Chapter 325 Eve of Release

"Wake up! Wake up!" In a daze, Yang Hao seemed to hear someone calling him. He opened his eyes and found that everyone around him was clapping hard.

"Pa pa pa..." They quickly realized that the movie screening was over, so Yang Hao followed everyone in applauding.

Until now, Yang Hao is sitting there, and that is the center.

Everyone at the scene saw that Yang Hao looked drowsy during the movie just now, but no one said anything.

"Congratulations, Director Yang, you've succeeded again." A group of people from Miramax, led by Cynthia, all bowed to Yang Hao and congratulated him.

"Cynthia, if you want this movie to be successful, it depends on how many theaters Miramax can give you."

"Don't worry, Yang. We have worked together twice before and we have a deep friendship. Miramax will definitely strive to get the largest screening for Lich Wars."

Americans have always advocated individual heroism. In their philosophy, if they cannot succeed, they should follow successful people to achieve success.

Yang Hao's two consecutive films "The Witch" and "Zhu Xian" both achieved remarkable results.

This made the top management of Miramax determined that until Yang Hao failed, Yang Hao would be their God.

"I can guarantee right now that the number of theaters that will open the movie "War of the Liches" will definitely be over 3,000."

Yang Hao is a popular figure in major film and television companies in the United States, and Cynthia did not want to delay this cooperation for too long, so she made the decision directly.

“Cynthia, don’t you need to discuss this with your team?”

Yang Hao remembered very clearly that after the screening of the two movies, "The Witch" and "Zhu Xian", the people from Miramax discussed for a long time in the conference room before finally making the decision. He did not expect that this time it would be so straightforward.

"Yang, your two films have been successful in the U.S. You have proven yourself in the U.S. market. It will be easy for your film to get a high screening schedule."

"Before coming to China, the directors of Miramax have already granted me the greatest authority. Three thousand paintings are within my authority. If you still want to open a higher number of galleries, Yang, I can help you negotiate."

You have to know that this is the Christmas season. The Christmas season in the United States is equivalent to the Spring Festival season in China, and it is the most competitive period of the year.

As a Chinese-language film, it is not easy to achieve 3,000 theaters opening during the Christmas season.

Even if it were replaced by the Big Six Hollywood movies, Yang Hao felt that it couldn't be higher than this, after all, this is a Chinese-language film.

Whether for cultural protection or political reasons, no matter how popular a Chinese-language film is, it is impossible for it to surpass local films in terms of screening schedule.

This kind of local protection exists in every country.

Before 2016, China even had a film protection month.

After 2016, although the protection month was cancelled, no foreign blockbusters were released during major holidays such as the Spring Festival and National Day.

“Cynthia, I feel your sincerity. I am willing to cooperate with you and hope that our friendship will last forever.”

Yang Hao extended his hand and expressed his willingness to cooperate with Miramax.

"Yang, thank you." Cynthia also stretched out her hand and shook hands with Yang Hao.

Generally speaking, distributors are at the top of the food chain, but for directors of Yang Hao's level, the status is reversed. Yang Hao needs Miramax to curry favor with him.

This is also the reason why Cynthia is so humble now.

Yang Hao, Ci Peikang and Cynthia are only responsible for the general direction of the cooperation, while other details are left to their subordinates to discuss.

After finalizing the general direction of cooperation and attending the welcome dinner, Yang Hao returned home early.

Yang Chaoyue is still waiting for me at home.
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After entering the password, Yang Hao pushed the door open.

"Oh! Boss, I thought you wouldn't be back today."

Yang Chaoyue, who was lying on the bed, saw Yang Hao coming back and smiled with surprise.

Then he immediately turned over and got out of bed. With a "whoosh", Yang Chaoyue threw herself into Yang Hao's arms, wrapped her legs around Yang Hao's waist, and hung her whole body on Yang Hao.

Yang Hao instinctively held the other person's hips. The thin silk pajamas allowed Yang Hao to clearly feel the softness and warmth of the other person's plumpness.

Coupled with the girl's unique fragrance, which constantly stimulated his mind, Yang Hao almost lost control.

"Chaoyue, you are becoming more and more feminine now." Yang Hao couldn't help but say.

"Hey, boss, do you like my femininity?" Yang Chaoyue, who was hanging on Yang Hao, said in a coquettish voice.

"The koi fish is cute, pretty and feminine. Of course the boss likes it."

"Boss, what should I do if you like someone?" Yang Chaoyue continued to ask.

"What should we do?" Yang Hao asked back.

