After all of them were reborn, who would still be an actor?

Chapter 740 Drunk on a Beauty's Lap, Awake He Holds Power Over the World! (Second Update)

7 month 22 day.

It's been 19 days since "The Lady" was released simultaneously in China and South Korea.

The total number of moviegoers exceeded six million, with tens of millions of moviegoers pre-booked.

Currently ranked third for the year.

The first is Miracle in Cell No. 7, which has attracted 1389 million viewers and is one of Ryu Seung-ryong's representative works.

The film is rated for ages 15 and up.

Total box office revenue exceeded 1000 billion Korean won.

The cost is ridiculously low, only 58 billion Korean won!
Ryu Seung-ryong's salary accounted for the majority of his earnings.

Not only did it become the lowest-budget yet highest-grossing film in South Korea, but no film in the future will achieve such explosive success.
Like most successful films, The Miracle in Cell No. 7 has a simple story. The plot revolves around a father with intellectual disabilities who is wrongfully imprisoned, and his daughter clears his name in court.

With its simple story and heartwarming performance, this film is a classic example of a low-budget film that achieved huge success with minimal investment.

However, remaking it is extremely difficult. Despite the fact that so many people in China love remakes, no one has bothered with this classic.

Due to the national circumstances, there are some movies that only Koreans can make.

A Gift from Cell No. 7: A heartwarming story of a mentally ill father and his six-year-old daughter in prison.

Getting both of them into prison is a huge problem...

The second place went to Iron Man 3 with 905 million viewers.

South Korea's domestic film box office this year is not as impressive as last year.

However, it has been very successful in competing with Hollywood domestically. As of now, apart from "Iron Man 3", the other nine of the top ten box office films are all South Korean films.

Compared to the frenzy in South Korea, the domestic box office for "Miss China" was only 1900 million... Even the super low ticket subsidy of 5.9 yuan couldn't save the box office of "Miss China".

Meanwhile, films released at the same time, Coming Home and Blind Detective, grossed over 500 million yuan, and No Man's Land grossed over 400 million yuan.

Li Mingyang remembers that none of these three films did very well at the box office; none of them exceeded 3 million yuan.

All three movies have some problems to varying degrees.

The core of "Coming Home" is actually Wen Ge. It's not a film made for young people, but rather a film made by Zhang Yimou for people of that era.

Blind Detective is a very good commercial film, and it's one of the best films Andy Lau has made in recent years, despite its generally poor quality.

Du Qifeng is back in mainland China to make money again.

This guy harbors resentment towards the mainland in various ways, and the uncut version of Black Snake Society 2 is the culmination of his resentment.

This movie failed to strike a good balance between crime and comedy, and the lead actress, Zheng Xiuwen, delivered a terrible performance, as always.

Andy Lau's performance was commendable, with the suspenseful plot being the most captivating aspect.

No Man's Land is an art-house film in which Ning Hao uses dark humor to depict the ugliness of human nature in the desolate landscape.

The initial intention was wrong, so the stringent censorship is entirely deserved.

Exploring human nature within a specific scope is a common artistic approach.

No Man's Land uses this technique, but it's not as good as Snowpiercer or Train to Busan.

The theme is vague, and the plot is ugly for the sake of ugliness.

It highlights the saying that "bad people come from poor and remote areas."

Xu Zheng's acting in this movie was truly outstanding, which was a major highlight.

The strengths and weaknesses of the three films are very obvious.

The box office success that surpassed its predecessor was entirely due to the incredibly low ticket price of 5.9 yuan.

The extremely low price of 5.9 yuan for tickets disrupts the orderly development of the market and has been stopped by the authorities.

Then the young lady won the Palme d'Or, which is another example of Sino-Korean co-production.

The lady was given a super low price of 5.9 yuan for the ticket.

Once this door is opened!

Major cinema chains, investors, and ticketing platforms are all pulling strings and using this loophole to offer ultra-low-priced ticket subsidies.

The return of ultra-low-priced ticket subsidies has had an unprecedented boost to box office revenue; anyone who uses it knows how effective it is.

As a result, major film production and distribution companies have moved up their release dates to the summer holidays.

Riding the wave of the release of "Miss," many films received ultra-low-price ticket subsidies.

