China Entertainment: Indulge in Vanity Fair

Chapter 268 [-] million dollars in seven days, so the threat theory again?

In the next few days, we will do publicity according to the scheduled itinerary. There is nothing unexpected, and there are all kinds of cheers and flattery along the way.

Especially in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, this is the first time a popular star and film crew from mainland China came to Vietnam for promotion, and it drove many movie fans crazy.

Coupled with Zhang Qian's various renderings on the Internet in Vietnam in the early stage, Vietnamese movie fans are very enthusiastic. When He Fang and the others got off the plane, thousands of movie fans picked him up outside the airport, which scared He Fang.

This is the hype method that the Koreans are best at. I didn't expect the Vietnamese to do it too.

But yes, South Korea is investing more and more in Vietnam, so Korean movies and stars also come to Vietnam frequently, and it is normal for their methods to develop here.

When it comes to this, I really... admire Korean entertainment companies, they are like mad dogs robbing the international market, and robbing everywhere.

The most outrageous thing is that in order to open up the American market, they took several boy and girl groups and spent nearly a year renting a performance car to perform in various counties and even larger towns in the United States. Just to promote their stars and Korean culture.

This spirit, this drive... No wonder such a small country has promoted their entertainment works to almost all continents and countries in the world.

In fact, He Fang attaches great importance to the expansion of the Vietnamese film market. He thinks that the two most important markets in Southeast Asia are Indonesia and Vietnam. Indonesia has a large population of 2.6 million people. This is a big market.

There is also a relatively independent sovereignty, and it maintains good cooperative relations with the United States, China, and Russia.

The Philippines also has a population of [-] million, but it is a pity that the management is not good and it is too chaotic, which leads to a bad economy and makes it difficult for ordinary people to live, let alone consume movies.

Vietnam, on the other hand, is the third most populous country in Southeast Asia, with stable management and positive changes, releasing a large number of development opportunities.Moreover, their entertainment market is very open and developing rapidly.

He had read the Southeast Asian market analysis report given to him by Zhang Qian before. Vietnam is the fastest-growing market for movie box office. In 2008, Vietnam’s total box office was only 600 million US dollars. Both are growing at a rate of 2012%, which is a terrifying growth rate. According to the analysis of the evaluation team of Huying Group, Vietnam’s box office market will grow to 5000 million US dollars by 60, which is about 2020 billion yuan.

With such a volume, the first film of the year can get a box office of about 3 million yuan at most.For a small overseas market, if a movie can get a box office of 3 million yuan, it is already very good.

Therefore, it is necessary to deeply cultivate Vietnam and Indonesia.

He Fang in the Philippines remembers that there was no improvement before crossing over, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to grow.

So Southeast Asia basically has Singapore and Malaysia as mature markets, Vietnam and Indonesia as potential growth markets, and will become the largest and second largest market in Southeast Asia within ten years at most.

For example, Thailand and the Philippines belong to both markets, and other markets such as Laos, Myanmar, Cambodia, and Brunei are meaningless markets.

Facing the hot Vietnamese movie fans, He Fang and the others signed autographs and took photos with the fans one by one, and repeatedly warned everyone not to mess up, not to crowd, pay attention to personal safety, and even stopped the rude security guards from doing anything... They even brought water to the fans...

This excited the Vietnamese movie fans, and their reporters were also excited, feeling that the international stars from China are very close to the people and have good quality, which is a hundred times better than some Vietnamese.

The car that He Fang and the others were riding was actually followed by many Vietnamese movie fans along the way, making them look like superstars, which really made He Fang and Fan Bingbing a little uncomfortable.

Are they that famous here?Like an international queen of heaven.

When they arrived at the Sheraton Hotel in Ho Chi Minh City, they were greeted by many movie fans. He Fang had a feeling that this was China in the 90s.

Just like the enthusiasm of Chinese Hong Kong and Taiwan stars when they went to the mainland in the 90s, they can’t compare with the Hong Kong and Taiwan stars of the 90s. They belong to international stars.

There is also a possibility that international stars seldom come here, and they are rare in Vietnam, which is why they are so sensational and popular.

Immediately after getting out of the car, a bunch of reporters rushed up and surrounded them, saying things they didn't understand.

Thankfully there is a translation.

"He Fang, this is your first visit to Vietnam. Is the Vietnam you saw different from what you imagined?" Listening to the reporter's question, He Fang always felt that he had heard it somewhere.

