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

Chapter 775 Celestial Immortal: If I don't contact you, you'll really forget about me.

During the Lunar New Year film season, major players from both Beijing and Hong Kong remained inactive.

Li Mingyang cannot back down; he must go!
That night, that person also conveyed this message.

It's not that we're preventing him from participating in the Spring Festival Gala, but rather that he has more important things to do.

What's more important?
Of course, it's the Lunar New Year film season that's going to have 10 billion yuan in box office revenue!
Domestic films grossed over 10 billion yuan at the box office without any foreign films!
In 2012, the national box office revenue exceeded 20 billion yuan, but the box office revenue of domestic films was less than 10 billion yuan!
This summer, massive ticket subsidies have propelled domestic films to box office heights, exceeding 10 billion yuan, with an additional 10 billion yuan from the Lunar New Year film season.

That's 20 billion yuan for domestic films! And that's more than double that!

Logically speaking, everyone should want this achievement!
However, reality slapped them in the face!
Now he's the only one leading his own people... carrying the burden forward!
The Lunar New Year film season is a long battle that lasts for more than 80 days!

They can enter at any time!

If he fails, he's a clown; if he succeeds, everyone gets a share!

This is the most genuine thought in the film industry.

After 2008, the influx of internet and real estate capital into the Chinese entertainment industry changed its ecosystem.

Financial films have turned what was once a major financial pit into a cinematic disaster!

They suddenly became incredibly popular!

Capital is driven by profit, and the complexity of the mainland film industry is beyond imagination; even the notorious bandit leader Zuo Shandiao could not unite everyone's forces.

In an era of fierce competition, only the gatekeeper of Dongda Film Academy, Zuo Shandiao, remains as the final hurdle!

For nearly three years, ticket subsidies have been used to bombard the Chinese entertainment industry, targeting the lower-tier market and igniting a nationwide enthusiasm for movie watching!

The "Sword Net Action" cracked down on movie piracy, with a variety of strict measures being implemented one after another!

Cinemas are springing up all over the country like mushrooms after rain.

To date, there are over 18000 screens.

Compared to two years ago, when Transformers 3 was released, there were fewer than 8000 movie screens nationwide!
The number of screens has more than doubled!

The Dongda Film Market has the right timing, the right location, and the right people; it is fully capable of becoming a box office hit.

All that's needed is the right opportunity!
Is it just waiting for the right opportunity?
Li Mingyang felt that he had been too naive.

The film industry at Dongda University is too complicated; it's not as fun as the Koreans!
CJ Entertainment is the true king of Korean movies!

In the movie industry, it can easily beat Samsung and Lotte!
As long as he's willing to work hard, Li Meijin can pave the way, and he just needs to focus on making movies.

Even if Lee Mi-jin is attacked by the Blue House!

He can still use CJ's resources!
With a single call from a high place, a multitude of voices would respond, even in the face of suppression from conglomerates!
He can still use nationalistic sentiment to create momentum and reach the sky!
This is CJ's dominance over Korean films!
This is fucking awesome!

……

On December 1st, at 12 PM, at the premiere of "Old Boys: The Way of the Dragon," Li Mingyang faced countless media reporters and movie fans.

He stood on stage with a big smile, supporting Xiao Yang and Wang Taili.

Shamelessly praising how great the movie was, and even getting teary-eyed at the end, shedding quite a few tears.

Actually... I miss the me who thrived in Korea.

Unfortunately, we can't go back...

Only by standing with Dongda University can China and South Korea remain invincible in their joint efforts.

So he came back.

His decisions were all correct!

But one thing was overlooked.

The FBTV I created is terrifying.

They've caught a wave that's even more insane and massive than the convergence of China and South Korea!
Of course, if FBTV hadn't been so terrifying, he wouldn't have won the Palme d'Or.

After the screening of "Old Boys: The Way of the Dragon," the audience reacted enthusiastically with continuous applause, and Li Mingyang's hands turned red from clapping.

The main creators, Xiao Yang and Wang Taili, breathed a sigh of relief. They went on stage to thank the audience and the media. Overwhelmed with emotion, the two grown men embraced and wept bitterly.

