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Chapter 443 Returning Home! Completely Different Treatment!

"Chan, it's a pleasure doing business with you!"

Just now, CETC, Relativity Media, and Universal Pictures confirmed their plans to co-produce "Hitman 2".

The specific signing process will be handled by the company and its legal department, and will be made public at a later date.

This event will likely cause a sensation in Hollywood for a while, but in mainland China, it will undoubtedly be on the scale of an atomic bomb, enough to shock the entire entertainment industry for a whole year.

Global! Six major!
One of Hollywood's Big Six, a globally renowned film giant, has surprisingly reached a cooperation agreement with a private Chinese film company.

This is absolutely news that will set the entire Chinese entertainment industry ablaze.

"Happy cooperation!"

"Please thank Ravenson for me!"

With the development of the "Hitman 2" project finalized, Chen Jin's role as the main villain "Xiao" in "Fast & Furious 6" was also confirmed.

Chen Jin has officially joined the cast of "Fast & Furious 6", and will announce this to the public at an appropriate time.

It can be said that the success of "Killer Dragon" in North America has finally allowed Chen Jin to enter the Hollywood circle; at least, Universal has started to involve him, and Relativity Media has also become an important partner of Chen Jin.

Meanwhile, many Hollywood stars and moguls, such as Weinstein and Vin Diesel, have also recognized Chen Jin's abilities.

This is how he expanded his network in Hollywood.

Step by step, he has slowly opened up this market on his own. Although he has not yet achieved the level of fame of Jet Li, he is much better than others such as Chow Yun-fat.

Currently, Chen Jin, in terms of fame and status, should be among the top Chinese movie stars in Hollywood.

The third person after Jackie Chan and Jet Li!

Given time, this ranking could probably be improved.

At least, Jet Li didn't get a major villain role like in "Fast & Furious 6," which is already considered a second-tier Hollywood resource.

"Phew, finally got this sorted out!"

After seeing the people from Universal Music away, Kavanaugh slumped in his car; he was indeed exhausted from these past few days.

"Then I'll leave the preliminary work to you!"

"Including casting for the production team, please let me know in advance!"

"it is good!"

Kavanaugh answered readily: "As for the producer, should you find one yourself, or should we at Relativity recommend one for you?"

"Let's do it together. I'll send someone from here, and Relativity North America will coordinate with them!"

"Global should also get a spot!"

Responsible for film review and on-site work.

Although they don't need to spend a penny to get a share, they still need to be vetted since they're using Universal's name.

Most importantly, Universal positioned Hitman 2 as an A-list film, a popcorn blockbuster, on par with their major annual releases, such as Fast & Furious 6.

This kind of movie will fill all the theaters as soon as it's released.

Chen Jin and Kavanaugh were interested in this distribution.

In North America, only a handful of studios, including the Big Six and Lionsgate, can achieve this.

This is unlike in China, where several companies, such as China Film Group and Huaxia Film Distribution, jointly decide on the pricing, and cinemas also make adjustments through pre-sales.

The scheduling of films is arranged nationwide.

North American theaters are at the mercy of the six major powers. Releasing blockbusters by them is like throwing money at the theaters, so they definitely have to rely on them for their livelihood.

This is the most fundamental difference between Chinese and American film scheduling.

"Do you want me to send you off?"

Kavanaugh rested in the car for a while and then spoke to Chen Jin.

"Whatever, I'm fine with taking a taxi!"

"Forget it, let's go to the airport together, we can talk then!"

Nowadays, Kavanaugh's relationship with Chen Jin is like that of the North American theater chains to the Big Six – both rely on each other for their livelihood and have to curry favor.

After arriving at the hotel, Chen Jin, who had little luggage, had a meal with everyone and then embarked on her journey back to China.

First, we went back to the electronics department, and then went to Hong Kong to film "A Trip to Hong Kong".

Back home, they're waiting for him to return and celebrate. "John Wick" has already surpassed 20 billion yuan and is now heading towards 22 billion yuan. Meanwhile, in North America, it has also surpassed 4000 million US dollars and will reach 5000 million this week if all goes well!
7000 million shouldn't be a problem, and if things go well, it could even break 8000 million!

This is the box office performance of "The Killer" in two major markets. It has also been released in several countries in Europe and Asia.

The total box office revenue is estimated to be over 5000 million.

