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Chapter 164: The Beekeeper Slams the Theaters [Subscribe]

July 7th, Time Media Headquarters.

As soon as Old Li stepped into the company at ten o'clock in the morning, he saw Zhang Guorong, Hong Yubao, Jiang Wen, Jiang Wu and others coming out of the reception room to greet him.

Old Li stepped forward and shook hands with everyone. "Congratulations! The beekeepers have been very successful. It's not appropriate for Medicine God to hold a celebration banquet."

"Being a beekeeper is fine. I wish Brother Wu a happy transformation into an action star in advance."

In mainland China right now, the summer season hasn’t even started for a month yet, and countless theaters are dominated by “Dying to Survive,” but “The Beekeeper” has only been showing in Harbour City for a week.

This cool and exciting film about a middle-aged man who beats up the peninsula and actually kills the son of a young commander has been a blast at the Hong Kong-Macao Bay Cinema Line.

Except for (Extreme Job), a group of protagonists demonstrated the style of new-style action shooting on a small scale.

Beekeepers are the hardest-hitting fist weapon!
As long as there is enough publicity and promotion, such blockbusters can also make a lot of money, just like Liam Neeson, an art film actor, who switched to hurricane rescue and made 2.2 million US dollars worldwide.

Moreover, there are a lot of handheld motion shots in Taken 1, which can make the audience feel dizzy and bring some discomfort to the viewing experience.

The Beekeeper is not a handheld sport, and there is no sense of shaking when watching in high definition.

The action design and editing are wonderful and beautiful.

It took in 2800 million in the first week in Hong Kong Island, and the Taiwanese team also took in 1800 million.

This is far from being comparable to "The Job," but its first-week box office in Hong Kong has already surpassed "Dying to Survive."

After all, it was Zhang Guorong's concert that brought up the popularity. Brother Rong has a lot of fans. He held a concert to promote his first work as a director after changing careers?
Although Jiang Wu is a relatively unfamiliar face.

Now, countless Hong Kong and Macau movie fans have begun to exclaim that Ah Wu is a real macho man and is so strong and good at fighting.

The crowd moved to Lao Li's office, and as they celebrated with champagne, Zhang Guorong said with emotion, "I, the director, am purely a student."

"Without you, Ayu, Sanmao, and Wen, I wouldn't understand all that."

"But when the roadshow starts in mainland China, I will definitely take the lead."

Now only Zhang Guorong can directly call A Yu in public and private occasions. After all, this is the person Li Wenyu has mentioned many times during his national roadshow.

His concert promotion plan was to fly to South Korea after the concert at Harbour City, and today he will move to the mainland to report the results.

His first concert in South Korea was as a guest on Jeon Ji-hyun's tour stage.

This is definitely another good boost to Jeon Ji-hyun's popularity.

Then he opened his own show and invited Jeon Ji-hyun to be a guest singer.

Hong Yubao smiled and said, "I've learned a lot from helping you, Arong, shoot this movie. Mr. Li, I have an idea."

"The story is simple, and the action will be fast-paced with sharp cinematography and editing. I'd like you to review it."

The idea that Lao Hong came up with was very simple.

A retired grandfather found out that his granddaughter, who had just reached adulthood, was raped by a gangster on Hong Kong Island. She committed suicide, or jumped off a building due to hallucinations caused by drugs. In a rage, he killed people from both the black and white worlds in Hong Kong Island.

too easy.

But if you want to know if this kind of film is worth watching, you should still focus on the action scenes.

Just like Tony Jaa’s debut with Ong Bak and Tom Yum Goong.

Hurricane Rescue also follows this route!

With the help of Hong Yubao, Li Wenyu's action design color comics and the finished editing products were transformed from the drawings into reality.

Enough for him to learn a lot.

After listening to this, Old Li clinked his glasses with a smile, "This script has potential. I believe that with Brother Sanmao and your martial arts experience, if it doesn't work out, we can ask the Yuan family to give it a try and pool their wisdom."

"The fighting is exciting enough to satisfy the audience and it will definitely do well at the box office."

Now that Lao Hong has received Li Wenyu's reassurance, he will most likely pay for everything out of his own pocket.

The more investment you attract, the more you have to give out.

Just look at the box office success of (The Beekeeper), and you’ll know he’s put his heart into making a new action blockbuster, which might even be a big hit for seniors.

This could even be made into a movie series like Kung Fu.

…………

It was nearly 11 o'clock when Old Li saw off this wave of visitors. He had just sat down to deal with some tight official business when he received a report from his secretary that Zhang Bozhi and Wang Kai had arrived.

There was no need to be polite. Lao Li asked his secretary to bring the people in and make tea for them.

Wang Kai came in and nervously said a few polite words before reporting, "Boss, 20th Century Fox has offered me a film contract and invited me to star in their project (Fantastic Four)."

"I wanted to turn it down, but my agent insisted I take it, saying it was a huge opportunity, but it was just a minor role. I discussed it with her for several days but nothing came of it."

"This time, while Sister Zhi is here to talk to you about something, I'm here to ask the boss for help in making a decision."

