Chapter 488 North Li South Zhou
Just when everyone in the circle was focused on "Charlotte", a "rising" "little person" comedy.

Li Chen, however, listened calmly to Tim's overseas call.

"The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" was released on September 3, which was yesterday.

Although it is Wednesday, the atmosphere is still as lively as ever.

It completely crushed "Resident Evil 4", which dominated the charts for two weeks in September, and earned 6853 million US dollars on the first day.

Second only to the second part "New Moon", it is estimated that the news will be reported back to the country by tomorrow at the latest.

One Heart Media

Yang Mi couldn't sit still anymore, so she and Zeng Jia went to Yixin Media together.

"Criminal Investigation" grossed 2.2 million yuan at the box office.

It's not even as good as her earliest film, "Painted Skin 2", but this is just the apparent box office difference.

The media attention and exposure they receive secretly are incomparable to those of my senior and Director Yimou.

She is now beginning to wonder if it was the same thing that happened during the filming of "Painted Skin 2".

When the senior student came to visit her, her performance made him conclude that she was not fit for the big stage.

Yang Siwei was looking at financial statements in the office.

I was amazed at the boss's ability to make money, which was probably unprecedented and unparalleled.

Movie, TV, music and variety shows don’t have to worry about whether they will lose money, they only care about how much they earn.

This is probably extremely legendary in the entertainment industry and even the entire business circle.

The second season of "The Voice of China" just ended last week, and the revenue from advertising fees alone reached 12 billion.

Everyone who sees Feng Xiaogang has to kneel down. Director Feng has worked so hard to make movies for so many years, and there are probably more product placements in these movies than in his pants.

But all of them combined are not as fast as this season's "The Voice of China".

The exclusive sponsorship fee more than doubled compared to the first season, reaching a terrifying 1.5 million.

This does not include the second season of "Running Man" which will be premiered this week.

In fact, what Yang Siwei didn’t know was that if “The Voice of China” was broadcast in the later years, the advertising fees would be even higher.

Warner, Light Media, and Blueberry divided the top ten almost evenly.

"Mr. Yang, Yang Mi and Zeng Jia are here." The assistant called to ask if Yang Siwei was available.

"Let them in."

Yang Mi and Zeng Jia saw Yang Siwei in two different states.

Yang Mi is very casual, but Zeng Jia is very formal.

Yang Siwei is considered her boss.

After entering the office, Yang Mi poured herself a glass of water and sat opposite Yang Siwei in a familiar manner.

Zeng Jia also sat next to her.

"Mr. Yang! Have you almost forgotten that I'm a member of your family?" Yang Mi smiled at Yang Siwei half jokingly and half coquettishly.

Yang Siwei leaned back in his chair and changed into a comfortable position and said with a smile: "If you have anything to say, please tell me. I have a lot of things to do today."

She is still waiting for the theater attendance figures for "Charlotte" to be summarized and sent to her boss.

Yang Mi glanced at Zeng Jia.

Zeng Jia understood what he meant: "Boss Yang, I heard that Director Zhang is already preparing the set for The Flowers of War."

Yang Siwei found it quite amusing that the movements of the company's boss and Director Zhang were the most watched by the artists in the circle.

As soon as the news of the preparation of "The Flowers of War" spread, it immediately became a hot topic in the circle.

Yang Mi was not the first one to ask, and certainly not the last.

"What are you laughing at?" Yang Mi asked curiously. Is it wrong for her to pursue progress?
Yang Siwei waved his hand and smiled, "You are the fourth person to come here to inquire about the news of "The Flowers of War". Your attitude is not positive at all, Mimi."

Yang Mi and Zeng Jia looked at each other and were both surprised.

"Who else?"

"Brother Xun, Tangtang, Jiajia and even Lao Deng have also made plans. As for those outside the company, I don't need to say more, right?"

Yang Mi opened her mouth exaggeratedly: "Brother Chao also came to ask!"

Yang Siwei looked at Yang Mi as if she were an idiot: "There are more than just hairpins in The Flowers of War. What's the big deal about Old Deng asking a question?"

Zeng Jia had a professional smile on her face and said, "Boss Yang is right."

But what I was thinking in my heart was, it seems that no one in the company is fuel-efficient, and everyone knows what the important points are.

Yang Mi actually knew it too, but she just pretended to be stupid.

But she really didn't expect that everyone would be so motivated.

"Then do I have a chance?" This is what Yang Mi is most concerned about.

"To be honest, if you compete with Brother Xun in acting, you have no chance at all."

"There's no need to be so blunt!" Yang Mi rolled her eyes speechlessly.

Yang Siwei added: "It doesn't matter if they have good acting skills. Director Zhang selects people just like the boss does, he makes decisions based on one look."

"If it works, it works. If it doesn't, it doesn't. And he still chose a newcomer this time."

"If you still don't give up, just give it a try. Even if Director Zhang doesn't want to use you, he will tell you the reason directly."

Yang Mi felt excited after hearing what Yang Siwei said.

Yang Mi's unyielding character made her decide to try her luck with Zhang Yimou.

But Zeng Jia heard the hidden meaning from Yang Siwei's tone.

"Boss Yang, you mean Director Zhang has already decided on the actors."

Yang Siwei glanced at Zeng Jia approvingly: "You two are not outsiders." "It has indeed been confirmed, and it is still a complete amateur. He has secretly received a year of training in voice, stage, and performance."

