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Chapter 569 [134] Congratulations, Mr. 10 billion box office!
"The box office of A World Without Thieves has exceeded 1 million yuan, becoming the second fastest Chinese film to do so in history!"

"The sixth blockbuster in Chinese history to break the 100 million yuan box office record is born!"

"Chen Yu stars in the fourth film that has surpassed 1 million yuan in box office!"

"The first Chinese actor to have his movie gross box office exceed 10 billion yuan!"

"3420 million in a single day! A World Without Thieves surpassed the single-day box office records of Kung Fu (3310 million) and House of Flying Daggers (3180 million), setting a new record for the highest single-day box office in Chinese film history!"

……

Early in the morning on December 12, Chen Yu woke up from his sleep and opened his mobile phone to see countless messages wishing him well, as well as news.

China’s first billionaire!

《卡拉是条狗》6100万，《盲井》525万，《暖》509万、《十面埋伏》3.15亿、《功夫》3.03亿、《头文字D》2.39亿！
Together with "A World Without Thieves" which has just broken 1 million yuan, the total box office of movies starring Chen Yu in mainland China has reached 10.2834 billion yuan!

This is China's first billion-dollar box office man.

Even Jackie Chan and Stephen Chow don't have such a record.

However, globally, Jackie Chan's box office revenue is definitely higher than Chen Yu's.

Currently, the global box office of movies starring Chen Yu is about 7.5 million US dollars, second only to Jackie Chan. Jackie Chan's Peak series and several Hollywood films, plus his previous films, it is about 9 million US dollars. Jet Li is slightly worse than Chen Yu.

"Before I knew it, it's been almost 4 years since Rebirth and 7 films have been released!"

“There are still a few more to be aired!”

“There are also 6 TV series!”

Chen Yu sighed a little.

Four years after his rebirth, the box office reached 4 billion, and that was at the end of 10; such a record, apart from his achievement of winning the three major film festivals, is indeed more impressive than any other actor in his previous life.

"Keep up the good work, the next one will be the Hollywood billion-dollar box office man!"

"Even tens of billions of dollars..."

Chen Yu was replying to those who wished him well, but Liu Yifei beside him woke up.

She kissed Chen Yu, which was the inevitable procedure for the two of them to sleep together in the morning.

"What time is it?"

Liu Yifei snuggled in Chen Yu's arms, leaning on his chest, her long hair spread out there, her eyes closed, and still a little grumpy as if she had just woken up.

"9 o'clock... the last city for our roadshow today!"

Chen Yu put down his phone and said to her, "Go to sleep. You've been tired these past few days. We're not going to the cinema until the afternoon!"

"Ok!"

The two of them hugged each other and took another nap.

In the afternoon, they and Wang Zhonglei and his team came to Lanzhou, the capital of Gansu Province, which was the last stop of the roadshow of "A World Without Thieves". This weekend, they went to Shanghai, Shenzhen and Guangdong successively, and visited several major ticket-buying cities.

These days, roadshows are very short and intense, and basically they just happen to be held in the largest cinema in a certain place.

The last place we chose was Gansu because the movie "A World Without Thieves" was filmed here.

The filming of the film started here and ended here, which is a perfect ending.

Feng Xiaogang is a guy who really believes in this.

After running around the largest cinema in Lanzhou, Chen Yu and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief and lay down in the back to rest.

Even Ge You was lying there like Ge You. It was really because the schedule in the past few days was too tight and he was really tired.

However, the box office is still very gratifying. As of 12:1.009 yesterday, the total box office had reached 1 million yuan, just breaking 3420 million yuan; it exceeded million in four days, and yesterday it even broke the single-day box office record in Chinese film history, reaching million!
It also broke 3000 million the day before yesterday, 3120 million!
"This record of 1 million in the first weekend is second only to "Kung Fu" and "House of Flying Daggers"!"

"This is all thanks to Brother Yu's box office appeal!"

Wang Zhonglei was trying hard to please him, and Chen Yu was not modest. This was indeed his credit, and word of mouth spread, so people would go to the cinema to buy tickets to show their support on weekends.

"I just asked the cinema today, and they shouldn't drop too much!"

"It may be the same as Friday, less than 2000 million, about 1800 million!"

"In this case, The Promise will be released on Thursday and should be able to earn another 5000 million in the next three days, bringing the total to around 1.5 million!"

Wang Zhonglei's previous estimate was between 1.8 million and 2 million, which is similar to his guess. If "The Promise" has a good reputation, it will definitely be given priority in screening. Under such pressure, the single-day box office of "A World Without Thieves" is estimated to be difficult to break million.

Even this weekend, it is estimated that the number will be around 1000 million per day.

So next week will definitely be the end of "A World Without Thieves". The situation on a single day may be even worse, with millions struggling... It is completely doomed.

Therefore, if "A World Without Thieves" wants to continue to rise, it can only depend on the quality of "The Promise".

"Today is the world premiere of The Promise, right?"

Chen Yu just saw the news.

