Entertainment 2000: Supporting female stars will bring you a hundredfold return

Chapter 178 Box office record, mission accomplished

Zhou Xun's delicate little face was full of disbelief.

Seeing this, Tang Wen sighed and put the plate full of vegetables aside: "What a coincidence. The person he flirted with happened to be my friend, and also your friend."

"Who?"

"Princess. We were having dinner together, and he sent several text messages during the meal. I just asked a few questions." Tang Wen talked to the princess, and the princess didn't mind Zhou Xun knowing.

Queen Wang currently has no interest in Li Yapeng at all.

Zhou Xun had no choice but to believe it.

Tang Wen wouldn't joke like that.

The princess had a higher status in the circle than himself, and was very proud of herself and would not joke about her own reputation.

What's more, there is evidence in the form of text messages.

Tang Wen glanced in the direction of the princess and Wang Zuxian, and asked softly, "Do you want to read the text message?"

"No, I believe you. I'm just a little confused." Zhou Xun held the armrest of the sofa and sat down.

It can be seen that she has accepted this fact.

In fact, she was with Li Yapeng, and there was suspicion that she was trying to steal Qu Ying's girl.

It seems that Qu Ying also went to the set of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" to cause trouble.

Reporters also followed suit and reported on the incident.

He hinted vaguely that Zhou Xun was a mistress.

Now that I think about it, it should be Li Yapeng’s problem.

Habitually eating what’s in the bowl and looking at what’s in the pot.

Couples in the entertainment industry are rarely together and often apart.

Qu Ying and Zhou Xun wouldn't keep an eye on him every day, so they had no idea what he did every day.

Bah, what a scumbag!
Tang Wen despises this kind of people the most!
He tried to comfort her: "Don't be too sad, think about it from another perspective, if you want to break up, then you can break up, and if you want to continue, you can still be together."

"What should I do?" Zhou Xun blinked his big eyes.

"It's simple. Just do your best. No matter what happens, it's his fault."

Weekly News: …

You know what, this proposal sounds ridiculous at first glance.

When I think about it carefully, why do I feel a little moved?

Zhou Xun lowered his head in thought while Tang Wen made something to eat.

Chen Kun, Huang Xiaoming and Yan Danchen came over to say hello.

Tang Wen winked at Chen Kun, indicating that he should accompany Zhou Xun.

Then, he took the two people behind him to talk to the side...

Renren started to get busy.

First, the interview video of the premiere of "A World Without Thieves" was released.

The full version is too long.

Taking into account the issue of Internet speed, we specially edited a short video of a few minutes and released a text and photo version of the interview news.

Thanks to the hard work of coders, it was quickly rolled out across the entire network.

Plus the previous publicity was quite effective.

Most netizens in major cities across the country have heard that tomorrow is the first day of the release of "A World Without Thieves".

It was Tang Wen’s first day of fighting against Hollywood blockbusters, and it was a Friday.

At this time, it is the beginning of summer vacation.

Many students and young people make plans with their classmates, friends and partners to watch a movie together tomorrow.

In a week, "Star Wars Episode 2" will be released.

Must make good use of this week.

Tang Wen and China Film arranged for the actors to split up into several groups and go on roadshows in all major cities.

Andy Lau brought Huang Bo, Zhang Guoli and Fan Wei, Fan Bingbing brought Wang Baoqiang...

As for himself, he naturally went with Yu Feihong.

After all, the director is under a lot of pressure and needs the actress to vent his emotions.

Upon learning of this arrangement, Fan Bingbing rolled his eyes.

Before leaving, she came to Tang Wen and straightened his collar, saying without a trace of fireworks: "Brother, it's hard to do road shows, take care of yourself."

Tang Wen understood that this little fox should have noticed that something was wrong between him and Aunt Yu.

"You should eat more recently and stop losing weight. Be careful that your body can't take it."

Fan Bingbing nodded, kissed him, then turned around and teased Yu Feihong again: "Teacher Feihong, I'll trouble you to take care of him from now on."

The room full of people suddenly became quiet.

Yu Feihong's smile did not diminish, her face bright and generous: "Don't worry, Bingbing, Director Tang and I have known each other for a long time. Let's take care of each other."

What trouble do I need to take care of?

Your man and I are in love with each other and take care of each other.

Fan Bingbing's eyes were frighteningly bright. He took a deep breath, and his chest swelled up. "Yeah, we'll just run together for a few days. He's too busy, so it'll be Teacher Yu's turn from now on."

You'll only eat it for a few days anyway.

I'm back and I'm still mine.

The two women clashed, and Tang Wen looked around.

The rest of the people didn't even dare to look over, and they just held the people around them and chatted enthusiastically.

Andy Lau even discussed with Huang Bo whether Blue Bird Beer or Pearl River Beer was better.

Wang Baoqiang, the only one left alone, took out his mobile phone and stared at the screen with a frown.

