You don't understand the happiness of the director

Overseas media are more concerned about the global box office of "Li Xianji" and whether a Chinese-language film can enter the top ten at the global annual box office for the first time.

"The Adventures of Li Xianji" has not yet been released in most overseas countries, and it has not even been released in several countries, so there is still hope to hit 600 million US dollars.

However, it is estimated that with 600 million dollars this year, it will be difficult to make it into the top ten in the world. There are at least three movies in Dragon Head alone.

What’s even more exciting for mainland audiences is that at this time, the top five in the mainland’s historical box office rankings are all works by King Power!

Among them are two Hollywood movies, Inception and The Twilight Saga 5, and the Chinese movies he made after returning to China are the three movies: Ghost Blowing the Lantern, The Rich Second Generation and The Adventures of Li Xianji. If nothing else happens, when "Cold Front" is released, before All six will be taken by him.

"Ghost Blowing the Lantern 2", which has been released for a month, has just exceeded 1.3 billion in domestic box office, and there is a high probability that it will not be able to break into the top five.

And "Pacific Rim" also stopped at less than one billion and reached the 900 million level. This is already much better than the original time and space, which can be mainly attributed to Yang Mi's personal appeal.

Unless another billion-dollar dark horse emerges in the second half of the year, King Power will continue to dominate the box office charts in mainland film history.

This possibility is not high. After all, five billion-level new films have been released this year, while in the past few years there have only been two films each year.

After returning to Los Angeles, Wang Quan did not enjoy the happiness of having a son and a daughter together, and he devoted himself to intense work.

He first went to watch the kung fu training of the young protagonists. Now Saoirse Ronan can do the splits easily, and her body flexibility has also improved a lot, and she can complete more difficult moves.

Wang Quan is very pleased that the movie will officially start shooting next month and hopes she can continue to do so.

Just as he was about to ask about the male protagonist, Wang Quan received a call from Yang Mi, "Hubby, I have arrived in Los Angeles. If you are not free, please ask Xiao Ai to pick me up."

Since the official announcement, Yang Mi has changed her private address to "husband" because she knows that her brother will probably not be able to really become her husband in the future, so she will have to call him as many as possible in the past three months.

"Husband, husband, where is my husband?"

"Your husband is free even if he is not free. Just wait for me at the airport and don't move around at will."

Yang Mi thought Wang Quan was here to pick her up, but she didn't expect to get on the plane directly after picking her up.

Someone also happened to take pictures of them in the middle. Wang Quandu and Mimi naturally intertwined their fingers and enjoyed the time of their love.

"Where are we going?" Mimi asked.

Reign: "Iceland."

"The Force Awakens" has a filming location in Iceland, and an "alien base building" will be built here. Because it is important, Wang Quan specially came to inspect and accept it.

Wang Quan didn't have to do these things himself. His employees would help him complete the location selection and construction work. But isn't Mimi coming? It's just a trip. They haven't been to Iceland.

"Star Wars" was filmed mainly in the United Kingdom and the United States, as well as in the ice and snow of Iceland, the island of Kellyg Michael in Ireland, and the Taklimakan Desert in China.

The original time and space desert location was the United Arab Emirates, but if you change the royal power, you must take care of your own country.

China already has rich terrain. If it weren’t for avoiding suspicion, there are also scenes of ice and snow in China, right?

On the plane, Yang Mi said she was hungry, so Wang Quan ate her.

Yang Mi now felt tired and hungry, "I'm really hungry. I didn't want to do that. I thought you would treat me to a big meal when I got off the plane, but I didn't expect to get on the plane right after I got off the plane."

Wang Quan said hello, and Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai started preparing airplane meals for them again. They didn't dare to compete with those chefs, but the ingredients were good enough and they could still fill their stomachs.

During the meal, Yang Mi did not forget to take photos and post them on Weibo and WeChat Moments. If she was in love, of course she had to boldly show it off.

This time the circle of friends is visible to all friends.

Dilireba was the first to like it and leave a message, "Sister Mi, the cream cake looks delicious!"

Jiang Yilei: Of course it’s delicious, and it doesn’t matter who is eating with me~

Yang Xiaolin: The lobster looks good.

Yang Tianzhen: Single dogs are well fed!

Nagasawa Masami: Ah, what a couple!

The circle of friends is full of likes and envious voices, and on Weibo, although Yang Mi’s fans once again have the upper hand in public opinion, there are still weird people.

Comments such as "Showing affection will kill you quickly" are not uncommon. People with sad hearts are looking forward to Wang Quan and Yang Mi breaking up soon.

It's indeed early, but it's still early to break up.

Finally wiping her lips, Yang Mi chatted with Wang Quan about the North American box office of "Pacific Rim", "I heard it exceeded 100 million a while ago. How much is it now?"

"Pacific Rim" has been released for nearly two months and currently has a box office of $130 million in North America.

"Ah, it's not as good as "Li Xian Ji", it's just a pounce."

