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$6.82 million!

This is a very exciting number!

Liu Qianqian and Fang Rou high-fived each other and shouted "YES", as happy as a child who picked up a lollipop.

Fang Ziheng also breathed a sigh of relief. While signaling Fang Zhongxin to drive, he said, "Andy, have the data of movies released in the North American market been transferred over the same period? What did Deng Wendi say?"

"It's been transferred over and I'll send it to you right away."

"Deng Wendi is actively expanding the promotion and distribution, and it is expected to win 1,800 theaters and 3,500 screens for "The Secret of the Dragon" tomorrow."

Andy quickly regained his composure and relayed the contents of Deng Wendi's overseas phone calls one by one.

"3,500 yuan. It seems that Ms. Deng is really risking her life this time!"

Fang Ziheng smiled, very satisfied with Deng Wendi's attitude towards "The Secret of the Dragon".

I remember last year, "Edge of Tomorrow" opened in 1,900 theaters and 3,800 fast screens at the same time, with a box office of US$3.7 million on the first day!

"The Secret of the Dragon" achieved 6.82 million in 2,600 theaters and 5,500 screens. Comparing the two, it is even higher than "Edge of Tomorrow" in terms of attendance.

Currently, the total number of screens in the North American film market is around 30,000. "The Secret of the Dragon" can be screened on 9,000 screens at the same time, which is the limit that 20th Century Fox Film Company can achieve.

Any more would be beyond Fox's capabilities, and the North American market also has cultural restrictions and protection laws.

Soon, Andy sent over the data of movies released simultaneously in the North American market.

North American Film Market, December 25-January 1, 2012.

The first place, "Mission: Impossible 4", defended its second weekend box office championship with US$25.42 million, with a total box office of US$112.4 million.

The second place "Sherlock Holmes 2" continued to be the runner-up in the box office for the second week with US$20.88 million, with a total box office of US$110.9 million.

The third place "Rattus 3" had a weekly box office of US$16.37 million and a total of US$90.73 million.

The fourth place "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" had a weekly box office of US$1,482 and a total box office of US$55.58 million.

"War Horse" ranked fifth, with a weekly box office of US$14.42 million and a total box office of US$40.45 million.

The sixth place "My Family Bought a Zoo" had a weekly box office of US$13.24 million and a total box office of US$40.73 million.

"The Adventures of Tintin" ranked seventh, with a weekly box office of 11.44 million and a total box office of US$40.48 million.

There are still three movies left with a weekly box office of less than 10 million, which is nothing to be afraid of.

"The Secret of the Dragon" was only released for one day and cost 6.82 million U.S. dollars. It was unable to make the list. It will have to wait until next week to show off its edge!

Next, Fang Ziheng took the film's creator to four cinemas in one go and accepted an interview with the Imperial Capital News in the evening.

At ten o'clock, take a flight to Shanghai, and then take the time to sleep.

The next day, I still went to the cinema first, then accepted interviews with local media, took photos and interacted with movie fans.

After a day's journey, my body felt weak and exhausted.

Imperial Capital, Magic Capital, Hangcheng, Nanjing, Sucheng, Shacheng, Yuzhang, Yangcheng, Shencheng, Chongqing, Sichuan City, from north to southeast, from southeast to Lingnan, and from Lingnan to southwest.

A total of 15 cities were arranged on the publicity list, and the group worked tirelessly, with their feet never touching the ground.

January 5th.

The creator of the movie "The Secret of the Dragon" came to Wanda International Cinema near Bayi Square in Yuzhang.

As Fang Ziheng's hometown, it is naturally warmly welcomed by local movie fans.

Liu Qianqian, Liu Ye and others also worked hard to promote, enjoying the cheers in the spotlight while showing their professionalism.

Everyone was exhausted, but they were really happy inside. The smiles on their faces froze, but they still didn't forget to wave and interact with the fans.

There is no way, the movie is too popular!

Over the past four days, "The Secret of the Dragon" has continued to be popular, with the box office once again exceeding 100 million during the holidays on the 1st and 2nd.