"It's quite different. It's better than I imagined. The Vietnamese people are very enthusiastic, just like meeting fellow villagers. I'm very moved." He Fang said emotionally.

Fan Bingbing and Yan Ran stood aside, they were actually learning how He Fang dealt with foreign media and movie fans. He Fang was indeed very sophisticated and good at flattering others.

He doesn't like South Korea, but he has a hot fight with Korean fans. He doesn't like island countries, but he communicates with island country fans in the island language and praises them repeatedly.

Of course, he doesn't like the media in Hong Kong either, but he has gradually become familiar with the media in Hong Kong, almost becoming strangers.

So, he said such nasty words to the Vietnamese media, and he was so emotional. Fan Bingbing and the others were shocked, and He Fang was so brazen that he could say these things against his will, but...it was worth learning from them.

"Thank you for your love for Vietnamese movie fans. Do you have any deep impression on Vietnamese people?" The reporter continued to ask.

"Of course, the Vietnamese are very tenacious, with the same tenacity as the Chinese. The Vietnamese are very aggressive in wanting to be rich and advanced. I have heard that Vietnam has made great progress in the past few years. Also, the Vietnamese The food is delicious, and I have eaten it really well, which fits my taste as a Hunan native.”

Not to mention, He Fang can still count many words that praise Vietnam in a serious manner.

This excited the Vietnamese journalists, so they asked a steady stream of questions, and even asked Fan Bingbing and the others a lot of questions...

Only then did Fan Bingbing know that Vietnamese movie fans called her "Asia's No. [-] Beauty", which shocked her a lot.

……

At the end of the interview, the staff came to He Fang and said that the most popular male and female stars in Vietnam asked to see them.

"Where? Here?" He Fang asked.

"That's right, they're outside," said the ground receptionist.

"Okay, no problem." He Fang smiled.

So He Fang and the others met Hu Yongke, the most popular male star in Vietnam, a dark and sunny man who felt very young.

"Director He, hello, my name is Hu Yongke. I'm very glad to meet you today." Hu Yongke excitedly held He Fang's hand, feeling his palms were sweating and trembling a little.

He Fang smiled and patted his arm with the other hand, "Hi, Mr. Hu, I'm glad to meet you too."

At this time, the reception staff around me introduced this guy named Hu Yongke, because he acted in a movie called "Lost in Paradise", which is very popular in Vietnam, and this Vietnamese movie has been released in many countries, and the response is said to be pretty good.

It's a gay movie...

He Fang listened and nodded, "I hope to see more of your excellent works in the future, come on, Asia needs more excellent artists."

He Fang gave a few words of encouragement indiscriminately.

"Thank you, thank you, Director He, I will definitely work hard and hope to cooperate with you one day."

"I also hope to cooperate with you, and look forward to this day coming soon." He Fang smiled.

"Director He, the next one is the hottest female star in Vietnam at the moment, named Hu Fang'e, known as Zhang Ziyi of Vietnam, because she looks a bit like Zhang Ziyi."

He Fang nodded while listening to the introduction. At this time, a woman with a sharp face came over and shook hands with He Fang very politely.

"Director He Fang, hello, I'm Hu Fang'e, nice to meet you."

"I'm also very happy to meet you. I just heard from the staff that you look like Zhang Ziyi. I didn't believe it at first. It really smells like Zhang Ziyi. I hope you will work hard and strive to surpass Zhang Ziyi as soon as possible. In the future, don't let people say that you are from Vietnam. Zhang Ziyi, let me say that you are Hu Fang'e, a Vietnamese international star."

He Fang was encouraging blindly again, but it made the other party very useful.

"Thank you Director He, you will definitely work hard."

……

Next, He Fang and the others took a photo with the two stars, and after seeing off the media and Vietnamese stars, they were finally able to check into the hotel smoothly. It was really tiring...

I heard that the news that they came to Vietnam caused a sensation and appeared on the local TV station. This...

Anyway, the promotional trip to Vietnam on the second day was crowded with people everywhere, so it felt like we were in China.Their population is only tens of millions, why so many people?

Oh, they have less land. In fact, the population density is larger than that of a domestic province, so it looks like a sea of ​​people. In addition, this is Ho Chi Minh City, their largest city, so it is even more crowded.

"For the first time, I feel that I will not be a star, but a global superstar. This... the fans in Vietnam are so enthusiastic that I was almost infected." Fan Bingbing said excitedly in the car on the publicity road.

