Chapter 371 Sweeping the Global Film Market
In August, "Legend of the Little Soldiers" continued to be a hit.

The box office performance in the mainland has been soaring and has already exceeded the 1.5 billion yuan mark.

Once the news was reported, it shocked countless Chinese people.

Fifteen billion! This is unimaginable for many movie company bosses, directors and first-line stars!
What is even more unimaginable is that this is not the final result. The box office of "Legend of the Little Soldier" is still increasing. It is too horrifying!

At this moment, the Chinese entertainment industry and mainland audiences feel about the box office explosion of "The Legend of Little Soldier" in a similar way to how the Chinese people viewed "Wolf Warrior 2" in the past: they are all very shocked, and a little proud.

Many people have become spiritual shareholders and go online every day to check the latest box office results of "The Legend of Little Soldiers".

Some people also recommended it to their relatives and friends, hoping that more people would come to see this movie.

The difference is that "Wolf Warrior 2" was only popular in mainland China, while "Legend of the Little Soldier" swept the global film market.

After all, the core excitement points of the films are different. Chinese people find it particularly exciting and enjoyable to watch "Wolf Warrior 2", but if you let the people of "India" or Southeast Asian countries watch "Wolf Warrior 2", most of them will not feel it is so exciting.

European and American audiences were basically indifferent to "Wolf Warrior 2", so the film had almost no box office success in the global market.

This is not the case with "Legend of the Little Soldiers". Its selling point is the interstellar war, and the cockpit of the protagonist's self-propelled gunship is filled with subordinates of all skin colors.

Although the role is not too big, it can make people of all kinds feel involved.

Another thing is that the visual effects are so stunning that it deserves the title of the world's highest-cost special effects blockbuster.

There are even Hollywood media outlets claiming that the production cost of Jiang Heng's film should be far more than 500 million. The reason why the actual cost was not announced was because they were afraid that the film would fail at the box office and ruin his "unbeatable" reputation.

But judging from the global market performance at the moment, "Legend of the Little Soldiers" is really going to break the record.

In North America, "Little Soldier Legend" won a box office of 7.39 million US dollars, only slightly lower than "Avatar".

If we look closely at the reason why "Little Soldier Legend" failed to overtake in the North American market, there is actually only one reason, that is, the male lead does not have a European or American face.

Some Hollywood media expressed regret for "Little Soldier Legend", believing that although director Jiang Heng's works have always been global bestsellers, he has never been able to make films with the vision and perspective of an international director.

The most obvious manifestation is that the protagonists in his films all have Chinese faces.

It would be a good idea to replace the protagonist with a European or American, which would earn hundreds of millions of dollars more at the box office, but Director Jiang just doesn't want to do that.

It is easy to imagine how huge the box office would be if the male lead in "Little Soldier Legend" was played by a top Hollywood male star.

The markets in North America, Europe, and Australia will definitely be more popular than they are now, and the global box office results are definitely expected to exceed 3 billion US dollars!

If this record is achieved, Jiang Heng will undoubtedly be the world's number one director!

As soon as this report came out, it instantly sparked heated discussion.

Several major Hollywood companies have spoken out, saying that Jiang Heng should not limit himself to mainland China and should not always consider himself a Chinese-language director. He belongs to the world.

If there are any good projects or films, we can definitely cooperate for mutual benefit!
Many Hollywood A-list stars have also spoken out on their personal media accounts, expressing their willingness to work with Director Jiang Heng and offering discounts on their pay.

This wave of public opinion has caused heated discussions and feedback in various countries as "Little Soldier Legend" has broken records in film markets around the world.

For example, the tourism departments of Spain, the Netherlands, and Thailand spoke directly to the media, expressing their warm welcome to director Jiang Heng to come and shoot a movie, and that the local governments would certainly provide their full support and guarantees.

Princes from several Middle Eastern countries said that if Jiang Heng was willing to come over to film a movie, they would provide him with supercars, yachts, and even military weapons. They did not seek any reward, but just wanted to make friends. When these reports were sent back to China, the sensation they created on the Chinese Internet was like a tsunami.

Countless fans are happily discussing this online, and they all think that Jiang Heng is currently the person with the greatest global influence in the Chinese entertainment industry.

"Director Jiang is really awesome now!"

"He should be better than Brother Cheng Long!"

"Cheng Long once said that if you tell me where you are in the world, I can find someone to help you. Director Jiang should be able to do that now!"

"Of course, several small countries in Europe have come forward to invite Director Jiang to film there!"

"I think Director Jiang should not be fooled. Those small countries don't have much industry and rely entirely on tourism. If Director Jiang goes there to film, it's like advertising for them!"

"That's right. The world is bustling with people, all for profit. Otherwise, why would these Southeast Asian countries keep showing goodwill to Director Jiang?"

"I don't think these are the main points. The main point is that in Hollywood, those first-line stars who want to work with Director Jiang have all received a 50% discount on their pay!"

"50% off? Think about it after you break your bones!"

"But seriously, if Captain America played Tang Long, the global box office would definitely be over 3 billion US dollars!"

"Evans is already 30 years old, and he plays a high school student. Didn't the people above confirm that they are not bullshitting?"

"A middle-aged woman can play a young girl, and a 30-year-old can play a high school student. It's not a big problem!"

"By the way, Director Jiang isn't really going to Hollywood, is he?"

"It's hard to say!"

……

Originally it was just a random discussion among a group of netizens, but as the saying goes, when there are more than three men, there will be random ideas and it is not uncommon for some rumors to arise.

But Jiang Heng's traffic and popularity were so huge, and the rumor was so realistic that it soon spread that Jiang Heng was about to go to Hollywood and the male lead in his next film would be a Hollywood star.

Once this news came out, it quickly spread widely and even became a hot topic on Weibo, with the number of views, clicks, and replies all breaking records.

The authorities took this matter very seriously, and many people called Jiang Heng to verify it.

Many people in the entertainment industry also called and asked Jiang Heng if he really wanted to develop in Hollywood.

Inside the iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video Film Company, Jiang Heng looked at the call records with a wry smile. Several leaders had called him, and he didn't have time to answer calls from friends in the circle. He had to calm things down quickly.

Jiang Heng thought about it and posted a message on Weibo, which roughly meant to thank his leaders, friends and audiences for their concern and support. He always considered himself a Chinese-language director. Compared to going to Hollywood to make movies, he would rather stay in China and do his part for the Chinese-language film industry...

After the message was sent, he called Weibo and ordered them to suppress the heat of the rumor and push his new message to the top.

The Weibo manager laughed and said, "Director Jiang, your popularity doesn't need us to do anything. You will be number one soon!"

(End of this chapter)