Chapter 276 The Impact of the Prophecy

"I came here just for Leo's slogan of donating box office money. I thought I would fall asleep, but I actually watched the whole thing!!!"

"The music is also amazing. I actually had the illusion of Aladdin's magic lamp. The western style of the two young actors is the highlight."

As "Draw the Bow, Dad" broke records one after another, its reputation was surprisingly good.

But this is not a good thing for "The Mummy 3" which will be released in three days.

The office of the president of Shanghai Film Group.

"Mr. Ren, with the current trend of Draw the Bow, Dad, I'm afraid other theaters won't leave much room for The Mummy 3 except for our collaboration."

"The recent reports on the Internet are very unfavorable to us." The secretary truthfully reported the current unfavorable situation of "The Mummy 3" to Ren Zhonglun.

The overseas reputation and box office are not as good as the previous two films.

This movie, which deliberately incorporates so many Chinese elements, was originally designed to please the Chinese market.

But who would have thought that it would backfire and its reputation collapsed before the film was even released.

The media and reporters didn't give Li Lianjie any face at all.

After three premieres, Li Lianjie wanted to change the topic and talk about his One Foundation charity.

As a result, the media only cared about how he viewed the controversial reputation of "The Mummy 3".

Ren Zhonglun looked unhappy.

As the head of a state-owned enterprise, Han Saping is a complete unconventionalist and has no understanding of the market economy at all.

On the contrary, he followed the laws of the market to operate the film, but everything went wrong.

"Lust, Caution" was met with widespread criticism, and the money earned was not enough to redeem its reputation.

Let alone making money from "The Mummy 3", he would be happy if it could lose less.

They have no share in the global box office, they only participate in the domestic box office.

But according to the current situation, it may be a problem to exceed 100 million.
In the multi-purpose screening room of Grand Hyatt Hotel.

The three 40-second clips did not satisfy the media and fans at the scene at all.

Reporters at the scene asked questions enthusiastically.

"Director Li, everyone is curious, is the old ghost a man or a woman?"

Zhang Manyu and Zhou Xun looked at each other and smiled, and Chen Baoguo and others also smiled.

The fans at the scene even started to make a fuss.

"Yes, Director Li, is it Goddess Man, or Master Zhou?"

Li Chen smiled and said, "Don't try to trick me. Can you answer the question of whether it's a boy or a girl?"

There was laughter at the scene. It was indeed impossible to answer the question. Once you started, the answer would be clear.

The reporter from Oriental Daily asked again: "Director Li, the box office of "Draw the Bow" reached an astonishing 4100 million yesterday."

"Are you feeling any pressure? This record is not easy to break."

Li Chen said: "Why should I feel pressure? Records are created to be broken."

"Our film market has just started, and there will be more and more people breaking records in the future."

"You can wait and see, especially in the next ten years, our domestic market will definitely be something that major global film companies cannot ignore."

After these words were spoken, not only the media at the scene, but even Zhang Manyu and Zhou Xun couldn't help but glance at Li Chen.

After the meeting, Zhou Xun sat next to Li Chen as soon as he got on the minibus: "Director Li, every time you speak, you always give me a feeling."

Li Chen asked casually: "What does it feel like?"

Zhou Xun didn't say it clearly: "I think you are suitable for the position of Tong Ju"

"I'm not the only one who feels this way. Ask them." Chen Baoguo, Wang Zhiwen and others laughed and said, "Zhou Xun is right."

"Director Li's prediction of our domestic market seems to be very insightful. What he said just now gave me the illusion that Chairman Han was sitting next to me."

"I've always said that Li Chen is a very interesting person. This is just a feeling." Zhang Manyu also interjected.

"Sister Yu, there are many people who are interested in Director Li." Zhou Xun said with a smile.

Oriental Morning Post

"The crew of The Sound of Wind appeared in Shanghai today. Li Chen said that records are created to be broken by others."

“I would like to make a bolder prediction: there will be more and more domestic filmmakers breaking records in the future.”

"The domestic market will become an important presence that cannot be ignored by major global film companies."

Li Chen didn't know how many people from all walks of life around the world would pay attention to what he said casually today.

A strange-looking man in Hangzhou who calls himself Feng Qingyang is reading the online reports.

"What he said was very forward-looking. Has there been no progress in contacting Rongchen Pictures?"

"Mr. Ma, the reply from the other side is still the same old thing. They are not considering going public at the moment, and they are not accepting investments."

"I don't believe that there are still people who would refuse to go public. We need to continue communicating. They and Wan Da's Han Tang Fund cannot be left behind."

"Guangguang is not weak. It didn't catch up with Youku's fourth round of financing. We, Alibaba, can definitely take over. Please make an appointment with Li Chen for me."

"The Sound of Wind" is not coming to Hangzhou for a roadshow. I can meet him."

"Okay, Mr. Ma, I'll make the contact now."

Han Sanping of China Film Group and Ren Zhonglun of Shanghai Film Group both saw Li Chen’s century-long prediction published in the Oriental Morning Post.

Not only that, several major Hollywood film and television companies also saw Li Chen’s forward-looking predictions a day later.

Hollywood Daily Reporter

"Li Chen, the largest Chinese shareholder of Chiyou Pictures and New Line Cinema, boldly predicted yesterday when promoting his new film that the Chinese market will become a battleground for major film and television companies around the world in the future."

New York Times
"Li Chen, a wealthy Chinese director who is well-known in Hollywood, recently made a prediction about the future of the Chinese film market, which has caused heated discussions in Hollywood."

"According to professionals' predictions, based on the growth rate of the Chinese film market last year, the Chinese film market will become the world's second largest market after North America in the next five to ten years."

"There is no doubt that the six major Hollywood film studios value the Chinese market."

Huayi Brothers Headquarters
"It's really like a god farting, it's extraordinary. Li Chen's casual words are more effective than Han Sanping's."

"Dad, Please, Draw the Bow" broke the record again, with a box office of 4555 million on Saturday and over million in three days.

The portal website is full of news about "Draw the Bow" and Li Chen's predictions.

Wang Zhonglei was a little dazed as he read the reports online.

Why do I feel like the distance between me and Rongchen Pictures has widened even further?

“After all, it is not listed and cannot compete with them.”

Han Saping went to the bureau for a meeting today.

"Sanping, Zhonglun, you two have seen Li Chen's prophecy, right?"

The two nodded, and Han Sanping smiled and said, "This kid is really born to be in charge of the big picture. Once he speaks, his influence spreads to the other side of the ocean."

Ren Zhonglun also nodded and smiled: "Although Li Chen's prediction was impromptu, it is indeed very forward-looking."

"I'm afraid that once he says this, our market will be very lively."

Director Tong nodded: "You two are right. Director Wang also joked with me yesterday."

"If China Film and Shanghai Film were to go public, Li Chen's words would at least raise their share prices by a few points."

(End of this chapter)