Chapter 445

Director Jiang, this is the latest box office statistics report!

Jingcheng, Outstanding Rising Film Company.

Du Huan delivered the global box office statistics for Battle Through the Heavens; after Jiang Heng received it, his first glance went to the Beimei market, where he saw 3.06 billion US dollars, and finally he smiled.

A box office of 300 million US dollars is not bad in Beimei, capable of ranking third to fifth; first place is definitely out of the question.

In the 2012 Beimei film market, the top-ranked film was the renowned Avengers.

Marvel's superhero blockbuster, around that time, started to take off in the Neidi market.

Although Iron Man was the pioneering work, its box office in Neidi was only 92 million, placing it outside the top ten of the yearly list, even behind the poorly received Big Dunk.

As for Jiang Heng, he didn't even expect his blockbuster to win the championship in the Beimei market; as long as he could hold onto 300 million US dollars in box office and rank within the yearly top five, he would be satisfied.

As for the global box office, it reached 1.24 billion US dollars.

Jiang Heng remembered that the Avengers' global box office was 15 billion, while Battle Through the Heavens could not secure the yearly global champion, but he didn't mind much.

After all, the Avengers is a series film, with several installments laying the groundwork beforehand, and then it ties them together, becoming a comprehensive masterpiece.

As a non-sequel work, Battle Through the Heavens achieving such results is already quite good—what more could one ask for! The greater significance of this film lies in its Neidi box office of 32.98 billion, which proves the rapid rise of the Chinese-language film market, now very close to Beimei.

CCTV's News Broadcast even spent over a minute reporting the film's excellent box office performance, the many historical records it created, and its hot reception overseas.

In CCTV Channel 6's China Film Report, the program team even devoted an entire episode to discussing the Chinese-language film market, sharing the behind-the-scenes story of the first film to surpass a 30 billion box office.

It also elaborately discussed the phenomenon of web novels going overseas, saying that some Beimei readers became addicted to web novels and gave up some bad habits.

After the program aired, it received an enthusiastic response.

Although the film has finished its theatrical run, more people have read the web novel original, and many viewers felt the film was insufficient, urging Outstanding Rising Film Company online to quickly produce a drama version.

Jiang Heng naturally went along with the idea, early on instructing Li Xiaoping to lead a team to plan the Battle Through the Heavens TV drama, and naturally a huge investment would be required in terms of cost.

Even if the visual effects cannot match the film's, they must not be too far off, or it would tarnish the company's signboard!

Speaking of which, upon hearing the news, Big Honey rushed back overnight from the Shanghai Tiny Times crew, voluntarily recommended herself to Jiang Heng, expressing her desire to play Xiao Xun'er in the drama version.

Jiang Heng had no major objection to this, merely asking whether the Tiny Times crew was busy; if two crews were to run simultaneously, it could not delay the filming progress here.

Big Honey immediately stated that she would definitely prioritize the Battle Through the Heavens drama side, and Jiang Heng agreed, letting her go find Li Xiaoping.

As a result, Li Xiaoping's side also looked favorably upon Yang Mi, and the two hit it off immediately.

Jiang Heng's side still remembered the promise made earlier to the main creators; after looking at the report, he asked Du Huan, 'How are the preparations for the victory banquet going?'

Director Jiang, everything has been arranged; this Sunday, at the Shangri-La Hotel, all the main creators of the crew will attend, and the guests are Han Dong, Jiang Wen, Zhang Yimou, and...

Du Huan then mentioned several more names, all influential figures in the industry.

Jiang Heng nodded slightly, smiling and saying, 'Alright, you handle it; I'm at ease!'

Before long, time flew to Sunday, which was exactly the day Outstanding Rising Film Company held the victory banquet for Battle Through the Heavens.

All the main creators from the drama had received invitations, each eagerly rushing to the hotel, having heard early on that there would be big red envelopes.

Of course, the red envelopes for ordinary staff wouldn't be too many, just a token gesture.

However, several main actors in the film were comparatively more anticipatory.

For example, Zhang Wei, who played Xiao Yan; Gu Lina Zha, who played Xiao Xun'er; and Zhang Tian'ai, who played Medusa—these three could be said to be complete newcomers before joining the production.

Therefore, their salaries were very low, incomparable to already-famous stars like Gao Yuanyuan and Zhao Liying. But now that the film's box office has sold well, Director Jiang is willing to hand out red envelopes, so these few have some expectations.

Zhang Wei thought that a few ten thousand would be fine; if it were too little, he guessed Director Jiang wouldn't be able to produce it.

After all, a few ten thousand is not a lot for ordinary people, but in the entertainment industry, for someone with a bit of fame, it's really nothing.

Zhang Tian'ai secretly thought, 'It can't be less than a hundred thousand, right? I at least need enough to buy an Hermès bag!'

Gu Lina Zha wasn't particularly anticipating it, because she had her eye on a sports car, wanted to see Jiang Heng, and looked forward to subsequent resources.

As long as the resources keep up, becoming a first-line star means lacking nothing.

At the victory banquet event site, Gu Lina Zha wore a white trailing evening gown, giving a feeling of whiteness that glowed, her beautiful figure unmistakably displayed.

After taking a photo under the huge poster in the banquet hall displaying the 32.98 billion box office figure, she then walked up to Jiang Heng.

Congratulations, Director Jiang, for becoming the first director in the country with a box office exceeding three billion!

Thank you, and congratulations to you, for becoming the actress with a three-billion box office!

Gu Lina Zha was taken aback, because the media reporters at this time were not yet as unscrupulous as they would be in later years; some people merely participated in a few big films, and even if they weren't the male lead, they would still attribute the film's box office to the actor.

Thus, even those who hadn't starred in a big film could fabricate box office figures of tens or even hundreds of billions.

Therefore, the claim of a 'three-billion actress' was something Gu Lina Zha had truly never heard before.

Her fair cheeks instantly blushed slightly, both from excitement and agitation.

There were reporters at the victory banquet site, of course, but only for the ceremony; it wouldn't be appropriate to bring them for dining and drinking.

Otherwise, if someone drank too much and said something inappropriate, being recorded by the reporters would be bad.

And at this moment, Director Jiang's so-called 'three-billion actress' remark had already been heard by the reporters nearby.

Each one was unusually excited, their cameras clicking nonstop, already thinking in their minds how to write the story.

Just with the term 'three-billion actress,' Gu Lina Zha is also bound to become hot again for a while!

Moreover, her outfit and appearance today were especially beautiful, making all the reporters feel inwardly that it was worth the trip.

Gu Lina Zha then felt a bit dazed, pausing for a few seconds before saying, 'It's all thanks to Director Jiang's cultivation; I only hope to continue acting in your big films in the future!'

Jiang Heng smiled, saying, 'Work hard, there's still a chance!' After saying that, he handed over a red envelope.

Gu Lina Zha expressed her thanks, then found a seat and sat down first.

Not long after, all the main crew members had gathered; after taking a few more group photos, Gu Lina Zha then went to change clothes.

After all, wearing an evening gown is for the photo op; it would be inconvenient for eating and drinking.

Upon reaching the temporary changing room, the assistant following behind couldn't help but say, 'Quick, look, how much did Director Jiang give?'

What's the rush?

Gu Lina Zha said that, but she actually really wanted to know as well.

Entered the changing room and sat down, hurriedly opened the red envelope, and saw inside was a check for 880,000.

The assistant exclaimed in surprise: "So much!"

Gulnaza was also very delighted, because this amount was far more than her salary; Director Jiang must have taken special care of her! "I can buy a little sports car!" (End of chapter)