"Brother Li, don't worry, we'll definitely make the first shot of the bouquet sale a success!"

After the audience, media, and film critics left the screening room, Xiao Yang, with a sly grin, patted his chest and made a loud, confident promise.

"Pre-sales have exceeded 30 million, Director Li, we've already broken even!" Wang Taili cried tears of joy again, wiping away his tears as he spoke.

Li Mingyang touched his nose, wanting to say something, but in the end he said nothing.

He gave them a big hug and said many encouraging words.

Break even with 30 million?
You only calculated the filming costs, not the advertising costs!
The higher the box office, the more ticket subsidies.

Theatrical films don't always break even so easily.

Li Mingyang stopped short of making direct comments, focusing primarily on encouragement.

Unexpectedly, the two of them got cocky in front of him, especially Wang Taili, who said he wanted to break 1 billion!

This surprised everyone around, including many of the people who had returned from South Korea and worked with Xiao Yang and Wang Taili.

Everyone was singing his praises and fawning over him like crazy; if it weren't for Li Mingyang, it would have been a disaster.

They can even shout that they're the best in the world.

"Just do your best, just do your best." Li Mingyang patted Wang Taili and Xiao Yang on the shoulders forcefully, subconsciously telling them to tone it down.

Wang Taili was the first to react, "Director Li is right, we'll do our best. Don't worry, Director Li, we've arranged thirty roadshows, flying all over the country. We're very experienced in this area!"

"Okay, I'm going now. Take care and get some rest; health is the foundation for fighting a war."

"Alright! Take care, Brother Li, take care, Sister-in-law."

Xiao Yang's last sentence made Shishi laugh.

She was about to imitate Li Mingyang and pat Xiao Yang on the shoulder, but halfway through, she suddenly felt it wasn't quite right.

After all... Xiao Yang is a director.

"Goodbye, Brother Xiao."

"Sister-in-law, watch out for the steps."

Xiao Yang and Wang Taili escorted them all the way to the movie theater entrance.

This Poly Cinema is located next to the intersection, and Li Mingyang appeared as soon as he arrived.

The once peaceful street suddenly erupted into chaos as thousands gathered at the traffic-controlled intersection, their uniformly illuminated support signs lighting up in unison, forming a continuous expanse.

Those light-up signs and posters are all for movies directed by Lee Myung-yang, including the movie "Seoul Spring"!
"Famous throughout the world, invincible under heaven!"

"Famous throughout the world, invincible under heaven!"

"Famous throughout the world, invincible under heaven!"

The unified slogan of the "Wool Party" rang out, shaking the surrounding area and even disturbing many electric vehicles parked on the roadside.

Li Mingyang actually wants to keep a low profile, but many people don't want him to.

The cinema was arranged by Poly Group to advertise this newly opened Poly high-end cinema.

The road closures were arranged by Poly, and the publicity was also done by Poly...

He had intended to stop briefly and then leave, but he was surprised by how disciplined the "wool party" members were...

It also surprised everyone coming out of the movie theater.

It is well known that people who idolize celebrities are irrational.

There are very, very few rational fans...

Faced with this situation, Li Mingyang changed his plans, pushed aside the bodyguards, walked to the middle of the road, and opened his arms.

Shout out to the crowd what you've always wanted to say!
"I kept my promise, I'm back!"

"Your Great Sage is back!"

……

December 2nd, just after midnight.

Maoyan's real-time daily box office figures are now available!
Old Boys' Dragon Crossing the River tops the Japanese championship with 4200 million!
This is Bouquet Entertainment's highest opening day box office and single-day box office, excluding Li Mingyang!
The bouquet's debut was quite successful, and combined with the online promotion of "Li Mingyang Sheds Tears in the Screening Room," it attracted countless eyes!

When a movie is released, the most important thing is exposure.

Reputation is secondary... Given the population size of the University of Tokyo, only one percent of people will watch it.

More than 13 million people watched it.

Including the average ticket price of around thirty yuan.

That's close to 4 million in box office revenue.

The crucial period for boosting box office revenue is only one week; word-of-mouth will be the deciding factor afterward.

