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  After returning home that night, Li Yu fell asleep soundly. He was in a very good mood and did not lose sleep because of the release of the first movie.

On the contrary, actors like Luo Jin and Qiao Zhenyu were much more excited than director Li Yu.

Early the next morning, such an article appeared in the audio and video entertainment section of a certain wave.

Starting from the early morning of the 1st of this month, the film "The Girls We Chased Together in Those Years" starring Qiao Zhenyu, Liu Shishi, Luo Jin and other stars will be released nationwide.

Reporters learned from China Film Group, the film's distributor, that "Those Years" grossed more than 380 million yuan at the box office on the first day it was released in the mainland, only 530 million yuan behind "A World Without Thieves"'s first-day box office of 150 million yuan.

Considering that the director of "Those Years", Li Yu, was only a TV director before, it is not unpleasant to achieve such excellent results in his first film debut.

The title of this news is 'The box office of "Those Years" on the first day in Mainland China reached 380 million, and the popcorn was sold out'.

As expected of the mainland media giant Zha Lang, he learned the first-day box office of "Those Years" early in the morning.

Luo Jin and Ma Wenlong at school got up and used their laptops to see the media reporting on the first-day box office results of "Those Years", and they were so excited that they cried like ghosts.

"Shit! Old Ma, I didn't make a mistake, did I? The number displayed on the screen is 380, right? The units behind these numbers should be ten thousand yuan, right?"

Luo Jin's eyes were almost glued to the laptop screen, fearing that he had seen something wrong.

"Mule, hurry up and call Director Li to congratulate you! You can't be wrong, the article clearly states that the box office on the first day was 380 million.

Director Li Da is awesome. It is his first time making a movie, and his first-day box office has ranked among the top ten in history. "

Ma Wenlong looked excited, more energetic than after drinking several bottles of Red Bull.

In fact, it is not unusual for the first-day box office of "Those Years" to be among the top ten in mainland history.

This is thanks to Zhang Yingmou.

"Hero" in 2002 ushered in the era of commercial blockbusters in China, and also ushered in the era of million yuan box office in the Chinese film industry.

The movie "Hero" proves that the mainland film market has huge potential.

Since 2002, the number of domestic screens has begun to increase rapidly, so every year new works break the previous first-day box office record.

Li Yu's entry in 2005 coincided with the good era of rapid expansion of theater chains. It can only be said that it is normal for the first-day box office to squeeze into the top ten in history.

But for Luo Jin and Ma Wenlong, this news is undoubtedly exciting news.

The box office on the first day was 380 million yuan! This means that the movie "Those Years" has made its money back and is very likely to make a lot of money.

This also means the birth of another commercial director from the Mainland who can make money making movies.

Luo Jin unplugged his charging cell phone and called Li Yu in a hurry. The result showed that the phone was turned off.

"What kind of airplane is Director Li doing? He actually shuts down his phone, damn!"

Luo Jin couldn't help but complain.

"Let's go to his house to find him. He's either at home or at work."

Ma Wenlong suggested.

Today was during the May Day holiday, so the two of them just did what they said. They came down from the dormitory building, left the school gate, took a taxi and rushed to Li Yu's home.

When they arrived at the courtyard, they discovered that Li Yu didn't get up.

Neither of them knew what to say.

They were so worried about Director Li Da's debut film. Director Li Da actually slept until midnight like he didn't care?
  For a while, neither of them knew who was the director of "Those Years".

"Director Li, your mentality is really good. Your first movie was released yesterday, and you are actually in the mood to sleep in?" Luo Jin couldn't laugh or cry.

"Even if I don't sleep all night and go to the temple to bang wooden fish and pray to the Buddha all night, the box office will be whatever it is, right?"

Li Yu slowly got up and said calmly.

"..." Luo Jin was speechless. This is very materialistic and makes sense.

"Director Li, do you know what the box office of our "Those Years" was on the first day?"

"How many?"

Li Yu asked the two of them while plugging in his dead cell phone.

Luo Jin and Ma Wenlong looked excited and said in unison: "380 million!!!"

The two of them thought that Li Yu would be as excited as they were after hearing the news.

The fact is that he didn't. Li Yu acted very calmly and didn't even have any mood swings.

On the way back last night, the 200 million Li Yu said was just a very conservative number.

Li Yu's personal psychological expectations are actually 200 million higher.

You must know that "Those Years" in the original time and space was released in the mainland and scored more than 7650 million at the box office.

Li Yu made this movie five or six years in advance. Since the number of screens is incomparable to what it would be five or six years later, the box office may be inferior, but it will definitely not be bad.

Because Li Yu's version of "Those Years" should be the first fresh youth-themed movie in the Mainland, this bonus is relatively large.

If Li Yu's version of "Those Years" could achieve a box office of more than 2005 million yuan in 4000, the gold content would definitely be much higher than the 2010 million yuan after 7000.

Don't underestimate the 2005 million box office in 4000. This result is already among the top ten in the mainland's annual box office rankings in 2005.

Luo Jin and Ma Wenlong were surprised to see Li Yu staying calm throughout the whole process!
  "Director Li, didn't you hear clearly just now? Do you want me and Lao Ma to tell you again! Our first-day box office was 380 million, aren't you surprised at all?"

"Is it weird? The number of screens in the mainland is increasing year by year. The quality of "Those Years" is very good. I think the box office of 380 million on the first day is very reasonable.

Isn’t this a new record for the first-day box office in Mainland China? It would be worth the fuss if this record could be broken one day. "

"..."

The two of them were very convinced by Director Li Da's pretense.

"Damn! You still want to break the first-day box office record in the Mainland. Are you going to defeat Zhang Yingmou and Feng Xiaogang?"

Luo Jin was shocked!

Li Yu smiled and said nothing. He was the one who had read the answer.

After Feng Xiaogang became famous in commercial films, he didn't care much about the box office. He ignored the advice of Mr. Wang and went to make literary films such as "1942" and "Youth".

Zhang Yingmou has been on a decline since then.

Can Li Yu say that many rising stars have surpassed these great directors in terms of box office?
  For example, Jia Ling, the entertainment heroine whom Internet readers are looking forward to, became a director for the first time and made a debut film "Hello, Li Huanying" with a box office of more than 50 billion.

Shuangwen novels don’t dare to write like this. The first movie grossed 50 billion, which is no longer a brainless novel, it must be called a brainless novel.

Even Li Yu, a man who had read the answers and had cheats, was convinced by this kind of luck.

After all, Liu Xiu, the great magician of the Eastern Han Dynasty, told everyone through his own experience more than 2,000 years ago that those who travel through time are not the ones chosen by heaven.

For another example, Wu Jing, who is currently playing a supporting role in Hong Kong films, is even more impressive. "Wolf Warrior 2" has occupied the top box office position in the Chinese film industry for several years.

It's normal for Luo Jin not to understand Li Yu's words.

This was 2005. Domestic film resources were either centered around Hong Kong and Taiwan, or around a few major directors from the mainland.

In the eyes of today's people, great directors like Feng Xiaogang, Zhang Yingmou and Chen are gods, and people have thick filters when looking at them.

When Li Yu looked at them, what he was thinking about was that he could take their place!
  (End of this chapter)