Chapter 706 "Invisible Spy" North American midnight show results!
"Wang Quanan's "Tuya's Marriage" captured the bear in Berlin and won the highest prize bear! "
"Li Yang's "Blind Mountain" won the Silver Bear Jury Award!"
"Chinese films shine in Berlin and become the biggest winner of this film festival!"
"Liu Yifei and Yu Nan unfortunately missed out on the Best Actress award, and the Best Actress award unexpectedly lost to a German actress!"
……
As soon as he got off the plane, Chen Yu received domestic news about the Berlin Film Festival.
However, he did not return to China, but went to Hollywood with Liu Yifei to promote the release of "Invisible Spy".
The premiere took place a few days ago, and tonight early this morning "Invisible Mission" will officially premiere around the world, including the North American market.
The premiere a few days ago was a bit dim because the leading actor Chen Yu did not attend, but tonight Chen Yu will attend a premiere ceremony temporarily held by Paramount, which can be regarded as making up for the regret that Chen Yu did not appear at the world premiere of "Invisible Bourne" because of his participation in the Berlin Film Festival.
Of course, the second female lead Liu Yifei will also participate.
The Beaver Hill Cinema in Los Angeles was bustling with people at this moment, and everyone was waiting for the midnight show to begin.
Chen Yu brought Liu Yifei and a group of the main creative staff of "Invisible Spy" to the cinema to promote the premiere. The entire shopping mall in Bifoshan Villa was packed with people, all of whom were Chen Yu's fans.
It was not until now that Chen Yu finally had some sense of déjà vu as in his previous life when Cheng Long ran to a place and fans recognized him and asked for his autograph.
Now he has almost reached this state.
But in fact, Chen Yu has only taken part in two movies in Hollywood - "Fast and Furious 3" and "Mission Impossible 3"!
Films like "House of Flying Daggers", "Kung Fu" and "The Force Awakens" are actually foreign language films; however, foreign language films have created box office records for foreign countries in North America, which is a great blessing.
After that, he soared to fame with "Mission Impossible 3" and consolidated his success with "Fast and Furious 3", so his current "status in the industry" is definitely on par with Jackie Chan.
But this is not enough.
In the five movies above, Chen Yu just played a good role, but the label is not him.
Even "Fast and Furious 3" is a derivative of the Fast and Furious series.
Although "The Action Movie" is Chen Yu's masterpiece, it is a domestic film and is very different from the current "Invisible Man".
"Invisible Spy" is a truly commercial popcorn blockbuster created by six Hollywood directors and Hollywood teams specially invited by Chen Yu in order to open up the Hollywood market.
The investment is over 1 million US dollars, and including publicity and promotion it is almost 2 million.
The success of this movie is what gave Chen Yu a foothold in Hollywood.
"Chan!"
"Heal chan!!!"
"Chen Yu!"
Countless movie fans were shouting loudly, and the entire Beverly Hills Cinema seemed to be out of control.
Fortunately, the security guards are paid enough, so these guys work very hard.
"Thank you, thank you everyone!"
“I hope everyone likes this movie!”
After the familiar opening remarks, there were routine inquiries and interviews. The host specially hired by Paramount chatted with Chen Yu, Liu Yifei and other main creative staff about interesting stories during the filming.
Time passed by minute by minute, and finally it was early morning, and the North American premiere of "Invisible Mission" officially began.
"Whoo~~~"
Backstage, Chen Yu was wiping his sweat. It was really hot at the scene just now.
It’s not the lack of air conditioning or the temperature, but the influx of people that makes the scene somewhat airtight.
Now that I'm resting, I'm soaked all over.
"Chan, the box office for the midnight show is out!"
Arthur Anderson from Paramount walked towards Chen Yu. Chen Yu let out a breath, and Liu Yifei beside him also walked over.
"How about it?"
"Not bad, 512 million!"
“Although it didn’t surpass the record of Mission: Impossible 3, it was much better than we expected!”
The midnight box office of "Mission Impossible 3" is 620 million!
This result is still very strong.
But the reason why it is so high is actually the blessing of the "Mission Impossible" series, coupled with Tom Cruise's box office appeal, which led to such a start.
But Chen Yu actually has nothing now.