There have been quite a few bad movies that have grossed high box office this year.

Even Shi Shi's "Detective Dee" can't be called the worst...

The worst movie of the year is Andy Lau's "Dwelling in Mount Fuji".

Before its release, this movie was widely considered a terrible film by industry insiders...

It turns out that some movies shouldn't be criticized; the more they are criticized, the more popular they become.

The movie "Dwelling in Mount Fuji," a complete flop, still grossed a whopping 3.7 million yuan...

Many viewers went to see the movie because they thought it was terrible.

After all, it has a Douban rating as low as 3 points and has never risen... which is extremely rare.

Whether a movie is a hit or not, and whether it grosses well, depends on certain formulas for each period.

Where do these formulas come from? They are derived from data collected from one successful movie after another.

For example, now is a good time for teen melodramatic movies. As long as the marketing and distribution are done well, they will be box office hits no matter what they are made into.

The most difficult part is figuring out how to do a good job of publicity and promotion.

Marketing and distribution are more important than the film itself!

This is the great era that Chinese films are experiencing.

Hollywood movies also have a formula... The current formula is big production + top-notch special effects + cinematic universe!

From Iron Man in 08 to Avengers: Endgame in 19, this formula helped Marvel earn more than 200 billion US dollars at the box office!

They made a fortune off the rest of the time, earning seven or eight billion US dollars at the box office!
Other companies have also made a lot of money using the cinematic universe concept.

For example, the DC Extended Universe, the Transformers Extended Universe, the MonsterVerse...

There's a formula in China too: the most profitable films are those featuring youthful trauma and handsome men and beautiful women. These kinds of movies are perfect for promoting newcomers.

Making money for three or four years before being eliminated by the market is already quite impressive.

The most classic formula in China is family comedy, and this type of film has always sold very well.

However, it was difficult to achieve high box office returns. Lost in Thailand broke the mold, and Xu Zheng ushered in a new era of high-grossing low-budget comedies at Dongda University!

Of course, it's quite difficult for a comedy to achieve high box office success!
This requires successful marketing!

Li Mingyang's forte is marketing, which is why he chose Xiao Yang's "Old Boys: The Dragon Crossing the River" as his first project!

As it turns out, that was right!
It was worth it for him to give Gangnam Style to Xiao Yang; it really boosted his popularity!

The previous film, "Enter the Dragon," had a decent box office, mainly relying on selling nostalgia for "Old Boys" and the catchy hit song "Little Apple," which spread virally on the internet!
Xiao Yang also entered the film industry with "The Dragon Crossing the River".

This guy is truly talented! He's a genius at making a living from film!
Xiao Yang, the little bird, became famous ahead of time, which saved him a lot of trouble. As long as he is willing to go all out and do promotional tours without any limits, the chances of his movie becoming a hit are very high!
For example, Deng Chao...

The roadshow and promotional material for "Master of Clones" by Deng Chao were simply unbearable to watch...

Not crazy, not live.

When she's out in the dark, she's heavily made up, dressed in women's clothing and wearing a wig, as casually as if she were drinking water.

The marketing of this light source is vulgar; it's truly ugly, but the results are undeniably good!
Xiao Yang's roadshow plan is to take a vulgar route, shamelessly playing the victim, acting cheeky, and being cute!
As for Deng Chao's approach, Xiao Yang is probably willing to do it, but the audience won't buy it.

This benefit still belongs to Deng Chao...

There are no substitutes in the Chinese entertainment industry!
It has to be Deng Chao!
"If I had known, I would have acted in... The Dragon Crossing the River." Shi Shi, wearing black-rimmed glasses, leaned closer, looking like she wanted to die.

"This is a duet between the two of them; the female lead doesn't have many scenes."

"The Detective Conan is also a duet between the two of them; my role isn't that big..."

"..."

"4200 million on the first day, that's even better than the opening day performance of Lost in Thailand." Shishi was so envious that she drooled.

Her witch movie, which went head-to-head with Transformers 3, didn't even gross 40 million RMB in mainland China...

"It's a pity it's not as good as Lost in Thailand..."

