Huayu09: Starting with Hijacking Xiao Shenyang

Yes, brother, you can do it!

Precisely because cinemas are profit-making entities, if a film is of high quality and has a high attendance rate, the cinema will actively increase its screening rate, and it is not impossible for them to show your film all day long.

The Hollywood blockbuster "Transformers 2," released this year, set a new record for the highest single-day box office in mainland China at 3371 million RMB, and its total box office after being extended was 4.5 million RMB.

It's no exaggeration to say that "Transformers 2" tested the limits of the domestic film market.

This also surprised many industry insiders. The highest single-day box office was not that it could not reach 3000 million, but that the quality was not high enough.

"Project Gutenberg" has seen its daily box office continue to rise without ever experiencing a decline. With the increase in the number of screens and screenings, it has a real chance to set a record in the history of Chinese-language films.

State-owned and private enterprises such as Huaxuan Media, China Broadcasting Corporation, China Film Group, Huaxia Film Distribution, Bona Film Group, Huayi Brothers Media, and fiber optic companies, as well as actors and celebrities in the industry, are all eyeing "Project Gutenberg".

It's been such a long, long time since we've seen a Chinese-language film that's both critically acclaimed and commercially successful.

Huaxuan and Guangdian, in particular, are eagerly anticipating that "Project Gutenberg" will break the single-day box office record, or even the total box office record.

Movies like "Titanic," "Transformers 1," and "Transformers 2" grossed nearly 10 billion yuan in the domestic market, making Chinese-language films unable to gain any traction.

Although the production company can only take about 13% of the box office revenue, and that is after deducting 5% for the film special fund, 3.3% for tax, and the theater's share, it doesn't look good on the surface.

It is about to become the world's second largest economy, but its total box office revenue ranks ninth in the world and third in Asia, barely reaching half of India's, which is indeed unacceptable.

Chen Mo is highly regarded by his superiors, especially since he is only 18 years old and is expected to create many miracles in the future.

Peking Union Medical College Hospital.

Zhao Benshan was on the phone the whole time.

"Understood, boss. We'll put in even more effort in publicity. I can't guarantee anything, but Sunday's box office will definitely not be lower than Saturday's. Okay, notify the boss as soon as the results are out."

"Ring ring ring!"

"Hey, that kid's right next to me. He said he's very confident that there's a good chance of breaking 3000 million. Oh yeah, he's not missing out on the city box office competition either."

"Ring ring ring!"

"Rest assured, boss, there was absolutely no shady dealings or underhanded tactics. It was others who provoked us. We have never said a single word to slander anyone in public, and the city box office competition was absolutely not rigged..."

Upon hearing this, Chen Mo felt guilty and got up to go to Liu Yifei's side.

"What are you looking at, Lao Liu?"

Chen Mo asked the question knowingly, since the silly girl had been staring at the computer all morning, occasionally letting out a giggle.

"It's still the comment on 'Northeast Folk Songs'. Some of them are funny and some are touching. It feels like you Northeasterners are all masters of puns."

Liu Yifei looked up at Chen Mo, her phoenix eyes blinking rapidly.

"Aren't you half Northeasterner too?"

Chen Mo remembered that Liu Xiaoli was from Harbin, but she went to Jiangcheng for work later.

"Yeah, that's true. In our Northeastern dialect, I'm also of mixed race. My mom is from Northeast China, my dad is from Beijing, and I was born in Wuhan, hehehe~"

Liu Yifei laughed foolishly, oblivious to everything else.

"No, no, no, we don't say 'mixed-race' in Northeastern dialect, we say 'cross-race'~"

Chen Mo corrected him.

"Skewer~ Hehehe, I'm a skewer~~~"

Chen Mo found the silly girl more and more endearing. He turned his head to steal a glance at his old mentor, who was still on the phone. Then he bowed and pouted.

"Polly~"

Sneak attack!

Liu Yifei stared wide-eyed and covered her mouth, wanting to speak but not daring to, since Teacher Zhao was still there. She could only blush and raise her hand to give the scoundrel a light punch as punishment.

Chen Mo wasn't afraid at all. You still dare to hit me? Give me another kiss.

Liu Yifei was scared and quickly put her hands together in prayer, begging for mercy.

You can't do that when there are other people around!

That's so embarrassing!

"Polly~"

Chen Mo took the opportunity to have another bite.

handy!

"you…"

Liu Yifei pouted and put her hands on her hips.

That's going too far!

I'm not made of dough.

Chen Mo reached out and pinched it; it was definitely not made of dough. The little face was tender, smooth, and very bouncy.

"Oops~"

Liu Yifei opened her little mouth, showing her tiny teeth, and bit the scoundrel's hand.

"Let go, are you a dog?"

Chen Mo whispered.

"Waaah..."

Liu Yifei not only didn't loosen her grip, but also tugged at it from side to side a few times.

Of course, I didn't use any force.

"I didn't wash my hands after using the toilet."

Chen Mo said with a wicked smile.

The image freezes.

Liu Yifei stared blankly at the dog-like man.

The next second, she opened her little mouth.

"What a coincidence, this princess didn't brush her teeth this morning."

Chen Mo - Silence.

Ma Lijuan and Liu Xiaoli, standing outside the door, both smiled like aunts.

