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Chapter 315 The Big Sisters' Overpowered Suppression of the Transformers

It’s still July 7rd.

Old Li accompanied Liu Shishi and Tong Liya to watch Transformers in the luxurious screening room on the 13th floor.

He chuckled casually, "This blockbuster is indeed very industrialized, and it originally posed a considerable threat."

"Shishi, just wait for your sister Bingbing's big red envelope."

Transformers 1 will be released in mainland cinemas tomorrow, taking away a portion of the screenings.

But that percentage is really not high.

Countless mainland cinema owners were deeply impressed by Transformers.

And then that was it.

The movie that everyone is more looking forward to and hoping to make a fortune from is "You Are the Apple of My Eye," which will be released on the 13th.

(Those years) were completed in post-production as early as the 1st.

This paved the way for large-scale copies to be sent to cinemas across the country.

Compared to the original, this version is simply better in terms of costumes, makeup, and props, and also features the stunning beauty of Yang Mi and Gulnazar at their peak.

At least on this big screen.

Little Gulnazar's stunning beauty even slightly overshadowed The Secret in the film.

Those years, with layers upon layers of buffs, it was almost like playing a game with cheat codes.

Its popularity far surpasses that of Transformers.

This is a major IP that has been incubated in the US for many years, but it's really not working in East Asia at this stage.

Liu Shishi nodded excitedly, "When we were watching the movie just now, the background music played as Bumblebee sent a signal into space and the Autobots descended one after another."

"I got goosebumps from the sight; it was spectacular."

"The special effects and fight scenes that followed were really amazing."

"I feel relieved now that you've said that, senior brother."

That makes sense; the Transformers series stimulates the senses, both visually and aurally.

The background music for "King Kong's Descent," combined with the visuals, sound, and light effects, is truly top-notch.

The series actually got worse as it went on.

Tong Liya nodded and smiled, "I'm curious if Meghan regrets it now?"

She had a chance to win the lead role back then.

Let alone Megan.

Liu Shishi laughed and complained, "What's there to regret? (La La Land) will definitely break 2 million US dollars globally, and it can even win a prize."

What can the human protagonist of Transformers achieve?

Xiao Tong was speechless.

As Lao Li got up and walked out, he smiled again and said, "The film will be released in mid-July. You can do a few days of promotional tours, and leave everything else to Yang Mi."

"The framework for (search) needs to be set up."

This shelf is also very easy to assemble.

Old Li, He Qing, Megan, and the Big Secret already occupy four important roles.

Zhang Xinyu has been preparing for the competition since the end of January, when her acting skills were only rated 47.

But after several months of experiencing life at the train station, Xiao Zhang's acting skills have long since surpassed 55.

And considering her immersive role over the past few months, if she wanted to compete with the female lead, she would be utterly crushed by Yang Mi.

Even if he were to compete against Liu Yifei, he would still lose.

But it's not difficult for Zhang Xinyu to play the role of the male lead's cousin, or a supporting female role.

The male lead is the boyfriend of the villainous reporter, and later takes care of the female lead before she dies.

After much deliberation, Lao Li decided to cast Wang Kai as the actor who would share her experience of cyberbullying.

Now all that's left is the villainous female reporter?
This allows actresses like Li Xiaoran, Li Xiaolu, Yin Tao, and Hao to compete.

As for the male assistant and lackey around the big boss, Lao Li still plans to use the original Zhang Yi.

That guy's acting was passable.

That completes the process.

……

An inch of time and an inch of gold.

The summer movie season of 2007 kicked off in mid-July with a series of blockbuster films.

On August 6th, the atmosphere in Beijing was intensely hot, typical of midsummer.

The Huabiao Awards arrived as scheduled that year.

Liu Shishi received another Best Actress nomination for her role in "The Hearing Girl," alongside Dong Xuan and Da Meiyuan.

Then Zhang Ziyi and Megan Fox were nominated for Best Actress.

This battle for Best Actress is incredibly valuable.

