This actor has something

Chapter 374 seems to have been sold at a loss.

Five-star hotels have their advantages.

The water temperature was just right; splashing it on my face felt comfortable and relaxing.

The facial cleanser was the refreshing mint type chosen by Vivian Chow. He squeezed a little onto his hands, rubbed them together to get some on his face, and then vigorously rubbed it on his face until it quickly foamed up.

He ignored Zhou Huimin's advice to leave the facial cleanser on his face for a longer time, and instead, when he felt that he had lathered up enough, he quickly rinsed it off with hot water.

After wiping his face clean with a towel, the refreshing feeling made him unable to resist leaning close to the mirror and stroking his face a couple of times with his slender fingers.

Time seemed to have stood still on He Daqi's face; four years had passed, but he still looked eighteen.

Bang bang bang!
There was a knock on the door.

This method of banging on the door to call for help is unique to the entire roadshow team except for Ning Hao.

"Wait a minute, let me blow-dry my hair first."

"Hurry up! It's almost ten o'clock. We need to get to the movie theater by 10:30. If we linger at the theater entrance even a little bit, we won't have enough time." Ning Hao said and turned to leave.

Everyone knows that He Daqi loves to sleep in. Even though it was almost time to leave, no one wanted to bother him. The entertainment industry has a strict hierarchy, and who knows if these top stars have a little temper, especially someone as top-tier as He Daqi.

The task of calling for reinforcements should actually be handled by He Daqi's current assistant, Yan Jiu. Unfortunately, Yan Jiu is not reliable either, as he took leave before the movie was even released. So, He Daqi is currently only accompanied by the Dragon Tiger Brothers and Chen Shuangxi. These three are even less reliable; they only care about He Daqi's safety and don't care at all about whether it will cause any delays.

If Liu Ying or Wu Nannan were with the roadshow team, they could also come and make a call. However, this time Wang Jinghua volunteered to lead the roadshow team, leaving Liu Ying and Wu Nannan to oversee things at the company.

She and He Daqi were both familiar and not really familiar, since she had never inquired about He Daqi's private life before and it wasn't convenient for her to come and call him. So, Ning Hao had to be the one to call him.

He Daqi scratched his head, hurriedly put on his clothes, and then, before leaving, put on a down jacket. He then happily headed towards the restaurant.

Halfway there, Ning Hao suddenly appeared and pulled him downstairs. He handed the packed buns to He Daqi, indicating that he should just have a little something.

"Have something to eat first. After you finish this trip at noon, you'll have plenty of time in the afternoon. Anyway, you're not going to the TV station to record a program, so you can stay in the hotel and eat whatever you want."

Ning Hao's tone was somewhat resentful. Why was it that the entire roadshow team went to record the show in the afternoon, while He Daqi could leisurely lie in the hotel?

There are many things missing here, because after recording the show, there is a roadshow in the evening, and after the roadshow, we have to catch a plane to the next city. Everyone is so tired, how can you be idle?

He Daqi smacked his lips, looked at the steamed bun in his hand, and said with some difficulty, "I'm hungry now, but what you said makes me want to save room for local Shanghai cuisine this afternoon: braised pork, braised pork hock, braised shrimp, and braised pork chops with scallions. Just thinking about the rich, savory flavors makes my mouth water, and the more I crave them, the more tempting these steamed buns seem... Sigh! It's a dilemma!"

"Stop talking, or I'll get hungry too!" Ning Hao shoved him into the elevator.

The car was already parked in front of the hotel, and the members of the roadshow team were waiting in the lobby downstairs. When they saw He Daqi come out of the elevator, Jing Tian grumbled with a disgruntled expression, "Brother Daqi, why do you always sleep in?"

"I'm getting old and my sleep isn't good." He Daqi had no sense of shame and gave a perfunctory reply without batting an eye.

"Tch!" X3
Hot clothes, Tong Liya, and Jing Tian all rolled their eyes at the same time.

"Alright, alright, stop chatting here and let's get going," Wang Jinghua urged with a smile.

There's a reason she's happy. This time, "When My Flowers Bloom, All Others Wither" has elevated the status of her protégés Sun Honglei and Jia Nailiang to a higher level. It's impossible not to be happy about something like that.

Especially after yesterday's box office statistics came out, "When the Flowers Bloom, the Hundred Flowers Kill," which premiered at 6 pm yesterday, reached more than 20 million yuan in box office revenue on its opening day in just six hours. This data shocked the entire entertainment industry.

This is astonishing; it's even more outrageous than the opening day box office of The Promise.

The filming and post-production special effects only cost 30 million yuan. Even with the additional marketing and distribution costs from the involvement of a bunch of distribution companies, the total investment in this film was less than 70 million yuan.