"The quality is pretty good, I feel it's just as good as Lost in Thailand."

Li Mingyang was stunned. He turned to look at Shishi, then glanced at her again...

"What kind of look is that? You're looking down on me!" Liu Shishi pouted angrily.

"I swear to God, I never looked down on you. Why do you always think I do?"

Jing Tian and Shi Shi are really...

Li Mingyang was speechless; the two women had questionable taste in choosing films.

July and An Sheng, what a great project!

Jing Tian spent half a year working on it, with a top-notch cast, but in the end, she didn't film it...

In retrospect, Lao Wu and Guo Fan owe their success most to Jing Tian.

She wouldn't give up, even if it meant there was no chance for the two of them.

Later, Li Mingyang learned that Jing Tian was staring at Zhuang Yan from The Three-Body Problem... This was like picking up a sesame seed and losing a watermelon.

Shishi can be quite accurate in judging people sometimes...

Li Mingyang actually despised her... he just couldn't help it!
How can Old Boys: The Dragon Crossing the River compare to Lost in Thailand?
To break the 2 billion yuan box office ceiling for Lost in Thailand, even the notorious bandit leader Zuo Shandiao was willing to sacrifice his reputation.

Xu Zheng, Wang Baoqiang, and Huang Bo are all top-tier comedians!
Its chemical reactions are also top-notch!
Li Mingyang invested, patted and coaxed Shishi for more than an hour, and had just calmed her down.

The fairy called via WeChat video.

Li Mingyang looked at Shishi, who happened to be staring at his phone screen. "Who is the cat-loving woman?"

"A friend who always likes to post pictures of cats and dogs."

"Shouldn't she be called a cat and dog lover?"

"Then one day, I found out that she didn't like dogs, and she had forgotten about the dog she gave me."

In front of Shishi, Li Mingyang chose to refuse.

He and Shishi had just finished being intimate, so it wasn't convenient for him to answer the video call.

"Is this Liu Yifei's WeChat account?"

Wow, how can it be so accurate!

This is even scarier than Jing Tian with her dog nose!

"Answer the video call. It's so late, she must have something important to tell you." Shishi said, getting up and walking lightly towards the bathroom, naked.

Li Mingyang, with his hands supporting him on the bed sheet and his back against the mahogany headboard with dragon and phoenix patterns, made a video call to Liu Yifei.

"If I don't contact you, you'll really forget about me," Liu Yifei said resentfully as soon as she opened her mouth.

"I am very busy."

Just as Liu Yifei was about to say something, she suddenly glanced up quickly, and Li Mingyang immediately realized that there was someone next to the fairy.

There's someone next to you.

Before the celestial being could speak, a very distinctive mature woman's face appeared from the left.

"Director Li, it's been a long time!" Li Bingbing greeted him with a fawning smile and a wave.

"Ah hello."

Li Mingyang never imagined that Liu Yifei would get involved with Li Bingbing.

Based on her understanding of celestial beings.

Li Bingbing really did beat her up on the set of Detective Dee!
Unless Li Bingbing takes the initiative to admit her mistake and apologize, Liu Yifei will definitely not pay any attention to her.

It's quite obvious that Liu Yifei helped arrange this video.

Tianxian remained silent, while Li Bingbing kept talking.

Praise Fox, praise Wendi Deng, praise Hollywood, the center of world cinema.

The celestial being listened to intently, nodding in agreement...

Because what Li Bingbing said is true.

Hollywood is the global center of cinema, home to the world's top filmmakers.

You'll never know how big the movie world is until you go to Hollywood!

"Director Li, what do you think of me playing Chun-Li?"

Li Mingyang raised an eyebrow, hesitated for three seconds, and said, "It's very suitable."

Li Bingbing blinked rapidly, then suddenly covered her mouth and laughed, seemingly not expecting Li Mingyang to give her a positive answer.

"Then I'll volunteer to play Chun-Li?"

"It's no use for someone to recommend themselves; all the actors need my approval... But you are indeed quite suitable, whether it's your face shape or your figure, you are dashing and have a martial arts background, you are the chosen Chun-Li."