The mainland film market is booming like never before, with the number of moviegoers far exceeding the same period last year, representing a year-on-year increase of over 30%.

The number of moviegoers in second- and third-tier cities has increased significantly.

The young lady was clearly the one who dug the well, but she didn't get any of the box office profits; it all went to other people, which is quite frustrating.

However, Li Mingyang adjusted quickly, since he never expected the actress to achieve any box office success in mainland China.

Before the film's release, netizens clamored to watch pirated copies, but after its release, they were unprecedentedly united and refused to watch it... They were all waiting for pirated copies.

Then, a week after its release, a high-definition pirated version appeared in South Korea.

The film didn't do well at the domestic box office, but on Douban, it has been rated 8.9 by more than 500,000 people!
With a similar total number of ratings, Shinsekai dropped from 8.9 to 8.5.

It is the highest-rated film among those directed by Li Mingyang!
What seems like a misfortune may actually be a blessing in disguise...

It's like an eye for an eye!

The young lady remained lifeless in her home country, while continuing her triumphant advance in South Korea.

Another film that's gaining popularity in South Korea is Outlaw City.

The Outlaws movie attracted fewer than one million viewers in its opening weekend, but its popularity exploded in the second week due to positive word-of-mouth.

After eleven days in theaters, the film has attracted 3.8 million viewers, with the highest single-day attendance reaching 491,892 yesterday, Sunday.

The director of this film is a newcomer, and apart from Ma Dong-seok, almost all the actors are unfamiliar faces.

Ma Dong-seok's success on his own has propelled him to new heights in popularity.

The most surprising one was Zhang Daniu. Countless netizens said he brought the villain to life, and he was voted the best newcomer of the first half of the year by the NAVER movie forum.

This guy actually got first place.

The one who came in first place received more votes than the next nine combined.

He brought the character to life! Da Niu is a true gangster, the God of War of Yanbian!
The following days.

Li Mingyang is so busy that he has no time to be sentimental.

We flew to twenty regions within the Dongda Film and Television Ecosystem to conduct on-site inspections and communicate with leaders.

Fly to South Korea and Japan to discuss film and television collaborations.

Fly to Thailand to visit FBTV's Thailand branch.

Fly to Macau to participate in the Battle of the Century.

He spent his free time managing the flower arrangement business, recruiting and training new people, and then throwing all of them into the One-Punch Man crew.

Because of the long flight time, Chen Wenbo helped him order a Boeing 757 business jet, sponsored by the government, for his use.

Time flies by like water. Amidst the hustle and bustle, Li Mingyang witnessed the magnificent landscapes of his motherland and easily accomplished things that were originally unattainable.

It was as if the world revolved around him, his ideas were divine will, and everyone would act and implement them according to his wishes.

His decision could change the fate of millions of people and change the standards of an industry.

His influence extends throughout the country and across Asia.

Those childish ideas, standing on the shoulders of giants, only required him to point out the flaws in the world, and the world would change because of him.

Turning stone into gold, wielding the power of life and death.

Jing Tian has finally transformed from a tigress into a cat-like girlfriend, becoming exceptionally obedient and compliant.

Mimi and Shishi are back to their old selves, inseparable, and Mimi does her best to fulfill all his requests.

Zhang Wei no longer had a cold face; she would subconsciously smile whenever she saw him.

A life that feels like a dream!

But this is not a dream; it is real—to be drunk on the lap of a beautiful woman and to wake up and wield power over the world!

At first, he was cautious, afraid of any pitfalls, and warned himself not to get arrogant.

One shouldn't be too Jack Ma-like.

However, no one can help but feel inflated by these rights.

Especially when he met the King of the Northeast in the Northeast, the King of the Northeast had his disciples kowtow to him and call him "Uncle-Master".

The sheer spectacle of hundreds of people prostrating themselves on their knees is truly overwhelming and makes it hard not to feel inflated or arrogant.

however……

Dreams will eventually fade away.

August 6th, a very ordinary morning.

Li Mingyang opened his eyes to find Shishi, Mimi, and Xiaoyu lying haphazardly on the bed.

Shishi lay on top of him, Mimi lay on her side at the head of the bed, and Xiong pressed her face against his.

