jiahui and director Tong Kee Lai...

After accepting everyone's blessings one by one, Zhang Chen's call also arrived.

"Uncle Long, congratulations, the movie has successfully exceeded 100 million~"

Cheng Long's tone was full of ease: "It's all thanks to you that we can break the 100 million mark. I was just about to call you~"

Zhang Chen didn't dare to take credit for it: "Uncle Long, please don't say that. The reason why the movie broke 100 million is mainly because of its high quality. In fact, with your ability, it should have broken 100 million a long time ago. It was just bad luck before..."

Cheng Long was very persistent.

He thought very clearly about "New Police Story", "The Myth" and "The Baby Project". How is "The Baby Project" better than the other two?
How come "Baby Project" can break 100 million, but the other two can't?

In terms of investment, "Myth" has a larger investment than "Baby Project".

Is that because of the participation of Yuen Biao, Sam Hui and Hei Gu?

Do not make jokes.

Among the three, only Heigu still has some fame, but the other two have long been out of date.

Even Heigu only has some influence in Hong Kong Island, and that's all he has in the mainland.

He has worked in Hollywood, and Hollywood is all about data. Everything is based on data.

The other movies that Heigu participated in did not perform well at the mainland box office, so this box office explosion has little to do with Heigu.

Who does that have to do with?

Cheng Long thinks it is Huayi and Zhang Chen.

Huayi is very dedicated in publicity and promotion, and dares to use any means, which is part of the reason.

Another thing is Zhang Chen’s participation.

Even though he only shot a long shot, this long shot has become a classic of "The Baby Project". Many people were attracted to the cinema because of this long shot.

Moreover, the hype for the movie in the later stage was entirely about the scandal between Zhang Chen and Da Meiyuan.

Therefore, even if Zhang Chen himself did not admit it, Cheng Long was certain that he was the hero who made the movie’s box office exceed 100 million yuan.

"I won't say anything else. When you come to Hong Kong, I'll treat you to seafood~"

“What kind of seafood?”

"You can choose any seafood you want. I can arrange whatever you want to eat~"

The two of them were joking with double entendres, and neither of them took it seriously, but this kind of joke can indeed bring men closer together.

……

On the second day after "Baby Project" broke the 100 million mark, "Racing" officially caught up with "Hero".

This is inseparable from the support of Ning Hao's fans.

After "Stone", Ning Hao had a group of loyal fans.

They firmly believed that Ning Hao was extremely talented, and after the release of "Racing", the extremely high quality proved that their previous ideas were correct.

Then these people began to spontaneously pull their friends, colleagues, and family members to support "Racing".

This is the so-called most basic tap water.

The effect is quite good.

After the seven-day National Day holiday, most viewers who wanted to watch "Racing" have already watched it. The reason why the number is still growing is thanks to these people.

These people's initial idea was very simple, which was to slap Zhang Weiping in the face.

Didn't you say that "Racing" couldn't possibly surpass "Hero"? I'll show you if it's possible~
What's more, there is Feng Xiaogang, let you see how rubbish the "rubbish audience" is~
It feels good to slap a celebrity in the face~
Zhang Weiping's face was slapped with loud slapping sounds. During those two days, when reporters wanted to interview him, he kept hiding.

Feng Xiaogang is similar.

The publicity and promotion department of Xingchen Entertainment immediately issued a statement - 'trash audience' created a miracle, and 'trash movie' became the second in Chinese film history!
He grabbed Feng Xiaogang and continued to step on him.

Feng Xiaogang is very annoying. When will he stop? I have already given in, why is he still nagging me?

Internet users are very excited, many of whom are 'junk viewers'.

Many activists said: "We are already ranked second, why don't we work harder and make "Racing" the first place~"

Soon, most people supported it: "I agree. Although I am a fan of Taken, I can only apologize to Brother Chen this time~"

"I can't help but want to see Feng Xiaogang squatting in the corner singing "Conquer"~"

"I'm different. I want to see the news - Feng Xiaogang fainted in the toilet again~"

"Hehe, you're so mean upstairs, but I like it~"

Netizens' enthusiasm was aroused.

Just like supporting "Nezha 2" and pushing "Racing" to second place, they have an illusion that they have created history with their own hands. Since they have created history, why not create the first place?

Then, the box office of "Racing", which had been almost stagnant, suddenly accelerated again, reaching 2.7 million yuan.

2.7 billion!
hiss~
Record breaking!

It really broke the record!

The number one Chinese-language film in history has become "Crazy Racing".

Huang Bo and others hugged each other excitedly:
"We are number one, we are number one~
Ahhh~"

Not everyone can resist shouting out the record they created themselves.

Ning Hao was much calmer, but still a little confused, and so was everyone at Xingchen Entertainment.

