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Chapter 125 Overseas Box Office is a Hit! (Second Update, Please Subscribe)

"25 in box office revenue?! Are you sure it's not 2.5?!"

While stopping the bleeding, Jepson frowned and asked.

The assistant shook his head: "No, yesterday's box office really was 25!"

"Shit!!"

Jepson looked at his chin in the mirror; there was a bloody mark on his face.

"Go get me some band-aids, you idiot!" Jepson yelled at his assistant. "Why do you care about that stuff's box office?! I'm going on TV!"

The assistant immediately put down his phone and went to find a band-aid.

"The Bravest" became a hit in the United States.

Many people are discussing it.

"My goodness! Chinese firefighters are really amazing!"

"It is said that this is based on a true story."

"Yes, it's unimaginable what would have happened if it had exploded back then."

"I thought of Xia Yi Island near my home, where the fire burned for months."

"Is it really that good? There's no movie showing this in my area."

"There aren't many now, but there will be more gradually."

Due to strong demands from netizens abroad.

More and more cinemas are starting to screen "The Bravest".

Day 6 box office: $360,000!
Day 7 box office: $480,000!
Day 8 box office: $870,000!
Upon seeing this, Jepson was no longer calm.

Yes, he shamelessly claimed back then that this Chinese film would never gross over a million yuan.

Now it has not only surpassed that, but it is also continuing to rise.

More and more netizens are tagging him, urging him to kiss a donkey's rear end.

Jepson then posted a tweet.

"Hey, I really didn't expect our Chinese film 'The Bravest' to surpass one million in box office revenue. Let's congratulate director Song Hao from China. He has pioneered the Chinese film market in the United States. Let's congratulate him."

This tweet received many likes.

However, some people have expressed doubts.

That is, Jepson still hasn't mentioned his plan to kiss a donkey's rear end.

One of them commented below: "Jepson, you're not trying to run away, are you?"

Surprisingly, Jepson responded, which is quite unusual for him.

He replied: "I didn't mean to run away, but I believe no one will care about this joke. Besides, I think Director Hua is a gentleman and wouldn't care about these things at all."

After he commented on that sentence, he got into arguments with several other netizens.

And I blocked them, so I can't reply.

After seeing this news, many international students posted Jepson's statement on Weibo and tagged Song Hao.

When Chinese netizens learned of this, they all started to laugh and make fun of it.

"It seems our foreign hosts aren't all that great either."

"All he does is brag."

"Hahaha, this is hilarious, so satisfying!"

"I must say, the part where he was trying his best to argue was the part that I enjoyed the most."

"Forget it, forget it, don't bother with this kind of person."

"I believe Director Song is too lazy to bother with these clowns."

Just when everyone thought Song Hao wouldn't respond again, he unexpectedly posted another Weibo post.

Song Hao: [I'm not a gentleman, so I care.]

This Weibo post pushed the topic to its peak of popularity.

"My goodness, Director Song is amazing!"

"correct."

"He even said he wasn't a gentleman in order to get the host to kiss a donkey's butt."

"What do you call this? This is called killing a thousand enemies while losing eight hundred of your own."

"From today onwards, I am a complete fan of Song Hao."

"Yes, Director Song is a treasure of a director, and no one can bully him."

At this point, netizens were like gossipmongers, simply relaying the news.

Someone else posted Song Hao's Weibo post on Jepson's Twitter.

Jepson originally thought that the matter was over and done with.

After all, Song Hao couldn't keep dwelling on this matter indefinitely.

But who would have thought that he would respond again?

At this time, the boss also found him.

The controversy surrounding the donkey's rear end is growing.

Many people believe that Jepson, as a well-known host, doesn't keep his word.

We must be bold and responsible.

Under pressure, the boss told him, "Hey Jepson, you know there's a lot of pressure on the show right now, you have to keep your promise."

Jepson looked helpless and said to his boss, "Boss, I really can't do this."

"You were the one who said that. I don't care if it's for the sake of the show or what, there's no going back now. You have to do it on tonight's show. I've already prepared a donkey for you." After saying that, the boss left.

Upon hearing this, Jepson suppressed his anger.

After the boss had completely left the office, he yelled, "Shit, everyone's sick!"

night.

