Rant Show: I Angrily Criticized a Million Parents

Chapter 457 Meeting with Online Novel Masters

Zhou Yang suddenly realized that domestic fans tend to idolize young actors like Mou Kun and Mou Han, rather than the unrestrained Xu Jingjiang.

The aesthetic standards abroad are completely different from those in China. Foreigners prefer tall, bold, and unrestrained men!

Therefore, Xu Jingjiang is extremely popular abroad.

"Haha, I feel like I made the right choice with the casting this time." Zhou Yang secretly rejoiced.

When casting began, the company suggested that the role of Thor should be played by a popular young actor in China.

Their reasoning is simple: nowadays, popularity is paramount. Thor has a simple plot, and casting young, handsome actors will at least attract a large number of young fans.

However, Zhou Yang directly opposed the proposal, insisting on choosing Xu Jingjiang, who was little known in China and had played supporting roles for many years.

It seems that his choice was right once again!
A moment later, Zhou Yang dialed Xu Jingjiang's number.

"Professor Xu, I have some good news! International fans are showing their love for you like a tidal wave and are eagerly hoping that you will open an international social media account. What do you think?" Zhou Yang asked with a smile.

Upon hearing the news, Xu Jingjiang excitedly replied, "Of course it'll be open! I love interacting with my fans!"

Xu Jingjiang gained over a million followers in less than a day after opening his overseas social media account! These fans are genuine and enthusiastic, quite different from the inflated followers in China, demonstrating Xu Jingjiang's widespread popularity abroad.

Meanwhile, Thor's global box office continues to climb.

The following day, the box office reached $1.3 million!
On the third day, the box office increased to $1.4 million!
On the fourth day, the box office rose to $1.46 million!
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The international box office grossed an astonishing $8 million in its opening week!

Although this box office performance was not as good as "Iron Man", it exceeded Zhou Yang's expectations.

The previous Thor film only grossed a little over $500 million worldwide, but this one easily surpassed that in just one week.

A month later, Thor was taken off the screens, having grossed a total of $12.3 billion!
While it may not be quite as good as Iron Man, it is still a great superhero movie.

DC is feeling immense pressure from Marvel's competition, with Marvel's films soon expected to surpass one billion dollars in revenue, causing DC considerable anxiety.

DC was once a leader in adapting comics into movies, especially the Superman and Batman series, each of which was a box office guarantee.

However, even so, DC only has one film that grossed over one billion dollars, The Dark Knight.

A billion dollars was once considered the limit for superhero movies.

Expert analysis shows that most viewers don't really like this type of commercial film, so its box office potential is limited.

However, Marvel easily broke this limit, and three times in a row!
This achievement is truly astonishing!
DC executives hastily convened an emergency meeting and decided to follow Marvel's example and create their own DC cinematic universe.

Renowned Hollywood director Mark Zuckerberg will lead the planning of the DC Extended Universe.

Zuckerberg announced that filming will begin immediately for his first DC Extended Universe film, Man of Steel!
The investment amount is as high as five hundred million US dollars!
This news immediately caused a sensation on social networks around the world!

"Wow! Superman is back! I definitely have to go to the theater to support him!"

"An investment of hundreds of millions of US dollars! That's a huge investment!"

"Looking forward to DC's movie series, it's sure to be unique and exciting!"

"Undoubtedly, DC movies have a deeper meaning and cannot be compared with Marvel movies. Marvel movies are more lighthearted and entertaining, and are only suitable for young audiences!"

"Haha, is it really interesting to praise and criticize each other? DC has its unique charm, and Marvel has its own unique appeal. Wouldn't it be better to appreciate them together?"

"No way! Marvel is way better than DC!" "Let's wait and see whether DC or Marvel will achieve greater success!"

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Zhou Yang was also very surprised when he heard this astonishing news.

"Hundreds of millions of US dollars, that's a huge amount of money. It would take at least 15 billion US dollars in box office revenue to break even. Warner Bros. and DC have really gone all out this time!"

However, upon seeing the familiar director's name, Zhou Yang immediately calmed down.

Zuckerberg, the director who was heavily criticized by DC fans in his previous life, led DC movies to new heights. He is in charge of planning the DC movie series, and Zhou Yang is quite confident in this.

"Sigh, it seems to be the same old routine. It seems we can't find any strong opponents."

If Zuckerberg heard Zhou Yang's words, he would probably be displeased.

As a highly regarded Hollywood director with the full support of Warner Bros., how could he possibly be inferior to a young man? What a joke!
Soon, Zhou Yang put this news out of his mind and continued to participate in the post-production of "Captain Earth" while discussing the novel adaptation plan with the online novel writers under Xia Wen Group.

Zhou Yang made a special arrangement to meet with several well-known writers in the online novel world.

At this moment, inside the headquarters of Yangtian Film and Television Media, a group of people were waiting to meet Zhou Yang.

Sun Kongkong, Chen Yuegeng, Tuodou, the Grand Eunuch, Squid Queen, Man-Eating Machine, and others sat solemnly on the sofa in the office.

Among this group, Sun Kongkong held a prominent position, and everyone else seemed to respect him, revealing his high status in this circle.

Sun Kongkong began writing online novels at the age of seventeen, became famous with one work, and earned more than a million yuan in royalties every month. At the age of twenty, he became the youngest platinum author in history.

At the age of 24, he became the first writer to earn over 100 million yuan a year!
At the age of twenty-five, Sun Kongkong switched to Penguin Reading, bringing in a large number of readers and making it a leading site in the online novel industry!

His novels have consistently ranked in the top ten of the subscription charts!
At the age of 26, he was elected as the first King of Online Literature!

Despite being the youngest, Sun Kongkong's achievements are the most brilliant!
The others looked at Sun Kongkong with a mixture of fear and admiration.

Strong people, regardless of their profession, deserve respect.

"Brother Sun Kongkong, what brings President Zhou to us? Perhaps it's because my update frequency is low, and readers have been complaining, causing his dissatisfaction?" Chen Yue asked, feeling a little flustered.

His recent novel, "Kidney Deficiency," has hit a roadblock, with only one or two chapters available each month. He worries that his new boss will be unhappy with his laziness and punish him as a warning to others.

Sun Kongkong smiled and shook his head. "Old Chen, you've gotten a little obsessed with writing this novel. You're starting to have the idea of ​​being passively attacked. President Zhou is so high up, how could he possibly be dissatisfied with us writers?"

The chief eunuch nodded in agreement.

“Brother Sun is right. If President Zhou is going to cause trouble, he'll probably come after me, the manager who frequently publishes eunuch novels. Don't worry.”

Suddenly, footsteps sounded, and everyone quickly shut their mouths.

A moment later, Zhou Yang entered the office.

Upon seeing several prominent online novelists, Zhou Yang happily stepped forward. These were all authors he greatly admired in his previous life.

However, Sun Kongkong and his group dared not make any rash moves.

Because this is their new boss, the chairman of Yangtian Film and Television Media, who controls a business empire worth billions.

(End of this chapter)