In other words, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the film "Killer Dragon" should gross close to $5 million worldwide.

This result is undeniably good.

After all, in the original timeline, the first John Wick movie only grossed a little over $1 million, and it only had two major markets: North America and Europe. It barely made it into Asia.

And now, Asia alone is worth 3.5 million US dollars, not to mention other markets.

That's how terrifying China's box office numbers are.

In the future, there will be many markets with revenues of 4 to 5 million US dollars each, and that's the reason why.

These days, 5 million+ worldwide might sound like a lot, but that's only relative to Hollywood movies. For example, the first and second Transformers movies only grossed around 4 to 5 million US dollars worldwide.

The reason is simply because the Chinese market is so huge. In North America, a $2 million film is considered a blockbuster, and there are only a handful of them released each year.

Between 16 and 18, Huaxia produced more than 30 films that grossed over 10 billion RMB.

The domestic market is indeed large because of its large population.

It's fortunate that the exchange rate is 1-6; if it were 1-3, the North American market would have been number two for a long time.

However, in reality, the ratio of purchasing power between North America and China is 3:1!

……

The plane was flying over the Pacific Ocean. Apart from sleeping, Chen Jin was writing the script for "Hitman 2" on her computer.

At that time, it will also be Gonger who connects with the theory of relativity.

Having learned from the experience of "Hitman 1", Chen Jin didn't need to personally take charge this time. Unlike "Hitman 1", where Chen Jin did everything himself, even selecting the action choreographer and extras.

The process of getting "Hitman 2" from its inception to filming was undoubtedly much easier.

After nearly 20 hours of layovers and flights, Chen Jin finally returned to her long-missed homeland.

The two weeks he was away felt like several months to him; life overseas truly felt like an eternity.

However, the result was encouraging, with a box office of over 5000 million in North America, making Chen Jin's efforts over the past two weeks worthwhile.

Wearing sunglasses and a hat, Chen Jin and his assistant walked out of the first-class cabin one after the other. Many people in the cabin recognized him and asked for autographs and photos, but they all seemed quite restrained.

It wasn't until she entered the airport terminal that Chen Jin realized something was wrong.

He returned very quietly this time, without notifying anyone except his own agent and company. He only informed Chen Jin's parents after they got off the plane.

He won't be eating at home because there's a celebration dinner that evening.

The itinerary was quite packed.

We're heading straight to Hong Kong tomorrow. We've really planned every minute and second. The main reason is that the "Hong Kong Trip" production team is losing money every day that the project is shut down. Even if the company has a lot of funds, it can't withstand this kind of drain.

The daily expenses of several hundred thousand yuan are enough for Chen Jin to fly back and forth to North America several times.

"No, how did they know I was returning to China today?" Chen Jin asked her assistant, who had been with Chen Jin for many years and was indeed very clever.

"Either the company leaked it, or it was Sister Pu Lun who shouted it?"

Wang Yuanyuan instinctively stepped in front of Chen Jin, as the flow of people in the reception area was enormous, and there were also many reporters waiting in ambush.

It's clear they all know Chen Jin is going back to China.

This time, the treatment is top-notch.

This surpasses any of Chen Jin's previous returns to China, even the one when she won the Venice Film Festival Best Actor award; frankly, none of those events had the scale of this one.

It's worth noting that his trip back to China that time was completely public, but this time it happened so suddenly, and these media outlets actually found out about it!
"Sister Pu Lun wouldn't do that!"

"It must have been leaked by the company..."

Chen Jin spoke helplessly, then tried to control her expression, because the overwhelming cheers were already coming, and Chen Jin's fame was more intense than ever before.

These are still several Hollywood projects that haven't been announced yet. If Fast & Furious 6 and Hitman 2 are revealed, Chen Jin's popularity will probably be even more exaggerated.

But right now, there are people three or four layers deep.

As soon as Chen Jin arrived at the exit, she was surrounded by a huge crowd.

"Hello Chen Jin, is your trip back to China to attend the wrap party for 'John Wick'?"

"What are your thoughts on 'John Wick' breaking Chinese film history records and creating box office miracles every day?"

Is it true that John Wick has grossed over $5000 million in North America?

"..."

One question after another was thrown at Chen Jin.

To be honest, Chen Jin knew she was famous, but she didn't expect to be this famous.