The next morning.

"Ring ring ring!"

Chen Mo was startled awake by the urgent ringing of the telephone.

"Uncle Zhang, I understand."

Chen Mo hung up the phone.

"Poke, poke, poke..."

Without being polite, I poked my old mentor.

"Old man, get up, the box office results for Sunday are in."

"How many?!"

Zhao Benshan had woken up early but was pretending to be asleep.

Yesterday, the heads of various departments called, expressing their eager anticipation for "Project Gutenberg" to break 3000 million in box office revenue in a single day.

"you guess…"

"Snapped!"

Just as Chen Mo was about to show off a little, his old mentor smacked him on the head, interrupting him.

"Very good... Ladies and gentlemen, the Sunday box office for 'Project Gutenberg' is..." Chen Mo deliberately dragged out the word like a host announcing a program, "3... 150 million RMB, congratulations with applause."

"How many?!"

Just as they were about to step inside, Ma Lijuan, Liu Xiaoli, Liu Yifei, Xiao Shenyang, Tang Jianjun, Zhao Si, Deng Ziqi, Xiang/Zuo, Chen Weiting, and others all exclaimed in surprise.

3150.

Chen Mo reiterated this point.

"Holy crap, my director is awesome! He's broken the record for the highest-grossing Chinese-language film!"

"Junior Brother is invincible!"

"Project Gutenberg must have grossed over 100 million yuan by now, my goodness. I'm now the supporting actor in a movie that grossed over 100 million yuan."

"Junior brother, be loyal and honest!"

Zhao Si quickly stood at attention and saluted.

It's a pity I couldn't participate in "Project Gutenberg", but there will be plenty of opportunities in the future.

We must cling tightly to our junior brother's leg!

"Clap clap clap!"

Everyone applauded excitedly in celebration.

"Um...Mr. Zhao's family member, this is a hospital, please be quiet."

The doctor kindly offered a reminder.

Everyone quickly ducked and entered the ward.

"Yes! Awesome!"

Xiao Shenyang lowered his voice and roared, his face turning red. He was truly proud of his junior brother. It was fortunate that the Spring Festival Gala had intercepted him, allowing the pearl buried in the ground to shine brightly as soon as possible.

Zhao Benshan wasn't much better off.

I jumped out of bed without even putting on my shoes.

He reached for his phone, opened his contacts, found Hua Xuan Liu Bu's number, and pressed the call button.

"Beep...beep..."

The call was answered quickly.

"Hey, boss, 3150 million. Yes, our Chinese-language films have finally overcome this hurdle."

Zhao Benshan was both excited and proud, laughing and crying and gesturing wildly.

"We understand the leadership's position. Benshan Media will continue to work hard to produce better works and contribute to the development of Chinese-language films."

"Okay, okay, I'll hang up now, boss."

Zhao Benshan carefully hung up the phone and then called the leader of the Broadcasting Institute.

"Ring ring ring!"

Just then, Chen Mo's phone rang again.

Zhao Benshan gestured for his apprentice to take the first turn.

"Mr. Jiang, you said yes, I understand."

Chen Mo hung up the phone.

"News from North America?"

Zhao Benshan seemed to sense something, and his voice trembled slightly.

"Yes, the North American box office figures are out too. In its first three days, it grossed $2527 million, the strongest performance in its time slot."

Chen Mo replied.

quiet!

The ward was deathly silent!

Three seconds later.

"Old Chen, Director, are you some kind of alien?"

With his left thumb supporting his chin and his index finger at the corner of his eye, he pretended to be Sherlock Holmes.

"Amazing! Dominating domestically and crushing Hollywood. No wonder he's Teacher Zhao's apprentice."

Chen Weiting's filming was very clever.

Two uses for one fart!

"Congratulations, Director Chen, you're really amazing."

Liu Xiaoli took several deep breaths to suppress the excitement in her heart.

My daughter has finally made it through!

Ma Lijuan came to Chen Mo and wanted to hug her precious baby like she did when she was a child, but unfortunately her arm circumference was no longer enough, so she had no choice but to let Chen Mo hug her.

The mother and daughter embraced each other excitedly.

Ma Lijuan's eyes were red with joy.

She didn't care much about the North American box office figures or what they represented. All she knew was that her son was exceptionally talented and had lived up to the high expectations placed upon him.

Zhao Benshan's hands trembled violently. He had originally intended to call the leaders of the broadcasting company, but he changed his mind and called Liu Bu of Huaxuan again.

A new picture emerges in Beijing.

"Splash!"

"Snap!"

"Bang!"

Zhang Weiping acted like a madman, smashing things around him.

"Project Gutenberg" has grossed over 100 million yuan at the domestic box office.

And it continues to rise.

In contrast, "A Simple Noodle Story" barely reached the 5000 million mark.

And it continues to decline.

If this trend continues, let alone breaking 100 million, even 70 million will be a struggle.

This is worse than killing him.

"Why? He's a son of a bitch, why?!"

"Ring ring ring!"

At this time.

Zhang Yimou's phone rang.

"What?! Over $2500 million at the North American box office in its opening weekend?! Number one in its opening weekend?!"

Zhang Yimou gripped his phone tightly.

Her eyes slowly turned red.

There were already signs of him going insane.