Chapter 460: Film Releases Are Already Crazy, Shaw Studios Concedes

The filming progress of "Dragon Head" is not fast because there is no director with expertise in this area.

Just look at Gangdao films and you'll see they are mostly adapted from stage dramas.

This suits Gangdao, or the Confucian School cultural sphere, but not the global market.

So this aspect needs to be changed.

Fortunately Eternal Splendor has Hailaowu talent; Yang Qing brings in people with relevant expertise to help, providing filming direction, and pairs them with Deng Guang, who has both community experience and filming experience, to assist. Together with Yang Qing's ideas of fashion dramas, large set pieces, violence, and fire‑in‑the‑blood concepts.

The tier of "Dragon Head" instantly improves.

Because many fashions are needed, Yang Qing has Chen Ziqiang pull in 70% high‑end foreign brands and 30% Gangdao brands to discuss sponsorship.

Securing sponsorships was still relatively rare in Gangdao at that time.

Yang Qing's large‑scale sponsorship effort also broke new ground.

However, due to Eternal Splendor's current influence in international films, many brands still came.

For the first attempt, Yang Qing didn't demand too much, only asking each to provide costumes plus a 100,000 sponsorship fee.

Several major brands, thinking "if it catches fire they'll make big money, if not they lose nothing," agreed to Eternal Splendor's terms.

But local Gangdao brands were hesitant.

Angry, Yang Qing cursed.

"You can't even eat hot shit, let's go, let's go, working with spineless people like you is a disgrace."

Yang Qing's provocation, for face, got three companies on board.

Eternal Splendor shot three international films in succession, quickly sparking a craze in Gangdao.

Shao Yi was extremely envious, and Zou Wenhui was also stirring.

If you can't beat them, what to do? Join.

And the best way to join is through Counterfeit.

Shao Shi and Jiahe soon launched their own international film projects.

Shao Yi further used his contacts to secure global distribution.

Yinglian's face is still huge; most countries have to give it some face, and Yinglian's own circle is sizable.

Supporting a distribution channel is still no problem.

Jiahe has no connections, can only imitate Eternal Splendor by negotiating with small distributors one by one, and barely secured a channel.

Moreover, he must thank Eternal Splendor for opening a way for Gangdao films, attracting many distributors, so others became interested in releasing Gangdao movies.

As time passed, Shunfeng Express went public; Xu Minghao did it right, and Tian Guoli cooperated smoothly.

Shunfeng Express's total capital is 100 million, issuing 10 million shares at an issue price of 1.2.

Through Xu Minghao's and Tian Guoli's efforts, the share price steadied at home, 1.5.

Yang Rong takes the money to WanDao to develop the market.

Internationally.

The border clash between the Rabbit and the Bear increasingly stirs the world's hearts.

It makes Gangdao people anxious.

Only Yang Qing knows the outcome, so he is very at ease.

Not long after, the teachers' house‑swap plan and the "you hit me, I hit him" strategic threat theory were proposed, and the Bear softened.

Yingjiang, who stokes the fire, dares not go too far.

Instead, it began actively improving relations with the Rabbit, trying to win the Rabbit as a bridgehead, and launch attacks behind the Bear's rear.

In that atmosphere, "Fierce Dragon Crosses the River" and "Mulan 2" finally wrapped filming.

This time Fox handled distribution for both films, and everything went smoothly, with no mishaps.

Big‑company channels are solid; while post‑production is still underway here, over there massive promotion has already begun.

Making the two movies hot before they even screen.

Audiences worldwide are discussing the two films everywhere.

Li Long is a male idol, Mao Ying is a female idol.

On October 12, "Fierce Dragon Crosses the River" officially premiered.

That day it generated $13.21 million at the box office.

This is a miracle in this era.

On the 13th, with more screens, global box office reached $15.17 million.

On the 14th, word‑of‑mouth fermented, earning $17.22 million.

On the 15th, it peaked at $19.77 million.

It was close to breaking $20 million.

Shao Yi, seeing these numbers, felt a sense of defeat.

He has struggled for so many years, yet can't match one film's results.

Don't forget, a film isn't a one‑off; there's video‑tape licensing revenue, TV broadcast revenue, and a blockbuster can earn for many years.

Another success showed the world Eternal Splendor's capability; it is not a flash in the pan, its foundation is now unshakable.

Realizing this outcome, Shao Yi immediately arranged people to fully lift the boycott against Eternal Splendor.

If you can't beat them, join; Shao Yi, after years of riding the commercial seas, knows this well.

Following the big brother and having a sip of soup is still better than blindly persisting in a futile, over‑ambitious fight.

The boycott order was already dead in name; Eternal Splendor found a way outside, and further boycott is useless.

However, the cancellation of the boycott still has a huge impact.

This means the big brother of the film world has changed.

Eternal Splendor's status began to rise, and Yang Qing began to show a trend of becoming the film godfather.

The changes here in Gangdao did not affect the box office of Enter the Dragon.

However, the priority screening of Enter the Dragon drew dissatisfaction from some people.

"Why should Enter the Dragon be shown first? We want to see Mulan, we want to see Mulan."

It is unknown who organized it, but a large number of women took to the streets, believing that Azure Rainbow Media company was discriminating against women.

At first Yang Qing didn't think much of it, but the situation seemed to have a trend of escalating, and he realized something was wrong.

This was done deliberately by someone.

Someone holds a grudge against Azure Rainbow Media, wanting to take the opportunity to cause trouble.

Yang Qing quickly had Fox's people handle PR, and Mulan 2 was not held back; it was released immediately.

He sought to end this controversy before it caused a major incident.

As for the box office loss caused thereby, Yang Qing accepted it.

Plans could not keep up with the changes; there was nothing else to do.

Fox soon issued a statement explaining that Mulan 2 had been undergoing translation and was only now completed.

It will be shown soon.

Although this explanation was not very convincing, having it made the controversy subside somewhat.

Although there were still various attempts to fan the flames, expressing disbelief.

But as the film was screened, people went to see the movie, and those with ill intentions found themselves without an audience, so they could only give up.

Before retreating, they still smeared Azure Rainbow Media in the media.

Mulan 2's box office was not affected by its rushed release.

Its premiere immediately generated an astonishing box office of 19,600,000.

The next day it even joined the 20-million club, achieving a box office of 21.22 million USD, creating a box office myth.

Women's spending power is far greater than men's.

(See the spicy hot pot and fresh meat films)

For Mulan 2, Wang Tianlin directed with great care, almost using up all his energy; he even felt completely emptied.

"President Yang, I might need to rest a few years before I can continue filming."

Yang Qing understood his meaning; this is a sign of exhausted potential.

Having dumped all his essence at once, he felt completely hollow.

Filming again in a short time would yield no novelty; rehashing the old tune would only ruin such a good script.

Yang Qing agreed to his request.

"That day, Uncle Lin, just find something to do for yourself; don't just rest, for resting won't bring inspiration and may instead wear you out."

"Otherwise, go to the Dragon Head crew and give them some acting pointers."

Wang Tianlin nodded in agreement.

Having heard that the scene opposite was very brutal, he went to study it.