Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 667 Still Has the Power to Appeal (44)

Why did "Furious 7" gross 24 billion yuan at the box office?
Well... it's really hard to say.

Because it looks good?

Haha, the most awesome movie in the Fast & Furious series is generally considered to be Fast & Furious 5, which has a Douban rating of 8.5!
That...sentiment?

Because the lead actor, Paul Walker, is no longer with us?

Haha, Paul Walker isn't exactly a top-tier star. Besides the Fast & Furious series, he also starred in a remake of the French film District of Depression, which only grossed 1.87 million RMB in mainland China!
This is definitely not a very appealing thing.

So… what was the impact of "See You Again"?

Even less likely. The theme song of Frozen, "Let It Go," is just as influential and widely circulated as "See You Again," yet Frozen only grossed 2.98 million yuan at the Chinese box office!
Then, Fast & Furious 7 grossed over 4 million on its opening day!
It broke the single-day box office record of 3.3 million yuan set by the Spring Festival film "The Martian"...

However, it took ten days for "Furious 7" to gross over 17 billion yuan.

This is definitely not comparable to "The Martian," which grossed over 21 billion yuan in seven days during the Spring Festival!
By the way, the movie that had the biggest impact of "Furious 7" was Fan Xiaopang's "Ever Since We Love"—a youth film that only grossed 1.48 million yuan.

As for films released in the same period, such as "I Am Queen" and "Gun Crossing," they have basically no impact.

Even if they re-release them at a different time, they won't get much box office revenue.

By the way, "The Strange Tales of Yin Yang Town in Northeast China", which was released on April 4th, grossed over 280 million yuan in eight days before the release of "Furious 7"!
The final box office grossed 3.2 million yuan.

Not bad results...

The project "Folk Stories of Western Hunan" can now begin!

The box office success of "Furious 7" and the 37 billion yuan gross of "The Martian" have given many people confidence in the Chinese film market.
Here's a press release: In 2014, the average urban resident in China went to the movies 1.4 times a year, while the average resident in the US and South Korea went to the movies more than 4 times a year. China's box office has room for several times the growth.
Before 2018, China's box office revenue will surpass that of North America, and by 2023 it will be about twice that of North America, reaching 120 billion!
……

"Life's Big Events" is the first film independently released by Maoyan!
And it stars Shen Yan…

This marks his return to the big screen after eight months.

—His last starring role was in "Burning," and he only directed "The Martian"!

Most importantly, this film, "The Big Events of Life," relied entirely on him to carry the box office...

Many people attributed the success of "Duckweed" to Shen Teng's talent, especially after "The Martian" grossed 37 billion yuan...

Shen Teng's three films have grossed over 70 billion yuan in total!
This is incredibly valuable.

Where is Shen Yan?
The Chinese box office for "Burning" was only 4.8 million yuan…

Yes, *Burning* is an art film…

But who cares?
If your box office is low, it means you don't have enough appeal!

Shen Yan is a top star, with a bunch of people waiting to take his place...

Therefore, "Major Life Events" is crucial...

One more thing, Shen Yan is filming in the United States and is temporarily unable to return to China for promotion!
They've lost their biggest bargaining chip in terms of publicity!
Then Maoyan spent 6000 million on ticket subsidies and another 1000 million on marketing—originally 3000 million, but the brand was replaced with 2000 million.

The film "Life's Big Events" ended on April 24th, with 31% of the screenings and a daily box office of 170 million yuan, undoubtedly taking the top spot at the box office on that day!

Then, on the 25th and 26th, it grossed 2.28 million and 2.19 million yuan respectively…

In its first three days, the box office exceeded 6.17 million yuan!
This movie is definitely going to break 1 billion.

The final figure should be between 18 and 20 billion.

Everyone now knows that Shen Yan's influence has not diminished at all; on the contrary, it has increased!

Shen Yan received the message on April 28th and posted on Weibo: "Thank you everyone for your support... I'm working hard on filming and trying to finish filming before May 9th, so I can participate in two roadshows when I return to China..."

Why the rush?
Because Avengers: Age of Ultron will be released on May 12th!
……

"The Big Events of Life" grossed 6.17 million RMB in its opening weekend, which is equivalent to 8000 million USD!
Even in the North American market, this is an incredibly impressive achievement.

Hollywood has been keeping a close eye on the Chinese market... Emma Stone found out about it too, and she came to ask Shen Yan if it was true.

Shen Yan nodded: "Indeed, it's called 'Lighting Up the Stars,' or 'The Man Who Planted the Stars'... It's a movie about a funeral director. You Americans don't really understand our funeral culture..."

"We also have a funeral culture!"

“…Then I’ll have A24 bring it in. Although customs and habits differ from country to country, and there are cultural differences and language barriers, people’s emotions are universal, and they should be willing to accept simple sincerity, kindness and beauty…” After a pause, Shen Yan asked, “Do Americans discriminate against funeral directors?”

Emma Stone nodded: "It's still quite discriminatory..."

That's true. It's probably similar all over the world; prejudice and taboos against the funeral industry will always exist.

When people mention funeral industry workers, they often associate them with negative images such as bad luck and horror.

That's normal, after all, it's the profession closest to death!

You've seen many horror movies, like "Escape from the Funeral Home," "The Funeral Home Massacre," and "The Morgue Collection"...

If you say this isn't occupational discrimination...

I have nothing to say!

After thinking for a moment, Shen Yan called Ryan Gosling over, talked to him about the main plot of "Life Matters," and then asked, "What do you think?"

“No…” Damien Chazelle chimed in, immediately rejecting the script idea: “Our laws do not allow strangers to touch little girls!”

Yeah, so you all went into hiding to play...

Look up Epstein and Lolita Island!
Learn about Catholicism and little boys...

Some extreme cases even involve the blood sacrifice of young children…

They have everything!
However, filming openly and honestly is definitely out of the question—more than twenty minutes of Kubrick's *Eyes Wide Shut* were cut, including parts about child sacrifice and a certain society…

Shen Yan scratched his head: "Never mind then, I'll have A24 screen it once in Chinese communities..."

Ryan Gosling suddenly remembered something: "I watched 'Sheep Without a Shepherd'... It was awesome!"

Damien also said, "...I read it too...The script is really good!"

"What's up? Are you two interested in remaking it?"

Ryan nodded: "I talked to Damien and he thinks it's quite feasible. Anyway, the cost is at most $4000 million!"

Shen Yan glanced at him, then asked Damien Chazelle, "Are you interested too?"

"Hmm...I find it very interesting!"

"Okay, you two can film after 'La La Land' is finished... using the current crew!"

"...However, we're moving the filming location to Arkansas!"

"What?"

"The racial issues are most serious there!"

Shen Yan was a little confused: "No, what racial issue is there in 'Sheep Without a Shepherd'?"

Ryan said, "...The protagonist has to be Black...This movie definitely has to include racial issues!"

Shen Yan gave a thumbs up: "You guys are awesome!"

Even if you beat Shen Yan to death, he never expected that Ryan wouldn't want to play the male lead...

Instead, they wanted to co-invest in the American version of "Sheep Without a Shepherd" with Shen Yan and A24, and also, given the racial issues...

(End of this chapter)