Dark Glory aired its first episode in the United States at the end of April, even though there are only 16 episodes in total.

According to the American drama's weekly broadcast schedule, this means it can be broadcast for 16 weeks, nearly four months.

At present, the first round of the premiere in the United States has not yet aired its finale, but the highest ratings have already exceeded 700 million viewers.

Ah Zhi nodded excitedly, "Yes, Brother Yu, this seems to be a blockbuster movie like Spider-Man, right?"

"Spider-Man 1 grossed $8 million worldwide, equivalent to over 60 billion RMB. This movie is equivalent to four or five other superhero and kung fu films."

"They also offered me a film contract. The role is quite small. I play a hospital nurse who goes on a skiing date with the Human Torch and witnesses him turn into a fire man."

"They paid me $50 USD as a commission, but my role as a minor character is much better than Akai's."

Chinese blockbusters are becoming more and more powerful and fierce, not to mention the heroes who are aiming for 20 billion yuan.

After being gradually withdrawn from theaters around the world, X-Force grossed 4.23 million yuan in mainland China, 3.68 million Hong Kong dollars in South Korea, and Ogami's final total was 1.29 million US dollars.

Therefore, "Extreme Job" not only topped the list of Chinese mainland film history.

It also topped the list of Chinese-language blockbusters worldwide, with a box office of 23 billion yuan.

Li An's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon grossed US$5500 million more than The Job in the United States alone, but its global box office is far behind.

Even so.

Spider-Man 1 alone grossed over 60 billion RMB worldwide!
This still makes countless people in the mainland film and television circles look up to Hollywood, after all, Spider-Man 2 is currently being released worldwide.

Then to Titanic, Jurassic Park, Lord of the Rings, etc.?

There are many people in Hollywood who are more awesome than Spider-Man.

Li Wenyu smiled and gestured for the two to drink tea, "Wang Kai, what is your role?"

Wang Kai laughed awkwardly, "I played the assistant of the villain Doctor Doom. I don't know if I even had two minutes of screen time. The salary of $10 is not low."

"My agent and I disagreed. I thought it was boring, and she said it was a win to be able to get into a major A-level production and be able to accompany the Fantastic Four to theaters around the world."

"This guy started aiming for movie stardom earlier than Senior Brother Xiao Ming and the others. He can surpass Senior Brother Xiao Ming and the others in terms of celebrity status."

"It's not that I'm ungrateful, I just feel like I have no room to show off. When this movie enters our Chinese market for promotion, what if some fans come after me..."

"It's basically like deceiving the audience. It's boring to compete with Xiao Ming and his brother for the star position."

Old Li was also speechless.

But he knew it was Hollywood!
If it weren’t for the huge popularity of Dark Glory, it would have had a sufficient popularity base and the appeal to Asian voters.

Normal Chinese male stars don’t even have the chance to be an assistant to a villain in a blockbuster movie.

The original trajectory was that countless top mainland actresses tried their best to play supporting roles in Hollywood blockbusters.

The Fantastic Four is considered a flop in the Marvel series, of course, this is compared to Spider-Man and others.

But the production cost was 100 million US dollars, commonly known as an A-level production.

Only super-A productions like Titanic and Avatar are a step above. Old Li took a sip of tea and said, "Then reject it. It's really boring."

Wang Kai nodded hurriedly, "Thank you, boss."

Old Li laughed, "So your agent's vision is a bit ordinary. Have you finished filming the number one in the world?"

He didn't know who Wang Kai's agent was. The Time Group was first looking for agents for its actors, which was a normal recruitment within the industry, and Wang Jinghua recommended several.

Then it is one to one, or one to many.

Few ordinary agents can make their names known outside the circle.

Are you so excited to encounter an A-grade production like the Fantastic Four?
Dark Glory plus the popular project (The Big Bang Theory) and others.

It should make many people from top to bottom realize that there are many new options for venturing into the world.

Xiao Wang took on the leading male role in The World's Number One at the end of May.

Wang Kai shook his head, "Not yet. My agent is still talking to Director Wang over there. Director Wang said we can focus on filming first."

Lao Li nodded, "You don't have to worry about the Fantastic Four project."

"The publicity and promotion methods currently used by public intellectuals are somewhat pro-Western. Your agent is either stupid or has been fooled by public intellectuals. In the long run, this is not good for you."

The internet environment in 2004? A lot of people were worshipping foreign things.

Even if Li Wenyu is an Internet media tycoon, it is impossible for him to suppress everything. After all, many public intellectuals and colonizers are really bragging for money.

Traditional Hong Kong and Macau stars have been trying to break into Hollywood for a generation or two, but except for Jackie Chan, they have basically retreated one after another.

Apart from Jet Li in mainland China...if Wang Kai really debuted as a young actor in a TV drama and joined the Fantastic Four, he would attract countless fans to praise him.

If this agent continues to be so inconspicuous, it’s time to change him.

Wang Kai nodded and smiled, "Thank you, boss. I'll talk to my agent right away."

After saying a few more words of thanks, Xiao Wang left.