"Boss, you're such an idiot! If you like someone, of course you should reward him/her with a child." After saying this, Yang Chaoyue winked at Hao and flirted with Yang Hao.

If you like someone, you should reward him/her with a child? This little girl is talking so much nonsense now!
"Little girl, why do you talk so indecently?" Yang Hao touched the other's head lovingly.

Yang Chaoyue also moved forward and lowered her head to receive Yang Hao's touch at the best angle.

After enjoying Yang Hao's caress for a while, Yang Chaoyue raised her head proudly and straightened her body.

"Boss, I'm not a child now. I'm not much younger than Sister Mimi."

Looking at the little girl's arrogant look, Yang Hao didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

But this arc is indeed interesting.

Especially from the high angle now, Yang Hao can clearly see the mountains hidden among the white clouds through the gauze pajamas.

"How big is it? Ask the boss to measure it for you."

As he spoke, Yang Hao stretched out his An Lushan claw towards her with bad intentions.

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In the following days, Yang Hao stayed in the imperial capital, and during the day he took Yu Li and a group of people from Miramax to discuss the specific cooperation details for the overseas release of "Warcraft".

At night, he accompanied Yang Chaoyue and rewarded her with a child.

As the release date of "Warcraft" is getting closer, the promotional work has also begun.

This publicity campaign is the most extensive in history.

Because this movie is not only related to the Honghuang Universe project, but also to the listing of Haori Film and Television Culture Media.

Countless investors including China Film, Wanda, Goldman Sachs, CITIC, etc. do not want Yang Hao's movie to fail.

In the past, when Yang Hao’s movies were released and promoted, there were more or less some negative news about him. But this time, when “War of the Liches” was released and promoted, all the media and big Vs who had sung against Yang Hao in the past were kept silent, and no one dared to show up.

Countless media including Penguin, Sohu, Baidu, UC, etc. are all cheering for "Lich Wars".

"Yang Hao's new film "War of the Liches", starring Chen Xiao and Da Tiantian, and with the participation of Da Mimi and Liu Shishi, will be released worldwide on December 12."

"The number of overseas theaters for the film "War of the Demons" has reached 3,000, setting a new record for the scale of overseas releases in the history of Chinese films."

...Yang Hao, Chen Xiao, Da Tiantian, Liu Yifei, Da Mimi, Liu Shishi and hundreds of other celebrities in the circle sent promotional short videos for "War of the Witches".

There are trailers for "War of the Liches" on Douyin, Weibo, and major portals.

Overseas, the popularity of "Warcraft" is also not weak. On YouTube, Facebook and Instagram, you can see videos related to "Warcraft" everywhere.

This kind of publicity shocked Yang Hao.

"Yu Li, how much did "War of the Liches" cost for publicity? Why was there such a large publicity campaign?" Yang Hao quickly called Yu Li over and asked her for specific information.

"Boss, the publicity budget for "Lich War" is only 3 million RMB, which is about the same as last year's "Zhu Xian". I don't know why the publicity effect is so good." Yu Li honestly told him everything she knew.

"Okay, got it. You can go out first." Yang Hao waved his hand and let Yu Li go out.

Could it be that the foundation he had accumulated in the film industry over the past five years had finally burst forth into life?
Or maybe Haori Film and Television Culture Media is about to go public, and the capital behind it has made an effort?

Yang Hao could only attribute the reason to this, otherwise it would be difficult to explain.
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That night, Yang Chaoyue was particularly proactive.

"Boss, I want more!" Yang Chaoyue kept rubbing her fair and soft body against Yang Hao's strong chest, her coquettish voice full of charm.

It ruins the image!

If outsiders knew that the koi girl, who always appeared to be the girl next door, looked like this, her image would collapse immediately.

"One more time, boss!"

"I know you are going to accompany Sister Mimi and the others soon. Let's do it again. I want to get pregnant too." Yang Chaoyue continued to hang in Yang Hao's arms, acting coquettishly.

It is indeed as Yang Chaoyue said, the overseas release of "War of the Liches" has been discussed and the film promotion is also on track.

At this time, Yang Hao no longer needed to stay in the country, so he planned to fly back to the United States tomorrow.

"Okay, little girl, then the boss will fulfill your wish."

As he spoke, Yang Hao jumped onto his horse.

……

After the fierce battle, the little girl lifted her legs onto the bedside table and raised her plump parts, just like she did yesterday.

