Illiterate top class: three years of poor performance, become a superstar

Chapter 261 The wind on the other side of the ocean is very knowledgeable (4K)
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On its fourth day of release in North America, "Infernal Affairs" has finally covered almost all theaters in North America.

Currently, a total of 3755 theaters across North America have set aside a considerable number of screenings to screen 'Infernal Affairs'.

Different from the similar number of theaters during the Tang Dynasty 2 period, the number of screenings of 'Infernal Affairs' has at least doubled!
then……

Xu Nian and the others have just completed their first promotion in Los Angeles, and the total box office of "Infernal Affairs" in North America has "secretly" exceeded 1000 million US dollars.

Just after leaving the theater, the creative staff including Xu Nian received the good news one after another.

Meng Chao kept talking about all kinds of news: "Depending on the situation, it may become a trending headline on the international version of Weibo."

"Now almost all entertainment media around the world are paying attention to the performance of Infernal Affairs in various ways."

"Even with the success of Detective Tang 2, the performance of Infernal Affairs still shocked the whole world."

"Before, Wall Street only paid a little attention to it, but now it has a sense of full attention. I can only say that it is America. Everything can be transferred to the capital market operation very quickly. I don't know how many people will make crazy money because of this."

"According to complete data analysis by some professional institutions in North America, it is estimated that the North American box office of 'Infernal Affairs' will exceed US$1 million;
Analysts believe that the current publicity of 'Infernal Affairs' is seriously insufficient, the audience's enthusiasm for watching is not fully mobilized, and the forecast data is biased towards conservative;

The analysis pointed out that based on the overall market performance of similar films and considering your personal popularity in North America, the North American box office of 'Infernal Affairs' should theoretically reach US$2 million;
The analysis concluded that if the box office of "Infernal Affairs" exceeds US$1.21 million, it will allow the global market to completely re-evaluate Chinese film and television. "

The US$1.21 million here is a relatively special number.

Approximately RMB 8.88 million.

Approximately 1.15 million euros.

Approximately £1 million.

In other words, when converted into mainstream international currencies, it exceeds the 1 million limit.

After saying this in an orderly manner, Meng Chao changed the subject: "Of course, the most important thing is that your global popularity has increased a lot. Currently, your global Weibo fans have exceeded 5000 million."

"According to statistical data, based on comparable popularity index calculations, we have entered the top [-] celebrity clubs in the world..."

In this regard, Xu Nian waved his hands indifferently: "None of this is important. What is important is that in just three days, "Infernal Affairs" will meet all the Oscar registration rules."

"Today's "Infernal Affairs" has been screened in full time."

At this point, Xu Nian said in a serious tone: "Meng, you have to understand what the core goal is."

"Why did we come to America this time? To make "Infernal Affairs" comply with the Oscar registration rules. As long as we grasp this core, everything else is just the icing on the cake."

"It's not important. Just pay a little attention to it. No need to elaborate."

Hearing what Xu Nian said, Meng Chao suddenly realized: "It makes sense, it makes sense."

But soon he was thinking, since nothing else is important and only needs a little attention, why do you, Mr. Xu, still waste your time listening to my beep?
Once you're satisfied, you start pretending, right?
A moment of sage, right?
good good!
How else could Meng Chao be Xu Nian’s manager? This reaction was just right and not so timely~

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Back at the hotel, Xu Nian went directly to the private room of the hotel restaurant and met Li Cheng and the others.

It's almost time for dinner, so I just want to chat briefly about the itinerary and then eat.

Knowing that Mr. Xu didn't like routines, Li Cheng and Zhuang Hui restrained themselves and did not boast.

Just joking about these achievements.

Never mention anything related to Mr. Xu.

Li Cheng said enthusiastically: "Not even mentioning things that are so far away, but just talking about today, the total box office will be one thousand three thousand and fourteen!"

"Now the publicity resources have begun to follow up, not only from our side, but also from Paramount." Zhuang Hui agreed.

"They are not stupid either. No blockbuster movie will be released. We are invincible in Infernal Affairs these days."

"That's true, but the next few days are also crucial. If we can improve step by step, then even if a blockbuster movie is released, Infernal Affairs can still dominate!"