In addition to the gimmicks derived from "Mission Impossible", there is also Chen Yu's own influence in North America. In terms of movies, there is basically no blessing.
Therefore, the midnight box office of 512 million is already quite impressive.
"As long as tomorrow's box office can create a new high!"
“We won’t have to worry about that first weekend!”
Arthur Anderson was talking excitedly, and Chen Yu shrugged: "But the premise is that the movie has a good reputation!"
"Yes, word of mouth!"
"The Rotten Tomatoes ratings tonight and before the media are important!"
After the premiere, the media actually gave "Invisible Mission" a very high rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with a freshness rating of up to 91%.
It is the film with the highest Rotten Tomatoes rating among all the films released by Chen Yu in North America.
But now many North American audiences don’t trust media reviews, so tomorrow’s audience reviews are also very important.
"But it's because it was released earlier in our country!"
"This movie scored in China!"
"How much... how much?"
Arthur Anderson obviously also knew , whose ratings follow the same model as imdb.
Although there are differences in cultural perceptions between China and the West, the fact that this film received a score of in such a large market is enough to show how excellent it is.
“So, please stay confident!”
“I’m very confident about ‘The Bourne Legacy’!”
"Of course, me too!"
Arthur Anderson has also seen the original film, and although he didn't think it could reach a height of , the imdb score of around 8 is definitely attainable.
"Good night, old fellow!"
"I have to go back to bed!"
Chen Yu greeted Arthur Anderson, who shrugged: "Of course, it's been a hard day, let's go, I have to go home too!"
“Hopefully, tomorrow will be a good start!”
"The pre-sale box office is actually pretty good, it's already exceeded 5000 million!"
"It shouldn't be a problem to get 2 million in the North American market!"
3 million is actually the watershed between a movie being a hit and a blockbuster in North America. Obviously, there are not many movies that can take over 3 million US dollars in the North American market alone each year.
Like last year, there were only two movies that grossed over 3 million in North America.
"Caribbean 2" and "Mission Impossible 3"!
其余的7、8部都是在2-3亿之间徘徊，包括陈愈的《速激3》，还有《尖峰营救》，两部电影都是最终2亿+的票房。
"Fast and Furious 3" is close to 3 million, while "Taken" has just broken 2 million.
"This time the mainland box office has exceeded 10 billion, and the box office in Asia should be able to reach about 4 million US dollars!"
On the way back, Liu Yifei suddenly said to Chen Yu.
Chen Yu nodded: "Yes, almost!"
"In that case, can we hit $10 billion?"
4 million in Asia, and if North America does well, more than 3 million. Other markets such as Europe, Australia, Mexico and South America should be able to get more than 2 million in box office.
"Not necessarily. It depends on the efforts of North America!"
“But it should be able to surpass Mission: Impossible 3!”
In this case, Chen Yu actually already has several big hits on his hands.
Mission: Impossible 3 grossed over 8 million, Fast & Furious 3 grossed over 7 million, and Single Man grossed million. Now add the current Bourne, and it will be another movie worth around 10 billion. "No wonder Paramount is so polite to you!"
Nowadays, Chen Yu has almost become synonymous with box office harvester.
Tom Cruise currently has no such achievements.
Chen Yu has been successful in almost every film, and his fan base is growing. His box office revenue is setting new records every time.
Such record-breaking strength is undoubtedly quite terrifying.
"This year, you should be able to become the world's most box office-appealing male star!"
But, it is one of them.
Many big IPs still have strong appeal.
“Well, that should be the goal this year!”
"But my dream is to exceed 20 billion and surpass Cameron!"
This is Chen Yu’s biggest ambition after his rebirth.
Before, he just wanted to win an international actor award, but now that he has everything, he has to strive for higher records.
But 20 billion is obviously not that easy.
One billion is a hurdle that has not yet been crossed. We must reach this threshold before we can proceed to the next step of exploration.
So, looking at it this way, the 20 billion that truck drivers earned is indeed a huge amount.
That is a super phenomenal kind of marketing, which is different from what Chen Yu is doing now.
"Two billion... I can't even imagine it!"
"One billion seems like a dream to me..."
Liu Yifei shook her head, and the two of them soon arrived home.
After a tiring day, I took a shower and went to bed directly.
……
When he woke up the next morning, Chen Yu opened the Rotten Tomatoes website.
