madnovel Chapter 35 Fame Doesn't Need to Come Early
Chapter 35 Fame Doesn't Need to Come Early
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Just as Fang Yi was enjoying himself with the beautiful woman, the box office figures for the new day were released.
After raking in 5585 million in box office revenue in the first two weeks, "Phone Booth" continued its steady progress in the third week.
6月20号至6月23号四天时间，依次报收580万、550万、510万、380万票房。
In the third week, the cumulative box office reached 2050 million RMB.
The box office performance has been very stable. Except for yesterday, the 23rd, when it only received 380 million due to "Initial D", it has exceeded 500 million in the first three days.
"Phone Booth" has grossed 7635 million yuan in 24 days, just 365 million yuan short of 8000 million yuan.
With a 30-day run, there are still six days left in the film's run, making it a clear dark horse.
Several days ago, Huayi began preparations and scheduled a celebration banquet for July 7.
Online, media reports about the movie have been constant, almost sharing the publicity space with "Initial D".
[Emerging Director]
[The most outstanding director of the younger generation]
[Genius Director]
Various titles and names rained down on Fang Yi like snowflakes.
Several media outlets, including China Film Network, NetEase News, and Tencent Entertainment, extended invitations to Hua Yi, hoping to conduct an exclusive interview with Fang Yi.
After receiving the message, Fang Yi politely declined, not wanting to be exposed to the public too early.
The saying "fame should come early" might not apply to him.
His fame comes from movies; he doesn't need the media to deliberately exaggerate it.
Meanwhile, several other film and television companies in the entertainment industry, including Bona Film Group, Guangxian Entertainment, Xiaoma Benteng, and Orange Sky Entertainment, were also eyeing Fang Yi.
Beijing... Bona Film Group.
Yu Dong sat on the sofa, holding a document he had read countless times, and said enviously, "Damn, Hua Yi really got lucky."
"Old Liu, 'Phone Booth' is a small horse pulling a big cart. It's about to break 8000 million at the box office. Find an opportunity to invite director Fang Yi to dinner."
Across from him, Liu Guoning, the distribution director of Bona Film Group, nodded and accepted the task assigned by his boss and friend.
Liu Guoning took out a cigarette, helped Yu Dong light it, then lit one for himself, took a deep drag, and said, "Chairman Yu, if we're going to poach your employees, we need to act quickly and decisively, without giving Wang Zhongjun a chance to react."
"Bona's strengths and weaknesses are obvious. It has strong publicity and distribution capabilities, as well as the powerful background of Poly Group, which is an advantage that Huayi cannot match."
"As for the shortcomings, we are still immature in terms of film production."
Yu Dong interjected, a wry smile on his face.
Only the family knows its own affairs.
Although Bona was the first private company in mainland China to obtain a distribution certificate and had strong promotional capabilities thanks to Poly Huayi, it was also the company that brought it success and failure.
Bona Film Group is now under the Huayi Group, which owns 51% of Bona's shares.
To put it nicely, Bona is a distribution giant in the entertainment industry; to put it bluntly, it's just a subsidiary.
In 2003, Bona Film Group acquired the mainland distribution rights to the Hong Kong film "Infernal Affairs," which brought them instant fame and launched them on a path of monopolizing the distribution of Hong Kong films and making huge profits.
The lack of a production system is definitely Bona's current weakness!
Yu Dong immediately understood Liu Guoning's analysis: if you want to poach talent, you have to show your true colors.
Simply inviting Fang Yi to dinner is unlikely to have any effect and could easily be noticed by Hua Yi.
Yu Dong pondered for a few seconds, his eyes gleaming with ambition: "First, find out how Huayi treats Fang Yi, then launch a fatal blow!"
"clear!"
Liu Guoning smiled slyly and then said, "Chairman Yu, there will be a film-themed conference in a couple of days. If all goes as expected, this up-and-coming director will also be attending. Why don't you show some goodwill first?"
"Okay, I'll be the bait."
"Wait for my call, then we'll teach that bastard Wang Zhongjun a lesson."
Yu Dongba took a drag of his cigarette, preparing to humble himself and submit.
Ring ring ring...
The phone rang, and Yu Dong took out his phone. He smiled gently when he saw the caller ID.
