Chapter 65 Breaking the Record
In the old house in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, Jiang Heng slept until noon.

For this "roadshow" promotion, he made Hong Kong his last stop, thinking that he could go home and have a good rest after the event.

The reality is that there are constant invitations to various drinking parties.

The Hong Kong film market in 2000 continued to be sluggish.

This is not only reflected in the box office results, but also in the number of film projects being filmed, which has been falling again and again.

Many practitioners are in a difficult situation, but Jiang Heng is doing very well in the mainland, and even Sammo Hung, Yuen Tak, Yuen Wah and others all have jobs.

Apart from anything else, the box office and reputation of "True Men" alone are enough for them to envy, not to mention being able to participate in a blockbuster production like "Lion Camel Ridge".

Other filmmakers also want to be involved in Jiang Heng’s future films, so naturally they try their best to treat him to meals and build relationships.

Jiang Heng naturally rejected most of the invitations, but there were some that he couldn't refuse and he had to go to attend.

Yesterday I drank until late at night and had a hard time getting away.

I woke up this morning and still felt a little dizzy.

I picked up my phone and saw that there were more than a dozen missed calls, and Yu Dong alone called four or five of them.

Seeing that Han Sanping had called him twice, Jiang Heng called him first, "Hello, Mr. Han, you called me!"

"Jiang Heng, the first day box office estimates for Lion Camel Ridge are out. What do you think the box office is?"

Hearing Han Sanping's tone, Jiang Heng knew it must be a lot, but he couldn't guess too much, "10 or 20 million?"

"Low!"

"Low, how much is that?"

"Three thousand...one million...seven hundred thousand," Han Sanping said almost word by word.

"How much more?"

Jiang Heng was also shocked. He remembered that the movie "Never Ending" directed by Feng Xiaogang last year had a box office of 30 million, which was already a great success.

Unexpectedly, "Lion Camel Ridge" exceeded 30 million in a single day.

On the other end of the phone, Han Sanping seemed more excited than Jiang Heng.

"You have broken the record this time. Over 30 million on the first day. This is an unprecedented achievement. CCTV News will report it and interview you!"

Jiang Heng couldn't help but feel a little nervous after hearing this. CCTV News was too authoritative for ordinary people.

"Well, what should I prepare for?"

Han Sanping said: "That's not necessary. For now, we should just report the box office results. We will call you for follow-up interviews."

"oh oh!"

Han Sanping continued, "With such good box office results, why don't you hold a celebration party?"

Jiang Heng smiled and said, "Of course we have to open it. We'll open it once when it reaches 300 million, and once when the painting is finished!"

Han Sanping said: "After the 3.6 ​​million, we have regained the mainland film market championship, so we have to open it once, it will be commemorative!"

Jiang Heng thought about it and it made sense. The 3.6 ​​million box office revenue of Titanic had suppressed the Chinese-language films for ten years, and it was not until 09 that it was surpassed by The Founding of a Republic.

It’s a pity that the box office champion that year was "2012", with 4.66 million.

The runner-up is "Transformers 2", with 4.22 million.

"Founding of a Republic" only ranked third with 4.19 million.

According to the current popularity and box office performance of Lion Camel Ridge, it will be no problem for it to surpass Titanic, but I don’t know how far it can go. After chatting for a few more words, the two hung up the phone.

Jiang Hengcai called Yu Dong, whose voice became excited and said, "Director Jiang, do you know how much the box office was on the first day?"

"how much?"

"Thirty-one million, seven hundred thousand! One day's result is more than the total box office of a previous hit movie. Director Jiang, your film is so good that it's hard to get a ticket in major theaters now. Scalpers are even selling tickets! No one watched the movie before even if we gave away tickets. Now they have to raise the price! It's too popular..."

Yu Dong's personality is usually quite calm, but as a shareholder and actual manager of Bonna Company, the distributor of "Lion Camel Ridge", he really can't remain calm when facing such box office results and popularity!

When he was in charge of distribution at the Beijing Film Studio, he would drink heavily with others and rely on his natural drinking capacity to sell copies.

Now, his phone is blowing up with calls from people asking for more copies.

The sudden change of identity made him secretly happy, but also a little uncomfortable. He felt like he was dreaming and it seemed not real.

"More than 31 million, Director Jiang, in one day, this will definitely be on CCTV news, and it will definitely be popular all over the country. Maybe the subsequent box office will be even higher!"

When Jiang Heng heard this, it seemed that this was really possible.

The ratings of CCTV News in this era are still extremely high, and it is definitely the most effective advertisement.

"That's great, of course. You should pay more attention over there and call me anytime if there's anything!"

"Ok!"

The next day, CCTV News reported the first-day box office performance of "Lion Camel Ridge" and spoke highly of it.

After this episode was broadcast, the popularity of the film reached a new level.

In addition to white-collar workers, students, and middle-aged and elderly people, many primary and secondary school students are clamoring for their parents to take them to watch this film.

As a result, the visual effects were too realistic and shocking, which scared many children and attracted some criticism.

Mr. Liu, a famous performing artist, told the media: The story of Lion Camel Ridge is very dark and bad, and the metaphor is too strong. What kind of opponent did Tang Monk and his disciples encounter? The uncle of Tathagata Buddha, the mount of Bodhisattva and ancient Buddha, if it were put in today's world, it would be the relative or driver of a big leader!

Why did Tang Seng want to pass away? Was it because the situation was too critical?

Actually, it’s not that serious. I’ve been caught so many times along the way that I’m probably used to it.

He was mostly desperate!
These things are really not suitable for teenagers to watch and will have a bad influence on their growth.

Furthermore, there is currently no film rating system in our country. Many scenes in the film sometimes scare me as an adult, let alone children.

In the cinema where I watched the movie before, more than one child was scared to tears!

In this regard, I would like to say that Director Jiang Heng’s special effects production level is really impeccable, but you can’t just pursue visual effects. You have to consider that there are many children watching your film.

Movies are art, we can’t just think about the box office...!
Mr. Liu is also a celebrity in the Chinese entertainment industry, and his remarks have won the approval of many film critics.

Some people were even inspired by this and wrote film reviews about "Lion Camel Ridge" from multiple angles.

Basically, it was three parts praise and seven parts criticism. After I finished writing it, I submitted it to major media outlets, and many of them were published. The sales were pretty good.

However, the reality is that various celebrities and film critics have tried every possible way to find ways to express their opinions on "Lion Camel Ridge", and as a result, the film's popularity has been increasing.

The box office has made great progress, quickly exceeding 100 million, 200 million, 300 million, and 360 million!

When "Lion Camel Ridge" surpassed the box office of "Titanic" to become the box office champion in the mainland film market, CCTV News reported it again.

CCTV channel is also in the intensive recording process for Jiang Heng’s personal interview.

(End of this chapter)