Ultimately, the organizers respected the terrifying phenomenon that (Dear) brought out.

Shan Yi presented Gao Yuanyuan with the Best Actress award trophy.

No double-yolk eggs!

Fan Bingbing, Tong Liya, and Li Wenyu have all been nominated for Best Director.

It's a double-yolk egg, so I gave one to Lao Li and one to Xiao Tong.

The main reason was that Bing (Fat Ice) demonstrated the humility and modesty of a big sister.

The Best Actor award is none other than Lao Li himself.

The overwhelming popularity of (Dear) is truly terrifying.

Its practical significance is equally immense.

From the May Day Golden Week to August, it was a massive online and offline联动 (linkage/coordination) across the entire network.

They helped dozens of families find their abducted children.

Then there are cases where traffickers are suspected by concerned netizens during their crimes, who then post on Weibo or call the police.

Another small act of merit.

After "Dearest" finished its run in theaters, the box office settled quickly, after all, it was a charity film that the whole nation was paying attention to.

The film ultimately grossed 14.97 billion yuan in mainland China, which is because Li Keqiang was too lazy to manipulate box office figures.

It gets stuck at this point.

Of the 45% of revenue shared by Time, the fastest donation was 3 million yuan to the police, used for travel subsidies for police officers across the country who were searching for children and cracking down on child trafficking cases.

This includes work-related injury compensation.

The remaining 300 to 400 million yuan will be used to establish a fund to screen victim families across the country.

Funding and donations should be provided according to different circumstances.

In this situation, what can the organizers of the Huabiao Awards do?
Dear is no longer limited to movies, and thus easily won Best Picture.

The Best Picture award was a tie, going to La La Land.

La La Land is a Sino-American co-production, and many behind-the-scenes figures, such as Zhang Guorong, are Chinese.

Megan, who is in front of the camera, is a graduate of the Beijing Film Academy, and Mao Xiaotong and Huang Shengyi also have decent screen time.

The distribution of the Huabiao Awards pie has ended.

Old Li plans to hold a celebratory late-night snack party at the media headquarters' canteen.

He sat in the car, took a sip of water, and chuckled, "It's time to start filming (the search)."

"The Shanghai branch will be empty for a while after the renovation is completed."

“In the past, living in the branch adjacent to the Huangpu River was a way to experience a new environment.”

La La Land finished its run in the US with $1.29 million, but has grossed $1.18 million in Europe, including Baghdad, South Korea, and Egypt, and is still showing in theaters.

However, this movie will be released in mainland China on July 6th.

The team only achieved 6800 million RMB in sales over the first weekend and the following four weeks.

Because it has consistently maintained a 5% screening rate, including periods below 5%.

Transformers was released on the 11th, and its box office reached 7900 million in the first five days plus the following three weeks.

In stark contrast to this is the fact that (in those years) 60% of screenings grossed 6200 million in their opening weekend.

The following week saw 1.73 million, the third week 1.81 million, and the fourth week 1.71 million.

It grossed 5.87 million in just over 20 days in mainland China and 5200 million in Hong Kong.

The Taiwanese team also has a record of 7100 million.

In less than a month, the national total has reached 7.1 million!
This is the terrifying manifestation of the multiple buffs that Mythic+ brought to those years.

Leaving aside the terrifying gimmick of the 8D era's great physique, it far surpasses the phenomenal virus.

For the past 20 days or so, apart from today being the Huabiao Awards, the secret team and their sisterhood have been running around doing promotional events every day.

I flew to more than 20 different cities in more than 20 days.

In reality, countless people are scrambling to buy movie tickets just to witness the grandeur of the 8D era.

It's understandable if you're unsure which movie theater they'll be showing up at for a surprise promotional event.

Those who have access to insider information in advance often create scalped tickets that are priced far higher than the market price.

Jay Chou's fans, Nicholas Tse's music and movie fans, and others are all having a blast.

This novel, whose original work sold out well ahead of schedule, has been available for less than a month.

