Chapter 179 Breaking the Record

“As the saying goes, ‘well begun is half done,’ this couldn’t be more true for Hollywood in 2008, because it really is only half done.

After experiencing the dismal market in 06 and the Writers Guild strike in 07, the Hollywood market has finally recovered. According to the forecasts of major corporate divisions, Hollywood's total box office this year could reach the level of 05.

"Clover Field" emerged as the first dark horse of the year, leading the army of gold-rushing movies to set a film history record of 8 million US dollars at the end of January this year.

If the popularity of January can still be understood, then the madness of February is directly beyond human comprehension. After all, the "Super Bowl", like a Godzilla monster shaking its head and tail, squatted there and created a February glacier for several years.

But "Millie's Concert Documentary" emerged as the second dark horse of the year, and together with "Leaper" and "Point Break", it formed a missile attack system of music + comedy + science fiction, which unexpectedly made February a hit.

In March, "Horton Hears a Who" won the box office championship title for the second consecutive year.

April was Sony's month. "21" and "Butterfield 2008" helped Sony dominate the North American box office for three consecutive weeks. Finally, the finishing touch of "The Forbidden Kingdom" brought the spring season to a perfect end.

When it came to the summer season, no one would have thought that "Iron Man" would be a huge hit, nor would anyone have thought that Heath Ledger would die.

I never thought that Heath Ledger would help "The Dark Knight" create a miracle, and I never thought that "Iron Man" would make Robert Downey Jr. popular and then make "Tropic Thunder" popular!
The subsequent releases of "The Chronicles of Narnia 2", "Indiana Jones 4" and "Sex and the City" combined to make the summer season in May surpass the same period last year.

In June, two animated films held up the main theme. The funny "Kung Fu Panda" and the cute "Wall E" were also bright spots.

I am afraid that any film historian in the future will leave a place for July 2008 in his works, just like "Titanic" and "The Dark Knight" in 7 made a magical contribution!
With a box office of 3 million in the first three days of its premiere, the record of Spider-Man 1.55 has officially been broken.

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"Batman: The Dark Knight" has become a veritable record-making machine, and its box office even had the momentum to surpass "Titanic".

Under the brilliance of this masterpiece, whether it is "Ultraman", "Hellboy" or "The Mummy", they are just side dishes.

The hot summer season has just ended, and the Hollywood film market has begun to show signs of decline.

The opening film of the autumn season, "Bangkok Killer", made a miserable start that was unbearable to watch, setting the worst performance in five years.

The feeling of falling from the top to the bottom is definitely not pleasant, and they have not been able to recover since September. The Coen brothers led a group of Hollywood stars to jump up and down, and gained reputation but did not get high box office.

Even though "Eagle Eye" at the end of the month regained some face thanks to Shia LaBeouf's popularity, September still made those who ambitiously believed that 2008 could surpass last year's film history records smell a hint of ominousness.

More importantly, the financial crisis broke out at this time and began to gradually sweep across all industries in the United States, and Hollywood was no exception.

However, the October film "Interstellar" exceeded the industry's expectations.

It took two years to polish and cost US$200 million to produce. It was directed by Oscar-winning director Gu Wei and starred Hollywood superstars Leonardo DiCaprio and Charlize Theron, as well as popular Chinese actress Liu Yifei.

It was created to break all kinds of records.

The box office exceeded 70 million in a single day, exceeded 300 million US dollars in the first week, and opened in more than 5,000 theaters.

All the company divisions predicted that it would surpass The Dark Knight, and of course, this is a sure thing, and now everyone can look forward to this movie, which will become a miracle in the history of this year's film. "

The above is the latest report from the New York Times, which was reprinted by more than a dozen entertainment news media as soon as it was released.

"Boss, please take a look at this report."

In the company, Reid couldn't wait to remind Gu Wei.

"Haha, that's a great summary. Go do some PR and spread the news."

After opening the computer and reading the news report, Gu Wei was in a very good mood and wanted to give a big red envelope to the reporter who wrote the report.

"no problem."

Reid left happily. He tried his best for the high bonus at the end of the year.

...

"Director Gu is awesome."

"After this movie, Director Gu can be considered the number one director in China."

"Why? In terms of awards, Zhang Yimou and Chen Kai are still ahead. Director Gu Wei is still a little behind."

"I have nothing to say about Zhang Yimou. After all, the Olympic opening ceremony was really well organized. Forget about Chen Kai. Apart from the Palme d'Or, the box office was terrible."

"In terms of box office, Director Gu deserves the title. This movie has earned more box office than all other domestic directors combined."