Based on the current trend, the film's box office is clearly heading towards 300 million yuan, and it is very likely to break the domestic film box office record. If the participants are not happy about this, then there is really nothing to be happy about.

Such achievements are rare and hard to come by; they have an element of chance.

He Daqi's fans are supportive, Ning Hao, a rising director, brings freshness, and there's been a massive, multi-channel promotional campaign, especially online, where the buzz is explosive. Additionally, the number of screens has increased significantly a year after the boom in private cinemas. All these factors combined have led to the current success. Of course, the most important factor is the lack of compelling films released during the same period.

Currently, the other two big-budget productions released around the same time as "When My Flowers Bloom, All Others Wither" are "Curse of the Golden Flower" and "Confession of Pain".

Last night, before going to bed, He Daqi read some comments online. "Curse of the Golden Flower" was heavily criticized, while "Confession of Pain" fared a bit better. However, the combined popularity of the two films was less than one-fifth of that of "After the Flowers Bloom, All Flowers Kill".

If it weren't for "When My Flowers Bloom, All Others Wither," "Curse of the Golden Flower" might have been able to hold onto the airtime for a while, and "Confession of Pain" might have been able to have a decent show.

The problem is that, of all things, the poem "When My Flower Blooms, All Other Flowers Wither" came about.

Just ask about the box office performance of "Curse of the Golden Flower" tomorrow and see how much it drops. If it falls, then this ambush will be considered a perfect success. As for "Confession of Pain," He Daqi can only apologize.

The director of "Confession of Pain" is also the director of "Infernal Affairs." To be precise, he is the mentor of He Daqi. Every year during the Lunar New Year, He Daqi would ask Liu Ying to send him a text message to greet them. Unfortunately, he was unlucky. This time, he tried to do the same thing but ended up hurting too many people. It was purely accidental.

If we ever run into these two in Hong Kong, I'll have to treat them to a meal, otherwise I'll feel a bit guilty.

"what!!!"

"The Great Revelation! The Great Revelation has arrived!"

"Daqi, I like you so much!"

As soon as the roadshow team got out of the car, a group of girls at the movie theater entrance screamed.

This roadshow is a real roadshow, not like before where you just screen a movie in a theater and chat about your thoughts.

This cinema was chosen specifically because it's located next to a square, with the entrance facing diagonally towards the square, and the subway entrance is not far away.

Finding a cinema like this in Shanghai is not easy; it needs to be both large and convenient.

The order at the scene was quickly restored. Many passersby tried to push forward without any manners, but were targeted by He Daqi's female fans. These female fans are now so well-trained that security personnel don't need to put in any effort; they help maintain order on their own.

Actually, being too united isn't good either. For example, right now, the roadshow team hadn't even had a chance to speak on the makeshift stage when He Daqi's fans below started holding up support signs and chanting in unison.

"Great opening! Great opening! Number one in the world!" "Great opening! Great opening! Let the drums of war sound!"

"Da Qi..."

This scene seemed familiar. Ning Hao, Sun Honglei, and Jia Nailiang all twitched their lips at the same time. Last time when Crazy Stone was doing a promotional tour, these girls did the same thing in the movie theater. Every time He Daqi appeared, they would get excited.

I didn't expect that this group of girls would grow even bigger in just one year. It's really enviable!

"Quiet down, everyone, please quiet down." Seeing the situation, He Daqi immediately took the microphone from Ning Hao. After the scene quieted down, he continued, "We have limited time and other schedules later. Please maintain order while watching the show. If there's enough time, I'll perform a couple more acts later. What do you think?"

"it is good!!!"

The girls were completely fooled and readily agreed.

Little did they know that He Daqi said he had other commitments later, but it wasn't that he himself had commitments. Anyway, they were overjoyed to hear that He Daqi could perform a couple more shows.

"Now, I'll start by singing a song by my wife, 'Red Rose.' I hope you all enjoy it."

Upgrading his singing skills wasn't a waste of time; it's quite useful. At least He Daqi's singing is now listenable, unlike before when he would practice a song for half a month.

Perhaps beauty is in the eye of the beholder, even though He Daqi's singing was clearly not as good as Zhou Huimin's, the female fans below were still overjoyed. After the song ended, they were all like they were on drugs, frantically shouting for an encore.

The venue was so popular that Jia Nailiang, who was waiting to perform, was on the verge of tears. Why was he scheduled to perform after He Daqi?

……

……

China Film Group, conference room.

It's the end of the year, and it's time to report on our work again. We're having meetings every few days, and everyone's heads are spinning.