Yang Mi was greatly disappointed.

After leaving Yi Xin Media, Yang Mi felt a little depressed.

"Alas, for the plays of big directors like Senior and Director Zhang, the casting is basically decided long ago."

"If you don't catch their eye or have connections, it's harder than climbing to the sky to get a role in their show."

Zeng Jia comforted Yang Mi, "Don't be discouraged, Mi Mi, take your time. Didn't Director Li promise you that he would consider you if there is a suitable role?"

"And didn't we just win 'A Chinese Ghost Story'?"

"That's something Yifei doesn't want!" Yang Mi became even more depressed.

"Mimi, don't always think about competing with Liu Yifei. That's not fair to you." Zeng Jia said earnestly.

"The path that Shuangbing and Xun Ge are taking is the path we should take in the future."

“Only by becoming capital can one escape the fate of being chosen by others.”

Speaking of this, Zeng Jia couldn't help laughing again.

"What are you laughing at?" Yang Mi was a little unhappy, thinking Zeng Jia was making fun of her for making trouble for herself.

"I laughed. Actually, there is another way to go, and it's a shortcut!"

Yang Mi reacted quickly, her eyes lit up for a moment and then dimmed again.

"I know what you mean. A genius like you may not be seen in a hundred years."

Zeng Jia smiled and said, "You misunderstood. I'm not talking about Director Li. I'm saying that you can also follow the example of Miss Huang, the shareholder of Juli Pictures."

Speaking of Huang Shengyi, they both laughed instantly.

He has become a shareholder of Juli Pictures, but he is still trying to cover up the truth by saying that he and that handsome guy are just business partners.

Yang Mi scoffed at this, saying that they were more like partners in bed.

Everyone in the company disliked the couple.

This is the vertical influence of seniors from top to bottom.

Last month he was also trying to plagiarize "Passengers", saying that he was greatly shocked by the special effects of the film.

Next, their "White Snake" will also use the Hollywood special effects team, and the original crew of "Avatar".

There is no upper limit on the investment amount, and we will create a 3D mythical movie that belongs to the Chinese people.

The senior ignored him completely.

"But this Mr. Yang is quite capable. He actually invited Jet Li to play Fahai." Zeng Jia was puzzled.

"I heard Brother Xun mention it the other day. She and Jet Li are about to start filming Flying Daggers of Dragon Gate."

"From what she said, it seems that the producer of White Snake was once Li Lianjie's butler, and Li Lianjie agreed to the job to repay the favor."

Not to mention the gossip that Yang Mi and Zeng Jia shared on their way back.

Ye Ning from Wanda Cinemas was already overjoyed at this time.

As for the two points of increase in Rongchen Pictures' share of the box office, he had long forgotten about them.

Looking at the attendance data of Wanda’s cinemas in Beijing compiled by his subordinates.

Ye Ning couldn't help but sigh with his subordinates: "In the past two years, Director Li's films have had surprisingly high first-day attendance rates!"

"Mr. Ye, this is totally normal. Not to mention Director Li's reputation has always been online, even his Weibo fans crush idol artists in both Mainland China and Taiwan."

"Director Li is the first celebrity to have over 10 million followers on Weibo."

"The current attendance rate is 80%, which is 20% higher than when Earthquake was released."

"I estimate that 90% of the attendance during prime time in the evening is not a problem. Even if the first-day box office is not as good as Passengers, it will not be lower than Earthquake."

Ye Ning laughed secretly in his heart, if "Earthquake" hadn't been sandwiched between "Inception" and "Passengers", the attendance rate would have been exaggerated.

At the same time, industry giants such as Dadi, China Film, Shanghai Film, Bona Film, and Guangguang, which have cinema chains or theater staff, also noticed the terrifyingly high attendance rate of "Charlotte" on the first day.

Wang Changtian's face completely fell.

This old man of his won't let anyone survive once he strikes.

The screening rate of "Ip Man" has plummeted after yesterday's "Detective Dee" and today's unreasonable "Charlotte".

Today's screening rate is less than 20%.

Now the total box office is 1.2 million, which is on par with Zhang Yimou's "The Hawthorn Tree".

These words may sound confidence-boosting, because that's Zhang Yimou, the man who directed "Hero"!

But Zhang Yimou's films are art films
Some viewers have already left movie reviews on Douban.

"Charlotte's dream made me laugh like a knot. Leo has a good eye for talent. The skills of a drama actor are not to be underestimated."

"This is the funniest comedy in history, bar none. It doesn't have Feng Xiaogang's self-righteous dry humor, nor Zhou Xingchi's unique nonsensical comedy, it's just pure comedy."

"With Crazy Stone, Lost in Russia, and Charlotte, Leo has become the uncrowned king of comedy, while Feng Kuzi has fallen behind and is now the runner-up."

"In the north there is Leo, in the south there is Stephen Chow. The pattern of Leo in the north and Stephen Chow in the south has been established."

"Leo has surpassed his Lost in Thailand by light years this time!"

The hot searches on Weibo are all about "Charlotte".

The next day, the first-day box office of "Charlotte" had not yet been revealed.

The first day box office of "Eclipse" came from North America.

Immediately following this, "Charlotte" had another double blow at the box office on its first day: 3550 million.

It is higher than "Quake" and second only to "Passengers".
(End of this chapter)