Such a sudden trip, yet so many people came to pick him up at the airport—all of this is undoubtedly due to the phenomenal popularity of "John Wick."

He used to have fans, but not many die-hard fans.

Chen Jin was getting a headache looking at all the banners from support groups in various places.

It's true that once someone becomes famous, one fan can outnumber ten haters.

The entire airport was occupied by this group, which significantly affected the travel of other people.

Clearly, the 20 billion+ box office of "John Wick" proves Chen Jin's popularity from every angle.

The media is the most perceptive group; they have clearly seen Chen Jin's current box office appeal, so they were all waiting for it.

"Thank you!"

"I did come back for the victory celebration!"

"I was really surprised that 'John Wick' broke the record!"

"John Wick's box office performance in North America is also decent; the $5000 million figure is accurate..."

Chen Jin answered reporters' questions as she walked.

But he walked very slowly, and every now and then, crazy fans would want to take photos with him and get autographs; for the first time, Chen Jin felt the feeling of having no life after becoming famous.

Abroad, he's relatively unknown; but in China today, Chen Jin has truly become a top influencer with solid achievements.

Especially female fans, Chen Jin is quite handsome and not very old. His popularity was previously limited by his acting career, but now it has been released through "John Wick," and his influence has spread quite widely.

Countless young girls were calling his name at the airport.

"Thank you!"

"thank you all!"

Chen Jin was exhausted, but she didn't say anything and could only try to control her expression.

It took more than two hours to finally get into the car that took Chen Su to the company.

"Old Yang, what's the situation at the airport?"

After getting into the car, Chen Jin immediately called Chen Su Biao.

He wanted to swear, but after thinking about it, he restrained himself.

"Airport?"

"That explains why you weren't answering your phone!"

"I don't know what's going on either..."

Chen Su remained silent, while Chen Jin wiped her sweat and narrowed her eyes slightly: "Was it a colleague from the company who leaked it to the reporter?"

"Absolutely not!"

"I can vouch for it; I specifically told them that!"

"How come so many reporters and fans already knew about it?"

Chen Jin had already confirmed with Pu Lun that she had no time to invite reporters. Chen Jin wasn't lacking in fame or public interest, so inviting reporters to expose this kind of thing wouldn't be a good thing for her right now.

Too much exposure, but the artist's public image is not good.

Chen Jin had already explained this to Pu Lun.

Film actors must maintain their mystique, which means they should try to avoid appearing in public.

"I'll send someone to investigate right away!"

Chen Su shook his head and laughed, "Brother Jin, it's clear you've really become famous. Even such a private schedule has been exposed so thoroughly. You've never encountered anything like this before, have you?"

"..."

Chen Jin didn't know whether to smile bitterly or shake his head. This guy would let him experience it firsthand to know the pain of being surrounded by people like this!
"I'm hanging up now, I'll be there in half an hour!"

Chen Jin hung up the phone and blew the air conditioning on the back seat of the car.

I was surrounded by people and was sweating profusely, and I'm still sweating now.

However, as Chen Su just joked, this is indeed a manifestation of his "box office appeal"; before the release of "John Wick," even if there were fans waiting at the airport, there wouldn't have been this many.

But now, it's estimated that only the so-called "top influencers" of the future will receive this treatment.

Top celebrities don't have reporters, only brainless fans.

In this respect, Chen Jin is different from them.

Because a lot of reporters came this time, they were obviously all there for him, and all about the movie "John Wick".

This proves that the release of "John Wick" has indeed made Chen Jin completely different from the past.

In the past, he was just an actor with a box office record. There are many others in mainland China who are like him. Many of them achieved their box office success through their works and publicity, such as Chen Kun and Zhou Xun, the lead actors of "Painted Skin 2"!
Now, he not only has achievements, but also popularity with the audience.

The greatest recognition an actor can receive is when audiences are willing to spend money on a movie.

Chen Jin did it!

"Oh oh oh-"

As soon as she arrived at the company, before the car door even opened, countless colleagues surged toward Chen Jin.

The cannons exploded with loud bangs, making the entrance to the power company look like it was Chinese New Year.

Click! Click!
Many reporters who had heard the news rushed over and pressed their shutters.

Chen Jin finally understood why she had been exposed. With such a grand welcoming party at the entrance of the Electronic Science and Technology Institute, everyone knew that their company's "master" had returned!

(End of this chapter)