Global Best Actor: Starting with Picking Up Attributes in America

Chapter 426 World's No.1 Box Office

As the global distributor of "The Wandering Earth," Chen Xun's Starry Sky Entertainment went from an unknown small company to a globally renowned film distribution company overnight.

Rob and his team were working non-stop overseas.

I receive dozens of cooperation calls every day.

Numerous overseas distributors and production companies have approached StarSeeking Entertainment, wanting to collaborate with them.

"Bro! We've made a killing!"

Rob shouted over the transoceanic phone call, "We can earn at least $5 million from overseas box office revenue alone, plus streaming rights and merchandise, it'll be at least $10 billion!"

"Right now, all of Hollywood is looking to work with us. All six major studios want to sign long-term distribution agreements with us, and many Chinese directors and producers are sending their scripts to our company, hoping we can help them distribute them overseas!"

Hearing Robert's excited voice, Chen Xun also felt happy.

When we founded Xunxing Entertainment, we never imagined it would turn out this way.

The success of *The Wandering Earth* is not just the success of a single film, but also the opening of a door for all Chinese filmmakers.

In the future, more domestically produced films will reach the global market through Xunxing Entertainment's channels, allowing the world to see Chinese stories.

Domestic netizens also rallied to support Xunxing Entertainment, saying, "Xunxing Entertainment is awesome! The future of Chinese films going global depends on you!"

"Chen Xun was so farsighted! He had already laid out a global distribution network; otherwise, 'The Wandering Earth' wouldn't have been so popular overseas!"

"In the past, when Chinese films went overseas, they were exploited by Hollywood at every level and didn't earn much money. Now things are much better; we have our own distribution companies!"

"Chen Xun not only achieved legendary status in Hollywood, but also led Chinese films to break into the international market. Who wouldn't be amazed by that vision!"

On its seventh day of release, The Wandering Earth grossed over 30 billion yuan in China and over 18 billion US dollars overseas.

Global box office surpasses $22 billion!

It became the strongest contender for the title of the year's global box office champion.

Those directors and film critics who were previously sour have long since disappeared.

Chen Xun stood by the hotel window, looking down at the bustling crowd below, holding the box office report that Guo Fan had just sent him.

On her phone, Christine sent a message: "The Wandering Earth is so popular! Theaters in Los Angeles are packed. All my friends have seen it and they all say it's amazing!"

Dakota also sent a message: "I invited my friends and fans to see it, and everyone loved it. Chinese science fiction is amazing!"

Shen Man sent me a photo of a movie ticket: "Watched it twice, still very moved. Congratulations!"

The Wandering Earth concluded its global run in Argentina, the last region to screen the film.

The lights in the cinemas in Buenos Aires come on.

The last group of audience members stood up and applauded.

On the large screen at StarSeeker Entertainment's headquarters, the final global box office figures were officially displayed:

Domestic box office: RMB 50.12 billion; Overseas box office: USD 21.37 billion; Global box office: RMB 196.8 billion (approximately USD 28.7 billion)

This number was like a bombshell that shattered the global film industry.

It not only topped the global box office charts for Chinese films with a commanding lead, but also became the first non-English film in film history to break into the top 10 of the global box office charts, directly breaking Hollywood's century-long global box office monopoly.

Previously, there wasn't a single non-English language film in the top 20 of the global box office charts.

"The Wandering Earth" carved out a path of light belonging to China within the impenetrable walls of Hollywood.

The moment the box office results were released, Weibo's servers crashed.

#The Wandering Earth is the No.1 box office hit worldwide#

#ChineseCinemaDominatesTheWorld#

#ChenXunyyds#

More than twenty related terms dominated the trending search list.

Netizens celebrated like it was New Year's Day, flooding the comments section with messages of joy. Decades of pent-up frustration and pride finally erupted: "I've lived for thirty years and never imagined I'd see a Chinese film become the highest-grossing film worldwide! We used to be the ones chasing after Hollywood blockbusters, now the whole world is chasing after our sci-fi movies!"

"50 billion domestically + 21 billion overseas—what an incredible achievement!"

"Hollywood used to say that China couldn't make science fiction films, but now China is using $28 billion to tell them, 'What you can't make, we can; and what you can make, we can make even better!'"

The release of "The Wandering Earth" has been extended three times, yet every screening is still sold out.

Many viewers have watched the film three or four times, and some fans have even organized groups to watch it over a hundred times, bringing their friends to the cinema again and again.

The manager of a cinema in Beijing said with a smile, "I've been in this business for twenty years and I've never seen a film that's been popular for so long. Even now, many people still come to see it every day, and many of them bring their whole families, saying they want their kids to see our own Chinese science fiction film."

The China Film Association held a celebration party specifically for "The Wandering Earth".

At the meeting, the veteran artists had tears in their eyes: "We have been waiting for this day all our lives. We used to say that Chinese films could not go global, but now Chen Xun and Guo Fan have done it. They have shown the world the power of Chinese films."

At the celebration party, Guo Fan's hand trembled as he held the trophy. He bowed deeply to the audience and said, "This award doesn't belong to me alone, but to more than two thousand staff members and to all the viewers who believe in Chinese science fiction. Thank you, Chen Xun. Without him, there would be no 'The Wandering Earth' today."

Chen Xun stood below the stage, looking at the excited Guo Fan on stage and the filmmakers in the audience with tears in their eyes, and his heart was also filled with emotion.

The previous work, "The Wandering Earth," ushered in the first year of Chinese science fiction.

In this lifetime, he propelled Chinese science fiction to the pinnacle of the world stage with this film.

Uncle Da sat in the audience, watching the box office numbers scrolling on the big screen, and secretly wiped away his tears.

He has acted his whole life and played countless classic roles, but he never thought that at this age he would be able to participate in a Chinese film that is the highest-grossing film in the world.

"Ah Xun, thank you."

Uncle Da patted Chen Xun on the shoulder, his voice choked with emotion: "Being able to see Chinese science fiction stand up in my lifetime, my life has been worthwhile."

Even more excited than those in China are the overseas Chinese communities around the world.

In New York's Chinatown, local Chinese community organizations organized a movie screening event for a thousand people.

The cinema entrance was adorned with five-star red flags and banners proclaiming "Take the Earth on a Wandering Journey."

Many elderly overseas Chinese brought their children and grandchildren to see the movie. After watching it, they hugged their children and cried, saying, "Before, when we were abroad, if people asked us what movies China had, we couldn't tell them. Now we can proudly tell them, we have 'The Wandering Earth'!"

Chinese students studying in London spontaneously organized a global promotional group for The Wandering Earth, distributing flyers and posting posters on campus and explaining the Chinese culture depicted in the film to foreign students.

An international student wrote on Xiaohongshu: "Before, when we were at school, everyone talked about Hollywood movies. Now everyone is talking about 'The Wandering Earth.' When I told them that this is a Chinese movie, the sense of pride I felt was indescribable."

In Tokyo, many Japanese viewers left comments on the Chinese Embassy's social media after watching the film: "So amazing! Chinese science fiction is incredible! I hope to see more Chinese science fiction films!"

In Paris, a cinema manager said in an interview, "I have never seen a non-English film become this popular."

Every day, many French people come to see it, and many of them ask me afterward if there are any other Chinese science fiction films.

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