Chapter 466: Newcomer Buries Old Man
"Passengers" broke 4 million nationwide in 1.8 days, breaking all records!"

“记者从中影了解到，从6月10日零点到6月13日晚上12点，《太空旅客》内地票房冲破1.8亿元，周末更以5550万创造国产片单日票房最高纪录。”

"It is reported that the film's box office in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asia is also booming and it is the largest in the market."

"Almost all cinemas in China have reserved 9% of their theaters to screen the film. The film is constantly breaking various box office records for domestic films."

"The media predicts that Passengers will easily break the 5.45 million domestic film box office record held by The Bow."

The 1.8 million in the first week left all the film companies in the industry speechless.

"Avatar" earned 2.5 million yuan in mainland China in its first week, but "Avatar" was released publicly on Monday.

Passengers is on Thursday.

Chen Kaige's face was as green as a cucumber.

Li Chen's "Passengers" earned 1.8 million in four days, which is higher than the total box office of his "The Promise"!
Although he is confident that "The Orphan of Zhao" will definitely surpass "The Promise", you asked him to make 1.8 million in the first week.

Chen Kaige swallowed unconsciously and thought, forget it.

I, Old Chen, should just concentrate on finishing filming "Orphan" first.

"Xueqi, are you sure you don't need a body double? This scene requires riding a horse at a speed of 70 kilometers per hour through the forest!"

"No need! Don't you know me yet? Director Chen, have I ever used a body double in the fighting scenes of Mei Lanfang?" Wang Xueqi was so proud that he was in his sixties but still as tough as a rock.

Sanya
The filming of "If You Are the One" 2 is about to start, and Feng Xiaogang is naturally also paying attention to the abnormal box office of "Passengers".

But he is not too worried. As long as "Quake" does not fail at the beginning, he believes it will not be worse than "Passengers".

For a movie like this, postponing it is like playing.

The TS government will naturally come forward to cooperate.

Wang Zhonglei also envied the box office of "Passengers".

But when he thought of his own "Earthquake", his mood instantly became happy again.

"Xiaogang, don't worry about the outside world, just focus on filming If You Are the One 2 as scheduled."

“Even if Passengers has a high box office, it is definitely not as profitable as our Earthquake!”

Feng Xiaogang laughed like an embarrassed word: "Zhonglei, my Feng Xiaogang's film may not be as expensive as Li Chen's."

"But when it comes to making money, no one in our country can compete with me!"

In fact, Feng Xiaogang was being humble when he first announced that the box office would reach 500 million yuan.

When he learned that the TS government was involved, he directly shouted out the goal of 10 billion in his heart. He only said this to his wife Xu Fan.

Wang Zhonglei said with a smile: "That's right, you are the barometer of our company. Our profits this year depend on these two dramas of yours."

People in the industry, including Li Chen, didn’t know yet that Earthquake had actually made a profit before it was even released.

Feng Xiaogang's routine operation was more thorough this time, and all the advertisements were placed with big clients.

Many brands are included, including "Jiannanchun", "Industrial and Commercial Bank of China", "BMW", "China Life", "Kappa" and so on.

The amount of product placement for these brands alone reached nearly 1 million yuan, while the total investment in the film was only 1.3 million yuan.

The TS government alone sponsored 6000 million.

Li Chen returned to Beijing, and the opening box office in North America was also counted.

Tim called him immediately, and the film's opening box office of 3100 million US dollars directly won the North American box office championship this week.

It can be said that it is a combination of the right time, the right place and the right people. There is no blockbuster competition in North America during the same period.

There are only "Shrek 4: The Last Jedi" and "Sex and the City 2" which have been released for three weeks, plus Fan Qiaoqiao's rising fame in Cannes.

Li Chen’s reputation in the Chinese film industry and Warner’s strong support.

When the news reached China, the other four producers were delighted. At the beginning, only China Film and Wanda felt no pressure when investing in "Passengers".

Both Light and Upper Shadow were gambling, and now they have won the bet, gaining both fame and fortune.

China Film Report
"Li Chen's film Passengers was screened in 975 theaters across North America and topped the North American box office with a strong first-weekend box office of $3100 million."

"The film was released simultaneously around the world for one week, with a cumulative box office of 1.4 million US dollars. France and Japan also won the box office championship of the week."

"The Associated Press reported that "After 'Hero', another Chinese film that was accepted by the global audience."

Han Sanping couldn't wait to call Li Chen. This celebration banquet had to be unprecedented.

Li Chen didn't care, thinking that the box office performance this time was a bit tricky.

Nicolas Cage, Leon, and Angelina all have their blockbuster movies scheduled for July.

June feels like a mountain without tigers.

Li Chen secretly spit in his heart, thinking that using such a metaphor was like treating himself like a monkey!
Wang Changtian also called and asked him and Cao Guowei to come out for a chat.

Li Chen arrived at the agreed place with Wang Changtian. Wang and Cao had already arrived.

Li Chen was brought by the waiter into the top-level private room of this private club.

Wang Changtian stood up with a smile on his face: "You are finally here, brother."

The second season of "The Voice of China" has already started and the ratings are still good. How can Wang Changtian not be happy?

Even though he withdrew his shares from Han Tang Fund, Li Chen was still able to take him out to play, and Wang Changtian was extremely grateful.