The program begins.

This program is a live broadcast.

For a time, many spectators were waiting.

The viewership ratings even reached their peak.

Jepson laughed for a few moments, then led the donkey over and said helplessly, "Alright, I lost this bet, and I accept the punishment."

As he spoke, he leaned forward and kissed him.

After the kiss, he said to the camera, "I definitely want to see this movie sometime. Anyone want to come along?"

But netizens online didn't pay any attention to his last sentence.

Right now, they're mindlessly photoshopping all sorts of images.

The image of Jepson kissing a donkey's buttocks has gone viral online.

Some people even photoshopped testicles onto the image.

To make a joke.

As a result, the popularity continued to rise.

More foreign netizens went to the cinema out of curiosity.

at the same time.

The domestic box office has exceeded 20 billion yuan.

Song Hao immediately announced that he would donate a portion of the box office revenue to a fire prevention fund.

This payment is overseen by the fire department and will be made public.

For this kind of good deed.

This isn't the first or second time.

It can be said that Song Hao does charity work after each film he makes generates revenue.

Although it has become commonplace, people still give it high praise and evaluation.

"My goodness, Director Song really does charity work while making movies."

"Yes, I thought he was so stingy for donating 100,000 yuan at the Bazaar Charity Gala." "I never expected him to be so selfless."

"A selfless director made a film about selfless subjects, dedicating it to selfless firefighters. How can we not support such a movie?"

However, due to the limitations of its subject matter, the box office of "The Bravest" did not continue to soar.

When it reached 23 billion, it began to stagnate.

This aligns with Song Hao's box office predictions for the film.

It's impossible for it to surpass the box office of "Dying to Survive".

The final result should be similar to that of "Operation Mekong".

However, "Operation Mekong" was not released overseas.

"The Bravest" is currently very popular with people abroad.

Box office revenue is rising every day.

If the initial number of screenings hadn't been so limited, it might have even broken the box office record for mainland Chinese films overseas in recent years.

However, Song Hao didn't pay too much attention to it.

This is just a small step out of the country.

Once people recognize and accept our work, our films can continue to reach overseas audiences.

When he learned that a famous blogger named Downey had been promoting "The Bravest" since its release, he was surprised.

He also had someone contact the blogger.

Then a gift was presented.

It features an exquisite poster for "The Bravest" and a firefighter's outfit.

Donnie absolutely loved it.

He immediately started a live stream.

Two out of the three sentences praise Song Hao and show off his posters and firefighter uniform.

For a while, everyone was very curious.

So what is China like now?
They all asked in the live stream comments: "Donnie, quickly give me a plane ticket to China, I want to see their firefighters in person."

"Yes, I'd like to go and see for myself. I heard they don't have guns there and it's very safe."

"Really? How is that possible?"

Just as everyone was curious, a Chinese student studying abroad named Chen Youliang made a video and sent it to Donnie.

Donnie clicked on it immediately.

It turns out this was an edited video.

It contains summaries of how foreigners perceive China.

The first video shows an overseas friend going in to buy something and finding the shop owner lying on a chair sleeping, not at all worried about someone stealing his things and running away.

The second video shows a dark-skinned young man looking at the cars on the road and exclaiming, "China is really amazing! There are all kinds of cars here. We don't have any of that back home."

The third video features overseas passengers riding the maglev train for the first time. Seeing the speedometer display showing 430 km/h, they all took out their phones to film it, exclaiming, "This is simply amazing, so crazy! This is the speed of China!"

The last video is of a night market.

Countless people were strolling around, creating a vibrant, everyday scene.

An overseas female blogger said to the camera: "There was a Chinese girl sitting alone on the lawn, with hardly any streetlights around. This would never happen where we live."

Downey played all of these videos.

This has led to a growing number of netizens gaining a new understanding of China.

Song Hao never expected that his film "The Bravest" would spark their curiosity about China after its overseas release.

Soon, the overseas box office of "The Bravest" reached $350 million.

With another 150 million in box office revenue, the system's task will be completed.

Song Hao was not in a hurry.

After all, given this trend, it won't be long before it breaks through.

At this moment, he is focusing on "Chang'an Thirty Thousand Miles".