This left both Tianxian and Li Bingbing stunned.

Both women had experienced firsthand how venomous and malicious Li Mingyang's tongue was.

They could hardly believe that Li Mingyang was saying such sweet words.

"Director Li, you're joking, I'm serious," Li Bingbing said coquettishly.

"I'm serious. Didn't Deng Wendi divorce Murdoch? Can he still protect you?"

"He and Murdoch have two daughters. It's just a divorce; it won't affect his work." Li Bingbing suddenly asked curiously, "Director Li, are you really willing to give Chun-Li to me?"

"In business, you stick to what you know, not what you don't. I think you're alright, ambitious and capable. Although you're a bit of a fence-sitter, in the entertainment industry, who isn't a fence-sitter?" Li Mingyang said nonchalantly.

Upon hearing this, Li Bingbing subconsciously shifted her gaze to Liu Yifei.

Then, nothing more happened; the screen suddenly went black.

It's highly likely that Liu Yifei turned it off.

Not long after the other end of the video call ended, Shishi opened the bathroom door and came out wearing a white velvet bathrobe.

Are Li Bingbing and Liu Yifei on good terms?

That's pretty much it, it's about your relationship with Liu Yifei.

The celestial beauty has fallen, and Li Bingbing is overjoyed!
"It's very ordinary. Li Bingbing wanted a live-action Chun-Li from Street Fighter, and she asked Tianxian to act as an intermediary. She must have promised some benefits."

"Is Sister Li that amazing? She can even provide resources for Liu Yifei?"

"The mentor, Deng Wendi, is quite capable."

"Why didn't you accept her invitation back then? Li Bingbing is doing quite well in Hollywood and hasn't been targeted. She had a lot of scenes in Resident Evil."

“This is a very complicated story, and even if I told you, you might not understand it,” Li Mingyang said.

“If you don’t tell me, I’ll never understand… I’m quite receptive, so tell me.” Liu Shishi sat cross-legged, ready for anything.

Li Mingyang exclaimed "Ah!" and under Shi Shi's intense gaze, he finally began to talk about the opportunity for Li Bingbing to go to Hollywood, Deng Wendi's ambition, and the Hollywood strategy led by Fox.

Hollywood is indeed the center of world cinema.

But Tokyo University is not a nobody.

Tokyo University's film box office is growing the fastest globally! It has now surpassed Japanese films to become the world's second-largest box office market!

This involves a power struggle between the eldest and second eldest sons!
The leading company needs the market of the second-largest player, but it doesn't want Dongda's culture to go global, so it uses awards to culturally blockade Chinese-language films before that.

Film hegemony is cultural hegemony.

The level of the film industry speaks for itself.

For a long time, Hollywood special effects blockbusters were a game-changer for the domestic market!

fast!
Tokyo University speed!

Ultimately, in 2020, Dongda Films stumbled upon the world's number one box office market during the mask era.

It threatens the leader's position!

The power struggle between the top two powers is comprehensive, encompassing the economy, weaponry, technology, energy, and most importantly, culture!
Li Bingbing was fortunate to have met a good time; she not only encountered a benefactor, Wendi Deng, but also became a representative of the honeymoon period between Chinese and American films.

Marvel plans to create her own female superhero in the future! Tiger Shadow!
How could Hollywood tolerate the second-place company surpassing them?

Celebrities sometimes have to shoulder the responsibility of representing the nation.

Li Bingbing is a very respectable candidate.

And she cooperated perfectly, reaping both fame and fortune!
On the variety show "I See You Have Talent", he even dared to openly use Fan Binbin to criticize Jackie Chan, making Jackie Chan blush.

Behind every famous star, there are various interest groups involved.

Li Bingbing is ahead of all other female celebrities in the Chinese entertainment industry.

In the future, Yanzi will overtake others and reach the pinnacle of female celebrities in the Chinese entertainment industry!
However, if one's virtue does not match their status, they are likely to suffer a backlash!
If Li Bingbing hadn't run fast, she would have been on her knees quickly.

They too will follow in the footsteps of Yanzi and Fan Xiaopang.

(End of this chapter)