Zhong Xiaoyu lay at the foot of the bed, close to him, hugging his leg.

……

After morning exercises, Zhong Xiaoyu was all smiles.

Li Mingyang went to the bathroom and took a long, refreshing shower. Just as he opened the bathroom door, a golden light suddenly flashed before his eyes.

next moment.

A golden table appeared, a golden table showing the total box office of the Witch series.

Behind the gold frame of The Witch 1, there are two more gold frames. One contains a still of Shi Shi with a wicked smile, and the last one contains X1.

Kim Da-mi couldn't be found, and Lee Myung-yang never filmed "The Witch 2".

I didn't expect this form to pop up on its own.

Just as Li Mingyang was wondering why this form popped up on its own.

The line of Witch 2 was engulfed in blood at a visible speed.

Then the blood seemed to writhe as if it were alive, and in a moment a blood-red countdown appeared, burning like blood.

【4800:00:00】

……

【4799:59:59】

4800 hours, 200 days!

Is the system urging me to finish Witch 2 quickly, or else I'll have to bear the consequences?
The witch's reward: something out of nothing!

The box office revenue was generated out of thin air... Now we have to pay back the debt.

Li Mingyang has no shortage of money or resources now, so he can just take pictures casually.

Just as this thought popped into his mind.

A sudden, unexpected flash of blood struck his left eye.

The golden form disappeared, and a blood-red countdown appeared in the upper left corner of his vision.
Even with his eyes closed, the countdown remained vivid in his mind's eye. When he focused, the countdown would grow larger, filling his entire field of vision. The blood-red countdown was like translucent, blood-red glass, staining everything it covered crimson.

Extremely unfriendly, extremely uncomfortable, yet it just won't go away.

From the moment the countdown began, everything in sight was stained with mottled blood.

It's extremely unrealistic.

The system constantly reminded Li Mingyang to film "The Witch 2".

Around 2 PM, when Li Mingyang was having a meeting at the Three-Body Building, he got used to the countdown in the upper left corner of his vision.

This thing has moved to the bottom right corner of my field of vision again, and it's even taking up space!
Li Mingyang suffered greatly from this and admitted defeat, preparing to start filming Witch 2.

Whether Witch 2 succeeds or fails for his current status, it won't have much impact.

Just participate; you don't need to be a director. Just film whatever you like.

With this thought in mind, Li Mingyang asked Zhong Xiaoyu to notify Guo Fan to come to his office to see him.

"You should get ready to film 'The Witch 2'," Li Mingyang said.

Guo Fan stood up straight in a comical manner, saluted, then bent down, stretched out his hands, and asked for the script.

"There's no script. You're in complete control. Film it however you want," Li Mingyang said irresponsibly.

Guo Fan awkwardly withdrew his hand.

He scratched his head and asked the company how much budget they were allotted.

Li Mingyang said 50 million, and Guo Fan happily accepted the job.

Then the system acted up again, the countdown went haywire, the numbers kept changing, making Li Mingyang dizzy. He closed his eyes, feeling lightheaded.

Li Mingyang reflected deeply on his actions and realized that it was his irresponsible attitude that caused the problem. So he asked Xiaoyu to call Guo Fan back.

"You'd better not make 'The Witch 2'."

Guo Fan was stunned. Why did they go back on their word so soon after they agreed? But he didn't dare to ask or say anything, and could only nod silently.

Seeing Li Mingyang smile, which was a rare occurrence, he rolled his eyes and said, "Director Li, we've used up the ticket subsidies for 'July and An Sheng,' could you approve a little more...?"

Li Mingyang said "oh," remembering that "July and Ansheng" had been released last month.

"How much is the box office revenue now?"

"3.8."

This box office performance is pretty good... I didn't expect Li Qin and Tang Yixin to be so capable.

"The box office is doing well, I'll approve another ten million for you."

Guo Fan felt it was a bit little, but it was better than having no money at all. Besides, since he had received the money from Director Li, he could go to Boss Wang to ask for some more.

Guo Fan received the ticket subsidy and left.

The countdown in Li Mingyang's eyes returned to normal.

As expected, the system wasn't so easy to fool... To be honest, with the support of power, the system could offer him less and less.

