Entertainment: The Path to Best Actor for Talented Actors

Wu Jing, sitting opposite him, was extremely excited; he had poured so much effort into this film.

Although it was guaranteed to make 8 million before its release, it was already assured that this movie would definitely be profitable.

But what Wu Jing needs is for his work to be recognized!

"I'm holding a celebration party tonight to mark 5 million in revenue, you absolutely have to come!" Wu Jing earnestly invited Zhang Ze.

"Don't worry, Brother Jing, I'll definitely be there beforehand."

When I saw Wu Jing that evening, I hugged him and congratulated him, saying, "Congratulations, Brother Jing! Wolf Warrior 2 has broken the record for the highest single-day box office for a domestic film."

"Thank you. I was surprised to get such good results. I'm still in shock."

At the celebration party, Wu Jing and the lead actors held a small press conference together.

The rest of the time, relatives and friends started eating, drinking, and chatting.

All the people present are connected to Wolf Warrior 2.

The movie was a huge success, and everyone was overjoyed.

At the dinner table, everyone was speculating about how high Wolf Warrior 2's box office could reach.

Some people guessed 30 billion, while others guessed 35 billion.

Zhang Ze confidently stated, "I'd guess 40 billion!"

This completely stunned everyone present.

Although people like to hear higher box office figures for movies, it's considered auspicious.

But you can't shout too outrageously, or netizens will laugh.

"Okay, I also support Zhang Ze's point of view, that is, it can exceed 40 billion."

Yu Qian had drunk two glasses of baijiu and was already in high spirits, slapping the table in support of Zhang Ze.

Yu Qian: "If Wolf Warrior's box office exceeds 40 billion yuan, I will buy a racehorse and name it Wolf Warrior."

Everyone was impressed by Yu Qian's generosity and clapped their hands, praising him, "Brother Qian is so magnanimous!"

Wolf Warrior 2 certainly did not disappoint.

It grossed over 10 million yuan in 85 hours after its release, exceeding the minimum revenue share of 8 million yuan guaranteed.

It also broke the record set by Stephen Chow's "The Mermaid" for breaking 10 in 92 hours, setting a new record once again.

After that, Wolf Warrior 2 seemed to be on steroids, breaking box office records every day and firmly holding the top spot in both box office and attendance.

This created a virtuous cycle: high occupancy rates led to increased screenings by cinemas, which in turn resulted in high box office revenue, further increasing screenings.

By the 8th day, the box office had already exceeded 20 billion.

Throughout the Chinese New Year holiday, relatives and friends gathered and talked about this movie.

It only took 3 days to go from 20 billion to 30 billion.

The rapid growth of Wolf Warrior 2's box office had already become a hot topic of discussion among the public.

At this moment, the official Weibo account of Moutai Group suddenly posted a thank-you letter from the chairman of Moutai to Wu Jing and Wolf Warrior 2.

This propelled the film and Wu Jing's fame to new heights.

In the letter, the chairman of Moutai thanked Wu Jing for promoting Moutai in the movie for free, saying that it was to promote domestic products, which made the Moutai leadership very grateful.

The letter also stated that they would organize 3 employees of Moutai to watch the film for several days for patriotic education.

Moutai has always been known as the national liquor in my country, and those two words naturally attract attention.

This thank-you letter quickly went viral, and netizens across the country learned about Wu Jing's free publicity.

I highly praise his character!

Following this, Beijing Jeep also issued a letter of thanks, stating that they would organize their employees to watch the movie.

The craze for Wolf Warrior 2 continues.

Zhang Ze and his wife have already finished celebrating the New Year and started working in the new year.

The sequel to Knives Out is now complete.

Zhang Ze's current priority is to sell this TV series.

The 2th day of the first lunar month corresponds to February 20th in the Gregorian calendar.

A small film screening is being held in the studio of the Yanjing Armed Police Cultural Center.

Although the group consisted of only 20 people, they represented two-thirds of the domestic viewership resources.

A dozen or so of them are program acquisition directors from major TV stations, and the rest are from major video platforms.

In recent years, video websites have developed rapidly, and with the entry of internet giants like BTA, these platforms have become like the rich man's foolish sons.

These past two years they've been throwing money around all over the country!

Tencent alone invested over 30 billion yuan last year, averaging 100 million yuan a day.

Besides Zhang Ze, the film distributors also included people from the Armed Police Cultural Center, who held a 23% stake in the investment.

"Sharp Sword" was overseen by Liu Meng, and directed and starred by Zhang Ze, who also participated in the script review.

The overall style is similar to the Special Forces series. Influenced by Wu Jing, many of its styles have a similar feel to Wolf Warrior 2.

The main reason is that Zhang Ze consulted Wu Jing a lot during filming.

After watching the three episodes of the TV series, the people from various TV stations in the audience lowered their heads and whispered a few words.

"Gentlemen, we've watched three episodes so far. Is everyone interested in this show?"

"Director Zhang, what are your expectations for this drama?"

"The total investment for this film is close to 1 million yuan, and the entire series has 46 episodes. My target price is no less than 400 million yuan per episode. Everyone should have seen how popular Wolf Warrior 2 is now."

In the current market, patriotic military themes are all the rage, so this price is very reasonable.

"If anyone cannot accept this, they are welcome to leave."

Upon hearing Zhang Ze's price, nearly half of the people shook their heads.

It's not that they don't think highly of the film, but that their own TV station doesn't have enough capital to afford it.

About 12 people left, leaving only those from Dongfang, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hunan, and iQiyi, Youku, Tencent Video, and other platforms.

Then, the next four episodes were played, with some episodes in the middle and the last few episodes skipped around.

In one afternoon, everyone watched all the parts of the film they were supposed to see and gained a complete understanding of its quality.

Now it's time to actually place the bid.

Previously, major TV stations were accustomed to partnering with two or three other stations to purchase the first-run broadcast rights for TV dramas.

But now everyone is openly and covertly competing, all wanting to monopolize the best resources.

So everyone immediately started talking about monopolistic power.

Hunan TV 400 million

"Dragon TV 450 million"

"Zhejiang 450 million"

"500 million in Jiangsu"

These are the final bids from the various TV stations, and Jiangsu Satellite TV has clearly secured the exclusive broadcasting rights.

Tencent acquired the exclusive online broadcasting rights for 300 million yuan per episode.

The first round of broadcasting rights for "The Sharp Sword" sold for 3.68 million yuan, largely thanks to the popularity of "Wolf Warrior 2".

Otherwise, it wouldn't have sold for such a high price; Zhang Ze had estimated that 3 million would have been the highest possible price.

When I got home that evening, she came to ask, "How did you raise it? How much did the film sell for?"

When Zhang Ze told her the data, Zeng Lai was also somewhat surprised that it could sell for such a high price.

The two calculated that the total investment in this TV series was 9000 million yuan, and Zhang Ze's company accounted for 50% of the share.