"Yes, and the pre-sale situation is not bad, almost the same as ours, already 1000 million; after the premiere, it is estimated that more people will buy tickets, so Chen Kaige is still quite impressive. Bona and China Film jointly promoted and released the film, and the first-day screening accounted for 41%, while we only had 32%!"

Currently, the screening schedule of "A World Without Thieves" is full, 63%!

However, starting tomorrow, "The Promise" will be screened, and 10% of the screening time will be allocated to it, which is completely cut from "A World Without Thieves".

If the box office is reduced by half after the release, it will definitely be affected.

“So the biggest suspense now is the reputation of The Promise!”

Wang Zhonglei looked at Chen Yu: "I hope what Brother Yu said will work!"

"Director Chen Kaige is very confident about tonight's premiere. He has invited many film critics and audiences to watch it. I just saw on the news that there are 500 people in the viewing group!"

Chen Yu did not answer Wang Zhonglei. The 500-person movie-watching group was the key.

Among them, there must be senior film critics and users of Star Network. Chen Yu also doesn’t believe that these 500 people would unanimously praise such a bad movie.

The times in those days were much simpler than those in later times.

Director Chen is confident and proud. He invited so many people without any public relations.

Not to mention the later operations of buying off the audience and letting film critics make money by advertising and giving good reviews. Although capital has begun to sprout in today's movies, it is still not so crazy; calling 500 people to come, all for the sensation of the premiere.

In order to satisfy the grandeur of Director Chen's movie release, as for how the movie is, Brother Kaizi thinks that these 500 people will applaud excitedly after watching it.

Whether it is special effects, plot or pictures, he works with top masters in the industry.

For a commercial film like this, "Hero" is not even a match for him.

This is Chen Kaige’s ambition.

"We'll know the outcome tonight!"

The feedback from film critics and audiences will almost always be reflected online immediately.

Chen Yu, who is in charge of the film review and rating terminals, doesn't mind letting the scores of "The Promise" come out earlier; in other words, the bad reviews will allow audiences to see the film earlier and avoid going to the cinema to waste money, because it is really not worth it.

Chen Yu really felt heartbroken for the audience who bought pre-sale tickets.

It's not a pleasant experience to spend those two hours watching a bad movie in the cinema.

Those who have experienced it all have rich experience.

"Let's go, let's go back to the capital after dinner!"

After being out for so many days, no one actually wants to stay outside for any longer.

……

At 8 o'clock in the evening, Chen Yu and Liu Yifei finally returned to their long-missed home in the capital.

Liu Xiaoli and Chen Yu's parents gave them a welcome dinner.

The world premiere of "The Promise" was being broadcast on CCTV Channel 6; when Chen Yu turned on the TV, he happened to see the main creative team of "The Promise" on stage.

Nicholas Tse, Cecilia Cheung, Jang Dong-gun from South Korea, Hiroyuki Sanada from Japan, Liu Huohua and Chen Hong.

Chen Kaige stood in the middle of the six main actors. The host was Wang Han, the current top star of Mango TV, who was guiding everyone to play a card-drawing game.

These are the elements in the movie “The Promise”. Whoever draws the word card has to explain the terms related to the movie.

At this time, the camera swept across the stage, and the two bosses of China Film Group, Han Sanpin and Yang Buting, were prominently listed. They were the investors and distributors of "The Promise", and sitting next to them, of course, was Weinstein, who had purchased the European and American distribution rights for "The Promise", and his wife.

Countless fans were cheering loudly there. From the background introduction, it was known that these were fans of the six main actors. There were actually several thousand people gathered there.

Some even waited on both sides of the red carpet several hours in advance, braving the freezing cold of more than ten degrees below zero.

Holding flowers, balloons, posters, etc., they formed synchronized formations and waited for their idols to appear. Many fans even came all the way from Japan and South Korea.

More than 100 media outlets from China, Japan and South Korea were present to witness this grand ceremony.

"Are you crazy?"

"My fans aren't this crazy..."

This is not a paid hire, Chen Yu has the same surname as Chen Kaige!

"Zhang Bozhi and Chen Hong, so beautiful!"

Liu Yifei's focus was indeed different from Chen Yu's. She was looking at Zhang Bozhi and Chen Hong the whole time, especially Bozhi, who was indeed at the peak of her beauty at the moment. She did not care about the cold weather and appeared in a low-cut bright red dress. She stood in the cold wind for such a long time without shivering, which was really admirable.

In the entire Chinese entertainment industry, there are indeed few actresses who were prettier than her when they were young, and the same is true for Chen Hong.

It's not easy to bring these two beauties together in this movie.

However, the future number one beauty is still by his side, while Zhang Bozhi and Cheng Hong are all things of the past.

"Didn't Zhang Bozhi and Xie Nicholas Tse break up?"

Liu Yifei suddenly said to Chen Yu, I didn’t expect this girl to be so gossipy. Chen Yu wanted to say that the two of them would get married in the future, but this was just the beginning.

"Did you break up? When did it happen?"

Chen Yu really didn't know.

“It’s been a year!”

Liu Yifei looked through her phone and found it: "Look, the media announced their breakup, huh?"

"Again?"