It has surpassed the box office miracle created by "Before I Met You". Now it's aiming to break into the top five of the mainland box office charts.

But this is quite normal compared to the original track record (in those years).

Both Nicholas Tse and Jay Chou had many fans in mainland China in 2007.

During her promotional tours, celebrities such as Wang Fei, Deng Chao, and Mao Xiaotong would occasionally show their support.

While it may not have the same hype as the 8D era, the influence of superstars remains.

As Lao Li spoke, Da Meiyuan couldn't help but chuckle, "Those years of quality could have been a good chance for a Best Actress nomination, but unfortunately, Xiao Yang faced too strong competition."

"Of course, her acting skills are also weak. She can compete for the Best Actress award, but she is still far from being a Best Actress winner."

The original Xiao Long Bao was nominated for Best Actress at the Golden Horse Awards.

Unfortunately, with only five spots available, Yang Mi's performance was truly negligible.

It can only be said that her commercial value has taken off and exploded.

Liu Shishi was excited: "Whether or not I get nominated for Best Actress is another matter. I'll go with you when you fly to Shanghai to film (The Search). When is Sister Bingbing going to send me a red envelope?"

How much are you planning to send?

Looking back at the trends from those years, they still account for 60% of the screenings.

I feel like we can still reach around 1 million in the new week.

If we get another two or three hundred million, will this romance movie break 700 million or 800 million in mainland China?
Fat Bing, sitting in the passenger seat, beamed with delight, “If it surpasses 8 million in mainland China, I’ll give you a 2666 million yuan red envelope.”

As he spoke, Fatty Bing looked at Old Li again, "Can it really break 8 million for a single film?"

This is not the case that (dear) donated all the proceeds, which accumulated into a phenomenal level of popularity.

This is a romance movie.

Strict calculations show it's still a low cost.

You should at least consider your investments in films like "The Legend of the White Snake," "The Assassination of Ma," and "Mojin: The Lost Legend."

The investment costs for these films were far greater than those of (those years).

Old Li lit a cigarette and nodded. "There are still four weeks until the beginning of September. Even if we reduce the number of screenings by 10% to 20%, there is still a good chance of breaking 800 million."

"You should prepare a big red envelope for Shishi."

Let's set aside the fact that my dear friend lacks martial ethics.

A low-budget romantic movie breaks 8 million yuan, surpassing John Wick 3?

The original trajectory of the 2008 film (Kung Fu Dunk) had 1.12 million views, ranking ninth for the year.

Jackie Chan, Jet Li, and Liu Yifei's Kung Fu King grossed 1.86 million.

These two lineups are completely different; they're not even in the same league.

The Secret (Far Cry) 9000 million!
Book lovers and other factors contribute to its popularity.

Even more important is the screening rate.

Transformers has grossed 7900 million yuan in China in just over 20 days.
If it weren't for the terrible loss of screening slots...

Based on its quality, Transformers could easily surpass 3 million.

no way.

Currently, (Chasing the Dragon) is still showing steadily, maintaining a 20% screening rate.

The film grossed a total of 2.16 million yuan in mainland China during its fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh weeks of release.

The mainland amount is 6.18 million, and with the Hong Kong property already sold off, the total is 7700 million.

This is 6.96 million nationwide, soon to break 7 million.

(The assassination of Ma) is less than half, with the current total in mainland China reaching 3.14 million and the national total reaching 3.68 million.

In terms of production costs alone, the assassination of Ma Ying-jeou was a loss-making endeavor.

That's not right either. The main reason for the assassination of Ma Ying-jeou was Deng Chao's low salary.

At the time, his status meant he only received two to three million RMB, which led to a decrease in the overall salary for all on-screen actors.

This result is a bonus.

It's just that the earning potential is far less than that of chasing dragons, not to mention those years.

Andy Lau's two blockbuster films also grossed over 10 billion yuan.

(Koizora) is about to be released this summer.

Moreover, before this, (Koizora) had already been released in Japan in early July, earning more than 3 billion yen, which is not a particularly outstanding achievement.