There were only two people left in the office. Zhang Bozhi became bolder and complained to Lao Li, "Brother Yu, it's not that I look down on you, but you can't escape the ridicule of the four ounces on your chest."

"You've disappointed me a little. Unless you hit me a few times, I won't admit that you are still perfect."

Li Wenyu, "..."

Alexandra, is that four taels?

He sipped his tea and smiled, "Your character is pretty normal, appearing for a few minutes, but the $50 and the character's positioning are both okay."

Zhang Bozhi nodded, then slapped her forehead, "That's not right, I almost forgot, I was seventh in last year's global beauty pageant. You're deliberately trying to praise Yuanyuan."

"Jun Zhixian has already reached sixth place. If I play a small supporting role, won't I be a maid to Jessica Alba?"

"I won't act anymore. I have no shortage of movies to choose from anyway."

A decent opportunity for a normal Hollywood A-grade production, with decent pay?
How could Ah Zhi have such generosity two years ago?!
Ah Zhi took another sip of tea and smiled sweetly, "It's still more exciting to follow a well-known big shot like you in stock trading. Penguin's market value is over 180 billion."

"I originally raised 2000 million yuan from my own pocket and borrowed money. Now I can make more than 600 million yuan by selling it. Unfortunately, I got out a little too late."

In just over a month, the market value increased from 75 billion to 180 billion!
Azhi's profit is only more than 30%, which is the efficiency of the end result.

Old Li was speechless. "Are you still working with Jackie Chan?"

At the end of February, Jackie Chan was urged by Huayi to make a big movie, but due to script issues, he chose to go it alone (Baby Project).

This is the thief duo of Jackie Chan and Deng Xiaoping. Dong Li plays a nurse and nanny, and Azhi plays a supporting role as the nurse wife of Deng's thief character.

Dong Li and Wang Luodan also started playing supporting roles.

(Goblin: The Lonely and Great God) was completed at the end of June. Xiao Yang was responsible for the general post-production work, and some clips were sent to Hollywood for post-production special effects.

This new 20-episode version of Goblin took over four months to shoot.

It was all Liu Shishi's fault for dragging things down.

When You Are the Star was filmed for less than two months, Dark Glory wouldn’t be much longer.

Ah Zhi nodded again and said happily, "I was just acting in Project Baby for fun, but Jackie Chan gave me 300 million yuan for the film. Now I feel like I'm picking up some money."

"Dong Li and I teamed up again, filming and having fun together in Hong Kong Island."

As she spoke, she walked around Lao Li suspiciously. "Hey, you're not really going to make me wait to drink Lan Lan's shampoo, are you?"

Li Wenyu's face darkened, "It's time to go eat!"

Azhi apologized awkwardly and ran away.

She is usually very outgoing and wants to take advantage of others. But after being with her for so long, Lao Li didn't respect her, didn't talk back to her, and didn't dare to be too tactless.

…………

July 7, great heat.

Li Wenyu made a round of inspections early in the morning, from Weibo, Renren, to 360 Antivirus, and also spent some time with the new team that Andy Lubin was forming.

It was past 3 pm when he arrived at the residential complex where Tong Liya lived.

This time when Lao Li carried the medicine upstairs, his Chinese medicine skills were already (100/100).

After studying on his own for nearly a month and raising his Traditional Chinese Medicine points to 78, Lao Li began to add points to himself. It took 22 free attributes to reach the maximum value.

It took another two days to get used to the overall control.

I started picking up chemistry, electrical engineering and traditional Chinese medicine on February 2rd, and now I have accumulated 23 attribute points, and that was when I started adding chemistry at 151 o'clock.

The latter two are all added with points stacked up to the beginning of 8.

By the end of August, both subjects will have a score of 8!

When he knocked on the door and entered the room, he saw the sweaty Xiao Tong and said with a smile, "Your whitening progress can also be greatly improved."

Tong Liya took Chinese medicine and took baths for two months, and her skin became a little whiter and smoother than last year, but her skin color is just average among ordinary people.

Only when the Chinese medicine cheat is fully activated can a powerful attack be launched.

View target: Tong Liya
Acting, (63/100).

Healthy, (78/100).

Dance, (76/100).

English, (29/100).

……

Li Wenyu nodded with satisfaction as he placed the herbs on the table. "In the second half of the year, the company will start producing a new major TV series, filming in South Korea."

"You are now competing with Jiang Shuying, Re Yizha, Liu Shishi and others for the leading female role. You finally have some strength."

He was talking about the former thief girl in (Squid Game), who died tragically in the penultimate level.

Among this bunch of young actresses, Jiang Shuying and Re Yizha are currently the better ones.

Those two are both in the 7s!
Xiao Tong's grades have entered his 6s after one year of training, which is just passing.

Tong Liya nodded excitedly, "I'm sweating all over. Should I take a shower first? Sister Ling and Sister Dandan are both going to Hong Kong Island to film, and Nazha and the others are also back home for summer vacation."

After saying that she ran away.

It's really dry weather, and the time and place are right.

Old Li, “???”

He came to celebrate his reaching the highest level in Traditional Chinese Medicine!
(End of this chapter)