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Chapter 144 Han Sanping's back and legs no longer hurt!

The entertainment industry has been quite lively lately, with the "Thief" series receiving a lot of attention, along with numerous other tabloid stories.

With the premiere of Zhang Dahuzi's version of "The Return of the Condor Heroes," Liu Yifei, the female lead, has been frequently participating in promotional activities for the series.

In an interview, she directly responded to her pianist father's previous comments about pursuing his son.

Liu Yifei's talent for witty comebacks is beginning to emerge.

"The artist's father is at least half an artist himself..."

For me, playing the piano and fluffing cotton don't affect me much.

Huang Shengyi, a former "Tian Girl" (a term referring to actresses who have worked with celebrities), was previously exposed for having a man backing her up. Now, she has been exposed again for allegedly being a mistress.

The news caused a media frenzy.

Many people are sighing with regret. A promising start, with two top Chinese directors collaborating, has now turned into a complete mess.

At that moment, I received a text message from Huang Shengyi, who was crying and complaining, saying that she wasn't that kind of person and that the reporter was just making things up.

Tian Xiaole was curious; what was there to explain to him?
They immediately blocked him.

Monday the 18th, daily box office: 5.5 million.

Total box office: 321 million.

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Lu Zhen went to Tian Xiaole's office to ask Jing Tian for a few days off, saying that she had arranged an event in the United States that she needed to attend.

Tian Xiaole agreed without asking any questions. Lu Zhen, the nanny, was diligently paving the way for her.

A short while later, I received a message from Jing Tian, ​​who said she would come back as soon as possible and would not delay the training.

On Tuesday the 19th, the daily box office was 4.3 million.

Total box office: 325 million.

This is the first time that the news media has not given any coverage to "thieves".

News from the Oscars: Chinese-American director An Lee won the Best Director award at the 78th Academy Awards for his film "Brokeback Mountain," a film with a unique subject matter.

After winning Best Foreign Language Film, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon has now won another prestigious award.

Domestic directors who are keen on winning Oscars are getting restless.

Feng Xiaogang, who has always aspired to win awards, gave a media interview and stated frankly:
"【The Banquet】will be submitted for consideration for next year's Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film."

The moment he made that statement, Zhang Weiping immediately contradicted him.

"The only film that can represent China in the competition next year is Yi Mou's 'Curse of the Golden Flower'."

Those in the industry are all just watching the show. It's obvious to anyone that the old-timers at the Film Association would choose between Feng Xiaogang and Zhang Yimou.

If it's Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige, then the latter would be a higher priority.

On Wednesday the 20th, the daily box office was 3.5 million.

Total box office: 329 million!

The record of the large ship is within reach.

Equally encouraging is the overseas box office performance.

The number of moviegoers in South Korea has exceeded six million, which is equivalent to 3.4 million RMB.

This was unacceptable to the competitive Chinese people; how could such a small place be superior to a great nation?

Many viewers went back to the cinema to watch it three or four times to show their support.

The Hong Kong Island film also performed admirably, becoming the highest-grossing film in mainland China, earning HK$36 million.

The total revenue from North America and other countries and regions amounted to US$43 million.

Except for its continued run in China, it has exhausted its box office revenue in overseas markets and has been pulled from theaters.

China Film Group disclosed the collected box office figures to the media.

An hour later, news reports appeared on major portal websites.

"It is reported that 'The Thieves' has concluded its overseas run, grossing over $100 million, making it one of the most popular films exported overseas in recent years." The investors are ecstatic!
Netizens are ecstatic!

The publicly announced investment cost was 100 million yuan, not including domestic box office revenue, and the overseas market yielded a 7-fold return. How could this not make the investors ecstatic?

"Brother, Tian Xiaole's projects are incredibly profitable. If we want to go public as soon as possible, we need to ride his coattails."

"You don't need to tell me that."

Wang Zhongjun glared at his younger brother. Of course he knew the answer to such a simple question.

After thinking for a while, he slowly said, "If we want to mend the relationship between the two sides, it seems we need to show some sincerity."

"Brother, you're not thinking of giving me shares, are you?" Wang Zhonglei asked sarcastically.

"Or do you have a better idea?"
Because Fatty Yu refused to invest in the first place, he was never able to get close to Tian Xiaole, even refusing Han Sanping's pleas on his behalf.

Wang Zhongjun said helplessly, "Bernard was remembered to this day for refusing to invest in 'The Coffin in the Mountain' because he looked down on art films. He is a living example."

"How much is appropriate? Xiaogang is one of our own, so we have to consider his feelings."

Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Wang Zhonglei could only offer a helpless suggestion.

Feng Xiaogang briefly left Huayi in 04, causing losses that the Wang brothers could not afford.

They finally offered an annual salary of 400 million yuan plus 3% equity to re-sign Feng Xiaogang, thus binding the two sides closely together.

"No rush. The Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) project will take at least two years. Let's talk about it again when he gets his next project."

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Han Sanping's back pain has stopped recently, she speaks louder, and she can now climb five flights of stairs in one go.

We no longer have to worry about being criticized when holding meetings within the group.

The high returns from [Thieves] can partially cover the losses from [Wuji].

"How much did the box office make today?"

Han Sanping asked without looking up.

"It's up a bit from yesterday, with daily box office of 3.8 million and total box office of 332 million."

The secretary blurted out that the box office performance of "The Thieves" had become one of the daily reports during this period.

Han Sanping put down her pen and took off her glasses:
"Based on the current box office, it could surpass the record of 3.6 million for The Big Ship."

"It's definitely possible to surpass it," the secretary flattered.

"Do you think we should hold another celebration banquet?"

Han Sanping appeared to be asking a question, but she already had an idea.

The secretary knew very well that her boss's tendency to be ambitious and eager for quick success had struck again.

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"What? We're going to hold a celebration banquet to mark the summit?"

Hearing Han Sanping's voice coming from the phone, Tian Xiaole thought she had misheard.

The movie hasn't even finished its run yet, and the records haven't been broken, so why are you already planning to pop the champagne?
"Uncle Han, the results aren't out yet, are they?"

"Sigh, with the current performance of 'The Thieves,' if it doesn't surpass the box office of 'The Big Ship,' netizens won't agree, the investors won't agree, and the higher-ups certainly won't agree."

So, it's time to consider a celebration banquet for China's new box office record.

Even through the phone, Tian Xiaole could feel Han Sanping's barely suppressed laughter.

"Isn't that too high-profile? Two celebration parties for one movie. People will think I'm getting arrogant if word gets out."

"Haha... Where can you possibly go? I'll make the arrangements. You just need to show up."

Looking at the phone that had been hung up, Tian Xiaole gave a wry smile; she could only passively accept this kindness.

A knock sounded at the door, and Chen Zhixi came in to report:

"Boss, we got news from Huayi that filming for 'Soldiers Sortie' has wrapped up."

"Okay, this is our last collaboration. After that, you don't need to pay any attention to them," Tian Xiaole instructed.

(End of this chapter)