Cao Guowei remained calm and taciturn. He just stood up, gestured for a moment, and then sat down.

It now seems that it was a foresighted decision to invite Li Chen to join Sina Weibo.

Whenever there is any update on Li Chen's Weibo, it will at best make the Sina headlines or become a hot search on Weibo, or at worst directly paralyze Sina Weibo.

Cao, Guo and Wei didn't know how to face Li Chen.

"Mr. Cao, Weibo is a bit messy. Even the smallest things can become trending searches."

"I'm afraid that in some cases, money makes the world go round. You have to take it seriously, otherwise the higher-ups will intervene sooner or later." After sitting down, Li Chen didn't hesitate and went straight to the point to give Cao Guowei his advice.

In the past two days, Jing Tian's "Beauty Boss" has frequently been on the hot searches.

The title is even more eye-catching.

What is "Beijing Film Academy campus beauty Jing Tian transformed into a beautiful boss"?

"Beauty Boss" welcomes the "shock" and pursues the "dream"!
"'Beauty Boss' is not afraid of earthquakes or dream stealing! The box office is only 50 million!"

It's obvious that Boss Lu is spending money.

The copywriting is obviously carefully planned, even "Inception" and "Earthquake" are mentioned.

Wang Changtian knew about his relationship with Weibo.

Cao Guowei nodded: "Don't worry, everything is under control."

Cao Guowei was so confident that Li Chen really didn't know what to say.

Huang Xiaoming has also been unusually high-profile these two days. After the last premiere, he gave a separate interview to the media.

Directly acknowledged that she was Dabaobei’s official girlfriend.

He acted like a domineering president in front of the media and said bluntly: My woman is a princess.

It is estimated that Dabaobei must have used a big move on Huang Xiaoming, or Huang Xiaoming deliberately was so high-profile.

Perhaps it is also to boost the popularity of the upcoming "Tang Bohu 2".

Li Chen really appreciates this responsibility.

The next day, Li Chen met with Gu Yongkeng again. Gu Yongkeng was very cautious about the last round of financing at the end of the year.

Inevitably, I asked about potatoes again.

But Li Chen didn't miss a word.

When I got home in the evening, Jingtian sent me a text message explaining the online "Yingzhen Chasing Dreams" incident.

She only found out about it afterwards.

Li Chen only replied with two words: It's okay.

After a long time, Jingtian sent another message, asking him if he could come to the premiere of her "Beauty Boss" if he was not busy.

Li Chen patiently replied with one word: OK.

I turned off the computer and went to sleep.

On the other hand, the naive Jing Tian thought that Li Chen agreed.

"Uncle, Brother Li said he would come to my premiere if he has time."

Jingtian's face was full of hope. These days she was like a rag doll and an obedient baby, doing whatever her uncle said.

Yesterday, she and He Rundong showed their affection in front of the media and kissed each other!
The title of "Beijing Film Academy School Beauty" was also given to her by my uncle.

Li Chen did not rest after returning to Beijing, and was working on the post-production of "Dreams of Splendor".

Several films, such as "Ip Man 3" and "Low IQ Crime", also passed the review, and Han Sanping also called him to set the release date as soon as possible.

When they arrived at Jinxiu Mingzuan, the employees were all in high spirits; the sales of Passengers were off to a good start.

This is the company's first work this year. Compared with last year, I'm afraid the company will usher in a big explosion this year, especially in the box office.

But the employees know that the boss’s "Charlotte" and "The Lost Tomb" adapted from a big IP will definitely be released this year.

"Director Li. Director Li." Along the way, the employees greeted him respectfully.

I haven't had time to pay attention to Zhizhen Painting Art during this period.

Unexpectedly, Wu Bin gave him a big surprise.

"Director Li, this is Yao Qi. He is the key to the Noah's Ark in 2012, and he is also our schoolmate."

Li Chen looked at this gentle and plain-looking alumnus in surprise, and immediately said with a happy smile: "A Chinese special effects artist who is famous in Hollywood."

“I knew you when 2012 came out.”

"Director Li's name is well-known, but I didn't expect he also knew a small figure like me." Yao Qi was a little flattered.

Li Chen shook hands with Yao Qi and said, "You are not a small person. How can a small person gain a foothold in Hollywood?"

Wu Bin continued, "Director Li, I just took Yao Qi to visit Zhizhen Painting Art, and he was very surprised at our scale."

Yao Qi sincerely exclaimed: "I didn't expect that there are people in our country who are willing to spend money to build a real special effects company."

"I admire Director Li's courage very much."

Li Chen waved his hand and smiled: "What admiration is there? I just don't want to be inferior to the Americans."

"Director Wu, Yao Qi is a professional. Please reserve a seat tonight and we can listen to the opinions of professionals."

"And welcome Yao Qi as well."

Wu Bin understood: "Okay, Director Li."

On Wednesday, the imported film "Toy Story 3" was released first.

"The Spy Who Died" opens in theaters on Thursday.

But the combined screenings of the two films are less than half of Passengers.

The first-day screening rate of "The Duel" was only 15%, and the first-day box office was pitifully low.

Only 455 million.

This number is a bit of a blow to "Emperor Gong" and "Brother Fa", but the ones who are even more hit are the big and small kings of Huayi.

(End of this chapter)