The box office results for the midnight slot in the early morning also mean that when the audience goes back, many will comment or write long articles for the first time, and the ratings will also show an initial percentage of the first day.
"Yes!"
Looking at the 95% number that popped up on Rotten Tomatoes, Chen Yu thought he was seeing things.
Although he didn't know what the Rotten Tomatoes score of "Mission Impossible 4" was in the previous life.
But this number, which is close to full marks, says it all.
"Stable!"
Chen Yu clenched his fists fiercely. All his worries disappeared with the opening rating.
【Stylish, fast-paced, and filled with gripping scenes, this is big-budget popcorn entertainment that really works!】
[Chan! My Chan, he is so awesome! How dare he climb such a high tower? Oh my God, my heart is beating out of my chest!]
[Funny, amazing stunts, amazing fighting, I love this Chinese man so much! ]
[I hereby declare that anything produced by Chan must be of the highest quality! ]
[The best work in the best action series in the history of movies! ]
"..."
It received a lot of positive reviews, and these were real comments from the audience, which were different from previous comments from film critics and media people.
The key point is that it has only been released for 9 hours, and many of the audiences are midnight viewers, but there are already more than 2000 comments. You can imagine how excited these people were before posting the comments.
Basically, many viewers can't wait to comment on the movie right after watching it.
This is a very good feedback phenomenon.
This shows that the audience highly recognizes this movie, so they all want to express themselves on the website; just like when we see a good book, some people like to write a review, while others can't get away from it for several days.
Chen Yu scrolled through several pages but didn't see a single neutral review, let alone a negative one.
This movie, with bombing, fighting, tower climbing, satellites, all the commercial elements have been fully utilized to create such a super hit commercial film.
"How about it?"
Liu Yifei went upstairs after making breakfast. Chen Yu smiled and said, "Look for yourself!"
"95%?!"
Liu Yifei thought she had seen it wrong.
“The most realistic Rotten Tomatoes rating!”
“Also, there are so many comments about you!”
Chen Yu pointed at a few of them, which were much more than the number of comments about the leading actress when "Escape Plan" was released.
Almost one out of every ten involves her.
"God, I want to know the name of that female killer who appeared right away!"
"So cool! I think I've fallen in love with her, a beautiful and cold Chinese girl!"
"She's better than the female lead!"
"Yes, it's hard to believe that she was kicked out by Scarlett. She should have knocked the leading lady down!"
"..."
Liu Yifei was laughing like crazy while watching this. This is the charm of a good character.
She won't lose fans just because she's a villain.
"Well, am I right?"
"This role must be better than the leading female role in "Escape Plan"!"
"At least, she's more talkative!"
Chen Yu hugged Liu Yifei tightly. Liu Yifei was obviously very happy after reading the comments. She pointed at one of the comments and laughed, "You didn't post this, did you?"
"Am I that boring?"
[Don't think about it, this actress is called Crystal Liu, I can tell you responsibly that she already has a boyfriend, and you know this man, he is Heal Chan! ]
It is definitely not Chen Yufa’s.
In fact, everyone who is a fan of Chen Yu knows that Liu Yifei is his girlfriend.
Even Hollywood is no exception. After all, Chen Yu will take her with him to any occasion.
【Oh my god, I just fell in love with her! 】
[I just met her and I felt lovelorn! ]
[This is absolutely not true, Heal Chan only likes men! ]
"???"
Chen Yu looked at this comment and felt a little uncomfortable: "Fuck, who spread rumors like this?"
Liu Yifei fell on the table laughing so hard, she really couldn't bear it anymore.
These North Americans really know how to have fun.
They even said Chen Yu was gay.
"I can testify for you. How about I post a message and tell them that I'm Liu Yifei, and I can testify that my boyfriend is straight!"
Liu Yifei was joking, of course.
"Okay, stop looking and pack up, we have to go to New York today!"
As the largest voting base city in the United States, Chen Yu obviously needs to go there with Liu Yifei to promote the film.
With a 95% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, Chen Yu is very confident about the box office of "Invisible Mission: Impossible" in the North American market.
After breakfast, Liu Yifei drove and took Chen Yu to the nearby airport.
Paramount has provided the means of travel!
Such a box office start is enough for them to give Chen Yu all kinds of green lights!