That serious look, as if his wife had given birth to a child, but the child was not his...

Everyone was afraid of being pulled over by Tang Wen to be used as a shield.

A bunch of disloyal guys.

Tang Wen coughed dryly: "Okay, you two are so polite. Come on, everyone, have a drink and get ready to go."

After saying that, he signaled the waiter at the door to come in and pour champagne for everyone.

Then he raised his glass: "A victory!"

Everyone shouted in unison: "A great success, a huge box office hit!"

Their expectations for the film's success and box office are even greater than Tang Wen's.

Because the latter has already proved himself.

Except for Andy Lau, no one else has ever carried the box office.

Fan Bingbing is such a career-oriented person that he doesn't even have time to be jealous.

Tang Wen forcibly interrupted the confrontation between the two. She understood the deep meaning behind it and was not willing to be outdone before leaving. She hugged him and kissed him for a long time in front of Yu Feihong.

Everyone set off overnight and headed for different cities.

Andy Lau and Huang Bo stayed temporarily to promote the film in Beijing for three days.

Tang Wen and Yu Feihong rushed to the Magic City.

As soon as he got in the car, Sister Yu's pretty face was frosted and she took out a wet tissue to wipe his mouth.

again and again……

Tang Wen looked helpless, as he couldn't do anything to her in the car.

So, we had a great time that night.

Yu Feihong slept until noon and got up.

It almost delayed the roadshow in the afternoon and evening.

Magic City Cinema.

The two handsome men and beautiful women stood on the stage and the audience screamed non-stop.

Tang Wen sang a song called "BABY" and the security of the shopping mall almost couldn't hold on, and the door of the cinema was almost broken by the audience.

His English EP achieved good results in North America.

Naturally, the domestic media made a big fuss about it.

Today, these three songs are very popular in the country and have entered the top ten on all major charts.

"BABY" even shows signs of reaching the top.

There are more people listening to English songs in Shanghai, and many of them have become fans of Tang Wen.

"The news of your coming, Mr. Tang, has spread. Many people are rushing here. Why don't you retreat first?" said the mall's security guard, wiping his sweat.

But this is the first roadshow, and leaving too early won’t be effective.

Also, what to do next?
He also didn't expect that his popularity would be so high.

Tang Wen thought for a moment and said, "Why not change the venue to the first floor? I'll sing two songs for everyone so as not to disappoint them. After the singing, we'll leave through the back door."

Two songs, no more than ten minutes.

Since the pressure from the shopping mall would not be too great, I agreed.

The roadshow that followed by Tang Wen and the other person was like a flash mob event.

Yu Feihong went to the cinema to do activities, and he sang in the shopping mall.

The news spread throughout the Demon City.

In the next few days, many people went to the shopping mall when they had nothing to do.

Looking forward to meeting Tang Wen by chance.

It did increase the mall's sales.

Since the current cinema box office is counted by city, the box office summary is not very timely.

The next day, evening.

The box office figures for the previous day were just released: 1008 million!
Single-day box office exceeded 10 million!
The leading actors who received the news were so excited that they couldn't express it in words.

Yu Feihong was as excited as a little girl. She hugged Tang Wen in the car and kissed him until she almost couldn't breathe before she let go.

"New history! We have created new history in the film industry..." If I weren't in the car, I would have to go on a roadshow.

Her celebration will be even more intense.

"Why are you so calm?" Yu Feihong sat in his arms, looking up at his handsome face with a look of obsession.

Tang Wen smiled and said, "The media in Hollywood always say that I am making history. I have done it so many times that I am numb to it."

Yu Feihong: ...Listen, is this human language?
However, Tang Wen was satisfied.

Because he completed the system task.

[LV4→LV5 requirements:]

[2. Leave a new record in the history of Chinese cinema (breaking the single-day box office record, completed)]

One of the four upgrade tasks was completed.

According to the system prompts:
[If you can complete the task (2/4) within one year, you can open the attribute-related permissions in advance]

That is to say, you can continue to add points by completing one more item.

Consider that the task is timed.

Tang Wen turned his attention to Task 4.

[4. Let more people know you internationally (number of people who meet the criteria: 10/200)]

[Recognition standard: being called by name while walking on the street]

This task is difficult, but the other two tasks are even more difficult.

He composed a message to Zhang Yan:
[Let all overseas coders work overtime every day starting today and forward my MV video, both in Chinese and English]

Before the car reached the destination, Zhang Yan's reply came:

[Do we need to set up assessment tasks? ]

[Yes, I need it urgently]

Zhang Yan: [……6]

No need for Tang Wen to urge.

Just five minutes later, he sent a company announcement.

It said: From now on, all employees of the company will start working overtime for one hour and forwarding it on major overseas websites...

[What do you think, Mr. Tang? ]

Tang Wen thought about it and said: [First forward it to online communities with a large number of Chinese people]

[Understood, Mr. Tang 666]

The number “6” was taught to him by Tang Wen.

