Chapter 153 Test the Little Golden Man
When the film was released in North America for the eighth week, the domestic box office had exceeded 1.3 million, which was million higher than the previous life.

The global box office has also been counted, excluding North America, which earned 1.1 million US dollars!

The global box office reached 2.4 million, million more than the previous life.

After this battle, Chen An's name, which had been ridiculed and exaggerated by the media in the early stage, was officially taken seriously by many viewers.

After all, the movie box office has already squeezed into the top ten of the current annual box office list. Of course, it will be sent out after the other movies come out.

He is no longer the Chinese kid who won the Best Original Screenplay Award at the Oscars and may be a flash in the pan.

This result also made Warner earn a lot of money.

This also means that after paying the basic salary, Chen An can get a box office share of up to 10 million US dollars.

Although the other party rejected Chen An's idea of ​​directing Batman, Jerry once came to ask about it. Warner currently has a big production in progress, but the director has not been decided yet.

I wanted to ask Chen An if he had any ideas, but Chen An refused without even thinking about it.

He directly declined the offer with the excuse that he would not make any movies other than the ones he wrote.

Chen An knew which movie it was without the other person saying anything.

It’s the famous “Harry Potter” series!
When filming "Little Miss Sunshine", Chen An couldn't stand a little Emma on the beach. You might as well kill him if he is asked to film a movie for a large group of children.

Sooner or later you will become mentally ill.

Those people are not easy to deal with.

Jerry didn't say anything when Chen An refused. After all, he was not a producer, so he didn't need to drag Chen An along.

Chen An’s current focus is on “Million Dollar Baby”, which is his main work for the Oscars.

"District 9" may also be shortlisted, but Chen An is more optimistic about this one.

It will be released during this year's Christmas season and will compete for the 2001 Oscars.

There are many competitors, but the film doesn't pursue box office much. It also uses the Oscars to make a small profit with a big investment, which is a common tactic used by films of this type.

Also released in the same period are Tom Hanks' "Cast Away" and Li An's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

But it can't be compared with "Cast Away", which is one of the top ten movies of the year's box office list. The production cost alone was 90 million. There's nothing comparable to it.

However, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Chen An are playing the long game together, releasing it in a small number of theaters first, and then increasing the number of theaters depending on the market.

Sitting in the internal screening room, Chen An looked at the completed movie and felt that it was almost done.

"Chen, the company has already arranged the release. When do you plan to release it?"

"In December during the Christmas season. December 15th is a good date for me."

Chen An thought about it and decided to follow the release date of his previous life, and it could also be staggered with "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" by one week.

Released a week later.

It is now October, and because of Warner's previous announcement of the film's release date, Chen An had already foreseen that it would be busy at this time.

After one movie is released, we immediately prepare for the release of another one.

I was busy from the beginning of the year to the end of the year. I shot two movies and released two movies.

It's just non-stop.

"Damn, let's take a break for a while after the domestic movies are released." Chen An said as he got up and lit a cigarette.

In order to promote the film, after watching the finished film, Chen An went to New York overnight to participate in the film promotion.

After attending the promotional program, I lay down on the bed and fell asleep slowly.

I feel dizzy when I wake up.

Zhao Xiong is still strong. After getting up, he still exercises when he has nothing to do.

After tidying up, Chen An asked Zhao Xiong to take care of himself and be careful, and then he went out.

After following Chen An to Hollywood several times, the time was not short. He had learned English, but he could not write it. However, he had no problem communicating orally. He was not an easy person to deal with either, and he knew a lot of professional terms better than Chen An.

During the time when the movie was released, Theron was in New York, but fortunately, she and Naomi were not in Los Angeles.

Otherwise, Chen An might not be able to withstand it.

I took a taxi and arrived below the other party’s apartment.

Unlike Naomi, she comes from a well-off family. She has never lacked film offers since her debut, and her apartment is also quite high-end.

Chen An didn't buy flowers this time. He didn't know how to make them anyway and was too lazy to buy them.

But Chen An did not go upstairs but waited downstairs, leaning against the side of the iron gate, and made a phone call: "Hey, does Charlize Theron want to see me downstairs of your house?"

"Are you there?" came the other party's voice on the phone.

Chen An looked up and saw a window on the seventh or eighth floor opened. It was Charlize Theron holding a cell phone, looking down at Chen An below.

"Guess?" Although he saw the other person, Chen An was still joking.

What he got was the sound of the phone being hung up, and the window above his head closed again.

In less than two minutes, the other party appeared downstairs, dressed in a homely outfit of a tight long skirt and slippers. Her golden hair was tied into a ponytail, and a bright smile appeared on her fair and beautiful face.

"I thought you wouldn't come to see me. After all, you are a busy man and have someone to keep you company."

"No, I'm just too busy with the movie release and you're not in Los Angeles."

Of course Chen An knew who the other party was talking about, but it was well known that Chen An was a complete pure love warrior in front of any single woman.

There will be no other shadows left in my heart, and the main focus is on innocence.

Taking off his sunglasses and hanging them on the collar of his shirt, Chen An looked at the other person's outfit and said, "Is this how you want to have a farewell and reunion dinner with me?" He said with a smile on his face.

"I think this is great, just like a normal date." Theron pulled the sides of her skirt and spun it around.

Chen An didn't care about these and directly extended his hand to invite, "Let's go, I asked Jerry about a restaurant, I think it should be very good."

"Let's go." The other party really didn't change his clothes. He just held Chen An's arm and hugged him in his arms wearing this home outfit.

Feeling the great humiliation of this strange ruler sticking to his arm, Chen An's eyes lit up. Are you so open?

This is a Mexican restaurant.

Charlize Theron's outfit seemed to match the restaurant quite well, and the two found a seat in a corner.

Chen An doesn't care. No one likes him when he wears sunglasses.

But Charlize Theron next to her is too conspicuous. Her tall height, perfect figure and angelic face make it hard not to notice her.

Fortunately, her current opponent is not the superstar she will become in the future, otherwise the entire restaurant would be surrounded if she appeared here like this.

Although it was Chen An who chose the restaurant, the task of ordering food was given to Charlize Theron.

Having lived in the United States for many years, she is more familiar with Mexican cuisine, but it was Chen An's first time to try it.

After ordering the dishes, Charlize Theron just handed the menu back to the aunt who came over to ask, and combed the bangs in front of her head to the sides.

"You said the movie will be released soon, when is it?"

"December 15th. I just arrived in New York yesterday for promotion."

"Are you planning to win an Oscar next year?"

"Of course, otherwise it wouldn't be in this schedule. Are you ready to win the Best Actress award?"

Chen An said with a smile, jokingly.

Although the original leading actress won the Best Actress award, Chen An estimated that Charlize Theron had little chance as she was too young, just like himself.

Although the chances are slim, you can still give it a try. This is also the reason why Chen An filmed "Million Dollar Baby", to try out the golden statuette for Best Director first.

(End of this chapter)