(End of this chapter)
"Wang Quanan's "Tuya's Marriage" captured the bear in Berlin and won the highest prize bear! "
"Li Yang's "Blind Mountain" won the Silver Bear Jury Award!"
"Chinese films shine in Berlin and become the biggest winner of this film festival!"
"Liu Yifei and Yu Nan unfortunately missed out on the Best Actress award, and the Best Actress award unexpectedly lost to a German actress!"
……
As soon as he got off the plane, Chen Yu received domestic news about the Berlin Film Festival.
However, he did not return to China, but went to Hollywood with Liu Yifei to promote the release of "Invisible Spy".
The premiere took place a few days ago, and tonight early this morning "Invisible Mission" will officially premiere around the world, including the North American market.
The premiere a few days ago was a bit dim because the leading actor Chen Yu did not attend, but tonight Chen Yu will attend a premiere ceremony temporarily held by Paramount, which can be regarded as making up for the regret that Chen Yu did not appear at the world premiere of "Invisible Bourne" because of his participation in the Berlin Film Festival.
Of course, the second female lead Liu Yifei will also participate.
The Beaver Hill Cinema in Los Angeles was bustling with people at this moment, and everyone was waiting for the midnight show to begin.
Chen Yu brought Liu Yifei and a group of the main creative staff of "Invisible Spy" to the cinema to promote the premiere. The entire shopping mall in Bifoshan Villa was packed with people, all of whom were Chen Yu's fans.
It was not until now that Chen Yu finally had some sense of déjà vu as in his previous life when Cheng Long ran to a place and fans recognized him and asked for his autograph.
Now he has almost reached this state.
But in fact, Chen Yu has only taken part in two movies in Hollywood - "Fast and Furious 3" and "Mission Impossible 3"!
Films like "House of Flying Daggers", "Kung Fu" and "The Force Awakens" are actually foreign language films; however, foreign language films have created box office records for foreign countries in North America, which is a great blessing.
After that, he soared to fame with "Mission Impossible 3" and consolidated his success with "Fast and Furious 3", so his current "status in the industry" is definitely on par with Jackie Chan.
But this is not enough.
In the five movies above, Chen Yu just played a good role, but the label is not him.
Even "Fast and Furious 3" is a derivative of the Fast and Furious series.
Although "The Action Movie" is Chen Yu's masterpiece, it is a domestic film and is very different from the current "Invisible Man".
"Invisible Spy" is a truly commercial popcorn blockbuster created by six Hollywood directors and Hollywood teams specially invited by Chen Yu in order to open up the Hollywood market.
The investment is over 1 million US dollars, and including publicity and promotion it is almost 2 million.
The success of this movie is what gave Chen Yu a foothold in Hollywood.
"Chan!"
"Heal chan!!!"
"Chen Yu!"
Countless movie fans were shouting loudly, and the entire Beverly Hills Cinema seemed to be out of control.
Fortunately, the security guards are paid enough, so these guys work very hard.
"Thank you, thank you everyone!"
“I hope everyone likes this movie!”
After the familiar opening remarks, there were routine inquiries and interviews. The host specially hired by Paramount chatted with Chen Yu, Liu Yifei and other main creative staff about interesting stories during the filming.
Time passed by minute by minute, and finally it was early morning, and the North American premiere of "Invisible Mission" officially began.
"Whoo~~~"
Backstage, Chen Yu was wiping his sweat. It was really hot at the scene just now.
It’s not the lack of air conditioning or the temperature, but the influx of people that makes the scene somewhat airtight.
Now that I'm resting, I'm soaked all over.
"Chan, the box office for the midnight show is out!"
Arthur Anderson from Paramount walked towards Chen Yu. Chen Yu let out a breath, and Liu Yifei beside him also walked over.
"How about it?"
"Not bad, 512 million!"
“Although it didn’t surpass the record of Mission: Impossible 3, it was much better than we expected!”
The midnight box office of "Mission Impossible 3" is 620 million!
This result is still very strong.
But the reason why it is so high is actually the blessing of the "Mission Impossible" series, coupled with Tom Cruise's box office appeal, which led to such a start.
But Chen Yu actually has nothing now.
In addition to the gimmicks derived from "Mission Impossible", there is also Chen Yu's own influence in North America. In terms of movies, there is basically no blessing.