Xu Nian would occasionally interject: "It's just unintentional, it's not bad."

"I personally feel that there is no need to pay too much attention to these and other things. Our goal is only the Oscars, and word-of-mouth is more important. As for the box office, the current situation is already good."

Hearing Xu Nian say this again, Meng Chao frowned slightly and waited to watch the show quietly.

Every bone in his body began to jump for joy and became excited.

In the car, he had to talk a lot to give Mr. Xu this opportunity, but that was not the case now.

Now there is not a word of praise for Mr. Xu on the entire table.

Can this allow Mr. Xu to pretend again?
impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
however……

Li Cheng smiled and agreed: "It makes sense, because there were too few publicity resources before, but now we need to pay more attention to word of mouth."

"It must be nominated for an Oscar, otherwise even if the box office exceeds [-] million and [-] million, the effect will still be greatly reduced!"

Zhuang Hui further agreed: "High-quality movies are rare, whether they are scripts or productions. Sometimes if you miss one, half your life will be wasted."

"Yes." Xu Nian concluded in a calm tone, "We invested in the filming of Infernal Affairs ourselves. Whether it's money or not is not that important."

There is really nothing wrong with this. Making money is definitely a matter of course. Now it is just a matter of making more and less.

No matter from the current or long-term perspective, or from a personal perspective or a higher perspective, whether "Infernal Affairs" can be nominated for an Oscar is more important.

Although the capital market will pay more attention to the actual market value, it can be pursued one at a time.

It is difficult to say that award-winning movies can appear again and again.

Awards, no matter where they are located, are relatively 'repellent' to marketization, as if they are afraid of being tainted with the smell of copper.

It should be said that in the field of literature and art, the whole world has some artistic pursuits...

Immediately, people at the table started a series of discussions on the issue of 'word of mouth'. As the waiter served the dishes, the discussion became more and more lively.

They were in high spirits, laughing and chatting happily.

There is probably only a certain rebel who is out of tune with this atmosphere. He just feels that the world is too noisy.

The most uncomfortable thing is that Meng Chao had to participate in the topic because he had a serious schedule.

As Xu Nian's agent, he must consider all aspects, including but not limited to taking care of Xu Nian's preferences.

At any rate, Xu is now on the verge of becoming one of the top players in the world, so he can express his preferences directly.

You can just ignore the itinerary you don’t like.

Finally, after everything was discussed, Mr. Xu drank tea and said slowly: "I think this arrangement is still a bit complicated." "It doesn't matter whether you have me or not, so... how about I go back to China first? It can also be regarded as saving publicity funds for the film studio~"

Li Cheng just looked at Xu Nian quietly, the abacus sound was too loud.

Who is the top family who behaves like this?
"Uncle, second uncle, with or without you, the level of word-of-mouth is completely different!" Finally, Li Cheng said sincerely.

Zhuang Hui added from the side: "Any film starring you can't do without you, just like a fish can't do without water!"

As expected of a screenwriter, this metaphor is very appropriate.

"Yes! Yes!" Meng Chao agreed quickly, and the rebellious boy finally found an opportunity after feeling uncomfortable for a long time.

He knows very well that Xu Nian actually likes to hear good things, and he will easily become soft-hearted if he hears too much.

As long as Xu Nian continues to work in this situation, he will be happy ~
Sure enough, Xu Nian thought about it for a while, and then reluctantly agreed: "Okay, okay, you've all said this, let's run for two more days."

But it's just two more days of running. He will return to Huacheng before the 31st Huacheng time.

Coupled with the time difference and flight time, we will have to leave for home during the day on the 29th at most.

I need to catch up on the jet lag a bit.

There are still some important things to do on the 31st, the most important of which is settling accounts between Xu Nian and Tianyue.

Fortunately, this time it only involves capital accounting, and there is nothing new involved in terms of shares.

And the amount of funds is not large.

but……

Every penny of your hard-earned money counts!
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In fact, at the moment, social media platforms in North America are far more lively, boiling, chaotic, and noisy than everyone can express through oral expression.

Li Cheng, Zhuang Hui and the others are not just boasting in vain. There are indeed many related word-of-mouth incidents that are closely related to Xu Nian.

