Huayu has been doing one good deed a day since 2001

Chapter 231 Who is stronger, the 10 Billion Yuan Movie Emperor or the 10 Billion Yuan Movie Empress?
10 month 17 number.

Old Li sat down in his office at 8:30 a.m., and Liu Shishi happily knocked on the door and ran in.

"Senior, did Jackie Chan come to see you today? Is it to raise investment for his new movie?"

(Myth) It is a mini Waterloo.

The previous week, "The Hearing Girl" accumulated 3600 million yuan in box office revenue in mainland China, which is equivalent to 1.28 million yuan.

(Myth) Accumulated 1700 million equals 8600 million.

It wouldn't be difficult for the myth to break 100 million in another week or two, but its reputation will collapse.

On Renren Movie Review, (The Hearing Girl) has a high rating of 8.5, with 7 people rating it.

Old Li chuckled and said, "If Bingbing weren't busy with the post-production of (Lucy), she could handle all of this. Do you have any ideas about Jackie Chan's new movie? Or are you just looking for some entertainment?"

It's not fair to say we were busy with post-production; we finally wrapped up filming.

Fat Bing also plans to spend a few days relaxing with Ah Xin in the office, courtyard house, or villa.

Liu Shishi stared wide-eyed at Old Li for a few incredulous glances before rubbing her forehead. "My God, what have you taken me for?"

"Even if I'm a big shot, I would never watch this Brother Long's antics. Before Sister Yuanyuan and Huang Xiaoming, he was in a class of his own among Chinese actors."

"It was Shuying who tricked me into giving her inside information so she could compete for the lead role in the new film."

"What I mean is, when Jackie Chan arrives, I'll hide in the dressing room."

"After you've finished talking and he's left, I'll come back for the information."

Jackie Chan's reputation has been so-so in recent years, and he has often suffered setbacks.

But the main reason is that the audience is tired of his usual routines and has become aesthetically fatigued.

The myth is such a big project, and it took several years to prepare for it, all for a major transformation.

And before that (New Police Story) and (Rob-B-Hood).

Even the high box office numbers brought by Huang Xiaoming and Deng Chao respectively.

Its reputation has been good so far.

The myth's ratings and reputation have collapsed, but it will gradually recover over the next few years.

Old Li chuckled, "It's good that you didn't get too cocky. I misjudged you. Here's a reward for you."

Xiao Liu gritted his teeth and lunged forward, spouting nonsense.

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It's about nine o'clock in the morning.

Jackie Chan came to the president's office alone.

When Old Li went to pour tea, Jackie Chan hurriedly ran to get a bottle of mineral water, saying, "Mr. Li, don't bother, I can do it myself."

"This was such a terrible failure, I'm completely overwhelmed about what to choose for my next project."

"It is my honor that you have come to conduct the trial in person."

After the polite greetings...

Brother Long took out two scripts.

One is the (Shinjuku Incident), which is normal. Derek Yee was considering this idea in 1997 and 98, which is also the first time since Derek Yee entered the film industry.

It had the longest pre-production period, comparable to the long-running project starring Wong Kar-wai (The Grandmaster).

The other one is (Project Eagle 3: The Twelve Zodiacs).

Preparations for the Chinese Zodiac began in 2005.

During the preparation, films such as (Rush Hour 3), (The Forbidden Kingdom), and (Shaolin) were shot.

The first installment of Project Eagle was "Armour of God" in 1986.

That was the period when Rosamund Kwan was at her most charming.

The second one is the original "Project Eagle" from 1991.

After quickly flipping through the two films, Old Li remarked, "Shinjuku Incident probably won't pass censorship."

Jackie Chan nodded, "I've also talked about Xiao Bao, but he said he's been working on this idea for years and doesn't want to compromise the core style of the creation just to pass censorship."

"So, Mr. Li, what do you think of (Project Eagle 3)?"

If Shinjuku is too difficult to get approved, then just give up.

The major setback in (mythology) still greatly stimulated him.

Old Li smiled and nodded, "This is alright. It's a big-scale action film. As long as the fighting is beautiful and the filming is good, the box office won't be bad."