Liu Yifei stared at her phone blankly and blinked. She really couldn't understand this on-and-off relationship: "Aren't you still dating Wang Fei?"

"I guess they got back together on purpose to promote the movie!"

"They are also a screen couple, and they are as talked about as us, and they are two couples!"

There are also Chen Kaige and Chen Hong.

It can barely catch up with the popularity of Chen Yu and Liu Yifei, and Chen Kaige has frequently and publicly displayed his love in the media during this period, and this time is no exception.

On TV, he got a word card for "obsession".

Just like it was rehearsed, Kaizi suddenly looked at Chen Hong beside him and said affectionately, "In this world, there are two things I am most obsessed with—I am obsessed with The Promise that Chen Hong and I filmed, and I am obsessed with Chen Hong!"

Fortunately, there is no word "greasy" nowadays. In this scene, the greasy Chen Yu is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside.

The key point is that this sweet confession made Chen Hong, who is nearly 40 years old, shy. She was so shy that she blushed like a young girl.

Afterwards, the two kissed passionately in public, which not only stunned the leading actors on the stage, but also shocked the reporters below.

The audience was also shocked!
Great director, don’t you consider how we, the audience, feel?
"..."

Liu Yifei also stared blankly at the two people on TV who kissed for more than ten seconds. This was not a kiss, but a French kiss... She turned her head and glanced at Chen Yu, who spread his hands: "You have to get used to it, this is how Director Chen is!"

"A man of temperament!"

Chen Yu also comforted him, and finally when the premiere ceremony was about to end, the most "touching" scene appeared.

Chen Kaige and Chen Hong's two beloved sons transformed into little Spider-Man and came to congratulate their parents.

Encouraged by the host, little Arthur said timidly: "Tomorrow is my mother's birthday. She is going to Hong Kong tomorrow. We are here to wish her a happy birthday first."

When the four of them hugged each other, the audience sighed and it looked quite sweet.

Chen Yu’s mind was full of - Arthur, please sit down!

Arthur, Mommy is here to feed you.

"Damn, this is too hot!"

After watching the premiere, Chen Yu felt that his spirit was somewhat polluted.

This is so far from Zhang Yimou's style!
"I have to go wash my eyes!"

Chen Yu suddenly said this and walked towards the bathroom.

"???"

Liu Yifei didn't quite understand.

But she didn't stay here at night. After they finished their meal, Liu Xiaoli played mahjong with Chen Yu's parents.

After Chen Yu finished his shower and spent some time with Liu Yifei, he opened Star Network and saw that the first wave of reviews for the premiere of "The Promise" were finally out.

The media reports seemed to have been paid for.

"The premiere of Chen Kaige's The Promise is comparable to the Chinese version of The Lord of the Rings!"

I thank you on behalf of the Lord of the Rings, I don't deserve it.

"The Promise, the highest standard of Asian films!"

The scolding was really dirty.

"Surpassing Farewell My Concubine, Director Chen Kaige's new film surpasses any of his previous films!"

This is the biggest insult to "Farewell My Concubine".

……

We have to admit that Zhang Xuefeng’s evaluation of the Journalism Department was very valuable as early as 05!

Many of the videos on KeyStar.com are also pretty awesome.

"In the freezing temperatures of more than 10 degrees below zero, I watched the first epic magical commercial blockbuster in Chinese history directed by Chen Kaige. After watching the movie, I didn't understand the deep meaning of it!"

"However, during the screening, sometimes because of Nicholas Tse's coy dubbing, sometimes because of Jang Dong-gun's silly expression, and the slightly artificial lines, the theater actually burst into laughter several times in a row!"

“However, the use of special effects in the film is indeed amazing. Although there are some traces of artificiality in some places, the beautiful pictures and wonderful fighting scenes still received continuous applause from the audience. Especially the highlight of the film - Begonia House. The beautiful scene made me dumbfounded. I think other audiences should have the same idea as me. At that time, everyone was amazed and said it was the most beautiful film they had ever seen!”

Five-star praise!

After all, they were the audience invited by Chen Kaige to watch the show, so he gave them some face.

But this is the only full-score review of "The Promise".

It's only been two hours since the premiere and there are already more than a dozen long reviews on Star.com. It can be seen that the critics' feedback is still very real. The one above is actually very true; it's just that there's not much content, so they can only praise the special effects and the fighting scenes. After all, apart from these two, there's nothing much to praise.

It's better than the media telling lies with their eyes open.

Some film critics, on the other hand, are much harsher.

There is a film critic named "Winter is Coming" who said it very well - what a piece of garbage, it wasted my whole evening.

I am quite familiar with this film critic Chen Yu, because he has reviewed his works, and it can be seen that he reads them seriously.

It was 2-3 in the morning when Chen Yu finally finished reading many film reviews, and he felt completely relieved.

Chen Kaige is still the same Chen Kaige, and “The Promise” is still the same “The Promise”!
My own butterfly effect did not change the badness of this movie.

In this life, it is still a total bad movie. He came to this conclusion after reading all the long and short film reviews.

So next, he just needs to wait for the development of "The Promise" and... the appearance of that man.

(End of this chapter)