China Entertainment: Been working as a director since 03

Chapter 697: Box office that dazzled everyone

Li Yu stayed in the United States for several days, and then he attended the world premiere of "Barbie" in Los Angeles.

As the director of the film, it would be inappropriate for him to be absent.

A premiere is definitely not complete without walking the red carpet.

"Barbie" actress Margot Robbie held Li Yu's left hand and Ryan Gosling, who played Ken, with her right hand.

Margot and Ryan's costumes are interesting.

Margot wore a black corseted dress with sparkling spots on it, and her outfit was a cosplay of a classic Barbie doll.

The male lead Ryan wore a pink casual suit.

Director Li Yu was no exception, wearing a blue casual suit with a white shirt underneath.

Li Yu has walked the red carpet so many times, but this is the time he has dressed the most girlishly.

All of this is for the promotion of the movie. The style of the movie "Barbie" itself is exaggerated and unrealistic.

The overall tone of the film is very exaggerated, and the actors' performances, dialogues, and body movements are also exaggerated, which also forms a very unique expression style of the film.

In art, a false plastic taste is deliberately created.

Therefore, Li Yu and the leading actors had to dress in exaggerated attire when attending the premiere to better fit the overall style of the film.

When Li Yu appeared on the red carpet with Margot and Ryan, reporters from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Europe and the United States raised their cameras and pressed the shutter buttons at Li Yu and the other two.

If you are experiencing this kind of scene for the first time, you will be blinded by the dense shutter sounds and flash lights.

Walking the red carpet is bound to involve interviews.

A Chinese-looking reporter asked Li Yu in unstandard Mandarin: "Director Li, will you focus your future career on Hollywood or in China?"

Just by listening to this guy's poor Mandarin, you can tell he is one of those shameless paparazzi from Hong Kong Island.

In China, when friends in the circle such as Da Tiantian and Liu Yifei asked Li Yu this question, Li Yu would definitely say that his career focus in the near future might be on Hollywood.

But when facing these unrhythmic paparazzi, you must not answer like this.

What these people are best at is making up stories and quoting things out of context.

If Li Yu said that, he could guarantee that there would be reports in the country tomorrow saying that everything he said in the country before was false.

They shouted slogans against Hollywood in China, but their true colors were revealed when they arrived in Hollywood. Once they came to Hollywood, they didn’t want to go back and could no longer watch Chinese films.

It is very likely that he will be given the title of the second Wu Baige.

“I will try to balance Hollywood and China, and try to make it a 50:50 ratio.

I came to Hollywood to make a movie, and I want to learn from the team here.

Hollywood is known as the kingdom of the film world, representing the highest level of world cinema.

As a rising star, China needs to learn from Hollywood before we surpass it.

Of course, as a Chinese director, I am very confident about the future of Chinese-language films.

As long as we can always maintain an apprentice's heart, the future of Chinese-language films will not be inferior to Hollywood ones."

Li Yu tried his best to be fair and praise both sides.

His "Barbie" is counting on the North American market represented by the United States and the European market, which are the two major box office regions for this movie.

In order to save the face of the big vote bank, he has to say something nice.

If one were to go wrong because of a speech and cause resentment among American audiences, it would be a loss.

Objectively speaking, Hollywood's production level is indeed the best in the world, and Li Yu did not flatter or lick their reputation. We still have to acknowledge their excellence.

It is not shameful to admit your shortcomings, learn from your opponent's strengths, and finally learn from his strengths to defeat your opponent.

It's shameful to be complacent and think you are the best in the world even though you are obviously not as good as others.

"Mr. Li, do you think Barbie can be as successful as Aquaman?" asked a foreign reporter.

"Barbie will definitely surpass Aquaman." Li Yu's words shocked a lot of people.

Is Li Yu so confident?

The cost of "Barbie" is nearly half that of "Aquaman", but Li Yu actually said that it will definitely surpass "Aquaman"?
What everyone didn’t expect was that Li Yu paused for a few seconds deliberately, and then continued with what he had just said: “If you ask me, I will definitely say this, I definitely hope that my movies will be better and better.

I think this is also the dream of all directors around the world. Whether my dream can be realized does not depend on me, but on the audience friends around the world."

The effect of the program was reflected in Li Yu's two answers, which were sincere and humorous.

The people at the scene started laughing after they realized what was happening.

When reporters asked Margot and Ryan what they thought of Li Yu.

Margot said: "Lee is one of the most talented directors I have ever met, and my fans should know that in addition to being an actor, I am also a producer.

Let me tell you something very interesting. I once said to Li, why don’t we make a movie, with him being the director and me being the producer.

He told me very cruelly that a producer of my level was not worthy of working with him.”

At the end, Margot wiped her tears, showing her grievance.

The people around laughed again after hearing this funny story, and couldn't help but complain in their hearts: Is Li Yu such a straight man? Can't he be more tactful?

Li Yu said in his heart that he has always been like this. He has always treated everyone equally. He is like this to Da Tiantian, Liu Yifei, and Fan Xiaopang.

Ryan also said a lot of good things about Li Yu.

Overall, the world premiere of "Barbie" was very lively.

When the film is released in China, Warna will also hold a premiere, but the scale will definitely be much smaller than this one.

Because the main battlefield of this movie is overseas, there won't be much market in China.

But the director of this movie is Li Yu.

Huana has already seen how great Li Yu's influence is in China.

Therefore, the domestic premiere must also be held. What if Li Yu’s reputation attracts many Chinese audiences to the theaters?

China is a large market that cannot be ignored.

One more market means one more guarantee.

Finally, the premiere day of "Barbie" has arrived.

When the first day's box office in North America was released, the box office of 70 million US dollars dazzled everyone.

This result makes the movie "Barbie" the real-time box office champion in the North American market.

According to media reports, women accounted for 70% of the first audience to enter the cinema.

I'm afraid that a considerable number of the remaining 30% of men watch the film with their girlfriends or wives.

Because very few men would watch a movie like Barbie alone.

Unless he was not straight, Li Yu couldn't understand why they would go to the cinema alone to watch this movie.

(End of this chapter)