You don't understand the happiness of the director

Chapter 655 ①IU ②ravages Korean entertainment ③ravages Taiwanese entertainment ④ billion!

It took 2 days for "Wolf Warrior 30" to reach 11 billion, while "Happy Journey" only took 9 days.

Therefore, many people on the Internet believe that "Xiao Yao You" has a high probability of winning the championship in film history.

However, Wang Quan does not think so. "Wolf Warrior 2" is just slow in gaining momentum.

Because the aura of Wang Quan itself is so strong, "Xiao Yao You" actually has some characteristics of a fan movie. Its explosion mode is similar to that of Hollywood blockbusters. It was very popular at the beginning, but it was far inferior to Wolf Warrior 2 in the second weekend, and it may not be as durable.

Of course, I am talking about "Xiao Yao You", not royal power.

He was not idle on the plane. Sister Meng, Xuefu and Dudu took turns fighting with him.

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In the 2017 Forbes Global Rich List released last month, Wang Quan was listed as one of only three Chinese billionaires in the top 345 of the world's richest list with an apparent fortune of US$20 billion, ranking 15th.

The other two are Wanda’s Wang Jianlin at 19th place and Li Jiacheng at 20th place.

It is also worth mentioning that Wang Quan is the only single man among the top 20.

Being single, rich, handsome and talented, Wang Quan is bound to attract many women wherever he goes.

Many times he did not take the initiative, but romantic encounters still followed him.

Without the constraints of marriage, those already unrestrained women in the entertainment industry become even more unscrupulous, even if they appear to be very innocent.

Wang Quan went to Korea with the intention of building relationships with Yoona and Son Sun, but he didn't expect that he had slept with IU before they even met.

IU, whose real name is Lee Ji-eun, is 24 years old this year. She is a top Korean singer who has both creative talent and excellent singing voice. She is also a rare solo singer who did not debut in a group.

Because she was the one who sang the Korean promotional song for "Xiao Yao You" and her presence was needed for the promotion, the first woman Wang Quan saw when he arrived here was her.

Still in the hotel, and there was no one else around.

So, with the help of IU's broken Chinese, which she had specially learned, the two of them rolled around in bed while laughing, and were almost blocked in the room by Yoona. Fortunately, she left a few minutes early.

However, Yoona still met IU in the hotel lobby. As they passed each other, Yoona said that Wang Quan smelled of her perfume.

Yoona is quite open-minded. If there are more IUs like her, maybe Oppa will come to Seoul more often in the future. At this moment, she even has a bold idea.

Son Ye-jin also arrived later, and the little incident with IU did not affect Wang Quan's fighting ability at all.

The next day, he attended the film promotion event in high spirits.

When the second week ended, Wang Quan saw that the North American box office of "Justice League" was only 9200 million US dollars in its first week, and its reputation collapsed across the board. IMDB, Rotten Tomatoes, Mailbox, and even Douban could not praise it.

This result is far worse than that of "Wonder Woman", which shocked all DC fans and made all Marvel fans happy.

Justice League? Beat up Avengers? That's it?!
Let’s beat “Thor 3” first!

The global total box office of "Thor 3" is now close to 8 million US dollars, while "Justice League" is unlikely to even reach 7 million.

Domestic netizens are all feeling sorry for Gadot. Maybe because of the failure of "Justice League", the sequel to "Wonder Woman" will be affected.

When Wang Quan was in Korea, he called her and told her, "You must pay attention to the sequel of Wonder Woman. The script cannot be vague. You are now an international first-line star. You must have your own insistence on the script. I am not afraid that DC will not make a sequel, but I am afraid that they will rush to make a sequel to Wonder Woman in order to get rid of the negative impact of the Justice League as soon as possible."

Gadot smiled and said: "Then you can help me check the script then."

“Okay.” Wang Quan agreed immediately. What does Gadot know about scripts? She must let him watch it. The "Wonder Woman 1984" in the original time and space is simply garbage, which has ruined the good reputation of the first part.

Just after hanging up the phone, the hotel doorbell rang. Wang Quan didn't look at the peephole and opened it directly. He didn't know whether it would be Yoona, IU, or Son Ye-jin.

As a result, the answer was - Shirley?
Wang Quan met Choi Sulli once many years ago when she was still a child.

Now that my child is older, he has his own ideas.

She claimed that, "Sister Yoona asked me to come here."

At this time, Lin Yoona also sent a short message to Wang Quan, which meant: Save the child, there are too many people who are targeting her, so she lets you sleep with her and you become her backer, and you each get what you want.

Bah, you talk so nicely, but you are just a pimp!
After a brief hesitation, Wang Quan made way and said, "Come in."

Just think of it as saving a life. This trip to Japan and South Korea has really kept me busy. It's a good deed for Japan.