The Chinese Zodiac was originally a big-budget film with an investment of 3 million yuan.

But the box office of 8.79 million yuan in mainland China has already made a profit.

Although the film also set a record for the lowest box office gross for a Jackie Chan film in the United States.

However, other related businesses are still generating stable profits, and streaming media copyrights are not a small amount of money.

It would cost at least two or three million US dollars to buy out a ten-year release.

By 2023, Jackie Chan's "Dragon Horse Spirit" had become utterly awful.

But with overseas theatrical releases, DVD distribution, and streaming, it can still generate $3000 million!

Jackie Chan took a sip of water and said excitedly, "Mr. Li, if you're willing to invest in Time, the streaming media rights will be permanently transferred to Time."

"Including streaming rights to mythology, or streaming rights to derivative TV series."

"If we could get China Film Group, Warner Bros., or Columbia Pictures to invest together."

“We can discuss everything slowly, but I can promise that you will be in charge of all the male and female supporting roles in the main character team.”

"You can set the salary and other benefits as well."

After three years of preparation, they suffered such a spectacular defeat and were criticized so harshly.

Jackie Chan's mentality is still very fragile.

The script's approval from Lao Li made him feel like the whole chapter was over.

This reflects the current state of Li-style superstition and blind obedience in the Chinese entertainment industry.

The Hangover 1 grossed 45 billion RMB worldwide, plus DVD and streaming sales, plus The Hangover 2 and 3?
Can everything break 150 billion RMB?

Once it's broken, it's simply indescribably awesome.

Will Huang Xiaoming become a 10 billion yuan box office king? You said that Huang has only won the TV King award, which is not a big problem.

Moreover, Time immediately launched the (Teddy Bear) series, which was designed to rival The Hangover.

Warner Bros. or Columbia Pictures are also very willing to believe in the financial prospects of Teddy Bear.

The first two installments of John Wick grossed over $500 million worldwide, which is equivalent to more than 4 billion RMB.

If there's going to be a third or fourth installment of Fast & Furious, does that mean Gao Yuanyuan is poised to become a billion-dollar actress?

Li Wenyu chuckled, "As long as we don't lack confidence, we can accelerate the progress of projects time and time again."

The original trajectory of the twelve zodiac animals was so difficult to produce.

Jackie Chan starred in nearly ten more movies as the male lead or a supporting actor.

After chatting with Jackie Chan for a while longer, he saw him off.

Old Li sent a text message, and Liu Shishi rushed out of the lounge, "The new project is settled?"

After reviewing the outline of the twelve zodiac animals, Xiao Liu took Lao Li back to the lounge for morning tea.

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October 17th was a day that garnered some attention in the global entertainment industry.

That is the second season of The Big Bang Theory, which premiered in May and reached a peak viewership of over 17 million, and has completed its first run on American television networks.

Peninsula had already spent 50 RMB per episode to buy the broadcasting rights.

The Peninsula has aired several episodes already, it's just that one episode a week is slow.

The mainland's Beijing TV station is buying each episode for 30 yuan, starting on the evening of the 15th the day before yesterday.

The first episode garnered a 19% viewership rating, and the second episode yesterday reached 21%.

This is significantly higher than the highest viewership rating of 13.7% for "Bright Sword," which also finished its first run.

The second season's viewership rating in mainland China was several times higher than the first season's, which had a rating of over 5%.

The first season was simply about Huang Xiaoming's success in the United States after he went to sea, which made his countless fans proud.

Then he returned to China to do a promotional tour for (Perfect Strangers).

During the promotional tour, Blake Lively occasionally showed off her Mandarin, sparking a different kind of pride among netizens and fans.

This is what propelled the first season's ratings to break 8%, and then to 9%, and so on.

The second episode of the second season easily surpassed 20% viewership on Beijing TV, a testament to the first season's ability to attract audiences. Furthermore, VIP members of Time Video can watch it anytime.

And the global frenzy (of hangovers) this summer is what accumulated to such an exaggerated record.

In this October, Huang Xiaoming and Blake Lively both began to dominate the small screen.

Around 3 PM, Lao Huang returned to the media building after filming an advertisement outside.