It can't even beat a foreign language film. No wonder Yang Mi is disappointed. The North American box office of "Li Xian Ji" is 140 million U.S. dollars, surpassing Wang Quan's own "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" part one, and creating a new North American box office height for Chinese-language films.

Wang Quan: "If we only have the North American box office, we will definitely lose money, but if we add the overseas box office, we can still make a slight profit. If we add the derivative income, we will make a lot of money. The second part can still be developed, but it won't be as big." Quickly, we have to wait for the script to mature, and at the same time we have to absorb all the profit points from the first part."

"Brother Quan is still great, but Li Weiran's "Ghost Blowing the Lamp 2" is far inferior to your first one."

The movie's current North American box office has just exceeded 100 million dollars, and it is estimated to be between 110 and 120 million dollars.

This time there is no appeal of King Power, but the influence of the previous game is there. The two cancel each other out, and it is very satisfying to achieve such results.

Another project that Wang Quan is quite satisfied with is "Super Body" directed by Xu Ke.

This movie, which was released in early August, has already exceeded 100 million in the North American box office, which is faster than "Bloomberg 2". The final result should be similar to "Pacific Rim", but the cost is much smaller.

With this movie, Scarlett Johansson proved her box office appeal outside of Marvel movies, and Xu Ke finally gained some fame in Hollywood.

This movie has not yet been released in the mainland. If it is released, domestic audiences will be surprised to find that Liu Yifei also has a guest appearance, and she is a guest star in "Super Body" as the heroine of "The Witch".

The most important thing is that the heroines of the two movies seem to have some connection.

Of course not all of Iceland is ice, after all it’s only August.

However, the place they went to was close to the Arctic Circle and was indeed covered in ice and snow, and it was night time.

Wang Quan did not bring his assistant Xiao Ai, so Yang Mi asked her assistant to help take photos. She wanted to take a photo with Aurora.

Wang Quan: "I'll do it, I have better skills."

"But you also have to get into the painting!" Yang Mi pulled her husband to her side and told the assistant not to stop.

After that, they spent a night in the hotel and enjoyed the hot springs with Icelandic characteristics. The next day, Wang Quan took Yang Mi to work. The work that could be completed in one day was because they still had to fall in love, so they returned two days later.

During this period, Yang Mi's circle of friends and Weibo fans were once again enraptured by the show, and Liu Yifei, the person involved, was also gnashing her teeth.

She regretted that when she and her brother were in love, she didn't know how to take more photos and post more on Weibo, so that now she has very few memories left.

On the plane back to Los Angeles, Wang Quan learned that "The Breakup Master" would be released in early September, a few days later.

"Is it really okay for you, the heroine, to be away?"

"It's no problem. I don't have that many roles. Let Deng copy other people's films first. Han Han, Wu Jing, Da Sheng, and his wife will all make guest appearances. Oh, and Uncle Kun."

Speaking of this, Yang Mi told an interesting story, "Uncle Kun's Qiankun is also planning to launch a variety show, and he has also taken a fancy to the copyright of Running Man. When the time comes, he will work with us to create it. He also asked me who in the circle is suitable to be the show." As a regular guest, I recommended Deng Chao."

Wang Quan smiled and shook his head, "You will really give Deng a hard time."

Variety artists are at the bottom of the entertainment industry, far inferior to singers and TV drama actors, let alone high-ranking movie actors.

And now Deng Chao is already a top actor among movie stars, and he is working hard to become a movie director.

There are several levels of difference between movie directors and variety show stars.

Yang Mi: "That's not necessarily true. Brother Chao's "Famous Catchers" 2 and 3 had unsatisfactory results one after another, and he lacks a super hit TV series. There is still a gap in the mass base between him and the other three big and small students. Maybe he will think I have to rely on down-to-earth variety shows to make up for this shortcoming. Anyway, I have already recommended Reba and asked her to gain popularity with the audience first."

Fortunately, Zhang Tianai was not here, otherwise I would have been so sad to hear Yang Mi’s arrangements. I was the one who came first, but I still gave her all the good things!

After returning to Los Angeles, Wang Quan met Xu Ke, who had been promoting "Super Body" in the United States recently.

The box office success of "Super Body" made him one of the well-known Chinese directors, similar to Chen Kexin, Lin Yibin and others.

And Wang Quan wants him to go one step further.

"What, invite me to join the academy!"

Joining the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences means becoming an Oscar judge. In the past, this kind of spot was very precious, and you usually had to have an Oscar-nominated film to be invited.

Wang Quan said calmly: "As early as three years ago, after I left Hollywood, Dorothy began to propose to Hollywood, hoping to increase the proportion of minority groups in the academy, such as women, gays, and Asians, thereby changing the Oscar whitening system. Men’s fixed aesthetics allow Oscar to develop healthily.”

