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In the old house in Causeway Bay, Xiangjiang, Jiang Heng slept until noon.

For this "road show" promotion, he put the last stop in Xiangjiang, thinking that after the event, he could go home and have a good rest.

The actual situation is that there are constant invitations to various wine shops.

In 2000, the Hong Kong film market continued to be sluggish.

Not only is it reflected in box office results, but the number of film projects that have started shooting has also been falling again and again.

Many practitioners are in a difficult situation, but Jiang Heng is prospering in the mainland, and Sammo Hung, Yuan De, Yuan Hua and others also have things to do.

Apart from anything else, the box office and reputation of "A Better Man" alone are enough for them to envy, not to mention the fact that they can participate in a blockbuster film like "The Lion and the Camel Ridge".

Other filmmakers also wanted to participate in Jiang Heng's future films, so naturally they tried their best to treat them and build relationships.

Jiang Heng naturally refused most of the invitations, but there were some that he really couldn't refuse and had to go and socialize.

Yesterday, I drank until late at night and finally got away.

When I woke up this morning, I still felt a little dizzy.

Picking up the phone, I saw a dozen missed calls on it, and Yu Dong alone called four or five.

Seeing that Han Sanping called him twice, Jiang Heng called him first, "Hey, Director Han, you called me!"

"Jiang Heng, the first-day box office estimate of "Shituoling" is out. What do you think it is?"

Hearing Han Sanping's tone, Jiang Heng knew it must be a lot, but it was hard to guess too much, "Ten or twenty million?"

"Low!"

"Low, how much is that?"

"Three thousand...one hundred...seven hundred thousand," Han Sanping said almost word for word.

"How much more?"

Jiang Heng was also shocked. He remembered that "Endless" filmed by Feng Xiaogang last year had a box office of 30 million, which was already very successful.

Unexpectedly, "Shituoling" exceeded 30 million in a single day.

On the other end of the phone, Han Sanping seemed more excited than Jiang Heng.

"You have broken the record now. You have exceeded 30 million on the first day. This is an unprecedented achievement. CCTV News will broadcast it and interview you!"

Jiang Heng couldn't help but feel a little nervous when he heard this. CCTV news was too authoritative for ordinary people.

"Well, what should I prepare for?"

Han Sanping said: "That's not necessary. I should just report the box office results for now, and I will take the initiative to call you for follow-up interviews."

"oh oh!"

Han Sanping continued: "With such good box office results, why not hold a celebration party?"

Jiang Heng smiled and said: "It must be opened, just once when the 300 million is reached, and once when the painting is drawn!"

Han Sanping said: "After 360 million, I have to open it once to regain the championship in the mainland film market. It is memorable!"

Jiang Heng thought about it. The RMB 360 million of "Titanic" had suppressed Chinese-language films for ten years. It was only broken by "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" in 2009.

It's a pity that the box office champion that year was "2012" with 466 million.

The runner-up is "Transformers 2" with 422 million.

The 419 million of "The Founding of the People's Republic of China" can only be ranked third.

Based on the current reputation and box office performance of "Shituoling", there is no problem in surpassing "Titanic", but I don't know how far it can go.

After chatting for a few more words, the two hung up the phone.

Jiang Hengcai called Yu Dong, and the latter's excited voice changed, "Director Jiang, do you know what the box office was on the first day?"

"how much?"

"31.7 million! The one-day result is more than the total box office of a popular movie before. Director Jiang, your film is really good. Nowadays, it is hard to get a ticket in major theaters. There are 'scalpers' starting to sell tickets! No one even looked at the tickets before, but now they have to increase the price! It's so popular..."

Yu Dong's character is quite calm on weekdays, but as a shareholder and actual manager of Bona Company, the distributor of "Shituoling", he really can't stay calm in the face of such box office results and popularity!

When he was working in distribution at the Beijing Film Studio, he drank heavily with everyone and relied on his natural ability to drink to sell copies.

Now, his phone is buzzing with requests for more copies.

The sudden change of identity made him feel secretly happy, but also a little uncomfortable. He always felt like it was a dream, as if it was not real.

"More than 31 million, Director Jiang, one day, it will definitely be on the CCTV news, it will definitely be popular all over the country, and the box office may be even higher in the future!"

When Jiang Heng heard this, it seemed that this was really possible.

The ratings of CCTV news in this era are still super high, and it is definitely the most effective GG.

"Of course that's good. Pay more attention over there and call me anytime if anything happens!"

"OK!"

Then, CCTV News reported the first-day box office results of "Shituoling" and spoke highly of it.

After this episode was aired, the popularity of the film reached a new level.

In addition to white-collar workers, students, middle-aged and elderly people, many primary and secondary schools are clamoring for parents to take them to watch this film.

As a result, the visual effects were too realistic and shocking, scaring many children into tears, which in turn attracted some criticism.

Mr. Liu, a famous performing artist, told the media: The core of the story of "Shituoling" is very dark, very bad, and the metaphor is too strong. What kind of opponents did Tang Monk and his disciples encounter? The uncle of Tathagata Buddha, the mount of Bodhisattva and Ancient Buddha, and today he is the relative and driver of the great leader!

Why did Tang Seng pass away? Was it because the situation was too critical?

Actually, it's not that serious. I've been caught so many times along the way that I'm probably used to it.

He's mainly desperate!

These things are really not suitable for teenagers to watch, and will have a bad impact on their growth.

In addition, there is currently no film rating system in China. Many scenes in the film sometimes scare me as an adult, let alone children.

In the theater I went to watch before, more than one child was scared to tears!

In this regard, I would like to say that Director Jiang Heng's special effects production level is really beyond reproach, but you can't just pursue visual effects. You have to consider that there are still many children watching your film.

Movies are art, you can't just think about the box office...!

Mr. Liu is also a celebrity in the Chinese entertainment industry. His words really won the approval of many film critics.

Some people were inspired by this and wrote reviews about "Lion Camel Ridge" from multiple angles.

Basically, they were three parts praise and seven parts criticism. After writing, they were submitted to major media, and many of them were published, and the sales were not bad.

However, the reality is that all kinds of stars and film critics have tried every means to find ways to express their opinions on "Lion Camel Ridge", and the result is that the film is becoming more and more popular.

The box office has made great progress, and soon exceeded 100 million, 200 million, 300 million, and 360 million!

When "Lion Camel Ridge" surpassed the box office of "Titanic" and became the box office champion of the mainland film market, CCTV News reported it again.

CCTV channel is also in the process of recording a personal interview with Jiang Heng.