Chapter 450: Jingwu Gate Explodes

Year 68, November 6.

Li Long's "Jingwu Gate" officially released simultaneously in Gangdao and Yingjiang.

Gangdao's promotion was everywhere, while Yingjiang had only a handful of newspaper ads.

On the first day, Gangdao's box office was 120,000.

Just ordinary, Fang Hua let out a sigh of relief.

"I told you, that Li Long, the person everyone else rejects, what ability does he have, yet he still dares to ask for a cut. Only Yang Qing, that fool who's rich, would."

Qi Dezun and Shao Yi watched happily.

"If we keep thinking like this, in three more months, Yang Qing will collapse."

"Then I'll have the bank apply pressure, and Yang Qing's Big Building will collapse with a crash."

"We can then feast to our heart's content."

Shao Yi felt uneasy inside.

"Yang Qing's capability is great; if he can build one Imperial City, he can build many."

"Don't forget, he also has Many Stars."

Qi Dezun hummed.

"Then I'll make sure he never gets back up."

"If the Imperial City falls, how long do you think Many Stars can survive?"

"Once a fierce tiger shows a weakness, a pack of wolves will swarm in."

"Without Benefit support, those groups will also abandon him."

Shao Yi felt even more uneasy; he felt as if he had done something wrong.

He no longer has Shao's and TVB, because a Shao knocked down a Yang conglomerate; is this really okay?

They are of the same clan.

He glanced at Qi Dezun and sighed.

"The situation is no longer under his control."

The next day, Gangdao's box office was 250,000.

This damn thing is off; based on half a month of screenings, at this rate the box office could possibly exceed two million.

It exploded.

Qi Dezun fell silent.

"The timeline may need to be pushed back a bit."

On the third day, Gangdao's box office, 250,000.

Why the same? Shao Yi sent someone to investigate and found that Cathay's ceiling is exactly 250,000.

Now Gangdao is all talking about Jingwu Gate, because the fight scenes are so spectacular and differ markedly from the usual theatrical fight choreography.

Li Long's fight scenes are even more realistic.

In the following days, the box office stayed at 250,000.

And Yingjiang's box office numbers also came out.

Day one: $70,000; day two: $160,000; day three: $350,000.

The distributor is looking for ways to increase screens.

Seeing Jingwu Gate perform so well in Yingjiang.

Already negotiated, other distributors worldwide have begun heavily promoting Jingwu Gate.

Cathay has also begun a full release of Jingwu Gate.

Zhu Guoliang felt a bit sorry.

"How did I agree to a 50‑50 split with Chen Ziqiang?"

"It's all money; a ten‑percent share is a huge sum."

He regretted it deeply; now there's nothing he can do.

He can only watch others split 40‑60, while he gets 50‑50.

He couldn't help but run to Eternal Splendor, wanting to talk to Chen Ziqiang again.

Chen Ziqiang was excited about the exploding box office.

With this turn, Eternal Splendor will never be the same.

Although the Yingjiang release used Azure Rainbow Media's logo, after all the name Eternal Splendor is a bit taboo.

But Gangdao all knows this is their Eternal Splendor production studio.

Zhu Guoliang saw Chen Ziqiang in good spirits and seized the chance to bring up the profit split.

"You see others split 40‑60, and I split 50‑50; aren't you bullying your own people?"

Chen Ziqiang said irritably.

"Who was it that insisted on the bet originally?"

"Lost and then refused to admit it?"

"Fine, we'll talk next time; Jingwu Gate is already in the accounts."

He also didn't want to trap the old boss; after all the whole island now boycotts Eternal Splendor, and Old Zhu still gave him face, not stopping their films.

Zhu Guoliang was pleased to hear that; the deal got closer, adding another ten percent—who wouldn't like that?

"However."

Chen Ziqiang spoke again.

Zhu, the boss, felt a sudden thump in his heart, hoping the deal wouldn't be reneged.

"But you also have to do a good job with future publicity; this time almost all of Gangdao's publicity was done by us ourselves."

"You can't just think about taking the money without putting in effort, can you?"

Zhu relaxed with a sigh.

"Of course, of course."

"For the later publicity, just watch my performance."

Soon "Jingwu Gate" sparked a worldwide kungfu craze.

The opening of "Jingwu Gate" was truly the finishing touch.

(Millions around the world have seen "Jingwu Gate"; it beautifully interprets the meaning and essence of kungfu.)

Yingjiang's box office improved day by day.

Soon the box office reached $1.6 million.

For Yingjiang, that's already a blockbuster.

Watching Yang Qing's daily Earning Money in dollars, Qi Dezun fell silent.

He turned and asked Shao Yi.

"Does a movie make that much money?"

Shao Yi was speechless.

"Mr. Qi, the highest box office for our Shao family is two million."

"We can't even release one film a year."

"Many Eternal Splendor movies only make a few hundred thousand, some even just a few ten thousand."

"Li Long is a special case; who would have known he could make so much money?"

The key is that this person even approached him, but they turned him down.

"You should have said it earlier; if you had said you were so awesome, would I have felt sorry for that money?"

Qi Dezun said harshly.

"Hope he's just a blind cat that happened to catch a dead mouse, otherwise your Shao family will be finished."

Shao Yi also found it laughable; a couple of days ago he felt sorry for Yang Qing, and now the hardship has turned onto himself.

"Otherwise, why not try it yourself, worldwide release?"

Yang Qing's Earning Money really makes people jealous.

Day by day passed, and after twenty days of screening, "Jingwu Gate" finally ended its run.

Gangdao's total box office was $3.6 million, already the limit, because ticket prices now are only two or three dollars.

That means half the people of Gangdao have gone to see it.

That figure is extremely frightening.

Soon the box office numbers from other regions were also gradually tallied.

In the end, "Jingwu Gate" grossed a worldwide total of $96 million.

After deducting the distributor's share—$38.4 million—and paying taxes, about $30 million remained.

With so much money, Yang Qing feared Li Long might object, so he specifically sought him out.

"Mr. Li, according to our contract, you are not entitled to Dividend Rights, but I think a contract is a contract, and we should be flexible, so I decide…!"

Before he could finish, Li Long cut him off.

"Yang, let's stick to the contract."

"A contract is a contract; we should abide by it."

Yang Qing still felt the money was too hot to hold.

He also called Chen Ziqiang over.

"Li Long generated $30 million profit for our company; how is his weight calculated?"

Chen Ziqiang stammered.

"Yang, we now have a 5% Option pool; if there are no other blockbuster movies this year, Li Long could enjoy over 3% of Dividend Rights—his box office is that high."

Yang Qing then let out a sigh of relief.

Too much money is also scorching.

Li Long, upon hearing about the Option pool and the Option reward, …

"What does 3% amount to? Calculate it from his own $30 million box office?"

If you calculate it, that's $900,000.

"That much?"