He gestured with his chin toward Liu Guoning and answered the phone.
"Qiao'er, you're awake?"
"I'm at the company, a bit busy. Okay... let's go out for a private kitchen dinner together tonight."
Liu Guoning clicked his tongue inwardly, got up to take his leave, and pretended not to have seen or heard anything.
Oh, Peacock, Old Yu is truly blessed!
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Orange Sky Entertainment.
Like Bona, boss Wu Kebo also discussed Fang Yi with Wang Jinghua, who had just joined the company.
"Sister Hua, how much do you know about Fang Yi?"
"I don't know much about it."
Wang Jinghua shook her head slightly and said, "I first met him on the day he joined Huayi. Wang Zhonglei was in charge of the signing and called me and a few other artists over to watch."
"Our second meeting..."
At this point, Wang Jinghua sighed: "The second time we met was on the day I made up my mind to leave Huayi. That day, I came out of Wang Zhonglei's office and ran into Fang Yi. He came to my door with the script for 'Sniper Phone Booth'."
"Who would have thought that a college graduate who had just graduated could make such a wonderful film?"
Moreover, it was a low-budget blockbuster movie.
Wang Jinghua added the last sentence in her mind and faced Wu Kebo's question calmly.
Leaving Huayi Brothers and joining Orange Sky Entertainment was thought to be a turning point in his career.
She only realized when she arrived that Orange Sky was just an empty shell, with most of its reputation supported by Japanese capital, and it had no film production or distribution business whatsoever.
Bitter!
Wang Jinghua inexplicably felt that leaving Huayi might have been the right thing to do, but joining Orange Sky was definitely the wrong thing to do.
But it would be too embarrassing to leave so soon!
We'll have to wait a year or two!
Thinking of this, Wang Jinghua pointed out Wu Kebo's thoughts: "President Wu, shouldn't the company make some moves regarding Fang Yi?"
"That's a good idea."
Wu Kebo nodded slightly, quite satisfied with Sister Hua's quick thinking.
"Sister Hua, I would like to ask you to represent the company and have a private talk with Fang Yi."
Tell him that Orange Sky has enough funds to support him in making the movies he likes, and that I can delegate all other aspects of the film, except for giving priority to using company actors.
Wu Kebo spoke loudly, offering very generous terms, intending to poach Fang Yi first.
Just like when he poached Wang Jinghua's team, he first made grand promises.
As for the future, he hasn't thought it through yet.
"No problem, I'll find an opportunity to meet Fang Yi in person."
Wang Jinghua accepted the task with a smile, then turned and took her leave.
Stepping out of the office, she immediately pondered where to begin in order to best demonstrate Orange Sky's sincerity.
After a moment's thought, she took out her phone and made a call.
"Hey, Bingbing."
"Hehe... You still remember Sister Hua? I didn't spoil you for nothing."
"Are you free tomorrow? I'd like to treat you to a meal."
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Fang Yi was completely unaware of the undercurrents swirling within the entertainment industry.
After lunch, the four of them drove to the Beijing Zoo to fulfill the little girl's request.
The little girl was dressed both beautifully and simply today. She wore a white short-sleeved top with a cartoon kitten printed on the chest, light blue slim-fit jeans, and off-white casual shoes.
She is tall and slender with a slim waist, and every move she makes exudes a pure and lively aura.
The elephant enclosure is located on the north bank of the Yangtze River in the zoo.
Fang Yi and Liu Yifei parted ways with Deng Chao and Sun Li, and followed the sparse tourists to a small river.
In the river, several elephants were leisurely drinking water with their long trunks.
"Look, senior brother, the elephant is taking a bath."
Liu Yifei raised her hand and pointed upstream, to a large tree by the river.
Fang Yi looked over and immediately smiled.
Under the big tree, a fat man in black was bathing an elephant, muttering to himself.
"Let's go take a look."
The two approached along the riverbank, and the fat man's voice reached their ears.
At first, his pronunciation was clear and melodious, but then his speech became faster and faster, and he became incoherent.
Liu Yifei was confused. She frowned and whispered, "Senior brother, this person is so strange. Is he communicating with an elephant?"
"No, he's putting on a comedy routine for an elephant!"