Chapter 342 What if he really succeeds?
"no problem."

Du Sheng nodded in agreement.

To put it bluntly, the net worth of entertainers in the entertainment industry is like the stock market, it is bound to rise and fall from time to time.

And I am undoubtedly an appreciating stock recently, so I am favored by the public.
Even amid the craze of "The Mouse Loves the Cat", his bold words at the K1 finals are often mentioned!
What Du Sheng did not realize was that in addition to the reports in the newspapers, some people in the circle who had had interactions with him also spoke out in support over the past two days.

It is a process of being accepted by the mainstream.

When you become strong, you become part of the rules.

In the next few days, Du Sheng continued to promote the project with Zhang Baizhi and Fan Bingbing, and frequently accepted media interviews.

In terms of box office, the performance is pretty good.

January 1, 2 million yuan.

January 1, 3 million yuan.

After only three days of release, the total box office in mainland China reached 1400 million yuan, and major entertainment media reported on it.

Especially for the "Metropolitan Entertainment News", Zheng Ziyan wrote a 2,000-word article with great enthusiasm.

Major media followed up with reports, which had a significant impact.

People who originally had no intention of watching the movie actually began to want to find out the truth after reading related reports.

So much so that after New Year's Day, the number of orders could still be maintained at two to three million per day.

It completely met Du Sheng and Wang Jing's expectations.

As of January 1, at the close of trading, the cumulative box office of "The Mouse Loves the Cat" in the mainland had exceeded 6 million.

In order to take advantage of Du Sheng's popularity, Tieba and Tianya Entertainment board displayed the poster of "The Mouse Loves the Cat" for free.

With such a strong publicity campaign, the popularity of this movie far exceeds that of the previous life.

In addition, the plot is more exciting than the original, so the box office naturally continued to rise.

This situation was beyond Wang Jing's expectations. He now almost regards Du Sheng as the savior of the film industry.

As soon as the first week box office figures were announced, they shocked the media and the industry!
2210 million!
This is definitely an eye-catching number!

Unless the film market suffers a catastrophic blow, it is a foregone conclusion that the total box office of "Cat and Mouse Loves Cat" in mainland China will exceed 4000 million.

Some even began to predict whether the film's box office in mainland China could reach the 5 million mark.

There is a heated discussion in the circle.

Among them, the three leading actors naturally attracted a lot of attention.

It is worth mentioning that after the hit movie "Cell Phone", Fan Bingbing's popularity once approached the top four actresses.
Now, with the popularity of "The Mouse Loves the Cat", she is definitely one of the most mentioned female artists in the circle in recent times.

Fan Yaojing, who is full of ambition, knows very well who has helped her to be where she is today.
In order to repay the man these two nights, my waist is almost broken.

"What kind of luck is this Fan Bingbing?"

"Rumor has it that she was able to star in Cell Phone because Du Sheng snatched her from another Bing Bing."

"No way! Du Sheng was having a scandal with Zhang Baizhi yesterday, how come it's involving my Bingbang now?"

"Du Sheng is indeed a box office star. His first appearance in a Lunar New Year film has immediately become a hit!"

"Even Hollywood blockbusters can't resist it, it's too fierce!"

The box office in the first week was 20 million.

It's already a big hit!

In his spare time, Du Sheng also paid attention to the box office performance of "Master and Commander".

It was found that the film’s box office performance was also good.

If it weren't for the outstanding performance of "Cat and Mouse", this Hollywood blockbuster would probably be the one being reported by Eastern media right now.

“It’s a showdown of powerful films.”

Du Sheng sighed.

As long as you can stand firm, this is also the benefit of collision.

"Master and Commander" is much more popular and has box office than its predecessor.

Correspondingly, the box office ceiling of "The Mouse Loves the Cat" has also been quietly improved, winning the weekly box office championship with an absolute advantage!
Even in Hong Kong, the film had a good start with 1200 million in the first week.

Maybe it has something to do with word of mouth?

Wang Jing rushed back to Hong Kong without stopping and reported the box office performance of "The Mouse Loves the Cat" to the boss of Media Asia Films that evening.

Calculated based on an average of one month's release, the total box office of "The Mouse Loves the Cat" in mainland China is approximately 4300 million.

If we take into account the retaliatory consumption during the Spring Festival, there is still a chance to reach 5000 million!

After finishing his busy work, Du Sheng couldn't take care of these things for the time being.

After connecting with Ye Jingzhi and Wang Jinhua, I began to prepare for the trip.

Beijing, Huayi headquarters.

Wang Zhongjun and Ding Qi showed no joy at the approaching New Year and were a little silent at the moment.

Although "Cell Phone", which is about to be released, was impacted by two blockbusters, it still achieved a box office of 4600 million.

As long as we keep working on it, it is highly likely that we will reach the 5000 million mark.

Despite this, the company's annual revenue is still in the red.

In order to save costs, the company's annual meeting, which was previously held continuously, was cancelled this year.