Upon arriving on the 10th floor, I saw a large group of people gathered in the waiting room next to the reception desk near the elevator.

There were men and women there, it was very lively.

As Lao Huang was about to leave after a brief greeting, Jiang Yiyan pulled Tang Yan out and asked, "Senior brother, when are you going to become a 10 billion yuan movie star?"

Huang Xiaoming's body stiffened instantly.

It's only 2005, not 2025. Does the Chinese film and television industry really want to reach 10 billion?

Three seconds later, Huang Xiaoming complained, "You little brat, you dare to tease me? Forget it, I'm too lazy to argue with you. I'm going back to rest for a while."

Jiang Yiyan laughed and said, "I even went to learn Peking Opera to practice my eyes so that I could act more powerfully. It was because I heard the rumors about the 10 billion yuan actor and actress."

"I just ran back to see what was going on."

Tang Yan nodded repeatedly, "I think if Sister Yuanyuan were more diligent, she should be able to become a 10 billion yuan actress before you, Senior Brother Huang."

Da Meiyuan's record is not bad.

Her role as the female villain (Extreme Profession) earned her 6.25 million RMB in China and 3.68 million HKD in South Korea.

The combined value of the two countries exceeded one billion RMB, while the global cumulative total has essentially doubled to nearly two billion RMB.

Even if the box office is mainly strong in Asia, such as in island nations, it is still very competitive.

But this is a prime example of the massive cumulative numbers globally!
In Beekeeper 1, Da Meiyuan is a serious and strong female lead, with a national audience of 3.78 million.

HK$1.9 million in South Korea, US$1800 million in OGMI is equivalent to RMB1.47 million.

That's another seven or eight hundred million.

If you say that she's just a female villain in Extreme Pro, and that her achievements are just a result of riding on others' coattails.

John Wick 1 and 2 combined grossed over $500 million, and The Hangover 1.

On top of that, let's make another high-quality John Woo 3, adding the John Woo series to Extreme Pro and Beekeeper.

It's really going to break 100 billion RMB.

Currently, this is the hottest topic in the Time Series and the Greater China entertainment industry.

This even sparked a wave of predictions on Weibo.

Huang Xiaoming wasn't in a hurry to go back and rest. He offered to hand out chewing gum, saying, "If you're talking about this, I definitely support Sister Gao in breaking the 10 billion mark first and winning the title of '10 Billion Yuan Best Actress'!"

"To be honest, I'm just the second male lead in the hangover drama."

"You guys have so much free time on your hands. Is it really that interesting to discuss this?"

Jiang Yiyan nodded excitedly, "This is so interesting! Our Chinese-language films started going global with Bruce Lee."

"Then there's the 'Immortal Hair,' 'Double Chow and Jackie Chan,' and 'The Four Heavenly Kings'..."

Before Xiao Jiang could continue, Tang Yan interrupted, "The Four Heavenly Kings are from the music industry."

The group was still chatting and laughing.

Huang Bo walked out of the waiting room with a cup of tea in his hand. He was dressed the same as Leonard when he first appeared in the first episode of the second season of The Big Bang Theory.

They all wear the same pair of glasses and have the same hairstyle.

As Huang Bo approached, he looked smug and said, "Brother Xiaoming, do I look like a high-end talent like a physics PhD?"

"More than two years ago, I was one of the male leads in the pilot episode of The Big Bang Theory."

"Now Director Ning has screwed me over and made me the most famous dark-skinned person in the country."

Huang Xiaoming, "..."

Without Lao Huang saying anything, Tang Yan almost burst out laughing.

The main issue is the significant difference in appearance between Huang Xiaoming and Huang Bo.

Even if neither of them is very tall.

Even when dressed exactly the same, the difference is still quite significant.

Tang Yan didn't laugh out loud because before Huang Xiaoming returned, Huang Bo had been bragging about his resume to someone in the waiting room for a long time.

Two years ago, a sample of the Chinese version of The Big Bang Theory was filmed and sent to Warner Bros. Television executives for review.

Jin Dong plays Sheldon, and Tian Yu from the Central Academy of Drama plays Leonard.