Together with (The Winner Takes All), they can help Mao Xiaotong become the new generation's national first love in the island nation.

This popularity is also spreading to China, the Korean Peninsula, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand.

Liu Shishi was so excited she almost exploded.

The most obvious example is that after returning to the media headquarters, she dragged Lao Li along to practice Taoism.

They weren't even in a hurry to show up at the celebratory late-night snack party.

Just let Fat Bing host it.

In the sweltering summer heat, they served piles of ice-cold beer and barbecue to Zhang Ziyi, Yang Mi, and other people in the Best Actor competition.

These are all pretty good late-night snack gatherings.

It took Xiao Liu and Megan several hours of hard work before they handed the task over to Fat Bing to clean up the mess.

…………

Early in the morning of the 7th.

When Lao Li went downstairs for breakfast, he was blocked by Nazha as soon as he got out of the elevator.

Naza excitedly hugged him and jumped up and down, saying, "Boss, I have 300 million followers on the mainland version of Weibo now! I'm a big V now!"

"Of course, I can't compare to Senior Sister and Sister Mi."

"But now the advertising rates I'm getting are rising to several hundred thousand a year."

"I feel like she's worth even more than when she played the third female lead in 'My Love from the Star'."

It will be exactly four years soon.

Naza has finally broken free from the routine of receiving a stable monthly salary and made her debut successfully among the Five Dragon Girls.

Old Li smiled and nodded, "Alright, be happy for a while, but you still need to work on improving your acting skills. You'll have plenty of opportunities in the future."

The return to Ming is still in the long-term preparation stage.

Several photography streets, villages, and other buildings have been constructed.

Palace buildings with special requirements can also be borrowed or rented.

It will still be some time before filming for the first season begins.

However, as more and more novels were serialized, the third and fourth female leads gradually took on more important roles.

Han Youniang and Cheng Qiyun from the first season didn't have the same opportunities as Gulnazar.

There really was one later.

Naza happily expressed her gratitude and said with a smile, "Boss, should I make a cameo appearance in (the search engine)? Many netizens say they can't believe I'm only 15 years old."

"Although she did look quite young in those movies."

"But many people say that I can pass for an adult with makeup."

Old Li was speechless. "Alright, I'll take you to Shanghai when the machine is turned on."

Searching for even minor supporting characters can attract people.

It doesn't matter who the female lead Ye Lanqiu hires, from the nanny to the news anchor.

Of course, so much time has passed, and the villainous woman in the search results has been confirmed as Li Xiaoran.

Thinking of this, he was almost speechless again.

The three very important female characters, the first, second, and third female leads, are all grown-up young women.

Hopefully, movie fans won't misunderstand.

Old Li chatted briefly with Nazha before going into the private room for dinner.

Halfway through his meal, he received a new text message from Alexandra: "Senior, Apple's market value has surpassed $1400 billion. Should we sell?"

"Or should we hold it for the long term?"

Alexandra has been mainly touring for the past month or two, promoting her shows in Omega (La La Land).

She bought Apple stock with Dong Xuan, Liu Shishi, and others back then.

Apple's market capitalization originally exceeded $120 billion at the end of July 2007.

It surpassed $160 billion in November.

The financial crisis will leave us in a state of utter chaos for a while.

But now it's selling like hotcakes in both China and the US.

Taking just over a dozen Apple chain stores in China as an example, they sold more than 10 devices in just over a month.

Moreover, the popularity of Apple devices is increasing.

It has also generated a certain positive word-of-mouth effect on the Internet.

With a little help from Lao Li, Lao Qiao managed to get free Wi-Fi access this time.

The Chinese market and Chinese stock investors have also had a tremendous impact on US stocks.

"This time it will definitely be more than the peak of $1600 billion, but we should wait and sell when necessary, get out in advance, and then buy up stocks at the bottom next year."

This time it begins.

That would be the chance for all his girlfriends to achieve financial freedom and become wealthy women.

(End of this chapter)