Before being driven crazy by the Korean consortium, Sulli was still quite normal. Even in her twenties, she still had a girlish heart and called "Oppa" in a tender voice.

Afterwards, she happily shared with Wang Quan her experience of being selected by NEW Company to star in "Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds" and working with big stars such as Ha Jung Woo and Cha Tae Hyun. She thought this was Wang Quan's intention.

"This movie will be released next month, right~" Wang Quan asked, grabbing her pointy horns.

"Well, December 12th, it doesn't conflict with "Xiao Yao You"." Shirley replied.

In the November schedule, there were no blockbusters either from Korea or Hollywood, and "Xiao Yao You" occupied an absolute dominant position. Not to mention the tens of millions of viewers, at least it would be a problem for it to be in the top ten of the year. It has already reached 11 million viewers, temporarily ranking eighth for the year.

In addition, there are two works by NEW Company, one is "Taxi Driver" with tens of millions of viewers, and the other is "City of Crime" starring Shenma Dongxi with 680 million viewers.

"Xiao Yao You" was also released by NEW Company in Korea. This year, it may occupy four seats in the top ten of the year, and it can basically compete with CJ for the position of the leader of Korean entertainment.

When Wang Quan was in Korea, the news about him and "Escape Plan" being invincible in the global film market was broadcast on the news network, as well as a short interview he filmed before going abroad.

The speech was very formal, and was considered to be in line with the official efforts to elevate the strategic significance of "cultural going overseas".

It is estimated that there will be regular operations such as work seminars in the future.

However, the entire reporting time is still very long. "Xiao Yao You" can be regarded as the biggest achievement in the cultural field this year. Because of its stronger influence overseas, its status in the official mind is higher than "Wolf Warrior 2".

However, in terms of its impact on the mentality of the Chinese people, "Wolf Warrior 2" is obviously stronger. This movie has reversed the inferiority complex of many Chinese people, and even to the point of arrogance and conceit.

This has led to the development of popular terms such as "Wolf Warrior PTSD" and "Wolf Warrior Diplomacy".

Even though "Xiao Yao You" is already the second best film in film history, it still fails to show potential in this regard.

Just when Wang Quan returned to China, "Xiao Yao You" had surpassed "Detective Chinatown 2" and jumped to the second place in film history in 11 days.

During the Spring Festival, Chen Sicheng: Hehehe.

Now, Chen Sicheng: No laughing!

As soon as the plane landed, Wang Quan received a thank-you call from Zhang Yiming.

With the help of Wangquan's funds and American connections, ByteDance has just acquired the North American music short video social platform "Musical.ly" for $10 billion and merged it with Tik Tok. Musical.ly was founded in 14. Users can quickly create a 15-second MV by adding music from the music library to their own videos, or choose their favorite popular songs and make music videos through lip syncing and body movements. The content includes talent shows and funny things.

Musical.ly rose earlier than Kuaishou, not to mention the up-and-coming Tik Tok, but Tik Tok’s algorithm is still stronger.

The acquisition of Musical.ly is also an important part of Tik Tok's global expansion and global popularity.

Wang Quan encouraged Zhang Yiming with a few words, but seeing how excited he was, Wang Quan couldn't help but pour a basin of cold water on him.

"Don't think that the US market is really fair and just. They may not tolerate a Chinese software being popular in their market."

"I understand. Just like we cannot allow the US Internet giants to enter our market easily, the ideological war has never ended. Instead, it has become more serious." Zhang Yiming was unexpectedly calm.

Wang Quan asked him, "Have you thought about the worst consequences?"

"I have thought about it. If I can't make it, I can just sell it. It can make the United States wary, so it must be worth a lot. I might not be willing to sell it to someone else, but I can sell it to you."

Even though Wang Quan is already the major shareholder, he is also the best candidate to take over.

Zhang Yiming is so clear-headed, which makes Wang Quan more excited about the future of ByteDance and the future of both Chinese and foreign TikTok.

After Wang Quan came back, he asked Xuefu to find a place for Shirley to live.

This crazy girl insisted on coming to the capital with him. She had successfully redeemed herself and was now a free person, but she would rather be Wang Quan’s little MG.

On the plane, she pestered Wang Quan all the way.

Xue Fu said: "Since we are so connected and all of us are from the Xue generation, let her live with me for a while."

Wang Quan agreed and advised Shirley: "During your time in China, you can move freely, travel, and see the world. You have lived too unfreely in the past years. Now no one can restrict you."

Wang Quan's plane had to continue flying, and he didn't even get off the plane. He picked up Yu Feihong, Wan Qian and others and flew to Taibei to attend this year's Golden Horse Awards.

Participating in the Golden Horse Awards was not Wang Quan’s main purpose. He mainly wanted to promote "Happy Journey" which was released in Taiwan and present the Best Picture Award.