Leaving aside other social media platforms, "Infernal Affairs" also scored a high 9.6 points on the North American version of Rotten Persimmons.

Among them, a considerable number of praises were given, praising Xu Nian’s performance in all aspects:
"It is undeniable that the Eastern social framework, interpersonal relationships, and worldliness are difficult for me as a Westerner to understand. Because of the different social frameworks, it is also difficult for me to understand the relationship between police and gangsters in the play, but;
However, when watching this movie, I could understand the emotions of the important plot almost only through the performance of the lead actor Xu, which is amazing!

I didn’t even think he was acting. His melancholic and slightly haggard expression made me deeply feel that he was experiencing multiple mental distress caused by his identity and work. This was incredible! "

"It's hard to imagine that such a face that makes my heart move just by looking at it, can make me, a handsome person, ignore his appearance and pay attention to every change in his expression! In the end, I watched this movie seriously!"

"It's so crazy, so unbelievable. I can't imagine that one day I will like a police movie, and it is completely oriental. I have to recommend this excellent actor to everyone. He can always make me feel through his performance. To the charm of the story itself!”

"For the first time, I discovered that relatively restrained and reserved Eastern-style performances can be so charming! He didn't use any of those complicated or exaggerated acting techniques at all. It was so simple that I could understand it despite the language barrier. What kind of life does ‘he’ in the character live!”

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Of course, in addition to many such weighty key word-of-mouth comments that almost entirely revolve around Xu Nian, many discussions on social media platforms such as Weibo and Weishi are also inseparable from the name Xu Nian.

How do you say that...

"If you want to talk about Infernal Affairs, you can't do without Xu Nian. If you want to talk about Xu Nian, you can't fail to mention his outstanding handsomeness and his natural acting skills."

Interestingly, this turned out to be the key summary of North American netizens.

Rather than someone showing off.

In short, for a few days, the name "Xu Nian" will be heard softly when the North American wind blows.

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27nd Eastern Time.

Xu Nian showed up in San Francisco, bringing the charm from the East to the local people.

Many people who have lived in San Francisco for a long time have experienced the oriental charm.

As a result, the local excitement lasted from morning to night without stopping for a moment.

In order to experience the oriental charm in more detail, many people chose to rush directly to the cinema.

From the most detailed statistical dimension, it can be found that San Francisco’s box office contribution has reached the top of North American cities in a short period of time.

It was as if all the good things suddenly came together, or it should be said that the accumulation of several days finally ushered in the moment of blooming.

The day was extraordinary from the start.

As of just before noon, the single-day box office of Infernal Affairs has exceeded US$500 million.

This is an astonishing number!

This means that "Infernal Affairs" has officially reached an even more gratifying peak after winning a super high box office of [-] million US dollars in a single day for two consecutive days.

Many entertainment media have published articles after the show, predicting what kind of record Infernal Affairs will set at the box office today.

A conservative estimate has reached 1500 million US dollars, and at most an exaggerated 2500 million US dollars!
You must know that it is difficult for many popular movies to reach a single-day box office of US$2500 million.

Although the final result did not exceed the forecast, it also exceeded the conservative estimate. At the close of the day, it reached a terrifying figure of US$2039.7 million in a single day!
The total box office also exceeded 5000 million US dollars.

If this trend continues, the box office will surely exceed US$1 million before the end of this year!

more importantly……

Even if today is the peak of Infernal Affairs in North America, it is basically a certainty that the total box office of Infernal Affairs will exceed [-] million.

In fact, with the support of word-of-mouth, it may continue to snowball, and it will become an existence that steals the limelight even if several blockbusters that have been promoted for a long time are released in the new year.

Reaching this point is no longer a simple miracle, but a legend being created every second.

such as……

The simple term "Infernal Affairs" finally made it to the hot search headlines on the international version of Weibo, becoming one of the most popular events in the world.

While attracting the attention of countless people around the world, it completely ignited the passion of discussion among netizens around the world.

According to incomplete statistics, in just one hour, the number of related discussions around the world has exceeded 10 billion!

Naturally, the already high volume of domestic discussions has exploded.

With a "massacre" attitude, it dominated the hot search list on Weibo and the hot list on Weibo.

The wind in North America is very discerning and blows to China at the right time...

(End of this chapter)