This proposal has been supported by many people. In Hollywood, the rights to Oscars have always been in the hands of old white men, and it is difficult for women and Asians to take the lead. However, these groups account for an increasing proportion in Hollywood. They also hope that Obtain the corresponding rights.

Dorothy gained a lot of support by blaming the departure of King on the unfair treatment of Asians in Hollywood.

Recently, the Academy has finally made changes and decided to recruit a large number of new members and change the original tenure system of judges to a ten-year system, so that those ethnic minorities who have outstanding performances in Hollywood can participate in the work of judges, and those who do not have The old people who voted moved away from the latrines, thereby diluting the proportion of old white men.

Before Xu Ke, actors and directors such as Zun Long, Lucy Liu, James Wan, Yang Ziqiong, and Lin Yibin had already joined the academy. Next, Wang Quan plans to bring Xu Ke, Yu Rentai, Chen Kexin, and Wang Keying into the academy.

Xu Ke encountered such an opportunity.

However, after the excitement, Xu Ke fell into calmness, "Actually, I'm not that enthusiastic about Hollywood anymore. I just want to make a fairy tale movie that can leave a name in my film history!"

Wang Quan: "So you don't plan to make sequels to "The Witch" and "Super Body"?"

Xu Ke shook his head, "I'd better be the producer. I don't want to be distracted."

"Oh well."

Afterwards, Wang Quan contacted another director who had a close relationship with China.

Although Sissi now wants to prove herself and wants to make movies for other companies, she must make this movie. This is an important step for her to enter the international film world.

Wang Quan has arranged the "Pacific Rim" series for Mimi, so naturally he cannot favor one over the other.

A new script for "Pacific Rim" is also under development. It is definitely not a sequel to the original version. In the sequel version of "The Dragon Heads Up", Yang Mi's character abilities will be enhanced and her role will become heavier. It will be raised from the third role to the second role. Fan.

This is also a trilogy plan. In the third part, if foreign audiences are not disgusted, Wang Quan even wants to promote Yang Mi to a major heroine.

Of course, just think about it, it still has to be the green light committee that has the final say.

As Wang Quan's shares become less and less, the system of Long Toutou becomes more and more formal. Gone are the days when Wang Quan could dominate the sky with one hand.

However, he + Dorothy can still cover the sky with one hand. If Ma Ling is added to the mix, they will still have one voice.

Any disagreements were settled in bed.

There was no bed in Wang Quan's office, so today Yang Mi went to visit her two stepsons and stepdaughters. Wang Quan and Ma Ling settled their differences in the office and decided on the heroine of "Fifty Shades of Grey" while doing so.

Dakota Johnson, 24 years old this year, is a child star who starred in "The Social Network".

She is still a second-generation star. Her parents are both actors, and her stepfather is the famous Spanish actor Antonio Banderas.

Maybe it's because she hasn't been able to make it in Hollywood after several years of work, but this seemingly quiet girl finally decided to take off her clothes and whip her.

After Ma Ling, Wang Quan reported to Boss Tao about Xu Ke joining the academy.

Dorothy said she understood, and then asked, "Would you like to invite people from Kimchi Country? There is a director from Kimchi Country who has been very popular recently."

"Who?"

"As for Bong Joon-ho, his "Snowpiercer" has been released in their home country. Just yesterday, it exceeded 10 million moviegoers."

Kimchi Country’s tens of millions of moviegoers are like China’s 1 billion box office club, both are very significant achievements.

This is already Bong Joon-ho's second film with over 10 million viewers.

Wang Quan remembered that the original time and space did not reach tens of millions of viewers. It seems that his appearance has made Kimchi Country fans’ support for local and international directors even higher.

Bong Joon-ho is indeed King David of the Kimchi Kingdom!

Among this year's Kimchi Country movies, "Snowpiercer" is second only to NEW's "The Gift of Room 7" in terms of momentum. However, NEW, which Wang Quan has a stake in, will also have "The Defender" at the end of the year, which should not be underestimated.

This post-apocalyptic science fiction film starring Captain America and Song Kang-ho plans to be screened outside North America before being released in North America. It is estimated that it will have to wait until next year. However, now the entertainment industry forces in Kimchi Country headed by Lee Mi-kyung are desperately throwing resources at Bong Joon-ho. Even if If you pounce this time, there will be another time.

After all, he is already the best director in Kimchi country who can combine both literary and commercial films. Kimchi fans consider him and Wang Quan to be the absolute favorites of Asian directors living in the United States.

Wang Quan said magnanimously, "Of course, China, Japan and South Korea are all in trouble, and they can help if they can. Remember to let the other side know who helped."

Seeing that Taozi was still working hard, Wang Quan wanted to disturb her, but then Wang Quan's cell phone rang.

It's Chu Ling's phone number in China.

"What's going on? It's just dawn."

Chen Chuling said, "Brother, let me tell you something. Chen Sicheng has terminated his contract with the company and seems to be preparing to cooperate with Wanda!"