Chapter 416 Good Achievements
The secret key of "Primordial Chaos: Hou Yi Shooting the Sun" was extended and it was not taken off the screen until September 9th. The cumulative box office in mainland China reached 15 billion, once again breaking the box office record for Chinese-language films.

Converted into US dollars, that's 3.61 million.

This result is quite dazzling even in the North American market.

This year's North American summer box office champion, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 3.81", only took in $ million.

The problem is that "Primordial Chaos: Hou Yi Shoots the Sun" also has box office revenue in Hong Kong and Taiwan. The box office in Hong Kong was more than 7900 million, which is equivalent to 1200 million US dollars, while Taiwan contributed about million US dollars in box office revenue.

In other words, the total box office of "Primordial Chaos: Hou Yi Shoots the Sun" in the Chinese film market reached an astonishing 3.82 million US dollars, surpassing the summer box office champion in North America.

After the news spread, it immediately attracted widespread heated discussion.

Some southern media have published articles claiming that China's summer movie season has surpassed North America's summer movie season, indicating that the Chinese film market is rising rapidly, and it is not impossible to expect it to surpass North America to become the world's largest film market.

In addition, the box office performance of "Primordial Chaos: Houyi Shooting the Sun" in North America is 2.9 million US dollars, and there is a high probability that it will rank among the top three in the North American film market of the year.

However, the box office of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 4.13 in China was only million yuan, which is less than million US dollars.

In other words, the strongest films of the summer season in China and the United States, in the final results in both markets, were still Chinese wins.

However, in terms of the global market, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" should have a slight advantage because the film has achieved high box office results in the European and American markets. After all, it is adapted from a novel by a British writer, and there must be more support over there.

It’s just that these ancient blockbusters were originally filmed together, and then divided into two parts during post-editing. Once the results are added together after the release of the next part, it will be quite explosive. The amount of money is so much that it makes people envious and jealous!
Not to mention the domestic film companies, even the major Hollywood film studios are extremely jealous.

But Jiang Heng still refused to cooperate, so from time to time some people claimed that restrictions should be imposed on Jiang Heng's films.

However, Jiang Heng's films have entered the North American market for more than ten years and have already cultivated a group of loyal fans.

Whenever there are voices calling for restrictions on Jiang Heng’s movies, a group of fans will speak out in the media, and occasionally a few well-known people will pop up, and the matter will be left unresolved.

In China, Jiang Heng’s fans are even more fanatical, and are all guessing when the revenue will exceed 3 billion (in mainland China).

As for figures like 4 billion or 5 billion, these people dare not even think about it at the moment.

So, "Wolf Warrior 2" really came out of nowhere that year and achieved amazing results that no one could have imagined.

Jiang Heng is so powerful that his fans are only thinking about the 3 billion mark now.

Stephen Chow came to visit the China Film Digital Base.

Because of Jiang Heng's influence, his filming speed was several years faster than in his previous life.

The reason is simple. Jiang Heng is willing to invest when there is a shortage of money and will not haggle over every penny, so the negotiations go smoothly and save time.

Sometimes when he couldn't come up with a good script, he would talk to Jiang Heng. This "occasional" mention would open up Zhou Xingxing's mind and inspire him. The script would be written smoothly, unlike in his previous life when he had to polish it for a long time.

In terms of film shooting, iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video can provide various conveniences, and can also provide a full set of services for post-production and public release and distribution.

It can be said that as long as Zhou Xingxing cooperates with Jiang Heng, he only needs to provide his own creativity, script and part of the investment, and focus on the filming. The rest is to wait for the box office to sell well and share the money.

Even the collection of money and share of the profits will be done faster.

Everyone knows that Jiang Heng’s films have the shortest payment period.

Therefore, "The Mermaid", which was originally scheduled to be filmed in 14 and released in early 16 with a box office of over to million yuan, is about to start filming.

Zhou Xingxing came here this time to ask for some details.

In terms of investment, Zhou Xingxing estimated it to be 400 million yuan, but he was unwilling to take too much risk and was only willing to pay 100 million yuan.

So Jiang Heng said without hesitation that he was willing to bear the remaining 300 million.

Seeing this, although Zhou Xingxing knew this, he was still stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "Director Jiang is so generous!" He is "once bitten by a snake, he is afraid of ropes for ten years". He lost too much money on "A Chinese Odyssey" and never dared to invest his huge fortune in making a movie again.

Jiang Heng smiled and said, "It's only 300 million, it's nothing. Besides, I'm assured that you will not let me lose money when you are filming, right?"

When he said this, he was holding a cigar in his hand, looking like a big shot.

Zhou Xingxing, on the other hand, smiled reluctantly, "Of course, I won't lose money!"

But he thought in his heart, I don’t have that much self-confidence!

To be honest, "The Mermaid" is very novel from the perspective of genre films.

Although it is a comedy, it is definitely not as funny as Stephen Chow’s previous works.

It’s called love, but it’s actually not that touching.

It can be called fantasy, but judging from the visual effects of the film alone, it cannot be compared with the special effects blockbusters that Jiang Heng has shot in the past.

So even Stephen Chow himself felt that there was a certain risk when discussing this film with Tin Kai-man.

If any other director were to shoot the film, it would most likely be a terrible movie with very low box office performance.

So Zhou Xingxing was still a little touched.

Of course, as a successful and qualified businessman, I am a little touched, but not much.

Speaking of the male lead, he said he planned to use Deng Chao, one of several contracted artists from iQiyi, Youku and Tencent Video, but he felt that they were a little different from the male lead he had imagined.

Jiang Heng naturally had no objection, he just asked about the choice of the female lead.

Zhou Xingxing mentioned a girl's name, which Jiang Heng had never heard of.

It’s normal to think about it. "The Mermaid" was filmed three years in advance, and the heroine in the previous life should still be in middle school, so it’s normal to choose another one.

At the end of the conversation, Zhou Xingxing suddenly became shy.

"Why are we being so polite to each other? Just say what you think."

"Well, there's a scene in the film where the male lead shoots Qingluo Bay and a few big guys go to his house to drink. I'd like to invite you to make a cameo appearance in the film and play a big guy!"

Jiang Heng was stunned when he heard this, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that this was a good idea.

First, he is a real boss and plays himself, with a worthy identity.

The second is that it can legitimately help promote the film, which may help increase the film's box office.

The only thing that made him hesitate was his role as a guest star. President Zheng's "pesticide spraying" scene was so classic that he didn't want to snatch it.

"It's not impossible to make a cameo appearance. Forget about the funny parts. I can just be a background figure!"

Zhou Xingxing smiled awkwardly, "Actually, I think Director Jiang, you are a rare comedy genius that only appears once in a century. It's such a pity to bury you like this!"

Jiang Heng laughed, "You, just try to fool me!"

Since the film will not start shooting for some time, and guest appearances are a matter for the future, there is no need to discuss them in detail at this moment.

In the evening, Zhou Xingxing was invited to dinner and then left.

(End of this chapter)