Therefore, the midnight box office of 512 million is already quite impressive.
"As long as tomorrow's box office can create a new high!"
“We won’t have to worry about that first weekend!”
Arthur Anderson was talking excitedly, and Chen Yu shrugged: "But the premise is that the movie has a good reputation!"
"Yes, word of mouth!"
"The Rotten Tomatoes ratings tonight and before the media are important!"
After the premiere, the media actually gave "Invisible Mission" a very high rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with a freshness rating of up to 91%.
It is the film with the highest Rotten Tomatoes rating among all the films released by Chen Yu in North America.
But now many North American audiences don’t trust media reviews, so tomorrow’s audience reviews are also very important.
"But it's because it was released earlier in our country!"
"This movie scored in China!"
"How much... how much?"
Arthur Anderson obviously also knew , whose ratings follow the same model as imdb.
Although there are differences in cultural perceptions between China and the West, the fact that this film received a score of in such a large market is enough to show how excellent it is.
“So, please stay confident!”
“I’m very confident about ‘The Bourne Legacy’!”
"Of course, me too!"
Arthur Anderson has also seen the original film, and although he didn't think it could reach a height of , the imdb score of around 8 is definitely attainable.
"Good night, old fellow!"
"I have to go back to bed!"
Chen Yu greeted Arthur Anderson, who shrugged: "Of course, it's been a hard day, let's go, I have to go home too!"
“Hopefully, tomorrow will be a good start!”
"The pre-sale box office is actually pretty good, it's already exceeded 5000 million!"
"It shouldn't be a problem to get 2 million in the North American market!"
3 million is actually the watershed between a movie being a hit and a blockbuster in North America. Obviously, there are not many movies that can take over 3 million US dollars in the North American market alone each year.
Like last year, there were only two movies that grossed over 3 million in North America.
"Caribbean 2" and "Mission Impossible 3"!
其余的7、8部都是在2-3亿之间徘徊，包括陈愈的《速激3》，还有《尖峰营救》，两部电影都是最终2亿+的票房。
"Fast and Furious 3" is close to 3 million, while "Taken" has just broken 2 million.
"This time the mainland box office has exceeded 10 billion, and the box office in Asia should be able to reach about 4 million US dollars!"
On the way back, Liu Yifei suddenly said to Chen Yu.
Chen Yu nodded: "Yes, almost!"
"In that case, can we hit $10 billion?"
4 million in Asia, and if North America does well, more than 3 million. Other markets such as Europe, Australia, Mexico and South America should be able to get more than 2 million in box office.
"Not necessarily. It depends on the efforts of North America!"
“But it should be able to surpass Mission: Impossible 3!”
In this case, Chen Yu actually already has several big hits on his hands.
Mission: Impossible 3 grossed over 8 million, Fast & Furious 3 grossed over 7 million, and Single Man grossed million. Now add the current Bourne, and it will be another movie worth around 10 billion. "No wonder Paramount is so polite to you!"
Nowadays, Chen Yu has almost become synonymous with box office harvester.
Tom Cruise currently has no such achievements.
Chen Yu has been successful in almost every film, and his fan base is growing. His box office revenue is setting new records every time.
Such record-breaking strength is undoubtedly quite terrifying.
"This year, you should be able to become the world's most box office-appealing male star!"
But, it is one of them.
Many big IPs still have strong appeal.
“Well, that should be the goal this year!”
"But my dream is to exceed 20 billion and surpass Cameron!"
This is Chen Yu’s biggest ambition after his rebirth.
Before, he just wanted to win an international actor award, but now that he has everything, he has to strive for higher records.
But 20 billion is obviously not that easy.
One billion is a hurdle that has not yet been crossed. We must reach this threshold before we can proceed to the next step of exploration.
So, looking at it this way, the 20 billion that truck drivers earned is indeed a huge amount.
That is a super phenomenal kind of marketing, which is different from what Chen Yu is doing now.
"Two billion... I can't even imagine it!"
"One billion seems like a dream to me..."
Liu Yifei shook her head, and the two of them soon arrived home.
After a tiring day, I took a shower and went to bed directly.
……
When he woke up the next morning, Chen Yu opened the Rotten Tomatoes website.
