Chapter 187 The nationwide promotion!
"Okay, okay, you are indeed an internationally renowned director. You are well-educated and not interested in money."

"That's right. If you don't see that 100 million is just a small goal for them, of course they won't be interested in money."

"Sometimes I really want to open his brain to see what's going on inside. Why are the things he says so irritating? He just made tens of millions and now he says he has no interest in money!"

"If you're not interested, just give me all the money. I'll support you in making the movie. Just give me all the money and I'll give you some living expenses occasionally."

Chen An's answers to the interview were soon discovered by netizens, who simply couldn't believe that someone could say such things.

In particular, the twitching sounds of the interviewer who wanted to laugh but tried his best to hold it back were also recorded in the footage.

The visual effect is simply overwhelming.

As the film was released in North America for seven weeks, the box office fell below one million US dollars and there was basically no growth.

The cumulative box office has reached 5867 million US dollars, and is expected to exceed million!

Sony's bet was right this time. It has recouped more than half of its investment in the North American market alone. As for the next two big markets, Europe and East Asia, the reputation of Van Loong and Chen An will also be particularly useful!

The time has come to November.

As the hot publicity in overseas markets has been on the news, audiences who want to watch the movie have already learned about this film.

Even if the movie posters of "Chronicles of the Time and Space" were not posted on major subways.

Or even more popularly, movie posters have been posted on buses, bus stops and many other public facilities!

Large-scale domestic publicity has officially begun!
Even Fang Long returned to the country and went to the capital.

Due to the popularity of "Rush Hour 2", he received countless scripts at affordable prices.

It was only 20 million US dollars, but Van Long still took it happily because he is a very busy man now.

"Director Chen, this film was very successful in North America, almost grossing 60 million US dollars." Fang Long said happily as soon as they met.

After all, he was also the leading actor in the film, so he was naturally very happy.

Chen An smiled and said, "This is all thanks to you. Rush Hour 2 made over million in North America in just one week. I seized the opportunity to call them all over and sell the copyright. They also took advantage of the popularity of your movie to release your film. This way, everyone can make money."

Although the distribution rights have been sold, the higher you go, the happier I will be, and then I can sell more video discs.

"Hahaha, if it weren't for you, the director, who shot the movie well, the box office wouldn't have increased in the second week." Although Fang Long was very happy to hear this, he still understood.

My contribution was greatest in the first week, but the box office doubled in the second week because the script was good and Chen An shot it well.

Moreover, Fang Long has been wanting to transform for a long time, but that certainly doesn’t mean he wants to give up the path of kung fu comedy.

Instead, I want to expand into other genres. After working so hard for so many years, I will always get tired.

The genre of Kung Fu comedy, which he pioneered, promoted and spread throughout the world, is the basis of his success. The more successful he is, the greater the constraints on himself.

During the golden age of Hong Kong, there were four great male protagonists in movies: Fang Long, Jet Li, Stephen Chow, and Chow Yun-fat.

The first three are praised as irreplaceable: Fang Long's kung fu comedy, Jet Li's graceful, flexible and sharp movements, and Zhou Xingchi's nonsensical comedy are all irreplaceable.

Chow Yun-fat has also been criticized for being the easiest to replace with the rise of some people like Leung Ka Fai and Leung Chiu Wai.

He has good acting skills and good looks, and his pay is lower than Chow Yun-fat's. This is one of the reasons why Chow Yun-fat is expanding into the Hollywood market.

However, Zhou Runfa has the widest acting range. With Fang Long's participation, Chen An also recalled the crew members and called Yu Jinghong back from the crew.

As for other characters, they would also be invited if they had time, for example, Fan Xuexue participated.

But Chen Daomin from the "Hero" crew didn't have time.

Now that the filming at the Qin Palace had officially begun, he couldn't leave and apologized to Chen An, but Chen An didn't care.

The crew has held a special press conference here to promote the film, which is very grand and there is also a documentary of the filming playing for viewing.

Several main creators of the crew were sitting on the stage, with a crowd of reporters below.

They can't wait to get some news about "Time and Space Clues" which has been hyped for so long.

"The film has been a huge success in North America and is hailed as Van Long's transformational work. Is this the reason why you accepted this script from Director Chen An?"

Facing the reporter's questions, Fang Long picked up the microphone in front of him and said with a smile:

"That's not the case. I just heard someone call and said that Director Chen An wanted me to act in a movie. It was confirmed that it was true. I agreed without even reading the script. After reading the script, I felt lucky that I agreed without hesitation. The script is really good!"

"And sometimes I am really glad that I made the decision at that time. Fortunately, I agreed immediately, otherwise they would have gone to find Jet Li."

The whole audience burst into laughter. No one expected that even Fang Long would behave like this when he was invited by Director Chen.

"Ms. Yu Jinghong is the first An girl to star in a movie directed by Chen An again. Do you feel differently when working with Brother Fang Long?"

Today's Yu Jinghong is no longer the little Karami she used to be, but has become a popular first-line star in the circle, with good development in movies and TV series.

"Because it's not the kind of large-scale action film we've seen before, it's a pity that we didn't get to see Brother Fang Long's skills, but Chen An had an easier time filming, and he didn't have to think about each shot 10 or 20 times like before."

Yu Jinghong just said it casually, but the reporters heard something different and recorded it happily.

Of course, an interview with Chen An was also indispensable. At the end, he was asked what he wanted to say to the audience and what his expectations were for the box office.

Chen An held the microphone in his hand all the time, and people would ask questions from time to time, "I must make it clear in advance that this is not the action comedy of Brother Fang Long's previous type. There are not so many fighting scenes. Audiences who want to watch kung fu movies don't have to choose. This is a science fiction suspense movie."

"As for the box office, with the participation of big brother Fang Long, there should be no problem in surpassing "My Sassy Girl". The goal is two small goals."

After saying that, he gave two thumbs up with a smile on his face.

The reporters present all knew the meaning of small goals, which was also what Chen An said before the release of "My Sassy Girl". A small goal is 100 million, and two is 200 million!
The current number of screens across the country is fully capable of supporting this number.

Moreover, Chen An also deliberately emphasized the content of the film, screening it first to ensure that no one would be disappointed after entering the theater just because they wanted to watch Fang Long's action movie.

This is a promotional strategy to ensure word of mouth.

Fraudulent advertising methods have both advantages and disadvantages. For low-cost methods, there are many advantages, just lure people in first.

But for a big producer like Chen An, it is completely unnecessary. What they should promote is how hard Fang Long works and how cool his movements are.

If the reputation is ruined due to this, it will not be worth it.

Afterwards, some documentaries about the filming were played on the spot. Of course, this had no impact on the film, but it could increase suspense and make more people curious.

(End of this chapter)