Huayu: A Commercial Director

Chapter 246 The Craziest Movies in History

“When someone becomes famous overnight, there’s always a period of inflated ego. Let me give you an example, Yue Yunpeng.” Chen Shou patted Yue Yunpeng next to him.

Yue Yunpeng was startled. How did we get to this topic? Although he is very famous now, he is still very humble in front of these people.

"After those people from Deyun Society left, you were designated to be promoted. Did you get arrogant back then?" Chen Shou asked with a smile.

Yue Yunpeng gave a wry smile: "Senior brother, please don't expose my shortcomings. But I admit that I was indeed arrogant back then. Of course, compared with everyone else, my achievements are nothing, but I am a kid from the countryside. Fame means I can make a lot of money. I was really excited at that time. I couldn't sleep for days and nights. I bought a nice car. Actually, I didn't have a penny on me. I didn't even have money for gas."

"It's normal to get arrogant when you're in power; you'll get used to it," Chen Shou said with a smile.

"Brother, have you ever been arrogant?" Guo Qilin asked curiously.

He has already started participating in shows, and the path that Lao Guo has paved for him is beginning to unfold. He is probably the least likely person to become arrogant among those present. For someone raised in a family where he wanted to become arrogant, he would have already done so long ago, or rather, he would have already self-destructed during his adolescence.

Traditional training methods either produce an outstanding genius or a madman.

"Am I getting cocky? I don't think so. Even when Goodbye Mr. Loser broke 15 billion yuan at the box office, I didn't think it was anything special. In my opinion, 15 billion yuan is nothing. I can achieve even better results in the future," Chen Shou said while eating a cucumber.

Alright, Huang Bo has now completely calmed down. His two movies combined only grossed 15 billion, while Chen Shou started with 15 billion. How can they compare?
"Brother, aren't you afraid your record will be broken?" Guo Qilin asked again.

"There's always someone better. Maybe someone will break my record in a few days. Records exist to be broken, so just keep a calm mind." Chen Shou smiled.

Enjoying grilled meat, a bottle of wine, and a cucumber – pure bliss!

Of course, his daughter was also there, chattering around him, wanting to eat this and that. It was the first time Ning Hao had seen Chen Shouzhe's daughter; he already knew that Chen Shouzhe had children.

Wu Jing came to see Chen Shouzhe about something: the distribution issue.

Chen Shouzhe was in charge of the film, but as his relationship with Enlight Media deteriorated and Enlight Media could no longer intervene in the distribution, Chen Shouzhe planned to hand it over to Wanda Pictures and China Film Group.

However, Guangxian is his wife's employer, and his wife works there. He also has a good relationship with Wang Changtian, even though he didn't take a liking to him or invest in him during the first film.

But since it's capital, making connections with it is a good thing.

Wang Changtian kept trying to persuade him to speak to Chen Shouzhe on his behalf and get Enlight Media to participate in the distribution. After all, it was a film invested in by his company, and if they didn't participate in the distribution, what would the shareholders think, and it would affect the stock market.

The two whispered to each other with their heads down, and Wu Jing told Chen Shou about his difficulties.

"Don't worry about it. He's just playing the emotional card. Besides, there's nothing he can do. Even if Sister Nan leaves Guangxian, she can find a good job. She didn't get any investment for the first film, but she came here eagerly for the second one when she saw the money. We don't give him everything he wants. I've made up my mind. If he keeps contacting you, just say it was me who told him to come here to find me," Chen Shou said, waving his hand.

He was naturally dissatisfied with Wang Changtian's actions. He was eager to take advantage of the benefits, but ran away at the first sign of trouble. How could you expect to have all the good things?

You've eaten so much of my food and haven't given me a single bite. There's no such thing as a free lunch. They're not your parents, so why should I spoil you?

With Chen Shou's words, Wu Jing breathed a sigh of relief. He was actually in a dilemma; the relationship needed to be maintained, and he couldn't afford to offend anyone too much.

After a month of low-key preparation, Chen Shouzhe helped Wen Muye assemble the team for the divine doctor. He was not in charge of filming, since the actors all knew him, but Wen Muye and the others did not. He would film the scenes, and Chen Shouzhe would teach him from behind the scenes, letting him continue filming the parts that were not correct. Finally, the finished filming would be handed over to him for editing.

And so, over the course of June and July, Wen Mu finally managed to complete filming "The Divine Doctor," albeit with some stumbles. Because one part of the filming took place in India, it was delayed for two months.

Wu Jing's second film was released as scheduled, and Chen Shouzhe naturally went to the premiere to support him. None of the production companies cared, and Chen Shouzhe initially didn't care either, as he was still busy with the editing of "The Divine Doctor."

Unexpectedly, Wu Jing's movie became a hit.

The box office exceeded 100 million on the first day, which is normal in this era. However, the box office doubled on the second day, reaching 21477.1 million. The third day, Saturday, saw 31265.9 million, and the fourth day, Sunday, saw 36719.6 million.

The film grossed 9.97 million yuan in its first four days, which surprised even director Chen Shouzhe. Moreover, with the promotion going on, the film seems poised to continue its upward trajectory.

Chen Shouzhe and the other producers naturally seized the opportunity to intensify their promotional efforts.

The numbers that followed were 270 million, 290 million, 280 million, 220 million, 260 million, 400 million, and 420 million.

A film that is poised to break Chen Shouzhe's record for highest single-day box office is about to be released, and is considered the most likely to break Chen Shouzhe's domestic box office record.

The box office reached over 2 billion yuan in the second week, and the total box office for the two weeks exceeded 3 billion yuan.

The entire film and television industry went completely crazy in August. Whether it was the film and television industry or other circles, everyone's attention was focused on Wu Jing's movie.

Wu Jing achieved instant fame with her performance, and who would have thought that her second film would aim to break records?

What makes the film and television industry even more envious is that Chen Shouzhe has a 50% investment share, which means that Chen Shouzhe has made a huge profit again.

It's another one of his movies, always his movies.

Moreover, the film was postponed, so Chen Shou went to see Director Tong in person.

"Director Tong, it's one thing that my previous films couldn't be postponed, but it's really unreasonable that this one can't be postponed either, since it's aiming to break records," Chen Shou said.

"Your record has been broken too. Are you willing to accept that?" Director Tong asked with a smile.

“They’re all my movies, why not? I only have half of the share this time, I can’t let them fall short of my quota,” Chen Shou said.

"Yes, it can be postponed. You can go back and make the key now," Director Tong said with a smile.

"A month?" Chen Shou asked happily.

“One month,” Director Tong nodded.

"I'll thank you on behalf of Wu Jing."

"Won't this affect another movie from your company?" Director Tong was naturally referring to Seattle, which was released on August 28th, the Chinese Valentine's Day.

"Different tracks don't have much of an impact," Chen Shou said, shaking his head.

"Alright, you've made all this money in the film and television industry. Maybe you really can break the record," Director Tong remarked.

The record of 5 billion is incredible. The highest it has ever reached is only 4.8 billion. The film industry has completely gone crazy. In just two weeks, countless similar films will be launched.

(End of this chapter)