Entertainment tycoon who started out as a director

"hey-hey."

Gu Ming chuckled, "Actually, I don't care what award I get."

"I've won four of the three major films, and I've also won the Oscar for Best Director, and several Best Picture awards."

"What other awards can I pursue?"

"Best Director at the Hong Kong Film Awards? Or Best Director at the Golden Horse Awards?"

"Okay, I know you've won a lot of awards." Han Sanpin smiled helplessly, "Don't show off."

"correct!"

Han Sanpin's expression became more serious. "I know you don't have much ambition in terms of awards, but you should have some ambition in terms of box office!"

“Worldwide box office of Titanic.”

"The global box office records of Avatar are still waiting for you to break."

"Then I'd better just retire." Gu Ming had no idea about the global box office records of those two movies.

I don’t have any movies in my head that can surpass these two!
You can’t just go and shoot “The Avengers” yourself, right?

The box office is high.

But I don’t plan to go to the United States after 2016!
And the most important thing is that there is nothing wrong with other people taking pictures of this, but if you take pictures yourself, it’s a bit uncool.

All along, my movies have been both popular with word of mouth and at the box office. The only superhero movies I have made are "Joker" and "Avengers", which I really don't want to make.

"Ah?" Han Sanpin was stunned for a moment. He found that the pressure he had put on Gu Ming seemed to be a bit too great. It exceeded Gu Ming's limit and made Gu Ming start to move.

He immediately changed his tone, "Old Gu, you can't retire! The Chinese film industry can't do without you!"

"Our current development situation is indeed good, but there is still a gap between us and the American film market. Although we can suppress Hollywood movies, it is just barely suppressing them. No one knows when we will return to the past when 70% or even more of the box office revenue was generated by Hollywood blockbusters."

"Then our efforts will be in vain."

"People like you and me, are we willing to let our long-cherished wishes go to waste?"

"Alright, alright!" Gu Ming nodded helplessly, "Don't be so serious, okay?"

"I was just kidding!"

"I'm only 35 years old this year, why should I retire?"

"Let's wait and see in two years."

"Can't not retire?"

"I really won't be motivated in another two years."

"In fact, you can retire but not stop working." Han Sanpin suggested, seeing that Gu Ming did not seem to be lying.

"What do you mean by quitting?" Gu Ming was puzzled. "Find a few young directors with potential?"

"Oh, yes!"

"Help me onto the horse and give me a ride?"

"Don't dare say that!" Han Sanpin looked around, "This is just you and me. If you tell others, be careful that it gets out!"

"Don't worry." Gu Ming waved his hand. "The Morning Star is mine. How can I just watch it getting worse day by day?"

“I’m sure I’ll give some advice from time to time.

Although Gu Ming didn't know how long he could provide scripts.

However, if we stockpile some excellent scripts in advance, it shouldn't be a problem to allow Venus to continue to shine for another decade.

As for more than ten years later.

He is almost fifty years old and is about to reach retirement age. Gu Ming is too lazy to think about things that far in the future.

……

Time passed quickly and August was over before I knew it.

After breaking through 2 billion, "Interstellar" broke its own records time and time again, and its box office successfully reached 2.3 billion.

Then it was successfully extended for a month. Because everyone had seen what they needed to see, and pirated copies were also available on the Internet, the growth rate was quite slow.

However, there are still some people who go to the cinema again to watch it, or some viewers who have never seen it buy tickets to watch it.

This is all normal.

Otherwise, there wouldn’t be re-screenings again and again. Every movie would be re-screened every few years.

This slow growth lasted until September 28th, when the box office of "Interstellar" finally exceeded 2.5 billion.

After all, it was an integer multiple of five, and it was impossible to reach 2.6 billion, so Gu Ming led everyone to hold a celebration banquet!

He led everyone to smash the 2.5 billion ice sculpture to pieces.

After smashing it, Gu Ming picked up a bottle of champagne and blocked the bottle mouth with his thumb.

"Today, I have a piece of news to tell you all."

"Interstellar's box office in North America has exceeded $150 million."

"What this means is that, based on the box office data from the Chinese and American markets alone, we have already sold $550 million!"

"Seven hundred million dollars worldwide is definitely not a problem! Eight hundred million dollars is also within reach!"

“This achievement is absolutely inseparable from everyone’s hard work.”

"Today, let's drink to our heart's content and have fun!" Gu Ming shook the bottle violently, and the wine formed bubbles that flew in the air.

……

"Humph!"

The next day, in a villa in the capital, Xu Zheng looked at the picture of Gu Ming celebrating on the web page, but he did not feel too angry.

He subconsciously felt that the gap between him and Gu Ming was too big, and Gu Ming hadn't done anything to him. He just didn't invest in his new film and they had different ideas. There was no hatred at all.

But another emotion filled his mind!

That's why I want to show you how big of a mistake it is for you not to invest in me!
I am better off without you!

Since my "Lost in Thailand" could get a box office of over 1 billion and create a miracle in one go, this time "Lost in Hong Kong" can do the same, or even higher!

If you don't invest in me, it will definitely be a big loss.

You used to ignore me, but now I will be out of your reach!

"Maybe I'll break the record you just set in Interstellar."

"I wonder how wonderful the expression on your face will be when the time comes!"

"Hahaha!"

After taking a sip of tea, Xu Zheng felt that his mood was much better.

Pick up your phone and check the time.

"It's the 29th. Tomorrow night, my movie 'Lost in Hong Kong' will start its advance screenings. During this National Day holiday, I'll let all your other movies know what brutality is!"

……

"It's the 29th!"

Gu Ming didn't wake up until noon. After checking the time, he called his friend in Hong Kong to find out more.

really!

Your butterfly wings can't flap to do such a thing.

What was supposed to happen still happened yesterday.

“I just don’t know if those who should speak up will still speak up.”

If it still makes a sound.

Thinking about how Xu Zheng had actually stolen his idea, used those supporting roles, and released such a film on National Day, Gu Ming couldn't help but start to smile wildly!
My mind is full of Sun Honglei's classic scenes, "Too brutal!" (End of this chapter)