"Sister Bing Bing, you are the 'No. [-] Beauty in Asia', why are you so popular?" Pan Zhilin smiled sweetly.

"Ha, yes, in their eyes I am the 'No. [-] beauty in Asia', haha, that's great, I love them so much."

……

It's a pity that I only stayed in Vietnam for one day and flew away that night...

He Fang and the others continued to promote in other cities in Southeast Asia, and the time came to February 2, which is already the seventh day of the Lunar New Year in China. It just so happens that the domestic holiday this year will be on the sixth day, and the seventh day is the first day of work. .

Therefore, the overall Spring Festival holiday is over, and the box office data for the Spring Festival stalls has also been released.

"The Origin of the White Snake" has won 9243 million, 12318 million, 14253 million, 15162 million, 13591 million, 12874 million, and 11045 million in seven days in China since the 88486th of the New Year. That is 8.84 million yuan, a contract of 14045 million US dollars, about 1.4 million US dollars.

In North America, the seven days were 1037 million US dollars, 1211 million, 631 million, 675 million, 713 million, 612 million, and 871 million US dollars, for a total of 5750 million US dollars in seven days.

The seven-day box office in the rest of the world was 2592 million, 3027 million, 1754, 1886 million, 1646 million, 1712 million, and 2165 million. The seven-day total was 20782 million, or 2.07 million US dollars.

The worldwide total is $40577 million, or $4.05 million, in just seven days.

When this data came out, the "New York Times" couldn't sit still anymore. They couldn't stand a Chinese movie reaping box office around the world.

"It's time to stop, we can't allow a Chinese director to reap the box office around the world like this over and over again"

"Chinese director He Fang brought his new film to global releases. In just seven days, it earned a box office of 4 million U.S. dollars worldwide. This is an unprecedented achievement for Chinese films. It has even ranked the top 145 in box office data in film history. It ranked 2012st in the global box office in 21, surpassing excellent films such as "Hotel Transylvania", "Snow White and the Huntsman", and "Bourne Shadow 4".

He Fang used CG special effects that belong to the beauty of Chinese painting style, coupled with a traditional oriental love story, and captured billions of viewers around the world in just seven days. If He Fang is allowed to develop like this, Chinese movies will become a huge threat to Hollywood.The United States does not take second place, so we cannot allow second place to threaten us.

Those who are still promoting the growth of He Fang and the growth of Chinese films for the sake of profit should stop, you are cultivating demons... You cannot allow cultures that do not belong to the West to be popular around the world. This is destroying the existing world dominated by the United States Cultural rules..."

This commentator named Paul Mozal posted again, and he was also the one who posted last time.

Just after the New York Times published an article, Paul Mozart was almost overwhelmingly criticized on Twitter. Americans in this era are still confident, easy-going, and magnanimous.They feel that China is not worth mentioning at all. In 2012, China's GDP was only 8.53 trillion US dollars, while that of the United States was 16.25 trillion US dollars, almost half of that of the United States.

So they have no sense of crisis at all. It is simply alarmist to say that China has challenged Hollywood's global hegemony with a few movies.

Barry Meyer, CEO of Warner Brothers, said to the media: "The New York Times commentator Paul Mozal said that "The Origin of the White Snake" has been ranked 145th in film history, ranking 2012st in 21. So be vigilant and stop it."

"No, I think this Mr. Paul is too worried. He needs to know that the top 144 films in film history are all Hollywood works, and he needs to know that the top 2012 box office films in 20 are all Hollywood works. Because only one non-Hollywood film broke into the film. No. 145 in film history and No. 2012 in the box office ranking in 21, and then we will shout and kill, this is not the behavior of the largest country."

"Paul, don't be anxious. It's far from the time to be anxious. Even if a non-Hollywood film breaks into the top 50 in film history, don't be anxious in the top ten of the annual box office. After all, after seeing all the people around this film It's a Hollywood movie, and one movie can't overthrow Hollywood. Be generous, we are number one in the world."

Mayer's words once made many reporters applaud. This is the generosity that the largest country should have. The top 200 box office charts in global film history are all American films. Is it necessary to be nervous when a non-American film suddenly breaks in?

He Fang reposted Mayer's interview on Twitter: "I thought I had to explain it again. It seems that the majority are sober and objective. Thanks to Mr. Mayer for his pertinent words. I don't need anyone to say good things for me. As long as everyone speaks objectively, I believe that I will not be said to be a threat."

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