Their first reaction was that the box office was abnormal.

Everyone looked at each other, and then someone couldn't help but ask, "Who among you bought the ticket?"

Everyone shook their heads, including several investors, and no one bought tickets at the box office.

How come the box office suddenly increased by 20 million if no one was buying tickets?
This is not normal! But several producers said that they did not buy the box office revenue, so where did the box office revenue come from?

Everyone actually had a prediction in their minds that "Cars" would eventually surpass "Taken."

At that time, the box office of "Racing" had already reached 2.5 million yuan, and it was only million yuan away from becoming the number one in film history. Both Star Entertainment and China Film would definitely want it to become the number one in film history.

Extending the screening time is inevitable.

In film and television, many firsts were born this way.

"Titanic", "Wolf Warrior 2", "Changjin Lake"...

There is no doubt that after 100 days of release, the box office will surpass that of Taken.

Although it was intentional, everyone did it.

But now, the box office, which had been basically unchanged, suddenly increased by 20 million in one day, which is very confusing.

But all the producers said that they did not buy it, so where did the 20 million come from?

Zhang Chen ordered his men to investigate and soon received the results.

"Director Zhang, everyone, the box office is not bought, it is real. The increased box office is evenly distributed across the country. We have also checked and the reason is..."

The cyber team informed the bosses of the information they found, which really shocked everyone.

Can you still do this?
Then they all looked at Ning Hao: "Your fans are quite powerful~"

The latter could only smile awkwardly. I didn’t even know that I had fans.

"Racing" topped the list of Chinese-language films, and his fans were satisfied.

In the end, the total box office of "Racing" remained at 2.71 million and never moved again.

The fiercely competitive National Day box office has finally come to an end, with "Crazy Racing" taking the lead and setting a new box office record with a box office of 2.71 million yuan.

The second place "Baby Plan" also successfully exceeded 100 million.

Han Sanping always had a smile on his face when he was interviewed. He created a box office of nearly 4 million during the National Day holiday. Isn't this a huge political achievement?
There is confirmed news that the top leader will retire next year.

Before, the top leader had always valued him very much. Although Han Sanping was nominally only the vice chairman, he did the work of the top leader.

But for such a large group, there are voices of opposition, but they do not have the same achievements as Han Sanping.

Originally, the failure of "The Promise" added a stain to his resume.

Then the investment in "Pacific Rim" made Han Sanping subject to doubts again.

As one side gains strength, the other side loses strength, and the power of the opponents grows greatly.

I originally thought that I would be able to compete with Han Sanping next year, but I didn't expect a dark horse to emerge during the National Day holiday.

A movie grossed 2.7 million yuan, breaking the record in Chinese-language film history.

As soon as this happened, everyone knew that Han Sanping's position as chairman was secure.
If there is any big move this year, it might be possible to correct it in advance.

At present, China attaches great importance to capable cadres.
Recently, Xingchen Entertainment has become the center of controversy, which has attracted a lot of hatred.

Can you imagine that the number one and number two in Chinese film history both belong to the same company, and were released two years apart? What does this mean?

It means that this company is dominating the Chinese-language film industry.

For the audience, it is certainly a good thing for a company to continuously produce high-quality products.

But this may not be the case for other film and television companies.

You grabbed the summer schedule, the Lunar New Year schedule, and now you're even grabbing the National Day schedule that usually no one pays attention to, and you're making a big fuss about it.

Are you going to let other companies like us survive?
Must take revenge!

What is the form of revenge?
Chongbad Monkey Studio extended an olive branch.

Bad Monkey Studios is on fire!

Completely on fire!!
Bona, Huayi, and Pony.com have all contacted Bad Monkey privately, offering generous conditions, either acquisition or investment, in an attempt to poach Ning Hao.

Zhang Chen had thought of this a long time ago. It was impossible to tie a talent like Ning Hao to the company forever to work for him, so he supported Ning Hao to open his own studio.

Bad Monkey also participated in the investment this time and made a lot of money.

Zhang Chen also talked to Ning Hao and it would be fine if he wanted to take charge of his own production in the future, and Xingchen Entertainment could give up the controlling rights.

Who wouldn’t want to make more money if they were awesome?
I made money because of this movie, but when it came time to divide the money, I didn't get the biggest share, so no one would feel comfortable with that.

In this episode of "Racing", if Ning Hao is a confused person, he will have to turn against Zhang Chen.

Why is it that my movie earned 2.7 million, but when the money was finally divided, Bad Monkey could only get a small share according to his investment shares?
Fortunately, Ning Hao is not.

He remembered the good things about Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen helped him polish the script, and Xingchen Entertainment helped with the promotion and marketing. As for investment, he only provided money and didn't care about anything else, delegating power to the greatest extent possible.

