Huayu: Everyone's been reborn, who's still going to be an actor?

Chapter 129 That's asking the impossible (27/40)

The domestic box office is a huge hit.

Hong Kong and Taiwan can be considered the stronghold of City Dragons, so the box office naturally exploded.

The box office in Europe and North America can also be described as a smash hit.

The global box office has exploded.

The key point is that the movie has received good reviews worldwide, especially Cheng Long's breakthrough performance, which has been highly praised.

The action scenes were a breakthrough, and the dramatic scenes were also a clear breakthrough.

Some of Cheng Long's veteran movie fans had some reservations about this, but most were delighted.

The Dongxu Mansion in the movie is quite different from the original style of Chenglong, but it is equally wonderful, which is a surprise.

Cheng Long has successfully transformed his image with this film.

Whether this success can be sustained remains to be seen.

And director Cheng Yuan has become more widely known among movie fans.

Previously, Cheng Yuan was quite famous in Europe.

After all, he won Best Actor awards at the three major European film festivals, as well as a Silver Bear, a Palme d'Or, and even produced a Cannes Best Actress winner. However, Cheng Yuan's fame in North America is relatively small.

The influence of the three major European powers in North America is clearly far less than their influence in Europe.

After all, compared to the Oscars, the influence of the three major European awards is slightly less than that of the Oscars on a global scale, not to mention in North America.

But this time is different.

Although Cheng Yuan didn't win an Oscar, his movie became a hit.

In North America, they might not care whether you're a Palme d'Or winner, but they'll definitely care about the film's box office performance.

Moreover, Taken is clearly not a film in the style of Cheng Long.

So whose style is this film?

It naturally belongs to the film's director.

Moviegoers may not pay much attention to directors, but it's different within the film industry.

Although Hollywood is not director-centric, it certainly places great importance on directors.

Especially someone like Cheng Yuan.

When North American media reported on Cheng Yuan's information, it instantly sparked a heated discussion.

Film and television companies are paying attention, not to mention the actors.

Cheng Yuan is young, but his resume is amazing.

The 23-year-old director's fifth film to be released was "Taken".

The previous four films, while not particularly successful at the box office, garnered impressive awards that made all the actors' eyes light up.

Three of the three European Best Actor awards, one Cannes Best Actress award, one Silver Bear, and one Palme d'Or.

This director really knows how to promote people.

Directors who let their actors win awards are more popular with actors than those who win Best Director or Best Picture awards.

Moreover, Cheng Yuan is not only good at making award-winning films, but also at making box office hits, and even those that are box office hits worldwide.

"Taken" had a good opening day at the North American box office. With the number of theaters increasing, the box office revenue continued to rise instead of fall. Judging from the trend, breaking 100 million is not a problem at all, and even 200 million is something to look forward to.

With one increase and one decrease, it only took a few days to push "Harry Potter," which was released a week earlier, off the top spot at the daily box office.

Despite facing stiff competition from Harry Potter, Taken still managed to top the North American daily box office charts, which speaks volumes about its quality.

Judging from the current box office trend of the film, the North American box office record and the global box office record set by "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" will probably be broken by it soon.

Moreover, the box office record set by "Let the Bullets Fly" in China is likely to be broken, and it may even surpass the box office record set by "Titanic" in mainland China.

The huge box office success overseas has naturally boosted the domestic box office, and now a movie-going craze has swept across the country.

"I have a feeling that your little goal is about to be converted into US dollars."

Han Sanping didn't expect the box office to be so much better than anticipated.

Two hundred million US dollars globally is no problem, and it seems like three hundred million is even possible.

It's a certainty that the box office in mainland China will surpass 300 million yuan, and with the addition of Hong Kong and Taiwan, surpassing 400 million yuan in the domestic box office is definitely not a problem.

That's fifty million US dollars.

If it surpasses $100 million in North America, there will be no doubt about it, and it's even certain to break the North American box office record for Chinese-language films set by "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

In Europe, Southeast Asia, and other countries and regions, the cumulative box office revenue is likely to be no worse than that in North America, and may even be significantly higher.

"Chairman Han, I didn't use 'small goals' for publicity this time," Cheng Yuan laughed. "However, this time it's indeed a bit unexpected. Will 'Taken' be able to get the extension key?"

Cheng Yuan wasn't entirely sure how much the original film grossed, but it should have broken two hundred million US dollars worldwide, though the actual figure was definitely not much higher.

His version seems likely to break the $300 million mark.

Why?

Director Cheng Yuan has a stronger box office appeal in China than the original director, so the domestic box office will definitely be much higher than the original.

Cheng Lung, a kung fu superstar, is very well-known abroad, and he did not disappoint his fans in "Taken," highlighting the impact of actors on a film's box office performance.

City Dragon has box office appeal worldwide.

In addition, Cheng Yuan just won the Palme d'Or not long ago, and the hype hasn't completely dissipated yet, so it's probably unrelated.

It grossed more worldwide than the original, so that must be a combination of factors.

And this result is obviously good.

"There aren't many decent movies coming out this summer, so getting the extension key is much easier. We were even counting on your film to dethrone *Titanic*. It's embarrassing to let a foreign film dominate the box office for so many years. By the way, what about your *The Witch*?"

Han Sanping smiled and looked at Cheng Yuan, asking about his new film that was about to start shooting.

After "Taken", Cheng Yuan will not only become the creator of the highest domestic box office record, but will also become the creator of the highest global box office record for a Chinese-language film.

So his next action blockbuster is naturally something to look forward to.

"Chairman Han, you're asking too much of us," Cheng Yuan said. "The casts of the two films are vastly different, and the investments are also vastly different."

Liu Yifei is currently only well-known domestically, but her box office appeal is clearly incomparable to that of Cheng Long, let alone overseas.

Moreover, "Taken" had a budget of 200 million, while "The Witch" had a budget of less than 100 million, with Cheng Yuan's screenwriting, directing, and acting fees both reaching 20 million.

With a Palme d'Or and the film "Taken," Cheng Yuan's screenwriting, directing, and acting fees naturally skyrocketed.

Is it more than 20 million?

It is absolutely top-notch in the country, even ranking first.

But what about looking at the global picture?

Not much.

It wouldn't be inappropriate to call Cheng Yuan an internationally renowned director now.

After the huge success of "Taken", Cheng Yuan received offers from Hollywood, with salaries no less than five million US dollars.

Twenty million is only half price.

"I'm not asking if 'The Witch' can reach the box office success of 'Taken'," Han Sanping chuckled and said. "I'm asking how the preparation for this movie is going."

"The Witch" lacks the international superstar Cheng Long, and relying solely on Cheng Yuan to carry the international box office, how can it compare to "Taken"?

Compare?

"Oh, that startled me," Cheng Yuan said. "The movie will start filming at the end of this month or the beginning of next month."

"So soon?" Han Sanping asked, somewhat surprised. "You're not trying to squeeze in during this year's Lunar New Year or Spring Festival film season, are you?"

"Rushing it won't work," Cheng Yuan said. "It's expected to be released next summer. This movie has some special effects scenes, which will take some time."

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