"This flop movie is selling like hotcakes again. What a stroke of luck!"

Listening to Ding Qi's cursing, Wang Zhongjun knew why he was angry and frowned:

"Although I don't like Du Sheng either, you did overreact that night."

In other words, he couldn't take the initiative to save face for Ding Qi under the gaze of people in the circle. Moreover, Du Sheng was now a well-known figure and would not be easily manipulated.

Ding Qi leaned on the sofa, took a puff of his cigar, and felt very annoyed.

He had been feeling unwell these past few days, with a dull pain in his kidneys, and he couldn't muster the energy to do anything.

In the words of my friends, this is excessive drinking and sex, which has damaged the foundation.

But these are not the most annoying things now. He frowned:
"Do you really want to let Feng Kuazi go without the advice of those above?"

Wang Zhongjun looked at the night view outside the window and sighed:
"If you can't persuade him, just let him go out and try his luck. Otherwise, he won't give up."

"What if he succeeds?"

Ding Qi is mainly worried about this.

After all, Feng Xiaogang's achievements are obvious to all.

At that time, even if the two parties could still cooperate, Huayi would have to give up greater interests.

Wang Zhongjun said meaningfully:
"He may be good at making movies, but this aspect only accounts for a small part in determining the success or failure of a movie..."

Unlike Ding Qi who was frowning, Wang Jing and Lin Jianyue who were far away in Hong Kong were in high spirits.

Lin Jianyue held the box office report card in his hand, looked at it over and over again, and laughed:

"Old Wang, you are indeed a Hong Kong film genius. Your every shot is at the pinnacle."

Wang Jing waved his hand modestly and said with a smile:
"This is all thanks to Du Sheng, otherwise the box office wouldn't be this high. This kid has a bright future."

Lin Jianyue walked to the French window and looked out at the bustling night view of Hong Kong:
"In the future, Media Asia will try to bring him with it when making movies, at least it won't lose money."

Also in Hong Kong, Star Films Company.

Stephen Chow is talking to general manager and agent Tin Kai-wen.

"A Sheng's box office appeal is very strong, and our film Kung Fu might be able to capitalize on that."

Although he has box office appeal, he hasn't produced a finished product in four years, so it's better to be safe than sorry.

What's more, adding Du Sheng would be an extra layer of protection.

"Indeed, it should be."

Tian Qiwen was somewhat emotional and said:
"It's a pity that we couldn't sign him at that time. He is simply an out-of-this-world talent."

At several large film studios, such as China Film Group Corporation and Xi'an Film Group Corporation, the relevant scene was occasionally mentioned at dinners among management.

Many people even joked that they must include Du Sheng in future filmings.

After all, this person's box office appeal does not need much introduction.

That night, Guangming Daily even used an entire page of entertainment headlines to report on Du Sheng.

The title of the article is particularly eye-catching.

"Du Sheng's film era is coming!"

In addition to "Big", "Infernal Affairs 2" and "Cat and Mouse", several films that are about to be released or are in preparation, such as "Kung Fu", "House of Flying Daggers" and "SPL" were also mentioned.

Naturally, other media outlets were unwilling to lag behind in the official media's report and reprinted it one after another.

For a time, the attention of the entire entertainment industry was focused on Du Sheng.

Today, he is a very popular person.

The endorsement fees have soared by at least 10%, and the appearance fees for commercial performances have doubled. In all aspects, she has long surpassed the ranks of first-tier stars.

Some performance companies even invited him to hold a solo concert, offering a price of up to 500 million per show.

These phenomena most directly reflect his recent surge in popularity.

Behind this, we cannot do without the strong support of fans.

Therefore, on the sixth day after the movie was released, he personally shot a short video to thank his fans and posted it on Tieba, his blog, and his personal homepage on Tianya.

Along with the offline popularity, the attention on the Internet is also growing.

In order to catch the attention of the audience, Baidu Browser immediately released its recent user search index.

As expected, Du Sheng ranked first.

He is far ahead of Daolang, who is in second place and released a great album, and Zhou Jielun, who is in third place.

Among them, the three major social platforms contributed huge traffic.

Fans excitedly discussed the movie, which also led to a certain increase in box office sales.

In just a short period of time, the total number of fans on several platforms has exceeded 1800 million.

The reputation value has also accumulated to the 20 mark!
Along with this, some negative voices also emerged.

Many jealous people maliciously spread rumors in an attempt to slander.

Of course Du Sheng’s fans will not sit idly by.

Spontaneous counterattack.

Before Yang Siwei's public opinion department could react, those "black fans" were defeated, which made her feel deeply moved.

After New Year's Day, people became busy and the box office growth rate gradually slowed down.

The daily box office hovers around two million, with occasional small peaks on weekends.

Du Sheng no longer pays too much attention to these things because his expected goals have been achieved.

Moreover, the long Spring Festival holiday has not arrived yet, that is when the boom will occur.

All that’s left is to wait for the final box office results to be announced, and the media will naturally report on it then.

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(End of this chapter)