At this moment, Chairman Chen of the Film Association made a special phone call to Song Hao.

"Hey, Xiao Song."

"President Chen, what's wrong?" Song Hao asked respectfully.

Chairman Chen then asked, "Is your film 'Chang'an 30,000 Miles' about to be released?"

"Not yet." Song Hao estimated the time: "It will probably take another month to complete production, and after passing the review and setting a release date, it will take another two months before it can be released."

After listening, Chairman Chen thought for a moment and then said, "It's like this, Director Chu from the Ministry of Education told me about this. He said that you are currently producing an animated film for official representatives, which has a good chance of winning an award."

"Because the China Film Festival is opening next month, I was thinking, if you can hurry up and try to release it before the China Film Festival, then it might be nominated for our Best Animated Film."

Chairman Chen's words made Song Hao immediately realize that this could very well be an opportunity.

Therefore, all three of my films this year, "Operation Mekong", "Dying to Survive" and "The Bravest", have a chance to win awards.

However, the Best Animated Feature Film award would not have been possible without "The Longest Day in Chang'an".

In other words, if I can release "Chang'an 30,000 Miles" before the film festival, it is very likely that all four films I made this year will have a chance to win awards!

Song Hao then asked, "President Chen, when does our China Film Festival typically open?"

"It's expected to be the 10th of next month. Of course, if your schedule is a bit off, I can talk to the organizers and push it back by 10 days or so, but it must be completed by next month." Chairman Chen was very generous; he had high hopes for Song Hao.

After all, Song Hao is the only one leading the way in this year's Chinese film market.

All three of his films were among the top-grossing films.

Moreover, "The Bravest," which was recently released overseas, has also performed well at the box office.

Young people like this deserve our support.

Besides, even Director Chu from the Ministry of Education came to him; what else could he not help with?

Song Hao estimated for a moment and then said, "President Chen, if the China Film Festival is postponed by 10 days, I will be able to release my film before the festival opens."

"That's good!" Chairman Chen said on the other end of the phone, "But! We must ensure the quality. This is an official representative film designated by the Ministry of Education. We absolutely cannot rush the production and make it shoddy."

"Don't worry," Song Hao said with a smile. "If I can't catch up, I won't force myself. I can always try for next year's award."

“Yes, that’s the mindset we should have. If things don’t work out, we can always release it next year. We absolutely cannot rush into releasing it just to compete for this year’s awards,” Chen Daoming said cheerfully.

Afterwards, Song Hao arrived at the company.

He first checked the progress, then said to everyone, "If we can finish the film by the end of this month, does anyone have any questions?"

The entire team stared at Song Hao in disbelief.

Team leader Zhang Xianfu said in surprise, "President Song, we have only completed less than two-thirds of it so far. There is still a little over half left, so we may have to rush the process."

Song Hao then explained, "It's like this, the China Film Festival is at the end of next month. If we can release it on the 10th of next month, then we have a good chance of winning the Best Animated Feature Film award at the festival."

Hearing this, everyone became even more excited.

They chose to work in animation for two reasons: first, they wanted to present excellent animated films to others; and second, they wanted to win major awards.

"Mr. Song, we can do it! I can work overtime!"

"Yes, I can work overtime too."

"I can continue doing it after I get home tonight!"

Seeing everyone's excitement, Zhang Xianfu also said, "President Song, I can do it too. I don't have a girlfriend, I'm all alone, I can bring a sleeping bag to the company."

After hearing this, Song Hao said, "There will be a subsidy for working overtime, and it will be triple the pay, but you must pay attention to your health. Also, you will receive a share of the box office revenue after the movie is released."

Upon hearing this, everyone on the team's eyes lit up!
For employees, no matter how much the boss promises, it can't compare to the overtime pay!
What's more, it's three times the price!
And there are also dividends!!
In recent years, the animation market has not been viewed favorably online.

Even if Song Hao establishes an animation production department to produce animated films.

Netizens also felt that expectations were low.

So, driven by this motivation, everyone on the team was incredibly enthusiastic.

"Charge! Let's show everyone the potential of our Guoteng Animation department!!!"

"The animated series 'Chang'an 30,000 Miles' will definitely be completed by the end of the month! Let them see what real Chinese animation looks like!!"

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