In the episode that Huang Bo acted in, he played Judah Howard, and Zhou Yiwei played Ah Sanren.

Blake Lively is still a staff member in the high-IQ DNA database from the first film.

The female lead, Penny, is played by Daewoo.

Before Lao Huang could even display his emotional intelligence, Huang Bo continued with a smile, "By the way, Director Ning has been resting for more than half a month and is planning to film the second part of (Crazy Stone)."

"Brother Xiaoming, would you be interested in making a cameo appearance in a major supporting role?"

"Originally, Director Ning planned to assemble a group of ugly men, each with their own unique characteristics."

"However, after he finished filming (The Wolf of Wall Street) and was waiting to compete for the Oscars, he no longer deliberately rejected young male and female actors."

"If you, Brother Xiaoming, were to make a cameo appearance, I'd have to kowtow to you. Qingdao doesn't lie to Qingdao people."

Huang Bo spoke out in a normal way, explaining the project.

It's because we know Huang Xiaoming has plenty of free time.

He's currently waiting to fly to the US after the Spring Festival to film "The Hangover 2," and after that, he'll start filming the third season of "The Big Bang Theory."

During this period, countless projects were naturally handed over to Lao Huang's agent.

But he hasn't decided yet whether or not to accept any offer.

Huang Xiaoming said excitedly, "Sure, let me see the script. I'm really looking forward to working with Director Ning and Brother Bo."

He is three years younger than Huang Bo, and the two are from the same city and hometown.

Let's not even talk about how Ning Hao borrowed the script and asked Jiang Wen to help him film Wall Street.

No matter how many times Li Wenyu works as a ghostwriter, this is still Li Wenyu's estimate for a global box office of one to two hundred million US dollars.

A big project that can still win big prizes.

Before this project, Crazy Stone also grossed 4.64 million yuan at the national box office.

Huang Bo grinned, "You're playing a supporting role for me? I'd really have to kowtow to you a few times."

Ning Hao intended to give Huang Xiaoming Li Fara, the unscrupulous businessman involved in racing.

They also plan to give Lao Huang an ugly hairstyle with a super receding hairline.

Although Ning Hao no longer deliberately rejects handsome men and beautiful women, the script still requires Li Fala's wife to be tall and strong, so that they can be compared to Huang Xiaoming.

To create a comedic effect.

Lao Ning contacted the actress who played the fat mother in Zhang Yimou's "Happy Times".

Thinking about this, Huang Bo couldn't help but laugh.

He pulled Huang Xiaoming to Lao Huang's office to discuss the project.

Jiang Yiyan and Tang Yan looked at each other in bewilderment.

A few seconds later, Tang Yan asked curiously, "What are you thinking about?"

You can hear nothing but project proposals in this corridor that would make countless industry professionals scramble for them.

Jiang Yiyan rolled her eyes. "I'm going back to practice my eye contact."

She joined Time Entertainment a few months ago and was fortunate enough to make her debut by filming a commercial and making a cameo appearance in an episode of My Own Swordsman.

Since Li Wenyu reminded me that my acting skills were up to par when we met last time, I should seize the opportunity when it comes.

Are these people who would go to any lengths to become famous, sleeping with everyone in the investment circle, the boss circle, and at dinner parties with directors?
Let's get practicing!
Tang Yan looked at Xiao Jiang, who was about to leave.

When she glanced at the public waiting room again, she saw that there were still quite a few people chatting and laughing inside.

Tang Yan quickly caught up with Jiang Yiyan. "I'm just curious. Come on, let's go and broaden our horizons."

These contracted girls live on the 9th floor, in a 30-square-meter all-inclusive room like Liu Yifei's, which also includes the offices of their agents and assistants.

Build more acting skills? There's no harm in it.

Jiang Yiyan nodded, "The company has so many good projects, Tangtang, the only thing we lack is acting skills."

"The Legend of Sword and Fairy 3 also has three female leads. I heard that Yang Mi and Guo Biting have been cast."

"There's one more role we can compete for. Before Hu Ge finishes filming The Return of the Condor Heroes, we can all give it a try."

(End of this chapter)