Ning Hao is the only one in the company who receives such treatment, because he is Zhang Chen's good friend.

In the evening, the three brothers who hadn't seen each other for a long time drank together~
"It's been a while since we've had a drink together~"

"Yeah, you guys are all busy filming movies, so even a small actor like me can't make an appointment~"

As usual, Cao Bingkun teased the two of them.

Ning Hao retorted: "Come on, you are still a young actor? Before Dawn is so popular now. Who was walking on the street yesterday and was recognized as Liu Xinjie?"

After Ning Hao said this, Cao Bingkun's eyes immediately curved: "Hey, you know what, buddy is really famous now, I finally know what it feels like to be famous. Speaking of this, I have to thank Chen Zi, it's like a grace of rebirth, I'll have a drink..."

As he spoke, Cao Bingkun picked up the two-liang cup and drank it all in one gulp.

"Sigh~"

The liquor was still a little hard to drink, so Zhang Chen hurriedly said, "Hurry up and eat some food~"

Cao Bingkun took a bite of the food and then said, "Chenzi, what are the arrangements for me later?"

Zhang Chen picked up a piece of preserved egg and put it into his mouth: "My plan for you is to stay in the field of TV dramas for the time being. After the Spy Trilogy, your popularity will basically reach its peak. If you are willing to switch to the film industry, I will arrange it for you..."

Of course, Zhang Chen gave his good brother all the top resources.

After hearing this, Cao Bingkun's face lit up with joy.

"The second part is "Insidious"?

"Yes, the director is Mr. Jiang Wei. If it's well made, this drama can become a big hit like The Legend of Sword and Fairy, so you have to seize the opportunity. Have you read the novel of Lurk that I asked you to read?"

"I read it, but it's too short, only more than 10,000 words..."

"Well, the script has been extended. Anyway, you should prepare well. I will recommend you to Teacher Jiang Wei when the time comes..."

Cao Bingkun is also from Beijing Film Academy. Who is Jiang Wei in The Natural Way? He is also a great guy. He directed the movie Don’t Talk to Strangers.

After talking about Cao Bingkun, Zhang Chen looked at Ning Hao again: "What about you? Racing is almost done. When will Nobody start filming?"

Ning Hao scratched his head, his big gold chain dangling back and forth: "Wait a little longer, let me rest for a while, I've been too busy recently, I haven't had much time to rest, the earliest will be next year~
But to be honest, I don’t really want to shoot Nobody? "

"why?"

Zhang Chen's heart suddenly tightened, he was afraid that Ning Hao was still thinking about "No Man's Land".

But this time he was overthinking. Ning Hao said, "Because 'Nobody' is a multi-line narrative script, and 'Racing' has already taken multi-line narrative to the extreme. The story of 'Nobody', no matter how much it is modified, can never compare to 'Racing'. If it is filmed, it will probably be criticized..."

It turns out that Ning Hao was worried about this.

This was indeed something Zhang Chen had not considered.

It is indeed as Ning Hao said, "Crazy Racing" has pushed the multi-line narrative to the ceiling, and it will be difficult for subsequent works of the same type to surpass it.

If the film is really released, Ning Hao will most likely be regarded as having "run out of ideas".

Moreover, Zhang Chen thought of another point. After three consecutive years of multi-line narrative films, the audience must have had enough.

Even if "Nobody" is released next year, it remains to be seen whether the audience will continue to buy it!

"Well, you have a point. Maybe we should try a different subject. But I warn you, No Man's Land won't work..."

"I know, Master San also told me about this~"

Apparently Han Sanping had also done some work behind the scenes, fearing that Ning Hao, the young man he favored, would get stuck in a dead end.

But looking at Ning Hao's expression, he seemed to have figured it out.

Just listen to the advice.

……

"Racing" and "The Baby Project" were popular during the National Day holiday, which harmed other films released later.

Throughout the National Day holiday, the enthusiasm of the movie-watching group was consumed too much, resulting in the subsequent release of "Curiosity Kills the Cat" and "Crouching Tiger" not doing well at the box office~
During the seven days of the National Day holiday, the audience was fooled by the media into paying to watch two movies. How could they possibly spend money to watch other movies this month?

Wang Jing was speechless.

He was the producer of "Crouching Tiger", which was an attempt by Hong Kong and the Mainland. There were even two directors, one from the Mainland and one from Hong Kong.

But the method is still the same as before, with a bunch of Hong Kong artists mixed in with two mainland stars.

The box office was a flop, with only 500 million in the first weekend.

"Curiosity Kills the Cat" is similar, with a slightly better box office than "Crouching Tiger", but only to a limited extent.

As the producer of "Crouching Tiger", Oriental Pictures regretted very much why they decided to release the film in October, but it is too late.

(End of this chapter)

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