Foreigners in Europe and America may not remember Tang Wen’s handsome oriental appearance if they only watch the MV.

But there is a high probability that Asians will remember it after watching it several times.

After watching it a few times, overseas Chinese might even be able to pronounce its name.

You can definitely recognize him if you walk down the street.

There are quite a few overseas Chinese.

In 2002, the number in the United States alone was over 300 million.

That night, return to the hotel.

Tang Wen couldn't hide his excitement and his movements became more vigorous.

As a direct result, Yu Feihong did not get out of bed the next day.

Missed the afternoon roadshow.

During the day, all major media outlets rushed to report the news that "A World Without Thieves" had grossed over 10 million yuan.

It is seen as a landmark event of market prosperity and thriving film industry.

Tang Wen's phone kept vibrating with waves of congratulatory text messages.

Can't even reply.

Even CEO Han and CEO Ren called directly, their tone unable to conceal their joy.

For them, especially for President Han.

Making money comes second.

The key is to see the booming film market and even the entire industry.

These are all achievements!

The second day of the release was Saturday.

More people went to the cinema.

Box office: 1191 million

There is more discussion about "A World Without Thieves".

At the same time, Renren.com and netizens "bet":
[If the total box office of the domestic film "A World Without Thieves" exceeds 1.5 million and beats "Star Wars: Episode 2", Renren will invite celebrities to join and interact closely with everyone]

In the early 2000s, when people looked at celebrities, they had a certain idol aura, but at the same time they were filled with a sense of distance.

Once there is a sense of distance, beauty emerges.

Young people's impression of celebrities is mostly positive and good.

So, interacting with celebrities online is really a big gimmick these days.

This wave of publicity not only boosted "A World Without Thieves", but also warmed up the publicity for the next move.

Win-win.

Netizens commented one after another, expressing their support for domestic films and guessing who would be invited to join.

Influenced by public opinion and the Internet, the movie was released on its third day.

Box office revenue closed at 1267 million.

Total box office for the first weekend: 3466 million!
The entire industry was shocked.

The box office is so amazing!
Is this a result that a domestic film can achieve?
The main cast only consists of one big-name Hong Kong and Taiwan star?
is it possible?

Some people suspect that the statistics are wrong...

I don't suspect the box office is fake.

Nowadays, all cinemas are state-owned.

The fourth day was Monday, a weekday, and the box office took a sharp turn for the worse.

411 million.

My colleagues in the film industry breathed a sigh of relief. This is right. It seems that domestic films will only be popular for three days.

The drop was so big that others were a little panicked.

Tang Wen knew it was normal.

Before the film was released, there was a lot of hype to support domestic production and compete with Hollywood blockbusters.

I post a lot on the Internet.

But the number of people who have the habit of watching movies is limited after all.

The total market volume is also limited, more than 400 million a day, which is not a bad result.

It rose slightly on Tuesday to 519 million.

On Wednesday and Thursday, the box office remained stable at around 400 million.

After Thursday, "A World Without Thieves" will have been released for exactly seven days.

Total box office in the first week - 5215 million!
In seven days, it exceeded 5000 million.

The media marveled that spring has arrived for the film industry:
[A World Without Thieves grossed 5000 million in its first week! China's movie box office enters a new era of million yuan]

[Tang Wen rewrites film history: the first week box office myth refreshes the ceiling of domestic films]

【Tang Wen + Andy Lau = Box office bomb! 】

……

Media, Internet, write whatever is necessary to attract people's attention.

The title of Renren has also changed.

[“A World Without Thieves” grossed 5 million in its first week. Within a month, the website invited at least two celebrities…]

This achievement surprised the industry.

Even several leaders that Tang Wen knew asked their secretaries to call him to congratulate him.

The Internet, media, TV stations... news is everywhere.

However, the subsequent box office trends are not optimistic.

Because it's a new Friday.

"Star Wars Episode 2" is about to be released.

Tang Wen has withdrawn from the roadshow team and returned to Beijing.

I get several emails from Hollywood every day.

The preliminary casting for "Pirates of the Caribbean" was completed not long ago.

We are waiting for Tang Wen, the director, screenwriter and first producer, to come back and decide on the roles!

This is a major project with an investment of more than 100 million US dollars.

Know they are anxious.

But Tang Wen still stayed for another day and left only after seeing the first-day box office of "Star Wars Episode 2".

378 million.

Tang Wen breathed a sigh of relief as A World Without Thieves grossed 433 million that day.

Keep an eye on your opponent.

He confidently took his new North American assistant, Lin Zhiling, picked up Liu Yifei and her daughter, and boarded a flight to America.

Hollywood is always well-informed.

When the stars who were nominated for the male and female lead actors and actresses of "Pirates of the Caribbean" heard that Tang Wen was coming back, they rushed to the scene.

Even earlier, they had already been asking about Tang Wen's hobbies.

(End of this chapter)