No. 3 and No. 4 saw slight declines, with single-day box office receipts of 93 million and 88 million respectively.

Five days after its release, "The Secret of the Dragon" swept everything, with a total box office exceeding 500 million yuan!

Five days and five hundred million!

An irresistible and unsurpassable box office myth!

Such unbelievable results made countless colleagues in the industry collectively lose their voices, and also completely stunned the media reporters who were pursuing interviews.

The soaring popularity has set off a carnival among movie fans on New Year's Day, and theaters have continued to increase the number of movies scheduled. The national average movie schedule was once as high as 80%.

Dominate the screen!

On the occasion of the New Year's Day in 2012, "The Secret of the Dragon" achieved screen dominance in theaters across the country and on the entertainment Internet for the first time.

There are reports and voices praising the movie everywhere.

At the same time, the box office hit has also created a strong reputation for the movie.

The rise of Weibo provides viewers with a smooth chat platform after watching the movie.

Countless viewers immediately took out their mobile phones to surf the Internet after watching the movie, and posted their thoughts on the "Search for the Dragon" Weibo account.

Or gather under the Weibo accounts of Fang Ziheng, Liu Qianqian, Liu Ye, Huang Bo, Liu Jialing and others to blow rainbow farts.

"Even though it's only the first one, I still have to say that "The Secret of the Dragon" is the best movie in the "Ghost Blowing Lamp" series, bar none!"

"It is a typical representative of the Hollywoodization of domestic films. The shooting technology is impeccable. The special effects gave me a great surprise. Although the plot is over-adapted, the characters are close to the original work. It is a rare and excellent adaptation."

"I would like to call "The Secret of the Dragon" the best commercial fantasy adventure in China! Although there is not much plot connection with the original work, all the characters are consistent with the characteristics of the book.

In particular, Counselor Yang, starring Liu Qianqian, made my eyes shine. Since stepping out of the comfort zone of costume dramas, the young lady's acting skills have improved significantly. Well, there is also that drool-worthy figure... Looking forward to the next one! "

"It's unexpectedly good. There's no fault in every aspect. It's really not easy for Fang Ziheng and the film's creators to produce such an adaptation project at such a high level!"

"Xia Yu and Huang Bo are responsible for comedy, Liu Ye and Liu Qianqian are responsible for IQ and tomb opening, a passionate and fantasy tomb robbing adventure, a huge underground palace, thousand-year-old tomb guardians, vast and mysterious, so cool!"

"The operation of all aspects of the movie fully meets the standards of Hollywood fantasy blockbusters. Fang Ziheng understands the fans and is the right fan. He must be praised for his second brush~!"

"Oh my God! "The Secret of the Dragon" set a high standard for China's fantasy special effects blockbusters as soon as it came out. The details and effects presented by the film's industrialized system are amazing. Fang Ziheng's screenwriting imagination is still so powerful!"

"It's unreasonable not to be popular! I like Fang Ziheng and the young lady like crazy. I love watching movies where the two of them work together. My only regret is that the sequel is a bit difficult to produce!"

Compared with the shocking praise from the media, the reviews from movie fans are more genuine and rare. The fantasy world with Chinese characteristics created by "The Secret of the Dragon" has pierced the hearts of countless people like a sharp sword.

Beautiful, really beautiful!

Chinese movie audiences, for the second time, shouted for a special effects blockbuster with Chinese characteristics, if it is no worse than a Hollywood movie!

In a five-star hotel.

Fang Ziheng, Liu Ye, Huang Bo, and Wuzhaolong finished their massages, chatted and laughed and headed to the restaurant for supper.

In the VIP box, Liu Qianqian and the other ladies had already ordered their dishes and were waiting for them to eat together.

Liu Jialing opened a bottle of red wine, stood up and gave Fang Ziheng half a glass of wine. She smiled and said, "Director Fang, I have something to ask your opinion on."

"Oh, sister Jialing, what's the matter?"

Fang Ziheng tapped his fingers twice on the dining table, swallowed the fried noodles in his mouth and spoke with a smile.

Liu Jialing is usually relatively reserved and maintains the demeanor of her seniors. She is only very playful at the mahjong table.