Actually, nobody wanted to hold it, but that's just how things are, and they couldn't not hold it, so a bunch of people smoked and drank tea, just going through the motions.

The meeting ended early today, giving us a chance to chat. Han Shanping had just taken out a cigarette when Manager Li immediately leaned over and lit his lighter.

"How much did 'Curse of the Golden Flower' gross yesterday?" Han Shanping asked after taking a leisurely puff of his cigarette.

"Twelve million is considered a drop. The day before yesterday, on the first day of release, it was the same as 'When I Bloom, All Flowers Kill,' which only lasted for six hours and also grossed twelve million."

With the heavy smoker leading the way, the senior executives of China Film Group all lit up a cigarette. One of the managers in charge of box office statistics answered Han Shanping's question first, and then followed suit and lit a cigarette.

"The Golden Armor is over..." Han Shanping sighed.

"Yes, the word-of-mouth isn't great either. With 'When My Flowers Bloom, All Flowers Wither' drawing in the same period, the box office will drop more and more as time goes on. Not to mention that pirated copies will be out soon. This time... tsk tsk, Xin Huamian is going to lose a lot of money." Manager Li agreed with his prediction.

“…Chairman Han.” A department head called out, then asked hesitantly, “‘When My Flowers Bloom, All Others Wither’ has the potential to break box office records. Should we give it some… um…”

"What do you think?" Han Shanping asked with a light laugh.

The supervisor chuckled sheepishly, scratched his head, and didn't respond; he was quite adept at playing dumb.

However, everyone here is shrewd and has seen this kind of trick before. Nobody cares about this guy's acting skills. Everyone looks at Han Shanping, waiting for him to make a decision.

That's how big companies are: the more you say, the more mistakes you make; the less you say, the fewer mistakes you make; and if you don't say anything, you won't make any mistakes. Just wait for the leader to make the final decision.

Han Shanping knew the character of these people, and even knew that several of them were waiting for him to make a mistake. However, he was no leader without courage, so he waved his hand and began to speak righteously.

"Let's not even talk about the fact that 'When My Flowers Bloom, All Others Wither' is mainly invested in by China Film Group. If it succeeds, we'll have something to be proud of, right? Even if it wasn't mainly invested in by us, would we just not lend a hand? Ladies and gentlemen, Titanic has been looming over us for years. As long as we have the chance, we should give it a try. Who cares if we succeed or not? If we fail a lot, and fail a few times, we'll eventually succeed."

"Yes, yes! Chairman Han is right!"

"I think so too!"

"As the leading film company in China, China Film Group has no other choice but to shoulder this responsibility!"

Han Shanping calmly took a drag of his cigarette with a smile, slowly exhaling the smoke as he watched the old hands perform through the smoke, but inwardly he sneered.

How can you possibly succeed by spending all your time with these insects...? (Fill in the blank)
He noticed that it was almost time to end the meeting and was about to say so when he noticed that the supervisor in charge of statistics seemed to have something to say.

"Little Huang?" Han Shanping asked with a question in his eyes, indicating that the other party should speak quickly if there was anything he needed to say.

"Chairman Han, there's one more thing. The overseas box office of 'When My Flowers Bloom, All Others Wither' has also exploded."

Upon hearing this, Han Shanping waved his hand dismissively: "That's normal. He Daqi now has a base of support throughout Asia."

"Not Asia, but the bald eagle. The box office there reached eight million dollars in two days."

Ok?
Now, not only Han Shanping looked at the manager surnamed Huang with surprise, but everyone else in the conference room also looked at him.

Although the movie "When My Flowers Bloom, All Flowers Wither" was said to be released simultaneously worldwide, no one ever expected it to perform well at the North American box office. It is estimated that even He Daqi himself did not take the box office there seriously.

"Do you know what happened?" Han Shanping asked, voicing the question on everyone's mind.

"Hmm... We suspect it's partly due to Jackie Chan; he still has some box office appeal over there."

"I see..." Han Shanping tapped his knuckles lightly on the table, pondered for a moment, and turned to look at Manager Li: "I remember that the overseas rights to 'When My Flower Blooms, All Other Flowers Wither' are held by China Film Group, right? When we were discussing distribution before, other domestic distribution companies only talked about the domestic rights, right?"

"South Korea's copyrights were sold to Seagate, Japan's to Toho, Hong Kong's, Macau's, Taiwan's and Southeast Asia's to Asia Pacific, and in the United States, we have a revenue-sharing system with New Line. In addition, 20% of all these overseas copyright revenues are in Asia Pacific's hands."

Han Shanping smacked his lips: "Damn, I feel like we oversold?"

(End of this chapter)