In terms of money, he now deals in hundreds of millions every day he wakes up.

In terms of power, the system and power are unrelated.

In terms of box office revenue, it's really easy to manipulate the numbers.

Aside from those amazing skills, he wasn't that concerned about the system anymore.

There are very few things that can make him care or excited now.

Jing Tian goes on roadshows and doesn't come back. If she does come back, she can fly five or six times.

Li Mingyang was quite surprised that "Soulmate" grossed 3.8 million yuan at the box office.

July and Ansheng follows the route of youth romantic comedy.

Zhang Ruoyun, Li Qin, and Tang Yixin are not known for their box office success, yet they managed to achieve this level of box office success during a summer season packed with Hollywood blockbusters and domestic blockbusters. That's truly impressive.

If you don't have anything truly solid, you're easily buried.

Li Mingyang asked Xiaoyu to prepare dinner, then moved the mouse, opened Douban, and searched for "July and Ansheng".

"Soulmate" was released on July 12, using the release date of "The Left Ear".

Exceptional word-of-mouth, yet also overwhelmingly negative feedback, 4.5 stars?
"Holy crap! That's so low!" Li Mingyang exclaimed, his eyes wide with surprise.

More than 80,000 people! That's so real!
It was absolutely terrible, yet it still grossed 3.8 million yuan at the box office! Are you kidding me?!
Li Mingyang then made a series of comments.
"This is the first time I've seen so many viewers call the director an idiot, and then call themselves idiots."

"A pile of dog-blood poop, I don't even know how to describe it."

"Which bastard said that 5.9 yuan is a bargain and you won't be cheated?"

"The reason for giving it one star is that there were no negative scores."

"A super low-budget version of Goodbye My Soulmate, the casting is terrible. Did those two actresses bribe the director? They're so ugly, they shouldn't be out here scaring people."

"After watching July, I quickly went to a pirated website to watch Goodbye again."

"Five stars. My girlfriend didn't watch the movie at all; she was interacting with me the whole time. The female lead's screams were really entertaining."

"It feels like I've been splashed with poop all over my face..."

"I apologize to the movies I gave one star to before."

"This is the first time I've watched a midnight showing this year, and my life has been ruined ever since."

"DO NOT DO NOT go see!"

……

Seeing the rapid stream of one- and two-star reviews, Li Mingyang was surprised to find a five-star rating, which was almost as good as a one-star rating.

July and An Sheng can't be that bad!

He edited "July and Ansheng" and he is very confident in his editing skills.

However, the overwhelming negative reviews made Li Mingyang question his life choices.

"My god, how can you laugh like that? How can you come and ask me for money?" Li Mingyang complained, his brows furrowing as he began to study why "July and Ansheng" had so many negative reviews but such good box office results.

Looking at the rankings on Maoyan, the box office is indeed quite good... it has even broken into the eighth position for domestic films of the year.

Then... then Li Mingyang wondered if his eyes were playing tricks on him.

He rubbed his eyes, staring incredulously at the young lady's box office rankings: eleventh for the year?

What's with the 2.9 million yuan box office?

Could it be a bug?

You wouldn't include those from overseas, would you?
"What the hell!"

Li Mingyang couldn't understand it at all; the last time he saw a prostitute last month, the box office was only 1900 million.

In just over ten days, it defied the odds and its box office surged by more than 200 million yuan. How is that possible!

It's unrealistic for a movie to have no audience initially but suddenly explode at the box office!

Li Mingyang took a deep breath, cleared his mind of distractions, and began to search for the reason.

He found the reason by simply browsing Douban.

Then the flames of war that had disappeared for nearly a month suddenly burst forth from Li Mingyang's body, baring their fangs and claws, dancing wildly.

"I owe Li Mingyang a movie ticket!" Li Mingyang said through gritted teeth, enunciating each word clearly.

This slogan was originally tailor-made for his first commercial film after returning to China!
He spent over a year in South Korea, and domestic audiences almost exclusively watched pirated copies of his movies, perfectly fitting the concept of owing him a movie ticket.