In a few days, this was the second time she poured herself wine. The first time was the day before yesterday at the dinner where "The Secret of the Dragon" had a single-day box office of over 100 million for three consecutive days.

Intuitively, it shouldn't be about "The Secret of the Dragon".

Everyone also calmed down and looked at Liu Jialing, waiting for her to speak.

"That's right. Yang Sheng from Hong Kong Island knows that you are busy, so he expresses his greetings to Director Fang through me. Emperor has invested in a movie called "Reverse War" this year, and Yang Sheng wants to seek help from Hengyu Media to distribute it."

""Reverse War"!"

Fang Ziheng's heart moved and he instantly recalled the movie.

"Reverse War" is a gunfight action movie directed by Hong Kong director Lam Chao-hsien and starring Zhou Milk Tea, Xie Tingfeng, Lin Peng, Bai Bing, An Zhijie, Jin Yanling and others.

He had forgotten the plot of the movie, which was roughly about the confrontation between the International Security Bureau police and international crime syndicates.

One of the two forces has an elder brother and the other a younger brother. The two are anxious about each other due to their family ties and missions, and in the end evil prevails over good.

This is a common approach in Hong Kong, using family affection and brotherhood to kidnap official justice to reflect the inner world of the character.

The box office didn't seem to be high, barely breaking over 100 million, so Emperor suffered a small loss in this movie.

Yang Cheng, an old guy, naturally didn't come to ask Carina Lau to help build a bridge. He was really old 6.

After thinking about it, Fang Ziheng nodded in agreement and said: "Sister Jialing, please reply to Director Yang. Hengyu has accepted this film. Let him come to the Imperial Capital to discuss the specific distribution share."

"I understand, thank you, Director Fang!"

Liu Jialing smiled brightly, took up the red wine and toasted Fang Ziheng, do it first as a token of respect!

Liu Jialing is quite proud of Fang Ziheng's willingness to give face, and is also glad that she is a mainlander.

There are so many people in the Hong Kong film and television industry, but no one can film Hengyu's projects in the past few years.

She still remembers that when she signed the contract with producer Lin Feifei, the other party smiled and said: She made the right move by returning to the mainland for development.

Thinking about it now, the reason why she was able to land an important role in "The Secret of the Dragon" was because of her mainland citizenship.

After finishing the supper, everyone went upstairs.

Fang Rou pulled Liu Qianqian to follow her and said cheerfully: "Brother, I almost forgot. Mr. An sent me a message this afternoon. Is it also about distribution?"

"Ha, it seems that our Hengyu is really famous, and people are coming to us one after another to seek distribution."

Fang Ziheng was delighted and amazed. He leaned on the sofa in the living room of the suite, crossed his legs and lit a cigarette, looking like a big boss.

Fang Rou reported as the two of them reached the water: "It's also a movie on Hong Kong Island. If Carina Lau hadn't been ahead of time just now, I wouldn't have thought of it."

"What's the name of the movie?" Liu Qianqian took off her coat and interjected.

"It seems to be called Zhan, wait until I check the phone."

Fang Rou came over with two cups of hot tea, took out her mobile phone from her pocket, clicked on the text message sent by Andy, squinted and said: "The movie is called "Chill", it is also an action and gunfight movie, and it is controlled by Hong Kong Yindu Agency. Anle If you want to participate in film and television investment, please look for our Hengyu to distribute it!”

"Chill!"

Fang Ziheng muttered softly, secretly thinking that it was this movie.

This film is much more awesome than "Infernal Affairs". It features several great movie stars and is full of plot and highlights. It is hailed as the best Hong Kong police film after "Infernal Affairs".

"Tell Andy, if Hengyu accepts this film, it will be distributed at 12 points, and it cannot be lower than 10 points at least!"

Fang Ziheng made the final decision and was full of majesty.

After Hengyu established the group company, it has continuously controlled and distributed several blockbuster movies. Its downstream promotion and distribution channels have been completely improved in the past six months. It is now on par with the three giants Huayi, Bona, and Guangxian, and is only one step behind China Film.