The good days of the Golden Horse Awards are numbered, and this is Wang Quan’s last chance to leverage the influence of the Golden Horse Awards.

Although mainland films need to be selected by lottery to be screened in Taiwan every year, many of Wang Dao's films are labeled as produced by Golden Harvest, thus avoiding the lottery rule as semi-Hong Kong films.

In the past, the Hong Kong film identity was used mainly to compete for the Hong Kong Film Awards. Now that the Hong Kong Film Awards are like that, no one cares about them anymore. Wang Quan prefers the convenience of entering the Taiwan market.

Oh, no, Yang Mi is still very rare. She has always been thinking about having a chance to win the Best Actress award at the Hong Kong Film Awards and win three Best Actress awards.

Wang Quan looked at Wan Qian and then at Lan Xiya. It was hard to say who would win this year.

But congratulations to Wan Qian, who was nominated for Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress. His way of congratulating her was to accompany her to the bathroom.

When Wang Quan and his team flew to Taiwan, the new films of that week had already been released one after another.

There are only two new movies this week. One is "Coco", which was released in North America at the same time as "Dragon Raising its Head". It only made 1200 million on the first day, which is the worst of the worst.

Director Yusen Wu performed better. He remade the Japanese classic film "The Manhunt" and earned 2800 million on the first day. It's better than the garbage among garbage, and can be said to be "garbage".

Moreover, this piece of garbage doesn't even get an 8-point Maoyan score. In the past, the media was keen on comparing him with Wang Quan. After all, both of them were rare directors who were able to achieve success in Hollywood. They were also the only two Chinese directors who left their handprints on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Li An didn't even have one.

But no one is paying attention to him now. "The Chase" was completely suppressed by "The Happy Journey" which was in its third week of release and has no sense of existence at all.

On the contrary, "Coco", which performed even worse, actually achieved a Maoyan score of 9.6, which is the same as "Escape Plan", and is second only to "Wolf Warrior 2" (9.7 points).

It seems there is still hope.

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Just as Wang Quan and Sister Zhiling, the host of tonight's Golden Horse Awards, were rehearsing in the hotel bathroom, good news came from Wangdao Company again.

One is that "Xiao Yao You" has exceeded 40 billion!

It took 14 days, one day faster than "Wolf Warrior 2".

Second: The annual box office in mainland China has officially exceeded 700 billion, far ahead of the North American market.

For the first time since relatively accurate box office statistics have been available, the mainland will replace Hollywood to become the world's largest film market.

This news also spread to Taiwan and reached the ears of everyone who came to attend the Golden Horse Awards.

Some Taiwanese filmmakers felt sour after hearing this, and complained that mainland films were not pure and that there was no freedom in filming.

Some smart Chinese filmmakers from Malaysia, Singapore and other places have cleverly tried to contact Wang Quan through Chen Zhengdao, and they also want to develop in the mainland.

For example, Ke Wenli, Chen Zheyi, etc.

Compared to the local market where one may not even make a profit from making a movie, China, where one can make hundreds of millions of dollars to make a movie, is simply a paradise!
Wang Quan told Chen Zhengdao to contact the company directly and submit the script themselves. Those with clear logic would be kept, while those who were self-satisfied would be kicked out.

"Also, the Korean version of 'Along with the Gods' will be released next month. What about yours?"

Chen Zheng said: "This time next year."

"Waiting for your good news."

That night was the Golden Horse Awards night.

Neither Wan Qian nor Lan Xiya won the Best Actress award. The Best Actress award went to Kara Hui, who becomes more and more charming as she gets older, for her award-winning work "The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful."

Wan Qian did not win the Best Supporting Actress award either. The winner went to Wen Qi from "The Bold, the Corrupt, and the Beautiful".

Wan Qian looked at Lan Xiya, then at Wen Qi, and always felt that the two people were a bit similar.

Oh, Lan Xiya won the Best Newcomer Award, so it was not a wasted trip.

The best actor award went to Mr. Tu Men, who played "Zuo Lengchan", while Xu Zheng, Huang Bo, Peng Yuchang and Tian Zhuangzhuang unfortunately were runners-up.

Peng Yuchang felt that being nominated was a victory and he was already very satisfied, but Xu Zheng felt very uncomfortable and vowed to win the Best Actor award next time.

What made Wang Quan most gratified was that the Best Director award was given to Sister Fei Hong, one at the Venice Film Festival and one at the Golden Horse Awards, both for Best Director.

Finally, Wang Quan took the stage and presented the Best Film award to Lao Wang Company's "An Elephant Sitting Still".

After finishing the work, I went back to the hotel to sleep. Lin Zhiling said she wanted to introduce Zhang Junning to me...

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(End of this chapter)