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Chapter 327 Zhou Yang, he's really hot!

As the actor who portrayed the Joker, Zhou Yang's fame spread around the world overnight. His outstanding acting skills deeply impressed many viewers, who became his fans.

As the person involved, Zhou Yang felt this particularly strongly.

When the global publicity campaign had just begun, reporters swarmed around Nolan and Bell, showing little interest in this previously unknown Chinese man.

Riding the wave of the clown craze, Zhou Yang became the focus of media attention in the following days of promotion.

"Mr. Zhou, how did you portray the Joker's insane state?"

"Mr. Zhou, I heard you were injured while filming this movie. What happened?"

"Mr. Zhou, are you interested in finding a woman from Eastern Europe to be your wife?"

"Mr. Zhou, are you confident that you can win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor?"

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Zhou Yang drew a conclusion from this series of changes: it seems that his popularity has reached its peak.

Bell congratulated him: "Zhou, to be honest, you really make me jealous. I've been acting in Hollywood for over ten years before I slowly became famous. And you, you've achieved so much in just a few months, it's truly amazing."

Zhou Yang shook his head and said softly, "This is just the beginning. Many people become very popular with their first role, but then fade from people's sight. So, I think it's too early to say anything now."

Bell nodded in agreement.

Hollywood has many stories of overnight fame, but even more stories of overnight downfall.

On the seventh day of the film's release, Zhou Yang bid farewell to Nolan and Bale and boarded a plane to China.

Just before the plane took off, Zhou Yang posted a message on Weibo.

"#Actor Zhou Yang: The promotional tour for 'The Dark Knight' is finally over, and I'm finally back in China! PS: I just heard someone on the plane expressing their love for the Joker, so I deliberately walked past them three times, but they didn't recognize me at all. Looks like next time, I have to put on makeup before I go; I'm definitely the least noticed idol.#"

As soon as Zhou Yang posted on Weibo, the comments section was filled with praise.

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"Haha, Brother Yang, you portrayed the character so well that the audience only remembers this character."

"Brother Yang, your acting skills are superb. I don't see any trace of you in the Joker at all."

"I assure you, The Dark Knight is the best and most compelling superhero movie I've ever seen."

"Your clown acting is amazing, it's just like a real person!"

"The opening weekend box office reached $1.4 billion, which is truly remarkable!"

"Brother Yang is really amazing! He's achieved so much so quickly after just entering Hollywood!"

"What is an international superstar? Brother Yang is the best example!"

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Audiences who have seen Zhou Yang's extraordinary performance are all amazed by his acting skills.

Zhou Yang's performance as the Joker perfectly captured the realism of the film, which was astonishing.

Many American comic book fans who previously boycotted Zhou Yang and The Dark Knight have now apologized to Zhou Yang online and become his fans.

Zhou Yang's fan base has surpassed 80 million.

This number is astonishing because the vast majority of Zhou Yang's fans are real, unlike other celebrities whose fan groups have a large number of bots.

More than half of these 80 million fans are true die-hard fans.

Excluding those who only casually followed or were just casual fans, the remaining 20 million people are Zhou Yang's staunch supporters, a number that other celebrities envy. The more die-hard fans a celebrity has, the stronger their box office appeal.

There is another movie being released at the same time as Zhou Yang's "The Dark Knight".

The sci-fi film "Shanghai Fortress" stars up-and-coming actress Lu Han. It is said that the investment was 300 million yuan, but Lu Han received 100 million yuan in salary alone.

The investors originally thought that Lu Han had a large fan base and that the box office would be high thanks to the support of his fans.

However, who would have thought that Lu Han's data was mostly fabricated, and she didn't have many real fans? Her box office in the first week of release was only 2.6 million yuan.

In stark contrast, Zhou Yang's "The Dark Knight" grossed 19.7 billion RMB in its opening week in China, completely overshadowing "Shanghai Fortress".

On the other hand, Zhou Yang was shocked by a large group of enthusiastic fans as soon as he got off the plane after returning to China.

There were at least several thousand people, more than when he last came back from Hollywood.

"Brother Yang! Welcome home!"

"Brother Yang, we're crazy about you!"

"Your performance was outstanding! Absolutely amazing!"

"Brother Yang, I want to have your child!"

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Chen Tianzhen was prepared, and this time she brought dozens of security guards to accompany Zhou Yang as he left the airport.

As soon as they got in the car, Chen Tianzhen exclaimed excitedly, "Xiao Yang, you're famous! You're really famous this time!"

Zhou Yang was taken aback for a moment, then replied, "Sister Tianzhen, I've been famous for a long time."

As the first actor in China to break 10 billion yuan at the box office, and also the star with the greatest box office appeal in China, no one would believe him if he said he wasn't famous.

“Not just in China!” Chen Tianzhen shook her head and said excitedly, “You’ve become famous worldwide! I’ve received many calls from Hollywood these past few days asking you to consider collaborations!”

"so much!"

Zhou Yang was somewhat surprised. He knew he was famous, but he didn't expect to be this famous.

Chen Tianzhen said with a beaming smile, "Your portrayal of the Joker was absolutely outstanding, even more captivating than the lead actor, Batman. Your acting is like a cleaver that opens a door! And what's more, you have a huge market behind you, with 14 billion people."

Zhou Yang nodded slightly; Chen Tianzhen's words made a lot of sense.

Hollywood people are shrewd businessmen; they know that good acting can bring them wealth, and a huge market can also make them money.

Zhou Yang not only possesses outstanding acting skills, but also has a huge market behind him, making him very attractive.

Zhou Yang hesitated for a moment and said, "No problem. I promised Zhang Cheng that I would set aside a month to film 'Goodbye Mr. Loser,' and I will give them an answer in a while."

“Okay,” Chen Tianzhen nodded firmly, “It’s good to make them wait a while, to let them feel that your choice was well thought out.”

Zhou Yang was immediately bewildered; he hadn't really considered that.

Back at the company, before Zhou Yang could even sit down properly, Zhang Cheng immediately called.

"Zhou Yang, congratulations! You've reached $14 billion in your opening weekend! That's amazing! I have a feeling the final box office will definitely exceed $20 billion!"

"Haha, then I'd like to thank you for your blessing."

After a brief conversation, Zhang Cheng finally got to the point.

(End of this chapter)