Stephen Chow owed Stephen Chow a movie ticket, which helped The Mermaid achieve a box office of 33.91 billion yuan, becoming the highest-grossing film in Chinese film history!
This will propel the mainland film market's box office to a record high of 3 billion yuan, ushering in a new era of 3 billion yuan!
This marketing campaign is ingenious and so well done, and it just so happens to perfectly match the marketing gimmick.

If you don't use it, you won't use it.

Two billion in box office revenue is a piece of cake, and three billion is not impossible!
This is his greatest source of confidence since returning to China.

So he was never in a hurry.

But now it's all gone!

He didn't even know what had happened before it all fell apart!

Li Mingyang suppressed his anger, calmed down, and started looking for the truth by focusing on publicity.

The phenomenal public opinion surrounding film promotion is, without exception, man-made and commercial!
Silence is the norm.

Li Mingyang was a marketing expert and quickly found some clues, but he wasn't sure. So he called Wang Changtian and asked him about the box office figures.

The idea of ​​owing Stephen Chow a movie ticket came from Enlight Media.

Wang Changtian probably didn't know, so he went to check it out. After a while, he said in surprise, "290 million in box office, that's pretty good! I originally thought it would be hard to get past 50 million. Director Li's box office appeal is extraordinary! No matter what he makes, it will be a box office success."

"Stop flattering me. I originally thought 3000 million would be pretty good. Enlight Media's PR department really did a great job!"

"This... must be your fans' word of mouth. I saw that you gave up on the domestic box office, so I gave up too. Enlight Media's publicity resources were all given to Badges of Fury and The Four 2."

"Are my fans really that supportive...?"

It has nothing to do with Wang Changtian. He's not that stupid. The movie "Miss" was clearly not a box office hit. A better commercial film would have earned more money.

The reason why Li Mingyang's movie "The Prostitute" suddenly took off was because there were many comments online saying that "Li Mingyang is owed a movie ticket".

Upon hearing this, Wang Changtian hesitated for a few seconds, then flew into a rage. "Someone did this on purpose!"

"Hmm, can you find out?"

Give me two days.

Li Mingyang hung up the phone and paced restlessly in his office.

The planned publicity campaign was prematurely launched, and an annoying blood-red countdown appeared in our field of vision.

Disturbed and agitated, Li Mingyang took a Cohiba from the cigar cabinet, skillfully cut it, lit it, and took a deep drag.

Amidst the swirling smoke, Li Mingyang's gaze gradually sharpened.

He suspected Huayi, that he had seized Huayi's real estate project and ruined their business; he had a very good motive.

He suspected Bernard, as he hadn't seen Yu Dong for a long time; Yu Dong seemed to have vanished.

He has doubts about LeEco, but he is now following LeEco's path, building a film and television industry chain, with even more generous support from above than LeEco.

LeEco had its market share snatched away; how could it not feel resentful?

He suspected many people, but he didn't suspect Zuo Shandiao, because he desperately needed a movie to break 2 billion or even 3 billion yuan at the box office to boost his political achievements!

Li Mingyang went to his desk, picked up the phone, called Zhang Wei over, and told her that his original 2 billion yuan box office promotion strategy had been prematurely launched.

The response was lukewarm. Zhang Wei just grunted indifferently, "Whether it's 2 billion or 3 billion in box office revenue, it doesn't matter. It won't affect your influence or status at all. People will just take it for granted. Even if the box office is bad, people won't think you're no good. They'll just think you've worked hard for Dongda Film and performed poorly."

"Just like when Zhang Yimou was preparing for the Olympics, the movies he made did not perform well at the box office, but no one thought it was his problem, Zhang Weiping's responsibility, or that he didn't have enough energy."

“We are building a great business, isn’t that exactly what you want? Stop thinking from the director’s perspective. You are a major player, a major player on par with LeEco and Wanda. In many ways, they even have to take a backseat. You are the first choice.”

"This is our next stop on the itinerary."

Li Mingyang took the itinerary from Zhang Wei. He was going to inspect three places in the coming week.

The so-called inspection was actually just accompanying the leaders for a stroll, drinking tea, and having meals. The plan was prepared by Zhang Wei, but the implementation was handled by the government and the developers.

He can just dictate the situation to his superiors.

This task is quite easy, but no one else can do it for him; he has to do it himself because the leader only recognizes him.

(End of this chapter)