At the airport, Shen Mengxi received a call from David, who reported on the first day of "Ip Man" on the first day of its release in North America...

“... $2.8 million on the first day"

“... Is that a good result?"

He knows that "The King of Kung Fu" won $7.6 million at the box office on the first day, and "Huo Yuanjia" nearly $4 million at the box office on the first day...

In comparison, the $2.8 million of "Ip Man" seems to be a bit insufficient...

Especially since this is still a summer file!

"Good word-of-mouth... Okay, what do you think the total box office will be?"

"Up to $15 million... It's already good, the rest of the world collects another 15 million, and the box office in China is 18 million US dollars, and the total box office is at least 50 million US dollars!"

“... Well, what did Twentieth Century Fox say?"

"They want to invite Zhen to go to the United States to publicize... No problem, I'll call right away!"

Hanging up the phone, Shen Mengxi was finally relieved...

Yes, the box office is less than half of "The King of Kung Fu", but the investment is less than one-tenth of "The King of Kung Fu"!

"Ip Man" is enough to eat for at least five years!

Kung fu movies are really a business card, Shen Mengxi has been in the United States for a few months, there is a TV station, every Friday night after midnight will show a Hong Kong kung fu movie, never stop!

What is it?

That's the market!

It's not all good, for example, on the Korean side...

Certainly not the case with Ip Man.

The Korean box office of "Ip Man" is okay, with more than 40,000 viewers on the first day and a high Naver score of 9.13, which is the best film among the recent Korean films.

According to the prediction, "Ip Man" can win at least 400,000 viewers in South Korea, which is not as good as "The King of Kung Fu"...

But it's already very good, last year, I was able to win the first place in the box office of Korean films in Chinese, and this year is more special, "Three Kingdoms" and "Red Cliff" are here...

"The King of Kung Fu" is not a Chinese film!

is talking about "Speed Scandal".

“... You think too much, once you become famous, there is no business for us at all, we will drink some soup at most..."

"So, the female number one, let's use the newcomer, and Park Bo-young has a baby face, and she has a strong sense of comedy in this role..."

"Wen Genying, we can't afford to invite you!"

That's the case, the screenwriter No. 1 in South Korea contacted Shen Mengxi and chatted about the casting of "Speed Scandal"...

The actor must be Cha Tae-hyun, and apart from him, there is no one else in the whole of Korea who can play this role.

And he just encountered "The Fool", losing both box office and word-of-mouth, and urgently needs to recover.

The pay is not high...

Screenwriter No. 1 suggested that the heroine use Moon Geun-young, saying what is South Korea's 'national sister'...

After all, it is the first film invested and produced by Mengxi Studio, so the cost is high...

In comparison, in 2008, Park Bo-young was only a TV drama actress.

“... Why did you choose comedy? I just don't want to spend a lot of money..."

"Alright, just do as I say... When did I go awry with film casting?"

"Well, the issuance is handed over to Xijie..."

"They want to invest too?"

"This is the chaebol, when you see a little benefit, you want to rush forward!"

“... Our bottom line is 20%, no more..."

Sure enough, Ma Shengren was right: capital came into the world, from head to toe, and every pore was dripping with blood and filth!

I've already helped you write three movies, and I still don't let it go...

Therefore, the mainland market should hurry up and become bigger, always going to other countries to make money, many people think that Mengxi Studio is ready to gain a foothold in the world...

......

I went home first, took a short rest for a day, and drove to Daxing early in the morning to prepare for the recording of "Lu Yu has an appointment".

Daxing has built a bunch of studios in the past two years - Starlight Film and Television Park.

The recording hall of "Lu Yu has an appointment" is in the 1200-square-meter studio hall here...

Shen Mengxi is to promote "Ip Man", with the determination to compete with the Olympics for the audience!

By the way, it's not that he doesn't want to record "Interview with Yang Yan", but he doesn't have the opportunity to be on, Yang Yan is so high-end, the Olympics are coming, people are doing a full Olympic series, and the top athletes in the world are invited, for example, my department...

By the way, Shen Mengxi hasn't been on the show for about two years, and the previous "Dialogue" made him a bit psychological.

This time, for the sake of "Ip Man", I let it out!

Arriving backstage in the studio, Shen Mengxi sat in front of the makeup table and let the makeup artist perform on his handsome face...

Lu Yu came in with a script and discussed it - this interview was added temporarily, and many outlines had to be made on the spot.

Shen Mengxi doesn't care, except for his love life, everything else can be asked!

After a brief chat, Lu Yu knew it in his heart, and withdrew, Shen Mengxi put on makeup, sat in the rest area, and texted while drinking water...

Liu Yifei sent...

I feel that this girl is a little restless, so I text him if I have nothing to do, and I also sent a pair of high heels yesterday and asked him if he looks good...

Shen Mengxi doesn't know if the shoes look good or not, he only cares about the people who wear them!

After a little thought, maybe she doesn't have any alien friends...

It's pathetic, I actually think he's trustworthy!

Tsk, if it weren't for the bad timing, you'd already be in and out of him!

At about two o'clock, the audience began to enter...

The live audience of the variety show is basically students from major colleges and universities, it is considered a part-time job, the QQ group shouted, someone signed up, a recording is worth dozens of dollars, you can watch the show or earn some pocket money, if you are lucky, you can show your face...

Of course, if it is particularly popular, it will really sell tickets, and the audience needs to buy tickets to enter.

The staff reminded Shen Mengxi to enter, and said by the way: "Writer Shen, you have a lot of book fans!"

“... Book lovers?"

"Yes, we made an announcement before the show, and hundreds of book fans applied to come to the show!"

“... Maybe I don't show up much!"

Shen Mengxi can't say anything, I can't say that because I'm handsome, everyone wants to see it with their own eyes...

......

First of all, Shen Mengxi doesn't like Lu Yu very much, in fact, the domestic host, he only likes Sa Beining and Xiao Cui before he went crazy...

Of course, he didn't do it because of Lu Yu's hosting skills or anything, how to say it, I always felt that she was a little careless during the interview, and many times it was just a simple awkward chat...

He has no opinion on "Lu Yu Has a Date" - he can't deny the entire show just because she occasionally overturns a few times, besides, with Xie Na, how can it not be Lu Yu's turn to be at the bottom!

From the audience's point of view, "A Date with Lu Yu" is not sharp and intense enough, just like pulling a homely routine...

Just look it up on the Internet, you know everything!

Therefore, there are fewer and fewer viewers in the later stage - watching the show, it is better to watch Weibo and tear it!

It's really embarrassing, she introduced Shen Mengxi at the beginning with the words 'best-selling author, screenwriter, film investor' and a sentence of 'representative of the post-80s'...

Shen Mengxi was a little confused, when did I become a representative of the post-80s?

How did I not know?

But he still came out with a smile!

"I invited you several times, but you refused to come!"

This is a polite remark, probably to show that Shen Mengxi is not easy to see?

“... I was a bit of a shadow of TV shows, I went to "Dialogue" and was besieged by the live audience, this time, if it wasn't for "Ip Man", I wouldn't be on the show!"

It's hard to pick up Lu Yu in one sentence, so you can only "haha..."

Shen Mengxi found the camera: "I hope everyone will go to the cinema to support "Ip Man"... This section is not allowed to be cut, it will be the Olympics soon, and I have to compete with the Olympics for the audience!"