The box office results for the midnight slot in the early morning also mean that when the audience goes back, many will comment or write long articles for the first time, and the ratings will also show an initial percentage of the first day.
"Yes!"
Looking at the 95% number that popped up on Rotten Tomatoes, Chen Yu thought he was seeing things.
Although he didn't know what the Rotten Tomatoes score of "Mission Impossible 4" was in the previous life.
But this number, which is close to full marks, says it all.
"Stable!"
Chen Yu clenched his fists fiercely. All his worries disappeared with the opening rating.
【Stylish, fast-paced, and filled with gripping scenes, this is big-budget popcorn entertainment that really works!】
[Chan! My Chan, he is so awesome! How dare he climb such a high tower? Oh my God, my heart is beating out of my chest!]
[Funny, amazing stunts, amazing fighting, I love this Chinese man so much! ]
[I hereby declare that anything produced by Chan must be of the highest quality! ]
[The best work in the best action series in the history of movies! ]
"..."
It received a lot of positive reviews, and these were real comments from the audience, which were different from previous comments from film critics and media people.
The key point is that it has only been released for 9 hours, and many of the audiences are midnight viewers, but there are already more than 2000 comments. You can imagine how excited these people were before posting the comments.
Basically, many viewers can't wait to comment on the movie right after watching it.
This is a very good feedback phenomenon.
This shows that the audience highly recognizes this movie, so they all want to express themselves on the website; just like when we see a good book, some people like to write a review, while others can't get away from it for several days.
Chen Yu scrolled through several pages but didn't see a single neutral review, let alone a negative one.
This movie, with bombing, fighting, tower climbing, satellites, all the commercial elements have been fully utilized to create such a super hit commercial film.
"How about it?"
Liu Yifei went upstairs after making breakfast. Chen Yu smiled and said, "Look for yourself!"
"95%?!"
Liu Yifei thought she had seen it wrong.
“The most realistic Rotten Tomatoes rating!”
“Also, there are so many comments about you!”
Chen Yu pointed at a few of them, which were much more than the number of comments about the leading actress when "Escape Plan" was released.
Almost one out of every ten involves her.
"God, I want to know the name of that female killer who appeared right away!"
"So cool! I think I've fallen in love with her, a beautiful and cold Chinese girl!"
"She's better than the female lead!"
"Yes, it's hard to believe that she was kicked out by Scarlett. She should have knocked the leading lady down!"
"..."
Liu Yifei was laughing like crazy while watching this. This is the charm of a good character.
She won't lose fans just because she's a villain.
"Well, am I right?"
"This role must be better than the leading female role in "Escape Plan"!"
"At least, she's more talkative!"
Chen Yu hugged Liu Yifei tightly. Liu Yifei was obviously very happy after reading the comments. She pointed at one of the comments and laughed, "You didn't post this, did you?"
"Am I that boring?"
[Don't think about it, this actress is called Crystal Liu, I can tell you responsibly that she already has a boyfriend, and you know this man, he is Heal Chan! ]
It is definitely not Chen Yufa’s.
In fact, everyone who is a fan of Chen Yu knows that Liu Yifei is his girlfriend.
Even Hollywood is no exception. After all, Chen Yu will take her with him to any occasion.
【Oh my god, I just fell in love with her! 】
[I just met her and I felt lovelorn! ]
[This is absolutely not true, Heal Chan only likes men! ]
"???"
Chen Yu looked at this comment and felt a little uncomfortable: "Fuck, who spread rumors like this?"
Liu Yifei fell on the table laughing so hard, she really couldn't bear it anymore.
These North Americans really know how to have fun.
They even said Chen Yu was gay.
"I can testify for you. How about I post a message and tell them that I'm Liu Yifei, and I can testify that my boyfriend is straight!"
Liu Yifei was joking, of course.
"Okay, stop looking and pack up, we have to go to New York today!"
As the largest voting base city in the United States, Chen Yu obviously needs to go there with Liu Yifei to promote the film.
With a 95% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, Chen Yu is very confident about the box office of "Invisible Mission: Impossible" in the North American market.
After breakfast, Liu Yifei drove and took Chen Yu to the nearby airport.
Paramount has provided the means of travel!
Such a box office start is enough for them to give Chen Yu all kinds of green lights!
(End of this chapter)