Among private film and television companies, Hengyu Group is now a well-known brand.

This time "The Secret of the Dragon" has revived the movie-watching craze, and it has also caused subtle changes in the entertainment industry.

Producers who had previously approached China Film, Huayi, and Bona for distribution began to turn their attention to Hengyu Media, trying to use Fang Ziheng's hand to maximize the effect of film promotion.

Hengyu Media received an external film for distribution for the first time.

This is a great thing, which shows that the company's authority has been established. While everyone chose to believe in Fang Ziheng, they also took a high look at Hengyu Media's distribution capabilities.

It is foreseeable that starting from 2012, more and more movies will be distributed by Hengyu.

In the next few days, "The Secret of the Dragon" continued to be popular, with good results of 82 million, 77 million, 71 million, and 65 million on the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th respectively.

The decline has been stable and has always been maintained within 10%.

On the morning of the 9th.

The second weekly box office data of "The Secret of the Dragon" has been released.

Insiders and fans who pay attention to the movie's box office immediately crowded into the Weibo page of "Search for the Dragon".

With anticipation, everyone clicked on the heavy box office data sheet.

Mainland film market, weekly box office list from January 2 to January 8.

First place: "The Secret of the Dragon", released for 9 days, with a weekly box office of 581 million and a total box office of 809.5 million!

800 million in nine days!

The extremely dazzling data blinded everyone's eyes.

Many people subconsciously rubbed their eyebrows, wondering if they had seen it wrong.

That’s absolutely right!

"The Secret of the Dragon" once again broke various records, and its terrifying box office heights are unmatched.

In front of computer pages and mobile phone screens, countless people are watching the total box office of the movie.

Shocked and speechless.

Invincible!

"Searching for the Dragon" is invincible!

Fang Ziheng is invincible!

Fans were so happy that they rushed to Fang Ziheng and Liu Qianqian's Weibo to send their most sincere blessings and rainbow farts.

The entertainment media is also excited!

While retweeting, I scolded Hengyu Media and scolded them for being unprofessional. They posted it at the box office early in the morning and only posted it now.

In a rare move, the mainstream media reported on this film industry feast.

This week, the mainland film market has entered the hottest time in film history, which is even better than last year.

The atmosphere of New Year's Day and the popularity brought by "The Secret of the Dragon" have made cinemas across the country extremely popular, and the occupancy rate of the 3D screening hall has always exceeded 75%.

Overnight, the world seemed to have changed.

Going to the cinema to watch a movie and watching "The Secret of the Dragon" has become a subconscious trend among the public.

Whether you are a single office worker, a married couple starting a family, or a middle-aged post-70s generation.

The common people are full of interest in fantasy tomb-robbery movies, and in the story of a gold-rich captain who raided Genghis Khan's imperial tomb.

Hunt for treasure in the tomb and make a fortune!

The audience was excited just thinking about it. They were immersed in it while watching the movie, wishing they could become a member of the trio.

The popularity of the film market has also caused the market value of several major companies in the film and television industry to skyrocket.

Huayi and Guangxian had the biggest gains, and even Huaqi, which specializes in TV dramas, got a big piece of meat.

The CEO of CTI also held a meeting to discuss the company's strategy and whether CTI Films should enter the film market.

Alibaba made another offer to Hengyu, offering 6 billion soft sister coins to acquire 45% of the shares of Hengyu Media Group.

You know, just half a month ago, Ali gave a price of 5 billion soft sister coins to acquire 50% of the shares.

In just half a month, the quotation was 1 billion higher, and the shares were even reduced by 5%.

Zhang Yun from Alibaba's strategic investment department came to Hengyu for the second time and had a friendly discussion with Lin Feifei. She said that Jack Ma admired Fang Ziheng very much and invited him to Hangzhou to discuss the big entertainment business.

After hearing the news, Fang Ziheng shook his head and smiled. He had been in Hangzhou two days ago, why didn't Jack Ma come to see him?

Let him go to see Jack Ma and listen to the other party's deception and brainwashing. It's too much to think about!

But one thing is certain, "The Secret of the Dragon" is really killer.