After the Hollywood news report was transmitted back to China, it was instantly pinned to the top of all major portals.

After this year's Olympics, the morale of the people of the country seems to have been baptized. There are fewer people who worship foreign things, and national self-confidence has increased a lot.

Everyone is proud to see domestic directors achieve such great success in Hollywood.

In addition, Liu Yifei's status has been raised again, and she is no less famous than other top stars. After "Inception" is released again, Liu Yifei's position will be completely consolidated.

"Mom, please help me push these activities."

In the villa, Liu Xiaoli and several assistants were screening the events they would attend. Various top-notch jewellery and business magazines were pouring in.

Hearing Liu Yifei's words, Liu Xiaoli and her assistant looked at each other.

"There are no film contracts in the second half of the year, why did you turn them down?"

Liu's mother asked in confusion.

"Senior has submitted a script for review, and filming will begin once it's approved."

The young lady asked casually, "Hollywood? Or domestic?"

“A domestic movie.”

"You stupid girl, you didn't even tell me about such a big thing. Are you itching for trouble again?"

Looking at her daughter's delicate face, Liu's mother said directly that Liu Xiaoli could no longer predict her daughter's future path.

Since following Gu Wei, Liu Yifei's acting career has risen too fast and is no longer something Liu Xiaoli can control.

"Oops, Mom, I forgot."

Rubbing her forehead, Liu Yifei said unhappily.

Just when the domestic entertainment industry was still immersed in the global box office of "Interstellar".

The latest news released by the State Administration of Film has set off a sensation in the industry.

The latest script submitted by Xingchen Film and Television Company passed the review of the General Administration.

Movie title: A Dog's Purpose.

Screenwriter: Gu Wei.

Director: Gu Wei.

Cast tentatively confirmed.

The shooting time is tentative.

"Fuck, this name is interesting."

"animal world?"

"You are uneducated. This is not the mission of a lion. Why do you want to go to the animal world?"

"The lead actress is Liu Yifei, but the news released by the General Administration didn't mention that."

"Except for Yifei, there are only a handful of other domestic actors who have participated in Director Gu's films."

...

"After seven years, another new domestic film directed by Gu Wei."

The big headline made the headlines of major media outlets.

This made Lu Chuan, who was promoting "Nanjing! Nanjing!", very unhappy. He spent a lot of money but didn't make the headlines many times, but Gu Wei's script went viral after it passed the review.

For a time, all the celebrities were asking about the casting, and the news that the actors were tentatively confirmed gave them endless reverie.

"How is it? Did you find out?"

Wang Jinghua, who left Orange Sky Entertainment, has not had a good time recently. The film and television industry has developed too rapidly. Compared with before, capital has become the mainstream. Even if they have agency contracts with many artists, it will be useless if no one asks them to make a movie.

"Sister Hua, the other party has not given any response, and no audition request has been sent out."

The assistant said this in a somewhat helpless tone. It took her a lot of effort to find out this information.

Without the support of capital, it is not only difficult to make progress in the circle, but at least it is not as smooth as before.

The description of "going from bad to worse" couldn't be more apt.

"Okay, I understand, you go down first."

The assistant nodded and left the office.

"If there is no other choice, I can only risk my face."

Wang Jinghua shook his head helplessly.

The artists under the company want resources and exposure. These days, whoever gives you milk is your mother.

In North America, "Interstellar" won the box office championship for two consecutive weeks.

The same is true in China. The previously highly publicized "Keep Talking" was directly crushed, and several other imported films "Valkyrie", "Body of Lies" and "Miracle at St. Anna" failed to make breakthroughs at the box office.

In the island country, the movie "Ten Years of Love" released in October, as well as "Snake Tongue" and "Departures" released at the end of September were all beaten by "Interstellar".

The same thing happened in South Korea in October, with Interstellar dominating the box office, GOGO70 and Modern Boys released on the same day, and other films of the same genre including Radio Times.

These films all chose the theme of "nostalgia", but their box office results were not very good, especially "Once Upon a Time in Beijing", which was a misstep.

Of course, for CJ and NEW, which had previously cooperated with Gu Wei, the impact was not significant. After all, the distribution of "Interstellar" in South Korea was done by these two companies.

In order to continue purchasing Gu Wei's scripts in the future, the two companies are also doing their best.

It can be said that in October 08, a "science fiction fever" swept across major countries around the world, and director Gu Wei's name quickly spread throughout the world.

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　This chapter contains a lot of data, which is a bit boring
　　
　
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