Seeing Yang Chaoyue struggling to maintain this posture, Yang Hao couldn't help but say, "Girl, there's no need to work so hard. You're still young, and there are plenty of opportunities. The boss will guarantee to reward you with a child in the future."

"Sister Mimi, Sister Feifei, Sister Shi, Sister Tiantian, Sister Liying, there are already five of us. If I don't hurry up, I won't even be able to be the sixth." Yang Chaoyue counted while holding her fingers.

"Well, Chaoyue, I didn't expect you to want to be the sixth one so much."

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Yang Hao flew to the United States on the next day's flight.

When he arrived at the hospital's intensive care unit and saw that Liu Shishi and the other girls were safe and sound, Yang Hao finally felt relieved.

"Have the screening schedule for "Lich War" been negotiated?" Da Mimi asked with concern.

Hearing what Da Mimi said, several girls also looked over.

"Well, everything went well."

Yang Hao explained the specific details of the "Lich War" project to them in detail, and they were shocked to hear that there were as many as 3,000 paintings in the gallery.

Looking at the history of global cinema, the non-English film that opened in the United States in the highest number of theaters was "Kung Fu" directed by Stephen Chow in 2004.

The number of theaters that opened the film reached 2503, 500 more than the national director's "Hero", but the opening box office was only 26 US dollars.

That’s right, the film was released in 2503 cinemas, but the box office was only 26.

This movie was as successful in China as it was a flop in the United States.

In other words, this movie was a huge flop, which completely ended Stephen Chow's path to international success.

Now, the number of theaters opening for "War of the Demons and the Demons" has broken the 2503 of "Kung Fu", setting a new record in film history.

"Hubby, you're so awesome." Da Mimi, Liu Shishi and other girls started to praise him.

We have heard a lot of flattery from the media, and quite a few of them are full of exaggerated and eloquent praise.

But none of these could make Yang Hao happy as the simple flattery of the girls.
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Just as Yang Hao and a few girls were living in the five-player world, the promotion of "Lich War" became more and more intense.

On Maoyan, the number of people who have marked "Lich Wars" as "I want to watch" has exceeded 10 million.

The promotional trailer for "Warcraft" has been viewed over 30 billion times across the entire network.

On the eve of the movie's release, the pre-sale box office exceeded 3 million.

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Before it was released, "Warcraft" had already broken dozens of film and television records, big and small.

The frantic coverage by the media, the support from celebrities and the cheers from fans have made "Warcraft" unprecedentedly popular.

Everyone is looking forward to how much the box office of this movie will be.
The box office cash back that has been saved for a year has now accumulated to 24.79 billion RMB, which, converted into US dollars at the current exchange rate of 6.54, is 3.79 million US dollars.

On December 12, on the eve of the release of "Warcraft", Yang Hao bet all the $21 million in box office cashback.

As for how much of these cashback box office revenue will be distributed in each region, it depends on the popularity of the film in each region, and Yang Hao has no control over this.

"War of the Liches" is related to the Honghuang Universe project, the listing of Haori Film and Television Culture Media, and involves subsequent projects worth hundreds of billions of dollars. Even though Yang Hao has the system in his hands, he still feels a little uneasy.

Yang Hao looked at his cell phone. It was only 11 o'clock and there was still an hour before the midnight show.

It was boring to keep waiting like this, so Yang Hao picked up his mobile phone and checked various portals, major video sites, Weibo, Tieba and other social platforms for news about "Lich War".

"I've bought the movie tickets. I'm looking for a group to watch the midnight show of Lich Wars. Men pay AA, women pay for free, and snacks, drinks and accommodation are included. If you're interested, please add WeChat and bring a photo to apply."

"I never miss a movie by Hao Ge every year, and every time I am not disappointed. I believe this time will be no exception. Attached is a screenshot of the movie ticket."

"The movies produced by Hao this year are really good. In the first half of the year, there was "Dying to Survive", last month there was "Detective Chinatown 2", and at the end of the year there will be "Warrior Rising". As a fan of Yang Hao, it's really a treat for the eyes."

"Anything produced by Brother Hao must be of high quality. Just based on Brother Hao's reputation, I will definitely watch the movie "War of the Liches."

……

Yang Hao checked every social platform and saw almost all positive reviews, which gradually calmed Yang Hao's uneasy heart.

"Mimi, Tiantian, Shishi, Liying, let's play a game and guess the midnight box office of "War of the Liches"."

"If you guess correctly, your husband will get a reward!"

With five minutes left before midnight, Yang Hao proposed to the girls. (End of this chapter)