The Fleeting Years of Chinese Entertainment

Tsui Hark's "Seven Swords" has already begun to experience a significant decline in box office revenue.

The box office was dropping by several million every day, which made him tremble with heartache.

Given this situation, it's unlikely that the box office will break 100 million. After all, a movie with an investment of nearly 150 million yuan is unlikely to even reach 100 million yuan. You can imagine how much money the investors of "Seven Swords" will lose this time.

Even if you add the profits from selling the copyrights overseas in advance, it probably won't be enough to cover the investment cost of this movie.

At the same time,

Recently, some news has also emerged from China Film Group...

"China Film Group has successfully sold all the rights to 'Your Name' in North America and parts of Europe to Columbia Pictures for a whopping $2200 million..."

Immediately, the outside world began to discuss it again!

"Holy crap!! Has China Film Group been blinded by greed? Director Lin's 'Your Name' grossed over 200 million US dollars in Japan alone, and the North American rights... sold for just over 20 million? And that includes parts of Europe?"

"You still have the nerve to say that? Aren't you afraid Director Lin will criticize your China Film Group?"

"Director Lin! Show yourself! Your film is about to be sold off cheaply by China Film Group..."

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Looking at the comments from netizens online who seemed more concerned than the emperor, Lin Mo was actually calculating in his mind... how big a red envelope Old Han should give him this time.

That's right... Lin Mo's advice to Han Sanping last time was to sell the copyright outright.

After all, this movie didn't really do well at the box office in the Western regions of my previous life.

"This hot potato has now been handed over to Columbia Pictures by China Film Group. I just wonder... will the person at Columbia Pictures in charge of the copyright for 'Your Name' be fired by the board of directors?"

Han Sanping called Lin Mo and said that Columbia Pictures had already started arranging the release of "Your Name".

Moreover, Lao Han's tone was a bit off this time, not in terms of attitude, but in a way that was full of resentment.

After all, it was Lin Mo himself who suggested that Lin Mo be the "referee".

He originally thought Lin Mo would stand on the same side as him, but in the end, he was the one who became the clown.

"Hehe...Mr. Han, don't be so discouraged! Trust me, before long you'll be glad you made that choice." Lin Mo smiled.

"You mean... the box office performance over there won't be very good?"

Han Sanping's tone was full of disbelief, after all, it had garnered nearly 3 million US dollars in box office revenue in the three Eastern regions.

Even if Eastern and Western cultures are different, how bad can it be? Could it be less than $6600 million?

Anyway, Lao Han is really heartbroken right now...

"It won't just be less than ideal, it'll be a complete flop! I'm afraid it won't even make five million dollars at the box office!" Lin Mo stated definitively.

"You can't even get five...five million?"

Han Sanping was stunned by Lin Mo's words. "Lin, are you serious?"

"Of course I'm serious. Do you think I don't know the movies I've made?" Lin Mo said confidently.

"The content of my movies is entirely based on domestic culture and customs. It would be a miracle if Westerners could accept it. But I can't be 100% sure, after all, it hasn't happened yet... who can say for sure?"

Listening to Lin Mo's explanation, Han Sanping, who had been blinded by the box office figures in the three Eastern regions, began to feel somewhat fortunate.

"Xiao Lin... If the box office performance of 'Your Name' in the West is really as you say, then I, Uncle Han, will owe you a favor. In addition, I will discuss with the company and give you a big bonus."

"Hehe... then thank you very much, Uncle Han."

Lin Mo changed the way he addressed him without hesitation. After all, "making money" was not shameful. Maybe this title of "Uncle Han" could bring him a few million more!

If you could really get rich just by changing how people address you, then Lin Mo wouldn't have to do anything; he could just call everyone "Grandpa."

And they won't stop until they drive the other party bankrupt!

"By the way, Uncle Han, the premiere of my movie 'Endgame' is coming up soon. I hope you can come and support me."

At the end of the call, Lin Mo also gave Lao Han a reminder.

"No problem, I said I'd go as soon as I received your invitation, don't worry... I'll definitely be there!"

……

The promotion of the film "Endgame" has become increasingly popular thanks to the collaboration between Lin Mo Studio, China Film Group, Enlight Media, and Wanda Group.

Meanwhile, there were only a few days left until Liu Yifei's coming-of-age ceremony, and the girl would be heading straight to Japan after her ceremony.

"Xiao Mo, isn't your movie premiere coming up soon? Hurry up and get me two tickets, I want to go with my mom."

"Okay, I've already prepared it for you..."

The premiere of Lin Mo's "The Crowd" was arranged by Lao Han at the Beijing Workers' Stadium. The venue was large and the scale was impressive, but the only downside was that it cost a lot.

On August 13th, the premiere ceremony of "Endgame" officially opened.

On this day, hundreds of domestic media outlets arrived together. In addition to the three investors, Lao Han, Wang Changtian, and Ye Ning, who were present in person, film and television companies such as Huayi and Bona also brought their own artists to show their support.

Many directors from the fourth and fifth generations also came, not to mention other actors and stars.

Besides the cast of "Endgame," the film also features Cheng Long, Jiang Wenli, Chen Daoming, Zhou Xun, Shu Chang, Zhu Yawen…

"Hehe...Mr. Wang, it's been a long time."

"Haha... Long time no see, Director Lin is truly young and promising... Next time you have a project, you must think of Huayi..."

"Mr. Wang, you flatter me. I'll definitely do it next time..."

……

"Senior brother, this is the first time we've officially met, isn't it?"

"Hehe...Indeed, Junior Brother Lin Mo, I have high hopes for you..."

……

"Director Feng, welcome to our esteemed presence today..."

"Hey... what's the big deal? Director Lin, you're just right for me. Take that thing with Tangren a while back, for example, it was so satisfying..."

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The number of moviegoers who came to support the film was countless, and the red carpet alone took more than half an hour to walk.

Lin Mo, along with Andy Lau, Zhang Ziyi, and other key members of the production team, greeted the visitors one by one.

The premiere ceremony included walking the red carpet, giving interviews to reporters, and having the cast and crew share their thoughts, with occasional short segments interspersed throughout.

It wasn't until 8 p.m. that the full film of "Endgame" began playing on the big screen at the premiere...