Chapter 568 Billion Box Office Queen
"Director Jiang, your decision this time is really wise. Both movies are a big hit at the box office. You've made a fortune!"
In the office, Du Huan, who is as big as Zhuang Qiang in "The Richest Man in Xihong City", smiled from ear to ear and congratulated Jiang Heng happily.
The first day of the release of "The Three-Body Problem 2" in the mainland market closed at 379 million yuan, breaking the previous single-day box office record.
However, this result was within everyone's expectations and can only be regarded as "joy" rather than "surprise".
What really shocked everyone in the company was the performance of "The Richest Man in Xihong City", a low-cost comedy movie, and there were no big names in the film industry among the main actors.
It was still under the strong pressure of "The Three-Body Problem 2" that it won a box office of 250 million, which really shocked the entire Chinese entertainment industry.
What is even more shocking is that on the first day of the Lunar New Year, the mainland film market's single-day box office record reached an unprecedented 910 million yuan.
In other words, the films produced by iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Pictures alone accounted for 69% of the entire market.
The remaining movies share the remaining 2.81% of the box office.
The dominant position of iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Pictures is evident.
Not only was Du Huan overjoyed, but Li Xiaoping and other executives also praised Jiang Heng for his insight.
"At present, the reputation of "The Richest Man in Xihong City" is very good. The publicity and distribution department predicts that the box office of this movie is very likely to exceed 2.5 billion. This Spring Festival, the mainland box office of the company's two movies will exceed 6 billion!"
Li Xiaoping then analyzed, "Overseas, the box office of "The Richest Man in Xihong City" will not be too much, but the box office of "The Three-Body Problem 2" is better than we expected!"
Due to the time difference, the overseas box office statistics of "The Three-Body Problem 2" are not complete, and the global box office on the first day of release has not been released!
But the box office results received in each country so far are either good or record-breaking.
The reason is also simple. Movies with themes such as science fiction have relatively small cultural barriers.
"The Three-Body Problem 2" is not like "The Wandering Earth", where almost all the scenes are in China, and other countries are completely reduced to background boards.
Coupled with the influence of the original work and the previous work, as well as the super shocking visual effects, it can be said that after the release in most countries, it has set off a wave of movie-watching, which is no less than the grand occasion when 3D movies were first released.
"The Three-Body Problem 2" and "The Richest Man in Xihong City" became popular together, making the people in the group company admire Jiang Heng to an unprecedented height.
"Director Jiang, please say a few words to me!"
"Yes, say a few words!" Someone couldn't help but say.
Jiang Heng laughed and waved his hand to signal everyone to sit down.
His office is very luxurious, with a large and long sofa, and chairs at the tea table, which can accommodate more than a dozen people.
"This Spring Festival is the most glorious moment for iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Pictures. We can achieve such an achievement without everyone's efforts. We will become bigger and stronger in the future and create more glory.
In addition, this year's bonuses and dividends will increase by another 10%!"
"Oh Yeah!"
"Long Live Director Jiang!"
The executives in the room were very excited. 10% may not sound like much, but for such a large group company, it is definitely an astronomical figure.
For executives like Du Huan and Li Xiaoping who have a little bit of shares, it means that their income has increased a lot, and they are also smiling.
"Thank you, Director Jiang!"
"Thank you, Director Jiang!"
Jiang Heng waved his hand and said with a smile: "Okay, let's save the celebration and thanks for later! At this stage, we still have to follow the plan and do what we should do!"
After that, he glanced at Li Xiaoping, "The final box office of "The Great Wall" is 3.6 billion, "The Richest Man in Xihong City" can probably make about 2.5 or 6 billion, and "The Three-Body Problem 2" is likely to exceed 4 billion, and that's without counting the global box office.
In these three movies, Zhang Ruolan made a cameo appearance in "The Great Wall" and starred in the other two. From this perspective, it's not too much to call her the Queen of Billion-Dollar Movies!"
Li Xiaoping smiled, "It's definitely not too much. Zhang Ruolan actually starred in two movies. Some artists dare to claim the box office of movies that are all cameos. What's more, "The Three-Body Problem 2" also has overseas box office. It's definitely not too much to call Miss Zhang the 'Billion-Dollar Queen'!"
In iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Pictures, the brokerage business department is under the charge of Li Xiaoping.
Taking advantage of the huge box office during the Spring Festival, Zhang Ruolan was launched and firmly established as a first-line star. Li Xiaoping was also responsible.
Of course, these things have been mentioned before.
It's just that everyone doesn't dare to believe it. After all, in terms of the mainland box office alone, Jiang Heng's previous performance was stable over 3 billion, and it's hard to say whether the box office will exceed 4 billion.
Before Zhang Yimou's "The Great Wall" was released, it was difficult for his film to reach 1 billion, so how could he dare to think of such a high box office!
As for "The Richest Man in Xihong City", in the eyes of a group of executives of iQiyi, Youku and Tencent, it would be a blessing to be able to repeat the box office miracles of "Lost in Thailand" and "Heart Flower Road".
In the one-to-one version, there is no mistake!
Therefore, when Jiang Heng proposed the slogan of "10 billion box office queen", Du Huan, Li Xiaoping and others would not refute it, but they did not believe it in their hearts.
In their opinion, 5 billion is good!
But today, I suddenly discovered that Jiang Heng had created a miracle. He used one year to turn a newcomer to the entertainment industry into a top-tier star with a box office of over 10 billion in the mainland market.
This ability to create stars is really terrifying!
At this moment, all the executives were convinced and left to do things according to Jiang Heng's requirements.
On the other hand, Zhang Ruolan received countless notices, interviews, and invitations to endorse luxury goods.
The little girl was naturally confused. Her assistant was not much better than her, and her exclusive agent had never seen such a situation.
In the end, Li Xiaoping came forward in person to help her decide which endorsements to accept and which interviews to accept.
For a time, Zhang Ruolan was extremely busy and became the busiest female artist in iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Film Company, making the others envious.
Especially Yang Mi, when she saw the report about Zhang Ruolan being the "10 billion box office queen", she rolled her eyes wildly and didn't know how to complain.
Then she was the heroine of "The Great Wall", so how could the box office be attributed to Zhang Ruolan?
This is too bullying, and there must be an explanation.
That day, Yang Mi, wearing sunglasses, broke into Jiang Heng's office angrily.
After taking off the sunglasses, she stood proudly, full of aura.
Jiang Heng smiled when he saw this, "Why are you so angry?"
"Husband!"
Yang Mi said in her unique tone, "Look at those paparazzi, they are talking nonsense in the newspapers, and they even attributed the box office of "The Great Wall" to Ruo Lan, saying that she will become the first female star in the history of mainland movies to have a box office of over 10 billion!"
"Oh, is that so? These media reporters really dare to write anything to attract attention!"
"But I have been working hard in the entertainment industry for so many years, let alone 10 billion, I don't even have 5 billion!" Da Mi Mi said pitifully. (End of this chapter)